Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 273 Iron Mask

Since I was in a tree, my reaction was slower. Zhuan Rui and the others not far under the tree heard Gu Wenmin's cry, and ran towards the direction of the sound first.I didn't care about drawing anymore, and hurried down the tree trunk, but saw that the place where the sound came from was a sparse forest. At a glance, I could already see Zhuan Rui and others gathered together, Gu Wenmin was surrounded by them, It seems to be saying something.

I ran over quickly, looked Gu Wenmin up and down, and found that she was not injured, so I couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "What's wrong? What happened just now?" Gu Wenmin's eyes flickered, with a look of fear, as if Reminiscing about something, he breathed a little, and said, "Xiaodou asked me to come over to help, and then I saw something hiding behind a tree."

help?I wondered, "What can I help you with?" Only after I asked this did I find out that it was tofu that had entered the woods and wanted to hunt some wild game to eat.It's been two days since everyone entered the mountain, they were exhausted, they ate compressed biscuits, and their mouths felt uncomfortable. It's understandable that tofu wants some game.He thought of Gu Wenmin's sharp eyesight, so he invited Gu Wenmin together with Zhuan Ji, and the three of them were going to go into the woods to hunt some rabbits and wild birds.

Gu Wenmin had good eyesight, just after entering the forest, he suddenly found a pinch of yellow things behind a tree in front of him, which looked like the fur of some animal.She was overjoyed, thinking it was a yellow-haired rabbit, thinking that after a while it would be cleaned up for us to eat, so she didn't make a sound, and slowly raised her gun, ready to shoot that thing.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, a human face suddenly appeared from the fur behind the tree. This sudden appearance scared Gu Wenmin quite a bit, so he screamed out loudly.

Tofu and Zhuanji were looking for their prey separately at that time, so they didn't see the so-called human face. Now hearing what Gu Wenmin said, Tofu couldn't help but hissed and said, "Human face? Could it be that there is no place except us?" There are others? What does that person look like? Are you scared away?"

Gu Wenmin shook his head, stared at a big tree not far away, and said, "He's hiding behind that tree. He's wearing an iron mask. I don't know if he's a man or a woman. When I call out, he disappears." .”

Everyone looked at the past, but saw that it was a big tree about the thickness of two people's arms, about 20 meters away from us.When everyone heard Gu Wenmin's description, they immediately became vigilant, drew out their weapons one after another, and formed a semicircle outflanking the past in a very tacit understanding.While walking, I observed the ground.The soil in this place is damp, and it stands to reason that if people walk by, they should leave footprints, but the strange thing is that there are no traces here.

Soon, everyone approached the big tree, but they saw that it was empty behind the tree. There was no one there, not to mention people, not even a footprint.Tofu couldn't help but said, "Beauty Gu, are you too tired, so you're blind? Is there anyone with a mask?"

Gu Wenmin was probably also stunned. On her beautiful face, a pair of slender eyebrows were tightly frowned, and she murmured: "I clearly saw it, it's strange..."

Tofu rolled his eyes, looked at Zhuan Rui suddenly, and said, "You local tyrant, could it be that you are pretending to be a ghost?"

Zhuan Rui raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and said, "Why is it my fault?"

Tofu said: "In our team, you are the only one with a mask."

At this moment, Gu Wenmin shook his head and said, "No, what Mr. Zhuan wears is a half-face mask made of silver, and that man wears a black full-face mask, just like an iron man." Probably remembered that bad part. Gu Wenmin pursed her lips and didn't speak any more.I trust her more. She has strong professional ability and excellent psychological quality. She always speaks and does things in an orderly manner. She is not as good as Tofu said.

So I went under the tree and looked around carefully, hoping to find some clues.

There were no footprints around the tree, so how did the man hide behind the tree?Did he climb a tree?Thinking of this, I couldn't help but move my gaze upwards. At this moment, I suddenly found that there was a half-broken branch that was pressed above the tree, shaking under the morning wind.

My heart skipped a beat and I said, "I'll go up and have a look."

Climbing a tree is not difficult for me. It didn't take me much effort to climb up to a height of more than ten meters. When I looked around, I found that the branch was obviously broken by something, and there was still a trace of black mud left on the branch. print.In an instant, I immediately understood that Gu Wenmin was not mistaken, there was indeed another person nearby, and he was a person who was very good at climbing trees.

Although the forest in this place is sparse, every tree is huge and the canopy is extremely dense. If there are animals like monkeys, they don't need to go down to the ground at all, and they can jump and shuttle across the canopy with their nimble skills.

This skill is not only possessed by primates, but also by humans.

During the years when I sold mountain goods, I met a lot of folk masters. In the mountains in the west of Henan, some villagers made a living by hunting or selling mountain goods all their lives.I met a young man named Ah Zhuang in western Henan. His ancestors were from the mountains for generations. Branches or vines shuttle between the crowns, and a bird's nest can be dug out with a single hand.

Seeing this mark, I immediately concluded that this person must have been walking among the tree canopies, but he had not completely gone down to the ground, so the dirt on the shoes was brought to the tree.

In the depths of the swamp, in the belly of the crater, how could there be other people besides us?

And this person is wearing a mask?

What kind of person wears a mask?Except for reasons like Zhuan Rui's disfigurement, there seems to be only one possibility left, that is, this person does not want us to see his true face.My heart skipped a beat, and I said to myself: Is it possible that we know this person?Otherwise why would he cover his face?

What was he peeping behind a tree for?
This series of thoughts popped up, but I couldn't figure it out for a while. I looked around, but I saw that from a height of more than ten meters, there was a gloomy canopy of trees all around, which completely blocked people's sight.To be honest, in this case, even if the person is still nearby, or hiding in one of the surrounding trees, I may not be able to find it.

Thinking of this, I feel that the canopy is not safe. If that person suddenly gets into trouble, he can act like an ape on the tree, but I can't do it. Wouldn't it be bad then?So he hurriedly got down from the tree, and told everyone about the situation, Zhuan Rui murmured, "I don't know if that person has any malice towards us, but just in case, let's leave here first." After saying this, he gestured for the return journey, But he secretly winked at those of us, and I immediately understood that this kid said one thing and did another, and he didn't say this to us, I'm afraid he said it to the person hiding in the dark.

The few of us understood, except for the idiot Tofu, everyone else understood what Zhuan Rui meant, and walked back together.Occasionally, Tofu is cute when he is smart, but when he is stupid, he even wants to kill him, so he heard Tofu say: "No, local tyrant, don't you usually block people from killing people, and Buddhas from killing Buddhas? What do you do now?" Are you timid? Oh, are your eyeballs cramping? What are you doing so blindly?"

When I heard this, I was so angry that I almost vomited blood, pulled him to my side, grabbed his neck, and said: "Whoever said that local tyrants want people to block and kill people, and Buddhas to block and kill Buddhas, we are taking the road of peace." , What is eyeball cramp, you don’t know that Mr. Zhuan is disabled, half of the eyelid on the right side of his face is rotten, can the eyeball be normal?”

After saying this, I don't think it's right. It's not equivalent to scolding Zhuan Rui. It's all because of the boy Tofu, who even led me astray.

While we were talking, the few of us hurriedly prepared to leave the woods, but at this moment, we heard a sneer from above our heads, and everyone was shocked. When we looked up, we could see no one except the green tree crowns.It seems to be similar to what we thought, that person has been hiding in the tree, but it is not easy for us to find it with the naked eye.

Zhuanrui whispered, "Go!" I don't know why Zhuanrui, who is usually coquettish with cowhide, is suddenly so cautious, but with this person's ability to hide, we can't help him. It was really unfavorable, and the exit of the forest was only about 20 meters away from us, so everyone hurriedly stepped up and prepared to rush out.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred, and I felt a yellow shadow flashing past from the edge of the forest. It looked like some kind of animal, maybe a weasel, maybe a yellow-haired fox, or something else. What, in short, the figure is very fast, and I can't see it clearly for a while.

As the thing flashed by, the exit of the forest disappeared!
There was originally an open space outside the exit, and a swamp outside the open space, but now, both the open space and the swamp have disappeared, and the outside of the woods...is still the woods.

My heart skipped a beat, and I sank sharply.

Everyone stopped in unison, and at this moment, Tofu's forehead was covered with sweat, and he stammered, "What, what's going on." Xiao Jing almost cried, pointing at him and said, "It's all you, You're stupid, Xuanxuan, I told you earlier that you should not fool around with him, you will be killed by him sooner or later."

Tofu and Xiao Jing quarreled on weekdays, but they never really blushed. After all, they were old men, so they wouldn't really be rough on women, but Xiao Jing's words touched which string of Tofu, Tofu His face turned red in an instant, he was out of breath, as if he was very angry, he waved his fist, and wanted to make a move.

I have never seen Tofu get rough with anyone, let alone swinging my fist at a woman, I was shocked for a moment, I quickly reached out to block Tofu's wrist, and said, "Xiaodou, calm down, how can you treat a woman?" shot..."

Tofu was stopped by me, slowed down, panted heavily, didn't say a word, and finally stepped aside with a cold snort, ignoring anyone who spoke.His behavior is really different from usual, but the current situation is weird, and I don't have the heart to ask the reason at this moment. Everyone is staring at the extra woods ahead, and no one dares to move forward rashly.

(End of this chapter)