The shadow had not appeared for a long time after it had disappeared, and I distanced myself a little from the river, and walked as slowly as I could, walking cautiously on the riverbank.

The current is rapid, and the sound of rushing water can drown out almost any sound in the tunnel.

The headlamp has been in a dim state since it was brightened a bit, and I'm worried that it will go off at some point and never light up again.

In the dim light, the slender stalactites hanging down from the top cast faint shadows, these shadows merged with the darkness of the environment, and I had a faint feeling that what had just appeared in the river was now on the shore, and its body was integrated with the dark environment, and it was quietly peeping at us.

Liu Shangang quietly pulled me, I stopped, looked back cautiously, and saw him holding a gun, the muzzle of which was pointed at a stalactite very close to us.

The stalactites stood on the ground like a huge stump, and the shadow it cast was large enough for three or four adults to lurk in.

There was a strong fishy smell in the air, and I didn't know where the source of this smell was, but I felt as if it was floating in mid-air, stimulating my nose and brain little by little, and along with this smell there was a faint corpse smell, the source of which was hidden in the shadow of stalactites.

I approached cautiously with a green steel sword, Liang Houzai followed behind me, and Liu Shangang, who was walking to my left, was holding a sniper rifle, the muzzle of which was facing the shadows.

Zi Zi Lala——

I shuddered at the sudden sound of an unsteady electric current on my headlamp, and after that, the light flickered sharply and then brightened.

The light dispelled the great shadow.

Contrary to my imagination, there was only a puddle of soft and shiny slime in the place where the shadow had just been covered, and the corpse qi emanated from this puddle of liquid.

After less than a minute of stabilization, the lights began to flicker again and again.

Liang Houzai whispered behind me, "A false alarm." ”

No, it's definitely not a false alarm, there must be something hidden near the stone stalactite just now, and the slime on the ground is what it left behind.

I turned my head to look at the beam, and in the flickering light, his eyes and chin would be illuminated, and then cast heavy shadows, but even when the lights were at their brightest, I couldn't read the expression on his face at the moment.

It was a look of frustration, but it gave people a feeling of smiling rather than smiling, and I had never seen a similar expression on Liang Houzai's face, and I wondered if it was because the light changed too quickly.

At this time, Liu Shangang also asked Liang Houzai: "Brother Zai, your face ...... Something doesn't seem right. ”

Hearing Liu Shangang's words, Liang Houzai seemed to have been awakened from a dream, he first shook his shoulders violently, and only responded to Liu Shangang after a while: "My stomach hurts a little now, and my brain is numb." ”

I immediately reached out and touched his forehead, which was not hot, but it was warmer than normal.

"I have a fever." I said to Liu Shangang.

Liu Shangang quickly took out a broken medicine bottle from the side pocket of his backpack and handed it to Liang Houzai: "Take two tablets to temporarily relieve the symptoms." ”

In Liang Houzai's current state, he should have had a good rest, but this place is not only extremely damp, but there are also unknown dangers lurking in the dark, and we really can't stay in place for too long.

The headlamps flickered continuously, with no intention of stopping, and the trembling light source seemed to add a bit of uncertainty to the surroundings.

Knowing Suosuo –

Not long after walking, there was a faint sound behind him, which seemed to be someone moving quickly with very light steps, and the sound of a small amount of water splashing out of the puddle.

Even I heard the sound, but Liu Shangang didn't react, I felt a little strange in my heart, but I didn't say anything, and continued to walk forward.

The thing that followed us also seemed to feel that the movement it had just made was too much, and soon it deliberately slowed its pace, and as it followed, it seemed to deliberately avoid the puddles that spread all over the ground.

After walking about ten or so steps, the sound of the screams in the rear suddenly became a little faster, and Liu Shangang immediately turned around and shot at the darkness behind him.

Phew!

After the gunshots, a smell of blood appeared in the air, and the dampness seemed to hinder the spread of the smell to some extent, making it not smell particularly pungent.

After a short silence, the light flashed a few times, and I don't know what the circuit in the lamp head was stimulated, this time the light flickered a lot, darker when it was dark, and brighter when it was bright.

At the same time, I saw a large shadow appear in the range of the light, and it seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then ran towards the other side of the river.

Liu Shangang immediately moved the muzzle of the gun and fired two shots in succession.

The last time he pulled the trigger, the light became bright, and I saw something resembling a rat burrowing into the river, making a massive splash.

Liu Shangang rushed to the side of the river with an arrow step, fired a few more shots at the rushing river, I walked over and grabbed Liu Shangang's arm: "Don't waste the bullet, it's gone." ”

Now that the corpse is gone, it's either very far away from us, or it's burrowing into the mud at the bottom of the river.

Liu Shangang: "The first three shots hit it." But the bullet didn't penetrate its body, and it didn't explode after it was embedded in the flesh. ”

I asked Liu Shangang: "The armor-piercing bullet you use?" ”

Liu Shangang: "Well, armor-piercing bullets. ”

After a while, Liu Shangang said again: "That thing looks like it should be a water cat, I saw this thing when I was on a mission in Sichuan, but I have never seen such a large volume." ”

Water cat is the local name of the river otter in Sichuan. These things are not common now, but the "Examination of the Walking Dead" says that they were common during the Qing Dynasty. These creatures are very water-based, have flexible palms, and are generally not hostile to humans in The Walking Dead.

Some people say that the water cat and the yellow skin are distant relatives, the appearance is also similar to the yellow skin, but more evil than the yellow skin, this thing is used to day and night, will build the river embankment in the river, Yunnan and Sichuan have a lot of legends about the water cat, some places say that they are drowned in the river of the resentful spirit can not be reincarnated, possessed by the ferret body becomes, during the day they do not come out, at night, but escape from the river beach, specifically run to the cemetery to take the bones of the dead, sometimes in the embankment they built can also find human ribs and skulls.

However, some people say that they are the slaves of the river gods, and they can only be found in those places that are favored by the river gods, saying that as long as there are water cats, there will generally be no floods.

I don't have much research on water cats, and I don't know which rumors are true. But I know that a normal water cat is very small, and it can reach the waist of an adult when it stands, but the thing just now is at least three meters long.

I asked Liu Shangang, "Do you see clearly?" ”

Liu Shangang: "From the appearance, it is definitely a water cat, but the size is really ......"

As he was talking, there was a strange sound in the river, which had been the monotonous sound of running water before to our ears, but at this time, there was a long muffled sound in the river: "Bang-", as if something was floating towards the water.

I frowned and looked into the river, and under the flickering lights, I saw a huge bubble float up, and when it came to the surface, it was still on the surface of the water.

After that, there are strands of bubbles floating, they hovering to the surface of the water, each bubble bursting through the water will bring a little spray, as the bubbles more and more, the flow of the water is also affected, soon there are a stream of eddies on the surface of the water, these vortices flow at a very high rate, we stand on the river, we can only hear the sound of gargling water, nothing else.

And those vortices seem to have a strong suction force, and the smell of blood and fishy smell in the air also disappears quickly, as if they were all sucked away by those vortices in an instant.

Liu Shangang threw a worried look at me, his lips moving, I knew he was talking, but the water was so loud that I couldn't hear what he said.

Liu Shangang raised his voice and shouted at me: "It wants to cover its voice and taste!" ”

I nodded, changed the Qinggang sword from my left hand to my right hand, and turned my head to look at Liang Houzai again.

It's not like his style to be silent since the beginning, and in the past, when we had situations we never dealt with, he was always the first to stand up and analyze the problem.

When I shifted my gaze to Atsujae's face, he had that weird look on his face that made people uncomfortable, and I stared at him, his eyes staring directly at me in the flickering light.

Something is wrong, there is definitely something wrong with the thick load today!

I tapped him on the shoulder, and Liang Houzai's shoulder trembled again, and only after a moment did he ask me, "What's wrong?" ”

I was worried that something was controlling his mind, so I kindly reminded him, "Hold your mind." ”

It was such a simple sentence, and I didn't know that it touched his nerves, and he glared at me fiercely, but then gave me a very apologetic look, and turned and walked down the river.

Liu Shangang shouted next to me: "What's wrong with Brother Zai today? ”

I shook my head: "I don't know. The thing that appeared just now will move at any time, so be on guard. ”

Liu Shangang had to open his voice and shout at me to hear me clearly when he spoke, and when I spoke, I only used the usual volume, so Liu Shangang could hear what I said, and when he saw him pout, he nodded at me.

Liang Houzai was already some distance away from me and Liu Shangang, the two of us hurried to catch up with him, I wanted Liang Houzai to go behind me, so I reached out and pulled him, but as soon as the palm of my hand touched his arm, I felt a pain in the tiger's mouth, as if I was hit by an electric current.

It wasn't static electricity, it was a very short electric current, and my entire forearm went numb almost instantly.

In the next moment, Liang Houzai really seemed to be charged, he shook his arm violently, and I felt a huge force coming from the palm of my hand, and the whole person almost lost his center of gravity, and immediately reached out to support the stone wall and forcibly stabilized his body, and after Liang Houzai broke free of my hand, he ran out at a very fast speed.

At this time, the light of the headlamp was at its darkest, and he rushed out of the range of the light almost instantly, which was faster than Xian'er.

Not only the speed, but the huge force released by Liang Houzai just now was far beyond the limit of his strength.

The situation at that time did not allow me to think too much, and while Liang Houzai's footsteps were not too far away from us, Liu Shangang and I hurriedly chased after us.

Because the noise in the river was so heavy, I couldn't hear Liang Houzai after he was a distance away from us.

The light from the headlamp became dimmer and dim, and I could only see about a meter of my body, and Liu Shangang followed closely beside me, except for the rough ground and the occasional stone stalactite, the only thing I could see was him.