70: Passage Flood
After jumping into the hole that suddenly appeared on the ground, Zhang Fan only felt that the pain he felt like falling into an oil pot had disappeared a lot, and his head was a little clearer.
It was dark in front of him, his body was still falling, and the little hibiscus hugged Zhang Fan tightly, because the hole was very narrow, he kept stumbling in the process of falling.
Zhang Fan hugged the little hibiscus into his arms and opened his arms to protect her firmly.
"Girl, don't be afraid." Zhang Fan patted Xiao Hibiscus on the back and said.
"Well, I'm not afraid."
The process of falling lasted for more than ten seconds, and finally the two fell into the water together before stopping.
As soon as he got into the water, Zhang Fan's heart was like a stone falling to the ground, he was afraid that there was a real floor underneath, and the hope of survival was very slim.
But falling so high and smashing on the water still made Zhang Fan a little confused, and it took a while to surface with the little hibiscus.
The water is a bit deep, but for Zhang Fan, who grew up in the water world, it doesn't get in the way at all.
I calculated in my heart, judging from the time of falling, this should have fallen directly from the top of the building to the bottom.
By the faint light here, Zhang Fan looked overhead, above was a dome, and there was a hole in the middle of the dome, which was dark and swarthy, and it should have fallen from there just now.
Then I turned my head and looked around, and I saw that it was a small pool, and there were a few dim lights on the side.
Zhang Fan swam to the edge of the pool with a small hibiscus, the water was very cold, and there was a musty smell in the air, so it was estimated that few people came here.
Coming up from the pool, the two of them were wet, Zhang Fan said suspiciously while sorting out the smelly water on his clothes:
"Where is Deng Chaoyang?"
Obviously, he followed him down, and the difference was only two or three seconds, why did he fall straight down, but Deng Chaoyang was nowhere to be found?
Could it be that there are other doorways in that hole above? Who made this place? Is it the real Hideyoshi Mitsui?
And what's going on with that sharp pain just now?
For a while, he couldn't figure out these questions, and he didn't know if Koichi Mitsui would chase him down, or leave first.
Zhang Fan saw a door on the side, so he pulled the little hibiscus and walked cautiously, in addition to this door, there was also a dark passage on the edge of the pool, but Zhang Fan wanted to see what was behind this door first.
The door was made of wooden planks, very simple, and there was no lock, Zhang Fan pushed it lightly, and the door opened with a creak.
It was dark inside, a trail of dust had fallen from the door frame, and it looked like no one had opened the door in a long, long time.
The smell of damp and moldy in my imagination was not there, and there was a faint smell of books in front of me.
Zhang Fan has only smelled this smell in a private collection room, and nowadays the paper is made of nanomaterials, and this kind of fragrant paper made of wood is already contraband.
Walking into the door, probably the biosensor was still working, and after someone came in, the lights around were lit, and the lights slowly changed from dark to bright, illuminating the surroundings clearly.
It was an almost enclosed room, with no windows except for a door, and a vent in the ceiling.
This indicates that the place is most likely underground.
The room itself was large, but it was a bit crowded with rows of bookshelves.
Zhang Fan walked to the bookshelf, which was specially made to ensure that the books placed on it would not rot.
Zhang Fan glanced at it a few times, there were all kinds of books, all of them were books from ancient times.
These books are only collectible at present, Zhang Fan has no interest, and quickly searched the room, in addition to books and bookshelves, there is only a desk in the corner.
Zhang Fan walked to the desk, there was a book on it, Zhang Fan picked it up and looked at it, there were only two words on it:
'Notes'
Could this be the notes left by the collectors of these books?
Zhang Fan turned the first page while thinking, the font on it was very small, but the handwriting was vigorous and powerful, very heroic.
"No matter who you are, if you see this notebook, please keep it, it may change your life."
Zhang Fan smiled noncommittally, and turned the second page, which was still in the person's handwriting, but the font was very large:
"Don't keep scrolling, run for your life first, it's never too late to find a safe place to look."
Zhang Fan was stunned, what does this mean? Is there a danger?
At this time, the little hibiscus who was still at the door suddenly shouted:
"Brother, the water is overflowing."
"What?"
Zhang Fan walked quickly to the door and looked outside, and sure enough, the water in the pool just now was now rising.
It didn't gurgle like a fountain, but it rose very calmly to the surface of the water, without making a sound, if it weren't for the little hibiscus just seeing it at the door, Zhang Fan wouldn't have known that the water was rising.
"Let's go."
Zhang Fan put away the notebook, and then pulled the hibiscus out of the room.
Looking at the water in the pool, the upward trend is getting faster and faster, and it seems to be accelerating.
Zhang Fan and the others went out of the room and ran directly to the dark passage.
As soon as he entered, Zhang Fan stepped on the air and almost fell into the mud.
If you look closely, it turns out that the entrance is actually a step down.
Originally, I thought that this was underground, and the passage should go up anyway to conform to the perception of ordinary people.
Zhang Fan stood still, looked ahead, and dimly found that the steps were not high, only a dozen steps, and the bottom was only more than two meters high.
At this moment, the pool behind him suddenly became agitated, and the water inside was churning and gushing as if it had been boiled.
"It's not good, girl, run."
Zhang Fan picked up the little hibiscus, jumped directly to the bottom, and then began to run wildly.
A large amount of water bubbled up from the pool and then all poured into the channel.
Although Zhang Fan is running very fast now, the water flowing after him is faster.
It turns out that this passage is designed this way for a reason, it is usually a passage, and after it is filled with water, it is a dead end.
I don't know how long the passage is, Zhang Fan can only run desperately towards the front, once trapped here, and there is no underwater life support equipment, he can only wait for death.
After running for a while, Zhang Fan was already rushing forward with the rushing water, choking on a mouthful of water from time to time.
People also bumped around with the current, but fortunately, this impact was nothing to Zhang Fan, he tightly protected the little hibiscus, the problem was that he was afraid that the little hibiscus would drown.
If he rushed down like this, he could still hold on, but Xiao Hibiscus was already having difficulty breathing, and he was choked by water from time to time and coughed, which made Zhang Fan anxious.
Just when there was nothing to be done, the water suddenly slowed down, as if hitting a wall in front of it.
Zhang Fan stood in the water with the hibiscus in his arms, and only after the surroundings calmed down a little before he groped his way forward in the dark.
There was a little dim light not far in front of the passage, Zhang Fan could feel that the passage under his feet was slowly going up, could it be that there was an exit ahead?
"Girl, how are you?"
Zhang Fan hugged Xiao Hibiscus and asked with concern.
Hibiscus was choked and her face was red, and her eyes were also red, and it seemed that she had been tossed a lot.
"I didn't ...... It's okay brother. ”
"Well, it's okay, we'll be out right away."
Zhang Fan wiped the water from her face in distress, then carried her on his back and walked towards the dim light.
However, when Zhang Fan came out of the water and walked up for a while, he was dumbfounded when he reached the light.
There is no exit here, it is a dead end.
The passage extends all the way to here, and there is no more.
The same is true for the sudden slowdown of the water just now until it stops.
The terrain here is a little higher, so the air can't get out of the passage, and it's compressed by the water rushing in from the outside.
Zhang Fan was stunned for a few seconds, then found a flat place to put the little hibiscus down, and then he looked at the lamp.
The dim lamp hung on the wall of the passage, it didn't have any external power supply, Zhang Fan took the lamp off, and found that the lamp was actually an antique-level thing that used a light bulb.
"Brother, where is this?" Hibiscus asked, sitting on the ground.
Zhang Fan walked up to Xiao Hibiscus, touched her head and said:
"Girl, we're in a little trouble, but it doesn't matter, we'll be able to get out."
Xiao Hibiscus nodded obediently, Zhang Fan walked to the water's edge with the lamp, and then dimmed the yellow light, Zhang Fan observed the water surface for a while, and found that there was no trace of rising movement.
Zhang Fan was a little helpless, and he didn't know whether it was good or bad.
The water does not rise, which means that the seal here is very good.
At the same time, it also shows that the possibility of wanting to make a hole to get out is already very small.
If the water rises, that's even more so.
"Who made such a place?"
Zhang Fan cursed secretly, walked back to Xiao Hibiscus, and sat down with her.
Xiao Hibiscus hurriedly leaned up and pressed close to Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan was suddenly a little moved, and for a while he actually forgot his situation, and he asked in a ghostly manner:
"Girl, I was wrong just now, we are not in small trouble, if no one comes to save us, we are in big trouble, are you afraid?"
Xiao Hibiscus leaned his head against Zhang Fan's chest, shook his head and rubbed it, and said:
"Brother, I'm not afraid, with you here, I'm not afraid of anything."
"We could die here." Zhang Fan said seriously.
Hibiscus did not speak this time, as if he was thinking about something, and after a long time he said:
"Brother, I heard an ancient story that says that after a person dies, he will be reincarnated and become a new person."
Zhang Fan was stunned for a moment, and Xiao Mu Hibiscus immediately said:
"But can we clones also be reincarnated?"
Zhang Fan patted her on the back and said softly:
"As long as you are a kind person, you can be reincarnated, girl, you must be ......"
Zhang Fan said halfway, and felt that it was wrong to say this, so he quickly stopped.
"Surely what?" Hibiscus asked.
"I'm sure I'm going to die." Zhang Fan said.
Just as he looked up after saying this, he saw a small round stone pillar at the top of the passage.