Endless route

Chapter 351 121. Opening the coffin and the reappearance of the demon ghost bell

The atmosphere in the tomb became more and more solemn. The rough gray-black brick walls were constantly overflowing, and dripping raindrops fell from the ceiling. The black-haired sarcophagus on the high tower remained lifeless.

The atmosphere of the underground palace is even more bizarre.

The situation is almost the same as in the No. 2 Ancient City. The underground palace here is also filled with coffins of generals from Hunumu Camp. They were pushed aside by the expedition team and piled up in the corner of the underground palace.

The side of No. 2 is floating like a sky lantern.

The number three side is really piled up.

The number on both sides is almost the same. Although the preservation condition here is slightly better, there are also varying degrees of decay.

All the wooden coffins were kept quiet and piled up in dark corners where the light could not reach. Some of them had corpses of soldiers with their eyes open, looking towards the field through the holes in the wooden coffins...

This scene cannot be looked at closely.

If you have nothing to do and look around, you can easily catch sight of a corpse and be frightened.

I don’t know how these corpses feel at this moment. The battlefield where they died hundreds of years ago has now become a treasure trove for Western expeditions and is being explored extensively.

A few minutes flew by.

The Royal Expedition began to clear out the site, and all those who had nothing to do with the coffin opening were asked to leave the tomb.

Zheng Yun, Ji Dao and others had been hiding in the corner of the underground palace. After seeing this, they immediately walked into the dim corridor at the corner and kept going deeper until they reached a dark room filled with water.

The fairy gate sits in the water.

Everything is ready.

Chief, there's a two-minute countdown and you can start taking action. Kedester reminded through the intercom.

It doesn't matter how many Yin soldiers die, but you can't cause casualties. Zheng Yun finally told Ji Dao.

Don't worry, Immortal Master.

Ji Dao smiled and walked towards Xianmen.

Zheng Yun nodded without saying anything and returned to the entrance of the corridor to meet up with Kedster. He saw that there were many members of the Royal Explorers in the underground palace, all of whom wanted to see the coffin opened with their own eyes.

Kedester handed Zheng Yun a thermal blanket, wrapped it around him to hide the subtle differences between Eastern and Western diving suits, and then squatted at the entrance of the corridor, pretending to follow the crowd.

Not long after.

Many figures walked out from the direction of Xianmen.

Kedester opened the box next to him and placed a thermal blanket for each person. He let these figures follow the blind spots of the light, lurking throughout the underground palace, squatting behind the rotting wooden coffin.

Rotting wooden coffins piled up like mountains.

There are blind spots everywhere.

The Royal Expedition had already dealt with wooden coffins once, and each wooden coffin was opened and inspected. They knew that the generals in the coffins had long since died and decayed, so they naturally ignored the wooden coffins.

The wooden coffin is just the background.

Who would have thought that something could happen to a wooden coffin?

But Jidao happened to think that the 'ghost trick' he was about to perform was related to the wooden coffins in the field.

The underground palace was full of wooden coffins. After seeing this, the royal expedition team chose to push the wooden coffins to the surroundings of the underground palace, freeing up the floor in the center and drilling holes leading to the tomb chamber below.

So wooden coffins surround the pit.

Just enough to surround the central hole.

The figures walking out of the Immortal Sect are all Zheng Yun's secret soldiers. They are lurking behind these wooden coffins. They can appear when Zheng Yun gives an order and disguise themselves as breaking out of the coffin.

The Yin soldiers also changed all their clothes, replacing them with the ancient official uniforms of the Ming Dynasty sea guards that had been captured on Sanyao Island.

They all wore silver-white masks on their faces that were worn on the corpses of Hunumu camp generals. The masks obscured their faces so that no one could tell their race. At the same time, they were more camouflaged and looked more like the corpses 'resurrected from the dead'.

Use special smoke to cover all directions.

At that time, the view in the field was blocked. At the moment when the royal expedition team opened the coffin, a sudden change occurred in the thick smoke. A large number of Ming Dynasty sea guards suddenly rushed out of the wooden coffins in all directions.

No one can tell.

Is the Yin soldier wearing the official uniform of the sea guard a fake corpse from the Hunumu Camp in the wooden coffin, or is the sea guard from the Ming Dynasty appearing out of thin air, or is it Qili Weimen who drags everyone into a dream?

Everyone would be shocked.

Because there are too many people, the quality of the Royal Expedition Team is very good. There are undercover agents who bring four people in. It is really difficult to guard against, but even a fool can detect two hundred undercover soldiers.

How could there be two hundred people swaggering into the underground palace? Unless they're blind.

But it just happened.

So are these two hundred sea guards people, ghosts, corpses or hallucinations in Qili's strange dreams?

Clearing complete.

Groups get ready.

The coffin will be officially opened in one minute.

The orders of the royal expedition rang out in the tomb.

All preparations for opening the coffin have been completed. A chain is placed above the black sarcophagus. As long as the button is pressed remotely, the crane will replace manpower and complete the opening of the coffin fully automatically.

There is also drone observation on the high platform.

The situation inside the coffin can be seen remotely.

There are more than a dozen searchlights installed on the walls of the tomb chamber in all directions, all aimed at the wooden coffin on the high platform. While providing illumination, the brightness must be controlled to avoid killing the living things in the coffin.

All the other members of the expedition team need to do is to disperse around the tomb and use occult and ghost items, as well as modern weapons and detection equipment, to deal with unexpected situations.

The remaining miscellaneous people are in the underground palace above the tomb, fully armed and observing, ready to evacuate at any time.

The whole process is very professional.

If the living creature in the sarcophagus does not have the strength of the Hades Pavilion Master, then it may not be able to keep its own coffin, and will be opened by the Royal Expedition Team without harm to peek into the secrets inside the coffin.

That's almost it, let's get started.

Zheng Yun spoke to Ji Dao through the earphone, and at the same time turned to look at Kedester and nodded to him.

Two hundred sea guards pretended to be dead and resurrected.

In fact, it's just an appetizer.

Like the wooden coffins in the Mandi Palace, the Yin soldiers are also a background. The real trick depends on Ji Dao.

Zheng Yun didn't know the specific situation, but according to Ji Dao, the play he was going to play would definitely scare many people to the point of peeing in their pants and scare them on the spot.

It seems that I want to invite the red sedan chair with talisman paper.

Previously, they seized a sedan covered with red talismans in the Yiguan Hall of Tiangong Xiandao. That thing was a real ghost technique, and there was a real ghost sealed in the sedan.

The scariest ghost tricks are often not staged, but played out for real. Real ghosts are invited to try them out...

Now light the fire.

Kedester picked up the walkie-talkie.

Following his order, members of the West Factory lurking in the royal expedition team took several boxes to the dark corners of the underground palace, and then set fire to the contents in the boxes.

Gray-black mist surged out quickly.

The contents in the box were the trees that Ji Dao had cut down in Tiangong before, and were also mixed with some other substances that could produce thick smoke to ensure the persistence and concentration of the smoke.

The time of this mission was relatively rushed, and Ji Dao did not have time to carefully coordinate it, but the effect would not be too bad.

Thirty seconds countdown.

Everyone remains alert.

The rescue team is ready.

The medical team is ready.

The camera equipment is all normal.

Network communication and power are good.

There was nothing unusual in the ghost dream.

Reports were heard one after another in the tomb, and all equipment was aimed at the sarcophagus. The royal expedition team observed the status of the sarcophagus from both inside and outside the ghost dream, but found no abnormalities.

The atmosphere in the venue was solemn and solemn.

Infected by this atmosphere, Zheng Yun was also on high alert, staring down in the crowd, looking at the high platform and sarcophagus.

The tomb is like daylight.

The high platform is like an operating table.

The black-haired sarcophagus looks like a patient.

The surrounding light is not strong, and cross-illuminates near the sarcophagus, illuminating the sarcophagus in every detail, just like ancient cultural relics displayed in a museum, exuding a sense of mystery and historical vicissitudes.

Ten seconds countdown.

Nine.

eight.

The commander of the Royal Expedition stood in front of the console far away from the sarcophagus, looking at the real-time picture on the screen. He had picked up the control button in his right hand and could press it at any time.

Zheng Yun looked back.

If there is a seemingly non-existent smoke, it has already overflowed from behind the wooden coffin mountain. The smoke is slightly heavier than the air and is floating near the ground. The thickness is growing rapidly and is about to reach everyone's ankles.

Seven, six, five.

The countdown continues.

What's this?

Suddenly an explorer exclaimed.

Even though everyone's attention was focused on the sarcophagus, someone still noticed the smoke at their feet, because they were not ordinary people, but famous explorers.

They survive to this day.

It depends on danger perception.

Three, two, one, open.

The countdown ended smoothly.

The explorer discovered it too late. The commander had already pressed the button and the mechanical sound of the crane sounded. Everyone held their breath and ignored the others, looking down at the sarcophagus.

This coffin opening is of great significance.

If all speculations are accurate, then this coffin opening is likely to be the first contact with extraterrestrial civilization in history, which is no less important than landing on the moon.

Although in the era of endless routes, landing on the moon is not that important. It is not as important as setting foot on the route for the first time, or heading to the Milky Way Orion cantilever beyond W-42C.

But it's still very important.

It's the first time in history.

However, this historical first refers to Western history, and Eastern history is obviously not included in this list, because the coffin they opened was the coffin of the ancient Eastern Ming Dynasty. Where does the saying of the first come from?

Kaka.

The winch began to turn.

The chain pulls up.

The power of the crane was fierce and brave, the steel nails penetrated the sarcophagus lid, and the sarcophagus lid slowly climbed upwards.

Zheng Yun held his breath and concentrated.

What he was most worried about was that the crane failed to open the coffin, but instead hoisted the entire sarcophagus, accidentally exposing the cave underneath, and then the entire fairy tower.

But the accident didn't happen.

The Royal Expedition doesn't make stupid mistakes.

The sarcophagus lid slowly moved upward at a speed of ten centimeters per minute, successfully separated from the sarcophagus body, and opened a corner.

Chief, the power is off now?

Kedester quickly inquired. They were ready to cut off the main power supply at this moment.

Although everyone in the explorer group has a flashlight, when the main power supply is cut off, the main light source disappears and everyone will be separated into independent areas, adding a bit of a weird atmosphere.

Wait, let's take a look.

Zheng Yun shook his head and told them not to move.

Before they and the Royal Expedition team pretended to be mysterious and stole the fairy tower, they first had to ensure that the contents of the sarcophagus would not cause danger and that the sarcophagus would not threaten them both.

Kaka.

The iron chain continues to move upward.

The gaps in the sarcophagus are getting bigger and bigger.

The drone has flown nearby.

Everyone in the east and west stared straight at the gap in the sarcophagus. If you lift it a few centimeters, you can see inside the coffin.

at this time.

There was a slight ringing in my ears.

Ring, ring, ring.

It was like a ghostly wind passing through the hall, or like a cold ghost hand brushing against the scalp. Everyone who heard the ringing felt their hair trembling and their scalps getting cold at this moment...

Chief, is this our method?

Kedester looked at the expressions of the other members of the Royal Expedition with a smile on his face, and saw that they all felt as if they were facing a powerful enemy, like frightened birds, frightened by a mere ringing of a bell.

no.

Zheng Yun's expression changed slightly.

This sound was different from the ringing sound he heard on the subway cable bridge before, but Zheng Yun could still tell immediately that the two sounds came from the same source.

The difference is that one is in the mud.

One is in the air.

This is the demon bell that Nodomi guessed! It was also the key item that allowed Wei Meng to change and control Qili Wei Meng.

This thing has always been the weirdest thing. It has been lingering in Zheng Yun's ears since he first drilled into the mud, but until Zheng Yun turned around the ruins, it had not been revealed yet.

What on earth is this?

The tomb is sealed and there is no wind at all. How did the bell ring? And why did it sound when the coffin was opened?

The source of the sound is inside the coffin.

I saw a line on the coffin lid.

This is an Eastern agency, be careful!

The Royal Expedition team responded quickly. They immediately located the source of the sound and found out why the bell was ringing.

There is a chain on the lid of the sarcophagus.

The chain extends into the interior of the sarcophagus.

As the chain moved, some mechanism was triggered, causing the bell inside the sarcophagus to ring, and the sound of a bell was heard.

This change made everyone subconsciously hold their breath and not dare to breathe, because everyone here has basically experienced the weirdness of Triton's dangerous place and knows the danger.

Chief, what should I do?

Kedester's face suddenly darkened.

He had been trapped in the Triton Ruins in the Glacier Mountains for twenty years. If it weren't for the hot springs behind the mountains and the Hanxian food, he would have starved to death in the ruins, and he had a deep shadow in his heart.

Just wait and see what happens.

Jidao, you come out first.

Zheng Yun called Ji Dao through the intercom.

He had no idea about this situation, but at least their immortal gate was right next to him, and he could quickly return to the secret realm even if something happened.

Continue to open the coffin!

Everyone steps back ten meters.

All means are open.

The Royal Expedition took action decisively.

The sarcophagus was halfway open and the bell was already ringing. It was impossible to stop there. Moreover, there was only the bell ringing and no other situation occurred. There was no danger yet.

The crane continues to lift.

Ring ring.

Ring ring.

The ringing never stops.

Zheng Yun also had to admire that the Royal Expedition Team was indeed ruthless. In addition, it was no wonder that many people died every time they went to dangerous places. Isn't this seeking death?

If Ji Dao were present.

He will definitely say one thing:

Those who do not respect the sea guards, are not afraid of gods and ghosts, do not retreat when they see danger, do not know when they wake up, do not know good and evil, and will not regret death.

Master Immortal, what's going on? Why is the bell ringing? Where does this sound come from? It can't be from the black-haired sarcophagus, right?

Ji Dao got out of the corridor and immediately heard the ringing. Before he reached the underground palace, he asked Zheng Yun through his earphones.

Yeah, what do you think?

Zheng Yun nodded and asked.

This ringing sounds a bit familiar. Isn't it the ghost bell on the chain bridge? Master Xian, we are about 200 meters underground? It's under the chain bridge, right?

Ji Dao quickened his pace and ran out of the corridor.

Yes, the chain bridge is under the ancient city of Nanze, with a depth of about sixty or seventy meters. The demon ringtone at that time was probably more than a hundred meters underground, which is very close to the depth here.

Zheng Yun turned his head and looked at Jidao.

Ji Dao didn't wear a thermal blanket. He walked out carelessly and was easily discovered by the Royal Expedition Team.

But now no one really cares.

Everyone looked down, no one looked back, and no one even cared about the smoke covering their ankles.

Then it's broken! Master Immortal, I'm afraid this is a child bell, and the bell in the sarcophagus is a child bell. The one we heard before is a mother bell. The child can call the mother bell.

The biggest difference between the child and mother bells is the sound size. The child bells have a smaller sound, but the mother bell can transmit extremely far.

The key is that I remember that the mother bell of this monster bell is attached to a living creature. It can swim freely in the depths of the mud and scare away all swamp creatures.

And this living thing is huge.

Master Xian, do you still remember that time?

Ji Dao quickly ran to Zheng Yun and spoke continuously. He spoke directly in Chinese, and he only whispered in a hurry.

After he finished speaking, the surrounding expedition members all looked at them and glanced at them, wondering if they were mumbling in Chinese?

Remember, the movement of that living creature can squeeze the mud and make the chain bridge shake up and down.

Zheng Yun looked up at the top of the tomb.

If nothing else goes wrong, changes are likely to occur around those ventilation shafts, because their current location is actually in the rock layer beneath the silt layer.

If that living thing is swimming in the mud, it is actually above the head of himself and others, and may appear at any time...