Chapter 308 Believe Me, Laura

Although Ross is not a good person and is a bit selfish and arrogant, he really cares about Laura.

He still didn't leave, but held a gun ready to support Laura at any time.

Laura came under the bridge leading to the palace.

The wooden bridge itself is already in a very dilapidated state.

After thousands of years of wind and rain, it is very fragile.

But the people here seemed to have reinforced it again and again, and finally made it a mess, like an illegal building.

Laura advanced quietly under the bridge through the various messy reinforced structures.

Just as she was about to pass under a large hole in the bridge, the patrolman arrived at the entrance.

He spotted Laura, but before he could call for reinforcements, he was shot dead by Luke.

Laura took this opportunity to pass through here.

But it also caught the attention of others.

Just now, Luke fired the gun faster than Ross.

But the two men's bullets hit the man almost at the same time.

The remaining locals thought it was Ross who fired the shot because the building he was in was less than 200 meters away from Laura.

So the locals on the bridge started shooting at Ross.

Laura took advantage of the moment when they were attracted to Ross and quickly passed under the bridge.

The enemies on the bridge suppressed Ross so much that he could not raise his head, but soon their firepower weakened.

Because these people were killed one by one by Luke from 1.8 kilometers away.

In the end they didn't dare to show their heads.

But will Luke let them go? Obviously not.

The drone has marked the locations of all enemies, even those behind cover.

But those dilapidated wooden bunkers could not stop the bullets from the Type 38 rifles.

A bullet that passes through a wooden board will actually cause greater damage because the bullet's stability is weakened after passing through the board, making it more likely to cause rolling after entering the human body.

After clearing the enemies on the bridge, Laura also came to the bridge and prepared to enter the palace.

But at this time, a large group of people came out of the palace and started attacking Laura.

Because of the angle, neither Ross nor Luke could shoot at the enemies.

Just then, Angus' voice sounded on the intercom.

"Laura, there is a cave to the right under the bridge. I escaped from there."

Following Angus's guidance, Laura bypassed the enemies and came to the entrance of the cave.

Originally, the enemies in the palace wanted to chase Laura.

But once they get to the bridge, they will be shot dead by Luke.

So they gave up the pursuit and retreated to the gate of the palace.

Because Laura entered the cave, the drone could no longer follow her.

Now Luke can only understand the situation through the images captured by the camera on Laura's goggles.

Laura advanced cautiously.

The voices of the people inside can be heard clearly here.

It seemed like some kind of ritual was going on, and some weird words were being said.

When Laura got closer, she found that this was an open area, and the high place was not backed by a wall, but a cliff outside the mountain was exposed.

Samantha was on the platform, tied to a wooden stake with a pile of firewood beneath her.

Next to her was Matthias, the local man who had been with Samantha when she first met her on the island.

There were many people standing below, and Matthias was instilling in them the greatness of Queen Himiko.

Laura retreated a distance and contacted Luke.

"Luke, it looks like they're going to burn Samantha. I..."

Luke said to Laura on the communicator:

"Trust me, Laura, they can't kill Samantha."

"why?"

"Have you forgotten the murals in the Queen's tomb?"

"Yes, but..."

"That ceremony is not a true fire sacrifice ceremony. It is just a test to see if the status of Queen Himiko can be inherited."

"Trust me, Laura. You should rescue the other crew members first, and then we can find a way to rescue Samantha."

Laura thought for a moment before answering Luke.

"No, I have to watch them. If they try to hurt Samantha, I have to stop them."

"Okay, but you're alone and I can't support you. If you get caught by them, it will be troublesome."

"Yeah, I know. I'll be careful."

Elika also said in the communicator at this time:

"Laura, trust Luke, he's a professional...you have to be careful."

"I see."

Laura quietly returned to the side of the hall and watched the group of people light the firewood under Samantha.

The fire started and they added gasoline...it was really crazy.

Just when Laura was about to rescue Samantha, a strong wind suddenly blew in from outside the mountain.

There was rain mixed with the strong wind, and then the fire under Samantha went out.

Laura put down the gun and looked at the scene in disbelief.

And the group of people began to cheer.

Apparently, the ritual Matthias had described was successful.

Elika, who saw this scene on the tablet, asked Luke curiously.

"How do you know Samantha will be okay?"

Luke gave a mysterious smile.

"Laura brought the camera they used to film on the road, and it contained a conversation between them. Samantha mentioned that their ancestors seemed to be descendants of Queen Himiko."

Elika exclaimed:

"Is that why?"

"That's enough. The mysterious power of this island seems to come from Queen Himiko."

This answer made Elika think for a long time.

Although it's a bit forced, it can still be considered a reasonable explanation.

But Luke didn't tell Elika the real reason.

When he came to the island, he felt the power of evil.

Especially those undead warriors.

But when he passed by Queen Himiko's chamber, Luke did not feel the same evil power on the remains in the sarcophagus.

This means that the corpse inside is not the real Queen Himiko.

Since the locals did not harm Samantha after capturing her, it meant that they knew more information than they did.

Laura also breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Samantha was safe.

After retreating some distance, he contacted Angus.

Following Angus's guidance, they came to the downward path and prepared to follow Luke's advice to rescue the other crew members first.

Although there were many patrolling guards in the passage, Laura Assassin Crawford sneaked in perfectly...

Finally, the crew members were found in an abandoned engine room hanging in the air above an underground magma pool.

They are the Endurance's mechanic: Jocelyn Reyes; electrical engineer: Alex Weiss; and cook: Jonah Maiawa.

The aircraft cabin suspended in the air has been modified.

Laura couldn't open it, so she used the shock wave generated by the explosion of the natural gas pipeline here to push the cabin towards another passage exit.

Although several people escaped, Laura was separated from them.

After discussion, they decided to go find Ross.

And Laura goes to rescue Samantha and Dr. Whitman.