Chapter 290 The Meaning of Sacrifice
Salin actually died anyway. He took such a big risk to save one, but in the end he gained nothing.
Lin Qi was inevitably a little frustrated, but he held the fan tightly to calm down, and led Judy, who had recovered from sluggishness, out of their barracks.
I don’t know when it started to fog up. The valley was filled with heavy fog. The view five meters away was a bit blurry, and even the sun was dim.
Just after seven o'clock, the yard was already full of people. All the workers came out, and the other four archaeological team members also gathered in the yard. A large group of people made a mess.
The workers who got up early to prepare for work found Salin's body when they went to the lake to fetch water. When they came back to wake up the workers, they found that all six people in a barracks had disappeared. Then there was a noise and everyone was called up.
Including four other members of the archaeological team.
The four of them showed just the right amount of surprise, as if nothing happened last night.
However, Lin Qi has already figured out that everyone in the archaeological team was directly or indirectly involved in the fight between the rabbit and the falcon in those few seconds last night.
According to his guess, the light represented Rooney and led others to discover Salin. Judy discovered it immediately and played Lynch's card. The rat represents Jack Adams, who secretly followed and peeped, and was finally captured by Glachi and had its tail cut off to survive. The vine represents Carl Jones, who almost succeeded in a sneak attack.
On the surface, the only one not involved is Dr. Jenna, but Lynch already knows some basic rules of the mysterious world, one of which is that any anomaly has its underlying reasons.
The other six people are all abnormal, and only one person is normal. Then this person is abnormal, and there must be a reason.
The rare and terrifying Glaki appears inexplicably in the lake, the unknown details of the ritual, and the archaeologist Jenna who is the core of the archaeological team... all the clues are connected for a while.
This woman may be very problematic. Maybe she is Prince William's undercover agent. The appearance of Glachi, even if she was not summoned, is related to her. Although it is not certain, it must be noted.
"Doctor, there must be a problem here. A number of people died in the past few years. Something happened as soon as we arrived this time, and six people were lost. Let's evacuate to the village outside the mountain first. .”
"Yes, Mr. Jones, it's too scary here. Get out first."
Several leading workers rubbed their hands anxiously and gathered around Dr. Jenna. Each one of them said something, and the noise was loud. sky.
“With such a heavy fog, do you want to go out or die if you leave now?” Carl Jones was disheveled and still had the doctor’s lipstick mark on his face, but his expression was still calm, “You guys should be yourselves first Please remember not to leave the camp and wait until the fog clears to see the situation before making a decision, otherwise you will fall to your death on the road.”
After hearing that they were not stopped, and what the other party said was indeed very reasonable, the workers' panic gradually came under control. They followed Carl Jones's order and began to prepare tools. Only then did the six members of the archaeological team have the opportunity to gather together in secret.
“It’s actually foggy, and it’s such a heavy fog.” Karl quickly returned to the team and said seriously, “I said last night that I would know where the entrance is today. Is this possible? Are you referring to these fogs?”
“I know the same information as you, little Carl.” Dr. Jenna was playing with several instruments like sextants and seemed to be unconcerned about it. He didn't care and said without raising his head, "But such a weird thing happened suddenly. It's not normal to say it has nothing to do with it, so there's nothing surprising. What worries me is that Salin is dead. Did any of you notice? Has he behaved unusually these days? ”
"No."
A few people looked at each other and shook their heads with confused expressions.
"After all, we are companions. Even if we don't want the ceremony to be completed smoothly, we still need to find out the cause of his death." Dr. Jenna put down the instrument and sighed faintly, "Let's go check on his condition first. , come back and think about the entrance to the ancient tomb.”
Hiss, don’t you know what’s going on in the lake?
Lin Qi's heart tightened, but when she saw several others nodding in agreement quietly, she also maintained a mysterious smile without comment. Anyway, Glachi will not only target me when he comes out. Don't you worry, Then what do I have to fear.
The diffuse fog made it difficult to see clearly in the small lake. The group of people approached the lake cautiously. It was not until they were very close that they noticed a dark thing lying on the lakeside. It must have been Saleen's body.
"It is said that it was already foggy in the morning. The workers came to the lake several times and did not notice Salin's body. The last time they found it was when they accidentally stepped on it." Dr. Jenna sighed and said regretfully, "I didn't let them move the body, I just showed it to everyone."
"Let me take a look. Help me look around, especially in the lake. Don't hide anything in the fog."
Carl Jones held the rapier and approached cautiously. Lynch thought for a moment and then followed. Karl did not refuse, he squatted down next to the body, put on his gloves and began to examine the body familiarly.
The deceased was probably Salin, lying face down on the rocks by the lake. His body was dry, but slightly damp in the mist.
The skin of the corpse was pale and bloodless, and the fatal wound was on the chest. There was a round hole where the heart was, but strangely there was no blood on the clothes, as if no blood had flowed from the wound at all.
Other than that, there are only a few scratches on the limbs. The scratches are still very fresh and have not even been treated. After reporting all this, Carl Jones made a gesture of invitation, then stepped aside and pressed the hilt of his sword to help guard.
Lin Qi did not lean over, but just shook his fan.
[Power, death, ability, perception of death. 】
The ability is activated and the vision changes.
This time it went quite smoothly. There was no fog in the black and white vision and everything was clear. Lin Qi saw a figure staggering towards the lake.
The black and white figure, the staggering steps, the dazed expression, the mumbling lips, and the strange process made Lin Qi feel like he saw Sadako climbing out of an ancient well.
The figure stopped at the lakeside, knelt down, and faced the lakeside. Then a sharp thorn shot out from the lake and penetrated directly into Salin's heart. The thorn began to squirm and shrink.
However, a few seconds later, Salin, who was in a daze, seemed to suddenly wake up. He raised his dagger high, hesitated for a moment, and then chopped on the sharp thorn without hesitation.
The next moment, a huge body emerged from the center of the lake, occupying the entire black and white field of vision.
Bang.
Lin Qi, who was dressed in women's clothing, took two steps back, covered his forehead and frowned slightly, his face became serious.
You all want to act, but I won’t play with you anymore.
"There is something in the lake." Lynch's voice was calm with a hint of dissatisfaction, "It's Glachi."
His~~
Several people took two steps back at the same time, as if they were all caught Shocked, Carl Jones's face changed drastically, and he whispered: "It does look like the traces left by Glaaki's thorns, but how? How could he die if he was attacked by Glaaki?"
"No, if you cut off the flesh spine before being transformed into a servant, it will interrupt the transformation and cause death."
The gentle Rooney also showed a nervous expression, but he spoke as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
"How could Glachi appear here? Didn't Jenna, Carl, and Howard mention this to you?"
Bearded Jack Adams turned red and shouted:
“Damn it, they never told me to face this mysterious creature.”
“Never said that. .”
For a moment, there was chaos by the lake. Lin Qi couldn't tell which of their sentences was true and which was staged. He only felt that his mind was extremely confused. But at this moment, Zhu, who had been following him and holding a book, Di suddenly said calmly: "Mist."
"Huh? Are you awake?" Everyone was surprised, especially Jack, who subconsciously stopped performing.
“The mist rises from the center of the lake.”
"Damn, it's true." Jack took two steps back and took a look, "Damn, I suspect that the disappearance of the six workers and the death of Salin were the sacrifices that opened the door, so Glachi's appeared and the fog came out. Come on, the door should be in the lake."
Rooney immediately retorted: "No, how do you explain the rock wall on the other side? Those six died in front of the rock wall yesterday."
Yes, the rock wall, go and have a look first, then you don’t have to go down to the lake to face Glaki.
Awakened by the words, the group of six people immediately left the lakeside and rushed towards the previous rock wall.
It didn’t take long for the six people to walk through the woods, and the rock wall lay in front of them.
The rock wall is still the same as yesterday, but the smooth rock wall has spread to both sides, revealing the huge cave behind. Thick fog emerges from the entrance of the cave in large groups, making the vision increasingly hazy.
Well, I will kick them out of the Evil God queue for the three losers in England and some minor characters who have no place in the lineup.
(End of this chapter)