Chapter 12: The Chill of a Summer Night
After the chill passed, a gust of wind blew. The rustling sound adds a bit of mystery to the night.
"Fish...... Chirp ......" The chirping of insects also wants to break the silence one after another.
The sound of footsteps, heavy footsteps, gradually sounded in my ears.
The voice seemed far away, and it seemed to be nearby. After a while, the footsteps became heavier and clearer. The sound of footsteps was accompanied by long sighs.
The person who was hiding in the shadows, cold sweat slowly seeped out from his forehead.
There was a young man in his twenties in the box, he couldn't bear it, he was too hot! The stuffiness, mixed with the terrifying atmosphere, made him feel like he was going to suffocate.
Quietly, cautiously, he raised his hand, trying to wipe the sweat from his forehead. In fact, sweat has long soaked his clothes. Wiping sweat is just a small action for him to relieve tension.
That's it, he was careless, squatted for a long time and his feet were numb, his center of gravity was unstable, and he fell to the ground with a bang. The box also made a clattering sound on the ground.
The guy himself was frightened, how could this be? He didn't expect to fall.
At this moment, he felt a cool breath on the back of his neck, with a "hiss......"
He held his breath, not daring to make any more movements. Keep your ears up and listen carefully for any subtle noises around you.
"Sa, Sa, Sa...... "What is dragging on the ground?" the young man's brain began to make up all kinds of pictures.
Time passed slowly, and he waited for the signal for collective action, but the signal was not sent for a long time.
During the day, they said yes, choose a captain to give orders, everyone hid in their own place, waited for the captain's order, and then rushed out together, and took the thing down in one go. Whatever it is, rely on the strength of the people to complete this operation and defend their homeland.
However, the team did not give orders for a long time, and this young man was about to be forced by such a tense atmosphere, and the stuffiness of the box, he couldn't help it.
The young and vigorous young man, listening to the creepy rustling sound outside, secretly opened a gap in the box, wanting to see what was going on outside, why they were ambushing people, and there was no movement at all.
He lay on the ground, and through the gap, he couldn't see far away, but he saw a distinct mark of blood. It's like something bleeding, dragging it over the ground. This is probably the source of that rustling sound.
He was very scared in his heart, although he was a young man in his twenties, but when faced with such a thing beyond his knowledge, youth became a burden. He has no experience in coping, and he has the calmness to face sudden shocks!
He was so frightened that he quickly closed the gap in the cardboard box and took a few breaths to calm himself.
At this time, he heard the heavy sound of "he......" and the sound of footsteps.
His heart trembled, and he felt the voice draw closer and closer to him. His hands began to tremble, and his expression began to distort.
Suddenly, there was a grinding sound coming from his cardboard box. Frightened, he quietly rolled his eyes to find the observation hole that had been dug in advance in the box. Squinting tightly, he moved his body at a very slow speed, looking towards the observation hole on his left.
Just as he was looking out with his eyes on the box, suddenly, a bloody face appeared in front of him, leaning sideways. At this moment, the young man, unable to control his fear any longer, screamed, lifted the large cardboard box, turned around and ran.
The thing, covered in tatters and blood, also ran down with him.
He ran downstairs in one go, and there were many people standing below them who answered them, and seeing his panicked appearance, they tried to stop him and ask about the situation, but no one could stop the mad beast. He rushed back to the house and slammed the door shut. No matter how much anyone knocks on the door, they will not open it!
He hid himself in the quilt, in the summer, with his head covered, he didn't care about the heat, he only felt the cold, emanating from his bones......
This night, there was a lot of noise outside, and he didn't know what they were doing. Until he fell asleep unconsciously, in a panic.
When I woke up, it was already the afternoon of the next day.
The young man opened the door in horror and looked at the dazzling sunlight outside, and the crowd of people walking back and forth, talking about everything from last night.
It turned out that after he rushed down from the upper floor last night, everyone turned on flashlights together and went to that building to look for it. As a result, nothing!
There was no broken and bleeding man he saw, but the ground on the top of the building really left traces of drag with blood.
He hurriedly went and asked if the people who had been ambushed on the roof with him yesterday had seen and heard the same scene and heard the same sound as him.
But everyone else said no.
The captain delayed the action because he didn't find anything, he didn't see anything. It wasn't until the lad ran downstairs shouting that the captain and the others ran out of their hiding place.
I followed him all the way to his doorstep. Seeing that he didn't come out, I organized everyone to go to the building to see what they found.
After listening to this, this young man's heart was extremely unbalanced, how could he be the only one who saw such a terrifying picture?
The captain asked him what he had encountered, and he ran away in such a frenzy.
He told him his whole feelings and experiences.
The drag marks on the ground matched his description perfectly. No one doubts the truth of what he said, and fear only grows in everyone's heart.
That night, the captain was going to organize everyone to catch this harmful thing, but this young man ran over and said, "I can't go, something big will happen if I go tonight!" ”
When they asked him what would happen, he kept silent, just repeating: "You can't go, and if you go, you'll die......."
It was getting dark, and the captain was still hesitant to decide whether he should investigate the matter to the end.
At this time, in the crowd of people at the meeting, a woman held her child and said to her husband, "I think we should get out of here while it is still dark, and we should stay at my mother's house tonight." Adults are not afraid, but we have children, and the children are still young, and if something really happens and we are scared, it will really outweigh the losses. ”
His husband thought for a moment and nodded...... I said hello to everyone, went home and cleaned up, took my wife and children, and left.
This time it caused a lot of panic, and those who had children also followed their example, and all those who could walk left.