Chapter 388 Behind the Iron Gate


    The cave was dark and cramped, and the occasional sound of water dripping made people feel uneasy.


    The dim firelight moved with the footsteps, and those small creatures that had never seen light fled in all directions as Wu Xian moved.


    Wu Xian held the torch, his eyes kept wandering, and he moved forward vigilantly.


    The light brought by this torch was very weak, too weak to give Wu Xian a sense of security. The visible distance was only near the torch. A little further away, only a blurry shadow could be seen.


    There is nothing we can do about this.


    Making a torch is a technical job, it is not as simple as lighting a stick. The resources in the cave are limited, and there is no luxury to use cloth and grease. Only a little resin collected from dry firewood.


    The torches on Wu Xian''s body can only be regarded as simple products. Each torch has a limited burning time. In order to ensure the exploration time, he still has several hanging on his waist.


    These torches depleted the resources in the cave.


    Therefore, Wu Xian must bring back some things, such as food and flammable materials. If he can''t bring anything back, it remains to be seen whether he can gather the resources for exploration next time.


    "Alas...it''s a pity that I can''t take Xiong Gang with me."


    Wu Xian turned his head: "But it''s not bad to take you with me. At least I can carry some groceries back."


    "roar!"


    Fat Tiger growled helplessly.


    It doesn''t want to follow Wu Xian, it also wants to stay in a safe place.


    Normally speaking, the user of the Suan Ni Tiger Control should have an inseparable relationship with the tiger. Except for fighting, he cannot take advantage of the tiger.


    But the environment of the cave forced Fat Hu to follow Wu Xian, because only around Wu Xian could there be light.


    Wu Xian''s speed was not fast, because the path in the cave was complicated, and he would encounter forks every time he walked, some of which even had crosses or even rice characters.


    While being alert to danger, Wu Xian also had to write down the way back, but at the cost of remembering the way, he couldn''t calculate the time.


    Even he can only do two tasks at once, and it consumes a lot of energy.


    "That crazy woman..."


    Wu Xian recalled the scene when he stepped into the cave.


    The crazy woman took Wu Xian''s hand and solemnly asked Wu Xian to pay attention to his safety. She also told Wu Xian that there were many scary things in the cave. But when Wu Xian wanted to ask in detail, she became crazy again.


    It''s a bit strange to say.


    When Wu Xian wanted to explore the cave, the mad woman had the greatest resistance, but when the matter was settled, she was the one who most hoped that Wu Xian could go back alive.


    If you look closely at her face, you can see that before she turned into this crazy and sloppy look, she had pretty good looks, but she was tortured by this underground cave into what she is now.


    The cave is very barren, all you can see are rocks, and those small creatures will be scared away.


    It wasn''t until he walked away with a torch that Wu Xian saw something worth paying attention to.


    It was an iron gate placed in a fork in the road.


    This shocked Wu Xian. It seemed that in addition to the temple, there were traces left by other humans here. Even if there was nothing behind the door, taking the door back would be a gain.


    Wu Xian rubbed his hands nervously.


    This is a blessed place after all, so it’s not surprising that there are things behind the door, such as venomous snakes and insects, hidden weapons, or zombies hiding in the dark with their arms spread out, waiting to be picked up and eaten.


    So in order to avoid any accident, Wu Xian carefully observed the door, but was surprised to find that the metal hinge of the door had long been destroyed, and the entire door was just attached to the door frame.


    So he stood by the door and pushed gently.


    Plop!


    The iron door fell to the ground with a bang, stirring up a large amount of dust and a strange smell.


    There was silence inside the door.


    Fat Tiger sniffed and made no obvious alert reaction, which meant that at least there was no obvious enemy inside the door.


    Wu Xian noticed that the door had not completely fallen down, and there was something pressing underneath. Wu Xian opened the door, and there was a white skeleton underneath. The bones were wearing complete clothes, and half of the skeleton''s arm was still hanging on the door handle. There were many footprints on the ground, indicating that the bones had struggled with all their strength.


    Wu Xian then used a torch to illuminate the scene inside the door.


    This is a small room, only about seven or eight square meters, with almost no furniture, only a wooden bed covered with sheets, and an oil lamp placed on a stone. There are several old clay pots next to the oil lamp.


    Seeing the oil lamp, Wu Xian''s breathing became rapid.


    In a dark underground cave.


    Oil lamps are a good thing. As long as they have grease and a wick, they can continue to provide light, which is of great help in prolonging life in the dark.


    Maybe those clay pots contain lamp oil or grain!


    In addition, there was a smaller white skeleton lying on the bed, huddled in the corner. The clothes were rotten and looked ugly. The sheets under the bones were black and greasy, and had been soaked with corpse oil.


    What kind of stories happened here are almost all written in the scenes.


    Wu Xian stood at the door and was silent for a moment.


    Then he let out a long sigh and touched the tiger''s head with emotion.


    "What a tragedy."


    "The father and son, or father and daughter, probably wanted to use this cabin to avoid monsters."


    "But he was still found by the monster. The man desperately blocked the door to prevent the monster outside from entering. He did not let go of the door until he died with all his strength."


    "But unfortunately, he died, and so did his child. The body was eaten clean by insects, leaving only the bones."


    Fat Tiger raised his big head irritably.


    What nonsense is this human yelling?


    It''s just a tiger. It doesn''t understand humans'' roars, nor does it understand what humans want to express. And if it''s noisy, it''s noisy. Why is it pinching the tiger while talking?


    If this person hadn''t been the summoner, it would have gnawed on Wu Xian long ago.


    Wu Xian inserted the torch into the crack of the rock outside the door and stood at the door, lit another torch, then took the iron door out of the room and leaned against the wall.


    "There are a lot of resources in the room. As long as we bring the things here back, we can sustain it for a while. I''m about to go in..."


    Wu Xian''s voice turned from excited to dull.


    "You are probably waiting for me to do this."


    Uh-huh!


    Wu Xian suddenly threw the torch onto the bed, ignited the sheets stained with corpse oil, and then quickly raised and blocked the door.


    There was a fire inside the door and acrid smoke.


    Bang!


    Suddenly there was a strong force and something hit the door.


    But Wu Xian was well prepared and resisted the impact with all his strength. The things inside seemed to be going crazy, making crazy roars and making weird and crazy roars.


    But all this is meaningless.


    As the flame burned, the strength of the thing gradually became smaller. Wu Xian also felt that the door was too hot to touch, so he ducked sideways.


    boom!


    The iron gate fell.


    A creature with a burnt body jumped out from the door.


    The creature still had some strength and wanted to pounce on Wu Xian, but Fat Tiger pounced him directly. He opened his **** mouth and bit the creature''s throat cleanly.


    "Sure enough, there is something hidden..."


    Although the fallen thing was upright, it didn''t look like a human being. Because most of its hair had been singed, Wu Xian couldn''t figure out what it was for a while.


    "Is this thing... edible?"


    (End of chapter)