Perhaps because of the topography, the light outside the cave disappeared after entering the cave for more than ten meters. Except where the flashlight hit, it was pitch black.

With the help of the light of the flashlight, several people looked around and walked forward, and Wu Miao felt a little surprised after seeing the situation in the cave.

In the warm spring season, there is usually a slight cool breeze in the caves in my hometown, and the caves are usually full of coolness.

But this unicorn cave is neither hot nor cold, and you can't feel the wind at all. Whenever they stopped, the cave was even quieter and scary.

This section of the cave is dark brown as a whole, and there is hardly any other color to be found except for the quiet flowing water on the side. The walls of the cave looked like they had been corroded, and they looked pitted.

Continuing along the small river for dozens of meters, the river water suddenly flowed into the ground, and there was a faint rumbling sound underground.

The front began to become spacious, more than ten meters wide on the left and right, and the roof of the cave was dozens of meters high from the ground.

"What is this, is it going to fall?"

Nangong Meng looked at the stalagmites hanging upside down on the roof of the cave, and his tone was a little worried.

It's no wonder she asks this question, the dense stalagmites on the top of the cave do give people a great sense of oppression.

These stalagmites are as small as a few tens of centimeters thick and one or two meters long, while the largest stalagmites are three or four meters thick at the root and more than ten meters long. All stalagmites are pointed at the ends and look extremely sharp.

"It's okay, let's go, all be careful with your step, and be careful not to speak loudly. ”

Compared with the group of stalagmites hanging upside down on the top of the cave, Wu Miao was more worried about the road under his feet.

Once here, the river sank underground, the ground was no longer flat, and the scattered boulders made it difficult to move forward. And the occasional cracks between the boulders are the reason why Wu Miao is worried.

These cracks are only more than ten centimeters narrow, but one or two meters wide. Whether it is a narrow or wide crack, all of them are bottomless. If you accidentally fall into it, you don't have to think about the consequences.

All the way, I used yellow silk cloth as a road sign, avoided the cracks in the ground in advance, and when I encountered a big stone that could not be bypassed, I held hands and borrowed each other's strength to turn over... The group remained silent and walked cautiously in the cave.

There are many forks in the cave, some of which are facing upwards and some of them are pointing downwards, and there is no regularity at all. There are also forks in the road that are connected to each other, and after a circle, they return to the original point. At this time, the role of the mark is reflected, if you don't do a good job of marking, you may think that you have been moving forward.

It took dozens of minutes to walk forward, and according to their speed, they should have walked at least three or four miles. Although there are many forks in the cave, sometimes wide and sometimes narrow, the surrounding environment has not changed much.

"Wu Miao, did you hear any strange sounds?"

As she was walking, Du Siqi pulled Wu Miao's clothes and whispered.

Hearing this, Wu Miao stopped, in fact, he had noticed the abnormality a few minutes ago, and there had been a slight rustling sound behind them. I thought it was a little thing like a mouse, and I didn't want to alarm everyone. Unexpectedly, the sound was intermittent all the time, and it was getting louder and louder, and even Du Siqi heard it at this time.

As soon as the footsteps of the few people stopped, the sound disappeared, and they turned to look around, but they didn't find anything unusual.

"It's a little weird, why don't we go back?"

Nangong Mengyou was scared and wanted to end this expedition.

Wu Miao was a little hesitant, this mission only asked to explore in the cave, and did not specify which cave to go to, it stands to reason that any cave should be fine.

It's just that when he entered the Qilin Cave, there was always a hint in his mind that the progress of the task had increased, indicating that the task had officially begun. If I go to other caves at this time, I don't know if the progress will continue to grow.

"Don't be afraid, girl, the sound you hear must be made by a mouse. Since you're scared, it's better to just go back. The road in this cave is indeed not very easy to walk, and everything is still about safety. ”

Grandpa's opinion was the same as Wu Miao's, thinking that it should be the sound of a mouse.

"Then go back and go back to the cave near the village. It's been a while since we've been in anyway. ”

Wu Miao decided to return, and he vaguely felt that the sound did not look like a rat. Even if the quest can only be completed in the cave where the quest is activated, you can go back and be more prepared. Because he felt very bad at this time, he always felt that something bad would happen, just like he felt when he went to Snake Island in the sky a few days ago.

Since they all agreed to return, there was nothing to worry about, so they immediately turned around and walked back.

is different from when entering the cave, when he returned, Wu Miao asked his grandfather to walk in front, and he himself was behind.

After turning around and walking less than ten meters, the group stopped together...

"Roads, roads, road signs! We, are we on the wrong track? ”

Du Siqi subconsciously approached Wu Miao, and the fear in her heart made her voice tremble.

"Look back. “

After taking a few steps back again, everyone's hearts tensed. Only a section less than ten meters away still had yellow silk cloth, and in other places, not a single piece of rag could be found.

"I'm so scared, what do I do now?"

Nangong Meng hugged Wu Miao's arm tightly, and the fear of the unknown made her whole body tremble slightly.

"Don't be afraid of me. These rags must have been taken away by something, otherwise they wouldn't have disappeared for no reason. “

Wu Miao comforted Nangong Meng, but he didn't have any bottom in his heart. Although the only plausible explanation was that something had taken the rag in his mouth, what could it be that he didn't even notice that his five senses, which were more than three times normal people's, could be?

"Regardless of what took the shards, since it didn't show up in front of us, it means it's afraid of us. The most urgent thing now is to find the way we came, if the flashlight runs out, we are really in danger. “

Grandparents are worthy of being people who have experienced wind and rain, and they don't feel too scared when they encounter such a strange thing, and they can find the point rationally.

Wu Miao pondered for a while and then said, "Extinguish the flashlight three times, from now on, only the people at the front and back of the team can turn on the flashlight." ”

It's been more than an hour since they entered the hole, and each flashlight can last for about three hours. With that spare flashlight, you should be able to hold out until you get out of the cave.

The method of marking with silk cloth no longer worked, and Wu Miao could only use the most time-consuming old method to engrave marks.

As they walked out, they carved their marks on the stone or cave wall with their axes. Now it's carved from the inside out, so as soon as you see the imprint, it means that you have gone around in a circle, and they are back to square one.

An hour passed, and several people did not gain anything. Either you walk around and go back to square one, or you go to a place you haven't walked before.