Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 279 The Forbidden Woman!!

"I thought you would go to Wu Xie about this..."

After listening to the young man's words, Hu Ming sighed with melancholy.

I wanted to light a cigarette to calm my nerves, but because of the waves, my clothes were already soaked, so I couldn't smoke.

"What gave you the misconception that I would trust a young man I've only met once?"

"Moreover, this young man is still too inexperienced; he needs time to grow."

"Perhaps in the not-too-distant future he will grow into a trustworthy person, but right now, he is still far from that."

"Besides, even if he grows up and becomes successful in the future, what does that have to do with me?"

"He's your nephew, not mine."

Perhaps because he was wearing a bald man's skin, the young man's expressions were much more varied.

At this moment, he was raising his eyebrows and looking at Hu Ming with a puzzled expression.

Hu Ming: ...What you said makes so much sense, I'm speechless.

Could it be that Hu Ming's appearance, and his encounter with Xiao Ge more than twenty years ago, led to the end of the Wu Xie and Xiao Ge pairing?
Oops~ My bad, my bad!
"How should I put it if I'm wrong? Is it due to the influence of habitual thinking?"

"But honestly, bro, I think it's pretty good that you thought of me first. At least you consider me a friend."

"I'm very relieved."

Hu Ming patted the young man on the shoulder and said with a slightly teasing tone.

When you meet this guy for the first time, you would find it hard to believe that he would even have the concept of friends.

The young man is actually the kind of lone, cold, and peerless master found in martial arts novels.

In most people's eyes, this guy is a born lone wolf.

“You are a lot like me, Hu Ming, in every sense of the word.”

Finally, the young man said, still seemingly unsatisfied. Hu Ming was completely dumbfounded.

Putting everything else aside, in terms of personality alone, the two are worlds apart, like...?
Where does it resemble?
However, after saying that, the young man seemed to have lost all interest in the conversation.

He once again resumed that indifferent expression, as if he cared nothing for anything in the world.

Seeing that the young man had already turned and left, Hu Ming didn't think much of it.

He casually turned around and pulled a leather notebook from a military green backpack in the cabin before following the young man away.

Hu Ming's control over the force was undoubtedly extremely exquisite.

Pressing on Aning's carotid artery will keep her asleep for at least two hours.

When the two came out, she was still lying quietly on the deck.

By this time, the wind and waves had subsided slightly.

Hu Ming, still completely lacking in gentlemanly manners, was carrying A Ning as the two struggled to keep the boat steady amidst the wind and waves.

As they got closer to the fishing boat, both Hu Ming and the young man had a faint sense of unease.

It was actually afternoon, but due to the tropical storm, dark clouds covered the sky, and all you could see was darkness.

but…

Near the fishing boat, the darkness of the sea seemed rather strange.

It was a darkness even darker than the clouds or the night sky!
An ominous darkness enveloped the fishing boat.

The two exchanged a glance and immediately reached an agreement. They simultaneously dropped their oars, used the lifeboat for leverage, and leaped high into the air.

They traversed approximately five meters of sea and leaped onto the fishing boat.

As expected, their premonition was correct.

As the lifeboat carried by inertia and the ocean currents into that eerie darkness...

Countless dark "tentacles" rose from the sea and surrounded the lifeboat.

In the blink of an eye, they dragged the lifeboat into the sea.

"Hu Ming/Uncle Ming!"

"Baldy! You're really something, you actually managed to save Miss Aning!"

The moment the two landed on the deck, they were greeted by a noisy commotion.

"Shut up, stop arguing. Your Miss Aning just got knocked out by the waves. She'll be fine after a rest."

"Can someone tell us what's going on? What exactly is that thing down there? Okay, I think I already know what it is."

Hu Ming handed Aning to their accompanying military doctor, frowning impatiently and giving a curt rebuke.

With his excellent eyesight and the extraordinary power of his golden eyes, Hu Ming was able to see clearly what was in the water in the darkness.
That wasn't some eerie darkness at all; it was clearly an overwhelming expanse of hair!
Seemingly sensing Hu Ming's dangerous gaze, her cascading black hair parted in a slit.

A pale "woman's face" emerged from it.

Perhaps because it had been soaking in the sea for a long time, its skin was white.

A venomous gaze lingered between Hu Ming and the young man.

“Uncle Ming, you had only just left when this thing suddenly surfaced from the seabed.”

"Speaking of which, could this thing be the legendary water dumpling? Or a water ghost... no, a sea ghost?"

Seeing Hu Ming return safely, Yin Nanfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and went to Hu Ming's side to speak softly.

"Nanfeng, aren't you curious about what Old Madam Huo wants to know?"

"I can tell you very clearly that what she wants to know is related to this thing. Isn't that incredible?"

He took a relatively dry cigarette from the fat man, lit it, and exhaled a smoke ring.

Amidst the swirling smoke, Hu Ming gazed intently at the thing in the sea.

"Related to this damn thing? Don't be ridiculous, Uncle Ming. I do know a little about it. The Huo family matriarch has been searching for her daughter, uh, your ex-girlfriend, all these years."

"Wait, you mean this thing is a human mutation, and Huo Ling..."

Under Hu Ming's guidance, Yin Nanfeng suddenly had a horrifying guess.

"Bingo~ This thing is a forbidden creature, an artificial creation, a failure..."

"And Huo Ling? Unfortunately, as far as I know, she has mutated into this monstrous thing. Alas, I warned her before, but as the proud heiress of the Huo family, she didn't listen to me. It's no wonder she ended up like this!"

Hu Ming snapped his fingers and shrugged.

At the same time, Hu Ming silently drew a pistol from his waist and aimed it at the face of the Forbidden Woman that was peeking out from her black hair.

Now, its hair is everywhere on the sea surface.

Hu Ming wasn't stupid enough to jump into the water and fight this thing up close.

Bang bang bang bang!!!
Without the slightest hesitation, Hu Ming fired a whole magazine of bullets in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)