Perhaps because of the supernatural events in the Shilinxia Scenic Area, the action of the hidden fog was unusually smooth.

A few days ago, Stuart submitted an application to the relevant departments of Jingzhao in the name of the foreign supernatural event research and investigation team, and under the operation of the Hidden Mist Organization, the application was quickly approved, and they were allowed to enter the Shilinxia Scenic Area.

The guards of the scientific research department of the tall Ma University disguised themselves as "civil science" and entered the Shilinxia Scenic Area with great fanfare, and from the bright side, their daily work was to investigate and sample, and analyze the data results, but in fact, they were making the most complete preparations for the descent of Song Yuan and Inas.

The current time is December 8th, the first day of the 11th lunar month, the night of the new moon.

Song Yuan got out of the tent and put on the diving suit made by the scientific research department a little awkwardly, this diving suit is made of no one and I don't know what material it is made of, it is obviously hard to the touch, but it fits very well, and its actions are not affected in any way.

In the woods on the other side of the river, the yellow runes attached to the trunks of the trees fluttered in the wind, and they were somewhat creepy.

"The scientific research department has added nanoscale materials and some memory metals, which can block the impact of water flow when draining. Preston put the oxygen cylinder on Song Yuan's back and fixed it firmly, he took out a chip and installed it on the diving suit, "The chip will reflect your physical condition underwater in real time, and Stuart and I will command you on the shore." ”

"Is this thing really reliable?" Song Yuan was still a little worried.

"Rest assured, although the group of people in the scientific research department often seem to be unprofessional, they never drop the chain at critical moments. Preston patted Song Yuan on the shoulder to comfort him.

Inas was already ready, sitting on a stone and staring at the water in front of her.

"Perform the last test ......"

In the tent, Stuart sat in front of a monitor and gave instructions with headphones on his head.

"The underwater sonar detection system is on. ”

"The underwater propulsion test is complete. ”

“......”

The voice of the scientific research officer beside Stuart came one after another, all preparations were ready, just waiting to dive.

Preston handed the dagger from his waist to Song Yuan, "The diamond dagger, one of the sharpest daggers in the world, you can even use it to cut diamonds." This is the treasure that my family uses to pass on the ancestry, remember to return it to me when it is used up. ”

"I think you'd better keep it for your offspring......" Song Yuan rolled his eyes, took a deep breath, and picked up his helmet.

"Communication test, can you hear me?"

Stuart's voice came to Song Yuan's ears from the communicator inside the helmet.

"It can be heard, the sound is clear. Inas replied.

She and Song Yuan were now sitting on a temporarily rented tourist boat, both of them wearing a heavy spherical helmet on their heads, which looked a bit like jingle cats.

"Task number 200712081, our location is located in the southeast of Jingzhao Shixia Forest Scenic Area. This mission is to explore the suspected Jingzhao ruins and search for Song Tianlin and Su Ru, members of the Hidden Mist, with Frederick Stuart as the mission leader and Preston as the deputy. Mission-bearers, Song Yuan, Inas Habsburg Rollin. Stuart looked at the sightseeing boat on the water and admonished, "Remember, don't panic if anything happens underwater, your oxygen will last about five hours, which is enough for you." ”

"Understood. Song Yuan and Inas replied at the same time.

"Good luck to you!"

Preston threw the underwater thruster into the water, then reached out and pushed Inas and Song Yuan down, turning his head to stare at the ship's surveillance.

With a plop, Song Yuan hurriedly waved his hands and feet to maintain his balance.

The searchlight above his head turned on, and Song Yuan saw the scene in front of him clearly, this was his first official dive, and unlike his previous training, he now felt that the water was a little quiet.

In front of him was the muddy river, and Song Yuan looked around but didn't see a single fish, not even some plankton.

Inas was about a meter away from him, and the two of them had a rope tied around their waists to ensure that they were not scattered when the trap was opened.

Three minutes later, with the help of underwater thrusters, Song Yuan and Inas successfully reached the bottom of the water.

"We are now fifteen meters under water, and there is nothing here but the riverbed. Inas reported the situation through the communicator.

"Roger. Stuart looked at the footage from the cameras on Song Yuan and Inas and said, "We can't determine the exact time when the mechanism will be turned on yet, so you stay where you are for now." ”

"Can I go eat an authentic mountain city hot pot after the mission is completed?" Inas asked.

Song Yuan shook his head helplessly, he was on a very serious task right now, is it really good for you to discuss the topic of what to eat so blatantly?

"Yes, I've wanted to try it for a long time, I heard that there is an authentic Shancheng hot pot in Jingzhao City, and the ingredients they use are all airlifted after being processed in Shancheng on the same day, so it should taste good." Preston's voice came, "I'll make an appointment now, in Stuart's name." ”

"Hey, hey, shouldn't you ask the person concerned before making a decision?" said Stuart, "I don't have any interest in the organs of those animals." ”

"You can't actually eat spicy food, can you?" Preston said Stuart in public, "I remember you went to eat a haggis soup on your first day in Jingzhao. ”

"Bastard, we're all going to hear our voices now......" Stuart's angry voice came.

Listening to the jokes of several people, Song Yuan's heart relaxed inexplicably.

Two hours had passed, and the underwater silence was still there.

Just as Song Yuan was about to ask if he wanted to float up to replace the oxygen cylinder, there was a "click" sound from under the riverbed, like the sound of rusty gears turning.

"Concentrate," Stuart stared at the screen, he could feel the water around Song Yuan and Inas speeding up, "The mechanism has been turned on, there will be water gushing out of the ground at any time, you can use the underwater thruster to see if you can find the entrance to the passage." ”

"Can you determine where the water is gushing out?" Stuart turned to look at the Research officer.

"Locating...... Positioning!" said the scientific research officer, transferring the data displayed in front of him to the computer in front of Stuart.

There was no need for Stuart to remind him, Song Yuan clearly felt that he was being pushed upward by the current, he clung to the rope around his waist, and Inas also turned on the underwater thruster to block the momentum of the current.

A large amount of mud and sand was rolled up, and Song Yuan's vision was blocked, so he could only hold on to the rope firmly and follow behind Inas.

After an unknown amount of time, the current gradually calmed down, and Song Yuan's vision also returned to clarity, and he and Inas were now in a narrow underwater passage, slowly swimming forward under the drive of the underwater thruster.

There was a constant murmur of electricity coming from the communicator, and I thought I was already inside the ruins by now.

"We should be in the interior of the ruins now, the signal here is a little poor. ”

The sound of Inas in his ears confirmed Song Yuan's suspicion, and the passage became wider and wider, and finally they got out of the passage and came to a wide bottom of the water.

"There shouldn't be a problem, you can hear clearly. ”

"Look there. Inas stretched out her hand and pointed in a certain direction, Song Yuan looked over, there were dozens of bones scattered on the bottom of the water, and I don't know how many people died here.

Facing these bones, Song Yuan was quite calm, after all, he had even encountered the Red Ghost Worm Corpse before, and these non-threatening bones would not make him scream.

Inas handed the underwater thruster in her hand to Song Yuan, and picked up a few bones with her free hand to observe carefully, "Judging from these bones, these people died at different times, it seems that Lian Qiulan's news is correct, the owners of these bones are those tourists who disappeared in the Shilinxia Scenic Area."

"Do you still understand medicine?" Song Yuan was stunned.

"My research direction is heterobiology, and this knowledge is within the scope of my knowledge. Inas said in a flat tone, "These bones have teeth marks of varying shades, they must have been eaten by something, and there is not just one. ”

Listening to Inas's words, Song Yuan couldn't help but shudder.

Every full moon night, tourists are swept up here and eaten by a group of things, which are ...... Black Mountain Old Demon?

Judging from the eating patterns of these guys, it seems that only the old demon of Montenegro meets this condition......

Song Yuan shook his head to stop his nonsense, and followed Inas to the surface.

The first thing that caught Song Yuan's eyes were the strokes inlaid on the stone walls, and it was really difficult for Song Yuan to understand these murals with Song Yuan's ability, after all, the paintings on the murals were too abstract.

"Are we entering the ruins?" Song Yuan turned so that Stuart could see what was in front of him.

"Don't move!" Inas grabbed Song Yuan, "You look up at the wall over there." ”

Song Yuan instantly felt that his heart stopped beating after seeing the things on the wall, and the wall in front of him was densely packed with red ghosts except for the murals!

Song Yuan now finally understood why the bones under the water had traces of being eaten, and they were sent here to become food for the Red Ghost Worm.

"Shall we quit...... I don't want to be used for food. Song Yuan pulled the rope and whispered.

"Stay calm, the wetsuits you wear have the effect of insulating your body temperature, and you won't be treated as a living creature by the Red Oni Worm. Stuart's voice came intermittently, "You have a miniature camera in your wetsuit, go take pictures of the mural." ”

Song Yuan and Inas took out their cameras and pointed them at the mural, the shutter was pressed lightly, and the flash flashed rapidly.

Song Yuan glanced down at the photo he had taken, and found that there was a reflection in the lower left corner of the photo. He handed the camera to Inas, "It looks like there's something reflecting in here, and the picture isn't clear." ”

"Go over and see. Inas said, looking at the picture.