Chapter 657 Gem
"Grady?"
"Hey——!"
Such an unexpected incident obviously exceeded everyone's expectations.
Seeing a large living person disappear in front of them, even Ronald stopped his translation work, and several people immediately surrounded the place where Grady disappeared.
"..."
The curious atmosphere during the translation was immediately replaced by a silent and depressing atmosphere.
The reason is simple -
the truth about what happened to Grady is revealed before their eyes.
First, there's a huge hole underneath the ice here. Then on the surface of this pit, there is a thin layer of ice that is quite poor in light transmission, but at the same time not very hard.
Once someone with an excessive weight or goods steps on it, the glass will be crushed and the glass will fall below.
As for Grady...
he's heavy enough to pressure the ice.
And this obviously set up as a trap will naturally not leave Grady a way to survive.
He stepped on the air and fell below, and was instantly pierced by the sharp ice pick below. The blood could not flow very far along the cold ice, and was soon frozen at the bottom of this terrible pit with the ice.
"..."
"Grady..."
Seeing another companion die in front of her, Ivy collapsed on the ground with a 'pop', and her eyes became dull.
For this team doctor.
In just one hour, she witnessed the death of so many companions, but she could not see any hope at all. This feeling of powerlessness made it impossible for her to continue to persevere.
"Tsk——"
Erin, whose expression was also extremely bad, now looked a little unwilling.
He lay on the ground at the edge of the ice pit, took off the flashlight on his helmet, and then tried every means to shine a light around Grady's body.
"..."
Such behavior cannot restore the cold reality.
Grady, who had died in the trap, had no possibility of survival, and even fishing his body out was impossible.
"Am I really...huh?"
Erin immediately followed her emotions and began to curse.
But just when he took back the flashlight, the bright light emitted from the flashlight shone on the ice wall of the pit, and something seemed to flicker on the reflected blue shadow!
We cannot give up any hope in the current terrible situation.
Seeing something that seemed to exist in the ice wall there, Erin immediately adjusted the angle of the light on his hand and tried to shine it from other positions.
Then, an astonishing discovery appeared in front of people's eyes.
There is actually a beautiful ring-shaped gemstone on the ice wall where Erin shines!
Even though it is deeply embedded in the ice, it still emits a strange light. It is precisely because of the existence of this light that when Erin shined the flashlight just now, he found its location exactly.
"This..."
"Yang, Yanni, you two come over and take a look?"
The new student appeared in front of him doubtfully.
Erin didn't hesitate much, and immediately turned to look at the two professionals beside him:
"What is this? Can you recognize it?" "
..."
Don't let this be too unrecognizable!
When Ronald saw this gem, his eyes immediately moved to the mural he had translated before.
The story recorded in the mural -
the gem that the prophet brought back from the ice lake -
is exactly the same in shape as the piece frozen on the ice wall right now!
Naturally, such a high degree of similarity could not be hidden from the other people. After everyone realized this, only four people were left in the team, and the atmosphere changed again.
Humans are such magical creatures.
We are clearly facing danger.
But if something of extremely high value appears in front of them, they will still selectively forget the danger they face.
The team was silent for a few seconds.
Erin then continued to tentatively say to Ronald:
"Mr. Yang, let's continue to translate?"
"..."
Ronald's expression was quite hesitant now.
If he felt that this was a normal team that came to explore and inspect, he would naturally not mind continuing to work at this time.
But the nature of this team now as a private company, the absolutely abnormal ice crystal creature they just encountered, and even the absolute dangers of the original trial itself.
All of this made Ronald now wary.
Do you really want to continue translating?
"Yang, please continue to translate. Our current situation has nothing to hesitate about."
At this moment, it was Yanni behind Ronald who took the initiative to provide advice.
"Okay..."
Ronald nodded slightly.
Right now, the team with only four people left is really besieged on all sides.
Under the current circumstances, it would be an option to simply break the pot and try to look for possibilities.
Ronald continued to look at the mural at the back.
However, when the fourth picture was identified on the ice wall, the content became horrifying.
A man holding a gem in his hand stood on a high platform, and around him were several people tied to icicles. The surrounding environment was like a sacrificial altar.
Ronald translated the above text under the inertia of many years of work:
"The lives of four despicable thieves were dedicated to the goddess by the king. The subsequent gems gave him a healthier body and..."
Ronald's translation suddenly stopped. end.
He suddenly raised his head and looked across, and immediately noticed that Aerion's expression had changed dramatically.
The mercenary who was still thinking about how to protect his team took a few steps back decisively when he heard the translation. Facing the ice pit, he sprinted and accelerated. He used all his strength to jump high and jumped to the opposite side of the sunken ice pit.
Learned from the experience of Grady's brutal death.
Erin then carefully shined a flashlight on the ice under his feet. After confirming the specific situation below, he aimed his kick at the right position.
Click -
another thin piece of ice shattered.
It's true that Erin didn't fall into the same trap as Grady.
Under the ice he stepped on, there was actually a long ladder leading downwards. The mercenary stepped on this ladder to get to the bottom, and then took out the ring-shaped gem hidden in the ice from a palm-shaped sculpture. out.
"A healthier body. The eternal life promised by the goddess..."
He was still murmuring, but Erin had already made a calculation in her heart.
He walked up the ladder again, and before he came out, he took the initiative to say loudly:
"Everyone, if we can successfully bring this thing back, then all the losses of this expedition will be recovered. The people in the company must understand its value. , I..."
At this time, Erin's eyes crossed the ice.
The pretended expression on his face turned cold instantly, and the shouting in his mouth also subsided.
Just a few minutes.
The situation above the ice was completely different from when he went down.
Both Ronald and Yanni had disappeared, leaving not even a shadow behind. Only Ivy was still slumped there, with a dull look on her face that could no longer move at all.
(End of chapter)