Chapter 8: The Puppet Stone Maid
After several turnovers, Wei Ziyang finally found the entrance to the underground palace, but he couldn't even enter the door.
I tested it a few more times with an iron ore pick, and each time it rebounded, and the greater the force, the stronger the rebound. Even the rocks around the stone gate are indestructible, and the iron ore pickaxe, which can dig into the molten layer, is now affected by such twists and turns.
"There's no way to enter through the main gate, what about entering through a hole on the side?" Wei Ziyang didn't believe in this evil, so he directly bypassed the stone gate and dug a five-meter mine hole next to it, and then tried to enter through the hole on the side.
It's all hard rock, but the iron pickaxe of my world can be broken with two clicks, and this magical ability has allowed Wei Ziyang to regain his confidence. However, when he faced the wall of the cave, he was carelessly knocked away by the force of the rebound again, and he fell even more.
"Is it an iron wall?" Wei Ziyang rubbed his numb arm and was very shocked, even if it was an iron wall, his iron pickaxe could be broken. But this is not a basic energy substance at all, magical energy is invisible but real, and Wei Ziyang feels that he is opening the door to an unknown territory.
Since the side couldn't be dug up, Wei Ziyang had to try to enter from the bottom. Even if it's really an iron wall, you can't even dig underground.
The rocks underground were already very hard, but without that kind of mysterious energy to guard, they were as brittle as tofu under his iron pickaxe, and it was estimated that even the builders could not think of such an anomaly as Wei Ziyang.
"Knock ......"
Dig down first, then turn to the bottom of it, under the iron pickaxe, the floor of the cave in the ground collapsed, take out the torch and shine it on the top, sure enough, it is a big stone cave.
However, before he could be happy, anomalies began to occur above his head, and the originally dark cave was gradually engulfed by yellow firelight, and the brightness became larger and larger, and the raging flames then spread towards the bottom of the mine, and everything happened only in an instant.
“...... It's white phosphorus!"
Wei Ziyang's face turned pale, and while pulling his legs back, he also took out a rock from the game backpack in a panic to block the mine, and he didn't dare to breathe a sigh of relief until he felt safe, but he still had palpitations, and he almost hung here.
Being burned by white phosphorus is not a trivial matter, white phosphorus incendiary bombs are even prohibited from being manufactured and used in the United Nations Convention, just because white phosphorus is almost impossible to extinguish, and once contacted, a person can be burned to death with only bones, which is very cruel. Wei Ziyang searched for white phosphorus bombs on the Internet, and the pictures of the injured were extremely terrifying.
I've seen 'phosphorus fire' in tomb robbery novels before, but I didn't expect to let myself encounter it this time.
"What kind of tomb is this?" Wei Ziyang couldn't help but ask himself this question again, and at the same time, he was also reluctant, white phosphorus is not a joke, and such a large amount, once it touches it, it will definitely die.
But giving up is still not reconciled, and an underground building that is so heavily guarded must protect something unusual, and Wei Ziyang is really unwilling to miss it.
"White phosphorus combustion requires exposure to oxygen ......"
This is a weakness of white phosphorus, and the reason why it can spontaneously combust is probably because it is affected by the temperature of the torch.
However, even if there is no torch, white phosphorus will slowly spontaneously combust when exposed to sufficient air, and the friction and pressure generated by people stepping on it will accelerate spontaneous combustion. In order to enter, you must first avoid a large influx of air, and secondly, the body must not have direct contact with white phosphorus, as long as you ensure these two points, white phosphorus may not burn.
"As long as the mine is sealed and there is not enough oxygen to enter, white phosphorus will not spontaneously combust. As for not coming into contact with white phosphorus, it is not difficult to do, and you can directly release the soil in the backpack to cover it. Wei Ziyang thought about the plan in his heart.
That is, he has the ability of 'my world', and if he is someone else, there is no way to really take this ancient tomb for a while.
But the whole process is still very dangerous, if you are not careful, once the white phosphorus on it is ignited, you may die at any time.
"If something happens, I can hide in the game world first. Wei Ziyang finally thought of this, this was his means of saving his life.
If you don't have any worries, what do you have to think about, just do ......
First of all, Wei Ziyang blocked the back mine first, although doing so would cause the air to become thinner, but it was not a big problem for him to support himself for a while. Then after carefully digging the previously blocked mine, it was found that the phosphorus fire had indeed been extinguished, but the residual chemical smell in the air did not smell good.
The torch is not dared to be used again, it is undoubtedly suicide. Luckily, I carried a strong light flashlight with me in my gaming backpack. But before going up, Wei Ziyang also turned on his phone and went to My World, made an iron bucket out of the only remaining iron ingots, and filled a bucket of water from the lake.
Water can extinguish fires, and this bucket of water may be another line of protection, in short, be prepared.
Before going up, a simple staircase was repaired below, which was convenient for going up and down, and in case of an accident, it could be escaped in time. This dungeon is full of weirdness, and Wei Ziyang can't tell what else is inside.
Carefully climbed up to the underground palace, and immediately shone the flashlight around, and found that there was no imaginary danger and mystery in the cave, except that the stone was a stone, but there were some bronze lamps hanging on the stone wall every short distance, and there was a white solid on it, which was the same as what was laid on the ground, which was white phosphorus.
White phosphorus lamps will have a spontaneous combustion effect when exposed to oxygen, and there is a very mysterious color in tomb robberies and mythological novels. However, now that Wei Ziyang has blocked the exit, there is not enough oxygen to enter, and the white phosphorus lamp cannot be lit.
The internal space of the underground palace is not narrow, the width of the entrance alone is three meters, and there is also a height of three meters, all made of huge stones. It is hard to imagine that such a buried underground palace can be preserved for hundreds of years. Wei Ziyang didn't know the specific origin of the underground palace, but judging from the style of the bronze wall lamps on both sides, the age is probably very old.
"It's bronze, it should be worth some money......"
But after considering that Wei Ziyang still gave up the idea of picking out the wall lamp, bronze antiques are not allowed to be traded. Although the sixth uncle may have a way to deal with it, there is always a risk, and Wei Ziyang can't do it.
Abandoning these distracting thoughts, Wei Ziyang shone the flashlight deeper into the dungeon, which was a very long passage, due to the special environment of the dungeon, the flashlight could not shine too far, and there was no end in sight.
As he stacked the stones forward, he walked carefully inside, and he was very careful with every step. The dungeon was so silent that I could clearly hear footsteps and even my own breathing...... The lack of oxygen became so severe that breathing began to be difficult.
The light shone in front again, and two tall black shadows suddenly appeared in the cause, startling Wei Ziyang to take two steps back.
When he saw clearly that it was just two strange-looking stone statues holding long swords, he exhaled the turbid breath in his mouth heavily.
"Other people rob tombs in groups, not to mention others, at least courage. Wei Ziyang said to himself, in such an environment, even godless ghost theorists will be afraid, not to mention that Wei Ziyang does not rule out the existence of ghosts and gods in this world now.
Suppressing the panic, Wei Ziyang continued to put stones in front of him, slowly exploring and advancing. It's a pity that all the way over, the entire underground palace is too poor, except for the bronze wall lamps on the stone wall, there is nothing else.
However, Wei Ziyang also found that this passage was just an entrance, and there was a black stone door behind the two strange stone statues, which made Wei Ziyang both surprised and delighted. Don't go in vain, but don't be a stone door that can't be opened.
The speed at which the stones were placed was very fast, and after a while, Wei Ziyang had already arrived in front of the stone gate, but his eyes first looked at the two stone statues guarding the door. These two big guys are really ugly, they look like they are not strange, and they are still holding long swords in their hands, so ugly that they bring a lot of pressure to people.
"Bronze sword?"
Wei Ziyang's eyes opened and he found something remarkable.
He couldn't look down on the wall lamp, and he was troublesome, but this bronze ancient sword looked mighty and magnificent, and its value was estimated to be expensive...... Even if you can't sell it, it's a good thing to keep it for yourself. The group of archaeologists above look at the wrong origins, and they may not be able to leave it to the state.
However, when Wei Ziyang wanted to reach out and draw his sword, the stone man's eyes suddenly glowed red, and then slowly moved, and the entire underground palace was filled with a numbing clicking sound.
The stone figurines came to life......
Wei Ziyang was so shocked that he almost threw away the flashlight, and at the same time hurriedly retreated, with only one thought in his heart: what the hell is this!
"Pedal ......"
The stone figurines stepped forward in two steps, and the bronze sword stabbed towards Wei Ziyang with a fierce wind, although his actions were clumsy, but his attack speed was not slow.
In a hurry, Wei Ziyang could only block a rock in front of him, and the attack was stopped by a fluke with a bang.
But the stone maid was very strong, and the bronze sword could not pierce the rock, so he directly raised his fist to bombard, and with a boom, the stones splashed everywhere, and the scene was a mess. Fortunately, there is not enough oxygen in the underground palace, otherwise the white phosphorus on the ground would have to be detonated.
Wei Ziyang's face changed greatly, he didn't expect a stone to be so powerful, so he hurriedly took out the iron sword in the game backpack and slashed at the stone maid with all his might.
"Bell!"
Sparks splash.
However, the stone maid was not hurt at all, and it didn't even hurt at all.
"A sword can't cut stones...... Wei Ziyang suddenly realized, seeing that the stone maid had already moved, he hurriedly retreated, and at the same time released a rock to block it for a while, and took the opportunity to replace the iron sword with an iron ore pickaxe.
Thousands of substances, mutually reinforcing. Stone maids are made of stone, and to deal with them you have to use a pickaxe. However, the Pickaxe has a big flaw, it has a short handle, a small attack range, and the Stone Maid is very fierce and difficult to get close to.
However, the stone maid's body is too tall, and the height of the dungeon is limited, so if you want to come over, you have to destroy the barrier stones set up by Wei Ziyang first, which also gives Wei Ziyang the opportunity to set up an ambush. Although he doesn't have similar actual combat experience, in the past, once he encountered an invincible monster in an underground mine in Minecraft, he would also arrange a stone wall to resist it, so as to find a chance to kill.
Releasing stones from the backpack is fast, and each piece is 1*1*1 meter in size, so it will take some time for the stone maid to get closer.
After arranging the ambush, when the stone maid smashed another rock, Wei Ziyang, who was lying in ambush behind him, suddenly stood up, and the iron ore pickaxe in his hand chiseled towards the center of the stone maid's eyebrows with all his might.
"Boom ......"
The stone maid exploded directly, and the pieces fell everywhere.
"Pick up the Qin Dynasty Bronze Sword*1"
"Pick up the Golem Stone Maid*1"
After the Templar is killed, the dropped equipment is automatically picked up and placed in the game backpack.
"In the real world, killing monsters also drops equipment?" Wei Ziyang said in surprise, the bronze sword is okay, it is good to say, you can pick it up by killing the stone maid, but dropping a guardian stone maid is not scientific, it must be the product of the intervention of the rules of the game.
It's a bit strange to kill a stone maid, but there is still one that is motionless at the door, even if Wei Ziyang approaches carefully.
"Could it be that there is no electricity?" Wei Ziyang thought with some spoofing, but for the sake of comprehensiveness, he still slammed down with an iron pickaxe.
"Bang!"
With a crisp voice, the stone maid was torn apart.
"Pick up a bronze sword from the Qin Dynasty. ”
There were no stone mercenary drops this time.
"Is there a certain chance? Or is it because this stone maid is just a good thing?" Wei Ziyang thought to himself, but in the end he didn't have an answer.