Ling Hao glanced down, and with just one glance, he took a deep breath and jumped up. I saw countless huge bugs pouring out from all directions in the cellar like a tide, including centipedes, centipedes, scorpions, weta, earwigs, whip scorpions... there were many that even Ling Hao didn't recognize. These bugs were very big. Big, at least several times larger than the common ones. At this moment, the mercenary man was covered with bugs and was stung desperately by these things. Although he was still running hard to the exit, his clothes were almost stained with blood. Thoroughly. Ling Hao watched helplessly as a large spotted centipede as big as the palm of his hand crawled onto the mercenary's neck and bit it hard. The latter screamed again, fell down, and stopped moving.
Everyone was stunned, and Ling Hao yelled: "Why are you standing there, run!" After saying that, he picked up a box and ran out. The remaining three people also reacted and each picked up a box. He picked up his oxygen tank and backpack and ran.
When they walked out of the door, they were stunned. The corridor in front of them was covered with all kinds of insects from the ground to the top wall. The mercenaries who had been burned by sulfuric acid had long since disappeared.
"Damn, this is bad!" Ling Hao gritted his teeth.
The last mercenary man was already panicking. He took out his gun and fired wildly at the insects in the corridor. For a moment, juice splashed everywhere and insect limbs flew everywhere.
Tian Yong kicked this guy to the ground: "There's no point in shooting. There are so many bugs, can you kill them all?"
Ling Hao suddenly said: "Tian Yong, go to the iron gate and see if there is any sulfuric acid left in the mechanism. If there is, use the bottles and cans on the shelf to fill it. It will have a miraculous effect on insects. Xueting , we also went to collect formalin from the floor. It has a strong smell and the bugs probably don’t like it. Also, we have medical alcohol in our backpacks. We can find something to light on fire and it can also repel bugs. No matter what method we use, we They all have to rush out.”
The three people threw the treasure box in their hands on the ground and started to act separately. The mercenary man hesitated for a moment, then reluctantly threw away the treasure box in his hand and went to collect formalin together.
There were many glass bottles on the shelf. Some of the liquids inside had evaporated long ago, while others contained some solids. Ling Hao found two empty bottles and threw them to Tian Yong, who placed a large bottle above the iron door. Only two small bottles of sulfuric acid were collected in the glass bottles, although the large bottle containing the mermaid exploded. However, the small half of the flat bottom was retained after all. There was so much formalin inside that Yang Xueting didn't care about being sick anymore. She filled it up in small bottles and stuffed it into the small pockets of her tactical vest.
Ling Hao was pleasantly surprised to find that there were actually some good things in the bottles on these shelves, including calcium carbide, white phosphorus, and large pieces of potassium metal soaked in kerosene. He collected them all. These things are very lethal when used well. But it is not inferior to conventional weapons.
"Come on, the bugs are coming!" Tian Yong shouted loudly.
In fact, those bugs could have rushed in a long time ago, but the formalin on the ground made them hesitate. But after all, formalin only has a stronger smell and can kill small parasites. If these big bugs in front of them go crazy, Even though they are alive, there is no way to stop their progress. If they stay in this secret room, sooner or later the bugs will still come in.
Yang Xueting took out a few jars of formalin and threw them out the door. The bottles shattered and the formalin sprayed everywhere. The pungent smell immediately filled the air. Bugs fled in all directions, and every broken bottle would be covered with dust. Producing a pest-free zone more than two meters in diameter.
Now Yang Xueting was confident. She threw out bottles one after another, connecting the circles, and suddenly opened a path for them. The four of them moved forward quickly, and soon came to the entrance of the mechanism cave. The whole cave was up and down. They were all crawling with insects, and formaldehyde couldn't solve the problem at the top of the cave.
"Get out of the way!" Ling Hao took out half a bottle of white phosphorus and threw it into the hole. The ignition point of white phosphorus is extremely low and will ignite when exposed to air, so the white phosphorus in the bottle is soaked in water. However, once the bottle is broken, It was terrible. After a puff of green smoke, a raging fire ignited. The smell of burning insects was nauseating. The tide of insects retreated desperately, and those who were slower were all buried in the sea of fire.
After a moment, the flames extinguished, and Ling Hao and others continued to move forward, stepping on the insect corpses. Half of the cave was scorched black by the white phosphorus flames. However, after only walking a dozen meters, a large number of insects appeared in front of them.
"It depends on your shooting skills." Ling Hao patted Tian Yong on the shoulder, took out a piece of potassium metal from a bottle of kerosene, stuck it on a large bottle of water with a bandage tape, and threw it forward.
Tian Yong had the mercenary's gun on his waist. He immediately understood Ling Hao's words. He drew the gun skillfully, turned on the safety, and almost didn't deliberately aim. He shot the bottle with a flick of his hand, accurately blasting the bottle. What will happen when potassium meets water? Anyone who has studied junior high school chemistry knows that the violent reaction generates huge heat, and the potassium block will jump around under the violent reaction, as if it was thrown into a swarm of insects. It was like a big bucket of boiling water, causing some insects to let out shrill screams, and the insect tide was forced back several meters again.
Just like that, there were gunshots, bottles of water were exploded, all the potassium was used up, and there were still several meters away from the cave entrance. Yang Xueting took out a bottle of alcohol and shouted: "Be careful, this is alcohol!" Tian Yong blew up the bottle with one shot, and then fired another shot on the ground. The sparks immediately ignited the alcohol. Feeling that the power was not strong enough, Ling Hao threw away the half bottle of kerosene used to soak the potash in his hand. The flames spread and finally forced the insect swarm out of the cave. At this moment, they returned to the stone door lined with sculptures. The bones outside were still the same, but at this moment they were no longer there. There were bugs crawling everywhere and God knows where they came from.
In front of a tilted stone statue, the mercenary with his head wrapped in glutinous rice balls was lying there. Yang Xueting threw two bottles of formalin to drive away the insect tide. The last mercenary man quickly stepped forward and turned the guy over. Everyone felt sick, and saw that this man had been chewed to the point where there was not much meat left, and several unknown beetles were crawling in and out of his mouth, which was very scary.
Tian Yong threw away the empty gun in his hand, stepped forward and pulled out the gun from the waist of the corpse, and quickly checked the magazine. Ling Hao picked up the two gas bottles next to the corpse, removed one and rolled it forward. After many years of cooperation, Tian Yong immediately understood what he meant. He raised his hand and shot, and the gas cylinder suddenly exploded. Although the explosion of the helium-oxygen cylinder did not cause any fire, the huge air wave it set off covered a ten-meter-wide area. All bugs within the range were killed and blown away.
They continued to move towards the water outlet, and the formalin was almost used up. Ling Hao threw out another gas bottle, which finally supported them to the waterside where the box was stored.
"Hurry up and put on your equipment. I'll hold it for you for a while." Tian Yong still had sulfuric acid and alcohol in his vest pocket.
The others did not waste time to be humble. They took off their combat uniforms, put down their backpacks, took out their diving suits and put them on. At the same time, they also put the remaining formalin, alcohol and other insect repellent items together.
Those bugs seemed to be intelligent. They seemed to realize that the enemy was about to escape their siege, and became even crazier. Formalin had basically lost its effect on them. A look of ferocity appeared on Tian Yong's face, and a bottle of sulfuric acid was thrown out. This thing was so cruel that the insects that were splashed screamed "squeaking" and ran around wildly in pain, making the entire insect swarm a mess.
"It's your turn, I'll take your place." At this moment, Ling Hao had already put on the diving suit. Another mercenary and Yang Xueting had already entered the water and unfolded a "folding inflatable underwater buoyancy transport bucket". While moving the treasure upwards, Yang Xueting adjusted the inflation valve so that the drag bucket could remain suspended in the water.
Tian Yong nodded, handed the gun to Ling Hao, and then started to put on the diving suit. Taking advantage of the chaos created by the two bottles of sulfuric acid, Ling Hao dropped a roll of rope on the ground, poured the remaining flammable liquids such as alcohol and liquid paraffin on it, and then straightened the rope to form a blockade. , he lit the rope, and immediately formed a low fire wall less than half a foot high between them and the insect tide. Although it was short, it was insurmountable for the insects. Finally, he filled a two-liter empty glass bottle with less than half of the lake water, and held the small bottle of calcium carbide in his hand. This was his last big killer, and the only remaining trump card.
The insect swarm tried to break through the wall of fire one after another. Many insects were burned to death after climbing over the fire wall. However, the flame of the match rope became smaller and smaller, and it was seen that they would soon be engulfed by the insect swarm.
"Okay, Ling Hao, you can retreat." Tian Yong's voice sounded from the earphone in Ling Hao's mask.
Ling Hao smiled. He opened the small bottle containing calcium carbide, poured all the calcium carbide inside into the big bottle he had prepared, closed the lid tightly, and quickly threw the big bottle out. Taking advantage of the situation, he leaned back and fell into the water.
When calcium carbide meets water, it will generate huge heat and release acetylene gas. A bottle of about 200 grams of calcium carbide and 500 ml of water are sealed in a glass bottle. You can imagine what will happen.
There was a loud "bang", and the vibration was no less than that of an anti-tank mine. As for how miserable those bugs would be, Ling Hao could no longer see. At this moment, the four of them were pulling a "buoyant tow" that was like a single bed. "Dou" swam out the same way.
A "smoking and drinking voice" suddenly sounded in Ling Hao's mind: "Okay, you are very fierce. The most respected thing in our mermaid clan is the warrior. I swear to the Poseidon that I will repay you well." Shui Lingxing seemed very happy. Excited.
However, Ling Hao had a headache, as if he was possessed by a ghost. Although the mermaid did not suppress his consciousness and take over his body now, who knew if she would in the future. Moreover, with such a mermaid girl always attached to his body, he had no privacy at all. Ling Hao was so embarrassed that he almost got cancer.
He decided that as soon as this mission was over, he would run to the beach after returning to the port city and let this "A Chinese Ghost Story" return to the sea, the sooner the better.
