Chapter 322 Things in the Box (continued)
Chen Ziyan saw that there were no items that could prove the identity of the skeletons among the miscellaneous items, so he had to remind him:
"Since there are many contradictions in these skeletons Where, could it be another creature that looks like a child?"
"Looks like a child...a big head...long arms...short legs..."
After Chen Ziyan’s suggestion, Shirley Yang thought of something and immediately said:
"This reminds me of a legendary creature - the mandrill. According to records in ancient books, this forest spirit has characteristics such as a large head and long arms, which is quite consistent with the bones in front of me."
< br>"It is indeed possible, but mandrills have always been illusory creatures, but their real existence has never been proven." Hu Bayi was a little doubtful, thought for a while and said: "It is said that this thing can still travel in the mountains and forests. Bu Yu itself has a wide range of mythological colors. If this is true, wouldn't it be more like a mountain god than Huo's undead insect? "
This is what Chen Ziyan was waiting for, and he immediately asked: "Why not Mandrill? Could it be a mountain god?"
"Mandrill..." Hu Ba immediately wanted to refute, but then he thought of what Chen Ziyan said at the altar, and whispered to himself: "It really happened. There were two mountain gods? "
"Isn't it obvious? How could King Xian admit that the mountain gods worshiped by the Yi people would inevitably choose a new 'clean' one after conquering this area? Mountain God, this can also play a very good role in consolidating his rule." Chen Ziyan gave a convincing reason.
Any ruler would make such a choice.
Shirley Yang also followed up and said: "It was very common in ancient times for mandrills to be regarded as mountain gods, and it is consistent with the images we have seen. So the truth of the matter is probably that these mandrills were originally Yi people. They were worshiped by the mountain gods, but after King Xian captured this place, they were replaced by Huo's undead insects that also lived in this area."
This also makes sense why the bones of the mandrills are there. It will be put into an animal skin bag with a spell printed on it, and then solemnly stored in the body of Huo's undead insect.
Because King Xian, who firmly believed in the existence of souls, was the culprit that caused their death, they were suppressed in this way.
"That's true." Hu Ba nodded.
This inference was so reasonable that he had no choice but to believe it.
"Okay, hurry up and take a look at the next thing." Chen Ziyan said upon seeing this.
Now that the matter has been explained clearly, there is no need to waste too much time on this matter.
After putting the mandrill bones and the debris back into the animal skin bag, Chen Ziyan looked at the last grid in the copper box.
Put in this grid is a small copper box that is very similar to a copper box. On the lid of the box is a ferocious ghost head. Not to mention the ugly appearance of this ghost head, there are also a pair of bone wings on both sides. It has a bit of the charm of Xun Tian Yaksha.
After a brief inspection and confirming that there was no problem, Chen Ziyan opened the copper box.
As the lid of the box opened, a cold blue light emerged from it, and what came into view was a three-legged toad that also had a blue color.
This blue, three-legged toad is as big as a human head and has a plump body. When it raises its head, it naturally shows a proud look. No matter what materials it is made of, its lifelike shape and spirit make it look stunning. It can be called a rare masterpiece. If coupled with the obviously unusual material, it is undoubtedly a divine object.
Chen Ziyan did not touch the three-legged toad rashly with his hands, but took out a short stick and tapped the object. From the crisp knocking sound, he judged that the material of the object was probably stone.
"It seems that... let's call it Feitian Yaksha Bronze Letter for now. It should be the toad palace for supporting these three-legged toads." Chen Ziyan looked at the copper box in his hand and said slowly.
"Speaking of which, we have seen many similar things along the way. It seems that this toad must have a unique significance in the Zhelong Mountain area." Shirley Yang thought of the toad logo on the mausoleum tree and the giant toad in front of it. , said so.
Hu Ba nodded and said: "Toad has been one of the representative things of the Moon Palace since ancient times. Isn't there a word called 'Toad Palace to win the laurels', which means that people in the world have become prosperous. This is enough to see that The status of toads in the eyes of the ancients."
"Then this three-legged toad is the most valuable treasure here!"
Wang Kaixuan's eyes widened when he heard these words. Light asked with an excited tone.
He doesn't know much about appreciation, but in terms of appearance, among the three items in this copper box, the three-legged toad is undoubtedly the most outstanding. Even the slightly mysterious bluestone bottle is slightly better. inferior.
"It's really not impossible. This three-legged toad is enough to be called a sacred object." Hu Ba nodded.
After receiving his affirmation, Wang Kaixuan clapped his hands hard: "This is really a blessing gained in the previous life!"
Shirley Yang didn't care much about the value of this three-legged toad. Instead, calm analysis plays its role: "I think that compared to the price of this three-legged toad, its ability deserves more attention. The roots of all the strange things that appear in this cave are very likely to come from this."< br>
When talking about the latter part, her eyes moved to the bluestone bottle.
Although only the three-legged toad was mentioned, the bluestone bottle was also a suspect, and it was also the target of her suspicion.
But judging from the current situation, the three-legged toad is more likely.
However, before Shirley Yang could finish her words, a harsh baby cry suddenly sounded.
In such an underground cave, no one would think that the cry was really from a baby, so as soon as the sound sounded, everyone reacted accordingly.
Chen Ziyan, who had anticipated this for a long time, reacted the fastest. At this moment, he quickly turned around and looked in the direction of the water pool.
He heard clearly that the piercing cry was coming from the pool.
When Chen Ziyan's eyes fell on the shore of the pool, the first thing he saw was a wet, weird baby lying there.
But if you look closely, you will find that this strange baby is not lying on its stomach, but that its lower limbs are not a human body at all, so it gives people the illusion of lying on its stomach.
This strange baby is a weird half-human, half-insect form. The upper body is still barely humanoid, but the lower limbs are completely insect-like, with no legs at all. From a distance, it looks like a mollusk.
"What the hell is this!" Wang Kaixuan exclaimed immediately after seeing the appearance of this strange baby.
He dared to use Hu Bayi to guarantee that he had never seen anything uglier or more evil than this in his life.
"I don't know, but it's definitely not something good." Hu Bayi said warily.
There is no need to verify it. Just looking at such a weird and ferocious appearance, you know that it is definitely not a good thing.
While everyone was shocked by the strange baby, the strange baby on the shore howled and jumped up, rushing toward Ding Sitian, who was closest to it.
At the same time as the strange baby jumped up, with the help of the light, everyone could clearly see that the strange mouth split into four pieces at four diagonal corners, and the inner walls of each piece were covered with growth. Anti-serrated barbs, just like the mouthparts of some insects.
But the mouthpart pales in comparison to the strong visual impact of its shattered head.
Faced with this sudden attack, Ding Sitian subconsciously waved the flashlight in her hand and reached for the gun hanging on her chest with her other hand.
But the strange baby was extremely fast. Before her finger could even touch the trigger, the mouthparts dripping with turbid mucus were already in front of her eyes. Just when the strange baby's barb-like fangs were about to touch Ding Sitian, a long stick came first and landed hard on the strange baby's waist and abdomen, sweeping it down. to the ground.
Without waiting for the strange baby to get up, Hu Bayi, who had already rushed over, slashed at it like a violent storm with an engineering shovel.
Although the blade of the engineer shovel is not very sharp, in the hands of the furious Hu Bayi at this moment, it exerted extraordinary power. In just a few strokes, he chopped down the strange baby who had just bared his teeth and claws. Got to pieces.
"Okay, okay, Old Hu, he's dead." Seeing this, Wang Kaixuan quickly stepped forward to stop Hu Bayi, and kicked the mangled corpse of the strange baby aside.
Hu Bayi was blocked by him, and the anger in his heart had been vented, so he was freed from the control of emotions.
But he didn't make a sound, he just panted and walked to Ding Sitian's side, causing Wang Kaixuan to pout behind him.
Hu Bayi had no regrets at all about making the strange baby look like this. This thing dared to try to hurt Ding Sitian. Cutting it into pieces was already considered a sign of mercy from him.
“Wow wow wow——”
Just when everyone thought things would come to an end temporarily, a series of babies crying sounded again.
With chills in their hearts, everyone followed the sound and found that several strange babies appeared again at some point next to the body of the strange baby.
These strange babies were currently swirling around the corpse of the same kind, and they kept making piercing howls, but they did not attack them.
“Are these weird things afraid?” Wang Kaixuan asked secretly when he saw this scene.
"Afraid? It's unclear whether this thing has emotions or not." Chen Ziyan rejected his speculation without hesitation.
He knew very well the nature of these strange babies, which might not even be considered insects.
"Be careful, everyone, they are calling for their companions!"
At this moment, Shirley Yang seemed to have thought of something and quickly reminded her.
Thinking of the dense group of monster babies in the original plot, Chen Ziyan's pupils shrank, and he immediately said: "Let's do it together, we can't let them continue."
Although other people don't know these monsters He knew the origin of the baby, but seeing Chen Ziyan's solemn expression at this moment, he knew that the matter was not simple, so he immediately pulled the trigger on the strange babies on the shore.
Although these strange babies looked very scary, and they were the kind of people who didn’t even need makeup when filming horror movies, they were still defenseless when faced with the rain of bullets, and they were all torn into pieces in the blink of an eye.
After confirming that there were no more living strange babies on the shore, Hu Bayi finally couldn't help but ask: "Master Chen, what on earth are these?"
Through Chen Ziyan's reaction just now , he already knew that the other party knew something about these strange babies.
"I probably know something..." Chen Ziyan breathed out lightly.
While responding, his eyes fell on the water not far away, and quickly locked on one of them.
Although Chen Ziyan answered simply, he actually didn't think about how to explain it. At this moment, after seeing what he was looking for, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Because...
The reason he wanted was found!
At the point where his sight fell, he saw a mutilated female body floating.
Hu Bayi has been paying attention to Chen Ziyan's movements. Now seeing his eyes fixed on the pool, he followed him.
But when he saw the female corpse there, he couldn't help but frown.
The female corpses he had seen before were all on their backs, so he had never seen the back of the female corpse. He was a little surprised when he saw it now.
I saw the limbs of the female corpse broken at an incredible angle. At this moment, she was holding an olive-shaped translucent object, which looked like a giant insect cocoon.
However, the cocoon is now broken, and there is a gap directly above it, but it looks like something came out of it.
“Did those strange things come out of here?” Wang Kaixuan’s voice almost trembled.
Not only Hu Bayi saw the female corpse on the water, but everyone else also saw it. After seeing the female corpse and the cocoon, they naturally knew the origin of those strange babies.
Thinking of the almost countless female corpses in the water, even with Wang Kaixuan's character, he couldn't help but feel a little scared at this time.
"Obviously." Chen Ziyan nodded lightly.
This is also the reason why he breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the female corpse, because he knew very well that after seeing the corpse, others would naturally understand the reason why he wanted to stop the strange baby. .
Because... everyone knows how many female corpses are in the water.
Shirley Yang tentatively took two steps forward and shined a flashlight at the cocoon. Then she saw layers of secret spells engraved on the broken cocoon shell.
The moment she saw these secret spells clearly, her expression changed. After she came back, she immediately said to the others: "This is the evil spell!"
"The evil spell? Follow Are they the same as the figurines we met before?" Wang Kaixuan asked.
"They are both the same but different. Both are containers, but they carry different things." Shirley Yang thought for a moment and said.
Although the things conceived in the human figurines we met earlier are also dangerous, they are completely different from the ferocious babies inside these female corpses.
After recalling the information she had read, Shirley Yang said: "These strange babies we saw should be the babies cultivated by King Xian using the magic technique."
If she hadn't read the relevant information records, I'm afraid they won't be able to recognize the identities of these strange babies.
Of course, the content of the information she read was also very limited, otherwise she would not have truly recognized the identity of the baby until she saw the 'container' at this moment.
"Don't worry about these strange babies for now, let's go to the exit first." Chen Ziyan reminded.
He thought he wouldn't encounter the baby this time. After all, they didn't take the initiative to provoke the female corpses, so they ran out anyway.
(End of this chapter)