Chapter 8: There Are Men in the Cave
Tick tock!
The original slight dripping sound was amplified by meandering, and it seemed to welcome us uninvited guests. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"You said, the messy branches at the entrance of the cave are all wilted, dry and unpresentable, I thought that the inside of this cave should also be full of dust and dry soil, but who knows that this ticking sound can be heard all the way, is there a pool in this hole?"
"Come on, look at the soil. "I picked up a small piece of stone from the side, and when I squeezed it hard, it was crispy, and I could pass it through the gap between my fingers. "This stone looks quite hard, and the surface is a little harder, but the inside has actually been destroyed, and it can't withstand the strong impact at all. Now I just don't know how this stone came to be like this? It must have been relatively stressed at first, or the cave would have collapsed long ago. ”
"Brother Alin, don't scare me, this cave has collapsed, so aren't we here to die? As soon as the little potato heard me say this, he muttered in his heart, he is not afraid of dying in battle, let him suffocate to death in this dark and oppressive place, ordinary people can't stand it, let alone a teenager.
"Don't listen to his nonsense, I think there is a big pool in front, and the opposite of the pool is the exit, after we take a bath, swim over and we'll be done!"
It's really speechless, this guy is really simple-minded, and he doesn't think about the danger at all. But now it's all speculation, and no one knows what's going on, so they can only keep going.
The more I walked, the more I felt that something was wrong, I had been walking for about a while, not to mention the pool, and I couldn't see the end of the cave at all. The breath in the whole cave became more and more stuffy, and there seemed to be a faint pungent smell in the air, and I couldn't breathe anymore. What's more, although the torch has been reduced to one, according to the depth of the cave, it is estimated that if you can't go to the exit, then you will have to go back the same way in the dark. The cave was supposed to be cool and comfortable, but now it was getting hotter and hotter, and everyone was exhausted, and the heat and fatigue had begun to slow us down.
"Damn, why is it getting hotter and hotter?" The big tree had already taken off his shirt, and he sat there panting with his sweaty upper body.
"That's it, I feel so depressed here, I'm about to suffocate to death", the little potato was also sweating profusely, and he sat there as soon as he lay down and was weak.
"Oops, oops!"
"What's up? Don't babble. ”
"What's going on, what's going on?"
"It's okay, it's okay, I didn't look at the ground, something stabbed me in the ass, it hurt. ”
"You have a lot of things, isn't it just a prick? What's the big deal... ”
Before the big tree could finish laughing, the smile on his face slowly turned into surprise, because the little potato took out a white bone from under his buttocks, or someone's rib to be exact.
“FxxK!”
"This Nima!"
If you take a torch and look closely, there is a corpse lying on the ground, which has been completely ossified, half of the body is buried in the thick dust and rubble, and the exposed bones are slightly black in color, obviously dead for a long time. Although the clothes on his body were tattered, they looked quite exquisite, compared to a person from a rich tribe. Although the three of us have seen the battlefield of flesh and blood, the discovery of this skeleton in this mysterious cave for no reason has cast a faint layer of fear on everyone's hearts.
"Let's go, don't scare yourself, someone has been here, maybe there is an exit ahead, let's go, get out of this hellish place as soon as possible." "Everyone is also a little hairy in their hearts, and they don't know who this person is, what is he doing here, and why is he dying here?
Walking and walking, the face of the big tree in front of him was not right, it turned out that in the path in front of him, there were three corpses scattered, the posture or lying or leaning, the shape was different, but it was the same as the first one found at the beginning, all of which had been white and ossified, and the color was darker and more brittle, and the bones would be broken if you were not careful. Strangely, weapons such as axes and staffs or armor were scattered around, but no clothes for the three men could be found, as if they had disappeared.
I dared to touch the crisp bones, my fingers rubbing against the dry surface, and suddenly a situation came to mind: "These people can't be burned, right?"
As soon as he said this, everyone was shocked, the more he thought about this possibility, the more he felt that it was true, otherwise why would the bones be blackened, and the clothes could not be found, they must have been burned. As soon as I thought of this, I felt that the temperature in the cave had risen a notch, and all my faces turned white.
"How can there be fire? Here, it can't be, the crater, right?"
The temperature in the cave seemed to cooperate with this prophecy, and suddenly it increased by a few degrees, and several of us were scared to spread our legs and run back.
Wait, there's not even scum left? yes, those people still have bones, if this is really a crater, where will there be bones, the weapons have been melted, let alone human bones. Thinking of this, I calmed down a little.
"Don't scare yourself, little potato, what are you talking nonsense!" I pulled the two of them, and the sudden heat of the ninja said, "This can't be a crater!! If it's really a crater, have you ever seen human bones still survive? There must be no plants left at the mouth of the cave, and even the swamp outside the valley will be dried! So, this can't be a crater at all!!"
"Makes sense, I didn't think of it. So why is it so hot here, and so many people are dying here?"
I rolled my eyes, "So how do I know? Anyway, just keep going, and by the end, I don't know what the hell is going on." If you go back now, it is estimated that the torches will not be able to support it for that long. If we hesitate a little longer and the torches go out, we will be so dark-eyed that we don't know anything. ”
"Okay, okay, listen to you, why are you talking about it so hot, I always feel unsteady in my heart. ”
Chatter, maybe talking can give people a sense of security, everyone is not rejecting this chatter, just hope to get out of this damn cave quickly.
Tick tock! Tick tock!
The dripping sound is more frequent.
After a turn, what unfolds in front of you is a shocking sight. In front of him was an empty mountain, in which there were many strange rocks, and in the middle there were several huge pillars supporting the entire upper level, and this mountainside had been corroded by the entire flow of water, and in front of him was a huge pool of water in the belly.
"Damn, you're right! There's a pool. ”
"Hahaha, it's okay now, I'm finally able to take a bath, and I'm about to turn back into a mighty and handsome man, haha. ”
Plop! This guy jumped right in.
"Oh, it's so cool, it's still hot water. This water is salty and you can't drink it at all!"
"Who made you drink it?" haha, looking at the big tree and laughing at the way he vomited.
I let the tree wash almost out of the hurry, after all, this water is salty water, and washing too much is not good for the body. Now that you look at it this way, it's a hot spring resort, so it's no wonder that the whole cave feels hot. But the few corpses on the road still can't be explained, maybe they starved to death here because they didn't want to get in but couldn't get out, and maybe the lost clothes were taken away by wild beasts. I can only comfort myself like this, after all, the top priority now is to find out if there is any way out, and to get out of here as soon as possible.
"Hurry up and get out! Let's split up and find out where there is a way out, this is the most important thing. As soon as it came to this question of life and death, everyone immediately became nervous again and began to investigate carefully.
After a while, the three of us started to lose our heads. There is no exit to this place, the whole place is the belly of the mountain, and there is no place to go except the stones that are the water in this pool.
The water in the mountains is still dripping into the pool, and occasionally there will be a hot bubble in the pool, and the heat at the bottom of the pool will be turned out with a bang.
Hot gas and water droplets?
"yes, I figured it out!"
"What's in mind? Is there an exit?"
"You see, the water has been dripping into the pool, but why hasn't the water in the pool risen?"
"Is there a hole under the pool?"
"That's right, the hole is down there, you hurry down and see where the hole is?
"Why me?"
"You haven't just taken a shower, you have experience here!" I laughed. They all felt that they were about to go out, and the three of them couldn't help but laugh.
However, at this moment, a slightly rough voice came,
"Who is bothering my cultivation?"