Chapter Forty-Six: Rampage
"This ..... This is! ”
Su Cheli looked at the message prompted by the 'Shackles of Despair' on his wrist in a daze, and couldn't help muttering to himself. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Ye Xiaohan's face was also not much better, and he looked at the 'shackles of despair' on his wrist with a somewhat calm and serious face, and said to himself softly in the same voice:
"Sure enough......"
"Has it really started?"
...............
"How is this passage so narrow? And what are the stone beast heads on both sides of this passage for? ”
Xiong Jianhua walked slowly in the center of the line, complaining that the passage was so narrow that he could only move slightly sideways.
At this moment, Xiong Jianhua, Qu Wenjin, Zhu Mengtong, and Ji Liya were walking in a somewhat narrow passage.
Previously, after passing the spiral staircase, they came to a side chamber with many frescoes depicting inside. Unfortunately, because Su Che was not in the team, they were unable to accurately interpret the mural - although they were able to read the ancient Egyptian script underneath the mural with the help of the academy, they were unable to understand the precise meaning of the mural due to their lack of knowledge of folklore and mythology.
So, after a cursory look at the murals inside the side room, they were faced with a somewhat difficult choice - there was a passage on each side of the wall of the side room, and there were four passages in all four directions. In addition to the passage where Xiong Jianhua and the others came in, there were three passages left in front of them left, middle, and right for them to choose from.
Therefore, after a moment of deliberation, the vote decided to take the middle passage.
After deciding on the channel, Xiong Jianhua forcibly asked Qu Wenjin to walk in the front and take the responsibility of 'opening the way', while he and Angelia walked in the middle, and Zhu Mengtong walked in the last position of the team.
This decision was naturally strongly opposed by Zhu Mengtong and Qu Wenjin, while Angelia had a dispensable attitude - after all, as long as she didn't explore the path by herself, it made no difference to her that anyone else went to explore the path, so she neither opposed nor agreed.
And the students were hindered by the task, and it was impossible for the weak Angelia to explore the way, so they also turned a blind eye to Angelia's reaction, only Xiong Jianhua, Qu Wenjin, and Zhu Mengtong were arguing.
In the end, Xiong Jianhua forcibly decided on this plan by virtue of his strength that was obviously higher than the other two. Seeing this, Qu Wenjin could only walk silently in the front, while Zhu Mengtong glanced at Xiong Jianhua with secret disgust, and the evaluation of this man in his heart fell from 'empty force and no brains' to 'not only have no brains, but also disregard for feelings', but she had no better way to do this, and in the end she could only walk silently at the end of the team-
After all, the last position of the team, while also dangerous, is clearly better than the front position.
At this moment, the four of them walked in this formation in the passage in the center of this side room, because the passage was very narrow and there were beast head stone statues on both sides, so Xiong Jianhua and Angelia could not walk side by side, so Xiong Jianhua was located in the front of the middle, and Angelia was in the back of the middle.
At this time, after Xiong Jianhua complained about the narrowness of this passage, he suddenly became interested in the beast head stone carvings on both sides of the passage, and couldn't help but reach out and gently touch the side of the beast head stone carving.
The stone carvings of animal heads embedded in the walls of the passages on both sides are located in the center of the passages, about the height of human shoulders. In addition, if you look closely, you can see that the images of these beast heads are similar to the appearance of 'jackals', and each of them has a small metal plate in its mouth, and the metal plate is engraved with a 'scarab' pattern.
If Su Che had been here, he would have warned everyone not to touch the stone carving of the beast's head, because the 'scarab' motif engraved on the metal plate in its mouth was a warning - in ancient Egypt, 'scarab' has always represented the meaning of 'protection' and 'suppression'.
And what needs to be 'guarded' and 'suppressed' here is only-
'Woe'!
Therefore, Xiong Jianhua's touch directly caused a strange mechanical sound from the beast head stone carving.
"Click~Click~!"
With the sound of this mechanical sound, the metal plate in the mouth of the beast head stone carving suddenly fell, and at the same time, streams of yellow sand continued to gush out from the mouth of the beast head stone carving!
Woosa~!
The surrounding beast head stone carvings gushed out of the mouth of the yellow sand and stones, and everyone was stunned by this sudden change, and then Qu Wenjin was the first to react, and ran forward with his legs out-
"Quick~Run~! It's going to be buried!! ”
Qu Wenjin exclaimed as he ran forward frantically, but then he couldn't even exclaim-
Woosa~!
A large amount of yellow sand began to fall from the zenith, and for a while, the entire narrow passage was as chaotic as a 'car accident scene', and the vision was blurred and very noisy.
Qu Wenjin couldn't care about the others anymore, he was originally at the front of the team to explore the way, relying on the advantage of position, he took the lead in running at the front of the team and leading the team.
Xiong Jianhua also reacted quickly, after all, it was his own 'disaster', so the subconscious in his heart also had a certain amount of preparation for possible situations, so he reacted second after Qu Wenjin, and hurriedly ran sideways - because his body was a little strong and slowed down in order to avoid colliding with the stone statue, he could only run sideways forward.
However, Xiong Jianhua's way of advancing is bound to reduce his speed, so Angelia and Zhu Mengtong behind him quickly narrowed the distance between each other, and then they were 'blocked' by Xiong Jianhua in the back position.
Because the sand and gravel in the passage were constantly falling and flying, Angelia and Zhu Mengtong, who were blocked behind, couldn't even shout - because once they opened their mouths, they would be a handful of sand and gravel entrances, so they could only follow Xiong Jianhua anxiously.
At this time, Qu Wenjin, who was running at the front of the team, could already faintly see the end of the passage, where there was an obvious bright exit, and he was immediately happy when he saw this, and he desperately accelerated his pace-
It's almost ~! As long as you escape from this passage smoothly, you can avoid being buried alive by the sand~!
However, Qu Wenjin's steps were a little vain because of the joy in his heart, and in the process of running desperately, his steps were slightly wrong, and he stepped on a brick with an obvious appearance and color different from the surrounding ground-
Bang~!
The brick that Qu Wenjin stepped on made a slight mechanical sound, but this subtle sound was inconspicuous in the very noisy environment where the sand and stones were scattered, and it didn't even attract Qu Wenjin's attention.
At this time, Qu Wenjin was running forward desperately without noticing the sound of the mechanism just now, and at the same time, his already somewhat petite and thin body became an advantage in the passage at this moment - he didn't have to worry about his body hitting the beast head stone sculptures on both sides and slowing down, he could run as much as he wanted.
But at this moment, the stone brick that Qu Wenjin had stepped on earlier made a 'snap' sound again, and this sound seemed to be a switch, causing the entire passage to suddenly shake-
Bang~!
Then, the ground in front of Qu Wenjin's eyes suddenly sank, revealing a downward slide inside! At the same time, Qu Wenjin tried his best to squint his eyes because of the yellow sand, and he didn't notice the downward slide in front of him, coupled with his desperate running posture, the whole person rushed to the landslide in front of him at a very fast speed!
Bang~!
Qu Wenjin stepped on the air and leaned forward, only then did he realize that the ground in front of him had already 'sunken' and formed a landslide, but it was too late at this moment.
Qu Wenjin, who was already leaning in mid-air, fell on the landslide like a goalkeeper saving the ball, and then he slid down the landslide with an irrepressible exclamation.
"Ah~! Ahh!!hhh ”
This irrepressible exclamation seemed to be slightly 'out of tune' because Qu Wenjin was too panicked, so that there was a slight delicate texture in the voice behind.........
And after Qu Wenjin accidentally fell into the landslide and 'flew' downward, the 'sunken' ground opening automatically and slowly rose, and gradually closed the opening without a trace of abnormality.
As soon as the landslide on the ground was closed, Xiong Jianhua rushed out with a body of yellow sand, and he also faintly saw the bright light not far away, and suddenly rushed to the exit with a hurry.
But when people are in a hurry, Xiong Jianhua's action caused his body to be unstable, and his left foot accidentally stepped into the shallow ditches sunken on both sides of the passage, and the shallow ditches at this time were covered with yellow sand, forming a mechanism similar to a deep pit. As a result, Xiong Jianhua's already somewhat swaying body was under this 'trip', and the whole person fell forward like Qu Wenjin before-
Bang~!
Xiong Jianhua fell heavily on the ground covered with a thick layer of yellow sand, and the whole person not only took a big sip of yellow sand, but was also fascinated by the yellow sand layer that was already flush with his legs. At this time, Angelia and Zhu Mengtong, who were in the back, saw this, but they were all overjoyed, and then the two hurriedly took advantage of the gap where Xiong Jianhua fell to the ground, jumped above him, and desperately ran towards the bright exit in front!
Just now, Angelia and Zhu Mengtong were 'blocked' enough by Xiong Jianhua, and when Xiong Jianhua, who had been blocking in front of them, finally fell, the two naturally chose to jump over without hesitation - if they rescued him and were blocked by him again, wouldn't it kill themselves?
Besides, Xiong Jianhua's own style is not likable, Angelia, the organizer, not to mention it, that Zhu Mengtong has already disliked Xiong Jianhua to the extreme - she relied on betraying her posture to hook up with Xiong Jianhua, but she didn't expect that although Xiong Jianhua had no brains, he was a person who didn't miss his 'old love', so that her previous efforts were all in vain.
It's like a street girl who sees a well-dressed man passing in front of her, and finally hooks him into the room and makes a dirty PY deal, only to find that the man doesn't have a wallet on him, and he is eating a 'bully meal'.
So, how can Zhu Mengtong not hate? She even deliberately stepped on Xiong Jianhua when she jumped over him, causing Xiong Jianhua to pounce again, and almost failed to get up.
"This little ......"
After Xiong Jianhua ate a mouthful of yellow sand again, he struggled to raise his head and get up, but he could only see two hazy backs under the yellow sand, although he knew with his ass that Zhu Mengtong had stepped on him just now, but he didn't have time to curse that Zhu Mengtong now, but hurriedly got up and ran forward - because the speed of the yellow sand was falling faster and faster! If you don't hurry, I'm afraid you'll really be buried alive here!
At the same time, the side chambers that previously connected to this central passage -
After Qu Wenjin in the central passage triggered the mechanism, a stone gate suddenly fell and sealed the communication between the central passage and the side room, and also blocked the retreat of Xiong Jianhua and the others, so that they could only keep advancing.
However, just when the central passage was full of 'people on their backs' and 'chaos', the side rooms outside once again ushered in a group of 'uninvited guests'.
A middle-aged man with a dignified face came to the side room with a group of subordinates in black robes, and at the same time, he saw the closed central passage at a glance, his face sank, and he said in a condensed voice:
"Looks like they went through the 'Prayer Path' and triggered the mechanism, so we can't follow them into the 'Prayer Path' pursuit, it seems ........."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man looked at the right passage inside the side room, and instructed the people behind him: "We enter the 'sacrificial road' to detour to intercept them, and we must stop them before the 'sacrificial disaster' is completed!" ”
"Let's kill them all with our own hands~! Use their blood to comfort the souls of the ancestors, warriors, rush with me~!! ”
After speaking, the middle-aged man took the lead in rushing to the right passage in the side room, while the rest of his subordinates followed closely one after another.........
..............
Knock knock~!
Zhu Mengtong ran frantically and desperately in the channel that was constantly leaking sand, just after stepping on Xiong Jianhua's kick, she only felt that her heart was extremely refreshing and smooth, and the sullen breath that she had been holding was also spit out with this kick, and the whole person felt comfortable for a while.
"Hey, you are ungrateful, you touched the old lady's ass but didn't 'pay the bill', you deserve it~! Ha ha~!!! ”
Of course, these words could only flash in Zhu Mengtong's heart, she was currently in a channel where bursts of yellow sand were scattered wildly, but she couldn't open her mouth to speak.
Knock~Knock~!
The sound of hurried footsteps does not stop,
Finally, Zhu Mengtong smashed open the yellow sand curtain that fell like a curtain and rushed out of the passage-
"I finally escaped....... Yes~!!! ”
Zhu Mengtong exclaimed, and then his body suddenly froze, and he swung his hands violently to control his body, preventing it from continuing to rush forward, because-
There is a huge crater in front of it, and the difference between the crater and the entrance of the passage is 7.8 meters, and it may not be possible to fall to death at this height, but the important thing is .......
In these pits, there are sharp wooden thorns!!
It stands to reason that thousands of years have passed, and these wooden thorns should have already rotted, but when Zhu Mengtong looked at it at the moment, these sharp wooden thorns seemed to be flickering with cold light, which made people feel cold, how could they look like they were rotting at all?
This trap is really very dangerous, if someone rushes out of the passage scattered by the yellow sand, because of the half-squinted eyes, it is likely that they will not have time to see what is in front of them, and they will directly 'crash' into the trap.
"It's okay..... Luckily I stopped ..... in time."
However, before the words fell, Zhu Mengtong suddenly turned around and shouted, as if he had a premonition: "Don't rush ......"
A slender figure hurriedly rushed out of the yellow sand curtain behind Zhu Mengtong - this figure was Angelia, and at the same time, she was half-squinting because of the yellow sand, causing her vision to be very blurred, plus she was running desperately to escape the passage, so the whole person was now rampage like an electric donkey-
"Ah~!!"
Therefore, in a panic, she couldn't help but bump into Zhu Mengtong, who was blocking the narrow passage-
Bang~!!!
Suddenly, Zhu Mengtong was slammed and fell behind her, and at the same time, she looked at Angelia standing at the door of the passage with a stunned expression, and her eyes suddenly flashed with horror and resentment.
..............
Inside the treasure room
"Has it really started? Some students are dying in the traps......."
Ye Xiaohan muttered to herself, and then, she turned her head to look at Su Cheli, and Su Cheli also looked at Ye Xiaohan with fixed eyes, and the two said in unison:
"Zhu Mengtong, it's dead, ......"