I nodded, picked up the flashlight casually, and the three of us got up and walked into the bushes. Jiao Ba and I each had a flashlight, and the last one was reserved for Shunzi and the others. If we took them all away, I'm afraid they would
It doesn't work over there either.
The sky slowly became dark, and the moon began to loom looming among the dark clouds. The whole island was very quiet, and no sound could be heard, no birds chirping, and no other sounds. There were only the footsteps of the three of us.
And the traces left by the sea breeze.
The three of us walked all the way towards the bushes. When we passed the place where we had rested before, I was completely stunned by the sight in front of me.
It looks like a primeval forest, but it is different from a primeval forest. It is closer to a tropical jungle. It is like a combination of the two, with a sense of mystery, death, and an unprecedented sense of depression.
In front of me are towering thousand-year-old trees. The branches of the trees are intricately intertwined, and the branches and leaves are spread out like an umbrella, covering the top tightly.
The bark of these trees is dark green, and their thick and strange-shaped branches are coiled around the trees like poisonous snakes. When the sea breeze blows past, the branches and leaves make a rustling sound, just like the angry sound of a snake.
There is a very small road in the jungle. To be precise, it is not a road, it is just a place just big enough for us to walk. The intricately intertwined tree branches make me dizzy.
This ghost place is the most uncontrollable area I have ever come into contact with, because I have almost never been in contact with such primitive areas.
"What the hell is this place?" I stood at the entrance to the jungle, still daring not to take half a step forward. This ghost place looked eerie and terrifying. Let alone walking inside, who knew what would be inside?
There won't be any poisonous insects or strange snakes. Once bitten, we might all be killed.
Jiao Ba was also a little dumbfounded and said, "This place is really weird, Mr. Mai, do we want to go in?"
Mr. Mai took the flashlight and looked around, and said in a serious voice, "Well, it's a bit unusual. We'd better be careful. If we find a branch that can light a fire, we'll get out as soon as possible."
We had no choice but to walk in with all our strength. The road was bumpy and bumpy, and there were many vines in almost every corner around us.
After entering here, it is difficult for the moonlight to shine in. Only a few places can see the moonlight, and other places are completely dark.
We can only rely on the light source of the flashlight to find what we need. It is much colder inside than outside. The outside is caused by the sea breeze blowing, but it is different inside. There is a coldness in the air.
That's right, it's cold.
Jiao Ba said as he walked, "How come you can't even see an animal in this place, not even a snake."
I looked at him and said, "It's best to have nothing. If you encounter a venomous snake, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to get out."
When we walked for a while, I shrank my neck and said, "Mr. Mai, don't go any further inside. It's getting darker and darker inside. Let's just find something around here that can light a fire."
Mai Lao stopped, looked around and said, "Yeah, that's fine, but I feel like this road leads to the top of the mountain. Do you want to go to the mountain to have a look?"
The top of the mountain? I shined a flashlight forward, and there was still a dense jungle inside. I couldn’t see what was in front of me at all. But when Mr. Mai talked about the top of the mountain, I could think of the figure I saw before. When I thought of it,
This, I felt uncomfortable all over, and I got cold immediately.
"Go to the top of the mountain? Are you kidding me?" I glanced at Mr. Mai.
Mr. Mai smiled at me and said, "You're just joking, hurry up and find firewood."
"Mr. Mai, why do I feel that this place is so evil?" These are my words from the bottom of my heart. Everything here is not consistent with common sense, especially those strange big trees and this mysterious and weird jungle.
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"Haha, don't scare yourself, it's okay." Mr. Mai said and walked over to me.
I looked around with my flashlight and said, "I hope it's like you said."
We started looking for some dry branches around to use as firewood, and dug out some dry leaves from the ground to make a fire. Although there were many trees here, it was really difficult to find something that could make a fire.
We put in a lot of effort.
About an hour passed before we collected some dry firewood and dead leaves. I also used a diving knife to cut off three sharp knife-shaped branches. I took them in my hand and looked at them. They were just the right size.
"Brother Yi, what are you doing?" Jiao Ba asked me confused.
"Get a rack to dry clothes. The clothes are too wet and my body can't bear it." I replied casually.
"Did your wound recur?" Jiao Ba seemed to see something wrong.
I smiled and said, "No, don't worry, let's go and have a look over there."
The two of us had just walked a few steps when Jiao Ba suddenly stopped and squatted down, shining a flashlight on one place for a long time.
"Come on, old man, what are you doing?" I turned to look at him, not understanding what he was doing.
Jiao Ba Fangfo said to himself, "It's strange, where did the footprints come from here?"
What? Footprints? I hurriedly knelt down and looked. It was a muddy place, and it was indeed covered with footprints. The footprints followed the mud and went all the way up. It seemed to be the place that Mr. Mai said.
The place leading to the top of the mountain is just next to the previous location.
This footprint must have been left recently. I frowned and said, "Could it be the one left by Mr. Mai just now?" In order to reduce this fear, I tried to think on the bright side of the problem. We just scattered around.
Looking for firewood is not impossible.
But Jiao Ba suddenly shook his head and said, "Definitely not. Brother Yi, look at these footprints. They are obviously barefoot."
After Jiao Ba finished speaking, I suddenly realized that it was indeed the case. These were a row of barefoot footprints. It was impossible for Mr. Mai to walk on them barefoot. In that case, there was always a person around us.
Staring at us? My head buzzed, and I thought of the figure on the top of the mountain again.
Just when I felt fear coming, suddenly, I smelled a very unpleasant smell. It was not just a stench, but a smell like rotting food, which was very unbearable.
"What is this smell? Why does it smell so bad?" I looked at Jiao Ba and asked.
Jiao Ba quickly blocked his nose with his hands and said, "I don't know, where does this smell come from?"
The two of us quickly looked around with flashlights, but other than the bushes, we found nothing, not even a seabird.
But when I turned around, since I was squatting, my eyes naturally fell on the muddy ground with footprints. The light of my flashlight also came with me, but when I saw the
When I saw the scene, I was stunned for a moment.
Originally there were only footprints on the mud, but now, a pair of dry and skinny feet appeared in front of my eyes. I was stunned for a second or two, and the blood rushed to my forehead and almost started to flow backwards.
I looked up sharply and followed closely with the flashlight. Oh my god, there was a person standing in front of me. At that moment, I saw clearly that he was a scruffy, skinny man. He was wearing
It looks like ancient clothes.
He was not tall, and he was hunched over like an old man, which made people feel creepy. And the fishy smell around him, I found, was actually emanating from his body.
And the most terrible thing is that he was looking down at me. His face was covered with a piece of black cloth, but I have a deep memory of his strange eyes. They were cone-shaped eyes like a cat, and
The eyes of the previous cat-eyed man in black were almost identical, the only difference was that the middle eyelid was orange.
At this moment, I was so frightened that I forgot to shout, and just stared at him blankly. It took me three or four seconds before I realized what I was doing. I sat down on the ground and shouted, "I
Damn, who are you?"
Jiao Ba was observing the surroundings at the time. When he heard my shout, he quickly turned around, stepped forward and supported me and said, "Brother Yi, Brother Yi, what's wrong with you, Brother Yi?"
I knew that my face was absolutely pale at this time. I glanced at him and said in a trembling voice, "There is... someone. I just saw... a shriveled old man."
"Old man? Where are you?" Jiao Ba also became alert and looked around hurriedly.
I stretched out my hand and pointed behind him, and Jiao Ba turned around and shined a flashlight on it, but there was nothing on the mud except the footprints from before. The shriveled old man just now had long since disappeared.
"No, Brother Yi, you...did you see it wrong just now?" From Jiao Ba's tone, I could tell that he was obviously scared too. He should know me. I almost never do this on such occasions.
Make silly jokes like that.
"You can't be mistaken. It's absolutely true. There was indeed an old man there just now." I suddenly thought that the figure who had been staring at us on the top of the mountain also had sloped hair. Could it be him?
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Jiao Baye said with a serious face, "Brother Yi, no matter it's true or false, let's get out of this ghost place as soon as possible."
I slowly stepped back and said, "Well, let's go, get out of here, get out of here right now."
But just when I was about to turn around and run, I bumped into someone. I was shocked and almost lost my mind. I pulled out my diving knife like crazy, yelled, and ran towards this person.