Chapter 14: The Tomb Raiding Mission

  "Thieves in the tomb have been discovered!"

  The system suddenly sent a prompt, asking if 'Kaixin' was to immediately send a signal to seek help from the Murong family and temporarily resolve the crisis of the sword tomb being dug up, or to personally go there, take a look at the situation, and then deal with this group of grave robbers?

  This task is indeed not simple and has selectivity.

  The system prompt also gave clear instructions. If it was to launch the signal immediately, it would definitely startle the tomb raiders in Jianzhuang and scare them away ahead of time.

  In that case, at most, I've just completed a low-level task, and the reward is probably very small. It's better to observe further and see if there will be more discoveries.

  It was decided, Kaoru stealthily approached from behind the sword mound...

  Due to the massive iron sword and chain pouring down, as well as their mutual connection, it brought a lot of trouble to the tomb raiders, and their progress was very slow.

  He quietly slipped out from the shadow behind a sword grave, delighted to find that the tools used by this group of tomb robbers were not very professional, but rather some farming tools such as hoes, iron rakes, and shovels. The two lookouts were extremely nervous, scanning the mountain below for any movement while occasionally turning back to observe the progress of the excavation.

  "Can't you hurry up?"

  Someone urged in a low and anxious voice.

  The Murong family is not a small force after all. If they are discovered, they will never have a peaceful day in Suzhou City or even the entire Jiangnan!

  "Hurry up, hurry up, you're hurrying for nothing. This grave is built too damn weirdly. Otherwise, you come and dig it yourself." A man who had been working diligently with his head down complained as he put down his tools, spat twice into the palm of his hand, rubbed them together, and picked up his iron shovel to continue working.

  "The stranger the better, I've heard that the harder it is to dig up a tomb, the more treasures there will be inside. The Murong family is the most prestigious family in Jiangnan, think about it, can the burial objects be any less?"

  "Alright, alright, everyone hurry up, after this is done, we'll be set for life."

  "Hurry up!"

  A group of people were greatly encouraged, and the sound of swords clashing echoed out again in a dense and continuous manner.

  Delighted in private, suddenly became depressed after understanding.

  What's wrong...

  I thought it was a well-organized and formidable tomb raiding gang, but judging from their conversation, the other party seems to be newcomers who don't know anything, more like a group of ordinary villagers.

  If it were just a group of ordinary farmers, the task wouldn't be so eye-catching. With his current strength, taking down a few ordinary people would still not be a problem.

  Just as he was about to emerge from the shadows behind him, he suddenly heard a very faint rustling sound coming from the south, one... two...

  If it's an ordinary newcomer, there will definitely be some confusion.

  However, he was delighted and suddenly hid his body in the shadow behind the tomb, and the Murong family welcomed a group of martial artists...

  "Who?"

  "Run quickly! The Murong family has arrived!"

  Two villagers who were gazing into the distance quickly discovered several dark shadows rapidly approaching, their faces instantly turned pale, they let out a cry of surprise and threw away the things in their hands as they prepared to flee with the wind.

  "Haha, boss, we've met a fellow in the same line of work!"

  To the south of Jian Mausoleum, a man came from afar, laughing loudly.

  Before the words had fallen, a cold and heavy hum rose from an even more distant place:

  "A group of reckless things, also dare to act in our name, all beards, all left behind, finish and throw into the grave for convenience!" The words were murderous, and further accelerated the panic emotions of a group of villagers.

  I thought I had run into someone from the Murong family, but it turns out that the other party is actually a tomb raider who has repeatedly stolen from the royal tombs during this period of time! It sounds like they are also a group of ruthless killers.

  "Spare my life, Your Majesty."

  "Don't kill me!"

  A group of villagers fled in all directions with earth-colored faces.

  But with a few cold laughs and short bursts of gunfire, the villagers who were dreaming of getting rich were all nailed to the ground. One of them fell beside Kai Xin, not dying immediately, his eyes wide open, pointing at the youth in the shadows, struggling to utter:

  "Seize... seize them..."

  It's just one life.

  Although I clearly know that everything in front of me is an intelligent fabrication, the NPC's human-like performance and immersive experience still made me feel the other person's unwillingness and regret before death, as well as... longing.

  His face fell.

  "It's all settled, boss."

  "Uh-huh."

  "These people didn't die in vain, at least they helped us with a little bit of work."

  "Alright, no more talk! Let's get started!"

  The tomb raider's dialogue made Kaixin wake up from his bad state, clear his eyes, hold his breath, hide behind the grave, and think for a moment!

  There is no doubt that this group of people is a recently active tomb raiding gang, the real target of this trip.

  "If it wasn't for his own choice to observe the situation, he might have missed this group of real villains..." His happy mood had become very heavy, to be honest, he was now in a bit of a predicament.

  There aren't many people in this group, only three...

  But each one is a ruthless killer.

  Li San, the evil Han, didn't know how bad it was going to get. Now that he's sending out signals, although he can stop the other party from digging up the grave, he'll also expose his own whereabouts.

  For three ruthless killers, especially those with dark skills like tomb raiders, killing an ordinary player, a novice who hasn't even reached the border, is obviously easy!

  Launch signal?

  Should I continue hiding and wait for them to dig out the things from the grave by themselves?

  Joy in heart with bitterness, a tangled knot.

  Choosing the former, it is certain that the task can be completed, but the possibility of being killed is over 90%; choosing the latter, his first mission in Murong Fu will end in failure, greatly reducing his reputation and status in the Murong family...

  At this moment, the system did not give any more hints!

  Under the silent night sky, the sound of digging echoed again.

  "Die then!"

  A flash of determination and decisiveness flickered in his happy eyes, he quietly retreated a few meters away from the tomb, pulled out a signal flare...

  "Hah!"

  A burst of startling flames and a faint sound suddenly appeared in the dark shadows that were quiet and lightless.

  "Someone!"

  "Old Three!!"

  Three grave robbers simultaneously jumped out of the tomb, but just happened to witness a fiery red light soaring into the sky. The place where the light rose, the figure of a young man was revealed without a trace, and he was going down the mountain from the graveyard, suddenly shocked and angry.

  "It's the signal of the Murong family!"

  "We've been found..."

  "What should I do?"

  Two tomb raiders chased after while asking their boss behind them.

  The big boss was a middle-aged man with a sinister look on his face, pale skin and an icy expression.

  "The other party should be a newly accepted disciple of the Murong family, not much skill, but unfortunately, he has seen our appearance. Old three, catch up and kill him, then leave immediately, and meet us at the old place." After finishing speaking, he turned around and left.

  "I understand!"

  Another of the two tomb raiders who were chasing also turned back without hesitation.

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