The rain was pouring down, and the cliff on the east side of the ancient tombs was barely visible in the rain.

The captain of the Night Owl team, "Scorpion", adjusted the tactical eyepiece to thermal imaging mode. The swaying heat source in the west mine was like a scarlet ghost.

He sneered, "The regular outposts are all in the west mine. Just as Wang Xinyi said, these idiots thought we would take the old route."

Team member "Spider" had already secured the custom rappel rope to the rock piton. "Captain, the weather forecast shows a thunderstorm in half an hour. The sound of rain will mask our movements."

Before he could finish his words, a bolt of lightning split the clouds, illuminating the stun gun disguised as an archaeological hammer on his waist.

Neither of them noticed that under the moss next to the rock nail, a miniature camera was transmitting the images back to Pei Luonan's command center in real time.

At the same time, Gu Fanxing was completely unaware that danger was approaching.

She stood on tiptoe, holding up a macro camera to take pictures of the mural, when Ling Jiuer suddenly pulled her: "Xingxing! The rain is too heavy, we must evacuate as soon as possible!" Her voice was trembling with anxiety as she spoke.

Just as Gu Fanxing was about to speak, Xiao Li, who was disguised as an archaeological assistant, quietly gripped the Taser hidden in the tool box. His eyes were fixed on the ventilation duct - from there came an almost inaudible sound of metal scraping.

Pei Luonan tapped the table lightly with his fingertips: "Tell the second team on the east side to stay put, and switch all drones to silent mode."

Kong Haoyu looked at the screen in confusion: "Boss Pei, the enemy has broken through the outer security."

Pei Luonan's eyes fell on the blue dot representing Gu Fanxing: "Wang Xinyi thought I fell for her trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain, so let her be proud for a while."

In the thorn forest during the rainstorm, 'Scorpion' suddenly raised his hand to signal to stop. In the tactical eyepiece, a metallic reflection flashed in the bushes a hundred meters away - it was a laser alarm disguised as exploration equipment.

He pulled out a specially designed electromagnetic jammer from the interlayer of his backpack, and blue arcs crackled. "Spider, hack their surveillance system. Watch out for infrared rays."

The moment the electromagnetic pulse wave spread, the backup monitoring equipment hidden in the tree hole automatically started up and transmitted the images to another set of encrypted channels.

In the ancient tomb passage ten meters underground, Gu Fanxing’s security team is in “urgent consultation”.

Old Zhou, disguised as a migrant worker, wiped the mud off his face. "We've detected electromagnetic pulse fluctuations on the eastern cliff. The Night Owl Squad should have breached the first line of defense."

He rolled up his trouser leg, revealing a submachine gun strapped to his calf. "Xiao Li, lead Researcher Gu through the secret passage on the south side. We'll cover your retreat."

This conversation was clearly transmitted to the ears of the Night Owl Squad through the eavesdropping device installed in advance, but no one noticed that Lao Zhou blinked three times quickly at the ceiling while speaking - this was the signal to start the action.

Gu Fanxing suddenly grabbed Xiao Li's arm: "My archaeological log is still in the tomb! The data..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard the sound of falling gravel above his head.

The female security guard disguised as a mural restorer took out a detector, and the screen showed that the ventilation duct directly above was vibrating abnormally.

Ling Jiuer turned pale with fear and subconsciously grabbed Gu Fanxing's hand, her nails almost digging into her flesh: "Xingxing, let's go!"

And all of this was a script arranged by Pei Luonan - the female security guard quietly pressed a hidden button, making the vibration frequency of the ventilation duct no different from a real intrusion.

On the ground, Pei Luonan's convoy seemed to be speeding, but in fact it slowed down three kilometers away from the ancient tomb.

He stared at the chaotic distribution of heat sources on the car screen, and suddenly found that the light spot representing Gu Fanxing began to move towards the secret passage.

"Have the drone swarm continue to pretend it's malfunctioning," he said, untying his tie to reveal the tactical headset around his neck. "Snipers, listen up! Do not reveal your position without my orders."

At this moment, his mobile phone received an encrypted message: The Night Owl Squad has entered the core area of the Thorn Forest.

The "Scorpion" of the Night Owl Team finally cut open the ventilation duct and hung upside down aiming downwards.

The moment he pulled the trigger, a tranquilizer bullet suddenly hit him from behind.

He instinctively rolled sideways, and the bullet flew past Gu Fanxing's overalls, leaving a charred mark on the stone wall.

“There’s an ambush!”

He roared into the microphone, but he didn't know that this anesthetic bullet was deliberately shot by the security personnel by mistake by Pei Luonan, in order to make the Night Owl Team believe that they had been exposed and speed up the action.

Electromagnetic interference paralyzed the electronic equipment of both sides.

The Night Owl Squad abandoned high-tech means and drew out poison-tipped sabers to engage in close combat.

Pei Luonan's security personnel jumped out from the shadows of the trees, and sparks flew when military daggers and sabers collided.

Lao Zhou's submachine gun drew a deadly arc in the rain, but he suddenly discovered that the bullets fired from the magazine were blanks - this seemingly "mistake" was actually the key link that made the Night Owl Squad relax their vigilance.

Scorpion seized the opportunity and led his team in a mad charge.

The scorpion's saber, shining with poisonous light, stabbed towards Lao Zhou's throat.

Lao Zhou rolled sideways to avoid the fatal blow, but was kicked in the chest by the poisonous scorpion. He fell to the ground in the mud, spitting blood.

Just as Scorpion was about to make another attack, Ken rushed out like a ghost, and the steel frame of his tactical umbrella slammed heavily into Scorpion's back.

The scorpion turned around in pain, and the two men fought each other, their fists and blades constantly colliding, and blood splattered.

On the other side, "Spider" was using a modified archaeological shovel to attack the female security guard disguised as a mural restorer.

The female security guard rolled sideways to avoid the shovel blade and pulled out a dagger from her boot to fight back.

"Spider" sneered, threw out a rope, wrapped it around her wrist, and pulled her towards him with force.

At the critical moment, Ling Jiuer picked up the broken pieces of the pottery jar on the ground and smashed them hard into the face of the "Spider".

"Spider" let go in pain, and the female security guard took the opportunity to turn over and stab his throat with a dagger.

At this moment, Pei Luonan rushed into the tomb like a cheetah, and smashed the scorpion's head with the tactical flashlight in his hand.

The scorpion fell to the ground. Pei Luonan quickly protected Gu Fanxing behind him and looked around vigilantly.

Suddenly, a blinding light shone around the tomb. Pei Luonan's voice came through the tomb's loudspeaker, carrying a chilling murderous intent: "Put down your weapons, or become a new burial object in the ancient tomb."

The Night Owl team's radio suddenly buzzed with a sharp beep, and Wang Xinyi's scream pierced the rain: "You bunch of rubbish! Who told you to act so early?"

Only then did Scorpion discover that his encrypted communicator had been implanted with a virus program at some point, and all conversations were being broadcast live in real time.

He looked at the gradually tightening encirclement around him, and finally realized that they had fallen into a carefully designed trap - Pei Luonan not only had already cracked Wang Xinyi's plan, but even took advantage of her suspicion, making her believe that her conspiracy was being successfully implemented.

The scorpion suddenly ripped off the mask on his face and revealed a ferocious smile: "Since you can't escape, I'll drag you down with me!"

He pressed the remote control hidden in his sleeve, and the explosives outside the ancient tomb were detonated instantly.

In the violent shaking, stones fell like raindrops and cracks appeared in the dome of the tomb.

Pei Luonan's face turned pale, and he yelled into the intercom: "Activate Plan B! Everyone, protect Gu Fanxing first!"

Gu Fanxing was knocked to the ground by the air wave, and Ling Jiuer rushed over to protect her with her body.

"Xingxing, I'm so scared..."

Ling Jiuer's voice was filled with tears, but she held her tightly and refused to let go.

Pei Luonan braved the rubble to protect the two men under the bulletproof shield.

“Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”

His voice was steady and powerful, but a falling stone had left a deep wound on his arm, and blood instantly dyed his sleeve red.

In the chaos, members of the Night Owl Squad took the opportunity to break out.

Pei Luonan watched them disappear in the rain, his eyes growing colder.

This seemingly over duel was only the beginning of his game with Wang Xinyi.

Wang Xinyi, who was in the dark, was staring at the surveillance screen with a sinister smile on her lips: "Pei Luonan, this is just the beginning..."

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