Chapter 699 The First Tomb
The entrance to the first tomb chamber is very narrow, only a little larger than an adult's position, like the entrance to a pipe.
For thousands of years, this place has been flooded by groundwater and is buried with silence.
"I'm entering the first tomb." Lou Xiaoning said, swam into the entrance, and there seemed to be a gurgling sound of water flowing around her. She felt the water pressure increasing, as if she was entering the depths of the sea, not under the desert.
The underwater rifle was held on her body, she swam with her hands and kicked her feet. The entrance was about the length of a stone wall. After a few thrusts, she entered the first tomb chamber.
Just as she crossed that boundary line, in an instant, Lou Xiaoning vaguely saw countless human figures emerging from the water, spreading across the tomb space. Her heart tightened, and out of instinct and conditioned reflexes she had learned for many years, she immediately pulled the trigger of the rifle in her hand.
But she immediately saw that the figures did not move, but were just floating there, as if they were...
Corpse.
"Why..." Lou Xiaoning frowned, and had already moved away from the entrance of the tomb and swam forward carefully.
Smirnov then swam in, almost the same reaction, and said in surprise: "What the hell is that?"
"It's a corpse. Please note that there are a large number of corpses in the first tomb." Lou Xiaoning said quickly. The more he saw the clearer he looked around, the colder he felt. "It's not mummies, but some 'fresh' corpses that don't look rotten... The corpses I see clearly now are all women..."
The members of the suicide squad immediately heard the sound of the signal deteriorating on the ground: "Captain Lou, there is no underwater camera signal in the first tomb... There is an abnormal force interference in it... We can't see it, please describe what you see..."
The four people who entered the tomb were silent for a moment, and their minds were unwilling to describe the strange tragic phenomenon here.
There were dozens of corpses floating around at a glance, almost shoulder-to-shoulder-to-shoulder-to-shoulder-long hair floating upwards and body sinking.
Every body they saw clearly for the time being was adult women, wearing ancient Egyptian robes and some jewelry, and they were all dressed up gorgeously. These women were young and tall and beautiful, including different races, Middle Eastern, Asian, white, and black…
"The corpse has not floated up, and the death time cannot be determined." Lou Xiaoning said, and swam a little, and the two corpses were each less than one meter away.
Their faces were stiff and white, their eyes were wide open, and their pupils had already spread and became turbid.
But in the quiet chaos, there seemed to be a trace of fear before death.
This scar also appeared in their stiff bodies, twisted muscles, and silent grief.
"The cause of their death cannot be determined," Lou Xiaoning said, "There is no obvious trauma, and there is no blood. It may have been drowned alive, but I can't see their abdomen swelling... Their gestures are not crossing their chests, but lifting them forward, which looks a bit like worshiping..."
Dozens of silent female corpses floated so much, as if they were performing some kind of ritual.
At this time, Xiao Xu's voice came from the headphones, and his speech speed was a little faster than usual: "The corpses were sacrifices dedicated to the Nile River. The ancient Egyptians had the technology to measure the water level. They would set up water level meters along the river and hold ceremonies near the water level meters in order to call for floods and increase the power of floods. Some of the water level meters are special and are considered to be the "caves" and "sources" that can control the Nile River floods. The rituals held in such places are the most grand, and one of the sacrifices is the so-called "female dolls", dedicated to the river gods, bringing abundant yields. I think the corpses you see are such sacrifices."
"Damn..." As Lou Xiaoning moved, the faces of the innocent victims appeared one by one. She was furious, "Why didn't the old scumbags in the Little Ram Cultivation sacrifice their mothers?"
"The first tomb chamber may affect the global flooding situation." Xiaoxu said again, and his intermittent words made it clear: "That is part of the ceremony... I suggest you move the bodies out immediately... that will reduce the power of the flood. Be careful of their weight. They are already nurturing floods..."
"I understand." Lou Xiaoning waved his hand and asked Smirnov and the others to search around with her. "The first team, search the surroundings and slowly approach the door of the second tomb chamber to take a look; the second team, come in and transport the bodies out; the third team, guard the stairs."
Everyone responded immediately, and the four people in the tomb swam away to search carefully.
First, we need to count the number of corpses. Are these really corpses or are there living people?
It is also necessary to check the current situation of the tomb wall, whether there is a risk of collapse, and whether it needs emergency reinforcement.
And are there any pitfalls or other discoveries?
At the same time, four people from the second team swam into the tomb from outside one after another, and Chen Jiahua was one of them.
Although he had already learned about the situation from the team's communication, when Chen Jiahua saw the crowded corpse, he still felt an instinctive chill, and then mixed with complex emotions of sadness and anger. He paused slightly and began to perform his mission.
Four people, in groups of two, each pulling a body that has been checked and confirmed by the first team. One person is responsible for dragging the ground to transport the body, and the other person is responsible for defending against possible dangerous situations.
"I'll drag it." Chen Jiahua didn't have to say anything with his partner Billins, and pulled the young woman's body out.
After a person drowns, the body becomes heavier.
Even if he is young and strong, it is not easy to pull this corpse, and the water pressure here is strange...
Because the passage entrance of the tomb chamber was narrow, Chen Jiahua had to cross the passage in a posture that was almost holding the body in his arms. As soon as he squeezed in, he suddenly felt that the body dragged in his arms was as heavy as a huge rock, and he could not drag it at all in a flash.
But in this narrow stone wall passage space, he could not turn around, and even seemed... unable to withdraw. He seemed to be blocked by the corpse, and even if the torrent hit, it could not shake it. However, at this time, the corpse seemed to move slightly, and the long hair of the women floated over and hit him on his mask. The rational monitoring stone in his left hand shone red. Chen Jiahua immediately said anxiously: "There is something different in the corpse, and there is mental erosion..."
He was about to print an old seal on his right hand, and the same might be true for those who were responding outside the entrance.
But the corpse's hand, in turn, grabbed his hand and grabbed it tightly.
Chapter completed!