Chapter 404: One Thing Descends Another
Everyone else’s attention was focused on the wolf corpse. Only when they were reminded did they realize that there was an additional ice cave here.
But they had the same idea as Hu Bayi, and they all felt that the ice cave was related to the disappearance of the wolf corpse.
This sudden change disrupted the plans of Chen Ziyan and others, so he had to take everyone out of the fortifications again and go outside to check the situation.
Fortunately, the wind and snow have subsided now, which means that the wolves are unlikely to attack again tonight, otherwise going out rashly will be a huge safety hazard.
After arriving at the ice cave, they discovered that although there was only a small hole on the ice, there was actually a huge ice crevice underneath.
Chen Ziyan did not use a flashlight to challenge the ice crevice, but directly brought a searchlight. However, even the searchlight's ultra-long range did not allow them to see the bottom, which shows how deep the ice crevice is. .
But when he cast the searchlight on the nearly vertical ice wall of the crevice, Chen Ziyan’s eyes suddenly froze, and he saw several scarred giant wolf bodies, acting in a way that went against nature. The regular way hangs there.
When Wang Kaixuan saw this scene, he thought that these giant wolves were not dead, so he raised his head and shot without thinking.
This time the fat man was so fast that Hu Bayi next to him didn't even think about stopping him.
The sound of bullets coming out of the barrel alarmed the wolf corpses hanging on the ice wall. They all turned their heads to look up. But just like that, everyone at the edge of the ice cave got a chill down their spines and saw these giant wolves. The strange state of the corpse.
It can be clearly seen through the beam of the searchlight that the corpses of these giant wolves have been changed beyond recognition at this moment, and the entire heads have turned into an eye-catching pale white, and they also show a bloated and swollen posture. The teeth are exposed outside the gums, and the eyes and nose have long since disappeared.
Chen Ziyan said that the current appearance of this thing is really more ferocious than the zombie dogs in movies in his previous life!
A vivid fantasy brought into reality series!
However, Chen Ziyan and the others were not given too much time to observe. The strange wolf corpses below quickly turned their heads and began to crawl deeper into the ice crevice.
In the blink of an eye, these giant wolf corpses escaped from the range limit of the searchlight beam and hid in the deep darkness that was difficult to reach.
"These wolves must have raised their corpses, right? I've heard people tell the story of the big rice dumplings with white hair on the snowy mountains!" Wang Kaixuan guessed.
"80% of it is not a corpse..." Black Glasses shook his head, and then said in a deep voice: "This has completely transformed into another species!"
Compared with the so-called corpse, This situation is even more disturbing.
Even though he has experienced many similar things, such weird situations are rare.
Chen Ziyan didn't say anything, but took out a cold firework and threw it down. It seemed that he wanted to test the depth of the ice crevice in front of him again.
But after the cold smoke and fire fell, there was some effect at first. But as the cold fire and fire fell, they could only see a smaller and smaller bright spot, until this weak bright spot was covered by the light below. The darkness completely engulfed me, and I couldn't see anything of value.
Not to mention the depth of the ice crevice, we didn’t even see much of the conditions along the way.
"This should be connected to the underground. It may be the so-called underground world." Hu Bayi expressed his guess.
Chen Ziyan nodded slightly: "It should be."
Compared to Hu Bayi's somewhat confident guess, Chen Ziyan was very sure of what was underneath.
After all, he knew very well what the situation was like in this place, that is, the current season and climate were suitable, so he couldn't feel anything.
But during the melting period, which is the most fragile stage of the main glacier, this is not the endless glacier it is now. At that time, you will see countless natural ice buckets, ice leaks, ice crevices, and many more. There was nothing wrong with saying that the ice at that time was like a hornet's nest in the artificially constructed ice caves.
So now that there is an ice crevice that goes straight to the ground, it is actually not that difficult to accept.
As the legendary "Sea of Disaster", an accident of this level can only be regarded as a sprinkle of water, and it is completely within the acceptable range.
This is also the fundamental reason why Chen Ziyan chose to come at this time, because at this time, it will not be difficult to break the ice due to the cold wave, and he does not have to worry about the thin ice falling into the bottomless abyss anytime and anywhere. This is the best time. The time to take action.
"Huh?" At this moment, Hu Bayi suddenly exclaimed: "This ice crevice... seems to lead to the location I guessed before?"
Those words It’s not difficult to understand what it means. It means that this ice crevice is likely to pass by the area where the nine-story demon tower is.
As soon as Hu Bayi said these words, everyone's interest was immediately aroused. If this is the case, it means that they will have one more choice next, and it is also a choice that can save a lot of time.
Don’t worry about where the ice crevice is connected. As long as you really pass through the area where the nine-story demon tower is located, it is equivalent to opening the road directly to the nine-story demon tower from the side. This takes a lot of time. Much easier than digging through the ice.
But verifying whether this thing is feasible can only wait until tomorrow.
After taking a few more glances at the sudden ice crevice, Chen Ziyan and the others did not stay any longer and quickly returned to the fortifications.
Now that the wind and snow have completely stopped, if their guess about the source of the wind and snow is correct, it means that the wolves will not make any moves tonight, so the few people did not continue to wait foolishly, and began to have some Take turns to rest in sequence.
The next morning came in a blink of an eye. Chen Ziyan and the others simply tidied up and had something to eat. Then, under the leadership of Hu Bayi, they went to the location he had obtained through the Star Feng Shui technique last night. Start a further search.
The location calculated by Hu Bayi was not far from the fortifications, only about thirty meters, and he had arrived within a few steps.
"Mr. Chen, this should be the area." After Hu Bayi studied it for a while with the ancient silver eye, he circled an area of about ten square meters, raised his head and said to Chen Ziyan.
With the help of the Guge Silver Eye and the Golden Tower coordinate map, although there is no way to directly locate the nine-story demon building, we will not only get a general area. This kind of expansion is the most correct now. of.
However, not everyone can do this. If it were not for Hu Bayi, the golden captain, the scale of this circle would have to be expanded at least ten times.
“Then let’s start.” Chen Ziyan was also very satisfied with the result and nodded.
He is not a complete layman, and he knows what it means that Hu Bayi can narrow the scope to this extent.
What else could he have to say about this?
Now that the general area has been drawn, it’s time to take the next step! Immediately, everyone started to work. They first put aside the equipment they carried, and then cleared the snow in this area. After the dark blue ice layer below was exposed, they evenly applied ginger juice on it. After the ginger juice has penetrated, you can start digging.
While waiting for the ginger juice to penetrate, Chen Ziyan also briefly explained the information he knew about Xue Maitreya.
An ancient horror legend has been circulating among the nomads in the snowy areas. According to legend, in the majestic and mysterious snow-capped mountains, there is a monster living under the ice. Whenever people are quiet at night, this monster will emerge from the ice. He crawled out of the layers and secretly plundered the bodies of those who had just died.
The monster will get into the corpse and manipulate the corpse to start moving. This manipulated corpse will bite all creatures it can see. As more humans and animals are devoured, the occupied corpse will become larger and larger.
But to maintain this situation, nutrition must be replenished at any time. If it is not replenished within a few days, the swollen corpse will shrink again, and the monster inside the corpse will burrow through the ice again. He hid in the cave and would not appear again until he found the next suitable target.
And because this kind of corpse occupied by monsters looks like a chubby snowman from a distance, the people in the snowy area named it Xue Maitreya.
After telling this legendary story, Chen Ziyan added: "It is said that seven hundred years ago, Xue Maitreya once caused a huge disaster, causing countless casualties to the people in the snow area. This is mentioned in "The Supreme Tsongkha There are detailed records in "The Biography of Master Ba"
Wang Kaixuan frowned and asked: "Master Chen, you haven't made it clear yet, what on earth is this Xue Maitreya?"
Although he didn't read many books, he knew that this statement was unreasonable.
According to Chen Ziyan’s meaning, doesn’t it mean that Xue Maitreya will expand without limit after receiving sufficient nutritional supplements?
If this was the case, then there would probably be no other living creatures in this snowy area.
"Could this Xue Maitreya be a separate individual? Perhaps the so-called expansion is not a change in the body, but more Xue Maitreya gathering together?" Shirley Yang put forward her own idea .
She felt that this behavior pattern was very similar to some special fungi, or maybe some special insects.
And she felt that this guess was more realistic than the unlimited expansion of the corpse.
“That’s unknown.” Chen Ziyan shook his head slightly.
He has never personally come into contact with Xue Maitreya. All he knows is from his previous life. How can he know what the principle of this thing is.
"Does Xue Maitreya have any weaknesses?" Black Glasses asked.
Compared with how Xue Maitreya swells, he is more concerned about the weaknesses, because it is related to their vital interests.
"In terms of weaknesses... Xue Maitreya has two weaknesses. One is that they can only move at night and do not dare to show up during the day even if it is windy and snowy. The second is that they are particularly afraid of salt." Chen Ziyan said slowly. .
Big salt.
Hu Bayi was stunned when he heard this.
If he remembered correctly, there seemed to be a bag of this stuff among the supplies they carried. Unexpectedly, it was used on Xue Maitreya.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Chen Ziyan and asked: "Master Chen, have you already had Xue Maitreya here?"
Apart from that, Hu Bayi couldn't think of any other explanation.
Chen Ziyan did not hide anything and nodded lightly: "Although I am not sure whether I will encounter it, Xue Maitreya has appeared a lot in recent years, so I have made some preparations to meet him. Just in case."
In fact, before coming here, Chen Ziyan really thought about Xue Maitreya, but a series of things came up after entering the mountain, which made him ignore it for the time being.
Even if the original plot is not mentioned, Chen Ziyan will bring something to prevent Xue Maitreya. After all, there have been many accidents in Kunlun in the past two years. The geological team, the archaeological team, the exploration team, and it is said that there is a A multi-national mountaineering team had problems at the Kunlun boundary, and the culprit was Xue Maitreya.
Especially after the accident of the last mountaineering team, it is said that all the forces nearby were mobilized and they searched the mountain for five days before giving up.
Chen Ziyan had already been paying attention to this information when he planned to come to Snowland, so he knew about it.
Under such a premise, he will naturally not come unprepared. Anyway, bringing a bag of salt will not increase the load much. It is fine if you don’t use it, but as long as you use it, you will earn it!
"This is really good. Let's share some each. If that Snow Maitreya dares to come again, look at Fatty, I won't make him into a thin man. He still wants to swell. I asked him if he is fat. Grandpa, no!" Wang Kaixuan was eager to try after hearing this.
Hearing that he was carrying targeted weapons, he was no longer afraid at all, and now he wanted to directly fight with the opponent.
"Okay, please save it for me." Hu Bayi suppressed the guy helplessly, then looked at the ice and said: "The ginger juice has almost seeped out, we can start It’s work.”
It's useless to say anything else right now. It's more important to clear the ice here first. It's more important to determine the specific location of the nine-story demon tower.
Others heard this and saw the ice surface, and found that it was really like that. Although it only took a short time, the ginger juice had completely penetrated into the ice surface.
One thing reduces another, it’s really not just talk!
Now that the time has come, everyone immediately stopped hesitating. After leaving Shirley Yang to pay attention to the surrounding movements, they worked together to start digging out the ice.
These people were all very energetic, and with the help of ginger juice, they dug very quickly, and it didn’t take long for the ice in this area to drop by several meters.
When they dug to five or six meters, a large piece of wood similar to a Qilian log appeared in front of them.
After cleaning up the area around this piece of wood, we saw that there was no solid ice underneath, but instead a special structure that combined square wood, round wood, and rammed earth.
When you see this, you can tell that the next civil work is probably more troublesome than digging through solid ice.
Fortunately, they had many people and prepared enough tools. Although it was a little troublesome, it was not a big obstacle. After digging for about half an hour, they finally reached the ninth floor. The edge of the demon building.
Looking at a small piece of the nine-story demon building in front of him, Hu Bayi turned to look at Chen Ziyan and asked: "Mr. Chen, should we continue digging downward, or should we dig from the other side of the ice crevice?" Start?”
There is no doubt that the current situation has reached the time to make a decision.
If you choose to start from the ice crevice, there is no need to put in more effort here.
(End of this chapter)