Chapter 83: Exploring the Ancient Tomb
Although it seems to be the case, the actual situation is probably that Whitman had already been secretly captured by Mathias.
In Matthias's current understanding, Whitman is the most likely person to become Himiko's successor, so he will definitely not miss this opportunity.
But Xia Yu would not say these words. He just looked impatient and kept muttering why Whitman had not come back yet.
The other members of the expedition team did not become suspicious when they saw Xia Yu like this. Everyone knew that Xia Yu had always hated Whitman.
Of course, Whitman never had a good face for him either.
As time slowly passed, Xia Yu was not the only one who was impatient. Even Jonah, the good-tempered member of the team, frowned.
The hot-tempered Reyes has already started swearing. She is the mechanic on the Endurance. She is straightforward and never talks nonsense.
After a while, everyone could no longer sit still. They had to go meet Ross and could not wait here for Whitman.
"I didn't expect Whitman to have the same lack of time management as a little girl in love. He's already over 40 years old." Green shook his head in disdain.
"Tsk, we still have to go find that spineless guy." Reyes also sneered, but then she said.
"But we have to find Ross too. Ross is still alone now. There are wolves around here. He might be in danger."
"Well...then we have to split up." Xia Yu suddenly interrupted, "Laura and I will go find that guy, you go meet up with Ross, be careful, there are wolves around."
Hearing this, Reyes looked at Xia Yu, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly handed over a pistol.
"You know how this works, right?"
"Of course, I have practiced it."
After taking the pistol, Xia Yu smiled and shook it, then put it behind his waist.
After the teams were assigned, everyone quickly took action. Reyes and Green were more worried about Ross, so they set off immediately.
Xia Yu and Laura did not rest for too long. Laura had already rested, and Xia Yu did not need to rest. The two of them just followed the forest path and explored forward.
The forest is dark at night, and occasionally two green spots of light can be seen. They are the fluorescence reflected by the eyes of wild wolves when they are active at night.
However, the wild wolf just circled around the two men and then ran away with its tail between its legs.
After searching for a while, Whitman found nothing, but the two of them did find a cave entrance secured by wooden boards.
Looking at the dark cave, Xia Yu smelled the scent of an ancient tomb, and he immediately made a suggestion.
"There must be treasures in this cave, Laura, how about we go in and explore?"
Hearing Xia Yu's proposal, Laura's face became tangled: "But we still have to go find Dr. Whitman."
"Laura, do you know the saying that a disaster will last for a thousand years? Considering Whitman's character, he will definitely not die so easily." After making a casual remark of disdain, Xia Yu instigated again.
"Besides, haven't you always been looking forward to exploring? How about the two of us go explore this cave together? There must be another world behind this cave. My spirit of adventure has begun to burn!"
"Pfft~ Xia Yu, can you please stop acting like a child? You are an adult after all, you should be more stable."
Looking at Xia Yu's high-spirited appearance, Laura couldn't help laughing out loud, but being encouraged by this, the adventurous heart in her heart also began to beat.
She felt that she was born for adventure, and now that she had someone to accompany her, she could no longer suppress her urge to explore.
"Okay, just this once."
After saying that, Laura lowered her head and walked into the cave with a flashlight in her hand . Xia Yu followed with a smile. Finally, he had waited for this scene.
Going on a tomb exploration with Laura was one of his fantasies when he was playing games. Now that the fantasy has become reality, how can he not be happy?
A memorable occasion, take photos!
After using the chat group's built-in camera function to take a picture of Laura's back and sending it to the chat group, Xia Yu ignored the other people in the chat group who tagged him and hurriedly followed.
What a joke! This is a world of adventure for him and Laura. How could he have the time to take care of other people?
The passage inside the cave is dark and narrow, but it is more than enough for people to pass through. The inner passage is made of neat natural stone bricks, and the entrance and exit are fixed with wooden boards.
The traces of human intervention are very obvious, so Xia Yu is certain that there must be treasures inside. If nothing unexpected happens, this must be a hidden ancient tomb.
After the two walked for several minutes, carved Buddha statues appeared on the walls on both sides of the passage. Due to the wear and tear of time, the faces of the Buddha statues had become blurred.
There was also an obstacle on the road ahead, and the height seemed to be deliberately lowered, so the two could only move forward on all fours.
Laura, who was walking in front, suddenly felt a little regretful. She wanted to turn around and walk at the back, but the narrow passage did not allow her to turn around.
Taking a deep breath, Laura silently told herself in her heart that the man behind her was her boyfriend, not an outsider, so there was no need to be shy.
After muttering a few words silently in her heart, she turned around and gave Xia Yu a warning look, but Xia Yu gave her a malicious smile in return, which made Laura feel a little ashamed and angry.
But they couldn't turn around at this moment, so Laura had to lie down silently and go into the passage, and Xia Yu followed.
Laura, who was the first to enter the narrow passage, crawled quickly using all fours. She felt shy when she thought that there was a man staring at her butt from behind, even if he was her boyfriend.
Xia Yu followed behind silently, silently looking at Laura, well, she is a good wife to raise.
Soon, the passage reached the end, and Laura hurriedly accelerated and climbed out.
After coming out, she breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Xia Yu also crawling out, she said with some surprise: "I thought you would do something to me, but I didn't expect you to be so well behaved."
"Oh? What do you think I will do?" Xia Yu suddenly stepped forward and asked Laura.
Laura's face turned red when she was suddenly pressed close to her body. She waved her hands in panic and was about to explain something, but Xia Yu just bent his index finger and hooked her nose and smiled.
"Let's go, we still have treasure to explore."
Being suddenly intimate, Laura's face turned red and she hummed softly.
After all, she was just a girl in her early twenties. She was neither the future queen of adventure nor an experienced tomb explorer.
She was already very happy to be able to explore the ancient tomb with the person she loved.
As they explored, the two entered the interior at the end of the passage. A dilapidated torii stood not far away, with huge collapsed stone statues of Buddha on both sides.
Behind the Torii is a temple built in the open air. The temple is surrounded by towering trees and stone walls on all sides, and a huge stone statue of Bodhisattva stands behind the temple.
Thousands of years have passed, but the sculptures are still intact and the temple shows no signs of collapse.
In the center of the temple stands a twin-engine heavy fighter from World War II, but the fuselage has long been rusted and its former paintwork is completely invisible.
