After jumping into a pit about fifty or sixty meters deep, Xu Xin and his companion were surprised to find that the pit was even bigger than they had imagined.
Xu Xin never expected that there was such a hidden tree hundreds of meters underground from his tree house...
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"There are so many bugs here..." Lou Feier couldn't help but complain.
She even walked carefully.
The pits are now full of insects, and it is black and dense.
Fortunately, there are basically only reptiles in the pits now, and the number of flying insects is very small.
Perhaps because the flying speed of flying insects is much faster than the crawling speed of reptiles, they all followed the giant insect and flew away.
The slow reptiles that entered the pit later stayed in the cave.
And now, Xu Xin and Lou Feier were standing in the center of the group of insects. There were no reptiles within a range of about one meter around them.
He tried to take two steps forward.
Immediately, the surrounding insects began to spread out following his movements, always maintaining an open space of about one meter around them.
No bug was willing to get close to the two of them.
"Sister Xuefei's potion is so effective!" Lou Feier was a little surprised, and at the same time breathed a long sigh of relief.
She was really afraid that bugs would crawl on her.
Xu Xin nodded: "This way, our actions will be much more convenient."
In fact, when they were on the ground before, the insects on the ground would also dodge their footsteps. These insects are still too weak as individuals, and humans are giants to them individually, so it is normal for them to dodge.
But at that time, there were basically no bugs where the feet stepped, and the scattered area was only the size of the footprints.
Now, no bugs will come near within a one-meter radius, which really makes people feel much more comfortable.
At least you don't have to worry about stepping on too many bugs and angering the swarm, causing them to attack.
"嘤!" Coco, who was lying on Xu Xin's shoulder, also understood the current situation. She jumped down and took two tentative steps forward.
A blank area immediately appeared around it.
"Oh oh!" Coco was no longer afraid.
"Why do these bugs stay in this hole?" Lou Feier walked forward. Wherever she went, the bugs would scatter, which made her feel a little amused. "Didn't they come out of the ground? They should be able to drill into the ground, right?"
"Who knows?" Xu Xin observed the surroundings carefully and said casually, "Maybe the giant insect ran too fast. These insects don't know where the giant insect ran to, so they can only stay here."
"Ha, it's really possible." Lou Feier jumped forward, and the insects on the ground quickly scattered. Then she turned back to look at Xu Xin and smiled, "So, my master, how did you know that the giant insect would run away?"
As soon as she relaxed, she started again.
Xu Xin glanced at her and continued to observe the surroundings: "I told you, it's a secret."
"That's right, you didn't even tell Wen Xi, how could you tell me?" Lou Feier pursed her lips and shrugged.
"Okay, look around carefully and see if there are any other ways to go. Zeng Tao and the others should be right below here."
"Oh, okay. Then I'll go over there and take a look." Lou Feier immediately prepared to walk in another direction.
"Come back, don't split up." Xu Xin frowned, "Do you want to disappear too?"
“Oh, okay…” She immediately followed Xu Xin obediently.
The pit is actually not easy to explore at this time.
This was because there were so many bugs in the pits where many damaged ruins could be seen from above.
Not only the ground, but everything was crawling with bugs.
Even the ancient stone statue that Xu Xin had seen before was now crawling with insects, and the appearance of the human face could no longer be seen.
I can't see anything.
Moreover, these bugs didn't just crawl on it, they even made faint gnawing sounds.
"Squeak... Ka..."
I have a feeling that it won't be long before these bugs eat this place up beyond all recognition.
The pit is not small, the area below is about half the size of a football field, and it is completely covered with black bugs.
The two of them could hardly see anything. All they could see was darkness.
The rock walls of the pit were also covered with dense black beetles, and there seemed to be no caves to enter.
Looking around, I couldn't find any other passage at all. It seemed to be just a pit.
“… Let’s go take a look at that stone statue of a human face.”
The two of them immediately walked towards the large statue which was about twenty meters away from them.
Although the entire statue is covered with insects, such a large thing standing here is still very conspicuous.
When they arrived in front of the statue, the insects on the statue's face scattered. Some crawled down, some crawled to the back, and some crawled to the head. Within a second, the statue's face was exposed.
Although the statue only has a head and a face, it is four or five meters tall, and Xu Xin's height only reaches the nose of the statue.
"This stone carving feels very old..." Lou Feier reached out and touched it, "It feels a bit like something from thousands of years ago."
This stone carving really gives people a feeling of the ancient Egyptian civilization that existed on Earth thousands of years ago.
The face of the stone carving is already a little blurry, and it is difficult to see the overall picture from such a close distance.
Xu Xin took out the insect repellent spray and sprayed it all over the statue.
Suddenly, the insects that were crawling all over the statue scattered wildly again, revealing the statue's entire face.
It's just an ordinary statue.
“Hmm? Hmm…?” Coco lay on Xu Xin’s shoulder and tilted her little head.
"It's too close to see the whole statue. Why do I feel that this statue has a strange feeling? I'll take a closer look!"
As she spoke, Lou Feier stepped back and observed the withered human head.
Weird feeling
Xu Xin didn't feel it.
He reached out and touched it.
Then, to his surprise, the statue did not give any hints or introductions.
"…?"
This made him a little uncomfortable as he had been accustomed to the fact that everything in this world had an introduction.
This thing that looks so mysterious doesn’t even have an introduction
"Xu Xin! Spray the insect repellent again, the bugs are coming again!" Lou Feier's voice came from behind.
The effect of the spray only lasted for a dozen seconds. Now that the spray had dissipated, insects were crawling around him again, more than a meter away.
He immediately blasted at the statue, then dodged to the side: "Well, did you find anything?"
"Hmm... Hmm?" Lou Feier's eyes slowly widened, then she opened her mouth slightly and blinked, "This statue... Hey? This is... ? Huh?"
She whispered doubtfully, even rubbed her eyes, and looked again.
"What's wrong?" Xu Xin was curious when he saw her like this. "What did you see?"
Lou Feier glanced at him, her expression showing confusion, shock, and some unclear meaning: "Well, can you help me spray it again? Those bugs are coming up again. Let me take a look..."
"What's going on..." Xu Xin shook his head and sprayed a few more times.
"This..." The more Lou Feier looked at it, the weirder her expression became. "Well... How about you come and take a look yourself? Maybe it's my fault, I saw it wrong?"
“… ? What the hell are you talking about? Forget it, I’ll go check it out. Come over here and spray this place.”
Xu Xin walked forward.
"Hmm..." Coco was still lying on his shoulder and turned her head to glance at the statue.
The two people passed each other.
Xu Xin came to the place where Lou Feier had originally stood and looked back.
At this moment, Lou Feier was standing in front of the statue, looking at it and muttering something to herself, but he could not hear her.
Why does she feel weird
"Help me get rid of the insects." Xu Xin shouted over there.
"Oh oh..." Lou Feier immediately took out her spray and sprayed it for a while, then dodged.
The entire appearance of the statue appeared before his eyes.
This is a man's face. He wears a strange headdress on his head, with some strange earrings hanging on his left and right ears. There are also some strange patterns tattooed on his face, and his eyes are open and looking straight ahead.
It does look like the traditional clothing of a minority ethnic group.
Because the face was so huge overall and Xu Xin was looking directly into its eyes, this lifeless head even gave him a very majestic feeling.
Is this the god worshipped by the ancients of this world
Or maybe he was the leader of a tribe? Like the high priest of the Mayan civilization.
"So, is there anything strange about this?" Xu Xin looked at Lou Feier who was standing aside.
"... Didn't you see that?" Lou Fei'er's expression was still somewhat interesting, "This statue looks like a person..."
Like a person
Xu Xin looked at the statue's face again.
Just now, when he was close to it, he couldn't see the whole statue, and the facial features of the statue had become a little blurred due to the wear and tear of time, so he didn't have much impression of the statue's overall appearance.
Now that we are farther away, it is much clearer.
This look...
After hearing what Lou Feier said, it really looked familiar.
It seems like a...
A very familiar face.
familiar…
Xu Xin suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"this… "
This is not...
Lou Fei'er, who was standing next to the statue, saw Xu Xin's expression and immediately shouted, "You figured it out! Isn't the face of this statue your face? This is your head!"
…
“These bugs…are they crazy!”
Zeng Tao sat in a stone room, leaning against the stone door, gasping for breath, and then cursed: "Why did they suddenly attack us! They were obviously not interested in people on the ground! Ah, it hurts!"
She raised her miserable little hand, grunted, and said through gritted teeth: "And what was that giant insect just now?"
Both of her hands were covered in blood.
"Take some medicine quickly." Jin Yue knew that her hand was injured, so she took out a pill and stuffed it into her mouth, "Recover."
"Ouch... Ouch, it hurts..."
Under the effect of the pills, Zeng Tao's hands gradually returned to their white and tender state.
Zeng Tao rubbed the blood on his hand onto the steel armor and stood up against the stone door: "We can't get out now, right?"
Just now, they escaped into this stone room despite the swarm of insects that were attacking them crazily.
This low stone house is one of the few buildings in the area that only has a door but no windows.
Most buildings have both door openings and window openings, and some are empty holes without doors or windows, making them impossible to close.
Some have movable doors but unclosable window openings.
The two searched for a long time before finally finding the room. They entered the room, slammed the door shut, and threw a torch into the room, killing the insects that had entered the room with them.
At this time, the torch was still burning in the corner of the wall.
Jin Yue walked to the corner and picked up the torch: "Don't go out for now, the swarm of insects outside is too crazy."
“Isn’t it!” Although her hand had recovered, Zeng Tao still fumbled with her own hand, saying in fear, “There’s no way to fight back. My hand was bitten like this!”
"So why didn't you cover your hands too?" Jin Yue glanced at her, "You were clearly covering your whole body so tightly when you came out."
"That's because... my hands are tied, so it doesn't feel good to hold the knife..." Zeng Tao was a little embarrassed, "and the bugs outside didn't attack us, so I took it off. But it's useless now."
Zeng Tao pointed at the cloth covering Jin Yue's hand and said, "It's all chewed up."
Jin Yue pulled all these steps down.
The cloth was nearly torn.
The attack power of those bugs should not be underestimated. Even though she kept moving and slapping away the bugs on her body, the fabric on her body was still damaged.
Fortunately, the purple-grade steel armor was intact, and the insect's bite force was unable to harm the armor.
But this steel armor didn't have much effect.
After all, this is armor, not a tights, and bugs can easily get in through the gaps.
These gaps were covered before, but now...
They have all been eaten open.
If they were a minute later, I'm afraid the bugs would have gotten into their clothes and gnawed them all over...
“… These insects are just as crazy as a group of hornets whose nest has been stabbed.”
Outside the house, the sound of insects was still very loud, and even the sound of insects hitting the stone door could be heard from time to time.
Fortunately, the stone door was very thick, at least ten centimeters thick, and very heavy. Even though there were many insects, they could not break it open.
Even Zeng Tao had a hard time opening the door just now.
That's why her hands were bitten like that.
"This stone door is ridiculously heavy!" Zeng Tao stopped leaning on the door because she knew that the bugs couldn't open it. "How on earth were the buildings in this place built? Even with my strength, it's so hard to push the door open..."
"We can only wait here." Jin Yue sat down against the wall, "We can only go out after the bugs leave."
The two had just tried using torches outside, but just like on the ground, although the torches could attract swarms of insects, they were extinguished instantly because of their large numbers.
"If I had known earlier, I should have brought down some of those mutant vines." Zeng Tao sighed, "That thing might still be useful."
It’s a pity that neither of them would carry that kind of thing with them.
Now they can only wait for the opportunity.
…
Xu Xin was squatting beside the statue at this time, checking the situation there.
But he examined it carefully for a long time, even jumping onto the statue, but he didn't find anything magical about it.
This seems to be just a very ordinary stone statue.
but…
Why... his face
Or does she just look somewhat similar to him
But this is... too much of a coincidence, right
A few hundred meters underground around his tree house, a statue that looked very similar to him was discovered
This made him feel a little uneasy.
"Xu Xin, here! Come here quickly, there seems to be an entrance here!" Lou Feier turned around and shouted at the rock wall, about 20 meters away from Xu Xin, "Keke found it!"
Xu Xin immediately stood up and walked over.
On the rock wall in front of Lou Feier, the insects retreated because of her approach, revealing what was inside.
A door.
A double-opening stone door with an arc-shaped top.
It seems like there is an entrance to an underground city.
There are some incomprehensible words engraved on the stone gate.
"Ying!" Keke climbed onto Xu Xin's shoulder and pointed at the stone door with her little paws, "Ying ying ying!"
It looks like they'll have to move on from here.