Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 452 Girls
After listening to Tofu, he gave a thumbs up and said, "Okay, you are an expert. Just see a chair and you will come up with a theory of subjugation." After speaking, Tofu looked at Zhuanrui and said: " You said that this place has been looted, can we find a way to undo Humdo?"

Zhuan Rui didn't speak, and Tofu thought that Zhuan Rui's self-confidence had been hit, so he comforted him: "It's okay, I want to open up. You said that Huyu Duo has been on your back for so many years, and nothing happened. , don’t you live a very nourishing life, even if you find a solution, it’s okay, at best, you just have nightmares every night, just get used to it.”

"Shut up." Zhuan Rui spat out these two words lukewarmly, then moved the searchlight, and gestured to us to move separately.This hall has a huge mask, and everyone scattered to look for clues.

I saw that the surrounding walls were covered with many reliefs, with the sun mark, the images of birds and beasts, and the images of people. After a closer look, they were all large-scale sacrificial gatherings, showing that the ancient Yao Fang was a place of theocracy and power. Fangguo combined kingship.

Suddenly, one of the scenes in the relief caught my attention. It was a man holding a sword and wearing a bird's crown, male and female, standing in front of a dark cave. Behind him was a huge totem pole. There were a lot of people kneeling outside the column, as if they were holding some kind of ceremony.

And the next moment, the relief showed an astonishing scene, because the person holding the sword suddenly jumped into the black hole.At the same time, a lot of wavy patterns appeared on the relief, bending and bending, as if the whole picture was about to be torn apart.

I was confused when I saw it, and I thought that this person holding a sword and wearing a bird's crown seems to be of high status. Why did he jump into that big black hole?What does that black hole represent?As I was thinking about it, a voice suddenly came from behind me, saying: "This seems to be some kind of sacrifice." I turned my head and saw that it was Zhang Wen who was wearing glasses. behind me.

I was about to speak, when suddenly I heard Tofu yelling: "There is a road here, come quickly, everyone."

Zhang Wen and I looked at each other, didn't say anything, and walked towards where the tofu was.It is located in the southwest corner. It is an arched passage, about three meters high and two meters wide. The entrance of the passage is carved with the same weird animal shape. On the top of the arched passage, there is a black stone sculpture squatting impressively. , that shape, what is it if it's not Huyuduo?
The whole body of this thing is pitch black, its face looks like a fox, but it is more slender than a fox, and it looks very eerie. It squats at the top, as if it is spying on the people coming and going in the passage, it looks very weird.When Zhuan Rui saw this, his face became ugly, probably because he recalled some bad memories.

The gas masks we used were simple, portable masks that only covered the mouth and nose, so everyone's expressions were clearly visible.Zhuan Rui stared at the black Huyuduo for a while, then fell silent, loaded his gun, and walked ahead.

Everyone followed closely. On the stone walls on both sides of the passage, there were stone lamp holders, shaped like an eagle's head, which looked vivid.This passage is not long, and behind the passage is a circular hall. There is also nothing there, except for a brown stone table on the opposite wall. It is presumed that there is something placed in front of the stone table. There is a circular indentation, but the things on it have disappeared, and it must have been robbed.

At this time, the searchlight in my hand moved slightly, and when I swung it upwards, I suddenly saw a round object hanging on the low treasure top above my head.When the light shines on it, the thing reflects fluorescent light, and the know-it-all said, "It looks like a fluorescent stone."

The fluorescent stone was obviously artificially made to look like this, but the strange thing is that the inside of the fluorescent stone was obviously hollowed out, leaving only a thin layer, and a black shadow was reflected inside the thin fluorescent stone At first glance, it looks like a child.

Somehow, I thought of what Batu said, the kid with the big mouth and fangs behind the totem pole in the water.Batu didn't come down with us. We were worried that something might happen, and we were even more worried about getting him involved, so we asked him to stay outside and guard tents and other temporarily unnecessary equipment.

Tofu was startled, and said, "Why is there a child inside this big rock?"

Zhuan Rui played tricks on Zhong Gong, Zhong Gong understood, looked left and right, aimed the gun at the fluorescent stone ball and shot.Hearing a bang gunshot, the slender balance of the fluorescent stone was broken, and immediately shattered into several large fragments, and all of them, together with the figures inside, fell to the ground.

When everyone took a closer look, it was indeed a child's corpse.The clothes on the corpse had been mixed with the oil from the corpse, so it was still faintly visible. The corpse of the child was about eight or nine years old, and it was the corpse of a girl. There was no trauma, as if she had died suddenly.In addition, I found that the girl wore a pure gold collar around her neck. Some jewels and animal teeth were worn on the collar, and a brand was dropped below it.I fiddled with the sign with my dagger and found some symbols on it.I am no stranger to this distorted symbol, it should also be the shaman's "divine language", and what Zhuanrui has always wanted to find is to decipher Huyuduo's divine language.

I looked at this sign and felt that this trip to Yaofang might yield a lot.

Ouyang Xuan didn't talk much after her disfigurement, but now she was a little startled and said, "Why put a child in this big ball? It's too scary."

Zhang Wen showed a thoughtful look on his face. He knew more about the culture of the other country than we did. He seemed to have thought of something. He stared at the neck of the girl's corpse and said, "The thing on her neck has an eagle's beak and wolf teeth, and The collar is made of pure gold, with pearls and jade on it, this kind of treatment is very high, so this little girl must have had a high status during her lifetime."

Tofu scratched his head and said, "The status is very high, how high is it?"

Zhang Wendao: "I have two guesses, first: she may be a princess, maybe this stone ball is some kind of burial custom of Yao Fang, after all, Yao Fang is an ancient country that has no records, how about their burial customs I don’t know. Maybe something happened later, before the princess was buried, Yao Fang died.”

Tofu retorted: "The next burial is only a few days away, and there is no time for the burial. Could it be that Yao Fang perished in a very short period of time? This is nonsense."

Zhang Wen shook his head and said, "This is just a speculation."

I said, "What about the second possibility?"

Zhang Wen pondered: "The second possibility may be closer to the truth. This is an unfinished sacrifice. This girl has a jade tablet engraved with divine words and an eagle beak on her collar, which is a symbol of divine power. She It is likely to be the product of Yao Fang's sacrificial offerings."

Tofu showed sympathy, and said: "No matter what the reason is, it is pitiful to die so badly at such a young age. Amitabha, little friend, I hope you have reached bliss." In the process, he fell into a twisted posture.Tofu boldly straightened her upright. Since there was only a layer of greasy black skin and bones, it looked very small, probably less than ten catties.

Tofu said: "Old Chen, why not cremate her, she was imprisoned in that stone ball for more than 2000 years, it's so pitiful."

I said, "Burn it." The corpse was covered with corpse oil, and it burned at one point. A small ball of fire did not ignite, and a small flame indicated a life that died more than 2000 years ago.For a moment, this lost ancient country became even more mysterious.

I was staring at the flames, when suddenly, Zhuan Rui said: "Who!" Immediately afterwards, he suddenly chased him out.The direction he ran was an arched passage, which should have had a door, but now there are only some rotten wood residues left.

This sound startled us a bit.

Is there anyone else?
Immediately afterwards, he followed Zhuan Rui and rushed in.

Behind the door is a square space, the surrounding walls are different from the brown walls seen before, but pitch black, as if the space is covered with a layer of gray, giving people a hazy, obscure feeling .

Zhuan Rui stood where he was, scanning every corner vigilantly, as if looking for something.

I walked up to him and lowered my voice, "What is it?"

Zhuan Rui pursed his lips and said, "I saw a figure, but after I chased him in, he disappeared."

Ouyang Xuan nervously said: "How could there be people in this place, could it be... a ghost?" Everyone was silent, and in fact, I didn't believe that there would be any living people in this place other than us.At this time, Tofu said: "No way, are you delusional?"

Zhuanrui ignored him, and Tofu was used to being ignored, but now that he was surrounded by a corpse fairy, he was really bold, so he carried the searchlight and walked around all the corners of this place. Nothing was found.Tofu turned his head involuntarily and asked Zhuan Rui: "What do you see the figures look like? Male and female? Old and young?"

Zhuan Rui pursed his lips, his gaze suddenly became strange, and he said faintly, "Young man, like a child..."

"Hiss..." I gasped involuntarily, and turned around abruptly to look at the circular hall.In the center, the flames of the cremated girl will not be extinguished, burning faintly in the dead underground.

children?

Is Zhuan Rui delusional, or... is it the ghost of that girl...

(End of this chapter)