Chapter 42: The Cave
In some time, the sky above them gradually turned black, and the moon hung on the paper above their heads, and a strange and vivid light fell on the dark and steep rock face. The sea turned to a thick inky black, and the wind blew, and the undercurrents under the surface of the sea surged, and the waves were much bigger than before. Even though they were standing on top of the cliff, Qing Shui felt like the waves were almost crashing at his feet.
Lu Qing stood up slowly, Qing Shui and Li Zeyan thought that he also wanted to personally look for clues nearby, and they didn't care too much about the other party's actions. At this time, Lu Qing realized that between the dense fog behind them and the open sea in front of them, there seemed to be some kind of natural heat barrier, separating the two sides.
He lowered his head and looked down the cliff. Soon, a difference was noticed.
Beyond the edge, the thin waves washed the bottom of the boulder, and by the moonlight, Lu Qing saw that there seemed to be something strange on a certain raised rock. On the strange rock on the edge of the cliff, there grew a strange and twisted tree, and there was a green stone beside the tree, and there was something on the stone, which looked like an inscription, and also like a rough carving.
The moment Lu Qing's gaze came into contact with it, he found a trace of an unusual aura. At this moment, Lu Qing only felt as if his heart was being pinched tightly by an invisible hand, and the feeling of suffocation made him unable to even breathe, this sinister and inexplicable fear reminded him of that terrifying nightmare.
However, that stone seemed to be full of magic, and although it exuded an ominous aura, it attracted Lu Qing. All his attention made him feel that there must be something important on the stone.
"There, there should be a clue." Lu Qing pointed to the stone tablet he found and said, "You see, there seem to be some words or patterns engraved on it. ”
"Really!" Qing Shui lay on the edge of the cliff and squinted carefully to confirm it. Seeing this, Li Zeyan took out ropes, safety belts, iron locks, protectors and other equipment from his bag without saying a word, and put them on his body in an orderly manner.
After learning that the location was an island early in the mission, he prepared these climbing props in case of emergency, and now they really come in handy.
"I'll go down and see what's going on." Li Zeyan explained that the two of them were waiting for news above, and then they held on to the rock with one hand, stepped on the protruding rock wall under their feet, and carefully followed the terrain in the direction where the stone tablet was located.
His body was very athletic, his body was close to the cliff, like a swift gecko, and he successfully climbed near the target rock in less than a few minutes, and after stabilizing his body, Li Zeyan jumped and landed steadily under the tree.
He brushed aside the weeds under the trees, bent down, and carefully identified the contents of the stone wall by the moonlight.
The carvings on the stone wall are a bit like hieroglyphs, but they don't belong to the ones Li Zeyan has seen in books. Although the characters are a little distorted, most of the places seem to be fish and shellfish, and several of them obviously depict things from the sea, but these are not what he knows in modern society, Li Zeyan can feel that the things on them have exceeded his own cognition, and this should be information from those long years, when it has been handed down.
And some people, for some purposes, in this way, preserve this ancient memory.
He simply stopped dwelling on the stone tablet, but looked around. Soon, Li Zeyan discovered that there was a hidden cave on the edge of the cliff.
"There's a cave here!" Li Zeyan said to the two people above: "Come and have a look!" ”
He took off his device and threw it back with a swing of his arms.
Qing Shui tugged on the rope, retrieved the climbing equipment, and then put it on himself. Before leaving, he said to Lu Qing: "I'll go and see the situation, you should be careful." ”
"Okay." Lu Qing also wanted to go down to check it out, but he had a leg injury, and it was too difficult to climb near the entrance of the cave.
He watched Qing Shui climb down the cliff, and like Li Zeyan, the other party first studied the words on the stone wall, and to no avail, the two turned their attention to the dark cave.
After Li Zeyan walked into the cave with a flashlight, Qing Shui stayed outside the cave to answer him.
As the minutes ticked by, there was silence in the cave, and there was not even the slightest sound. Even Qing Shui began to get anxious.
"How's he doing?"
Lu Qing lay on the edge of the cliff and poked his head out and asked.
"No movement!" Qing Shui shined a flashlight in the cave, shouting Li Zeyan's name loudly, but the other party did not respond. At this time, the two realized that Li Zeyan must have had an accident.
Lu Qing's heart moved, and he shouted at Qing Shui: "You throw the rope over and wait for me!" He knew there must be some secret hidden in that strange cave. At this point, Lu Qing had to take the risk and go into the cave with Qing Shui to investigate.
Although he was a little worried about the other party, Shimizu really needed someone to help him right now. So, without thinking, he threw the rope back to the edge of the cliff, Lu Qing finished dressing, held on to the rock wall with difficulty, and began to climb down slowly.
His left leg was on a raised rock, and his right foot landed carefully on the other side. Soon, a large amount of blood oozed from the snow-white gauze, and after such a toss, the wound naturally cracked.
"Hiss......" Lu Qing's face turned pale, and beads of sweat the size of beans slid down the corners of his forehead. The pain in his heart made him almost distracted, his right foot did not step steadily, slipped a little, and with the gravel rolling down, Lu Qing adjusted his breathing, and grabbed a rock, the joints of his fingers became white because of the force.
He gritted his teeth and found a new place to stay, before he adjusted his posture and continued to climb down.
"Be careful, the rock on the left can be stepped on!" Qing Shui pinched a handful of sweat for him, watching Lu Qing climb, he could only remind the other party to pay attention at all times.
Fortunately, there were many rocky footing points near this area, and if it weren't for the injuries, Lu Qing wouldn't have struggled so much. At this point, he was engrossed and focused on the hand at hand. It took about ten minutes for Lu Qing to feel the presence of branches under his feet, and he kicked the cliff with his left foot, jumped back with force, and swung at the landing site with difficulty.
"Whew...... ...... "Lu Qing was sweating profusely, panting and unloading the equipment on his body one by one.
"Let's go." He turned around and said to Qing Shui.
However, a cold sea breeze blew, and the moonlight fell silently on the cliff in front of him. At the entrance to the dark cavern, there was nothing but a backpack.
Obviously, Qing Shui was standing in that direction just now, but in the blink of an eye, he disappeared without a trace.
Cold sweat slowly slipped down Lu Qing's forehead, and he suddenly heard a strange movement, "Goo Dong Goo Dong", as if it was coming from the sea below.
Could it be that Qing Shui fell? Thinking of this, Lu Qing hurriedly poked his head out and looked at the bottom of the cliff.
However, the dark sea water lapped against the shore, and there was no clear water on the stone wall below. Even if he really stumbled and fell off the cliff, it was impossible not to hear the movement when he came down just now.
"Goo Dong Goo Dong"
The strange voice just now sounded again, and Lu Qing was sure that it was indeed from this pitch-black sea. The sound grew denser and louder, and it sounded like there was a lot going on underwater.
"What is this......" Lu Qing quickly retracted his body lying on the edge of the rock, slumped on the ground, his heart beating wildly, and his scalp was numb the moment he saw that scene just now.
Beneath the pitch-black waters, he saw a pair of scarlet eyes.
Lu Qing turned around and looked at the hieroglyphs on the stone wall. After seeing a few of the vague symbols, Lu Qing suddenly froze in place like an evil spirit. At the same time, he only felt that his consciousness was becoming more and more blurred, and the world was spinning. Immediately after, Lu Qing's eyes went black and he lost his last consciousness.