Chapter Ninety-Six: The Cave
In the distance, there was a chaotic sound like bamboo breaking, indicating that the headless zombies were still chasing us. I took out my phone from my pocket, turned on the flashlight, and a ball of light appeared in front of me, Mu Ling's face was very pale, his hands were tightly covered with his chest, and he couldn't stand steadily.
"Mu Ling, we're running too slowly, we have to change the way." I said to her.
Although it was a winter night, Mu Ling's hair and forehead were covered with sweat, and she replied weakly: "Now I am dragging you down, you can go first, leave me alone." β
She said as she pushed my hand away and turned her back to me. It seems that Mu Ling misunderstood what I meant, thinking that I wanted to leave her alone and go first, so she hurriedly said: "You misunderstood, I didn't mean that... I want to... Let me carry you... It's better than walking with you! β
"I don't want you to carry it!" Mu Ling refused without even thinking about it, "I can go by myself!" β
"Are you embarrassed? It's important to escape! β
"Didn't I tell you to go by yourself? What do I do? I don't know you well! Mu Ling still didn't want me to carry it, she covered her chest and took two steps forward, I don't know if it involved the wound on her chest, and snorted softly.
"You! Hurt so badly, what is it so strong?! When has this been? Can't leave that stupid pride, must we both die here before we are willing?! I was finally angered by Mu Ling's stubbornness, and scolded angrily, Mu Ling seemed to have no idea that I dared to scold her, with an unbelievable look.
"Look at what! Come up on me! I half-crouched down in front of her. Mu Ling stood still, and I didn't bother to talk any more nonsense, so I reflexively grabbed her arms and pulled her, and got her on my back.
"You put me down! I'll go on my own! "Mu Ling struggled a few times on my back, trying to get down. I hurriedly grabbed her two long legs with all my strength and fixed them on my waist!
Mu Ling should have known that he couldn't break free, so he slowly quieted down and lay on my back. Mu Ling likes to wear casual clothes, so I don't know what her figure is, and it doesn't feel very heavy when I carry her on my back at this time. In terms of her height, she should be of the skinny type.
"Knock knockβ" The dull footsteps were getting closer, and I stopped thinking, tightened my legs, and began to flee down the mountain.
As the saying goes, it is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down, especially at night, although there is the bright light of the mobile phone flashlight, but I carry Mu Ling on my back, I must pay attention to the safety of my feet, not fast, it is easy to go down the mountain with a top-heavy jump! So I walked very slowly, carefully and slowly, step by step.
Mu Ling was reluctant to be carried by me, so at first, she lifted her upper body away from my back, but since we were descending the mountain, due to gravity and inertia, her upper body slowly leaned over.
Slowly, I felt a lump of soft flesh on my back. As I walked, Mu Ling's body trembled, driving the softness on my back to squirm gently, and the feeling of electric shock really made me feel hot.
Mu Ling's head rested on my right shoulder, and the hot breath sprayed on my neck, itchy and hot. Why is she so close to me all of a sudden?
I knew something was wrong, turned my head to look, and sure enough, I saw Mu Ling's eyes closed tightly, and his expression was painful, as if he had fainted.
"Mu Ling... Mu Lingβ" I cried softly.
"Huh?" Mu Ling responded unconsciously.
"Don't sleep! Hold on and get down the hill in no time! "I don't really know where I've been, how far I'm from the bottom of the mountain, I just don't want Mu Ling to faint. I'm afraid she won't wake up, after all, people are only the strongest when they are awake.
"Hmm..."Mu Ling agreed again, and a pair of eyes slowly opened.
I could see that she was struggling to open her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly, her eyelids opening and closing. At this time, the female elite of the police world looked weak, but they also brought meekness and cuteness that they usually don't have.
There was a sound of footsteps behind me, and I gathered my mind and fled step by step towards the bottom of the mountain.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, I don't know how long I escaped, after all, I was carrying a person on my back, and the mountain road down the mountain was difficult to walk, my legs were overstressed, and there was a feeling that I couldn't support it, and the power in the mobile phone was gradually running out, and down the mountain, it was still far away!
I listened intently and noticed that the footsteps of the headless zombies behind me were still there, and to make matters worse, judging by the frequency of the footsteps, the headless zombies were much faster than before! I guess my aunt's bondage charm is gradually losing its effectiveness!
The situation is critical, and in my current state, I will definitely not be able to escape the pursuit of the headless zombies!
What to do?
My brain teaser is spinning, and I shouldn't be able to escape, so what about hiding? The thought of hiding suddenly occurred to me to a question, a somewhat difficult to explain.
That is, since the headless zombie has no head, how does it perceive our position?
It can't see, hear, smell, so what is it tracking me and Mu Ling?
Is it a tremor? By perceiving the shaking of the earth? When I'm running, I get a vibration, and this vibration is so small that humans can't feel it, but a headless zombie isn't human, and it can feel it?
No matter how likely my guess is, in the current situation, I can only try to hide for a while. I turned the light of my mobile phone flashlight and turned around the surrounding mountains and forests, and I couldn't help but rejoice: dozens of meters to my right, there was an irregular oval cave more than one person high and one meter wide!
The entrance to the cave was covered with dense weeds, and the entrance to the cave was so dark that it was impossible to see what was inside.
"There's a wild boar in there, and I can't care about it! Compared to headless zombies, wild boars can only be regarded as pediatrics! Emboldened, I slowly approached the cave.
Since I guessed that headless zombies could sense vibrations, I tried to slow down my steps and try not to make a sound. Moving like a snail to the mouth of the cave, I gently lowered Mu Ling to the ground, and then carefully shone my phone flashlight into the cave.
A couple of bats were alarmed and flew out of the cave, startling me.
I settled my mind and slowly leaned into the cave. The cave is not big, only three or four square meters, and there are no wild boars or other wild beasts. I helped Mu Ling into the cave and made her sit against the wall. Although Mu Ling was very weak, he was always awake, which made me very happy.
I said to Mu Ling, "Let's hide here for a while, and then go out at dawn." Mu Ling leaned against the earthen wall, did not speak, and closed his eyes tiredly. I looked around the cave, it was supposed to be an abandoned bomb shelter, and on the left side of the cave there was a small puddle with drops of water dripping from the top of the cave and into the puddle.
Mu Ling and I stayed on the right side of the cave, and it was quite dry.
"Will the monster find this place?" Mu Ling suddenly opened his eyes and said weakly, "To... If it finds here... We have nowhere to run..."
Mu Ling's words reminded me that we are hiding in this cave, it is good that we can not let the headless zombies find it, if it finds and blocks the entrance to the cave, then Mu Ling and I really have no chance to escape!
I thought about it, pulled out the six remaining charms from my pocket, and pressed them to the mouth of the cave. After doing all this, I clapped my hands and sat back beside Mu Ling. The Bondage Charm can be effective against the Headless Zombies, so the rest of the charms should also have an effect. I don't want all six charms to work, as long as one or two of them play a role, let Mu Ling and I support them until Zeng Yi and them arrive!
Mu Ling stared at the charms for a moment and asked, "What are those?" β
I replied, "Fu." β
"Does it work? Just a few pieces of paper. β
"I don't know if it's useful against the living, but against headless zombies...... It should work! "The bondage charm is effective, and I am confident when I say this.
Mu Ling closed his eyes again, and the cave was quiet again, except for the 'thump' of water dripping into the puddle. I turned off the flashlight on my mobile phone and found that there was only five percent of the battery, and the sad thing was that there was no signal in the cave, and I couldn't make a phone call to Zeng Yi. Mu Ling's mobile phone also has no signal, and it is almost out of battery, I don't know if there is a signal outside the cave, but I am afraid that going out will attract headless zombies, so I can only give up.
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