After a long while, there was still no movement from under the cave entrance.
Instantly, the surrounding staff panicked, wondering what accident had happened inside.
"You guys are watching from above. I'll go down and take a look. If anything happens, I'll report it as soon as possible."
The person next to Xiao Yun was obviously a director or leader. He simply cleaned up and jumped into the cave entrance.
"etc!"
Xiao Yun stopped him.
"The situation down there is unclear. If you go there, if something unexpected happens, you won't have much ability to deal with it. Just wait up there and I'll go down and take a look."
"Comrade, it's up to you to bring them out safely."
Xiao Yun nodded and ordered Wang Yanbing and his two men to stay here. After changing their ammunition, they jumped directly along the entrance of the cave.
With a bang, Xiao Yun stepped on soft sand under his feet. The surroundings were pitch black, with only the faint light coming from the hole, and the air was filled with a faint smell of corruption.
Snapped.
Xiao Yun turned on the flashlight and finally saw the surrounding situation clearly.
This is a small space, surrounded by buildings made of unknown materials. Even though many years have passed, they still have not collapsed.
After looking at the ground, I saw messy footprints and walked out along the passage.
If nothing else, this is what Professor He and the staff left behind.
Covering his nose with his collar for a moment, Xiao Yun strode forward, always alert to the surrounding situation.
This was Xiao Yun's first time visiting a place like this. He had only seen it on TV before, and he didn't know if things like corpse turtles and rice dumplings existed.
But that doesn't exist, otherwise those powerless operators wouldn't be able to safely move out the boxes of ancient artifacts.
Leaving the small space connected to the entrance, a corridor-like passage appeared in front of Xiao Yun's eyes.
There are many side rooms connected to both sides of the passage. At a quick glance, there must be more than twenty. The further areas are hidden in the darkness, making it impossible to see the specific situation clearly.
Xiao Yun was about to walk towards the nearest side room to look for the staff.
In the darkness in the distance, a figure suddenly flashed away.
"who!"
Xiao Yun drank in a deep voice, pulled out his pistol and pointed at the place where the figure disappeared.
It was completely silent, and it seemed like no one was there at all.
"Come out quickly, or I'll shoot!"
Xiao Yun said, and moved step by step towards the place where the figure disappeared.
He believed that he must have seen it correctly. The thing that had just flashed away was definitely humanoid.
As we go deeper and deeper, the rotten smell in the surrounding air becomes stronger and stronger, and it seems to be mixed with other smells, and the picture in front of us begins to shake slightly.
Finally, Xiao Yun came to the place where the figure disappeared. This was a passageway, which was pitch black without any light.
"come out!"
Xiao Yun took a step forward, and the light of the flashlight illuminated the passage. At the same time, he raised his pistol and could pull the trigger at any time.
"Ghost!"
Suddenly, a hoarse voice rang out.
In front of Xiao Yun, a ferocious face appeared, with twisted face and round eyes.
Seeing this scene suddenly, Xiao Yun couldn't help but frown.
However, it seemed that the man in front of him seemed to be even more frightened. He stretched out his neck, belched, and threw himself straight behind him.
Xiao Yun took a step forward, grabbed the man to prevent the back of his head from hitting the ground, and then looked at the clothes on his body.
Sure enough, it was the clothes of those staff members.
But now this man was all nervous, his face was frightened, and he had fainted, as if he had seen something that could scare people to death.
After careful inspection, Xiao Yun frowned.
This person seems to have been poisoned by some kind of poison. If he rushes to the rescue, it may have the opposite effect.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yun decided to take him and continue walking inside.
There should be more than a dozen workers trapped here, but only one has been found now. The task has not been completed, and we have to continue to delve deeper.
This time, it was obviously much smoother.
It only took Xiao Yun less than two minutes to find a dozen staff members who were unconscious next to a coffin.
Professor He was supported in the middle, his lips were slightly blue, but fortunately his breathing was still steady.
Looking at this scene, Xiao Yun finally knew what happened.
The reason why these people did not respond to the shouts from above was because they were all struck by miasma and all passed out.
I don’t know how long this tomb has been buried deep in the ground. It has fermented some miasma and has no air circulation. It is normal for it to keep accumulating here.
As for the man on his back, he probably inhaled less miasma, so he could barely continue to move.
However, due to the invasion of miasma, hallucinations occurred. After seeing Xiao Yun, he was frightened and fainted, thinking that he had seen a ghost.
After thinking about this clearly, Xiao Yun returned to the entrance of the cave and called the saber-toothed dragon. Wang Yanbing and four other people came down and carried the action personnel to the ground one by one.
On the ground, after simple treatment, the staff who had inhaled the miasma slowly woke up, with a hint of confusion in their eyes.
"Professor He, what exactly happened? With your rich experience, how could such a low-level... mistake happen?"
It was the little leader who spoke, a bit outspoken.
Before going down, they underwent professional testing to prevent the accumulation of various harmful gases in the tomb due to the lack of sunlight for many years.
But I really didn't expect that they would still fall into the trap. Even the most experienced Professor He was not immune.
"Hey, Captain Zhang, this time it was actually an accident."
The staff member who had also just woken up gave a wry smile and explained helplessly: "When we first started excavation, everything went smoothly until a violent explosion occurred on the ground."
"The underground was also greatly affected. Some unstable masonry fell to the ground. The most important thing is that a secret door that was originally hidden was directly shattered, revealing a large hole."
Having said this, the man wiped his face and sighed softly: "This was originally a good thing, as it would save us from laborious inspection and excavation. Unfortunately, no one arrived first. There was actually fermentation stored in the hidden testing room.
Years of miasma have all leaked out at once."
At this point, the situation has become very clear. This was a man-made accident. Those mercenaries almost killed more than a dozen staff who went to the tomb by mistake.
"Ahem, everyone, please don't rest and continue working. We will take away all the precious ancient artifacts inside according to the original plan within half an hour."
Professor He coughed and stood up from the simple hospital bed. His face was a little pale, but his steps were firm.
"Comrades, please stick with me for the last half hour."