Chapter 412: Ancient Village at the Bottom of the Lake
Hu Ming's marksmanship had long been freed from the shackles of aiming with the naked eye, even though the night was shrouded, and even though Jiang Nan didn't open his eyes at all.
But this shot still accurately hit an unknown humanoid creature hundreds of meters away.
"Shout~~~"
Only a short but shrill roar was heard, and violent movement came from the lake ahead.
Immediately, the sound of splashing water was heard.
"Are you going to run away?"
Hu Ming was stunned when he heard the sound in his ears.
At this time, Wu Xie had returned to the camp and brought out a professional searchlight, focusing the light on it.
I saw that the three dark shadows at their original positions had disappeared, leaving only a circle of ripples on the water.
Looking carefully, there are still dark green blood stains on the lake.
"Fat Master, this is the first time I have seen such a cowardly monster..."
The fat man put down the paratrooper knife in his hand and looked at the lake blankly.
To be honest, among the monsters they met in the past, weren't those monsters that fought with them to death?
Where is the person who just got shot once and then ran away in despair?
"Those things are smart. They retreat immediately when the situation is bad...a very smart choice!"
However, Hu Ming was filled with admiration for the actions of those three monsters.
I am not afraid of the exaggerated physique of monsters, but I am afraid of beings who not only have superhuman physical fitness, but also possess considerable intelligence.
Monsters like this are the most difficult to deal with.
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Everyone walked carefully to the lake.
At this time, like a sea tide, the lake water stirred up waves, constantly beating against the rocks on the shore.
Compared with during the day, the water level on the shore has dropped by at least one meter in a short period of time!
Looking at the full moon in the sky like a jade plate, and looking down at the wet lines on the beach, Wu Xie understood in his heart.
"Sure enough, uncle, this lake is just as you said, it is a siphon lake."
"No wonder we can't find any trace of the body."
"This lake has a siphon tide every night, so the corpses of that year may be sucked to the center of the lake by the siphon tide."
Standing up, Wu Xie wiped his sandy hands, looked at the lake, and felt hope in his heart.
"It's like a flush toilet!" The fat man made a fist with his right hand and lightly hammered the palm of his left hand. If he explained it this way, he would understand!
"...It's a bit vulgar, but the principle is this. There should be some wreckage and the like in the center of the lake bottom."
"Okay, it's getting late. Let's go to bed early. We have to get up early to work tomorrow!"
Return the shotgun to Agui, Hu Ming said.
"good!"
There was no words for the whole night, leaving the night watchers behind, and everyone got into their sleeping bags.
At about ten o'clock the next day, Hu Ming and others woke up rubbing their sleepy eyes under the increasingly hot eyes.
After a simple breakfast, Wu Xie and others looked at Hu Ming with blank expressions as he once again took out a rubber boat from his "magic" hiking bag!!!
Then, Hu Ming took out a complete set of cheering equipment without changing his expression.
Okay, another magic trick?
Ignoring the blank stares of the three people, Hu Ming cheered up the rubber boat and pushed it into the lake.
"Why are you standing there? Find some bigger rocks and bring them up!"
Seeing that the three of them were still staring blankly at his movements, Hu Ming couldn't help but urge.
Not long after, after getting ready, the four of them boarded the rubber boat and rowed towards the center of the lake.
It was already twelve o'clock at noon, the sun was already shining brightly, but the lake water was still extremely cold.
"Two chicks? Are you serious?"
"Why don't you just wear elephant trunk pants!?"
When changing diving facilities on the rubber boat, Hu Ming and Wu Xie stared blankly at the fat man's childlike underwear...
Two chicks!!!
"Bah, you people are so boring. Don't you know that no matter how old a man is, there is always a child hidden inside him?"
The old fat man blushed and quickly put on a diving suit to cover up his embarrassment.
Fortunately, Agui and Yuncai didn't follow him, otherwise the fat man would really want to commit suicide by throwing himself into the lake right now.
The four people quickly put on the diving equipment and checked the time.
"Half an hour! Our oxygen tank capacity is not large. For safety reasons, we must float up every half hour."
"Besides, you also saw the three humanoid creatures last night. No one knows if there are other creatures in this lake."
"Be careful when you go down. If you find any danger, immediately signal and surface."
Sitting down next to the rubber boat, Hu Ming whispered.
As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Ming put on his diving goggles, hugged a big stone, turned over and fell into the water.
The stones are an auxiliary means to increase one's own weight and sink quickly to the bottom of the water.
The temperature difference between the water and the outside world is huge. The moment you enter the water, the freezing cold water dissipates the heat brought by the sun.
Under the influence of the stones, Hu Ming kept falling.
Immediately, Wu Xie, Fatty, and Little Brother also entered the water at once and fell behind Hu Ming.
Soon, as we go deeper, the color of the lake becomes darker, and the sunlight can no longer reach its current depth.
Not long after, Hu Ming had landed safely on the ground.
The pressure of the deep water pressed against his chest, causing a slight feeling of discomfort. After taking a few deep breaths, Hu Ming got used to it and looked at the surrounding environment.
The landing point is a slope at the bottom of the lake. Obviously, this is not the deepest part of the lake.
The bottom of the lake is full of gravel, and the gravel is covered with a layer of water silage. Other than that, it is extremely clean, and you can't even find anything like water plants.
Turn on the diving light, and at a glance, you can't even see any fish.
It seems that there is nothing else in this lake except water, and it is a dead lake.
"Thirty-three meters deep..."
Hu Ming glanced at the diving watch on his wrist.
At this time, Wu Xie and the others had also slowly fallen down. They threw away the stones in their arms and communicated with each other with gestures.
After a while, after the communication was completed, the people dispersed and dived down the slope in different directions.
Hu Ming's figure was parallel to the bottom of the lake, moving diagonally downward at all times.
Even with diving goggles, the underwater vision is still blurry, and the scene in front of you can only be roughly seen.
After advancing for several hundred meters, Hu Ming's field of vision suddenly became wider.
In the deep blue-gray water ahead, a huge and blurry shadow appeared.
Seen from a distance, this shadow looks like the head of a crocodile.
Hu Ming raised his eyebrows without being surprised, and turned on the diving light, illuminating the lake in front of him.
That shadow...
Astonishingly, it is an ancient village of the Yao people sleeping at the bottom of the lake!
