Tomb Raiding: My Family's Last Clan Chief is Little Brother

Chapter 72 Crisis Moment
"Take off the belt and fasten it to the rope," Wu Xiaoxie said. "That's safer."

In case I really fall, at least I'll have some time to react, although the outcome is very likely to be the same.

Lao Yang put down his backpack, worried about potential dangers in the cave, and took along the paddle with only one bullet left.

The moment the feet left the ground, the rope bent into a taut arc due to gravity, and the points where the rope was fixed made a tooth-ache-inducing creaking sound due to the force.

The three of them were so frightened that they dared not breathe. Instead of the sudden feeling of weightlessness they had imagined, Lao Yang opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and tentatively moved his hands, crawling inch by inch toward the other side.

This climbing rope has a certain elasticity, and it shakes with every step. After swaying in the air for more than half the climb, Lao Yang's arms were already a little sore. His muscles were sore and tired from excessive fatigue and lactic acid buildup. The rope was too thin, so he could only clench it into a fist and grip his palm tightly, inching along little by little.

Lao Yang had no recollection of how he climbed to the other side. He only knew that he dared not stop because of his survival instinct. He didn't stop until his feet touched the stalagmite. He groped his way to a firm foothold and then let go, his legs weak, and hugged the stalagmite, panting heavily.

Seeing that he had landed safely, Wu Xiaoxie breathed a sigh of relief, took out his belt and prepared to climb over and meet up with Lao Yang after checking that there was no danger in the cave.

When Liang Shiye saw that this wouldn't work, he insisted on being the second one to climb, which made Wu Xiaoxie so angry that he really wanted to kick him down.

Liang Shiye stood trembling to the side, while Lao Yang waved his flashlight around the cave. Finding no danger, he beckoned to Wu Xiaoxie and the other man.

Liang Shiye's legs were weak, and he hadn't even climbed halfway before he started groaning and saying he couldn't go any further. Then he just closed his eyes and hung on the rope, refusing to move an inch.

Wu Xiaoxie was furious. He gritted his teeth and cursed Liang Shiye's ancestors for eight generations. Damn it, he should have just thrown this old guy onto the bronze tree earlier. Enraged, Wu Xiaoxie pulled out his gun and pointed it at Liang Shiye, threatening him fiercely, "If you don't climb up, I'll shoot you down."

When Liang Shiye saw this, he was shocked. The reason he dared to do this was because he knew Wu Xiaoxie was kind-hearted (in other words, easy to bully). If it were anyone else, they wouldn't dare to mess around even if they had eight hundred lives.

Holding his breath, Liang Shiye shuffled along like a snail towards the other side, his arms and legs trembling. He screamed every now and then, startled by his own cries. It took him a lot of effort, but he finally made it most of the way. Several times he almost slipped from his grasp. Finally, he reached the stalagmite safely, his lips turning white with fright and his face looking as ugly as a ghost.

Lao Yang roughly dragged him aside and beckoned to Wu Xiaoxie, signaling him to come over quickly.

Wu Xiaoxie took two deep breaths and silently prayed for his grandfather's blessing. He had just climbed two steps onto the rope when he suddenly realized that the rope was swaying violently. He struggled to look up at the other side and saw that Lao Yang and Master Liang had actually climbed back onto the rope and were returning the way they came.

What are you doing?
Wu Xiaoxie was completely confused. Before he could ask, he heard a cracking sound from the stalagmite tied with a rope opposite him.

Old Yang, terrified, pointed a finger at the cave and yelled, "Climb back quickly! There are bugs in the cave too!"

what?
Wu Xiaoxie's head buzzed, and without thinking, he hurriedly scrambled back using both hands and feet.

(End of this chapter)