"Now's not the time for that, Mr. Frankton!" Tigris exclaimed urgently. "We're in trouble! You have to come here quickly!""What's wrong?""You'd know when you get here!" Tigris cried and hung up before Frank could ask for details."What's wrong?" Lara asked, though she could tell that something was wrong too. "Sylvie will be fine alone. Let's go back together!"Frank nodded, and they were soon back at the flatlands.Before they arrived, they could hear noisy footsteps but found nothing when they went closer!They soon found Tigris and his men huddled together outside the tents, looking around while trembling."What happened?" Frank asked, hurrying toward him.Tigris almost broke into tears. "Can't you hear the footsteps? They're so close, but we can't see anyone! This place is really haunted!"His men were all nodding and sweating down their backs."Haunted? Not likely!"Frank did not believe in the paranormal.But he did hear footsteps… Could it be…?!"Wait, no… Someone
The thugs were surprised by Lara's strength, but they still had numbers on their side.Blondie led the charge, but it really did not work as Lara's long legs swung at them like scythes, quickly flooring each of them.In four minutes, Lara wiped the sweat off her brow after taking down most of the thugs. "Anything else? I didn't even have fun!"Blondie smirked. "Don't get so full of yourself just yet. I still have the good stuff!" Whipping out a stun baton, he dashed straight toward Lara."Despicable!"Lara simply sidestepped Blondie and punched him in the face, knocking him out cold."Anyone else?"The floored thugs promptly shook his head, never expecting that the pretty face was not just a pretty face and was far beyond them in martial arts.It was not just them either—Frank was shocked too!Strictly speaking, it was definitely difficult for Lara to be this accomplished in martial arts when she had no cultivation!"No? Then leave!" Lara's tone turned cold.Terrified, the
The first room Frank entered had a coffin placed dead center, with various other burial items around it.Upon closer look, there were signs that they had been moved."This isn't a tomb… It's a hideout!" Lara exclaimed."Wrong. This isn't made specifically to be a hideout—it was a tomb, later fashioned into a hideout,' Frank explained as he realized why there was no significant structural damage inside—someone had dug an additional passage directed here, a place to hide.Lara nodded. "Makes sense… But if there were people who used this as a hideout, why didn't they take the artifacts?""It's most likely because of the era when it was built," Frank replied. "Think about it—in which period would you need a hideout?"Lara realized with a start at Frank's explanation. "So they dug it during a war? That does explain it, since antiques aren't worth anything during such times."Frank nodded and led her to the next room—it was a lot less interesting, as it was mostly empty and the floor
As Frank returned to the surface, he was surprised to see Tigris and his men waiting. "What are you doing here?"Tigris chuckled, scratching his head. "We followed the footsteps, since we were worried!""Go back and get me a car!""Why? What's wrong?" Tigris asked, noticing Lara just then, flushed as she lay in Frank's arms."She's been poisoned with an aphrodisiac and needs help right away.""For real?"Tigris did not seem concerned, even chuckling and asking, "Be straight with me—is it the type that can't be treated and needs a good time to be cured?""It can be dangerous but not that serious. Even normal medicine works—just get a car!""Alright!"Seeing that Frank was a real gentleman, Tigris quit joking and brought a car, and they rushed to the hospital.Along the way, Frank kept Lara's body temperature under control while he pondered how they were able to hear the footsteps beneath ground on the surface and so clearly.Nonetheless, they soon arrived at the hospital, whe
"Okay…" Lara turned and smiled sweetly at Frank, the way she looked at him having clearly changed.After daybreak, both she and Sylvie were discharged as they had no further issues following checkups.They had breakfast together at a nearby restaurant before returning to the tomb.The construction team had already arrived, and Sylvie instructed them on where to dig.However, after clearing the surface level, they had a problem when they reached the lower passageway.It turned out that the structure on the lower level had a delicate design, and they would need to blow up the columns keeping the roof up with dynamite if they wanted to dig deeper.But if they blew up said columns, the entire tomb would collapse too!After weighing her options, Sylvie decided to allow the construction team to head inside the tomb to examine the column structure.Just as she expected, the support was perfect and would last a few more decades."Alright, then let's head down!" she said, steeling hers
Lara was left flushed by Sylvie's question, and she stood in a corner in silence.Frank ignored them, however, and headed to the third room where he carefully rolled up the painting and put it inside a protective plastic bag. Then, he exhaled firmly into the air, ensuring that the scent of the Divine Delight was not in there before breathing a sigh of relief.That was when he noticed Sylvie standing at the doorway, asking, "Can I come in now?"Frank chuckled. "You're amazing. Aren't you worried about getting hit by the aphrodisiac?""Worried? Why? If the chips go down, I might not be the one losing." Sylvie sighed nonchalantly as she entered.She examined the View of Fureno painting and could tell despite the plastic bag that it was a fake.As for the other scrolls and paintings, they were old, but the artists and authors were no one famous.Sylvie was therefore a little puzzled—everything in that other room was the good stuff, but everything here was sub-par?However, after so
But for some reason, the hero and his forces vanished in the midst of their campaign—not defeated, but disappearing on the spot.In remembrance, the peasants built this coffinless tomb for the hero.However, that story was just the tip of the iceberg. The murals on the east side had been vandalized, so there were missing pieces of the story that eluded Sylvie and the others.They were not particularly invested in the story either—people in olden times were superstitious, and transportation was terrible, not to mention they had to travel dozens of miles to get from one point to the other. In all likelihood, the hero's forces were decimated, and with the peasants likely kept out of the loop, their tale was adapted into myth.As such, the expedition did not dwell on it and continued surveying the chamber.That was not the case for Frank, however.Having come with a purpose, he also had a different interpretation—the hero's so-called power must have been stolen, infused to the thug
After that, Frank did not hesitate to return and continued to move everyone up the surface by the pairs.Still, Tigris saw the look on Lara's face and went up to her to ask, "What's up, Ms. Gold? Is that your first time being carried like that?"While Lara had to be wary around Frank, she did not have to around Tigris, even snorting, "Don't look down on me. I've had more boyfriends than the number of women you've met!"Tigris was left chuckling in amusement, while Frank had moved everyone except Sylvie to the surface."I didn't know you were this good!" Sylvie exclaimed. "Why bother working as a bodyguard? You could well be the protagonist of a martial arts novel. How wonderful it'd be to live by the word!"Frank ignored her as he walked up and picked her up before vaulting on the surface.However, Sylvie remained latched around his shoulder, giggling, "My waist is quite slender, don't you agree? I don't mind telling you—I'm trained in martial arts, and I pack some muscles even i