Yellow River Craftsman

Chapter 39 The Abyss: Monster Beasts Infestation!
As the water flow continued to be involved, the vortex continued to expand and deepen.

Accompanied by loud rumbling noises, a terrifying black abyss appeared below the vortex.

The strange black mist surges in the abyss like a tide. This abyss is like a space-time vortex. The abyss may be connected to hell or another world.

When the abyss appeared, the vortex disappeared.

We were still holding the bronze chain tightly, probably out of fright, not daring to let go of our hands for a second.

The muffled rumbling stopped abruptly, followed by a strange roar.

We were taken aback, Oops!Could it be that monster under the abyss appeared?

When I think of that huge monster, I can't stop trembling all over. It is impossible for us to be the opponent of that monster underwater. We have no choice but to wait for death.

When we looked down into the abyss again, a huge black shadow like a train was slowly swimming round and round under the abyss.

OMG!

The monster hidden in the abyss really showed up, God, you are driving us to a dead end!What did we do wrong that you have to treat us so cruelly?

Just as I was cursing God, my grandfather’s hasty voice sounded in my ears: “Hey! Hey! Professor Ye, Tuoba Gu, Gu Meidi, you run! Run! Something is coming up from the water! Something is coming up!"

Grandpa's words were like dense drumbeats, beating on our hearts, and I felt my heart was so nervous that it was about to pop out of my throat.

Professor Ye made an upward gesture at us, signaling us to give up this operation and hurry back to the boat.

I grabbed Gu Meidi's arm and dragged her to swim to the surface of the water desperately.

Gu Meidi held my hand backhand, tightly, tightly, which made me feel a warm force.

I kept cheering myself up from the bottom of my heart, live on!Must survive!
Just not far upstream, I heard Grandpa shouting anxiously in the communicator: "It's too late! That thing has already caught up!"

We turned around and saw that black shadow the size of a train had rushed out of the abyss.

The body of that thing was at least 30 meters long, covered with blue scales, and looked like a terrifying boa constrictor.But that thing is not a boa constrictor, it has legs under its belly and long horns on its head, its appearance is quite similar to the dragon in Chinese myths and legends.

The monster can swim more than ten meters with a flick of its tail, we are afraid that it will overtake us before we surface the water.Just when we were in a state of desperation, Grandpa suddenly shouted in the communicator: "Hurry up and hide in the ancient tower! Quickly hide in the ancient tower!"

I was probably confused and frightened just now, as if my mind had been filled with paste, it was muddled and blank.After what Grandpa said, we realized that the ancient pagoda was not far behind us, and now that ancient pagoda is our only refuge.Before we had time to think about it, we immediately turned around and swam desperately towards the ancient pagoda, hoping to enter the ancient pagoda before the monsters caught up, and maybe escape disaster.

We quickly approached the ancient tower, and soon found the entrance at the bottom of the ancient tower.

But to our great disappointment, there are actually two thick bronze doors at the entrance.

These two bronze doors completely blocked our way of survival, and my hope was broken and extinguished at this moment.

I pushed hard on the two bronze doors, but the bronze doors didn't budge.

I was angry and anxious, just when I wanted to give up, I suddenly found a one-foot-square groove in the middle of the two bronze doors, and there was a keyhole in the groove, it seems that these two bronze doors need Only a specific key can be opened.

But where is the key to open the bronze door?
The monsters are getting closer and closer to us, and even though I am underwater, I still feel that my back is covered with cold sweat.Suddenly, I thought of the bronze box wrapped in the red demon flower. Isn't there a bronze key in the box?Could that bronze key be the key to open this ancient pagoda?
I don't have time to think about it anymore, and now I can only do anything else.I quickly opened a small pocket on the left side of the waterproof backpack, and took out the bronze box from inside. Then I couldn't wait to open the box, and took out the bronze key from the box.

While chanting the Bodhisattva's blessing in my heart, I inserted the bronze key into the keyhole in the center of the groove.In fact, when I inserted the bronze key, my hands were trembling crazily, because I didn't have any confidence at all. If this bronze key is not the key to open the bronze door, then our end is to become a delicious meal for monsters.

Life and death, at this critical moment!

There was only a crisp sound of the machine closing in the ear, and the two bronze doors quickly opened towards the two sides.

At this time, the terrifying monster was only less than ten meters away from us.

We were overjoyed to see the opened bronze door, secretly said "Thank you Buddha" in our hearts, and then plunged into the tower body along the water flow.

As soon as we entered the tower, the bronze door slammed shut behind us, just blocking the monster from the outside.The monster couldn't catch up, and bumped its head against the bronze door, making a loud bang, and the whole ancient pagoda trembled violently.

We rushed forward involuntarily along the influx of water.I don't know how far I was rushed, my feet suddenly stepped on the land, I was overjoyed, and quickly fought back to pull Gu Meidi out of the water.

Below our feet are several stone stairs extending upwards at an angle of 45 degrees. We climbed up from the water by stepping on the stone stairs.Then he sat down on the stone ladder out of breath, feeling as if his entire chest was about to explode, his heart was still trembling, and he felt a dull pain from tension.

I looked around with the searchlight and found that we were in a not-so-spacious waterway, with thick blue-gray brick walls on the left and right.

I can't help but wonder, why is there a waterway in the ancient pagoda?

But I soon realized that this waterway is a separation zone carefully designed by the craftsmen.Because when the bronze door is opened, a large amount of river water will inevitably flow into the tower body. Under the erosion of the river water for many years, the interior of the ancient tower is easy to decay and collapse. At the entrance of the tower, such a diversion channel was built, that is, the interlayer structure, which isolates the river water pouring into the ancient pagoda in the interlayer.Thinking of this, I can't help but have a sincere respect for the creativity and imagination of the ancients.

After sitting on the stone steps and resting for a while, I looked at the indicator needle of the oxygen cylinder and found that we had consumed two-thirds of the oxygen. I couldn't help feeling a little worried, afraid that the remaining oxygen would not be enough.

Just about to take off the oxygen mask, Professor Ye grabbed my hand and told me in sign language not to take off the oxygen mask for the time being, because the ancient pagoda is sealed, and after so many years, I don’t know if there is any oxygen in the tower.Moreover, the air inside the fully enclosed ancient pagoda cannot circulate, and a large number of bacteria multiply in the air. The air inside has long been turned into a poisonous gas that can kill people.

We took off our wetsuits and fins and changed into our everyday attire, then removed the weapons from the waterproof backpack.Professor Ye was holding a submachine gun, and Gu Meidi and I each had a pistol.Professor Ye signaled us to open the safety on the guns. No one knew what kind of crisis was lurking in the ancient tower. We held the guns tightly, and cold sweat kept pouring out of our palms.

Above the stone ladder is a long corridor, about five meters wide and three meters high, with an arc top structure, which has a stronger load-bearing capacity.

Professor Ye opened the way ahead with a submachine gun in his hand, and Gu Meidi and I guarded his left and right wings, and we moved forward cautiously in a character formation.

There was a dead silence in the corridor, echoing the sound of our empty footsteps, which made people feel a strong sense of depression.

Turning a corner, there was a light not far in front of us.

This is somewhat beyond our expectations. How can there be light in this dusty underwater ancient tower?

We walked quickly and cautiously towards the light, and saw an everlasting lamp burning silently on the stone walls on either side of the passage.The lamp is forged of bronze, in the peculiar shape of a Buddhist lotus stand. A white ointment is solidified inside the lamp, and there is a short wick in the middle of the ointment. The two burning lights are like ghosts floating in the dark, reflecting the surroundings in a miserable state. Disappointed.Our shadows are projected on the mottled stone wall, which has a sense of mystery.

Professor Ye took off the oxygen mask first, and turned to us and said: "The two flames are burning normally, which means that there is enough oxygen here, so you can take off the oxygen mask with confidence!"

We quickly closed the valve and took off the oxygen mask. Now we have to save some oxygen, because when we return to the surface, we still need to use oxygen.

Gu Meidi shook her wet hair, and the wet clothes clinging to her body made it even more uneven, so I couldn't help but look at it a few more times, and my little heart jumped up uncontrollably.Gu Mei Di was like a roundworm in my stomach, she actually knew what I was thinking, and said in a low voice: "You can have evil thoughts in this kind of place, you are too wretched!"

I hurriedly looked away, and in order to change the topic, I walked quickly to a lamp, gently picked up a little ointment with my little finger, put it on the tip of my nose and smelled it, and found that the ointment was still a little fragrant and pleasant. Know what animal it is extracted and tempered from.

This is not the first time we have seen such an eternal lamp.There are such eternal lights in many ancient tombs. Once lit, they can burn for hundreds of thousands of years and will not go out.To this day, the scientific community has not been able to crack the secret of the everlasting lamp, so the everlasting lamp has become one of the most mysterious secrets in the ancient tomb.

But we didn't pay too much attention to these two ever-burning lights, but turned our attention not far ahead.Less than five meters away from us, a thick stone wall blocked our way.

(End of this chapter)