Artifact Report

Chapter 131 Jin Xueli: Raid on the Vulture

The person behind is——

Jin Xueli took a deep breath and told herself to calm down.

Calm down and think about it. There are two key points in the current situation.

First, the ground collapsed and a huge pit appeared, which not only swallowed up the lower part of the excavator, but also caused it to tilt and fall into the pit.

Both Han Liuyue were stuck underneath the excavator, following its tilted direction - this was crucial.

Because in this way, when Jin Xueli stood in the middle, the people on the flat ground behind her could not see the inside of the excavator.

Second, she was certain that at this moment, there should only be herself, Han Liuyue, and the vulture in this cemetery.

She also didn't know how the vulture deceived her or when it left the coffin... But between the two, the vulture chose to transform into Han Liuyue.

That is to say...

Jin Xueli didn't move her feet and made a gesture of silence to Han Liuyue in the excavator.

Whether the other party can see clearly or not, it all depends on fate - if she is the real Han Liuyue, then I hope she can be smart enough to realize that now is not the time to speak.

"Han Liuyue?"

Jin Xueli turned her head and glanced at him, trying her best to imitate the tone she had used not long ago, complaining nonchalantly, "I was looking for you everywhere! Didn't I tell you to sit down and rest and not run around? Why did you sneak up behind me like a ghost and scare me?"

After a second or two, Han Liuyue's voice came from the darkness behind him.

"...What are you looking at?" she whispered. "Is there anything in the excavator?"

Even though Jin Xueli knew intellectually what she should do, her body remained tense and stiff.

Fortunately, it was very dark at night, and the unnaturalness in his expression and posture should be concealed... As long as his tone was normal, he might be able to get away with it.

"Nothing, empty." Jin Xueli answered naturally.

In the darkness behind him, there was silence, and then two almost sharp words rose.

"……empty?"

"Yeah, where did my phone go? I can't find it anywhere. Are you still on the line?"

Although Han Liuyue, who was sitting on the tomb platform to rest, had a mobile phone, it could not prove that it was him.

During the accident, Han Liuyue's cell phone was likely to have fallen out and been taken away by the vulture; wasn't Jin Xueli's cell phone also lost?

"Didn't I tell you not to get close to this pit?" Han Liuyue asked instead of answering.

"...Ah, that's what you say, but the phone is most likely to have fallen here." Jin Xueli said as she reached out and quietly fumbled around in the excavator.

Where did Han Liuyue put the axe that he used to smash the coffin?

It should be on the floor of the cab, right?

Did you fall somewhere when the accident happened?
If the Han Liuyue she helped out was Vulture, then Vulture knew very well that there was a real Han Liuyue in the excavator.

So when it heard Jin Xueli say, "The excavator is empty," it would inevitably have two reactions: one, thinking that the real Han Liuyue had crawled out.

In this case, it will definitely come over to check it out in person.

Second, they believe that Jin Xueli has discovered the real Han Liuyue and is lying.

Whatever the reaction, she had to delay it as long as possible, until it happened later—ideally after she found the axe.

"By the way," Jin Xueli continued to explore while using questions to occupy Han Liuyue's attention behind her: "I want to ask you something."

"what's up?"

"Did you go to see the coffin on your way here?"

The coffin rolled out of the excavator's bucket and fell in front of the pit.

She was afraid the ground would continue to collapse, so she supported Han Liuyue and walked forward for more than ten meters before sitting down on a grave. Whether going there or coming back, they had to pass by the coffin. Jin Xueli met Han Liuyue for the first time tonight and didn't know her well. On the surface, she seemed quite carefree and unscrupulous.

But after all, she is someone that even Chai Si thinks is "reliable".

Chai Si only entrusted grave digging, a sensitive matter, to one person: Han Liuyue...

If someone told her that such a person would not even take a look at the coffin when passing by after an accident, that would be really weird.

"Oh, yes," Han Liuyue behind him said, "I went to check it out."

...If I become Han Liuyue's vulture, I will naturally not fall in such a place.

Han Liuyue, who was in the excavator, covered her mouth tightly, staying quiet and motionless.

When Jin Xueli's hand touched her feet, she felt her feet move slightly and slowly pushed her hand aside.

In that corner, Jin Xueli touched a cold, heavy metal object.

"How is it?" she asked deliberately, "Is the vulture still in the coffin?"

Unconsciously, she held her breath as she waited for the answer.

"...Yeah, he's still there." Han Liuyue said from behind, "When I went to check, that guy was still begging me for mercy."

"Really?" Jin Xueli exhaled and said, "That's reassuring."

Before she finished her words, she quickly twisted her body, swung her arm half a circle, and smashed the axe in her hand heavily towards the figure behind her.

She was not as strong as Han Liuyue, so the most reliable way to win was to catch her opponent off guard.

However, she gathered her strength for a while before suddenly swinging the axe. Although the speed, wind and force were astonishing, it still missed and only sent a raindrop flying in the air.

I didn't feel anything when I was her companion, but once we confronted each other, I found that Han Liuyue's physical skills were so good - the vulture that turned into Han Liuyue was exactly the same as her real self; at the moment before the axe was hit, he had already bent down and dodged the axe, while at the same time supporting the ground with his hands.

She held onto the ground to—

Before Jin Xueli could even fully understand what was happening, the other party swept through the darkness and had already bitten deep into her calf.

...Is this the strength of a human foot?
At that moment, Jin Xueli felt so much pain that her mind went blank for a moment.

She was not good at close combat, and the ground was slippery due to the rain. After receiving a shot put-like blow to her leg, she could no longer maintain her balance. When she regained her senses, her shoulder fell heavily into the ground, and even her bones seemed to be buzzing from the vibration.

Oh, right, the axe. We can’t let it get the axe.

Jin Xueli shuddered and reacted. The axe had already flown out of her hand when she fell, and landed several steps away.

She endured the pain and was about to turn over and get up to grab the axe, but Han Liuyue stepped forward at this moment and turned his hand towards her. Just when Jin Xueli thought she was going to be hit on the head, a dazzling flashlight suddenly lit up in front of her eyes.

"what are you doing?"

Unable to open her eyes, she raised her arms to block the attack. Panic and anger arose, and she shouted without turning her head, "Han Liuyue, why don't you come out and help me quickly!"

"Take your hands away," Han Liuyue in front of him suddenly ordered.

...It doesn't look like it's going to hit anyone?
Jin Xueli was stunned and moved her arm away.

There was no way. I couldn't beat her, and I was lying on the ground and couldn't get up. I could only wait and see.

In the light of the mobile phone, Jin Xueli squinted her eyes and vaguely saw Han Liuyue standing in front of her, holding a mobile phone in her hand, with strong light covering her face.

She bent down, grabbed Jin Xueli's chin and lifted it up.

What?
How is this going?

"It's gone..." Han Liuyue in front of him whispered. "So you saw another Han Liuyue."

　The vulture episode is relatively short, estimated to be finished in about four chapters, but it's very troublesome to involve vultures. I even created an Excel spreadsheet to organize the outline...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)