The night in the mountain forest was very cold. Yu Xing shivered and hugged himself tightly.
On the eighteenth hour of the deduction, a new reminder appeared in Yu Xing’s mind.
[You know that Carlos has joined another organization, so even if you want to cooperate, you cannot completely trust him, because the secret of the Tomb Palace is very important, and the fewer people know about it, the better. If the thing that causes the "resurrection" effect is a treasure
, then only one person or one force can do it.】
【Carlos will also not tell you all the information. In addition to being friends, you will also be competitors. All the forces that plan to go to the tomb are competitors.】
【Brother Sun's team is more stable than some mercenary teams, but everyone's strength is limited. You don't expect to get information about other forces from them, so do your own investigation.】
[You can find out that there are four forces that intend to go to the Tomb Palace this time, Sun Ge's team, Oster Company, another tomb robbery team with fixed personnel, and the investigation studio where you are located. The remaining forces are still preparing.
No action will be taken in the short to medium term.】
【For commercial interests, for money, for the desire for resurrection, peace has long been torn apart. Under the tomb, in addition to antiquity and death, there is also the bloody storm from others. 】
This time the system prompt did not cause any trouble, it just completed the background in a satisfactory manner, and reminded Yu Xing not to trust Carlos too much.
There is no doubt about this, and there is no need for systematic "good intentions". Yu Xing has never trusted Carlos since he met him in Coffin Village.
Carlos's character is not the type that people can trust. His acting style is too weird. Even though he had a good cooperation with Yu Xing in the rookie competition and actively released his kindness, Yu Xing naturally had a premonition that this person was dangerous.
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Having read people for many years, no matter what a person pretends to be on the surface, they can't deceive Yu Xing's intuition.
After getting the last piece of information, Yu Xing got all the information he could get, put an end to his worries, and slept in a tree all night.
Time passes and the sky becomes whiter.
He leaned his head on the tree trunk, folded his hands across his chest, and no longer hid the knife. He directly hooked his forearm with the strap on the scabbard and slept peacefully.
Although there are many active corpses hidden in the Valley of the Dead, it also has an advantage, that is, insects and snakes cannot enter.
Since entering the Valley of the Dead last night, Yu Xing has not heard the sound of insects. He doesn’t know if there are any vines hidden in the valley. Anyway, before he decided to go to bed last night, he checked around and found only one dead person who was alone.
No other threats were found.
In other words, except for the corpses, the dangers in the Valley of the Dead have been greatly weakened.
Yu Xing thought about it last night and found that these dead people are also a kind of "resurrection", similar to failed resurrection?
The most ideal resurrection is when a person dies, from consciousness to consciousness, the body is fully rejuvenated, memories are inherited, and the person always has complete autonomous control.
But the corpses in the Valley of the Dead only had their bodies rejuvenated, and the recovery was incomplete, hideous and ugly.
He estimated that these corpses were also affected by the things in the underground tomb that gave rise to resurrection legends. It was just that they were too far away that they were resurrected so incompletely.
Yu Xing still didn't know how these "resurrected" corpses sensed living people, so he specifically chose a tree that was higher than the jumping height of the dead to rest.
At dawn, he slowly woke up, and the mountain wind blew, and luckily the leaves around him rustled loudly.
Although he likes to sleep, when he is alone in the wild, he is still thinking about the map of Brother Cengsun's team. His vigilance has been greatly improved. Not only will he not oversleep, he will even wake up from his peaceful sleep instantly if he catches an unusual sound.
That was it now, he heard a few chaotic footsteps amidst the noise of the leaves.
Yu Xing opened his eyes and glanced towards the camp, and saw the dirty Brother Sun and Scar coming back.
Scar also carried a flame gun. The two of them looked exhausted, staggering and limping.
They were very vigilant. Even after returning to the camp, Scar was still exploring the way in front, and Brother Sun followed behind with his knife in hand, his eyes constantly roaming around.
It was a pity that Yu Xing was hiding too well and was far away from them, so they could not find the theatergoers hiding in the trees.
Yu Xing saw their mouths moving as if they were saying something, and then Scar took out a flare, raised his arm and fired a shot into the sky.
The red signal flickered into the sky. Yu Xing watched it for a while and realized that Brother Sun and Scar were going to wait for others at the camp, so he turned his head boredly.
Then he can just wait.
Anyway, he eats a lot and is not in a hurry.
The Valley of the Dead is much peaceful during the day. The corpses seem to be unable to get out during the day. The sun shines in the valley, and some leaves reflect light.
Yu Xing watched Brother Sun enter the tent to rest while Dao Ba stayed outside to eat some dry food. He was also hungry, so he opened a bag of biscuits and continued to keep an eye on him while eating.
About an hour later, a petite figure appeared from the mountain with a gray face. Yu Xing took a look and said, yo, Ai Li.
This little doctor who looks weak and weak is actually the second batch to return to the camp, and she works alone. I don’t know how she survived being scattered last night without being seriously injured.
It rained heavily just yesterday, and the soil in the mountains was soft. Aili's whole body was covered in mud, as if she had rolled in the mud.
She probably rushed over after seeing the signal. As soon as she saw Scar, she sat down on the ground excitedly, looking exhausted.
The team is regrouping. After everyone comes back and rests for a while, they can start again.
The four people present thought so.
But until the afternoon, no one came back.
Even Yu Xing felt something was wrong now, what about the rest of the people?
Finley, Ad, and the brother whose name he still doesn't know, are all dead?
Hmm...thinking about the speed of the corpses, it seems that it is not incomprehensible.
It's just that this team is a bit miserable. We haven't seen the tomb yet, but there are only four dead left?
Yu Xing also counted himself among them.
Then there is a ghost in the tomb? Brother Sun is not worthy.
Their level is only worthy of accumulating experience in small tombs. Once they reach the big tomb, they will be cannon fodder. Instead of running all the way on the road of seeking death, it is better to turn back and stop losses in time.
Yu Xing looked at the three lonely people in the camp and guessed with a headache, what should I do if they really give up?
Then can’t I just passively wait for Carlos to come? Can I rush down now and ask Brother Sun to hand over the map?
no.
Yu Xing sighed helplessly. If it was an independent deduction, he could do this. However, the world of investigator deduction games is the most closely integrated. He couldn't kill people casually. If he snatched Brother Sun's map, it would be spread to other people's settings.
Isn't it about to collapse?
That, steal?
This is acceptable.
Yu Xing's eyes lit up and he thought that if he stole the map, Brother Sun would not be able to enter the tomb. He indirectly saved three lives! He is so kind.
At this time, Ai Li and Scar, who had been frightened all night, finally couldn't hold on any longer. Ai Li went into the tent to sleep first, while Scar woke up Brother Sun and took turns with him.
The map was carried by Brother Sun in his pocket. Seeing Brother Sun sitting outside alone, Yu Xing quietly slid down from the tree and approached silently with steps lighter than the dead.
He is going to start stealing.
Yu Xing touched Brother Sun's back and hit the back of Brother Sun's head with the scabbard, knocking him unconscious.
Ai Li and Scar in the tent were too tired and fell into a deep sleep. No one heard this muffled sound.
Yu Xing supported Brother Sun and let him lie down slowly. Then he found the folded map from Brother Sun's usual pocket and smiled with satisfaction.
As long as no one sees me taking something, it’s called stealing!
"Go home, it's so safe at home. If you sell the antiques you bought in the past, it will be enough for a lifetime." He mouthed to the unconscious Brother Sun, "You are so greedy... I can only help you so much?"
You’re welcome~”
I guess if Brother Sun was still awake, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood.
Yu Xing fled after getting the map. He no longer waited in the Valley of the Dead and walked deeper into the valley while studying the route marked on the map.
This route is intermittent, and there are many unclear markings in the middle. It can be said that if you want to follow this route, half of it depends on sight, and the other half can only rely on luck.
The route continues until the last mountain. The terrain of that mountain is the most bizarre and cannot even be represented well on the map. It is completely useless to have a map.
Yu Xing stared at it for a long time and decided to walk to Chongyin Mountain based on this map first and talk about the rest later.
Without much effort, he reached the end of the valley before the sun set.
The terrain of this valley gradually dropped. At the end, it had formed a nearly vertical cliff of more than 20 meters with the surrounding mountains. Yu Xing stood at the bottom of the cliff and looked up, taking in a breath of cold air.
It’s really amazing...
At dusk, the orange-red sun spreads golden light onto the cliff face. Everything in sight seems to be covered with an illusory and unreal veil, as if it will be dissolved at any time by the transpiration of small particles in the air.
There were unknown branches hanging on the cliff that were old and strong enough for people to climb. They hung down to the ground. He stretched out his hand and pulled them over. They were normal plants and would not move.
Absolutely, in addition to these normal branches that can be climbed, there are also very familiar emerald green "creepers" wrapped around the branches and hanging on the sides of the branches. In short, it seems that if someone wants to climb up the cliff through the branches
, you have to face the risk of encountering these weird vines.
These vines are the most sensitive to temperature, but no one said that if they are pulled at room temperature, they will be fine.
This is to block all the roads trying to go to Chongyin Mountain and drive out all the people... Even the natural world is so prepared, which really makes people look forward to what is in the tomb.
Yu Xing thought to himself, then he tapped his fingers on the mountain wall to make sure it was solid, then he picked up the branch in front of him and started to climb up very decisively.
He is so skilled that it is not difficult to avoid the weird vines, so this cliff still leaves some people a chance to pass, just like a screening.
As he climbed up, the green creeper remained motionless, like snakes that had fallen into hibernation.
But Yu Xing knew that these "hibernating snakes" were just sleeping, and they would immediately explode if someone disturbed them.
From his perspective, he could see a tangle of green vines on the top of the cliff. They were wrapping and merging with each other, and he didn't know what they would eventually turn into.
Yu Xing focused on them as he climbed, tensing his body muscles until he reached the top with about five meters left, and his vigilance was raised to the highest level.
As expected, the vines that had been motionless along the way seemed a little restless at this time, sliding slightly as if they sensed something. They seemed to be looking for something, perhaps looking for Yu Xing.
Yu Xing ignored these things that could not cause much harm to him. His eyes stayed on the closely connected takraw balls on the top of the cliff, and he muttered: "It's strange, why do they form balls?"
This is not only more conspicuous and difficult to disguise, but also makes it difficult to attack people, because many vines are trapped inside and there is no time to escape and entangle people.
But since it is already in this state, there must be a reason that Yu Xing doesn’t know.
His expression was difficult to distinguish. He looked at the vine hanging down from the rattan ball beside him. He suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled it, and then immediately withdrew his hand.
In an instant, the barbs on the vine popped out from under the seemingly harmless skin like cat nails. The vine turned purple inch by inch from the point where it was touched, and the tip at the end also tilted up like a snake.
Swim along the cliff to where Yu Xing is.
Yu Xing quickly took a few steps on the cliff and climbed up. He was already very close to the sepak takraw balls. Only after he got closer could he intuitively feel how big these balls were. Each one was more than two meters in diameter.
Intuitively speaking, this must not be a good thing. Fortunately, he did not intend to make any unnecessary mistakes, so he found a few depressions on the cliff for footing. With some skill, he stood firmly on the cliff. There was actually a thick fog above.
The white mist brought the unique moistness of the mountain forest, covering the plants. Yu Xing heard a few elongated insect chirps in his ears. As if in mourning, he took out his long knife and protected it by his side. He immediately moved away from the cliff to avoid appearing.
Something knocked him down.
This happened to be a part that was not on the map. Yu Xing followed the compass and walked a little further when he suddenly heard a faint voice.
The voice seemed to be far away. It was a woman's voice. It was not harsh, but rather comfortable, with a hint of familiarity.
The voice said: "Who is it?"
The echoes of the words floated back and forth in the forest several times.
Yu Xing narrowed his eyes and remained unmoved. He tightened his grip on the knife and asked, "Who are you?"
Unexpectedly, the other party also replied: "Who are you?"
That tone is exactly the same as Yu Xing's, and even the voice line suddenly seems a little similar.
Yu Xing chuckled lightly and walked towards the source of the sound. As he walked, he taunted: "I didn't expect that there are parrots that like to copy words in this kind of forest?"