Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 195 The Real Ruins
Just then, everyone suddenly noticed that Ah Xiang's face looked strange; it was deathly pale.

"I saw a dark shadow crawling behind you, it looked like a black vortex..."

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Ah Xiang subconsciously took a few steps back and pointed at the group of people, trembling as she spoke.

It's worth mentioning, however, that Ah Xiang pointed to everyone one by one, including Chu Yi.

But Hu Ming was unfortunately left out.

Yang Xueli's heart sank, and she instinctively had a bad feeling.

Just now, she deciphered some intriguing records in the murals nearby.

"A black vortex... Is it a black, eyeball-shaped vortex? Or is it a vertical pupil, like a snake's eye?"

Hu Ming lit a cigarette and asked in a deep, resolute voice.

"Yes, yes, it really does look like an eye. Brother Hu Ming, did you see it too?"

In Ah Xiang's eyes, Hu Ming was the only one among them who didn't have anything strange behind him.

Therefore, Ah Xiang subconsciously moved closer to Hu Ming and hid behind him.

"Black eyes? Just as I expected."

"However, Chu Yi and Ah Xiang... Jiangnan?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xueli gave a bitter smile, her expression turning much paler.

"That's right, there's also this black shadow behind Chu Yi and A Xiang."

"Just a quick guess, Chu Yi and Ah Xiang should have been infected too..."

Hu Ming nodded. This transformation of the realm, from a certain perspective, is a manifestation of a part of the mysterious power of the Ghost Cave.

And what happens to ordinary people who approach the Ghost Cave...?

But honestly, there's really no good way to avoid it.

When the group stepped into this ancient land from the canyons inside the glacier, they had already been affected and had been hit.

Fortunately, they are now right next to Evil Luo Sea City, and they have gathered all the key items for solving the problem.

The problem is not big.

"Black eyes? Mingzi, Commander Hu, Staff Officer Yang, could it be..."

"You mean, Ah Xiang and Chu Yi have also been afflicted by the Ghost Eye Curse? But that doesn't make sense. This isn't the Jingjue Ancient City, nor is it the Ghost Cave. How could they possibly be here?"

Upon hearing this, the fat man realized what was happening, and his face turned somewhat grim. Bringing innocent people into this mess was not what they wanted.

"Duji brothers, what are you talking about? What ghost eye curse?"

At first glance, he was completely bewildered by Hu Ming and his group; he couldn't understand a single word they were saying.

At the same time, Ah Xiang also cast a questioning look over.

"Let's put that aside for now and let me confirm it first."

Hu Bayi shook his head, stepped forward, and, amidst Chu Yi's bewildered expression, pulled down the clothes from his shoulder.

There, on a piece of skin the size of a palm, red rashes had already appeared.

They formed a strange pattern, which was clearly a rapidly forming ghost eye curse!
"Sigh! Just as I thought, this is troublesome. Chu Yi, A Xiang, we've dragged you two into this mess this time..."

After a long while, Hu Bayi glanced at Yang Xueli beside him and couldn't help but sigh softly.

The fat man lit a cigarette and explained the whole story to the two of them. ...

……

More than half an hour later, the fat man finally explained the whole story to the two of them.

During this time, the ground beneath Hu Bayi's feet was already littered with cigarette butts, indicating that he had consumed an entire pack of cigarettes, which was enough to demonstrate the complexity and self-blame in Hu Bayi's heart.

"Fortunately, there are indeed records about the Demon Eye Ritual here."

"It also states that the process of being cursed by the Ghost Eye can be stopped. As long as the sacrificial ritual can be reversed, the connection between us and the Ghost Cave can be severed..."

Seeing that the atmosphere among the crowd was somewhat somber, Yang Xueli spoke up to encourage them.

This information is indeed recorded in the murals on the stone walls nearby.

However, no relevant information was found regarding how to reverse the ritual.

And most importantly, the location of the real Evil Luo Sea City is not marked here.

Now that things have come to this, Yang Xueli and the others understand.

This ancient city is strange; it is not the real Evil Luo Sea City at all, but a mirror image created by the mysterious power of the Ghost Cave.

For a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat somber.

We have some intelligence, but we still know nothing about the most crucial part.

Do you remember what the bottom of that wind-eroded lake looked like?

At this moment, Hu Ming suddenly whispered a reminder.

"Wind-eroded lake. Wind-eroded lake!?" Hu Bayi's eyes lit up as he suddenly remembered something.

However, the information in her mind was too fragmented to connect in time, so she subconsciously looked at Hu Ming with expectant eyes.

“That’s right, a wind-eroded lake. I noticed before that the bottom of the lake is full of honeycomb-like nests…”

"According to the intelligence we have received, the real Evil Luo Sea City must exist behind the Gate of Disaster."

"Moreover, this mirrored ancient city must have been modeled after the real Evil Luo Sea City, so..."

Hu Ming chuckled, stubbed out his cigarette, and realized there was no point in staying any longer.

Moreover, Chu Yi is already quite old, almost forty years old, and this illusory realm can be seen as part of the Ghost Cave.

If time drags on, the situation for the first year of junior high school will be hard to predict.

Among them, Hu Bayi and Fatty are not young either, both around thirty years old.

It's time to get rid of this cursed ghost eye that has been troubling them for so long.

"Wind-eroded lake...wind...cavity...yes! I understand!"

"According to records, the Demon Kingdom revered the power of the abyss and caves, to the point that their cities were dug and built from the surface into the ground."

"But they dug too deep, causing the real Evil Luohai City to sink underground. Over thousands of years, the sea has changed, and it has probably been flooded and submerged by groundwater."

"So, that wind-eroded lake is the ruins of the ancient Demon Kingdom's capital, Evil Luo Sea City!"

Yang Xueli's thoughts became clearer and clearer, and with Hu Ming's prompting, the fragmented clues were now connected.

The correct answer, the true address of Evil Luo Sea City, is about to be revealed!
(End of this chapter)