Everyone invariably felt that there was something unusual here, so they stopped temporarily in the middle of the white tunnel and took the opportunity to move their numb arms. Due to the influence of the environment, everyone felt insecure and hesitant.
Should we advance or retreat?
I began to suspect that this tunnel leading to the altar was simply a trap. The things inside were constantly interfering with the five senses such as sight, smell, and taste. The fatigue caused by always maintaining a fixed posture would make people's limbs numb and lose their original keen sense.
, the smell like salted fish also makes people confused.
Moreover, with the tape stuck to the eyes, there is no sense of direction at all. Once you are too nervous and slightly leave one side of the tunnel wall, you may turn in the direction and lose the reference point for moving forward. However, this is not child's play.
If you dare to pull off the tape easily to see things in the tunnel, you have to remind everyone walking in front that firstly, no matter what happens, you must hold on to the wall on the left and do not leave; secondly, no one is allowed to pull off the tape on the eyes without permission.
Don't scare yourself if you use tape, as that is tantamount to messing up your position.
I heard the fat man at the front of the team say to me: Old Hu, there is a snake in this hole. Didn’t you guys pay me a lot if you heard it? If you don’t take off the tape, someone will die. Are we just going to wait and be punished?
It doesn't matter if you bite me because you have thick flesh, and you lead the way, but my commander is made of iron and can crush a few nails, so I can't withstand the bite of a poisonous snake.
Under normal circumstances, we have ways to deal with venomous snakes, but now five people are equivalent to five blind men. If there are really venomous snakes in this tunnel, we are basically like meat on the chopping board and can only be bitten by them.
It's enough to eat.
I put my index finger up to my lips and said to the fat man: speak out, listen carefully, and first listen to see if there is really a snake. Even Uncle Ming and others held their breath and listened quietly to the movements around them. Some people said they were blind.
For people with hearing loss, the tinnitus in their ears is twice as strong as that of ordinary people. Because the loss of one body function will double the use of another function, so it becomes more advanced. However, we are just covering our eyes now, not really blind, so I don’t know if it is temporary.
Focusing all your body and mind on your ears, the unique structure of this white tunnel produces a special sound-collecting effect. In short, even the smallest sounds seem to be invisible amplification, and you can hear them very clearly.
Make people feel uneasy.
Listening carefully, there are constant sounds in front and behind, as well as the hissing sounds of venomous snakes, and there are so many of them that it is hard to imagine. There is another possibility. Maybe there are not many of them, but the sounds are suppressed.
This tunnel has expanded many times, giving people the illusion of being covered by a tidal wave. From the sound, it can be seen that the snakes seem to be moving towards us quickly. We don’t know what the dozens of people in front of us feel, but I can feel that they are far away from me.
The recent one has been shaking a bit, and the strong friction sound of the snake's scales, as well as the unique metallic sharp sound of the snake's hesitation, are different from any other kind of snake. This sound is very familiar, only that kind of exquisite black snake can have it.
We once saw a black snake with a short body and a strange eye like a tumor on its head in the desert. It is extremely aggressive and extremely venomous. If it bites any part of the human body, it will cause death in just a few seconds.
Hao Aiguo, an archaeological team member who went to Xinjiang, died under the fangs of this rare venomous snake. The cruel scene in the Zagrama Valley that day is still vivid in his mind, and he cannot forget it even if he wants to.
At that time, we didn’t know its name and type. It wasn’t until we went to the temple in the Shadow of Evil Luo Sea that we learned that in the ancient demon kingdom, there once existed this kind of black snake called Jingjian Agama, which was from the ghost cave.
Guardian.
It would be reasonable to encounter a black snake in this white tunnel leading to the altar, but we still lack sufficient mental preparation. How could we have thought in advance that we need to close our eyes to do this?
There are so many venomous snakes in the tunnel that we passed safely.
I thought of what I had experienced in the desert, and I was slightly distracted. In just a moment, the snake seemed to have reached my feet, and people's breathing became heavier. You can imagine how nervous they were, and they were all using their best energy.
Stay calm and try your best to control your panic, because everyone remembers the warning on the stone door and must not open their eyes, otherwise very terrible things will happen. That is the tradition of the evil Luohai priests, and I am afraid it must be based on some evil reason.
For reasons known to everyone, we can only risk believing in its correctness now. This ancient taboo must not be easily broken until the last moment.
I suddenly thought that if someone couldn't hold back and pulled off the tape on his eyes, Uncle Ming would definitely bear the brunt. Although Axiang was not very courageous, he was more obedient, so he held Qianfang and Axiang's shoulders respectively, and touched the fat man.
Behind Uncle Ming, I grabbed his arm with one hand. If he made any inappropriate move, I could stop him in advance.
He reminds us later: If it were really a black snake with naked eyes on its head, with their aggressive nature, they would have pounced and bit people. However, listening to the sound, the snakes are not moving very fast. There must be something wrong here.
Don't take off the tape on your eyes yet.
I said to them: There are no venomous snakes in the world that don’t bite people. Maybe these guys have just eaten snacks and have no appetite for us for the time being. Speaking of venomous snakes biting people, I suddenly thought of some of the murals and murals I saw in the ancient city of Jingjue.
It depicts the cruel scene of a venomous snake biting a slave. The slaves stared helplessly. It seems that all the slaves bitten by the snake stared with their eyes closed. Dozens of murals are the same, just one
Is this a coincidence? Or does the information in the mural have a special meaning? Perhaps my memory is wrong and it is a subjective imagination. Not all the eyes of the slaves in the mural are staring. The scene in that life suddenly blurred in my mind, but I
I still vaguely felt that maybe it was because we didn't open our eyes that the poisonous snakes around us didn't attack us. Maybe the strange tumor-like eyes on the top of the black snake's head could sense the bioelectricity in the speaker's eyes, and then he would notice.
target, so you must never open your eyes in the white tunnel. This is the secret of Mahakala's Thunder Mountain.
This thought only flashed through my mind, but it increased the confidence that I couldn't open my eyes. I clamped Uncle Ming's right arm, and my husband gave his other arm to the fat man, and sandwiched him in the middle.
, Uncle Ming was shocked, thinking that Fatty and I were going to use him as a shield against poisonous snakes, so he quickly asked: What are you doing to make a fool of yourself, big or small, what are your plans?
The fat man did not miss any opportunity to find an advantage, even if it was just verbal. He immediately replied smoothly: I plan to be your grandfather, marry your grandmother, and have a son who will be your father. A snake crawled on my feet. In the darkness, I heard that the fat man was about to kill the snake.
There was a sound of kicking away, and Uncle Ming's body suddenly sank in the middle. If Fatty and I hadn't held him up, he would have been so frightened that he would have collapsed to the ground.
I also felt the squirming snake body at my feet. This kind of situation can't help but scare people from the bottom of their bones. Entering this white tunnel is like facing an exam paper full of multiple-choice questions. You need to make the correct answers continuously.
Sometimes there is no room for thinking, and you can only get full marks. If you make any small choice mistake, you will get an immediate judgment of life and death. It is irreversible. What we have to make an immediate choice at this moment is
Under siege by snakes, I wondered whether I should take off the tape on my eyes or take the risk of breaking the millennium taboo. I couldn't bear it any longer and raised my hand, but I didn't take off the tape after all.
At this time, I could only hear Uncle Ming's trembling voice: Snake, the poisonous snake has crawled onto my neck, help me, Brother Hu. I was also in a trance, holding Uncle Ming's arm for a little while, and felt Uncle Ming suddenly pull out.
His right arm was probably trying to shake off the poisonous snake that was crawling up his neck.
I reacted, and before Uncle Ming's arm could be completely withdrawn, I grabbed his hand tightly again: It doesn't matter, don't worry, it's an illusion, it's not real. Venomous snakes can't come out of thin air. There are snakes in front and behind now. Let's come all the way.
I didn't feel a snake when I was walking. Before I finished speaking, I felt a snapping sound on the mountaineering helmet, and something cold and slippery fell from the top of my head. With a sound, it slid along the helmet to my back shoulder. The cold fear immediately hit me.
Spreading throughout the body, this cannot be an illusion caused by Mahakala's thunderous strike on the mountain. It is 200% a real poisonous snake.
I threw away my previous estimate that I would not be attacked by the black snake if I didn't open my eyes. I didn't bother to hold Uncle Ming's arm anymore, and quickly swung the mountaineering pick to pull out the poisonous snake from my back. Suddenly,
I heard the fat man yelling: Are you a Hong Kong farmer who is old and immortal? How dare you put a snake on me and throw it away? The skin and flesh on my body became frizzy. I wonder if it is possible. Uncle Ming also took the opportunity to take out his hand and shook off the poisonous snake on his body. Unexpectedly,
Dumped on the fat man.
We and Axiang kept pushing away the poisonous snakes around us. At first, we moved in a column close to the tunnel wall. Later, in order to monitor Uncle Ming for any inappropriate behavior, we changed the formation to three in front and two in the back.
The horizontal formation was advancing, but at this moment it was disturbed by the poisonous snake, and the formation was suddenly thrown into chaos.
My eyes were blocked and I couldn't see anything. I didn't know who bumped into me. I staggered a few steps to the side and stepped on something soft and wheezing. I knew it was a snake without even looking. I was already a little bit...
The first two were so big that these snakes appeared out of nowhere and quickly turned around. Only when they stood firm did they realize how powerful they were. They could no longer tell the difference between east, west, north and south.
At this time, I heard Fatty Diao shouting nearby: I can't stand it anymore. I'm so blind. I want to open my eyes. I quickly followed the voice, grabbed his arm, and shouted: Don't tear off the tape.
If those snakes really meant to hurt us, we would have been dead for a long time. If you don't touch them, they won't feel our presence and won't attack.
When the rest of the people heard the shouts of me and the fat man, they all looked for clues. Everyone gathered again. Uncle Ming was shocked and gasped: Brother Hu is indeed the top master among the gold-touching captains.
It's not chaotic, you can predict things like a god, everyone must not open your eyes, from now on, whatever you do, we will follow suit.
He whispered to me: It is possible, but I feel like it is more than that. There are dangers in this tunnel, and people's self-control has its limits. Our eyesight has become a burden here.
If you stay for one minute, there will be more danger. You must move forward as soon as possible.
If you want to move forward again, you must find the right direction, but now you have completely lost your sense of direction. The only solution now is to find a wall as a support and then pay attention. The sound of snakes swimming around can be heard in your ears. It is a conservative estimate.
There were no less than a few hundred snakes, so I led everyone to explore to one side. When I saw a snake on the ground, I kicked it aside gently and felt the cold tunnel wall with its thorns.
As soon as I stood still, I heard a series of footsteps coming from one end of the tunnel. They were very far away. I quickly stretched out my hand and shook the four people around me. Uncle A Xiangming and fat man were all there. Who was following us or heading towards us?
I came here and remembered the scene where I leaned out of the stone door to peek into the tunnel. Could it be that that thing is here again?
The footsteps are getting closer and closer, and when we are in the white tunnel, it is even more thrilling to hear the sound. The heavy steps with echoes are getting thicker and denser, and each step makes people's hearts tremble. At this time, we
I couldn't run away, I couldn't see, I couldn't do anything for a moment, the five of us were tightly together, I held the paratrooper's knife in my left hand, and I was sweating.
The group of snakes in the tunnel were also startled by the sound of footsteps hitting the ground. They swam away for a while, but they were completely missing. I was busy groping on the wall, and I felt some fist-sized snakes very close to the ground.
The cave is very deep inside. If you put your hand at the entrance of the cave, you can feel the faint cold wind. Most of these snakes have got into it. We tried to avoid it but couldn't get in.
I asked: Is it true that there is natural movement in crystal stones? I didn’t feel right. Blind belief in scientific principles and blind belief in traditional superstition are actually similar in nature. Both will make people blindly follow and their thinking will fall into a fixed mindset.
Model, it’s not that I don’t believe what she said, but if I put myself in her shoes, it is indeed far from what she speculated.
As I spoke, the voice had already reached me, and I could still hear the sound of the fat man gritting his teeth. It can be imagined that everyone was extremely nervous, but the loud sound of footsteps hitting the ground suddenly stopped, because of the white
The topography of the tunnel is special, and it was unexpected. We didn't hear where the thing landed. It could be either front, back, left, or right. It seemed like something was standing in a nearby corner, staring at us. No.
Knowing what it wanted to do, the sudden silence at this moment was far scarier than if something were to pounce directly on it.
Our nerves were tense and we were on high alert. After a while, there was no movement. We listened carefully. Apart from our heartbeats and breathing, there was no other sound. Only then did everyone relax a little, thinking loudly.
That's right, don't be suspicious of ghosts anymore. The sudden sound of footsteps, like a downpour, at least scared away those poisonous snakes.
I fumbled and counted the number of people again. Ah Xiang cried and asked me if she could take off the tape. Her tears were sealed inside and she felt so sad.
I categorically rejected her request. If I wanted to cry, I would wait until I got out of the tunnel before crying. Then I and Fatty discussed which way to go. Since we couldn’t figure out which side of the tunnel wall we were on, we had to find a way to confirm it first.
direction.
Although the white tunnel is not wide, it is not straight. The total area of the human hand is only large. After groping bit by bit, it is impossible to judge where there are arc turns. Although there may not be a fork in the road here, you can at least touch the wall on one side.
Back to the starting point, but if we enter these mysterious places where ancient rituals are held under the sea of Eluo, enter the tunnel of the altar, go around in a circle and go back without doing anything, none of us know whether any danger will befall us.
, there is no guarantee, but this potential danger must be considered. If possible, it is best not to turn back.
The fat man said that in my humble opinion, we have to think of a way to live at a higher place, because when entering from the extinct volcano, the stone door opens to the west, which is equivalent to walking from the bottom of the second underground lake to a higher place.
If you walk to the bottom of the first-level underground lake, the altar must be right below the ruins of the ancient city. The higher you go to the west, the higher the terrain will be. The higher side is the west.
I thought about it and suddenly had a suspicion, so I said to the fat man, you know it’s just a foolish opinion. Needless to say, it’s definitely right to go west, but don’t forget that from Longding Glacier to this white tunnel, there are
One of the biggest characteristics is that these people worship the abyss. We are always going down, and the deeper we go, the closer we are to our goal. So I can guarantee with my head that although this tunnel leads to the first underground lake bottom in the west,
, but it is sloping downward and should go down.
Said: The prerequisite for going downward is certain, but we cannot see it with our eyes, and even if the white tunnel extends downward, the slope is extremely small, and it is difficult to detect it by feeling. How can we judge which way?
Which side is higher and lower?
I said that this was easy to do, and it was still the old way of finding the middle way when meeting water. Then I took out the kettle, slowly poured the water inside to the ground, and felt which way the water flowed, and I knew which side was low.
The direction problem was solved in a moment, so everyone regrouped and continued to walk inward as before. They couldn't get up any faster here, so they could only move forward step by step. There was a series of mysterious footsteps in the tunnel.
From time to time, it seemed to be following us closely. I cursed secretly in my heart. But there was nothing I could do about it. God knows what the hell it was. At this time, I had to be optimistic and think on the bright side. Maybe
It is the natural sound in the rock that causes strange things.
After walking another three to four hundred steps, we still haven't reached the end, but at least it means that we are heading in the right direction, otherwise we will be back at the exit after more than a hundred steps. This white tunnel is very long. After walking for a long time, we still cannot reach the end.
Being accustomed to the environment, if you are troubled by this kind of darkness for a long time, it will be a test for anyone's psychological endurance, not to mention that there is something ghostly and shadowy nearby.
As I walked, I suddenly thought of something important. Thinking of this, my whole body started to tremble a little. I quickly said to the person in front of me: From the moment I entered the tunnel, I overlooked one detail. There is a taboo on this tunnel on the stone gate.
, you have to close your eyes to enter, but Uncle Ming and I had already put our heads in behind the stone door and looked at the tunnel before we came in together. That must have crossed the threshold of the door, that is, at the beginning,
You have already broken the rules here, you must be right, of course it was Uncle Ming who took the lead.
Hearing this, he was slightly startled. Then what we thought was wrong. If there were any evil spirits or other harmful substances in the white tunnel, it would have been released long ago. Why were we not really attacked?
My thoughts moved very quickly. As soon as I finished speaking about the question in my mind, I already gave my own answer: We are sacrifices. Those black snakes do not attack. Of course, it may be related to our eyes being closed, but it is more likely to be because
We are all marked as sacrifices.
I sighed. As a sacrifice to the devil, I walked towards the altar of the evil god on my own. What kind of feeling I would feel in my heart was really uncomfortable.
I was complaining secretly in my heart when the fat man in front stopped and asked: Commander Hu, is that altar square or round? I have come to the end. Come and touch it. These stones are very strange.
I went over to touch the fat man, and then took advantage of the situation to touch the stone wall in front of me. The shape looked like twisted twists. It was impossible to identify the terrain with two hands. I wanted to take off the tape and have a look. It was already a sacrifice anyway.
I had already poked my head in to take a look, and I would have died at the entrance of the tunnel, but suddenly a thought came to my mind, and I thought of Uncle Ming.
I think when I met the snake just now, I was worried that Uncle Ming would not be able to control himself, so I pulled off the tape on his eyes, so I pinched his arm with the fat man. But now I suddenly feel that what I just did was a bit unnecessary.
I know that he is a suspicious, somewhat strategic, and deep-seated businessman. Of course, in a dangerous place, his lack of realm will be exposed, which seems very artificial, but he definitely knows the stakes. If Five
Among individuals, if the first person can't bear the pressure and pulls off the tape, then that person will definitely not be Uncle Ming, but the twentieth person will definitely be him. If he doesn't play tricks on him this time, Mr. Hu will not.
My surname is Hu.
I quietly took out the unused tape, secretly tore off a section, and gently put it on my forehead. Then I explained to everyone in detail what I had just said to everyone. It doesn't make much sense whether or not to take off the tape now.
Well, at least Uncle Ming and I have broken the taboos in the tunnel. Anyway, we have reached the end here. I will take the lead first, open my eyes to see if there is any danger, and then approach Uncle Ming and tighten the tape on my forehead.
I tore it off and it hurt so much that I just grinned. This was done on purpose so that Uncle Ming could hear it clearly.
Uncle Ming heard that I pulled off the tape, but there was no danger, so he followed suit. I heard the sound of him pulling off the tape and rubbing his eyes. After a while, his eyes probably recovered from the darkness and adapted to the surroundings.
I heard him say to me in surprise: Didn't you make a mistake? Have you already taken off the tape?
Even vixen can't think of it.
I was secretly happy in my heart, and took off the tape. For a moment, my eyes were still a little hazy when I looked at the things around me, but I heard Uncle Ming suddenly stop complaining about me, and said in a shocked voice: No, Miss Yang is not talking about those footsteps.
What is the sound? Is it coming from the rock crystal? Then, then, what is that behind us?
I couldn't see clearly with my eyes. I only felt a faint white fluorescence around me. I opened my eyes hard and looked behind us. I seemed to vaguely see the shadow of a black cary a few meters away. Shumeng