Chapter 115: Where the Nightmare Begins
Looking at Yu Lie's lost expression, Zhou Ran smiled suddenly: "However, don't be so pessimistic, maybe the ice and snow at the entrance of the cave have melted, or maybe it has been blown away by a strong foehn wind." Even if it's neither, so many of us can find a way to get out! β
"Yes, only with all your might, this last step is missing."
The two of them studied the ice road as they walked, and there were indeed obvious traces of artificial excavation, and they couldn't imagine how many people would have to complete such a huge project.
"Captain Yu, do you think there is a possibility," Zhou Ran said while pondering, "This passage was originally very wide, but it was covered by ice, or was it deliberately carved into the way it is now?" β
"It's possible, but it doesn't make sense." Yu Lie replied intuitively, however, he quickly thought of the crux of the problem.
"You mean, it's the same passage inside, but it's covered in ice!" Yu Lie was stunned by his thoughts.
"That's right, that's what I meant!" Zhou Ran looked at him with a smile.
"This passage is like the escape passage of the craftsmen who built the imperial tombs in ancient times!" Yu Lie's eyes lit up, "Or rather, it's a cave thief......"
Now, it was Zhou Ran's turn to be surprised, but after thinking about it, it really made sense.
"Captain Yu, I didn't expect you to know a lot about imperial tombs and tomb robbing." Zhou Ran said with a smile.
"Why, I like history more, and I usually know a little bit about it." Yu Lie said modestly, "As for cave theft, I have had this experience. β
Zhou Ran raised his head suddenly, looked at him in horror, and said, "You said that you have this experience, tomb robbing?" β
"What's the matter, you're thinking too much!" Yu Lie couldn't help laughing, "When I was young, I had a rescue experience, two stupid tomb robbers were trapped in the robbery hole and couldn't get out, and finally chose to call the police, and it was our rescue team that carried out the rescue at that time. β
"I see, I thought you were Captain Yu...... Hahaha. β
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I don't know when, Lu Xian also walked to the back of the team, at this time he was not restricted from freedom, but his hands were tied behind his back. Hearing the two talking about the ice road, I couldn't help but interject: "This ice road is artificially excavated......"
"What did you say?" Zhou Ran was interested and walked to his side.
"Captain Lu, what did you just say?" He asked.
"You still call me Captain Marine?" Lu Yan asked curiously.
"Of course!" Zhou Ran said frankly, "The mistakes you make are not necessarily your faults. β
When Lu Yan heard this, he showed a grateful expression, so he said in a low voice: "Your guess is right, this ice tunnel is indeed excavated manually, and it was completed by one person. β
"What!"
The two of them showed surprised expressions at the same time, not because of "manual excavation", but "done it alone".
Zhou Ran suddenly understood that this ice road may be inextricably linked to the alien spacecraft, and Lu Xuan and the alien spacecraft also have unknown secrets, and there must be an intersection between the three.
"Captain Lu, what are you trying to tell us?" Zhou Ran couldn't help but ask.
Lu Xian didn't answer directly, but continued to take care of himself: "That person survived here in an unknown way, and he had only one task, to dig a passage to the inside. In addition to eating and sleeping, he kept digging and digging, as if he was born with only one purpose......
"One day when he was exhausted, he fell asleep unconsciously, and then had a dreamβa very real dream, as if it had happened in reality. The scene in the dream shocked him, but when he woke up, he found that the only thing he could remember was this one task. Driven by this task, it took him several years, and just when it was finally completed, he slept a little. However, when he woke up again, he found that he was not in the ice tunnel, but in the 'Kunlun Station'. From then on, endless confusion and emptiness occupied his mind. On top of that, there's that sense of nothingness......"
Finally, he returned to society and started a new life. However, those lingering gloom are still lurking in the bottom of my heart, ready to move. He wanted to forget everything that had happened, but there was always a voice in the darkness that reminded him; He wanted to find out what had happened, but the heavens seemed to be playing tricks on him. Just when he thought he would be able to say goodbye to those mysteries, he once came to the place where the nightmare began. β
After Lu Xian finished speaking, he looked at the two of them in a daze, helpless, lost, and a little unwilling. In short, the expression on his face could not express his inner emotions.
Of course, the two are not stupid, they know that Lu Xian is telling his own story. It's just that this story is too incredible, and the questions in it slowly occupy the brains of the two.
"You mean, you were already in Antarctica before you met me!" Yu Lie said in amazement, with a tone of complete disbelief, "So before you came to Antarctica, where were you and what were you doing?" β
Lu Xuan shook his head, like an old man with amnesia recalling the past in a daze.
"You don't know, or can't you tell?"
"I know very well that I know," Lu said lightly, "I just can't remember." β
"You dug the ice tunnels here all by yourself?" Zhou Ran asked.
"Yes, I remember it very well."
"How many ice lanes are there?" Zhou Ran asked.
Lu Xian shook his head again, and then said: "There are a lot, but I don't remember, I only remember that I dug ...... Five to six years old. β
After hearing this, the two gasped, and it was hard to believe that they had survived alone in such a harsh environment for five or six years.
"How do you sleep and where do you get your food?" Yu Lie asked.
Lu instantly shook his head again in response.
"Can't remember?"
"Probably," Lu Xuan said, "Anyway, I survived, and I learned a rescue skill from you." β
"That's right," Yu Lie sneered, "I just didn't expect that one day, you would kill so many teammates who get along with you day and night, and for whatever reason, their blood has already been on your hands." It is difficult to wash off at any time. β
"You're right, I feel guilty and sorry for that." Lu Xian said, "Even if it's not from my heart, but ...... And it really happened. So ......"
"So, how?"
"I want redemption." Lu Xian said.
"Like this way now?" Yu Lie said.
"Not only that," Lu Xuan slowly raised his head, his eyes darkened, "If I had more chances." β
Yu Lie gave him a heavy look, trying to see through him in order to distinguish whether what he said at this moment was true or false.
"Perhaps, your best salvation is death......"
"Yes, there is no doubt about it," Lu Xuan said, "I will not run away, I just want to find out what is wrong with me, but no matter how hard I try and struggle, I can't achieve what seems ridiculous here." Perhaps, sorrow is my epitaph. β
Yu Lie was touched by these words, and his eyes staring at him couldn't help but redden.
Indeed, it was he who taught Lu Xian all the rescue skills, and in his opinion, he would soon give up his captain to Lu Xian. Before this rescue set off, before he knew the rescue mission, he had already thought of his own way out: hand over the position of captain to Lu Xian, and resign himself to go on a tour of the mountains and rivers.
However, it backfired, Lu Xian's life was over, and he didn't know when his simple wish would come true.
Lu Yan glanced up at the top of the ice road and said slowly: "Even, sometimes, I can't help but think that I may not be a human in the first place, but just a creature that is difficult to recognize my true face. Every time I think about it, I can be relieved. β
Yu Lie was filled with grief in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Don't say it again!" β
Seeing this, Zhou Ran said, "Lu Xian, can you take us out?" β
Lu Xian looked at the low ice road blankly, and said lightly: "Maybe!" Still, I felt like something was stirring in my head, they didn't want me to keep going, they seemed to be doing everything they could to numb my mind, and I felt like I was fighting against myself. So, moving on should be the exit. β
For some reason, Zhou Ran believed what he said, if Lu Xuan was really fighting against himself, then he could only fight against something hidden in the depths of his brain. And, if you can catch "them", it will be possible to unlock Lu Yi's secrets.
Most importantly, unlock the secrets of the alien spaceship.
"If you can get out, do you have any other wishes?" Zhou Ran asked, "I think we can do it for you." β
"No, unless it's not my own will," Lu said mockingly, "but I do have one wish, perhaps the only one." β
"What wish?"
"Perhaps, I'd better not say it."
Yu Lie looked at him with a commanding eye.
"Figure out what I really am."
After Lu Xian finished speaking, he looked at the two of them quietly, thinking about what kind of answer they would make.
Originally, he had decided not to say anything, because he was dead, and he didn't want his soul to continue to be entangled. He made this decision only after seeing the expectant and sincere expressions of the two.
"I'll do my best." Yu Lie said, looking back at Zhou Ran.
"Yes." Zhou Ran replied simply, "So, you have to go back alive and return to a place where I can study you." β
"I will," Lu Instant seemed to open his heart, "if 'they' agree......"
Zhou Ran quickly thought of a person - Zhang Tianlin, who could only complete this task in the Institute of Biology. There is also Bai Shutong, a professor of brain at the Central Hospital, who personally completed the surgery of Yang Baiwen's "brain slice" and "gene phagocytosis".
"Perhaps, it will be possible to develop a device that can extract the human mind." Zhou Ran thought secretly.
At this moment, someone at the front of the line suddenly shouted, "Exit! β
"Captain, come and see, exit!"
Yu Lie and Zhou Ran were overjoyed and walked forward quickly, Lu Xian was still standing in place, looking at their backs in a daze.