Chapter Twenty-Four: The Shadows Sneak In

The starry river turned, the night was silent, and a dark shadow quietly sneaked in the night. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe grove glows a faint green under the starlight, but it still can't penetrate the thick black fog. The antelope, which had stood still in the darkness, shook its ears, flicked its tail, opened its eyes and looked around suspiciously, and quickly fanned its long eyelashes a few times, stamped its hooves, and closed its eyes again.

The black shadow walked slowly through the low woods towards Ansu's shelter, his steps were light, like a cat, but he stopped and stopped, as if he was hesitant. A gopher scurried past him and smashed a horizontal tree pole.

After a dull thud, the shadow clutched his feet and jumped to his feet, letting out a short cry of pain in his throat. He covered his mouth, staggered a few times, and hurried into the woods. Not long after, another suppressed cry was heard, and a flexible branch bounced into the air—

As early as the first falling object trap was triggered, Ansu had already woken up and quickly chased after it, but it was still a step too late, and the black shadow had already disappeared into the low woods. The awakened Crackhoof walked restlessly, and there were floating black shadows everywhere. Ansu examined the rope trap, and the branch the size of his arm that was used as a bouncy rod had been torn off, leaving a jagged and rough fracture. After inspecting the rope trap, Ansu crouched down again and probed the traces on the ground with the faint light, and there were several messy human footprints on the dirt floor, because they might have used too much force, leaving deep marks on the ground. Ansu opened his thumb and middle finger to measure, and one end of the footprint was beyond the range of two fingers, it was a man's footprint, and he was not wearing shoes.

It's that mysterious human again.

Ansu stood up, patted the dust on his hands, looked at the direction he disappeared, and wondered in her heart, there were no outsiders around her, why did he still avoid it?

And he seemed to be afraid of her.

Temo reported everything that happened in the cave to Chief Samba. The more Chief Samba listened, the more frowning his brows became, there was more than one monster in the cave system of the Great Rift Valley?

"Is that crocodile really that big?"

"Yes." Taimo nodded without hesitation, "Not only is it bigger, but its scales are harder than stone. Thinking of Ansu's fight with the crocodile, Taimo still had palpitations. What happened in the cave was a nightmare, but it was real.

Chief Temo couldn't sit still, and got up and walked around the tent, a monster had already disturbed them, and now another one (presumably there were others hidden in the cave) was unpleasant. He suddenly remembered the caves where their ancestors lived, the front was inhabited, but the back was sealed. The thought that they might be neighbors with monsters day and night made the cold under their feet come up uncontrollably.

"Is that foreigner still there?" Chief Samba asked, determined.

"Yes, she should still be there looking for traces of monsters." Speaking of Ansu, Taimo's tone carried a bit of reverence.

"Hmm." Chief Samba pinched his chin and thought for a moment, "You go back and watch, and come back to report if there is a situation." ”

"Yes."

Temo turned to run out when Chief Samba suddenly stopped him.

"Wait, I'll go with you."

An Su put down the wooden board in his hand and looked up at the mysterious rune on the cave wall again, and compared it with the wooden board several times to confirm that it was correct. She wanted to unravel the meaning behind these runes and uncover the mysterious base, which may contain interstellar communication devices that could connect with the Federation.

The first priority is to catch the mysterious human.

Ansu rubbed his sour neck and thought.

Through the exploration of the past few days, Ansu has gained a little understanding of these moving caves. The cave is divided into two parts, the outer part is a natural cave, but the inside is a circular passage made of metal. A natural cave may correspond to different movable circular passages, which can be combined in many different ways. To put it simply, it's a matter of permutations. But how many situations there are, Ansu can't figure out for a while. She entered through the cavern below the waterhole twice, but ended up teleporting through the circular passages, both in different places. She also entered the cave she had entered for the first time, but many of the rocks had collapsed, blocking the circular entrance, and she had to retreat.

"What? Can't go? Chief Samba frowned and glared at the old wizard who suddenly appeared at the door.

Taimo was stunned and forgot to salute.

"Yes, no one can go." The old wizard walked in slowly, the long skirt woven from blades of grass making a slight brushing sound as he walked.

"Why? Gotta give me a reason. ”

"That's the Holy Land."

"I know." Chief Samba pursed his lips, "In order to get rid of that monster, these old rules don't have to be followed. After speaking, he muttered in a low voice: "There is only one deep pool in the Holy Land, and there is nothing rare about it. ”

"That's the Holy Land." The old wizard repeated it again, and the Samba chief flicked his tail impatiently. The old sorcerer continued: "It is also the place where the true God sleeps, and if you offend the true God, disaster will befall you." ”

"We're here to get rid of that monster, and I'm really quiet, and I believe the gods will support it." Chief Samba pretended to be light-hearted.

"God will show no mercy to anyone who offends." The old wizard struggled to lift his eyelids and said in an accentuated voice.

"I will not show mercy to anyone who dares to harm my people!" Chief Samba also raised his voice and waved his fist hard, "I'm really fed up with this kind of worrying life!" He bypassed the old wizard and grabbed Temo, who was still in a daze, and rushed out angrily.

"True God, Ancestor......" the old wizard let out a long sigh, his worried eyes followed closely behind the two, "Forgive us......

The last rays of light flooded the horizon, and Ansu climbed up from the Great Rift Valley, and the ropes hanging down the rock wall swayed and slowly came to a standstill, as if they were one with the rock wall. Ansu sat on a stake tied to the rope, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked up and saw the stars shining in the sky, and exhaled a breath of turbidity, his mood still couldn't be calmed.

Ansu clutched a wooden board tightly in his hand hanging from his side, and the words on the board were faintly legible in the twilight.

"Who are you?"

On the reverse side, a few words are messily engraved.

"Don't come in!"

Ansu lowered her head and smiled heavily, her messy short hair falling down, casting a large shadow on her face. She covered her eyes with one hand, and a crystal liquid slipped from between her fingers, like a shooting star. (To be continued.) )