Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 269 Unexpected Reunion

I said: "If you want to survive, listen to me." Zhuanrui knows the habits of corpse brood insects. This insect is not easy to kill, but it has a habit of being afraid of heat.Although there was no fire under the cauldron, white gas was emitting from the top of the cauldron, probably because there was heaven and earth inside the cauldron.Sure enough, as we approached the cauldron, we felt a burst of heat.

Many protruding ghost shapes were poured on the surface of the round tripod, and it was very easy to climb. When everyone approached the tripod, they left the ground in two or three steps. Looking down again, the corpse brood worms did not dare to approach the tripod, and they only walked around the tripod. surrounded us.

Gu Wenmin heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, I have it."

Zhuanji shook his hair, the tips of which were covered with sweat, and said out of breath, "Why does this tripod get hot by itself? Could it be that there are coals in it?"

At this moment, our group is sticking around the cauldron like pancakes, and it is very uncomfortable to not be able to get up or down, so I said: "Climb up first and then talk about it. If you have put coal, you will know when you go up and have a look." It was not a problem for everyone to hang in the air like this, they immediately began to climb up in three or two steps, and reached the top of the cauldron in a short while.

This tripod is very thick, without a lid, and has ears on all sides.This is the first time I have seen the shape of the tripod with four ears. Since the tripod is relatively thick, after climbing up, everyone sat down on the edge of the tripod.At this time, we were getting closer, and we looked into the tripod to see what the mystery was, but at a glance, we saw a pot of yellow soup tumbling under the white mist and in the giant cauldron, as if burned by a fire. Like burning, gurgling and tumbling water bubbles.

This is very strange, there is no fire under the cauldron, how is this big cauldron heated?What is cooked in this cauldron?
Everyone was amazed, and couldn't explain why for a moment. Tofu didn't show much interest in it, so he looked down and said, "It's over, these corpse brood worms seem to be very interested in us, what should we do?" I looked down. , As expected, those corpse brood worms surrounded the tripod, once we went to the ground, these things would definitely pounce on us.

Fortunately, now that we have free hands, we don't have to be afraid of them, because among the equipment Zhuanrui is carrying, there are modified high-pressure muskets, and with one strafing, these things will be burned immediately without even a single slag left.Needless to say, Zhong Gong had already taken out the musket from the equipment bag, pushed the gas bomb under the musket in, and immediately after that, a straight tongue of flame was ejected from the newly made muzzle.

There is also an adjustable switch under the musket. Zhong Gong immediately adjusted the switch to the maximum, and the tongue of flames shot out in an instant, covering a distance of five or six meters. No sound was made, and after a round of shooting, except for some escaped fish that slipped through the net, there was not even scum left on the original ground.

Zhong Gong turned off the musket, clapped his hands, and said, "It's settled."

Tofu looked very admiring, and said to me: "My good guy, this weapon is more effective than pesticides. If we can get one in the future, the safety factor will be greatly improved." This kind of weapon can be carried around, filled with gas The muskets with bullets are also high-quality imitations. Since the demand is relatively small, most of the time there is no market. It is not so easy to get them.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help recalling the top-level equipment carried by the mutes. It didn't look like folk handicrafts, and I don't know where the mute went after winning the Liuhe seal.

At this time, the corpse nest insects were also cleaned up. We sat on the edge of the tripod, and the heat rushed straight to our bodies. A dark shadow, I don't know what it is.Zhuan Rui immediately gestured to us to turn off the light source.In an instant, the headlights were turned off all at once, and the surroundings were suddenly plunged into darkness. In this darkness, I thought I would not be able to see anything, but at this moment, above the open space, I was floating Countless phosphorous fires rose!
Phosphorus fire, also known as ghost fire in the folk, often haunts cemeteries. It is said that because a large number of dead people gather in the cemetery, a large amount of phosphorus is produced after the decomposition of human bones, so sometimes phosphorus fires are formed.The colors of the phosphorus fires are also different, some are blue, some are blue, and some are rare purple. The common people in the past didn't know it and thought it was will-o'-the-wisps.

At this moment, due to the flickering will-o'-the-wisps floating in the air, even if we turned off the headlights, the surrounding environment did not fall into darkness. We were shocked and wondered why so many will-o'-the-wisps suddenly appeared?Are there a lot of dead people in this place?Before we could react, we saw the black shadow in the distance getting closer and closer, and we gradually saw that thing clearly in the gloomy green light.

Seeing Tofu, he took a sharp breath and said, "It's Xiao Jing."

I saw that the black shadow was Xiao Jing, but she didn't come here, but she seemed to be transported by something, she was lying flat and came towards us, her body was about one meter above the ground, Under the body, a bunch of dark things could be vaguely seen, but she herself was unconscious.

I was horrified, thinking that Xiao Jing was not swallowed by the poisonous snake?This is naturally a good thing, but is she dead or alive now?And what had brought her here?What is that dark mass under her body?

These thoughts flashed through my mind quickly, and after a while, Xiao Jing, who was unconscious, was gradually getting closer and closer to us, and he was heading towards our direction. To be exact, it was more like heading towards this mouth From the big tripod.

Tofu was right next to me, and he didn't dare to vent his breath, so he whispered in his ear, "What should we do now?"

My mind changed sharply. Although I really wanted to go down and find out, my experience told me that at such a time, I should not act recklessly. I must first observe clearly what is under Xiao Jing's body.So I made a gesture to everyone, signaling not to act rashly, but to wait and see what happens.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred, Xiao Jing's hand suddenly moved, and then, the whole body began to move, struggling with hands and feet, and the things below her, following her movement, immediately jumped out At this moment, we could see clearly that it was four monkey-like animals that originally supported Xiao Jing to move.

The thing was covered with black hair, about one meter high, with long hands hanging down to the ground. Xiao Jing was obviously still alive. As soon as the four things were scattered, she immediately wanted to get up and was in a hurry, obviously trying to escape for her life.At this time, I couldn't care less, and shouted Xiao Jing's name, and saw Xiao Jing turned around, and suddenly saw us, a trace of surprise flashed across her face, tears came out, she turned around and ran towards us.

I immediately called Doufu and the others to go down to rescue people, while Zhong Gong and Gu Wenmin stayed on the tripod, because they were the two of the most accurate marksmanship in the team, and with them holding the formation from a high place, it would be good if there was an emergency. Take care in time.The rest of us got off the ground in threes and twos, and rushed towards Xiao Jing, but the four furry things were obviously frightened when they saw so many people suddenly appearing. All of a sudden, he fled in all directions, his figure was extremely fast, and quickly disappeared into the thick fog.

I breathed a sigh of relief, before I recovered, Xiao Jing rushed into my arms and hugged me tightly, refusing to let go.As usual, Tofu next to her, as a diehard loyalist of Miss Gu, must come to stop her, but now she just touched her nose, probably because of the previous incident, so she didn't say a word.

I could feel the body of the person in my arms trembling all the time. Although I had no love for Xiao Jing anymore, but thinking of her as a woman, coming here with me, and encountering the previous series of things, I was really wronged, so I didn't send him away. Pushed away, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "Okay, it's safe, thank God you're still alive."

Xiao Jing calmed down, wiped away her tears, and said, "Why are you here?" She looked around again, and said, "Where is this?"

Tofu wondered, "You don't know what this place is?"

Xiao Jing shook her head.

Tofu asked again: "How did you get rid of that poisonous snake?" This question is on point, we are all very surprised, how did she, a weak woman, survive in that environment at that time?

After we finished speaking, Xiao Jing looked blank. After a while, she shook her head and said, "I don't know. I kept running and was finally rolled up by it. It was so powerful that I passed out. It was in a clearing, there was fog everywhere, there were no buildings in sight, no one, and I, I thought I was dead."

No buildings, no people, just foggy clearings?Isn't it the place now?Did the big snake put her here?

Tofu obviously also felt strange, touched his chin, and said, "Then what?"

According to Xiao Jing's description, after waking up, she even thought she was dead, and was terrified in her heart. Something fell from behind, only felt a numbness in the back of the neck, and passed out again.When I woke up, just now, I found that I was being carried by something, so I struggled.

It was really strange to hear what she described. If what she said was true, wouldn't that poisonous snake have traveled the same way as us?That being the case, why didn't we meet?
Zhuan Rui thought for a while, raised his chin to signal Xiao Jing, and said, "We were delayed in Chen Siyuan and their landing for a long time. The poisonous snake's ability to move is faster than ours, so she should have arrived here a long time ago."

Tofu shuddered, and said, "Then is that poisonous snake still wandering in this place?"

Xiao Jing hesitated for a moment and said, "Probably not. I've been around this place for a long time, but I haven't come across it. This place is very big." I nodded. In the map drawn by my grandfather, the second house is circular. Like a cannon muzzle, the hollow area in the middle covers a very large area, and he drew an S shape, so Xiao Jing's words should be true.

As a result, the poisonous snake's behavior became very strange. Why didn't it eat Xiao Jing after it was caught?
(End of this chapter)