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However, in times of crisis, it is easier to deepen the bond and affection between each other.

Obviously, after going through the shipwreck and all kinds of things on the island together, in Laura's eyes, Lu Qi is already an existence that can make jokes at will...

. . .

While continuing to walk along the stone steps, Lu Qi turned on the system and began to check his skill list while focusing on two purposes:

技能：语言翻译LV5、呼吸回血LV3、鹰眼视觉LV3、攀爬技巧LV2、飞刀投掷LV2、十字弩精通LV1

Although it was only three short months since he came to the world of Tomb Raider, he didn't slack off at all.

Whether it was before or after the world mission was triggered, he was always trying to improve his combat effectiveness.

After his unremitting efforts, the throwing knife has been upgraded from LV1 to LV2, and he has also initially mastered the operation of the crossbow, and obtained a new skill: crossbow mastery LV1

As for the other frozen skills, they were still gray and unusable.

During this period of time, Lu Qi very keenly discovered a noteworthy detail.

As the power he relies on to survive, the system has frozen half of the skills on his skill list.However, the so-called freezing is not so absolute!

Different skills have different degrees of freezing.

For example, Bullet Time LV4, a supernatural skill that cannot be acquired through normal learning, is really frozen when it is frozen. All memories about how to use the skill are like being erased from the brain by an invisible hand.

No matter how hard Lu Qi racked his brains, he couldn't let himself enter the magical bullet time.

However, gun proficiency LV4, a skill that I have trained and learned for a long time, is somewhat different.

Although the relevant memories about the firearms have been erased, the muscle memory and feeling about the firearms are still there!

The moment he came into contact with the firearm, he understood that as long as he was familiar with the structure of the firearm, he could still display his normal level to a certain extent.

Just like when he was suturing Laura's wound before, even though he had frozen the LV2 skills of the battlefield medical nurse, he was still able to rely on the memory and touch of his past practice to regain some basic medical skills.

The so-called freeze, perhaps just a small loophole in the system?

Or, is this intentionally done by the system to make him understand that what he has learned through personal experience cannot be taken away?

Or is it all a conspiracy deliberately set up by the shadow on the screen?a game?

At this moment, is he or she just outside this world, watching every human being quietly like a god watching his every move?

For this, Lu Qi didn't know...

Just when he was full of thoughts, Laura's shout brought Lu Qi back to reality.

"Lu Qi, look!"

Following the prestige, I saw a small shrine dedicated to the gods on the left side of the road.

Surrounded by many candles, the deity is a benevolent woman wearing a crown.

"It's Himiko!"

"Look at those bowls and candles, they are not talking about it, but they have been enshrining Himiko. But, why?"

"Why are they so obsessed with an ancient queen who has been dead for thousands of years? There must be something weird..."

Looking at Laura who was in deep thought, Lu Qi just stood aside quietly, allowing Laura to diverge her thinking and speculate as much as she wanted.

The reason why Laura has become a great master of ancient tomb research is that besides her exuberant curiosity, excellent archaeological knowledge, and extraordinary physical fitness, her keen intuition is the key to taking the initiative to find her.

That's why Lu Qi made up his mind from the very beginning to get close to Laura.

Laura is the key to whether he can complete the world mission!

After lowering her head and thinking for a while, Laura raised her head unwillingly and complained to Lu Qi:

"There is still too little information, I need more clues..."

Before the words fell, Lu Qi frowned suddenly, and suddenly reached out to cover Laura's mouth, interrupting her words.

Faced with the doubts in Laura's eyes, Lu Qi just raised his index finger, put it on his mouth, made a gesture of silence to her, and then said in a low voice:

"Don't talk, someone is coming!"

Chapter 271 Never keep promises to the enemy

click...

Just as Lu Qi and Laura hid in the grass beside them, the sound of clearly audible footsteps came from the front.

What followed was a conversation in Russian:

"I heard that among the survivors of this shipwreck, there are a few good ones. Holy Father Matthias asked us to cheer up and not let any of them go..."

"Don't worry, they don't have weapons, even if they can fight, what can they do to us..."

"By the way, those three prisoners who were just captured, how long do you think they can last in the dungeon?"

"Tsk tsk, that's not a place for people to stay..."

While talking, Lu Qi and Laura, who were hiding in the grass, saw two Solari warriors with bows and arrows and machetes on their waists, walking down the stone steps with torches in their hands.

Under the light of the fire, Lu Qi could clearly see the facial features of the two enemies with sunken eye sockets, tall and narrow noses, and angular jaws.

Combined with the Russian language just now, it is obvious that these are two Eastern Europeans, or Maozi.

It seems that the composition of Solari's personnel is quite international, and there are people from any country...

While Lu Qi was thinking about it, the two Solari warriors made a new move.

Seeing the Himiko Shrine on the side, the two stopped in a very tacit understanding, went straight to the statue of Himiko, put the torch in their hands aside, put their hands together, and began to worship.

Judging from their proficient worship steps, these cultists who shouted and killed really worshiped Himiko as their own belief.

As for whether it is sincere or forced to helplessness, Lu Qi has reservations...

Looking at the two people whose backs were facing him, Lu Qi turned his head to look at Laura, and made a standby gesture to Laura. After getting the latter's nod in reply, he suddenly raised the crossbow in his hand and aimed at the right side in front of the shrine. enemy!

There was only a sound of "咻", and the extremely sharp crossbow arrows went straight through the enemy's back and came out through the chest.

In the next second, Lu Qi rushed out like a leopard pouncing on its food!

The sudden death of his companion shocked the remaining Solari warriors, and they subconsciously reached for the machete at their waists.

However, before his fingers could touch the handle of the knife, a silver light flashed, and a bone-piercing chill came from his neck.

What followed was a chilling voice like frost behind him:

"If you don't want to open your neck, don't move around!"

Suddenly, his body froze, and he couldn't help lowering his head slightly, looking at the sharp dagger on his neck.

"I ask, you answer, if there is half a lie, you know what the consequences will be..."

After finishing speaking, Lu Qi gripped the dagger tightly and swiped lightly.

Feeling a slight pain from the skin of the neck, a sense of fear that his throat would be cut at any time came to his heart instantly, and the Solari warrior couldn't help opening his eyes wide, and quickly responded:

"Yes yes yes... I will answer truthfully, please don't kill me!"

After controlling the situation, Lu Qi called Laura to come out, and asked Laura to observe his own interrogation process while watching the wind and guarding against the wind.

"How many people are there in Solari's entire organization? Where is the base?"

"I'm not too sure. There should be more than 200 people. Most of them live in the slums near the palace. Only Holy Father Matthias and a few high-level people can enter the palace..."

Although he already knew the answer, Lu Qi still deliberately asked:

"Why did you kidnap that Asian girl?"

"Holy Father Matthias said that she is a descendant of the Yamatai Islanders, and he intends to take her to the fire ceremony..."

Before the words fell, Laura on the side frowned, and asked first:

"Fire ritual? What is that?"

"I don't know too well, I'm just a small person..."

Shaking his head to Laura, signaling her to be calm, Lu Qi continued to ask:

"You just said, what happened to the three prisoners?"

"In the temple ahead, we captured three survivors and planned to bring them back to the base and put them in the dungeon..."

"Near the temple, how many people are there?"

"About a dozen people... that's all I know, please let me go..."

"In that case, well..."

As soon as the words fell, Lu Qi clenched the dagger in his hand without hesitation, and wiped it violently.

In the next second, the sharp dagger made a straight cut in the man's throat!

puff!

Accompanied by bright red blood splashing out, this Solari warrior shook his body, his pupils dilated instantly, his hands just helplessly covered his bleeding throat, and fell to the ground...

Only fear, bewilderment, surprise and other emotions remained, frozen on his face.

"How did you kill him?"

Obviously, not only the Solari warrior was surprised by Lu Qi's uncoordinated actions, but even Laura on the side was also a little surprised.

Lu Qi, who was squatting beside the corpse, wiped the blood on the dagger with the enemy's clothes, and replied casually:

"Why not? I didn't promise him that as long as he answered my question, I wouldn't kill him..."

Hearing Lu Qi's words, Laura couldn't help but paused, opened her mouth, and stopped talking.

Standing up, he casually put the dagger back into his waist. Seeing that Laura still seemed concerned, Lu Qi couldn't help but look serious, and said in a deep voice:

"The kindness to the enemy is the cruelty to oneself! Remember, never keep promises to the enemy!"

Lu Qi understands Laura's feelings and also understands her thoughts.

It was precisely because of this that he specifically warned Laura not to have any kindness towards the enemy.

Because, in the end, the only one who suffers is oneself...

Luckily, Laura isn't exactly pedantic either.

She just felt that Lu Qi's way of killing the enemy immediately after draining the enemy's use value was a bit too cruel.

However, after thinking about it, she quickly felt relieved.

Looking at the two motionless corpses lying on the ground, and at Lu Qi with a resolute face, Laura nodded as if she understood something, and replied:

"I see..."

"That's good."

Together with Laura, they dragged the two corpses into the grass, and the two sat on the stone steps to rest temporarily.

"Now, we know why Matthias kidnapped Samantha, and we have also confirmed the location of the enemy's base. Next, our goal is very clear..."

While speaking, Lu Qi used a red pen to draw a striking circle on the spread out map in the area marking the "Imperial Palace".

"What do they mean by the fire ceremony?"

"Whatever that is, we're going to stop it from happening!"

"However, before that, we have to do one thing..."

While speaking, Lu Qi put away the map, stood up, and looked up at the sky ahead.

Seeing this, Laura also looked in the same direction.

From the forest in the distance, faint black smoke rose...

Chapter 272 Men and women match, work is not tired

The place where the black smoke rises is the area with the densest temple buildings in the mountain.

However, these ancient buildings that have been left over from the Yamatai era and have existed for nearly a thousand years are wrapped in raging fire at this moment, showing the value of the last moment to the world.

As for the culprit who caused all this, he did not destroy the awareness of the priceless ancient relics at all. He just continued to search the entire area with a torch in his hand.

In a certain open space, three crew members of the Endurance were kneeling with their hands tied behind their backs.

Three uniformly dressed Solari warriors with more or less sun marks on their bodies were holding machetes, bows and arrows and other weapons, guarding the three prisoners.