Yue Guanchao was obviously not convinced by his guess. He held his chin and frowned and said, "What you said is possible, but even if it was Queen Shanshan who escaped with the people, could there be any casualties along the way? No? There are almost no traces of casualties on the streets we see now. Isn’t it a bit strange to say that everyone survived after the fall of Sand Sea King City?"
Everyone already had an idea of his suspicion, and when they saw him speaking out, they all nodded in agreement.
Song Siyuan took a long breath: "Let's look for things in the building first. What if they are all hiding in the building?"
Yue Guanchao and the others walked into one of the private houses facing the street. Everything in the pavilion maintained its original appearance thousands of years ago. It was in a decayed and broken state. There was no problem at all. However, there were still no traces of living things, even domestic animals. All disappeared.
They looked for other houses one after another and looked at the situation on a street. Generally speaking, similar items were still in their original condition. Most of them had been damaged after thousands of years, but there were still no traces of corpses or livestock. This showed that the entire desert The living people and livestock in Neptune City may have completely disappeared when a disaster occurs.
Standing on the street, Yue Guanchao squinted his eyes with suspicion: "This is strange. Did these people enter other places? Or is there an escape passage in the sinkhole? They can't be sent to the mirror by Yupei. world."
Song Siyuan nodded towards him: "It's possible. When we observed the surroundings just now, we checked the topography of the tiankeng. Except for the exit where we came from, the other parts of the tiankeng walls are closed rock formations. , there are at most some cracks in the rock formations. If they really want to be able to escape, they must have turned into some underground river via the route we came from."
"but"
She changed the topic: "Judging from the direction we came from, there seems to be no trace of human movement. To take a step back, these underground rivers were formed by underground water erosion. When the sinkhole collapsed thousands of years ago, these rivers were probably not yet formed. , even if you really want to leave, you may not be able to find a way to escape."
Xu Xiake understood what Song Siyuan meant and interjected: "That means that since these people of Shahai King City fell into the sinkhole, they must still exist in the sinkhole, but we can't see them. If they have already If they are dead, at least they can see their bones. If they are alive, they should also have traces of activity. Do you think their current state of being neither dead nor alive is similar to the description of the living dead?"
At this point, the little Taoist priest's expression became more and more strange: "If they are really the living dead, does that mean they are hiding from us, or that they are slowly spying on us in the dark to see where we are?" What are you doing?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone stopped walking forward. When they walked into the city, they did feel a sense of being spied on. At this moment, Xu Xiake directly pointed out this feeling. While looking at each other, the hair behind them also The explosions continued, as if there were ants crawling up the back of the brain along the spine. I only felt numbness in the back of my head and a whoosh of air conditioning.
The people who couldn't get out of the Shahai King City couldn't see anyone alive or dead, they were completely caught between life and death. When they think of the legend of the living dead, they will inevitably overthink it.
Yue Erpao swallowed: "Don't scare us. These people you are talking about have not even seen a bone and scum. If they are still in the sinkhole, where will they be?"
Wow!
After everyone stopped, there was no sound of footsteps. At this moment, some moving sounds came from around the corner, as if something was rubbing the soles of their feet. It was obvious that they were not the same group. It was heard at this moment. Hearing the sound of digging, one could clearly feel that the soil seemed to be dug out of the ground by something.
Realizing this, everyone's hearts immediately became suspended. Yue Guanchao signaled Keli to pick up the shotgun. At the same time, several men behind him also drew their bows and arrows, always on guard against unknown objects ahead.
Everyone tiptoed towards the corner. The closer they got to the corner, the more uneasy they felt. It was like a rabbit jumped in their hearts, making people feel uncomfortable. xь.
Yue Guanchao and Keli took a deep breath, picked up their shotguns and quickly turned the corner. The moment they saw the unknown living creature, they immediately relaxed.
gas.
In front of the shotgun is a salamander!
This salamander has a black body with mottled green patterns. It has a head, body, and long tail in three sections. It has a narrow head, a broad body, and a slender tail. The body is about one meter long. Its hands and feet are short and thick with webbing, and its tail is slender. The tail fin keeps wagging when crawling close to the ground.
The shape of the head is a bit close to that of a lizard or a salamander. The area near the cheek is like a lion's mane, with a layer of translucent red tumor membrane covering it. Catfish-like whiskers grow out of the mouth, and its eyes are round. , slightly black, and the mouth is like a fish's mouth without any teeth. Judging from the mud-covered state on the body, it must have just emerged from the hole in the ground.
Animals are afraid of living people, especially in sinkholes hundreds of meters deep. When the salamander saw them, it took several steps back, with panic and fear in its eyes. Before Yue Guanchao could drive it away, it had already dived in. The dug hole disappears into the ground.
He walked to the burrow and observed carefully. The burrow dug by the salamander had begun to seep water into it, as if a well had been dug and a puddle appeared. He saw it wagging its tail and hiding deep in the mud pit.
After a false alarm, everyone realized that the underground salamander was just digging holes for food, and felt a little relieved. It was better than encountering some big rice dumplings emerging from the ground.
"Why are there salamanders here?"
Song Siyuan was very curious about this. They didn't see any living things when they came. This salamander seemed to be deliberately attracting them.
Keli explained: "This is normal. It is easy for animals that live underground to appear in the rock formations under the sand. Fortunately, we did not encounter any black bags or blood-sucking blankets."
This kind of salamander is also called a mud dragon. It is a small salamander that lives in rock formations deep in the desert. The longest body is only one meter long. It lives on underground fish, shrimps, snakes, eels, and some fruits and vegetables. If you encounter Dead large animals will be dragged into the lair and eaten slowly.
They swim in rivers or dig holes in the mud. They are small in size and naturally have a fear of species larger than themselves. As long as they see animals larger than themselves, they will directly burrow into the holes they dug. Escape through the underground caves extending in all directions.
Although this kind of salamander has no teeth, its upper and lower jaws are extremely hard and can crush and break the bones of most small animals. It sometimes preys on things like mice and rabbits that fall into underground rivers.
Keli scanned the surrounding environment and continued: "There are underground rivers and sinkhole rock formations here, which are very suitable for the survival of this kind of creature that likes moisture, temperature, and does not like light. In addition, there are probably fish in the water nearby. Shrimps and the like, it’s normal for them to appear here.”
"Where there are salamanders living, at least it proves that this land is not a cursed place and that there are living things that can survive. So where exactly did the people of Sand Sea King City go? I'm afraid it has nothing to do with the geological environment here."
"What is that place?"
Unknowingly, they had walked near the circular mandala, and now they had solved the problem of underground salamanders. When they looked up, they could already see the tall tower in the center of the mandala, which seemed a little unusual.
