Chapter 17 (7)
The young man dug skillfully, first opening the four corners of the wall, leaving only a thick piece of earth and stone to block the road, which was useless. He handed the Luoyang shovel to Chu Menglin and said, "You come and dig the last shovel, and this road will be opened, and the credit will be yours." "And Duoduo avoided the entrance of the cave a few steps.
Chu Menglin smiled: "Even if you know each other, it was originally mine." Aiming at the soil and rocks, the clods of soil really fell all over the ground, Chu Menglin was elated, and rushed inward with his legs, and there was a "squeak" sound from the depths, and the sound was sharp. Then a few red lights flashed, and a group of bats with black bodies fluttered their wings and flew out, Chu Menglin bore the brunt of the attack, and was attacked by the bats splitting their heads and covering their faces, and several bloody wounds were instantly scratched out of their faces. She waved her hands to drive away, but two bats landed on her right forearm, tearing her sleeve with a "swish", and at the same time, flames burst out of the crack, extending all the way up, and in the blink of an eye, the sleeve of her right arm was burned to the ground, revealing a white arm.
Chu Menglin was furious, pulled out the afterimage sword and aimed at them to slash, and swept under the feet of a bat, but unexpectedly, its claws kicked on the sword, and flew straight to the top of Chu Menglin's head and fell. Her hat had been taken off before entering the ancient tomb, and as soon as her claws touched the top of her head, even her hair was burning, Chu Menglin screamed in pain, pounced indiscriminately, cut off her belt with a sword, and stripped her coat off her body to drive away the bats. The bats had some kind of substance on their claws, and they could ignite a fire when they touched the cloth, and soon she had a ball of fire in her hand, and the flames burned her fingers, and she hurriedly threw them away.
The young man said in his heart, "We must not let this fire bat get close!" He drew his long sword, aimed it at a bat that was rushing towards him, jumped up and slashed diagonally from top to bottom, splitting the bat in half, and the bat fluttered its wings a few times after it landed, and then it died. Duoduo also swung his sword and slashed, taking the time to pull Chu Menglin out of the encirclement, allowing her to extinguish the flames above her head on the side. The bats gushing out of the cave were endless, innumerable, scattered in mid-air, and soon the front hall was everywhere, and if several were surrounded at the same time, kill one, and the rest would take advantage of the situation to attack, and it would be difficult to rescue.
Chu Menglin was intent on helping, and shouted, "Quickly bring them together!" Duoduo and the young man were too busy to take care of themselves, and no one had time to pay attention.
Chu Menglin was unwilling, tore off the sleeve of her left arm, and threw it into the air, and immediately a group of bats were attracted to it, scrambling with their claws in a mess, Chu Menglin took out the small grenade she carried with her and smashed it at the bat. That grenade was a former Thunderbolt Hall disciple who offered it to the Shadow Sect in order to form an alliance and make friends. The grenade exploded in the swarm of bats, tearing the bats apart, their flesh and blood flying, and the aftermath of the explosion was so strong that the entire burial chamber shook up and down. Chu Menglin let out a bad breath and applauded loudly, seeing that this trick worked, she was so happy that she took out a few more grenades, wanting to repeat the old trick.
When the young man was fighting with the bat, he suddenly heard a loud noise, and then felt that the ground shook violently, and at first he was puzzled, until he saw Chu Menglin's clever move, and then he was shocked, and hissed: "Are you crazy? If you blow up a few more times, if the log shakes violently and the fine sand falls, we will all be buried alive! Didn't I warn you?"
Chu Menglin also shouted: "Do you think I am knowingly committing a crime, but if you don't destroy these little demons as soon as possible, you will also be burned to death." "She's been through fire bats, and she knows what's at stake. The young man shouted, "Listen to me, I have a plan, let's turn on the machine and release poisonous smoke and smoke the fire bats." Chu Menglin sneered: "It's a pity that the poisonous smoke doesn't recognize its identity, and it is also effective for human beings." How can these fire bats be buried, and if they die, they will be buried with Miss Ben?"
The young man said: "I've thought about it, the three of us will dive to the bottom of the blood pool for a while, and wait for the poisoning smoke in the main hall to dissipate before going ashore." ”
Chu Menglin sneered: "If you want to smoke the bat, the poisonous smoke will inevitably spread throughout the hall. This is a closed room, not ventilated for a long time, I don't know when the gas will disperse, but I am afraid that I will drown at the bottom of the pool earlier. Speaking of this, he sighed faintly, and counted his fingers: "I was trapped in the Yongdao, beaten to death by a Zen staff, and killed by random arrows, and now I am either buried alive and suffocated, or burned to death, or smoked to death by poisonous smoke, or suffocated to death under the water." This is the case...... It seems to be a death horizontally and vertically. ”
The young man swung his sword and swept the two bats together, but they did not burn with each other, and the young man shook his head and sighed, "Even fools know how to pay attention to different people. He turned his head and continued to joke with Chu Menglin: "It's good to die both horizontally and vertically, but it's a pity that the number is not enough, otherwise you will get the 'nine deaths' and get that 'life' later." Let me tell you, since you have to die no matter what, it is better to try according to the method I said, maybe you don't suffocate under the water, and the probability of hitting the big luck is at least one in five, which is barely called 'four deaths and one life'. If you don't try, you're going to die, and you're going to die. ”
Chu Menglin hesitated, and although Duoduo listened to him in a cynical tone, what he said also made some sense, and it was barely worth a try, and asked, "Are you sure?" The young man said: "Everything in the world is never foolproof, if you want to hear a perfect strategy, let alone me, no one can take it out." Just take one step at a time, it is regarded as a bet, a game is decided, winning is life, losing is death, I hope that no one present has bad luck. Okay, I'll count one, two, three, and I'll listen to you, bet or not? one, two—" Duoduo hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll listen to you." ”
The young man smiled slightly and said, "That's right, you guys quickly help me lure away a few bats, and then quickly jump into the pool of blood." He fought and retreated, moved to the pillar, put the rope on the winch, pulled the rope with his hand, dragged it all the way to the edge of the pool, and then jumped into the pool himself, and pulled the rope tremblingly, just when he saw the monster open its mouth, he immediately buried his head in the blood. Unexpectedly, a few bats followed, one fell to the ground where the rope was dragged, grabbed three claws and two of them, and burned the rope, and the three of them saw the rope burst out of a few clusters of flames, and then broke it with a "snap".
Chu Menglin shouted timidly, "Hey, you...... You come closer. It is much better to sacrifice one than to die for all. ”
The young man thought angrily: "Lao Tzu should be the substitute for the dead ghost today, I want to die, and you are not willing to say anything." Dragged his wet pants up the trail, walked to the mechanism, stretched out his hand a few times and retracted it, but he always felt that the distance was too far, and it was too late to jump into the pool after opening. Just as another bat arrived, the young man had an idea, and tore off half of his sleeve and rested it on the winch. The bat flapped its wings and flew to the winch and fell, the young man swung his long sword and slashed at the top of its head. It was this bowing of its head that caused its whole body to sink downward, and in order to stand firm, its paws also pressed downward, and invisibly toggled the winch. It stood on top of the winch, facing the blue-faced beast, and when the poisonous smoke erupted, it covered its entire body in it, and the bat fell straight down without knowing what was happening, motionless.
After the young man swung his sword to scare, he reflexively jumped into the pool of blood, made a gesture, and the three of them buried their heads together. This time, he not only succeeded in releasing the poisonous gas, but also was able to save himself, which can be described as a complete victory.
Only the surface of the blood pool can be seen flowing blood, and there is a hole under the pool. The bottom is paved with milky white pebbles, mixed with a sheep intestine path, and after walking a short distance, a large stone is removed, revealing a hole. The terrain in the cave is low, only for crawling, and the passage winds upwards with many turns, and the three of them are dizzy. The air was very humid, vaguely mixed with the smell of mold, Chu Menglin's stomach was tangled and churning, and she almost vomited. Holding down his chest with his hand, he tried his best to suppress the annoyance in his body, and suddenly felt the pressure on the top of his head lighten, and his neck was able to rotate slightly.
Climbing out of the cave, there was a small platform where it stood, still floating on a red bloody water. However, the difference is that the bubbles in the pool are bubbling up, and you can feel the hot steaming when you get closer, similar to the magma morphology, the water temperature has reached boiling, and it is impossible to re-Surabaya. The pool of blood is vast, and there are seven platforms floating around it, which are independent of each other and not connected to each other. Directly opposite stands a steep cliff wall, the middle and upper end protrude half of the stone rock, the rock face is relatively wide, you can see a magnificent gate, the dragon stone carving is divided into two sides.
The stone rock is higher, and the three of them think that they are not smart. Some of the chains in the air are connected to the cave wall, stretching out until they are halfway through. At the northeast corner of the platform stands a short black lacquered column, carved with a concave and convex character for "wanton", and a slender handle attached to the top, but the shape is very similar to the rocker that pulls the barrel out of the well. It's also a trap that looks like it can be pulled downwards when activated.
Chu Menglin didn't dare to act rashly, and asked, "Look, is this mechanism open?" The young man said in his heart: "Very good, you finally know how to be afraid." If people are afraid, they dare not act rashly. He cleared his throat and said, "The mechanism, it can be opened, but it can not be opened." But look at this small platform is empty, there is only such a thing, to the point where there is no choice but to drive. But do you remember the mysterious sequence of numbers of unknown purpose on the last piece of wood?"
Chu Menglin said disdainfully, "Who is talking to you?" asked Duoduo again. The young man sneered, "Very well, my suggestion is not a suggestion, is it? ”
Duoduo ignored Chu Menglin, and only consulted the young man: "What did you just say?" The young man raised his head, did not make eye contact with him, deliberately looked around, put on a posture of a deputy hanger, and said with a hippie smile: "Huh? Did anyone speak just now? Why didn't I hear it?" Duoduo said impatiently: "Okay, do you still need to pretend with me?" I think what you said is somewhat useful, and I am about to ask for advice. The young man said, "Oh, probably I accidentally sneezed and made a noise." There are many offenses, faux pas, please bear with me. ”
Dodor was angry in his heart, and thought to himself, "I said that I asked you for advice, because I looked up to you, and I didn't know you, and you still dare to show me a face, do you think I can't do it without your help?" At this time, he said: "I think, this mechanism can't be opened." There are a total of seven platforms around it, which should be compared with the seven numbers and should be opened one by one in the order of the numbers. ”
The young man said in his heart: "Very good, in the blink of an eye, the old hen becomes a duck." Obviously, I thought of it, but in a blink of an eye, it became what he thought of, and the troupe didn't have such a quick way to change people. Chu Menglin, this little girl, must praise him a lot again. ”
Sure enough, I heard Chu Menglin praise: "It makes sense, what you said is so right! The order of the number series is 'Three Lu Yi Yi Wu Qi', and the first thing we need to look for is the No. 3 organ." Duoduo bowed his head and said, "Not bad. In addition, all mechanisms are to be opened by one person to prevent disorder. ”
Chu Menglin recommended herself and stepped on the pedal by the platform first, the pedal size was extremely small, only allowing one person to stand with their feet together. As soon as he stood firmly, the pedal floated into the pool of blood, and it didn't take long to board another platform, the layout was basically the same as the former, and the word "Wu" was engraved on the mechanism. After changing several places in a row, I found a short column engraved with the number three.
Chu Menglin grabbed the handle, took a deep breath, pulled it down, and rumbled above her head, several iron chains deviated from their original positions, extending in different directions, but there were still large gaps in them. After opening the Continental Mechanism, Platform No. 3 suddenly rose into the air, at the same height as the iron chain, and a string of iron hooks hung on the hole on the east edge, supported by an iron pillar at the bottom of the platform. Each time a trap is activated, the previous platform next to it rises.