Chapter 69: Fairy Tale Forest (15) Afternoon
"Take that cloak and go over, since that cloak is the key to open the wall of thorns, it should react on its own when you get closer."
I nodded, grabbed the red cloak of Little Red Riding Hood in my hand, and tried to get closer to the wall of thorns.
It didn't seem like I needed to do much, and as I approached, the cloak in my hand gradually became transparent, emitting a faint glow, like the scene when Little Red Riding Hood had disappeared. When the cloak had completely turned into a point of light and disappeared, the wall of thorns in front of me began to move as if it had come to life.
"Be careful!"
There was a pull on my arm, and I was dragged unsteady on my feet, and I took two steps backwards and fell into the arms of a man, and the familiar breath came from me, letting me know that the solid chest behind me was a wolf's fang.
I was almost like a whole person in my arms, his arms were always in front of me to protect me, his burning snort spraying from top to bottom with a masculine breath to my ears, but at this time I had no intention of giving birth to any beautiful feelings, because all my attention was drawn to the wall of thorns in front of me.
It's no wonder that the wolf fangs pulled me over in fear, and the thorn wall was indeed moving a little louder.
It's a scene that can only be seen in a magical blockbuster, but it really appeared in front of me at this moment. The thorny branches that had been entangled in the walls began to bend and dance, starting from the middle part of the road, and pulling away little by little, one by one. The sound of the branches rubbing kept sounding, and in the stretching and twitching, the thorn-twisted walls had thinned and thinned little by little, and finally completely retracted to the sides, revealing a clean passage.
It wasn't until the passage was completely cleared and the thorny branches on both sides stopped moving that the forest became quiet again. The road in front of me was clean, and if it weren't for the fact that there were still thorny walls on both sides of the road, and I don't know how long it was, I would have even suspected that the scene just now was my imagination.
Is all this true? I've never seen a moving plant. Is that thing called earth consciousness ,,,,,, God? Able to create worlds? ”
The scene just now shocked everyone, and after a period of silence, Fang Ruoxi said first.
However, no one answered her words, not because they didn't want to pay attention to her, but because no one knew the answer.
The usual trick of human beings is to deny the existence of things they cannot understand, and then to deceive themselves by concocting a plausible explanation. From the moment I entered the Endless Room, the ideas I had always had began to be challenged, questioned, and even subverted. I've wondered if it's real, and I've wondered if what I've experienced, what I've seen, what has happened, is real, but I can't get an answer.
I'm conflicted, really conflicted. Since the time stood still, I have encountered too many things that I cannot understand, even the entire human civilization, but the wolf tooth reminds me of another problem, that is, what we have not seen or discovered, or even things that humans have not seen or discovered, are not the same as not existing.
And because of that, I don't dare to think too much, and I don't dare to doubt too much, because once I start to doubt these things that I have really been exposed to, once I start to doubt the world, then I can't help but doubt myself, whether I really exist.
Zhuang Zhou Mengdie, is the butterfly me, or am I the butterfly?
So I don't dare to doubt it, until I think of a plausible explanation that can deceive me.
By this time, the wolffang had let go of the arms that had wrapped around me, and walked tentatively ahead, first passing through the parting wall of thorns, and only after confirming that it was safe to wave to us, motioning for us to follow.
Seeing the wolf's fangs, the others also walked forward. I stood there looking at the figure of the wolf fang in front of me, and unconsciously raised my hand and touched my left arm. It wasn't until Lin Ya called me in front that I realized that everyone had already walked over, and I was the only one standing here.
I hurriedly took two quick steps towards the others, and I only then realized that my left arm, where the wolf's fangs had just grabbed me when they had just wrapped their arms around me.
Realizing this, I suddenly felt as if my left arm and palm were about to burn, the burning sensation was like an imprint on my skin, a burst of numbness and heat, and a hot feeling on my face, as if the temperature of even breathing had risen a little.
"What's wrong with you? Why is your face so red all of a sudden? ”
The voice of the wolf's fang sounded on the side, and my body subconsciously stiffened, and then I turned to the other side as if to escape and bowed my head slightly, "Ah, it's okay, it's just that I felt quite amazing and a little excited when I saw those wattles just now." ”
"It's really strange to see you excited." Wolf Fang's voice was faint, with a little seriousness, "Be careful, it seems that this place is divided by that thorn wall, and there will be new dangers after passing through that wall." ”
Who's weird? It's not that you guys don't know whether men and women give or receive kisses, and it's weird to hug other girls casually, right? Although it is to protect me, it can't be hugged casually!
"Uh-huh" I said haphazardly, taking a few deep breaths before I felt the heat on my face dissipate somewhat.
Looking at the eerie surroundings on both sides as when I first entered here, I suddenly remembered the giant black tree. Subconsciously stopped, I turned to look back, and my heart was shocked when I saw the giant tree.
"What's wrong? Mo Li? Lin Ya noticed that I had stopped, and he also stopped, following my gaze, "Are you looking at something?" Is there something wrong? ”
Why do I think the tree is in my field of vision or the size I saw before? It's not impossible, we've come so far, the tree should be getting smaller and smaller in my field of vision, but I don't think it's changed at all! Is this really an illusion because it's too big?
"It's okay, it's nothing." I didn't say anything about my doubts in the end, after all, it might have been my delusion, so let's take a second look.
Lin Ya: "Are you really okay?" It's okay, let's go, follow and don't fall behind. ”
I nodded in agreement, and when I turned my head, I found that Yu Pu didn't know when he had stopped, and at this time he was looking at me expressionlessly, and I didn't know when he started looking at me.
I frowned, and was about to ask him what he was watching me do, but before I could say anything, he turned back and walked on as if nothing had happened. It felt a little strange, but I couldn't go up and drag him to ask him what he was looking at, so I had to shrug my shoulders and not care.
But after thinking about it, I turned my head and raised one arm so that my eyes and palm were on a horizontal line with the giant tree, and when I compared it to my own hand, the giant tree was about the size of the distance from the tip of my index finger to the tiger's mouth.
After making a secret note of this reference, I turned around and took two quick steps to chase after the others, and if after walking some distance, the tree was still the same size, I am afraid that it would be a bit of a problem.
But could it be that the problem is not with the tree, but with the road? Let's say the road is actually circular and the tree is in the center? No, no, no, the path is obviously under the tree, and even if the road is circular, the tree is definitely not in the center of the circle, but should be approximately on the circle
Ahh
It seems to be a turning point with the thorn wall, and after walking through the thorn wall, the surrounding environment slowly changes again. The thorn fence slowly lowered until it disappeared, the light gradually increased, the woods slowly became brighter, and before I knew it, the sound of birds and cicadas was heard again, and the previous darkness was swept away, and the sides of the road became sunny woods again.
However, I don't know what about the others, anyway, at this time I don't have the heart to enjoy the scenery anymore, because I know very well that such an environment means - danger, is coming.
"It's afternoon"
Yu Pu's voice came to my ears, and his voice was very small, probably only heard by me closest to him. I looked back at him in some surprise, only to find him looking at the side of the road.
Since I met him, this is the first time I've heard him speak. Either heard what we said or answered our questions. I haven't spoken completely on my own initiative as I do now.
But what did he just say? Afternoon? I subconsciously looked up at the sky, and after looking around, I was shocked to find that there was no sun at all. Following Yu Pu's gaze to the side of the road, there were only trees and nothing else.
It's just that since there is no sun here, where does all this light come from? And what did Yu Pu see to discover the change in time?
It was only then that I felt hunger in my belly, and although I hadn't been involved in many previous battles, the nervous tension and the fact that I kept walking were a lot of exertion. But for now, let's figure out the question of timing.
"How did you know this was afternoon?"
I approached Yu Pu and asked, and since I didn't deliberately lower my voice, Wolf Tooth and Lin Ya also heard my words.
"What afternoon? Is it afternoon? Lin Ya asked suspiciously, and at the same time subconsciously looked at the sky, and suddenly said in surprise, "There is no sun here?" Do you see the sun? ”
I had already noticed that there was no sun here, so I was not surprised, and still looked at Yu Pu waiting for him to answer.
Yu Pu glanced at me, still without any expression, without any emotion in his words, pointing to the tree on the side of the road and saying, "Shadow." ”
Shadow? I looked in the direction he was pointing, and sure enough, the shadows of the trees were staggered on the ground.
But what can you judge if there is only a shadow?
I don't understand.