Endless route

Chapter 285 55. The strange wooden coffin and the rescue mission

There was silence around the swamp lake. Everyone was scattered under the trees by the lake, holding their breath and staring at the object on the lake, watching it float down the current from the distance on the right.

The one meter clear water layer on the surface of the lake is living water, connected to the river they came from, but the flow rate is very slow.

"Would you like to hook up and take a look?"

Huzi asked in a low voice behind him. He could also tell that the thing on the lake was probably not a living thing.

Moreover, this thing did not float straight towards them, but floated downstream along the current, but their location was downstream, and it just floated in front of them.

If you don’t tick it at this time.

The thing floated away.

"Try to hook it up."

Zheng Yun nodded and asked Huzi and the others to take action.

Huzi and Lao Meng from the rescue team took action together, took out two folding hooks, walked to the lake shore and threw them out as hard as they could.

The two of them took action simultaneously.

Lao Meng's hook hit accurately.

Huzi hurried over to help, just like fishing line, pulling the thing back towards the lake shore.

The thing is not heavy.

It doesn't take much effort to pull up.

The black object was quickly pulled nearby. Everyone observed carefully from all angles and found that the object looked more and more like a wooden coffin that had been rotted and blackened by the river water.

This wooden coffin was probably buried in mud for a long time in a closed space and was released due to some external force, but the surface of the wooden coffin had almost assimilated with the mud.

So I can't see the format.

Zheng Yun could only roughly tell that the level of this coffin was not very high, and it should be from the Nanze Ancient City period.

"It's strange. Why did a coffin suddenly float out? Is there something weird inside?"

Liu Ming asked cautiously.

This scene seemed too wrong. The lake was calm and nothing happened. Suddenly, a rotten and blackened coffin floated directly in front of them.

"Don't pull it to the shore, keep it in this position, stay vigilant and continue to detect, I will go over and take a look."

Zheng Yun took a deep breath and told Hu Zi to stop his movements.

As Liu Ming said, there was something wrong with the origin of this thing. No one knew what was in it. It might be dangerous to pull it to the lake rashly. It was better for him to go and see it in person.

The wetsuit is in the backpack.

It takes two or three minutes to change.

"Hurry up and finish testing the main items first, then Liu Ming will go and collect lake water and silt samples..."

Professor Zhang immediately made arrangements.

Having learned from the experience of being trapped in the diving strait before, Professor Zhang is extremely cautious about this dangerous place. He even wants to give up now, collect samples quickly and leave early.

Huzi and others hung the rope around the wooden coffin on the tree trunk. Zheng Yun and Gui took off their clothes by the lake and changed into closed diving suits, inevitably exposing their bodies.

Zheng Yun was fine as he could only wear a pair of shorts when wearing a closed diving suit. Although there was Song Wan present, she had often come into the room and called him, so she was basically used to it.

Mainly ghost generals.

The ghost general's whole body is covered with ghost pattern tattoos, from his neck to his ankles. Hundreds of ghosts are vividly depicted, as weird and terrifying as classical ghost illustrations.

The key point is that the two ghost generals are exactly the same.

The tattoos on his body are intact.

Zheng Yun knew that tattoos should not be exposed to light, but he was used to carrying ghosts around. If he did not carry ghosts, he would be a little uncomfortable, and there would also be safety issues.

It's not a big problem either.

There are basically only our own people in the field, and there are no members of the archaeological team. Even if we can see some clues, it doesn't matter.

Liu Ming and others have long been familiar with Gui Jiang and others, and often get along with Gui Jiang. Although Gui Jiang has never said a word to them, generally speaking, everyone is acquaintances...

But after seeing this scene.

Liu Minghuzi and others remained silent for a while.

The two young men, who looked quite fair, had such brutal patterns tattooed on their bodies. Once they took off their clothes, the scene was weirder than the wooden coffins in the river, and it was full of oppression.

On the contrary, Professor Zhang's expression was calm.

He had seen a ghost general slash a sea monster with his own eyes. Although having such a tattoo could not be said to be reasonable, it was not bad at all.

Only Song Wan in the room knew the truth.

The two ghost generals walked out of the Hades Pavilion.

While everyone was watching quietly, Zheng Yun had already put on the diving suit with the ghost general, walked to the lake to adapt to the water temperature, and swam towards the coffin.

After entering the water, Zheng Yun looked around and discovered a new problem. There didn't seem to be many fish in the lake.

When they drove the kayak over before, they saw a lot of fish in the river, but after entering the lake, they saw fewer fish.

Thirty meters will arrive soon.

Zheng Yun sent ghost generals to swim to both sides of the coffin, dive under the lake, and carefully observe the details of the coffin.

The entire coffin is well preserved.

The wood was so rotten that you could pull it off with your bare hands, but the overall frame was still there, with six sides sealed without any breaks.

"open."

Zheng Yun whispered and ordered to retreat behind the ghost general.

The two ghost generals immediately took action, separated from each other in two directions, pulled out their long knives and stabbed them into the gap between the coffins and raised them up together.

Click.

There was a dull sound.

A corner of the wooden coffin was pried open.

The lake water immediately poured in along the gap.

Zheng Yun took out his flashlight and shined it into it. He glanced around and quickly backed away because there was a skeleton in the coffin.

The skin and flesh of this skeleton had rotted away, leaving only some residual flesh and white bones. It was barely recognizable as a humanoid, and at the same time, he wore a silver-white mask stained with oily sludge.

Oily sludge actually appeared again.

I have seen oily sludge several times before, first in the underground sewers of Nanze Ancient City, and second in the attic of Dusi Mansion Supervisor Xiansi, but this time it actually appeared in the wooden coffin.

There seem to be some common characteristics.

Zheng Yun once suspected that this kind of oily sludge might have something to do with human bones, so it would be reasonable for it to appear in coffins.

"How to say?"

Huzi asked with an anxious expression.

They saw the ghost trying to pry the coffin apart, and then Zheng Yun quickly swam back, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.

"It's okay for now."

Zheng Yun waved his hands to comfort everyone, and then ordered the ghost generals to drag the coffin and swim to the other side of the lake shore.

A mere wooden coffin and skeletons can't stir up much trouble, and ghosts can tear them into pieces at any time.

The main reason is that it is afraid of being poisonous.

So Zheng Yun chose to retreat quickly. He would have to come into contact with Professor Zhang and others later, so he must not be contaminated with toxins.

The ghost general took action immediately, dragging the rope and swimming downstream, stopping in front of a tree trunk that could barely stand on.

Then they opened the coffin a second time.

Pry open the wooden coffin lid completely.

Except for the rotten bones and the silver-white mask, there were no other objects in the coffin, and the silver-white mask was not weird. The material seemed to be silver, and there was no magic involved.

"It's weird."

Zheng Yun sighed softly.

The lake was in perfect condition, but suddenly a coffin floated out. It was probably due to some unknown situation upstream.

Upstream here.

It is the second ancient city district.

Of the four archaeological teams coming from the East this time, the Gubo team is responsible for the ancient city area No. 1, Zhou Yuangang is responsible for the ancient city area No. 3, and Fuen City is responsible for finding new areas in the ancient city area.

There is also a team in the No. 2 Ancient City District, also sent by the General Cultural Relics Bureau, and it belongs to the team of Gubo.

Judging from the current situation, it can only be a sudden change in the No. 2 Ancient City, and this change is not small. At least it is a drastic change in the underground structure, causing the coffins to flow out of the dense ground.

"..."

Zheng Yun glanced left and right.

In the past, Ji Dao would chat with him when he sighed, but now that Ji Dao was not around, he sighed softly but no one responded, which seemed a little cold and unaccustomed.

The ghost will only look at himself and laugh.

Give them ten years and they won't be able to hold it in.

"Take away the mask and go back."

Zheng Yun returned along the shore towards Professor Zhang.

Huzi and others had been waiting in front for a long time. When they saw them coming back, they immediately asked about the situation. Zheng Yun gave a general explanation, and then put forward his guess that something might have happened upstream.

“Can’t you tell just by looking at your phone?”

Liu Ming poured a bucket of water into the test container and asked.

"Looking from the top view, the upstream should be the No. 2 Ancient City. This river flows from the No. 2 Ancient City."

Song Wan took a look at the tablet and said.

"Let me consider."

Zheng Yun walked to his backpack to get his cell phone.

"With the moving speed of the wooden coffin, if the accident happened an hour ago, and the river is not a straight line, more than one coffin may flow out, but only this wooden coffin successfully flows downstream... There are more wooden coffins behind it."

"On our way here just now, we didn't observe any earthquakes. This situation is a bit strange and beyond the normal range. We need you professionals to come here."

Professor Zhang spoke at the same time.

"Then what should we do? If something happens to one of our own, should we go over to rescue him?" Huzi asked.

"There's no rush yet."

Hu Ruihua looked at Zheng Yun and waited for Zheng Yun to check the results on his phone before they could decide on their next move.

But it stands to reason.

No matter which archaeological team has an accident, the nearest rescue team must go over immediately to provide support.

They are here to rescue. At the same time, the Fuen Archaeological Team itself has the task of supporting the Quartet. In such a situation, it is impossible not to go, but Professor Zhang must be sent back.

Zheng Yun checked the message.

There is a lot of information in a group, and there is indeed relevant news. There are new discoveries in the No. 2 Ancient City. There is currently a fight between the East and the West, and some accidents have occurred at the same time.

Xu Yu called Zheng Yun several times at once, but Zheng Yun was sailing the ship at the time and did not bother to answer the phone.

"There are new discoveries in the No. 2 Ancient City. The West used explosives to try to blast a passage inside an ancient building. However, the amount of explosives was miscalculated, causing a large-scale collapse of the entire area. Several passages appeared in the No. 2 Ancient City."

"Several members of our archaeological team exploring there were trapped underground due to collapse. Others have entered the ancient building through the passage and are conducting rescue operations."

Zheng Yun summarized the information.

"Westerners used explosives to blow up ancient buildings, creating a subsidence and burying our people?" Huzi immediately stared angrily.

"The details are unclear."

Zheng Yun shook his head and called Xu Yu back.

The call was connected almost instantly. Xu Yu probably had been holding the phone, and his voice immediately rang in Zheng Yun's ears:

"Zheng Yun, where are you?"

"I'm here with Professor Zhang. It's five kilometers away from Ancient Town No. 2. You can kayak there."

Zheng Yun looked upstream and gave his answer.

"Okay, then why don't you take someone there? We are also on the way. We discovered some strange things this time, but you don't have to worry. There is no danger to the trapped people."

"The Western expedition used explosives without even saying hello and almost buried our people. This time we must teach them a lesson and compete with them."

"I have only one request for you this time. No matter what is underground in Ancient City No. 2, don't say hello to the West. We will retaliate in the same way."

Xu Yu quickly spoke and made arrangements.

"good."

Zheng Yun agreed to this matter.

It seems that Gu Bo is really angry this time, but it is indeed difficult to prevent this. The ruins of the entire ancient city of Nanze are a mixed bag, and each of the Western expedition teams is working on its own.

It's a complete mess.

Zheng Yun really knows this information.

Kedester had previously said that none of them knew the actions of other teams, and the Royal Museum only cared about itself and had no control over other expedition teams.

Many expedition teams just come in to grab treasures, and they don't even have communication channels with each other. Once they enter the ruins, they all look for their own things according to their own abilities, and no information is exchanged.

They didn't communicate with each other.

How can I communicate with my old friend?

The team using explosives probably didn't even know there were people around them. This situation is almost inevitable. Even if nothing happens today, something will happen later.

"Brother Zheng, what do you say?"

Hu Ruihua looked at Zheng Yun and asked.

"Mr. Xu asked us to go over and take a look. Leave some people to send Professor Zhang back, and the others will come with me to take a look."

Zheng Yun also quickly made arrangements.

"Volunteer, who wants to go?"

Hu Ruihua looked at his team members.

Huzi and Xiaohu immediately raised their hands, but the first mate, Zhang, hesitated a little. He had a good income on the ship, but his son was born with a bottomless disease, so he was forced to come to the rescue.

But he doesn't take on jobs that are too dangerous.

His son's life depends on him. He must not let anything happen to him. This is a father's responsibility.

Sister Wang also volunteered to stay.

Only Lao Meng raised his hand and followed.

On Professor Zhang's side, Song Wan raised her hand with a very firm gaze, biting her lip and staring straight at Zheng Yun.

She was ready. As long as Zheng Yun didn't let her go, she would bring up the past and talk about how Zheng Yun promised her that he would do it next time in the Christmas Islands.

Liu Ming did not raise his hand.

If he had gone to another place, he would have gone, but Nanze Ancient City was definitely not an option. He had sworn in La Maine Town that he would never venture into the rainforest again in his life.

You can come for scientific research.

But no adventure.

No one raised their hands, including Professor Zhang and others. They were all old men and there was no need to join in the fun.

So the staff was quickly decided.

Zheng Yun also remembered his previous agreement with Song Wan, so he didn't persuade her to stay. He just wanted to take care of her more. If she encountered any danger, he would open the door and send her to the secret realm.

Nothing is wrong, Song Wan is willing to go to Hades Pavilion, and she can also go to the secret realm. She can go if she wants to.

"Then get ready to go."

Zheng Yun counted the number of people and began to divide the boats.

There are four people on Hu Ruihua's side, and four on his side. Eight people only need two boats. The first mate, Lao Zhang, and Sister Wang are able to send Professor Zhang off, which is enough.

after a while.

Zheng Yun drove a kayak on the road, Song Wan sat at his legs, and behind him were two ghost generals holding swords to guard him.

In the other kayak behind him, Hu Ruihua was in the posture. Huzi was holding his arms in the first row, staring at Song Wan's back with resentful eyes. Why did Song Wan always sit in the passenger seat?