Chapter 91: Heavy casualties
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The alarm had just sounded when they passed through the ceremonial altar rooms. The mechanism inside is activated at the beginning, but it has not yet functioned.
When the group of temple snakes, who were one step late, arrived, they were considered unlucky.
"Ahem, what is it?"
"Poison gas! Everyone holds their breath and passes quickly! β
The guy in the gold armor rushed all the way to the front, thinking that if there was a trap that only the metal sole wouldn't trigger, just like he had just done.
However, the same mechanism did not appear a second time.
Soon after the five of them broke out of the cloister labyrinth, they came to the vicinity of several ritual altars. Before he could observe what was going on inside, the guy who was walking in front suddenly began to cough violently.
Colorless and odorless poisonous gas.
Even if you hold your breath right away, it's too late.
The poisonous gas had seriously injured his trachea and lungs, and he couldn't hold his breath even though he couldn't stop coughing. The more you inhale the poison gas, the more you inhale.
Myose dragged the companion hard, and quickly gave up. Had to give up...... Because there is no way to return to heaven.
- His skin gradually turned from the inside out to metal, the color of which was exactly the same as those metal golems! And the body is getting heavier and heavier.
It was only then that Myose realized why those metal golems were so lifelike, and that they were simply transformed by carefully selected royal guards. From a living human to a metal golem, and then transformed by magic.
Appalling magic, which does not exist today.
Door!
The door is closing!
A heavy, thick metal door was slowly falling in front of them! By the time they saw it, it was already halfway through! This is to drive them all out!
The four of them held their breath and quickened their pace. Miao Se immediately picked up Jozhe and threw it over. Xun Rin helped Di Zhixue, who was limping, and flew under the door, and then dragged the latter over, a little too late.
Miao Se flew and pushed Di Zhixue inside, but he fell directly under the door.
At the last moment, the three of them grabbed Miao Se together and dragged it over!
Bang bang.
"Ahh
Miao Se's hair was pressed under the door, just half a second, and it was probably not just the hair that was suppressed.
Xun Rin pulled out a dagger and cut off Myose's hair...... The beautiful long hair that was good at the end has now become a short hair that is as uneven as a dog's gnaw. She was already a little strong, but now she looks more like a man.
ββ¦β¦ Alas......"
Myose leaned back against the door, gasping for breath and sighing deeply.
It's terrible......
Of the eleven people, only four remained, and three were wounded. Myose had a deep wound on her left shoulder and back, which had been thrown by the original blade; Di Zhixue's feet were cut off; Xun Rin's flank was also hung up because of the rebound of the blade. Only now did it take time to stop the bleeding.
Luckily, they had enough healing potions.
Zuo Zhe helped take off Miao Se's armor, poured the potion directly on the wound, and took it orally, the bleeding finally stopped, but the knife marks were still like a slightly open mouth, turning bright red flesh.
"I'm sorry......" Zuo Zhe whispered, "It's all my fault, I recited that incantation......"
Miao Se was so pained that her forehead was covered with beads of sweat, but she pressed Zuozhe's hand, smiled and shook her head. If anyone is to blame for all this, I'm afraid that Zuozhe is not the biggest culprit. How many people died just because of her miscommand......
That's why Temple Snake refuses to bring outside aid every time he goes on a mission. Archaeological work is often encountered by institutions, and it must be very cautious, and the lives of all people who make mistakes are hanging by a thread.
There are as many as 40 members, basically one for each type of person, and the purpose is to solve all problems on their own. Archaeology is different from tomb robbing, and the cost of picking is large and the income is small, so she will rely on the financial support of the Teleportation Emperor and become a subordinate of the dwarves.
She had planned to refuse the request of Jozhe's companion, who was powerless and unfit for the expedition. But since he has been forced to agree to bring a female mage with a mask, there is really no excuse to refuse his fiancΓ© only with outsiders.
"Everybody get back as soon as possible."
She gave her instructions. No one knows for sure how long the door behind them will be able to withstand the metal golems. We must move forward as soon as possible.
β¦β¦ It's best to catch up with the mage mage with the mask. Why didn't they activate any of the mechanisms along the way? There is something strange.
Miao Se couldn't help but associate the other party's metal palace with the metal altar here, suspecting that the masked female mage was a person from ancient times for some reason, a living fossil of the "Hundred Years of Prosperity", and a royal related person who knew all the secrets of the altar! Ancient people.
That's right, it must be so! What comes from the heavenly realm, the ghost will believe! There is only a void above the sky, this is common knowledge that everyone knows, even my husband thinks so, it will not be wrong.
There was a knock on the door, and the metal golem caught up.
Myose stood up and said, "Let's keep walking." "I don't know how long this door will be able to withstand it.
Wounded, crippled, they were embarrassed and moved on.
The original eleven people were originally a more reasonable team arrangement, except for the lack of enchantment mages, there were both warriors and thieves, teleportation and healing were also among them. Unfortunately, the healing priest was thrust into a hedgehog by his blade when he tried to drag his companion to the ground. Compassion hurt him. The teleporter caster was also killed by the invisible wire.
β¦β¦ Despair......
They came to the 100-meter tunnel.
Flat metal floors, everything else is cylindrical in shape. At first glance, there is nothing, it is too suspicious, no matter how you look at it, there is a trap.
They looked at it carefully. is different from being hunted down before, but now it is a little more calm.
"The floor is warm and there is fire underneath...... No. Di Zhixue climbed on the edge of the tunnel, feeling the floor with his cheek close but not touching, and said, "Considering that there was a hot spring before, I guess this is a mechanism that will collapse if you step on it, and there is lava underneath. β
Xun Rin took out his bow and arrow and asked, "I'm coming?" β
Myose nodded.
I saw Xun Rin tie the rope to the end of the arrow, and pull the hunting bow to the top wall.
Shoot.
Bounce off.
"It's also metallic around, so you can't plug it in." He had planned to hang a few ropes at the top of the tunnel for everyone to swing through. Failed.
But he found that the ropes and arrows had fallen to the floor, only to be pressed down slightly. It looked like it had a pressure-sensing device, but it was able to press the floor open a little gap like two doors, and there was neither fire nor gas coming out of it.
It's that the weight of the rope isn't enough.
Seeing this situation, I guessed that the lightweight puppet might be able to crawl forward. Just like through a frozen lake, the chance of a person simply lying down and crushing the ice is greatly reduced. That's a good idea.
In addition to this, Myose also discovered a very inconspicuous threaded channel on the wall, which has a strong magnetic force. Her steel gauntlet was firmly sucked into it when it touched it.
"I know how those two got through here." Myoseh pointed to the wall and said, "Stick to the wall and crawl over." β
However, of the four, Myose was the only one wearing light steel armor, and his boots and handguards were also steel, which could be attached to the wall, but the other three were either leather armor or cloth clothes.
Maybe she can pass first, and then throw the armor over? No...... It's too far.
Zuo Zhe crouched on the ground and said, "It seems that I can finally come in handy." β