However, what the other person said was true; as an evil spirit over a thousand years old, it was impossible for Himiko's soul to be incinerated so easily by an ordinary torch.
Moreover, as an evil spirit, Himiko had a host of Storm Warriors who had turned into undead under her command. Although those warriors weren't particularly strong, they were still a nuisance.
Therefore, he truly did need these Necromancy Spells. As for enslaving Himiko, he would give it some more thought.
With that thought, Xia Yu clicked to receive the Red Envelope. In the next instant, the Necromancy Spells were received and understood by him, and the magic power within his body swelled to capacity.
Taking a deep breath, Xia Yu felt the mysterious power that had been added to him. After glancing at Lara in his arms, he asked again in the group.
[tomb raider]: Um, can magic be learned through study? Can an ordinary person learn magic too?
[dark souls iii]: Isn't that obvious? Which one of us didn't learn magic through study? All the magic we know now was learned bit by bit back then.
[tomb raider]: No, no, no, I mean can an ordinary person learn magic? I want Lara to learn it too. After all, she'll be exploring ancient tombs in the future, so she definitely needs some power to protect herself.
[soul knight]: That's simple. Magic power can be accumulated through training. I have a magic training method here; it was taught to me by the Necromancer teacher.
[soul knight]: But to cultivate, you must first possess magic power. Only with magic power can you cultivate magic power.
[tomb raider]:...Doesn't that become a circular logic loop?
[soul knight]: Are you stupid? You just need to transfer a sliver of magic power to Lara. Magic power is the key to unlocking the supernatural, while knowledge is what completely pushes open the door to the supernatural world.
[soul knight]: Conveniently, knowledge is the one thing we don't lack. Knowledge and memories can be copied here, but how are you going to explain it to Lara?
[tomb raider]: That's easy. I've already explained it to Lara. I told her that due to the supernatural stimulation on the island, I awakened an inheritance of magic. Everything from the basics of magic to cultivation experience is in the inherited memories, and I can even use some simple spells now. As for where the inheritance came from, that's even easier to explain.
[tomb raider]: A small jade pendant bought from a street stall, a mysterious ring found by chance, a secret treasure passed down in the family, and so on—there are plenty of reasons to explain where the inheritance came from.
[soul knight]: That'll do. I'll get the AI to copy the knowledge and memories in a bit; remember to receive them yourself.
[tomb raider]: OK~
...After finishing the exchange with his other selves in the Chat Group, Xia Yu also learned quite a bit about the situation, such as what the few people in the group were doing and what their respective goals were.
Except for those who were at max level from the start, the other Xia Yus all had their own goals they were moving toward and were working hard for them.
His goal, then, was to continue exploring ancient tombs, searching for those supernatural items and exploring this mysterious world.
Whether it was the mysterious 'Divine Source', or the 'Dagger' and the'Silver Box', they were all his future goals. As for now, it was better to first solve the problem of Yamatai.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu patted Lara's shoulder, signaling that it was time to leave. Lara also snapped back from her memories, preparing to steady her emotions to go find Roth and the others.
But in the next moment, a voice accompanied by electromagnetic noise suddenly rang out.
"This is Conrad Roth, Captain of the endurance. Our ship was wrecked on an island in the Dragons Triangle..."
"Roth!"
The moment she heard this voice, Lara immediately sat up and shouted excitedly.
Xia Yu also pulled a walkie-talkie out of his waterproof backpack. Roth's voice was coming from inside it; the walkie-talkie had picked up the radio signal sent by Roth.
"Roth, are you okay? Lara and I are both alive," Xia Yu shouted into the walkie-talkie.
In the next moment, Roth's response came from the walkie-talkie.
"Xia Yu! Lara! Are you guys okay?"
"We're fine. Lara and I are in a cave right now. We're not injured and we're safe. How are things on your end?"
Xia Yu spoke as he walked toward the cave entrance. The signal inside the cave was weak and the words weren't very clear. Seeing this, Lara also hurriedly followed him out.
"You're both safe? That's the best news I've heard in a while. Thank you, Xia Yu. You protected Lara in my place."
"By the way, there's one more thing. Before I abandoned the endurance, I had already sent out a distress signal in hopes that someone would receive it. I've already gotten in touch with the others; everyone is going to gather at my location," Roth's voice continued to come through the walkie-talkie.
Hearing this, Xia Yu responded: "I understand, Roth. Just stay there and wait safely. Lara and I will come find you soon. I'll keep the radio on; if there are any problems, contact us immediately."
"Heh, those are words I should be saying to you. You must stay safe and be very careful of the other survivors on the island."
"Understood!"
After the call ended, Xia Yu hung the radio on his waist. Lara stepped forward and asked with some confusion.
"Xia Yu, why not let Roth come find us?"
"Because Roth has to stay there." Xia Yu pressed his hands on Lara's shoulders and looked her in the eye. "You have to believe in yourself, Lara. We can't always rely on Roth. We have to rely on ourselves. Just keep moving forward."
"Just keep moving..." Murmuring these words, Lara's gaze gradually became firm. "I understand, Xia Yu. I will keep moving forward firmly!"
"Good, then let's go."
Having strengthened Lara's resolve, Xia Yu put on his waterproof backpack and exited the cave with her.
Although this was a deserted island, there were clear traces of paths on it—paths formed by countless people walking back and forth.
The two of them advanced along this trodden path. The surrounding jungle was dense, with branches and vines everywhere, and they could occasionally see wild deer flashing by.
"Wait, Xia Yu, what's that?"
After they had been walking for an hour or two, Lara suddenly pulled Xia Yu and pointed at a tree trunk in the distance with a startled cry.
Xia Yu, who was pulled back, also looked in the direction Lara was pointing. With his exquisite eyesight, he could see it quite clearly.
It was a corpse hung upside down. The body was already shriveled, becoming a mummified husk. But that wasn't important; what was important was that there was a makeshift longbow on the body.
"That's a divine artifact!" Xia Yu said seriously, looking at Lara.
"Huh?"
As the two of them drew closer, Lara also saw the true face of the corpse. She gave Xia Yu a fierce glare. What divine artifact? It was clearly just a corpse.
Xia Yu shrugged without explaining, then reached down and picked up a stone flake with a relatively sharp edge. Conveniently, his throwing skill was also quite good.
Whoosh—!
The sharp stone flake was thrown by Xia Yu using a special technique, spinning as it cut through the weak point of the hanging rope, and then the corpse fell accordingly.
Lara didn't dare step forward, but Xia Yu didn't mind at all as he took the longbow off the corpse, then walked back and handed it to Lara.
"This is a divine artifact, and one that belongs exclusively to you, Lara. I remember you're much better with a bow and arrow than I am, so you use it."
...Alright."
Although it was a bit repulsive, Lara also knew there was no room for choice now. She could only take the bow and arrow and sling them over her back.
The two searched the vicinity for a while, finding over a dozen arrows and an abandoned quiver, but there was nothing else to be gained. Then, the two continued on their way, following the path.
To be honest, tomb raider isn't that difficult; any Xia Yu from the group could solve all the problems, but that would be boring. So, I'll focus on writing the story of Ancient Tomb Xia Yu and Lara, while also detailing Lara's transformation from a delicate female student into the island-slaughtering demoness.