It is raining heavily outside, so the exploration team must be prepared. Raincoats and umbrellas are essential.
The chosen one who can find an umbrella is already lucky, but Jones has never lost in luck.
No more, no less, he found four raincoats.
Then the four of them took food and lighting equipment and left the abandoned mental hospital.
According to the instructions in Zhang Yangqing’s text message, Jones approached the tree vine, which was the mysterious lakeside.
Due to the rain, the water level of the lake seems to have risen a lot.
The raindrops fell into the lake, causing a burst of reddish water.
The air is full of moisture.
The most tingling thing is that the mouths on the huge tree vines are constantly opening and closing in the heavy rain, as if they are performing a mime.
They seemed to want to tell Jones something, but Jones couldn't understand mute language.
Jones and the four mentally ill patients cautiously approached the lake. When he was about 50 meters away from the lake, his phone vibrated and he learned some rules.
Shadow Cursed Lake Survival Rules:
[Rule 1: Trees that have absorbed the power of the Cursed Lake are very dangerous, please do not approach them. 】
[Rule 2: If there is a lost object by the Cursed Lake, you can return it to its owner, so you will get benefits, but be sure not to send it to the wrong one. 】
【Rule 3: Please do not refuse any child's request in this area, otherwise he will be very angry. 】
[Rule 4: If you want to be active outside at night, please wear red clothes. 】
【Rule 5: Sometimes, what the eyes see may not be true, but the reflection on the lake is absolutely correct. 】
In order to prevent his teammates from violating the rules, Jones still told other teammates the precautions according to his own understanding.
Jones felt that the most dangerous thing implied by Rule 1 was the tree with a mouth in the center of the lake. At this time, Jones did not know that the name of the tree was 'Yuyu Lingcypress'.
Just standing around them, they could feel a suffocating sense of oppression.
However, the tree was still a hundred meters away from the shore, and Jones still dared to walk some distance forward.
Jones has to go because his main line is by the lake, which is what Rule 2 prompts.
It is not difficult to understand here. He only needs to find some 'lost objects' by the lake and deliver these lost objects to the owners. Then the task will be completed and he will get what he wants. information.
As for where the owners were, Jones thought of the houses in the distance.
According to the rules, you must send the right one. If you send the wrong one, it will basically be a dead end.
Jones expressed Rules 1 and 2 according to his own understanding, and Jones simply repeated Rules 3 and 4. However, like Zhang Yangqing, Jones did not mention Rule 5, and he also reserved it.
After a few people became familiar with the rules, they began to search for lost objects near the cursed lake.
On a gloomy rainy day, Jones, wearing a raincoat and holding a flashlight, carefully checked along the lake.
There is a strange atmosphere surrounding the Cursed Lake, and the smell of moisture is even stronger.
It is difficult to find things in the periphery, and it is impossible for Jones to be so relaxed in the world of ghost stories.
So he could only keep approaching the lake where there were no safety measures.
But Jones felt that the closer he got to the lake, the more he felt an inexplicable force suddenly coming over him, as if countless pairs of invisible hands were pulling him, trying to drag him into the lake. .
At first, Jones could grit his teeth and persist, resisting the interference of this force.
But as time passed, his body began to shake uncontrollably.
When he found a 'lost object' and was about to pick it up, he suddenly felt dizzy, became unstable, and almost fell into the lake.
At this moment, a strong arm suddenly stretched out and grabbed his sleeve tightly to prevent him from falling into the lake. Fortunately, the mentally ill security guard had quick eyesight, otherwise Jones might have been in trouble this time.
In fact, looking at the big screens of other Chosen Ones, you can tell there is something wrong here.
The closer you get to the 'lost object', you can feel strong mental interference, which is obviously dangerous.
So the smart chosen ones will look for props nearby, make something similar to a hook, and then tie a rope to hook the lost object.
The dumber ones would tie themselves to a rope, and then tie the other end of the rope to a stronger place nearby to avoid being pulled into the lake.
Jones was outrageous. He went directly to get it. If his teammates hadn't followed him, he would probably have fallen in.
But sometimes, getting help from teammates is also a manifestation of strength.
The mentally ill security guard said in a deep voice: "Be careful, there is something weird in this lake. I feel something swimming."
He looked at Jones, as if he had a feeling, luckily for me Come here, otherwise your kid will die sooner or later.
Zhang Yangqing's beautiful designer actually had such thoughts, but that was just her wishful thinking, and Zhang Yangqing could still live without her.
But Jones really has to rely on these teammates.
When Jones heard this, his heart tightened, feeling that something was peering at them.
He looked in the direction of the mentally ill security guard's finger and saw some vague figures swimming in the lake.
There are definitely dangers in the world of ghost stories, but the mission must be done.
So the five of them used a tug-of-war tactic. Jones tied a rope around his waist and went to the lake to pick up things. Four strong mentally ill patients held the other end of the rope not far away.
After Jones got it, they pulled back.
It took a lot of time to circle the lake. Jones was able to do it relatively quickly with the help of his teammates, and it took more than an hour.
The other Chosen Ones are here exploring alone, plus needing some rest.
Moreover, it is a dull and dark rainy day, and there is a dark forest around it, which makes it look eerie. They need to always observe whether there is any danger around them.
Jones saves a lot of steps.
He didn’t find many ‘lost items’, only three.
The first one is a broken arm with a ring on the ring finger.
Jones was a little doubtful whether he could find the owner of the broken arm, but he still took it back. After all, this is a world of ghost stories, and there is nothing strange about it.
The second thing is a pair of head-mounted Bluetooth headphones that have been soaked in water. The texture of this Bluetooth headset is very strange. There are lotus leaf patterns on the headphones, which look like a 'lotus leaf card'. This may be a clue.
It feels like someone dropped it while running by the lake.
The third item is a black and white photo frame, which looks like the portrait of an old man.
Jones thinks this is the easiest, just find the old man in the black and white photo frame and give the portrait to him.
As soon as he said this, not to mention the audience, even the teammates next to him were shocked.
The mentally ill security guard interrupted Jones and said with a black face: "This is the portrait of a dead person. Those who can have portraits are basically dead. Generally, those who hold such things are those in the portrait. Are you sure you want to return that person’s descendants to me?”
Jones: "."
These words made Jones wake up. It seems to be the truth.
His embarrassed expression seemed to say: I have never died before, I have no experience, sorry!
The audience all thought, with his intelligence, how could he have had so many strange stories?
Even El Greco can't figure it out. Is this guy pretending to be stupid to test his teammates, or is he really stupid?
(End of this chapter)