Chapter 4: Behind the Stone Gate
Several old scholars desperately grabbed the seven Tibetan monks who wanted to go directly behind the stone gate, and said loudly: "Don't go in! There is probably danger here! We should withdraw first, ask for support from above, and it is best to get the support of the army before entering it!"
The faces of the Tibetan monks changed continuously, and the killing intent that had disappeared in their eyes surged up again.
If you really do what these old pedants say, when the regular army of the Red Empire comes here, what will happen to them under the snowy mountains?
A Tibetan monk shook off the entanglement of several old scholars, and tried to rush into the stone gate regardless of it, but was scolded and stopped by another older Tibetan monk among the Tibetan monks.
"That's so rude! Do you remember the agreement we made when we set off? We need to obey the expedition team's plan for our actions, and you're so impulsive, aren't you really afraid of going in and losing your life?" scolded, the Tibetan monk who seemed to be the leader.
When the Tibetan monk who rushed inward heard the leader's tone, he stopped at the moment, and although he was puzzled, he retreated very obediently.
The leader of the Tibetan monks reprimanded him a few more words, and then apologized to several old scholars with a smile, his expression was very sincere.
At the same time, Shen Yuan felt an unusual wave of energy sweeping outward from the mountain below the stone chamber.
Shen Yuan sneered in his heart, but he didn't stop the current situation from happening, and still watched coldly.
Several old scholars smiled with relief and said, "Then let's quit first." Rest assured, what our scientific expedition team promised you, we will work hard to help you do it. Even if a high-level department takes over the matter, we'll get you the right to get here. After all, you are the landlords here, and you will definitely not help us small. ”
The leader of the Tibetan monks nodded noncommittally and retreated as everyone came.
However, when the group came to the vicinity of the rift they had just entered, they found that at some point, the rift had collapsed twice, and the thick mountain rock rolled down from above, covering the crack tightly!
For ordinary people, these rocks are already impenetrable barriers, and with the existing tools of the expedition team, it is pure fantasy to dig a passage road before the food and water sources are exhausted.
Several old scholars froze in place, not knowing what to do.
It took a few minutes for the leader of the Tibetan monks to walk up to them, sigh, and say, "It's really a trick, it seems that we can only look inside...... The ruins in this cave, there is no other exit, as long as we can find the entrance, we can escape. ”
The old scholars were swaying, and their faces quickly turned extremely pale.
"You...... You don't know...... This channel...... It's so wicked......"
"If the mountain collapses, we will definitely hear a violent roar at that distance...... But...... We didn't hear anything......"
"This ...... There must be a ghost at work in the shadows......"
Shen Yuan, who was standing at the end of the team, laughed and complained to himself, there are no ghosts, but there are more than a group of troublemakers.
The expedition team fell into chaos for a long time, but the seven Tibetan monks were much calmer than before, and they all looked at the expedition team with a faint smile, their faces were somewhat gloomy.
It's just that the people of the scientific expedition team still have the leisure to pay attention to the facial expressions of these Tibetan monks at this time, and they have become a pot of porridge, saying everything, and some people even sat on the ground and cried.
Shen Yuan had no choice but to make a bitter expression and squatted in the corner of the passage.
After a long time, the people in the scientific expedition team stabilized their positions under the leadership of several old-timers.
At this time, they have no choice, if they don't go inside, they can only be trapped here, and all means of communication between the inside of this snowy mountain and the outside world will not work.
The seven Tibetan monks, who were nominally here to protect the expedition team, walked in the forefront, in the shape of arrows, and led the expedition team to rush into the boundless darkness inside the stone gate.
Walking into the stone gate, the light in Shen Yuan's eyes suddenly flourished.
He felt that the area behind the stone gate was extremely active in elemental fluctuations, and he was also extremely excited about the arrival of his priest.
At the same time, an inexplicable force field enveloped Shen Yuan in it, and although he didn't know what this force field was, he could clearly feel its existence.
Shen Yuan had a hunch in his heart, the force field he felt now was probably the force field that affected the results of his soul occupation technique.
The seven Tibetan monks in front of them seemed to be unaware, and hurried to the depths.
Shen Yuan deliberately landed at the back of the line, looking at everything around him that was illuminated by the light of the searchlight, unwilling to let go of even a corner.
The team marched through the deep, narrow passage for several minutes, and the view suddenly widened.
The passage to the mountain wall was left behind by the scientific expedition team, and in front of them was a vast cave building.
The interior of the building is as wide as a plaza, large enough to accommodate thousands of people to rest and move, and the bowl-shaped dome is firmly supported by nine huge pillars that require more than a dozen people to hug, and the air is humid but odorless, and there is obviously an unknown way to maintain air communication between the inside and the outside world.
The expedition team stopped near the entrance and discussed for a while, and then decided to send a team, consisting of three members of the expedition team and seven Tibetan monks, to go deep into the cave building and explore the situation inside.
Shen Yuan touched the rock wall behind him, suddenly walked out of the team in two steps, and volunteered: "Mentor! Count me in, I'...... I'm young and strong, and I can help. ”
Shen Yuan's nominal mentor pursed his lips, thinking of Shen Yuan's unbearable performance just now, he wanted to refuse at this time, but seeing that almost all the members of the scientific expedition team were embarrassed, they were obviously unwilling to enter this unknown dark building, for fear of any danger.
The mentor had no choice but to nod and agree to Shen Yuan joining the team this time.
Shen Yuan pretended to be cautious, stood beside the seven Tibetan monks, and nodded hello.
A young monk named Zarhan among the Tibetan monks glanced at Shen Yuan with disdain, and snorted coldly: "Don't hold us back, if you are left alone, you can't complain about us if you die." ”
"Yes, yes...... I will definitely follow you monks. Shen Yuan said busily like an echo worm.
Two more young men were selected to join the expedition. It is strange to say that none of the main members of the scientific expedition team, those experienced old scholars, have followed, and they don't know what this exploration team can do even if they find something.
Each of the ten people took a searchlight, brought the necessary equipment, and walked towards the center of the cave building under the leadership of seven Tibetan monks.
The eyesight of the supernatural far surpassed that of ordinary humans, and with the light of the searchlight in his hand, Shen Yuan had actually basically understood the structure of this cave building.
There is no deep sacrificial array and sacrificial pattern that Shen Yuan has in mind on the cave wall, just some bizarre murals, which seem to have recorded a big war intermittently, and the protagonists of the murals are mostly some green-faced and fanged ghosts and hideous monsters, which make people chill in their hearts after watching it for a long time.
There is a stone statue of gray on each side of the nine round pillars, a total of thirty-six, and it seems that no one has taken care of it for a long time.
These stone statues have animal forms, human forms, and even some distorted abstract shapes, like clay sculptures made by children, and it is really impossible to see what they are.
On the bowl-shaped stone wall, there are a total of nine undisguised stone doors, which seem to lead to nine ear chambers.
Although the area of this cave building is large, it did not take too long to walk, and a group of ten people came to the center of the building.
The nine pillars around them stood in an orbit, and at the end of each pillar were nine transepts. Standing in the center of this building, Shen Yuan could vaguely feel that the layout of this building was very mysterious, but he didn't understand the truth for a while.
In the process of walking along the way, Shen Yuan saw a lot of dilapidated cotton wool and cloth, and there were clay pots next to the pillars and in the corners, if he was not mistaken, there must have been people here before, but in a long time, all the glorious civilization inheritance in the ruins was buried in the deep dust.
The leader of the Tibetan monks stood in place for a while, and sneered: "What else do you say about the professional scientific expedition team, but when I saw a larger cave, I was frightened. What danger can there be in this hole? Just don't trip over the clay pot on the ground and fall to the ground and break your brain. ”
After that, the Tibetan monk leader instructed, "Let's explore separately, there is nothing dangerous here." ”
The rest of the Tibetan monks should be.
Shen Yuan, on the other hand, pretended to snort for a while, nodded his head, and said weakly, "Okay...... Well......"
The ten people scattered and walked away, and Shen Yuan deliberately fell last and walked forward slowly.
Seeing that the figures in front of him were already fifty meters away from him, Shen Yuan gently twisted his fingers and quietly turned off the searchlight in his hand.
The moment the searchlight went out in his hand, a gaze came from behind him and locked on him.
Shen Yuan also seemed to be aware of it, looking back in the deep and dim shadows, and found that he was looking at a man of medium stature, ordinary appearance, young age, but his hair had been sparse to a shocking degree.
This man is also a member of the scientific expedition team, and he used to behave in a very ordinary way, looking nothing more than a technical nerd, not very remarkable.
But at this moment when their eyes met, both understood each other's identities.
This man was the White Dragon City Shadow Dancer that Shen Yuan saw that day.
And the other party also understood that the person who suddenly extinguished the searchlight in his hand was one of his enemies.
The shadow dancer smiled wryly, and the wooden color on his face had long since disappeared, making him look a little gloomy and a little piercing. He also turned off the searchlight in his hand, and with a twist of his body, he merged with the dense shadows around him.
Shen Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, ignoring the disappearing shadow dancer.
The opponent is no more than the Heart Flame Realm, if he wants to attack him, his priestly instinct will make evasions and counterattacks in an instant, and then this Heart Flame Realm Shadow Dancer will definitely not be able to go through three rounds in his hands.