What could be more shocking than knowing about the existence of aliens?
Of course! That was knowing that an old grave robber had dug out an alien relic from an unknown ancient tomb.
Looking at the vibrating and humming black metal plate in front of me, my brain was instantly filled with all kinds of movies and novels. Many strange stories kept popping up in my mind.
A powerful warrior from the depths of the universe had gone through countless fierce battles and landed on Earth, which was still undeveloped at that time. Unable to return home, the warrior was worshipped as a god by the local natives. He led the people of Earth to fight against tyranny and dictatorship. In the end, he spent his lonely life on this faraway planet. The relics he left behind were treated as sacred relics by the people of Earth, buried in the river of history. Until one day, a wretched old man named … Ugh, I forgot what his name was. Anyway, it was just a wretched old man who found a forgotten tomb. Only then did the tip of the iceberg reveal the story of the alien warrior. Then, the subtitles appeared …
"Ah Jun?" Shallow Shallow's voice suddenly rang in my ears, snapping me out of my reverie.
"Huh?"
"What are you doing? Why are you spacing out again?" Qian Qian shot me a dissatisfied look as if she couldn't do anything about me spacing out every now and then. Lin Xue even blurted out, "Are you cursed by some ancient item here? According to what I know, there are some ancient relics that can cause a person to fall into a trance. Should I send you for a checkup? "
"Ugh … There's no need for that. I was just thinking about something … How about it? Now that we can confirm that the item can resonate with Shallow Shallow, what exactly is it?"
Everyone's gaze focused on Gu Zhengfeng.
The old grave robber let out a dry cough and said, "Actually, I'm not too sure …"
All of us glared at him angrily.
The old grave robber quickly shrunk his neck and said, "But I can confirm that this item is useful. Years ago, I found the ruins with a few friends and found this item in the depths of a tomb. At that time, there was a description of this item on the wall of the tomb. It said that it was the 'Beacon of the Lost', and only the chosen ones could take it. At that time, I was greedy and didn't listen to my friends' advice. I took it out of the box and triggered a trap. My friends died in the tomb, and I was the only one who managed to escape with the help of this item. However, I was hunted down and ended up in this wasteland …"
After listening to Gu Zhengfeng's story, I roughly understood the history of this' Ethereal Beacon '. I said, "So, you set up a rule that only the people who can connect with this' Beacon of the Lost 'can take it away?"
The old man nodded and said, "That's right. Actually, I didn't expect that someone could really resonate with this item. I just wanted to give it a try, so I asked the psychic team to bring anyone who wanted to explore the ruins to me. In the end, I really met an archaeologist with the surname Xu … Unfortunately, that person didn't listen to my advice and scolded me instead … Sigh, it's rare that I, Old Gu, can do something good in this life …"
Lin Xue snorted disapprovingly and said, "If I were you, I would throw this thing away as soon as possible."
"If he really threw this thing away, wouldn't we be in a lot of trouble?"
Lin Xue snorted again, but this time, she didn't refute what I said out of habit. Instead, she stood up and changed the topic, "No matter what, this thing is already in our hands. Let's hurry up and leave. After staying here for so long, I feel like I'm about to be buried in a grave."
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"It's over there," Lin Xue pointed to a place not far in front of us after getting out of the special desert SUV.
"Where is it? Why can't I see it? "I looked around and didn't see anything but a sand dune.
Lin Xue took the lead and walked forward. "Stupid, how could such a mysterious ruin be placed in a place where people can see it at a glance — — it's under this desert!"
Underground again? Could it be that the ancients had the same hobby as Lin Xue, and liked to build underground bases?
At the bottom of the sand dune, we saw the entrance to the ruin.
It was a two to three meters tall tunnel supported by grayish-white stones. Standing at the entrance of the tunnel, we could only see long stone steps extending downwards and gradually being swallowed by the deep darkness. It gave people the illusion that "this place doesn't lead directly to hell, right?"
Lin Xue closed her eyes and seemed to be carefully feeling the surrounding environment. Then, she said, "As expected — — the sand dune here is still, so this cave entrance isn't submerged by the quicksand."
I didn't need Lin Xue's reminder, as I had already gotten a more accurate description from Pandora.
With the cave as the center, the sand within a kilometer radius was in a strange state of "pseudo-stillness." The reason why it was called "pseudo-stillness" was because the sand wasn't really completely still, but would still move slowly due to the effect of the wind. But after a period of time, the sand would return to its original position under the effect of a mysterious force. Therefore, this cave entrance had existed here for many years, but it had never been swallowed by the flowing desert.
It was a place that was filled with mysteries.
"Sicarro." I spoke to the knight-faced uncle by my side through the mental connection. "Pay attention. If anything happens, prioritize protecting Shallow Shallow and Lin Xue. Their ability to protect themselves is the weakest."
At that moment, Lin Xue had also finished sensing the surrounding situation. She opened her eyes and said, "It's safe in front. Everyone, let's go in."
I felt someone tugging on my clothes from behind, so I turned around and comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid, Shallow Shallow. There are six metahumans here to protect you."
I didn't know how many years this tunnel had existed for. The stone steps under our feet were full of holes from the passage of time. There were many places where a piece would collapse with every step we took. Then, the broken stones would roll down into the boundless darkness. We held onto the rough stone walls and used the dim light from the blue and white lamps to walk forward carefully. Lin Xue led the way at the front, using her superpower to sense the surroundings for danger that could appear at any time.
"That's strange …" Lin Xue suddenly said, "How long have we been walking for?"
"About an hour," I said uncertainly. Due to the gloomy environment and the depressing atmosphere, I felt that I had been walking in this strange place for a long time.
"More than twenty minutes," Pandora's calm voice resounded in all of our heads.
"Mm …" Lin Xue muttered softly, "In such a depressing environment, people's perception of the passage of time would be wrong. Lily is originally blind, so she isn't affected. In other words, we have been walking here for almost half an hour …"
"Sister, what did you find?" Lin Feng asked.
"The air — we've already gone so deep, but the air in this tunnel hasn't become thin or turbid. This is definitely abnormal in an ancient crypt."
Is it that strange 'pseudo-static' phenomenon again?
"Although it's an unusual phenomenon, it's better than having no air at all. At the very least, we won't be able to use the respirators we brought with us for the time being," Lin Xue said and quickened her pace. We followed closely behind.
I didn't know how long we had walked, but just as I was wondering if this seemingly endless staircase would lead us all the way to the center of the earth, a ray of light suddenly appeared in front of us.
After Lin Xue confirmed that there was no danger in front of us, we immediately rushed to the faint light.
"Ah! This is …" Lin Xue exclaimed in surprise when she saw the scene in front of her.
What appeared in front of us was a huge hall made of stone!
Pandora's voice suddenly resounded in my head with obvious excitement, "This is the graveyard of the Schilling warriors!"
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