Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 55
At this moment, the distance was too close, and I was startled again, my reaction slowed down immediately, I only had time to fall down, narrowly dodged, before getting up and running for my life, the thing turned its head again, this time directly towards me Ass bite.

The fangs bared out five or six centimeters, if you bite down, no matter how thick the buttocks are, it will be all-purpose.I'm lying on the ground right now, there's no time to dodge, I only have one thought in my mind: It's over, this time my butt will bloom, I never thought that I, Chen Xuan, will die here today, it's a pity that I didn't come and skinned Wan Yaofei, the old lady .

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a sudden gunshot was heard, and the startled man shrank his head to the roof.I took a closer look, and it turned out that Tofu was in a hurry, so I picked up the shotgun and gave it a shot.

Tofu used a gun for the first time, and his marksmanship was inaccurate at all. This time, he didn't hit the weird head, but only hit the temple gate.The snake-tailed thing probably heard the gunshot for the first time, and it retracted to the roof in fright. ,

I reacted fairly quickly, taking advantage of the time when the head was retracted, I rolled on the spot, rolled to our equipment bag, pulled out the shotgun, stood side by side with the tofu, blocked Gu Wenmin behind, and fought 12 With great energy, he paid attention to the noise in the darkness, for fear that that thing would suddenly appear from a dark corner again.

After waiting for a while, the temple was as quiet as ever, but there is no other exit from this temple, so the thing must not have left. It must be watching us from somewhere at this moment.

The longer time passed, the feeling of not being able to see the enemy but worrying about the enemy's sneak attack made people's spirits more and more tense.After a while, Gu Wenmin said: "I will make the fire bigger."

Firelight can increase the lighting range and make our vision wider.With the movement of Gu Wenmin adding firewood, the visible range has also increased a lot. The dragon snake skin and bones hidden in the darkness reflect the dim light under the firelight, as if they are still alive, and the shadows of the three of us, It was also elongated by the soaring flames, forming three still black shadows on the ground.

However, at this moment, Tofu suddenly noticed something was wrong, pointed to the shadow on the ground, and was shocked: "Why does Miss Gu have two heads?" Seeing the black shadow on the ground, Gu Wenmin was squatting, with her hands She kept moving, maintaining the motion of adding firewood, and on her shoulder, there was an extra head!
Tofu and I looked back fiercely, only to find that the snake-tailed thing had somehow wandered to the temple gate and hid behind us. At this moment, its big head on the long neck was almost Sticking behind Gu Wenmin, but Gu Wenmin didn't realize it.

Gu Wenmin was probably awakened by the phenomenon of both of us turning our heads back at the same time. Her vigilance was not low, and she was about to turn her head back almost immediately.However, it was too late at this moment, before she could turn her head completely, a pair of hands covered with scales, like human arms, suddenly grabbed her up and down.Holding her neck with one hand, and embracing her waist and hands with the other, Gu Wenmin had almost no power to resist, and was instantly taken captive to the dark place of the beam.

Seeing her being taken away by that monster right under my nose, I went mad for a moment, raised my gun and wanted to shoot, Tofu hurriedly stopped me, and said in surprise: "Be careful of accidental injury." Seeing the outline, it is completely impossible to aim, if you are not careful, you may hit Gu Wenmin.But I don't care too much, that thing has sharp teeth, and if it is bitten, it will definitely die.If you don't make a prompt decision and procrastinate, I'm afraid Gu Wenmin will die a miserable death.

Thinking of the two-day experience under the cliff, I was very anxious and angry. I vaguely felt that my things had been violated. I immediately raised my semi-automatic shotgun and fired two shots at the looming snake tail.

I don't do things the same way as tofu.He was worried about accidentally hurting Gu Wenmin, so he was timid.But I thought: instead of letting Gu Wenmin be bitten to death by that thing and swallowed alive, it would be better to give her a shuttle and kill both the man and the snake, which would be regarded as a burial for her.If the gun misses, I will send her on the road. If it doesn't miss and saves her, it will be considered a blessing.

Thinking about it this way, several shots were fired one after another, sparks splashed from the beams of the house, and Gu Wenmin's screams were not heard, presumably the bullets did not injure her by mistake.On the other hand, the monster with a human body and a snake tail seemed to be frightened. After grabbing Gu Wenmin's ration, he probably didn't intend to tangle with us.

Gu Wenmin is obviously not dead yet, once it escapes, we don't even have a chance to save him.

The three poachers before had nothing to do with me first, and secondly they were insane, and they were reaping the consequences of themselves.I won't have any psychological burden if I don't want to save him.But Gu Wenmin walked with us for a few days, at the bottom of the cliff, he took care of Tofu and me. Although the purpose is unknown, he doesn't look like a bad person. If we let her be killed, Tofu and I are really Can't pass the test of conscience.

Although I am not as enthusiastic as Tofu in certain things, it does not mean that I am a cold-blooded and inhuman person.Seeing that the monster was about to flee, I immediately called out to Tofu and shouted anxiously: "Catch it, shoot quickly."

At this moment, it is also a close shot, and the arrow is on the string, so it has to be fired.Tofu doesn't care whether it will be accidentally injured or not. We are all focused on preventing the monster from escaping. It moves quickly and is good at concealment. If it really lets it escape, Gu Wenmin's life will be over.

As the two of us fired continuously, although we couldn't aim, it was obvious that some bullets had hit us. In the dark, we listened to that thing, making a sound like a cat crying.

Someone may ask, why do cats cry?What is the sound of a cat crying?
Most people have never heard of it, but I have heard cats cry.When I was a child, my family had an old cat.Cats have a habit. When they are about to die, they will disappear by themselves, hide in a place where no one can find them, and die by themselves.Except for those cats that ate poison or were killed, most of the cats that died of illness or old age were invisible to their owners.

If one day your elderly cat suddenly disappears, it means that it has found a place to die for itself and slept peacefully.

The old cat in my family was seriously ill. When people were sleeping at night, it made a strange sound, like the cry of a baby whose throat was stuck, and a bit like a woman whose throat was strangled. Like singing, it is especially frightening to hear in the middle of the night.

The old cat cried for most of the night. I thought about taking care of it. Grandpa said to me: "That's it saying goodbye to us. Cats are spiritual animals. When they die, they cannot be seen by people." I went out, and when I got up the next day, I saw that the straw nest where the old cat usually lay was empty, and it never came back.

Because it sounds like a cry, it is described as a 'cat cry', but in fact, it is a ritual-like habit among animals.Before dying, it makes such a sound to the closest person or companion.

At this moment, the monster suddenly made a sound like a cat crying, which made people feel hairy and miserable, as if it was me and Tofu bullying it again, the sound was extremely deceptive.

This sound really confused us for a while, so after a pause, the monster disappeared without a trace.

Only then did I realize that the singing I heard before was actually produced by this thing.

"It's over..." The shotgun in Tofu's hand dropped, his eyes straightened, and he said, "Beauty Gu this time..."

I also felt chills in my heart, staring at the dark place where the monster disappeared, thinking: This Dragon Temple has no other source, so where can the monster go?If it broke through the roof and came out, should there be another noise?

Could it be that it hid again?

I'm not a person who gives up lightly. Thinking of this, I patted Tofu's lower back encouragingly, and said in a low voice: "Don't rush to sentence her to death. You need to see people when you live, and you need to see dead bodies when you die. The two of us Gentlemen, you can't leave a woman alone."

Tofu is cowardly, and he is unambiguous when encountering this kind of thing. He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, yes, you need to see people when you live, and you need to see corpses when you die. We two old men, we should not be scared by a broken snake." Let's go. Even if Miss Gu really encounters misfortune, she can't just let it go, she has to avenge her no matter what, so as to live up to our companions. But let the Dragon City Flying General stay, don't teach Huma Du Yinshan; If you die first, you will make the hero burst into tears..."

I resisted the urge to slap him, and said, "Read the eulogy for me at this time, are you planning to piss me off? Come on, follow me, be careful." After that, I took the tofu, two The man flashlighted, picked up the shotgun, and quickly approached the darkness where the snake disappeared.

(End of this chapter)