When Lu Qi and Laura finally reached the hilltop where the smoke signal was located after a lot of effort, they found no trace of the pilot.

There was just rising blue smoke and a parachute that had been untied.

"Where did he go?"

Looking around and looking at the only road extending towards the valley, Lu Qi easily guessed the pilot's movements:

"I think he should have gone this way..."

Looking at the valley entrance next to them, Laura and Lu Qi looked at each other, then took out their weapons and entered the slightly silent valley.

Walking along the valley road, the two of them stopped in front of a pitch-black cave.

The wind passed through the cave and made a whistling sound, giving people a terrifying feeling.

"I have an ominous premonition..."

Hearing this, Lu Qi, who was lighting the torch, couldn't help but casually reminded:

"Me too, be prepared..."

"Um."

After that, the two of them held up torches and moved forward in the direction of the wind.

Soon, a burst of light came, indicating that the entrance was not far away.

When the two of them had just left the dark cave, they saw another scene.

On the mountain walls on both sides, there are female statues of different sizes carved from stone.

"These ruins are older than the tumulus era..."

There are also some man-made murals in the depressions, which seem to tell the story of a group of devout believers kneeling and worshiping all the way, performing some kind of pilgrimage.

Looking at the murals, Laura, who knew something about the history of the Yamatai Kingdom, couldn't help but murmured:

"Kneel down and worship...pilgrimage...could this be a scene from Himiko's time?"

While observing the sculptures and murals on both sides, the two of them kept walking towards the exit.

When they were about to arrive, I was extremely shocked

I saw a huge mural carved on the flat mountain wall. The protagonist of the mural is a huge female Buddha statue with the sun as the background, spreading her hands, as if giving charity to the world.

On both sides of the Buddha statue, there are statues of two female priests as a foil.

Needless to say, this woman standing in the middle, like the spokesperson of the sun, must be Himiko, the ruler of the Yamatai Kingdom, known as the "Queen of the Sun"!

"Sun Queen...Himiko...it's incredible..."

While Laura was immersed in the huge ancient statues, Lu Qi was attracted by the strange sight in front of him.

Their location is probably in an underground valley.

However, this valley is more like a gap between mountains.

The most unforgettable thing is the fierce and strong wind that roars from both sides of the mountain as if it will never stop.

Directly ahead is a wooden bridge paved with stones. At the end of the bridge is an ancient and full temple.

And on the stone steps in front of the temple, the target they were looking for was sitting there!

"Laura!"

Lu Qi's reminder made Laura also notice the pilot sitting on the stone steps.

"Captain Gassop?!"

When the two of them took a closer look, they discovered that the poor guy's throat had been cut and he was lying in a pool of blood.

"Oh My God..."

Just as the two people were attracted by the corpse, several blasts of wind suddenly came from above.

His ears twitched slightly, and Lu Qi, who reacted quickly, stepped back and reminded loudly:

"Laura, be careful!"

Before he finished speaking, a small wave of arrows drew a parabola from the sky and shot straight towards the two people on the bridge!

Fortunately, both of them reacted quickly enough and retreated in time, barely escaping this wave of enemy sneak attacks.

Dozens of sharp arrows hit the stone bridge one after another, making a "clang, clang, clang" sound.

At the same time, a slightly hoarse male voice suddenly sounded:

"You two little guys have really caused me a lot of trouble..."

Looking around, I saw a man standing in front of the temple gate.

When she saw the other person's appearance clearly, Laura's eyes couldn't help but squint, and then she gritted her teeth and called out the person's name fiercely:

"Matthias!!!"

At this time, Matthias had changed his clothes.

The suit jacket was replaced by a hooded windbreaker, the arms were tied with thick straps, and some sun-related accessories were still worn on the exposed chest.

With this look, he finally looks a bit like the leader of a fanatic.

"You killed many of my men, which I didn't expect. Although those were necessary sacrifices, it's time to stop here..."

After a pause, Matthias waved his hand suddenly and shouted in a deep voice:

"Kill them!"

Following an order, a large number of Solari warriors armed with various weapons suddenly poured out from both sides of the temple gate!

Looking at these ferocious-looking enemies rushing towards him, Lu Qi looked calm and moved back slightly while turning on [Eagle Vision] to scan the surrounding situation.

This sweep just caught a few red figures hiding on both sides of the bridge and sneaking closer.

Without any hesitation, Lu Qi picked up the Bai-type submachine gun and fired forward while loudly reminding Laura behind him:

"Laura, watch your left and right!"

Hearing this, Laura, who was also holding a Hundred-type submachine gun, raised her eyebrows and decisively pointed the muzzle of the gun to the right.

Da da da!

A wave of close-range fire just in time knocked down two enemies holding machetes who were about to pounce on them.

This is not over yet!

Laura quickly turned the gun, pointed it to the left, and fired again!

"go to hell!!!"

Facing these murderous fanatics, Laura showed no mercy at all.

After killing the sneak attack enemies on both sides, Lu Qi and Laura moved quickly and hid behind a huge rock on the left side of the bridge.

Quickly replacing the empty magazine with a new one, the two people hiding behind the bunker took a short rest while adjusting their rapid breathing.

Da da da!

Bullets and arrows hit the rocks one after another, so heavy that Lu Qi and the two were unable to stand up and fight back.

At the same time, Matthias's slightly proud voice sounded:

"You can't escape! As long as you surrender obediently..."

However, before Matthias could finish his pretentious lines as the boss, a hoarse voice suddenly sounded from all around:

"(Japanese) Those who trespass into forbidden areas will die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a third party force suddenly appeared on the battlefield.

When the Solari warriors saw these figures wearing ancient armor and holding sharp blades, they all exclaimed in unison:

"It's ghosts! They're here!!!"

"The guardian is coming! Run!"

"need help!"

Amidst the many shouts of fear, Lu Qi and Laura, who were hiding behind the huge rock, were also very curious and leaned out half of their bodies to look outside.
Chapter completed!