Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 619 Quicksand
"One more time?"

"Even if I, Li Chu, die here today, I will never set foot in a place like this again!"

"I said, even Jesus couldn't stop me!!!"

Upon hearing this, Li Cu sneered, making a bold statement and setting a terrifying flag.

After saying that, he turned and went to sleep in his sleeping bag without looking back.

"This child... looks just like an old general whose stage is covered with flags."

Wu Xie clicked his tongue lightly and smiled strangely.

"Sooner or later he'll willingly admit it's delicious..."

Hu Ming laughed heartily. "Young man, you're quite interesting!"
It seems that even without the philosopher Mr. Wang, the "it smells so good" principle still applies in this timeline.

It truly lives up to its reputation as the great truth that spans the heavens!
"Sleep, sleep..."

Wang Meng looked at Li Chu, who had crawled into his sleeping bag and was pretending to be asleep, and sighed inwardly that he was still too young.

How could he dare to say something so confidently in front of those two old foxes?
To be honest, Hu Ming and Wu Xie had already made clear arrangements for Li Chu, right?
Young man, you're like a rat's tail!
……

The next morning, the sky was cloudless, and above the yellow sand was a clear blue sky, a breathtaking sight.

Su Nan, holding a loaf of bread, yawned and swayed as she walked over to Hu Ming.

At this moment, Hu Ming and Wu Xie were sketching a rough map with a pen, studying it while eating.

"Master Hu, what are you researching so early in the morning? Have you come up with anything useful?"

"Let me see... a map? Where are we going?"

Upon closer inspection, Su Nan asked in surprise, "Where else could it lead? To Gutongjing, of course!"

“Our trip to this underground palace was worthwhile. I don’t know if you noticed, but the reliefs inside contain a lot of information about the ancient city of Tongjing.”

"By combining this intelligence with our previous speculations, we can roughly pinpoint the location of Gutongjing. It's probably here!"

"If you drive... it will only take about one or two days."

Hu Ming drew a circle on the drawing with a pencil and casually explained.

As for Su Nan's daily use of a unique nickname, Hu Ming didn't care, taking it as just Su Nan's personal hobby.

"Gutongjing... Now that things have come to this, do you still want to go to Gutongjing? Can we really get there safely?"

In fact, having already obtained "important intelligence," Su Nan had been contemplating the matter all night and was now considering backing down, after all, Gutongjing was too mysterious!
It's so mysterious that almost no one knows exactly where that place is!
But now that Hu Ming had said that, Su Nan's heart skipped a beat!
Gutongjing was their target; they had originally planned to proceed gradually, but if they knew its location now…

Su Nan's eyes flickered slightly, and she subconsciously reached for the special satellite communicator in her pocket.

Perhaps, for the sake of the ultimate goal, it's possible to be a little more patient?
"Those who know me know that I never lie, and you can completely trust me on that point!"

Hu Ming caught Su Nan's subtle movement out of the corner of his eye, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

This is exactly the effect I wanted!
"I understand. I'll go get them ready right away, and we'll leave immediately!"

Su Nan nodded and said in a deep voice.

Just as Su Nan turned to leave, urging her men to pack up their equipment, suddenly…

Hu Ming felt a slight tremor in his heart, sensing an unpleasant feeling.
这 是
Hu Ming looked at the sand beneath his feet, which had suddenly begun to tremble slightly, and suddenly remembered something.

quicksand!!!
"Damn it, I completely forgot! After we came out yesterday, the underground palace triggered a mechanism, causing a complete collapse and immense damage to the underground structure!" "Now it seems the collapsed underground structure is completely unable to support tens of thousands of tons of sand. It's on the verge of the sand layer collapsing, forming a huge quicksand pit!"

Hu Ming suddenly stood up and looked around. He saw that the vast expanse of yellow sand in front of him had begun to slowly move!
In the desert, within the range of a sandstorm, as long as precautions are taken in advance, it is not necessarily fatal.

But once you get stuck in a quicksand pit, there's no saving you!
"I was careless and thought that since there was no explosion below like in the original story, the underground dome structure could hold up for a while longer."

"But now that I think about it, I clearly underestimated the ruthlessness of that monster city lord. It was clearly a scheme to have those who later entered his tomb buried with him!"

"It's too late, run! Grab as many supplies as you can, everyone run!"

Hu Ming's expression changed slightly. He muttered some words that others couldn't understand, and then shouted loudly.

"Speak," Hu Ming said, not caring about anything else. He grabbed the package beside him and ran away.

"...Damn it, those four bastards!"

Hu Ming originally wanted to turn back and urge Wu Xie and the others, but then he realized that, led by the shrewd Ma Rila, Wu Xie had already dragged Li Cu and Wang Meng out first!
"Second Master, I don't have your abilities, and I haven't figured out what happened yet, but I can tell from your expression that it must be very dangerous! Running away is always the best option!"

As Ma Ri ran, he shouted at the top of his lungs, clutching the two bottles of liquor tightly to his chest, refusing to let go no matter what.

"As for us, since that old fox Ma Ri La ran away, we naturally ran away too!"

Wu Xie claimed he was innocent and was just instinctively following the old fox to escape.

You guys are awesome!

Hu Ming took a deep breath and smiled in response. These guys' explanations were actually quite reasonable!
Within a radius of several hundred meters, tens of thousands of tons of yellow sand surged wildly along the underground cavity.

Beyond its speed, it almost formed a huge sandpit funnel, and the enormous commotion stirred up clouds of dust, turning the azure sky into a murky, yellowish hue.

Within that area, tents, vehicles, and large quantities of supplies piled up nearby were all swept away by the yellow sand and completely buried, disappearing without a trace.

After everyone reached a safe area, they heard a loud bang. Looking back, they saw that the place where they had camped had been completely turned into a huge sand pit!
Hu Ming put on a pair of goggles to shield himself from the sand and dust, lit a cigarette, and threw the lighter into the sand pit.

rustling...

Visibly, the yellow sand surged again in a small area, submerging the lighter within seconds.

"Supplies are not a big deal for me or for us. As long as we need them, believe me, we can provide as much as we need."

"When faced with such a natural disaster, well, it's a man-made disaster caused by us. It's already a blessing that there were no casualties."

Hu Ming exhaled a puff of smoke and said softly.

Hu Ming admitted that he had indeed been careless this time.

"...I've roughly estimated that the supplies we salvaged can last for about three days if we cut back on food and clothing."

"But since you've said that, Uncle Ming, then supplies must not be a problem."

"The problem now is that without transportation, the time it takes to reach our destination is infinitely extended if we rely solely on walking! This is very troublesome."

"If we waste too much time and lose contact, something terrible will happen in Beijing!"

Wu Xie weighed the package in his hand and said with a pained expression.

"You two must be mistaken that there were no injuries. It seems like more than one person was buried in the quicksand pit over there."

Li Chu was still somewhat shaken, his face pale and unhealthy, a result of lingering fear.

Looking at Su Nan, whose face was pale, not far away, and at the significantly fewer people there, Li Chu knew that the cruelty of the quicksand pit was far more severe than these two people had described!