CH.84 Wind Dancer (Asking for Sanjiang Ticket)
An Rui's heart was in his throat, although he had been prepared for a long time, knowing that this kind of situation would happen when he passed by the Split-Claw Snake Man, but when he really faced it, he was still inevitably nervous. After all, it's too dark to see anything, which magnifies the uneasiness in people's hearts, as well as stress.
The serpent's hiss was getting closer, twenty yards, fifteen yards, ten yards, eight yards......
Anrui couldn't see the Splitclaw Snake Man, but he could feel the oppression of the approaching step, and judged the distance between the two sides. Shafi suddenly clenched his hand a little tighter, obviously nervous as well.
Now it seems that the strategy chosen by An Rui is working, otherwise the Splitclaw Snake would have rushed over and attacked at such a close distance.
Time seemed to have slowed down a lot, and after a long time, the split-claw snake man finally swam near the two of them, and the snake's hissing resounded in their ears with great clarity. In the darkness, there was a chill.
The passage is about three yards wide, not very narrow, but it's definitely not that wide. When An Rui and the others were advancing, they kept walking close to the root of the wall, and they were still standing on the edge of the wall at this time. And the Splitclaw Snake Man was right in front of them, in the very center of the passage, no more than a yard apart!
As long as the Split-Claw Snake Man stretched out his sharp claws, he would immediately touch An Rui beside him.
At this moment, An Rui's nervousness rose to the extreme, and he knew very well what the consequences would be once exposed......
I don't know if I noticed something wrong, but the Split-Claw Snake Man suddenly stopped.
"Hiss...... The hiss ......" hiss became much more rapid, as if it were some kind of warning signal.
The dark waters became restless, and an undercurrent was surging, and the Splitclaw Snake Man seemed to be moving his body drastically.
"It can't be the one who discovered us, right?" An Rui made a rather bad guess, his throat moved, and he slowly let go of the hand holding Shafi, ready for battle. If there is a real fight, it is bound to make a lot of noise, and the rest of the Splitclaw Snake people in the cemetery will definitely be attracted to it. At that time, the enemy he and Shafi will face will not be just one Split-Claw Snake Man, but more than five Split-Claw Snake People!
In that case, it's hard to say whether it's life or death.
The hiss of "hiss......" suddenly approached, and An Rui even smelled the fishy smell coming from the snake's mouth.
An Rui was about to draw his sword and make a move, but after hesitating for a moment, he still endured it. Think about it calmly, things should still have a turnaround, if the Split-Claw Snake Man really found out about the two of them, they would have done it a long time ago, how could they drag their feet here.
As it turned out, the no-do option was the right one.
After lingering for a short time, the Splitclaw Snake Man finally chose to leave, stirring the sea and swimming in the direction of the entrance to the cemetery.
The hissing faded away until it was gone.
An Rui breathed a sigh of relief, his heartbeat like a drum finally calmed down, and he was secretly glad that he didn't do it just now, otherwise it would not have been so easy now. He reached out, fumbled a few times, re-grasped Shafi's hand, and shook it lightly.
Shafi shook An Rui's hand in return, counting as a response.
The two of them stayed where they were for a few more moments, then mustered up the courage to move on, struggling through the dark waters.
At the end of the passage is a fork in the road, one to the left and one to the right.
Anrui is familiar with the road and chooses the passage on the left. Not long after arriving at this new passage, they met a second Split-Claw Serpent, and after the experience of the last time, they were much more relieved to deal with it, and they were not as nervous as before. They stood still, easily avoiding the Split-Claw Serpent.
In this way, An Rui and the others walked all the way, slowly moving forward in the dark, carefully avoiding the clawed snake people, and reached the deepest part of the cemetery without danger. This meant that he was very close to the silver-level longsword he wanted.
This is a rectangular burial chamber, with an area of about a few tens of square meters, which is much wider than the passage. To find something in such a large space, it is obviously not enough to just grope around, there must be a light source.
An Rui reached into his arms and took out the glowing stone from his arms, illuminating the tomb. Thankfully, the Splitclaw Snake people were all far away from this, and they wouldn't be attracted by the light for a short time, and An Rui had time to do what he had to do.
Under the illumination of the light, an open sarcophagus appeared in front of An Rui and the others.
The sarcophagus is quite huge, not to mention a human corpse, even if it is stuffed into an orc corpse, it is more than enough. Inside the sarcophagus, lies a skeleton covered with algae, and nothing but the bones. The lid of the coffin was lifted at some point, and he was lying next to the sarcophagus.
A glance at this sarcophagus gives the impression that someone has visited the place and that all the burial goods have been swept away.
But An Rui knew that these were just illusions and disguises, and they were tricks played by the owner of the tomb.
The open sarcophagus is actually a fake, and the person lying inside is not the real owner of the tomb. This is done in order to deceive future adventurers who come to this place and make them mistakenly believe that there is no value in searching.
In fact, the real sarcophagus is not here, but behind the stone wall, where there is a hidden burial chamber!
Anrui looked at Shafi and winked.
Sophie understood, slowly drew her scimitar, ran to the entrance of the tomb, and stood there.
An Rui held the glowing stone in one hand and reached into his arms with the other, and took out another special stone from it.
The palm-sized stone is octagonal in shape, with glowing red lines on it that shimmer incessantly. Holding this stone, you will feel a burning sensation, as if you are holding a hot piece of iron.
An Rui looked at the stone in his hand, and there were two strange points in his eyes. This stone is the blasting stone he bought not long ago, and the reason why he bought this stone is to blow open the stone wall here and enter the real tomb.
The movement after the blaststone is detonated is very large, and it is sure to alarm the Splitclaw Snake people in the graveyard and attract them all. At that point, fighting was inevitable.
In order to buy Anrui time to find the sword, Shafi must be lost at the entrance to the tomb and fend off the attacks of the Splitclaw Serpents. An Rui, on the other hand, will get the long sword in his hands as quickly as possible, and then run back to support Shafi.
Once An Rui has that long sword and has gained more powerful power, it will be much easier to deal with those Split-Claw Snake people, and he no longer has to be afraid of this and that like he was just now. This shows how obvious a silver-level long sword is to increase the amount of strength.
Knowing that time is precious, Anrui ran to the stone wall as fast as he could, pressed the blasting stone in his hand to it, and then said the activation code.
"Boom, crack rock."
This sentence seemed to ignite the fuse, causing the blasting stone to emit a dazzling red light, and the red light extended from the bottom of the stone, forming a special mysterious pattern, which was firmly imprinted on the stone wall.
An Rui hurriedly let go of his hand and retreated into the distance, holding his breath.
The blaststone hummed, and the red pattern beneath it became more and more complete, accumulating terrifying power.
Three seconds later, the pattern under the blasting stone finally turned into a complete magic circle, reaching a critical point that it could bear, and it could no longer suppress the violent power inside it, and exploded violently!
"Boom !!"
The loud noise resounded throughout the cemetery, deafening, like a dragon roaring. The fire shone brightly, as bright as day, and tongues of fire spit out from it, scattering and dancing wildly. The stone wall was blasted open by this blasting force, and large and small stones rolled to the ground. Dust and sand rolled and tumbled, making the already somewhat muddy waters even more turbid.
An Rui guarded the front door, squinted his eyes, stared at the stone wall, and vaguely saw an irregularly shaped hole. He didn't think too much, and rushed towards the hole in the aftermath of the explosion that had not yet subsided.
"Hiss !!"
A shrill hissing came from the other side of the passage, and the voice was restless and tinged with rage. Apparently, the noise had disturbed the Split-Claw Snake people in the graveyard, and it would be a short time before they were brought in.
Anrui rushed to the vicinity of the hole, waving his arms to drive away some of the dust and sand around him. He hurriedly glanced at the hole, and found that the hole was not as big as he had imagined, and with his size, he couldn't get into it at all!
"Damn it!" An Rui scolded secretly, now that time is pressing, there is such a change. But now it's useless to complain, and it's imperative to dig holes as soon as possible. He drew his sword, gripped the hilt behind his back, and slammed it against the edge of the hole.
Due to the impact of the explosion, there were many cracks around the hole, which was not strong, and under the fierce blow of An Rui, it cracked inch by inch, and it was finally ready for people to pass through.
An Rui's movements were fast, but he was still delayed for some time, and the hissing sound from the other side of the passage became louder and louder.
Those cold and dangerous Split-Claw Serpents are like a looming Grim Reaper, about to descend on this tomb.
Seeing that the size of the hole was almost enough, An Rui dropped the long sword that was no longer useful, plunged into the hole, and stepped in. He still held the glowing stone in his hand, and the light emitted from the stone illuminated the space behind the hole.
This is the real burial chamber!
This hidden burial chamber is much smaller than the fake burial chamber outside, only a few square meters. In the center of the burial chamber, a closed sarcophagus sits horizontally.
The silver-grade longsword was inside the sarcophagus.
An Rui was so excited that he was so hot that he stretched out his hands, buckled the lid of the sarcophagus, and suddenly lifted it up.
The heavy lid of the coffin fell to the ground with a bang, shaking the entire burial chamber slightly, and the dirty things that had been deposited for many years above fell down and fluttered in the seawater.
An Rui looked intently at the inside of the sarcophagus, only to see another skeleton lying inside, wearing a dress that had been soaked in the seawater, and a silver-white long sword lying quietly surrounded by the skeleton's arms. Despite the erosion of the sea and years, the sword remains intact and shines with a mesmerizing sheen.
Above the scabbard was engraved a line of small, flowing letters: Sword of the Wind Dancer.