Chapter 138: The City of Death

Her heart tightened, and the skin on her back was covered with cold sweat. She instinctively protected Miss Valente behind her back, raising her cane high and pointing it in the direction of her big face.

However, although only seven days have passed, Lynch is no longer the rookie he was when he first came here. At least he will not be frightened by any accident. Therefore, when he raised his cane, he already realized that this face has always been... There is no change at all in the end, and there will be abnormal reflections when the light shines on it.

Not a living thing, I'm afraid.

After listening carefully, there was still silence all around, and no enemies were attracted by the appearance of the light source. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, holding the light source in one hand and the cane in the other, trying to get closer to see clearly.

But the arm was immediately grabbed, and the aristocratic lady who was clinging to her back was breathing rapidly. Lynch patted the hand on his arm, and just when he was about to speak to comfort him, a bright beam of light came from Miss Valente's hand like a searchlight. It lit up, shining directly on that big face, making every detail around it visible.

Phew, it looks like there’s no need to go and take a look. It was obviously a stone sculpture, a bit like a human being, with a strong build, a head full of hair, and a mouth full of fangs. It looked very ferocious.

Lin Qi and the two were in a circular closed hall. The surroundings were empty except for six stone statues of different shapes.

No danger was detected for the time being, so Lynch had time to observe the luminous object in Miss Valente's hand.

It was a prism-shaped crystal as thick as a thumb. A beam of light shot out from one end, as bright as the sun. Lin Qi's eyes went straight when he looked at it. This thing was not necessarily a flashlight. After all, there was no electricity in this world, so it was definitely not a strange object. Because today Miss Valente only sensed a fear-level strange object called Nora's Jewelry Box, which didn't sound like a strange object just by the name.

"Sorry, I'm a little afraid of the dark. I'm too nervous. It would be better if there is light."

Miss Valente looked apologetic, blushing and put the crystal into Lynch's hand, and like magic, she took out a light from nowhere:

"You haven't used this before? I thought you had any special purpose for using a lighter. This is a torch of light made by the Sunshine Priests themselves. It is filled with the power of light. Each one can be used to illuminate for one hour. They The people in the church are very poor, so it is very convenient and cheap to make these things for sale. I specially brought a dozen this time.”

As he said this, he stuffed two more coins into Lin Qi's hand.

I haven't heard of it? Lin Qi sighed self-deprecatingly. This thing is small, lightweight, and easier to use than a flashlight. It is indeed very suitable for use in investigations.

"How much does it cost? If I can get out alive this time, I will buy a few."

"It's very cheap, only two pounds each."

The beam of light that was sweeping around suddenly stopped.

Can I exchange my monthly rent for a one-hour flashlight? You call this cheap?

Lynch glanced at Miss Valente with extremely strange eyes, and secretly decided that he must try his best to save her life during this trip.

Ever since I heard you say the word "cheap", I've become a friend of yours.

"Ah, yes, there is this." Miss Valente took out a conch the size of a baby's fist from her small bag and stuffed it into Lynch's pocket. "Twin conch shells are for short-distance communication. If we are separated, You should pay attention to the vibration of the shell at all times. This thing is a real mysterious creature, it is relatively rare, and I only have one pair."

As soon as Lynch heard this, he gave up asking about his status. He put away the lighter with a numb expression, inserted his cane into his belt, and held the torch of light behind his back like a tactical flashlight. He took out the revolver with his other hand and imitated the tactical moves on TV. They stood together, looked at Miss Valente to follow her, lowered her body and quickly found a wall to lean against.

Just like the urban buildings in the Mayan dream, here are houses built of boulders and mud, and the stone gaps in the walls are quite tight. The whole room has no windows and is really built like a tomb.

"This is their competition hall. There should be six to eight in Zul'Glasal." Miss Valente had already followed, lowering her voice out of habit.

"you know?"

Lin Qi was a little surprised. He had graduated in archeology and natural history before, but with his intermediate education level, his archaeological knowledge only covered the Dawn of the Fourth Age at most. The Third Age was already beyond his scope of knowledge, and he did not Thinking that Miss Valente actually knew him.

Miss Valente pursed her lips and remained silent.

"I understand, I understand."

Lynch sighed and realized that the noble lady was obsessed with this city, so he stopped asking any more questions and began to move quickly along the wall, trying to find the exit.

Surprisingly, there was no exit, but the sharp-eyed Lynch quickly discovered an abnormal stone slab on the ground with pulling grooves on the surface, which should be a trap door.

"Back off, turn off your lights first."

"This can't be turned off, but I can put it away." Miss Valente said, the light in her hand had completely disappeared.

Tsk, I'm afraid that girl's rare object in the jewelry box is not a spatial rarity. There are so many weird and weird objects in this world. Does poverty really limit my imagination?

"Okay." With the sound of metal clicking, Miss Valente held the folding fan with both hands. "My powers are protection and love. I can defend and heal. I'm not very powerful in combat. I'm sorry."

"I'm hiding. I'm going to turn off the light now. Protect yourself. Don't be afraid if the light is gone for a while."

"Um."

As Lynch spoke, he put the crystal into his mouth and bit it. He separated his lips a small slit to let the faint light shine through. Finally, he put on the cane Blood Elegy and put his hand on the groove.

According to the archaeological knowledge learned by the original owner, there are often traps in ancient tombs, but there are basically no traps in city ruins. Cities are used to live in people. Unless it is a ruin of war, it is impossible for a sane person to have his home filled with murderous people. trap. Therefore, Lin Qi was relatively confident and tried to open the slate door with his arms.

It was a thick piece of bluestone, quite heavy. Fortunately, the stone slab was not sealed by the soil. Lin Qi used all his strength to finally pull the stone slab open. At the same time, he huddled behind the stone and carefully listened to what was going on below.

There was already light coming through, but it was still very quiet, which meant that there should be no wild beasts or sensitive mysterious creatures nearby. Lynch opened his lips completely and let the sun beam shine directly below. After confirming that there was nothing strange below, he looked at Valente behind him. The lady made a safety gesture, and then fell down to the lower level as lightly as a cat.

As soon as he jumped, he closed his mouth, plunging the surroundings into absolute darkness. At the same time, he activated his latent ability. When he landed, he rolled several times and left the place immediately. Then he opened his mouth and let the strong light sweep across the ground. Location. The whole movement is not very fast, but at least it is smooth. I must have rehearsed it in my head.

When the light beam was halfway through the sweep, Lin Qi's heart tightened.

Below is a larger area, not really a room, because there are no walls around it, but supported by a row of stone pillars like Greek architecture. There are also three stone statues hidden between the stone pillars, but the location is very far away. I don’t know why. I put it over there.

What made Lin Qi nervous was that there were several corpses lying on the stone floor at this time. He couldn't see them from the angle above, and Lin Qi didn't notice them until now.

"Come down, be safe. Be careful when you land. There are bodies below, so don't be nervous."

Lynch whispered to the symbiotic conch, always feeling a little stupid, as if he had returned to the intelligence of a six-year-old, but a voice soon came from the conch, very real and clear:

"Okay...Besides, I'm an emergency nurse."

The black shadow flashed, and Miss Valente moved very nimbly, falling to the ground lightly, and then immediately approached Lynch, back to back with him, and used her torch of light to illuminate the surroundings.

"I want to see the body." After confirming the safety, Miss Valente said softly.

"Okay, I'll help you stay on guard."

The three corpses on the ground were already mummified. Lynch poked them with his stick to confirm that they were completely dead. Then he held up a light source to observe the surroundings, while Miss Valente bent down.

"The characteristics of the corpses are similar to the statues. They should be residents of the city, but something is wrong with their corpses. The bones all over the body are basically broken, as if they have been repeatedly crushed by something heavy. But the environment here should not be able to After causing this kind of damage, given the state of their bones, it would be impossible for them to escape on their own after death, unless something pulls them..."

The more Lynch listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. The scenes in those horror movies were still vivid in his mind. Without even thinking about it, he subconsciously threw Miss Valente from behind, hugged her and rolled away from the place.

The next moment, with a muffled sound, a large group of darkness descended on the two people's original positions.