Chapter 139 - Breaking Down
Chapter 139 – Breaking Down
"Glory to Hasurik!" The group cheered loudly once again, and this time, the enthusiasm seemed to be back to the height that it was before.
The group was then led by Garry once again, and they reached another layer inside the cavern, and this time, the eyes of the crowd widened, as expressions of shock and confusion filled their faces.
"What the hell are those things?" Linda asked with a disgusted expression as she placed her hand over her mouth and asked. Even the Chief was shocked by what he just saw. "Did you have any clue what these things are?" Peter asked Chief Henry, who shook his head and gulped down the saliva in his mouth as he stared at the dozens of large egg shaped objects that filled the area. "What in god's name was going on down here?"
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Henry slowly moved forward as he stared at the giant egg-like structures with confused and intrigued expressions on his face, and the crowd followed him close behind.
"Are these some sort of eggs?" One man spoke in a hushed tone as he neared one of the egg-like structures and studied the object with an expression of fascination, adjusting his glasses as he moved towards it, taking one step at a time.
"Careful!" However, just before he could get really close to the egg, Garry appeared right in front of him, forcing the man to flinch back in surprise and focus his nervous gaze onto him. "Wh- What the hell, Garry? What's the matter? I can't look at that thing?"
"We don't even know what that thing is!" Garry said with a serious expression as he pointed his finger at the egg that the man was staring at, and continued, "For all we know, there could be something hiding inside of it, waiting for the right opportunity to pounce on us!"
"You're joking, right?" The man let out a chuckle as he readjusted his glasses once again, pressing it back onto his nose before continuing, "Look at that thing! How on earth would a guy even enter inside it without breaking it open?"
"Like I said, I don't know what that thing is, and neither do you.." Garry said while clicking his tongue and he began approaching the man, who gulped down his saliva and took a step back when he saw Garry moving towards him.
Tap!
Garry, who was standing right in front of the man, stretched out his hand and pressed his finger on the man's chest. It wasn't exactly painful, but it definitely did make the man flinch for a second. Garry leaned closer, until he was close to the man's ear, and he whispered softly, "Don't do things that may put the whole group in danger. Got that?"
"Uh, ye- yeah…" The man was afraid and confused by the situation that he had found himself in, but in the end, he simply nodded his head and agreed with Garry's words, who had a satisfied smile on his face and patted the man on his shoulder. "Good! Be careful next time, alright?"
"Ri- Right! I will!" The man gave a stuttering reply as he once again adjusted his glasses and watched Garry walk away from him.
"Everyone! Listen up!" Garry walked towards the front of the group and clapped both his hands together, and everyone's attention turned to him.
"Please! Do not touch or get near the egg-like structures!" He yelled out loudly, and the crowd of people began to murmur and whisper among themselves, possibly talking about what Garry just said.
"We have no clue what these eggs are or what they contain inside!" Garry ignored the soft whispers that were bouncing around inside the small area and continued to speak, giving warnings to the crowd. "Do not be ignorant! We must be extremely careful, for even the smallest of our actions may affect the rest of the community within such a small and confined space."
He then turned his gaze towards the Chief, who nodded his head at Garry, giving him the confirmation to continue.
"We'll head forward, right towards the sacrificial chamber! Be extremely careful while walking next to the eggs! And I once again warn you, don't make any dumb mistakes!" Garry ended his speech as he pointed towards the pathway that should lead them to the sacrificial chamber, and the people in the crowd began looking at each other, unsure of what to do.
A few of the older men and women began glancing at Chief Henry, who let out a long and heavy sigh before taking a deep breath and yelling loudly, "Listen to what Garry is saying!" He pointed at Garry and continued. "He's the one who is leading our people for the moment! For now, I urge you to listen to him!"
The crowd now seemed a bit more certain of what they had to do, and Garry gave a respectful bow towards the Chief, thanking him for the assistance. Chief simply waved his hand in the air and shook his head in response.
"Is it alright? Letting him lead the people?" Linda, who was standing right next to Chief Henry, leaned towards him and whispered softly into his ear. Chief Henry turned to glance at Linda for a few seconds before he whispered back, "It'll be fine. I have a bad feeling about this place. It's best to let a fool like him take the lead instead of an old and aged person like me. If there's any chance of a sneak attack, then he'll be the first to take the hit. And besides, the position is temporary anyways. Let him have his fun for now."
Linda nodded her head and scratched her chin as she turned her gaze towards Garry, who was marching right in front of them, and let out a sigh.
Right then…
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Another loud explosion shook the surroundings, and the whole crowd lost their balance once again.
"Sh*t! Everyone! Hold on to something! Quick!" Chief Henry bit his lips and screamed loudly before leaning next to the walls, and the crowd scrambled around, trying to find safe spots which they could use to hide. But this time, the earthquake was a lot more powerful, and soon, small boulders and dust began to fall down onto the people, striking them on their heads and shoulders.
"AHH!" "Not this again!" "We have to head forward if we want to live!"
The crowd, who were even more scared for their lives because of how loud and more intense the earthquake this time was, went nuts as they lost all control of themselves and dashed towards the pathway that was supposed to lead them towards the sacrificial chamber.
"Stop! Don't run around! It's not safe! Find a safe space near you!" Chief Henry yelled out while kneeling right next to the wall as he witnessed a small group of people running past him. He wanted to warn them, but the group were too afraid and out of their minds to listen to what the chief was saying. They didn't pay any attention and continued running.
BOOM! BOOM!
All of a sudden, the place shook once again, and a few people who were running wild lost their footing and fell down. The others who hadn't lost their balance however, continued to run without caring about the person who was lying on the ground right in front of them.
"AHHH!" Loud screams of agony and pain echoed all around the cavern as people were crushed to death by the paranoid crowd.
BOOM!
Another large noise was heard followed by the ground and the surroundings shaking once again as multiple large boulders dropped down from above and right onto the group of people who were heading in the direction of the sacrificial chamber.
"F*ck!" Peter cursed out loud as he too was leaning right next to the wall, and he turned to look at Chief Henry, yelling out, "What the hell do we do now?"
The Chief looked around, trying to assess the situation in a calm manner, but even he couldn't keep it together properly. "F*ck!" He screamed loudly before pointing at the path that they had taken to get to here, and continued, "We have no other choice! We should just head back the same way that we came!"
Peter stared at Chief Henry, who slowly got up from the ground and, while leaning on the wall right behind him, he began to move in the direction that they came.
"Ah, screw it!" Peter decided to do the same thing, and so did Linda, who saw the two men heading back the way they came.
"Hah!" Chief Henry jumped towards the opening to the area with the eggs, and leaned to the wall once again.
Peter was about to follow Chief Henry and head out of the egg room when all of a sudden, the roof above them began to crack, and large pieces of rock and dirt particles fell down, making Peter scream right before trying to jump out of the way!
BOOM!