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 Not 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 there was no sound, no birds, no other sounds, just us. The footsteps of three people and the traces left by the sea breeze.
The three of us walked all the way to the bushes. When we passed the place where we rested before, I was completely stunned by the sight in front of me.
It looks like a primitive forest, but it is different from a primitive forest. It is closer to a tropical jungle. It is like a combination of the two, with a sense of mystery, a sense of death, and an unprecedented sense. Feeling 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 the 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 that can accommodate us to walk. The intertwined branches of the trees 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 this kind of primitive zone.
"What the hell is this place?" I stood at the entrance of the jungle, still daring not to take half a step forward. This ghost place looked eerie, let alone walking inside. , who knows if there may be any poisonous insects or strange snakes inside. Once bitten, maybe we will all die.
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 evacuate as soon as possible."
No way, The three of us walked in bravely. The road was bumpy and bumpy. 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, but it is different inside. It is the air There is a coldness in it, yes, it is cold.
Jiao Ba said as he walked, "Why can't we see any animals in this place, not even a snake."
I looked at him and said, "It's best if there is nothing. If you encounter a poisonous 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 inside anymore, it's getting darker in there. , let’s just find something around here that can light a fire.”
Mai Lao stopped, looked around and said, “Well, that’s fine, but I feel like this road leads to it. As for the top of the mountain, do you want to go to the top of the mountain? ”
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 mentioned the top of the mountain, I could think of the figure I saw before. When I thought of this, I felt uncomfortable all over and got cold immediately.
"Go to the top of the mountain? Are you kidding me?" I glanced at Mai Lao.
Mai Lao smiled at me and said, "You're just joking, hurry up and find firewood."
"Mai Lao, why do I feel that this place is so evil." These are my words from the bottom of my heart. Everything about it is not consistent with common sense, especially those strange big trees and this mysterious and weird jungle.
"Haha, don't scare yourself, it's okay." Mr. Mai said and walked over to me.
I looked around with a flashlight and said, "I hope it's like you said."
We started to find some dry branches around to use as firewood, and dug some out from the ground. Dry leaves are good for making fire. Although there are many trees here, it does take us a lot of effort to find something that can make fire.
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.
“Let’s go, Lao Ba, 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? footprint? I hurriedly knelt down and took a look. It was a place with mud. Sure enough, it was covered with footprints. The footprints followed the mud and went all the way up. It seemed to be the path that Mr. Mai said could lead to the top of the mountain. The place is just next to the previous location.
This footprint should 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 to look for firewood, it is not impossible.
But Jiao Ba suddenly shook his head and said, "Definitely not. Brother Yi, look at these footprints. They are obviously bare feet."
After Jiao Ba finished speaking, I suddenly realized that it was indeed the case. This is a row of barefoot footprints. It is impossible for Mr. Mai to walk on this barefoot. So, there is someone always staring at us around 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 terrible smell. It was not just a stench, but a smell like rotten food, which made people feel uncomfortable. It’s 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, and the light of my flashlight also followed. But when I saw the scene in front of me, I was instantly stunned.
Originally, there were only footprints on the mud, but now, a pair of withered and thin feet appeared in front of my eyes. I was stunned for a second or two, and the blood rushed to my forehead. It’s almost time to go back.
I looked up sharply and followed closely with the flashlight. Oh my god, there was a person standing in front of me. In that moment, I saw clearly that he was a disheveled, skinny man. He is wearing clothes that look like those of ancient people.
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 they were like The eyes of the previous cat-eyed man in black were almost exactly the same, the only difference was that the middle eyelid was orange.
At this moment, I was so frightened that I forgot to shout. I just stared at him blankly. It took three or four seconds for me to react. I sat down on the ground and mouthed Shouted, "Oh my god, who are you?"
Jiao Ba was observing the surroundings at the time. After hearing my shout, he quickly turned around and stepped forward. He held me up and said, "Brother Yi, Brother Yi, what's wrong with you, Brother Yi?"
I knew that at this time, my face was absolutely pale. I glanced at him with a trembling voice. Said, "There is someone. I saw a shriveled old man just now."
"Old man? Where is he?" Jiao Ba was also smart and looked around hurriedly.
I reached out and pointed behind him, and Jiao Ba turned around and shined his flashlight on it, but there was nothing on the mud except the footprints from before. The withered old man just now had long since disappeared.
"No, Brother Yi, did you see it wrong just now?" From Jiao Ba's tone, I could tell that he was obviously scared too. He should know that on this occasion, I Almost never make silly jokes like that.
“You can’t be wrong, it’s absolutely true, there was indeed an old man there just now.” I suddenly thought, didn’t the figure who had been staring at us on the top of the mountain also have sloped hair? Could it be him?
Jiao Baye said with a heavy face, "Brother Yi, no matter it's true or not, let's get out of this damn place quickly."
I slowly stepped back and said, "Well, Come on, 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. Just plunged into it.