Chapter 60: Tomb Exploration (1)
The next day, Li Sui, Jin Shihou, and Han Junxiu led some soldiers to the back mountain.
At this moment, a drizzle began to fall in the sky, casting a mysterious hazy feeling over the surrounding scenery.
After walking for about twenty minutes, the group reached their destination.
It is located in the middle of nowhere, and the terrain is very flat. Tombstones are lined up and overgrown with weeds. Beneath your feet, the winding and rugged stone path stretches into the distance.
Hearing the voices of the crowd, several black crows fluttered their wings and flew up from the bare branches, hovering in the sky, and making a "yah-yah" sound, which accentuated a kind of eerie dead silence.
According to the instructions of the treasure map, a large mound was found in the dense grass, and there was a stone gate on the mound.
Han Junxiu ordered the soldiers to stand guard at the door, and then walked in with Li Sui and Kim Sihou. The stone gate is connected to a stone staircase, and the inside of the ancient tomb is pitch black, and you can't see your fingers.
From under the stone staircase, a gust of wind blew on the body, cold and biting, making people shudder. The trio cautiously descended the stone staircase, no one knowing what was waiting for them in front of them.
Due to the perennial deep underground burial, the ancient tomb was filthy and damp, and the stone steps were covered with moss, which was very slippery, and they had to be careful with every step, otherwise they would roll down the stone staircase.
I don't know how long it took for them to finish descending the stone staircase with difficulty. There is a tunnel immediately below the stone staircase.
The walls on both sides are carved with ancient beasts such as unicorns, white ze, and gluttony.
For some reason, these reliefs look so hideous that people can't help but be frightened.
At intervals, there is a candlestick on the wall. A red candle is placed on top of each candlestick.
From the outside, these candlesticks are rusty and should have not been used for hundreds of years, giving them a sense of historical heaviness.
In the distance, there was a faint rustling sound, like a low roar, like anger, like a ghost crying.
The voices seemed to come from the inner roar of these ancient beasts on the walls, vowing to tear apart all uninvited guests who disturbed their peace.
Li Sui held his breath for a moment, his scalp began to tingle, his face became pale, a cold sweat broke out on the back of his spine, and his legs trembled a little unconsciously due to fright.
And Jin Shihou was no better, he pinched the corners of Han Junxiu's clothes tightly, his chin was already attached to his neck due to his body curled up, and his eyes were fixed on the carvings on the wall, motionless.
"You...... You guys...... Just ...... There was a ...... just now Didn't hear anything? Jin Shihou's words were full of fear.
On the other hand, Han Junxiu's expression did not fluctuate, it seems that the courage of the men on the battlefield is far from being comparable to Li Sui's sons.
"I guess it's the sound of the wind blowing something. You see so many candlesticks on this wall, I wonder which one of the candlesticks is loose, and the wind blows. ”
Han Junxiu said as he touched the mural on the wall with his hand.
After listening to Han Junxiu's words, Li Sui and Jin Shihou's hearts that were hanging in their throats finally relaxed.
"Here, let's light the candles on both sides, this tunnel is too empty, and it is not enough to rely on the fire fold in our hands to illuminate it."
As he spoke, Han Junxiu took out three fire folds from his pocket and gave one to Li Sui and Jin Shihou.
So the three of them lit the candles and walked forward.
"Captain Han, do you still have a fire fold over there?" At this time, the paper scroll in the fire fold in Jin Shihou's hand had been burned out, and he planned to ask Han Junxiu for another one.
"Nope." Han Junxiu touched his pocket and said.
In fact, a fire fold can be used for at least four hours, but the fire fold that Han Junxiu gave to Jin Shihou has already used half of it before.
And Han Junxiu did not have a detailed inspection before leaving, which caused the current situation.
After listening to Han Junxiu's words, Jin Shihou had no choice but to give up, at this time, he saw the candle on the candlestick and had a plan, planning to take it down and light other candles.
But the moment Jin Shihou took off the candle, something unexpected happened.
The ceiling above me shook violently, and the dust on the surface of the stone was falling down in a steady stream.
Immediately after, the sound of gears turning could be heard from within the wall.
"What happened?" Jin Shihou asked cautiously.
"We seem to have touched some kind of mechanism just now." Li replied uncertainly.
The three of them were all shocked by this sudden situation, and they all froze in place, looking panicked for a while.
After about half a cup of tea, countless dark holes jumped out of the wall, and arrows rained down on the three of them.
Suddenly, an arrow shot straight at the back of Jin Shihou's head, but he only cared about dodging the cold arrow in front of him, not realizing the danger behind him.
"Be careful." Seeing this, Li Sui suddenly threw down Jin Shihou from behind. The candle in Jin Shihou's hand also flew aside.
The crossbow did not mean to stop at all because Li Sui and Jin Shihou fell to the ground, but became more and more rapid.
Seeing that another arrow was coming, Li Sui had to take Jin Shihou on the ground with all his strength and keep rolling left and right.
Arrows are extremely sharp, and if they are shot, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Han Junxiu on the side was also trying his best to swing his body to avoid these murderous weapons, although he was athletic, it was still a bit difficult to dodge so many arrows at the same time.
The arrows did not stop at all, and gradually, the physical strength of the three began to be a little exhausted.
At this critical moment, Li Sui saw the red candle at Jin Shihou's feet and seemed to realize something, "Big brother, quick, quickly put the candle at your feet back on the candlestick." ”
After listening to Li Sui's words, Jin Shihou looked for an opportunity to pick up the candle, but there were too many arrows, and he couldn't lean over to get closer.
At this moment, the ceiling above me seemed to shake even more, and small pieces of rubble continued to fall from the top of my head.
"What to do? I couldn't get closer, the arrows were too dense. Jin Shihou asked Li Sui for help.
"Kick it in, I'll pick it up." Han Junxiu spoke suddenly.
"Are you crazy? So many arrows......"
"Don't talk nonsense, ...... quickly" Han Junxiu yelled at Kim Shi.
Jin Shihou was stunned for a moment, it was the first time he saw Han Junxiu have such a big reaction. But now it's only a try.
I saw Jin Shihou look at a gap, run diagonally, step forward with his left foot to the side of the candle, swing his right thigh back slightly, and lift his calf fiercely, gathering the strength of his whole body on the taut surface of his right foot......