SURVIVORS
Chaptre 63. World War
Dean continued to step over the passageway in front of him. The familiarity of the walls of the passageway checked, the 'temperature here is also cold' his inner being as he continued walking. The hallway wasn't too long, Dean immediately saw the end. It seemed like a large space in front of him.
"How strong are they to be able to carve stones into various spaces and objects, making shelves, tables and benches?"
Dean saw there were 3 stone benches surrounding the round table which was also of stone. At the end there was a two stacked stone shelf and another stone table with some foreign objects on it. Dean walked towards the round table, touching its smooth surface.
Dean further examined the two-bedded shelves where several jugs of various sizes were laid out in a row. He also observed the bottom shelf used to put 4 jars large and heavy-looking.
"Is this a storage room, a kitchen and a dining room?" Mumbled Dean.
"What is this thing?" Dean observed a cylindrical object about 30cm in size with a hole in the middle.
Several containers of finely carved stone were arranged not far from it.
"Dee!" alan's voice was heard.
Dean looked at the entrance.
"Ah, I found you. What is this place?" ask Alan.
Dean did not immediately answer, took a container and sat on a stone bench facing a round table. The container was placed on the table.
"If it's like this, what do you think this is?" Dean turned the question around.
Alan's eyes grew bigger. "this is the dining room!" Alan closed his open mouth. Sit on a stone bench and observe the surroundings. Dean looked at the empty bench nearby.
"Is it possible that there were 3 people in this cave?" Alan asked himself.
"Where are the other two?" Dean spoke while thinking hard.
Dean took a wooden roll from his pocket and showed it to Alan.
"I found this in the tomb. Can you read it?" ask Dean.
"What is this writing? What century are they from?" Alan didn't understand the writing on the scroll at all.
"Only if we can read the scrolls they left behind can we know what this place is and how to get out of here" Dean explained.
"Try to see the 2 spaces that we find and this cave hallway. What's conclusion?" ask Dean.
"Maybe they're ancient cavemen?" Alan guessed.
"Hahaha," Dean couldn't help but laugh.
"Didn't you see a frozen man in that tomb? His clothes clearly showed the civilization of his time. How can you guess an ancient human?" Dean laughed again.
Alan scratched his head. "Yes too. His face also looked handsome with a height of about 2 meters."
"And so powerful that he could carve a rock as hard as this cave rock. Also very clever because it can make a mechanical system to hide weapons and documents." Dean seemed to be talking to himself.
"Yes, you're right Dean. There's no way an ordinary human could carve a cave like this neatly," Alan agreed.
Dean nodded his head and thought hard. 'Who are they and where did they come from?' But Dean didn't get the answer either.
"We'd better go back to the cave first and discuss it with the others." Dean gave up thinking about it further.
Alan followed Dean up and walked out.
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Widuri's face pouted. She is upset that Dewi and Nastiti are not defending her.
"Already, don't pout anymore. Ugly hloo," Dewi chuckled at the look of Widuri who thought it was funny.
"You've always defended him" said Widuri.
"Not defending, we are trying to understand the situation. You like to refute his words. While Dean was just thinking about your safety, it pushed you away" explains Nastiti.
"Rubber. That point you can't find in a state of emotion and negative thinking. Or you already know, but decided not to believe it," added Dewi.
"Widuri, I think you're starting to love Dean but you don't want to fall in love. It's just that your instincts often can't stand you. Your heart doesn't want him to get hurt. Is my conclusion correct?"
Nastiti's words struck Widuri's heart. 'Am I in love?' thought Widuri in a daze.
"Aahh, no.. You poisoned my mind." Widuri is leaving.
Nastiti and Dewi shook their heads looking at her behavior.
"Hey, where are you going? If it doesn't help us, then help Sunil clean the cave. Soon night," cried the Goddess to Widuri.
The cave room was already quite clean from the collapsed rocks. Sunil was watering the cave floor so that the accumulated dust washed away. The floor of the cave was wet, but it was quite clean. Widuri back and forth lifted their belongings in and placed them on the large rocks that had been cleaned by Sunil.
They were cooking dinner when Dean and Alan came back. Dewi and Widuri burn slices of lamb on a wide stone container that Widuri used to cook bread.
"Where is the remaining lamb? Let it be kept in there. The temperature inside was quite cold, it might make the meat more durable" Dean said.
"That" pointed the Goddess at a large piece of meat cut.
"Why did you cut it?" dean asked after seeing the neat piece of lamb.
"I cut it with a knife that Alan brought from there." Sunil showed me the little sword he had previously seen.
"Aren't you afraid that tool is poisonous?" ask Dean.
"I've tested it by slicing a small piece of meat. But no changes showed any signs of contamination, "sunil replied.
"Alright, help me get these meats in."
Dean raised the leaf with a pile of meat on it. Sunil and Alan help bring the remaining ones. The supplies were placed in the dining room.
"The room is cold" Sunil commented.
"Well, maybe there's a human who can live in a cold room? Even the north polar tribes still make their homes feel warm." Sunil conveyed his astonishment.
Dean and Alan looked at each other.
"True, too" said the two in unison.
They returned to the cave with various thoughts in their heads. This time, the findings make no sense.
The dinner was filled with discussions about the findings in the new cave.
"Now we have guns. We can already go find a way out right," Widuri said expressionlessly.
"Who wants to accompany Widuri away, please. Take the weapons you want for the journey" said Dean coldly.
Others looked at each other and understood, "the world war will start again tonight".
Because no one answered, Dean didn't extend either. But it's different with Widuri. His face was red and held in anger.
"Don't you say we can leave when we have guns!" yelled Widuri furiously.
"Don't I say too, we have to practice a little bit in order to defend ourselves. Do you want to continue to depend on others? If all the men on this team die, what do you women want? Are you going to die too?!" Dean shouted fiercely.
Widuri was surprised to be shouted at Dean. Dean's never been this angry. She finally cried.
"You're evil! Huhuhoo.." Widuri still looked annoyed but was afraid to see Dean's anger.
The four friends were still agape at Dean's unexpected attitude. They glanced at Widuri who was hiding her head behind her legs.
"I just want to go home. I miss my mom and dad, huhuhu.." Widuri kept crying.
Dean gave Nastiti a code. Nastiti understands.
"Yes, we'll go home. Be patient. Dean is right, even though we want to go home, but maintaining safety is the main thing," Nastiti persuaded while hugging Widuri.
Tension eased. The four other team members let Widuri release the stress that was squeezing her by crying. They looked at the weapons. There are some that they don't understand how to use, because they don't have a handle.
"These weapons are melee combat weapons. Not very suitable for those of us who are not martial arts experts" Dean said.
"Yes, this can only be used as a last defense if pressed." Alan agrees.
"Tomorrow help me find wood that we could make a bow, if we could" Dean said.
"But we have no saws or axes to cut wood" Sunil replied.
Dean raised a large knife that resembled an executioner's knife. "if you use this how?" Dean smiled in anguish.
"The owner of the big knife must have cried, his flagship weapon was used to cut down trees."
The words of the Goddess were greeted by the roar of her third laugh.
"You're right, the owner of the short sword must have cried seeing his weapon made into a butcher knife by Sunil" Alan laughed amusedly.
The night passed quietly. There is still tomorrow to complete the plans.
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