Chapter 500 Slope and Stone Sculpture
More than ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye. Looking at the unchanging scene around him, even the most determined Chen Ziyan couldn't help but start to think about going back.
At this time, nearly two-thirds of the agreed time had passed, and he did not feel that he could gain anything in the remaining time.
Although the lighting range of the flashlight beam is limited, the visibility of 20 to 30 meters is still no problem. The current appearance of the surroundings is the same, and there is nothing new at all. It is difficult for people to believe that there will be something new at the last minute. breakthrough.
And not only Chen Ziyan thought this way, but everyone else in the team also had similar thoughts. They were all ready to return and were waiting for the agreed time to arrive.
But what no one expected was that at this last moment, the exploration work ushered in a breakthrough.
Although their thoughts were somewhat scattered, the team all had excellent tactical qualities, so they were aware of the change in the surrounding situation as soon as possible.
When the end of the flashlight beam was no longer the boundless darkness before, but a steep rock wall, Chen Ziyan and the others stopped subconsciously.
"What a coincidence. I was planning to go back, but something like this happened." Looking at the rock wall at the end of the field of vision, Wu Laogou said in an inexplicable tone.
What the appearance of this rock wall means, he, an old man in Jianghu, naturally knows very well. It is obvious that the terrain they are on has begun to shrink.
This means that if they continue to move forward, even if they cannot make more discoveries, they should still be able to find the end of this underground space.
Although the latter is not very rich, it can still be regarded as a harvest.
But the problem before us now is that according to the previous decision, the rest of the team has almost lost their morale. If we continue to explore with this mentality, it will be okay if we don't encounter danger, but If something really changes, there will definitely be unexpected changes.
Chen Ziyan frowned slightly when he heard this, and was a little confused.
The reason why he said that before was because he didn't have much hope in his heart. He never thought that he would really find anything.
But now something really happened, which put him in a bit of a dilemma.
To be honest, Chen Ziyan really wanted to move on and figure out what was going on ahead.
But his reason told him that doing so was not the last option.
Li Wu and others did not say anything, but looked at Chen Ziyan quietly, waiting for his answer.
But sometimes, silence is also a statement.
Chen Ziyan glanced at the people present and said calmly: "As agreed, let's go back first and continue exploring tomorrow."
In the end, Chen Ziyan chose to go home.
His grasp of the camp is not comprehensive. He has just established a little authority, and there is no need to destroy it just because of it.
Although Chen Ziyan said before that he would not go back until he found out, how could he be so strict in life? When he said those words, he had already given the answer.
However, Chen Ziyan looked calm on the surface, but deep down he had already made up his mind to bring Wushuang Ghost with him the next time he came back.
If Yingzi hadn't been left to guard the camp, Chen Ziyan would have even planned to bring the dogs with him to clean the caves in the underground space!
But even if he was unable to do this, Chen Ziyan secretly made up his mind to bring enough supplies next time and not go back until he thoroughly researched this underground space.
"I am indeed a little tired, so let's go back first." Wu Laogou continued with a smile.
The way back went smoothly without encountering any obstacles. Because there was no need to be distracted, the speed was much shorter than when we came.
When he returned to the place where he came down, Li Wu said: "Master Chen, should we use this mechanism to go up, or use those ropes?"
Instead of having only one way out when they came down, now they had two ways out before them.
Chen Ziyan made his choice without hesitation: "Use the rope and keep the trap as it is."
If they don't plan to come back in the near future, it is definitely better to use the trap to leave. But if they go back and make some repairs, they will come down again, so there is no need to add difficulty to themselves.
"That's okay." Li Wu didn't say much.
In fact, he could also guess Chen Ziyan's choice. The reason why he asked this question was just to test Chen Ziyan's thoughts.
After returning to the underground fortress, Chen Ziyan and the others took off their heavy protective clothing. They were all relieved, especially Li Wu and his men. Their clothes were soaked with sweat, and their chests were heaving violently. , which shows how much the consumption is.
In fact, this is one of the reasons why Chen Ziyan decided to return. His own physical fitness is strong, and protective clothing is nothing to him, but it does not mean that the same is true for everyone else.
Under the circumstances at that time, even if they continued walking, they probably wouldn't be able to go very far.
Chen Ziyan and the others did not stay in this underground fortress for too long. After taking a short rest, they returned to the camp on the surface.
There was nothing to say all night, and in the blink of an eye it was noon the next day.
Chen Ziyan and his party came to the underground fortress again, but this time their team changed. There were more than a dozen fierce dogs wearing alien protective suits.
These dogs wearing protective clothing are exactly the black-backed dogs brought by Wu Laogou.
It is precisely because we have to modify the protective clothing that we delayed our departure until now.
This time, only Chen Ziyan and Wu Laogou went to explore. After last night's summary meeting, Li Wu successfully switched from an action worker to a logistics worker.
But Li Wu is very satisfied with this, it is in line with his wishes.
First of all, safety is guaranteed, and secondly, there is no second exit in this underground space, so there is no need to worry about being excluded.
Although the lack of information is unavoidable, the entire underground space is in his territory. Even if Chen Ziyan and Wu Laogou conceal something, they will have the opportunity to find out sooner or later.
With the help of Li Wu and others, Chen Ziyan and the others, together with the dozen black backs, successfully descended to the underground space through the snake ball.
But this time besides them, there was also a batch of supplies that were transported together.
Chen Ziyan didn’t plan to run back and forth this time, and he brought so many dogs with him, so he simply used the tools in the camp to make a trailer to pull the luggage, planning to come back after exploring the entire underground space. .
After leaving the snake bone area, Wu Laogou glanced at the extremely dim light behind him and asked with a smile:
"Little friend Chen, let Li Wu guard our retreat, aren't you worried? ?”
The light flickering in the darkness is the connection point established by Li Wu and one of the guides for their return.
“Don’t worry.” Chen Ziyan shook his head gently.
What is he worried about? Don't forget that Yingzi is still in the camp. To put it bluntly, the entire camp is now under his control, Chen. Although Li Wu could control his subordinates, he could not control the dogs under Yingzi's hands.
Yingzi may lack other skills, but if she is prepared, it is very difficult to get close to her. Those giant mastiffs that follow her all year round are not vegetarians.
If Li Wu didn't have a strong trump card, Chen Ziyan felt that with just those few giant mastiffs, he might be able to single out the people left in the camp.
"Haha." Wu Laogou chuckled when he heard this and said nothing more.
He actually didn’t think Li Wu could outplay Chen Ziyan, he was just looking for something to say.
Because he had already walked through it once, Chen Ziyan soon came to the place where he stopped last night.
This time he brought a searchlight with a longer range, so he had a wider field of view and had a better understanding of the situation in this place.
Chen Ziyan saw through the beam of the searchlight that although there was no rock wall on the other side, it was suspended in the air. It was most likely a cliff or other terrain.
This was not discovered yesterday because the lighting equipment did not have enough range.
However, Chen Ziyan did not rush to check. Instead, after a brief discussion with Wu Laogou, he continued walking along the rock wall.
The two of them have the same opinion on this, that is, they believe that there will definitely be gains if they continue to move forward.
After continuing to move forward like this for a while, Chen Ziyan, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped in his sight, and then he subconsciously speeded up his pace.
Wu Laogou has always been paying attention to Chen Ziyan's every move. When he saw it, he followed his line of sight and found something like a stone sculpture in front of him.
After following Chen Ziyan to the thing, Wu Laogou was completely sure that the thing was a stone sculpture.
And they all recognize the shape of the stone sculpture, it is the nephew who made a big fuss in the camp before.
"Little friend Chen, it seems that Nephew Li has something to do with this underground space." Wu Laogou looked at the stone carving of Nephew Li and said.
Since the stone sculpture of Nephew appears here, it means that this creature has some connection with those ancient ancestors.
And this undoubtedly supports what Chen Ziyan said yesterday, that there is some kind of systematic food chain in this underground space.
"Take another look." Chen Ziyan could also think of this, but he did not rush to make a conclusion, but planned to take another look.
Unsurprisingly, Nephew is the superior creature of the black-haired snake, but it may not be the superior creature of the giant snake bone, and the black-haired snake does not fit the image of the lowest-level creature.
Based on the information obtained so far, Chen Ziyan simply calculated a food chain. There are four kinds of creatures on this chain. The top one is undoubtedly the giant snake bone, followed by the nephew who can suppress the black-haired snake. The following are There are currently the largest number of black-haired snakes, and at the bottom is something similar to a shrimp ball.
However, Chen Ziyan has not discovered it yet, so he cannot be sure whether creatures similar to shrimp balls exist. After all, with the number of black-haired snakes, they can also fulfill this role in a sense.
"Okay." Wu Laogou nodded.
He also felt that it would be better to take a closer look. Making a decision now would indeed be hasty.
After confirming that there was nothing valuable on the stone carving of Nephew, Chen Ziyan and Wu Laogou led the team to move forward.
During this process, they determined that the terrain was indeed shrinking and that the other side of the rock wall was a cliff.
It’s just that the height of this cliff is not much, and searchlights can easily shine to the bottom. However, the launch of this cliff shows that this underground space is very likely to have more than one level.
Moving the light of the searchlight, Chen Ziyan stood on the cliff and carefully looked at the situation below. Judging from the terrain in front of him that was getting narrower and began to tilt, if nothing unexpected happened, they would continue walking. You should be able to follow a rather winding slope to reach the bottom.
"Xiaoyou Chen, are those plants below?" Wu Laogou paid more attention to the scenery below. He was looking at the green stains on the cliff at the moment.
"Maybe it's some kind of light-hating underground plant." Chen Ziyan said.
Although the searchlight can illuminate it, the distance in between is not only three to five meters. Under such conditions, he can only see some rough outlines, and he can't clearly see what is underneath.
"Let's go, Fifth Master." After saying that, Chen Ziyan called Wu Laogou on his way.
It’s not easy to know what kind of plants those green patches below are. Just walk down and take a look.
However, although he seemed calm on the surface, Chen Ziyan was a little uneasy in his heart.
Because when he looked down just now, he vaguely felt that something was wrong under the rock wall.
It's just that I couldn't tell what the problem was for a while, so I didn't share my discovery.
The development of things was pretty much as Chen Ziyan expected. Not long after they continued to move forward, the road in front of them became narrower and began to slope more and more.
However, this does not affect them. Even the older Wu Laogou will walk on such a smooth road.
When the team came down the winding slope, the first thing they saw was not the underground plants, but the stone carvings one after another.
These stone sculptures are very similar to the ones they saw before, but they are smaller in size and are regularly distributed under the slope.
Chen Ziyan glanced sideways and found that these stone sculptures of nephews were not only at the exit, but also placed at the bottom of the cliff.
Thinking about it, his feeling that something was wrong just now probably came from the large number of stone carvings.
"Fifth Master, do you think there is something wrong with these stone carvings?" With this thought in his mind, Chen Ziyan asked directly.
Now there are only two of them here. If he doesn't plan to act based on his feelings alone, he can only discuss it with Wu Laogou.
But this is also a good choice. After all, Wu Laogou has decades of experience. Although he has not had much contact with the underground space, there are countless things that come into contact with the underground. Many of them can be solved by analogy. question.
"There must be something weird about these stone carvings, there are too many of them." Faced with Chen Ziyan's inquiry, Wu Laogou said without hesitation.
He didn’t know what was strange about the stone carvings, but years of experience told him that there must be a monster when something goes wrong!
Once the number of stone carvings increases, they must have special functions, not to mention that the stone carvings in front of you are arranged in a certain pattern. This would be a real weird thing if there were no problems.
Hiss, hiss—
While Chen Ziyan was wondering what was weird about the stone carvings, the hissing sounds of snakes suddenly came from a distance.
(End of this chapter)