socalfunplaces Chapter 1371
Chapter 1371
They walked slowly along the tomb passage.
The further they went, the more tragic the scene became.
Some of the remains of the bodies even retained fragments of clothing.
This shows the miserable state of those who escaped.
"These people..."
Wang Kaixuan muttered in a low voice.
"Could they be tomb robbers in ancient times?"
Huo Jilin shook his head.
"Tomb robbers usually come only for treasures, and even if they kill each other, they can't make such a big scene."
Suddenly.
Huo Jilin stopped.
He stared sharply at a corner in front.
"Wait."
Wang Kaixuan also immediately became alert.
"What's wrong?"
"Look over there."
Huo Jilin pointed to a cave half-hidden in the dark.
"There's something there."
When the two approached the cave, they could clearly feel the breath of danger.
Huo Jilin signaled Wang Kaixuan to keep quiet.
And pulled out the dagger hidden at his waist.
"It might be some kind of animal."
Wang Kaixuan said softly.
"Or worse." Huo Jilin's eyes were firm.
"We must be careful."
At this moment.
A faint but clearly audible sound came from deep in the cave.
But because the two were too focused, they completely ignored the movement. Huo Jilin's eyes became more alert at that moment.
He signaled Wang Kaixuan to step back a few steps.
He approached the cave quietly.
His hand was tightly holding the dagger.
Every step was like walking on thin ice.
Be careful not to cause unnecessary trouble.
Wang Kaixuan swallowed nervously.
Although he was not as good at fighting as Huo Jilin.
But at this moment he was also ready to support at any time.
Just as the two held their breath.
A burst of rapid and low breathing suddenly came from the cave.
Huo Jilin responded immediately.
The body squatted slightly.
Entered the best posture for attack and defense.
Wang Kaixuan followed closely.
With both hands, he grasped the shovel in his backpack as a weapon.
"It seems... nothing."
Huo Jilin whispered.
"Maybe we are just too nervous."
But at this moment.
The two noticed that the walls were covered with strange symbols and patterns.
They emitted a faint fluorescence.
They were faintly visible in the dimness.
Huo Jilin walked closer to observe.
His fingertips gently touched the lines.
"These symbols..."
Wang Kaixuan looked closer.
"I have never seen anything like this."
Huo Jilin was silent for a moment.
"There is some secret hidden here."
The two continued to explore the room.
They were soon attracted by a huge mural.
The painting depicted a creature with sharp claws and blurred faces.
It was surrounded by chaos.
The village was destroyed, corpses were everywhere, and black birds were flying in the sky.
"This..."
Wang Kaixuan was stunned.
"Could it be..."
Huo Jilin frowned.
"If the content of this painting is not fictional... then we may be in an extremely dangerous area."
Wang Kaixuan swallowed his saliva.
"You mean... that thing may still be alive?"
Huo Jilin did not deny it.
Going deep into the heart of the tomb.
Huo Jilin and Wang Kaixuan walked carefully through the winding passage.
The two came to an open secret room.
There were faint braziers dotted around the secret room.
The flickering firelight cast their elongated shadows on the wall.
Five headless and heartless corpses lay on the ground.
They still held rusty weapons in their hands.
"This... this is the 'Five Elements Master'!"
Wang Kaixuan said in shock.
There was disbelief in his eyes.
Huo Jilin squatted down and examined the corpses carefully.
"Look at the wound... neat and clean, the person who did it is very skilled."
"But why is there no sign of resistance?"
Wang Kaixuan was puzzled.
"Are they controlled? Or..."
Huo Jilin.
"Or they encountered something beyond our understanding."
He stood up.
"Let's go, keep moving forward."
Although Wang Kaixuan was still in shock.
But seeing Huo Jilin's back.
He also suppressed his fear.
"Okay! I'll go wherever you say!"
The two continued to move forward.
A stone table was found in the center of the secret room.
The table was covered with dust.
Some strange objects and unclear drawings were scattered around.
Huo Jilin brushed off the dust.
He examined these objects one by one.
"These may be tools used by the 'Five Elements Master' to fight the enemy."
He analyzed in a deep voice.
Wang Kaixuan scratched his head.
"It seems that the final result is not very good."
Huo Jilin did not answer.
He noticed a yellowed notebook in the corner of the stone table.
He gently opened it.
It recorded what the 'Five Elements Master' saw and heard in his last moments.
"Look here!"
Huo Jilin pointed to one of the pages.
"They mentioned the 'invisible enemy'."
"Invisible enemy?"
Wang Kaixuan repeated the word.
"Then what should we do?"
"We don't know what the invisible enemy refers to, so we can only be careful."
Huo Jilin closed the notebook.
"Don't let your guard down at any time."
Wang Kaixuan nodded.
Suddenly.
A gust of wind blew from the depths of the secret room.
The flames in the brazier flickered.
Huo Jilin and Wang Kaixuan turned to the direction of the wind at the same time
--seeing that some rocks on the wall seemed to be abnormal.
"There!"
Huo Jilin motioned Wang Kaixuan to get closer and observe.
Huo Jilin's eyes were as sharp as a blade.
He reached out and pushed the unusual rock.
With a slight sound of sand and gravel rubbing against each other.
The wall slowly moved away.
A dim tomb passage was revealed.
They carefully turned on the flashlight.
Stepped into the tomb passage that could only accommodate one person.
The air was filled with a damp smell.
Every step he took, he could hear the echo of his footsteps.
Wang Kaixuan followed closely behind.
Looking around from time to time.
Just then.
Wang Kaixuan tripped and fell to the ground without paying attention.
"Ouch!"
He groaned.
Huo Jilin immediately turned around and helped him up.
"Are you okay?"
He asked.
"I... I'm fine."
Wang Kaixuan scratched his head awkwardly.
"Maybe something hit his feet."
Huo Jilin looked down.
A severed head appeared under the flashlight beam.
The eye sockets were hollow and the skin was pale.
This is undoubtedly an ominous sign.
"Remember my words."
Huo Jilin said calmly.
"Stay alert at all times."
Wang Kaixuan swallowed his saliva.
"Understood."
The two began to search the surrounding area.
A damaged backpack was found not far away.
Huo Jilin carefully opened the backpack with a blade.
In addition to some food residues and equipment, there was also a bottle of gasoline.
"Gasoline?"
Wang Kaixuan asked in surprise.
Huo Jilin did not say much.
Considering the possible existence of evil forces and the strange situation encountered by the "Five Elements Master".
He made a decision.
"Let's burn them."
"Are you sure?"
Wang Kaixuan seemed a little hesitant.
"This is the best way to prevent the corpse from rising."
Huo Jilin sprinkled the gasoline evenly on the headless corpses.