Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 470 Siguniang Mountain ([-])
470 4 Chapter Seventy Siguniang Mountain (Thirty)
As the stone slab at the bottom of the coffin rises, the secret hole hidden under the slab is revealed before our eyes.

There are iron chains as thick as two fingers hanging from the four corners of the stone slab. The bottom of the chain seems to be a mechanism driven by gears, so it is pulled very tightly from below. There are also metal cylinders inlaid on the four corners of the stone slab. It looks like it is used for support. The hole is cut on the edge of the coffin, so the diameter is basically the same as the width of the coffin. The size of the entire hole accounts for one-third of the total area of ​​the coffin.

We waited for about ten seconds, and the stone slab at the bottom of the coffin had already risen to a height of less than one meter. Then we watched the stone slab continue to rise, and the height continued to rise to almost more than one meter. Suddenly, I heard a "click" sound from the other end of the iron chain. I felt that the chain was completely stuck. Then there was another crisp "click" sound. This time, the supports at the four corners of the stone slab were stuck in the bottom corners of the coffin. The designed groove allowed the stone slab to stop smoothly above the coffin, and rows of stone steps leading downwards were exposed at the edge of the dark hole.

Qi Tiezui whispered in surprise: "So here's the secret."

I tilted my head slightly and took a look at the situation inside the cave. The musty smell when the cave entrance was first opened has dissipated. The cold and wet wind blowing out from there made me take a breath. I just looked at it like this. At a glance, an inexplicable sense of fear arose in my heart.

I said: "It seems that there is still a deep space under this hole."

Brother Bai Hao went over and took a lamp to illuminate the entrance of the cave. The first section was a wide stone step. There was some mold near the edge of the cave entrance, and there was some frost on the inside. There was a thin layer of frost on the top of the next step. Ice shell, he stretched out his long sword and knocked on the ice surface and said: "The temperature down there is quite low. Even though the ice layer is only such a thin layer, it is quite hard."

Qi Tiezui looked into the cave and said, "The low temperature can be dealt with in a short period of time. I just hope the way out is over there. That would be good."

But Gou Wuye said: "The way out, let's hope that we will all still be alive when we find the way out."

Qi Tiezui said "Ah" and said, "Isn't the Zhang family leaving this secret passage a way for their own people to survive?"

Gou Wuye said: "Let's just say that it is a way out left by our ancestors. It was also left for the Zhang family, not us."

Qi Tiezui was obviously choked again. He looked at Zhang Qiling at the entrance of the cave. He was staring into the cave with a serious expression at the moment, as if he was feeling something. Based on his understanding of the Zhang family, it was difficult for the Zhang family to Well, asking anything was probably in vain, so he hesitated, but he paused and found that he felt uncomfortable if he didn't ask something, so he turned to look at me who was easy to talk to, and he asked me Said: "Qilin, the conditions shouldn't be so harsh."

I said "Uh" to him: "As for it, if everyone can come and go freely here and there are no specific conditions, why do we have to come together? Besides, every big tomb is not built to prevent theft. It seems like people can’t get out, or you can’t get in at all, but this place is more special.”

Brother Bai Hao said: "It seems that we don't have much time to stay here. The temperature down there is lower than here. It is probably an ice cellar. If we can't find a way out, even if there are no trap monsters, just It’s low temperature, we might freeze to death here.”

Not long after Brother Bai Hao finished speaking, he suddenly stood up, as if something was about to happen. He looked around quickly and looked in the direction above our heads.

Brother Bai Hao asked him: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Zhang Qiling frowned slightly and said, "Let's go quickly."

Brother Bai Hao immediately understood what he meant. While looking around vigilantly and observing the surrounding situation, he said to everyone: "The temperature down here is very low. Get ready. Get your things quickly and get down immediately."

Qi Tiezui put away his things and carried them around his body while asking him: "Right away, so anxious."

Brother Bai Hao said: "The opening of this mechanism should also affect the opening of other mechanisms. If we don't hurry, we will be in big trouble." As he said that, he had already pulled me in front of him.

Gou Wuye said: "I'm afraid this big trouble is related to these alkali."

Brother Bai Hao sighed helplessly.

Zhang Rishan asked: "What should we do with these?"

I said to him: "I have my own arrangements for these, just feel free to leave here."

Although some people didn't seem to understand the urgency of the matter, they immediately picked up their belongings and walked towards the secret passage.

Suddenly, Zhang Qiling opened his mouth again and said in a deep voice: "It's begun."

Brother Bai Hao immediately lifted me and carried me into the coffin. He pulled me into his arms in front of the hole in the coffin. As soon as my feet touched the ground, he took my arm, turned on the light and started to move down. Let's go. I turned my head and glanced at Brother Bai Hao. I felt that his face was a bit unsightly. I heard him urging everyone: "Go quickly, follow up." His tone was no longer as gentle or playful as usual, and I also Got nervous.

Immediately afterwards, I heard a long "hissing" sound from several places. Before I came in, I remembered that Brother Bai Hao said that there might be a spray-type mechanism inside. The hissing sound sounded like an air leak somewhere. It seemed like something was coming, but the sound of continuous spraying was almost the same.

As soon as he finished speaking, we heard rumbles all around us. We also felt subtle vibrations while walking on the stone steps. The rumbles mainly came from the direction above our heads, and the sounds were also mixed with "gurgles" and "crashes". "Crash" sound, I said: "Is this sound water? Spraying water into the tomb?" My brother didn't answer. I paused and thought about it. It seems that people can save themselves and escape just by spraying water into the tomb. , it was not like the Zhang family’s style of setting up agencies, so he suddenly thought: “Oh, no, it’s not spraying water directly, it’s spraying strong alkaline water directly.”

This time my brother answered me with a "yes".

I said: "The strong alkaline water splashes down directly, and people below cannot avoid it. When strong alkali meets water, it will release a lot of heat and is highly corrosive. When it corrodes other objects, it will release a lot of heat. If it gets on your body, you will be burned immediately. The falling water will mix with the alkali powder in the tomb. If you run slowly, you will be attacked from above and below, and then there will be only one result..."

The elder brother said without thinking: "Death."

I know what the consequences will be when water and alkali meet, but I couldn't help but be startled after hearing this. The extremely high temperature and strong corrosiveness produced by the alkali dissolution process will cause you to burn as soon as it touches your body. The person was disfigured beyond recognition, and it wasn't just on the surface, but the flesh was corroded by the continuous spray of strong alkaline water.

I remember putting a hard-shelled bug in a strong alkaline solution and it would die in the blink of an eye. After a while, its body would be as soft as noodles. If you let it continue to soak in In the solution, after a few hours, you may still see it just turning into black and floating on the surface of the solution, but when you touch it with a tool, you will find that it has actually melted into a The pool of black mucus would have caused unprecedented pain and despair if it were a human being.

When my brother saw that I was stunned, he picked me up and said, "Let's go quickly."

Everyone was lining up next to the coffin. Bai Hao and Li Yue speeded up to send people into the cave to let them follow us. Although they were anxious, the size of the cave entrance could only allow one person to enter.

At this time, the tomb was surrounded by the sound of "gulu gulu" water, like a boiling pot.

The "gurgling" sound became more and more intense.Bai Hao said to everyone: "Hurry up, the agency will be activated soon."

As soon as Li Yue sent another person into the cave entrance, loud "puff, puff, puff" sounds suddenly came from many places around him, and then a large amount of smoke-like white gas poured into the tomb chamber. Bai Hao immediately urged again: : "Quick, everyone, keep up."

I was anxious, but there was nothing I could do. Although the entrance of the cave was not very crowded, only one person could pass through at a time. At the beginning of this section, in order to make way for the people behind us, we lowered our bodies and walked as fast as possible.

The ice on the stone steps at the beginning was relatively thin and not very slippery, but as you went down the ice became thicker and you had to be more careful when walking.

People kept following behind us, and we had no time to take care of it, because after walking for a short distance, my brother and I suddenly discovered that the stone steps that were originally in the passage turned into stones hanging in the air when we passed through a cave entrance. level.

The length of the suspended stone steps is not too far, only about twenty meters. The stone steps are still sloping downward, with both ends set between two towering stone walls, like a single-plank bridge. Standing next to the bridge There is no cover at all. Although the stone bridge looks quite strong, I don’t know how many people can walk on the bridge at one time.

The airflow around me was extremely chaotic, with cold wind blowing aimlessly from all directions. The frozen single-plank bridge under my feet kept slipping when I walked on it. I didn't dare to take the next step until my feet were steady.

Being afraid of heights, I trembled unconsciously, feeling like I might fall at any moment. My legs were shaking so weak that I felt like I was falling a little.

My brother grabbed my hand and put it on his waist and said to me: "Hold on, look at me, don't look down." I obediently hid my head behind him and grabbed his waist with both hands.

Qi Tiezui, who was following behind, had his leg stuck at the entrance of the cave and couldn't move forward, and said, "Is this the road?"

Gou Wuye said: "I think this is good. At least there is not just a cliff, but a road that can be walked. There are also stone steps, which are stable and not too narrow, but you can walk steadily. , if it slips, it will become a nameless skeleton, then it is better to turn back and become a night sand, let's go, you have to make way for the people behind you."

Qi Tiezui looked down and could vaguely see several such stone steps below. Moreover, the stone steps did not go up and down in one direction, but were crisscrossed one after another.

There was the sound of spraying things from the tomb chamber. The sound was very loud, and the amount of hot air and strong alkaline water sprayed was obviously large. It seemed that the mechanism over the tomb chamber had been fully activated. Although I had given Brother Bai Hao and Sister Liyue I took protective measures, but I still felt uneasy.

We didn’t have time to stay too long at the stone bridge, so we could only keep moving forward. With my brother controlling the balance, I felt much more at ease. Following his footsteps, we soon reached a small platform inlaid on the stone wall. superior.

My brother looked at the situation of the stone bridge below, and I took the opportunity to take a breath. There are such platforms at both ends of the staggered stone bridge, and there are several more that can be seen below.

Perhaps it's because the ice below is getting thicker and thicker, and the area it covers is quite wide. When the light is turned on, it feels like it's still shining brightly. The stone bridges on the lower floors are tightly wrapped in ice, and the ice body is round and smooth. , it looks even more difficult to walk, even under the stone bridge there are dense and long ice hanging.

After checking it, my brother said softly to me: "Let's go."

(End of this chapter)