Xiao Shifan didn't see the monster in the cave, he just heard it.
It was a cry similar to that of a human baby. However, Xiao Shifan and Liu Changan were not stupid. Just the smell that kept coming out of the depths was enough to make them turn around and run away, not to mention the slight vibrations coming from the ground and walls. It shows that the size of the monster is not small.
But these are not problems. It's not like they have never seen monsters before. The point is that in the pictures returned by the miniature camera dropped by Xiao Shifan along the way, there are only pictures of rocks collapsing and mud splashing in the cave, and the monster that should appear can even see the shadow. Not!
The threat of an invisible monster was much higher than that of the weirdos on the mountain. If it weren't for its huge size, it would make a lot of noise. Lu Ning even suspected that Xiao Shifan and Liu Changan would be assassinated directly in the cave.
"It's tricky."
Yuan Xi agreed.
"There are more than one kind of monsters. Where do those weirdos usually live? Danma has a large population, so why has no one seen them yet? This is too... It would make sense if they were invisible, but how could so many weird things be hidden? live?"
[It is reported that the Yuncangshan mountain fire has been extinguished at noon today, and no injuries have been found so far. The rescue team successfully rescued 17 people affected by the fire. The following is an on-site report...]
The evening news came from the TV, and the three people in the room immediately turned their attention.
Wildfire?
A large area of woodland that had been burned to coke appeared on the screen, and everything had been destroyed. However, judging from the marked location, there was no doubt that it was the place where they had been at noon!
"Wait a minute, isn't this where...those weirdos attack us?" Xiao Shifan said directly, and the two girls nodded, and one word passed through the minds of the three of them -
Destroy the corpses and eliminate traces!
"The time doesn't match up." Lu Ning paid attention to the scrolling subtitles below. "I checked the phone many times. The time of the mountain fire happened when we were attacked, and there was no fire at all."
"You mean, someone set the fire later to cover up the traces? Then why did it happen at that time..."
"This is a plan!" Yuan Xi lightly punched the table, "Create the illusion of a mountain fire and execute an attack. No matter what the outcome is, an eradication operation will inevitably be carried out - it doesn't matter which side the person dies from. The fire is when we leave. It was released later because we didn’t see any smoke or other fires on the mountain - wait, in that case..."
"Rescue team." Lu Ning said what Yuan Xi wanted to say, "Some of the people who want to kill us are mixed with the rescue team, or they are simply a rescue team. So it is easy to understand why no one noticed these weirdos. They His appearance is basically that of a human being."
"The appearance of human beings..." Xiao Shifan thought of a terrible possibility.
However, Lu Ning had more on her mind. She immediately opened the website to check if there were any reports of missing persons in Danma today. Although it was unlikely that there would be any reports on the Internet after just one afternoon, she had to confirm something.
"What if those people mix among the Danma people with human appearance? What about the identity issue? No, they can come here as outsiders, or even... replace the locals?" Yuan Xi's eyes darkened, "How about that? Not that there are many here in Danma..."
"I hope everyone will pay attention to missing persons notices in the past few days, either in newspapers or on the Internet. The crime rate here in Danma is already very low. If a large number of people are missing, it will definitely be a major incident, and the media will not fail to respond. , and based on the common characteristics of the missing people, we may be able to find a breakthrough." Lu Ning's expression became more serious after her search yielded no results.
"Then, if there is no such report..."
"If not, either these people are hiding somewhere, or they are pretending that tourists will not react within two or three days as Yuan Xi said. The worst thing is...there are also substitutes for these weirdos who disguise their identities."
That means that in this secret confrontation scene, Lu Ning and others need to face legion-level enemies.
This guess was sent to Shen Xinyue in less than a minute.
However, after a long time, there was no reply.
"...something's not right."
Judging from Shen Xinyue's previous performance, it was impossible for her to choose to remain silent at this time. If there was not a problem with her identity, then she must have been entangled in something.
"This is not a good thing. Even though it is forty days, it does not mean that no one will die in the early stage." Xiao Shifan thought for a while and said, "I think we need to take a look..."
"Are you crazy? Are you going to risk yourself again?"
Yuan Xi strongly opposed it.
"We go to explore some problematic things so as not to be deceived. If we really know the danger and then act without a plan, we are looking for death!"
"But we must seize every clue! Have you forgotten how Zhang... died?"
"He was killed by curiosity! Don't you have any idea of the dangerous situation we are in now?"
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Lu Ning quickly separated them.
Xiao Shifan and Yuan Xi were obviously friends who had worked together in several test sites. Judging from the conversation between the two, something unpleasant had probably happened before, leading to such big differences in action plans.
At this moment, Xiao Shifan's cell phone rang.
"Huh? It's...Ye Fei, is there anything going on at this time?"
After the phone was connected, even if the public broadcast was not turned on, Lu Ning and Yuan Xi, who were very close, could hear the shrill shouts coming from inside:
"Brother Xiao! Sister Yuan! Help! Help—"
"Where are you now?"
Xiao Shifan directly asked the most critical question.
"I'm driving a motorcycle to the south of Baichuan Road! I just passed a gas station... Lao Song was killed! It, they are chasing me! I can't get rid of it! I was wrong before, please help me …”
"hold onto."
After saying this, Xiao Shifan stood up, checked his car keys and was about to go out. Yuan Xi grabbed him and said, "Is your heroism complex at work?"
"I won't leave Yuan Xi alone." Xiao Shifan broke away from Yuan Xi and smiled, "Don't worry, the show hasn't even started yet. How can an actor leave so easily?"
"stop!"
Yuan Xi grabbed her bag and followed Xiao Shifan angrily.
"You don't have to..."
"If you die, I will come back to report the funeral! Why did I end up with a friend like you!"
Xiao Shifan grinned, smiled happily at Yuan Xi, and then said to Lu Ning, "Then let's leave first. I will contact you if anything happens."
Click.
Lu Ning tapped on the keyboard.
"I have sent you the map near Baichuan Road. Although there are still some problems, they can only be solved after you bring the people back alive. Come on."
"You are also a good person."
The two quickly left to rescue people. Lu Ning sat in the room, zoomed in on the road, and slowly looked along the road.
"Evergreen Garden...Cemetery?"
This is probably where things seem to go wrong on this road. After checking the information on the Internet, Lu Ning found that this place was really a bit subtle.
This cemetery is jointly managed by the municipal government and Avery Cathedral. It is dedicated to the martyrs who died in the border defense in those years and those who later made outstanding contributions to the construction of Danma City. There is a road leading to the cemetery on the other side of the cemetery. There are very few vehicles except for funerals. Avery Church undertakes some funeral services, and even has a dedicated group of priests who take turns guarding the cemetery.
This is actually very strange.
Although the cemetery is a very meaningful place, sending priests to guard it is a bit too important. Generally speaking, people with reliable backgrounds and courage are enough to serve as guards. The reason for using internal personnel...usually there is some secret. Don't want others to know.
Lu Ning took out his notebook and wrote about the cemetery. He also drew a line between the cemetery and the church and marked it with annotations. This notebook already contains all the suspicious matters she has encountered since she came to Danma. She is not ready to add any more for the time being. These investigation tasks are enough:
[Bodies that disappear and appear in a four-year cycle - Danma concealed most of the information about this (police station? government?)
There should be a local association involving metaphysics in Danma - it is suspected that there is an investigation into the crash of a flying saucer fifty years ago - it may be related to maternal witchcraft
Frost Day Celebration - There are video records since 20 years - the person captured in the video has a high probability of becoming a missing person (?)
Unknown Cursed Beads
Avery Cathedral - Two people with mysterious identities (mostly male, crow) - Low crime rate (?) - Cemetery (suspected to have church secrets)
Hospital (to be investigated)
Man-eating cave in the mountain (confirmed monster) - monster in the sky (invisible) - hooded attacker (non-human)
The quest of seekers and seekers - the exact impact of identity alignment(?)
Cheng Wuling - why does she know so many things? 】
Lu Ning has not shown this note to anyone. It is something she has been thinking about. It's just that these pieces of information actually contain a lot of things that don't seem to conflict but are actually unexplainable. She can see the logical relationships behind them, but there is still some information missing.
It's only been a little over two days.
Lu Ning was sure that what she saw was only the information that she should be able to access due to her identity, while more "tourists" had other information. This piece of the puzzle had to be pieced together slowly.
Time is running out.
For some reason, this sentence suddenly crossed her mind. Can such news be obtained from this information? Or is it an early warning from intuition? In other words, just like at Ghost Villa, if you were killed by ghosts in the first two days, it would automatically lead to the worst result?
Head start...
At this moment, there was a sudden rustling sound in the air.
