Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 676 The Smoke of Battle Begins!

On the white sand sea, members of the Li family and the other nine sects traveled thousands of miles to this place to satisfy their own greed. They made their final preparations and distributed the spoils at night, quietly waiting for dawn.

Apart from the campfire in the camp, the outside world was pitch black, with only the starlight and moonlight on the horizon shining brightly.

At this moment, on a sand dune about three hundred meters away from the camp.

A group of people dressed entirely in white clothes, the same color as the desert, were lying quietly here.

These people were completely covered up, with only their eyes showing.

So-called night-clothes are designed to facilitate movement at night and provide some camouflage.

Since this is a white sand sea, and the starlight and moonlight are so bright at night, a white cloak of night...

While a white night-clothes outfit might sound a bit odd, it's surprisingly suitable for this situation.

The leader silently and carefully observed the movements within the camp through binoculars.

"Captain, our men have sent word that they are ready and can move at any time... just waiting for our signal."

Beside them, a white figure lowered its voice and whispered.

"Alright! We should act now, or things might change. Once they've finished making a scene, are tired, and have rested, we'll move out immediately!"
The leader appeared to be a woman, but because she was lying prone on the ground, her figure was not visible, but her voice was clearly that of a cold and mature woman.

However, the usually decisive and ruthless female captain now had a hint of worry in her eyes.

She had a feeling that this trip wouldn't be so smooth, after all...

"Hu Ming, it's almost been four days now, what exactly are you plotting in the dark... and we still haven't heard a word from you."

The female captain... Su Nan ripped off the mask from her face, rolled over and lay down on the desert, staring blankly at the starry sky.

With a woman's innate sixth sense, Su Nan had a feeling that this time... the Wang family was going to lose, and lose miserably!
No matter how worried Su Nan was, the clock finally struck two in the morning.

Let's take action!

Su Nan remained silent, took a deep breath, and gave the instructions softly.

This time, the Wang family wants the snake from the underground ancient city of Tongjing, the special mission of Li Chu, and even, if possible, they want to weaken the power of their enemy, the Nine Gates, as much as possible.

Judging from the current situation, they have all the advantages of timing, location, and popular support. With the help of an inside agent lurking among them, annihilating all of them should be a piece of cake.

Then, they entered the ancient city of Tongjing, searching for the treasure and the person they longed for. If everything went smoothly, it seemed they could even leave Hu Ming here with them?
Everything seemed to be going so smoothly.

Over the past decade, the Wang family has rebuilt a group of elites, and now they have all arrived here, their eyes filled with fervor.

"Yes!"

Following Su Nan's command, nearly a hundred white figures silently rose from the sand dunes, responded in a low voice, and dispersed, silently approaching the camp from various directions.

……

"Tsk, the Wang family is even more ruthless than I expected. Nearly a hundred elite squads, it looks like they're planning to sneak into the camp."

In the distance, Hu Ming and Zhang Yueshan emerged from a sandpit, each holding a military high-definition infrared telescope to observe the movements at the camp. "They came with the intention of annihilating all of these people... But thankfully, this is, after all, within our territory."

"After the devastating blow you dealt them ten years ago, their power is far less than before. Domestically, they no longer have the connections to acquire large quantities of modern weaponry..."

"This is the only good news so far; it won't be too much trouble to clean up later."

Zhang Yueshan pondered for a moment, then shifted his gaze from the figures who had silently completed the encirclement, like venomous snakes, and said softly.

"Whether or not we have a large number of modern weapons is the same; these are minor issues."

"Speaking of which, Zhang Rishan, it seems you've already accepted the reality that these Nine Gates members will remain here permanently?"

Hu Ming smiled and said softly.

“In the last century, I followed Buddha’s side. I came from the military and went through countless battles, big and small, over the decades. I saw an unbelievable number of dead people, and even the number of people I killed with my own hands.”

"Holy Mother? You've got it wrong, Hu Ming. That's not my style. If necessary, I'll just kill someone."

Zhang Rishan remained unmoved, glancing expressionlessly at Hu Ming, who wore a mocking smile.

"That's good. The Wang family is indeed quite capable. Although they can't procure large quantities of weapons, they've still stocked up on a sufficient amount of homemade explosives..."

"Let's go, it's about time we set off."

Hu Ming watched the Wang family's movements through his binoculars, made a rough estimate in his mind, then put down the binoculars and got up to slowly walk towards the camp.

Boom!!!
Just as Hu Ming stood up, a deafening roar suddenly erupted from the direction of the camp, followed by flames and smoke, and a cacophony of panicked shouts.

The once quiet camp under the night sky was instantly thrown into chaos.

Before detonating the explosives, Su Nan and his men, with the help of an inside accomplice, had already taken care of the night patrolmen and silently infiltrated the camp, assassinating many people who were asleep.

Finally, after a team member was caught clumsily handling the situation, Su Nan pressed the detonator with a blank expression.

In an instant, everyone who was sleeping was awakened.

Fortunately, these people all knew perfectly well that they were not here for a vacation. Even when they slept at night, they were fully armed, and even when they were woken up from their sleep, they did not appear to be naked.

Through assassinations, bombings, and other means, the number of people in the camp has been reduced by nearly a third!
Li Qunao, Huo Youxue, and other responsible persons had dark, gloomy faces.

"Kill them all, leave no one alive!"

"Let's take care of them as soon as possible. We still have important business to attend to. There are still a few tough nuts to crack in Gutongjing; they are our real targets!"

Pulling off her face mask, Su Nan parted her red lips slightly, her voice icy cold.

"Damn it, where did these bastards come from? If you're going to wipe us out, why don't you just finish us off already?"

"Damn it, kill them!!!"

Li Qunao's face turned extremely ugly, and Su Nan's casual words further hurt his pride.

Tonight, this white sand sea is destined to be shrouded in smoke and blood...