Volume 1 The Four Elephant Demon Palaces Chapter 58 Phoebe's Tragic Life (1)
On the main passage, there were no more dried corpses, as if there had never been one here.
There were six of us, five of us sitting on the ground resting and eating, and Phoebe alone, holding a gun that I couldn't tell was still a machine gun as an iron rod, guarding us.
The five of them were silent and did not speak, their faces were very gloomy, and there was a burning rod with sparks in the middle of us, and as the burning rod spewed flames, the light and shadow shook on everyone's faces, and the atmosphere seemed strange and terrifying.
If no one spoke, everyone remained silent, and it really looked like a ghost movie.
Victoria, as the captain and experienced, was the first to speak: "Our burning rods have long run out, and the other lighting equipment is basically running out of power. How much do you have left? β
You, of course, are talking about me, because when Victoria says we, I'm referring to the five people in their squad.
I smiled wryly and said, "This is also the last one, there are still a few left, and they have all been used up on the way back!" β
"And how much food and water do you have left?" Victoria asked again.
I took my backpack and poured out everything in front of everyone.
There are three bottles of water left, plus half a bottle on my own, for a total of three and a half bottles. There is not much food at all, in the current situation, according to twenty-four hours, eat two meals, if you don't eat enough, half a piece of chocolate per person, a little beef jerky, plus a little, compressed biscuits, can last three or four days at most!
I know why Victoria is asking this, because there is no hope of going out, there is little hope, and Victoria is counting how many days we have to live.
Looking at the food on the ground, Victoria also motioned for the others to start bringing out their own food and water.
They don't have much food and water at all, not even a tenth of what I brought, and at this time, how can there be food and water? I thought so, but to my surprise, the women each took out an unopened bottle of water, as well as a military ration, plus the water they still had on them, and it also looked like a bottle and a half.
Looking at my look of surprise, Victoria explained, "It's our rule to leave food and water for emergencies. β
I didn't speak, although I felt cheated, but now this is the case, and I don't care about these things at all. At most, I can only feel that women are really born liars.
I have long heard from them that they have nothing to eat, and they have always eaten Lao Tzu, but they each kept a hand, and each of them also left a military ration.
In fact, this military ration is not much, even if it is saved, it is enough for one person to eat for a day.
"Now everyone should also know that we are trapped here, and the rest of the food and water will be enough for us for a week at most, and this is still in the case of trying not to exercise and reduce consumption, if we fight, the consumption will be more, maybe our food will be even more insufficient!" Victoria said as she looked at everyone solemnly.
Everyone doesn't speak, and I don't talk either, because what I say is tantamount to nonsense.
But I still asked, "So we're just waiting here now?" Waiting to die? β
The words "wait for death" were so harsh that I knew I had said the wrong thing as soon as I finished speaking, but it was too late, and everyone couldn't help but look at me with an indescribable meaning in their eyes.
I want to blame, I feel unnecessary, I don't blame, I feel panicked. In this way, he fell into a silent embarrassing situation again.
Finally, Victoria broke the silence: "We still have to keep walking, remember when we opened the second stone gate, although there is no way out at the end of the stone gate, but we also have to go and see, maybe there is a chance!" β
In fact, I think so too, that's why I have this question, and the rest of Victoria's team has an absolutely obedient attitude towards Victoria's words, and Victoria has made a statement, so naturally there is no need for others to express their position anymore.
I said, "You guys go over there, I want to find Li Xiang and Shui Rising again!" β
When everyone heard this, they all focused their eyes on me again, and I smiled bitterly awkwardly, but did not speak, and Alice also stopped talking.
Because of the situation I said, Li Xiang and Shui Rising were most likely dead a long time ago, even if they were lucky enough not to die at that time, it was so long, and in the absence of light sources, food and water, it is estimated that they would have died a long time ago.
But I don't give up, because I feel that there is my responsibility in this, and I blame myself, so I don't want to give up easily. Victoria, they probably knew what I was thinking, and they didn't stop me.
In the end, Victoria even said to me: "In this way, I, Alice, Serena and Luna will go to the end of the stone gate to have a look, and let Phoebe follow you, so that you can have a response, even if you encounter a group of dry corpses, with Phoebe's natural divine power, you can kill a bloody way." If you can't find it, come back and look for us at the end of the stone gate!" β
"Good!" I didn't mean anything, because now wasn't the time to be pretentious, so we divided the supplies in our hands, and then I took Phoebe and went into the nearest hole, while Victoria and the others headed for the stone gate.
We were all silent all the way, I didn't speak, and neither did Phoebe. The last incendiary stick just now, let Victoria take them away.
We had to use the kind of hand-generated flashlight I bought from the train, but the light distance was so short that we couldn't see if there was anyone from a meter away.
So along the way, I first had to use a strong flashlight to illuminate the entire passage, and then turn off the strong flashlight and use a manually generated flashlight to illuminate it.
There is this method, after walking for a while, I will take out a strong flashlight and shine it, and then use a manual flashlight to shine it. We searched for a long time, but we didn't meet Li Xiang and Shui Rising, and there wasn't even a trace of it.
I found a lot of dried corpses, but I didn't need to make a move, and I just let Phoebe be stoned to death with a stick. I can't help but sigh at Victoria's foresight, and secretly envy Phoebe's innate divine powers, this is not the first time I have envied, I have envied it several times.
Because every time Phoebe made a move, I was both grateful and envious, so I talked to Phoebe.
I'm not a very good talker, and I usually don't have any nutritious words, otherwise I wouldn't be able to, and I'm still a single dog that no one cares about.
"Phoebe, where are you from?" I asked.
"American!" Phoebe replied.
Then after a long silence, I asked again, "Are your divine powers innate?" β
"Yes!" Phoebe replied again.
There was a long silence again, and then I asked, "Then how did you get on the path of a mercenary?" β
Phoebe was silent for a while, I thought she was organizing the language, and I didn't care, but then I heard her say: "When I was a child, I found that my strength was different from ordinary people, and when I was playing with my friends, I often inadvertently injured my friends.
My friends are afraid of me and treat me like a monster. Their parents also warned them not to play with me. Although I am very sad, I have a good father, who has always encouraged me, saying that I am very special, that my strength is given by God, and that God must give me strength so that I can help more people.
Even if others are afraid of me, laugh at me, and alienate me, don't care, because I am God's favored child, and God will give me a perfect explanation.
Unfortunately, my dad was killed in a car accidentγγγγγγ β
When Phoebe said this, I felt sorry and wanted to say sorry for stopping the conversation. I asked her why she had embarked on this path, and her silence was clearly considering whether to say such a sad thing, and she did.
And I can't just ignore it, because it will make Phoebe remember everything again, and break her heart again.
Based on my previous experience reading novels and movies, Phoebe's story will definitely be more twisted and tragic, so I can't let her talk about it anymore.
However, Phoebe clearly saw my intentions and stopped me in advance: "It's okay, you're a good person, I'm willing to tell you, and we're probably going to die here, why can't you say it?" β