"Brother Chen Tao, tell me, who are you and why do you have the aura of Mongatos on you!" Balohad looked solemn and stared directly at Chen Tao.
"Mongatos?" Chen Tao frowned, "What is that?"
"Mengatos is the legendary guardian beast of Nakala, the god of the underworld, and specializes in devouring evil spirits in hell!" Sok explained on the side, "You just used its breath to scare away the undead trapped here. monster."
"Then Kara's guardian beast?" Chen Tao's head was filled with excitement. When they encountered the big lizard-like monster in the weird underground hall, old man Takji once said that that thing belonged to the god of the underworld. Messenger, could this be the one Balohad was talking about?
After thinking about it, Chen Tao asked Barohard with some uncertainty: "Are you talking about that thing with a head like a flower that burns itself to death when the sun shines?"
Hearing what Chen Tao said, Balohard's expression changed, "What did you say?"
"When we came, we encountered a monster in an underground hall..." Chen Tao briefly told Balohard what happened to his group under the ruins of the ancient city. "Oh, by the way, there is a big luminous pearl in that place. What a pity!"
Chen Tao did not mention the fact that he picked up the beads. Although they are now on the same team as Balohad and others, there is no guarantee that these people will not kill the three foreigners just to grab the beads.
You must not have the intention of harming others, and you must not have the intention of guarding against others.
"You actually went to the Temple of Hades and killed Mengtuos!" After hearing Chen Tao's words, everyone except Haozi and Ye Rong were stunned.
That was something in Tatunaan's legend, and it was killed by the three people in front of him?
It took a long time for Balohad to recover from the shock, "According to legend, there are two Mongotos. Why is there only one left in the Temple of Hades? Is the other one gone too... ..."
Chen Tao shook his head and did not answer his question. They indeed only encountered that one at the beginning, and judging from the appearance of the hall, it was very likely that others had been there before.
Thinking of this, Chen Tao couldn't help but be stunned.
Could it be that Grandpa and the others also went to that place, killed one of the Mongotos, and took away its bead...
So later on, did they also rely on that bead to pass through the Forest of the Dead?
Chen Tao thought about it and felt that things were a bit ridiculous, but there are no absolutes in this world. What if there really is such a coincidence?
If this is the case, where did the bead go? He had never seen any strange beads among his grandfather's belongings.
"The Takji who took you there, is he really dead?"
"Well, he was buried alive under the Grand Highness in order to get the night-light pearl."
"Oh, sure enough..." Balohard shook his head and sighed.
"You... know Takji?" Chen Tao was a little surprised. From the look of Balohard, he seemed to know the old man Takji.
"Yes, we know each other." Balohard nodded, "He was once one of us!"
"What!" Chen Tao was stunned.
That old man Takji who wants money rather than his life is actually a guard!
Then is it possible for Ye Rong to find him as a guide...
Chen Tao couldn't help but look at Ye Rong, remembering what Ye Rong said to Balohard when he was rescued by Balohard and others.
It was obvious that Ye Rong seemed to know Balohard and even knew what Balohard and the others wanted to do.
What a liar!
Chen Tao gritted his teeth and looked at Ye Rong. Ye Rong seemed to have noticed what Chen Tao was thinking, and his eyes dodged unnaturally.
"Takji once followed my father. After my father died, he also left the guard. Unexpectedly, he ended up dying in the desert." Balohard smiled bitterly and shook his head, "He didn't believe in the curse. , I want to leave here. But the curse is the curse, the Tatunaan people will never be able to leave this desert!"
After everyone had tidied up, there were only ten of them left, each with varying degrees of injuries. If Chen Tao hadn't scared away the zombie monkey by chance, these people would have been torn to pieces by those monsters in a short time.
Balohad looked up at the sky, and then at the dark forest of the undead, looking a little anxious, "It seems like those monsters won't come out again. We have already walked three-fifths of the way." The journey is about to go out!"
"There was such a big movement just now. I'm sure Bruno and Oulenke have discovered our traces. Next, we have to be more careful." Chen Tao unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of water. His whole body was covered with blood. There is a dull pain.
From the time he entered the desert to now, he had to put up some decorations almost everywhere he went, but he could bear it, even though his clothes were torn into strips. The temperature in the desert was low at night and the wind was strong, which blew him away. I was trembling, but there was nothing I could do.
"With their speed, I think they should have left the Forest of the Dead and are about to reach the main city. With Bruno here, those monsters will not have any impact on them. Maybe they already think that we can't get out of here."
"Anyway, just be careful!"
Everyone simply replenished their physical strength and set off again towards the depths of the dense forest.
There were no zombie monkey attacks along the way, so the team moved much faster, and soon reached the inner edge of the Forest of the Undead.
Here, Chen Tao can already see a lot of artificial traces. Every time you walk, you can see some collapsed statues, isolated stone pillars, and some ruined fortifications.
"This is already a part of Tatunaan King City." Balohad pointed to the dilapidated columns and walls and said: "Back then, there were many warriors stationed and guarding here. These were high towers used for observation. When the weather is good, you can directly see the desert outside Maka Lost City from the top."
In order to buy more time, Chen Tao and the others walked very fast.
It was already late at night, and the dead silence had returned to the Forest of the Dead. Occasionally, some weird creaking noises could be heard in the depths, which were the zombie monkeys that followed them and did not dare to get close.
After a while, a clearing appeared ahead. In the center of the clearing was a square stone altar made of huge rocks. On top of the stone altar stood a towering stone pillar with a very strange shape.
Chen Tao held the torch and got closer. The surface of the stone pillar was full of pits and there were still some residual traces of patterns and writing.
"This is an altar used to worship the Forest of the Dead. This stone pillar was once engraved with the story of the king asking Nakala, the god of the underworld, to create the Forest of the Dead to protect Tatunaan. Unfortunately, it can no longer be seen."
Chen Tao walked around the stone pillar with great interest, and his eyes were suddenly attracted to a place on the stone altar.
There are some vague irregular scratches on the surface of a huge stone at the corner of the stone altar. If you don't pay attention, you won't be able to see it at all. Chen Tao held up the torch and took a closer look, and his expression suddenly changed.
These carvings turned out to be the marks of the Chen family!
Chen Tao carefully identified the carvings. These carvings were very new, as if someone had just carved them. Moreover, the carvings were very sloppy, as if the person was in a hurry.
"Little boss, Mr. Long is trapped in Jiaer Cave. There is a traitor in their team. Be careful of Li Hao!"
This is the secret message left by the old cat!
Looking at the marks on the ground, Chen Tao's heart almost jumped out of his chest. Finally there is news about Uncle Long!
It seemed that the old cat already knew that Chen Tao was also following, and it seemed that he had discovered something, so he left a secret message to remind himself and told Chen Tao the current location of Uncle Long.
But what did his last words mean?
Be careful about Li Hao?
Is there something wrong with Haozi?
Originally, Chen Tao wanted to call Haozi to come and see him, but he couldn't help but give up the idea. When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
He quietly glanced at Haozi, who was walking towards him, and couldn't help but feel nervous.
Previously, Haozi was captured by Bruno and the others, and the other two guards were killed, only Haozi was released.
With the hatred between Chen Tao and the others and Oulanke, how could they let him go so easily?
And after Haozi came back, what happened to the weird big worm in his mouth?
Although Ye Rong had taken out the thing and burned it, Chen Tao still felt that things would not be that simple.
"No, these marks cannot be seen by Haozi for the time being. If he really has a problem, it will alert the snake... Fortunately, this is the back and there are pillars blocking it. Haozi probably didn't see what I was doing."
Thinking about it, Chen Tao used a dagger to scratch the mark representing Li Hao's name on the back a few times. After confirming that it could not be seen, he pretended to be surprised and waved his hand towards Hao Zi who was walking towards him.
"Haozi, come here quickly, there is something here!"
Hearing Chen Tao's voice, several other people stopped, and Haozi walked to Chen Tao's side in a few steps.
"Look, it was left by the old cat. Uncle Long and the others are in Jiaer Cave!" Seeing Haozi coming over, Chen Tao hurriedly pulled him over and showed him with a torch.
"There is a traitor in Uncle Long's team. Uncle Long and the others probably don't know about this yet. We have to rescue them quickly!" Haozi looked at the marks and suddenly frowned, "Huh? Why is there nothing behind here? Be careful... ....What should you be careful about?”
The last symbol representing Haozi's name on the codeword was scratched by Chen Tao with a dagger.
"I don't know either. You see these scratches are so sloppy. Old Mao must have made them in a hurry. Maybe he made a mistake."
Haozi was still staring at the last symbol with a strange look on his face. He had no intention of giving up and was still trying to identify it.
Chen Tao squatted beside him, with a layer of cold sweat on his palms and his heart in his throat.
"Damn it, what the hell is this?" Haozi stared at it for a long time, and finally shook his head and cursed.
Chen Tao felt relieved and breathed out quietly.
Fortunately, this kid didn't notice it...
"Forget it, maybe he really wrote it wrong. Let's not waste time on this. The first thing is to go to Jiaer Cave to rescue Uncle Long!" After that, Chen Tao pulled Haozi and stood up. , said to Balohad and others who were walking towards him, "Commander Balo, can you take us to the Gar Cave!"
