Chapter 549: Loss
Seeing his subordinates dying in this one after another, the general's heart was very complicated. But he also knew that the King of Chu was very stubborn and couldn't listen to what others said.
Sure enough, King Chu's eyes widened, and he said gloomily, "You asked me to give up the treasure that was close at hand?" ”
The general was suppressed by his stern eyes, and could only bow his head stupidly, and a trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, the floor tiles can't be pried up."
Don't look at the gap as wide as a finger, several people have been trying to pry up the floor tiles with iron rods, but no matter how many people go up and how much force they use, the floor tiles just don't react, and they are stable as if they are growing on the ground, and it was just an accident when it was discovered just now.
The king of Chu was a little irritable, and angrily scolded the people behind him, "Don't go up and help yet." ”
So the number of people increased, but the slate was still not pried up. The crowd was as tired as cattle and panting.
"There should be a mechanism." One pondered the Dao, according to their experience along the way, generally the more critical places, the organs are much tighter than other places.
Come to think of it, the next layer is important.
"Look for it." As soon as the king of Chu gave an order, everyone began to get busy.
Suddenly, someone raised his head, pointed to a small protrusion above his head, and said, "Your Majesty, look." ”
Everyone followed the sound and looked, only to see a small circular protrusion on the top of the head, about the size of a thumb, if you don't look carefully, you really can't see it.
"That must be the mechanism." Someone shouted.
However, the stone wall on the top floor was far from the ground, two or three men high, and it was not easy to reach it, unless there were some auxiliary tools here, but they had nothing but swords.
"You climb up from here." The King of Chu furrowed his brows and pointed to the stone wall and ordered.
The stone walls on both sides are actually very close, and it is not a big problem to go up if you are a little more flexible, but everyone has other concerns in their hearts, and they are all very hesitant.
King Chu glanced over, "Why, no one dares to go up?" ”
He glanced at it casually and pointed to the nearest human, "That's you." ”
If the person who was pointed out was struck by lightning, he couldn't say anything, so he could only do what the king of Chu said. He had a hard time going up, and the people below were having a hard time watching.
"Go a little further, and you'll be able to land soon." The men of the earth commanded.
Everyone watched with fear, and they didn't dare to gasp.
"Your Majesty, I've already touched it, do you want to press it?"
"Press." With the order of the King of Chu, the floor tiles that could not be pried open suddenly moved away, revealing a black hole. The people guarding the entrance of the cave were overjoyed, "Your Majesty, it is really open." ”
However, before he could finish speaking, he heard a terrible scream, and he looked at it in horror, but found that he didn't know when, the stone wall above his head showed its hideous side, and the arrows were fired downward, with a rapid and fast speed.
The first man has been shot as a hedgehog.
There are also people who keep being hit, and some people want to run back when they come and go, but they are shot dead before they can run out, and this corridor is all equipped with this kind of hidden weapon.
The general protected in front of the king of Chu and blocked a lot of arrows for him, but this place was really narrow and difficult to play, so he shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, go down quickly." ”
The King of Chu was also stunned, and when he heard this, he suddenly came back to his senses, and with the support of the other two, he staggered down the entrance of the cave. Inside was a winding staircase, and the fire was lit by his hands, and only a small light shone brightly.
"Your Majesty, let your subordinates go and find out if there is any danger first."
King Chu nodded, still immersed in the tragic scene just now.
There was nothing else in it except for the bad smell, and after the king of Chu went down, he sat on the ground like a force, and only squeezed out a sentence after a while, "Wait for General Zhao and them." ”
"Yes."
They had already made several turns, because they could no longer hear the fighting and screams above, and in such an unbearable silence, there was finally movement on the stairs.
One person couldn't wait to stand up and shouted, "Is it General Zhao?" ”
The man didn't answer, but the footsteps were a little hurried, and the heart of the king of Chu was lifted in mid-air, in the tomb, anything could happen. If the person who came down was not General Zhao, then they were all finished.
His subordinates had already drawn their swords and walked up a few steps, "General Zhao? ”
"It's me." Finally, the man gave the answer.
Hearing the familiar voice, more than two subordinates, even the King of Chu breathed a sigh of relief, but he covered it up very well, and did not let people see the chaos in his heart at the moment.
"How did the general come down alone?" Soon, his subordinates raised doubts again.
General Zhao had already appeared in front of everyone, looking very embarrassed, with messy hair and no armor-protected arms, gurgling and bleeding. General Zhao didn't bandage it, but just covered it casually with his hands.
"You're wounded, General?" One of his subordinates exclaimed, and the King of Chu also frowned.
General Zhao shook his head and smiled sadly, "A little injury, it's okay, it's just brothers...... It's all gone. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.
Before they got here, there were dozens of people, and all of them were gone. Therefore, compared to those who died, General Zhao was indeed lucky.
None of the remaining four people spoke, and the air seemed to freeze.
After a long time, the king of Chu spit out a sentence, "If you are not good at learning, there is nothing to sympathize with." ”
Everyone was silent, those people died because of the ambition and greed of the King of Chu, however, when it came to the mouth of the King of Chu, they became unskilled, which was also too chilling.
General Zhao closed his eyes, suppressed the surging emotions in his eyes, and said word by word, "Your Majesty, those people, they died for you." ”
King Chu smiled coldly, "So what? ”
General Zhao's throat was very dry, and he suddenly realized that the person in front of him was so strange, what kind of person he was loyal to.
It's just that the habit he has developed over the years makes him unable to put a word on what the beak emperor says. The king of Chu didn't care what he thought in his heart, but still ordered, "Rest in place for a quarter of an hour and continue to move forward." ”
General Zhao stood there like a sculpture, not saying a word.
King Chu looked at him suddenly, "General Zhao, are you rebelling against me?" ”
"The last general will not dare." General Zhao took a deep breath, "The last general just thinks that Your Majesty should not go any further, this tomb is very evil. We should go back and inquire again, then replenish the staff, and then move on. ”
"Enough of that? Say enough and keep walking. "Rao is General Zhao's bitter words, and the King of Chu just doesn't listen to persuasion.
General Zhao pulled the corners of his mouth helplessly, he knew that no matter what he said, it was just in vain, but he really didn't want to go inside, they had already sacrificed so many people, and if they left, these people didn't know if they could be saved.
Wiping his face, General Zhao still tried to persuade the King of Chu, "Please think twice, Your Majesty, our number is too small, if you encounter something again, your safety is not guaranteed." ”
King Chu cast a disdainful look, and slowly dusted off his sleeves, "If I had relied on you to protect me, I would have become a lonely ghost a long time ago." ”
Speaking of which, there is no intention of going back.
General Zhao couldn't, and had to give up.
Just as they were leaving, the subordinate who had not spoken suddenly ran in the direction of the entrance of the cave, and threw down a sentence as he ran, "Your Majesty is sorry, my subordinates don't want to die yet." ”
But before he could get there, a dagger flew from behind and went straight through his back, revealing a little chill from his chest. He slowly lowered his head and looked at the little point, his eyes full of disbelief.
"Your Majesty, you, you ......" The body fell to the ground with a bang, and after struggling a few times, he closed his eyes forever.
General Zhao and the other subordinate were too frightened to move, and stood in place.
The king of Chu walked over and pulled out the dagger inserted in the body of the man with a calm expression, "Here in me, there is only death, no deserters. ”
It took a long time for General Zhao to regain his senses, and he looked at King Chu blankly, "Your Majesty, that's the personal guard who has been following you. "And, I've been following it for years.
The King of Chu glanced at him coldly, "What's the use of an unfaithful dog?" Just this sentence made the two of them fall into an ice cave.
King Chu didn't care about their opinions at all, and his gloomy gaze slowly swept over everyone, "Remember, if you want to leave here, you will end up like him." ”
This is a naked threat, and it is also an example to kill chickens and monkeys.
General Zhao lowered his head and did not speak, but the other subordinate was stunned, and nodded desperately for a while, "The subordinates know, and the subordinates will definitely not run away." ”
King Chu bowed slightly proudly, "Let's continue to walk over there." ”
Several people cheered up, knowing that this place was different from the previous one, perhaps more dangerous, and every step they took, they had to be more cautious and careful. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is walking on thin ice.
The king of Chu let the two of them go one after the other, and he walked in the middle.
This corridor was winding, and after walking for a long time, I didn't see anything related to the tomb, and the king of Chu was full of eagerness and irritability. Commanding General Zhao, who was walking behind, he said, "General Zhao, you go to the front to explore the way." ”
General Zhao's hand was still bleeding, and the wound was poisonous at a glance, and the blood had not stopped until now, and his face was getting whiter and whiter.
The subordinates who walked in front couldn't bear it, and took the initiative to ask, "Your Majesty, let General Zhao protect you, and your subordinates will go down to explore the way." ”
The king of Chu glanced at General Zhao with disgust, the general who injured his hand, is he still a general? I'm afraid it's a waste.
However, since he cultivated the forbidden book, his skills have increased greatly, even if there is no one to protect him, he can keep his own safety, and it is the same for anyone who goes to explore the way.
General Zhao glanced at his subordinate gratefully, thinking that it was dangerous to explore the way, and he didn't want to harm others, so he wanted to stop him, "It's okay, I'll go, you just guard Your Majesty." ”