"I thought that based on our relationship, I could skip this step, right?" Seeing Wu Xie's reaction, Ding Ze was happy and asked.
Wu Xie was stunned again and couldn't speak for a while. After about two or three seconds, he finally spoke, "...how do I feel that what you said seems to make some sense, but also seems to make no sense at all..."
Ding Ze: "^_^, just think it makes sense. Okay, there's no need to worry about such a small thing. Let's find a place to rest for a while."
Ding Ze said and began to move forward.
Wu Xie didn't say anything anymore and raised his heels.
The same goes for Boss Wang.
soon.
Ding Ze stopped at a place where the ground was relatively flat and there was a tree hole next to it. "It's nice here. Let's take a rest here."
After saying this to Wu Xie and Boss Wang, Ding Ze calmly sat down on the ground.
Wu Xie and Boss Wang sat down.
Ding Ze took out cigarettes and handed one to each of them.
The three of them held cigarettes in their mouths and puffed away in silence.
For a moment, no one spoke.
Silence returns again.
Accompanied by this silence, Ding Ze glanced at the plank road on the rock wall a few more times, and listened carefully to the movement on the bronze tree trunk below his buttocks.
As a result, there was no figure on the plank road, and there was no movement on the bronze tree trunk.
'Is this guy Lao Itch already up here? Already hiding in the hole in the tree?'
Ding Ze thought, looking thoughtful, and turned to look at the hole in the tree not far away.
'If he is already inside, then, according to the development of the original plot, it won't be long before he makes some noise to attract Wu Xie...'
'I hope that's true, otherwise, there won't be any marks left by Old Itch inside... After I got in... it would be a bit difficult.'
Ding Ze muttered silently, withdrew his gaze and waited patiently.
Time passes quickly.
Before I knew it, five or six minutes had passed.
Sudden.
What should have appeared has appeared.
'The, the, the...'
A faint sound, like someone grinding their teeth, came out from the hole in the tree;
moment.
When Ding Ze heard this, he felt happy. He turned his head and looked at the tree hole next to him again.
Boss Wang did the same thing.
Wu Xie didn't hear it, he just lowered his head slightly and remained motionless, thinking about the 'great benefit'.
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After pretending to stare at the hole in the tree with a serious expression for a few seconds, Ding Ze felt it was enough, so he moved his gaze towards Boss Wang.
Boss Wang noticed and nodded to Ding Ze.
Ding Ze saw this and nodded as a response. Then, his eyes fell on Wu Xie. He reached out decisively and gently pushed Wu Xie, who seemed to be completely immersed in his own little world.
After being pushed, Wu Xie came to his senses, twisted his neck, looked at Ding Ze with doubtful eyes, and moved his mouth, ready to ask what happened...
See the situation.
Ding Ze immediately made a gesture to stop talking, and then he stretched out his hand and pointed first at the hole in the tree, and then at Wu Xie's ear, signaling Wu Xie to listen carefully.
Wu Xie understood what Ding Ze meant, his face suddenly changed, and he turned solemn. He turned sideways, facing the tree hole, and pricked up his ears.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Ding!
When Wu Xie heard this, his body trembled, and his face became even more ugly. At the same time, he turned his head slightly and looked at Ding Ze with wide eyes.
Ding Ze kept a serious look, moved his mouth, and said in a very low voice, "The intervals between each sound are about the same length, very regular."
"It may be that it was emitted by some kind of mechanism... Of course, the possibility that it was emitted by some kind of living creature is not low."
"After all, the mechanism in a place like this should be quite large. Logically speaking, if it is activated, the sound will not be so weak."
"A living thing? Could it be a rice dumpling?" Wu Xie broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead, and his face clearly showed a hint of fright.
"When I hear this sound, it sounds very much like the sound of grinding teeth... It seems completely different from the sound made by a bloody corpse... It is also very different from the sound of crawling insects."
"Is it possible that there is a tree demon inside?"
Wu Xie said in a low voice.
Ding Ze shook his head, "It's hard to say. Stop talking now. Follow me and find the source of the sound."
As soon as the words came out, Ding Ze picked up the submachine gun decisively, without any ink stains, and stood up. He held the flashlight in his left hand and the gun in his right hand. He tiptoed, looking for the sound, and moved away.
When Wu Xie saw this, he quickly took out his pistol and stood up to follow.
Boss Wang took out his short rifle from his backpack, moved a little slower, and followed at the end.
The three of them moved forward silently, step by step.
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It didn't take long.
Ding Ze, who was walking at the front, identified the tree hole where the sound originated. He stopped, waved his wrist, and shined the flashlight into the tree hole not far to his left.
This photo.
Instantly.
The sound of grinding teeth "yes, yes, yes" stopped suddenly and ceased to exist.
Realizing this, Ding Ze waited deliberately, and after two or three seconds, he whispered to Wu Xie and Wu Xie, "It looks like, hell, it's very possible that the one who made the sound is really a living creature!"
Hear this.
Wu Xie suddenly became even more nervous, and his brows furrowed quickly, "What the hell, that little grandson of Lao Itch didn't even say such a thing!!"
Boss Wang's fat face also showed a strong sense of solemnity, "Then what should we do now? Mr. Ding, throw a grenade and let it explode?"
Ding Ze: "..."
Not to mention, at this moment, he really had the urge to throw a grenade and watch it explode.
'If it explodes, will Lao Itchi be killed?'
'It's almost impossible, that guy can copy it.'
I thought about it nonchalantly.
"We can't blow it up. It's too risky. If there are a bunch of sleeping creatures inside that are awakened by this explosion, then we will probably be finished."
Ding Ze gave a negative answer, and then continued without waiting for Boss Wang to say anything.
"It's better if I go in first to see what's going on. Damn it, I don't believe that such a hole in a broken tree can stop me!"
"Wu Xie, come here, get me some blood."
After hearing this, Wu Xie was silent for a while and did not reply. He just stared at Ding Ze.
"Brother Ding, do you really want to go in?" After looking at Ding Ze silently for a few seconds, Wu Xie said, "Although your skills are very good, but..."
Ding Ze waved his hand and interrupted Wu Xie, "You haven't fully understood how powerful I am, so don't worry, I'm fine."
Ding Ze grinned at Wu Xie and said pretentiously.
Wu Xie: "Uh (⊙o⊙)...that's okay, you must pay attention to safety."
After admonishing, Wu Xie did not hesitate anymore, took out the dagger inserted on the side of his backpack, and cut a small gash in the palm of his left hand with a quick movement.
Ding Ze stretched out his hand, got some blood, wiped it briefly on his arm, then took out the gas mask from his backpack and put it on.
In a blink of an eye.
Ding Ze is ready.
At this time, Boss Wang said, "Mr. Ding, pay attention to safety, and..."
As Boss Wang said, he took out two small walkie-talkies from his backpack and handed one of them to Ding Ze, "In case it's deep inside, it will be more convenient to use a walkie-talkie to contact us."
Ding Ze took it, "Well, I'm leaving, you guys are waiting for my news."
Ding Ze left as soon as he said so, turned around and ducked into the hole in the tree without any delay.
In the blink of an eye, due to the illumination of the flashlight, the surface inside the tree hole was quite moist and soft, with many unknown small mushrooms growing on it, as well as the scenes of various small insects escaping crazily.
Now in his sight.
Ding Ze looked at it casually, didn't care, and moved on.
One step, two steps, three steps...
Walked about two or three meters.
'That's it, where is the mark left by Lao Itch?' When he reached the fork, Ding Ze stopped and thought, moved the flashlight, pretending to be thinking about which way to go, and looked for that
mark.
‘Yes!’
'It's time to summon Comrade Wu Xie.'
It didn't take much effort to see the mark, Ding Ze thought with a smile, and then he made a sound outside the hole in the tree.
"Wu Xie, what's going on? Your blood was working just now, but now it seems to have suddenly stopped working. Could it be that your blood is useless if it is too far away from you?"
"Come to my place and try to see if this is the case. Don't worry, this road is not dangerous."