I was afraid that she would be angry, so I hurriedly packed up my luggage, grabbed the chain, and climbed down several rammed earth ladders.
The fat man followed me closely and descended from above.
He pulled the chain and landed on top of my head, looked down, and said with bared teeth: "Fortunately, there are ancestors who paved the way.
We can't do such a big job in less than half a month."
The hollow echo was chilling.
I patted him and motioned him to keep walking and stop talking nonsense.
We continued our descent toward the bottom of the cave.
At first, everyone had the time to say a few words, but as time went by, we didn't have the energy to speak at all, and the journey became silent and dull.
I suddenly started to feel anxious: this hole seemed to have no end.
Along with such thoughts, my body gradually became tired; before I knew it, my arms felt like they were filled with lead, sore and painful.
I couldn't help but lower my head again to see the dark cave at my feet, with no end in sight.
I grabbed the chain, picked a nearby dirt ladder, and stopped.
Shiry Yang shook the chain and asked me why I didn't leave.
I raised the tail of the chain and told her: "The chain has reached the end.
It is dangerous to go down any further."
The fat man jumped to my side, grabbed the chain, and gasped: "Twenty meters of chain, how deep is this ghost town?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong stream of air rose from the bottom of the valley, blowing me so badly that I almost fell; the chain tied to the side made a clanking sound, as if responding to the roar from the ground.
"It's windy, which at least means the front and back are clear and it's not a dead end."
Shiry Yang led Lao Chuai to where I was, "Everyone, let's take a rest first."
I remembered that Lao Chuai had a flare gun, and he nodded: "Yes, there are, but when we were on the mountain, a few of them were mute.
I don't know if they can still be used."
I lowered my hand and fired a shot, and the dazzling light bullet fell straight to the bottom of the valley.
Wherever the white light went, there were all kinds of holes.
As the signal bomb fell, the overall appearance of the pit ladder was revealed to everyone.
The distribution of rammed earth ladders is not vertical from top to bottom.
There are many inconspicuous footholds scattered around us.
I took advantage of the light and quickly looked around, and found that not far from us, there was the same iron anchor embedded with a safety rope hanging on it.
Perhaps due to their location, they were not affected by the fire.
"Follow the safety rope."
I raised my flashlight and took the lead in climbing up a rammed earth ladder located in our upper left corner.
I tried pulling on the rope to make sure it could bear the weight, then tied a water bottle to the bottom of the safety rope and swung it out as hard as I could.
The fat man grabbed the rope and gave me a thumbs up.
He squatted down and tugged on his butt a few times: "Okay, I'll take the lead.
Old Hu, you caught it."
As he spoke, he kicked his feet hard, then wrapped his limbs tightly with the safety rope, and ran quickly across the earth ladder on the opposite side.
I lay on the ground and saw him fall to the ground with a "swish" and hit the rock wall hard.
The fat man spat, raised his head and smiled: "This is faster than crawling.
You can see if there are any other ropes, and let's continue down."
I looked back at the anchor and saw a series of numbers carved into the rock wall.
"Fat man, look at the wall and see if there are any marks on the side of the anchor rope.
This is 057."
"Yes, 071.
What do you mean?"
"It's probably a number, I don't know how many there are in total."
"Then let's follow the number."
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"Wait a minute, let's see what's going on over there with Shirey Yang."
I shouted, and Shirey Yang climbed up to where I was smoothly using the rope that the fat man threw back.
"It's a number, it's probably some kind of coordinates, used to record the location."
Shiry Yang stood up and looked around for a while, "If I guessed correctly, there should be marks on each set of ladders.
This group of people have already Went down."
I was shocked.
If it was like what she said, we would be in big trouble.
This group of tomb robbers has most likely already looted the ancient city.
The coordinates and numbers are for better positioning so that they can reach the designated location quickly and quickly.
They were so familiar with the ancient city that they could not guarantee that a few of them would still be underground when the wildfire broke out.
If we enter the ancient city rashly, we will undoubtedly fall into a trap.
Thinking of this, I broke into a cold sweat.
Lao Chuai slid to my side with difficulty.
Seeing that Shiry Yang and I looked solemn, he quickly asked what happened.
"Lao Chuai, let me ask again.
When the fire started, all those people were present."
He said: "It's hard to say.
I don't know how many of them there are.
I just saw a white long-necked dragon shaking its head and huffing, and they were all burned.
I guessed there were at least a dozen, and none of them survived. ” This answer didn't dispel my doubts, but it was obvious that I couldn't find anything if I continued to ask.
I changed my smile and comforted him by saying that I had found a way out and would reach the bottom soon.
Shiry Yang said regretfully: "It would be great if we could find the coordinate book.
Maybe we can directly find where we want to go."
"I think the purpose of this group of people is not simple.
To get gold by touching the hills is just to seek wealth.
They seem to be doing scientific research, and they even made a number."
"Don't forget what they did in the camp."
Shiry Yang reminded, "They killed people and set fires without blinking an eye.
I can't see the style of scientific researchers."
After listening to our analysis, Lao Cai immediately said vigilantly: "So, there may be remnants of their party in the ancient city, and we might have to fight with that group."
The fat man added jealously: "When I was imprisoned by them, I roughly counted them, and there must be more than this number of people.
If a large army is already underground, and we rush down like fools, wouldn't we make others laugh out loud.
This matter needs to be considered in a long-term way, and let’s talk about the fire.
How do you know it’s not a gangster attack?
It’s their own tricks.”
"Okay, okay, please stop analyzing.
If it is like what you said, it will have been exposed when we fight.
Instead of making the worst plan, it is better to believe what Lao Chuai said."
I He took a sip from the fat man's crow mouth, and then began to wonder about the meaning of these numbers.
Shiry Yang saw my doubts.
She advised me: "We don't have comparative data, so it's useless to think about it.
It's better to go down quickly, so that you can feel safe with your feet on the ground."
Seeing that there was no other better way, I had no choice but to give in.
I repeatedly told everyone to be careful, and then followed the safety rope at hand and headed towards the next rammed earth ladder again.
We are like lost ants, twisting and turning on the intricate spider web.
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After nearly an hour of groping, I finally reached the bottom smoothly.
After the fat man landed, his legs softened and he collapsed next to me: "Damn it, I thought I would never get off.
My dear mother, it still feels comfortable to have your feet on the ground."
Before I had time to say anything, a low moan suddenly came from not far away.
Lao Chuai was so frightened that he almost jumped up.
I held him down, raised my ears and listened carefully, and soon heard an even more painful cry: "Help, help us":