The morning of July 9 was not peaceful.
After Shu Xingruo and several celebrities participated in the first rehearsal, they dined in a local restaurant at noon. This was nothing at first. However, when Shu Xingruo accidentally looked out the window in the middle of the night, he discovered that there was a cloud of light rising over the mountains and forests in the distance. Black fog.
"What's going on there?"
As Shu Xingruo pointed out, several other celebrities also looked over.
"Is it on fire? It's summer, and wildfires are more likely to occur." A male movie star chuckled, "Don't worry, such a mountainous city has experience in dealing with wildfires, so it won't hinder us."
"But that's not smoke, right? It looks more like fog..."
Another timid female star didn’t agree.
"Should we ask the organizer? It's a safety hazard."
An assistant was sent out and was quickly restored: "There were tourists picnicking in the mountains and no follow-up treatment was done. The fire was not serious and it will be resolved soon. Don't worry."
The male movie star laughed with a guessed look on his face, and the others were relieved.
Except Shu Xingruo.
The black mist didn't rise for long, and the response was that it would be solved soon, which meant it hadn't been solved yet. In that case, how did they know the cause of the fire? Neither the reaction speed nor the details are right.
Although he was a little anxious in his heart, Shu Xingruo still had a relaxed look on his face, chatting with everyone without leaving a trace, while quietly observing the fog on the mountain.
After about five minutes, the black fog disappeared and everything returned to calm. Shu Xingruo picked up the wine glass and pressed the emergency call button on the mobile phone in his pocket while drinking, and cut off the call after five seconds.
At the same time, Han Yin, who was in the lobby outside, took his mobile phone and made an apologetic expression to several agents around him, then left the table to "answer the phone."
The target he wanted to communicate with was another explorer, a reporter from Danma Daily named Shen Xinyue. He had already confirmed the identities of several other explorers before, and this one was easier for him to contact.
As the other party's identity, the amount of information he could access was much greater than that of a foreigner. Although the other party still had doubts about his identity, he still agreed to cooperate with Han Yin's efforts.
The "mountain fire" this time was naturally in the news. When the call was connected, Shen Xinyue was already driving to the scene.
"The situation is unknown."
Before Han Yin could speak, Shen Xinyue told her side of the situation.
"The newspaper received the news about ten minutes ago. I took the initiative to ask for the opportunity to go to the scene for an interview. The police and firefighters were also dispatched, but it was impossible to arrive at the scene now. However, the black smoke has disappeared."
"Be safe. Another ally warned me that something is very wrong."
Shen Xinyue was waiting for the red light and couldn't help but chuckle when she heard Han Yin's words.
"Han Yin, how many test sites have you passed?"
"Two games, any questions?"
The female reporter flipped her long hair, saw the traffic light turn green, put into gear, released the clutch, and slowly started the car.
"I have gone through four games, and the biggest realization I have is that if you don't face these things actively, you can only die in ignorance. So, even if I may die, I have to be an understanding person."
"us……"
"I don't mean to blame you, but since you have enough free time, there is no need to waste it on boring social activities. Pretend to be sick, or find a reason to fall out with others. In short, don't stay in one place. The way is I came out on my own."
"Why...why are you suddenly telling me this?"
"Ha, you want others to live. Do you need a reason? I need teammates who can help. Can you be that person?"
Shen Xinyue drove the car out of the city and turned into a side road.
"We will help you as much as we can, we are one camp."
Han Yin is still a little naive. He has only experienced two games and does not have a clear concept of confrontational scenes, but this is a good thing for Shen Xinyue.
There is no lack of malice and conspiracy in this intrigue scene, but it should also be tempered by some trust and kindness.
She hummed happily and drove on the winding mountain road. Since the slope is not particularly steep and the turn is only 90 degrees at most, this road is not as difficult as I thought. However, just as the traffic on the road gradually decreased and the lanes were reduced to two lanes, Shen Xinyue suddenly heard a loud bang coming from the roof of the car!
She raised her head slightly and saw in the rearview mirror that the roof of the car was obviously dented a little, as if something heavy had fallen down. Immediately afterwards, two hooded men wearing gas masks suddenly appeared on the road ahead, blocking the middle of the road with fire axes in their hands!
"This doesn't work anymore!"
Shen Xinyue stepped on the accelerator, the speed of the car increased instead of decreasing, reaching over eighty in an instant, and rushed towards the two hooded men!
The collision between a person and a car did not make a huge sound. Instead, it made a "puff" sound as if it hit a bag filled with liquid. The car with two hooded men continued to fight, and there was a piercing sound. It hit the guardrail with the sound of braking, and pus mixed with various colors of blue, white, red, and yellow was squeezed out from the gaps in the clothes of the two hooded men and sprayed all over the windshield.
Shen Xinyue reached out and lifted the backpack on the passenger seat, then took out a pry bar from under the seat, opened the door and got out of the car.
The object that hit the roof of the car has been thrown down more than ten meters. It is also a hooded man, and now he is struggling to get up. Shen Xinyue saw bubbles gradually emerging from the meat on the car body, and immediately understood that the body fluids of these monsters were poisonous or acidic, and immediately ran along the road towards the mountain.
After confirming that there was indeed a problem on the mountain, Shen Xinyue became even more excited.
As a veteran who has passed four test fields, she has accumulated enough points, and she does not hesitate to spend part of it to improve her physical fitness and fighting skills. Even if the opponent is a superhuman monster, she does not believe in herself at all. No ability to resist. And the experience of many near-death encounters also told her that if she chooses to leave now, there are some things she will never know.
After walking along the mountain road for less than a quarter of an hour, she turned into a dense forest. She found the direction based on her previous memory, and soon found traces of someone passing through a bush area.
At the same time, two figures suddenly emerged from behind the tree on the opposite side. Shen Xinyue hid behind the tree and poked her head out slightly. She found that they were two people dressed as hunters. They were both around forty years old, with big shoulders and round waists. Each holds a shotgun.
"Little girl, stop hiding. We are not bad people." A man wearing a bamboo hat on the left lowered his gun and raised his hand to show that he had no ill intentions. "My name is Li Zhongxin, and I am a hunter on the mountain."
"Wang Zongxiang is also an Orion." The man with a short beard next to him also put away his gun.
"Are you really hunters? I was attacked by strange people just now at the foot of the mountain. Do you know what happened?" Shen Xinyue shouted loudly.
"How could we know that you were attacked? The mountain is not very safe recently. It's not good for you, little girl, to go up the mountain alone." Li Zhongxin replied.
"Can you take me down the mountain?" Shen Xinyue asked tentatively.
The two men looked at each other, and Li Zhongxin replied: "It's not impossible, but we have to hunt today. Do you think you would like to walk with us for a while first?"
"Hunting? I can pay you, and it won't be less than this day, right?"
"Little girl, you don't trust us. Have you brought your mobile phone? The signal on the mountain is still good. You can call someone to pick you up." Li Zhongxin suggested.
Shen Xinyue pondered for a moment and sent a message to Han Yin. After receiving the other party's reply, she walked out from behind the tree and the three of them walked up the mountain together.
The Man-Eating Cave looks like an ordinary cave from the outside. However, there was deathly silence around the cave. Not only was there no sound of birds or cicadas, even the sound of the wind blowing through the treetops disappeared. If they couldn't hear each other talking, it would be a world without sound.
Such anomalies undoubtedly further illustrate that there is something wrong here. After Lu Ning confirmed that the cave was indeed a cannibal cave, no one dared to go in and take a look.
"Exploring and seeking death are two different things." Fei Yunwei said plausibly, "A place like this looks like a place where death is inevitable. Either we all go, or we don't all enter."
"We've all gone in. Who will be responsible for sending the news out if something happens?" Yuan Xi turned on her flashlight and took a photo inside. Xiao Shifan took out two button-type walkie-talkies from his hiking bag, handed one to Yuan Xi, pinned it on his collar and got into the hole first.
As a result, the three young men felt a little embarrassed.
"Ah... Then let me go in and take care of you." Liu Changan smiled at Yuan Xi and followed Xiao Shifan's footsteps into the cave.
Lu Ning leaned against a tree and did not express any opinions.
The other people basically ignored her, and they treated her coldly as long as there was no movement towards someone who didn't know whether he was an enemy or a friend, but they were probably wary in their hearts.
At this time, in Lu Ning's eyes, the female ghost did not follow Liu Changan into the cave. She probably followed one of Gao Yunji and Fei Yunwei. The female ghost's expression is gradually becoming anxious, and the evil spirit on her body is getting stronger. Although it cannot be felt by others, it is beginning to linger around the people around her.
Suddenly, there was the sound of someone pushing away the grass from behind, and the people who had just been attacked immediately put on a vigilant posture.
Shen Xinyue and the two hunters also saw several people at the same time.
"Hey! Wait, we are humans, not beasts!" Li Zhongxin shouted quickly, "Are you tourists lost in the mountains?"
"We are just here to have fun." Yuan Xi did not put down the gun, "Who are you?"
"We are Orions! This lady is a reporter, we-"
Before Li Zhongxin finished speaking, Yuan Xi's expression suddenly changed and she suddenly pulled up her collar: "What did you say? What's going on over there? Is it dangerous?"
After listening for a moment, Yuan Xi shouted directly:
"Run!"
