Chapter 249: Standing Corpse
Getting angry with Ah Chuan is the stupidest behavior in the world, I turned my head and forgot about this little awkwardness, since I don't want me to help, then let him go, my injury is not lighter than him, why should I wronged myself.
I stood up, my ankle still hurt a little, but it wasn't serious, at least it was much stronger than Ah Chuan, and the pain in my body could be selectively ignored, it was just some trauma, not a big deal.
I heard the sound of Achuan putting his gear on his back, and then fell silent, and we stood still as I waited for him to move forward, but he didn't move.
The two of us stood straight for half a minute, I couldn't help it, Ah Chuan seemed to disappear, there was no sound, I raised my hand and touched him, he was still there.
"Where are we going?" I lowered my hand, and my heart was a little more settled.
"Who knows?" Ah Chuan's voice came slowly, "You can go wherever you want." ”
I was silent, I always felt a little depressed, he didn't know the way, I already knew, but I had a glimmer of hope, we are really helpless now, but I can't go back to that walking corpse-like state, because with Ah Chuan by my side, I can go to death by myself, but I can't drag him along.
There is a rock crevice on one side, and a cave on the other, I don't know where Ah Chuan came to this cave, but I don't want to go back, since he asked me to decide, then I can choose one at random, anyway, no one knows which one is correct.
I walked towards the cave, Ah Chuan followed me, the footsteps were very soft but audible, he was very close to me, I could feel the warmth emanating from him, it was really different to have someone to accompany me.
We touched the rock wall with one hand, and we moved forward in the dark, and soon I couldn't touch the rock, I was used to the darkness, and I didn't panic, so I took two steps forward and tried it, and it was a rock crevice half a man and a half wide.
"How's this one?" I asked.
"No problem." Ah Chuan replied casually, and he was not worried about getting lost at all.
I don't feel scared at all, the darkness gives me courage, maybe there are monsters all around us, but as long as we can't see it, we can treat it as if it doesn't exist, and this mentality is quite good.
I walked very slowly, on the one hand, because of the injury, on the other hand, and for Ah Chuan, I could hear his footsteps deep and shallow, the pain could not be concealed, not everyone was eleven.
We passed through a few rock crevices, Ah Chuan didn't say anything, but I regretted it a little, the cave just now was very safe, but no one knew what was ahead, especially the two of us were still injured, if we wanted to meet here, we could only rely on Brother Shen, and it was better to be found by him than to stop in one place all the time.
I can't say anything about resting now, it's full of the sound of running water, and my feet are slippery, and I can hear the sound of water splashing when I step on it, and it's very humid and not suitable for resting.
I don't know where we're going, I can only try to choose a less off-the-beaten-path path, lest I unconsciously come back, the cool wind is still there, although it is very light and light, but I can feel it blowing on the sweaty face, it comes from the depths of the island with a faint fishy smell.
The road ahead is getting more open, which means we have fewer options, and I don't know if that's a good thing, but we haven't met anyone else either.
I suddenly had a terrible thought, maybe we passed by their corpse at some point, but we couldn't see it, so I don't know, just like when I first woke up, if I hadn't taken those steps, I wouldn't have found the body.
It was terrible, the more I thought about it, the more panicked I became, as if it was all real, the darkness kept me thinking about it, I was thinking about those scenes, from the environment to the characters, from the seaweed to the hair, every detail was so clear, and gradually I felt that this was the real thing.
My injuries started to hurt again, I gasped a few times and stopped, Ah Chuan also stopped, but he didn't ask me what was wrong, he stopped as if he had disappeared, and he couldn't detect the slightest breath.
I wanted to say it but didn't want to say it, hesitated for a few seconds and then continued to move forward, he didn't ask, this is what I admire most about Ah Chuan, his curiosity is much stronger than mine, but he knows when to be curious and when not to.
The terrain is rising, my steps are getting more and more hesitant, I don't know where we are going, according to my speculation, the jade should be at the bottom of the island, so are we walking towards the exit now?
Ah Chuan didn't have any doubts, he didn't say advice, he just walked behind me, as if he believed me, we walked so far, so long, he didn't ask for a break, if it weren't for the deep and shallow footsteps, I thought he wouldn't be injured at all.
Agawa...... "I can't help it."
"What's wrong?" He was finally willing to speak.
I was a little embarrassed, and I didn't know why I called him, so I could only say awkwardly, "Are your feet okay?" ”
A chuckle came from behind him: "Can you worry about yourself first?" Even if you jump on one foot, you can go farther than you. ”
Damn/yes, what kind of heart did I send at this time, I scolded myself fiercely in my heart, why am I so not so long-remembered, Ah Chuan can say good things in his mouth, and the sow can fly to the sky.
Since jumping on one foot can go farther than me, isn't this snail-like speed wronged him, I was angry in my heart, and I accelerated my speed, and he really followed, and he didn't fall behind at all.
I quickly passed through a few crevices in the rock, and slowed down again, what the hell was I doing, like a child, it was no fun to expect him to let go, and I was afraid that if I really let him out.
There was a sound of laughter behind me, and I exhaled a long breath to resist the urge to hit him, he did it on purpose, he knew that I could hear it, and it was better for me to laugh than to laugh out loud.
I don't want to worry about it, I mistakenly think that his state of mind when he died is still there, since he is alive, he must cherish it, in fact, compared to Ah Chuan, I am not much better, think about how Lao Huang treated me, I am much more balanced.
The road ahead is getting flatter and more open, and the rocks are still one by one, but there are many fewer gaps between them, as if they have been polished, they are still uneven, but they are obviously different from the natural edges and corners, I raised my hand to touch it, and I couldn't touch the artificially excavated lines.
"Ah Chuan, is it still natural here?" I asked.
"It should be, it can only be said that the island itself has become special." Agawa replied.
I didn't know what that meant, but I became cautious in my steps, and after walking another way, I felt that the space in front of me had become larger, and the echo of my footsteps had changed significantly, just like when I walked to the entrance of the cave where I met Agawa.
There should be a hole in front of it, the terrain has been increasing, although it is not obvious, but I can feel that this place is drier than other places, and I was about to step in, but Achuan suddenly reached out and grabbed me.
He stepped forward and stood side by side with me, his voice uncertain: "There's something here." ”
I was startled, I raised my hand and grabbed him, and with the other hand I pulled out the short sword, I held my breath, and Ah Chuan was silent at all, there was no water dripping here, there was silence all around, and no sound could be heard.
At this moment, it was as if I had returned to the realm of silence, and all the noise of the floating island itself was blocked by me, and I listened intently, but I still couldn't hear anything.
How did Agawa notice something? I turned my head in confusion, only to hear him inhaling slightly, so small that it was almost negligible.
"There's the smell of dead people here." After another ten seconds, Ah Chuan said softly.
I was startled, and subconsciously thought to Brother Shen, the air has always been filled with a faint smell of sea, I sniffed hard, and I didn't smell blood, let alone the smell of dead people.
I think I'm familiar with the smell of dead people, after all, I've seen all kinds of corpses, but there isn't one here, and it may be very faint, out of my sense of smell.
I don't have the slightest doubt about Ah Chuan's words, the five senses of the Mo family are much sharper than ordinary people, he must have smelled a smell that I can't detect, if there is a dead person here, who will it be?
The surroundings are still so quiet, it doesn't look like there is a living thing, Ah Chuan moved, he stepped forward, I stubbornly pulled the corner of his clothes and followed behind, the rock crack reached the end, and the front was indeed a cave, and the echo suddenly grew.
We walked close to the edge of the cave, and just a few meters after I walked out, I heard a slight touch in front of me, and Ah Chuan stopped, he seemed to have touched something, it should be hard.
Ah Chuan's clothes were moving, and I felt him raise his hand, he was touching something, something was in front of him, it was not short, otherwise he wouldn't have raised his hand to touch it.
"Huh?"
Ah Chuan suddenly made a puzzled sound, I wanted to ask him what he had touched, in fact, I could have stood side by side with him to touch it, but I didn't dare, I always felt that there was danger in the dark.
"It's really interesting." Ah Chuan laughed and lowered his hand.
"What? What did you touch? I couldn't help but ask.
"Can't you know by touching it yourself?" Ah Chuan's voice was raised, very relaxed, without any tension.
It seemed that there was no danger, and my heart was relieved, Ah Chuan turned slightly and grabbed my hand, pulled me forward, pulled off my thick gloves, leaving only a thin layer of plastic gloves, grabbed my hand and raised it to reach forward.
"You can't feel it with gloves."
As he spoke, he pressed my hand down, I was a little repulsed and wanted to retract it, but his strength was too great for me to resist, and my hand stretched out into the darkness with his movements, and soon, there was a cold, dry touch under my hand.
At first glance, it was no different from a rock, and as soon as he exerted a little force, my whole hand was covered, and the uneven touch went straight to the bottom of my heart, and I was startled, and retracted my hand with lightning speed, this is not a rock at all, but the face of a dried corpse!