The red moon returns

Chapter 301 Footprints
The rectangular front tomb chamber, with dozens of ear chambers on both sides, has been transformed into an advanced camp for the archaeological team.

There are two stone doors at the rear, leading to the two outer courtyards respectively, and beyond that are the two entrances to the cliff and the bottom of the lake.

In front is a single stone door, which leads directly to the central corridor full of traps. Beyond this corridor full of traps is the atrium of the tomb.

Lynch followed Rooney and Judy and was walking down this once crisis-ridden corridor. Through the broken stone door behind him, he could still see the lights in the tomb chamber. Carl Jones and Jack Adams were staying at the base, waiting. Exploring the news sent back by the trio.

The hallway was a mess, the work of Carl Jones and Judy.

The Second Age and the Third Age were an era without gods, and evil gods descended from time to time to ravage the world. Intelligent creatures could only crawl under the feet of these masters who dominated the world, and constantly sacrificed the lives of their own kind? , in exchange for a moment of modesty.

Therefore, there was no extraordinary power in the Second Age of Savagery and the Third Age of Darkness, and there were no soul-shifters. But this does not mean that tombs are safer, because in these two centuries, people often used weird secrets and complex traps to protect themselves under the interference of evil gods, especially in tombs.

Seven or eight of the dozens of sarcophagi in the corridor have been opened, and three of them are the same as those Lynch had seen before. There are complex gears and connecting rods hidden inside, which are closely connected to the machinery protruding from the wall.

The other ones are half-empty, without any facilities inside, but they still feel weird looking at them.

Red hairs protruded from some sarcophagi, and large clumps of wet red hair emerged from the coffins, lying on the walls of the coffins one by one. They were piled densely, and pale human bones could be vaguely exposed from the gaps. Some sarcophagi were covered with crawling sarcomas. The sarcomas burst from time to time, and foul-smelling pus and blood spattered from the cracks. Then fresh sarcomas grew out, layer after layer, almost filling the interior of the sarcophagus.

He came after all, because the cooperation between Carl and Rooney made him suspect that this was a trap for Judy. No matter what the outcome, the third victim was likely to appear soon.

These are the traces of large-scale secret techniques. They are the residues left after the sacrifice of human beings and the playing of souls in the past, supplying mysterious filth to the entire tomb chamber area. The hands of death that killed Dr. Jenna were supported by these secret techniques. The servant of Glachi who had been chasing Lynch but had never met before was also guided by this. Now that the source has been destroyed, the tomb is much safer.

What is this doing?
Looking at Rooney's movements, Lynch's eyes flickered, he smiled thoughtfully, gently pushed Judy next to him, and pulled her to follow him.

That would be even more suspicious.

Let's take a look. This Rooney is quite suspicious, especially when we learned from Jack that before he and Judy came in carrying the doctor on their backs, Carl did talk about the strange object of ocean currents in dreams, but Rooney still overreacted. , directly launched a fatal attack.

Lynch was even a little lucky. He had only opened the first sarcophagus before something went wrong. If he had been there when Carl Jones was handling these special sarcophagi, and he would not have been disgusted and vomited on the spot, it would be considered a mercy from his neighbor.

But Lynch never showed anything, and didn't even tell Judy. He just watched silently as Rooney bent down in front of a strange sarcophagus, picked up a small piece of sticky pus and blood with his gloved fingers, twisted it, and then released it. After sniffing it in front of him, he nodded inconspicuously, and then strode across the sarcophagus.

As soon as he entered the atrium, Lynch felt like he was in a different world.

Lynch fell at the end, looking at Rooney's back thoughtfully.

Although it is still a tomb, it is completely different.

The so-called atrium is a semi-natural underground cave with an open environment and an area no less than that of the camp above. Countless stone pillars covered with black moss rise into the sky and penetrate into the dome. The top of the cave is dotted with countless faint light spots. I don't know whether it is a fluorescent plant or some special mineral. The brightness of the light spot is not high, but the sand gathers into a tower, and the fluorescent spots are concentrated together, illuminating the entire cave.

In the center of the cave was a deep pool. The water in the pool reflected the fluorescent light from the cave ceiling, and the stars were as dotted as the night sky. The moist and cold breath blew from the surface of the deep pool, making the three of them shiver subconsciously. There is a stone door on the left and right of the cave. The half-open door is already covered with moss. A slight pearly gleam leaks out from the cracks in the door. It is particularly obvious in the darkness and is extremely attractive.

Lin Qi subconsciously made a swallowing motion, gritted his teeth and looked away.

Opposite the deep pool is a pair of heavy bronze doors. In the humid environment, the bronze doors are as bright as new and have no rust at all.

Is this the atrium?
Looking at the spacious and dreamlike scene in front of him, with fluorescent lights flashing, Lin Qi was a little dazed for a moment. As an otaku in his previous life, he probably didn't have much experience in tomb robbing. Only after experiencing it personally did he know that there was such a wonder in the tomb.

Fortunately, in his previous life, he was also a senior otaku who had experienced the era of information explosion. Lynch quickly recovered from the surprise and realized that the two people beside him had already reacted first and began to quickly check the surroundings.

"Don't let your guard down." Mr. Rooney, seeming to be reminded of Lynch's feats with the funerary objects just now, specifically warned, "The central corridor that Mr. Jones closed controls the defense system of the front tomb. Entering the atrium belongs to the inner tomb. ”

"Is there any other defense measures here?"

"Not necessarily. Each tomb is different. Most kings believe that they will be resurrected through trial. They do not want to be killed by their own traps when they wake up, so they do not set traps in the inner tombs. However, there are also kings who like to set up traps in their own palaces. Filled with deadly traps, but the types of traps cannot be determined.”

After saying that, he raised the lantern and led Lynch and Judy to move laterally along the side wall of the cave. The sound of careful footsteps could be heard very clearly in this silent space.

Except for the moss, there is no trace of any living things in the cave. It seems that this place has been forgotten by the world for thousands of years.

The stone pillar is a real rock. The three of them have repeatedly confirmed it. The gentle Mr. Rooney even climbed up to make sure there was no danger hidden on it.

The three of them circled around and confirmed that the outside was relatively safe. Then they looked at each other and moved inside with lights and weapons in hand.

Braving the cold air that hit my face, I slowly approached the deep pool. The area of ​​the pool was not large, with a radius of only thirty or forty meters. The water surface was clear and translucent. There was nothing inside and it was bottomless.

This thing always reminded Lynch of Glachi in the lake, and he leaned back cautiously, but Rooney bravely squatted down and gently stirred the water with his cane.

The sound of rushing water was clear and comfortable to listen to, and it inadvertently relieved the pressure condensed in the dull environment. Lynch also put Glachi aside temporarily and looked around... huh?

As soon as he turned his head, he saw something extremely strange.

On the moss beside the pool, I don’t know when there was half a footprint.

This is an ancient tomb, and no one has come in since it was sealed. Even if the swollen daughter stole the mirror, how could the evil god leave any footprints?

And even if the evil god leaves footprints, they were thousands of years ago. This footprint has obvious scratches, so it must have been left recently.

Is this someone wandering around in the ancient tomb? Has anyone come in early?
Is it impossible? Or is it that someone among the remaining four people has already sneaked in here behind the back of others?
What does he want to do?
Who is he?
(End of this chapter)