pappabearbooks Chapter 2526: Don’t panic, it’s just an illusion
Chapter 2526: Don’t panic, it’s just an illusion
The staff quickly counted the casualties and counted the remaining equipment.
Some are still usable, but many more are damaged for unknown reasons.
As for the liaison equipment, since there are no reinforcements, it is simply discarded.
Those who survived the communications team were forced to take up arms.
It wasn't because of their conscientiousness, but because of Ma Lin's intimidation that they had to do this.
"There are many mysteries in this ancient tomb." Ma Lin stood in front of a stone tablet.
Even Chinese archaeological experts may not recognize the text above because it is so old.
Ma Lin actually seemed to know him.
"interesting."
Ma Lin laughed.
At this time, a female corpse jumped in front of him and rushed towards him with its teeth and claws open.
Ma Lin remained calm and stood unmoved.
The people in the treasure hunting party raised their firearms and prepared to shoot, but Ma Lin raised his hand to signal them not to do so.
"Close your eyes." Ma Lin said coldly.
The people at the treasure hunt party didn't know why, but they did it anyway.
Ma Lin also closed his eyes immediately.
The female corpse's sharp claws penetrated his body, but then disappeared.
Ma Lin's body that was penetrated did not have any injuries.
He understood the words above.
"You have been deceived."
"From the moment you enter the ancient tomb, everything you see is an illusion."
“When you think of horrific things, you see horrific images.”
"The real exit is at the top of the tree."
To sum it up, these are the four sentences.
Ma Lin looked at the tree tower in front of him.
Even though the snake cypress that Lin Ran and the others saw had fallen into a sea of fire, from their perspective, it was a peaceful time.
There was an open coffin underneath.
There was a headless body inside.
Ma Lin smiled slightly.
"Haha, let me catch you, little mouse."
The other people in the treasure hunt party looked at each other in confusion. Could it be that what they encountered just now was all fake?
But no one dared to question it, because Ma Lin looked scarier than the monster in the ancient tomb.
Ma Lin came to the coffin and saw a pile of scrap metal and a corpse that had rotted into a human shape.
But when he came to the tree hole, he couldn't see anything when he raised his head.
Only some burned out torches were found under the trees.
He came outside the tree hole and raised his head to look above the snake cypress. Some corpses were tied up by the vines of the snake cypress, hanging quietly in the air like wind chimes.
Then he turned his attention to the platform at the other end.
On the platform, two corpses were lying flat on the ground. One of them had his head cut off, and there was a copper mask on the ground next to him.
Ma Lin picked it up and saw that it was a demon fox mask.
Although the Qingqiu Demon Fox is a Chinese legend, it is quite famous in Neon, and there is another similar legend——
Tengu.
When Ma Lin stood on the platform, he saw rotting corpses gradually crawling up the edge of the platform. The flesh of these rotting corpses had lost its activity and was like mud. As they climbed up, the flesh on their faces fell down. .
The people in the treasure hunting party were so frightened that they picked up their guns and shot at the corpses, but the corpses kept climbing up.
"Colonel, is this also an illusion?" The liaison officer turned pale with fright.
Ma Lin ignored him and went straight to the stone bed.
There was still a headless corpse lying on the stone bed, and there were knife marks everywhere. He turned his head and looked at the wall. Three arrows were stably inserted into the thick stone wall.
After checking the body, it was found that it had been decomposed for a long time.
But one thing Ma Lin noticed was that the body's hand movements maintained a posture of holding something.
"Someone has been here." Ma Lin squatted down and checked the footprints.
Sure enough, he found some dirt from the soles of his feet on the ground. He brought it to his nose and smelled it, showing a proud smile.
"Lin Ran, it is indeed you!"
There was a violent look in his eyes.
At this moment, Ma Lin felt someone strangled his neck from behind with great force.
It was just a comparison of strength. Ma Lin was full of confidence, but now he tried to open the hand, but he couldn't do it at all.
Being pinched so hard that I couldn't breathe.
"Da da da"
Fortunately, at this moment, gunshots were heard from behind.
After a burst of gunfire, the hand holding his neck finally loosened, and Ma Lin took the opportunity to break free.
"Colonel, are you okay?" The liaison officer came to Ma Lin with a mini submachine gun. Although he was very afraid of Ma Lin, now that he had saved his life, Ma Lin should be considered a favor to him.
Ma Lin showed no expression and just rubbed his neck.
You can feel a deep strangulation mark on your neck.
Is this caused by hallucination?
Ma Lin looked coldly at the body that had just been shot to death by the liaison officer.
He was lying quietly on the ground in front of him, wearing the clothes of the Chinese archaeological team.
Ma Lin, who seemed completely emotionless, had a slight change in his eyes.
Because, he saw the body lying on the ground, and it turned out to be——
Lin Ran!
The Lin Ran that he hated so much!
Lin Ran turned himself into a human, a ghost and a monster!
Sensing that something was wrong with Ma Lin's mood, the liaison officers were frightened by the murderous aura bursting out of him and took two steps back.
But he still asked with a wry smile: "Colonel, are you okay?"
Ma Lin still ignored him, but at this time, some black figures appeared on the snake vines near the platform, like monkeys, staring at the treasure hunting club members on the platform with red eyes.
"Don't be afraid, it's all an illusion. Just close your eyes." Ma Lin shouted.
In fact, he didn't care about the life and death of his men at all. However, if he wanted to reach the core of this ancient tomb, he still needed some sacrifices, and his men were the targets.
"Uh." The members of the treasure hunting club hesitated.
They had just fought with all their strength to prevent the corpse from climbing onto the altar.
If they really don't care, it won't be long before the platform will be surrounded by an army of wights.
They are now also wondering how there are so many corpses buried under this space. Even if the tree roots cover the ground, if there are so many corpses underneath, there should be an unusual stench in the space.
Everything seemed wrong.
After Ma Lin explained, he didn't say much. Instead, he looked at the pitted platform, squatted in front of the stone bed, and started observing.
Because of Ma Lin's arrangement, the people at the treasure hunt party had two different ideas.
Some people obeyed the order. Since Ma Lin asked them to ignore the corpse, they put away their guns and looked at Ma Lin.
The other part, on the other hand, has been frightened to death by the groups of rotting corpses that are constantly climbing up. They don't dare to risk their lives on the illusion that the rotting corpses are an illusion. They still shoot with machine guns, and the raging tongues of flames continue to hit the climbers. of carrion.