Chapter 82: Instinctive Fear
Along the spiral stairway to the bottom of the well, the dark space gave everyone a lot of pressure, especially after the air became gradually thinner, Chen Xian actually had some symptoms of hypoxia, and the whole person looked like he had no energy, and that kind of sluggish appearance made everyone sweat in their hearts.
Chen Xian knew his own state better than outsiders, so at this time, his heart was also a little heavy, because he found that his malaise was not due to the lack of oxygen due to the thin air in the shaft...... At this moment, even Lu Yisheng can barely maintain a normal state, if it is a lack of oxygen, how can it be his turn to be the first to suffer? My mental malaise has nothing to do with lack of oxygen, just because of ...... Something strange, like some kind of energy that can be perceived.
The energy gathered at the bottom of the well, spreading in all directions.
But this energy is different from the breath of the Meishan gods, and they can sense their existence...... It seems that he is alone.
Chen Xian followed behind Mr. Skeleton, holding the bricks on the wall of the well with his hand, and slowly walked towards the bottom of the spiral staircase, his expression was gloomy from beginning to end.
When he sensed the presence of those energies, he noticed some strange changes in his body.
His limbs were weak, his head was dizzy, his breath became much shorter, and he was under great pressure every step down the stairway.
What the hell is that energy??
Chen Xian was constantly analyzing in his brain, eager to find an answer, but for now, he couldn't find an answer at all, because although these energies gave him some familiarity, if he wanted to dig deeper....... However, it is different from the form of energy that has been encountered in the past or seen in the literature and texts.
Although they float in the air, they feel unusually heavy, like some liquid that is constantly settling.
Cold, dull, and sticky. Thick and slippery. Greasy.
This shaft is like a swamp in the rainforest that does not see sunlight all year round, and those energies are the mud hidden in the swamp, dragging people deeper every minute and every second, as if the whole body is completely controlled by them...... The feeling of depression that can't move is what Chen Xian feels at this time.
"What's wrong with you?" Mr. Skeleton asked without looking back, as if he had sensed that something was wrong with Chen Xian, and the tone of the question was a little worried, "My heartbeat has become much faster, and my body temperature is also dropping...... Are you sick? ”
"It's not."
Chen Xian replied with a frown, looked back at the people behind him, and asked quietly.
"Did you feel something was wrong?"
Hearing this question, everyone looked at each other for a while, shook their heads and said no, and Lu Yisheng's reaction was not slow, and he immediately realized that the situation had changed.
If it is due to the lack of oxygen due to the lack of air circulation in the hoistway...... I didn't react at all, how could the boss be tricked??
"There's nothing wrong with you, boss, what's wrong with you?"
"It's just a bit stuffy here, isn't it? Chen Xian, what did you find? ”
Hearing these doubts and answers, the expression on Chen Xian's face became more and more ugly, because he found that he seemed to be the only one who was affected by those energies at the moment......
"I don't feel well." Mu He took Chen Xian's hand and walked aside, she was very quiet all the time, but she suddenly opened her mouth at this moment, her little face was a little whiter than usual, the rate of breathing was almost the same as Chen Xian's, and there was a lot of sweat in her palms, "like a stone pressing...... It's so uncomfortable......."
From the beginning of entering the well, Mu He's words have always been very few, if you really want to count, she should be the first person to have this kind of "adverse reaction", when the wellhead has not been closed, her face has become as ugly as now, and it is because of this that she will be so quiet, she has remained silent from beginning to end, just silently following Chen Xian's side without saying a word.
Mu He was very afraid that Chen Xian would find out that she was unwell, because she knew that once Chen Xian found out about this, she would inevitably increase her worries, and at such a time when life and death were uncertain....... She didn't want to add any more burden to Chen Xian.
"You're not feeling well, either?"
Sure enough, as Mu He had guessed at the beginning, Chen Xian immediately became nervous when he heard this, especially when he found out that Mu He's "symptoms" were very similar to his...... This inevitably makes Chen Xian think too much.
"Did you feel any of those things?" Chen Xian asked anxiously, describing the characteristics of those energies in as many words as possible, "It's like water sinking in the air...... It's like being crushed by those things. ”
Mu He thought about it, nodded and said yes.
"I think I've seen those things somewhere." Mu He said suddenly, his little face full of doubts, "I should have seen it, but I can't remember......"
After getting this answer, Chen Xian's mood suddenly became a little heavier.
As far as the current situation is concerned, only himself and Mu He can perceive this strange energy, and the others, including Mr. Skeleton, who is an ancient life, cannot perceive the existence of those energies...... Why are the only people who can perceive energy are himself and Mu He?
The only possibility lies in the "particularity" of himself and Mu He.
Lu Yisheng was born as a human being, so he couldn't perceive those energies.
Mr. Skeleton is an unknown being older than anomalous life, and he doesn't perceive those energies.
As for Chen Xian and Mu He...... Whether they are human beings or not, they don't know this in their hearts, at least in Chen Xian's opinion, this is a temporary unsolved mystery.
"Chen Xian! There's light down there! ”
Just as Chen Xian pondered and couldn't figure out the answer, Mr. Skeleton suddenly stopped and stared intently at the space at the bottom of the well under the spiral staircase.
At this moment, something resembling a golden bean has suddenly appeared there.
From Chen Xian's position, the object that suddenly appeared was no more than the size of a soybean, and it exuded an extremely faint golden light all over its body, if it weren't for the fact that this golden light looked extremely conspicuous in the dark, its volume might not be able to be discovered by Chen Xian and them.
The golden light turned from weak to strong in a few seconds, and when the light became more and more dazzling, the object also began to expand rapidly, gradually transforming from one point to one side, until the entire space at the bottom of the well and the spiral stairway were illuminated by those golden lights.......
Except for Mr. Skeleton, everyone couldn't open their eyes to look directly at the golden light.
But just as everyone was preparing to meet the enemy, the golden light that suddenly appeared suddenly disappeared, and there was no danger in the middle, and there was not even the shadow of the enemy...... This burst of golden light also confused everyone.
What's the situation??
It's gone just like that??
"Is this a disadvantage for us?" Lu Yisheng muttered.
"Not necessarily." Xu Yanan said in a low voice, "The old man said before that the mountaineers who first came to this ancient well saw the golden light at the bottom of the well, maybe it is the same as the golden light we see now......
"What is the significance of their appearance?" Li Daosheng was puzzled.
At this time, the old man, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "It is a sign that we are about to see that God." ”
After the golden light completely disappeared, everyone first observed for a few minutes to make sure that there was no other danger, and then began to continue to march towards the bottom of the well.
About ten minutes later, the last person in the line also stepped down the spiral staircase.
There is nothing special in the space at the bottom of the well, it is simply a disc-shaped open space, but there is an entrance to the roadway on the wall of the well in front of it, about two meters high and half a meter wide, which is only enough for one person to enter at the same time.
Standing at the entrance, Chen Xian listened for a while, and could vaguely hear the sound of water coming from the depths of the alley.
It wasn't the sound of water flowing, it was a ....... There is the sound of something moving in the water.
It's like someone sitting in a bath and splashing the water, and the rattling sound has no rhythm to speak of.
In addition, Chen Xian also found a strange smell in the air.
It seems to smell of human blood.
"Chen Xian?"
Hearing this slightly worried voice, Chen Xian instinctively glanced sideways at Mu He, and asked her what was wrong with his eyes?
"Are you scared?"
Mu He asked cautiously, speaking in a very soft voice, as if he didn't dare to let others hear.
Chen Xian smiled and denied it.
"Don't be afraid, what do I have to ......?"
At this moment, Chen Xian suddenly lost his voice, because he found that Mu He's suspicions were not groundless.
I don't know when it began, Chen Xian's hands have been trembling faintly, like a beast that is being hunted by natural enemies and has been trapped in a dead end, that kind of nervous and panicked helplessness has made him unable to suppress those instinctive fear reactions in his body.
Chen Xian looked down at his trembling hands, his eyes full of self-doubt.
I......
Am I scared?