Even though Mei Qian had studied biology regularly, he still couldn't tell whether the mucus on his head was fungus spoilage or animal body fluid residue.
But based on the disgusting smell and the bloody fingerprints of the same size and completely different colors around it, you can conclude that this is definitely not a good thing, and it is safest not to touch it.
So, he turned around and carefully avoided the area where the mucus was dripping.
After walking for a few more minutes, when I turned a corner, I saw that the front was still covered with dense bloody handprints.
Of course, he didn't believe that there were children hanging on the walls or even hanging upside down on the roof of the corridor, guessing that they might be some kind of indescribable animal.
I couldn't help but feel more worried about the situation of Maomao and others, so I was no longer in the mood to study this. I could only speed up my pace and continue walking forward.
As he walked, he had to stop again.
Because we have already seen the end of the corridor, if we go further, we can only fall into the water of unknown depth.
Yes, there is a small pool ahead, and there is no other way out.
He carefully observed the bulge on the edge of the pool and saw a thin stream of water seeping out from the gaps in the masonry, which caused the water accumulation along the way.
But on the raised part, neither footprints nor signs of struggle were found, and even the bloody handprints on the walls on both sides were missing.
Mei Qian knew that this road was probably not the one Maomao and the others entered.
But there were too many holes in the circular stone chamber, so he chose this tunnel based on his instinct for danger. It would have been too troublesome to go back and test them all.
Besides, there is no real dead end in front of us. Otherwise, where did those bloody handprints come from?
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and jumped into the water.
As soon as I touched the water, I felt ice-cold to my bones.
Mei Qian's physical fitness was astonishing, and he quickly adapted to it, spreading his limbs and swimming quickly.
Sure enough, this pool led to somewhere else. He swam to the end of the tunnel, plunged into the water, and only dived for a few seconds. When he emerged from the water again, he had already reached another passage.
This corridor looks much wider than the previous one, but all that can be seen is water, and there is no place to stay ashore.
In desperation, we could only continue swimming forward.
However, while swimming, Mei Qian did not forget to observe the surroundings, especially the top and walls on both sides.
Sure enough, the bloody handprint appeared again, and the disgusting mucus on the top became more and more abundant.
At the same time, the feeling of danger became stronger.
[Could it be that the thing that left these footprints is what gives me a sense of crisis? 】
Mei Qian couldn't help but frown, feeling uneasy, but he was already here, so he had to go and take a look.
No longer distracted, he started swimming quickly.
But before he could move forward very far, his left foot suddenly seemed to be held by something, and then there was a pulling force from below, and his whole body sank into the water uncontrollably.
Fortunately, Mei Qian quickly shut his mouth before being pulled into the water. Holding his breath, he leaned over to see what was tugging at his ankle.
Immediately afterwards, he came face to face with a pair of empty "eyes". It was clearly a face with long hair floating around and a deep hole that was grinning at him, and it was the withered hands that grabbed his ankles.
Mei Qian spat out a string of blisters and almost opened her mouth to let the water pour in.
It felt like there was a leak in my body, and the chill spread from my heels to the back of my head.
He considers himself to be well-informed, but he has only encountered things underwater in horror movies.
The water in the corridor was very deep, seven or eight meters high, and a group of human mummies stood densely packed at the bottom of the water. Just when he took out the knife, the group of mummies all turned their heads to look at him, and then they seemed to smell something.
Like a swarm of sharks seeing the fishy smell, they rushed toward him like crazy. Before he could think about it, a big knife appeared in his hand.
Because of the increased weight, his body sank faster. Taking advantage of the force of his fall, he grasped the Hanxing Sword with both hands and slashed straight forward.
The Hanxing knife was extremely sharp, and it cut off the arm that was holding him without much force.
Unfortunately, the group of mummies were moving faster in the water than he expected, and he was surrounded as soon as he slashed them.
All he saw before him was countless pale and slender "ghost hands" grabbing at him.
Bubbles came out of his mouth again, Mei Qian turned around, and the Hanxing knife in his hand stirred up a semi-circular water pattern, slashing straight into the monsters...
"call!"
Mei Qian's head suddenly burst out of the water, and he immediately began to gasp for air.
Even though the group of mummies in the ground were not very powerful in combat and their skin was brittle, they were no match for him under his Hanxing Sword.
But there are just too many of them, and what’s even more annoying is that each one of them is fearless and, ahem!, brainless.
Even with only half of his body left, he was still able to attack him underwater.
I had no choice but to spend more time and cut them into pieces.
As a result, there was not enough oxygen in his lungs, so whenever he wanted to come up to take a breath, there would always be mummies swimming up to cause trouble.
So, when he finally solved the problem, he was almost suffocated to death.
This is him, his physical fitness exceeds the limit of human beings, and he also has a sharp Hanxing knife. Otherwise, if another person is trapped in the group of monsters, he will either be "eaten" or drowned alive.
Mei Qian panted for a long time before she felt slightly recovered.
Now remove the human body parts floating on the water and leave here.
Fortunately, no other accidents occurred on the next waterway, and he quickly landed ashore.
Despite his physical condition, he was quite tired after such a tossing. He had to sit on the ground to rest for a while, exercised his internal energy, and managed to dry the clothes on his body before moving forward again.
After getting out of the water, the rest of the tunnel was actually not very long. In just three or two minutes, Mei Qian arrived at the exit.
It's strange to say. I don't know how this place was built. It seems to have a sound-blocking function. Before, I couldn't hear anything in the corridor.
But as soon as he approached the exit, a lot of sounds suddenly flooded into his ears.
Moreover, these sounds were so messy that with his hearing, he couldn't tell what they were coming from or where they came from.
So, when he was about to walk out, Mei Qian's steps slowed down unconsciously. After listening attentively, his face lit up: "It's Maomao..."
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"This this……"
Ning Chi shined his flashlight on the wall with a look of shock on his face.
Zhang Yu also had the same expression: "It's like being in a horror movie." He sighed.
Ning Chi sighed softly and unconsciously tightened the dagger in his hand.
Seeing hundreds of small bloody handprints in the corridor, they always felt that something was going to happen, so they immediately accelerated their progress.
But not long after walking, we came to the end.
"Did I go wrong? Mei Qian didn't come here?" Zhang Yu stared at the pool in front of him for a long time and asked with some uncertainty.
"You also saw my eldest brother's mark. The scratches are all new. Who else could he be?" Ning Chi was noncommittal.
The two of them immediately stopped talking, put down their backpacks, took out a plastic bag, put mobile phones and other things that were afraid of water into it, and then tied it up.
Then, they jumped into the water one after another.
"Holy shit..."
But when the two of them reappeared on the water, they were really shocked by the scene in front of them, and Ning Chi almost dropped the dagger in his hand.
They saw countless broken limbs floating on the water in front of them.
More importantly, in the light, they could clearly identify that all of them had just been chopped off with a sharp blade.
The two couldn't help but look at each other, and were speechless for a moment...