Chapter 43: The Eight Divine Messengers
In desperation, the boy had to take advantage of the night to take the "divine messengers" to the forbidden place - the underground temple.
After about half an hour of walking in the night, a group of people came to the bottom of a cliff covered with vines and plants, and when they looked up, they were surrounded by dangerous and steep cliffs, which were intimidatingly high. The boy's eyesight and memory were excellent, and after some discernment, he came to a 'hole' that was completely obscured by vines. He lifted the plants that covered it, 'revealed' a passage that stretched diagonally downward, and said to the oracles, "Down there is the underground temple." β
Ji Kairui remained cautious and asked, "Is there any danger here?" β
The boy said, "The underground temple is made up of several 'chambers' connected together, and I have only ever entered the first two chambers, so there is no danger. A few ...... in the back It is an absolute forbidden place. I've never been in. β
A group of people entered the other world in an emergency, and the flashlight and other adventure costumes naturally failed to bring it, Lu Hua looked at the dark Yongdao and said, "It's pitch black here, and we can't see anything when we go in." β
It's a very real problem, and people don't have lighters or anything like that, and it's a stalemate. After thinking for a moment, Hang Yi opened the PSV to read the game "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" and activated his superpowers. Suddenly, a Jedi weapon "lightsaber" was in Hang Yi's hand. This 'exciting' lightsaber shines with a blue 'color' fluorescence throughout, like a blue 'color' fluorescent tube, instantly illuminating the surroundings.
"That's cool." Lei Ao said.
Hang put the game console out of the boot state into the 'pants' bag, walked to the front, and beckoned everyone: "Follow me." β
Ji Kairui took the boy and walked behind Hang Yi, the others followed one after another, and Han Feng walked last.
The group descended along the sloping road, and the lightsaber in Hang's hand illuminated the 'cave' wall clearly, and they saw the petroglyphs carved on the stone walls, most of which had been weathered and mottled due to their age, but they could still vaguely see that the petroglyphs reflected the experiences and living conditions of the ancestors of the indigenous people, more than a dozen islanders of Qushan Island, who had just arrived here. They dodge monsters, build stone houses, and breed offspring...... Hang Yi guessed that they lived in this mountain 'cave' before they developed and built a stone house. Later, with the expansion of the ethnic group and the passage of time, it evolved into an underground temple to pay tribute to the ancestors.
After descending about a hundred meters, they came to what the boy called the "First Divine Chamber". This is an underground 'hole' and 'hole' that has been artificially transformed, and it is very wide. It is said to be a shrine, but it is more like a tomb, except that there are no coffins, only more than a dozen stone statues in a row, a total of 13 people - apparently commemorating the dozen or so islanders who disappeared on Qushan Island.
The boy pointed to one of the statues and said, "This is my ancestor." β
Hang Yi took out the photo for comparison, and sure enough, the appearance of the statue was exactly the same as Zhang Shun's missing brother Zhang Teng.
Lei Ao was a person who was anxious, he didn't care about the ancestors of these natives, and asked, "Where is the so-called 'oracle'?" β
The boy showed a look of awe and said, "Since it is an oracle, of course it was issued by God. My ancestors were not gods. Statue of the Great God, in the second god room. β
Hang Yi had already noticed the passage leading to the second divine room, and he raised his 'excited' lightsaber and said, "Let's go, let's see what their great god is like." β
There is less than fifty meters between the two shrines. But when he entered the second god room, the boy's attitude was completely different from before, and as soon as he stepped into the second god room, he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to a huge stone statue in front of him.
Hang Yi and the others looked over, only to see that the size of this stone statue was almost the sum of the more than ten statues just now, six or seven meters high, and the face of the "god" was a young man who was not very old. Hang Yi was secretly surprised, not knowing how these indigenous people carved such a 'fine' and magnificent statue in the first place.
After the boy finished his salute, he stood up, and Lei Ao asked again, "Where is the oracle?" β
The boy pointed to the stone base of the statue and said, "I heard from the elders of the clan that there was nothing under the statue of the great god, and one day a hundred years ago, the oracle suddenly appeared. None of the clansmen, except for the patriarch, could understand the language. It was only after peeking at the '*' that I realized what this sentence meant. β
Hang Yi and Lei Ao stepped forward, and sure enough, they saw a sentence engraved on the base of the statue-
One hundred years later, eight oracles will descend on forests, lakes, upper rivers, swamps, wetlands, and desert oases, each with magical powers, bringing blessings or disasters, depending on your creation.
Although I had already roughly understood the content of the oracle before, what I saw with my own eyes at this moment was still an indescribable shock in everyone's hearts. Han Feng said in disbelief: "This is really a prophecy from a hundred years ago? β
Lu Hua observed the carved marks that had been somewhat weathered, and said, "There are indeed traces left by the years. β
The eight people looked at each other, and after a long silence, Lu Hua said: "This prophecy seems magical, but if you think about it carefully, it is actually not difficult to do......
Hang Yi understood what he meant: "That's right, if ten years in another space is equal to one hour outside, then a hundred years ago here is actually equal to ten hours ago outside." β
Mi Xiaolu thought for a while: "It's almost the time when we just found the mountain 'cave' to hide from the rain. β
Hang Yi tried to clear his mind: "In other words, we have just discovered that mountain 'cave', and the next experience is expected and controlled by someone." β
"I'm afraid it's true, we've been tricked again." Hang Yi frowned, "This so-called 'oracle' confirms this. β
"How?" Sun Yuchen asked.
Hang Yi looked at his companions: "When we first landed on the island, there were 9 people, not 8. Jing Xiaoran was killed after entering the mountain 'cave'. β
"Ah......" Xina took a frightened breath, "So, from the moment we entered the 'cave', the attackers who were secretly watching us had already planned to kill Jing Xiaoran. β
"yes, and there was a plan to drag all of us into the underground lake - and it did happen as he expected."
"The attacker made a plan ten hours ago, and then carved this sentence on the base of the idol in the other dimension to show that things were completely under his control." "But the question is, what is his purpose in doing this? Ever since we came to this other dimension, we have been treated with godly respect and treatmentβis it true that this attacker has lured us into another dimension to make us happy? β
Lu Hua's question was indeed puzzling, and after thinking for a moment, Hang said, "I have a feeling that the purpose of this attacker is not to kill us - at least not all of them. Playing with us between applause and showing his incomparable cleverness is the real intention.
Hang Yi turned around and pointed to the huge stone statue: "You see, he is here as a 'god' and is admired by all the peopleβhe brought us here so that we can experience it all for ourselves." β
With that, everyone looked at the stone statue. More than ten seconds later, Han Feng suddenly said, "Ah! He cried out and said, "Do you think that this stone statue resembles a man we know?" β
Everyone glanced at each other and said together: "Ruan Junxi! β
"That's right, as soon as I came in just now, I felt that the appearance of this stone statue was a little familiar, and after being reminded by Hang one by one, I found that it was really similar to Ruan Junxi!"
"Could it be that he is the one who started this incident - the attacker who '' the 'other dimension'?"
The boy had been listening to their conversation in a dazed and apprehensive manner, when he suddenly heard the word "attacker" and seemed unable to accept the slander of the deity in his heart, saying, "This is one of the great gods we respect......
"Shut up," Lei Ao shouted, "your so-called great god is nothing more than our classmates!" β
The boy was too frightened to speak.
Ji Kairui sensitively discovered the hidden information in the boy's words and asked, "This is just one of the great gods, so there are several other great gods?" β
The boy nodded slightly: "Yes......"
"Their stone statues should be in the back of the 'god room', right?"
The boy's face changed greatly, and he said in shock: "No, no, no, the divine room in the back is absolutely not allowed to enter, not even the patriarch!" β
Ji Kairui said coldly: "We are 'divine messengers', and we may not be able to enter places where your patriarch can't enter." β
The boy was speechless for a moment, his mouth open, unable to speak.
Sina asked the boy, "Why can't you go in?" Is there any danger inside? β
The boy kept nodding: "The patriarch has repeatedly warned us that the divine room behind us is an absolutely forbidden place, and if you enter it without permission, you will be cursed!" β
"Scaresome, huh?" Lei Ao said disapprerovingly.
Sun Yuchen said: "Whether it is alarmist or not, or it is better to be cautious, maybe there is really some unexpected danger inside." β
"The secrets of the 'Old Gods' may be hidden inside." Lei Ao said.
Indeed, things have come to this point, and there is no reason to stop in any way. But the boy's admonition still made Hang Yi arouse enough vigilance and attention, and he said to Lu Hua: "You open the defensive wall and walk in front, and we will try to stay within your protection range." β
Although Lu Hua had the strongest defensive ability, he was still a little afraid, and reluctantly agreed: "Okay......"
"I ...... You can't go in. The boy said in trepidation.
Hang Yi also felt that he didn't need to go in, and said, "Then you can stay here." β
Eight people formed a formation, Lu Hua opened the circular defensive wall and walked in the front, Xin Na and Mi Xiaolu were close to him, basically in the defensive wall, Han Feng and Sun Yuchen were in the middle, and Hang Yi, Ji Kairui and Lei Ao, who had the strongest combat ability, were on the periphery, and a group of people gathered together, cautiously walking towards the "Third Divine Room".
Although the corridor leading to the third divine chamber was a little wider than the previous two, the eight people were close to each other and could only barely keep the formation passing. A minute later, I stepped into the chamber that "no one had ever entered".
Lu Hua was originally very nervous, but after entering, he found that this place was not as he imagined, there were some monsters and beasts sleeping. On the contrary, this shrine room appeared more peaceful, and in the cracks in the stones of the 'cave' wall, there were purple 'color' and 'flowers' that did not need soil, and they were all over the surrounding walls. And directly in front of the divine chamber, there is a colossus.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed a little ridiculous to continue to maintain the formation. They walked over to the stone statue, eager to recognize if it was someone from Class 13 again. But the stone statue seems to be much older, weathered to the point where it is impossible to recognize its appearance. After watching it for a long time, I really can't judge, it's disappointing.
Still, they discovered something more important.
On the base of this stone statue, there is also a prophecy engraved hundreds of years ago -
One of the eight oracles is an impostor.