C67 (1/2)

I cried out in fright, flinging my hands away reflexively, and pulling my legs back.

Then it occurred to me that the sportswear watch I was wearing had a night glow to it, and I quickly raised my hand to my eyes and flipped the switch. The dial of my watch gave off a faint green glow that would have made anyone see the letters on it, but for me it was like the light of the first day of God.

In the dim light, I could see a figure lying a few meters in front of me.

Don't be afraid, don't be afraid... Just a dead man! I tried to cheer myself up, but the instant I touched the hand, I was sure the man was dead.

He still had to find the flashlight first! After calming myself down for a while, I took off my watch, put my hand on the switch, and looked around the floor. Finally I found it in another corner of the steps.

I was greatly relieved. For most people, I would rather be facing a real enemy in the light than the fear of imagination in the dark.

I used the flashlight to look around and found that I was at the bottom of a flight of stairs, but there were no traces of manmade things on the outside of the stairs. At the top of the stairs were uneven rocks, and at the bottom was sand and mud, and this was actually a natural underground karst cave, and this cave was very spacious, at least ten meters high. My light on the left and right could only illuminate a greyish shadow, while the area directly opposite of the hole was even more unfathomable. I was too scared to go in alone.

I looked away and back at the body. ”He was a burly man, at least 1.85 meters tall, with broad shoulders and thick muscles on his back. He was wearing a black battle uniform that looked like a special police officer, and he was lying on the ground with his head turned towards the other side of where I couldn't see him.

Although I was certain that the man was dead, I still used the gun in my hand to touch his leg. As expected, the man didn't move at all, and just as I was considering whether I should flip him over, I suddenly heard San Mao and the Daoist cry out.

This time, the sound wasn't as indiscernible as before. It sounded like it wasn't far from the top of the stairs, I hastily replied and quickly ran up the stairs, just in time to see a flash of light not far away. San Mao and the Daoist priest were quickly running towards me.

Even though it had only been a short twenty to thirty minutes, seeing the two of them again after a series of shocks, it seemed as though they were from another world. I was so excited that I almost wanted to hug San Mao.

”Luckily, you were smart and left a mark on the wall. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to find you!” San Mao looked at me, was also very excited, and heavily hammered my shoulder twice as he spoke.

”The mark on the wall?” At that moment, I remembered the arrow I saw earlier. I mistakenly thought that it was a mark made by San Mao and the rest, but now it seems that it wasn't, it was most likely left behind by the dead person at the bottom of the stairs.

”Hello …” You guys wait for me! ” At this time, Mao Tou's shout came from the passageway again, and after that, he staggered over with two short legs, in a posture that was similar to that of a ten year old child.

Mao Tou ran in front of us and gasped for breath with his hands on his waist. When he looked up and saw the stairs behind me, he became excited and snatched the flashlight from the Taoist.

”This must be the entrance to the ancient tomb!”

I forcefully resisted the urge to slap him, pointed to the stairs, and said to the Taoist priest and San Mao: ”There's a dead person below.”

The two of them were shocked when they heard that, and the both of them squeezed to Mao Tou's side and peeked their heads down.

”Is this the army here?” ”Look at him in his military uniform …” The Taoist said with some doubts.

”It's not for the army. They don't have such uniforms. It looks like the uniform for the American Special Forces in the movies!” San Mao replied.

”I said it! The Americans must have come to steal the tomb! ” Mao Tou jumped up and down excitedly.

”Let's go down and take a look.” San Mao straightened his body and was about to walk down.

”Sigh …” After being frightened so many times, my curiosity had long disappeared. Now, my only thought was to quickly leave this dark and secluded underground maze. I shouted at them, ”This place is a little demonic. Let's go up as soon as possible.”