"Bang!"
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and found that the fist was right next to his face, creating a shallow pit on the ground, and the small gravel that was stirred up hurt his cheek. If that punch had been a little higher, he would have been in trouble. Xiao Chen struggled to avoid the second punch, but felt that the armored warrior had stopped moving after the first punch, and was like a fallen sculpture, pressing on his back.
Is there something wrong with the tin can
"Xiao Chen, are you okay?" Luo Ling's voice came to my ears.
"Danger! You..."
"It won't move anymore. Oh, are you okay? I was scared to death! If we hadn't pushed it off balance, it would have hit you on the head." Zhou He said incoherently.
"Stop talking nonsense, work together and knock it down." Luo Ling shouted. The two girls pushed the paralyzed armored warrior together, and Xiao Chen also pushed hard, finally throwing the heavy guy to the side.
"What luck! Fortunately, this thing broke down due to disrepair, otherwise... Tsk tsk." Xiao Chen wiped his sweat, grabbed his backpack, and saw that the armored warriors chasing behind were only 20 meters away from them. "Let's go! More tin cans are coming."
"It's not luck at all. It's because Sister Luo Ling found the switch." Zhou He said as he ran.
"Switch? Where is it?"
"Behind the helmet." Luo Ling opened her hand, holding a thumb-sized light blue stone. "I always felt that a machine like this would have a switch anyway. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to find it. Once I break it off, it won't move."
Xiao Chen gave her a thumbs up and said, "Great! Thank you both ladies for saving my life!"
After the three of them continued running for a while, they found themselves in a dead end. At the end of the road was a metal gate, which was tightly closed, but there was a one-foot-wide crack on the stone wall on one side of the gate.
At this time, the pursuers had completely blocked the way back, and going back would only lead to a trap. But as for that crack... Xiao Chen estimated that he should be able to get in, but the armored warrior would not be able to.
He leaned over the crack and saw that the stone wall was more than two feet thick. Behind the door was a stone staircase leading down, about twenty steps. Under the staircase was a huge hall with some pillars and a stone statue. He didn't have time to distinguish carefully, so he pulled Zhou He over and said urgently, "Let's go! Get in!"
Zhou He went in first, followed by Luo Ling. One of them was petite and the other was slender, and they crossed the wall with almost no effort.
But when it was Xiao Chen's turn, it was a little more difficult. The crack became narrower as it went up. He was tall and couldn't get through with his head straight, so he could only half-crouch and slowly move inside. A moment later, the chasing armored warriors also arrived here. The first one tried to squeeze into the crack twice but failed, so he picked up his long sword and stabbed inside.
This frightened Xiao Chen into a cold sweat. The sword was coming straight at his waist. He was stuck in the crack of the stone and couldn't dodge. If he was stabbed, he would definitely die. He squeezed in with all his strength and tried to block the sword with his backpack. With a "puff" sound, the sword pierced into the schoolbag.
Damn it! Xiao Chen was horrified and quickly put his other hand on his waist, hoping to block it.
However, the sword did not penetrate the backpack, as if it was blocked by something in the bag. Xiao Chen felt a strong force on the backpack, pushing him out of the crack in the stone, and he stumbled onto the stone steps, where he was supported by Luo Ling and Zhou He.
Xiao Chen stood firm, felt around, and found that the stone had cut some of the skin on his arm. He wiped the blood from his fingers on his pants, bared his teeth and cursed, "Damn, I almost confessed. Are the tin cans helpless now?"
"Look there." Luo Ling pointed to the crack.
Xiao Chen looked back and saw that the armored warrior was stuck in the crack of the stone because of excessive force. Now only the hand holding the sword could move, just like a puppet hanging up. It may want to use the sword to clear the way, so it chopped the stone a few times, but with a snap, the sword broke. Then it used its fists to hit the stone wall again and again, making a bang, but it was useless.
"Go ahead and smash it, let's see when you can get in." Zhou He clenched her fists and said to the armored warrior angrily. She pulled Luo Ling's arm and asked, "They can't catch up and get in, right?"
"Well, the walls are so thick that I don't have to worry about that. I just hope there aren't any new tin cans in this room."
"Ah! No way."
"Don't worry, there's such a big commotion here. If there were any in the hall, they would have surrounded us long ago!" Xiao Chen exhaled, picked up his backpack and saw that there was a three-inch long crack in the middle of the backpack. He opened the crack and looked inside. It turned out that it was the notebook that saved his life. The tip of the sword pierced through the entire computer, but it was also stuck there.
"Fortunately, we don't use ultra-thin notebooks, otherwise we would have just explained it."
The three of them didn't take time to rest and began to check the hall.
"There is no road! There is only such a small area. We are trapped." Zhou He threw the package on the ground, leaned against a pillar, and collapsed like a ball of mud.
"I think that at least half of the people who are in trouble are trapped by themselves." Xiao Chen put his hands behind his back, walked to Zhou He and patted her shoulder.
"Why are you in such a good mood?" Zhou He replied weakly.
"Because a bad attitude won't make anything better." Xiao Chen shrugged and said, "Let's go! Let's see what we can find."
Luo Ling looked at the two people arguing, smiled slightly, and continued to look around.
Although the hall was large, there was only a stone statue inside besides two rows of pillars. The three of them walked around and came to the stone statue at the same time.
The statue is located on a stone platform in the middle of two rows of pillars. The platform is more than one meter high. The statue is carved from white marble and is slightly larger than a real person, about two meters tall. It is a rough-built ancient warrior, wearing a fur vest, leather boots, with long hair and beard, and well-developed muscles. He carries a small axe with a single blade on his shoulder. The axe is made of a black metal. Although it is very old, it looks extremely sharp. The warrior stands on the head of a chopped monster and looks up to the sky, as if he is roaring.
This warrior sculpture had clear textures and was lifelike, with a primitive and exotic feel. Xiao Chen couldn't help but feel awe at the first sight. He was well-informed, but in his memory, he had never seen a statue of this style.
"Do you think we are still on Earth?" Luo Ling asked abruptly.
"I really want to answer 'yes'. But, look at what strange things we have encountered?" Xiao Chen tilted his brows, a little absent-minded. The underground palace, runes, monsters, statues, all of these are wrong. There is no way there is such a place under the school. "Have you read The Chronicles of Narnia? It's the story behind the wardrobe that leads to another world."
Seeing that both of them shook their heads, he smiled and said, "Haha, maybe there is another world under the school. Our legendary story is about to begin."
"You can still laugh! You're such a phoenix. Only boys like you who never grow up think about those unrealistic things all day long. I don't want to go anywhere, I want to go home!" Zhou He complained angrily, "Have you read too many fantasy novels and want to travel to another world and marry a dozen or twenty wives?"
"So you're into this, too! Let's shake hands! But you think too highly of me. With my level, I can't handle Zhou He alone. How can I handle so many?"
Zhou He blushed and spat, "You can only talk big. What else can a student like you who can't lift anything with your hands or shoulders do besides talking big?"
"Hey, I can do..."
"Stop messing around! Come and look here." Luo Ling had already walked up the steps to the statue. She squatted at the statue's feet and pointed at the statue's base, saying, "There are words engraved here."
"Spanish!" Xiao Chen came over and asked in surprise.
Luo Ling looked back at Xiao Chen, who grinned and said proudly, "My mom is a Spanish translator. I learned a little bit since I was a kid."
Luo Ling raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Then take a closer look, what's the difference?"
"It's true that the spelling of many words has changed a bit. Hey, you know Spanish too?"
Luo Ling ignored his nonsense and read the inscription several times before saying, "Some of the grammar is different, the verbs are inflected differently, and the spelling of several words is wrong. For example, the word Lai prueboa, the correct spelling should be, I guess, la prueba. Both the preceding article and the following noun are spelled differently. And the word Bazercer, I have never seen it before. But by guessing, the meaning of this passage is: The vast spirit controls the crazy body, and in the name of Mello Arias, I grant you... the trial."
Xiao Chen looked at the tall statue: muscles so strong that they seemed to burst, and the posture of crushing the enemy under his feet... An idea suddenly flashed in his mind and he said, "That word should be a variation of Berserker. Grant you the trial of the Berserker."
"Berserker, isn't that another name for Viking warriors in ancient Europe?" Luo Ling asked.
"Not only that, there are also such characters in many games and novels." Xiao Chen pulled Luo Ling to the side of the statue so that they could see the whole statue clearly. "Look, this warrior is holding a weapon, but he is not wearing any armor. There are many scars on his body. This shows that his fighting style is the kind of fighting style that does not care about life and death. Isn't this the typical Berserker style?"
"Trial of the Berserker." Luo Ling recited this short sentence silently, trying to figure out its meaning.
Zhou He suddenly clapped his hands and said, "What kind of trial is this? Could it be referring to those tin cans outside?"
Xiao Chen stroked his chin and said, "Hmm? Xiao Zhouhe, you are really smart. I think it is possible that we accidentally stumbled into a place like 'Shaolin Wooden Man Alley'?"
"Go away, you are the young one. What then? Have we completed the trial?" Zhou He hated it most when people called her young, even though she was only as tall as Xiao Chen's shoulders.
"If this is really a trial, I guess we may have to knock down all those tin cans outside." Xiao Chen could still hear the stuck armored warrior banging on the stone wall, which became the only background sound in this quiet hall.
"What a joke! It took so much effort for the three of us to deal with just one. Now there are at least dozens of them blocking the crevice. Are we going to knock them all down? How is it possible?" Zhou He's eyes widened.
"I'm just guessing. But..." Xiao Chen pointed at the statue, "Just because we can't do it doesn't mean this guy can't do it either. This trial is probably prepared for a tough guy like this. With our physique, it's naturally a bit strenuous. But for him, it's a piece of cake."
"That's right, I think one of him can deal with ten of you..." Zhou He said, looking at the statue.
"I didn't expect you to think so highly of me, thank you for the compliment!" Xiao Chen said with a smile.