Tomb Raider: Call Me Dragon Vein Cleaner

Chapter 418 How to Leave Mamblood

On the wall of the culvert, a dignified Bodhisattva statue was carved into the stone.

In a daze, Aning thought she had arrived at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang.

"How can there be a Guanyin statue here? It doesn't make sense!"

Black Bear stroked his chin, looked the Bodhisattva statue up and down, and said in a low voice.

Ah Ning nodded in deep agreement; everything about religion along the way was related to Bon.

This thing suddenly appeared, like a little wizard waving a magic wand suddenly appearing in a Hong Kong comic, the art style is ruined.

As she approached, Ah Ning began to examine the Guanyin statue closely. Soon, she noticed four neatly arranged Chinese characters on the palm of the statue.

"Is turning back the way you came?"

Upon seeing these four words, Ah Ning felt a jolt in her heart, as if she needed to think.

Unfortunately, the brain's foundation was too weak, and the stimulation was too little to allow it to develop.

"It must be that some local Buddhists came here in recent decades and encountered some danger, which is why they left a statue here."

Hei Xiazi analyzed it, which made Aning nod in agreement.

Just then, footsteps came from around the corner.

"Who's there?"

Aning instinctively drew her pistol and aimed it at the crack.

The bear next to him raised his hand to lower the muzzle of A Ning's gun, and said with a smile:

"We're lucky; we met up with the boss so quickly."

Sure enough, as soon as Hei Xiazi finished speaking, Cheng Feng emerged from the crack.

The two hurriedly walked towards Cheng Feng, and when they got close, Cheng Feng frowned and said to them:

"Blind man, didn't I tell you to take her back?"

"I'm sorry, boss, Miss Aning hired me at a price that I found hard to refuse. I'm just using my spare time to earn some extra money!"

Hei Xiazi shielded A Ning in front of him, making her face Cheng Feng directly.

Cheng Feng smiled knowingly, staring into A Ning's eyes as he said:

"You two are quite the schemers, aren't you? Trying to find a loophole here?"

Ah Ning remained calm and replied seriously, "I'm sorry, I really don't want to give up halfway. I hope you won't blame me!"

"You're already here, you can't leave even if you want to. Let's go, don't waste any more time."

After saying that, Cheng Feng turned and walked back to the crack he had come from.

Without hesitation, Hei Xiazi followed Cheng Feng, saying as he passed A Ning, "New boss, hurry up and keep up, don't let this big shot get away!"

Aning subconsciously followed behind the two, and soon Cheng Feng and Hei Xiazi entered the crevice one after the other.

Just as Aning was about to step into the crevice, the four words on Guanyin Bodhisattva's palm flashed through her mind.

Turn back and you'll find peace.

Ah Ning paused in her steps.

Cheng Feng and Hei Xiazi, who were ahead, turned around and looked at A Ning together, saying:

"What are you still standing there for? If you don't leave now, you can stay here by yourself."

Cheng Feng's icy words sent a chill down A Ning's spine.

Then she shook her head and backed away, saying, "No, that's not right..."

"Oh no, this new boss is possessed! Boss, could you please take a look? She hasn't settled the final payment yet!"

Ah Ning was no longer listening to what the two were saying; her heart was filled with a tremendous sense of unease.

The phrase "turning back is the right way" became clearer and clearer in her mind. Finally, Ah Ning screamed, covered her head, and turned to run back.

The moment Aning turned around, the surrounding environment suddenly changed drastically.

Aning ignored everything and just kept running back the way she came.

Before she knew it, everything went black. When she regained her senses, she was overwhelmed by the real hunger and aches and pains in her body.

"Boss, listen to me. I really didn't bring her in for the money. I was worried about your safety. Bringing her in was just something I did on the side."

Ah Ning struggled to open her eyes, and then heard Hei Xiazi's desperate attempts to argue his case.

She looked around and found herself in a culvert, with a strange human figure in front of her, and she was sitting cross-legged against the wall.

"You blind bastard, you've found another boss! What is this? This is blatant betrayal! You're finished, I'm telling you."

"I was wrong, this time the reward will be split fifty-fifty."

"That's pretty much it."

Cheng Feng nodded in satisfaction. How dare this employee earn extra money behind the boss's back? Doesn't he, the boss, have any shame?

Having successfully squeezed money out of Hei Xiazi, Cheng Feng turned to A Ning, who had just woken up from the illusion.

"Drink this, or you'll stay here forever if you don't replenish your nutrition."

As he spoke, Cheng Feng tossed her a thermos containing his own stock of nutrient solution.

Aning caught the thermos, opened it, and drank it down without hesitation.

After drinking the unknown liquid, Aning felt her parched body being nourished by the warm water, and a sliver of life began to regenerate.

"Thank you, you saved my life again."

Ah Ning held the empty thermos cup and said softly.

"There's nothing I can do. It's my fault for taking your money, since I'm such a useless subordinate."

As he spoke, Cheng Feng glared at Hei Xiazi.

Ah Ning smiled gently. Having followed Cheng Feng's group for so long, how could she not know that the relationship between the two was not as simple as an employer-employee relationship?

"I'm a bit confused right now, what exactly happened?"

When Ah Ning looked at the terracotta figurine with only one portal on its face, she felt a deep-seated fear; her subconscious was telling her...

Everything I've experienced so far has been inextricably linked to this thing.

Cheng Feng gave Hei Xiazi a wink, then walked over to the wall and sat down.

Then, with no other choice, Hei Xiazi explained to A Ning for the second time what Mam Blood Stacks were, and how Cheng Feng had rescued them.

After learning the whole story, Ah Ning felt a chill run down her spine.

If it weren't for the Bodhisattva statue placed there by Cheng Feng as a reminder, she probably would have followed the illusion deeper without hesitation.

In that case, there might be no chance of waking up again.

"Don't be too discouraged. After all, even I got infected by this thing. It's already a miracle that you got out!"

Despite Cheng Feng's guidance, just emerging from this illusion already demonstrated a level of willpower and wisdom far exceeding that of ordinary people.

This Mammoth Blood Stack is actually quite anti-human; it generates illusions based on people's habits.

If a person cannot break their habits, they will remain in the illusion forever.

As for the difficulty level, you can refer to the debate over whether tofu pudding should be savory or sweet.

Imagine someone who has eaten savory tofu pudding since childhood is trapped in this illusion.

When choosing breakfast, 99% of people will just buy a serving of savory tofu pudding as a habit.

If you want to escape this illusion, you should tell the owner who's been selling savory tofu pudding for decades, "Give me a bowl of sweet."

What? No?

No way, if you don't add sugar to my food today, I'll just pop right there on your stall and die.

Only in this way can one truly break free from the illusion, which shows how incredibly difficult it is.

Because Hei Xiazi and A Ning were too exhausted, Cheng Feng, who wasn't in a hurry to continue, decided to rest here for a day.

Twenty-four hours later, when the two had recovered to a fairly high level, the three of them continued their journey.