This is where the journal comes to an abrupt end.

"Uh, this flag is ......"

It seems that the adventure of this great explorer has come to an end in eighty percent.

……

After the physical fitness bar was almost recovered, Bai Ye stuffed all these things back into the rucksack, carried the backpack on his back and continued to move forward.

He noticed a white backpack-patterned weight bearing state next to the fitness bar, showing a value of 40/200.

The weight status will only be displayed if the player has a 'bag' item on their body.

The initial weight without a bag was only 100, and Rick Jones's backpack added an extra weight of 100 to Bai Ye.

Once the carrying item exceeds the weight limit, the player's movement speed will be reduced by 50%.

……

As if to correspond to the dwarf status of the owner of the tomb, the entrance to the cave was built quite low, and Bai Ye could only enter with his waist bowed.

It wasn't dark inside, but there were green flames dancing on the walls of the cave on both sides, providing very limited lighting.

Bai Ye switched cautious stances, and the brightness of his vision increased to allow him to see clearly the source of the green flames—two rows of neatly arranged stone statues, the flames dancing in their black eye sockets.

As he walked forward, he focused on the stone statues and the cave floor to avoid triggering traps.

The floor is paved with neat cyan stones, and there are many animal and human bones scattered on it.

The cave was not deep, and after about two minutes of walking, a descending staircase appeared in front of it, and there was a huge crater at the bottom of the steps.

Climb the stairs until your feet are on the ground at the bottom of the pit, and nothing unusual happens.

"No danger? A little quirky? ”

Bai Ye didn't dare to relax his vigilance and continued to move forward.

The dark bottom of the pit was filled with a strong smell of rancidity, and it was filled with an unusually cold chill, and more biological remains could be seen as far as the eye could see.

At this point, Bai Ye switched his gaze stance, which can enhance the player's ability to collect clues and 'available props' in the scene.

Keeping his concentration and walking a few steps forward, a small cloud of light appeared on the ground.

He leaned down to inspect it, and saw that it was a crumpled coat of clothes.

In the process of grabbing the clothes from the ground, a long strip of something rolled out of it.

Bai Ye fumbled and picked up this thing, and the game system immediately gave an introduction;

【Rough Torch】

[Category: Common Lighting Props]

[Load: 20]

[Description: A torch left here by someone, a crude prop made of animal fat and flammable wood.] Igniting it will give you limited light, and you can also use it to disperse beasts. 】

[Effects: Produces unpleasant black smoke and glows brightly.] 】

"Just in time."

He immediately took the flint and steel out of his backpack and lit the torch.

The firelight illuminated the bottom of the black crater, and the dense number of bones of the white forest around it came into view.

This huge pit is a burial pit in the middle of a tomb.

Bai Ye continued to check the dress again, the back of the dress was torn out, there were a little blood stains around it, the label on the collar indicated that the size of the dress was XL, and the right pocket also contained a gold watch with a badly worn strap.

【Vintage Watch】

[Category: Common items]

[Load: 5]

[Introduction: The watch that someone left here looks quite old, but the hands can still walk, and there is a line of hand-engraved small words on the back: 'For my old friend, I wish you a happy birthday'. It also has a calendar display, and the current time is September 13, 7:19 p.m. 】

"It's ...... time"

Judging by the time on the watch, it's only been two days since Rick Jones last recorded an expedition log?!

So...... The clothes, torches, and watch, the eight CDs, were left here by explorer Rick Jones?

And, judging from the fact that these objects were messily discarded, Rick Jones must have encountered some critical incident at the time, whether he was fighting or fleeing, or ...... He was captured and taken away on the spot by the 'danger' in the tomb?

……

The size of the pit is huge, and because of the darkness, there is no edge in sight, and the ground is also paved with stones.

Bai Ye held the torch and continued to walk forward for less than a hundred meters, when he found that a square sarcophagus with a white body appeared in front of him.

There was an unusually lack of white bones near the sarcophagus, and when he got closer, he noticed that there were large black blood stains on the ground in front of the sarcophagus, which had not dried up for a long time.

This should be the location where Rick Jones was in distress at that time, right?

Thinking so, Bai Ye approached the torch to the sarcophagus and found that the length of the square sarcophagus was only about 1 meter, and there was a small square groove on the coffin lid, which looked like it was originally inlaid with something.

On the sides of the sarcophagus are also carved four lifelike motifs.

From left to right, the first image depicts a group of dwarf, square-headed creatures looking up at the sky, with the white square sarcophagus hovering in front of them in the center of the sky.

The second depicts a group of small, square-headed creatures bowing head-on to a fellow human standing on a sarcophagus.

The third depicts the dwarf creatures capturing and killing a tall human in front of the sarcophagus, followed by a bloody skinning ritual.

The last image is vague in meaning, as if it depicts the dwarf creatures building a grand structure for their fellow species standing on the sarcophagus, and strangely enough, in this image, the figure standing on the sarcophagus is significantly larger than the previous one.

"It should be carved with deeds related to the dwarf king?"

The expedition log records that this is the tomb of the dwarf king, and the appearance of the stone statues at the entrance of the tomb and on the cave wall is very similar to the villain in the sarcophagus carving, and it is also consistent with the image of the dwarf.

Combining these points, it is easy to understand what is depicted in the carving.

"The descriptions in the four patterns all revolve around this white sarcophagus that seems to be a symbol of the power of the dwarf king?"

In addition, the adventure of Rick Jones is also related to it, which makes Bai Ye naturally curious about this sarcophagus, imagining what kind of mystery is hidden in the sarcophagus?

He switched to an active stance, and his body was immediately rejuvenated.

Just as he was about to try to push the lid on the sarcophagus, suddenly, Bai Ye heard a slight footstep in the direction behind him.

"Who?!"

He immediately turned back and waved the torch towards him.

The black shadow behind him quietly approached took a few steps back in horror, raised his hands and shouted, "Oh! Calm down! ”

With the light of the torches, Bai Ye could clearly see that approaching him was a man with a thin body in ragged clothes, his long messy hair and beard obscuring his pale face.

He waved his hands at Bai Ye, his voice trembling with fear:

"Are you also an explorer who came here in search of treasure? I need to warn you, don't open that sarcophagus. ”

"Otherwise, you'll be like me......"

He said, gesturing to his eyes, "My eyes are blinded by the poisonous gas stored in this sarcophagus. As a result, I couldn't get out of here and was stuck here for two days and two nights, thank goodness! Good thing you showed up just in time! ”

There was joy in the man's voice.

"Are you...... Mr. Rick Jones? ”

Bai Ye's expression hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively, he also paid attention to the other party's eyes, the flesh and blood were blurred, and it really looked like he had been corroded by some poisonous gas.

"Yes, I am."

The other party nodded, replied quickly, and asked, "How did you know me?" ”

Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief, took off the backpack on his body and handed it to the other party, "I picked up your backpack outside, and there is a journal in it that records your adventures. ”

"Ah, I know, I almost forgot, that's what I deliberately left outside."

Rick Jones reached for his backpack and continued, "Let's go, this is an empty tomb, there's nothing worth searching, let's go back outside first." ”

"I might need to trouble you to act as my eyes next."

Rick Jones said, extending his right hand towards Bai Ye.

……