So far, Charlotte hasn't seen too many fossilized corpses.
It seems like they have to die long enough before they begin to ossify.
And according to Charlotte's observation, the longer they are completely dead, the more rigid they become.
The specific manifestation is that the body appears dark gray in parts, like a stone, and the texture is very similar.
She remembered what Ouyang Zongzhe and others had said before, that these things were originally just stone statues, and they were "resurrected and awakened" after being illuminated.
And the changes they show after death are as if they will turn into stone again after a certain period of time.
Charlotte immediately recalled that when Xu Qing was discovered, there seemed to be fragments of these giant crocodile stone statues in the collapse of the mountain passage.
So that's it... Charlotte suddenly figured out the key. No wonder she felt it was against her will at the time.
At that time, the rocks in the passage were broken into pieces. The situation was not like a natural rock fragmentation and landslide.
After all, the structure inside the mountain is generally relatively stable, and unless there are other factors that interfere with it, there will generally be no large-scale violent collapse.
In Charlotte's view, the situation at the scene looked more like it had been destroyed by a man-made fire.
At that time, Charlotte and Eric discovered a detail that was easily overlooked - among the rubble, there were fragments of some kind of animal stone sculpture.
However, because it was quite broken, Charlotte and the others could not distinguish the specific appearance of the stone sculpture.
But it is obvious that it is not a purely natural thing, but an artificial one.
To this end, Charlotte also made various speculations, such as whether there are indigenous residents on Sandra Planet?
However, are there indigenous people in the D-level desert star field? This was something Charlotte had never heard of.
From Charlotte's perspective, things don't seem that simple.
In particular, she noticed Captain Zhang's serious look at that time, and Charlotte had doubts in her heart.
Now seeing the fossilized corpses of those "six-legged crocodiles" in the circular square, Charlotte felt that many things could be explained.
At that time, there should also be the corpses of these "six-legged crocodile" beasts in the rubble beside Xu Qing.
It's just that a long time has passed, and the remains of the corpse have completely ossified, finally taking on the appearance of gravel.
Therefore, those were not the artificial stone sculptures of animals that Charlotte and the others thought, but the body fragments of the "six-legged crocodile".
As for why they left the pyramid, they probably chased Xu Qing out of the pyramid.
There was a large open area in front of the door through which Team 3 entered.
And around the open space, there was a circle of cliffs.
There are many cave entrances scattered on the cliff.
Those cave entrances are in different locations, high and low, and of different sizes.
At that time, Zhang Lianping sent people to check the conditions of those cliff caves, especially the cave entrances closer to the ground, but no dangerous situation was found.
The dark area inside the cave should be connected to some passages.
But regarding the specific direction of the passage, Team 3 did not continue to explore.
However, at a certain hole close to the ground, Captain Zhang and the others saw some traces of chaos.
Charlotte also saw it at that time. It was a small amount of gravel scattered here and there.
This detail can now be well integrated into all information.
It's like a thread connecting all the beads.
Combined with the information he just received from other people, Charlotte's mind gradually connected the whole thing.
The scientific research team entered the pyramid through the door on the side of Cave 1 and encountered danger inside the tower.
Xu Qing fled all the way, and finally escaped through the door found by Team 3.
Behind her were those "six-legged crocodile" beasts.
After leaving the pyramid, she entered the hole on the cliff wall close to the ground, so some traces of messy gravel were left behind.
After that, Xu Qing fled all the way in the mountain.
The paths are so intricate that they look like a maze.
There seemed to be no hope of getting out, and there was a "six-legged crocodile" chasing after her. At the moment when Xu Qing couldn't bear it mentally, she finally set fire to the only self-defense ammunition she had.
It is estimated that the ammunition is quite powerful, enough to hurt the "six-legged crocodile" following it.
Most importantly, the ammunition also caused the mountain passage to collapse, so the opponent could be completely eliminated.
It can only be said that Xu Qing was lucky. She did not die due to the collapse of the passage, but found a glimmer of life in the cracks in the gravel.
On the other hand, those "six-legged crocodiles", because of their huge size, are difficult to survive after being injured by ammunition fire and mountain landslides.
The bodies of those giant crocodiles were already damaged before death, and their bodies were also somewhat damaged when they ossified into stones after death.
When the road was cleared later, they were further damaged by "pangolin" and other equipment, so they were mixed in a pile of rubble and difficult to find.
However, recalling Captain Zhang's serious look at that time, Charlotte thought, he should have discovered the weird animal stone sculpture when he first rescued Xu Qing, right? After all, they appear at such an inappropriate time.
Speaking of which, I have to sigh again, Xu Qing is like a lucky buff.
The roads in the pyramid are winding and winding, and there are access restrictions or certain dangerous factors in some places.
She was able to escape safely. Such luck can be regarded as a different kind of strength.
At this time, at the retreat site, Zhang Lianping was commanding Team 3 to fight against a large number of "six-legged crocodile" beasts.
Compared with Team 1 and Team 4, Team 3 will have more ammunition, after all, they have only joined the battle not long ago.
At present, the members of the scientific research team have left the square area and entered the passage.
Next, several people from Team 3 also entered the passage.
Gradually, more and more people entered the passage.
The situation seems to be gradually improving, and everything is moving in the expected direction.
There are still 7 people left in the square, 6 people, 5 people...
There were so many "six-legged crocodiles" in the square, and they all rushed towards the passage like crazy.
The fewer people left in the square, the more pressure these people have to bear.
The ultimate queen must be the elite among the elite.
And Charlotte was among the last few people to retreat.
Next to her, there is Zhang Lianping, the captain.
According to the action plan of Team 3 at this time, Deputy Team Wang Lei took care of the situation at the entrance of the passage, while Zhang Lianping held the line at the end.
And Zhang Lianping's original intention was definitely not to let Charlotte stay until the end.
In his opinion, at most he would allow her to stay in Team 3 during the retreat and help with the rear, but he would never let her be the last member to retreat.
However, in actual combat, many unexpected situations cannot be taken into account.
(End of chapter)
