Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 461 Drowning
At the bottom of the water, we couldn't speak, and the strong suction and fast water flow made our eyes half-closed.At this moment, although the corpse fairy is firmly nailed in place, we can only hold our breath for about 2 minutes at most, and then we have to float to the surface to take a breath.Going back and forth in this way will consume a lot of physical strength. It is estimated that we will be exhausted after a few trips.Therefore, hiding with the corpse fairy is only a stopgap measure, we must get out of this water area as soon as possible.

At this moment, I suddenly saw something deep in the bottom of the water, and there were some dark things rolling along the current not far from us, like some kind of big fish.The bottom of the water was very chaotic. Tofu hugged the corpse fairy and bumped his head on my shoulder, urging me to find a way out of the danger.

If I could talk right now, I would definitely scold him bloody, damn it, think of me as Brother Yixiu, who can think of a way out of any situation?I was also anxious, but I understood that the more urgent the situation, the less anxious I was, so I forced myself to calm down.I tried to gesture to the corpse fairy, signaling it to turn around and walk back, hoping that it could understand, but obviously, I overestimated its IQ, because the corpse fairy still remained motionless.

After thinking about it, only when the tofu turns around and walks back, can it be possible to drive the corpse fairy. Suddenly, a note popped up in my mind, signaling everyone to change positions, and slowly moved along the corpse fairy, replacing the position of the tofu with the corpse fairy behind. .

Tofu hugged the corpse fairy from behind, because the corpse fairy blocked it, so the tofu would not be washed away, and then began to retreat with both feet, and the corpse fairy really moved, leading the three of us to start retrograde, although this The posture at the moment is rather strange, a bit like tofu dancing with a corpse fairy, while Ouyang Xuan and I are like two koalas, hanging on the corpse fairy on the left and right.But life matters, who cares about this.

And with the movement of the corpse fairy, those things that were sucked along the water flow at the bottom of the water became clearer. It was only then that I was surprised to find that those things that were like big fish were one by one. Human corpses!

How could there be so many dead bodies in the water?
wrong!

I took a closer look and found that these corpses were dressed in the same attire as those zongzi who committed suicide before. They were obviously ancient corpses, but those zongzi were obviously soft zongzi, how could they appear under the water now?
Two words came to my mind: water ghost.

Tofu was terrified and his face turned pale.At this time, Ouyang Xuan seemed to be unable to hold her breath anymore, so the three of us had no choice but to float to the surface of the water along the rope to take a breath.The three of us floated on the water while dragging the rope. Ouyang Xuan was panting desperately, unable to speak a word.Tofu smacked a few times, then stammered: "Water, in the water..."

I said: "Don't talk about it, the ghost knows what it is." If it is hard rice dumplings, where did these rice dumplings come from?If it is soft zongzi, then the situation is terrible, which means that they are eyeing the three of us.Thinking about it again, I even suspect that the bum that Ouyang Xuan found before is probably a bait, and these ghosts are deliberately luring us there.

Tofu looked at me, swallowed, and said, "If it's a water ghost, then can we get into the water?"

I gritted my teeth and said, "If you don't go down, you will die. Go down!" At this time, Zhong Gong and others who were in the safe zone used searchlights to signal and asked us about our situation.I sent a warning signal to indicate that the situation was dangerous and told them not to come.Immediately afterwards, he nodded towards Tofu, indicating to go into the water.The three of them continued to follow the original plan, and the tofu manipulated the corpse fairy to retreat, while the underwater things still existed, but they were not dangerous and did not approach us.

After a while, just when I felt that the water flow was gradually calming down and was about to leave this water area, the Corpse Immortal suddenly stopped, and then, as if he had discovered something, he suddenly started running in the water.

You know, it usually moves slowly around the tofu, but this is a corpse fairy. When it really runs, the speed is simply terrifying. Coupled with the resistance of the water flow, in an instant, I hugged the corpse. Xian almost dropped his hand, and the resistance of the water became very strong under the rapid running underwater. I couldn't open my eyes at all. There was only one thought in my mind: Damn, what is this crazy?Under normal circumstances, corpse immortals will only take the initiative when they see 'food'.

Could it be that there are some attractive thousand-year-old rice dumplings under the water?
I couldn't open my eyes at all, all the strength of my body was concentrated on my arms, and I hugged Shixian tightly, fearing that if I let go a little bit, I would be swept away by the current, and I had no way of knowing what happened to Tofu and the other two.

Immediately afterwards, the next moment, I suddenly felt that I began to sink. It stands to reason that we are already at the bottom of the water, but I don’t know where the corpse fairy took us. I actually felt the sinking again, and my eardrums were almost able to Feeling the pressure of the water, it hurts, and at the same time, the air in my lungs is depleted, and I eventually start to choke on the water.People who haven't experienced hypoxia and drowning can't understand this kind of pain, it will make people want to die instantly.

A thought came to my mind: no, we can't let the corpse fairy take us away anymore, people will die.It's a pity that I have no choice now. Due to the lack of oxygen, I can hardly hold the corpse fairy anymore. Even if I let go at this time, I have no strength to resist the suction of the water.What followed was a series of drowning performances. In the pain, I tried to open my eyes to see the condition of the tofu. At the last glance, I only saw the clothes swollen by the tofu in the water, and the rest were gone. Can't see it anymore.

In the case of drowning, it is impossible to go into a deep coma. I have been in a kind of pain, my brain can't think, I just remember that I have been sinking, and then my brain is empty.

When I regained consciousness, I felt my stomach was bloated and disgusting, and the water in my mouth kept spitting out. It took a long time for my painful brain to react. The first thing I saw was Tofu’s face. He was doing artificial labor for me. Breathing... Don't get me wrong, it's not mouth, to be precise, it's chest and abdomen compression artificial respiration.

Seeing me wake up, Tofu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You're not stupid, are you? Can you talk?"

Due to the lack of oxygen in the brain for a long time, it’s good that I haven’t turned into a vegetable. I just thought, the only feeling I feel is nausea, spitting water, and then a severe headache. Although I can understand the words of tofu, I can’t say it for a while , so he blinked, indicating that he understood.

Tofu exhaled slowly, waved his hand, pointed to where we are now, and said: "When I woke up, I was here. This is connected to the underground water outlet. The wood and Xuanxuan are gone." I looked around This place, it is very far away from the sandy soil of the formation, deep into the formation, surrounded by red and black rocks, although I am lying on the ground at this moment, I can hear the sound of water flow in my ears, so I guess, now The said place should be a hollow washed out by groundwater.

It took about 10 minutes to slow down before the strength that had disappeared from my body recovered, and during these [-] minutes, I also heard Tofu talk about the subsequent situation.

According to the analysis of the previous situation, Ouyang Xuan probably lost her strength when the corpse fairy suddenly changed its route and accelerated, so she disappeared.After all, she is a girl. The corpse fairy accelerated suddenly at that time, and the underwater impact was so strong that I almost lost my hand at that time, let alone her.

And Tofu and I will come to this place now, maybe it was brought in by the current, or maybe it was brought in by the corpse fairy, it is not clear, and where the corpse fairy went by himself is completely unknown. clue.

The whereabouts of the corpse is unknown, and Ouyang Xuan's life and death are uncertain. In short, only me and Tofu are left in this place.

During the narration process of Tofu, there is one thing that I do not understand, that is, in terms of lung capacity and diving ability, I am definitely better than Tofu. Why is it that Tofu seems to be safe even when I am drowning, and even wakes up before me?
According to Tofu, he also passed out from drowning at the time, but when he woke up, he didn't have any sequelae of drowning. What's going on?

Seeing my suspicious gaze, Tofu also scratched his head and said, "I don't know what's going on, maybe I have a good character? So I said, to be a human being, you should do more good deeds. When you meet an old lady who fell down, you Stop stepping on the gas pedal."

Looking at him like that, I probably wouldn't be able to ask. I shook my head, sat up with my hands propped up, and looked around the environment.This is a hollow that has obviously been formed by thousands of years of erosion. We are now at the entrance of the hollow, and there is a well-sized hole at our feet, which is filled with water. Behind the hollow is a piece of black paint.

Tofu followed my line of sight and said, "I was busy saving you as soon as I woke up. I didn't look behind. This hole looks very deep. I don't like drilling holes. Experience tells us that drilling holes is not good. Son. Let's take a rest and go back along this waterway."

Our two first-class dishes are good, so I turned off the one on top of Tofu to save power, and then said: "Xiaodou, do you want more of the corpse fairy?"

Tofu was a little confused when he heard the words, so he asked, "What do you mean? Is wood something I can do without?"

I pointed to the darkness in front of me, and said, "If you want it, you have to drill a hole. Does that thing belong to it?" Pick up the soaked gum.

Tofu usually uses the corpse fairy as a mobile package. Anyway, the corpse fairy will not be tired. On the way, Tofu’s equipment is carried on the corpse fairy. I actually want to be lazy, but I have no sense of security. I am very vigilant, worried that it will be too late to pick up the equipment in an emergency, so I carry it by myself.

Even the clothes I bought for Shixian had a lot of pockets, which contained change, chewing gum, compass and other gadgets, of course, including tofu, beef jerky, chocolate and so on.This pack of wet chewing gum looks like it was left by the corpse fairy, and it probably leaked out of his pocket.

(End of this chapter)