Chapter 21: Artificial Caves
Feeling the fishy smell emanating from the cave, if Leng Qi hadn't been caught, I wouldn't have gone to this kind of place even if I was killed.
The bald head rummaged through his backpack, counted his equipment, and then pinched the only sapper who could be used as a weapon in his hand: ", I didn't even have a gun and started to break into the tiger's den, if I want to be glorious in the belly of the ghost, remember to tell her when you rescue the cold woman, the bald man also loves her!" ……”
The bones tightened their belts, and then touched Rum again, as if to make some potential communication with it.
I was nervous, but I didn't show it. Because in this environment, tension and fear are contagious, and if I show this emotion, the bald head and bones will also subconsciously cranky and cause unnecessary panic.
I can't say for sure if Leng Qi is in this cave, but there is only one possibility that she has been eaten or imprisoned in the depths of the lair. I'd rather have the latter, at least we have a chance to come to the rescue.
After a short period of packing up the equipment on their bodies, the three of them fixed their flashlights to their heads with rubber bands, and held shovels, daggers and other weapons in their hands. In this way, once you encounter any unexpected situation, you can use your hands to deal with it, and you may be able to save your life at a critical moment.
I don't know if it was because the smell of Rum's nose was too bad to use, or if the violent and cruel ghost man made it frightened, and stayed at the entrance of the cave and looked at the darkness in it, Rum said that he would not be the first to take the lead in saying anything, and it did not get up after a few retreats of the bones. Finally I took the lead and walked in, and Rum retracted his paws and followed silently.
Seeing this, the bald head laughed and said: "I really didn't expect that this 'general' of our family also has times when he is greedy for life and afraid of death, it seems that this ghost man is really not an ordinary danger." Lao Zhang, you go slower and find out what is hidden in time. In the village, we can't beat the ghosts, and now that we're on someone's territory, in case we meet, we're the three of us who 'deliver fast food'. Therefore, it is necessary to sneak inside the enemy army, rescue the prisoners, and then quietly leave. ”
I glanced back at him: "I still need your instructions for this little thing, if I really see a ghost, I will not be stupid enough to take the initiative to greet it!" ”
As they spoke, the three of them turned on the flashlight and touched it into the cave, and walked a few meters inside, and their noses seemed to have adapted to the smell, and there was no too pungent feeling.
The situation inside the cave is the same as the previous analysis, this is not a natural cave, but was dug by the ghosts with their claws in the later stage, and the surrounding cave walls are full of paw prints and dirt left by excavation. More of the huge paws and hard black hair, all of which show that we're not looking for the wrong place, this is indeed a lair of ghost people, and they have been living here for a long time!
I adjusted my breathing, trying not to make any noise, and walked forward step by step, leaning against the side of the cave wall.
The depth of the cave is not very complicated, and after walking more than ten meters, there is a bend that is not very large, and then it is a long distance straight ahead.
We didn't hear or see any ghosts except the smell of the air and the hair and palm prints under our feet, it was like an abandoned lair, there were traces of ghosts everywhere, but there were no ghosts at all.
After walking forward for more than ten minutes, according to the steps, we should have advanced at least fifty meters, and several huge blue-black long bricks appeared in the sight of several people. As I continued on, at the end of the passage, I looked up and saw a thick stone wall in front of me. The stone wall had been violently broken open with a gap, and the overall size was the same as that of the cave. Passing through this gap, there is a much larger man-made cave at the back!
Touching the broken wall, a touch of excitement appeared on the bald face, and whispered: "What did I say when I saw the golden box just now, there is a fight in this place!" There must be a fight, otherwise there would be no such antiquities. How's that, let's say it, looking at this structure, it's obvious that it's an ancient bucket that hasn't been discovered by outsiders. It's just that it wasn't discovered by outsiders, but it was discovered by those ghosts, so they occupied this place as their lair! ”
I raised my head and looked around with the flashlight on my forehead, and found that this man-made cave was nearly 1,000 square meters, scattered with large and small stones, and the ground was also covered with very dense huge palm prints and black hair, but there was still no shadow of ghosts in the huge space.
Although not meeting ghosts is something that everyone silently prays for in their hearts, I always feel a little uneasy, and I feel that I have not seen any traces of ghosts now, which is not a good sign.
Although the area of this artificial cave is large, it is not a conventional shape, but it stretches forward in a zigzag. I don't know if it was deliberately designed or if the ghost man walked back and forth, forming a winding path leading straight ahead. Walking along the path from one side of the cave to the other, a tall and dilapidated wooden door appeared on the stone wall in front of it!
The wooden door is really dilapidated, one is half-open and the top is full of holes, one has completely fallen off and slapped flat on the ground, the back of the door is pitch black, and some thick pillars can be faintly seen when the flashlight shines in, and nothing else can be seen clearly.
I stopped at a distance and looked carefully, and made sure that there were no ghosts or other creatures around before I took a new step, and the bald head also analyzed as I walked: "If you want to say that this is not a fight, it is hidden under the ground and it will not be something else." To say that it is a fight, no matter which dynasty it is, it is also a bit seriously unqualified. In a normal ancient bucket, the wooden doors are at least made of metal, and some stone carvings must be made on both sides. It's this wooden door...... It's a bit unreliable, isn't it!? ”
Bones made a 'shhh' gesture: "We're not here to fight, you don't care if he is an ancient tomb or not, it's the key to rescue Leng Qi out quickly." Don't talk all the time if you don't have anything to do, if you make a noise with a ghost, you'll be in trouble! ”
The bald head also glared: "The noisy ghost man, since he entered the hole, he has walked at least a hundred meters now, and there is not even a shadow of a ghost man except for the footprints and hair in one place." The I bragged about with the villagers before hasn't come true yet, if I really meet a ghost, I'll have to catch one back and let them see! ”
As they spoke, the three of them walked through the door into the space behind them, and after stepping on them, they found that from the back of the wooden door, the feet had turned into wooden floors, and the decoration around them had also taken on a new look. Just like the bald head said, although the decoration is gorgeous, but how does this place look like an ancient tomb, but more like a temple of gods buried underground, and it is unknown what kind of god it is dedicated to.
Standing in the doorway and looking ahead, I could vaguely see many candle lights at the end, those lights were small but very conspicuous, burning slowly and unhurriedly.
It is a temple-like place, with two rows of pillars extending forward after entering the door, with a passage leading straight into the temple in the middle of the pillars and two corridor platforms fixed on the outside. There are stairs on the left and right, and you can go up and lie on the platform to overlook the scene under the temple.
I stopped when I walked through the door, looked at the bald head and bones and asked in a low voice, "Shall we go to the middle or to the platform?" ”
The bald head responded: "Let's go to the middle, I don't know how many years ago the building was, the wood that built the platform may have rotted, climb up in case you step on the air and fall, seven or eight meters high fall is enough to choke!" ”
I nodded, and before I could speak, I saw that Rum had turned around and walked up the steps to the left, and I greeted him with a frown, and immediately followed, and we had to chase after us.
When the three of them caught up with Rum, they had already climbed the steps and stood on a platform eight meters above the ground, and the bald head reached out and touched Rum: "Old man, don't forget that you yourself are a wingless species, you must obey orders and listen to commands at critical moments, and you must not make your own decisions!" Let's go, let's go down! ”
After saying that, he turned around and was about to walk back, when the flashlight on his head swept downstairs with his head, and several huge black hairballs were suddenly illuminated on the ground!
Seeing those black furballs with their peripheral vision, the three of them were stunned, and the bald head also readjusted the angle and turned the light back.
When I looked downstairs again, I gasped and saw that those black balls were all ghosts I had seen in the village before, and there were so many of them all over the ground. They spread out and remained on their knees, their eyes closed, as if asleep.
Seeing this, the bald head waved his hand lightly and said, "What the...... Let's go upside down......" After speaking, he turned around and just stepped on a cocked floor.
The wooden planks were heavily shattered, and there was a "click" sound, and the sound was sharp and piercing, echoing throughout the hall for a long time......