Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 309 Survivor

I turned the headlight upwards, and the light passed straight through the upper hole. Its visible range is six meters, and the peripheral vision can reach eight meters. There is nothing in the line of sight, and I don’t know where it is, but according to the previous It is estimated that the above should belong to the central area of ​​the underground palace.The mysterious man seemed to be very familiar with this place, and he didn't know where it came from, maybe he would know something.

These thoughts flashed in my mind, and I didn't dare to delay. I climbed up along the entrance of the cave. As soon as my head popped out, before I could see the surrounding environment clearly, a hoarse voice suddenly sounded in the darkness: "Who are you?" I was taken aback, turned around abruptly, and looked in the direction where the voice came from.

Then, I saw a shirtless man.

The man was dry, with a green mask on his face. It was the green mask we wore in the corpse formation before we entered the underground palace. The wide nose and square ears covered his entire face.

I knew in my heart that this was the person who saved me just now. I thought he was trying to avoid me, but now it seemed that he was sitting here deliberately waiting for me.

There was about five or six meters between us, and he sat cross-legged on the ground with his back against the wall of the tomb.Until then, I took a rough look at the structure of the tomb. It is relatively large, and there are some things piled up around the corners, which seem to be funerary objects.

After I glanced over, I put my eyes back on the man, and said to myself: It seems that he has no intention of making trouble, and I should find out the details of the other party first, so I politely said, "Thank you for saving me just now." As soon as the words fell, the person suddenly shouted: "Who are you!" Although he couldn't see his expression, just listening to this voice was completely different from the first question, he roared furiously, as if if I said something again One word that doesn't relate to the question, and he'll kill me.

My heart skipped a beat, I took two steps back calmly, and said, "My name is Chen Xuan, an ordinary person, you may not have heard of it."

The man sat in the corner, didn't see any weapons at hand, lowered his face with the green mask, and murmured: "Chen Xuan... what are you doing here?"

I was taken aback, thinking that something was wrong with his question, what else could I do in the ancient tomb?Is he not my fellow traveler?I stared at the mask on his face, my heart skipped a beat, and I came up with a strange idea: he wears a mask from the Zim country, could it be that he is a survivor of the Zim country?It's been more than 1000 years, isn't it possible?

My hesitation made my answer slow, and he immediately repeated the question in a very violent tone.I already found out that he didn't seem to be fighting backwards, so I didn't dare to tell the truth, so I said, "I'm part of the archaeological team, and I came here to inspect a treasure hall, who would have come here along the way."

The man was a little nervous, and murmured: "The archaeological team..." Immediately afterwards, he suddenly raised his head, facing me with the blue mask, and shouted: "Get out of here!"

I was startled, and I couldn't help but feel a little angry, but I knew that this person was not simple, and I was afraid that he was not something I could deal with if he could scare Xiao Jing away, so I turned a corner and said to him: "I'll go, I'll go, But I don't know the way out."

The man said furiously, "I know, I'll take you out."

I tentatively said cautiously: "It seems that you are familiar with this place?"

The man didn't answer, he stood up and walked towards the west. I looked in the direction he was walking, and found an open stone gate over there, and the skinny masked man was walking towards that side quickly. I didn't move my feet, but he roared angrily again: "Follow me, I'll send you out!"

I could only follow up, but I thought in my heart, Grandpa hasn't been found yet, so going back like this would be a failure?Besides, I really itch for the legendary seven magic lamps, and I want to see if they are really that powerful, but he can't really send them away, so I have to find a way to delay them.

During this process, I asked this person a few questions, such as his identity, why he is here, but no matter how I asked, he would not answer, and even if he answered, he would be very angry and seemed to only allow I accepted his information, but he was reluctant to answer my questions.

This made me a little discouraged, and my heart turned a lot. I saw that this person knew the way, opened several secret passages, and led me around in the underground palace, avoiding dangers everywhere. I couldn't help being secretly surprised.At this moment, the skinny masked man suddenly paused and said, "There is a breath of life."

Strange breath?

Where is the stranger?Let me go, can this person smell it with his nose?

At this moment, in the dark tomb passage, I suddenly heard a faint sound of footsteps from a distance, as if someone was approaching us, and at the same time, a voice sounded from the darkness, as subtle as a mosquito It was a fly, but I still recognized it, it seemed to be Zhong Gong's voice.

My heart skipped a beat, I was very surprised, I didn't expect to meet in this place, it was a pleasant surprise, so I hurried towards the direction where the voice came from, and the masked man didn't seem to have any intention of stopping me , standing still and maintaining the previous speed.

But soon, with joy in my heart, what greeted me was a thick wall.The sound came from behind the wall.I was taken aback for a moment, only then did I realize that there was a mechanism, so I turned to look at the masked man following up.At this time, the voice behind the wall had disappeared, I tried to call the names of Tofu and Miss Gu, but no one responded to me, not even Zhong Gong just now.

If it wasn't for the masked man who also said that there is a living person, I almost thought I had auditory hallucinations.

At this moment, the skinny masked man said: "Is the person inside here with you?"

The word inside made me realize immediately that behind this wall, there is likely to be another organ, and Tofu and the others are probably trapped behind it.I nodded quickly, lowered my figure, and said, "Senior, you are capable at first glance. We all broke in by mistake. Let them out quickly."

The masked man still said in a hoarse and furious voice: "Those who trespass in the underground palace, die!"

I was taken aback and couldn't help saying: "Could it be that you are the tomb guard!" There are two types of tomb guards. In ancient times, the palace guards and soldiers stationed outside the mausoleum were the first type, while the second type was very rare. It is said that they live directly in the tomb, reproduce and protect it for generations, leaving only one living path for entry and exit, and such people are often talented and have very powerful means.

As soon as the words came out, the man said: "Not bad!"

Immediately afterwards, a thought flashed in my mind: Those who trespass in the underground palace will die!Then why didn't this person kill me, instead he saved me from Xiao Jing?Even send me out of the underground palace?Isn't it right?

Of course, I'm not stupid enough to ask this question, what if he changes his mind after I remind him?So I continued to lower my body and beg: "Senior, we didn't intend to disturb the peace of the tomb owner. We really entered by mistake. Please hold your hand high. We promise to leave this place obediently."

The tomb guard said: "There are no rules, and I made an exception for letting you go." Listening to his firm tone, I knew that this man was determined, and I couldn't help but secretly annoyed, but I couldn't think of a way out for a while, so I made an exception. At this time, behind the stone wall, there was another faint groaning sound, as if someone had been injured.

I was even more anxious for a while, and hurriedly called Doufu and others' names, but still no one responded to me.This seems to be a very strange mechanism, the voice behind the wall can come out, but my voice can't get in.

Damn, what happened to Tofu and the others?I suppressed my anger and said, "What kind of mechanism is behind this? You don't want to let people go, so I can save them myself, right?" Violence: "Don't lie to me, the people behind have already caused a lot of damage! They are the ones who disturb the peace of the king! If you keep talking nonsense, I will kill you too!"

He has already said harsh words, but I can't just leave the tofu alone, and now, I can only tear my face, so I backed away slightly, and pulled out the dagger.

When he saw my movement, he stood still, but his shoulders protruded slightly, making a movement that seemed to be about to pounce.But neither of us took the lead.I can see that this gravekeeper doesn't seem to have too much malice towards me, but I can't figure out why.

Immediately afterwards, I thought of the sentence that the trespasser died, and I couldn't help asking: "14 years ago, a group of people entered the underground palace...how did they end up?"

The gravekeeper tilted his head and said calmly, "Of course he's dead."

"Killed by you?"

"Some of them I killed with my own hands."

I took a deep breath, took out the photo of grandpa from the equipment bag, faced him, and said coldly: "Did this person... die in your hands?" So calm on the table, if he answered me yes, I don't know what kind of move I will make next.

Staring at the photo, he suddenly shook his head and said, "I haven't seen this person before."

I was taken aback and said, "No?"

The tomb guard said: "There were eight people in total, two of them escaped, and I killed the rest, but there was no such person."

The first thought in my mind was that something was wrong, why did two get away instead of three?Perhaps it was because the inscription was too accurate, I subconsciously believed that three people would survive, so now that I heard him say that, I couldn't help but feel astonished, and immediately asked: "Who escaped?"

(End of this chapter)