Forget it, don't bother with Li Ye about these details, Lin Banxia stuffed the last biscuit into his mouth, took another sip of water, and said, "Where did you find this thing?"
"There are many other scattered items on the edge of the swamp." Li Ye said, "They may have been attacked by a wild beast and then escaped to the other side of the swamp."
"There are eight of them, right?" Alexei felt a little unreliable. "They should be well prepared. What kind of beast can scare them like this?"
Li Ye said: "There is always something beyond common sense."
Having said that, Lin Banxia told everyone what she and Alexei discovered last night, Li Ye acted as the translator again, and Sergey and Elena looked at Alexei while listening. , I don't know if that look is happiness or sympathy, or both.
After everyone had eaten their unappetizing breakfast, they quickly decided on the next itinerary-go to the swamp that suddenly appeared, and it is best to find some clues about the previous team.
Today's weather is not bad, the sky is clear and the cold air is refreshing.
The village was still as silent as yesterday, but there seemed to be something else unpleasant hidden in the silence.
They followed Li Ye to the southeast corner of the village. Sure enough, as Li Ye said, there was a reed overgrown water beach. On the water beach, there was thick moss and green grass. At first glance, it looked like The fluffy lawn seems to be a bit cute.
Song Qingluo asked, "Where did you find the skull?"
Li Ye pointed, Lin Banxia looked in the direction he pointed, and only saw a lush grass with colorful flowers blooming on it. At first glance, it seemed very pleasing. No one would have thought that such things were hidden in the lush grass.
"It's impossible to pass this swamp." Alexei whispered beside him, "We don't know how big this place is, and we don't know what direction they went, so rushing up..."
Li Ye glanced at him, and those emerald green eyes revealed a coldness.
Alexey Nana closed her mouth.
Song Qingluo didn't speak either. He observed the swamp in front of him for a moment, then picked up a stick from the road and headed towards the swamp.
Lin Banxia was shocked when she saw this, and hurriedly said: "Song Qingluo, are you just going up like this? It's very dangerous—"
Song Qingluo said lightly, "It's okay."
He said it was fine, but it really didn't seem like there was any danger. The originally terrifying swamp seemed to be on the ground under his feet, but in an instant, he walked to the center of the swamp.
Although Lin Banxia saw such a landform for the first time, she also knew that the grassy areas on the swamp were generally not allowed to be stepped on, because there was a high probability of blisters below, but Song Qingluo did not avoid these places at all, that's all. Walked smoothly all the way.
The three recorders were very surprised. Lin Banxia looked at him and suddenly remembered that he had pulled Song Qingluo in the mountain village last time. Song Qingluo's weight seems to be much lighter than ordinary people. Could it be that he is not afraid? Why does the body sink into the swamp
Song Qingluo walked forward for about ten minutes and then turned back. When she came back, she began to probe the soil under her feet with the wooden stick in her hand, as if she wanted to find a way for people to pass. This went back and forth for half an hour, but everyone was waiting in place, not daring to walk around.
"This swamp is not too big." After Song Qingluo came back, he gave a message, "Slow down, you can reach the end in twenty minutes."
"Have you found anything?" Li Ye asked.
Song Qingluo said calmly, "No."
Although he gave a negative answer, Lin Banxia strangely found something else in his tone. Li Ye really gave him a look, but in the end he chose to remain silent.
"I'll know it in the past." Song Qingluo said, "Follow me."
"Is this really all right?" Alexei was still a little worried, but Li Ye stood by the side, and he didn't dare to complain loudly, so he could only mumble with Lin Banxia, "This kind of place, trapped If you go down, people will really be gone."
"It's okay." Lin Banxia's heart was very big, "He won't let us die on purpose."
The group slowly passed through the swamp, and the village behind them was getting farther and farther away. They stepped on the dark mud under their feet. The mud exuded an unpleasant smell, not fishy, but like something. Appears to be rotten. Lin Banxia didn't think much about it at first, she just thought that there was ordinary mud under her feet, but after walking a distance, he suddenly realized what Song Qingluo's silence just now meant.
This black silt was very similar to the strange liquid they saw on the TV last night. It was pitch-black, sticky, and thick as asphalt. I wonder if it was Lin Banxia's illusion, and he even vaguely felt it. These things are rising and falling slightly, as if they are alive.
Fortunately, it seemed that he was the only one who noticed this strangeness. Alexei, who also saw the scene at night, just walked forward without noticing the unusualness of the soil under his feet. This made Lin Banxia heave a sigh of relief—if he found out, he wouldn't be afraid to walk.
Following Song Qingluo, the group passed through this strange swamp in silence.
When he stepped on solid ground, Lin Banxia breathed a sigh of relief.
It's just that Alexei's face didn't look good, he whispered: "I came here like this, what should I do when I want to go back, in case he's not there..."
Li Ye glanced at him indifferently: "If you say it earlier, you don't have to come here. Is it your first time doing a task, so unprofessional?"
Alexey didn't dare to refute, and closed his mouth.
Lin Banxia finally looked back at the strange swamp, without thinking about why it was there, and what was it that formed it.
On this side of the swamp, there are more bushes, and the surrounding coniferous trees are lush, like a dense jungle. Finding Li Su and the others in the woods was like looking for a needle in a haystack, but even so, they had to keep going. Several people walked into the woods and took out the daggers to clear the way, but soon after entering the woods, Lin Banxia felt a strange sense of disobedience.
At this time, the sun was just right, and it fell through the treetops to form mottled shadows on the ground. The grass was full of fine flowers. Lin Pinellia even saw some crimson roses among them, which looked very romantic. It stands to reason that the scenery in front of you is as beautiful as a picture scroll, and the people who see it should be in a good mood, but there are six people in the group, but none of them show a relaxed look.
"Why do I feel that I'm a little uncomfortable." Alexei has a lively personality. At first glance, he can't hold back. He started talking to Lin Banxia in a low voice. He said, "Do you think something is wrong?"
Lin Banxia said, "It seems to be a little bit."
"Where is that?" Alexey picked a wild flower on the side of the road and sniffed it. "But if you want to say it, you can't say it..."
Lin Banxia looked at his movements, and also moved his gaze to the flowers and plants by the roadside. The clusters of flowers were delicate and dazzling, and each flower opened with soft stamens, revealing delicate flower hearts, and the colors on them were also It seems to have been washed with water, and it is as soft as a treasure that is carefully cared for in a flower room. At this point, Lin Banxia finally realized the strangeness in this flower bush. Everywhere he looked, it was perfect. Every flower and every leaf was growing in the best possible way, not incomplete or withered. , the color is emerald green like spring. Lin Banxia tried to find a broken leaf from the bushes next to them, but when they looked closely, he found that almost every leaf had the same length and length. Consistent, the whole body is emerald green, not like a product of nature, but like a cookie-cutter plastic product processed in a factory.
Every corner of this forest is perfect, and because of this, it is full of false flavors. It seems to be something that was deliberately created. In an instant, everything in front of me was lost, and its original vitality changed into It was so lifeless that it made the hair stand upside down.
Alexei saw the change in Lin Banxia's expression, his reaction was a little slower, but he still found something strange, and forced a smile: "The flowers and plants here are all the same."
Li Ye said, "It's all the same."
Alexei: "So does this forest appear on the map?"
This question is really stupid, and everyone else laughed. Irina didn't know what to say to Alexei. Alexey showed an embarrassed look and replied in Russian.
In nature, nothing is perfect. All perfect things are created by human beings. Lin Banxia was thinking about who created this forest, and a strange sound was caught in her ears. There seemed to be some giant moving in the depths of the forest, and the sound was too obvious for Lin Banxia to ignore. Everyone's movements stopped, Song Qingluo's expression changed slightly, and she said, "Be alert." The next moment, everyone quickly took out the weapons they had prepared.
The voice was getting closer and closer, and even accompanied by the tremor of the earth, Lin Banxia was looking around with the dagger in hand, and felt the top of her head go dark. It seemed that something was covering most of the sun. He raised his head and saw his own face. A scene that will never be forgotten.
It was a creature he had never seen before. It was two or three meters tall. It looked like a bear at first glance, but a large piece of black mucus was attached to its head. At this time, the mucus was dripping on the ground. , where the mucus is, there are twisted faces, some of which are howling, some are crying, some are laughing, and it is immediately creepy. Most of the giant bear's head was eroded by the mucus. One side still looked like a bear, but the other side was blurred, revealing white bones. It opened its mouth wide, revealing a scarlet tongue and sharp teeth. Lin Banxia could see clearly, Above its teeth hangs some broken flesh—
"Bang!" A harsh gunshot sounded, but Sergey had already pulled out his shotgun and shot at the terrifying monster. At such a distance, it is reasonable to say that the power of the shotgun is large enough, but the bullet hit the monster, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea. The monster's fur offset most of the attack, but only caused a small insignificant scratch.
However, his actions angered the terrifying creature in front of him, it made a terrifying roar, and rushed towards several people!
"Run!!!!" Probably because he was afraid that a few Russians would not understand, Li Ye yelled in English, and everyone ran away.
Lin Banxia turned around and ran wildly, not even daring to turn his head back. He felt a gust of wind blowing over his head, but out of the corner of his eye he saw the strange bear slap him in his direction. Anyone who has hunted in the mountains knows what is called one bear, two pigs and three tigers, which means that bears are the greatest threat to human beings among wild animals. Not only are they powerful, but they can also run very fast and climb trees. Almost nine dead, not to mention the monster in front of him who doesn't even know what it is.
Running in the jungle is not easy, Lin Banxia didn't dare to look back at all, but although he didn't look back, the sound of the trees being crushed behind him was getting closer and closer, and the bad feeling in his heart became more and more intense—
However, just when the terrifying shadow appeared on Lin Banxia's head, two harsh gunshots sounded behind him again - "Bang! Bang!" The next moment, the shadow over Lin Banxia's head quickly faded away , Obviously being attracted by the person who shot behind him, Lin Banxia staggered two steps, gasped heavily, turned his head, but saw the strange bear, heading in the opposite direction to him.
There was no doubt that someone fired a shot, which abruptly drew the attention of the strange bear, and saved Lin Banxia's life. Lin Banxia didn't dare to stop, and continued to run wildly forward. I don't know how long it took before I heard the terrifying sound gradually disappearing, and silence returned to the forest again.
He stopped, staggered a few steps, and sat down on the ground in an embarrassed manner. The surroundings were silent, there were no insects and birds, and the quietness made people uncomfortable.
After resting for a few minutes, Lin Banxia got up from the ground, took out her mobile phone and looked at it. Unsurprisingly, there was no signal on it. He took out the walkie-talkie they were equipped with, and tried to get in touch with the lost person after tuning to a specific channel, but still found nothing.
Lin Banxia stood on the spot and thought for a while. She originally wanted to go back to the original place to see if she could join Song Qingluo and the others, but she was afraid of running into the bear again. After thinking about it, she took it out of her bag. Compass and map. Fortunately, the compass can still be used. He simply determined his position and started heading south. Judging from the map, there is a river in the south of the town. At least he can go to the river first and get some supplies that can survive. If he can find other people on the way, it will be better.
What the hell is that black mucus on the monster bear
Along the way, Lin Banxia was thinking about the scene she saw. Could it be that it would have any strange effect on the body of the creature? But it doesn't make sense. If so, why does the slime appear on TV? As he thought about walking, the sky was so dark.
It was obviously unwise to travel in a strange forest at night. After thinking about it, Lin Banxia decided to rest nearby. He used flint and flint to start a bonfire and simply ate some dry food to satisfy his hunger.
As night fell, there was silence in the forest. Lin Banxia sat by the fire and did not dare to sleep. Not only is he worried about his own situation now, he is also worried about Song Qingluo. It must be Song Qingluo who helped him lead away the strange bear. I don't know how he is now, whether he has successfully escaped, or whether he will be injured because of it.
Lin Banxia was a little tired, but he still didn't want to close his eyes. He didn't know what would happen this night, and he was afraid that after closing his eyes, he would never have the chance to open them again.
At some point, a full moon hung in the sky, Lin Banxia looked up and saw the starry sky that appeared in Li Su's video.
The Milky Way is deep, and in the dark night sky, a dazzling trace is thrown out. The moonlight is like water, and the pale light slants down, covering the world with a layer of soft gauze. In this layer of veil, the hideous forest seemed to be much gentler, but in Lin Banxia's eyes, there was a terrifying killing intent hidden in this layer of false gentleness.
In the second half of the night, Lin Banxia became more and more sleepy. He yawned and patted his face a few times, trying to wake himself up. The bonfire in front of him crackled softly, and in the dark night, the sleepy Lin Banxia heard someone calling his name in a trance.
He thought he had heard it wrong at first, but he soon discovered that deep in the forest, someone was indeed calling him—"Lin Banxia, Lin Banxia, Lin Banxia..." The voice was a little vague, but it sounded a bit vague. familiar.
Lin Banxia stood up from the ground and moved closer to the source of the sound. Finally, from the lush jungle, he saw a person walking slowly towards here. It was because of the strange bear and the team during the day. The Stranded Alexei.
"Lin Banxia, is it really you?!" Alexei appeared in front of Lin Banxia.
Through the bonfire, Lin Banxia saw him clearly in a state of embarrassment. He seemed to be injured, limping on his feet, and dirty all over his body. His face was full of surprises, and he was obviously very happy that he finally found a teammate.
"Are you injured?" Lin Banxia asked.
"Well," Alexei said, "the foot is sprained."
"Sit down, I'll help you take a look." Lin Banxia said.
Alexei sat beside the bonfire, Lin Banxia half-squatted down, and helped him check the wound on his foot. By the way, with the corner of his eye, he carefully looked at the teammate who suddenly appeared. Alexei's backpack is gone, which is normal. After all, the probability of taking off the weight and escaping for life will increase. His shirt has been cut a few times, but it is not serious. It is just a scratch, but an ankle injury. More serious, swollen old high, and a piece of bruise, I don't know if there is any injury to the bone.
Lin Banxia checked for him, then took out the wound medicine from his backpack and made a simple bandage for him.
Alexey said, "Didn't you see them? Are you alone?"
Lin Banxia glanced at him and said nothing.
"Why are you ignoring me?" Alexey muttered.
Lin Banxia didn't speak until then. He said, "Yes, I'm the only one. Where did you go before? Why did you suddenly appear?"
Alexei said: "I was running in the same direction as you, and I was almost caught up by that thing, but someone shot and led the thing over - but you are running so fast, I'm chasing after you. No, I just watched you run away."
Lin Banxia said helplessly: "If you don't run faster at this time, don't you wait to die?"
Alexey smiled and said that too.
"You rest for a while." Lin Banxia helped him heal the wound and said, "I'll keep watch."
Alexey: "Okay." Although he said good, but he was not sleepy, he couldn't help but opened his mouth again, "What is that thing? Is it a bear? And the mucus on him..."
Lin Banxia shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.
"You have a good relationship with that Song Qingluo, right?" Alexei was very envious. "I saw that he fired the gun. After the shooting, the bear went to him."
Lin Banxia thought so, and her worries about Song Qingluo became stronger.
Alexei said, "What did you do this for?"
Lin Banxia said honestly, "Money."
Alexey smiled and said, "So that's the case, then we are about the same, and I also need a lot of money..." When he talked about money, he immediately got up and said with high spirits, "If you have money, I can marry me. The girl I like, I also want to buy the most expensive motorcycle and take her for a ride." His young face shone with joy, but the light soon dimmed and turned into a trace of joy. Silk's bitterness, "If I can go back alive..."
"It's definitely possible." Lin Banxia patted his shoulder.
Alexey smiled bitterly: "It's okay, even if it doesn't work, I still have a lot of insurance money when I die."
Lin Banxia didn't know how to comfort him. He had always been very light on things like life and death, otherwise he wouldn't have done it.
The two chatted, and soon it was dawn. Fortunately, there were no other accidents that night.
After dawn, Lin Banxia was on the road again, and there was another Alexei who was unable to move beside him. Lin Banxia found a tree trunk for him as a crutch, and he limped and followed Lin Banxia.
I don't know if there are any other living creatures in the forest. Lin Banxia didn't dare to care for the big ones, for fear of stepping on reptiles such as snakes. I don't know how long I walked forward, but the surrounding scenery has not changed. It's still those woods or those grasses. Alexei began to get anxious and said whether they would spin around in place.
Lin Banxia thought about it for a while and felt that what he said made sense, so he tore off some bandages and tied the cloth strips to the tree trunk as a marker.
But it's okay not to mark it. After marking it, I can't deceive myself. When I saw those bandage strips again, Lin Banxia was sure that they were lost.
"How can this be done." Alexei's anxiety began to escalate, "We are spinning around."
Lin Banxia frowned: "Even so, you have to try to move forward, you can't just wait to die on the spot."
Alexey said: "Or I'll lead the way?"
Lin Banxia glanced at him: "Are your feet okay?"
Alexey said: "It's okay, anyway, I grew up in the forest, and I must be more experienced than you."
"Also." Lin Banxia thought about it and felt that what he said was indeed reasonable.
So Alexei walked ahead. I don't know if he was really experienced or just lucky, but he really didn't turn around again - at least Lin Banxia didn't see the mark he made again.
But because Alexei's foot was injured, their journey was forced to slow down a lot. He couldn't keep his mouth down, and he kept chatting with Lin Banxia, his words full of desire for money. Lin Banxia is fine. Although he also likes money, he is not as obsessed as Alexei.
After walking slowly for a day, when night was about to come, Lin Banxia found a dilapidated log cabin in the depths of the forest.
"There's a house there!!" Alexei said in surprise, "Will there be someone??"
Lin Banxia said, "...it doesn't look like someone else."
Alexei said: "Whether there is anyone, go and have a look?"
Lin Banxia agreed.
This hut is located among the dense woods, and at a glance, you can tell that no one has been here for a long time, and the corridors and the windows are covered with traces of dust. Lin Banxia was still watching from the window, but Alexei had already broken the lock of the hut with a tool and opened the door of the hut.
Before Lin Banxia could stop it, he pushed open the door and entered the house. Fortunately, nothing happened, but he was choked by the dust inside.
"There's no one inside." Alexey said with a grin, "Just stay here at night."
Lin Banxia didn't answer, he followed Alexei into the house and saw the furnishings in the house. It looks like a hunter's residence, with some old specimens hanging on the walls. At first glance, it seems that no one has been here for a long time. It's just that Lin Banxia felt something was wrong after entering the house. He observed it carefully, and immediately took out his weapon, warning: "Be careful, someone has been here before."
"Ah? Has anyone been here?" Alexei was taken aback.
"The fireplace has been used." Lin Banxia said, "the charred wood inside is fresh."
"Could it be Li Ye and the others?" Alexei said, "How could there be other people in this forest..."
"I'm not sure about this." Lin Banxia said, "It's better to be careful."
Alexei responded, but his expression was very indifferent. Lin Banxia glanced at him and said nothing. He searched the room and found no useful information. The only certainty was that someone had indeed come here, because not only has the fireplace been used, but the things in the room still have traces of being moved, although they have been returned. In situ, but broken dust is faintly visible.
It was getting late, and after considering the pros and cons, Lin Banxia decided to camp here.
He went outside the house to find some wood, raised the fire in the fireplace, and checked every corner of the house to make sure no one else was there.
Alexei was very relaxed throughout the whole process, sitting happily in a chair and eating dry food.
After Lin Banxia did all this, he began to rest. He took out the food and simply took two bites, and said, "Aren't you afraid now?"
Alexey said: "What are you afraid of? It's better to live in a house than to sleep outside."
Lin Banxia said, "Yes."
"You go to bed tonight." Alexey said with a smile, "I'll keep watch, and I'll call you if anything happens."
Lin Banxia hadn't rested for almost two days, and his body was already a little tired. If he continued to endure it, it might affect the schedule for the next day, so he did not refute, but silently agreed to Alexei's proposal.
When night fell again, Lin Banxia was lying on the bed with only one plank left, and soon fell into a sound sleep. In the haze, there were some slight noises in the room, it seemed that Alexei was moving something.
Lin Banxia was awakened by the sound, opened her eyes in a daze, and saw Alexei sitting in the living room with an exaggerated smile on his face, staring at a wooden box in his hand.
Lin Banxia immediately woke up, he sat up, grabbed the dagger beside him, and said, "Alexei, what is that?"
Alexey smiled slightly, looked up at Lin Banxia, his eyes seemed to be considering something, and after a while, he came to a considered answer, he smiled and walked to Lin Banxia's side, his voice trembling because of excitement, He said, "Lin Banxia, come and see, what good things have I found?"
Lin Banxia looked up and saw the items in the box, it was a golden and attractive yellow, neatly placed in the box, just a glance, Lin Banxia knew their identity - gold.
Lin Banxia said, "Where did you... get it from?"
"It's right by the fireplace!" Alexei said. "I pulled the bricks off the wall and saw this box..."
Lin Banxia hesitated: "Don't you think it's strange that this thing appears here?"
Alexei said: "Strange? What's strange, no, to be precise, nothing is strange here, I tried it, it's solid gold." He took one and bit it with his teeth For a moment, there were obvious tooth marks on it, "You have seen it too, this thing is not an illusion."
This is not a hallucination, no hallucination would be so real.
The gold held by Alexei exudes a seductive light. Lin Banxia has never seen so much gold before. There is no doubt that this is indeed an irresistible temptation for him, so his face cannot help. the smile -
It was probably his smile that gave Alexei some kind of signal, Alexei looked at Lin Banxia excitedly, and said, "Anyway, we are all here for money, so much money is enough for us to share, so , this thing is half me and half, we divide it and get out of here..."
Lin Banxia refused without thinking: "No."
"Why, do you still want to take it alone?" Alexei looked at Lin Banxia vigilantly.
"No, you found this gold, you can do whatever you want with it, even if you want to go back, I won't stop you, but I still have to keep going, my friend is still inside, I can't leave him behind Just go back like this." Lin Banxia expressed his opinion very calmly - if his eyes hadn't been fixed on the gold, it might have been more convincing.
Sure enough, Alexei didn't believe Lin Banxia's words at all, he said coldly, "You really don't want gold, you just want to go in and find your friends?"
Lin Banxia: "Really."
Alexei: "Then why are you staring at my gold?"
Lin Banxia laughed angrily, thinking how people are like this now, Liu Xi is like this, this Alexei is like this, who can not stare at so much gold in front of him, he has tried his best to restrain his smile, Don't even let him look at it a few more times? !
"Because it looks good." Lin Banxia answered this irritating question angrily.
The author has something to say:
Lin Banxia: Song Qingluo! I'm really pissed! !
Song Qingluo: But you're laughing
Lin Banxia: I said I was angry! ! !
Song Qingluo: You are obviously smiling
Lin Banxia: Can you fucking collect your money? I'm really angry! !
Song Qingluo: I don't
Lin Banxia: ... woo woo please, I can't get angry when I see money—