Chapter 178: The Cave of Demon Worms 3
I don't know if it's called a scorpion, because it does look like a scorpion. [Ran^Text^Library] [ ] But it has three chelas on its tail, and it is now facing us, as if it is ready to attack us at any moment.
Have you ever heard of a scorpion with three chela? Anyway, I've only seen two chelae, which are scientifically called double chelae. So what are these three chelated scorpions called? Three claws? Or is it called a mutant scorpion?
I'm guessing these scorpions are all mutated, right? After all, the desert environment is so bad, if you want to survive in such a harsh environment, you naturally have to change a little. Isn't there a saying that species evolve with their surroundings?
Whether these scorpions are mutated or not, we don't have the time to study this. It's just that at the moment, we seem to be disturbing people's rest, so they are hesitating to go on at this time. Maybe it's because you see that there are more of us? They looked at it, then immediately turned around and left.
"I'm rubbing! These, they scared me to death!"
When the thin man saw that the scorpion was gone, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It was as if he had just faced something terrifying instead of a few mutated scorpions as thick as two fingers.
In this regard, the brute bull couldn't help it. I saw him stretch out his hand, pat the thin man's shoulder heavily, and said with a smile: "I said thin, why are you getting less and less courageous?" Could it be that he secretly hid from our brother and played with women in City B, and was scared by the police rounds? Haha?"
"Haha!" Brother Xiao, myself and the others, immediately laughed when they heard Manniu say this. Only Lin Yuxi glared at me with a little blush, it seems that I will have to behave more upright in the future. Otherwise, the rest of the day will be a little difficult.
Originally, everyone has always taken this kind of thing as a joke, and the laughter is over. But this time, the thin man was indeed in a bit of a hurry.
", I'm serious, okay. Those scorpions are so terrifying, I just shoveled the sharp noodles of the Luoyang shovel on them, and I only heard a clicking sound, but they didn't do anything at all. And they bared their teeth at me just now, revealing their black fangs the size of a fingernail. Tell me, are you scared that a scorpion with such a hard shell and sharp fangs suddenly sprang out from under your feet?"
Well? At first, I thought the thin man was just making an excuse, but when I heard it, I suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Hard shell? Sharp fangs? Three chela? Aren't they mutated because of the circumstances in which they live? It's the same species as the bloodthirsty madman, and they are all ancient demon creatures?
"Quick! Keep up with those scorpions and don't let them disappear from our view!"
My sudden voice startled everyone. They all looked at me for some reason, hoping that I could give an explanation, but it was too late for me to explain more. Because the scorpions had crawled far away, I feared that they might well burrow into the sand and disappear from our view at any moment.
So, without much thought, as soon as my voice fell, my feet were already exerting force, and the whole person was carrying a heavy luggage backpack and chasing in the direction where the scorpions were crawling.
Seeing this, everyone didn't ask anything more. Knowing that things were supposed to be a little unusual, they ran after me closely.
Luckily, the scorpions seemed to be the species I expected. When they saw us coming, they didn't act like other scorpions, and they quickly burrowed into the sand. Instead, it led us rapidly in a certain direction of the desert.
Yes, they are leading us in a certain direction. At least I feel so, because I can clearly see them looking back at us from time to time.
After running for about half an hour, the scorpions stopped in a ruined ruins, and then they saw them, pouting into the sky, and their whole bodies slipped into the sand, so that we could never find them again.
"Whew! Finally stopped. What's going on, the tree is expensive! Why are you chasing these mutant scorpions, do they have any clues?"
Brother Xiao exhaled lightly, half an hour of jogging, everyone would take a few breaths.
Hearing this, everyone looked at me, and Brother Xiao's questions were not only for himself, but also for everyone. After all, everyone was confused before, and they were still chasing a few mutant scorpions in the desert, which has no reasonable explanation, and it is difficult to make everyone psychologically balanced!
"Whew!" I took a few deep breaths to adjust the frequency of my heartbeat before I spoke, "Do you think those scorpions are weird?" They are the same bloodthirsty demon we encountered in Miao Village, and the unknown monster that killed your brother! They all have strange appearances, hard shells, and abilities that are different from those of other biological species. ”
Hearing me say this, everyone immediately resounded from the thin man's previous description of those scorpions. The Luoyang shovel can't cause the slightest damage to its shell, and it is so big that it can run fast. The most important thing is that it took us for half an hour to come to such a dilapidated ruins of unknown age, and then disappeared into the mud and sand.
Everything here is weird.
"Do you suspect that these scorpions are of the same species as those things? Or do I think there is some secret relationship between them? After all, according to what you said, they appear in places with map fragments!" Lin Yuxi analyzed my words with a straight head, and suddenly he screamed, clapped his palms in fear, and said, "Ah! I understand! Pighead, you mean that as long as we follow these scorpions, we will be able to find the whereabouts of the map fragments? That is, to be able to find Pang Juan's mausoleum?"
I nodded, but to be honest, I hadn't really thought it that far. I just thought that the appearance of these scorpions was too strange, to see what was in their nest, and whether I could find some other monsters with the same shell as them, but with a different appearance. If I had, I could try my hand at those things, after all, my strength has increased a lot recently, and my self-confidence has swelled a bit. Wouldn't it be nice to have a reference that makes me understand how strong I really are?
However, Lin Yuxi's analysis, I am happy to accept it. Because as she said, then things are not necessarily a good thing for us. Finding the map fragments early and leaving safely early is our ultimate goal.
"In that case, it's not impossible!" Brother Xiao touched his chin and pondered for a while, and said, "Those scorpions ran here and got into the sand, and it is estimated that this should be their nest." Then it means that this is probably the ancient tomb we are looking for, and the map fragments are also hidden inside!"
"So what are you waiting for? Let's dig it up! The water we brought with us can only last for two days. If we delay a little longer, not to mention the map fragments, we ourselves will die of thirst in the desert. ”
The thin man didn't say a word, picked up the Luoyang shovel, and said hello to the bull. The two of them quickly dug a small pit in the sand where we were standing.
Originally, I wanted to stop the skinny man, after all, things were so weird. When we were clueless in the vast desert, we were suddenly brought out by a thin man with a shovel of demon scorpions. Moreover, these demon scorpions also led us to a half-hour journey to such a place where there were several broken stone pillars.
It was the scorpion that saw us chasing them and was afraid. Think your home is the safest? Or did they deliberately lead us to this place? Whatever the reason, we're here for sure, and it seems a little useless to pursue them.
Right now, the most important thing is that the thin man is right, our water source is enough for us to sustain two days in this endless desert. If you don't dig it when you get here, it will be a waste of time and a waste of water.
So, without any consideration, I handed the backpack to Lin Yuxi on the side, wearing short sleeves, revealing a strong muscle, picked up the Luoyang shovel, and joined the army of digging tunnels.
Speaking of this tunnel, it seems that now it is the only thing that the thin man and the others are good at. After all, almost all of our ancient tombs are some strange monsters, formations, ghost kings, mechanisms, etc., ancient things that many people have only heard of but have never seen.
Originally, everyone thought that tomb robbing was a work of strength and courage. If you have great strength and courage, then you are a qualified grave robber. However, as time goes by, the age of the mausoleum you come into contact with will become older and older, and you will slowly discover that tomb robbing is also a technical job that requires a lot of knowledge.
Of course, this is what the thin guys summed up with me later. It has nothing to do with me, I can even pat my chest and tell everyone that I have experienced the baptism of life and death of so many ancient tombs, and I am a master-level tomb robber! There is no other reason, just because I not only have secret arts, proficient in feng shui physiognomy, demon subjugation, and demon elimination, but also learned the popular tomb robbery techniques in modern times.
The topic is a bit off-topic, let's get back to the point!
The thin man calls himself the captain of the gold school, but in fact, only Brother Xiao is the only one who is authentic, and there is a gold talisman on the body. But no matter what, except for not touching the golden talisman, the thin man is indeed a good hand at stealing the tomb. From fighting monsters to digging tunnels, there's nothing to say!
No, how long will it take? It's only been about three or two hours! A deep pit more than a meter wide appeared at our feet.
"Big brother, Shugui, come and see, there is a stone gate here!"
I'm a little tired from digging here, and I'm drinking water next to Lin Yuxi, moistening my throat and recovering my strength. Suddenly, the thin man who was digging in the pit screamed in surprise, almost choking me.
Stone Gate? Anyway, when we dug it up, there was nothing but a big pile of sand. How could a stone gate suddenly appear? Thinking of this, I hurriedly handed the kettle to Lin Yuxi, but I was a step, and together with Brother Xiao, I jumped into the deep pit, walked a few meters along the tunnel we dug, and came to the thin man.
"What's going on?"
"I don't know! Just now I was digging and digging with the wild bull here, and I saw that there seemed to be something protruding from the edge of the passage, so I couldn't help it, went up and pulled a few times, and then found a copper ring for me. Finally, I worked with the bull to clean up the mud and sand next to the copper ring, and then I saw this stone gate. ”
While talking about how he found the stone gate, the thin man got out of the way and gave the position to me and Brother Xiao, while he stood behind us.
"Oh my God! You won't be so lucky!"
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