The bones lay on the ground, his right hand pressed beneath his body, revealing only half of it.
With the flesh gone, several indentations in the ground beneath the finger bones suddenly became visible.
Indentations?
Characters?
Strokes?
Carson Flores squatted in front of Elder Chen's skeletal remains, lifted the sleeve of his right hand, moved his hand aside, and then pulled up his waistband.
Because the flesh had already vanished, the clothing lay limp on the ground, and as Carson lifted it, the ground underneath was immediately revealed.
"There are characters!"
Killian Jaramillo exclaimed in a low voice, his face showing surprise as the others instantly gathered around.
There were two characters on the ground; the first character was simple and twisted, and only half of the second character had been written.
"This is a 'seven'... the next character isn't complete, written only with two strokes, it seems to be a 'Mi'..."
