Chapter 034 Dragon Horn Red Tail Moth

The overall height of the candlestick is nearly two meters. The place where ten thousand years of lamp oil is stored is on the right side of the animal's head. If you need to add oil to the candlestick, you will need a climbing aid to succeed.

This kind of candlestick has the effect of an ever-burning lamp.

Eternal lanterns are very common in ancient tombs, and their effects are unique. The meaning is: always bright for thousands of years, leading the way to immortality.

The reason why the ever-burning lamp can remain immortal for years or even decades is mainly due to the material it burns.

There was a kind of mermaid oil in ancient times! It's actually whale oil.

Whale oil is not only very durable, but more importantly, it is smoke-free and bright, making it the perfect magic weapon for lighting lamps.

There is also anaconda oil, which, as the name suggests, is a huge snake. In ancient times, it was necessary to organize hundreds or even thousands of people to capture it.

This big snake can turn into a dragon at any time, so its snake oil is very precious. According to legend, just one drop can burn for three days.

It’s amazing how small fat particles can sustain burning for several days.

But this kind of snake is hard to find. During the rainy season, there may be a few thunders from the sky, and the snake may turn into a dragon and dive into the abyss at any time.

The giant python we saw when we entered Zhelong Valley was so large that it was unimaginable, and it was enough to count as one.

I was studying this tall orc candlestick. To my surprise, I felt a beam of light rising higher and higher, as if it was rising in a gradient.

I turned my head suddenly and found that the fat man had already stepped onto the altar. After a few steps, I could see the inside of the circular pit.

There is also a spotlight shooting down below, that is Long Wu's searchlight. He did not follow up, but shot at the top of the side hall in a vigilant manner.

I screamed in my heart, this fat man must be greedy for the burned objects in the sacrifice pit, and couldn't help but climb up, trying to find treasures from the ashes.

I was just about to shout to stop it, but suddenly I thought that the Satyr had also hid in. At this moment, I didn’t know whether to go or stay. If it were to ambush around me, in my current state of being alone, I would definitely not be its opponent.

So I suddenly used the searchlight. Suddenly the fat man's position suddenly appeared. The fat man was greedy. He didn't care about my signal and jumped to the top in a few steps.

The position of the sacrificial pit was almost at the top of the side hall. The fat man bent down, lowered his head, and quickly scanned the sacrificial pit with a flashlight.

First he scanned it randomly, and then he jumped in without any warning.

I thought to myself that this fat man was obsessed with something. That is where the sacrifices should be. Can a living person jump in casually?

At that moment, I didn't care about the possible dangers around me. I raised my pistol, turned around several times, and then quickly ran under the altar.

"Hold Yuan Bao into the coffin, you really want money rather than life!"

I was so angry that I raised my head and cursed: "Put it all down! Don't touch the things in the sacrifice pit. Those things are worn by the innocent souls who were buried with them. Their bodies have been burned, and their souls are all placed on this object." In the antique shop, this is an evil thing that cannot be bought!"

The fat man climbed up from the sacrifice pit with a gray face, holding a dark golden disk in his hand, which was as big as the bottom of a basin.

He raised his head and said to me: "Old Cao! They say that real gold is not afraid of fire. This time it is an eye-opener! Don't worry, I looked carefully before coming down. They are all the heads of sheep and cows." , it will break into pieces as soon as you step on it, there are no human bones!”

The fat man couldn't put it down holding the bright instrument, and kept stroking and wiping it with his gloves. From my angle, I can only see half of his body. Moreover, the flashlight will make it difficult to see clearly, and the scene is very disturbing.

Fatty is a typical boss who wants money rather than his life. He will ignore the treasure when he sees it.

Ignoring my obstruction, he continued: "Wang Zhihuan even composed an impromptu poem when he climbed the Yellow Crane Tower. Fatty, I can't climb these steps in vain. I have to earn money for my hard work no matter what. This is it! Old Cao, brother I know what you want to say, don’t worry, I’m not greedy, and I can give you a guarantee, just take this one. On the way back, if you encounter a bright weapon again, I won’t accept it if you put it in my arms!”

I frowned so hard that my eyes watered. I just couldn't look at the fat man for a moment, and my old habit happened again.

As the fat man spoke, he had already opened his backpack, trying to find a suitable place to put the gold disk in it.

I continued to shine my flashlight at him, shooting upwards like this, and suddenly I felt something was wrong!

The "aurora"-like green mist spots above our heads seem to have reduced a lot!

There are several irregular-shaped holes at the top of the side hall, which look like artificial "skylights" left deliberately.

Through the "skylight", you can see that at the top of the underground palace, the original green mist is vast, and the vast ocean has become very loose at this time.

If we look carefully, there are still many green light spots flashing, as if they are pressing towards us.

When I was outside the underground palace at the beginning, I saw a similar "aurora" scene at the top, and thought it was the natural luminous stone bead "curtain" created by the tomb owner's luxurious financial resources.

At this moment, I feel something is wrong. Those green embellishments seem to be living creatures!

After thinking about it, I shouted danger and told the fat man to get down quickly.

"Get the fuck out of here! Danger! Something is coming down from above!"

After hearing my words, the fat man randomly stuffed the gold plate into the package, picked up the gun, looked around, and then said blankly: "Old Cao... don't scare me on purpose. Is there anything around here?"

I gritted my teeth and said, "It's higher up! Raise your head and look up! Can't you see that those green dots are becoming less and less!".

As soon as I finished speaking, Fatty let out an ouch. Slap something off your shoulder.

The thing that was shot down seemed to be a big flying insect. In the hazy place, I felt that the thing was flying, and when it opened its wings, green light spots appeared.

"Ouch! It's a bug, a bug bigger than a slap!" The fat man hurriedly ran down in embarrassment. The cascading steps under his feet were like stepping on a ladder, and every step seemed to be ascending into the air.

It was like stepping on charcoal fire, every step was extremely hot to the feet, until the last few steps, three steps and one step at a time, the whole person was almost rolling.

He had just landed and before he had time to scold him, he saw countless green light spots flying in from the large holes above the side hall, and the buzzing sound of wings vibrating in the air swept in like a bulldozer.

As if the original green mist aurora had been given life, it was scattered at the entrances of various caves and came menacingly.

At this time, our searchlights can no longer penetrate these "aurora", and they are getting denser and denser.

It wasn't until this moment that I suddenly realized.

It turns out that those "green dots" in the sky are actually densely packed giant flying insects!

These flying insects rushed into the side hall and were not in a hurry to attack us. They kept hovering in the sky, and it was so dark that the light shone through.

Just like the moths around the skewer stalls in summer, they keep fluttering towards the hot street lamps.

It's just that the number of these moths is really astonishing, almost countless, giving people a sense of urgency to scratch it.

I just feel that my scalp is getting more and more numb, and I want to pick up a giant flamethrower and spray it twice!

The fat man's hand holding the gun trembled slightly, and he couldn't help but swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva: "Damn it, even if the elephant comes, it will be sucked dry! Old Cao, you have to make up your mind whether we fight or run."

The situation of the three people at this time is that they are completely deaf and blind - the other party has not figured out anything yet.

"We haven't even figured out where the other party came from. Before these bugs organize an offensive, we should retreat first and retreat outside the palace."

I directed everyone to retreat. Halfway through, I discovered something was wrong with the fat man’s backpack.

Where he had just stuffed the open weapon, something was bulging, arching outwards.

The contents of the backpack formed a small bag, about half the size of a fist.

I kept asking the fat man what else he had taken besides the gold plate.

The fat man raised his hands and swore: "I promise Mazu, I will definitely take that one!" (Mazu is a deity worshiped by boatmen, sailors, and fishermen throughout the ages. She is also the female sea god.)

I thought to myself: This is terrible. It is very likely that one of those bugs flew into his backpack, but no matter how careless the fat man is, he will not miss such a big bug flying into his backpack, right?

I don’t know if these bugs are sensitive to sound, so I put down the pistol, took out the military dagger, and motioned to the fat man to slowly open the backpack.

The three of them squatted on the ground. The fat man reached out to the zipper and began to carefully pull it to both sides.

Just as he opened a small opening of a few centimeters, the fat man suddenly closed the backpack again.

The fat man looked nervously and said to me: "Old Cao, this is a dirty trick. Usually, the things you play with are purple clay pots and blue and white bowls. Why don't you give me the dagger? I'm the best at this kind of rough work!"

I waved to the fat man to stop talking nonsense. He clearly felt like he was in trouble and wanted to wipe his own ass.

"Don't talk nonsense to me. Now you know how to stand up? Hurry up! Open the zipper!"

Soon, the thing inside showed its head, and it turned out to be a giant flying insect.

Under the irradiation of several bright lights, I recognized this kind of insect before I even swung the dagger out!

Dragon-horned red-tailed moth!

This insect has four legs and looks like a giant spider lying on the ground. It has earth-colored wings with matching black eyes. The belly is as red as flames, and the tail is connected with two hard poisonous weapons like dragon horns.

It is covered with cyan fluff, and the fluff is hung with highly toxic mucus. Anyone who touches it will be killed or injured!

It is said that pessimists see all red lights ahead, and optimistic people see all green lights ahead, but wise people are color blind.

I really want to say that I might just be color blind. How can this bug's red butt glow with green light?

The clouds and patches of green light dotting the dome of the underground palace just now must be this dragon-horned red-tailed moth!

This dragon-horned red-tailed moth also quickly gave me the answer.

When it was illuminated by our strong flashlight, its wings began to flap violently, and finally turned into a blurry shadow. The two hard poisonous weapons at its tail, like dragon horns, gradually glowed with green light.

Take a closer look, it’s not right! This is oozing venom, which is actually a toxic liquid with fluorescent properties.

I have never heard of any insect that is so poisonous.

How poisonous does this have to be to make it glow green!