Chapter 406: There’s Only One Su Since Ancient, Alone in Town for 5,000 Years! (2)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Under the urging of Chen Ye and Xu Kui, Feng Shaoyu quickly agreed. Not long after, Professor Sun and the others hurriedly led the team back, but everyone’s faces were filled with dissatisfaction.
“What happened? We were about to approach the main tomb and were even about to find Chi You’s corpse when we suddenly received the order to retreat.”
Professor Sun looked at Chen Ye and the other two with dissatisfaction. Chen Ye sighed deeply, then looked at Professor Sun and the others and slowly explained, “Professors, if it weren’t for special circumstances, we definitely wouldn’t have disturbed your progress. Everyone knows that this inspection of the tomb is especially important. It’s not just for archeology!
“However, Su Yun had just left a note, indicating that the overseas factions had discovered that there was still an entrance to the Chi You’s Tomb outside the border. Moreover, Commander Feng has already confirmed that more than six forces are quickly rushing over. Their goal is very likely to be this Chi You’s Tomb.”
“What?” Professor Cai looked at Chen Ye and the others in shock and said, “No matter what, this Chi You’s Tomb should belong to our Huaxia. Why did this group of overseas forces suddenly encroach on it?”
“I’m afraid this has something to do with the mysterious research institute overseas that snatched Chi You’s golden bone back then.” Chen Jie adjusted her glasses and analyzed rationally.
Xu Kui, who was standing at the side, nodded after some thought. “That’s very likely the case. There’s a high chance that these forces were sent by the Mysterious Research Institute, so we had no choice but to stop the actions of the professors. After all, it’s too dangerous.”
Just as Xu Kui finished speaking, Professor Sun sighed helplessly. “It’s precisely because of this that we should seize the time to enter the tomb and not be transferred back halfway. Commander Feng, we have to obtain Chi You’s corpse in the tomb before those hostile forces and do our best to transfer it.
“According to you, the situation is very urgent. If you’re really worried, at most, send a team of soldiers to follow us. In short, we can’t just watch as the ancestor’s corpse is tainted by some foreigners.”
After Professor Sun realized the current situation, not only did he not have the intention to retreat, but he also decided to take the risk to protect the cultural relics in the tomb. However, to Professor Sun’s surprise, Feng Shaoyu sighed deeply. “It would be fine if that’s the case, but the problem is that the mountain environment here is extremely complicated. In the early years, because of excessive logging, there were several serious mudslides on Cangluan Mountain.
“Moreover, most of the soil on this mountain was red sand. A slightly worse weather might cause a large area to collapse. Otherwise, why do you think this mountain was placed here and directly blocked two cities? Why did it only circle around for nearly a few hundred kilometers to build a railway, but it did not tunnel from this mountain?
“Even if we sent soldiers into the tomb, the collapse of the tomb is almost certain once there was a large-scale firefight. At that time, not to mention cultural relics, the entire tomb will be buried again.”
Feng Shaoyu’s words pushed the matter to an even more serious level. “Then what should we do now? We can’t just watch helplessly, right?”
“Once you enter the ancient tomb, how can you guarantee that the progress won’t exceed the border? Once you encountered an overseas faction, it would be a near-death situation. I’m afraid this problem can’t be resolved.”
Although Xu Kui and Chen Ye were unwilling, they knew that Feng Shaoyu was right. Some questions were very sensitive, so the military had to be careful.
They were not inflexible, but the environment restricted their movements. They could not carry out a large-scale battle in the tomb.
“What we can do now is to quickly send out military drones and try our best to cover the range of the enemy forces. Unless they cross over, other than being on guard, we can’t take the initiative to fire even a shot.”
This iron rule was an insurmountable chasm in front of them.
Chen Ye sighed worriedly. Professor Sun and the others were even more anxious. They were about to enter the main tomb, and might be able to bring a new starting point to China that had never been seen before.
However, because of an unexpected situation, they could only stay here and not easily enter the tomb. Anyone would be unable to sit still.
“No matter what, we can’t let Chi You’s tomb be destroyed by the overseas factions. Therefore, even if it’s dangerous, we have to enter Chi You’s Tomb. You have your mission, and we have our responsibilities. This battle is not only yours, but also in our archeology world!”
Professor Sun and the others kept telling Feng Shaoyu and the others that they hoped to continue moving. Even if they died, they had to enter the main tomb.
However, in order to ensure the safety of the archeological team, Chen Ye and the others naturally would not agree. They naturally would not give up either. After all, how could others covet something at their door?
At this moment, everyone was thinking of a foolproof plan.
However, the current situation indeed made them feel rather troubled. They could neither advance nor retreat. They could only be sandwiched in the middle, but they could not think of an effective solution.
It was impossible to give up, but if a battle broke out, the tomb would not be able to withstand it. What should they do? At this moment, images had already appeared on the big screen in the temporary command room.
These were all transmitted back by the military drones that had been released..
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