At this moment, Xueting and Tian Yong were also woken up. The four of them came to the sword tomb together. As soon as they entered, they almost fainted from the strong smell of corpses. Ling Hao saw the lid of the white jade coffin opened at a glance. Natasha's body has been inside for several days, and a high degree of decay is inevitable. Because the coffin lid is well sealed, there is usually no smell. Now that the coffin lid has been opened, the air quality in the Sword Tomb is so bad. You can imagine.
"What's going on? Why is the coffin lid open?" Ling Hao frowned and looked at Xueting. He was very disgusted with disturbing the peace of the dead. Death is like a lamp going out, even if the person was full of evil in life, after death That's all. Since ancient times, those who whipped corpses were nothing but trouble with themselves. He knew that Xueting would naturally not do such a thing. It was hard to say that Tian Yong, the guy with chopsticks in his head, was more suspicious than Shui Lingxing.
Xueting couldn't stand the smell of corpses, so she put on a diving mask and said to Ling Hao, "You will know after you look inside the coffin."
Hearing this, Ling Hao stretched his neck and looked into the coffin, his brows furrowed deeper. He knew that the lid of the white jade coffin was opened not because of human factors, because the inside of the coffin was clean, with only a white bone wrapped in a There was not even a drop of corpse liquid left in the rest of the broken diving suit.
Xueting continued: "It was probably when we were sleeping that the protozoa extended its tentacles here, and then used some method to lift the lid of the coffin, and then..."
"This is my mistake. I knew it was a scavenger, but I didn't expect it could even lift the lid of the coffin." After saying this, Ling Hao suddenly stopped, and then suddenly turned his head to look at a corner inside the sword tomb. , there was a sealed jar containing their last remaining pieces of grilled dried fish.
Tian Yong, who was following behind, suddenly realized what he was doing. He shouted "Ouch" and rushed over. He picked up the jar and tried to lift the sealing lid. Xueting's face turned green when she saw his move, and she shouted hoarsely. He shouted: "Go outside and take a look! Don't you feel disgusted here?"
Tian Yong was so frightened that he almost dropped the jar on the ground, and quickly climbed out of the sword tomb with the jar in his arms. Ling Hao looked at Shui Lingxing: "Are the Earth Gentian and Blood Coagulation Beads okay?"
"It's okay. The bronze fou has a complicated lock. Otherwise, after such a long time, the protozoa would have opened the lid and eaten it." Shui Lingxing took the copper "fou" out of the bronze "fou", obviously even though she knew it The protozoa couldn't open the lid and didn't want to put the gentian and blood coagulation beads here.
The three of them came out of the sword tomb and saw Tian Yong holding the jar and giggling. When he saw everyone coming up, he hurriedly said: "It was almost the sealing diving suit that was bitten by the lugworm, but the plastic sheet inside is still intact. , if it were later, the dried fish would definitely be gone.”
Ling Hao nodded: "Everyone, please be alert. There is no carrion to eat now. Whether the Andean Alonso protozoa can eat living people, I am afraid the truth will soon be revealed."
"Already here!" Shui Lingxing shouted coldly, already holding the trident in his hand.
I saw countless tentacles protruding densely from the lake water, quietly gathering from all around. Everyone drew their weapons and stood back to back.
Without any probing, the tentacles rushed towards Ling Hao and the others without hesitation, jabbing them like spears. The sharp edge flashed, Ling Hao waved the "Dragon Arc", Shui Lingxing's trident stabbed out halberd flowers, Tian Yong's "Sword of Damocles" opened and closed, and dozens of tentacles were covered in an instant. Cut it off, fall to the ground and twist like a gecko's tail, the smelly dark red juice spraying everywhere.
"Tian Yong, Shui Lingxing! Protect Xueting!" Ling Hao confessed, and then shouted a spell. His whole body was filled with red light. The color of the "Dragon Arc" long knife was like blood. He swung the knife with a lethality that reached ten meters away. .
Xueting only has a "whaling harpoon" short knife in her hand. Launch weapons such as spear guns have little effect on these tentacles. Without the blessing of "artifact", she is indeed the weakest among the four. She must rely on Tian Yong and the others. Distraction and protection can ensure safety.
This battle lasted for nearly an hour, and the severed tentacles piled up in a large circle more than a foot thick around the four people. This protozoa was indeed a low-level creature without a brain, and the severed tentacles immediately became its new Food, many tentacles stopped attacking Ling Hao and the others, and instead began to suck in the broken beards that were twisting on the ground. Finally, they seemed to be full, and they retreated one after another.
The battlefield was "cleaned" in an instant, and all the tentacles retracted into the water, as if nothing had happened, leaving only four people covered in splattered dirt, standing panting, weapons It was covered in mucus and even slipped in my hand to the point where it was unsteady to hold.
Xueting sat down on the ground with a plop and started crying. Everyone knew her character very well. Everyone knew that her crying was not because of fear, but because she felt that she had dragged others down and shed tears. Tears of unwillingness and self-blame.
Tian Yong walked over and squatted next to her, comforting her with a silly smile on his face, while Ling Hao went to the water to clean the stains on his body.
Everyone wiped themselves clean in silence, and Xueting calmed down. She started cooking the last few pieces of dried fish in a stone cauldron. Rather than being worried about the protozoa, it would be safer to eat them first.
A pot of clear soup is watery, because there is less salt, it is bland and fishy, because it has been left for a long time, and there is a smell of rotten fish and shrimp. I hold my nose and take a sip, grinning before I can swallow it. Because I was so hungry, I still drank every last drop of the pot of fish soup. In fact, this was better than drinking water. It could replenish some energy, but it was not enough to fill my stomach. After peeing twice, my stomach was still stuffy. It's rolling, but there's nothing to complain about. After all, it can help everyone maintain some physical strength. It's already a good thing if you don't have diarrhea. More than once, Tian Yong shamelessly tried to steal emergency chocolate or energy bars while everyone was asleep, but Xueting caught him. Holding it in her arms, whoever dares to frantically unzip her shirt to look for food must first be prepared to treat this meal as the last meal in their lives.
The next day, those tentacles came again, and it was still a fierce battle. Everyone was almost exhausted, and they could wait until they retreated again. Tian Yong was furious and waved his sword at the "island" under his feet. He was finally stopped by Shui Lingxing. "Andean Alonzoa" is different from the biological form that everyone has known before. It is a creature with a wheel nerve or a reticular nervous system. This nervous system has no center, and pain in certain parts of the body cannot be transmitted at all. It cannot produce complex feelings such as fear in other parts of the body. Even unless it is completely eaten or burned to ashes, as long as a small piece of mesh nerve remains, it can divide and replicate to grow into its entire body and continue to survive. There is nothing critical to speak of, which is why it is called "immortal protozoa".
"Don't waste your efforts. If this island falls apart, the protozoa will definitely not die, but we will have to stay in the water, and we will not be able to cope with tentacle attacks from all directions." Ling Hao already knew it very well. We are now in a situation where the enemy cannot be killed or evaded, so we can only endlessly resist the opponent's attacks again and again until our own side is exhausted. Now that food is in short supply, casualties will occur within a few rounds, and then there will be a complete collapse and the entire army will be annihilated. Unless they can be rescued in a short time, they, Tian Yong and Xueting will be dead.
But it is not that easy to be rescued in a short time. The space above is also a deep lake. I want to clear the ruins of a palace under two hundred meters of water, and then find the previous hole or blow up a new one. Finally, Pulling the three of us up from the huge underground space of more than 200 meters deep is simply an impossible task. This not only requires a lot of manpower, but also a lot of corresponding professional equipment. But this is the hinterland of Taklimakan. Even if someone has the energy to mobilize these resources, there is no way to guarantee time. Maybe he will be a skeleton by the time he sees the light of day again.
Ling Hao sighed softly. He knew that he was in a desperate situation this time. Even if he tried hard to hold on for a while, the chance of survival was still very slim.
Not long after, there was the third attack, then the fourth, and the fifth. From once every ten hours at the beginning, it gradually shortened to every few hours, leaving less and less time for everyone to recover their strength. If his physical strength could not keep up, injuries were inevitable. In order to protect Xueting, Tian Yong's legs and back were pricked by tentacles, leaving two blood holes as big as eggs. Blood flowed everywhere. Ling Hao Because Tian Yong was injured, his left side was unprotected, and he was stabbed in the arm by a tentacle. Although he repelled this attack, everyone knew that this was probably their last victory. In the next round, no matter what happened, they It's impossible to get through it no matter what.
Several people staggered on the ground, breathing greedily for air. Shui Lingxing was busy bandaging them. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was as silent as death.
"Xue Ting...Xue Ting..." Ling Hao shouted while panting.
"Boss, I'm here." Xueting was not injured, and her breathing was not as strong as that of Ling Hao and the others. Obviously, she was under the least pressure because she was covered by everyone.
"How are you? Are you injured?"
"No, don't keep protecting me. I'll be the main force in the next battle!" After saying that, Xueting went to grab the sword from Tian Yong's hand.
Tian Yong hugged the sword into his arms and refused: "No, this sword has a lot of personality and will choose its owner. I have just been recognized by it, and you can't exert its power at all." This is obviously Bullshit, everyone knows in their hearts that although Tian Yong is rough, his feelings are sincere. He will never let Xueting die in front of him.
Ling Hao smiled. These were his brothers and sisters who had been with him through life and death. Being able to die with them would feel like a blessing in life. "Xue Ting, everyone is hungry. Take out the food reserves and let everyone eat this meal so that they can kill each other happily."
Everyone was silent. Only Xueting stood up and moved the stone cauldron, pouring in the last bag of beef and buckwheat rice, as well as luncheon meat, meat pate, liver pate, pepper and the remaining salt. , added water and started to boil, she even poured the remaining bag of coffee powder and sugar into the kettle, and let everyone take turns drinking it. All the energy bars and chocolates were eaten without leaving any.
This was probably the most delicious meal they had eaten in more than ten days. Although this hybrid porridge looked disgusting, the meat was so fragrant and hot that everyone was sweating profusely and gained strength.
The water surface began to stir restlessly again, and a new round of attack was about to begin. However, the expressions of the four people were surprisingly calm. At this moment, they were already looking forward to death. Ling Hao shouted: "This time we compete to see who can score more cuts. You three, I am very happy to fight side by side with you. We are also together on the road to hell, and we will not be alone anymore."
Tian Yong smiled, held Xueting's hand, and said apologetically: "I don't have time to marry you in this life, so I won't waste time in the next life."
Xueting rolled her eyes at him and said, "Fuck it, it's too late to get married down there. Don't even think about delaying it until the next life. Are you addicted to procrastination?"
Shui Lingxing sighed softly and looked at Ling Hao and said: "After being soaked in a bottle for so many years, I can be regarded as a human being again. Although the time is short, I have no regrets about getting to know you and the people around you. No regrets."
"Okay! Let's fight side by side!" Ling Hao chanted the incantation again, and his whole body flashed with dazzling red light, facing the countless tentacles coming overwhelmingly.
At this critical moment, a violent explosion sounded, and the underground space trembled. A dazzling ball of light bloomed on the high dome above. It stung people so hard that they couldn't open their eyes for a moment, and even those tentacles were blown away. Shocked, he stopped.
The stones fell with the flow of water. Ling Hao and others stood there, rubbing their eyes, as if they couldn't believe that what was happening in front of them was real.
