The light overhead disappeared, and there was no sound around. .xshuotxtLook
Xia Lei's first thought was to call the members of the Zodiac Team and ask them to use explosive devices to blow open the two stone slabs above their heads, but it was only after he took out his cell phone that he realized whether there was a signal even for the satellite phone. He began to regret not letting the members of the Zodiac Team follow him. If the members of the Zodiac Team followed him, they would definitely have a way to open the two stone slabs above their heads and rescue him. Judging from the current situation, this method is obviously not feasible.
Then he searched all over the square "hall" under the marble slab. What disappointed him was that there was no mechanism to open the slate. There was nothing else except black bones and black rocks.
However, in the process of searching for the mechanism, his mood slowly stabilized.
"In order to unlock the secrets of Guohe, I did not hesitate to make enemies of the Hef organization, and I almost died several times. Compared with those dangers, what is the maze in front of me? Now that I am here, I will get a result . I don’t believe that Da Vinci went to great lengths just to trap me here." Thinking of this, Xia Lei felt even calmer. He walked into the passage holding a glow stick, determined not to hit the wall or look back.
Kick, kick, kick…
The footsteps echoed in the passage, spread into the distance, and collided against the black stone walls, giving the impression that there were many people walking. Coupled with elements such as gloomy, cold, and black, this underground maze exudes an aura of terror.
Xia Lei's walking speed was not very fast and he appeared to be cautious. He had to pay attention to all conditions, the air, the terrain, and even the stone bricks under his feet. He had to observe carefully to avoid accidents.
Fortunately, this underground maze looks like a closed space, but the air here is not dull, it seems to be flowing. This discovery made him at least certain that he did not have to worry about dying here due to lack of oxygen.
The passage soon reached the end. After a corner, three passages appeared in front of it, one to the left, one to the right, and one straight forward.
There is a mummy lying in the passage to the left and the entrance to the right. The corpse is well preserved, and the face of the deceased is clearly visible. Both corpses were wearing white robes and leather armor, with the Crusaders' emblem branded on their chests. There were weapons next to the corpse, one was a heavy hammer and the other was a two-handed axe. Both the hammer and the two-handed ax were rusty, and they were obviously ancient relics that were hundreds of years old.
There is no way to find the answer to why these two Crusaders appeared here, but Xia Lei knows how they died. The corpses of the two crusaders were riddled with crossbow bolts. Some of the crossbow bolts passed through the body, some of the crossbow bolts pierced the chest, and some of the crossbow bolts pierced the skull, which looked very scary. From the lying position of the corpse and the direction in which the arrows were fired, it can be seen that they were shot from the passages on the left and right sides. The passages on the left and right sides seemed to be dead ends and were full of traps.
Only the passage in the middle seemed very clean, with no corpses or arrows. The middle passage seemed to be the way to survive, it was safe.
However, Xia Lei knew that these were all illusions. He picked up the hammer next to the corpse in the left passage, then came to the entrance of the middle passage, and threw the rusty iron knife into the middle passage with a wave of his arm.
When the hammer flew out of his hand, he quickly dodged it and hid behind the stone wall.
The hammer flew into the middle passage, then fell, hitting a stone brick on the ground, and then slid forward. The stone brick it hit obviously sank a little, and in those few tenths of a second, a whooshing sound came from the middle passage, and a large piece of arrows seemed to be frightened. It flew out like a sparrow.
Ding ding ding!
Sparks flew everywhere, and the arrows hit the stone walls and floor tiles one after another. The sound was astonishing and the number was terrifying!
Xia Lei, who was hiding behind the stone wall, broke into a cold sweat. If he had chosen to take the middle passage when he arrived, he might have turned into a humanoid hedgehog by now.
But this is not because of his strong observation skills, but because of the map that Leonardo da Vinci left on the Mona Lisa canvas. This underground space is a maze full of traps, and Leonardo da Vinci's map guides a safe route.
However, even though he had the entire map in his brain and knew the correct route, he still didn't dare to believe Leonardo Da Vinci rashly, so he did the test just now. He didn't want to die in vain because he believed in a dead person. After all, what if there was a mistake in the map from hundreds of years ago
After the crossbow stopped firing, Xia Lei came to the passage on the right. He picked up the crusader's two-handed ax lying at the entrance of the passage, then raised his arm and threw it into the passage on the right.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
Another locust-like crossbow arrow flew out, and hundreds of crossbow arrows weaved a strangled net in the narrow passage. As long as you are in the passage, let alone a person, not even a sparrow can survive.
After the test, Xia Lei came to the entrance of the passage on the left, which was the correct passage marked by Da Vinci. But he still didn't walk in rashly. He took off the Crusader's helmet and threw it in. The helmet jingled and rolled forward after falling to the ground, but the passage on the left was peaceful, no crossbow bolts flew out, and no other mechanism was triggered.
Xia Lei's left eye twitched slightly, awakening his clairvoyance ability, then he raised his fluorescent stick and walked in. The sight of his left eye moved forward quickly, detecting the situation ahead like a radar. After three minutes, he ended the fluoroscopy. He didn't find any traps hidden in the stone walls and underground. This passage was indeed a safe passage.
After a while, the passage on the left also came to an end, and six passage entrances appeared at the end.
There were also several corpses of Crusaders lying in an open space in front of the entrance to the six passages.
These Crusaders were not killed by crossbow bolts, but died fighting. Some had swords stuck in their bodies, some had their heads rolled to the side, and some had their chests split open by sharp axes, which was horrific.
Xia Lei's eyes moved to a heraldic shield, and he saw a cross pattern that looked like four arrows. There is also an Italian saying: Guard the faith and help the suffering. At that moment, relevant information emerged in his brain.
That's the emblem of the Knights Hospitaller. The Italian on the heraldic shield is also the motto of the Knights Hospitaller.
The Knights Hospitaller is a very important military force in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. It is known as the three major knights together with the Teutonic Knights and the Knights Templar. During the Knights Hospitaller's heyday, it even founded crusader states. Later, the Kingdom of Jerusalem fell, but the Knights Hospitaller still held on to the island of Malta, becoming the last force during the Crusades. In fact, the Knights Hospitaller still exists today, but its name has changed to the Knights of Malta. It enjoys the status of a permanent observer entity at the United Nations, but does not have any territory. Its headquarters are in Rome at Palazzo Malta, Via Condotti 6, Rome. But this is not its territory. The sovereignty of the land belongs to Italy and is leased to the Knights of Malta. At the same time, Italy gives the building diplomatic treatment.
The corpses of these knights of the Knights Hospitaller also aroused Xia Lei's thinking, "I thought those two corpses just now were placed there deliberately by Leonardo da Vinci to lure people into a dead end. But now it seems that it is obviously not the case. These corpses of the Knights Hospitallers The knights broke in and a fight broke out here..."
Thinking of fighting, Xia Lei's thinking suddenly stopped, and a new question emerged.
The corpses here are all knights of the Knights Hospitaller, and there are no personnel from the second party. This is where the problem lies. There are no enemies. Could it be that these knights of the Knights Hospitallers killed each other? If they died by killing each other, why did they kill each other
Xia Lei's eyes quickly swept across several corpses, and soon his eyes stopped on one of them. He walked over, reached out and dug out a cowhide bag from the corpse's robe.
The cowhide bag was treated with tung oil and had not been damaged by age. There's no dust here, it even looks clean and retains a minimum of toughness. The cowhide bag also has the emblem of the Knights Hospitallers on it, and it looks a bit like what's inside the current document bag.
Xia Lei opened the cowhide bag and took out the contents.
The leather bag contained several Maltese eagle coins, a silver cross, and an unopened letter. The letter was sealed with wax, bearing the seal of the Knights Hospitaller.
Xia Lei opened the letter and read the content: Your Excellency, Captain, we encountered an ambush in Bobbio and suffered heavy casualties, but we defeated our opponent. We found the labyrinth just north of Bobbio, and I have to admit that Leonardo da Vinci guy was the smartest man in the world. It took us half a month to open the channel. I should have sent this letter out before going in, but my orderly soldier has already died in the battle. In order to prevent accidents and battles that may occur at any time, I decided to enter the maze first and then send a message to you after coming out. The metal of God will surely belong to the great Knights Hospitaller, and victory will surely belong to the great Knights Hospitaller, and the kingdom will be rebuilt.
At the end of the letter is the signature of the writer: Baron Silver Feather, Lord Valef, the Loyal Knight of the Spear of God.
After reading the letter, Xia Lei's eyes were still stuck on three Italian words, which were - metal of the gods.
Although not a single word was related to "ancient alloy", he had an intuition that the "metal of the gods" mentioned by Knight Captain Valef who wrote the letter was ancient alloy.
The knights of the Knights Hospitaller came here for nothing else but ancient alloy!
Thinking of this, Xia Lei's heart beat violently. Could it be that the last piece of ancient alloy is in this underground maze? What Da Vinci said was the last piece of ancient alloy
If that’s the case, then the adventure is well worth it!
"Wait..." Xia Lei suddenly remembered the compass, and most of his excitement disappeared. "That compass can accurately guide where the ancient alloy is hidden every time. It is more effective than satellite positioning. The last one The pointer is installed on the compass. It clearly points to the sky and has never indicated the direction of Italy. How can there be the last piece of metal in this underground labyrinth? Is the information obtained by these Knights Hospitallers wrong? Or is it something else? What’s the reason?”
Huhu...
Suddenly a dark wind blew.