Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 193 Poisonous Gas
I looked at Duan Fei's expression, and thought that the little girl's imagination is really rich, did the terracotta warriors open up this passage?Is it possible that the terracotta warriors have become fine?Usually, I would probably make fun of her, but now I really don't have that kind of thought, so after Professor Lin finished speaking, I didn't answer, and the group continued to move forward cautiously.

When Professor Lin said this, Duan Fei also put aside that outlandish idea, and walked about ten steps forward, when Gu Wenmin, who was at the front, suddenly stopped, squatted down, and said, "There is something here. Water stains."

have water?

Could it be that there is a problem with the sealing structure of the tomb?
The crowd couldn't help but gather together, only to realize that the so-called water is very little, a bit like the marks left by someone who knocked over the water glass and wet the ground.

Not surprisingly, this water should have been left by Wu Sidong, and we don't know what happened to him here, but what caught our attention was not just a puddle of water on the ground, but a footprint in the middle of the water stain .

It was a mud footprint, as if a person who was walking had a lot of dry yellow mud on his feet, and there were no traces left before, but when he walked through this area with water, the yellow mud was wet, leaving two unclear traces. imprint.

I immediately realized something was wrong, and said: "This is not Wu Sidong's footprints." Before we fought Bisu in the tomb above, the soles of our feet were almost covered with blood. Even if there was any mud, it would have been wiped clean long ago. Those who can leave marks should be a series of bloody footprints, not this pair of muddy marks.

I had a sudden bump in my mind, looked at Duan Fei, and couldn't help saying, "Could it be that the terracotta warrior is really alive?"

Influenced by Duan Fei just now, the rest of the people probably thought of this level more or less, but no one said it out, after all, this idea is too unreliable.When I asked this question, Duan Fei became even more nervous. She also saw the quarrel between me and Gu Wenmin before, and this time, when she had the opportunity, she immediately took advantage of the heat and moved closer to me, saying, "I'm not talking nonsense. , Haven’t you heard the story about the formation of clay figurines?”

Professor Lin frowned and said, "Scattering beans into soldiers?" He looked at us and asked, "Do you believe it?"

Robot No. [-] hesitated, and said: "Most people wouldn't believe it, but I believe that there are so many things that don't exist in this world." Professor Lin nodded and said nothing.

The so-called "Scattering Beans into Soldiers", most people should know this allusion. This is a legendary fairy alchemy, which is to use divine power to sprinkle a handful of soybeans, and the beans can be transformed into soldiers in battle.

In "Fengshen Yanyi", there is such a passage, it is said that Wen Zhong and Jiang Shang fought against Qishan, and because the Shang army was assisted by a group of Taoist friends from Shen Gongbao, the Western Zhou army was gradually exhausted.At the critical moment, Jiang Ziya got the help of the ancient Buddha who burned the lamp, turned the beans into soldiers, and turned defeat into victory.The formation of clay figurines is also a kind of alchemy of the gods. It is said that if you pinch a clay figurine and perform alchemy, there will be lonely and wild ghosts living in the clay figurine, able to move and fight.

This Xu Fu was originally a great alchemist of the Qin Dynasty. Could it be that he really knows how to form an army with clay figurines?Could it be said that these terracotta warriors are all living with lonely souls and wild ghosts?

Everyone looked at each other, guessing for a while, I got up first and said: "Don't think about it, no matter what it is, it's good if you don't meet it, if you meet it, you have to fight, we have no choice, let's go on the road." During this episode, everyone became more cautious, and the speed of progress naturally slowed down.

This tomb passage is very long, and the lamps on both sides are not known whether they were lit by Wu Sidong or by clay figurines. In the obscure tomb chamber, the lights are like beans, beating slightly, as if they will go out at any time.Gradually, I felt that it was difficult for me to breathe, and I didn't know what was going on.At first, I thought it might be because of Tofu's death, and I was too depressed to react, but after a while, Professor Lin said, "Do you feel that there seems to be less air here?"

Gu Wenmin finally opened his mouth to speak, and seemed to have come out of the previous blow, his gray expression regained some of his usual composure, and he said, "It's a bit stuffy, could it be that the oxygen in the tomb has run out?"

Seeing that everyone felt this way, I couldn't help but stop and look around. Because I didn't wear a gas mask at the moment, my sense of smell is more sensitive. I was immersed in grief before and didn't notice it. It was found that there seemed to be a very light smell in the tomb, a bit similar to the smell of gas.

My heart skipped a beat, and I said to myself: Is there a poisonous gas trap in this tomb passage?When did the agency start?Where is the source of the poisonous gas?Soon, I locked my eyes on the lamp sockets on both sides of the wall, so I lowered my head and approached the lamp sockets. Sure enough, the vague smell came from the lamp sockets!

Since I don't have a gas mask, I may be more affected, and I was the first to feel suffocated, but this gas mask doesn't seem to have much effect on this gas, and Professor Lin and others also felt discomfort one after another.I stated my guess, and everyone unanimously decided to quickly extinguish the lamps emitting this poisonous gas before any accident occurred.

I immediately blew on one of the lights, intending to start the action of turning off the light, but who knows, this light is very weird, after I blow it out, it seems to bounce back, and suddenly lights up again.

The lights couldn't be turned off.

Robot No. [-] followed the path ahead and said, "Forget it, let's leave this passage first." There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. We thought the passage opened by Wu Sidong was safe, but who knows there are traps. And those lamps were strange and could not be blown out, and everyone had no choice but to rush through the tomb passage, intending to leave this place.

Professor Lin is well-informed, and he quickly understood the principle of these lamps. First of all, there is no doubt that the lamp oil is mixed with toxic substances and volatilized by burning.But there is actually a reason why the lights can't be blown out.

Ancient people were very good at using air. For example, in the tombs of the Tang Dynasty, there was a mechanism that was activated by air, called a "marsh chamber".When experienced tomb robbers dig holes, they often cut directly into the main tomb of the underground palace, while those who design ancient tombs, in order to prevent theft, will change the structure of the main tomb and set up a virtual underground palace.The tomb robbers used their own experience to drill the hole into the fictitious main tomb, and they would be caught immediately.

At the bottom of the Xu tomb, there is a man-made marsh. During the accumulation of thousands of years, various gases have been volatilized and filled the main tomb of Xu. The air has long since disappeared due to the fermentation of the marsh. It will become a secret chamber filled with flammable gas.The moment the tomb robber pierced through the tomb chamber, thousands of years of gas gathered in it, and it would burn when it encountered air, burning the tomb robber alive in it.

Of course, when encountering this kind of empty tomb, there is also a solution. You have to slowly position it with an iron drill, and feel out the entire structure of the tomb. Generally, only veterans can do it. They can often avoid the empty tomb and retire with success. .

The same is true for the indelible lamps in front of us. Professor Lin guessed that this tomb passage should have been sealed in the first place. After Wu Sidong turned on the switch, air was injected, so these lamps spontaneously ignited and released toxic gases.Professor Lin said: "We may have stepped into a trap now." While speaking, the tomb passage came to an end, and when everyone saw the appearance of the end, they were stunned for a moment.

As expected, the end of the tomb passage was sealed, but what we didn't expect was that we didn't see Wu Sidong here, but a terracotta warrior.

It stood at the end of the tomb passage, facing us, holding a halberd, staring at us motionless.

Without Wu Sidong.

Only terracotta warriors.

Could it be that the mechanism of this tomb passage was really opened by it?Is there really a ghost living in its clay sculptured body?Did it deliberately lead us to this poisonous tomb?

Duan Fei's expression was full of nervousness, and she couldn't help hiding behind me, but I was carrying tofu on my back, probably because I was frightened by the tofu's corpse, and stayed away from me.It's useless to look good while alive. Dead people's muscles are very stiff, so their facial expressions are generally different from those of living people. Those who have never seen dead people can't understand this feeling.

Everyone stared at the terracotta warrior standing opposite, and fell silent for a moment.

The four robots were the first to react. The situation in front of them was too weird. Robot No. [-] didn't intend to go up to check it. Let's blow it up with dynamite.

I agree with Robot One's approach.

Robot No. [-] quickly prepared the right amount of explosives. Everyone retreated a distance and threw them towards the terracotta warriors. Then there was a loud bang. The tomb was filled with smoke and dust, and only the clay terracotta warriors were blown up. Dregs.I didn't have a gas mask, so I couldn't help covering my mouth and nose. My eyes were also dazzled by the smoke, and my vision was even more obscure.In a haze, I seemed to see a black shadow where the terracotta warriors stood before, but that shadow disappeared in an instant, as if it had also been blown to pieces by explosives.

I secretly raised my vigilance. After a while, the smoke and dust cleared away, leaving only dust on the ground. Everyone no longer had any scruples, and walked to the closed curtain wall at the end of the tomb.Robot No. [-] has already prepared tools, which are the instruments used to detect organs before.He cautiously shot around, I watched anxiously, thinking that this high-tech is sometimes troublesome to use, no matter how good the equipment is, it can't compare to an experienced person, if Feng Guishou is here, Where will it take so much time.

After about 10 minutes of touching, robot No. [-] cursed, shook his head and said, "There is no mechanism, it is solid and sealed. It seems that we have to go back."

Gu Wenmin looked heavy, and said: "Do you still remember that curse? All the doors leading to vitality will be closed. I have an ominous premonition, I think, the entrance when we came, may have been..."

(End of this chapter)