Chapter Twenty-Four: Cold Field
This time the malice was very obvious, and it hovered around the Bรกb.
No, maybe it's around the node.
And this time, the malice was completely undisguised, and it was always focused on Babu's body, making Babu very suspicious that he would be attacked endlessly in the next moment.
Is it really just the malice of the phantom world polluting itself?
Babu couldn't tell the difference, so he searched his surroundings with his eyes, trying to find the source of his malice.
Knock knock, knock knock.
In the silence, even his own heartbeat was so obvious that Babu could even hear the sound of blood rustling in his veins as his heart beat again and again.
Knock knock, knock knock.
The blood flow was accelerating, his heart was beating faster and faster, and fear had firmly grasped his heart, making him feel like he was falling into hell for a while.
Babu obviously didn't see any vision in front of him, but the fear in his heart became more and more obvious, he was so frightened that his mind was tense and his muscles were trembling slightly, but he didn't know what he was afraid of, as if an unknown fear engraved in the depths of his soul had been suddenly activated.
I didn't dare to look at it, lest I see a hideous shadow showing my most terrifying face in the blurred shadow at the very edge of my vision.
I didn't dare to listen, lest I hear the murmurs and murmurs of nothing, like the whispers of demons in nightmares.
I didn't dare to move, lest I touch a limb that shouldn't exist in the air around me.
Not even daring to think about it, thinking, is the source of all the deepest fears.
I don't know how long it took, as if it had been hundreds of millions of years, the deep fear finally faded, and Babu, who had regained his ability to think, only felt that he was soaking wet, and his muscles revealed a sense of powerlessness, as if he had just run dozens of kilometers and was as tired as he had just finished running dozens of kilometers.
Clutching his chest and gasping greedily, the sweaty Babu didn't even have time to think deeply about his fear, and after a few quick gasps, he re-shielded himself and left the place as fast as he could.
At this time, the most correct choice, in the next moment, several tentacles like pillars of flesh at least half a meter thick reached over, groping in Babu's original position for a while, until even the ground was cracked by the tentacles, and they slowly retracted.
It was only then that Babu had time to look at the timer that he had been holding in his hand.
From start to finish, it felt like countless years, but in reality it was only a second. Just a bad thought can make you feel such a real and deep fear, if this is really the malice of the illusory world, Babu can't imagine how terrifying the illusory world behind it will be.
As the terrifying fear suddenly ended, the evil thoughts disappeared abruptly, and Babu could not find the source, so he could only put the evil thoughts aside for the time being, looking in the direction of the tentacles retracted.
Several large holes more than half a meter in diameter, through the walls and the ground, zigzagged into the interior of the building, the holes were simply broken by force, and there was still a lot of slime left on the rough edges.
The cave was deep and winding, dark and dim, and it was impossible to see where it leads.
Is it no longer possible to block this thing with a strong and thick load-bearing wall? Looking at the planned entrance patio and the newly knocked hole, Babu walked over to it.
The hole with a diameter of more than half a meter is not too big, barely enough for one person to enter, and trying to get into it by the hole is tantamount to suicide. But this is a building, the obstacles are only the floor and the walls, and at most some of the large furnishings inside, the detour space is actually very large, so that it will not be blocked inside, so Babu only hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, twisted his body, and nimbly burrowed into the hole, and disappeared into the deep darkness.
"He can't do it." In the green circle at the entrance, five people sat on the ground, and in addition to Suni and Victor from before, there were three more people. One of them, a strong man with a large number of tattoos on his body, who had not even let go of the top of his head and face, was wiping the top of his bare head, looking at the timer from time to time, and lowered his voice to make a deafening 'whisper', "The leader is too, saying that the situation is so urgent, as if tomorrow will be the end of the world, but trusting a newcomer so much, I really don't understand what she thinks, don't be tempted by that kid, in case that kid is really a coward......"
"I trust him because I think he is credible, and the contact in the past few days, whether it is ability or personality, can reassure me."
As the strong man spoke, a figure flashed outside the circle, and Monica's tall figure flashed into the green circle from the dim ruined city. stared at the strong man expressionlessly, until the other party sneered and avoided his gaze, Monica snorted heavily and said: "You can rest assured, I will not affect my work because of personal feelings, since I am willing to listen to his advice, I am sure to do so." โ
"Oops, Captain, Captain." Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, another new face, a short woman, rolled her eyes, approached Monica with a smile, bumped her elbow into her, and said meaningfully, "You say this, you are admitting~"
"Go, go, put away your curiosity." Monica was glad that the dim environment here would not reveal the redness on her face, and pushed away the woman who came over, she looked around at the five people around her, and asked solemnly, "Check it again one last time, don't make any mistakes on the spot." โ
Seeing everyone nod their heads in turn, even the last face, a tall and thin man with no sense of presence, nodded in confirmation, Monica sighed, with tiredness in her voice: "I'm not joking, and I'm not exaggerating, you guys are lucky not to have participated in the battle against the node back then, so you don't have an intuitive feeling." But whether you have it or not, now that I am the captain, you will be obedient and carry out my orders without compromise. Phew, I'm sure you'll soon understand, probably today. โ
"Boss, don't worry, don't worry, I see that although there are indeed a lot more tricks outside than we usually encounter, almost several times, and even third-order tricks have appeared, but there are so many of us, it's not that we can't deal with it." Victor has been busy by Suni's side, and finally has time to interject, "Besides, didn't you also arrange a little babu, I think that young man is good, and you are very ...... with the boss"
Victor finally shut his mouth because he was almost strangled to death with a whip, and Monica, as the murderer, just wanted to explain under everyone's gaze, when he saw a dark shadow coming out of the window from the second floor of a nearby building, flashing several times among the ruins, and soon entering the green safety circle.
"How?"
The person who came back was of course Babu, as soon as Babu entered the circle, he caught the kettle thrown by him and poured a few sips, before he let out a sigh and wiped the cold sweat that was scared just now: "The route is basically clear, I can't take you to the direct node without incident, but it's no problem to go all the way to the patio yesterday, and if you want to go forward, you have to face that Roshan." I also have some ideas about that Roshan, and whether it is feasible or not needs to be discussed with you, and I definitely can't do it alone. I'll take you over in a moment."
"Okay." Such a crisp answer came from Monica, and she agreed without any thought, but she was the only one who answered, and the other five kept making eye contact, but no one answered, and no one dared to meet the two of them with their eyes.
"Well, Babu, one more step in a moment." The atmosphere was a little cold for a while, Monica was silent for a moment, sighed and said, "For the sake of insurance, I will go with you first, I will not block the life breath experiment throughout the whole process, only I am the one who follows, in case something really goes wrong, we can also respond." If the two of us have no problem, let's keep up together, otherwise it will be difficult to run. โ
"Oh, that's fine." Babu didn't react when he was cold, but Monica's reaction made him stunned, and then the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he nodded, "I have no opinion, besides, bring the alchemy medicine, and lay out the position first in the past to save time." โ
"Good, good." Victor smiled awkwardly, and in a panic took out the alchemy medicine that had been prepared and handed it to Monica, this time Monica didn't tell anything, just said I'll come back when I'm ready, and walked out of the green circle with Babu. The other five made another eye contact, each with apologetic expressions, but in the end none of them followed.
"I'm sorry, Babu." After a few last glances behind her back, Monica sighed, "I didn't expect this either, but ......"
"Don't worry, I understand, this is a normal reaction, let them follow, it is equivalent to handing over your life to me, as long as the mind is still normal, no one will agree."
"Dead child, do you think I can't hear it?" As soon as the words fell, Monica's eyebrows rose and her eyes stared at Babu's ears, making his ears feel hot, "Be careful that I let you know what is out of mind." โ
"Hehe, anyway, thanks." Babu covered his ears and ran away from her, but his smile was warm, and the two of them left the green circle a few steps away, and when they reached a distance that no one else could hear, Babu stopped and asked in a low voice, "What is the result of your verification over there?" โ
"Although there are no corpses in the monster, there are indeed a lot of new traces of battle over there." Monica pointed diagonally ahead and said, "Over there, it matches the detailed description they gave me later, at least they didn't lie about it." โ
"What about the source of the pollution?" Bรกb asked, "Did you find it?" โ
"No, it's normal to not find the source of the pollution, and it may even be the pollution that has accumulated in her body." Monica asked, "Did you find anything?" I always feel like you're hesitant about something. โ
"How can I say it, I just sneaked in again, and walked all the way to Roshan, on the one hand, the situation inside has changed a lot, and I need to make a decision, on the other hand, I always feel that something is not right, come, I'll show you."