Chapter 80 Exploration
But he is not an ordinary person, so he doesn't need to worry too much about those storm warriors. Maybe he can even turn against Himiko and directly seize the Storm Legion.
Moreover, combined with the behavior of the Storm Soldiers and Storm Generals in the game, although the Storm Warriors are controlled by witchcraft, they retain some of their mind and thinking, and do not look like zombies without self at all.
To give an example, these Storm Warriors are like the Shadow Legion in Jackie Chan Adventures. They have strict discipline and certain tactics when fighting.
Apart from the fact that there is no Shadow Kingdom and they cannot integrate into the shadows at any time, the Shadow Corps and the Storm Warriors are really not much different. One is a ninja and the other is a samurai. Both are undead spirits controlled by witchcraft, both have a certain level of thinking and judgment, and both are Japanese nationals.
As he thought about it, Xia Yu started to feel greedy. This Storm Warrior was really good. You know, the Shadow Legion was the most useful and versatile tool in the world. Since they couldn't get the Shadow Legion now, they might as well make do with the Storm Warrior.
It seems that Himiko has to be enslaved. The witchcraft that can create an army of undead spirits may be the biggest gain of this trip.
If they can learn it, they can form their own Storm Warriors, and even evolve them into their own Shadow Legion.
After thinking for a moment, Xia Yu came to his senses and saw Laura still flipping through the diary, trying to find clues about the "ghost".
"Laura, we should leave. It looks like this island was landed by Japanese soldiers during World War II, but they all died here. Maybe we can find clues in the diaries left by others."
After being reminded by Xia Yu, Laura came back to her senses from flipping through the books.
That's right, she shouldn't have been obsessed with a diary. If she wanted to know the truth, she had to verify it from many aspects. It was indeed time for her to leave.
After tearing off the recorded paper in the diary, Laura spoke.
"Okay then, but where should we go? Should we continue along those well-trodden paths?"
"No, let's go here next."
Xia Yu shook his head and pulled Laura towards the inside of the house. It was pitch black there, and that was where the creepy music came from.
Xia Yu casually pulled out a small high-intensity flashlight from his waterproof backpack. As the strong light of the flashlight shone, the pitch-black interior appeared in front of the two people.
There was an entrance to a bottomless cave, and the music was coming from the cave.
There were signs of trampling around the dark entrance, which meant that someone must have been near the entrance, so it shouldn't be too dangerous.
Without much hesitation, the two men, one in front and the other behind, climbed down the iron vertical ladder. This ladder was fixed to the wall, perpendicular to the ground, and could be considered a fixed escape ladder.
The bottom hole below was filled with water, and the space around it was reinforced with steel plates. A passage reinforced with wooden boards led to an unknown destination.
The wall is carved with Himiko's sun totem, and pale skulls are inlaid in the gaps. The skulls' mouths are wide open, as if they are roaring and howling unwillingly.
Just seeing this scene, the two people who had already come down thought of the same word in their minds.
Sacrifice!
It was still the kind of bloody sacrifice that used human heads, but I didn't know whether the sacrifice was from a dead person or a living person.
After trying their best to ignore the skulls with empty eye sockets around them, the two men moved forward cautiously again. The passage covered by water was just large enough for people to pass through.
The accumulated water only spread to the waists of the two people. Although it was a bit uncomfortable to be wet, it was bearable. It was a necessary part of the adventure.
As the two continued to move forward and explore, the passage became narrower and narrower, with collapsed steel bars all around, forcing the two to bend over to pass through.
After walking for a while, the passage finally reached the end. At the end was a staircase leading upwards. The two continued walking along the stairs and soon came to a room.
"Oh my God, this is crazy." Laura exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the room at the end of the corridor.
There were obvious signs of human life in the room. A deerskin was draped over a bed made of bamboo strips, and discarded bottles and jars were scattered everywhere.
Skulls of various creatures are hung here, and there are extinguished candles around. Everything shows that someone lived here not long ago.
But for some reason, the person who lived here has left, or has only left temporarily and may come back at any time.
"Who on earth lives here? Let's get out of here."
The eerie skulls around made Laura a little scared. She always felt that those empty eye sockets were staring at the two invaders.
"This may be the temporary residence of the survivors." Xia Yu looked around for signs of life and speculated.
"survivor?"
"That's right. Since we can survive the storm, others may be able to as well. You know, there are countless ships that have disappeared in the Dragon Triangle. Maybe the survivors of those ships are also on this island."
Hearing this, Laura glanced around again and wondered, "Why does this place look so... weird?"
"Weird? Maybe it's because he's been trapped for too long and his brain is no longer normal."
While speaking, Xia Yu had already started rummaging around.
"Since there's no one here, let's search. Maybe we can get something valuable."
After hearing what Xia Yu said, Laura wanted to forget it. After all, they were all survivors of the storm, and it wasn't easy for the other party to live either.
But seeing that Xia Yu had already started rummaging through things, Laura could only sigh and choose to start looking together.
After searching for a while, Xia Yu found a Prajna mask in an iron box. Prajna is a kind of ghost in Japanese legend, and the Prajna mask is a kind of traditional Japanese Noh mask.
The moment he picked up the mask, the ancient tomb exploration system that Xia Yu had almost forgotten issued a reminder. The value increased because the relics of the ancient tomb were found.
The moment he heard the prompt sound, Xia Yu was stunned. He almost forgot his real purpose. His purpose was to come to Yamatai to explore the ancient tomb.
“Tsk!”
Xia Yu let out a light sigh and stuffed the mask in his hand into his backpack. This thing might be worth some money, so he would sell it at the auction house when he got back.
Well, he decided to auction off all the antiques found on the island. Anyway, for Laura's family, it would be easy to arrange an auction.
At that time, let the Japanese who live a good life buy back their ancestors' antiques through auctions. Anyway, they don't feel guilty about cheating the Japanese, and they may even feel happy.
"Xia Yu, did you find anything?"
Laura, who was still searching, noticed Xia Yu's actions and asked casually out of curiosity.
"Well, I found an antique, an antique, so it should be worth some money, so I put it away. What about you?"
"Sorry, I didn't find anything. This place is so dilapidated and there is almost nothing left." Laura said somewhat dejectedly.
"It's okay. That's what exploration is like. Getting nothing is probably the norm. Let's keep going."
"Um."
Laura quickly adjusted her mood and walked out with Xia Yu through other exits of the room.
The other rooms were still shabby and contained almost nothing of value, but the two did find another passage, an exit to the outside world.
After searching the room again and finding no other valuable items, the two men left along the passage.
