Chapter 029: Return

A day later, the two Yamatai kingdoms were exchanged.

Wang Bo, Xiao Bai, Xiao Qing, and the half-dead Himiko returned to the world of the mature Lara.

Along with them, the half-dead Himiko also entered this world.

Wang Bo did not immediately send Himiko back; instead, he had Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing return to the Time Villa, took out the Moonlight Box, and traveled back to the future.

That is, to the point in time when Wang Bo first used the Moonlight Box.

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When Wang Bo returned, before he even opened his eyes, a flood of memories surged into his mind.

After absorbing these memories, Wang Bo immediately understood one thing.

Indeed, the future had been completely changed.

After entering this world, Wang Bo had replaced the mature Lara's butler, Chris, and then introduced Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing to Lara. The two women and the mature Lara hit it off immediately.

Then the group decided to adventure to the Yamatai kingdom.

After the group landed on Yamatai without incident, Wang Bo was astonished to find the island overrun with Stormguard Warriors. Not only had the half-dead Himiko revived, but she had also taken over Lara's body.

Then, Wang Bo captured Himiko, searched her memories, and learned the truth.

He then told the truth to the group.

The mature Lara, angry that Wang Bo had taken over Chris's body, stormed off, and Wang Bo began his time-traveling journey to save Lara.

That was the original future.

But after Wang Bo's series of actions, the future had been completely changed.

In the changed future, the initial development was not much different: Wang Bo entered this world, replaced the mature Lara's butler Chris, introduced Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing to Lara, and the two women and the mature Lara hit it off immediately.

Then the group decided to adventure to the Yamatai kingdom.

However, this time, the group did not successfully land on Yamatai.

Because in the future Wang Bo had changed, Himiko was still half-dead.

So when Lara's group approached the Dragon's Triangle, they encountered a powerful storm. After barely making it through the storm and landing on Yamatai, they found the entire island deserted.

Because in the past, the young Lara and Wang Bo had already cleared out the Sun Brotherhood and Stormguard Warriors of Yamatai.

So at this point in time, Yamatai naturally had few people.

Then, led by Wang Bo, Lara's group crossed the storm, reached the altar, and saw Himiko.

But at this moment, Himiko was still in that half-dead state.

This greatly surprised everyone.

Just then, Wang Bo returned from the past. Because the future had changed, Wang Bo's mind gained some altered memories.

"Is this Himiko?" The mature Lara looked at the half-dead woman and said in surprise, "It's hard to imagine that her body has been preserved so perfectly until now."

Logically, after a thousand years, such a corpse should have long since weathered to dust.

But the Himiko before them, though decayed, was still well-preserved.

Even her makeup from before death was clearly visible.

"Don't get too close, Lara." Wang Bo raised a hand to stop Lara from approaching. Himiko was not yet dead.

Because the past had been changed, the future had also changed, so Lara did not know that Wang Bo had replaced Chris; she still regarded him as her butler.

Seeing Wang Bo unwilling to let her touch Himiko, she looked at him with confusion.

Wang Bo said, "She's not dead yet."

"How is that possible?" Lara's mouth fell open in shock.

Bryce, standing nearby, was startled. "Not dead? How can that be? No matter how you look at it, this is a corpse."

"It is a corpse, but the soul is still alive," Wang Bo reminded. "Use your magic to sense it, and you'll understand."

Upon hearing this, Lara used her magic to sense and said in shock, "She really is alive."

She could clearly feel a powerful evil spirit within the corpse, its strength far beyond her imagination.

She even felt as if she were looking at an unfathomable ocean.

Ahhhhh...

At that moment, stimulated by Lara's magic, Himiko suddenly reacted. Her decayed body began to struggle, releasing a massive amount of power that pierced through Lara's body.

Wang Bo immediately realized that she was trying to possess Lara. Naturally, he would not let Himiko's scheme succeed. He stepped forward, grabbed Himiko's corpse, communicated with the artifact, and directly sent Himiko away.

The next second, Himiko disappeared from before the group.

Lara couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, stepped back a few paces, and looked at the empty altar, asking, "Where is Himiko?"

"Dead," Wang Bo said calmly. "She tried to take over your body just now, and I destroyed her."

Lara looked at Wang Bo with gratitude. "Thank you, Chris."

"You're welcome. It's my duty."

Wang Bo had taken over Lara's butler's body, so he naturally had to give Lara an explanation.

This intervention was only right.

At the same time, the voice of the external artifact sounded again in Wang Bo's mind.

[Host, are you done? How many times do you want to exploit loopholes in one world? If you keep this up, I'll give you a super punishment right now!]

Wang Bo replied helplessly, "I don't want this either."

[Last time, no exceptions, got it?]

The artifact hesitated for a moment but ultimately let Wang Bo off, not confiscating his draw this time.

"Okay, no problem." Wang Bo breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "How many more travelers are in this world?"

[None. You can leave this world anytime. If you drag it out too long, I might kick you out.]

"Understood."

Wang Bo nodded and sighed. Actually, the Tomb Raider world was quite suitable for him to live in, but through a series of twists and turns, he ultimately couldn't stay long-term. It was a pity, he had to admit.

Meanwhile, Lara noticed Wang Bo spacing out and couldn't help asking, "Chris, what's wrong?"

"No, nothing." Wang Bo shook his head and smiled. "Nothing at all."

Lara glanced at him but didn't press further. "Alright, since nothing's wrong, let's move on."

Although Himiko was dead, Yamatai still existed.

So Lara wanted to learn more about what kind of kingdom Yamatai once was.

Wang Bo didn't object, so the group continued onward.