Chapter 96: The Cicada, the Praying Mantis, and the Yellow Sparrow (9)
A few minutes ago, Miao Yi sat on Gu Qi's shoulder, came to the end of the corridor, and entered the corner.
The corners were so narrow that only one person could pass at a time, which was supposed to be a defensive measure, so that people passing through the corridors could not go out at the same time - if it was an enemy, they would have to be beaten in line.
Ye Liangchen was very familiar with this place, walking in the first place, Gu Qi followed behind, and after passing through a very narrow "concave" corner, they came to a room, the layout was very similar to the guardhouse in the corridor.
"This is the last checkpoint to enter the headquarters through the side door, and it is also the guardhouse, but it is guarded by the prayer master, there are two people when they go to work, and two people rotate during meal time, and there will be no unattended time, Ye Tianlong and I have also been on duty." Ye Liangchen introduced to Gu Qi.
The guardhouse was empty, but there was not a trace of mess in the office supplies on the table, sofas, and plants, and the people in the room should have walked out, not been carried out, after all, it was the prayer master who was fighting.
"Now it is certain that there is a problem inside, not someone attacking from the outside, and only if there is a big problem inside, serious enough to ignore the external threat, the people in the guardhouse will rush to deal with it and leave it empty." Gu Qi threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray and lit it again.
Ye Liangchen sighed, the situation seemed to be getting worse and worse, he hadn't received Li Yuncong's text message yet, and he didn't know the other party's purpose.
Pulling open the door and walking out of the guardhouse, the two of them and a cat walked into the hall on the first floor.
This is a hall in the real sense, it is frighteningly large, except for the square reception desk in the center and the sofa on the wall, there is no other furnishings, the four corners of the reception desk are facing the four spiral staircases coiled on the thick stone columns, to go to the second floor, you can only go up from the spiral staircase, the marble columns are very smooth, to prevent people from going upstairs, just destroy the spiral staircase.
They thought that the lobby was empty, but when they approached the reception desk, they found that there were people, living people, and blind people sitting in the reception desk.
This man was dressed in a very simple dark blue cloth suit, a bit like a township cadre a few decades ago, about fifty years old, wearing a pair of very black sunglasses, an old wooden hat guide cane, the red and white paint on it have fallen off a lot, but it still looks very eye-catching.
He originally lowered his head, but after Ye Liangsoul and Gu Qi approached, he raised his head and turned around a few times, and asked, "Here?" ”
Gu Qi glanced at Ye Liangchen, and when he saw Ye Liangchen shaking his head to indicate that he didn't know this person, he replied "Here", and released more than a dozen chains to shoot at this blind man.
Immediately after, the hall became pitch black, Gu Qi couldn't see anything, including the cigarette butts of cigarettes, and he felt the chains hit the reception desk and the ground, not hitting anyone.
The reception desk was destroyed by chains, but Gu Qi couldn't hear any sound, his nose and tongue seemed to have lost their effect, and the smoke he inhaled could only be felt in his throat and lungs.
He tried to scream a few times, the sound seemed to come out, but he couldn't hear it, he touched Miao Yi on his shoulder, Miao Yi was still there, but he didn't know what was going on with it.
"It's incomplete 'sensory deprivation.'" Gu Qi said loudly, regardless of whether Ye Liangchen and Miao Yi could hear it or not.
Sensory deprivation is one of the most famous tortures in modern times, after the loss of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch, human beings do not get any external stimulation, and after a few days, there will be terrible pathological psychological phenomena, such as visual hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, anxiety, confusion, slow thinking, neuroticism, etc., and even death in severe cases.
Here, the senses of sight, hearing, smell and taste are deprived, but the sense of touch remains, that is, the organs above the neck are basically ineffective, and only the brain can function.
Gu Qi reached out to grab Ye Liangchen, but he couldn't hear it, he didn't know if Ye Liangchen was still alive, hoping that he was just scared away.
Releasing countless chains to protect him, Gu Qi stepped back, he remembered the location of the guardhouse just now, but after retreating, what he touched was the wall.
He felt his way through the wall, but couldn't find the door, and was about to step back, when suddenly a rod silently pierced him, piercing his trapezius muscle, the triangular muscle between his neck and shoulders.
Gu Qifei stepped back, and after the pole was pulled out, blood shot out, and due to the too big movement, Miao Yi fell off his shoulder.
Shooting out the chain in front of him, Gu Qi continued to retreat, and the chain shot five meters away, and actually hit a wall.
The hall was very spacious, there were almost no obstacles, since he could feel the wall on his side, it should be empty at least twenty meters in front of him, and the wall five meters away had obviously just appeared, not only in front of him, but after taking a step back, his back hit the wall again.
The first thought was that the hall had become smaller, but the distance from the reception desk had just been no problem, the hall had not become smaller, it was just ...... There was a compartment?
As soon as his back was leaning against the wall, the pole reappeared, this time not piercing the body, but rubbing his right shoulder against the wall, scraping off only a layer of skin.
Gu Qi didn't panic, he was attacked twice because he hit the wall, what if he didn't touch it?
He released the chain to form a defensive ball, and tried to slap the floor, shout, etc., but the pole never appeared, and it seemed that the wall that suddenly appeared should be the other party's sensory "organ".
What about touching with chains? Gu Qi released the chain again and slowly poked out in all directions, Miao Yi was gone, Ye Liangchen didn't know where it was, if he used the chain to attack, it was likely to hurt them, so just use the chain to explore, and tie it up immediately when you encounter someone.
The chains touched the wall, sticking out of the four walls, but they were not enclosed, one of them was incomplete, leaving an exit, and there was no one nearby.
The chains were not attacked, and there was no point in staying here, Gu Qi still explored the surroundings with the chains, and walked towards that exit, he walked into a corridor about one and a half meters wide, and walked forward three or four meters, turning right, turning left, turning left, turning right......
"This is a labyrinth, and the other party perceives our presence by the walls of the labyrinth, and if the body touches the wall, it will be attacked." Gu Qi said his speculation out loud.
A simple and stupid way to get out of the maze is to keep touching the wall with your hands, on the left and right, and even if you have to take a long detour, you will eventually find an exit - if there is an exit to the maze.
This maze can't touch the wall, otherwise it will be stabbed by the pole, and it is not a problem for Gu Qi to find an exit, but the abilities of Ye Liangchen and Miao Yi are useless, and Miao Yi is just that, it is small in size, but the activity area is relatively large, and Ye Liangchen's ability can hardly play a role here.
Therefore, Gu Qi had to take the initiative, at least find Ye Liangchen and Miao Yi, or kill the blind man, but after walking for a long time, he stopped again and thought carefully for a while.
Why does the pole strike near the right shoulder both times? The first time he touched the wall with his left hand, even if he was groping for an attack, it should have hit the left side of his body; The second time you put your back against the wall and directly attack the position against the wall, the pole can be stabbed through the chest, how can it be stabbed above the right arm?
I'm afraid there is only one reason, that is, Miao Yi, who has been squatting on her right shoulder, the other party seems to want to kill Miao Yi at the first time, that is to say, Miao Yi is the biggest threat to him, much greater than Gu Qi, as long as he kills Miao Yi, he can easily deal with Gu Qi and Ye Liangchen.
If Miao Yi didn't have Miao Yi on his shoulder, he was afraid that he would have died, and now Miao Yi didn't know where to go, Gu Qi had to cheer up his spirit, wrap his chains around himself as armor, and move forward cautiously.
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Miao Yi squatted in the corner of the wall, licking the blood on her body, her hair was stuck with the blood, and it was very uncomfortable.
The blood should be Gu Qi's, it lost its sense of smell and couldn't smell it, cats are carnivores, human corpses can be eaten, it is naturally not a problem to lick the blood clean, it is very scared, I hope Gu Qi is still alive and finds itself.
After licking the blood, Miao Yi squatted on the ground, kept turning her head and ears, hoping to hear some sounds, but unfortunately she couldn't do it, it was startled by Gu Qi's action just now, and hurriedly ran away after landing on the ground, at this time she regretted her escape very much, if she stayed in place, would it be better for Gu Qi to find it?
Already disoriented, it did not know where it was, and after a moment of being in place, without waiting for the chains, and having presumably adapted to not seeing, hearing, or smelling, it got up and walked forward, and within a few steps it was leaning against the wall.
At this moment, Miao Yi suddenly felt the coat on her side being moved, and immediately jumped up on the spot, ran a few steps forward after landing, and habitually looked back at the back.
The cat's reaction is very fast, the motor nerves are extremely developed, the vertebrae can work like springs when running and jumping, and it doesn't know if the sensation just now is an illusion, and it can't hear if something really attacks it.
After walking forward for a while, its face hit the wall, and the coat on its ass was stirred again, so it jumped up again, this time deliberately jumping up, and when it fell, its body was carried by a pole, and then the pole was violently lifted up, picking Miao Yi up and flipping in the air.
After two turns of the tail, Miao Yi landed on all fours, immediately ran a few steps forward, and stopped.
"If you hit a wall, you're going to be beaten? Anyway, there weren't any of these walls, right? Is it the ability of the blind man? It thought so, closing its eyes and recalling the sensation it had just felt.
At that moment, I felt a chill on my coat, which should be caused by the flow of air, but then I felt a slight heat, which should have come from the human body.
Cats' skin is much more sensitive than humans, especially the perception of changes in ambient temperature, and after realizing this, Miao Yi opened her mouth and showed a weird smile.
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