Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 688 Resurrection!

Throughout history, all the myths and legends that have been passed down have, to varying degrees, some connection to reality.

Art originates from life but transcends it.

The same applies to mythology.

Whether the primordial Fuxi truly existed, Hu Ming didn't know...

But he still encountered the monster who called himself "Fuxi"...

Many seemingly unbelievable people or things are actually based on the wild ideas of our ancestors, and they all have some prototypes in reality.

For example, Fuxi, with a dragon's head and a human body, is somewhat different from the being before us!
The current grotesque state of "Fuxi" is ultimately a result of his own actions.

Yes, a human head and a snake's body comes at a high price.

After all, its lower body is that of a snake. Hu Ming sometimes wondered how this creature had managed to relieve itself for over five thousand years.
Various physiological problems.

Including but not limited to urination and defecation, and so on...

It's amazing, you know?
……

"Damn it! It's been three days, Fatty! Uncle Ming and the others have been in there for a full three days!"

"Damn it, is Uncle Ming going to have to stay inside for half a year again, just like the first time?"

"At the bronze gate, Wu Xie and Fatty have been camping here for three whole days!"

For three days, the two of them listlessly ate compressed biscuits, gazing longingly at the bronze door, hoping that the door would open in the next instant and Hu Ming and his brother's familiar figures would walk out.

"What's most infuriating is that even though they knew we were very curious about what was inside, they absolutely refused to let us in?"

The fat man gnawed on his dry rations, feeling indignant.

For those in their line of work, the primal lure of money is a major reason for their involvement. Similarly, with more experience, it's inevitable to develop a great curiosity about such mysterious things.

The situation is roughly like this: someone places a locked box in front of you, claiming that it contains the world's greatest secret and treasure.

but……

Damn it, I'm not going to show you!

"Uncle, you're really messing with people's mentality."

The fat man couldn't help but groan.

"Wait, Fatty, look! The bronze door seems to have changed?"

Wu Xie nodded in agreement.

Suddenly, Yu Guangzhong seemed to notice something, and Wu Xie's eyes widened in surprise.

"What..…"

The fat man subconsciously looked over, but a gasp escaped his throat.

The animal hides on the massive bronze gate had long been removed, and it seemed as if a mysterious force shrouded it, preventing it from ever accumulating a speck of dust over the years.

On the lower right side of the bronze door, there is a corner that has clearly been cut off by a sharp weapon.

Wu Xie and Fatty probably knew something about this; the raw materials for the black knife with bronze patterns that Little Brother used probably came from here.

At this moment, what shocked the two of them was that, starting from the upper left corner, the bronze door was slowly lit up like a giant incandescent light bulb.

A blazing but not dazzling bronze light slowly illuminated the entire canyon.

Meanwhile, still in the upper left corner, faint specks of light seem to be slowly drifting away?
"The bronze door...is it evaporating?"

Wu Xie and Fatty rubbed their eyes, observed carefully, and confirmed that it wasn't a hallucination. As time went on, the phenomenon became increasingly obvious.

In just half an hour, the bronze door, about the size of a palm, in the upper left corner had vanished into light.

"Hiss~~!!!"

Wu Xie and Fatty gasped.

The situation is not very optimistic!
Hu Ming, Lan Ting, Xiao Ge, and the man dressed as the First Emperor have not yet come out of the door!
Once the bronze door completely dissipates into specks of light, then those few people...
A chill ran through them as a profound sense of panic washed over them.

Despite their complete trust in Hu Ming and Xiao Ge, the fact that the bronze portal still showed no signs of opening made them extremely uneasy.

They didn't know that once the bronze portal disappeared, would those people still have a way to get out?
Or will they also vanish from the world without a trace along with the bronze gate?
Wu Xie and Fatty felt a chill in their hearts. They rushed to the door and began frantically knocking and calling out the names of Hu Ming and the others.

Unfortunately, even though a quarter of the bronze portal in the upper left corner has disappeared, there is still no sign of it opening.

An indescribable despair enveloped the two of them; their resilient hearts, forged through countless trials, were now filled with despair and panic.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it all!!!"

Wu Xie and Fatty pounded on the bronze door with grim expressions.

It was clear that the signs of turning into specks of light and dissipating were about to spread to the crack in the center of the door.

suddenly…

Click...

The bronze door trembled slightly, and to the delight of the two, the barely perceptible crack in the door slowly widened and opened.

Unlike the traditional sliding door design, this time the bronze door uses the door seam as a reference line, with the two doors sliding in opposite directions.

Beyond the crack in the door, there was no longer darkness deeper than the night sky, but rather, like the bronze door itself, it was filled with a blazing bronze glow.

When the bronze portal opened to its limit, suddenly, the brightness of the light inside increased several notches without warning.

The two instinctively covered their eyes to avoid being harmed by the intense light...

In the dim light, it seemed as if three hazy figures were slowly emerging from the radiance?
They weren't sure if it was just their imagination, but even though everything in front of them was bronze and they couldn't see anything clearly, they seemed to see the smile of the newcomer?
"Hmm... Did you wait long? I'm sorry, I didn't expect the process to be so troublesome, it took a full three days."

Inside the canyon, the bronze portal had completely disappeared half an hour ago, and Hu Ming and the others sat together.

"...Is the process you're talking about related to Lan Ting?"

Wu Xie and Fatty were too busy to catch up with their long-lost friend, Xiao Ge, to notice Lan Ting, who was still radiating a faint bronze glow.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I feel like Lan Ting seems more real now compared to before I went in?
It was as if, bathed in a soft glow, Lan Ting, quietly radiating a serene smile, sitting beside Hu Ming, was a living, breathing human being?
"Wow, you two have sharp eyes! That's right, you guessed correctly, Lan Ting, she's alive!"

Hu Ming grinned.

Ancient bronze possesses the ability to materialize things out of thin air, somewhat like Wu Xie's childhood friend Lao Yang, but also different...

On the verge of destruction, the mysterious power of the ancient bronze reached its peak. By using the mysterious connection between the Golden Eye and the ancient bronze, this power was guided, ultimately allowing Lan Ting to achieve a kind of "resurrection" in another sense!
At this moment, the radiance emanating from Lan Ting's body is the best evidence, and this phenomenon will disappear in about two or three days.

At that time, Lan Ting will be no different from any other normal human being!
Unfortunately, this method is ultimately unique; the ancient bronzes have vanished, and this technique can never be replicated.

"Let's go. This matter is completely over. The Zhang family's mission and everything within the sect have vanished."

"For a long time to come, there will be no need to come here again."

After emerging, the young man, who had maintained an indifferent expression, finally turned his gaze away from the spot where the bronze door had vanished, and got up to leave.

"Wait a minute, bro, there are still some things I don't understand. Lan Ting is one thing, and my childhood friend is a similar case, but what about the First Emperor who went in with Uncle Ming?"

"He."

The only response he received was Hu Ming's long sigh.