Chapter 99: Transparent People
We got out of the cave and stepped into the water again, I walked side by side with Lao Huang at the end, I was holding a flashlight, but my mind was not on the road, I glanced over to see Lao Huang from time to time, but he kept his head half-bowed, and didn't seem to notice me.
I always feel that there is something different about him, he usually straightens his waist no matter how tired he is, but now he exudes a sense of decadence.
Could it be that the drug? I don't dare to believe my eyes anymore, Lao Huang's endurance is top-notch, and the pain he can show on his face is definitely unbearable.
If I asked him, he would definitely be prevaricating, and he doesn't look like he's unwell now, but like he's been mentally impacted.
The cave narrowed little by little, Lao Huang came to the end, the original road was only slightly inclined downward, but here it became much steeper, I could hear the sound of a very rapid and loud water in front of me, like a small waterfall.
We turned a corner and walked a few hundred meters, the water beneath our feet became more and more rapid, and the cave became more open, and it was no problem for five people to walk side by side.
The surrounding walls of the cave began to flow in continuously, which seemed to be the main road of a dark river, and the water from all the forks in the road flowed into it, and the roof of the cave was dripping with water, and my clothes were soon soaked.
The water was getting faster and the slope was steeper, and we had to go hand in hand, but the water was not too deep, and the waterfall roar was getting louder and louder, and there must be a discharge here.
I saw it very quickly, the road ahead was broken, and what stood in our way was a large hollow hole, several meters wide.
The edge of the cave has been washed clean and smooth by the current, and the terrain of the cave is low, and the water from all directions converges here, forming a white curtain of water.
Even if it is a few meters wide, it is not easy for me to jump over, we walked to the edge of the hole, tried our best to stand up straight, the hole is not deep, it is only two or three meters, there is water below, but unfortunately it is blocked by a curtain of water, I can't see how big the space is.
"Down there." Brother Shen spoke.
Originally, we didn't have to jump over, but the situation below was even more uncertain, and we couldn't tell how deep it was because of the splash caused by the falling water, and we didn't know if it was a well-like hole or something else.
Ah Chuan took out a cold firework from his backpack, opened it and threw it in, I saw it sink little by little, and the surroundings were all dark and there were no stones.
Soon it was at the bottom, and below it should be a rather large lake, at least three or four meters deep, and we had to swim to get in.
I hope the exit is not underwater, if you want to dive it will be troublesome, I looked at the cold fireworks that emitted white light, it lay quietly at the bottom of the lake, there seemed to be a lot of small things of different colors at the bottom of the lake, but unfortunately the water was tumbling, it was difficult to see.
Brother Shen took down the tent and stuffed the equipment that couldn't get wet, I didn't expect the tent to be of this use, and it was not in vain that we always carried it.
He jumped down with his tent, making a big splash, and the cold flames had been extinguished, and he got out of the water curtain, and came back and made a gesture for us to go down.
Ah Chuan and Xiao Qi jumped off one after another, Lao Huang and I also held hands and fell into the water together, I was completely submerged in the water in an instant, the water was very cold, and the cold stimulated the skin with a faint pain.
Stirred by the cold water, the wound on my shoulder didn't hurt so much, and the hot lump on the back of my head also felt comfortable, I moved my legs and feet to the surface, everyone was soaked, I saw that this was a large hole of hundreds of square meters, and there were water streams flowing in from all over the top of the cave, stirring up patches of water, if it wasn't in the dark underground, it would have a bit of a water park.
The water was cool and quiet, and there were no pesky insects and snakes, and I saw in the distance that there was a large rocky beach on one side of the lake, which was densely packed with round pebbles.
It's not pure natural, there are traces of man-made excavations, we go around and around, and finally come back, this must be somewhere in the ancient tomb, we are not far from jade.
It's really strange to see pebbles here, this kind of stone can't appear in this kind of landform, they should have been transported from a long way away, just like the stones of the Three Realms Bridge, I don't know what the tomb owner has in mind.
Brother Shen began to swim towards the rocky beach, which was about a few dozen meters away from us, and Ah Chuan looked at it and sighed.
"This guy is quite rich, we fell into someone's grave."
"Burial pit?" I was stunned for a moment.
"You don't think it's a stone." He smiled and swam toward the shore.
Brother Shen was sending the tent to the shore, Xiao Qi was like a fish in the water, she twisted her body slightly, swimming faster than Brother Shen, she went ashore, her soaked clothes clinging to her body and outlining a delicate curve, I saw Lao Huang staring at her in a daze.
I gave him a gentle nudge and he began to swim towards the shore, his body was very uncoordinated, and the wound on his shoulder and arm was still affecting him.
I tried to raise my hand, but I didn't dare to swing it back, and I could hear the bones screaming in pain, as if the previously healed crack had been ripped open again.
The sweat on my forehead instantly gushed out, mixed with the water, I took a deep breath, but this time I couldn't even lift my hand, and I couldn't swim with only one arm.
Brother Shen sent the tent ashore and jumped in to salvage the scattered backpacks, Lao Huang noticed that I was lagging behind, stretched out his injured arm and pulled me, he was about to swim forward, but suddenly stopped, his eyes staring at me.
He looked puzzled, raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, then tilted his head to look behind me.
"What's wrong?"
I was a little flustered, Lao Huang looked very much like the first time I found the ghost spider, I turned my head but didn't see anything, I didn't give up, and turned my body around again, it was pitch black behind, there was nothing, only a circle of ripples rippled from the two of us.
"What did you just look at?" I turned back.
Lao Huang glanced at it again and pulled me forward: "There seems to be a figure behind you, maybe I'm dazzled." ”
I was startled, and I turned my head again, and there was nothing in the darkness behind me.
My heart palpitations suddenly rose, Lao Huang's eyesight was very good, he must have seen something, but that thing suddenly disappeared again, there must be something unclean here.
Nervous, I turned my head again, and I almost didn't jump out of my mind when I saw a translucent figure following me, revealing the upper part of its body like me, and its lower body hidden in the water.
Not in the first few seconds!
However, it disappeared in just an instant, it really disappeared suddenly in front of me, my heart beat wildly, and I grabbed Lao Huang with my backhand, I obviously saw that strange thing, but it really disappeared in an instant, it didn't go into the water, there were only ripples in the water, and its translucent appearance seemed to have no substance, it must be a ghost!
Lao Huang stopped, the water around him seemed to be getting cooler and colder, and my voice trembled: "Are you seeing a translucent figure?" ”
"You saw that too?!" Lao Huang shouted.
The air froze us like ice, and our sound alarmed Ah Chuan, who stood on the shore and raised his flashlight to shine at us, and it didn't matter what happened to me, my feet froze, and my body immediately sank into the water, and I took a big mouthful of water.
Lao Huang pulled me up, I spit out the water, I felt that my mouth was full of weird fishy smell, my whole body was trembling, I saw that in the darkness behind us, the water was densely packed with human figures!
One by one, they were half-out of the water, standing upright like people, they were all translucent, if it wasn't for the darkness in the hole, I couldn't see them at all, they were as clear as water, forming a sculpture-like human form, and my gaze could easily look behind them through their bodies.
So many people, all people!
I felt like I was in a bath of ghosts, their translucent appearance was made of water, and they could only come from the water!
What the hell is this! They are certainly completely transparent in the water, and we are most likely swimming not in the water, but in a group of ghosts!
"Let's go!"
Lao Huang screamed, pulled me and swam towards the rocky beach, I was so scared that I forgot the pain, I waved my arms desperately, the more anxious my heart became, the more chaotic my posture became, we both tried our best to throw ourselves in the water, and we didn't swim a few meters at all.
I kept twisting my neck to look behind me, and in the blink of an eye, the translucent figures were all gone, and there was nothing in the dark.
"Don't move!"
It was Brother Shen's voice, I turned my head and saw Xiao Qi from a distance who wanted to go into the water, but was stopped by Brother Shen, he threw down the backpack in his hand, turned his head and swam towards the two of us.
I was so frightened that I just wanted to swim to the shore, and the cool air behind me was so cold that I couldn't see them, but they must be chasing me!
I splashed wildly in the water, I couldn't swim at all, Lao Huang's situation was not much better than mine, I felt countless pairs of cold hands touching my back and legs in the water, my legs and feet became more and more stiff, as if frozen.
"Stay away from me!"
I screamed, and when I turned my head, I saw a transparent face in front of me, the tips of our noses only inches apart!
That's a human face, a transparent face with all facial features! It's not a shadow, it's a substance, it's a three-dimensional human form made of water!
I screamed, and out of nowhere, I got the courage to punch it, and my fist seemed to have entered the water, and it passed through with ease, and its face was twisted and distorted by me, but not a drop of water splashed out!
The moment I punched in, I only felt a slippery feeling, like a pool of snot, and when I wanted to withdraw my hand but couldn't, it solidified quickly like glue, my hands were full of heavy and sticky things, it wrapped my forearm tightly, I watched this figure collapse softly, it didn't fall into the water, but spread along the forearm, wrapping my whole arm inside!