Chapter 44 Chapter 43 Soul Registration

As soon as the light from the cold smoke and fire dispersed, I immediately saw streaks of golden light rushing towards my face, which made people blinded, as if they had fallen into a pile of gold, and the gold reflected brilliant light. What's going on, did you really fall into the gold pile?In my astonishment, I looked around with the light of the cold smoke and fire, and soon found something. This is indeed a huge pothole, which is in a sinking shape, as if it was formed by the impact of a meteorite.And in front of me, there is a huge and towering tower, which is soaring up layer by layer until it is invisible. The stairs are like the auditorium of a football field, and without exception, these stairs are also full of holes for placing human coffins, thousands of them at a glance, it is extremely spectacular!

I couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, for the wisdom of the ancestors of Nanling, for their ability to create such a miracle.While admiring, I also felt a little scared. Surrounded by such a large group of things, it really felt extremely uncomfortable.Could it be that this is the mass burial cave of the ancestors of Nanling, otherwise how could there be so many human coffins? In doubt, we quickly passed through the group of coffins, trying to reach the edge of the pothole, but found that things were far more than that simple.This pit is much bigger than we imagined, and there is no edge at all. The mass burial cave is only the most central location, and the large area outside the mass burial cave is full of large ore deposits and many strange stones that are not famous. Buildings, and towering towers, the number is extremely large, as if countless ancient temples gathered here.

"These are ore deposits, and this is where metal is smelted!" The scene in front of him was already obvious, so there was no need to make too many guesses. Katsuo immediately said: "The matter is very clear. The metal these people smelt is obviously something like gold. They specially smelted metal to make this kind of human-shaped coffin." I told her more than that, this place is indeed a miracle, it is likely to be an important base of human metallurgical civilization, accompanied by metal-related worship and major sacrificial activities, and this tradition will be passed down until the For many generations, their descendants Nanling residents have also maintained this tradition.

At this moment, I believe there is an explanation for the "soul storage" in the legend of Nanling. The so-called soul storage is actually just a kind of worship, an ancient metal worship. This metal can effectively help them store their corpses and make them immortal for thousands of years. Well, these human-shaped coffins actually represent immortal souls! Katsuo nodded in agreement, but he didn't seem very relieved.It doesn't seem to matter whether this is really the case, maybe we will be here forever to accompany these immortal souls, the difference is that we are miserable, and we don't even have a human coffin.

When he was in despair, there was a sudden commotion in the surroundings, followed by a few crisp metal impacts. Soon, the sound weakened, leaving only echoes resounding around. It is unusually quiet here, and any wind and grass in the dark cannot escape our ears. This sudden noise is really weird, and I can't help but raise my heart. Could it be that this is really a trap, did someone intentionally trap us as experimental subjects?As I thought about it, I became nervous. While looking around, I reached out and tried to find a weapon from my body, but I couldn't find anything, and I became a little flustered for a while.

But when I heard that the sound was made by metal impact and twisting, my face turned green, and I thought that that thing was about to come out, right? I was really afraid of something. I just felt that something was wrong, and suddenly there was a loud sound of metal cracking behind me, followed by a "squeak" sound, and an unknown object was quickly approaching us. "Run!" I pulled Katsuo aside, my whole body was numb at the moment, and I couldn't care less about the pain, so I ran forward desperately.Katsuo didn't know how powerful that thing was, and he asked me what was going on while running in puzzlement. I panted and replied that it was the master who was more powerful than Zongzi, and if he didn't run, he would die.

We didn't run very far, we all stopped involuntarily, and we were dumbfounded when we saw the front. This is already the edge of the pothole, and the ridge more than three meters high is blocking it. I ran too fast. In addition, the light was very weak at this time, and I almost bumped into it. "Go! Climb up! There is nowhere to run!" Katsuo said urgently.I was dumbfounded when I saw the height. Although it was not an insurmountable obstacle, it was quite strenuous for me who was already injured. I ran up and climbed several times but failed to climb up. Miserable. Seeing this, Katsuo said: "Let me come, I will go up first, and then I will pull you up with a rope, but you have to make some sacrifices!" After speaking, before I agreed, he ran far away to make an approach.I don't have time to think about whether this woman will be unjust, and leave me to run away after all, after all, this is the only way.

I bent my knees on the spot, Katsuo ran a few steps, stepped heavily on my back, and jumped up.She used so much force that I almost made her vomit blood. When I was struggling to straighten up, Katsuo had already put down the rope, and said loudly, "Hurry up, that thing is coming after you!" When I heard this, I became more and more anxious, and I couldn't care less about the pain, so I grabbed the rope and climbed up.Just halfway through the climb, I felt a gust of wind behind me, which was no different from the feeling of a big bat with a human face before.I felt chills on my back immediately, thinking that the little ghost of Lord Yama came to arrest me, my hands and feet became weak all of a sudden, I didn't even have the strength to climb, and the hand holding the rope was almost unable to grasp it.

Katsuo's physical strength was also exhausted, and it was a bit difficult to pull me at the moment, she gritted her teeth and signaled me to hurry up.I also gritted my teeth and was about to climb up in one breath, when suddenly my back tightened, and something fell directly on my back. That thing was extremely heavy, and the sudden jerk almost made me let go of it and fall, but when I realized that this was the terrifying thing that was chasing after me, I was immediately dumbfounded.I'm doomed now, even the Da Luo God can't save me. At this moment, I can feel the terrifying aura of that thing, as if it opened its fangs and is approaching my neck.

I still wanted to struggle, but when I turned my head, I suddenly realized that something was wrong. The person lying on my back was not a zongzi at all, it seemed to be a person. I could clearly feel the plastic clothing like a raincoat on his body. This really shocked me, I was about to speak, when suddenly the man shrank back, stretched out his hand and grabbed my backpack, then quickly let go of my body and jumped down, a burst of sprint disappeared into the darkness . All this happened only for a moment, but I could clearly see that this person was dressed in black, and his movements were extremely agile, as if he had come prepared.At this moment, Katsuo was urging me on the top again, and I quickly grabbed the rope and climbed up, sitting on the ground panting for air and feeling extremely puzzled.

There are people here?The one just now was clearly a person, and I still have a feeling of deja vu. I remember that when I first discovered the stone figurines, there was also a man in a black raincoat standing among the stone figurines. At that time, I thought it was A Dong, but later A Dong Judging from Dong's astonished expression, it seems that it is not, it is clearly another person. Who is this person?What is the intention?It's really puzzling to not hurt people but just grab things. It's strange enough for a person to appear here, but this person actually did such an incredible thing, it's really confusing, and judging from his two performances , this person is very jealous that I see his face, as if he is deliberately avoiding something. Playing highway robbery here?Impossible, I don't have any belongings in my backpack, only a flashlight, a cold firework, and the official seal of the Tianji Camp, and I don't even have anything to eat... correct!Suddenly a flash of light flashed in my mind, the official seal of Tianji Battalion!It must be this thing!The purpose of that person must be to snatch this thing! I suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment, because I clearly remember that the first time I saw this man in black was when A Dong told me about the origin of this official seal and handed it to me.I always thought that the man in black was A Dong, but now it seems that it is definitely impossible, because there is really no need for A Dong to give this thing to me, and then snatch it back in such an unimaginable way. Who is most likely to appear here, and who covets the official seal of the Tianji Battalion so much?I thought about it, and didn't know what to do for a while. The official seal of the machine battalion that day didn't do much for me, I don't know what the purpose of Adong handing it over to me.But the worst thing right now is that my light source was taken away by that person. In the dark, without a light source is not only troublesome, but also very hopeless. Fortunately, Katsuo had a small spare flashlight with him, but this kind of flashlight was not very bright, and the battery would not last too long.I was so scared that I almost collapsed during this journey, and I was hungry and thirsty. After we walked for a long time, I couldn't hold on any longer. I lay down on the spot and gasped for breath. Katsuo's physical strength was also exhausted. My whole body went limp, and I couldn't move anymore, and I lay down beside me naturally. I took a breath, gave a wry smile, and turned to her and said, "Hey, I just remembered running away, but now I don't know who you are, and you are about to go to the underworld together, so you have to report the source, right?" ?” After hearing this, Katsuo said angrily: "Who will go to hell with you! Save some energy and find the exit. If we find the exit before we starve to death, we will have hope!" All she could have, was that she must have been trained in some way. Although she said this, I obviously felt that there was something wrong with her tone. Obviously, she also understood that the possibility of us successfully finding the exit was extremely slim.But the situation is very bad for us, we can neither sit still, nor run around aimlessly, as that will consume too much energy, and we can only die faster. Unstoppable hunger strikes, my throat is so dry that it almost bursts into flames, my physical strength is overdrawn, and I have no hope of exiting... I seem to feel that the god of death has shown a hideous face and is slowly approaching us. I said to Katsunan that I was so hungry that I was willing to trade my wife for a piece of bread, and I slapped myself after I finished speaking. I was dizzy from hunger, and I kept talking nonsense. Jumped out, not to mention I'm still single. I comforted Shengnan and said: "If I can go out this time, I will go to 'Melon Town' to book a private room, and we will eat for a day and a night, abalone, lobster and shark fin, I will treat you as much as you eat, whoever doesn't break their stomachs You are not allowed to go!" Katsuo said: "Vulgar, who cares about those things, please treat me to hot pot if you want, the most authentic Sichuan flavor is the best, especially the spicy one, so hot that you sweat all over your body and your lips turn purple!" When I heard this, my stomach grumbled and I swallowed hard. When I heard what Katsuo said, I couldn't help but feel fascinated. Those things that I used to take for granted have now become fascinating.It only took a few days for me and this woman to go from being strangers to having a grudge against each other and to being in the same sympathy today. It turns out that so many things can be changed in a few days. This is the great power of fate. I glanced at Wang Shengnan in a blink of an eye, his face was delicate and pleasant, and the expression of firmness and strength was gone at this moment, replaced by fear and sorrow, which was very touching.destiny?I smiled helplessly, is this the final destination that fate has arranged for us? Resentment, pursuit... nothing is important at this moment, we only have appetite at this moment.Hunger confused my mind, and I remembered a story I saw before: A man and a woman climbed a snow-capped mountain. Unfortunately, an accident happened. Both of them were trapped in a pothole. The woman's legs were pressed by a big rock, and she lost feeling in her legs.And the man comforted the woman every day, gave the woman all the little food he had, kept encouraging her, and gave her the courage to live. At the same time, he dug the stones that blocked the hole with his hands every day. They persisted tenaciously. A few days later, the hole was finally dug, and the man escaped smoothly, but he didn't mean to take the woman away, but he just told her: Thank you for your courage, it was you who rescued her. I can live only if you live!For some reason, the woman looked down with the light coming in, only to find that her legs had no skin and flesh, only the broken bones were left with meat shavings. Thinking of this scene in such an environment, I didn't feel any creepy feeling at all. I wondered if it was really a last resort, would we have to do such horrible things as eating each other's flesh? In the dark, I seem to see Katsuo holding a dagger, cutting off a piece of my body, stuffing the bloody meat into his mouth, chewing expressionlessly, with gratitude in his eyes, thanking me for giving her food.I saw my bright red blood flow out, dripping to the ground continuously, making a "tick tick tick" sound. The strange thing is that I don't feel any pain, but my head is dizzy, my consciousness is gradually blurred, and the world is getting farther and farther away from me.The blood was still flowing, and the "tick" sound continued, and then, the blood appeared to be rushing, making the sound of rushing water, and the sound became louder and clearer. I was startled suddenly, and my head became clearer all of a sudden. The scene just now was too real, and the sound of "swooshing" bleeding still echoed in my ears, it was so real, I couldn't help but check my body, See if it was really cut and bled. The strange thing is that the voice still kept on, echoing in my ears for a long time, and I was taken aback. Could it be that I was really hungry and dizzy, and hallucinated by psychological hints?I slapped myself hard again, the pain made me grin, and I was sure that I was awake, but the voice not only did not disappear, but became more and more urgent. I was stunned, and Katsuo on the side also spoke at this time, and the voice was full of surprise: "Water! It's water! It sounds like running water, and there is water here!" I couldn't believe it. I was so excited at the moment. There is no unparalleled road. This is indeed good news. This place is underground, and the water will never come for no reason. If it is not for the infiltration of water above the ground, it will be an underground river , there is a saying that "water flows to low places", as long as you walk along the dark river, you will not have to worry about finding the exit. Seeing the hope of life, the spirit of the whole person was lifted up immediately, and fatigue and hunger were forgotten.Following the sound, we soon found a huge reservoir in a corner of the smelting site, and a thin stream was flowing down from a crack in the rock on the top, continuously pouring into the pool. I just saw this and wondered, how could there be such a huge reservoir in this underground cave?But I soon got the hang of it. Damn, I was dizzy from hunger, and my brain was short-circuited. If this place is really a place for smelting metals, it is naturally inseparable from water, so it is normal to have a water reservoir, and it is not normal if it is not. up. Shengnan said: "This water seeps out from those rock cracks for many years. The normal flow should be very small. If there is heavy rain, the flow will suddenly increase, so it is so easy for us to find it." Shengnan's face There was joy on his face, obviously grateful for the chance of survival given by God. I looked at the steep rock wall, and couldn't help but frowned again. I reckoned that we had already penetrated hundreds of meters underground, and it was really not an easy task to climb up from these rock crevices. But we also had no choice this time, life and death were at stake here, we were so thirsty that our throats were almost smoking, and we didn’t care too much, so we took a few mouthfuls of the flowing sweet spring, the volcanic sedimentary rock was porous, There are lots of sanitizing minerals and strong filtration, so I don't worry about the water being dirty here.Next, we discarded the extra things on our body and went into battle lightly. Katsuo asked me to be careful not to fall into the reservoir. She warned that there are many gases such as hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen chloride inside the volcano. A layer of meat will be burned off. I knew she wasn't scaremongering, so I became more careful now.The rock crevice where the water seeps out is not very wide, and due to years of erosion, the rock in the crevice is extremely smooth, and there is not even a place for climbing.Crawling in such a rock crevice and challenging gravity is really a difficult movement. It is not only challenging our physical strength, but also challenging our will. This kind of climbing seems too difficult for energetic people, let alone injured, tired and hungry people like us. If it is not for the will to survive, we will not be able to persist , but this was really too hard, and soon our physical strength was overdrawn, and our hands and feet were so numb that we almost lost consciousness. We climbed up a side-protruding rock on the spot and took a short rest on it. The water flow here seemed to be much faster. This is a good sign, indicating that the rock crack above will be wider and easier to climb. Our choice is not wrong, as long as we climb out against the direction of the water flow, we can hope to be saved. I have already imagined such a scene: the two finally found the exit when they were exhausted after a hard climb. As soon as they went out, they saw Long Shao and his group roasting pheasants around the fire. Go over and grab one and gobble it up. Thinking of this, I swallowed hard, and only heard De Shengnan say: "I don't know if this exit leads to the ancient tomb before or outside. We have to make another plan after we go out. We haven't found the Nanling King yet." Mausoleum, my mission is not complete yet!" I don't know whether to laugh or cry, Xindao really has an attitude of not wanting to die in Huanghe's heart. When is this, and what is the mausoleum of Nanling King? Do you think that narrow escape is not exciting enough? Do you want to risk your life to "enter the palace again" ? "I really can't understand you, what are you working so hard for?" I muttered, but I wondered in my heart, is the thing here really so attractive?The ancients, the ancestors, the Japanese, and then Long Shao, Katsuo, scientists, and explorers, went forward one after another, stubbornly moving forward. I really can't understand what makes these people so obsessed, what is it that they are looking for? I don't want to ask any questions right now, let's save some energy and run away. After all, no matter what the situation is, getting out alive is the most fundamental condition.I laughed at myself, stretched out my hand to take a handful of water and washed my face. The cold water splashed on my face, refreshing and pleasant. At this time, I suddenly felt a tightness in my arm, and when I turned my head, Katsuo grabbed my arm and kept beckoning me to keep quiet, staring straight ahead, looking very nervous. I felt a little ominous, turned my head quickly, and suddenly saw a white human figure clinging to the smooth rock in a rock crevice not far ahead, slowly crawling towards where we were.