Chapter 439: Su Yun, The Entire Country’s Attention, Everyone’s In An Uproar! (8)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The lid of the coffin was split into two from the middle, and soon, the corpse of
Chi You lying in the coffin was revealed. However, there were only a portion of Chi You’s bones in this coffin. They were his head and a sternum.
What was most shocking was that after thousands of years, there were not only bones. However, Su Yun did not have the time to observe carefully. He grabbed the skull and sternum and quickly ran to the side.
Because Chen Jie had been collecting soil information alone in the depths of the tomb, a large-scale collapse directly trapped Chen Jie in the depths.
Su Yun’s appearance gave Chen Jie hope again.
“Miss Chen, grab me!” Su Yun grabbed Chen Jie’s hand and pulled her out of the tomb. As Su Yun and Chen Jie ran forward, the tomb at the back kept collapsing and was quickly buried by falling rocks.
Amidst the loud boom, Su Yun pulled Chen Jie and was about to run to the entrance of the main tomb. Disaster did not come alone. The beam at the entrance of the main tomb broke and fell without any warning. The two of them were only a step away from the entrance, the beam that suddenly fell forced Su Yun to stop.
At the critical moment, Su Yun did not have time to think and threw Chi You’s bone in his hand. “Quick! Catch!”
The moment he saw Chi You’s corpse being steadily caught by Professor Sun, the beam also brought rocks and completely buried the only exit.
He was just one step away!
A large amount of sand fell. Su Yun had no choice but to use his body to protect Chen Jie. They were forced to stop and did not dare to rush forward. The two of them quickly disappeared from Professor Sun and the others’ sight.
“Su Yun! Su Yun!” Professor Sun and the others shouted with all their might, but there was no response from Su Yun. Only the loud bangs that filled their ears kept echoing, and the ground shook violently.
Landslides and earthquakes!
This level of collapse was no different from being buried alive. There was no way out at all. Everything happened in an instant. In less than three seconds, Su Yun and Chen Jie were instantly buried underground.
Although they could not bear it, Professor Sun and the others were carrying out their mission after all. They did not want to let Su Yun down. “Quick! Let’s go!” Even though there were tears in the corners of their eyes, they did not dare to stop and quickly ran out along the earth-shattering tomb path.
This sudden change quickly made Feng Shaoyu and the others bring a large number of soldiers to the entrance of the main tomb. It was not only this ancient tomb that had collapsed. A large area of the entire Cangluan Mountain had begun to collapse.
Be it on the ground or underground, it was chaos. Dust caused by the collapse obscured the sky, causing visibility to be very low for all those involved and inhaling large amounts of harmful substances every second.
Many soldiers were directly hit by the collapsed sand and were severely injured. As the commander, Feng Shaoyu had no choice but to quickly give the order to retreat. However, he, Xu Kui, Chen Ye, and the others tried their best to stay at the entrance of the main tomb, hoping to pick up the professors and
Su Yun.
“Quick, there’s someone. Give me a hand.” At the most critical moment, Professor Sun and the others ran out with Chi You’s corpse in their arms, but their faces were filled with endless sorrow.
“Why are there still fewer people? Where’s Su Yun? Where’s Miss Chen?”
“The two of them are buried inside. Su Yun did it to save us and Chi You’s corpse.”
The expressions of Feng Shaoyu and the others changed drastically. With the collapse of the mountain, it was obvious that they could not stay any longer. They could only grit their teeth and quickly pull Professor Sun and the others into the car. Then, they began a life race.
The military vehicle kept flying, and the ground behind it collapsed. If they were a little slower, their car would have been swept in and buried alive. Feng Shaoyu and the others sat in the car with solemn expressions, but at this moment, they heard Professor Sun’s absent-minded murmur. “Su Yun saved us and helped us bring out the Chi You’s bone, but he was buried in the ancient tomb with Professor Chen Jie.”
Professor Cai and the others’ faces were also filled with loneliness. Tears streamed down their faces. Even Zhou Xiaoxiao could not help but sob. If not for Su Yun’s saber strike, they would have long been hit by the falling rocks. Not to mention bringing out Chi You’s bone, even they would definitely not be able to escape.
Su Yun was their savior, but they could only watch as their savior was covered in sand. This was a situation of certain death. No one could have a chance of survival under such circumstances.
What Su Yun did before he died was actually to help them complete this mission and deliver Chi You’s bone into their hands! If not for that, Su Yun would not have ended up like this. He could have stayed out of it and no one would blame him for it.
However, from the beginning to the end, every choice Su Yun made was for the sake of the country. He guarded the tomb path and gambled his life alone to buy precious time for the archeological team. Then, he saved the archeological team and helped them bring out the important bones of Chi You, while he stayed in the ancient tomb forever.
“He’s only a young man in his twenties, but he’s carrying such a heavy burden.. He saved us, but he was willing to sacrifice himself here… This shouldn’t be! It really shouldn’t be! It’s fine if we die, but he’s still very young!”
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