Chapter 1873 The gap that had to be drilled
Fortunately, there is still the scarlet mark left by "God of War" Lei Zongchao.
Like a shining beacon in the boundless night, it guides the search and rescuers forward.
For the rest of the journey, the rescuers climbed very carefully.
They stared at the "Valkyrie"'s magnetic field of life for as long as possible, the blazing path drawn in the darkness.
Instead of spying on those gaps that might absorb their souls.
Every five minutes, even if there is no abnormality, they will stop, and all members will conduct a self-examination, and check each other's physiological parameter detection systems to see if there is a problem.
In this way, they continued to climb down for about half an hour, and they had climbed to a depth of about four to five hundred meters from the exit of the ground fissure.
If this is deep in the center of the earth, such a depth is enough to generate a high temperature of nearly 100 degrees and a suffocating pressure.
But the air here is still cool, and there are occasional drafts whizzing past in the darkness, gently scraping and soaking the skin, flesh and bones of the searchers, making them wear diving suits and gradually sink into the deepest place on the planet. Trench feeling.
At this time, Wu Haibo, who had descended to the deepest point, suddenly stopped.
In front of him, the scarlet afterimage representing the trajectory of the "God of War" Lei Zongchao passed through a series of dizzying rabbit ups and downs on the rock wall, and then got into a long and narrow crack in the rock.
Everyone stopped in front of this rock crevice, the lights on the headlamps staggered, and watched helplessly as the scarlet afterimage representing the Valkyrie was swallowed by darkness deep in the crevice.
People looked at each other in blank dismay, startled and frightened.
"What's the situation? Could it be that the dignified 'War God' was also tempted by the 'Summon of the Immemorial', got into the depths of the gap, and turned into a deformed and twisted monster?"
This terrifying thought, like a giant python covered with spikes, entwined tightly around everyone's hearts, making their eyeballs protrude and they couldn't breathe.
What confuses them even more is:
"If 'Warrior' really got into the gap and turned into a monster like 'Zhao Liwei', should we continue to catch up with him and rescue him?
"Even if the Valkyrie can really be rescued and turned into a monster, can the Valkyrie be able to turn the tide and take charge of the overall situation?"
In the dead darkness, thirty-two hearts were pounding.
No one can make such a difficult decision.
"I think Master Lei's situation is different from that of Zhao Liwei."
Meng Chao climbed up and down resolutely, carefully observing Lei Zongchao's afterimage, the remaining motion tracks up, down, left, and right on the rock wall, then closed his eyes, and constructed a three-dimensional motion model of Lei Zongchao in his mind.
"Have you noticed that Lei Shicong jumped into the abyss without stopping for a moment, and has been rushing straight into the darkness at a speed of 100 meters?"
Meng Chao said, "Until here, Master Lei stopped to observe and think for the first time, and he walked back several times, leaving his scarlet afterimage on the surrounding rock walls of 100 meters. What do you think this means? ?”
"This shows that Lei Zongchao was not bewitched by this gap, or in other words, he was already bewitched by this gap more than ten years ago, before the ancient ruins were sealed."
Lu Siya immediately responded, "After more than ten years, he came back here specially to find this gap."
"That's right."
Meng Chao took a deep look at Lu Siya, and continued, "I think Master Lei was very conscious when he got into this gap. He knew what he was doing, and he should also be partially aware of the consequences of doing so. Thinking about it, he decided that this consequence is something he can bear, and it is beneficial to Longcheng."
"so what?"
Shen Yupeng frowned and said, "So, this is a gap that is different and harmless to humans and animals. We should also follow Lei Zongchao's footsteps and dive into the depths of darkness and the endless unknown?"
Meng Chao frowned slightly, leaning on the edge of the gap, subtly adjusting his posture.
Until his body completely overlapped with Lei Zongchao's last scarlet figure at the entrance of the gap.
Afterwards, he leaned half of his body into the gap, spying on the movement in the depths of the gap.
"This gap seems to be wider than all the gaps we encountered just now."
Meng Chao said, "Besides, its inner wall is very smooth, without too many sharp-edged protrusions. Perhaps, it can slip through without turning the body into a deformed and twisted appearance."
"The entrance is spacious, but it doesn't mean there are no twists and turns inside."
Shen Yupeng shook his head and said, "If you don't get scratched all over your body by the sharp-edged rocks, and it doesn't represent the mysterious power deep in the gap, there is no other way to transform our flesh and blood into strange substances like rubber, crystal and foam, let alone On behalf of us, we will not be tempted by the ancient mysteries in the depths of the gap, and completely forget our mission."
"However, we may not be able to turn back."
Meng Chao said, "I also know that the deeper you go into the ancient ruins, the easier it is to encounter all kinds of treacherous and unpredictable dangers, but think about it from another angle, who can guarantee that when we turn back now, we can return to the starting point smoothly?
"Who can guarantee that we who return to the starting place are still 100% 'us', and have not been eroded by the mysterious power deep in the ruins?
"What I mean is, since all of us have probably been eroded by mysterious forces, the risk of returning to the ground is not small. At least, if we continue to move forward, we can die to understand!"
"One more thing, very important."
Lu Siya also said, "I have studied the materials and logs of many pioneers exploring the ancient ruins, and found a very interesting phenomenon - many times, the ancient ruins seem to have life or free will, it is best not to violate its meaning.
"Look, we have a total of 33 search and rescue team members. We dived to the depths of the ruins, at a position of three to five hundred meters, and only lost one team member.
"Compared to the casualty rate where half of the army was killed or even wiped out when exploring the ancient ruins in the past, this is simply a stroke of luck.
"One possibility is that we were cautious enough and lucky enough.
"But is there another possibility, that is, we have been recognized and encouraged by the ancient relics in following the exploration of the 'War God' Lei Zongchao, so the ancient relics have opened the door for us to let us go all the way? Came here without any risk?
"If this is the case, if we turn around now and give up halfway, will we anger the ancient ruins, and instead put our entire team in a situation where we must die?"
The possibility that Lu Siya raised made everyone shudder deeply.
They seemed to see that in the depths of the darkness under their feet, a gigantic eye slowly opened, staring at them without blinking.
Waiting for them to make a decision, life or death.