Chapter 290 Breaking the ground, strange people in the ice
Half of these people's bodies were encased in stone, they were in a coma, and they were still breathing.
It was very heavy and his face was flushed, so he must have suffered a lot of pain.
Seeing the appearance of these people, Jiang Feng's heart froze, and he couldn't help but growl: "Brothers! Wake up!"
But of course the person in front of him would not respond. Jiang Feng had the intention to step forward and pull the person directly, but he did not dare to act rashly in this situation.
He could only retract his stretched out hand and look towards Tang Sanmu.
"Brother, can these people be saved?!"
Tang Sanmu frowned slightly: "I felt it just now, this stone seems to be alive, otherwise we would not be able to pass through the stone.
But I didn’t expect this thing to be able to swallow people, it’s really terrifying.”
After finishing speaking, he walked up to one of them and stared at it carefully for a while: "The Palace of Fate flickers in and out, and the fate of life and death is uncertain.
I can't tell what their situation is now.
Whether they can survive depends on whether their bodies are still intact.
Although I am breathing now, it may be the result of Yin Xie's magic."
Then, Jiang Feng exclaimed again: "Master Tang, come and have a look here, there seems to be something here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another violent shaking of chains and heavy breathing under his feet. This time, he could feel the ground shaking. With such sounds, the faces of those around him showed expressions of pain.
It was with this sound that Jiang Feng's body seemed to be pulled by some kind of force, and he walked directly towards the wall.
He struggled fiercely, but an invisible force covered his whole body, making him unable to resist for a moment.
I could only stretch out my hands blankly, but it was just a battle of wits and courage with the air.
Not long after, Jiang Feng was directly driven by this powerful force and pressed hard against the stone. With a bang, the stone shook violently.
Jiang Feng struggled hard, but seemed to be stuck in a quagmire. His body was getting deeper and deeper, making it difficult to extricate himself.
When Tang Sanmu saw this scene, he quickly rushed towards Jiang Feng, slapping the wooden ruler in his hand quickly and making three snapping sounds.
The suffocation Jiang Feng felt disappeared, and the invisible shackles lost their power. He was panting and broke into a cold sweat.
"Miki, you are right, this stone can really eat people!" He muttered in a deep voice with lingering fear.
And at that moment, they really heard the sound coming from underground.
“It turns out that it was from the underground, just because of the special structure of the cave, and the stones themselves cannot be regarded as stones.
So every time it rings, it feels like it's right next to it." Tang Sanmu said, staring in the direction Jiang Feng pointed just now.
At first glance, there is nothing unusual about this direction, but if you look closely, you will see that the fine sand and gravel on it are shaking, like popping candy in your mouth.
If you look closely, you will see that the beating is very regular, as if it is following someone's breathing, just up and down.
After Tang Sanmu looked at it for a while, he quickly said: "It's down here, the source of all disasters is this thing!
Hurry up and dig up what's underneath, maybe these people can be saved!"
When Jiang Feng heard this, he quickly nodded and followed Tang Sanmu to the spot where the soil was jumping. After looking at each other, they both nodded at the same time.
Then without saying a word, he ran to the ground and started digging. After a while, he dug out a crystal clear object.
Jiang Feng muttered in surprise: "What is this? It's crystal clear. Is it something like crystal?"
Tang Sanmu shook his head: "It should be ice."
After saying that, I tapped it twice, and the crystal object made a crisp sound.
From the sound, it can be judged that this object must be very hard.
"Are you sure it's ice? When I touch it, it doesn't feel cold at all." Jiang Feng frowned and muttered.
"Ice cubes are not necessarily always cold. When the yin reaches the extreme, it becomes yang.
Thousand-year-old ice will never change. It is not very cold to the touch, but it can definitely penetrate deep into the bone marrow." Tang Sanmu said, taking out a scarecrow and placing it directly on the piece of ice.
The moment it came into contact, hoarfrost appeared on the scarecrow's surface. Although it was clearly not cold to the touch, everything it touched instantly became like this.
Then there were a few crisp clicks, and the scarecrow fell apart and dispersed in the wind.
"This is the real coldness, soft to the touch, biting and cold, almost like poison.
Brother Feng, the reason why you are fine is because you are wearing my talisman, which blocks the coldness to a certain extent."
When Jiang Feng saw the abnormality on the ice, he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He let out a long breath and did not dare to touch it anymore.
Tang Sanmu carefully cleaned the soil on the ice to reveal its full picture.
It is really crystal clear, and everything inside can be seen extremely clearly. Here is a corpse wearing silver armor and a black mask.
The corpse has very little exposed skin, but it can be felt and is very elastic, as if it is still alive.
Moreover, this was a burly man with several iron chains tied to his body, and runes were carved on the iron chains.
Some strange objects could also be seen in the gaps in the armor. Jiang Feng squinted for a long time, but could not see what they were.
Asked: "Brother Miki, can you see it? What is in the gaps in these clothes?"
"It feels like half a bug, all kinds of bugs."
"So, when this person was dying, he endured the torture of being eaten by countless insects?"
Tang Sanmu shook his head: "Don't forget Brother Feng, everything here is related to lowering your head.
Since it is related to the head-lowering, and there are bugs on the body, it is not necessarily torture, it may be the use of some kind of magic.
I suspect that the person in this piece of ice is the owner of this cave.
Everything in the cave was operated by him or the people around him."
"Did you turn yourself into this ghost? Why?" Jiang Feng asked.
Various spells are recorded in the "Hundred Magic Illustrations". These spells range from Longhu Mountain to Gu Shu Lowering the Head, and the records are very comprehensive.
Although there are only a few words about each technique, everything from its derivation to the method of decryption is basically explained.
These techniques from Kyushu that have existed for thousands of years, as long as they are famous, are basically included in it.
But Tang Sanmu couldn't tell for a moment what the person in the ice block was up to.
"I don't know what he wants to do. I think maybe it's a technique he figured out on his own?"
As he spoke, the armor shook slightly, and the man in the ice struggled violently for a few times. It was more like a mechanical twitch than a struggle.
"There is actually a certain amount of space in the ice, giving him room to struggle.
And if you look closely, this thing is really breathing.
The soil on the ground shook in sync with his breathing.
Could it be that the guy in the ice is still a living thing?!" Jiang Feng analyzed in surprise.
Tang Sanmu moved his hands again, digging more into the soil so that he could see more clearly.
Then he widened his eyes and was surprised to find that there were several huge black things under the body of the man in the ice.
Tang Sanmu rubbed his eyes: "Brother Feng, I'm so shaken by the glittering ice that I can't open my eyes.
Take a closer look and see what's underneath the man in the ice."
Jiang Feng recognized it for a full three or four minutes before frowning and saying, "It's pitch black and has something like a white tentacle.
At first glance, it looks like a plant rhizome, but if you look closely, it looks like something like an insect.
I can’t tell either.”
Tang Sanmu stood up suddenly and stared at the man in the ice: "No matter what it is, since you are harming people alive and dead, since you have left countless corpses and thousands of lonely souls in this cave.
That’s definitely not a good thing, get him out!”
Jiang Feng was surprised: "Brother, making this thing is not a small project.
This block of ice is so big, we don’t know how long it will take if we dig it!"
The corner of Tang Sanmu's mouth raised slightly: "It doesn't have to be just the two of us digging. We can call in some helpers."
After finishing speaking, he took out a handful of black powder from his pocket and chanted: "Yin energy takes form, and there are things in the netherworld.
Today’s edict, obey my order and gather here quickly!”
As the words fell, there were bursts of sharp sounds in the air, which were the sounds made when the breath gathered.
Immediately afterwards, the illusory void actually showed human shapes.
Although they are all small, they are very fast and their movements are fierce.
One by one, they shuttled through the soil, only hearing the sound of clicking.
Next time, sand and gravel splash, and the soil moves backwards.
The soil around the ice seemed to have been exploded, and it was like waves, constantly "beating" toward the shore.
The soil below was dug up, and gradually, the area around the ice became increasingly empty, and the entire ice became more and more obvious.
Jiang Feng looked at the soil on the ground in surprise, and then at Tang Sanmu: "Brother, if I had known you had this ability, I wouldn't have hired anyone for any other projects in the future.
How much money can I save if you solve it all by yourself?"
Now Jiang Feng is actually in a very embarrassed state, with a bruised nose and swollen face, and blood oozing out from the wounds.
He had been fighting with the shadow for such a long time, and it was inevitable that his flesh and blood would be injured.
In addition, these brothers are embedded in the stone and are being swallowed bit by bit. Whether they can survive is a question.
His psychological pressure can be said to be huge. He can still joke at this time, which can be regarded as joy in suffering.
Tang Sanmu shook his head: "What a pity, this kind of project must be an underworld project.
Because this technique can only be used when there is a particularly large amount of Yin Qi gathered.
It can be regarded as using local materials.
This ice cube is very special. Only flesh and blood bodies will be impacted by the Yin Qi when they come into contact with it.
The rest of the time, the Yin Qi remains in a cohesive state, so it is clear that flesh and blood will turn into ice cubes when touched, but the surrounding soil is not frozen.
The reason why my stand-in is frozen is because the stand-in itself is a replacement for flesh and blood."