Chapter 8: The Mysterious Cave
Entering the woods, the footprints disappeared. I don't know if the ground in the woods was overgrown with weeds and dead leaves and leaves didn't leave footprints, or if the guy with two feet just walked to the edge of the woods.
When I just walked from the back of the fence and followed the footprints, Lu Dachuan was in front of them, and I was at the end. Now that the footprints were gone, I quickened my pace and walked in front of them, stooping over the weedy, rotting ground to look deeper into the woods. Lu Dachuan and the others did not follow me rashly, but stood still and looked at the poplar forest in front of them.
As they looked, I was already in the middle of the woods.
"To enter, or not to enter?" When I was far away, Liu Peng asked Lu Dachuan for his opinion.
"Except for the bushes on the eastern side, there is no danger hidden anywhere else. Let's pay attention to the point and follow up to see. After taking two steps forward, Lu Dachuan turned his face to his sister and said, "Don't go, go back to the car and wait, in case this kid is not authentic......"
Hearing that he didn't let himself go, Lu Keqin pursed his lips high: "I don't!" β
Lu Dachuan knew his sister's temper, and the more he didn't let her, the more he wanted it, he shook his head helplessly, took out the car key and handed it to her: "Then you go to the end, if something is wrong, you don't care about us, run out quickly, run out and call the police again." β
"What could such a big forest have!?" Seeing that his brother was cautious, Lu Keqin complained, "I haven't seen you so verbose in the deep mountains and old forests." β
"You know what! There is at most a beast and a poisonous snake in the deep mountains and old forests, and there is a human heart here that does not know the details. β
Lu Keqin pursed her lips and stopped talking
Since the woods weren't that big, I could hear them speak clearly. Of course, they didn't mean to let me listen, but the uneven spacing between the trees and the spacing of the rows, coupled with the mixture of weeds and small bushes, interfered with the normal visual judgment of distance.
"Did you find anything?" Lu Dachuan asked.
"Nothing." When they came to me, I straightened up, looked back at them, and said, "I guess it was the same as outside my window, and then disappeared into thin air at the edge of the woods." β
"What then?"
Their vigilance was so strong, I couldn't make up my mind for others, so I thought for a while and said, "It's not early, the light in the forest is not good, so I can only do this today." If you want, stay for the night, and I'll look at it again tomorrow morning to see if I can find any useful clues, if not...... I'll get back to you when I make new discoveries. What do you think? β
Lu Dachuan pondered for a while and said, "Okay, we won't leave today." Where do you have a hotel? β
"There's in town." I was a little embarrassed, "However, there are only small hotels, and the conditions are not very good." β
Lu Dachuan patted me on the shoulder: "Brother underestimated us!" We slept with ropes tied to a tree, and no matter how bad it was, it would never be worse than a branch! β
"That's not it, it's definitely stronger than a tree branch!"
Maybe I'm taking it too seriously, Lu Dachuan and they couldn't help laughing. I laughed embarrassedly, too. Suddenly, the ice and snow melted, and the atmosphere between us became much more harmonious.
"Since you're not leaving, you wait for me for a while, and I'll look for it while it's time to do it? I can't solve these mysteries, and my heart is not in my stomach when I go back. I said as I bent down and started looking again.
Not far away, I heard Liu Peng say again: "It doesn't look like he's lying to us." β
"If it's true, we have something to do, and maybe we'll have a lot to gain."
"Hmm."
"Then let's not stand, let's look around."
"Okay."
"We came in from the west, Zheng Shuang went to the south, Liu Peng checked the north, and Keqin and I continued to move forward."
"I'll go to the east, and you two go north."
"Don't fight, it's still the same old rules."
"Okay!"
Liu Peng determined the scope of the search, quickly walked out of the forest, and searched from the edge. Lu Dachuan went straight to the east to search. Lu Keqin faced Liu Peng sideways and looked for the northeast. They adjust the distance as they look to make sure everyone is in at least one person's line of sight. I asked them afterwards why they did it. They say it's a way to prevent someone from going missing or being attacked and it's too late to remedy.
A small piece of wood, the four of them searched carefully. As the sun went down, the light in the forest became dimmer and dimmer, and when the red glow disappeared from the sky, it was so dark that it was impossible to see. I was going to tell them to go back and come back tomorrow, I got up and walked two steps, there was something in my shoes that hurt my feet, I stood up and leaned against a tree next to me, and I was about to take off my shoes, when the tree suddenly moved, and then my feet were empty, and my body fell.
It happened so fast, I didn't understand what was going on, the person was already lying on his back in a dark cave, I sat up and moved my body, I didn't feel any injury, I got up and pressed the phone. At this time, I heard Lu Dachuan say:
"Did you find anything?"
Liu Peng said: "No. What about you? β
"I don't have it on my side." Lu Dachuan replied.
Lu Keqin said: "Me didn't either." β
"Let's go back! It's getting dark, and you can't see any footprints. Liu Peng said.
"It's called Zheng Shuang, let's come back tomorrow morning."
"Zheng Shuangβ" Liu Peng shouted at the top of his throat.
Hearing Liu Peng call me, I answered loudly, but they didn't hear it; "Zheng Shuang-" Liu Peng shouted again, and I answered again, but they hadn't heard it yet.
"There's no reason to throw us down, he's going first!"
"Probably not, let's go look for it. Don't something happen! β
"Let's go."
Listening to them call my name and go farther and farther, I couldn't help it. Fortunately, after a while, they turned back again.
"Strange! The kid didn't say hello when he left. β
"What's this called!"
I could hear them talking, they couldn't hear my voice, shouldn't it, I could shout "help" at the top of my voice, and finally heard Lu Keqin say: "Listen! It looks like someone is shouting. β
"Zheng Shuang, is that you?" Lu Dachuan shouted.
"It's me."
"Where are you?"
"I'm here."
"Where the hell are you?"
"I'm right here."
"The voice came from the roots of the tree."
"Are you in the ground?"
"Hmm."
"How did you get in?"
"I leaned against the tree and fell in."
"Leaned against a tree!"
Lu Dachuan stood up and inspected the body of the tree, but it was nothing more than an ordinary poplar tree. He circled the tree and pushed the trunk in different directions, and when facing the southwest, the tree moved forward, and a gap more than two feet wide and a foot long cracked in the ground.
Lu Dachuan used a force, and the huge tree moved forward at a very fast speed, and I saw a gap appear above my head, and a hand and half of my head stretched out from it: "Pull me." β
Lu Dachuan grabbed my hand, Liu Peng grabbed my arm, and the two of them dragged me out of the gap with a single force. I came up, and before I could catch my breath, the tree moved back again, and the gap disappeared.
"What's going on?" Lu Dachuan asked.
"I didn't get it ......," I sat down on the ground and told them how I had fallen.
"How deep is it down? What's inside? β
"It's not deep, just after the hole opened, I stood on tiptoe. I don't know what is inside, and I can't see anything in the black light. However, the depth should be very deep, and I can't take a picture with my phone. Calming down, I stood up, "You wait here for a while, I'll go back and get a flashlight and go down and have a look." β
"Liu Peng, you and Keqin go to our car to get equipment." Lu Dachuan said, "Zheng Shuang and I are waiting here. β
Liu Peng and Lu Keqin left, and came back after a while, one of them was carrying a mountaineering bag, and Liu Peng was still holding a bundle of mountaineering ropes. Lu Dachuan took his sister's backpack, put it on the ground and opened it, took out a flashlight and a large Swiss Army knife from it, and asked me, "How is the air inside?" β
"It's a good breath, it's just a rotten smell."
Lu Dachuan took out another gas mask and put the bag aside. After Liu Peng took out the same equipment, he tied the end of the climbing rope to a tree next to the moving tree.
"Will you use these things?" Lu Dachuan asked me.
"Hmm."
"Okay, Liu Peng and Keqin are waiting outside, let's go in."
"I'd better go in!" Liu Peng said.
"I'll go." Lu Dachuan put on a gas mask, tied the rope around his waist, pinned the knife, and lit the flashlight.
I also put on a mask, opened the blade, and saw that the flashlight in Lu Dachuan's hand was super bright, so I turned on the flashlight in my hand, and turned around to look at the light bulb in the flashlight head: "What kind of flashlight is this, why is it so bright?" β
"Hey-" Lu Dachuan snatched the flashlight from my hand, "You are stupid!" β
I was taken aback: "What's wrong? β
"This is a wolf's eye flashlight, you will be blind if you take such a close look at yourself!"
When I heard that a flashlight can blind my eyes, I broke out in a cold sweat.
"Here, take." Lu Dachuan handed me the flashlight, "You must remember, if there is anything you don't understand, ask first and then do it, don't mess around!" β
"Got it."
"Good! Ready. β
Liu Peng pushed the tree like Lu Dachuan did just now, and the crack in the ground cracked, I went down first, and Lu Dachuan followed. After the two of us went in, Liu Peng wanted to open the gap, but the force of the tree reset was very strong, and he tried many methods but couldn't resist it, so he had to push it away once in a while, pulling the rope tied to Lu Dachuan's body, and getting his response was so reassuring.
The cave was as deep as I had guessed. Lu Dachuan and I bent down one after the other and walked cautiously inside, and the walls of the cave glowed brightly under the light of our flashlight. As soon as we entered the cave, we took a closer look, the cave wall has not undergone any treatment, it is made in the land, but the amazing thing is that the whole cave wall is natural, and we can't find the imprint of a shovel, shovel and other tools, as if a huge cave is used to use a tool of the same size and shape as the cave to dig out at once.
"What was this place used to be?"
"It's the woods! When I was in elementary school, I planted trees on this field, and now it's the third crop on top. β
"It's really weird, how can you keep planting trees without a single root coming in?"
"This hole was just dug, and of course no roots will get in."
"Newly dug up? How much? β
"I want to know how to dig more, don't I know in advance that there is a hole here!"
"Then how do you say you just dug it?"
"Look at this," I stopped, pointing a flashlight on the cave wall to Lu Dachuan, "these whitish ones are different from the color of the soil, and they are the sections of the roots that have been dug up. β
"This is the root?" Lu Dachuan took a closer look.
"These are capillary roots that don't look good. I'll find you a taproot...... "I shook my flashlight on the wall of the cave, and it stopped at a place on the top of the cave, "Look at this, there's still water seeping out of it." It's not newly dug up, how can this be? β
"What has that power? It's so close that you can dig such a big hole without your knowledge. If nothing else, how much earth has to be excavated and what should be done? β
"Needless to ask, it must be aliens!"
"Do you really believe there are aliens?"
"I saw it with my own eyes, and of course I believed it!"
"So, what you say is all true?"
"Of course it's true! It's not true, what's the use of me lying to you like this? β
At this point, the hole turns, and the ground underfoot turns from flat to downhill. Turning the corner, I shone it deep with a flashlight, and saw another turn six or seven meters.
"Looks like it's not going to be good! If you go further, will the air ......?"
"It's possible, let's go to the front corner to see the situation, and if it doesn't work, we'll go back. Prepare oxygen tomorrow and come back. β
"Okay."
After deciding, the two continued to walk forward. As soon as I turned the corner, I didn't have time to observe the situation inside, but I felt that my feet were empty, my body lost balance, and I fell down quickly. Lu Dachuan, who was following closely behind, saw me suddenly falling, and suddenly pounced forward and grabbed one of my legs, but unfortunately he also lost his support and fell down.
Fortunately, it wasn't that deep underneath, and in an instant, we both fell to the ground together. Since I had no adventures and he was on top of it, I was a little confused when I fell to the ground. Lu Dachuan above was unusually sober, as soon as he fell down, he saw that the air was wrong, but I don't know how deep it is below, he has a rope to tie, I don't, he has to ensure my safety, I didn't care about taking a closer look, and now as soon as the person landed, he raised his head and looked into the air.
Seeing something in the air, Lu Dachuan couldn't help but shout: "Zheng Shuang, look! β
"See what?"
"In the air! Air! Lu Dachuan's emotions were a little out of control, and he jumped up from the ground.
I looked up and saw a purple light in the sky, the size of a single bed, shaped like an eye. In the midst of the purple light, the corpse of an alien that had disappeared from my house floated, and two duribar stone discs were slowly rotating around it.