Chapter 230: Dark Red Skull
It didn't take long, and it would take at least a few days, or even a week or two, to recover to this extent, not to mention that we had been exercising, and the wound had been soaked in water, and it was okay if it didn't deteriorate, how could it recover so quickly.
I was surprised, I thought it was incredible, I hesitated for a long time and still didn't ask, how could Brother Shen know about this kind of thing, he probably would only say that I just recovered faster.
I bandaged him and went back to lie down without saying anything, I was really tired, I felt sluggish even when I got up, Brother Shen leaned on the side of the backpack and sit, he didn't sleep, and sure enough, the task of guarding was his.
I can't tell what mood it is, his sentence "You shouldn't come" always rings in my head, my vision is gradually blurring, the shadow of the human skin figurines in the distance is too clear to see, only the silhouette of Brother Shen and the light of the flashlight are still clear, but they all gradually disappear in front of me, and I fell asleep completely.
I slept very smoothly, I didn't feel cold when I was soaked, I was always in a narrow gap, it was rare to have a place to lie down, my body was very comfortable against the ground, there were so many horrible things around, it didn't affect me at all, the floating island had been shaking slightly, it seemed to be lying in a cradle.
I was awakened, and while I was sleeping soundly, I felt a violent shaking under me, and I reacted quickly, and I opened my eyes and got up, only to see that nineteen of them had also jumped up, and it was not the rock under me that shook the whole island, as if it had been an earthquake.
"What's going on?!"
I picked up the equipment on my back, slightly short to keep my balance, there were small sand and gravel on the top of the cave smashed down, shaking everywhere, my eyes were full of ghosting, I was horrified, the floating island should not be sinking, right?
The floating island shook for a full four or five seconds before it slowly stopped, and my heart was still beating like a drum, it must have really stopped, and we stood quietly for half a minute without shaking again.
Everyone's face is not very good, this floating island is a *, we don't know what this shaking means, this is probably a harbinger of sinking, if it really sinks, we will definitely die here.
We didn't have much time to delay, we had been through so much along the way, I forgot the biggest threat, for us, no matter what monsters we encountered, it was a small matter, and the biggest danger was the floating island itself.
I don't know how long I slept, and when I jumped up, I didn't notice if Brother Shen was resting, and we couldn't lie down in peace anymore, it was a wake-up call, and it was urging us to leave as soon as possible.
Nineteen was talking about something, and soon, I couldn't understand it at all, I only knew that he frequently said the word "go", and Brother Shen also echoed a few words, we sorted out our equipment, and saw Brother God walking straight towards one of the two rock crevices I saw earlier, and the person leading the way became him again.
I glanced at Nineteen, and I really wanted to ask about Ah Qing's situation, but I hesitated and gave up, he was outside, no matter how dangerous it was, it wouldn't be worse than us, and with Ah Qing's temperament, even if there was really something, he wouldn't tell us.
The labyrinth seemed to be startled by the shaking just now, the rocks moved violently, and there were gravel and the like falling everywhere, smashing their heads and faces, but fortunately the rock crevices were wide enough to not be blocked, but the road ahead was getting narrower and narrower.
The slope of the road was going down, and I had a bad premonition in my heart, and sure enough, after passing through a few more rock crevices, I saw that the road ahead was not underwater, and I couldn't help but sigh, the slope went down very quickly, and the water rose little by little from my ankle to my chest, and after walking through two more rock crevices, we had to swim.
The clothes that finally dried a little bit were soaked again, but fortunately, I slept and had enough physical strength, my body surface temperature has always been very low, and my muscles will twitch slightly from time to time, I don't know what will become in front of me, I am always in cold water, and sooner or later something will happen.
The activity of the maze was still violent, the water surface shook violently, the water level was high and low, I couldn't help but wonder if the floating island was really starting to sink, there was still no sound around, and I became more and more panicked, this silent field was too big.
The rapid drumming must have stopped a long time ago, and when I thought of the drums, I suddenly realized that I hadn't seen a human skin figurine for a long time, and I hadn't seen it since I left the workshop, and this should be a deeper area, and I am afraid that there would be no more human skin figurines behind.
I was right, we swam through one rock crevice after another, and we didn't see the shadow of the human figurines, and I felt a little more settled, which showed that we were not going the wrong way, and we were indeed heading towards the center of the floating island.
There were no skin figurines, no invisible monsters, the tentacle monsters were completely gone, and even the owner of the severed hand did not come to harass us again, we returned to the beginning of the situation, and gradually the maze activity was also relieved, I did not feel the sinking, the floating island should still be on the water.
I'm still a little scared, the water in front of me is getting deeper and deeper, and I can see the bottom of the water with a searchlight, the depth of the water is more than seven meters, and this may be the bottom of the floating island.
Swimming in such a dark and oppressive environment is terrifying, not to mention that I can't hear a sound, the water is getting deeper and deeper, the searchlight can't shine to the end, I feel that the light of the searchlight is obviously dimmed, and energy is also a big problem.
Only the god brother at the front and Eleven at the end were still on the lights, and it was dark underwater, unable to see, hear, and show no signs of life, indeed, since leaving the human skin workshop, there was almost no shadow of sea creatures, only a little seagrass still growing, and even those terrifying worms were gone.
The disappearance of signs of life is by no means a good thing, it means that it is not suitable for living things, and it is likely that there is an excess of toxic substances, but we do not yet feel that people are actually the most vulnerable, and these invisible dangers are difficult to detect, and they are only known when they are attacked.
The space inside has always been very large, and each rock crevice we swam through was two or three meters wide, which was completely different from the crowding outside, and after passing through seven or eight rock crevices, I was surprised to find that the water level had become lower.
We saw the rocks at the bottom of the water again, and at first I thought it was just a high crevice, but I didn't expect it to be the same when we went forward, and gradually, the water level dropped to only about two meters.
Maybe there will be land ahead, I am a little relieved, it would be nice to have a rest, swimming is too exhausting, and the heat is too much to support, just when I feel at ease, Brother Shen suddenly stopped, I bumped into him, swinging my feet to float.
Nineteen walked past me, and I reached out to look, only to see a dark red skull floating silently on the water in the dim light.
I almost didn't scream, and then I realized that it was okay to scream, and we confronted the skull, and the atmosphere became solemn, it was very close to us, but two meters, and it was like that, deep and shallow with our ripples, and it was getting closer and closer to us under the swing of the water.
Brother Shen would definitely not be frightened by a dead man's skull and dare not step forward, I suddenly understood, the problem is the color of the bone, the dark red is like it has just been peeled out, and there is still blood, and there has been no living person here for thousands of years, and the things that should have decayed with time have long since appeared, and it is impossible to show such a bright color.
This means that the owner of this skull has just died, and it is likely that some monster has eaten the flesh and skin, leaving such a red and bright skull, and the only living people who have come here are us and those enemies, is there any danger hidden here?
Brother Shen suddenly turned his head to Nineteen and said something, only to see Nineteen nod, Brother Shen swam forward, and when he reached about half a meter away from the skull, I didn't know what he said, I was afraid and suspicious, but I saw him turning around and shaking his head at us, his expression was quite relaxed.
It seemed to be fine, we all swam over, and when we got closer, we realized that we were really scared of ourselves, it was indeed a skull, but the dark red on it was lacquer, and it was an ancient lacquerware.
Humans have discovered the role of lacquer since the Stone Age, and it is not surprising that it appeared here, but the previous lacquer came from the lacquer tree, which could not have been produced on this island, and these lacquers must have been brought from land.
This discovery can only show that the people on this floating island have had contact with the land, but there is no record of the floating island since ancient times, perhaps because this place is too terrifying, or maybe the people who have seen the floating island have been killed, so there is no word to circulate.
We swam past the skull, and although I knew it was a man-made artifact, I was still terrified, because the skull must be a real human skull, and the owner of the floating island was a pervert who would paint the human skull as a decoration.
I felt very awkward in my heart, as long as anyone with a little conscience would feel uncomfortable, we swam through this rock crevice, only to see that the space in front of us became more open, the water level was shallower, and I could already touch the bottom of the water.
As soon as I turned a corner, the same dark red skull came into view, and I was startled by the coldness, but it still swayed towards my face with the waves, and the more I dodged, the closer it came to me.
I resisted my disgust, raised my hand and slapped it out, and the skull swirled a few times on the surface of the water, and drifted away, and I saw that its back was different from the normal skull, and a round hole was made above the skull, four or five centimeters in diameter, and the neck that should have been empty below was painted and sealed, and the holes in the eyes and nose were also pasted up, like a vessel.
Although I don't want to admit it, it is indeed beautifully made, the lacquer is evenly and beautifully applied, even the places that are pasted are just right, and it is a cruel work of art like the human skin figurines outside.
I became more and more disgusted, I didn't know what it was for, it was clearly there to hold something, and it made people hairy to think about.