XXXVII. The Garden of Eternity, the Golden Apple
A withered hand poked out of the sarcophagus and slowly pushed the lid of the coffin. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
But John didn't realize it, and his whole body and mind were focused on the iron box in front of him.
The whole body of the iron box is dark gold, dull, and has no patterns, giving people a strong sense of heaviness.
He held the revolver behind his back and tapped lightly on the box,
While! A crisp sound rippled through the room, and after a few seconds, nothing happened,
Don't you have a mechanism?
John smiled slightly, grabbed the iron box with both hands, and lifted the ten-kilogram iron lump out.
The box was not locked, which saved a lot of trouble.
He took a deep breath and carefully and cautiously lifted the lid.
Click!
A strange sound sounded, and a small gap appeared on the box, and a bright light came into view through the gap, and the light flickered, and a golden ball the size of an apple lay quietly in the center of the tin box.
The ball is not a traditional arc, but is made up of 108 small squares, each engraved with a symbol, each symbol is different, and it looks like a spherical cube with endless mysteries.
"So you're really here."
John muttered to himself, this thing was exactly the same as the mechanical ball on the oil painting that Derek had given him,
"I didn't expect you to show up."
John said again, the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily, and all eyes were focused on this ball, unable to take it off for a long time,
"Let me feel your power!"
He slowly stretched out his hand, and the moment his skin came into contact with the metal surface, a feeling of comfort that could not be described in words came out of his heart, and in an instant, his soul seemed to break away from his body and soar into the golden heavenly river, he swam upward along the river, there was no edge in his vision, only endless light.
The camera changed again, and he flew away from the Tianhe River and came to a paradise of birds and flowers.
Golden buildings, golden springs, golden waterfalls, golden trees, and golden fruits that grow on trees.
John walked along the golden paved road, crossed an old and simple wooden bridge, and came to a hillside full of lilacs, and he stretched out his hand to pluck the golden apple hanging from the branch, and slowly put it to his mouth.
"Stop, don't!"
At this moment, a cry of anger exploded in his ears, like thunder, the endless light receded, the world flowed, and in the blink of an eye, John returned to reality.
The mechanical ball that was originally placed in the palm of the hand had somehow approached the lips, only two fingers away.
"This ......"
John was shocked, and hurriedly threw the ball on the stone table.
"Damn, what the hell is going on?"
"What else, you almost ate it." Zero said in a solemn tone, "Also, I think you should be concerned about your back." ”
"Behind? What's going on behind you? ”
John's mind was a little confused, as if he had not yet recovered from the dream just now, he turned to look back, only to see that the originally closed sarcophagus had opened at some point, and a pair of withered hands as old as chicken feet stretched out from the coffin.
Under the bright candlelight, the dark spots on the arms due to the passage of time were so clear, and the smell of decay permeated the entire stone room, followed by the sound of heart-pounding breathing.
The sound of breathing is fast and slow, like an old man who is about to die, and like a vigorous and upward teenager.
The wacky scenes make people's hearts hairy.
John's expression changed and changed, he didn't know what was in the sarcophagus, but whatever it was, now was not the time to meet,
Put the ball in the package, turn around and run.
And just as he walked out of the basement, there was a piercing wolf howl from above, followed by the explosion of bullets out of the muzzle.
"Not good!"
John's face changed dramatically, the sound of a burst of gunfire was familiar to him, and only Hansel's powerful three-barreled shotgun could be released.
"Damn, it's still exposed."
John gritted his teeth, glanced upwards, and then rushed out of the window next to him without looking back.
At the same time, when the gunshots rang out, the guards guarding outside the villa instantly sounded the alarm.
The alarm sounded four times in a row, representing the highest level of security at McConaughey Manor, and would only be sounded in the event of a massive attack on the manor or when the main villa was invaded by outsiders.
The sound traveled very quickly, and after only four seconds, Ian McConaughey, who was watching the play, heard,
"The siren, still four in a row, Eric, go see who's blowing the siren."
"Yes, sir."
The bearded man bowed slightly, turned to leave, but before he could take a few steps, a violent wolf howl mixed with severe pain came from a distance.
Hearing this voice, Eric's expression changed instantly,
"Damn it!" He quickly turned around and shouted, "My lord, it's Matthew!" Something happened to the villa. ”
Hearing this, Ian, who was looking for the source of the voice, was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened, and his eyes were filled with trepidation, and the panic was mixed with deep unease.
He cursed, rushed out of the building, turned on his horse, and ran back without hesitation.
The sound of horses' hooves faded away, but the sound of gunfire became clearer.
In the corridor on the third floor of the villa,
Rumble!
The sound of shotgun bullets bursting through the chamber was so harsh that Hansel turned over and hid at the top of the stairs, quickly adding bullets to the magazine, and three seconds later, there was a sudden sound of rapid inhalation in his ears, and he quickly lowered his head.
Bang! Bang!
The wall behind him was cracking, small pieces of rubble were flying everywhere, and a furry claw was sticking out of the wall.
"Damn it!"
Hansel cursed angrily, kicked the wall with his feet, and slid his body out of the ground.
A giant wolf, more than two meters tall, came out of the wall, and the giant wolf roared angrily, and the rolling sound waves roared, shaking people's heads and roaring.
"Bastard!"
Hansel's face twitched as he struggled to raise his shotgun,
Rumble!
Bullet fragments like cannonballs burst out of the muzzle of the gun and slammed into the wolf's chest, sending it flying directly into the wall with powerful kinetic energy.
Hansel shook his head, rushed down the stairs in a few steps, and joined up with Gretel, who was rushing this way,
"What's going on? How can there be a giant wolf! ”
Hansel shook his head, pointed to the window on the side, and whispered,
"Let's go, it's been exposed, hurry up."
The witch didn't move, and from time to time she glanced at the staircase, her expression very nervous,
"We're gone, what about John?"
Hansel let out a painful cry, endured the roar of his head, and said, "Don't worry, that kid is a thief, even if we are caught, he will not be caught." ”
After speaking, without waiting for Gretel to answer, he pulled her and jumped directly from the window on the second floor.
After landing on the ground, he rolled and rushed into the garden not far away without looking back.
The two of them fled in a hurry and did not notice a strange thing, and when the gunshots rang out, the guards guarding the gate had already rushed into the villa, and when they broke through the giant wolf's barrier and fled through the window, the guards still did not rush to the second floor, and even the earlier shouts disappeared, as if they were choked by something.
The whole villa became a little eerie, all the lights were gone, and the open door was like a bottomless abyss, glowing with a chilling dead air.