Liu Ruyan was as light as a swallow, like a dragonfly touching water. She quickly got into position without even making a sound of friction between her footsteps and the ground.
Therefore, even though the corner where Xiao Zhang wanted to go was closer than Liu Ruyan, Liu Ruyan arrived before him.
When Liu Ruyan stood in the corner adjacent to Zhou Sheng, Xiao Zhang had only walked halfway.
At the same time Liu Ruyan arrived, the bell changed!
Although the frequency of the sound has not changed, it still sounds like a thump, about once every two seconds.
However, between each thump, there is a change in high and low pitch.
It is no longer a monotonous bell, but like some kind of melody, much better than before.
When Xiao Zhang heard this change, he couldn't help but stop.
He looked suspiciously above his head, but among the remaining faces of the cuboid, only the top was empty, without any pattern carved on it.
Xiao Zhang didn't know if it was his own imagination. Since the bell changed into different pitches, he seemed to be able to tell that the direction from which the bell was coming was right above their heads!
Zhou Sheng has discovered that this tomb is filled with reminders related to sounds.
This has been the case since the original light-avoiding mechanism. After people are forced to take away their eyesight, they will fully mobilize their other senses to obtain information.
In this dark underground, hearing and smell are the keys to judging the things around you.
However, under the interference of odorless poisonous mist and pungent-tasting acid, the information that the sense of smell can provide has been greatly reduced.
In other words, the people who originally designed the tomb used odorless poison because they did not want future generations to rely on their sense of smell to avoid danger.
Looking back at hearing, the "clicking" sound when the relief mechanism is operating from the very beginning may be a reminder.
It was precisely because they heard this tiny sound that Zhou Sheng and Liu Ruyan were able to successfully avoid the strange thread.
If the designer of the tomb wanted to be more unique, he could have designed the mechanism to be silent. Then even a Zhou Sheng would be in great danger against such a mechanism.
Then, in the corridor that must be protected from light, a poisonous scorpion that makes a rustling sound is placed as a reminder to everyone.
If it were a poisonous creature like a spider with a special physiological structure that often makes no noise when walking, then ordinary people would probably be caught unprepared!
After all, not everyone has Zhou Sheng's ability to see clearly in the dark.
Later, the long-haired monster would stop moving due to the sound made by the coffin board.
Therefore, the design of this tomb is not to drive out the latecomers, but to hint to them that the sound is the "door of life" in this tomb!
Thinking of this, Zhou Sheng ordered: "Xiao Zhang, keep going, don't be afraid. Liu Ruyan, turn off the flashlight."
No matter how dangerous the agency is, as long as you find the pattern, it will become traceable!
Under the instructions of Zhou Sheng's voice, Xiao Zhang finally took his place.
Just as he arrived, the bells changed again.
This time, there were obviously some more tiny sounds between every two long notes.
If you listen to these tiny sounds alone, you will feel that they are very high-pitched, light and fragmentary, even a bit like a music box.
However, mixed with the rich bells, it is not abrupt at all and instead forms a complete piece of music.
Judging from the melody, it is somewhat like religious music, with many repeated passages and a solemn feeling.
However, judging from the tune, it is a very common Hui tune in ancient times. It has no changes and is very simple.
Zhou Sheng was thinking about what clues this voice contained.
At this moment, among the three people who stayed in place, Qi Ziyu suddenly walked forward without warning.
Under the cover of the bell, the professor and Xiao Wang didn't even feel the movement of his departure.
Xiao Zhang was in total darkness, so naturally he couldn't see Qi Ziyu on the other side.
Only Zhou Sheng watched Qi Ziyu's movements closely.
He found that Qi Ziyu's walking posture was a little stiff at the moment, which was obviously different from his previous steps.
Qi Ziyu's eyes also became dim, as if he was controlled or possessed by something!
I saw Qi Ziyu walking stiffly to the center of the room, standing at the center circle, and then with a pop, she knelt in the center of the circle, the center point of the interlaced crosses!
Immediately afterwards, Qi Ziyu closed her eyes, raised her hands high above her head, then arched her body, buried her head deeply, and finally put her head and hands on the cross on the ground, and did not get up for a long time.
Zhou Sheng suddenly discovered that Qi Ziyu's movements at this moment were exactly the same as the worshiping movements of those figures in the mural!
Even though Zhou Sheng was well-informed, he couldn't help but feel a little scared at this moment.
The remaining half of the mural was damaged, making it unclear what the object that everyone was worshiping was.
But now, the direction where Qi Ziyu is kneeling is exactly where Zhou Sheng is standing!
Zhou Sheng felt that he should leave from where he was at this moment, otherwise it was difficult to predict what would happen.
But Zhou Sheng also knew that once he moved away, the bell would change immediately.
Qi Ziyu's current state is very similar to those long-haired monsters controlled by the coffin clatter. The melody of the music has already controlled his mind.
If the music changes, he will break out of this state.
Although when everything returns to its original state, they will not face the strange unknown.
However, their exploration would come to a halt again. Zhou Sheng was not sure whether Qi Ziyu could still enter the state when he came out of this state and heard the same music again.
Therefore, despite some hesitation in his heart, Zhou Sheng still stood where he was, looking at Qi Ziyu who was lying on his knees from a distance.
It lasted for half a minute, and Qi Ziyu didn't get up. He was like a statue nailed in place, and even the ups and downs of his breathing were invisible!
At this time, Xiao Wang and the professor who stayed in place finally discovered something unusual.
"Oh no, the tour guide is missing!" Xiao Wang shouted.
His shouts also became noise that destroyed the music.
Qi Ziyu, who was kneeling in the middle, suddenly raised his head. He seemed to have come back to his senses and touched his stiff forehead in a daze.
Sure enough, as Zhou Sheng expected, even the slightest change would free Qi Ziyu from this controlled state!
Qi Ziyu was still sitting on his knees with a very puzzled expression. He murmured: "I am..."
At this moment, the bell suddenly stopped and the echo quickly disappeared within a few breaths.
Instead, there was a sound of metal clashing like chains shaking.
"Boss, can we turn on the lights?" Xiao Zhang asked with a slightly trembling voice.
He stood alone in the corner, facing the unknown movement in the darkness, which was obviously a kind of spiritual destruction.
The other people should still hug each other and take care of each other.
Although Xiao Zhang had only been alone in the corner for half a minute, he felt that this half minute was very long, as if a whole quarter of an hour had passed!