Chapter 126(1/2)
As soon as he finished speaking, those few ever-burning lamps were all extinguished in an instant.
The entire tomb suddenly returned to a dark environment.
At that time, my heart skipped a beat, and I thought it was terrible.
Then I turned on the flashlight in a panic, and almost at the same time, my aunt also turned on the flashlight.
The tomb was still dark, with only two light beams intersecting.
But the fat man still maintained the same posture as before, motionless, his eyes full of fear!
I don't know if he was frightened by my aunt or because the sudden darkness frightened him. He didn't dare to move or turn his head, but his eyes glanced at me, as if he was asking me for help.
We touch gold, and there is a saying: "If you don't touch gold when the rooster crows and the lights go out."
The lamp is when we open the coffin, we light a candle. As long as this candle, that is, the lamp, is extinguished, nothing can be taken away. If you take it away, you will definitely die!
Although the lamp in front of me is not next to the coffin, extinguishing the lamp in the tomb is not a good thing.
So when the fat man looked at me, I didn't dare to move. My aunt, like me, didn't react at all.
When the lights go out, no one knows what will happen. Zongzi may come out, hidden weapons may be used, or poisonous gas may be corroded.
None of the three of us made any move or even spoke. The tomb was so quiet that it made people feel chills on their backs.
That’s what I said, you can hear the sound if a pin drops on the ground!
The three of us stood there for a long time. Except for our legs being a little sore, there was not much movement around us. It was surprisingly quiet!
I winked at my aunt and wanted to ask her what was going on? What happened?
He just raised his eyebrows and winked at her. To be honest, I didn't even understand what he meant.
But miraculously, my aunt seemed to understand what I meant. She shook her head slightly and signaled me not to act rashly.
I nodded and continued to stand.
However, just when I was about to lose my footing and my feet were numb, I heard a "bang" and the whole tomb made a sound. With the sound, the ground started to shake.
The gravel and dust began to beat in an orderly manner as the tomb shook violently.
I couldn't stand firm, my feet went weak, and I fell to the ground.
Before I could react, something similar to a secret door suddenly opened in the middle of the altar in front of me.
The shape of the door is similar to the Tai Chi figure, gradually opening from the center outward.
A circular black hole was exposed, a bit like a passage leading somewhere.
I stood up from the ground. The fat man's eyes had changed from the fear just now to shock. His eyes were fixed on the altar and his mouth was very long.
Looking at the black hole, I don't know why I feel a little uneasy. I can't explain this feeling, but it feels very wrong.
But then I thought about it, the fat man touched the evergreen lamp, and then this black hole appeared, and this black hole happened to be directly above the altar.
Could it be...
Could this black hole be the passage leading to the main tomb? Or is it the exit from the tomb?
While I was thinking about it, I noticed my aunt's eyes. She frowned tightly and her eyes were full of panic. She was also looking at the black hole in front of her.
His eyes were moving in panic, and his head was shaking slightly, as if something terrible was about to appear below.
Sure enough!
Just when I saw that nothing was wrong and was about to ask, another violent shaking followed.
Compared with last time, this time it was very fast and short!
The moment it stopped, a dull sound of a mechanism being triggered came out from the black hole.
Before he had time to react, a circular stone platform rose out from under the black hole and stopped parallel to the ground.
However, what rose up was not just a platform, but also a "piece" of a creature that resembled a mouse.
As for why we use "block" to describe it, it's because its shape cannot be expressed in terms of just one. It is a block-like object that is entangled one by one and finally stuck together.
Similar to mice, they are one by one. Looking at them individually, they are no different from those mice.
The only difference is that it is twice as big as a mouse. In addition, its eyes, teeth, and appearance are all much larger than ordinary mice.
They are all connected together and melted into one piece, which looks really delicious!
The moment the stone came out, the fat man was so frightened that he threw away the lantern and immediately ran away from the altar.
He kept using foul language in his mouth.
"Wocao! What the hell is this muddy thing!"
I also took a few steps back and covered my mouth and nose. It was an unknown and strange thing. God knows if it was poisonous!
I covered my mouth and nose, frowned and said:
"What the hell is this? Living or dead?"
I asked my aunt this question, because when this thing appeared, my aunt obviously took a few steps back.
His expression was extremely painful, as if he knew what this thing was.
But this is normal. After all, she has been here before, so what I said is just to her.
She didn't hesitate and said without any hesitation:
"This is a bad omen!"
Yin armad? Unknown sign? What does it mean?
These eight short words made me confused at the time. What is Yin? Why is it an ominous sign?
I shook my head and expressed my confusion. The fat man also looked confused, and it was obvious that he didn't understand.
At this time, my aunt also understood what we meant. Before we could ask, she moved the flashlight light source to the "Yin Hu" and then explained to us:
"Yin Hu, this kind of thing is very evil. It is a creature similar to a mouse. It usually lives in the deepest part of the tomb and feeds on human blood.
They are usually solitary creatures and will only take the initiative when looking for food. This kind of creature itself has no poison, because their sharp teeth alone are enough to tear their prey to pieces!
Secondly, there is a very tiny hole at the tip of their teeth that extends to the end of the tooth, forming a natural "straw" to transport blood to them."
"Wait a minute! Living alone? Then this..."
Before my aunt could finish speaking, the fat man stretched out his hand, pointed at the cloud of gloom on the altar and asked.
The fat man's question was very to the point. My aunt said before that this thing is a solitary creature, but this group of people, one next to another, doesn't look like a solitary creature at all.
The aunt also nodded and gave the fat man a thumbs up, indicating that he was right to ask.
Then he explained it to us again:
"These evil beasts are not together intentionally, but their tails are connected together!"
After saying that, he moved the light towards those gloomy tail parts.
Then I looked over and saw that although they were all waxed and stuck together, I could still see that the tails were intertwined and entwined with each other.
As for why they are entangled together, I don't know. I thought someone deliberately entangled these sinister tails together.
But what is the purpose? Who would have nothing to do and play around with their tail?
Then my aunt explained it and I finally found out.
It turns out that these connected and intertwined tails are not something that anyone can do.
It's that the Yin armadillos intertwined with each other and became entangled with each other when they were looking for food and blood.
When I heard this, I wanted to laugh a little. How could something on a horse be so stupid? It could wrap its own tail.
With such intelligence, how on earth did this creature survive?
Then my aunt said four words, which made me react immediately.
She said:
"The Rat King Phenomenon!"
When these four words appeared, I suddenly became enlightened. Looking at the sinister people in front of me, I thought, yes! Isn't this the "Rat King Phenomenon"!
The so-called "rat king phenomenon" is a phenomenon where multiple rats' tails are entangled together.
The cause of this phenomenon may be blood, dirt, ice, feces or a simple knot.
When their tails intertwine, the rats will grow together, creating a giant swarm of super rats.
And because their tails are entangled with each other, this "rat king" can only move forward with difficulty, and most of them move in a circle.
And this group of fluffy and murderous rats will only become tighter and tighter as they struggle desperately until they die.
The phenomenon in front of us is similar to the "rat king phenomenon", where the tails are knotted with each other and eventually become one big piece.
From this we can know that these so-called evil spirits were not killed by anything, but killed themselves.
Others are just shooting themselves in the foot, but this thing is trying to kill itself at the end. It’s really a huge tomb, full of surprises!
After some understanding, I realized that this thing was not dangerous in any way. As for why it appeared on this raised altar.
To be continued...