I'm in the Dragon Clan, bound to the Naruto Counterattack System

Following the temple entrance down, Cheng and his group soon saw the place Ahmed had mentioned.

This is deep inside the temple. The sculpture in the center of the temple collapsed due to an accident, and the place where the sculpture was originally sculpted has become a pit, into which you can see a bottomless pool of water.

Diving equipment and an assembled computer have already been placed inside the temple.

Ye Sheng and Jiu Deya checked the equipment and found no problems, then put on their diving suits and prepared to go into the water.

"Aki and I have two data cables on our diving suits. One is for communication after we go underwater, and the other is a fiber optic cable that transmits the footage from the external camera on the diving suit to the computer," Ye Sheng said, pointing to the two cables as he put on his diving suit. "You just need to use the computer on it to receive the data, understand?"

Cheng nodded.

Ye Sheng and Jiu Deya exchanged a glance, clenched their hands, and leaped into the pool.

It was pitch black underwater, and Ye Sheng could feel the cold even through his diving suit.

"Currently diving to a depth of ten meters, expected to reach a depth of thirty meters in thirty seconds. Be prepared," Jiu Deya reported to Ye Sheng, calculating the diving depth.

Ye Sheng turned on the built-in flashlight in his diving helmet, and the bright light pierced the darkness, illuminating the underwater scene.

This is a site with distinct dragon characteristics, and the reliefs depict the ancient Egyptians worshipping Ramses II.

"I thought this place would be like the ruins we explored before, with sculptures of snake heads and human bodies." Shudeya used the camera on his helmet to continuously take pictures of the underwater scene, and the photos were transmitted to a computer on the surface of the water via a data cable.

"Perhaps it's because Ramses II is a relatively rare dragon king whose human will still prevails after his bloodline has fully awakened," Ye Sheng said with a smile, holding Shudeya's hand. "I wonder if it's because he deeply loves the empress that he can maintain his human will, or if it's because he can maintain his human will that he deeply loves his empress."

"I think it's the former. Love is the best inhibitor. No wonder spiritual elements are highly toxic to dragons," Shudeya replied.

Ye Sheng smiled but did not answer.

The two continued their descent.

Cheng Sui watched Ye Sheng and Jiu Deyaji gradually disappear from his sight before returning from the pond to his computer.

Looking at the files constantly being received by the computer, Cheng Sui felt a little bored. This task was so simple, yet the principal still arranged such a bizarre interview task. Wasn't he just treating him like a sham worker?

But thinking of the $100,000 scholarship, Cheng Sui decided to be patient for the time being. After all, a man can bend and stretch, and who would turn down money?

[Based on information from Konoha's Anbu, you learn that details of this mission have been betrayed by a Konoha rogue ninja to the Sunagakure ninja. The Sunagakure ninja have decided to prevent you from completing this mission, and having received advance intelligence, you decide to intercept this operation in advance.]

Mission: Intercept the movements of the Sand Village ninja.

[Quest Completion Reward: Secret Technique - Chakra Threads]

Cheng Sui put away his casual expression and quickly looked around, but found nothing unusual.

Are there rogue ninja?

Cheng Sui immediately thought of Ahmed. This smiling uncle gave him a strong sense of incongruity from the beginning. Why would an A-level hybrid stay in a place like Asvin? With his bloodline and status, he could have gone to a more developed country so that his child could receive better medical care.

His behavior in the car was similar. Although his love for his wife was genuine, when he mentioned his child, Cheng Sui could see something gleaming in the man's eyes, like a fierce jackal in the desert.

But Cheng Sui's suspicions stemmed from the bandit attack inside the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was too coincidental and strange, as if someone knew about their plans in advance and deliberately delayed them inside the pyramid, causing them to miss their flight.

After carefully checking his surroundings, Cheng Sui found nothing amiss.

So, besides the diving suit already underwater, there's only...

Cheng Sui turned his gaze to the computer.

Fortunately, he was a student majoring in Electronic Information Engineering, so he had some exposure to computer knowledge.

If you don't know there's a problem with your computer at the beginning, it's quite difficult to find the problem because you need to check every corner of the computer. But if you know the problem from the start, it's much easier to find it by drawing a target with an arrow.

This is why intelligence is so important.

Cheng Sui violently disassembled the computer case with his bare hands and began inspecting the computer from the hardware.

Sure enough, Cheng Sui found a signal receiver on the computer motherboard.

Just as Cheng Sui unplugged the signal receiver, a beeping sound rang out from inside the temple's rock wall.

Upon hearing the noise, Cheng Sui instinctively raised his arms to protect himself.

"Bang!!"

The explosion resounded across the desert, raising clouds of dust.

Ahmed, in a hut a few kilometers from the temple, held a detonator in his hand, staring at the completely black surveillance camera screen with a grim expression.

Ahmed didn't know why this intern named Cheng Sui suddenly checked the computer, but when Cheng Sui discovered the signal receiver, things couldn't be stopped.

They could have left without incident, but now they can only be laid to rest forever beneath the temple. He quite liked the executive department duo.

The man looked at the boy lying on the bed with an IV drip on his wrist. That was his son, the only thing his wife had left him. He was willing to do anything for his son.

May you, Ye Sheng and Jiu Deya Ji, rest in peace in the embrace of Anubis.

Ahmed tossed the detonator aside, rubbed his temples in frustration, and began to ponder how to explain the explosion.

"We're about to reach a depth of 30 meters, which is the depth at which the underwater instruments were reported to malfunction in previous intelligence reports," said Shudeya. "Our communications may be disrupted soon, so remember to communicate using sign language."

Ye Sheng nodded, his voice light and flirtatious: "Want to grab a bite after the mission? I've been craving Egyptian stuffed roast pigeon for ages."

Shudeya smiled sweetly: "Of course..."

"boom!"

A deafening explosion came from the water's surface, followed by a massive rock falling from above the pool.

The boulder fell into the water, creating enormous water pressure.

"Aki, be careful." Ye Sheng grabbed a protruding rock in the water to resist the water pressure, while his other hand gripped Aki tightly to prevent her from being carried away by the water pressure.

"What's going on? Junior brother..." Jiu Deya struggled against the water pressure and, with Ye Sheng's help, successfully grabbed the rock.

"Don't worry, he'll be fine," Ye Sheng reassured Jiu Deya, then looked up at the water.

The entrance for Aki and herself to descend was completely blocked, and the oxygen reserve was only enough for one hour at most. They had to find another exit as soon as possible.

Ye Sheng changed his body position and used the rock to wedge himself in place.

"The exit is blocked. I need to use the 'snake' to find the way out."

Aki hummed in agreement, steel claws popped out from her webbed feet and gripped the rock, while she wrapped her arms around Ye Sheng's waist from behind.

This is a tacit understanding unique to them. When Ye Sheng drives the "snake", he is as vulnerable as a baby and may be swept away by the water. So every time, Aki would hug him like this.

Ye Sheng's golden eyes lit up, and a swarm of snakes from the depths of his mind surged out from his limbs and bones, rapidly darting through the water!