Chapter 301 Footprints

The rectangular front tomb, with dozens of side chambers on both sides, has been transformed into the forward camp of the archaeological team.

There are two stone doors at the back, leading to two outer courtyards, and then to the cliff and the lake bottom.

In front is a single stone door, leading directly to the central corridor full of traps. Beyond this corridor with many traps is the atrium of the tomb.

Lynch followed Rooney and Judy, walking on this corridor that was once full of dangers. Through the broken stone door behind him, he could still see the lights in the front tomb. Carl Jones and Jack Adams were staying at the base, waiting for the news sent back by the exploration trio.

The corridor was already in a mess, which was the masterpiece of Carl Jones and Judy.

The Second and Third Ages were an era without gods. The evil gods that came from time to time constantly ravaged the world. Intelligent creatures could only crawl at the feet of these masters who dominated the world and constantly offer their own lives? In exchange for a moment of survival.

Therefore, there were no supernatural powers in the Second Epoch Savage Age and the Third Epoch Dark Age, and no soul-discarding people existed. But this does not mean that the tombs are safer, because in these two epochs, people often used strange secret methods and complex traps to protect themselves under the interference of evil gods, especially in the tombs.

Seven or eight of the dozens of sarcophagi in the corridor have been opened. Three of them are the same as those Lynch had seen before, with complex gears and connecting rods hidden inside, tightly connected to the machinery extending from the wall.

The other few are half-empty, with no facilities inside, but they are still weird to look at.

Some sarcophagi have red hair sticking out of them, and large clumps of wet red hair emerge from the coffins, lying on the walls of the coffins in strands, piled up densely, and pale human bones can be vaguely seen from the gaps. Some sarcophagi are full of creeping tumors, which burst from time to time, and the smelly pus and blood splash from the cracks, and then fresh tumors grow out, layer after layer, almost filling the inside of the sarcophagus.

Lynch was even somewhat thankful that he had just opened the first sarcophagus before something went wrong. If he had been there when Carl Jones was dealing with these special sarcophagi, he would not have been disgusted and vomited on the spot. It would have been a favor from his neighbor.

These were traces of large-scale secret techniques, all of which were the residue left after sacrificing living people and playing with souls. They supplied mysterious filth to the entire front tomb area. The death hands that killed Dr. Jenna were supported by these secret techniques. The servants of Graki, who had been chasing behind Lynch but had never met, were also guided by this. Now that the source had been destroyed, the ancient tomb would be much safer.

Lynch fell to the end, looking at Rooney's back thoughtfully.

He finally followed because Carl and Rooney's cooperation made him suspect that this was a trap for Judy. No matter what the result was, the third victim was likely to appear soon.

Let's follow him. Rooney is also a big suspect, especially since I just learned from Jack that before he and Judy came in with the doctor, Carl did talk about the strange thing called ocean current in his dream, but Rooney still overreacted and launched a fatal attack directly.

That's even more suspicious.

But Lynch never showed it, and didn't even tell Judy. He just watched Rooney bend down in front of a strange sarcophagus, picked up a small piece of sticky pus and blood with his gloved fingers, twisted it, put it in front of him and smelled it, then nodded inconspicuously, and then strode across the sarcophagus.

What is he doing?

Looking at Rooney's actions, Lynch's eyes flickered, and he smiled thoughtfully, gently pushed Judy beside him, and pulled her to follow.

As soon as he entered the atrium, Lynch felt like he had changed into a different world.

Although it was still a tomb, it was completely different.

The so-called atrium is a semi-natural underground cave with an open environment and an area that is no less than the camp above. Countless stone pillars covered with black moss rise up to the sky and pierce the dome. The top of the cave is dotted with countless faint light spots. It is not known whether they are fluorescent plants or special minerals. The brightness of the light spots is not high, but the dots of fluorescence gather together to illuminate the entire cave.

There is a deep pool in the middle of the cave. The water in the pool reflects the fluorescence on the top of the cave. The dots are like the night sky. The moist and cold breath rushes from the surface of the deep pool, making the three people shiver subconsciously.

There is a stone door on each side of the cave. The half-open door has long been covered with moss. The slight jewels and gems are revealed from the cracks of the door, which is particularly obvious in the dark and extremely tempting.

Lin Qi subconsciously swallowed and gritted his teeth to look away.

Opposite the deep pool is a pair of heavy bronze doors. In the humid environment, the bronze doors are as bright as new, without any rust.

Is this the atrium?

Looking at the spacious and open scene in front of him, with fluorescent lights flashing like a dream, Lynch was a little stunned for a moment. As a otaku in his previous life, he probably didn't have much experience in tomb robbing. Only now did he know that there were such wonders in the tomb after experiencing it personally.

Fortunately, he was also a senior otaku who had experienced the tempering of the information explosion era in his previous life. Lynch quickly recovered from his surprise and realized that the two people beside him had reacted first and began to check the surroundings quickly.

"Don't let your guard down." As if remembering the feats Lynch had just taken in dealing with the burial objects, Mr. Rooney specifically reminded him, "The central corridor that Mr. Jones closed controls the defense system of the front tomb. Entering the atrium belongs to the inner tomb."

"Are there any other defense measures here?"

"Not necessarily. Each tomb is different. Most kings believe that they will definitely be resurrected after the trial. They don't want to be killed again by their own traps after waking up, so they don't set traps in the inner tombs. But there are also kings who like to fill their bedrooms with deadly traps, but the types of traps are uncertain."

As he said, he raised the lantern and took Lynch and Judy to move horizontally along the side wall of the cave. The cautious footsteps were particularly clear in this silent space.

Except for moss, there is no trace of any living creatures in the cave. It seems that this place has been forgotten by the world for thousands of years.

The stone pillar is a real rock. The three have repeatedly confirmed it. The gentle Mr. Rooney even climbed up to make sure there is no danger hidden on it.

The three walked around and confirmed that the outer periphery was relatively safe. Then they looked at each other and moved inward with the lantern and weapons.

Facing the cold air coming towards them, they slowly approached the deep pool. The area of ​​the pool was not large, with a radius of only thirty or forty meters. The water surface was clear and transparent, and there was nothing inside, and it was bottomless.

This thing always reminded Lynch of Graki in the lake. He leaned back cautiously, but Rooney still squatted bravely and gently stirred the water with his cane.

The sound of the water was clear and pleasant to listen to. It inadvertently relieved the oppression in the dull environment. Lynch also put Graki aside temporarily and looked around... Hmm?

When he turned his head, he saw something extremely weird.

Half a footprint appeared on the moss beside the pool.

This is an ancient tomb. No one has come in since it was closed. Even if the mirror was stolen by the Swelling Girl, how could the evil god leave footprints?

And even if the evil god would leave footprints, it was thousands of years ago. This footprint had obvious scratches and must have been left recently.

Is someone strolling in the ancient tomb? Someone came in earlier?

Impossible, or did one of the remaining four people sneak in here without telling the others?

What does he want to do?

Who is he?