the last priest

This passage is winding and winding, no more than two meters wide and three meters high. Although there are many traces of artificial excavation and paving along the way, it is unknown whether it has been in disrepair for a long time or is often washed by groundwater, and many places are already full of rocks. 【Bin was able to go, but the three-legged toad suffered a lot. If it weren't for this guy's rough skin and thick flesh, he might have been scratched all over his body long ago.

Cha Wenbin had to stop frequently to wait for it, or to help move some gravel. This process was much slower than before. In addition, his feet had been soaking in the water, and his calf gradually became numb, but now he had to grit his teeth and persevere. go inside.Judging from the terrain, they were always going up, and the power supply provided by the spotlight became dim again, telling him that the time he could last was running out, so he patted the two sets of batteries left in the bag, Zha Wenbin reckoned that he would have to go a little further, so he could only turn back.

Along the way, five more bronze trees were found one after another, and there were more or less skeletons under each tree. It has been more than three miles and no new trees have appeared yet.Zha Wenbin thought that since it was a sacrificial place, the place where the blood was collected should not be far from the altar, otherwise the basin of blood would have solidified if taken over, which is a great disrespect to the gods in the blood sacrifice.I didn't find anything about ghosts along the way, except for the echo of my own footsteps, there was nothing else.

He also tried his best to choose to cross some rocks out of the water, which can save a lot of physical strength. Traveling in low temperature consumes a lot of heat energy of the human body. In this passage, except for one or two small salamanders passing by occasionally, it is a kind of no-brainer. Small fish with eyes.Zha Wenbin thought that if he was really hungry, he could only grab some small fish pads to feed his hunger. In this wilderness, he didn't care so much. His main purpose now was to survive, get out of this area safely, and then Meet Chaozi and take Pharaoh and the others to the hospital.

After walking for a while, he heard the sound of water flowing in his ears. Cha Wenbin didn't feel that he quickened his pace. After passing through several piles of rocks, he finally saw a huge underground lake again.

Taking advantage of the rest time, I was preparing to assemble the batteries. I took off the old one and didn't want to throw it away. I just put it in the bag. Before the new battery was put in, I only heard a "plop".There was water splashing on the face.Hastily turned on the spotlight again, took a closer look, and the buddy next to him, the three-legged toad, disappeared at this moment.

Looking up carefully, a ripple in the water passed by, and a yellow figure floated up with a "huh", good guy, is this a three-legged toad? I feel like I haven't been in the water for a long time. Seeing such a big lake, can you see it? Not excited to get in the water?After paddling in the lake a few times, one of them swam towards the shore. Cha Wenbin was about to pat the tip of its nose, but when he lowered his head, he saw the scene he didn't want to see: the bones were so thin that they covered the entire bottom of the water. They formed a road, overlapped each other and spread to the distance. As far as the eye could see, there was a piece of glistening white, which was exactly the same as the cold pool of bones under the ancient well.

Zha Wenbin squatted down to take a closer look. What was slightly different from the pool in front was that the bones here were much larger and thicker. They were basically animals, especially the horns of sheep and cows, because the water surface was not It was purely still, so he couldn't tell how many kinds of animals there were here.

Although it was certain that it was not human, it still looked very eye-catching. Reminiscent of the bronze trees used to take blood outside, Cha Wenbin guessed that this was almost the altar.It seems that most of these animals were tributes used to sacrifice to the gods. Looking at the piles of bones, one can imagine how grand the scene of sacrifice was.

The three-legged toad jumped out of the water and squatted beside Cha Wenbin. His body, which had been re-wetted by the water, regained its previous vigor, and its eyes became brighter.It made Cha Wenbin say: "Dude, did you let me in just to take you to take a shower?"

The toad obviously disdained his villainous thinking, and with a "croak" sound, he jumped into the water again, chilling Cha Wenbin's whole body again.When it got out of the water again, it just quietly floated on the surface of the water through Cha Wenbin. Seeing that Cha Wenbin didn't move for a while, the toad swam forward for a short distance, swam back to him again, and turned around. made a circle.

Although Zha Wenbin doesn't understand the toad language, he still cooperated a little tacitly along the way. Looking at the behavior of the three-legged toad, Zha Wenbin asked: "Dude, don't you want me to sit on your back?" Bar?"

The three-legged toad kicked its hind legs in the water, and called out, "Guagua."

Zha Wenbin was sweating coldly on his forehead. He had seen someone riding a buffalo playing in the river before. This one was riding a toad. . . . . .

Anyway, there's no one here, so let's try at worst, what if it really came to carry me?Even if it wasn't, it's time to take a bath. Seeing that the three-legged toad hadn't moved for a long time, Zha Wenbin jumped down, and it happened to land on his neck.The three-legged toad's body was quite strong, but it was a little slippery. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and hugged his neck tightly to prevent himself from falling.

After he struggled a few times, he was finally able to barely sit still, and the three-legged toad kicked three legs, and it really carried him slowly towards the center of the lake.The more you go to the middle, the depth of the water becomes shallower and shallower. This is completely beyond Cha Wenbin's expectations. Because of the current of the general lake, the middle is always the deepest. It's good here, this is the shallowest place. Wen Bin reckoned it would be his neck.

Finally, they arrived at a place that seemed to be in the middle. The strange thing about this center was that there were no more bones. Cha Wenbin looked around, and there were a total of five such bone passages extending from here to five directions. .One of them leads to where they came from, and the remaining four should also reach their respective edges.

These five bone channels coincidentally keep a distance of about five meters from the middle, leaving a small circular water area here.

One thing that puzzles Cha Wenbin is where is the source of water here?Because there is no sign of water flow in the surrounding area, there are bare stone walls all around, the top of the head is relatively high, it is dark, and there is no hole in it. If you can’t find the source, it means that you may have gone to the end. .

Just as he was thinking about it, his calf, which had been numb after being soaked in water for a long time, suddenly felt a little warm, and the feeling became stronger and stronger, as if someone was gently stroking it, which was very comfortable. When his nerves began to recover Only then did I notice the difference.That is not someone's touch, but from the water!

He bent down and tried it with his hands. Sure enough, the water temperature here was a few degrees higher than outside, and it was still bubbling up. Cha Wenbin carefully watched the changes in the water lines under his feet. Some impurities were going up. surging.He realized immediately, this is an underground fountain!Moreover, it is in the nature of hot springs, just because there is no light here all year round, and the indoor temperature is too low, so the heat has cooled down before it reaches the edge, and you will never feel it if you are not in the middle.

"Dude, can you take me for a walk around the perimeter." Cha Wenbin said softly, sticking to the three-legged toad's head.

As soon as his body moved, the three-legged toad carried Cha Wenbin to swim towards the opposite side. The change in the water temperature under his feet confirmed his guess. When he reached the edge, it was that bitingly cold again. The three-legged toad carried him around this After walking around the lake the size of two football fields, he returned to the center of the lake without waiting for Cha Wenbin's order.

After this lap, Zha Wenbin had a general understanding of this place.Taking the position where he is standing now as the center, there is a warm water fountain below which is constantly spraying water upwards, and the water then spreads around, providing water for the entire lake.The lake is close to a relatively regular circle, and it seems to be formed naturally. There are five white lines piled up with animal bones extending towards the middle, but each stops at a position five meters away from the center.

The smartest thing about Cha Wenbin lies in his brain's image processing ability. Just by closing his eyes, the floor plan of the entire lake has already appeared in his mind.

Slowly, he took out something from the gossip bag, and watched it for a long time, unwilling to leave. . . . . .