Published at 6th of January 2021 07:25:05 AM
Chapter 272: 272
Chapter 272 The Horrible Swarm
As they fell, they found out that there was only a short segment of stairs, followed by a smooth rock tunnel going all the way down, like a natural slide . The two of them were sliding down quickly, but the slide seemed to be endless . After quite a while, there was light in front of them . Leng Changxi exited the slide with a thump . He swore that he’d never been in such a disorder for his whole life .
Leng Changxi was supporting himself with his elbows, with his face down . Hearing the scream of Qin Yunuan behind him, he quickly turned around, trying to catch her . Qin Yunuan’s huge momentum knocked him over . She was staying in Leng Changxi’s arms, as the slide-like tunnel scared her . She’d never experienced such speed before .
“Are you okay?” Leng Changxi cuddled Qin Yunuan and comforted her .
Qin Yunuan nodded . After a short rest, she raised her head and looked at the structure of the room down here . It was even brighter than the rock chamber up there, which aroused her curiosity . Qin Yunuan took a few steps forward with the dim light, but she was stunned by what she saw .
She realized that Leng Changxi and herself were standing on the top of a long set of stairs . There were some iron-made bracings, but they had been heavily rusted already . On the other end of the staircase were some uniform and gigantic machines . The largest ones were as tall as a palace . Judging from the digging marks on the rock wall, they could tell that this underground world was built by men . It was hard enough to create such a space deep underground, let alone building so many machines .
Leng Changxi followed Qin Yunuan and came close to her . Seeing the weapons arranged neatly, he took a deep breath . They knew that they had finally reached the center of the arsenal, where countless deadly weapons and dynamite were made .
Qin Yunuan was totally stunned . Her curiosity drove her to stride down the staircase step by step, towards the center of all the wisdom and power . However, Leng Changxi suddenly dragged her arm . She stumbled and fell into Leng Changxi’s arms .
“Don’t go any further . Look . ” Leng Changxi pointed at the bottom of the stairs . Because of the dim light, Qin Yunuan could only see a bunch of black objects moving . Even though each of a finger’s length, they were eye-catching because of their fast motion .
Soon, the black thing seemed to pause for a while, and then wiggled quickly on the ground, as if it was delivering a signal . Immediately, a swarm of creatures of its kind came from all directions . They were long and narrow, like centipedes, with many feet . The powerful pincers seemed to be demonstrating their fierceness .
“What are these?” Qin Yunuan saw that the little creatures filling the ground all in a sudden and felt thrilled from head to toe .
“I don’t know . ” Leng Changxi looked at the bugs nervously, “But I’m sure that they’re nothing good . We’ve never seen anything good since we came in here . ”
Right then, a big spider on one of the gears suddenly fell from its own net . The spider, as big as a palm, was like a lone sheep in a bunch of wolves . The bugs rushed towards the spider in an astonishing speed and rolled into a ball . In the blink of an eye, the bug ball scattered, and the spider was nowhere to be found .
It seemed that these bugs were more than just fierce .
Leng Changxi subconsciously took another step back with Qin Yunuan . Qin Yunuan was glad that Leng Changxi held her just now . Otherwise, she might end up just like the spider .
However, after observing the bugs’ motions, Leng Changxi found the weakness of these bugs . It was that they could only move on planes . They couldn’t go up the stairs, and they would avoid the barriers on their way . It meant that Qin Yunuan and himself were both safe in their positions, for now .
“Let’s go upwards . ” Leng Changxi held Qin Yunuan’s hands and led her back .
“How should we get over there?” Qin Yunuan asked as she walked, pointing at the staircases on the other end of the underground room . There seemed to be another hidden space . If this was the factory, that must be the most important part of the arsenal . However, there was such a long distance between them, and the ground was full of these bugs .
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“I have an idea . ” Leng Changxi walked to the highest point of the staircase and looked at the middle of the room . Luckily, the machines were arranged densely here . It wasn’t hard for Leng Changxi to jump over with the gaps and connections between the machines . However, it was hard if he needed to carry Qin Yunuan with him .
Just when he was annoyed, Leng Changxi saw a two-finger thick iron chain . Even though it was rusted, Leng Changxi tested it and found that it was still very steady .
“Changxi, your plan is?” Qin Yunuan seemed to have figured out Leng Changxi’s thoughts . She looked at Leng Changxi, worried . She had been fully trusting Leng Changxi on their journey here, and it was the same this time .
Leng Changxi tested the length of the iron chain . It was further than the distance between the staircases . It seemed that the iron chain was used to move large machines or tools in the past, and there were marks of tying on it .
Right when Leng Changxi was thinking, there was some sound from above .
Immediately, the two both held their breaths . Then, there was the sound again . It seemed to be the sound of rubbing the coffin . Qin Yunuan frowned . The Duanlong gate couldn’t be opened once it was closed . Normally speaking, Chen Jingrui could never enter the chamber . Could it be someone else?
The more they thought about it, the more it was terrifying . However, Qin Yunuan believed that even though the Duanlong gate, or even the whole tomb was destroyed, there must be another way out . As long as they kept going forward, there had to be a chance .
Leng Changxi frowned as well, as he said, “There’s no time . ” Then, he swung the iron chain in his hands and threw it towards the handle of the stairs on the other side of the room . Unfortunately, he used too much force the first time, and he didn’t estimate the distance correctly . The chain fell on the floor in the middle of the room . That bunch of black bugs immediately swarmed over . It seemed that they were interested in everything new that moved . It further proved Leng Changxi’s right not to mess with these little demons .
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Leng Changxi quickly reeled the chain to take it back but found that a few black bugs were still clinging on the chain . Leng Changxi immediately threw the chain to the ground and stepped onto them to kill them .
“Hold on . ” Qin Yunuan suddenly called to stop him . Leng Changxi raised his boots, and Qin Yunuan fearlessly bowed down to pick up a half-dead black bug .
He was observing it carefully . The black bug has many feet, 16 on each side to be precise, which made a total of 32 . Its head was like an ant, and it had two pincers which didn’t fit in with its body at all . Its sharp teeth for tearing its preys apart seemed to be reminding people not to mess with it .
Qin Yunuan had never seen anything like that before, neither had Leng Changxi . However, Qin Yunuan remembered that she had seen it in a book before about tombs . She didn’t pay too much attention to it before .
“These are corpse bugs . ” Qin Yunuan suddenly remembered that . “I remember that I’ve read about it in a book . These bugs can bite really well, and they love dark, damp and bloody places . Hence, most of them feed on dead bodies . Whenever these bugs appear, it means that there are bodies nearby . The more corpse bugs there are, the more dead bodies there are . ”
After hearing that, even Leng Changxi couldn’t help but felt daunted . Looking at all the corpse bugs on the ground, it meant that there must be mass graves somewhere near . It was reasonable though . People were executed for the riot in the arsenal back in the years . The words of Sun Chengzhen and Chen Jingrui also proved that the arsenal treated the labor harshly . Killing rebellion or lazy workers could be one way to warn others . After all, the Yeren Valley is deep in the mountains, and supplies were limited . An extra person was an extra burden . Killing them was the most effective way .
However, no one would have imagined that what happened in the past actually made the arsenal a perfect habitat for the horrible corpse bugs, stopping those who tried to enter the center of the arsenal again . What a karma it was .
While thinking, Leng Changxi had already thrown the chain onto the handle of the stairs on the other side . He pulled it with some force . It seemed to be stable, but he was not sure if it could take the weight of both Qin Yunuan and himself .
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The noise from above was louder and louder . It made people feel that something terrible was approaching .
Leng Changxi was holding the chain in his hands as he looked at Qin Yunuan, “Nuan, hold on to my shoulder . Remember that no matter what happens, don’t let go . ”
Qin Yunuan nodded, but her fingertips were already trembling beyond her control . She settled her fear and held on to Leng Changxi tight . Leng Changxi held the chain in his hands and jumped off the stairs, climbing towards the other side along the chain . The rusted chain and handles squeaked, as they were heavily weathered, while the swarm of corpse bugs were only inches below them .
Soon, they were halfway through the room . Even with Leng Changxi’s stamina, he was covered in sweat already . All that Qin Yunuan could do was to stay as still as possible to reduce the burden on Leng Changxi . Just when Leng Changxi was taking a short break in the middle and prepared to keep going, there was a sound coming from the tunnel . It seemed that someone was coming down .
With a thump, someone came out from the tunnel . It was no one else but Mengman .
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