But at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared behind him. Xia Liang’s figure appeared suddenly, a cold gleam flashing past.

The cold gleam sliced through the air, directly attacking the man’s throat. The man who was just about to leave also sensed the danger, his expression changing as he hurriedly dodged to the side.

"Sss..."

However, the man’s speed was still a bit slow; the military dagger directly slashed through his throat, and blood began to drench downward.

"It’s you!"

The man looked at Xia Liang, his eyes filled with terror. He originally thought it was a trap within the passage, but unexpectedly, Xia Liang had ambushed here.

"How does it feel, surprised?"

Xia Liang looked at the man with a smile, the military dagger in his hand still dripping with blood. Although the man hadn’t died yet, his throat had been slit. Unless he was immediately sent to a hospital for rescue, he definitely wouldn’t make it.

After entering the passage, he didn’t leave but hid in the shadows, observing the actions of these Islanders.

Seeing the Islanders risking their lives to explore the path, Xia Liang was a bit speechless; they truly are people who make big things happen.

But these guys were extremely unlucky, having explored all other eight paths before finding the gate of life.

Really unfortunate, such bad luck is unparalleled.

The man leaned against the wall, pointing at Xia Liang as if he wanted to say something. But as he moved, the bleeding from his throat intensified.

He wanted to scream, to alert the people outside, but found his consciousness beginning to blur; he couldn’t make a sound no matter what.

"Sending you to your end."

Xia Liang’s mouth twitched in a smile, and he directly approached him, covering the man’s mouth. The military dagger lightly dragged across the man’s throat, and his head immediately drooped, utterly losing signs of life.

"Finished."

Smelling the pungent scent of blood, Xia Liang raised an eyebrow and then began to search the man’s body.

As ninjas, these guys carried many concealed weapons, including several round iron balls.

"This should be their smoke bomb."

He looked at the three iron balls in his hand; if the mechanism on them was triggered, it would explode, releasing a cloud of smoke, obscuring the enemy’s vision. Whether escaping or ambushing, they were useful items. Besides the three iron balls, there were shurikens, blow darts, sleeve arrows, and other items, as well as some poisons and antidotes. It was a decent haul that could be used to toy with those ninjas, a case of their own method being applied against them. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"Hope you won’t be scared to death."

As Xia Liang spoke, his gaze swept over the corpse before him, his face revealing a smile again, though this time it carried a hint of amusement.

Meanwhile, outside, after waiting for a few minutes without seeing their companion emerge, nor hearing a sound, Kawai Matsutake and the others began to feel puzzled.

"What’s going on? Why hasn’t Yeze come out yet? Did something happen to him?"

"Even if something happened, there should at least be some noise."

"The Dragon Country’s tomb is too terrifying, filled with traps and mechanisms. I wonder how the Summer Country people managed to rob tombs successfully."

They discussed among themselves, their eyes fixed on the dark passage, a hint of fear rising in their hearts.

"We can’t wait any longer; you two go in and check."

Nakamura Komachi said in a deep voice. The two who were named nodded, their figures darting into the passage.

The two advanced back-to-back, shuriken already in hand, ready to react at the slightest hint of danger.

"Hm? There seems to be someone ahead."

As they walked, one of them, looking towards the passage ahead, shone the flashlight along with his gaze. A figure stood leaning against the wall.

"It’s Kurozawa. What’s up with him? If he’s okay, why hasn’t he come out?"

As they came closer, they recognized the figure’s face—it was the Islander who had just been attacked by Xia Liang.

"Kurozawa, what are you doing here? Mr. Nakamura is already impatient."

One of them said, having reached in front of Kurozawa, only to find Kurozawa’s eyes wide open, staring forward in horror.

"Kurozawa, what’s wrong with you?"

Noticing something was off with Kurozawa, the man quickly called out, but found no response.

"Dead, dead?"

Aware that Kurozawa had died, the man’s heart trembled. No wonder he hadn’t come out; he had already died here.

Thinking this, the man wanted to examine Kurozawa’s body, but as soon as he touched it, a cold gleam appeared.

The cold gleam appeared unexpectedly, but the man was trained as a skilled ninja. He quickly tilted his head to dodge, but as he made the move, he realized things were not good.

In the next instant, the cold gleam grazed past him, piercing into the throat of the person behind him.

Because the man’s obstruction prevented him from seeing the incoming cold gleam, this Islander was caught off guard. His throat was pierced, and he fell to the ground without uttering a cry, losing all signs of life.

"Maeda!"

The man was shocked, rushing to the fallen Maeda to check, finding he was beyond saving.

"Damn it!"

The man shouted, fear rising in his heart, not daring to advance further. He hurriedly retreated, reconnecting with Kawai Matsutake and the others.

When Kawai Matsutake and the others arrived at the passage, looking at the bodies before them, their faces turned gloomy.

"Damn Xia Liang, damn Dragon Country people! I’m going to kill you."

Looking at the corpses before him, Kawai Matsutake roared, his voice echoing through the passage.

"Seems this passage is safe. Kawai, keep moving forward. As long as Xia Liang is still inside, we’ll meet sooner or later. Then we’ll definitely kill him!"

Nakamura Komachi said coldly.

They hadn’t yet reached the depths of the tomb, and he had already lost six people. The remaining ten must not encounter any issues, at least until he finds that item.

Kawai Matsutake nodded, although angry at heart, understanding that exploring the tomb was of utmost importance right now.

Deep inside, Xia Liang also heard Kawai Matsutake’s roar, smiling slightly. He hadn’t expected that the trap he had casually set up would actually work.

Originally, he had installed a sleeve arrow on Kurozawa’s body, not expecting to kill anyone, as these ninjas were well-trained. A single sleeve arrow wasn’t likely to be fatal. He just wanted to toy with them, let them feel fear. Otherwise, Xia Liang could have killed them all earlier.

But now it seemed the opponent’s luck was too poor, as an Islander really got hit, otherwise, Kawai Matsutake wouldn’t be so furious.

"But where have I ended up now? Seems like I’ve been here before."

Yet soon, as Xia Liang looked ahead, he realized he had gotten lost.