It's a slight sound, but it's also clear, just enough to be picked up by several people at once.

So almost subconsciously they all turned their heads at the same time, and looked at the source of the sound, which was the open space.

But there was obviously nothing there, and within the range of the street lamps, there were only a few small toy shovels inserted in the square sand pit, and there were no people on the swings on the side.

Farther out, the night was hazy, the light from the street lamps could not be illuminated at all, and the darkness was muddy. I can only faintly see the outlines of some uneven buildings, continuing to both sides, without any light, and it looks very lonely.

“……”

“……”

Everyone stared at the swing that was within the range of the street lamp, because the sound was too much like the sound of a rope being tightened.

And if there is a rope nearby, the only thing is the empty swing, and the sudden sound of the rope rolling just now is almost like ...... Someone just sat on a swing all of a sudden.

Looking at the empty swing, everyone couldn't help but have such a thought, and then suddenly felt a shudder,

It's not that they really believe it right away, and feel that they really have encountered something, but it's just because they think of such a terrifying scene with emotion, so they have an inexplicable sense of fear.

Just like when watching a horror movie, people often have a kind of fear mentality, don't they know that those scenes are shot movie shots, fake scenes made through special techniques, makeup techniques or movie special effects, and not real things.

However, knowing is knowing, and what should be feared is still to be afraid.

The connection between cognition and somatic response is very complex, and many of the human body's responses are not only affected by personal cognition, but also by emotions, physiology, environment, etc., specific pictures, sounds, and environments may cause physiological responses to fear.

Another is that it is instinctively and subconsciously easy for humans to associate darkness, abnormality, the unknown, controllability with danger. And this is generally not subject to individual will, because it has been proven over the years to be a response mechanism conducive to human survival.

So even if it is known to be false, it is impossible, and reason and past experience still prevail -

Watching a movie or imagining a substituted fear scene on your own, people still feel nervous and stressful.

It can only be said that the oldest and strongest emotion of human beings is fear, and there is an unknown fear hidden in the heart of every human being, which is innate, and can evolve and deepen with growth and experience, and as one of the most primitive driving forces, it secretly influences human words and deeds.

The atmosphere of silence and uneasiness was silently permeated in the air, and this situation lasted for about a minute or so before it was finally broken-

"Was there any sound just now? Did you hear that? ”

The titular captain, the tall boy Ah Wei, also seemed to be a little uncertain, and turned his head to ask the others.

"Like...... It seems to have been heard, it should be the sound of the rope being forced? ”

Xiaoxue whispered a little uneasily, staring at the swing shelf tightly.

The big bright eyes also didn't blink, and the appearance was simply that she was afraid that as long as she blinked, closed her eyes, and opened them again, something terrible would quietly pop up.

"It should ...... Everyone should have heard it, right? The tall, lanky boy swallowed his saliva with difficulty and said cautiously, looking at the expressions of his companions.

"Maybe we misheard?"

"That's it...... It seems that the wind is blowing just now, maybe the wind is blowing the swing. ”

"It may be that the facility is aging, after all, the rope has been exposed to the wind and rain for so long, and it may have broken naturally at this time......"

Everyone else also talked about it, and there were many discussions, and they had their own opinions, but although the concepts seemed to be different, the core points were the same.

That is, the denial that there are non-scientific factors in the phenomenon of the voice just now, all of which unanimously indicate that there must be scientific, objective, and reasonable reasons in them.

They believe in science!

As they spoke, everyone also felt that the sense of anxiety and tension was relieved, and their mood was relieved a lot, and they all subconsciously changed the topic, discussing how long it would take for Didi to arrive, whether to have a supper together after going back, and where to eat if so...... Topics like that.

But soon, Xiaoxue found out that her best friend was still staring at the swing with a solemn face and did not speak.

"Sister Chai? What happened to you...... You okay? She asked cautiously tentatively, a little unsure of what had happened to her good sister today.

It seems that from beginning to end, it has always given her a feeling that something is not quite right, if it is in a horror movie, this is often a bad beginning, and it is not impossible to predict that all of them will be wiped out today.

In addition, she had just done a special supernatural live broadcast, and after the end, she encountered some strange phenomena, and her thinking couldn't help but lean in this direction, and gradually fell into the feeling of a supernatural world.

Of course, rationality still prevails, and Xiaoxue doesn't think that there is really anything wrong with her best friend, and she doesn't seriously consider it in this direction.

“…… Don't you think there's a strange feeling of coldness? ”

Taking a deep breath, Miss Chai Ying said.

Hearing her say this, everyone also realized that they didn't know why there was an indescribable cold feeling in the air around them, which made their bodies tremble slightly in their uncontrollable instincts.

Even if the night breeze is cool at night, it shouldn't reach this level, right? And it's not a feeling of coldness in the physical sense, but a feeling of coldness similar to Reiki...... This made them feel ominous in the depths of their hearts.

"Maybe it's just a little late, it's a little windy here......

Ah Wei forced an explanation with some reluctance.

At the same time, someone chimed in: "Yes, it's late at night, and we all know that the temperature at night must be lower than during the day......"

- Reason still forces them to believe that this is just their simple illusion, maybe it is just the psychological hint brought by Sister Chai's words, and they will feel a sense of coldness before they are preconceived.

However, there is no need for Sister Chai to continue to prompt and convince them.

"Roll!"

The clear sound of the rope tumbling sounded, as if it was dragging some heavy object, making a strange sound.

Almost everyone's bodies stiffened slightly, their expressions froze instantly, they subconsciously remained motionless, held their breath, stopped talking, and just pricked up their ears to try to catch the direction of the sound just now.

It may have been a delusion before, but it shouldn't be an illusion now, right?

Maybe they had misheard it before, but now they wanted to figure out what was going on...... Fear comes from the unknown, and it is precisely because they don't know the situation that they are afraid.

Therefore, as long as they understand what is going on, what is going on, and have a reasonable explanation, they will naturally eliminate this fear and feel at ease.

And yet—

"Roll!"

"Roll!"

"Roll!"

This time, the sound did not ring just once, but continued to sound rhythmically and clearly.

Everyone subconsciously turned their heads again and looked at the open space next to them, only to see that the empty swing was slowly shaking one by one, making a sound in the night wind.

The wind was not strong at all, not enough to blow it.

But the empty swing shook on its own, and then again, and more and more, and higher and higher from the ground, and finally it swayed high......

“……”

“……”

This gruesome scene made everyone completely stunned, they only felt that the hairs on their bodies stood up, and their mouths were wide open to scream, but their throats could not make any sound.

The terror was like an invisible hand grasping their hearts, and some people had begun to tremble, their bodies trembled, their whole bodies trembled, and they couldn't take their eyes off.

Empty, nothing!

There was no one on the swing at all! But it just swings on its own!

But even if they can't see with their eyes, they can't say that the "thing" doesn't exist – it's there! There is definitely something "something" on the swing!

Sister Chai's face was also pale, she forcibly calmed her brain, and subconsciously wanted to do something, but she found that she couldn't move, and she didn't even have the means or courage to mobilize spiritual energy and open a special extraordinary perception.

Horror and chills swept through her body, leaving her like she had fallen into an ice cellar, her hands and feet stiffened, and she couldn't move at all.

It's like going back to that time, powerless and desperate, this single-ponytail girl realized that the psychological shadow she left behind was so huge-

She did have great power after that, but she didn't encounter anything related again, so naturally she didn't really defeat her demons. It wasn't until now that she realized how serious her problem was.

At this moment, no one was able to speak until they were completely unconscious.

……

……

United States of America.

New York.

"Shet! Are all those people so evaporated? ”

With his own memory, Colonel Owen dialed the mobile phone numbers of several people he remembered again, but as in the previous two days, none of them could get through.

Holding on to the last glimmer of hope, the phone call about the young Chinese female person in charge naturally did not go through.

Throwing his phone aside with some irritation, the colonel lay on the bed in his room with his arms on his pillow, looking at the various posters on the wall with some worry, only feeling familiar and unfamiliar.

Is it a dream? Or do you go back in time yourself?

If you make a change at this point in time, will it affect the future history? For example, if he were to warn the United States now, would the Beacon of Freedom be one step ahead of the future world changes and continue to establish its hegemony?

No matter how bad it is, it shouldn't be like in the original history, where repeated misjudgments lead to broken bones, right?