"Keep looking!" Chen Xiao gritted his teeth: "All the girls stay where they are and gather together! Leave two staff here just in case! The rest continue to go out to search... But be careful, no one acts alone! At least work in pairs! Keep communication open!"
"Could it be... a prank?" A female waiter couldn't help but ask.
Xu Ershao glanced at her and then at Chen Xiao: "No... We know Xiao Jin's character. We are all anxious. He will not make such a joke."
This time I went out to search, and found that Yaya and four female waiters stayed where they were, and there was also a male security guard here. It took another half an hour for the rest of the people to go out. After everyone returned to the gathering place...
"Yi? Where are Xiao Wang and the others?"
a female waiter shouted.
"Yes, where are Xiao Wang and the others?"
The Xiao Wang they were talking about was a male waiter on the island. When they set out to search, he formed a team with another plumber on the island. But now, neither of them has come back!
"Their intercom is off." A security guard said uneasily.
Staff on the island wear walkie-talkies. According to the security guard's recollection, everyone would also talk on the phone while searching. The most recent phone call with Xiao Wang and the others was about ten minutes ago.
"At that time, he said they were on the hillside..."
Before the security guard could finish speaking, Chen Xiao quickly turned around and ran towards the hillside! Xiao Qing shouted to Xu Ershao: "We can't disperse anymore! Everyone gather together! Call the police!"
Afterwards, Xiao Qing also ran after Chen Xiao...
…
The hillside is located on the north side of the island. It is just a low hillside. There are no trees on the top of the originally bare hillside. Only a signal receiving tower has been erected so that the island can cover mobile phone communication signals. There is satellite TV signal.
Chen Xiao and Xiao Qing rushed to the top of the hillside one after another - the area here is not large. Except for a metal signal receiving tower several meters high in front of them, there are no visual obstacles. There are only a few blocks on the top of the hillside. Rocks, and otherwise, not to mention trees—not even a blade of grass.
"No one." Chen Xiao frowned and looked at Xiao Qing beside him: "Did you find anything?"
Xiao Qing's face was gloomy, and she suddenly shrugged her nose: "Did you smell anything?"
Chen Xiao sniffed, his expression changed, and he quickly walked to the metal tower. Using the light of the flashlight, he carefully searched the metal frame, and saw a corner of the metal tower glowing with expression. He stretched out his hand to touch it. , feels sticky to the touch.
"Blood!" Chen Xiao stood up.
At this time, Xiao Qing suddenly flashed to Chen Xiao's side, staring at the metal frame with a stern expression: "Chen Xiao, look!"
Following the direction of her finger, Chen Xiao looked up...
The metal tower is made of steel, and each frame on it is about the thickness of an arm, and it is located above Xiao Qing's finger about half a meter away from Chen Xiao's head...
Several deep marks appeared on the thick metal frame of the arm!
The traces seemed to be twisted... and seemed to be scratches left by several more powerful forces!
And, the most shocking thing is that the signal receiver on the top of this metal tower has been completely torn! It looked like it was torn apart, as if it had been torn apart by some huge tool, such as steel pliers or something!
Chen Xiao climbed up without hesitation, stretched out his hand and touched it carefully, his face even more ugly: "This mark... doesn't look like it was struck with a tool. And..."
His fingers touched the edge of the mark, and the steel twisted, forming a raised, sharp piece of iron. He gestured: "Xiao Qing... How much strength do you think can bend such a thick steel frame?"
Chen Xiao jumped down from above, but before he landed, Xiao Qing, who was standing in front of him, suddenly had a distorted expression on his face, his eyes were full of fear, and he screamed: "Be careful!!"
call!
A strong wind rushed from Chen Xiao's side! A black shadow rushed over sideways! Chen Xiao's body has not yet landed in mid-air and cannot dodge.
At this moment, Xiao Qing had already leapt up, with a flying kick in the air...
boom! !
Chen Xiao heard this voice extremely clearly!
Xiao Qing kicked the black figure. The black figure immediately flew out after being kicked by Xiao Qing, and hit the rocks on the top of the hillside hard. There was a dull collision sound!
But when Xiao Qing and Chen Xiao landed and turned around to look for it, there was no shadow anywhere in that place.
Chen Xiao rushed over in a few steps, looking down to check the ground while on guard.
The stones on the ground were knocked away, and Chen Xiao touched it twice and picked up something from the ground.
Turning around, Xiao Qing found that Chen Xiao's face was ugly, and in his hand, between two fingers, was...
A feather, a black feather!
The two of them were in shock, staring at the feather in Chen Xiao's hand... It seemed to be some kind of bird, but the feather was longer than the feathers of the bird they knew!
"Just now..." Xiao Qing's face turned pale: "Just now, I seemed to see the shadow of that thing..."
"It's big, isn't it?" Chen Xiao also swallowed.
It's really big! The black shadow that suddenly attacked the two of them just now was at least as big as an adult in the night! And... most importantly...
"It seems to be able to fly!" Chen Xiao gritted his teeth, and the two of them looked around cautiously - the feather in their hands strengthened their guesses - that thing seemed to be able to fly!
"Could it be that there are any raptors around here? For example, a very large eagle or other raptors..." Chen Xiao thought for a moment, but shook his head. According to his common sense, there are also wild eagles like this in the hilly areas of the south. Animals exist, but most of them are small hawks. That kind of hawk can only prey on smaller animals such as rabbits, voles, or sparrows - attack people? That is absolutely impossible.
It is even more impossible to have such a large volume!
"We're in big trouble." Chen Xiao quickly took out his cell phone and dialed a number...
"Is there no signal?" Xiao Qing's face was also ugly.
"There is no signal." Chen Xiao gritted his teeth and looked up at the destroyed signal device on the tower: "There is only one signal tower on the island, I'm afraid..."
"That is to say, external communication links have been cut off." Xiao Qing took a deep breath: "Let's leave here immediately... Chen Xiao, I have a very bad feeling around..." She shrank her head, alert. He glanced around, and although he was a bold artist, Xiao Qing was still a girl after all. Under such a strange scene, even in the middle of the night in the wild, he couldn't help but lean closer to Chen Xiao: "I feel that the people around me are... There seems to be something spying on us in the darkness!"
Chen Xiao did not doubt Xiao Qing's feeling - Xiao Qing's martial arts skills were far superior to his own, and her hearing and vision were sharp, and her facial features were far more sensitive than ordinary people. What's more, women's sixth sense is inherently stronger than men's.
The two quickly gave up the search and went straight down the mountain. When walking through the woods, Xiao Qing obviously speeded up her pace.
"What's wrong?" Chen Xiao took Xiao Qing's hand.
"Behind... and on both sides..." Xiao Qing lowered her voice: "I feel like there is something getting closer and closer to us..."
But when Chen Xiao swept away the light of the flashlight, he only saw swaying branches in the woods...
Fortunately, they didn't encounter any more attacks until they walked out of the woods, and the huge raptor like the one that attacked them on the top of the hillside didn't appear again.
Back in front of the villa, after meeting everyone, Chen Xiao and Xiao Qing informed everyone that they had not found the missing person, and had also been attacked by an unidentifiable giant raptor...
This statement was like a fairy tale, but no one present thought that Chen Xiao was joking.
Because Chen Xiao showed everyone the blood stains on his hands and the feathers he picked up. The blood stains on your hands are left on the signal tower on the top of the mountain...
"I don't think this is the blood of any animal." This was Xu Ershao's judgment.
After being silent for a while, Chen Xiao suddenly frowned and said, "Yi? Where is the manager? Didn't he go back to the office to find the map?"
After being reminded like this, everyone suddenly remembered that the manager seemed to have left for a while!
"Everyone go back to the building immediately! We can't stay in the open air any longer." Invisibly, Chen Xiao became the leader of everyone, but he still remained calm. Second Young Master Xu also nodded: "Not bad! Let's see if there are any useful tools for us in the villa!"
Everyone rushed into the villa in a chaotic manner, and Chen Xiao and Xu Ershao deliberately walked at the end.
"The communication has been cut off." Chen Xiao lowered his voice: "I think the matter may not be that simple. If it is simply an attack by a large beast in the wild, the beast has no intelligence... I will not think that the destruction of the signal tower is a coincidence !”
Xu Ershao frowned: "I just discovered that after you and Xiao Qing left, the phone could no longer be dialed. There is no signal coverage here!"
"There is something strange on the island." Chen Xiao looked at Xiao Qing who was walking beside him: "Xiao Qing, I suddenly remembered something. I never mentioned it before, because I didn't react... But now..."
"What?"
"It's almost summer now." Chen Xiao pointed around: "This is an island, a good place famous for its natural look! And there is a forest on the island. Although there is a villa area developed here, but... From the time we came here in the afternoon, until the evening, and now, have you noticed any strange phenomenon?"
"What phenomenon?"
"Bird chirping." Chen Xiao said with a gloomy face, "I originally ignored this detail. But after I picked up this feather just now and thought about the possible existence of large raptors... I suddenly remembered that it seemed that since we came to this island in the afternoon After that, in such a large forest around us, we didn’t hear a single bird call!”
He took a deep breath: "Such a big island, such a big forest, isn't there even a bird that lives here?"
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Qing and Xu Ershao changed their colors at the same time!
Baicai pulled Yaya and walked in front of Chen Xiao. At this moment, several people had gathered tightly together. When Baicai heard Chen Xiao's words, she couldn't help but turn around: "You..."
Chen Xiao glanced at his companions and thought for a moment: "Xiao Qing told me just now that she feels more and more that there is something dangerous spying on us on the island. Now I have this feeling too... "
He glanced at Second Young Master Xu: "Are there any weapons in the resort?"
"If you are talking about firearms, then there are definitely none." Xu Ershao shook his head: "If it is an electric baton or something like that, maybe a little."
Chen Xiao frowned... Electric baton
With Yaya's presence, electric batons are no longer needed. Among the few companions on her side, Xiao Qing is very skilled, and she is not a weakling. Yaya can discharge electricity, and Baicai can become invisible. It can be said that they are not ordinary people. The only one who is weaker is Xu Ershao.
"Communications are cut off. We can't call the police or call for help. I think we should leave here and leave the island as soon as possible."
He immediately said: "Isn't there a yacht on the pier behind the villa? We may be able to leave here overnight on the yacht. Also, there are other islands on the lake, and there should be people on them."
"Of course, where we are now, there are three islands around us that have been developed. They are not far away by boat." Xu Ershao frowned: "But I know that the signal tower here covers the three surrounding islands. An island, that is to say, if we lose the communication signal here, the other islands will also lose... "
Should we leave by boat overnight
Chen Xiao hesitated in his heart - leaving here by boat seemed to be a very tempting idea, but when he thought about this dark night, if a group of people left the land in a boat, what danger would they encounter on the huge lake? If so, then you won’t even be able to escape!
With that said, everyone has entered the villa, and a staff member in front led the way to the manager's office on the first floor of the villa...
Just after the first person walked into the office, a shrill scream came from inside!
"ah!!!!!!!"