Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 283: Stealing Hole
Now free from environmental pollution, the seawater in the Xisha Islands is extremely clear.

According to local fishermen, on a clear day, they can even see the seawater up to 30 meters deep.

At this moment, Hu Ming and the others were enjoying this rare diving activity.

Hu Ming led the way, followed closely by Yin Nanfeng.

As for the fat guy, he was covered in fat and claimed that he was born to charge into battle, and insisted on clearing the way at the front no matter what.

Sure enough, the fat man was right next to Hu Ming, making funny gestures with his hands.

This is why Hu Ming deliberately slowed down to accommodate the people behind him; otherwise, given the chubby guy's size and skill, Hu Ming could have left him far behind.

When it comes to diving, Hu Ming is a professional, after all, he has the bloodline of the Golden Dragon.

The frogman unit discovered a hole not far from the ship.

Before long, the large pit on the seabed became clearly visible to Hu Ming and the others.

Drilling a tunnel in water is no easy task; the stability of the tunnel is a major problem.

The seabed is full of mud and sand. Without special methods, the current would cause the tunnel to collapse before anyone could get in.

Wu Sansheng's approach was quite simple.

They used explosives to blast open a clearing at the selected location, clearing away all the loose mud and sand in one go.

Only then did they begin operations on the relatively solid seabed.

It has been about ten days since Wu Sansheng last came here, and the entrance to the tomb has become somewhat unstable due to the erosion of the ocean currents.

Meanwhile, the frogman unit that Aning had recruited had just finished reinforcing the entrance to the tomb and was now surfacing with their tools.

only…

Hu Ming watched the departing team of twelve frogmen, his brows furrowing slightly beneath his diving goggles.

Malice, undisguised malice.

His intuition told him that ten out of the twelve people were harboring intense malice towards him.

Are they members of the Wang family?
Hu Ming thought uncertainly.

But if that's the case, then things will get really interesting.

Of the twelve frogmen Ah Ning summoned from the company, ten of them were actually members of the Wang family?
啧!
I feel inexplicably sorry for Qiu Dekao.

It's worth mentioning that Zhang the Bald seems to have gained A Ning's deep trust.

For this exploration of the underwater tomb, Aning only brought Zhang the Bald.

She glanced back at A Ning with pity, leaving A Ning bewildered.

However, Hu Ming didn't pay too much attention to it at the time.

After all, even if the Wang family had some ulterior motives, that would only happen after they went into the tomb.

At least for now, there's no need to worry about those things.

Several huge stone anchors can be clearly seen in the surrounding area.

The so-called underwater shipwreck tomb is a tomb built in advance on a large ship, and then the ship is sunk, so that the tomb and the ship sink to the bottom of the sea together.

Then the workers went out into the sea to carry out the final sealing work on the tomb.

These anchors were likely the ones used to secure ships back then.

In the open space next to the tomb robber's hole, traces left by Wu Sansheng can still be seen.

That was a sketch used to plan the underground palace before digging the tunnel.

As can be seen from the above, this tunnel was dug into a side chamber.

He turned back and waved to the crowd, signaling that they were off. Ah Ning glanced at the data on her diving watch, nodded, and agreed.

Hu Ming took the lead and led Yin Nanfeng into the tomb.

Under the illumination of the diving light, it is clear that the inside of the cave is completely different from the neatness of the entrance.

Wu Sansheng was, after all, a seasoned tomb raider, so the tunnels he dug would naturally not be such a mess.

The cave walls were pitted and uneven, more like they were dug out by animal claws than by shovels.

As expected, this was likely a hole dug by sea monkeys, and Wu Sansheng simply discovered it and reinforced the entrance.

He gestured to the bewildered Wu Xie to calm down, and the group continued onward.

After struggling to swim forward for about twenty meters in this narrow cave, the cave suddenly changed direction and descended vertically.

Before Hu Ming, who was leading the team, could express his opinion, the fat man had already dived down first.

Hu Ming shook his head with a smile and let him be.

Just as the fat man said, his incredible physique was destined to pave the way.

A short while later, the fat man was seen waving his diving light below.

Everyone understood that this meant it was safe down below and they could go down.

The vertical cave has been carved out into a large space, enough to accommodate several people.

The excavated space was created by relying on the strength of the underwater tomb.

There is a large hole in the tomb wall.

The group exchanged glances and then squeezed inside.

This is the tomb passage, and the space inside is even more spacious than Hu Ming and his companions had imagined.

Moreover, the walls of the tomb passage are covered with reliefs depicting human and animal figures.

Among them are some special reliefs.

On the forehead of the relief sculpture are three bronze fish with snake-like eyebrows, their heads and tails connected.

The Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish was used by Wang Zanghai to record his experience of being captured by the Wannu King and forced to build his royal tomb. It also contains the truth about the Wannu King.

A monster from the depths of the earth!
The three bronze fish with snake-like eyebrows were brought out by Wu Sansheng twenty years ago, by Chen Pi Asi in 1974 from a mirror palace in Miao territory, and by Hu Ming and his group from the Lu King's Palace some time ago.

As he walked along the tomb passage, Hu Ming kept two fingers of his right hand resting on the surface, carefully sensing the surroundings.

He knew that the end of this tomb passage was the habitat of a forbidden woman, and Hu Ming had no interest in playing with that thing.

The secret passage to the underwater tomb is hidden in the tomb wall.

Suddenly, Hu Ming stopped moving forward and waved to signal the people behind him to stop.

Hu Ming stared intently at the stone slab in front of him. This was the secret passage leading to the side chamber!
I briefly explained it to them using an underwater drawing board to prepare them.

It's important to know that this is an inhalation system, and if you're caught off guard, you can easily get injured.

Before they could voice their objections, Hu Ming had already shoved the stone slab into the ground, revealing a circular, dark cave.

In an instant, a large number of bubbles emerged from it, and under the pressure, the water began to flow in a spiral shape.

The seawater behind them was like an invisible giant hand, forcefully pushing them into it.

The moment the secret passage opened, Hu Ming had already grabbed Yin Nanfeng beside him and held her protectively in his arms.

The water flow is spiral-shaped. When a person is swept in, it's like being stuffed into a washing machine, and it feels like their internal organs are being thrown to one side.

I feel so awful...

(End of this chapter)