Soon, those above completed their preparations, and a helicopter descended directly from above, taking Chen Long and the other two aboard.
As they were leaving, Old Man approached the ascetic monk and asked, "Old sir, do you need me to escort you out?"
The ascetic monk glanced at the golden box behind him and shook his head. "No, my mission is not yet complete."
Hearing his words, Old Man said no more. If the other party did not wish it, he could not force him. He cupped his fists and boarded the helicopter.
On the helicopter, Old Man looked at the Eye of Horus with a solemn expression.
Now that the item was in hand, the next step was to craft a lifelike replica to exchange with the Holy Lord.
However, the Eye of Horus was not easy to replicate. The magical fluctuations emanating from it alone were beyond the ability of ordinary people to imitate. If even the slightest flaw were exposed and the Holy Lord were angered, he might act irrationally in his fury.
Therefore, in Old Man's view, finding the Eye of Horus was not the main point; the key was how to copy and replicate it after finding it to deceive the Holy Lord.
Regardless, this could not be done in this desert. They had to return to the antique shop as soon as possible.
However, as everyone was busy packing and leaving, no one noticed an inconspicuous S.H.I.E.L.D. agent burying a button-sized tracker in the sand while moving things, and then finding an opportunity to drop another tracker into the tomb.
After everyone had left, shadows covered the former campsite and extended towards the tomb.
At this moment, the ascetic monk in the tomb seemed to sense something, and his eyes suddenly opened. "Since you've come, show yourselves."
As soon as the ascetic monk finished speaking, various shadowy ninjas emerged from the darkness. There were three types of ninjas: Claw, Night Bat, and Samurai.
These three Shadow Legion units had all gathered here to snatch the golden box guarded by the ascetic monk.
That's right, the golden box.
Compared to the Eye of Horus, Bai Qi valued the golden box that contained it more.
Bai Qi had seen in a very ancient book that the secrets of the golden box far surpassed those of the Eye of Horus, and it was even possible that the golden box did not belong to this world.
However, Bai Qi found it difficult to locate the tomb where the golden box was hidden.
He remembered the expedition team Old Man had mentioned before.
After discovering some secrets within the tomb, in order not to let these secrets see the light of day again, they had spent a great deal of effort to cast a righteous shield around the entire tomb after leaving. The ascetic monk had then volunteered to stay and guard it.
For this reason, Bai Qi deliberately told Chen Long and the others to search for the Eye of Horus, which was also stored in the tomb, as a condition for exchanging it for Xiao Yu, intending for them to find the tomb's location for him.
In fact, Bai Qi had hoped that Hill would have forcibly taken the golden box away earlier.
After all, compared to fighting an ascetic monk who had lived for an unknown amount of time, Bai Qi would rather fight S.H.I.E.L.D. agents armed with firearms.
Unfortunately, Hill ultimately did not take the golden box.
But it didn't matter.
As soon as Chen Long and the others left, Bai Qi immediately tracked them based on the coordinates provided by the tracker.
Incidentally, the lightning that Zheng Qi had brought down to help Chen Long struck the tomb, also destroying the protective shield that had been set up, allowing Bai Qi to extend the Shadow Kingdom directly into the tomb.
After all, his opponent was an ascetic monk with considerable skill. Even dispatching the entire Shadow Legion, Bai Qi was still not entirely at ease.
Not long after the Shadow Legion appeared, Beetle, Scorpion, Vulture, Rhino, Electro, Mystery, and Deadshot followed closely behind, emerging from the darkness.
"Hmm?"
Seeing the last seven emerge, they were clearly ordinary humans. Although they were dressed in colorful clothing like clowns from a circus, they possessed no dark energy themselves, and were even ordinary people without any magical power.
This made the ascetic monk, who had been in the tomb all along, ask in surprise, "Are humans now in league with demons and rats?"
"Hey, old man, watch what you say, or I won't mind throwing you out of here."
Rhino had a short temper. He immediately became displeased upon hearing the ascetic monk feigning profundity. Sudan Novel Network
Seeing this, the ascetic monk did not get angry. Instead, the corners of his lips curled up, and he extended his right hand in a provocative gesture.
"Old man, you're asking for death!"
Deadshot, whose intellect was online, saw that this was the other party deliberately provoking them and was about to intervene, but the enraged Rhino had already charged forward.
Watching Rhino's retreating back, Deadshot cursed inwardly, his heart filled with frustration. Not one of these two was easy to deal with.
Vulture patted Deadshot's shoulder and offered some words of comfort.
As soon as Vulture finished speaking, Rhino had already engaged the ascetic monk.
The strength of Rhino was known to all six people present. Although this guy wasn't very bright, it had to be admitted that he was definitely the toughest, most resilient, and strongest among the Seven Evils. He could easily flip an armored vehicle with ease.
But now?
An unbelievable scene unfolded before everyone's eyes.
Rhino, who had charged with all his might, was easily blocked by the ascetic monk with one hand.
With another surge of power, he actually pushed Rhino back several meters.
Fortunately, Vulture grabbed him from behind in time, preventing Rhino from falling into the abyss.
Rhino, steadying himself, wanted to press forward again but was stopped by Deadshot.
"Now is not the time for impulsiveness. With the opponent's strength, the seven of us combined are no match for him. Let's proceed according to plan."
With a wave of his hand, the ninjas waiting in the vicinity swarmed forward, their blades aimed at the ascetic monk.
Of course, not all of them, as some were also targeting the golden box.
After all, if the Shadow Ninjas could get the item on their own, why would they bother with this unnecessary step?
Looking at the formidable Shadow Legion, the ascetic monk showed no fear on his face; instead, a long-lost fighting spirit appeared.
The ascetic monk murmured a few words, and then two beams of light enveloped his hands. He struck out with a palm at the charging Shadow Ninjas.
*Swish!*
When the ascetic monk's palm hit, a golden palm print formed behind the ninja. The light then pierced directly through the ninja's body, reducing him and dozens of other ninjas behind him to ashes.
The ascetic monk's palm strike was indeed astonishing. With one blow, he eliminated dozens of people. Had it been anyone else, they might have been terrified into submission by this palm strike. But the Shadow Ninjas were different. Fearless of death, even when facing the strongest opponent, as long as Bai Qi gave the order, they would charge forward relentlessly, even if they were instantly killed.
As it turned out, Bai Qi's plan was successful.