Tomb Raiders I Can Hear Antique Talk

Chapter 427 Five Immortals Stone Statue
As the two people gradually came closer, the scene in the center of the hall became clearer.In the entire hall, due to past sedimentation and the opening of the cap just above, large and small dead branches, broken tables, chairs, pottery pots and other utensils were scattered among the withered grass, as if those things had been moved down with them.

Xiao Ran thought to himself that he didn't know how the Xinji tribe came down safely thousands of years ago. Maybe they had more reliable methods at that time, and their communication with Tongtian Taisui was smoother. They wouldn't be as open and close as they are today. .

"Wait! Is there someone?!"

The second uncle shouted, and Xiao Ran drew out the knife without thinking, lowering his body in a defensive posture.

The flashlights of the two people passed through the center of the hall. Between the body of the Pseudodontus lowii and the dead branches and broken objects relatively outside, there seemed to be several people wearing dusty and torn leather jackets and strange hats, standing in different directions. , surrounding the big bird corpse in the center.

"Could it be zongzi?" Xiao Ran asked.

The second uncle shook his head and said: "I don't know, let's give him a try..."

Xiao Ran looked around, picked up a dry pine cone at random, and threw it at the back of the head of the person closest to them with a flick of his wrist.

With a "pop" sound, the dry pine tower hit the back of the man's head and broke into several pieces, which bounced around.At the same time, a burst of dust also flew up from the man's head.

"It turns out to be... a stone statue..."

After figuring out that the thing ahead was neither a human nor a ghost, nor a corpse nor a rice dumpling, the two of them finally felt at ease again.They stepped forward and threw aside the large pieces of garbage that were in the way. After a while, they finally reached the center of the hall.

In the center of the hall is a slightly sunken stone platform. The body of Pseudodontia roensis is resting on the stone platform. It has been broken into pieces, especially the long neck, with many broken wounds and bloody bone stubble. Pierce outward.

Xiao Ran raised his flashlight again and shined it at the stone statues that had startled them just now. There were five of these stone statues in total, surrounding the middle platform at equal intervals. They each held a stone plate in their hands, as if surrounding the big bird in the middle. Ready for dinner.

Xiao Ran suddenly remembered that when he, Hu Bayi, Fatty, Da Jinya and Yingzi went to Lao Mo to eat at the buffet, they had the same character as these stone statues.

Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

"You kid, are you possessed? Don't stare at these statues of the Five Immortals."

The second uncle suddenly walked over and knocked on his gas mask.The second uncle just saw him staring at the stone statue in a daze. If it weren't for the mask, he would probably have splashed him with urine if he saw him smiling stupidly at the stone statue.

"The statue of the Five Immortals? Is this the Five Immortals?"

Xiao Ran heard what his second uncle said and hurriedly identified the statues carefully.The statue closest to him has a pointed mouth and triangular pointed ears on its head. Only one of them is scattered somewhere, but you can tell it is a fox at a glance.

Among the remaining stone statues, the one with short ears and pointed mouth is a yellow-skinned one, and the one with wide ears and exposed teeth is a mouse.As for the White Fairy hedgehog, it can only be identified by the needle-like patterns carved on the back of its neck, while the Liuxian hedgehog is the simplest and most freehand, looking like a bald monk with a hunchback and a long neck.

The stone statues of the Five Immortals are covered with black and green moss, and dust and dead leaves are also covered on their heads and shoulders.Their body parts were all wrapped in a layer of animal skin, which seemed to be glued on by some kind of gelatin, forming a double-breasted leather robe.

"It seems that this deer really believes in the Five Immortals. Even the 28 stars are guarded by the Five Immortals." The second uncle said.

Xiao Ran looked at the plate in the hand of the Five Immortals Statue. There was a small groove in the center of the plate, as if to accept some kind of offering.Xiao Ran asked his second uncle: "Second uncle, what should we do about this? Is it blood food again? No matter how strong my body is, I can't bear to go through such a torment..."

The second uncle is studying the body of Pseudodontus rosellai in the middle and the sunken platform beneath it.Hearing Xiao Ran ask him, he turned around and pointed at the big bird corpse and said, "Isn't this ready? Try this first."

Xiao Ran breathed a sigh of relief. He walked to the bird corpse, looked at the broken neck of the big bird, carefully grabbed its head, and twisted it hard.The bird's head was connected to a short section of its long neck, which was completely disconnected along the broken crack. Xiao Ran seemed to be holding an abandoned water pipe in his hand.

Blood was dripping from the broken part of the bird's head. The second uncle hurriedly pointed at the stone statue: "Hurry over, it's just a piece of neck, don't waste it."

Xiao Ran quickly walked to the stone statue of Liu Xian and dripped the acidic blood into the groove of the stone plate.The acid burned the withered moss on the stone plate, making a "chichi" sound, and a layer of white foam emerged.But in an instant, the viscous mixture flowed into the groove and disappeared.

There was a sudden "click" sound from the stone plate, and then a rumbling sound like a grunt came from the stone statue, and slowly moved to the sunken platform under the body of Pseudodontus Luo.

Xiao Ran and his second uncle looked at each other. It seemed that this method was really effective, so he quickly took the neck section and sent it to several other stone statue plates.

Every time blood poured into the center of the plate, a grunting sound would flow from the stone statues to the central platform, getting louder every time, as if these stone statues were experiencing great pain.

Until he reached the last stone statue, there was no more blood flowing out of Big Bird's neck.

Xiao Ran looked at the corpse on the ground. The remaining part was not like the one with the bird's head in his hand, which could effectively prevent him from being burned.If he cuts off a new section at this time, he will either shovel the engineer to pieces, or he will have to use his hands and feet to pull it away, and there is no guarantee that the corrosive blood will not collapse on him.

Really helpless, he had no choice but to hold the bird's head with one hand, hold the bird's neck with the other and push it into the groove of the stone plate, muttering in his mouth: "Come out quickly, and have some more..."

He suddenly felt that this scene was a bit weird. He looked up at his second uncle and saw that his eyes behind the mask were full of disgust.Fortunately, with Xiao Ran's efforts, the last two drops of blood finally dripped into the groove, and the stone statue vibrated slightly and let out one last grunt.

Xiao Ran quickly threw the bird's head aside. At this time, the sound was transmitted to the center along with the vibration, and began to spread radially to the surroundings. The entire hall began to tremble slightly, and dust and dirt fell down.

"This...is going to collapse?!"

The uncle and nephew looked at each other and quickly ran towards the stairs.At this time, they didn't care about opening the door to find a way out. The first priority was not to be buried alive.

The two of them rolled and climbed dozens of stairs, and the vibration in the hall suddenly stopped.

Xiao Ran grabbed his second uncle who was still musing about continuing to climb up. He pointed at the hall and said, "Second uncle, it's quiet now. It seems like it's not going to collapse. Shall we go down?"

The second uncle gasped, looked down, and cursed: "Grandma, take a rest... take a rest..."

The two of them sat down on the stairs and rested while looking around.Suddenly, there was another vibration in the hall below, and then a circle of doors surrounding the bottom of the tree wall of the hall exploded one by one.

(End of this chapter)