Volume 1 Chapter 22 Earthquake

  The front was in a state of chaos, Whip Girl relied on her agility to entangle Zhou Xing tightly, while Oil and Su Qin faced off against two "Black Button" men alone, but were beaten back repeatedly, unable to give Li Xiang any opportunity to pick up the gun, and even if they didn't retreat for a moment, our side would suffer losses.

  I had a bad feeling, so I rushed to Su Qin's side, who was surrounded by danger. The man she was fighting against was a cheeky guy with excellent hard skills. If it weren't for Su Qin's agility, she would have been knocked down by him long ago. I saw that Su Qin was struggling here, so I rushed up and threw a hook punch at the cheeky guy's face. He seemed to have anticipated this and dodged it by tilting his head. Seeing that he had fallen into my trap, I was overjoyed and quickly turned around, kicking him in the abdomen with my back leg.

  This move is called "Scorpion's Tail". The first hook punch in front was actually a feint, and the whip kick that followed was the real killer move. The man with the sideburns was caught off guard by my kick and stumbled backward two steps, his eyes flashing with surprise. I didn't expect Dragon Mountain's kung fu to be so effective, and my confidence surged. Together with Su Qin, we forced the man with the sideburns back to the oil press, creating a three-on-two situation.

  The man who was fighting against Oil had a duck tongue hat, the brim of which was pulled very low, so it was hard to see his face clearly. However, this person's pair of big palms were extremely fierce, and he was playing with them in a way that was both divine and magical. Just by looking at him, you could tell that he wasn't a good guy. We tried to surround these two men, but unexpectedly, when they bumped into each other, their fists and palms actually coordinated seamlessly, and even though we used all our strength, we couldn't knock them down. The battle group gradually fell into a stalemate again.

  The more I fight, the more frightened I become. This real-life, life-or-death combat is indeed not child's play. The kick that hit the man with the cheekbone earlier was just a lucky shot. After this round of fighting, I finally understand that even if one has a body full of martial arts skills, without actual combat experience, it's all empty talk. I've forgotten how many moves they've landed on me, all I feel is excruciating pain all over my body, and yet I still can't stop fighting.

  Fortunately, the opportunity for Li Xiang to make a move had arrived. In the darkness, only one figure was seen dashing out, apparently having been brewing for a long time. This time, he suddenly rushed out and quickly rolled on the ground, and the handgun on the ground had already been picked up by him.

  "Halt! Nobody move!" Li Xiang took the lead and fired a shot at the ceiling.

  Two "black button" men were shocked and angry, one of them pushed me away with his foot, wanting to rush forward and grab Li Xiang's gun. But Li Xiang was no ordinary person, he had already cocked the trigger with a single finger, and the bullet whizzed out of the barrel, just grazing the ear of the man with the cheek strap, who was so frightened that he tilted his head, instinctively raised his hand to cover his ear, but dared not make another move.

  At this point, the whip girl and the duck-billed cap man also stopped in their tracks. Seeing that the situation was under control, we immediately pinned the three of them to the ground and kicked the two remaining handguns on the ground to Li Shang's feet.

  Li Xiang quickly picked up the two guns and randomly inserted them into his waist, Su Qin reacted quickly, immediately pulling down a long package from the whip girl's back and unzipping it.

  "Look! The Golden Horn!" Su Qin's words were filled with excitement as she zipped up the bag again and slung it back over her shoulder.

  Li Xiang saw the situation and pulled out his ID from his pocket, saying to the three "black button" members: "I suspect you of stealing cultural relics and assaulting a police officer. Please come with me."

  The man under me, panting loudly, smiled instead of getting angry and said: "You're really something, officer. Where did you find so many masters to help you? And they can even dissolve the Gu poison I gave you..."

  At this time, the whip girl who was being held by Zhou Xing suddenly scolded the cheeky man: "Stinky Golden Finger, didn't you say earlier that this police uncle had fallen under your spell and would definitely die? Truly, you're not even capable of succeeding in your own schemes! Stinky Golden Finger! Stinky Golden Finger!"

  The man with the cheeky face was scolded by the girl until he had no temper left, his face flushed red and he didn't say a word. The whip-wielding girl suddenly changed her expression to a coquettish one and said to Li Xiang: "Police uncle... that... I was wrong, okay? I won't dare again, please ask this ugly brother to let go of me, it hurts so much!"

  I couldn't help but want to laugh when I heard this, thinking that this girl's personality was truly strange. She looked innocent and naive, not to mention her sweet tone of voice, yet she turned out to be a skilled tomb raider. This time, she fell into the hands of Zhou Xing, who didn't know how to appreciate a beauty like her, and it really was her bad luck.

  Li Xiang ignored the Whip Girl's tantrum, took out handcuffs from his waist and was about to cuff her first when suddenly something unexpected happened!

  Just then, a sudden gust of wind came out of the darkness, and before everyone could react, a stone hit Li Xiang's right hand, causing his gun to fly out.

  I had actually sensed that something was off, these three "Black Button" members were subdued by us, but they didn't seem to be panicked at all. Now it seems that the person who ambushed Li Xiang must be Gao Yexiong without a doubt, he's probably one of the "Black Button" gang. I wonder how Ai Xia is doing now, she was keeping an eye on him.

  And this happened in the blink of an eye, I was just stunned for a moment, and the "Golden Finger" under me had already broken free, jumped up and rushed to Li Xiang's back, kicked Li Xiang down, picked up the pistol on the ground, and then I heard two gunshots, Li Xiang had fallen to the ground with his hand covering his chest.

  "Damn it! This time I'll see you dead!" Jin Zhi pointed his gun at Zhou Xing, his face twisted in a fierce grin, and shouted: "Get away from my little sister!"

  He pulled the trigger again, and Zhou Xing reacted quickly, pouncing to one side. The bullet that was originally aimed at his head hit his shoulder instead, and he let out a dull hum as he sat down on the ground.

  Oil Slick reacted faster, pulling me down to the ground with my hands over my head. The man in the duck-billed cap, who had been pinned by Oil Slick earlier, got back up and kicked Oil Slick in the foot. He was about to continue beating him when Gold Fingers told him, "That's enough, Jack. We'll get them sooner or later. First go retrieve the artifact."

  He finished speaking and raised his gun at Su Qin. The man in the duck tongue hat, "Jack", also stopped in his tracks, retrieving the two handguns from Li Xiang's waist on the ground and approaching Su Qin, saying: "Hand it over!"

  Su Qin had no choice, glaring at Jack with great reluctance as she took off her backpack. Seeing this, my mood had already hit rock bottom - these "Black Button" members were ruthless and merciless; once they got their hands on the Qiao Jiajin badge, we would probably all be silenced by these three people.

  As I thought of this, I suddenly caught a glimpse of Zhou Xing slightly bending his legs in the corner. Suddenly, my eyes lit up and I thought to myself that this kid must also know that once the Golden Corner falls into "Black Button's" hands, we will have no chance of survival. Therefore, his slight movement was definitely preparing to launch an unexpected attack at the moment when Su Qing handed over the Golden Corner to Jack.

  At this moment, Su Qin's backpack was almost handed over to Jack. In a flash of inspiration, I don't know where the idea came from, and I immediately shouted loudly at Su Qin: "Throw it away!"

  Su Qin was already extremely reluctant to hand over the Jiao Jin number plate to them, and at this moment, hearing me shout like that, her outstretched hand stopped dead in its tracks, and she forcefully swung her backpack upwards.

  The whip girl next to her jumped up and grabbed the backpack, followed closely by Oil Subei, who was also calculating how to turn the tide of battle. With his nerves tense, he saw an opportunity and immediately jumped up to compete with the whip girl for the Golden Corner badge.

  Jin Zhi Zhi was furious and started scolding loudly, about to shoot You Zi, when Zhou Xing suddenly moved!

  In the darkness, a figure flashed by, and then heard Jin's finger "wow" a painful cry, the gun in his hand had been kicked flying by Zhou Xing.

  It turned out that Zhou Xing's actions had touched a sore spot, and he was still planning to continue attacking Jack, but due to the severe pain in his shoulder, he almost got shot by Jack. I and Su Qin didn't dare to slow down, rushing towards Jack to try to control the two handguns in his hands. But I forgot that there were their accomplices hiding in the dark, and suddenly Gao Yexing appeared from nowhere, kicking Su Qin's face with one foot.

  Su Qin reacted quickly, and upon hearing the wind, she immediately stopped her forward momentum and narrowly avoided Gao Ye Xiong's kick. Seeing that the newcomer was actually an intern under her, she was both shocked and angry, finally understanding Gao Ye Xiong's identity. Gnashing her teeth, she tangled with Gao Ye Xiong, covering for me to launch a sneak attack on Jack.

  All this happened in a flash, but just that brief moment was enough for Jack to react and turn around to shoot at me.

  I saw his action, and my heart had already cooled down by half. However, for now, only I can act freely. If I don't take this opportunity to subdue Jack, I'm afraid it will be too late to turn back. Thinking of this, I steeled myself and thought, "Let's just go all out. At worst, I'll get shot, but I won't necessarily die."

  So I steeled myself and made a dash forward, at the same time Jack's gun went off. I only felt my head burning, and the bullet whizzed past my scalp! In the nick of time, I hesitated for a moment, and Jack took advantage of this brief pause to dodge my blow. Off balance, I tumbled to the ground and rolled over twice.

  I thought I was a goner for sure, and Jack would finish me off with another shot to the head. Resigned to my fate, I closed my eyes, but just then the ground around us began shaking violently, like an earthquake. Jack lost his balance, and his next shot went wild into the dirt. He stared at the trembling earth in shock, struggling to regain his footing, and momentarily forgot about killing me.

  The noise around us grew louder and louder, I was lying on the ground feeling dizzy, the others were also swaying from side to side, no longer able to care about anything else. It wasn't until rocks started falling from above that everyone realized the ancient tomb was likely to collapse. Jack reacted quickly, firing a shot at Yu Zi during the chaos, scaring him into ducking his head. The whip-wielding girl took advantage of the opportunity to grab the backpack containing the Golden Vajra, and shouted to the other "Black Button" accomplices: "Let's go!"

  Very soon, the four "black buttons" including Gao Yexiong disappeared into the darkness. Su Qin watched as the rhinoceros horn badge was taken away from her again and she was about to rush forward in pursuit. I knew that this woman was a stubborn one at heart, so I quickly got up and pulled her back, saying: "Don't chase after them, this place is going to collapse soon, we have to leave here quickly! Since Gao Yexiong can make it here, it's likely that Ai Xia outside has encountered trouble, we need to go back and take a look immediately."

  Su Qin let out a heavy sigh, like a deflated eggplant, and said to me: "Li Xiang was wearing a bulletproof vest, he should be fine, let's bring him along."

  I nodded and hastily beckoned Oilzi to carry Li Xiang on his back, while rushing to help the injured Zhou Xing. I said to Su Qin: "You lead the way ahead, we'll go back to find Ai Xia!"

  Then the people on our side also started to flee this land of death, the shaking around us was still going on, and a pitch-black top kept falling down with rocks, accompanied by the sound of cracking and shattering. Su Qin walked in front, hunching her back and constantly calling out for us to hurry up.

  Those who have experienced earthquakes know that it is extremely difficult to move during intense shaking, not only is the center of gravity constantly changing, but also severe dizziness and nausea are felt. Our current situation is like sailing a boat in a storm, if we're not careful, we'll fall into an abyss.

  It wasn't easy to get across the stone bridge, and by now the landslide behind them was getting serious. Oil Sub, carrying Li翔 on his back, panted and complained nonstop: "This kid is so heavy! Is he wearing a bulletproof vest or something? Dammit!"

  I said to Oil: "Don't say that anymore, save your energy. Now we can't stop for sure, let's just hold on."

  You really can talk big while standing, you have the strength, try carrying him on your back?

  Also don't know how long they walked, the crowd finally persisted to the entrance of the underground palace, and didn't even take a breath, hurriedly bypassing the "Mān Mān" statue to climb up the stone steps. The layout here is smaller, and the collapse did not extend over, waiting for everyone to climb up, they all sat down on the ground.

  Su Qin took a few deep breaths and said to me, "What just happened? How did it suddenly collapse like that? Such a large relic, what a pity."

  I said to Su Qin, "Specifically what's going on I don't know either, but it's probably related to our breaking in. Maybe this was a setup by the ancients. In short, this Witch King tomb is done for, and who knows if those people got what they wanted."

  I said and then turned to Youzi: "Take a look at how Li Xiang is doing, I'll go find Su Qin."

  You Zi nodded, his face darkening as he began to help Li Xiang remove his bulletproof vest. "That Gao Ye Xiong is really something else," he said. "If anything happens to Ai Xia, I'll skin him alive!"

  At this moment, Su Qin suddenly raised her flashlight and shone it on a place, exclaiming with joy: "Quickly look, Ai Xia!"

  She said that and quickly walked forward, I turned my head to look, and saw Ai Xia standing in front of Su Qin, but something was wrong. Ai Xia stood there quietly, not saying a word, she weakly lowered her head, like a person who had lost consciousness.