Chapter 24 Going Deep Underground
Listening to the strange screams coming from above his head, Xie Shen did not dare to move any further.
Fighting for his injuries, he began to fall faster and faster.
But even so, Xie Shen still couldn't escape the pursuit of the thalamic sentinels.
Those thalamic sentinels cling to the walls of the drilling hole like lizards, and they make a slight "click-click" sound when crawling.
Although the voice was soft, it was as deafening as a loud bell when it entered Xie Shen's mind.
The crawling sound was like a reminder.
The closer he got to Xie Shen, the harder Xie Shen's heart beat.
In the end, Xie Shen could even vaguely feel that a thalamic sentinel had climbed above his head and might attack him at any time.
No.
Gotta give it a try.
At the critical moment, Xie Shen decisively resorted to the "Blood Burning Technique".
He no longer clung to the drilling wall, but jumped decisively, and jumped down without any care.
The speed of free fall is very fast.
The height is hundreds of meters, but it only takes a few seconds to reach the bottom.
‘Click’!
Along with the sound of bones breaking, Xie Shen fell to the ground and unfortunately suffered a comminuted fracture on the spot due to the huge impact.
He didn't even have time to roll.
It's over.
After feeling the severe pain from his legs, Xie Shen felt a shiver in his heart, and the hairs all over his body could not help but stand on end.
After all, the sentinels of the thalamus were still following him right now.
In order to escape the pursuit of the sentry, Xie Shen struggled to stand up from the ground, but found that his legs had lost feeling and he could not move at all.
In desperation, he grabbed the herbs in his backpack like crazy and stuffed them into his mouth regardless.
These herbs contain more or less spiritual power, and a small number of them also have therapeutic effects. So under the dual stimulation of medicinal power and spiritual power, Xie Shen's legs began to recover at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Urgent!
In panic, Xie Shen only sat on the ground for about ten seconds before trying to get up again.
This time, he could barely stand still.
This shows that his injury has recovered somewhat.
But it is still extremely difficult to take a step forward.
‘Da da da’
After a delay of nearly twenty seconds, the thalamic sentinels finally followed and caught up to the bottom of the well.
But just like the man in the suit said before: The underground is the territory of the underground people, and the thalamic sentinels cannot break into it without permission.
So Xie Shen saw a very magical scene.
——Those sentries had clearly poked their heads out of the well, and were even only one step away from Xie Shen.
But they seemed to be locked by iron chains, unable to jump from the drilling well into the cave.
"What a danger."
Realizing that he was out of danger, Xie Shen slumped to the ground.
He tightened the headset hanging on his ear and said to the man in a suit who was far away in the space station: "Chao Jing, are you still there?"
No one responded.
Xie Shen put his hand on the headset, restarted it and tried again: "Can you hear it? Hello?"
Still no one responded.
Perhaps this place is too far from the surface and the headset cannot receive the signal.
After understanding this, Xie Shen stopped doing useless work.
He changed into a comfortable position and lay down on the ground, and began to silently circulate the spiritual power in his body to speed up the healing of the injuries on his legs.
It was not until the early morning of the next day that Xie Shen finally recovered some of his mobility and was able to limp around and explore.
——There are two main problems that need to be solved before Xie Shen.
First of all, we need to find a way to get food and water.
The food is not bad. As a monk in the late stage of Qi training, Xie Shen will not have much impact even if he does not eat for several days.
But water must be drank every day, otherwise it will seriously affect body functions.
Xie Shen originally had drinking water with him, but that water was already consumed last night in order to cool down the drilling rig. besides.
Xie Shen still needs to find a way back to the surface underground.
It is definitely unrealistic to climb all the way back to the surface along the drilling well.
Although Xie Shen is a monk and his physical qualities are far superior to ordinary people in all aspects, the well is drilled hundreds of meters deep. Unless Xie Shen is a monk in the foundation building stage and can fly with a weapon, it is simply impossible. Climb up with bare hands.
To find a way out, Xie Shen fumbled in the darkness and turned on the lighting equipment he carried with him.
Only now did he have time to look at the environment of the underground cave: looking around, it was obvious that the cave had traces of artificial excavation.
In the corners of the cave, you can even vaguely see a few ferns.
Xie Shen hung the flashlight on his waist and walked slowly towards the direction of the cave with less vegetation.
——There is less vegetation on the ground, which means that people often trample on this road. If you follow it, you will have a higher probability of finding settlements or water sources.
Xie Shen walked inside the cave for nearly 2 hours.
At about 9 o'clock in the morning, I finally heard light footsteps not far away.
The sound is coming from far and near.
Thinking about it, the other party is what the man in the suit calls an ‘underground man’.
In the cave.
Xie Shen remained vigilant and moved slightly closer to the direction of the 'underground man'.
——From a distance, he saw a girl with fair skin, slim figure, but extremely weird dress.
No.
It’s not so much weird as it is a little scary and disgusting.
The first thing that caught Xie Shen's eyes was the dozens of tiny iron nails embedded in the girl's face.
Continuing up, you can still see the metal hooks hanging on the girl's eyelids.
The iron hook is polished.
Very exquisite.
Very beautiful too.
It’s like a girl who loves beauty hangs an ornament on herself.
This is not the end yet.
Continuing to look down, you can see that the skin on the girl's abdomen has been forcibly picked up by needles and threads, and re-sewed on both sides of the waist.
Not to mention personal experience.
Xie Shen just took one look at it and felt waves of phantom pain all over his body, and felt an inexplicable chill and horror in his heart.
According to the man in the suit: Pain causes the underground people's brains to secrete a large amount of dopamine, which is a kind of enjoyment for them.
Now that I have seen it, it is indeed the case.
Xie Shen gritted his teeth, forced a smile on his face, and greeted the underground girl: "Can you understand me?"
"Ah?"
A sudden sound rang out The girl's voice made her whole body startled.
She looked in Xie Shen's direction.
After being stunned for a long time, he finally responded: "Are you from the surface?"
"Yeah."
Xie Shen always kept a certain distance from the girl.
He asked politely: "I just want to ask: Do you know how to get to the surface?"
I don't know why.
This underground girl always gave Xie Shen the feeling of being drunk, and she looked drowsy.
She stood still, as if thinking or in a daze.
After a long time, the girl shook the iron bucket in her hand.
She struggled to open her eyes and gestured to Xie Shen as if she was drunk: "I'm going to get water. How about you come with me first?"
(End of this chapter)