Chapter 130: The Strange Beast Guarding the Tomb
The movement just now not only did not make me nervous, but it made me feel safe, because the sound was very incoherent, and if it was a mechanism, maybe it had been dead for too long.
We walked a few more steps, less than ten meters above the water, and we were sweating profusely, like steaming in a bathhouse in winter.
The iron pot I just saw doesn't look like an "iron pot" at this time, to be precise, it's an iron bucket, it's very huge, and it shouldn't be a problem to put us all in it. The shape of the bucket is not strange, and the parts around it are unpredictable, some like human arms, some like brackets, and some like hollow pipes.
As I stared at it, it was the same process as before, and the sound was the same, "clatter, clatter, poof" three times, but this time I saw it, and a mechanical arm slammed into a very inconspicuous low hole next to the hot spring, and then retracted back into place.
I think I've seen this way of exercising...... An idea took shape in my head. But it should ...... Not really, right? If it's true, that's terrible.
I remember a gentleman who stayed abroad said in class that it seems that a foreign country had invented the steam engine, and then their industry was very developed. Because this thing is regarded as the main driving force of industrial production, thus promoting the great development of productive forces.
The core technology of the steam engine is to use a high-pressure steam boiler that boils water, and then expands the "high temperature and high pressure" of water vapor to push the piston to move, so as to drive the reciprocating motion of connecting rods, cranks, and flywheels.
In this way, this iron bucket should be an iron furnace, and the high-temperature and high-pressure water vapor is likely to be formed automatically at the bottom of the hot spring, and the structure of these mechanical arms outside really looks more and more like the connecting rod of a steam engine...... Maybe the flywheel or something is in that low cave.
If it's really a steam engine, then it's supposed to be the device that powers it, but what is it powering it? What's in this tomb that needs power...... The first thought that crossed my mind was the mechanism.
I said to Siu Sai Wing in front of me, "Do you think it looks like a steam engine?"
"What are you talking about?" Xiao Shirong asked rhetorically.
The wisdom of the ancients is really terrifying, and if this discovery were made public, it would be another discovery "more than a thousand years before Europe".
But we are not here to appreciate ancient technology now, so I asked Xiao Shirong: "Have you seen the cave below?" There's only one way here, should we go in? ”
He nodded, and led the way down.
Before he had gone down two steps, the water suddenly bubbled and bubbled. Xiao Shirong didn't expect this, so he also stopped and looked at the water vigilantly.
I'd rather they don't turn on the oil lamp, because the scattered light of the oil lamp in the water and mist dazzles my eyes, and I want to see what's going on under the water but can't see it clearly.
"Be careful!" Xiao Shirong shouted, followed by an explosion on the surface of the water, and something suddenly burst out from under the water, "Wow! "It brought out a lot of water and poured it all over me.
Scald, hot, hot! I was so hot that I jumped on the spot several times, and the temperature of the water that I was brought up was that I was afraid that I would really be cooked if I fell.
After I reacted, I quickly wiped the water from my face with my hands, and found that none of the people around me were much better than me, and they all looked like chickens in soup.
I quickly looked around, looking around for what was happening out of the water? If you can bring out so much water, it must not be small.
I looked around, and there wasn't anything particularly big around, the mechanical arm was still there, and so was the boiler......
Ay? What's that? I saw something sitting or standing on the big iron stove, because it was so peculiar in shape. It looks a bit like a cow in size and size, but only one leg is bent under it, so I don't know if it's kneeling or standing, and other than that, the upper body doesn't even have hooves or claws. And it's gray all over, and its head looks very twisted, a bit like a cow, a bit like a dog, a bit like a horse, and a short tuft of green hair on the back of its neck.
Did he just come out of the water? What is this, who made up the four sculptures?
However, the thing suddenly shook its body, and it seemed to be shaking the water, this is a living thing!
Xiao Shirong and his men were burned just now, and before they could recover their taste, the light of the oil lamp did not shine on this thing. They don't know a monster is not far below us.
Suddenly, a beam of light hit my face, and I looked up to find that it was Xiao Shirong, I frowned, and pointed to the location of the thing underneath.
Unexpectedly, my brainless action almost made Xiao Shirong miserable, I watched him shine the oil lamp, and the moment the monster felt the light on his face, he jumped up almost without warning, like Xiao Shirong pounced.
I didn't expect the monster's skin to reflect the light, and I was shaken again, and when I looked again, the situation was very critical.
With the strength and speed of its flight, if it touches an ordinary person, I am afraid that it will be crippled if it does not die, fortunately, Xiao Shirong reacted quickly, and successfully jumped to the bottom of the first-level stone steps when the monster was about to pounce on it, but the stones here were already full of water, and he used too much force this time, and almost slipped out, but fortunately, he turned sideways and squatted low in time, hooking the stone steps with his hand.
The monster slammed headlong into the wall, and the bricks on the wall clanged and fell off. But it's like not feeling pain at all.
As I was keeping an eye on its every move, not just someone who was not afraid of death, he turned on the oil lamp and shone it in this direction, and the result was exactly the same as before, and the monster jumped up at an incredible angle.
This guy is not as good as Xiao Shirong, and when he reacted, the monster had already arrived in front of him. I thought he was going to be smashed into a meatloaf, but luckily he subconsciously turned sideways and gave way, but the huge impact pushed him down in an instant.
He quickly fell into the soup pool below, and my heart tightened, and my heart said that it was better to die than to die just now, and it was too late, and it was too fast, and out of nowhere, something like an iron claw flew out and hooked the man's heel, and he stopped falling.
I looked up, one of Xiao Shirong's subordinates was holding the rope in his hand, swinging hard left and right, and the person below would also be surprised, and the second swing took advantage of the momentum to exert force, holding the nearest stone step, which was also considered a temporary escape.
I couldn't help but scream in my heart: Good kung fu! Staying with these people is really full of surprises, and showing my hand from time to time is an eye-opener for me.
Now everyone knew each other, and even if they couldn't see it, no one would shine on it anymore, but put the oil lamps behind their feet facing the wall, so that they could see each other. There was silence all around.
I wondered, why does this monster hate it so much when people shine it with an oil lamp? Or is this monster phototaxis? Looking at his motionless appearance now, maybe his sense of sight and hearing is not so outstanding, only his light sensitivity ability is first-class?
But the problem was that he was blocking the stone steps in the middle of our ranks, and the people behind couldn't cross it to catch up, only Xiao Shirong, me, and three or four other people could continue to go down, which was very difficult to deal with.
Suddenly, just as we were helpless, the monster suddenly let out a roar like thunder, and my muscles were completely shaken by vibration, and I quickly covered my ears.
However, it was useless to cover my ears, the sound was so loud that it already had penetrating power, except for the buzzing of my eardrums, my body trembled inside, and I crouched uncomfortably on the stone steps and hugged together.
The monster's lung capacity was surprisingly good, and it lasted for more than ten seconds without any intention of stopping. Gradually, I felt the walls around me start to fall down.
Suddenly, I saw that the thing in Xiao Shirong's hand below my side was thrown at the monster, which should be the iron cone he used to control the balance of his body just now, and he roared at the monster impartially and flew over with his mouth wide open, it seems that Xiao Shirong's shot is really not simple, and he attacked the source of the sound so accurately when he couldn't see it.
The monster was obviously not sensitive enough in terms of vision, and didn't notice the iron cone flying over, I only saw that at the same time as it stopped roaring, the iron cone pierced directly through one of its cheeks, and green blood splashed on the wall, it was disgusting enough to look at, Xiao Shirong was ruthless enough.
But that monster is not a vegetarian, after taking this blow, he reacted immediately, I don't know if he noticed the angle of this force, and he jumped directly towards Xiao Shirong impartially.
Xiao Shirong should have been prepared this time, and shouted: "Eagle Hand!" , while jumping up the stone steps opposite.
I have already seen that the person who made the iron claw just now has already thrown the guy towards him, and the cooperation between the two is no problem at all, as long as Xiao Shirong grabs the iron claw, he can directly swing to the opposite stone steps.
But it is estimated that Xiao Shirong himself did not expect such an incredible thing to happen, after all, the monster has eyes and ears, not only saw Xiao Shirong flying out, but also heard him shout, the monster was in the air, one leg did not kick anything, but it actually turned sharply and flew directly towards Xiao Shirong.
No matter how great Xiao Shirong's ability is, it is impossible to change direction in the process of jumping, the monster hit Xiao Shirong's shoulder impartially from above, and pushed him directly to the wall below, I watched the brick-covered walls have been pushed out of a small pit, and many bricks have fallen off.
I am frightened for Xiao Shirong, in the face of such a monster, it may be a small matter to take this blow, I don't know how it will attack Xiao Shirong next, that guy doesn't know if his brain is still sober, and he doesn't know if he can resist.