Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 56 Authentic
This temple is rectangular in shape, and it is a single one without an apse. If you advance seven or eight steps forward, you can see the muddy earth wall.The temple with earth and wood structure has experienced many years of wind and rain, and the inside is full of cracks. There is a particularly large crack, which happens to be hidden behind the body of the dragon and snake. Because the dragon and snake are huge and terrifying, before we It actually did not find.

It seems that the monster must have taken Gu Wenmin hostage and escaped from this place.

I immediately hit the flashlight into the crack, and I couldn't help being stunned for a while, and said to Tofu: "Shouldn't it be outside the temple after the crack? How does it look like a rock crack?
What I saw behind the cracked earth wall was not the open space I imagined, but a crack in the rock that submerged into the mountain.

Tofu patted his head and said, "I remember. At that time, we were only focused on avoiding snakes, and escaped into this temple, and didn't see the surrounding situation clearly. Now that I think about it, this temple seems to be built on a cliff. The back is against the rock. Behind this crack, it is likely to be the lair of the monster."

I nodded, thinking that Tofu's analysis was correct. I was wondering before, how could there be such a huge monster squatting in the small temple, but it turned out that it was that thing that opened the door of my house to the temple.

The group of snakes outside must have smelled the breath of this monster, so they did not dare to enter the temple.

God knows what will happen to Gu Wenmin being dragged into his lair by that monster at this moment.Just at this time, Tofu added fuel to the fire, made a series of unreliable speculations, and even used some folklore as an example.

It is said that snakes are very promiscuous.

Once upon a time there was a folk tale.It is said that a woman delivered food to her husband who was working in the field, but she was swept away by a big snake on the way.Everyone thought she was going to die, but after three years, the woman returned home again.Neighbors asked her about her various experiences, and she only said that she was rescued by an old hunter in the mountains after being kidnapped by a snake, but her legs and feet were injured and she was unable to travel far. She did not return home until her feet recovered.

Neighbors believe it.

In less than a few months, the woman's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and when she gave birth, she actually gave birth to several snake eggs.That's why I had to tell my husband about it.It turned out that after she was taken away by the snake, the snake would not eat it, but was raped by the snake. Fortunately, an old hunter like a mountain hunted, encountered the snake by chance, killed the snake, and she escaped.

The husband was furious when he heard the words, and boiled the snake eggs one by one, vowing to eat the snake eggs of the big snake to vent his hatred. Unexpectedly, after the egg shells were pried open, there were stillborn babies inside.

Tofu said: "That thing just now, could it be the legendary soldier who ate the Dragon Snake Pill? You think, it hasn't seen a woman in hundreds of years, and it must be dissatisfied with its desires. Will it arrest Miss Gu? What...then what...then that."

I was so angry that I scolded: "I tell you to read more serious books and you don't listen to them. You read these things from somewhere. If you talk nonsense, I will let that snake treat you like that."

Tofu shouted, "No, that snake is male."

After saying a few words, the two of us frightened ourselves a little, fearing that something might happen to us, so we carried our things on our backs and groped into the cave with our guns in hand.So far, I can only do my best and obey the destiny.Just like Tofu said, if something really happened to Gu Wenmin, the only thing we can do is to try our best to avenge her.

Only one person can pass through the crack inside the rock, which is obviously formed naturally, but the inside is very smooth, as if something is constantly rubbing against it. Almost after walking a few steps in, you can already see some green snake scales, faintly still. There are some bloodstains, the blood is very viscous, not like human blood, it looks like it should be injured by us before.

The snake was wounded by the gun, and he didn't know if it would be aroused fiercely, so he didn't dare to delay, and the two of them rushed forward with all their strength, trying to catch up with the human snake.Unexpectedly, at this moment, there was a muffled bang in front of the crack in the rock.

We didn't realize it at first, but after a moment of surprise, we suddenly heard, this...isn't this the sound of a gunshot?
The timbre of the sound has changed a lot due to the obstruction of the rock cracks, but the thumping sound is absolutely unmistakable.Who can shoot?We only have two shotguns, both captured from poachers.One is in my hand, and the other is in Tofu's, so it is impossible for Gu Wenmin to shoot. If so, who is in front?
How could there be other people in this rock crevice?

I couldn't help but think of that fat man and that little beauty. Those two also had guns in their hands, and I thought: Could it be them?But how could they appear here?
The gunshot stunned me and Tofu, and the two looked at each other. Although they couldn't figure out what was going on, they still walked forward involuntarily.I couldn't figure out what happened in front of me.

After a while, as we walked forward, we could gradually smell a snake-specific fishy smell from the cracks in the rocks, indicating that we were very close to the snake's nest. Tofu and I were very energetic and nervous. tight.As the distance got closer, the originally dry rock crevices also began to get a little wet. Snakes are cold-blooded animals. In summer, they like to hide in wet places. The environment here is suitable for snakes to live.

I vaguely thought of something in my mind, and felt that something was wrong, but the thought passed away in a flash, and I couldn't remember it again.At this moment, along with the unique fishy smell of snakes, there was also a smell similar to blood.

The smell was very strong, as if something was bleeding out a lot of blood.Gu Wenmin's whole body covered in blood suddenly appeared in my mind, my heart skipped a beat, and I quickened my pace.At this time, the rock crevice in front of him suddenly turned to the right.

I remember that the direction of the canyon is extending to the right, and such a turn coincides with our route.However, as soon as I reached the corner, I understood how that weird feeling came from.Because at the beginning of the rock crack, it is obviously a naturally formed crack, but as it goes further, the traces of artificial polishing are gradually exposed. It was not obvious just now, so I didn't see it, but now I turned around the mouth of the bay, artificially The traces are very obvious.

Behind the bend is a spacious passage that can accommodate two people walking side by side. There is a pit a few steps away from the passage.Tofu and I stood by the pit and looked down, only to see that it was dark below, and we couldn't see anything clearly.But it was obvious that the strong smell of blood came from under the pit.

Who is it that transformed the inside of a rock crevice into this?

What is the use of this pit?

The strong smell of blood in the pit is hard to ignore, but even if you turn the flashlight down, you can't see the bottom.Relying on my intuition, I estimated that the monster might have taken this pit as its home, and it was probably inside.

The bloody smell coming from below is so strong, Gu Wenmin probably already...

Tofu and I looked at each other, although we usually like to talk nonsense and jokes, but now we don't have any interest anymore, we both have wry smiles on both sides, with a sad look on our faces.Finally, Tofu became aggressive and said, "Since that thing is at the bottom, let's shoot on it and beat it to pieces."

"Okay!" Gu Wenmin's death not only stimulated Tofu, but also made me feel uncomfortable. My eyes were hot, and I and Tofu immediately raised their shotguns, ready to shoot under the pit.

However, just as we were about to pull the engine board, there was a faint yellow light from the bottom of the pit, as if it was a flashlight.And looking at the halo under the pit, I vaguely saw that there was a snake-tailed thing lying motionless on the ground at the bottom of the pit, as if it was dead, and there was a lot of blood on its body, and there were no bones around it. A class of things.

Although snakes swallow their food whole, strictly speaking, the thing under the pit is not a real snake, and it is impossible for it to swallow Gu Wenmin whole. There are no bones around, so there is only one possibility, Gu Wenmin is not dead yet!

At this time, Tofu seemed to have discovered something, he said: "That monster seems to be dead. Could it be that the gunshot just now killed it?"

I said: "This snake has rough skin and thick flesh. If you want to kill it, you probably have to hit the brain or the heart. If it is really a one-shot death, that person's marksmanship must be very accurate. Miss Gu, probably was saved by someone. "

Tofu said: "Since you were rescued, why didn't you come up?"

I measured the height of the pit, and said: "It's so high, and there is no rope, who can get up? However, even so, she should wait for our rescue at the same place, and now she has disappeared without a trace." , things might change."

Tofu nodded vigorously, and said, "That's right, no matter who the person who shot the gun just now is, he must be a bad person. Besides us mushroom diggers and those poachers, who else would come to this deep valley? Still carrying a gun? Miss Gu must have just left the Shekou and entered the Tiger's Den again."

(End of this chapter)