The Dead Zone: Maya Stela - C41

What filled my vision was the darker golden ring in the middle of the pool. It was engraved with a complex pattern of light blue.

When he looked away from the golden color, the dark gold color at the center of the pool gradually became lighter. At the edge of the pool by his feet, there were ripples of golden light.

His gaze was firmly fixed on the surface of the water. I’ve never seen anything so strange.

Su Lihua was obviously dazed by the sight as well, and he gasped for air. Achilles muttered something beside me, and suddenly he reached out and grabbed my arm, pulling me back.

The strength of my arm wasn’t light. I immediately snapped out of it and said, “What are you doing!?”

Without looking at me, he lowered his head and pulled us both out of the room. Su Lihua stumbled for a second, but it was already too late.

With a crashing sound, the golden surface of the lake suddenly rose up, splashing water onto his arms and thighs. Suddenly, his legs turned cold and his arms began to hurt. I saw a hole in my pants and a red spot on my arm.

What the f * ck! This water is corrosive!

Without the need for Achilles to drag them away, the two of them dragged Suriyawong and ran outside. As soon as his right foot stepped on the stairs, a loud hissing sound came from behind him. It turned from a high-pitched sound to a low hiss in an instant.

I stepped to the top and glanced over my shoulder.

A giant golden python the size of two of my palms was bobbing its head high on the surface of the water. The most eye-catching part was the two white fangs that grew down from the snake’s mouth.

It was all thanks to the two of them pulling him along. The moment we came out, we saw the big black ball, and our expressions were all complicated.

Achilles and Suriyawong did not look back. I told them about the scene on the surface of the water.

I’ve never heard of a snake with teeth like this. Achilles and Suriyawong were also at a loss. We are not biologists, and this precious species is beyond our knowledge.

Suriyawong and I asked Achilles what he was going to do, and he said only one word, “Wait.”

“Gold water flooded in front of the Dragon King’s Temple. Dead without a doubt.” The words rang in my head again. That’s what woke me up. It was not hard to understand the meaning of what sounded like a proverb. Now, the flood of gold should have happened, and behind that …

But no matter how he thought about it, it was very quiet behind him. Not even the sound of the water could be heard.

Could it be that the snake was a water snake, so it couldn’t leave the water?

I remembered the tusks and closed my eyes.

I told them about the corrosiveness and lethality of the liquid, and Suriyawong bandaged my arm.

He waited for almost three minutes with nothing to do. These three short minutes were almost like a year’s worth of time. I hoped that the snake would not come out, but I also hoped that it would come out to end the ordeal.

After a while, my nerves were on the verge of breaking down. Achilles’ eyes were closed the whole time. He saw me stand up, so he opened his eyes and took out a three-piece machete from his bag. He said lightly, “You guys stay here. Don’t go in.”

“You’re going alone?” That’s enough. ”

Since he said that, I didn’t say anything else and bitterly sat back down. Foreigners revered individual heroism. I can’t rob him of his play.

I was still a bit worried, so I prepared to stand at the entrance to support them. If there was anything wrong, I would go in and provide some support.

Suriyawong was left here to look at his bag.

I took a deep breath and watched him calmly walk up the stairs, step by step.

The snake sensed that its prey was not relying on sight, so he turned on the flashlight and walked in. There was no sound for a while.

My patience was never good, so I became even more worried. I gripped my fingers as I prepared to rush in, but Achilles suddenly appeared at the exit. There were no injuries on his body, so what would happen if I went in.

He looked even more confused than I did, but the words didn’t fluctuate, and he hissed in a quiet voice, “It’s gone.”

“He’s gone?” I walked down beside him. “What do you mean missing?” “Is the snake gone?” “More than that.” He said, “The water is colorless again.”

I was confused. The snake was gone, but the water had changed color again? However, if the water was flushed again, we would definitely be able to hear it … Then this …

Achilles put away his perplexed expression. With a wooden face, he walked to the side of the package and sat down with his eyes closed, completely ignoring Suriyawong’s curious expression.

I told Suriyawong what he had seen. He said, “That’s very strange… “So we can go in now?”

“Oh,” I said. But in reality, there was no point in going in. It would be better to sit here and talk. Even if he had to wear a gas mask, it was still better than being on tenterhooks inside.

“How big was the snake you saw?” Achilles asked suddenly.

“The width of two palms, I don’t know the length, but the exposed part is two and a half meters.”

“What do you think?”

“There are two fangs growing downwards, their scales are golden and have a black pattern mixed within.”

“What color are the fangs?”

“Pure White.”

“No yellowing?”

“Nope.”

“Is the mouth open or closed?”

“Close the door.”

“Always?”

“Not sure. to make sure I didn’t open it when I saw it. ” I added, “And no spitting.”

My grandfather had met a boa constrictor in the Amazon. According to him, it sounded like a scrape, but it was very loud. He had gone to the zoo later on purpose, but even the snake had never heard such a sound again.

The biologist who came with him speculated that the result would be a snake spitting out its tongue, but he couldn’t find a snake that was that big. The study was nothing compared to what they were doing at the time. So it was just a casual mention of the past.

“But you must have heard that scream, too. Furthermore, it is possible that the hissing sounds were drowned out by the sound of water. Furthermore, a snake with long fangs might not even be the same as an ordinary snake. ” I continue to add.

“I got it.” Achilles said, “But only a guess.”

Suriyawong and I listened.

“There are no fangs at all,” he said slowly. “Teeth similar to fangs may not have grown naturally.”

Does that mean someone put the fang in the snake’s mouth?

On second thought, it is.” It was like a bit.

“Since the text says that it is in front of the Dragon King’s Temple, can you also guess whether the secret mechanism is inside?” When he thought of the golden liquid in the pool, the wound on his arm began to hurt again.

“Let’s go.” “Let’s go again.”

The Dragon King’s Temple… “Hmm …” Then why was there such a thing as a tomb suppressing beast? I thought of Old Song’s words’ tomb in the grave ‘. Did the latter lie to me intentionally, or was there something wrong with the information, or was there really some sort of connection?

This time, I’m a lot more nervous. I’m already especially wary of that pool.

Indeed, the current Wang Qing Pool was transparent, making it seem extremely beautiful. It was even clearer than before, and by the light of the flashlight, he could vaguely make out the caves below.

I feel numb now when I see the caves. The snake came out of one of them.

Achilles looked at it for a while, and then turned around and said, “I just overlooked something. When the water was flowing back, there was a whirlpool, and there was only one whirlpool. Or connected with other places. The other ones are dead holes. ”

“Very useful.” “But I’m still not sure if there’s a mechanism.” I wiped my sweat away.

I put my hand in my pants pocket. The pill had completely disappeared. It was probably melted in the water. We stood talking to each other in front of the pool.

Achilles said, “I’ll go down and find my way.”

The water was as clear as glass. I only roughly estimated the time I took to explore the way. Before, when I went down there, there was a problem, but now this problem is still not known. For the sake of safety, he would rather go down himself.

I wanted to stop him from replacing me, but he knocked me down with a single sentence. “If there’s a problem down there, I can guarantee my safety in the water, but if it’s you who’s in the water, I can’t guarantee it.”

Suriyawong and I stood on the shore, lighting up. He had a rope tied around his waist to prevent the whirlpool from being sucked in.

I pulled hard on the rope and watched him.

Not long after, he carefully shined all the holes that could allow people to pass through. Although the penetrating force was greatly reduced in the water, it shouldn’t be a problem to check them out. He quickly floated up and said, “I don’t think what I was thinking was right.” He said: “If the two liquids came in and out of one opening, then the corrosion couldn’t have been so clean. There might have been two holes.” But it could also have been diluted. ” I said, “After all, according to what you said, all the water that comes in contact with it must have come in contact with two different types of liquids. If it was diluted, you wouldn’t even be able to see it. Furthermore, the corrosive properties are greatly reduced, so the penetrability is not that strong. ”

Achilles said, “If I’m not wrong or if I’m not mistaken, I’ve already discovered the entrance to the golden water. There was a hole stuck with some golden paste. Although I don’t know what it is, but I still feel that it wasn’t an accident. ”

Su Lihua suddenly asked, “Is there any clear water source around here?”

“Yes.” I said, “Just behind the mountain, after the Pan Shan Road, there is a reservoir, which is the most stored water in the area. than Lake Tzu Chi’s water. ”

Suriyawong said, “I think we can go there.”

Achilles went ashore, and the three of them walked side by side.

Suriyawong said, “There are at least two ponds. The water is very clear and the flow rate is very fast. I think it’s completely suspicious that it’s actually water. Even if it’s underground water, there might be a connected lake on it. ” These words were mostly speculation, but we had no other choice. “Why don’t we go over there and take a look?” Suriyawong asked.

“Wait a moment.” Achilles said, “Although what you say is very possible. But I’m curious about one thing. We’ve been here for even longer than before, so why hasn’t the lake changed yet? The problem would not be what we did after we came in. “The people of the left generation and I went into the water one after the other, so why did it remain the same when I went into the water?” Is it because of time? ” Achilles was noncommittal.

I remembered the red pills I had stuffed into my pants pocket and emphasized the only difference. Suriyawong was eager to give it a try. He still had another one with him.

Achilles and I unanimously rejected it. The reason is simple, we don’t even know what this bead can do. If he were to throw it down again, the water snake would get out of the water …

And if this bead is really useful, and it’s not here, then it’s useless when we really need it.

More importantly, it was all gone. What was the point of testing the results.

Actually, I have a secret idea. The snake didn’t attack us after it came up, and at the same time the red pill was placed on top of the dragon’s pearl. In other words, it was the nominal “Dragon Pearl”.

But just think about it, we’ll never know what people were thinking at the time, and what you can do if they just play it that way.

He couldn’t go down into the pond. He couldn’t lose the pills. There was really nothing he could do. I sighed and asked, “If we go to the reservoir now, which way do we go?”

Achilles: “…”

Su Lihua: “…”

I could tell from their expressions that something was definitely wrong. Su Lihua’s heart skipped a beat. He wiped his face and said, “We’re underground now. We don’t even know how far we are from the surface.”

It’s over, it’s over. What do we do then, climb out of the tunnel we came in from?

Either starve to death or fall down, don’t mess around.

He looked down at his watch and then up at me. “Do you know the location of the reservoir and the mountain where you first came in?”