The entrance to the first chamber was very narrow. It was only slightly bigger than an adult's body. It looked like the entrance to a pipe.
For thousands of years, this place had been submerged by the underground water. It was dead silent.
"I'm entering the first chamber." Lou Xiaoning said as she swam into the entrance. There seemed to be the sound of water flowing around her. She felt the water pressure increasing. It was as if she was entering the depths of the sea instead of the desert.
Holding the underwater rifle, she swam with both hands and kicked with both feet. The entrance was about the length of a stone wall. After a few kicks, she entered the first chamber.
Just as she crossed the boundary, Lou Xiaoning vaguely saw countless human figures emerging from the water. They filled the space of the chamber. Her heart tightened. Out of instinct and conditioned reflex, she wanted to pull the trigger of the rifle in her hand.
But then she saw that the figures did not move. They just floated there, as if they were …
Corpses.
"What …" Lou Xiaoning frowned. She had already moved away from the entrance of the chamber and carefully swam forward.
Smirnov swam in. Almost at the same time, he said in surprise, "What the hell is that?"
"It's corpses. Everyone, there are a lot of corpses in the first chamber." Lou Xiaoning said quickly. The more she looked around, the colder she felt. "They are not mummies. They are 'fresh' corpses. They don't look like they are rotten … I can see clearly that they are all women …"
The members of the daredevil team immediately heard the sound of the signal deteriorating on the surface. "Captain Lou, there is no underwater camera signal in the first chamber … There is an abnormal force inside … We can't see it. Please describe what you see …"
The four people who entered the chamber were silent. They were unwilling to describe the strange and tragic scene.
There were dozens of corpses floating around, almost shoulder to shoulder. Their long hair was floating up and their bodies were sinking.
For the time being, they could see that every corpse was an adult female. They were wearing ancient Egyptian-style robes and some were wearing jewelry. They were all dressed very luxuriously. These women were young, tall, and beautiful. They were of different races, Middle Easterners, Asians, whites, blacks …
"The corpses did not float up. We can't determine the time of death." Lou Xiaoning said. She swam slightly and the two corpses were less than a meter away from each other.
Their faces were stiff and pale, and their eyes were wide open. Their pupils had already dilated and turned turbid.
But in that silent chaos, there seemed to be a trace of fear before death.
This trace of fear was also revealed in their stiff bodies, their twisted muscles, and their silent cries.
"I can't determine the cause of their death," Lou Xiaoning said again. "There are no obvious wounds, not even blood. They might have drowned to death, but I don't see any obvious swelling in their abdomens … Their hands are not crossed in front of their chests, but raised forward, as if they were worshipping …"
Dozens of female corpses floated in the air as if they were undergoing some sort of ritual.
At this time, Xiao Xu's voice came through the earpiece. He spoke a little faster than usual, "Those corpses are sacrifices to the Nile River. The ancient Egyptians already had the technology to determine the water level. They would set up water gauges along the river and perform rituals near the gauges in order to summon the flood and increase the power of the flood. Some of the gauges were special. They were believed to be 'caves' and 'fountains' that could control the flood of the Nile River. The rituals were the grandest in these places. One of the sacrifices was the so-called 'female dolls.' They were offered to the river god to bring a bumper harvest. I think the corpses you saw were such sacrifices. "
"F * ck …" As Lou Xiaoning swam, the innocent faces of the young women who had died appeared. She was furious. "Those old scum from the Little Ram Church, why didn't they sacrifice their own mothers?"
"The first tomb may affect the global flood situation," Xiao Xu said. "That is part of the ritual … I suggest you move the corpses out immediately … That will lessen the power of the flood. Be careful of their weight, they are already nurturing the flood …" Xiao Xu continued, and the meaning of his words was clear.
"Understood." Lou Xiaoning waved her hand, gesturing for Smirnov and the rest to search the area with her. "First team, search the surroundings and slowly approach the entrance of the second tomb. Second team, come in and move the corpses out. Third team, guard the stairs."
Everyone immediately agreed. The four people in the tomb swam out to search carefully.
First, they had to count the number of corpses, to see if they were really corpses or if there were still living people.
They also had to check the condition of the tomb walls to see if there was any danger of collapse and if they needed to be reinforced urgently.
They also had to check if there were any traps or other discoveries.
At the same time, the four members of the second team swam into the tomb from the outside. Chen Jiahwa was one of them.
Even though Chen Jiahwa already knew the situation from the team's communication, he still felt an instinctive chill when he saw the corpses floating in the air. It was followed by mixed emotions of sadness and anger. He paused for a moment before he started his mission.
The four people split into groups of two and each pulled a corpse that had been identified by the first team. One person was responsible for moving the corpses while the other was responsible for guarding against any possible danger.
"I'll do it." Chen Jiahwa didn't need his partner to say anything. He pulled the young woman's body out of the tomb.
After a person drowned, the body would become heavier.
Even though Chen Jiahwa was young and strong, it was not easy to move a body like this. Furthermore, the water pressure here was strange …
Due to the narrow passageway, Chen Jiahwa had no choice but to carry the corpse in his arms to cross the passageway. Just as he squeezed through, he suddenly felt the corpse in his arms become as heavy as a boulder. He could not move it at all.
But in this cramped space with stone walls, he couldn't turn around. It was as if … he couldn't get away. It was as if he was stuck here with this corpse. Even if the torrent crashed against him, it couldn't move him in the slightest. At that moment, the body moved slightly. The woman's hair hit his mask. The rationality assessment stone on his left hand glowed red. Chen Jiahwa said urgently, "There's something wrong with the body, there's a sign of mental corruption …"
His right hand was about to activate the Ancient Seal. The person waiting outside the entrance probably did the same.
But the corpse's hand grabbed his hand and held on tightly.
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