Tomb Raider: What the hell is this strange commission?

Zhou Zixu just felt that he was extremely unlucky.

He clearly just wanted to visit Baigong Mountain, but along the way, not only did Black Glasses like to make him angry, but why did he encounter one strange incident after another?

Fortunately, the new pen pal I met is quite reliable - at least more reliable than the guy with black glasses.

From the moment we met, Chi Yu exuded a reassuring and calm temperament.

Although the other person looks much younger than him, Zhou Zixu believes that the age difference will not prevent them from becoming friends who can talk about anything.

Brother Chi is a very nice person. Not only is he willing to listen to what he says, but he also patiently answers his questions when Zhou Zixu is confused.

And he's pretty good at fighting.

Zhou Zixu knew that the bodyguards his father prepared for him were not ordinary people.

But the fact that one person was able to knock down everyone, and there was no obvious sign of fighting on his body, only proved that this was a piece of cake for the other party.

This made Zhou Zixu curious about Chi Yu's background, but unfortunately Chi Yu was not very interested in such conversations.

Zhou Zixu also knew that he was not good at asking questions, so he had to give up with regret. Instead, he took out the map given to him by his friend and continued to discuss the puzzle called Baigong Mountain with Chi Yu.

As to why Zhou Zixu's friend in the industry gave him this map, Zhou Zixu himself still hasn't found the answer.

Even though when he recalled it now, the other person's face had become a little blurry; even though he knew that what was recorded on this drawing was not a real map.

But Zhou Zixu had to admit that it was the other party who brought this blueprint to him and told him the rumors, which made it possible for Zhou Zixu and Chi Yu to meet each other today.

Fate is such a wonderful thing.

While Chi Yu was explaining to him the composition and decomposition of the mechanism on the blueprint, Zhou Zixu tried hard to function with his brain which was almost filled with eating, drinking and having fun.

The result was a failure as it should be. He simply couldn't understand what Chi Yu meant.

However, the other party's image changed in Zhou Zixu's eyes because of this incident.

——When Zhou Zixu looked at Chi Yu, it was as if he was looking at a tall, wise scholar radiating golden light.

This is the poor student's worship of the top student, which makes people sigh that the power of knowledge is so great.

After all, Chi Yu looks really professional, so when we get there, I must follow him closely.

Zhou Zixu thought so and did so, following Chi Yu and calling him brother all the time. In the end, he accidentally started his journey of exploration.

Although they encountered strange altars, creepy skinning halls, and drowsy flute sounds along the way, Zhou Zixu felt a subtle sense of security as long as he saw Chi Yu was still by his side.

If he could return like this, even if there were still some doubts that were not well answered, Zhou Zixu would already feel that the trip was worthwhile.

...But why did you leave him to Black Glasses to protect him? This guy is really unreliable!

Zhou Zixu was in tears as he faced the surging horde of zombies. He dodged the zombies' attacks everywhere while watching Black Glasses killing everyone.

Of course, as the other party's protection target, Black Glasses is not completely indifferent to Zhou Zixu's safety.

But more often than not, such as when changing magazines, Black Glasses preferred to laugh at Zhou Zixu's embarrassed look.

In this sharp contrast, Zhou Zixu missed Chi Yu who flew to the platform above very much.

Perhaps seeing Zhou Zixu's inner thoughts, the man with black glasses took him back to the rope and directed him to evacuate upwards.

Zhou Zixu did not dare to delay and climbed upwards with great effort. However, halfway up, a dark shadow suddenly jumped out from somewhere.

Before Zhou Zixu could react to what was happening, he suddenly felt a sense of weightlessness, and then he was smashed hard into the group of zombies.

The feeling of falling from a height of more than ten meters was not pleasant. Although there were zombies as a cushion, Zhou Zixu still felt severe pain all over his body and his head was buzzing.

The clear gunshots in his ears now seemed to come from a very far distance. In addition to the dull pain in his body, there was also the sharp pain caused by the zombies constantly attacking him.

The instinct of survival made Zhou Zixu push away the zombie that was rushing towards him, and he staggered to get closer to Black Glasses and join him.

Now Zhou Zixu didn't have the leisure to dislike the man with black glasses. As long as he could save his life, he would be his benefactor.

The man with black glasses' chaotic yet orderly shooting opened up a way for him to survive, allowing the two of them to get closer and closer.

But before Zhou Zixu could breathe a sigh of relief, he felt as if he had stepped on something and his body sank.

Before Zhou Zixu could make any other reaction, the familiar feeling of weightlessness appeared again.

As his vision went dark, he seemed to have entered a very long slide. Zhou Zixu stretched out his hand to grab something, but there was nothing around him to hold himself in place. He could only slide uncontrollably into the depths of the unknown.

In the darkness, people always easily lose the concept of time. Zhou Zixu didn't know how long he had been sliding down this passage, nor did he know where his final destination would be.

Zhou Zixu's mind was in a mess and filled with regret. He kept thinking that if he had not come to Baigong Mountain, he would still be sleeping soundly in his big bed at home at this time.

Until Zhou Zixu suddenly fell out of the slide, and under the action of inertia, he rolled on the ground for several times, and finally hit a hard object, then stopped rolling.

Zhou Zixu fell dizzy and looked up at the thing he hit.

It was a stone figurine, holding a sharp knife in its hand, looking forward with a ferocious expression, as if it was fighting with something.

Next to it, there are many human figurines of the same style, but their expressions and movements are different, and even their weapons are different. They are scattered in various corners of the hall.

Zhou Zixu had a vague feeling that they were deliberately placed in this way, so he didn't dare to move and just sat there stupidly.

He fantasized that when Chi Yu came back and found him missing, he would never give up on him and would find a way to rescue him from this hellhole.

But as Zhou Zixu waited longer, he couldn't help feeling anxious.

What if all this was just his delusion, and Chi Yu and the others actually felt that this place was too dangerous and decided to abandon him? What should he do?

Thinking of this, Zhou Zixu took out food from his backpack. When he felt that his condition had recovered a little, he stood up with his heavy body and decided to find a way out by himself.

Zhou Zixu turned on the flashlight and shone it around. He was surprised to find that the door to the hall was not far from him, so he limped over there quickly.

But when he got to the door, he was in trouble again because he couldn't find a way to open it.

After trying for a while, Zhou Zixu, who was at a loss, pounded the door angrily, scratched his hair, and prepared to sit down against the door to rest.

As a result, just as Zhou Zixu bent down, he heard a bad sound behind him.

Zhou Zixu turned back stiffly and found that the terracotta warrior he had bumped into at first had moved.

The figurine lowered its raised hands, its facial expression seemed to become more lively, and its head turned completely around.

It stared at Zhou Zixu with a stiff expression, as if it had found its target, raised its long sword, and chopped at him.

Zhou Zixu was on the verge of collapse. He rolled on the ground to avoid the attack of the terracotta warriors, but he felt that he might die under the sword of the terracotta warriors in the near future.

Then he suddenly began to feel resentful.

He hated Chi Yu, hated Black Glasses, and hated his bodyguards.

They all came to protect him, but when Zhou Zixu needed protection the most, no one was by his side.

As the terracotta warrior approached again, with its life hanging by a thread, Zhou Zixu could clearly see the patterns carved on its body.

The memory suddenly came to his mind. On the way here, Chi Yu had explained to him the blueprint he had mistaken for a map.

Zhou Zixu suddenly understood.

Therefore, the mechanism on the terracotta figure is the one they have analyzed, and if he wants the terracotta figure to stop moving, he should...

Zhou Zixu plucked up his courage, stretched out his hand, and used all his strength to hit the terracotta warrior on the chest.

The figurine immediately stopped all movements.

The joy of escaping from a desperate situation made Zhou Zixu want to laugh. As he laughed, he felt the hall begin to shake.

Following this vibration, the door that Zhou Zixu had no way to deal with was slowly opened, revealing two figures that were so familiar that they brought tears to his eyes.

“Brother Chi——!”

Zhou Zixu had just opened his mouth when he suddenly felt dizzy and then fell to the ground, unconscious.

The two were left staring at each other at the door.

"What happened to him? He looks terrible."

"I don't know, at least I'm not dead."