At this moment, Xueting and Tian Yong were also woken up. The four of them came to the sword tomb together. As soon as they entered, they almost fainted from the strong smell of corpses. Ling Hao saw the lid of the white jade coffin opened at a glance.
Natasha's body has been inside for several days. It is inevitable to be highly decomposed. Because the coffin lid is well sealed, there is usually no smell. Now that the coffin lid has been opened, the air quality in the sword tomb is so bad.
You can imagine.
"What's going on? Why is the coffin lid opened?" Ling Hao frowned and looked at Xueting. He was very disgusted with disturbing the peace of the dead. Death is like a light extinguishing, even if the person was full of evil in life, after death
That's all. Since ancient times, those who whipped corpses were just against him. He knew that Xueting would naturally not do such a thing. It was hard to say that Tian Yong, the guy with chopsticks in his head, Shui Lingxing, was a suspect.
Bigger.
Xueting couldn't stand the smell of corpses, so she put on a diving mask and said to Ling Hao: "You will know after you look inside the coffin."
Hearing this, Ling Hao stretched his neck and looked into the coffin, his brows furrowed deeper. He knew that the lid of the white jade coffin was opened not because of human factors, because the inside of the coffin was clean, with only a white bone wrapped in a
There was not even a drop of corpse fluid left in the broken diving suit.
Xueting continued: "It was probably when we were sleeping that the protozoa extended its tentacles here, and then used some method to lift the lid of the coffin, and then..."
"This is my mistake. I knew it was a scavenger, but I didn't expect it could even lift the lid of the coffin." After saying this, Ling Hao suddenly stopped, and then suddenly turned his head to look at a corner inside the sword tomb.
, there was a sealed jar there, containing their last remaining pieces of grilled dried fish.
Tian Yong, who was following behind, suddenly realized what he was doing. He shouted "Ouch" and rushed over. He picked up the jar and tried to lift the sealing lid. Xueting's face turned green when she saw his move, and she shouted hoarsely.
He yelled: "Go outside and take a look! Don't you feel disgusted here?"
Tian Yong was so frightened that he almost dropped the jar on the ground, and hurriedly climbed out of the Sword Tomb with the jar in his arms. Ling Hao looked at Shui Lingxing: "Are the Earth Gentian and Blood Coagulation Beads okay?"
"It's okay, the bronze fou has a complicated lock. Otherwise, after such a long time, the protozoa would have opened the lid and eaten it." Shui Lingxing took the copper "fou" out of the bronze "fou", obviously even though she knew it
The protozoa can't open the lid and doesn't want to put the gentian and blood coagulation beads here.
The three of them came out of the Sword Tomb and saw Tian Yong holding the jar and giggling. Seeing everyone coming up, he hurriedly said: "It was almost the sealing diving suit that was bitten by the lugworm, but the plastic sheet inside is still intact.
, if it were later, the dried fish would definitely be gone."
Ling Hao nodded: "Everyone, please be alert. There is no carrion to eat now. Whether the 'Andean Alonso protozoa' can eat living people, I'm afraid the truth will soon be revealed."
"Already here!" Shui Lingxing shouted coldly, already holding the trident in his hand.
I saw countless tentacles protruding densely from the lake water, quietly gathering from all around. Everyone took out their weapons and stood back to back.
Without any probing, the tentacles rushed towards Ling Hao and the others without hesitation, and stabbed them like spears. The sharp edge flashed, Ling Hao waved the "Dragon Arc", and Shui Lingxing's trident stabbed out halberd flowers.
, Tian Yong's "Sword of Damocles" opened and closed even more. Dozens of tentacles were cut off in an instant, falling to the ground and twisting like a gecko's tail. The smelly dark red juice sprayed everywhere.
yes.
"Tian Yong, Shui Lingxing! Protect Xueting!" Ling Hao confessed, and then shouted a spell. His whole body was filled with red light. The color of the "Dragon Arc" long knife was like blood. He swung the knife with a lethality that reached ten meters away.
.
Xueting only has a "whaling harpoon" short knife in her hand. Launch weapons such as spearguns have little effect on these tentacles. Without the blessing of "artifact", she is indeed the weakest among the four. She must rely on Tian Yong and the others.
Distraction and protection can ensure safety.
This battle lasted for nearly an hour. The severed tentacles piled up in a large circle more than a foot thick around the four people. This protozoa was indeed a low-level creature without a brain, and the severed tentacles immediately became its new
Many of the tentacles stopped attacking Ling Hao and the others, and began to suck in the broken beards that were twisting on the ground. Finally, they seemed to be full and retreated one after another.
The battlefield was "cleaned" in an instant, and all the tentacles retracted into the water, as if nothing happened, leaving only four people covered in splattered dirt, standing panting, weapons
It was covered in mucus and even slipped in my hand to the point where it was unsteady to hold.
Xueting sat down on the ground with a plop and started crying. Everyone knew her character very well. Everyone knew that her crying was not because of fear, but because she felt that she had dragged others down and shed tears.
Tears of unwillingness and self-blame.
Tian Yong walked over and squatted next to her, comforting her with a silly smile on his face, while Ling Hao went to the water to clean the stains on his body.
Everyone wiped themselves clean in silence, Xueting's mood also calmed down, and started cooking the last few pieces of dried fish in the stone cauldron. Rather than being worried about the protozoa, it would be safer to eat it first.
A pot of clear soup is watery, because there is less salt, it is bland and fishy, because it has been left for a long time, and there is a smell of smelly fish and rotten shrimps. I hold my nose and take a sip, grinning before I can swallow it. Because it is really
I was so hungry that I drank every last drop of the pot of fish soup. In fact, it was better than drinking water. It could replenish some energy, but it was not enough to fill my stomach. After two peeings, my stomach was still full of thunder, but
There is nothing to complain about. After all, it can help everyone maintain some physical strength and not have diarrhea. More than once, Tian Yong shamelessly tried to steal an emergency chocolate or energy bar while everyone was asleep.
, was caught by Xueting, and after cleaning up, she is now honest. The former simply put the food reserves in his arms. If anyone dares to unzip her top and look for food without fear of death, he must first
Be prepared to treat this meal as the last meal of your life.
The next day, those tentacles came again, and it was still a fierce battle. Everyone was almost exhausted, and they could wait until they retreated again. Tian Yong became furious and swung his sword at the "island" under his feet.
Split, and finally stopped by the water star. "Andean Alonso protozoa" is different from the biological form that everyone has known in the past. It is a creature with a wheel-like nerve or a reticular nervous system. This nervous system does not have
Center, pain in certain parts of the body cannot be transmitted to other parts at all, let alone produce complex feelings such as fear. Even unless it is completely eaten or burned to ashes, as long as a small piece of mesh nerve remains, it can
It divides and replicates to grow into a whole body and continues to survive without any harm at all. This is why it is called an "immortal protozoa".
"Don't waste your efforts. If this island falls apart, the protozoa will definitely not die, but we will have to stay in the water, and we will not be able to cope with tentacle attacks from all directions." Ling Hao already knew it very well.
We are now in a situation where the enemy cannot be killed or evaded, so we can only endlessly resist the opponent's attacks again and again until we are overwhelmed. Food is in short supply now, and casualties will occur if we can't hold on for a few rounds.
It would be a total collapse and the whole army would be annihilated. Unless they could be rescued in a short time, they, Tian Yong and Xueting would be dead.
But it is not that easy to be rescued in a short time. The space above is also a deep lake. I want to clear the ruins of a palace under two hundred meters of water, and then find the previous hole or blow up a new hole. Finally,
Pulling the three of us up from the huge underground space of more than 200 meters deep is simply an impossible task. It not only requires a lot of manpower, but also a lot of corresponding professional equipment. But here is
In the hinterland of Taklimakan, even if someone has the energy to mobilize these resources, there is no guarantee of time. Maybe he will be a skeleton by the time he sees the light of day again.
Ling Hao sighed softly. He knew that he was in a desperate situation this time. Even if he tried hard to hold on for a while, the chance of survival was still very slim.
Not long after, there was the third attack, then the fourth, and the fifth. From the first dozen hours, it gradually shortened to every few hours, leaving less and less time for everyone to recover their physical strength.
If he can't keep up, injuries are inevitable. In order to protect Xueting, Tian Yong's legs and back were pricked by tentacles, leaving two bloody holes as big as eggs. Blood flowed everywhere. Ling Hao because
Tian Yong was injured, his left side was unprotected, and he was stabbed in the arm by a tentacle. Although he repelled this attack, everyone knew that this was probably their last victory. In the next round, no matter what, they
It's impossible to get through it.
Several people staggered to the ground, breathing greedily for air. Shui Lingxing was busy bandaging them. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was deathly silent.
"Xue Ting...Xue Ting..." Ling Hao shouted while panting.
"Boss, I'm here." Xueting was not injured, and her breathing was not as strong as that of Ling Hao and the others. Obviously, because she was protected by everyone, she was under the least pressure.
"How are you? Are you injured?"
"No, don't keep protecting me. I will be the main force in the next battle!" After saying that, Xueting went to grab the sword in Tian Yong's hand.
Tian Yong hugged the sword into his arms and refused: "No, this sword has a lot of personality and will choose its owner. I have just been recognized by it. You can't use it to exert its power at all." This is obviously true.
Bullshit, everyone knows in their heart that although Tian Yong is rough, his feelings are very sincere. He will never let Xueting die in front of him.
Ling Hao smiled. These are his brothers and sisters who have been with him through life and death. He feels that it is not a loss in his life to die with them. "Xue Ting, everyone is hungry. Take out the food reserves and let everyone eat this."
A good meal, or a quick kill in the end."
Everyone was silent. Only Xueting stood up and moved the stone cauldron, pouring in the last bag of beef and buckwheat rice, as well as lunch meat, meat pate, liver pate, pepper and the remaining salt.
, she added water and started to boil. Even the remaining bag of coffee powder and sugar were poured into the kettle, and everyone took turns drinking. She ate all the energy bars and chocolates without leaving any.
This was probably the most delicious meal they had eaten in more than ten days. Although this hybrid porridge looked disgusting, the meat was so fragrant and hot that everyone was sweating profusely and gained strength.
The water surface began to stir restlessly again, and a new round of attack was about to begin. However, the expressions of the four people were surprisingly calm. At this moment, they were already looking forward to death. Ling Hao shouted: "This time, let's compete to see who can kill."
Get more. Three of you, I am very happy to fight side by side with you. We will be together on the road to hell, and we will not be alone anymore."
Tian Yong chuckled, held Xueting's hand, and said apologetically: "I don't have time to marry you in this life, so I won't waste time in the next life."
Xueting rolled her eyes at him and said, "Fuck it, it's too late to get married down there. Don't even think about delaying it until the next life. Are you addicted to procrastination?"
Shui Lingxing sighed softly and looked at Ling Hao and said: "After being soaked in a bottle for so many years, I can be regarded as a human being again. Although the time is short, I have no regrets about getting to know you and the people around you.
No regrets."
"Okay! Let's fight side by side!" Ling Hao chanted the incantation again, his whole body flashed with dazzling red light, and he faced the countless tentacles coming overwhelmingly.
At this critical moment, a violent explosion sounded, and the underground space trembled. A dazzling ball of light bloomed on the high dome above. It stung people so hard that they couldn't open their eyes for a moment, and even those tentacles were blown away.
Shocked, he stopped.
The rocks fell with the water flow. Ling Hao and others stood there, rubbing their eyes, as if they couldn't believe that what was happening in front of them was real.