flstandardbreds Chapter 340 Finding the Mechanism
Chapter 340 Finding the Mechanism
Having received no instructions from Emperor Tianhuang, Long Yuan voluntarily took up his gun and joined the ranks of those luring the snake into the trap.
By now, the snake's body was covered with countless bloody holes of all sizes. Since the anesthetic began to take effect, everyone was trying not to waste bullets.
Who knows if other ferocious beasts will suddenly rush out later?
Mu Zhen also thought that destroying the snake's eyes first was a good idea. He spun the dart in his hand in a fancy way and then ran wildly toward the two small mountains that Di Tianhuang had mentioned.
I rarely admire a team's combat capabilities so much. Such a behemoth, and half an hour has passed without a single person dying.
Only two bodyguards were knocked unconscious due to the force of the impact.
With such a powerful team, who wouldn't feel excited to join? Even if you were to die here, you would only feel that you died an honorable death.
His fear of the giant python had long since vanished at the sound of Emperor Tianhuang's voice; he had never felt so exhilarated in his life.
After all, leading his brothers in fights in the past wasn't always very satisfying.
Because he dared not kill anyone; killing someone would require operating a sewing machine.
This was one of the battles he participated in during the hunt.
It was a gigantic, ferocious beast that was many times more powerful than humans.
Most importantly, everyone was united, and he was saved by his bodyguards several times at great personal risk.
Given that, he was willing to give his life for them.
Why do I think Emperor Tianhuang would make a mistake? That snake isn't stupid; it's already been tricked a few times. Do you think it can be fooled into having its head stuck?
Even though the giant snake's movements were restricted by the anesthesia, its speed was still unmatched by humans.
Judging from its frenzied attack, it's clear that it's determined to fight everyone to the death today.
There was absolutely no sign of them leaving.
The battle here became increasingly intense, because Mu Zhen's prediction was correct. Despite their desperate efforts, they were unable to trick the giant python, and thus the plan to destroy its eyes failed.
On the other side, in a long, dark tunnel, two masked men were also running at breakneck speed, just like two athletes in a long-distance race.
The experts brought by the employer were clearly all talk and no action.
They probably haven't participated in such dangerous ancient tomb exploration activities.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be just the two of them running around here now.
"there!"
Upon reaching a fork in the road, the gray wolf quickly stopped, glanced at the thick layer of dust on the ground of the right-hand passage, and decisively chose the dust-free left-hand passage.
As the dwarf fox ran, it spared some attention to look at the rows of open stone houses.
It's understandable that all the mechanism doors in the passageway are open, but why are the doors to the other stone chambers also open?
Fortunately, the rooms were filled with things, so they didn't look like they had been visited by tomb raiders.
It's likely that the giant python accidentally triggered a switch on some central mechanism.
This is a good thing, so that we won't have to go through all that trouble with research institutions later on.
Neither of them knew if there was any greater danger waiting for them ahead. When they left the cave, they did not miss the blocked exit.
They've reached a point where it's either advance or die. They can only hope that Emperor Tianhuang and his men can really kill that giant snake and prevent it from returning.
Otherwise, they would really be dead.
Even the gray wolf had no idea how long they had been running. Just when the two thought they were going to run themselves to death, the dwarf fox bent over, supporting himself on his knees and panting heavily, "Wait... huff, wait!"
Gray Wolf glanced at the mountains of gold and silver treasures piled up around him, and was instantly enraged. His eyes reddened as he turned around and cursed, "What the hell is going on? You still have the mind to look at this?"
What's the use of having a lot of money if you're about to lose your life?
"No, listen!" The dwarf fox gestured for the other to be quiet.
The gray wolf immediately stopped, slowed his breathing, and listened carefully.
'boom! '
A series of faint, irregular knocking sounds echoed throughout the area.
The two stared in astonishment. After exchanging a glance, they didn't need to discuss it further. As if their ears could discern directions on their own, they took off running and rushed up a small hill made of gold bricks, then jumped onto a large cabinet, and climbed all the way to the second-floor stone corridor.
Then run towards the direction you determined in your mind.
That snake really did have companions.
Thankfully, it seems they really are trapped by something.
This wasn't the first time they'd experienced something similar. They'd encountered a group of snakes in an ancient tomb in the desert, though those snakes were smaller.
At first, they thought there were only a few dozen of them, but following their master's instructions, they did not think about escaping, but instead found the location of the mechanism first.
Sometimes, once you've entered the depths of a great tomb, it's not as simple as just wanting to escape.
Upon finding the mechanism, they discovered... Holy crap, there was an even bigger snake pit hidden deeper underground, and dozens of snakes had escaped because the mechanism had been loosened.
After everyone reinforced the mechanism, they never saw the snakes again.
'Bang bang bang bang...'
"It really is here!"
Just a mountain away came a terrifying, chilling roar.
Indeed, just outside the mountain, the two gray wolves had followed the sound to a huge square.
Surrounded by mountains on all sides, the ground is paved with smooth stone slabs.
Above us is a natural stone wall so high that even a powerful spotlight cannot reach it.
They are still inside the tomb.
On the left, a little dust and gravel were rolling down from the three connected stone mountains, each several tens of feet high.
Therefore, the other snakes are located behind those mountains.
It may be further away, but the direction is correct.
The disheveled gray wolf knelt on the ground, trying to catch its breath, but its sharp eyes were not idle, searching everywhere for a glimmer of hope with the help of the lamplight.
“This looks like a plaza. Look, there’s a roundabout over there,” the dwarf fox pointed to the very center of the plaza.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, after the dwarf fox finished speaking, the gray wolf had already gotten up and run over.
From a distance, the turntable doesn't seem that big, but up close you realize it's a full three meters wide and long.
The turntable sits flat on an ingeniously designed octagonal stone platform, surrounded by no other buildings; it is just this one stone turntable.
Moreover, each time a striking sound was heard, the stone slab would rotate very slightly to the left.
The dwarf fox turned on a mini flashlight and carefully examined the stone disc: "Judging from the wear and tear, it has already rotated nearly a foot long."
"Do you think this might be the mechanism used to release the python into the underground palace?"
“Even so, the two of us alone cannot restore this stone disc to its original state…” Gray Wolf’s voice stopped abruptly. He patted the two snake-shaped patterns carved on the stone disc and laughed: “This is it!”
"But there are only two lines carved on it! The lifespan of the Nantuo python is only a few hundred years, while this stone disc has existed for at least a thousand years."
Whether it was the snake that Madam Di or the prince brought, it should have died of old age long ago!
"Nonsense, if they were a male and a female, would you forbid them from reproducing?" The gray wolf rolled its eyes in annoyance.
These ancient people were really something else, finding two pythons to act as guardian beasts for their tombs!