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Menace Under Otari - 5 Forgotten Crypt

Beyond the barricade, an old cavern corridor winds down into the earth, ending in an ancient burial vault lit by a strange torch with a blue flame. Alcoves line the walls, each one containing a rotten wooden coffin, while the center of the room has a raised platform holding a stone sarcophagus.

Words

alcove

al·cove /ˈælkəʊv $-koʊv / noun [countable]

  • a place in the wall of a room that is built further back than the rest of the wall SYNrecess

coffin

cof·fin /ˈkɒfən, ˈkɒfɪn $ˈkɒː-, ˈkɑː- / noun [countable]

  • a long box in which a dead person is buried or burnt SYNcasket American English

sarcophagus

sar·coph·a·gus /sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs $sɑːrˈkɑː- / noun (pluralsarcophagi /-ɡaɪ/) [countable] a decorated stone box for a dead body, used in ancient times

Chinese

越过路障后,一条古老的洞穴通道蜿蜒向下,最终通向一个古老的埋葬密室,室内由一根燃烧着蓝色火焰的奇异火把照亮。墙壁两侧排列着壁龛,每个壁龛中都放着一具腐朽的木棺,而房间中央则是一个高起的平台,上面安放着一具石棺。