It was still a splendid sunny day, or in other words, from the moment we got here, there was no sign of rain in the sky. Lin Banxia and the three packed their luggage, ate a simple breakfast, and set off on their way. First of all, they have to pass through the wide, but not deep river in front of them. Lin Banxia explored it when he went down to catch fish yesterday. The deepest part of the river is only knee-deep, so he can carry his luggage on his back. , walk past carefully.
Lin Pinxia has good water skills and volunteered to walk in the front, Li Su in the second and Sergey in the back. He took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trousers, carefully stepped on the smooth stones and walked to the other side of the river, beckoning to Li Su and the others, signaling them to come over.
In the daytime, Li Su was fully armed again, and he had to wear sunglasses and a mask. Like Lin Banxia, he also arrived on the other side safely.
When we arrived at Sergei, in fact, he was the strongest of the three. It stands to reason that it would not be difficult to pass the river that was not very fast. So Lin Banxia and Li Su were not too worried, but an accident happened suddenly.
Sergey, who was in the middle of the river, suddenly slipped and fell into the river. The river was not deep. He could have stood up immediately, but who knew he couldn't see him, he could only see the constant beating and struggling. water splash.
Lin Banxia immediately realized that something was wrong, he flew into the river without hesitation, and as soon as he entered, he understood why Sergey couldn't struggle. I saw a few rope-like things wrapped around his feet. At first Lin Banxia thought they were water plants or something, but when he swam closer, he realized that they were actually long and thin, like snakes. human hand. The arms of these hands have become slender, emerging from the silt of the river, like ropes, grabbing Sergey tightly and dragging him down continuously. Sergey struggled weakly, spitting out a bunch of blisters, and he was about to die. Lin Banxia grabbed those things, pulled out the dagger tied to the outside of her thigh, and kept cutting those slender arms like snakes. Fortunately, these things were quickly cleaned up. Lin Banxia dragged Xie Er. Covering his heavy body, he tried his best to float to the surface, coughed a few times, and shouted, "Hurry up—hands up—he's too heavy—"
Li Su quickly stretched out his hand and pulled the two up in turn.
Lin Banxia went ashore, sat on the ground panting, and said, "Sergey, how are you?"
Sergey obviously didn't understand what he said. He lay on the ground and spit a few saliva before regaining his strength. He said a few words in Russian, listening to the tone, as if he was swearing.
"Why didn't the things in the river attack the two of us?" Lin Banxia asked curiously, "Could it be that they like to eat local people because they are not accustomed to the environment?"
Li Su didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You shouldn't tell jokes at this time." He and Sergey exchanged a few words, and only after learning that he was safe, did he feel relieved.
But although Sergey survived, his luggage was smashed and washed downstream by the river. Her body was wet, and when the cold wind blew, Lin Banxia shuddered and said, "Why is it still so cold in May."
"Baby, this is Russia." Li Su said, "Go make a fire first, dry your clothes, but don't have a fever. If you go back and tell others that your teammates died of a bad cold, they will probably be laughed at." He Having said that, he moved quickly to find some dry wood and raised a fire.
Lin Banxia started to bake her clothes again.
After Sergey slowed down, he thanked Lin Banxia repeatedly, and Lin Banxia waved his hand: "You better be careful, I think you are out of luck."
Li Su helped Lin Banxia translate this, Sergey glanced at the river behind him, and he said, "Until now, I am sure that the two of you are not that kind of monster."
"Then you gave me the shotgun so easily yesterday?" Li Su raised his eyebrows.
"Being shot by a shotgun is not a painful way to die." Sergey said with a wry smile, "At least... I don't want to be like Irina." He and Irina had an agreement a long time ago, if The opponent unfortunately turned into a terrifying monster in a certain mission, so as a partner, please don't be soft-hearted. Because of the person at this time, the spiritual world may have been destroyed, and it is no longer the self. That being the case, it would be better to die happily.
He fulfilled his promise so, but he was very afraid that no one would end him when he became that way.
Lin Banxia couldn't understand what they were talking about, and silently baked her clothes beside her.
Li Su saw that the atmosphere had calmed down, so he joked with Lin Banxia: "Do you know how you dragged him upstream just now, like a little hamster trying hard to carry a large piece of biscuit."
Lin Banxia glanced at her barely noticeable six-pack abs, and then at Sergei's chest full of chest hair, wilted: "What should I do, I have this physique, even if I'm thin It's not like I'm a hamster, right?"
Li Su laughed.
After spending most of the morning, the two finally dried their clothes, and the three continued on their way towards the middle of the wasteland.
As they went deeper into the wasteland, the surrounding environment became more and more similar to the one in Li Su's video. Lin Banxia asked Li Su several times what happened to them, and Li Su vaguely took it. If he continues to ask, he will helplessly say: "Panxia, there is a reason for not telling you, doing our business... being curious is really not a good habit. If you have to ask me, then I can only tell you, if you If you found any little secret, please don't tell it, or else it will be heard by that thing, and maybe something else will appear."
"Okay." Lin Banxia didn't want to let go when he saw that he was alive and dead, so he gave up.
Although Sergei and Lin Banxia confirmed each other's identity as human beings, his mental state seemed to be a little bad. It will take a while to respond.
"Are you uncomfortable?" Li Su asked Sergey.
"No, no, I'm fine." Sergey replied vaguely, but his whole face was drooping listlessly. He was born tall, but he gave off an inexplicable feeling of decadence. Look, as if something was following them behind them.
Li Su and Lin Banxia naturally noticed, but now they are in the endless wilderness. If something is behind them, they can turn their heads and see that it is impossible for the low bushes to cover the track of the stalker.
That night, after the bonfire was built, Li Su took out two dice that were identical to those used by Song Qingluo and asked Sergey to conduct a mental test.
Seeing the dice, Sergey actually panicked. Lin Banxia actually always wondered why they would care so much about throwing the dice. It seemed that the two dice in front of them were even more terrifying than the monsters. That's it, under the pressure of Song Qingluo, she reluctantly rolled the dice.
Sergey stared at the dice without reaching out, his Adam's apple couldn't help swallowing up and down, and cast a pleading look at Li Su, but he still refused to reach out and take the dice in Li Su's hand.
Li Su was not in a hurry, just waited so calmly.
"I should be fine," Sergey said. "Can you, no dice..."
"Dice it." Li Su said warmly, his temper always seemed to be very good, even at this time, he was not tense, on the contrary, it was like a gurgling stream with a soothing taste, he said, "At least don't lie to yourself. Own."
Sergey smiled bitterly, and finally compromised. He stabilized his trembling hand, slowly reached out and took the dice, then took a deep breath and threw the dice to the ground. Gulugulu, the dice rolled a few times and stopped, one white and one black, 7 and 6 respectively, a total of 76, which did not exceed the dangerous value.
"Phew—" Seeing this result, Sergey let out a long sigh, which was much better than he had imagined.
"Why are they all so scared?" Lin Banxia asked curiously, "Didn't you just check your mental state?"
Li Su carefully put away the dice, and when he heard Lin Banxia's question, there was a bit of helplessness in his voice, and he said: "Banxia, not everyone is as dull as your nerves, usually the value of this mental pollution is Once the danger point is breached, it means one thing."
Lin Banxia said, "What?"
"Meaning, you may have gone mad." Li Su said in a heavy tone, "Or, you have become something else, which is something more terrifying than death, you never thought about it, when you see If everything is false, how terrible would it be?" He considered his words, trying to make Lin Banxia as clear as possible, "In some cases, if your spirit value exceeds the limit, Then your comrade has the right to execute you - didn't you read the protocol carefully?"
Lin Banxia explained honestly, "I'm here to look at the salary and insurance benefits."
Li Su: "..."
Lin Banxia laughed dryly to ease the embarrassment: "Hahaha."
Li Su was silent for a while, not knowing what to say for a while, and finally said, "Song Qingluo should really go to another training class!!"
Sergey passed the mental test, but he was still not happy. He thought he was crazy, but the value on the dice told him that he was still a long way from going crazy. In this case, what he saw was what? Sergey licked his dry lips. Since he left the river bank, he felt that something was following them. The thing could not see the shape or hear the sound, but Sergey could clearly feel that there was something. Following him, the thing had a face exactly like Elena's, and its body was soft. It seemed to hide itself in the invisible dust, and others didn't notice it at all. After Sergey made sure that he was not crazy, it was even more painful, because a crazy person doesn't need to think, and he doesn't feel pain. Now he seems to be entangled by a ghost. This ghost can't be seen, can't be touched, and only He alone could feel it.
As night fell, the temperature on the wasteland dropped rapidly.
Today is Lin Banxia and Sergey's vigil. Li Su is a big hearted person. Early on, he made a soft bed for himself with weeds, and then he lay down on his stomach and fell asleep.
It was only after nine o'clock, and Lin Banxia couldn't sleep a little, so she sat next to the fire with Sergey and cooked. Seeing that Sergey was in a bad mood, he wanted to say a few words to him, but he couldn't understand the language, so he could only speak English with fifty cents and reluctantly say a few words.
Sergey's English is not very good, but he is still very willing to communicate with Lin Banxia. After all, compared to Li Su who looks weird in full armor, Lin Banxia is more like a normal person in their standards, and he looks more like a normal person. Seems to be a nice one to get along with.
The two chatted on and off, Lin Banxia gained a lot, and felt that the English of his fifty cents was a cent more expensive, and it became sixty cents. Sergey obviously didn't know that he had become the target of English sparring. He felt that Lin Banxia was such a nice person. He not only saved himself, but also tried to comfort himself.
"You should rest for a while." Lin Banxia felt that he was not in a good mood, so he wanted him to rest more, thinking that he would spend a little more time to get through the day, "I'll call you if I have something."
"Okay." Sergey didn't try to be brave, he lay down beside Li Su, and after a while he let out an even breathing sound.
Lin Banxia guarded the bonfire and listened to the harsh wind howling in the wasteland. There is no shelter here, and every night, the sound of the wind is like howling, circling above their heads. From time to time, tumbleweeds are swept up in the wind and roll past in front of them. Desolate is the most appropriate adjective here. Lin Banxia caught a tumbleweed and made the bonfire more prosperous. He looked up at the bright night sky, and from this scene, he tasted an exotic beauty.
However, just as Lin Banxia stared at the sky, the originally bright starry sky suddenly darkened. At first, Lin Banxia thought that a cloud was floating above his head, but when a dense buzzing sound came from his ear , he suddenly realized that it was the sound of the arrival of the insect swarm.
"Li Su, Sergey - wake up!!" Lin Banxia shouted loudly after finding out that something was wrong, and Li Su woke up immediately. Although Sergey didn't know what Lin Banxia was calling, he I could also hear the anxious tone in his voice. After getting up from the ground, he asked a few times what was wrong.
"A lot of bugs—" Lin Banxia said anxiously, "I don't know what it is, get up!"
Li Su also heard the dense humming sound. He raised his head and saw a swarm of insects covering the sky. These insects were like a sandstorm, spreading towards them at a very fast speed.
"Fuck, where did it come from, how the hell did this get away!" The experienced Li Su quickly judged the situation and knew that if they were racing against the swarm, they would definitely not be able to run away, he said loudly: "Quickly. — wrap your backpack and your clothes all over your head, lie down on the ground, keep breathing —"
Lin Banxia hurriedly obeyed. Although Sergey didn't know what was going on for a while, seeing the surrounding environment and Lin Banxia's actions, he understood most of it. He also imitated Li Su's appearance and covered his mouth and nose with clothes.
But in a split second, the black swarm of insects came to the front. Lin Banxia only felt a strong wind blowing, and his body seemed to be hit hard by something. Then, his exposed skin felt The dense itchiness, apparently part of the swarm, landed on him.
Li Su knew that their own self-rescue measures were a drop in the bucket, and could only pray that these worms would not be interested in meat. Fortunately, after the swarm arrived, although he felt something falling on his body, he did not feel the pain of being bitten. At least it showed that these worms did not eat people.
The three of them were lying on the ground, and their bodies were covered with dense insects. At this time, Lin Banxia could see the appearance of these insects at close range. They were actually black moths, dark brown in color, and strange on their backs. Lin Banxia thought it was just an ordinary moth at first, until a certain moth flew in front of Lin Banxia's eyes. Although the light was very dim, Lin Banxia suddenly recognized the moths on the back of the moth. Strange patterns - these patterns look like a woman's face. Lin Banxia observed it carefully, and found that this face was very similar to Elena, who once had a relationship, but the facial features were much distorted. It looked as if she was howling with her mouth open.
After an unknown amount of time, the buzzing in his ears gradually diminished, and Lin Banxia felt that the resistance pressing on his body was also lessening, so he reluctantly stood up and saw that the swarm had gone away. He shook his body, shook off all the moths attached to his clothes, and looked around, trying to find Li Su and Sergey.
"Cough, cough, cough—" Not far from him, Li Su also got up from the ground with difficulty, stretched out his hand to cover his mouth and nose, and said, "I'm sick, I'm sick."
Lin Banxia said, "Are you afraid of bugs?"
"I'm not afraid of bugs, I'm afraid of moths." He kept shaking his body, "Hurry up and take pictures for me, I'm sick to death - what about the Sergei?"
Lin Banxia said, "Where is it?"
He pointed his finger, but found that Sergey, who should have stood up, was still lying on the ground shivering. Lin Banxia gave him a strange look: "What happened to him?"
"I don't know, I'll ask." Li Su walked towards Sergey while shaking the bugs on his body. He walked over to Sergey and asked him in a low voice if he was uncomfortable, but Sergey didn't answer.
"Sergey? Are you okay?" Li Su bent down and patted his shoulder lightly.
Sergey's body shook violently, and slowly raised his face, only to see that his face was covered with dense moths, and there was no intention to disperse at all.
Li Su was originally afraid of moths, but was startled by Sergey's appearance. Goosebumps instantly covered his entire arm, and he hurriedly shouted at Lin Banxia, "Quick, quick, come and help him—"
Lin Banxia strode over and stretched out his hand to take pictures of the motionless moths on Sergey's face. When he took pictures, he realized that these moths seemed to treat him and Sergei a little differently. To be precise, the moths were in them. It was just like passing by, and when I arrived at Sergey, it seemed to be aimed at him, and some moths even tried to get into Sergey's ears. Fortunately, they were too big to get in. Creepy enough.
It took Lin Banxia a long time to photograph all these moths. Looking at Sergey again, he stood stiffly in the same place, motionless, like a stone sculpture, not even moving his eyes.
"Brother, are you okay?" Lin Banxia asked him worriedly.
Li Su also asked a question, and his eyelids twitched abruptly, like waking up from a dream. He was chanting words that Lin Banxia could not understand. Li Su said something, as if to comfort Sergei. I don't know if it's useful, but at least, Sergey's muttering stopped.
Although the insect swarm has passed, there are still moths all over the ground crawling and wriggling on the desolate sand and gravel. Lin Pinxia lit a bonfire to drive away the insect swarm as much as possible, leaving a place to rest. During the whole process, Sergey stood still, and he suddenly opened his mouth to Li Su, as if he had asked a question.
After Li Su listened, he did not answer.
Lin Banxia couldn't understand, so he asked Li Su what Sergey asked. Li Su glanced at Lin Banxia and said, "What do you want most? What do you fear most?"
Lin Banxia thought for a moment, and was about to answer when Li Su made a silent gesture, took out a dollar from his pocket, slapped it on Lin Banxia's chest, and said, "Forget it, I know what you're afraid of—good boy. , you go and light the bonfire."
"Okay, Brother Li!" Lin Banxia was no longer afraid of anything, and went on fire happily.
After a while, the fire was lit, and the three of them couldn't sleep. Sergey and Li Su squatted by the fire and chatted, while Lin Banxia took advantage of the fire to study the banknotes in his hand. Although the moths on Sergey's body were cleaned, his heart was seriously injured. He stared at the firelight in front of him, and said some stories about himself and Elena.
Irina is the longest partner he has been with. The two are very compatible, and even have a private connection. He thought that he knew her very well, but knowing that Elena died, he realized that he had nothing to do with this girl. Knowing, he didn't even know she was pregnant. If he knew, he would definitely not let her take over this mission. When he goes out, he must find Elena's irresponsible boyfriend, beat him hard, beat him hard , He said this sentence many times, and just from his expression, he could see his regret and pain.
Li Su was listening right next to him, and he didn't try to give any advice to someone who had come here. He has been in this business for a long time, and he is used to seeing this kind of thing. Not only the recorders, but also the talented monitors have been killed and injured countless times. No one could have foreseen the danger posed by such things, and only a strong spirit and a keen judgment could resist it.
But how many people have strong spirits, Li Su thought, most people are just ordinary people who have barely experienced some tests.
Elena is an ordinary person, and Alexei is an ordinary person, so they are all dead, and no one even knows how they died.
The sadness in Sergey's voice became more and more intense. He said, "Do you think Elena blamed me before she died?"
Li Su said: "If she is really the girl in the description, I don't think she will blame you."
"But I always felt that she was behind me." Sergey lowered his voice, with a hint of panic in his tone, "Always... following me."
Li Su frowned. He just gave Sergey a mental test yesterday and determined that Sergey is not crazy. Why would a person who is not crazy say such a thing
Today's day, the light is extraordinarily slow.
The morning sun rose slowly from the horizon with difficulty, and the radiance that spewed out did not make people feel warm. The wind in the wasteland is even stronger, and the bonfire is covered with the scorched corpses of moths. They once tried to pounce on the light, but they didn't realize that the firelight was an illusion, and when the real light came, it was already out of reach.
The three were on their way again.
There is nothing but desolation in front of you, and you can't see where the end is.
Lin Banxia didn't know how long they had to go on like this. This endless journey made people feel more and more desperate and tortured. Since the moth came, Sergey's mental state has gotten worse and worse. His body gradually squatted, and he often looked back and looked around from time to time. But there was only a piece of wasteland behind them, and no one knew what Sergey was looking for.
After walking like this for five or six days, in an evening, a strong wind suddenly blew in the wasteland, covering the wind and sand, obscuring their vision. The three were forced to stop and camp on the spot.
In the past few days, Lin Banxia kept trying to ask Li Su where their destination was, but Li Su refused to answer. He just told Lin Banxia that when he got there, he would know. Lin Banxia had no choice but to give up.
The sand and dust flew all night, and the three of them didn't sleep well. It wasn't until dawn that the sand and dust gradually faded away. Lin Banxia, who was watching the night, suddenly saw a black building on the other side of the sand. He thought he was wrong at first, but when the sand stopped completely, he was sure that he was not hallucinating. Not far from them, a small city actually appeared.
Li Su, Li Su! ! "Lin Banxia pushed Li Su to wake up and called, "Wake up quickly. "
Li Su woke up in a daze and said, "What's wrong?"
Lin Banxia said, "Look, look!"
Li Su looked towards the place where Lin Banxia pointed, his eyes lit up, Lin Banxia said, "Is this the place we are looking for, and that thing is inside?"
"Shh." Li Su made a silent gesture, as if he was afraid of disturbing something. He glanced at Sergey who was still sleeping beside him, and said, "We have to go over."
Seeing his serious expression, Lin Banxia felt a little strange in her heart. This small town didn't seem to be far from them. Why did Li Su's tone sound so heavy, as if reaching the small town was not an easy task. Just when Lin Banxia thought so, Li Su gently woke Sergey.
"Sergey." Li Su said, "Are you okay?"
Sergey opened his eyes, the blankness in his eyes quickly faded away, and he nodded when he heard Li Su's question.
"Do you want to come with us? It doesn't matter if you don't want to." Li Su said, "We'll leave you some more food, and you'll be here waiting for us..."
Sergey said, "I want to be with you."
Li Su said, "Are you sure?"
Sergey said: "Sure." His eyes were stubborn and firm, and he answered Li Su's question without hesitation.
"Okay." Li Su said, "Let's go then."
The three of them carried their luggage and continued to move forward. On the way, everyone was very quiet. Li Su didn't seem to want to speak. As the only translator, he didn't speak. It was naturally impossible for Lin Banxia and Sergey to chat. .
As the distance from the small town got closer and closer, Lin Banxia also saw the buildings in front of her clearly. This is a large block of stone buildings, covered with cyan moss, and there is no trace of human activity. From the architectural point of view, this is not like a residential area, but more like a temple, but because of its age, it seems to be dilapidated, surrounded by many long circular columns, and the entrance is a tall arch The shape of the door is painted with intricate and delicate patterns. It can be seen that the craftsmen who made this arch have superb skills.
Arriving at the door, Li Su, who had been nervous all the time, suddenly let out a heavy sigh and said, "Finally come in—"
Lin Banxia said, "Why are you so nervous?"
Li Su said: "Because our previous team also saw this small town."
Lin Banxia asked curiously, "Then why didn't you come in?"
Li Su said, "Because there are people in the queue who don't want to come in."
Lin Banxia was stunned for a while, and suddenly understood what Li Su meant. He experienced these things here, and vaguely felt the strangeness of this place, as if Alexei lured him with gold, this place , it seems that the most anticipated thing in the human heart will appear. But people are so complicated, and what they desire most may change anytime, anywhere. Li Su's team also tried to enter this building. However, before he got close, he was changed by the thoughts of a certain person in the team.
"I don't want to go in, I don't want to be near here, I'm afraid, I want to go back—" The longing thoughts formed a substance. When Li Su and the others reacted, the building in front of them disappeared, and they returned to the strange forest again. Everything, all in vain.
No wonder Li Su refused to tell Lin Banxia the truth. He seemed so nervous when he saw this city.
Sergey couldn't understand their conversation, and he didn't care about it. After he was sure that there was no danger ahead, he walked in first.
"It seems to be an altar here." Sergey looked around and said, "On the map, this... should be a small town, right?"
Li Su looked at the map and said, "It should be."
He took a few steps inside, stopped suddenly, and said, "What is that?"
Lin Banxia followed Li Su's gaze and saw a large blood stain on the ground. This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this blood stain is actually fresh. Someone had been here not long before them! !
"Could it be your team? Or Song Qingluo and the others?" Lin Banxia became energetic.
"Let's go and have a look." Li Su walked along the blood stains.
The blood stain continued forward until it suddenly broke in front of a certain building. Lin Banxia bent down to check the ground, and said in surprise: "The ground seems to be hollow—" He knocked hard, "There should be There is a dark way."
"I'm coming." Li Su said.
Lin Banxia originally thought that he was going to use some skill to open this trap, but Li Su picked up Sergey's shotgun, loaded it, and fired two shots at the ground. The slate was directly pierced by him, revealing a dark tunnel behind it.
The strong smell of blood in the tunnel suddenly poured into their nostrils. Lin Banxia was about to ask Li Su if he wanted to go down, when he felt that his feet were empty—the slate under their feet was also empty. With a chain effect, the stone slabs they stepped on were all shattered.
"Fuck—" With an exclamation in his mouth, Lin Banxia didn't have time to react, so he fell directly. He felt as if he had entered a long and narrow passage, and his body kept colliding with the wall, and finally landed heavily on the ground. I was thankful that I had a backpack for cushioning when I felt a heavy object hit my stomach and almost spit it out.
"Ah-" was Sergey's voice.
"Quick, get off me, I'm going to be crushed to death by you—" Lin Banxia screamed.
Although Sergey didn't know what Lin Banxia was calling, he could understand from his desolate cry that he was hit hard by himself, so he hurriedly got up from him.
Lin Banxia clutched his stomach and took a while to recover. He even suspected that his rib had been broken. The surroundings were dark, and the air was full of damp and bloody smells, which made people feel very uncomfortable. The wall stood up and shouted, "Li Su, Li Su, where are you?"
Li Su did not respond.
Lin Banxia heard a ticking sound coming from his ear, something was falling on his forehead and face continuously, he stretched out his hand and smelled the strong bloody smell in the palm of his hand, Lin Banxia stiffened. He looked up at the darkness above his head.
The author has something to say:
Li Su: Come to Russia to gain a lot, right
Lin Banxia: Yes, I've been practicing English for a long time and I really earned a dollar for consumption. I must report it to Song Qingluo.
Li Su: ... Can we not file a complaint
Song Qingluo was on his way with a knife.
Hahahaha sunset is the author's mistake, not a foreshadowing! !