pappabearbooks Chapter 427 Gravekeeper Tunnel
Chapter 427 Gravekeeper Tunnel
The team continued to move forward, their hearts filled with anticipation.
After a smooth journey through the tunnel, they finally reached the fifth floor.
However, at the entrance to the fifth floor, they were shocked.
Because the fifth floor is a honeycomb-shaped cave structure with eight caves. At the entrance of the cave, it is densely covered with bugs visible to the naked eye!
And just like in the legend, some are blue and some are silver.
They were flying in the cave, and there was no idea of any special structure, but the insects did not fly out of the cave.
"Is that the tomb-guarding bug you mentioned?"
When the flashlight shone in, the insects began to fly randomly in the cave as if they had touched the voice-activated mechanism.
The scalp of those who watched it went numb!
The number is really terrifying. No wonder there are so many bats in the mausoleum. They probably feed on these insects.
"What should we do now?" Wang Jinpeng's face turned pale.
He is not afraid of monsters or monsters, nor is he afraid of anyone.
But he was afraid of this biting insect.
The entire cave was covered, and if they tried to force their way through, they would definitely be bitten to death by bugs.
"Generally speaking, insects will not take the initiative to attack creatures larger than themselves." Lin Ran participated in a large number of archaeological work, and an entomologist said similar words to him.
I understand the logic, but it doesn't mean that Lin Ran dares to do this.
Liu Jingfeng also looked shocked and his body froze.
They were now standing at the entrance, not daring to step forward into the cave for fear of disturbing these terrifying insects.
Fortunately, just as Lin Ran said, some of them flew to the entrance of the cave, but they did not attack them.
It is obviously impossible to set fire to these bugs.
Not to mention that there is not so much oxygen in the cave, the smoke produced by the combustion alone can kill them here.
"What do they seem to be protecting?" Amin asked, "I have stayed at a farmer's house that keeps bees before. They have something to protect, so they gather here."
"And it's weird, what do they eat?"
After A Ming's reminder, Lin Ran had a guess in his heart.
"There should be one correct path, and in the others, there must be food sources that can allow the grave worms to grow in large numbers." Lin Ran asked everyone to turn off the lights temporarily.
Insects are particularly sensitive to light, which can cause them to deviate from their flight direction and may offend them.
Eight roads, like spider webs, spread out with their location as the center.
The most likely outcome is that all the others are dead ends and only one is a passage.
Bite the bullet and go through it. If you hit a dead end, you won't be able to come back even if you retreat.
The food of the Grave Guard Bug should not be humans.
What kind of food can grow naturally in a cold and humid tomb?
moss!
At this fatal moment, Lin Ran thought of this extremely tenacious plant.
As long as there is water, it can continue to grow and become food for insects.
That's when I figured it out.
Lin Ran turned on the flashlight again and observed the distribution of moss at each hole.
This was a dangerous thing, and he had to get close to see it clearly.
Sure enough, there was moss at most of the cave entrances, some black and some red, which looked very permeable.
Only one cave entrance is smooth, which is the northernmost cave entrance.
Lin Ran suddenly remembered something in his mind.
It is the living gate seen on the fourth floor, which corresponds to the entrance to the north.
"Are you all mentally prepared?" Lin Ran asked, "I have probably guessed the correct entrance location, but... the risk is very high. Are you willing to take the risk with me?"
Everyone was stunned.
Lin Ran has always been an extremely confident person. This is the first time that he asks everyone if they want to take risks with him?
Wang Jinpeng was the first to express his position and patted Lin Ran on the shoulder: "Brother Lin is too ignorant. Just tell me which side you are on and I will go find out the truth."
"No," Lin Ran said, "There are too many tomb-guarding insects here. If you go the wrong way, you will definitely die. We can only take a gamble!"
"Isn't this not good?" A Ming was a little scared. He didn't want to take unnecessary risks. "Brother Lin, can you tell us the basis of your reasoning?"
Compared to others, A Ming understands chemistry and is obviously a Scientologist. If you use Feng Shui to reason with him, he will definitely not accept it.
So, Lin Ran told A Ming what he found.
"I see." A Ming pinched his chin, and then looked over with the flashlight. Indeed, as Lin Ran said, there were no obvious traces of moss in the caves in the north.
"Okay, let's fight." Liu Jingfeng said. He took out a simple torch from his backpack, lit it with a lighter, and handed it to Wang Jinpeng.
"Jin Peng, please clear the way."
Wang Jinpeng took it and patted his chest boldly: "Just leave it to me!"
Because of the heat of the flame, the insects retreated.
But it is also obvious that the insects have become restless. Once they leave Wang Jinpeng, they are very likely to be attacked.
"Everyone, time is short, so run a little faster." Wang Jinpeng waved the torch to disperse the tomb-guarding insects at the entrance of the cave.
Then, everyone started running.
The red light of the flame dispersed the darkness of the cave, and the tomb-guarding insects fled in all directions.
A Ming, who was running at the back, also held a torch in his hand to deal with the tomb-guarding insects that were chasing after him.
It is a plateau area, and the air in the mausoleum is thin. After running for a while, everyone felt a little lack of oxygen.
Fortunately, the tomb-guarding bug was no longer visible. Lin Ran quickly said to Wang Jinpeng: "It's time to put out the torch. Let's take a rest."
Sure enough, they entered the correct cave. At least here, there was no trace of the tomb-guarding bugs anymore.
"That's fine." Liu Jingfeng put his hands on his hips and was breathing heavily, but there was still a smile on his face. "It's been a long time since I experienced such an exciting adventure! It's so cool!"
"My old bones are almost falling apart." Zhenbao was a little dissatisfied and sat directly on the ground.
They took out food and water from their backpacks and planned to rest here for a while.
Lin Ran chewed two bites of bread and shined the flashlight on the wall, and made a new discovery.
There are also murals in this room, and they are exactly the same as the previous ones. What's going on?
No, after careful inspection, Lin Ran discovered that what was on the stone wall was not a relief, but the real bones of cattle, sheep, and horses!
The murals in this room are more complete. You can see the eight directions of the black pyramid, where different animals are buried, cultivating the Feng Shui of this tower.
Lin Ran studied the bones carefully, put on gloves, and reached out to touch the most special cow skull among them.
He thought there must be an agency in a place like this!
However, after groping for a while, the mechanism was not found.
And inside the skull, there was a wooden carving of a snake.
It’s just that both of the snake’s eyes are missing!