After comforting her for quite a while, Momotani Rie finally calmed down. Jiang Hao released her. "All right, we'd better get out of here quickly."
Lara helped Momotani Rie to her feet, then hugged her again to comfort her. Jiang Hao looked around the scene once more. The ground was covered in mercenary corpses and Undead Samurai wreckage. So many people had died this time.
The three of them headed toward the passageway. Just then, a figure suddenly appeared at its entrance, startling them all.
"Professor Jones!" Jiang Hao cried in surprise.
Professor Jones looked at the three of them, hurried over, and hugged each of them. "Thank God I can see you all. This expedition was far too dangerous. We encountered too many dangers."
"Rie, are you all right?" Professor Jones asked, turning to Momotani Rie.
"Yes, Professor, I'm fine. Jiang Hao saved me," Momotani Rie said, still shaken.
"Good, good. Then let's leave quickly," Professor Jones said.
The three descended the mountain, and Jiang Hao asked, "Professor Jones, how did you end up here?"
"I was captured by Vogel, the mercenary leader. He made me help him find the palace and catalog the antiques we found. When we got here, fighting suddenly broke out, so I hid in fear," Professor Jones said.
The four walked for half a day before finally reaching the riverbank. They saw several hovercraft parked by the shore. After boarding, Jiang Hao inspected them and found plenty of fuel aboard, enough to get them back to the mainland.
"Now that Queen Himiko has completely vanished, the sorcery here should have been lifted as well. We can leave," Jiang Hao said.
"What about the survivors left on the island?" Momotani Rie asked.
"After we return, we can contact the Japanese government and tell them what