Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 368 Good News and Bad News

"No problem, Hu Ming. Now that you've prepared everything, you'll definitely succeed when you get there."

Suddenly, the young man, who had been silent the whole way, spoke up calmly.

"...Hey bro? Holy crap, are you really the bro I know? When did you learn to comfort people?"

Upon seeing this, Hei Xiazi was immediately shocked, and half of his sunglasses fell off.

"...Hu Ming is my friend, that's what he said."

The young man glanced at Black Bear and said indifferently.

"And what about me?"

"You're not," the young man ruthlessly shattered Hei Xiazi's illusions.

A sexy blind woman humbly begged for a guy's friendship online, but failed!
"Damn it, what kind of spell did you cast on this guy?"

Hei Xiazi looked at Hu Ming with envy.

This guy's friendship, holy crap, who wouldn't want that!?
"Guess?" Hu Ming laughed heartily.

…You three old devils, please discuss your friendship later.

"This is a very important question, Hu Ming. Could you please tell me if it's necessary to go to Tamutuo during the rainy season?"

Ah Ning sighed wearily, interrupting the conversation between the three.

"Hmm, it's that simple!"

"But, with the current weather... is there really a rainy season?"

Ah Ning looked at the bright sun on the horizon, finding it hard to believe that there would really be a rainy season in the near future under these conditions.
The supplies they carried were insufficient to sustain such a large group for an extended period of time in the desert.

"It will happen, believe me!" Hu Ming replied with a smile.

By this time, the convoy had been traveling for two days along a route that bypassed the small desert ahead.

However, the wind picked up, a very strong wind, a wind that could kill!
The sky had long been swept away by a storm carrying a cloud of yellow sand; as far as the eye could see, everything was a hazy yellow, and it was almost impossible to see one's hand in front of one's face.

The violent storms could almost lift one up out of thin air.

The car windows were being battered by a lot of yellow sand, making the people inside feel completely unsafe.

Due to poor visibility, the distance between the convoys was kept at about 100 meters to prevent accidents from happening and not having enough time to brake.

This weather was extremely severe.

However.
"Hello, hello, hello!! Wu Si, Wu Si!! Please respond if you hear me!!!"

"Damn it! The radio suddenly stopped working, what the hell happened? Now we can't contact the people behind us either!"

Aning angrily threw the radio away, her heart filled with extreme agitation.

"Good news and bad news, which do you want to hear first?"

Hu Ming glanced at the radio that had rolled to his feet and said softly.

What kind of time is this to still be playing this game?
"Then, shall we tell you the bad news first?"

Ah Ning's face darkened, but seeing Hu Ming's serious expression, she still managed to suppress her displeasure and said...

"Without radio, if we want to contact the people behind us, we can only rely on people to notify them one by one, but let's not talk about that for now."

"The bad news is that, based on my experience, this sandstorm will last for at least a whole day and it won't stop anytime soon."

"Moreover, the sandstorms will only get bigger and bigger during this period! At their most intense, all our vehicles will be overturned, and staying in the vehicle will just be like being in a steel coffin."

Without a trace of worry on his face, Hu Ming spoke of the most terrible consequences in the most relaxed way.

"What are we waiting for? Let's go down and contact them to find a safe place!" Ah Ning's face darkened completely as she looked at Hu Ming, who was leisurely acting like a lord, with annoyance.

"They're not my people, why would I care if they live or die? Hey, don't rush me, I haven't finished speaking yet, don't you want to know the good news?"

Hu Ming said helplessly, pulling back Ah Ning, who was about to go downstairs to look for someone after putting on her goggles and trench coat.

"No, Hu Ming, things have come to this point, what good news could there possibly be?"

"Yes, do you remember what I told you? There is a large area of ​​chaotic magnetic field surrounding Tamutuo."

"magnetic field?"

Ah Ning was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what she had done and looked at the radio she had thrown away.

"Do you mean...?"

"That's right, it's that one. Congratulations to us! After nearly ten days of trekking, we have finally arrived at the outermost edge of Tamutuo."

"In other words, not far ahead is the mountain pass where Dingzhu Zhuoma and we parted ways back then."

Hu Ming nodded affirmatively.

"But now is not the time to talk about that. I need to find someone to tell my team to leave this place and find shelter!"

Ah Ning remained silent. This was indeed exciting news, but the problem was that she couldn't be happy about the current situation.

"rather!"

Just then, the big white man driving the car suddenly shouted in a deep voice.

"Don't tell me it's another piece of bad news!"

"It's terrible, absolutely terrible! Because of the sandstorm, we can't see anything at all."

"To put it simply, we've accidentally driven onto a quicksand bed! Our tires are already half-sunken, and I imagine the convoy behind us isn't in much better shape."

"The convoy is beyond saving. If we don't get off the vehicles soon, we'll all perish with the convoy!"

The burly white man released the steering wheel, lit a cigarette, and said in a deep voice.

"Quicksand bed"

Ah Ning's face turned completely green from black.

What's this? When it rains, it pours? When bad luck strikes, even drinking cold water seems to cause problems.
"grass"

For the first time ever, Ah Ning couldn't help but swear.

"We don't have much time left. We must notify the convoy behind us now. They may not have noticed anything yet. If their cars get stuck and the doors are jammed, it will be too late!"

"As for you... alright, I'll take care of my men. Wu Xie, Dingzhu Zhuoma, and the people in their car are yours. Is that alright?"

Taking a deep breath and forcibly suppressing her anxiety, Aning turned to look at the three people in the back row.

Hu Ming and Hei Xiazi both had expressions of indifference, while Xiao Ge maintained his usual cold demeanor.

Ah Ning knew that it was impossible to save her men with just these three.

"OK, no problem at all!"

"Blind man, Wu Xie is in your hands now, okay? This was originally your job!"

"My brother and I are going to pick up Dingzhuo Zhuoma and her grandson and granddaughter-in-law, and also find a safe place to stay!"

Hu Ming gave a thumbs up, completely agreeing.

(End of this chapter)