Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 197 The ruins of the forest
197 Chapter 197 Forest Ruins

Wu Xie and the others entered the woods. At first they could only crawl down and barely pass through the entangled tree roots and vines. After walking like this for a while, the road became wider. Pan Zi cut down the vines that blocked the road, and finally walked on the ground. On those extremely thick vines, they are also very stable.

Wu Xie said: "You may not realize it, but you have an uncomfortable feeling. It seems to be too quiet here."

The fat man said as he walked: "The Queen Mother of the West's territory is a fucking evil sect. Listen, there's not even a damn bird chirping here."

Wu Xie looked around and said, "Not only is there no sound, I feel like there is nothing here. Don't you feel that we seem to be the only living things in this rain forest besides these plants?"

Pan Zi said: "Is it possible that there are too many snakes here and they have eaten all the birds?"

The fat man chuckled and said, "That's impossible, there's nothing to eat. So what do these snakes eat now? Eat the air? Eat themselves?"

Wu Xie said: "Don't tell me, there are snakes that eat themselves. I heard that there are some snakes with big appetites. If they can't find anything to eat for a long time, they may mistake their tails for their own food." food and then put it in your mouth.”

The fat man said: "Isn't that stupid? You will starve to death in the end."

Wu Xie said: "It won't die so easily. If snakes starve for a long time, they will digest part of their own hearts to satisfy their hunger. Although this method is a bit extreme, it can keep the snakes alive for two years." You can survive without eating anything for a long time, but of course, there will be accidents. I remember that sometimes snakes will eat their own kind."

The fat man curled his lips and said, "Ordinary snakes are like this, so what are the snakes in this evil place like?"

Soon after, Wu Xie and the others discovered some ancient building ruins wrapped in trees and protruding out of the water ahead. They were all broken pieces of jade and jade that were too old. Their original appearance could no longer be seen. They had become different. Shaped stones with a large number of vines and moss wrapped on them, mixed in the rain forest.

After getting closer, Wu Xie took a look and said: "These should be the top parts of the buildings at that time, like some simple towers. You can see there are quite a lot of them, scattered in heights and sizes, a bit like the ones where monks are buried. Tallinn.”

The fat man squinted and looked over: "There are many square holes there, what are they used for?"

Wu Xie shook his head: "I don't know. Is this hole big or small? People can't get through it anyway, but if it's something smaller than a person, it won't be a problem."

The fat man looked strange and looked inside with a miner's lamp. Then he put his ears out and listened and said, "There is the sound of water down there."

Pan Zi anxiously found Sanshun and urged them: "What's there to see here? Let's leave quickly." After saying that, he started to walk forward. Wu Xie patted the fat man and followed him. The fat man looked at it twice more. , and followed him.

I was brought here by my brothers after I fainted before. It was already late at night when I woke up, and now I could just clearly see the situation nearby.

I followed the little brother while observing the surroundings. Soon, we came to a rainforest zone. The terrain here was obviously higher than the water. I said: "Brother, the stone where I rested before is the one mentioned in Wen Jin's Notes." Is that the location of the "invisible city wall" mentioned? It turns out that it is not completely submerged in the water, but a labyrinth like a stone forest in the water surrounding this independent island."

The little brother held my hand tightly and pulled me carefully through the water and started to walk deep into the jungle. While observing the surrounding environment, he said to me: "You saw the large amount of mess in the mud in the water just now." The stone is the top of the stones in the Stone Forest Formation. Now it seems that the water level there is very shallow. In fact, it is still very deep below. The stones in the formation will be very tall. And with that kind of density, it is also a waterway. In ancient times, outsiders generally It’s very difficult to get here. It’s indeed a very good city defense measure. If it hadn’t been completely flooded now, it would have taken us a lot of time to get here.”

After entering the forest, the trees were relatively sparse in the first section of the road, so we still soaked in the water and continued walking forward.The trees become denser as you go inside. The canopy is densely covered with luxuriant branches and leaves. It is so tight that sunlight can hardly penetrate, and the light becomes dimmer and dimmer. It is already dark and humid here, and the surroundings instantly feel eerie. got up.

I looked around here, and at a glance, I felt that the plants here were all entangled together, forming a large whole. It was like we had entered a huge cave full of trees.

Looking carefully, there are thick and intertwined tree roots everywhere. The tree roots are covered with vines that are estimated to be thirty or forty centimeters in diameter, and are covered with green moss.

The little brother took out my little black gold, peeled away some vines in front of him, stretched out his hand and pushed it, and saw that the vines had not moved at all and were quite strong.Then he pulled me a little closer to him. He held the thick vine with one hand and stood on it with a splash of water. His movements were clean and neat, all in one go.

When he got to the top, he looked around and saw nothing unusual. He stretched out his hand and pulled me up to stand on top. He led me to walk on the thick vines, so that we didn't have to keep dripping in the water.

I looked around and said to him: "It seems that we are walking in a different position from them. It doesn't look like someone has already walked here."

The little brother said: "Go in the direction of the red smoke. You will always encounter it. Walk slowly." He continued to pull me forward.

After walking for a while, I realized something was wrong in the woods. I took his hand and shook him: "Brother, tell me, it's still broad daylight. Isn't it a little too quiet in the woods?" Yeah, it can’t be that the creatures here are all nocturnal animals..."

The little brother said: "There must be a lot of cockscomb snakes here. Judging from the occurrence of snakes before, there shouldn't be much danger now, but you have to be careful when it gets dark."

I asked: "You mean, this cockscomb snake may be a diurnal snake or a nocturnal snake?"

The little brother nodded, and I murmured: "The twilight-type snakes like to move in weak light conditions, mostly at night or during rainy days, and are particularly cold-resistant. Nocturnal snakes are afraid of strong light and like to They hide during the day and are active at night. When it gets dark, they are very dangerous. How can we prevent them? Wen Jin is fine even if she is alone in the woods for so long. She must have a way. Has he told you?"

The little brother turned to me and said, "You'll know later."

We have been walking through the woods. We feel that the road here is winding and we have made little progress after walking for a long time. Occasionally we stop and look for the direction again. Sometimes, the little brother will climb the tree to find the direction of the red smoke.

The little brother looked at me after he came down from the tree. I asked him: "How is it? Judging from your expression, you are lost again. How about I find some equipment for you?"

The little brother was stunned for a moment, lowered his head and said to me: "No, go this way." He pulled me and continued walking forward.

I whispered: "Are you being willful?"

He suddenly stopped and turned to look at me. I pretended that I had never said this and looked around. When he turned around, I looked back at him and couldn't help but smile.

On the way after that, we saw many ancient remains of the Western Queen Mother Kingdom, but more of them were submerged underwater. The water was very clear, and the water depth was only about two or three meters. The broken guis and broken jade were all mixed with the prosperous tree roots underwater. At the same time, the younger brother also took a quick look and did not study it in depth.It's just that Wu Xie and the others were not seen at all along the way.

(End of this chapter)