Chapter 4: The Shadow of the Beast
Lin Yi and the others didn't feel anything, and chatted with the boy for a few words. Han Jing didn't say a word, she thought that this was the teenager's fear and wanted to leave his girlfriend and leave first.
And in this case, his girlfriend was lost, and he could still stay in the gazebo with peace of mind, and he looked down on him even more in his heart.
The boy stepped into the fog and his figure began to blur.
"Xiaohui! Where is it? Can you hear me? ”
The three of them watched, and in the silence, suddenly a woman's voice sounded.
The figure of the young man in front of him paused, and then shouted in response.
"I'm here, here."
As he shouted, he walked in the direction from which the voice came. I had already given up, but I didn't expect my girlfriend to find it in time, and the joy in my heart can be imagined.
As the two voices kept shouting closer, the faces of the three people in the pavilion suddenly changed.
They could no longer see the boy's figure, but as they looked past the voice, they could see another shadow. An incomparably large silhouette in a thick fog moved slowly, towards the place where the sound came.
The monster hidden in the dense fog made the three of them subconsciously hold their breath, and they couldn't believe how it could suddenly develop to such a point.
And the teenager who was still calling for his girlfriend didn't seem to notice it at all, and his voice and figure were constantly approaching.
In an instant, a terrifying scream sounded, making the three of them subconsciously take a few steps back. Before he could think more, the voice stopped abruptly.
Everything seemed to be calm, and the huge shadow could be seen wriggling in the distance, but soon it was buried by the rolling fog. Silence, silence, chilling.
"What the fuck is this?"
After a long time, Bai Xuanyu slowly spoke, and he also suppressed his voice, for fear of alarming the terrifying monsters lurking in the dense fog. The three of them gathered in the center of the pavilion, next to the stone table, and did not even dare to move.
There is a dense fog all around, and at this time, the eyes look directly, and at the maximum, it can only be two or three meters out of the pavilion, and it is not clear at all if it is far away, and even the subtle sound of rain and wind has disappeared.
Quiet, fearful, extreme loneliness, like an island in the sea. Surrounded by dark seas, in the deep sea, unfathomable terrifying sea beasts are dormant, ready to sacrifice isolated islands and turn them into bait. Even though the three people present thought they were all bold figures. At this moment, I can't help but secretly rejoice, if there is only one person, I am afraid that I will go crazy directly. Even so, the mental pressure, as time went on, continued to increase, tormenting the three young people trapped on the island
Han Jing's face turned a little pale, he glanced at Bai Xuanyu, and then at Lin Yi, who was silent.
"Lin Yi, do you know anything?"
Lin Yi stared at the location where the shadows disappeared in the thick fog, as if something flashed in his mind, but he couldn't remember clearly. After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke, "Like, I've heard similar legends." But I can't remember it clearly. ”
As he spoke, he frowned himself. Although he has been bent on seeking immortals in the past few years, he thinks that he has never experienced this kind of fantasy plot. Where did you hear about it, but where did you hear it? I have a vague impression, but I can't remember it.
Han Jing was not satisfied with his answer, and was about to continue asking. In the thick fog, in the far depths, a voice came again, causing the faces of the three to change drastically.
"Chen Xue?!!"
The sound was far away, through the thick fog, and some were not very clear. But several people have known each other for many years, and they recognize each other in an instant.
"She's calling Brother Xu?" Bai Xuanyu's face was complicated, they were waiting for Tang Xu and Chen Xue here, and then they were trapped in the pavilion and didn't dare to set foot out. Now that I hear Chen Xue's voice, I am inexplicably terrified in my heart.
Han Jing gritted her teeth, hesitating whether to respond. The thick fog in front of him suddenly surged, like a behemoth with life, struggling and writhing, terrifying and terrifying. It seems that an immortal beast is about to appear, stirring up the storm.
The gray mist, like a wind and clouds, changed in an instant, as if there were demons and monsters, each appearing. Han Jing, who had just taken a few steps forward, hurriedly retreated, and in the pavilion, there seemed to be a barrier, even if the fog was turbulent, it was difficult to invade in the slightest, making the three of them feel a little more at ease.
But the sound from the depths made them unable to calm down.
"Tang Xu!"
Chen Xue's shout sounded again, much clearer than before. Panic, anxiety, and fear are mixed. With the chaos in front of him, that little peace of mind dissipated in an instant.
The three of them were frightened, and this was not as luring as they had guessed before.
Without waiting for them to react, in the stirring gray mist, a huge beast figure suddenly appeared, even if it was obscured by the dense fog, the outline of a mountain could be seen.
"Oh no, I'm coming this way."
Escape? Or not to escape!?
The behemoth rushed forward, and the dense fog around it was swept by a terrifying momentum. The pavilion is like a small boat in a storm, which may fall at any time. Lin Yi and the others were at a loss for a while.
A furious, dull beast roar rang out, and the sound wave showed its power in the mist. In the mist that dispersed for a moment, a monstrous beast appeared.
The mountain-like body, with scarlet eyes, looked like two huge lanterns in the thick fog.
What shocked the three of them even more was that in front of the giant beast, a small figure hurriedly ran. The fog was washed away, and when Lin Yi and the three of them saw each other, that person naturally saw them as well.
"Han Jing, Lin Yi Xiaobai!" Chen Xue, who fled for her life in a hurry, was also surprised, she didn't expect to see her hard-looking friend at this time. But before she could be happy, her face changed again, and the giant beast behind her was already approaching.
"Run!"
With a shout, Chen Xue's speed was not as fast as the giant beast behind him, but it was also beyond ordinary people. In the blink of an eye, he had already rushed into the pavilion, pulled Han Jing up with his backhand and ran, Lin Yi and Bai Xuanyu didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly followed.
The four of them rushed out of the pavilion, and there was a roar behind them, and the ground shook.
Lin Yi turned around while running, only to see that the pavilion was less than half the height of the giant beast, and after being collided, it did not collapse directly as he imagined. Although it was a little shaky, it never fell. It was as if it had been blessed with some kind of strange power, blocking the path of the giant beast.
And after the giant beast was blocked, it was also furious, roaring and rushing, constantly attacking the pavilion. The huge body stirred the mist, and such a close distance also allowed Lin Yi to finally see its face clearly. It turned out to be a huge and incomparably fierce crocodile.
Although he had already made many guesses about the dangers in the dense fog, Lin Yi couldn't help but be shocked at this time. This crocodile is not a phantom.
Although he was distracted and turned back, Lin Yi was tall and long legs after all, and he didn't fall, in order to prevent him from getting separated in the dense fog or encountering illusions again, Lin Yi grabbed Bai Xuanyu, Bai Xuanyu pulled Han Jing, and Han Jing was dragged by Chen Xue to run.
Suddenly, the sound of the beast roaring and colliding behind him disappeared. Lin Yi looked back, but saw that the huge beast shadow stopped attacking, and actually reacted, preparing to bypass the pavilion.
Lin Yi's heart was beating faster, and he didn't know how Chen Xue had escaped for so long before. But if the giant crocodile caught up, with its huge size, they would not be able to escape.
Almost in despair, the change resumed, and a scarlet figure that was faintly visible in the dense fog rushed directly towards the giant beast. Then the beast roared again, and the huge figure began to shake, and the roar was really fighting the scarlet figure.
After running for a long time, the figure of the giant beast could not be seen, and the surrounding fog became calm again, and the three of them couldn't help but slow down as they gasped.
"Chen Xue, where is Brother Xu?" Bai Xuanyu looked back and asked.
Chen Xue ran at the front, except that her face was not very good-looking, and she was in much better shape than the three of them after running for so long.
"There's a gazebo in front, let's go over there first. The gazebo seemed to be able to block those things. Chen Xue glanced back a few times and spoke.
Lin Yi and the others looked at her suspiciously, their gaze was all gray mist, and they couldn't see anything else at all. However, out of belief in their friends, or because they had no choice, they could only follow Chen Xue.
After running for a while, a gazebo appeared in the eyes of the three of them. Like the previous pavilion, three stone pillars propped up, a stone table, and four stone benches.
Once you're in the gazebo, feel a little more settled. But it is difficult to calm the heart.
It's not just the beast. The gazebo they had been in was the first one on the top of the hill, and it was on the edge, surrounded by only a small square and a balustrade wall. But just now he fled in a hurry, at least running out of a thousand meters, no matter from which direction, it looks strange at this time.
and Chen Xue's speed just now, especially when he rushed into the pavilion at the beginning, he was chased all the way by such a huge fierce crocodile, and his speed definitely exceeded the world champion level in their impression. Later, if they hadn't deliberately slowed down, maybe they wouldn't even be able to touch the figure.
"Xiaoxue, where have you been all this time? How could he be chased by that kind of monster, and Tang Xu? Han Jing rested for a while, and seeing that Chen Xue had also recovered a little, he hurriedly asked.
Bai Xuanyu and Lin Yi also focused their eyes on Chen Xue at the same time.
Chen Xue looked at the three of them, it was only half a day, but when she saw her friends again, she felt as if a long time had passed, a long time, longer than the reunion that she hadn't seen for a few years.
Maybe it's because I escaped the chase and finally relaxed, maybe it's because I found a friend in a difficult situation. Chen Xue couldn't help it for a while, her eyes were moist. Han Jing hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her. Lin Yi and the two glanced at each other and did not ask.
"Tang Xu and I were together at first, but after finding out that Lin Yi in front of us was wrong, it was like encountering a fantasy. The two of us decided to go to the top of the mountain first and then see what was going on. That illusion is to see a human figure, but it's very vague, you can't catch it, and you don't respond to it, have you encountered it? Chen Xue recounted, obviously it has only been a long time, but when it comes to it, it needs to be recalled.
Lin Yi nodded, "I encountered it, and I saw the two of you vaguely at that time, and I couldn't find it when I went back to look for it, and there was no response to the call." Others we have met have been in a similar situation. However, the two of them did not meet. They came back to look for a few of us, and then they didn't find it and went back to the top of the hill, where we met in that gazebo. ”
The experiences of the three of them are in addition to the illusion encountered by Lin Yi and the strange incident of the boy being attacked in the thick fog. Because he had been staying in the pavilion, there was nothing to talk about, Lin Yi summarized it after a few words, and then continued to look at Chen Xue, waiting for her strange experience.
Chen Xue also sat down, as if this pavilion was enough to make him feel at ease. After organizing his words for a moment, he continued, "By the time we reached the top of the mountain, the fog was already very heavy. We were going to wait for you at the gazebo on the other side of the square, but after a few rounds of the square, we couldn't find it. In the end, even the whole square changed. Can't find the way down the hill and can't find the exit from the square. ”
Chen Xue said, from her narration, the three of them were also imagining. In the same fog, the three of them had at least one pavilion to susten, but the two of them couldn't find their way in the fog. This is undoubtedly an even greater dilemma.
Tang Xu guessed that we might no longer be in the mountains, but somewhere else. Waiting where you are is not going to find you, or you may be trapped in the fog. So we found a direction and kept going. Fortunately, there wasn't really anything in the place, and it didn't take long for us to walk out of the square and into a forest. Very large forest. ”
"Forest?!"
The three of them were shocked again, this is a mountain park, all the way to the forest?!
Chen Xue's face was also difficult to calm down, "I was going to be scared stupid at the time, and after walking into the forest, the square behind me disappeared. It was as if we were being transported directly there without even realizing it. The fog in the forest is much thinner than in the square. There are a lot of dilapidated buildings there. Tang Xu said that they were all here anyway, and they couldn't escape, so they went to explore those buildings. Those seem to be palaces like temples. It's very weird, after Tang Xu approached one of the buildings, he suddenly ran in without saying a word, I wanted to follow, but I couldn't get in. Can only wait outside. ”
Saying this, Chen Xue paused. The left hand was extended, and on the back of the hand, a dark green tattoo lit up. Then, in the astonished eyes of the three people, the tattoo pattern turned into a physical entity and emerged.
It was a dark green hedron, the size of a basketball. The irregular shape, but the unexpected harmony and beauty. Exuding a slight fluorescence, as soon as Fang appeared, he became the focus of attention.
"This was found in a pond next to the temple. I touched it and it was printed on my hand, and then I felt like the whole person had evolved, running faster and seeing farther in the fog. Thanks to this, I was able to escape all the way here. Chen Xue said, "After I got this spar, I was chased and killed by that big crocodile, and I didn't have time to wait for Tang Xu to come out." ”
The mood in the hearts of Lin Yi and the others changed a little. It seems that in this fog, there are not only dangers and weirdness, but also treasure opportunities. Danger and opportunity coexist.
Bai Xuanyu looked at the spar floating in the air, and was curious for a moment, wanting to go up and touch it. As a result, as soon as his fingers touched, he saw that on the spar, the fluorescence shook, and suddenly Bai Xuanyu stepped back with a painful cry. A dark green light shot out from the hedrons.
Chen Xue was also startled, and hurriedly waved her hand and took the spar back into her hand. The light and shadow that had just touched Bai Xuanyu also disappeared.
"It's okay!"
"Half of my body doesn't feel anything!" Bai Xuanyu was lying on the ground struggling, and Lin Yi hurriedly went up to help him up.
"You don't die, you won't die!" Han Jing was also nervous, but seeing that Bai Xuanyu was no longer in any serious condition except that he was unconscious for a while, he resumed his usual targeting. Thinking of the light and shadow just now, she was also frightened. Bai Xuanyu was one step ahead of her, in fact, she was about to touch it just now.
In fact, Lin Yi also thought. It's hard not to be curious about this fantastical thing.
Chen Xue hurriedly apologized and cared, she didn't expect the spar to have such a reaction.
"It's okay, it's just numb, that thing is a baby! It also has the function of recognizing the Lord. Bai Xuanyu tried to do it, and found that there were signs of recovery, and he was also relieved.
"So, you ran all the way from that forest to the square?" Lin Yi asked.
Chen Xue nodded, "Well, I wasn't chased by that crocodile for a long time, I just cared about escaping, and there was fog all the time around, if I hadn't met you, I wouldn't have found out that I had left the forest." ”
It seems to be a random teleportation, and it's a pity that the idea of going to that forest to hunt for treasure fell through. Although the forest is definitely more dangerous than here, there are dangers and opportunities at the same time, and it is better to fight than to spend it here, and you may starve to death if you keep doing this.
"You didn't wait for Tang Xu to come out, so when we heard you shout Tang Xu, were you still in that forest?" Han Jing asked suddenly.
Hearing Han Jing's words, Chen Xue was also stunned. "The crocodile suddenly came out to chase me, and then I called Tang Xu. But when he entered the palace, he didn't know if he heard it. ”
"I don't know if the crocodile has left, we are going back now, I don't know if we can follow the path you went into the forest. Anyway, I can't find my way back now. Seeing the strangeness of that spar, Han Jing's fear was diluted, and he was even a little excited, looking at the mark on Chen Xue's hand, revealing a little envy.
"I'm afraid I don't have a chance." Lin Yi shook his head, judging from his previous experience, this place is probably a setting such as spatial dislocation, which is the same concept as they can't find a way down the mountain.