Chapter 598: Things Burrowed into the Ground
The time has arrived in the afternoon, the sun is strong, and the dry air, which is almost completely free of moisture, is burning the skin.
If it were not for the support of cold drinks, even hunters with outstanding physiques would quickly suffer from heatstroke.
“There’s nothing in here.” Gordon wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered, walking out of a dilapidated building without a roof.
In his hand he also held a sharp iron drill that was about one meter long and as thin as a finger.
I borrowed this from an archaeologist before setting off. If I poke around, I might be able to find some hidden basements or compartments.
"Wang Wu——" Liefeng cried out in grievance.
It is almost dying of heat. The fluffy fur has an excellent thermal insulation effect. It is naturally comfortable in the ice and snow, and under the scorching desert sun.
"Would you like me to shave it for you?"
“Woof!” Gale shook his head to express his refusal, sticking out his tongue and panting to dissipate heat.
Anhir, who was in charge of the alert, jumped down from the ruins of a building, "Still not found?"
"Yes."
The hunters found a place with half a roof that could provide shelter. Get into the sunny building and take a break.
Gordon said: "The only information available so far is that these buildings were probably residential areas back then, and the age of this ruins definitely cannot reach the ancient era."
"What should I say? Did you find any traces of life?" An Xil asked.
"Not really, I just found some remnants of utensils."
Gordon knelt down and grabbed a handful of sand from the ground. The fine sand still slipped from between his fingers, and in the end only a few pieces of wheat remained. Decayed sawdust, the size of which remains in the palm of the hand.
"Wood chips, I guess they may be rotten furniture, some broken pottery, severely rusted tableware and so on."
Anhil nodded.
As for Gordon's judgment on the age of the ruins, he didn't even ask.
This is too easy to define. Just compare the completeness of the ancient village ruins and the Lingfeng ruins.
The civilization that built the ancient village must have been far less advanced in all aspects of technology than the ancient civilization.
Throwing away the sawdust, Gordon patted the dust on his hands and said, "Eat and rest. When the sun goes down a little, we will continue to explore a little bit."
"Woof?!"< br>
Gae Feng, who was lying there gasping for breath a second ago, suddenly raised his head.
Its unusual behavior surprised Gordon and Anhill.
The tooth hound's sense of smell and hearing are even more sensitive than Ellu. Gale may have discovered something abnormal.
Gordon immediately stood up, and Ancil jumped directly onto the saddle on Gale's back, "Let's go, take me to see!"
"Woof!"
The gale's limbs dug hard at the ground, turning into an afterimage and rushing out.
Gordon and Pork Chop are a close second.
Of course, their speed cannot catch up with the gale, but they will not be lost within a short distance.
The strong wind carried Ansil like this, running wildly between the ruins of the ruins, jumping directly over the slightly shorter wall, and soon came to a dome building that at least looked like nothing wrong from the outside. .
Anhil jumped off the back of Gale, and the fierce moment [Shigure] unfolded instantly. The muzzle pointed at the only entrance and exit of the building, but he did not go in immediately.
Less than a minute later, Gordon and Pork Chop arrived.
The two briefly communicated with tactical gestures. Gordon pulled out the Epitaph Sword, placed the sword in a suitable position for exerting force, lowered his center of gravity, and slowly walked towards the dome building step by step.
Anhil was crouching to hold his crossbow, with the crossbow shells loaded and ready to fire at any time.
Gordon was on full alert. Although he did not feel any danger from this building, he still did not dare to let down his guard.
Stop outside the door of the building and glance inside, but found nothing, Gordon frowned.
I threw a flash bomb inside. After the strong light flashed, I suddenly accelerated my steps and rushed in.
His eyes quickly glanced at the corners, roofs, and blind spots where monsters might be hiding.
Still found nothing.
Gordon made a "safe" gesture, Ancier, Pork Chop and the others walked in one after another.
There is nothing inside the building, which has a space of about forty or fifty square meters. It is empty.
The urgency and nervousness they felt before seemed like a farce.
An Xil's mouth twitched, and he tugged at Liefeng's cheek, but didn't say much. Mistakes were always inevitable and were not a big deal.
“Wang Wu——”
Liefeng whimpered in grievance.
It lowered its head and sniffed carefully, and finally came to a corner of the wall and scratched the ground.
“Meow?”
Feeling that something was wrong, the pork chop came over and helped to chop it twice. He suddenly turned around and said, "Something is wrong. The ground here seems to have been dug up. Something may have gotten in not long ago."
It’s just that the indoor area is too dry, and the holes will be buried by quicksand, so there won’t be many traces.”
“Have you really discovered anything?” Gordon. He looked at Gale in surprise.
“Woof woof!”
“Yes, yes, I have wronged you.” Ansiel rubbed Gale’s big head and stuffed a piece of dried meat into its mouth as encouragement. .
"Do you want to dig it down now?" Pig Chop looked at Gordon and asked.
Gordon thought for a while, shook his head and said: "No need, you are the only one who can dig and track here, and the underground is not your home field, so there is no need to take this risk.
I My idea is to stay away from here for the time being and observe in secret. Maybe we can get something."
"I agree."
Ancier folded [Shigure], "This is just an exploration mission, there is no need to take risks. There is no need to risk your life.”
"Okay, meow"
With the decision made, the hunter and his party exited the dome building and found a high-rise building with a wide view and suitable for concealment a hundred meters away to hide in and lurk for surveillance.
Active exploration or passive squatting, it is difficult to say which method is better.
After searching for most of the day, nothing was found. Now that they finally came across some suspicious clues, Gordon and the others were naturally not willing to let them go easily.
We waited until the sun set.
"What should I say, continue to defend, or go back to the camp on the other side of the city wall?"
"Continue to defend."
Gordon did not hesitate at all. He chewed a piece of food and said: " There are a lot of nocturnal creatures in the desert, and maybe that one is not Ming’s thing likes to go out at night?
Let’s wait, at least until the sun rises completely, before we consider going back to the camp to rest.”
“Okay, then we have to arrange a watch. Don’t fall asleep in the middle of the night due to lack of energy,” Anhir agreed.
Gordon thought for a while, "I'll guard the first shift until midnight, and Pig Chop and Gale Feng will guard in the second half of the night. They have better vision at night. You can come from early morning to morning Anhil."
"Okay. Meow."
"Woof!"
"I'm fine."
The temperature dropped sharply in the desert at night.
During the day, you have to drink cold drinks to relieve the heat. At night, you must light a bonfire or take hot drinks to maintain your body temperature.
Right now, they are lurking and squatting. It is impossible to light a fire. Fortunately, hot drinks are already prepared.
When the moon is at its zenith.
Gordon took another bottle of hot drink. As the spicy liquid was poured in, a wave of heat spread from his abdomen. Gordon let out a breath of cold air, and his limbs, which were slightly stiff from the cold, also felt alive. A lot.
"Gordon Meow, it's time to change your shift, Meow." Pig Chop's low voice came from behind.
Gordon turned around subconsciously and saw two pairs of glowing pupils, a pair of cat eyes and a pair of dog eyes, which were slightly scary.
"Woof" Liefeng just made a sound, and his mouth was pinched by Zhupa.
"Quiet Meow!"
At this moment, a golden shadow flashed past near the dome building they were monitoring. (End of this chapter)