2 The first failure. Elder Sahan’s sacrificial ceremony at this critical moment undoubtedly treated those who entered the tunnel as living sacrifices to the great god Tulihan.
After a moment of shivers, I couldn't help but turn around and face the low curtain in front of his tent.
Su Lun wiped away the cold sweat dripping down his chin: "Brother Feng, I heard with my own ears the tone and expression of Sahan when he prayed. It was full of piety to the great god Tuluhan, mixed with hatred for the tomb robbers. If...
...If I guess correctly, he helped us enter the tomb openly, but secretly he was on the side of the Great Lord Tulihan."
It is unbelievable to help "gods" fight against the same kind, but looking at the identity of Elder Sahan, a person who has regarded himself as a slave of the gods all his life has this idea, and it becomes extremely normal.
"Fortunately, fortunately...the tomb hasn't been opened yet..." I muttered to myself. I was originally anxious because I couldn't break through the stone wall, but now I feel that this is a huge "blessing in disguise."
So, in Sahan’s mind, does the Great God Tulihan really exist? Are what he says to the scalpel and each of us mixed with evil lies?
In an instant, in my heart, Sahan and Youlian simply became ferocious enemies.
"My brother said that if the excavation work is blocked, we must not rush blindly. He has already found more capable military experts to help."
I knew that while the camp was busy preparing for excavation work, the scalpel in the villa would not be too idle.
"Military master? Is it the Rainbow Warrior?" That is the elite of the elite in the Egyptian army. The Rainbow Warrior will appear at the most critical time. Using the special relationship between the scalpel and the Egyptian government, calling on this force is also
Sooner or later and later in the evening as expected.
"Yes, they are the Rainbow Warriors. The two teams have a total of forty-five people. They can enter the camp within forty-eight hours to protect everyone's safety."
I'm not too interested in this. It's not necessary to ensure safety. I'm just afraid that the military will covet the treasures in the pyramid. When the time comes, it's better not to bloodbath the camp and harm innocent people.
In many small countries in Africa, it is absolutely impossible for some secret operations of the military to be carried out in accordance with "humanity and laws". Everything is decided by the muzzle of the gun and the bullet. There are many heinous murders, and the tragedy often becomes shocking overnight.
The reality is that the law, in many cases, cannot even protect the people who established the law, let alone ordinary civilians.
I took Suellen's hand and dragged her to the tent next to the derrick almost forcefully. I didn't want the two of them to encounter some kind of invisible danger after they were separated. I needed to keep her by my side at any time.
, protect her well.
Yelan was working seriously. On the monitor, Tang was instructing his assistant to drill the third hole. No need to explain, he knew that his second drilling also failed.
There are already two more black holes on the stone wall, which look weird and strange.
Yelan's head and face were covered with sweat. There were more than a dozen broken pencils on the table in front of him, and recording papers were scattered all over the floor.
"It's blocked again! The second hole is blocked again. Now I really have to doubt the results of the radiation detection! Mr. Feng, you came just in time. See what the mural looks like now?" Yelan pounded the table hard and kept shouting.
There was a loud "dong dong dong dong" sound.
There are two black holes, half a meter apart. The second moving hole is at an angle of 45 degrees to the lower left of the first one.
"Look, does it look like a three-eyed monster? If the third hole is formed, it must be like this, a monster with three big eyes?"
Yelan lost control of his emotions. He picked up the huge enamel cup in front of him and drank big sips of Brazilian black coffee.
There are no monsters in the world unless you are like a retarded Japanese cartoonist who drinks coffee and eats fish and creates a group of complex monsters.
"Yelan, you'd better go and take a rest." I suggested to him.
At the end of the tunnel, there was a large pile of gray powder, and an open white nylon bag next to it was fully filled with this powder, which was to be brought back for composition analysis.
This time, Dr. Tang personally operated the drilling rig. After half an hour, he stopped dejectedly, covering his face with his hands, swaying and exhausted.
The result was the same as the previous two times. The longest movement limit of the drill bit had been reached, but the rock wall was still not drilled through.
Everyone lost their enthusiasm. Only Yan Ye, holding a powerful flashlight, took turns to look at the three cave entrances. The caves are just holes. No matter how you look at it, it is impossible to see beyond the remaining stone walls and directly into the ancient tomb.
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Under his command, three people from the staff led by Tang walked out, each holding a powerful flashlight, and climbed into the black hole at the same time.
This situation cannot help but remind me of Elder Sahan's horrific sacrifice. Three living sacrifices were stuffed directly into the monster's mouth, and then these innocent and ignorant people were allowed to lose their lives. In a daze, I felt that the stone wall
Behind it, even the stone wall itself is a huge crouching monster.
"Oh my god! Is it necessary to continue this excavation operation?" I pressed my temples painfully, because they were aching faintly and getting stronger and stronger.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen." Su Lun brought me coffee. At this moment, I felt that there would be a feeling of "dependence on each other" between us.
"I'm sorry, maybe I'm too tired -" When taking the coffee, Su Lun's hand covered my palm and comforted me softly: "Don't be nervous, it's very possible that the so-called monsters and the sacrificial texts are just like dreams.
Arabian Nights myth. The pyramids are just monuments used by the ancient Egyptians to show off their financial power, force, and manpower. They have nothing to do with monsters."
I smiled bitterly in a low voice, and my words of comfort to others were always the same, trying to guess the best direction.
Sure enough, the three people who entered the hole quickly climbed out without finding anything.
Tan Ye's voice came from the intercom: "Feng, three drillings have yielded no results. We have decided to temporarily exit the tunnel. Please be prepared." These words undoubtedly admitted the failure of the first drilling work.
Unconsciously, four hours passed. When we finished the discussion in the big tent in Yanye, it was already past midnight.
The depression of the four experts only lasted for a short while, and their sorrow soon dissipated.
After a brief failure, Dr. Tang had already called Lockheed Martin Company and quickly ordered a super drill with a length of twelve meters. Martin Company is the world's number one weapons manufacturer, with any shape and size.
Tools can be ordered.
"Within seventy-two hours, everyone, we will get the latest extended-size drill bit. By then, I believe we will be able to open the door to the kingdom of heaven." Tang was full of confidence, waving his furry arms, and said seductively.
He glanced at Su Lun. American men are like this. No matter how bad the living environment is, they never forget to show off their masculine charm.
I felt a heavy depression in my heart when he said the name "Heaven" - "Heaven, heaven? Only the dead will be sent to this place. That is a word commonly used by priests at funerals."
The excavation work could only be suspended. When leaving the tent, Tang approached Su Lun enthusiastically: "Miss Su Lun, I have the latest consultation on pyramid archeology, and I have authentic century-old Scotch whiskey. Do you want to have a long talk all night?"
It seems that Tang has a very deep understanding of the Chinese saying "Life is short, why not go out at night holding a candle".
Su Lun politely declined his ill-intentioned invitation and took my arm out of the tent.
The cold desert night was trapped in the boundless vastness of silence, so much so that when we returned to our tent, our hands and feet felt almost frozen.
"It's so cold -" Su Lun rubbed his hands and got into the sleeping bag first.
I suddenly felt a little embarrassed. After all, according to traditional Chinese rules, it is always illegal for a man and a woman to live together in the same room.
In the wilderness, a sharp and long howl of a wolf suddenly came, extremely shrill.
Su Lun alertly pulled the bolt of the gun in his sleeping bag, because the place where the wolf howled seemed to be directly west of the camp, in the direction of the cracked soil.
I turned off the light, held my breath in the darkness and listened quietly. There were very few wolves in the Egyptian desert because there was no food they needed to survive, not to mention that the howl represented the appearance of a solitary wolf.
Wolf.
After waiting for ten minutes, I didn't hear the second wolf howl.
Su Lun breathed a sigh of relief and said tiredly: "Brother Feng, go to bed early. There may be more important things to do tomorrow..."
Lone wolves are not scary. The guard posts in the camp outside can easily kill dozens of beasts. Thinking that the Rainbow Warriors' task force will soon be stationed in the camp, I feel more relieved. At least I don't have to worry about the inexplicable howling of wild wolves.
.One more thing, I have always been upset about the fact that I led this special forces team into the camp without saying hello to Yan Ye.
You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others. This ancient Chinese saying should be remembered by everyone.
"Tomorrow? What will happen tomorrow?" The fragments of images on the monitor screen and Elder Sahan's sacrifice alternately appeared in my mind. After frequent thought activities, all the sleepiness that had just come up had been driven away.
Su Lun was already asleep. It seemed that she was obviously much more tired than usual today and was sleeping deeply.
After turning over in the sleeping bag, my mind became clearer, and I was about to sort out the excavation work in detail, when I suddenly heard the wind of a night traveler passing through the air.
I sat up suddenly, flipped my wrist, and took out the pistol from under the pillow. The bullet was already loaded, and when I turned the safety on silently, the gust of wind went all the way to the west.
"Su Lun, Su Lun..." I called in a low voice, but the only response was Su Lun's even breathing.
I got off the ground, opened the door curtain a small crack, and stuck my face out to look west. In mid-air, there seemed to be a huge gray bat floating in the air, with its wings spread out and flying westward. In fact, it was a person.
, that is Sahan’s disciple, the mysterious girl Youlian.
I returned to the tent and gently pushed Su Lun's shoulder: "Su Lun, wake up, there's something going on!"
Su Lun was just sleeping, lying on his back, ignoring me at all.
I swear that I was completely conscious at this time, because it was only twenty minutes from the time Su Lun fell asleep to the time he found Youlian flying in the air. I have never had the experience of falling into a deep sleep within twenty minutes.
During my long-term practice of internal energy, I have been able to maintain a semi-awake state of "turning a blind eye and closing one eye" even when I am deeply asleep.