Archaeological Notes

Chapter 30 The Mongolian Death Worm
As the saying goes, "A centipede is dead but not stiff." The implication is that although a powerful person or group has failed, its prestige and influence still exist.In fact, Cuntou is already dead, and the reason why he still has the ability to move has a lot to do with the bug we saw.I swear I've never seen that kind of bug in my life, it looks like a pig's large intestine, it's about [-] centimeters long, and it's covered with barb-like thorns.

None of us dared to act rashly. After all, the deity who drove the body of the inch-headed puppet finally showed up. Don't be careless, we all kept our mouths shut and stared at the big bug not far away to see what it would do next. We So adaptable.

The worm crawled out from the remains of Cuntou's corpse, poked its head, and the stone wall behind it rumbled towards it. The worm bent its body and wriggled non-stop, advancing a meter or two in a few strokes.After seeing us, he erected his upper body vigilantly, and made a crackling sound from his mouth.

Looking at the behavior of the insect, I suddenly remembered that I had read it in an encyclopedia. It was a bizarre legend circulating in the Mongolian Gobi Desert—a huge blood-red insect often lived in the vast Gobi sand dunes. They are very strange in shape and can spray highly corrosive and highly poisonous liquid. In addition, these huge bugs can also emit a strong current from their eyes, killing people or animals several meters away instantly.The appearance of this thing means death and danger. Nine times out of ten it will end badly. Realizing this, I quickly covered my mouth with my hand: "Everyone, be careful, this bug has a lot of history, so it's hard to deal with."

Niu Er is the most neurotic. Don't look at his waist and shoulders, he will be surprised when something happens, he will cover his mouth and stare.The urn asked: "Who has the urgency to kill it? If we respond to all changes like this, we may be frustrated. Who has an idea, otherwise I will always be in a panic."

Huangmao is the most bloody, and he is not afraid of anything. Seeing how nervous we are, he is happy: "It's just a bug, what's the fuss, we five pure men are still afraid of it, if it is said, it will make people laugh. Look at me, my young master will make him clean in two or three strokes!"

As soon as the words were finished, the big back grabbed Huang Mao's shoulders, signaling him not to act rashly: "Be careful, don't make any mistakes. Let's see what the bug does first, and then make plans."

The Mongolian death bug has always been talked about by people. I can't believe that this thing is now appearing in front of our eyes.Huang Maojing ordered his head back, and couldn't help being serious, holding the oxygen bottle in his hand and taking a breath or two from time to time, showing a state of being ready to go.

It was the skinny man who was the most desperate, he ignored all my warnings like wind in his ear, with a straight face, he said to us in a deadpan voice: "Don't move, or you will end badly."

I was taken aback, thinking what do you mean by this, could it be that you can handle this thing?When he was in a trance, he saw a flash of light, the thin man raised his wrist, and suddenly stroked the hair on the nape of his neck, and immediately a section of hair was held in his hand.The speed was staggering, and the light flashed by and then hid in his sleeve again.Even though he only showed such a hand, I have to admire him. There might be some kind of knife hidden in his cuff, and we should stay away from him in the future. I found that I had a big gash in my neck.

I asked him what he was doing. Our situation is not optimistic, but even if we have all kinds of helplessness, we can’t afford to cut our own hair. I didn’t want the skinny man, but he didn’t bother me. He walked over and slowly unscrewed an oxygen bottle in the corner. Oxygen spewed out continuously and made a hissing sound. I heard him just say: "Don't worry about this." Then I saw the thin man twist the lock of hair into a knot and ask the yellow hair if he had a lighter.

Huang Mao touched his body, took out the lighter and flicked it on, turned it on with a jingle, lit the fire and said proudly: "This is my old buddy, it is a three-proof type, so I naturally carry it with me. Why, brother want to come Two bites?"

The skinny man didn't have time to argue with the yellow-haired man, so he couldn't help but grab the lighter, and under our gaze, he approached the big bug step by step. I felt that something happened suddenly, so I quickly grabbed him: "You don't want to die!"

The thin man turned his head and looked at me strangely. His hair was very long, covering his eyes. From the messy hair, I saw his eyes flicker suddenly.I was about to persuade him not to be so reckless, but he broke free from me with surprisingly strong strength, and said impatiently: "If you want to live, shut up."

Although I am a good-tempered person, at this moment I still feel a little suffocated, and I am kind enough to treat you like a donkey, he still thinks you are in the way.Seeing that he was determined to touch this bad luck, I had no choice but to say nothing, and took two steps back embarrassingly, thinking that I would like to see, if you only use a strand of hair, can you still tickle that bug and make it tickle? Does it let us go comfortably?I think I can only stand on the sidelines when dealing with a lifeless master like the skinny man, but even so, I still don't want anything to happen to him in my heart.

The stone wall kept turning, and we didn't know how many times we walked in it. The big insect crawled along the stone wall around and around, not far from us, and the front half of its body was facing us.The skinny man was wearing a pair of running shoes. He walked very lightly. He bent over and took every step with extreme care. He was pulling his hair with his left hand and holding a lighter in his right. He was as calm as a cat.We watched from behind, feeling uncomfortable, and we all broke into a cold sweat for him.

When the thin man approached the big worm for a certain distance, I could clearly see that all the barbs on the worm stood up, trembling non-stop, with crackling noises from its mouthparts, accompanied by a foul smell. Come.My heart trembled for a while, because the big bug had obviously been irritated by the thin man, if he took half a step closer, he would be the one to suffer.

At such a critical moment, when our hearts were all in our throats, the thin man finally started to move!His hands were as swift as clouds and flowing water, and before we could react, he had already ignited the hair he was holding in his left hand.Hair is an organic matter, and when it is touched at one point, it instantly sparks a fire on the skinny man's palm.The big bug probably had never seen a fire in his life, he was taken aback by this move, and couldn't help but retreat a little, as if he was afraid.Seeing this, I almost fainted. Could it be that the thin man is trying to scare it away with the firelight?But if you want flammable things, don’t tell me earlier. In order to save your life, I guarantee that the few behind us will support you unconditionally if they are all bald.The thin man's trick is good enough to scare the intestinal worm, but driving it away may not be of much effect. When those few hairs are burnt out, I don't believe how capable he is, and self-protection will definitely become a problem.

If the gut worm could be bluffed by the skinny man like this, it wouldn't be called a "death worm", but all the things in the rumors, especially the scary species, may not be groundless.I don't understand why this kind of bug appeared in Daxing'an Mountains, but if you deal with it recklessly, it may not end well.I kept a close eye on the worm, fearing that something might change. I just got stuck in my belly by this thing, and then ended up with a dead body. I don't want to repeat the same mistakes.

That intestinal worm was as troublesome as I imagined. When the hair in the skinny man's hand was ignited, it trembled instinctively for a moment, but as the fire disappeared, it immediately stood upright and swayed its neck from side to side like a cobra. , looking strangely at the thin man who is close at hand.Its fist-sized head and its mouthparts are full of densely packed small thorns, which burst into bloom suddenly, and it looks like it is about to attack the skinny man!

The timing was perfectly grasped by the thin man, neither sooner nor later, just when we felt that he was about to be bitten, the thin man suddenly moved!Flicking his palms to face the intestinal worms on the ground, he took a deep breath, puffed up his cheeks and blew vigorously!With a whoosh, all the hair powder that had just been burned to ashes flew onto the bug's head.The next development was unexpected by no one. The intestinal worm was caught by the skinny man, and its body softened unexpectedly. It was paralyzed and fell to the ground, motionless. Stop cooking.

The thin man stepped back, his face still looked like a fart, as if everything that happened just now had nothing to do with him, I could hardly believe my eyes, and thought to myself, could that intestinal worm be mythologized by us?It's just empty-handed, and you can't do anything to us at all. If you change it to Huang Maoshang, you can do the same.But this idea was only a flash, and I immediately rejected it, because in my impression, this bug is indeed not easy to deal with. The fact that the skinny man can subdue him does not mean that the bug can't hurt people, but that the skinny man is not amazing. The guy with the real thing in his belly belongs to the type that restrains his edge and doesn't show it.

Dabeitou and Huangmao gave each other a wink, and their attitude towards the thin man took a 360-degree turn, as if they were sincerely wooing.The thin man returned the lighter to Huang Mao, Huang Mao took it with both hands, fumbled in his pocket for a long time, but took out a few dry cigarettes, which were all soaked in water, and smiled awkwardly.I thought to myself that even if you give it to him, this kid might not know how to smoke. It's useless to do so. The skinny guy is not as easy to buy as you think.

Niu Er smiled cheerfully, gave the thin man a thumbs up with a smile all over his face, flattered him and said, "Tall, I didn't see it, brother thin, you are still the flesh of a turtle, all of which is hidden in your stomach, the trick just now Just now, buddy convinced you! Hey, when will you teach me in the future?"

For Huang Mao and Niu Er, the thin man ignored them at all, and their hot faces were all stuck to his cold buttocks.At this time, the thin man was not in the mood to talk nonsense with them, but his expression became more and more serious.He is the one who recognizes most clearly that although we are not fatal for a while, we will eventually be exhausted after a long time, not to mention the exhaustion of oxygen and being driven away by the stone wall.

The thin man looked at the hole above his head. We could see it every time we went around. I thought about that hole, but I definitely couldn't climb it.The thin man stared at his head for a while, and seemed to have an idea, then turned to the big back and asked, "Boss Hu, please lend me a detonator."

Hearing what the thin man said, Dabeitou pondered for a while, but still couldn't make up his mind and sighed: "This kind of detonator was made by my younger brother. I know exactly how much it weighs. Its power can only be used to explode Small objects such as burrowed stone piers, such a thick stone wall around us, even a crack cannot be broken."

But the thin man insisted again and again: "You give me a try."

Dabeitou dubiously took out two from his pocket and handed them to him. He was afraid that he would not be able to use them. He was about to give a detailed explanation and guidance, but the thin man took them. Just take a photo in the hole above your head."

Dabeitou did as instructed, and turned the power of the lamp to the maximum. Immediately, the stone room was as bright as day, and the bright lights warmed the person's body, making him want to doze off comfortably.Dabeitou stood on tiptoe, held the lamp above his head, stretched his arms as far as possible, and shone the lamp into the cave above his head.The hole is very deep, and the inside is dark green with a little bit of crystal light.I have to admire the thin man for his brains. Our thinking is limited. We only want to break the stone wall and escape. We have never dared to think about the hole on the top. In the final analysis, it is because we can’t climb up, but we can actually get out. There is more than one way.

"Stay away, be careful of injury." The thin man looked at the detonator in his hand, held the drawstring with his right hand, looked at the stone cave above his head, and told us.Hearing this, except for the big backed head, I kept a distance from Niu Erhuangmao and the thin man, lest I get hurt.The hole is like a huge gun barrel. If the detonator explodes inside, the power gushing out of the hole could stun a big buffalo, let alone us flesh and blood.

As soon as I stood still, the skinny man tore off the drawstring on the detonator, whistling white smoke wafted around him, and a strong smell of gunpowder made his nose want to sneeze.Suddenly, he mustered all his strength, Zeng squatted on the right side of his body, and raised his arm vigorously upwards. The grenade was unbiased, and he threw it into the stone cave on the top in one fell swoop!Gululu rolled to the top.

I was still standing there dumbfounded, my mind wandering away, and for a while I forgot the serious consequences that would result if I ignored it.Just after the thin man was thrown into the hole in his head, he and the big back head all retreated in an instant, and the two of them squatted on the ground against the stone wall, covering their ears tightly with their hands.When I realized it, it was too late when I remembered to cover my ears. I only heard a bang, and a burst of flames shot out from the hole on the top, resounding like thunder through the entire stone room, and I felt trembling under my feet.Suddenly my ears buzzed, and my head was stunned. I didn't come back to my senses for a long time, and all I could hear were screams.

With a bang, when I was still in a blank state, a column of water suddenly gushed out of the cave at this moment and flowed into the stone chamber.In a short while, the water had already reached the knees, and the soles of the feet were chilled by the icy cold water, and the consciousness suddenly became clear, replaced by a sense of excitement and joy, the thin man had already blasted through the obstacles deep in the water hole, It means we succeeded!Going out will no longer be a dream.

Niu Er was so happy that he almost didn't go crazy, he opened his mouth and laughed, he put his arms around the yellow hair and almost kissed him: "Oh my god, brother Shou is still capable and pissy! He will come up with ideas and find a way."

Several oxygen cylinders have also announced that they are exhausted at this time, and there is nothing left. The thin man told us to hold our breath. The waterway up here may be more complicated than we imagined. Don’t choke the water into your lungs. It's all over.The water has slowly flowed over my chest, showing a steady upward trend. I hurriedly stepped on the water to prevent it from submerging my head. It took me less than a cigarette to get into the hole.

He took a deep breath, puffed out his cheeks and held it back, trying to calm his beating heart as much as possible. Once in the water, he would not be able to hold on for too long.Dabeitou is good at diving and understands it deeply. After telling Niu Er and Huang Mao, they all stopped talking. His chest fluctuated. I don't know if it was caused by hard breathing or nervousness. It may be a combination of both.

At this time, the water had already covered my head, and my whole body was submerged under the water surface. I aimed at the opening of the cave, calmed down and went in first.The impact of the water flow in the cave was very strong, countless small air bubbles popped up, and the vision was greatly hindered. Several people climbed up one by one by the buoyancy of the water, and the light behind the big back head could not be found. Going forward, everything can only be groped forward by feeling.Fortunately, the density of people is the same as that of water. It is not difficult to walk up the cave by rubbing against the slippery cave wall. It only feels that there are many turns and turns. This cave is quite twists and turns. How did it fall.

I climbed up in the water cave for about 1 minute, completely confused, I can only pray in my heart that I don’t stray into some hell place again, according to our current situation, there is no food, no drink, no food. In the situation of running out of food, I can no longer stand even the slightest test of blows.But I was very relieved that when I climbed in the front, I suddenly saw a gap with extremely irregular edges above my head. It was burst out by a huge force. , which means we have reached the bottom of the pool.

I climbed out first, and I was so excited, the rest of the people also came up one by one, all with happy faces.Dabeitou swept it with a lamp, and the water at the bottom of the pool was very turbid, just like the scene after being ransacked by a tornado.At this time, my lungs had already reached their limit, and I couldn't drag any longer. The five of them hurriedly floated to the surface of the water.I couldn't hold it anymore, so I could only control myself with a strong consciousness. After all, there is air in my body, and it will automatically float up in the water.

As if I had experienced the longest pain in the world, the moment my head emerged from the water, I suddenly felt the incomparably wonderful air filling my heart and lungs, and for the first time I felt how happy it was to be able to breathe smoothly.The big-backed head and the thin man also came out of the water one after another. After a series of panting sounds, Huang Mao wiped his hair, raised his head and looked up and down: "Damn! This place is not the pool we came down from!"

(End of this chapter)