Chapter Twenty-Four: Substitute Death
The sudden horrific scene shocked everyone, including me, and no one expected that the two harmless-looking bronze statues in front of the stone gate would become murderous demons in an instant.
But this is the case, the two corpses of tomb robbers in front of the stone gate who were cut in two by bronze swords cannot be faked, and the pungent bloody smell that splashed all over the ground made people's hearts chill.
As far as the eye could see, the bodies of the two tomb robbers who had been killed by the waist were slumped on the ground, and one of them was facing up, his eyes wide and staring.
Maybe he never thought that he was still talking and laughing with his companions one second ago, and the next second he would die tragically here for no reason.
Vaguely, I also seemed to see the tomb robber open his mouth weakly, because the bronze swordsman statue was so fast, the tomb robber was cut in two, and he did not die immediately.
But the more this happens, the more terrifying it feels.
It's so unbelievable how the bronze statue of a dead thing suddenly came back to life, could it be that there was something like a mechanism on the stone door, and the tomb robber happened to touch it when he pushed the door.
In any case, what is happening in front of him is far beyond everyone's imagination, and the bronze statue is resurrected and killed, which is really a bit terrifying.
However, the scariest thing is yet to come.
The two bronze statues did not stop after slaying the two tomb robbers with their giant swords, and after turning around slightly, they swung their swords again and slashed at the tomb robbers in front of the stone gate.
With a buzzing sound from the bronze greatsword in the air, the claws of the Grim Reaper fell again.
Seeing this scene in front of me, my heart almost rose to my throat, although these tomb robbers dug graves and dug up the graves to die, but seeing these people die tragically in front of them, it makes people feel a little unbearable.
This time, the bronze sword was aimed at the other two people next to the dead tomb robbers, one of them was Liu Laoqi's nephew, the big fat man named Winter Melon, and the other was the one-eyed man who had gone down to the bottom of the pool to save me and Li Huiyan.
When the two bronze statues killed the two tomb robbers for the first time, all the people who pushed the stone gate together had already sensed the danger when they heard the screams of the two people, and at this moment, they saw the bronze giant sword cut down again, and their faces turned pale as paper.
Just as the bronze greatsword was about to fall, both the winter melon and the one-eyed man had already made their own reactions.
The one-eyed man quickly moved two steps to the right, hiding in the dead corner of the bronze statue and the stone door. And the winter melon's reaction was more direct, and without thinking about it, he squatted down directly and then rolled on the ground twice, his fat body was extremely flexible, and he successfully avoided the end of death.
"His grandmother's, almost scared to death, fortunately, she has lost weight more diligently recently." The winter melon crawled to our side, wiping the cold sweat on his forehead and scolding.
"Count you kid clever, if you really explain it here, your father will have to skin Lao Tzu alive when you go back." Liu Laoqi slapped the winter melon on the head, and said in his mouth, and he seemed to be relieved when he heard it.
After all, Winter Melon is his own nephew, and unlike the other tomb robbers under him, those tomb robbers will die when they die, and he will only feel sorry at most, and after a while, he can still regather a large group of people.
Winter melon just stood aside and giggled, as if he had completely forgotten the previous thrill.
Besides, the group of tomb robbers in front of the stone gate, after seeing the bronze statues of two companions who died tragically cut down again, except for the winter melon and the one-eyed man, everyone screamed and swarmed into the cracks of the stone door that had just been pushed open.
Woohoo......
As soon as everyone squeezed into the stone gate, there was a piercing sound of breaking the air behind the dark stone gate, followed by several screams like killing pigs.
The next moment, the tomb robbers who had originally poured into the stone gate ran out in a swarm again. Not to mention that the tomb robbers who ran out were covered in blood, and there were two people missing, who had obviously died behind the stone gate.
There was a murderous statue in front and a deadly arrow in the back, and everyone's expressions were a little desperate for a while.
However, it was obviously not the first time that these people followed Liu Laoqi to the tomb, and after a short period of despair, everyone's expressions became a little hideous, as if they were planning to fight hard.
"All of you go behind the statue." Liu Laoqi narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had seen some clues, and shouted loudly to the group of tomb robbers in front of the stone gate.
The next moment, the tomb robbers who were originally standing scattered in front of the stone gate suddenly all hid behind the bronze statue, and they didn't dare to come out.
The bronze giant swords in the hands of the two bronze statues danced wildly, and the whirring sound of the giant swords when they slashed made everyone's faces bloodless.
Fortunately, although the two bronze statues had moved due to the mechanism in the tomb, they were only dead objects after all, and their bodies were extremely stiff. Although the two bronze swords cut deep marks and sparks on the stone door, no one was struck by the bronze giant sword again.
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, dealing with this kind of thing really only depends on the brain, and it is absolutely undesirable to use brute force to resist.
It's just that this is obviously not a solution. Except for me, Li Huiyan and Liu Laoqi, the remaining four tomb robbers were all trapped behind the bronze statue. If we don't find a way to solve these two bronze statues, the four tomb robbers will be trapped in place, and the four of us will have to stay in the tomb all the time, and it is impossible to move on.
"Virtuous nephew, have you thought of any way?" Liu Laoqi's expression was solemn, and he turned his head to me and asked.
"Nope." I shook my head and said.
When I said this, I couldn't help but curse in my heart, Lao Tzu is also the first time to go to the tomb, where have you seen these strange things in the ancient tomb, if you want to find a way, it should be an old guy like you who has stolen the tomb all his life to find a way, where can I get my turn?
At this time, Li Huiyan took a few steps forward silently and slowly walked towards the bronze statue on the left.
"Li Huiyan, what are you doing?" Seeing this, I was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab Li Huiyan and asked.
At present, the bronze statue is still at least two feet away from us, and we honestly stay in the tomb can be said to be in no danger.
"It's nothing, I just want to test if the thoughts in my mind are correct, rest assured I'll be fine." Hearing this, Li Huiyan still stared at the statue on the left, and said ambiguously.
After that, he continued to walk in front of the bronze statue.
"What thoughts? You tell me, I'll help you try. I don't know which tendon in my brain is wrong, and when I heard Li Huiyan's answer, I blurted out without thinking about it.
After saying this, I regretted it a little.
"Zhang Sansan, aren't you afraid of death? What happens to your parents if you die? Li Huiyan didn't expect me to say such a thing, so she finally stopped, turned around and asked me.
"I'm afraid, why not afraid, but with so many of us men present, it's not your turn to be a girl to take risks. Besides, I'm an orphan, I'm much more carefree than you, and I dare to do what you dare to do, why don't I dare to do it. "Now that the big words have been said in front, this is not the time to admit it, I immediately raised my chest and said.
Li Huiyan's eyes became a little complicated when she looked at me, nodded her head, and seemed to agree with my words.
Immediately, Li Huiyan's face suddenly came to me, even if there was a lot of blood stained on her body, it couldn't hide the faint fragrance emanating from her body at all.
Smelling the smell mixed with a hint of sweet and bloody breath, I couldn't help but feel a little swaying, and secretly said that this colonel flower should be moved by what I just said and wanted to make a promise, right?
It turned out that I was thinking too much, and just as Li Huiyan's lips were about to touch my face, her movements stopped instantly, and she obviously wanted to say something in my ear.
"I used to read my grandfather's notes left in the study drawer, and there was a paragraph recorded on the page, saying that in order to guard their tombs in ancient times, the owners of some tombs would place several bronze figurines in the tomb in order to guard their tombs and prevent future generations of tomb robbers from breaking into the tombs and taking away the burial goods inside." Li Huiyan exhaled like an orchid, and whispered in my ear: "My grandfather's notebook said that if the tomb robbers brought the burial goods from the tomb owner's burial chamber, these bronze guards would be resurrected, and they would not stop until they killed everyone with the burial goods on them. ”
Li Huiyan's words instantly reminded me of the previous appearance of those tomb robbers giggling in the tomb tunnel, and I don't know how many treasures were looted from the bones in the tomb along the way, obviously it should be the burial goods brought out by those dead tomb robbers from the tomb.
If this is the case, then none of the bones in the tomb are intact, which makes sense, obviously because these people do not understand the reason for the resurrection of the bronze statue, and they refuse to throw away the stolen burial goods on their bodies when they die.
"Then why don't you just tell those people and let them throw away the funeral goods on their bodies, why risk your own lives." After listening to Li Huiyan's words, I couldn't help but ask a little strangely.
"It's nothing, I just want to try it myself, this kind of thing is not something you can encounter if you want to." Li Huiyan stood back in place again and said with a smile.
I obviously didn't expect her answer, just to try it, I dare to put my life at risk, and I'm afraid it's difficult for someone else to be as relaxed and casual as she said.
But since I agreed to replace Li Huiyan in front of the bronze statue, I have no regrets, and after listening to what Li Huiyan said before, I can't help but have more confidence.
I was also a little moved when I saw those tomb robbers picking up bulging burial goods like crazy, but because they were still carrying Xiao Yue on their backs, they couldn't move as casually as they did, and in the end, they didn't pick up anything.
Putting Xiao Yue down from her back, Li Huiyan gently held it up, and then I took a deep breath and walked towards the bronze statue on the left.
"Nephew, what are you doing? Come back soon. Liu Laoqi saw me suddenly walking towards the bronze statue, and hurriedly shouted behind him.
I didn't speak, but walked straight to the statue.
The closer I got to the statue, the more my heart beat so hard that I could hear my own heartbeat even when I walked.
As soon as I walked a meter in front of the bronze statue, the statue stopped slashing with its hand, as if sensing something, and then reversed its hands and swung its giant sword towards the place where I stood.
I didn't expect the bronze statue to react so violently, to move so quickly, and to see the bronze greatsword slashing towards me, my body froze in place with nervousness and fear, forgetting to dodge.