Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 440
The camels were also tired at the moment, we were walking on our feet, the sky was shining brightly and the temperature was scorching hot, the sea dongqing could not go away, and its shrill cry made the listeners anxious, as if something big was about to happen.Everyone looked at Batu in unison, but Batu didn't seem to understand why, at this moment, the corpse fairy suddenly raised his head.

Others think it's nothing, but Tofu and I know it very well.The corpse fairy seldom takes the initiative to make any actions. It must have some reasons for raising its head.

What can make the ignorant corpse fairy respond?
At this moment, Hai Dongqing suddenly flew down and landed on Batu's shoulder wearing a sheepskin armguard. At the same time, we also suddenly saw that a cloud of black mist was rapidly approaching in the sky.Tofu asked in surprise, "What is that?"

When Batu saw the black mist, he suddenly looked horrified, backed away exclaiming, gesticulating with his hands and feet, stuttering even in his native Mongolian language, with a few words of Chinese mixed in, and I could hear a word clearly Son: Devil.

After hearing this, Ouyang Xuan's expression changed, and she said: "Batu said, this is a devil worm, which leaves its nest once a year. I didn't expect that we would come across it." Tengger devil worm, I seem to have heard of it. I recalled it in my mind, vaguely remembering to read relevant materials, but I don't remember it very clearly.This is a kind of crustacean, carnivorous, hidden in the sand for most of the year, with a pair of decorative elytra, usually can not fly, only in the breeding season can fly, and gather prey on a large area, for the reproduction of offspring Prepare.

They contain slight poison in their bodies, but due to the large number when they gather, wherever they go, they are like locusts crossing the border. A camel can be gnawed by them within 1 minute. The devil in the sand.

These things are usually inconspicuous, but after the breeding season gathers, their power is terrifying.And our team with people and camels is obviously an attractive meal in this vast desert.There was almost nothing to do at this moment, Batu whistled, got on the camel and ran away.These camels seemed to know the crisis. Although they were exhausted, their speed did not slow down. We rode on the camels and ran wildly, but the black mist came very quickly. At this moment, Tofu shouted: "Wood, don't stand still."

I turned my head to look, and found that the corpse fairy was still in place, still maintaining the posture of raising his head, his expression was as dull as a dummy, and at this time, those devils and insects naturally also attacked the nearest corpse fairy. When the black mist was about to swoop down towards the corpse fairy, the corpse fairy himself suddenly flew up, and his figure suddenly plunged into the black cloud.

This scene left Zhang Wen and the others stunned.

Immediately afterwards, the Corpse Immortal was surrounded by devil insects, and he could hardly see his figure. At this moment, a burst of red smoke filled the air, and it seemed that the devil insects were also covered in it. Finally, the smoke became more and more Thick, like a pink cloth covering the air.

We involuntarily held the camel and stopped running.

Zhuan Rui frowned slightly and asked me, "What's going on?"

I shook my head, stared closely at the red mist in the sky, and said: "If I guess correctly, the corpse fairy has shown its power, and our crisis should be resolved." Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, the red mist slowly moved towards It fell, and finally landed on the ground, and then shrank smaller and smaller, and the figure of a corpse fairy appeared in the mist, and finally the red mist turned into a wisp of red mist, which was completely inhaled into the mouth.

At this moment, the desert is extremely hot, and there are no devil insects in the air.

Ouyang Xuan stammered: "Could it be that he has eaten them all? Is he a human?"

Zhang Wen said: "It's not true at first glance."

Wan Shitong said: "It's not a living person. Could it be that the Dou Brothers will control corpses?" He looked at Tofu.No wonder this kid is called Master of Everything, and he can even think of corpse control technique. According to normal people's thinking, corpse control technique should be the most reliable possibility.

Tofu wanted to cry without tears, and said: "What kind of corpse control technique, it is hungry." At this moment, the corpse fairy walked towards us step by step, his face was still blank, but for some reason, I always felt that, There is something different about the corpse fairy.

It was because Tofu spent a long time with Shixian, and he immediately discovered the root of the problem, and said to me in a low voice: "Old Chen, look at Mu Mu's eyes, it seems that there is something different... not like wood anymore." Then I suddenly Come to understand, this corpse fairy doesn't seem to be as lifeless as before.

After a while, the corpse fairy came to us.Tofu called out tentatively: "Wood?" Normally, the corpse fairy would not respond, but this time, the corpse fairy's eyes immediately shifted to Tofu.

Tofu and I looked at each other, remembering what Chen Tiande said.The corpse fairy needs to be raised. It seems that if you want it to give birth to consciousness early, it is not enough to just keep it with you. You need to find some 'food' for it.Everyone continued on the road, but at this time, almost all the eyes of the people in the team were focused on the corpse fairy, and even Ouyang Xuan frequently wanted to get close to the corpse fairy.

Tofu seized this opportunity to get close to Ouyang Xuan, using Shixian as a free model, and let Ouyang Xuan pinch and touch her, and the relationship finally improved a little.At noon, Batu looked at the sun, compared the directions, and signaled that we had arrived.

There is nothing special about this destination. At a glance, it is connected with the surrounding yellow sand, and there are no shadows of ancient ruins.We had already imagined this result. Although we were a little disappointed when we saw it, it was also expected.

The people simply set up a sunshade tent, and sat in the shed, hungry and hungry, discussing the next thing while eating and drinking.In fact, we have already estimated, so we have made plans.The desert is fluid, and it is impossible for us to dig a hole, so we must first understand why Xue An was buried in the ruins at the beginning, but why did he appear in other places in the end.

We decided to search around the place where Xue An was discovered, to see if we could find any clues.

That location is more than an hour's journey away from here. If Hai Dongqing hadn't led the way back then, Xue An would not have been rescued at all.

After everyone finished eating and drinking, and avoided the most poisonous sun, they moved towards that position.

I didn't expect that within four or ten minutes of walking, an oasis appeared in front of our eyes.

I blinked my eyes, thinking I was wrong, didn't Bilier mention that there is an oasis nearby?If there were an oasis, they would not have nearly died of weakness more than 40 years ago. Could it be a mirage?Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but Batu shook his head, expressing his incomprehension.

But it's strange, the oasis is always in front of us, in the shape of a shuttle, from where we are now, we can still see a clear river under the sun.Tofu quickened his pace and said: "It doesn't matter if it's a mirage or not, the route is the same anyway, let's go and see." But to our surprise, this oasis is real. Some trees are several meters high, but not some very large trees.

Zhuan Rui speculated as he walked, saying, "The time for this oasis to be formed should not be long, probably only a few decades."

Zhang Wen was surprised: "To form an oasis, there must be groundwater, and in the desert, the chance of groundwater rising is very small. Should we say that we are lucky?"

I thought it was a bit weird, so I said to everyone: "This oasis is quite large. The place where Xue An appeared at the beginning should also be included in it, and this oasis was formed in the past few decades. Don't you find it strange?"

Zhang Wen nodded and said: "It's a bit strange, but one person can create an oasis, isn't it too complicated to think about it, maybe it's just some kind of coincidence?"

After all, it was just a guess, and everyone didn't say much for a while. In the current situation, the landscape environment has changed a lot, and there are vegetation covering it. If we want to find clues, it will be much more troublesome than our original plan.After some discussion, everyone felt that if they pitched camp in the oasis and carried out a carpet search, if they couldn't find any clues by then, Zhuan Rui could only accept his fate and go back home.

In the afternoon, we set up camp and touched the surrounding environment of the campsite.This oasis can be said to be a cradle of life, and it can also be said to be a blessed land for animals in the desert. Animal footprints can be found from time to time, especially at the waterside.

There is a river in the oasis, the river is clear and shallow, and you can see the sand bed at the bottom of the river at a glance. There are densely tangled rabbit grasses on both sides. The river water is very cool in contrast to the hot temperature of the desert, which further confirms our It is conjectured that there was once a large amount of groundwater upwelling here, and now the river water in this river mainly comes from the ground.

Thinking about it this way, I couldn't help but have an idea in my heart: If this oasis is really related to Xue An's experience back then, will there be any clues to find the source of this river?With this thought, I couldn't help but look along the river, but unfortunately my eyesight is limited, the place I can see is a bend, is it the grass shaking, and the figures of one or two small animals flash past.It was really sunset at this moment, and it was inconvenient to take any action, so I suppressed this idea and planned to go to the source of the river the next day to have a look.

At nightfall, Batu hunted two rabbits and roasted them over the fire to improve our food. Unfortunately, we are a group of big men, the two rabbits were stripped of their internal organs, and the remaining meat was shared between each of us and stuffed between our teeth. Not enough.Moreover, the rabbit meat was so fragrant that it aroused the gluttons. The tofu looked completely dissatisfied with the rabbit bone in its mouth, and asked Ouyang Xuan to act as an interpreter, and asked Batu to go to the river to get two more fish.

Since the river was not far away, we didn't think too much about it. Unexpectedly, after a while, Tofu ran back nervously, drenched all over, panting, and said, "No, it's not good, Batu, Batu is gone."

(End of this chapter)