The voices behind them became more and more obvious, which also made Chu Jiu and Fu Qing's expressions a little uncontrollable. Sudden fear is the easiest thing to do.
Fortunately, with Shen Lin's instructions, this makeshift team had a way to deal with the panic.
Subconsciously holding their breath, even the tight muscles all over their bodies felt stiff. The two of them followed Shen Lin step by step. The footsteps behind them made them so nervous that they didn't even dare to look away.
Soon, a figure appeared next to him.
The figure was dressed very strangely. He was dressed in a coarse cotton-padded coat, which looked a bit like the winter clothes worn during the coldest days in the Northeast. He had a dog-skin hat and a plush scarf wrapped around his neck. He walked in a straight direction with the same stiff steps. ahead.
Not from this era, Shen Lin quickly made a judgment based on the style and condition of the clothes.
This kind of clothing can only be seen on the older generation of at least 20 years, especially the thick military coat of the other party that exudes simplicity, which makes Shen Lin feel like he has returned to the 1980s.
Did this road exist at least twenty years ago? Shen Lin was thinking.
He had expected the complexity of Huangquan Road, but at least from now on, this supernatural zone code-named "Huangquan Road" seems to be more complicated than he imagined.
The cold winter in Yang'an City is equally difficult, but it is not like this. Even people who came from the Northeast in that era would not go out like this.
The time and place when this man encountered Huangquan Road were very wrong. He might not have been killed in Yang'an City, but somewhere else.
This made Shen Lin couldn't help but look at this seemingly endless road.
He had long guessed that this road in Yang'an City was not the only section of Huangquan Road. Other sections of this road probably ran through other cities, but he had not encountered an incident like the Corpse Swamp that caused the supernatural zone to invade reality.
But now, the person in front of him dressed up really made Shen Lin think about it.
If this person's encounter with the Li Gui and the Huangquan Road were in the northeast, then the vastness of the Huangquan Road would be too terrifying.
It runs from somewhere in the Northeast to Yang'an City, and Yang'an is not even the end point. This road eventually leads to a certain place, and its vastness radiates almost one-third of the entire country.
What frightened Shen Lin even more was that this was only what he "saw" from speculation.
He doesn't know how much more he can't see.
Is this road intended to radiate across the country? The natural laws of the supernatural zone are very uncontrollable. Judging from the previous route planning, at least relying solely on the randomness of the ghosts will never create such a beautiful route.
Shen Lin guessed that there were human factors in the formation of Huangquan Road, but everything he encountered now made him feel a chill in his heart.
A terrifying and supernatural zone that is most likely caused by man-made factors runs through at least one-third of the country's territory. This road intersperses in various cities across the country. What is the reason?
If there are human factors involved, what is the purpose of this person, or this group of people? Intentionally influencing the formation of a supernatural zone that radiates so vastly is no less than spawning an unimaginable horror.
Did these people really not consider this? If you take it into consideration, why on earth did they make such a big fuss?
Lenovo's thoughts were interrupted. The rumbling footsteps were too loud in his ears. In just ten seconds, Shen Lin was surrounded by people in front and behind him.
No, not people.
These people's stiff steps, body movements that don't make people feel the least bit alive, and all kinds of clothes and costumes that look like they come from different eras don't look like living people.
It's a corpse! Walking corpse!
Shen Lin also saw a lot of ethnic costumes, including floral clothes, braids, older red skirts, blue and black workers' outfits.
The oldest style is probably the "group uniforms" often seen in TV dramas with period characteristics.
It is a bit like the clothing of contemporary factory workers. It is plain and simple, with blue, black and gray as the main colors.
The trouble is, the heyday of this type of clothing was the 1960s and 1970s.
At least fifty years ago.
In other words, did this road exist at least fifty years ago?
Shen Lin felt vaguely sensitive about the formation period of this thing. The too early date made him subconsciously think of the Republic of China era.
The 1960s was only a dozen years away from the 38th year of the Republic of China. Even if he didn't see any clothing with the characteristics of the Republic of China in the crowd, Shen Lin still subconsciously thought of the Republic of China.
At the end of the Republic of China, the prosperous generation of the Reform Association disappeared inexplicably, and all relevant archives and records disappeared inexplicably.
It was also the end of the Republic of China, and it seemed that the outstanding figures of that year had left records of what they were going to do.
At the end of the Republic of China, the third young master of the Yan family, Yan Liben, was born to die and tried to find a unique path to become an alien. As a result, a terrifying incident that brought together a large number of evil ghosts occurred, Dongwang Village!
Including the ghost watchers in Dongchuan City, they are also the back-up plan of a certain big boss in the Republic of China, in order to use ghosts to balance the model, and in a certain era after the resurgence of terror, use ghosts to control ghosts and patrol Dongchuan at night.
But now, Shen Lin seemed to smell the smell of the Republic of China again. This smell was very weak. He didn't even have any evidence. It was purely based on imagination, but a corner in his heart told him that this place was related to the Republic of China.
If it is the Republic of China, who is it from the Republic of China? To rely on human influence to create such a supernatural zone in parallel with ghosts is not something that ordinary abilities can achieve. At least Shen Lin finds it incredible just thinking about it.
Such a figure was definitely famous during the Republic of China, but due to the influence of some strange force, all these records disappeared.
Who is this person? Shen Lin still knew too little about the Republic of China period, pitifully little, and the only people he could guess were those few.
Is it half a corpse in its prime? Or it could be a top figure from the Orthodox Reform Association of the Republic of China, or it could be some group or outstanding person from that era that Shen Lin didn't even know about.
This kind of unknown confusion is too bad. Shen Lin can't catch any clues for him to go deeper.
Of course, he didn't have time to go in depth.
Scattered corpses with stiff but neat steps were surrounding them. The three of them were like a few small transparent bodies submerged in the group of corpses, inconspicuous.
There is no tendency for everything to go to a bad situation, and there are no signs of attack from the corpses or ghosts around. This is at least good news, proving that they have at least not triggered the terror of the ghosts.
Shen Lin began to calm down and wait for the opportunity.
Judging from the situation of the ghost chasing them, this ghost is very fast, and the current suffering is only a moment. As long as they keep waiting patiently as they are now, the ghost will stay away from them sooner or later.
In other words, as long as they don't trigger the evil ghost's laws, everything will be fine when they wait until the evil ghost leaves.
Soon, Shen Lin discovered something was wrong. The group of people walking in front of him showed no signs of leaving. Even though he kept a relatively calm and slow pace, the three of them were still surrounded by a group of corpses.
Like a pedestrian kidnapped by the crowd.
The longer time passed, the heavier Shen Lin's heart became. Li Gui showed no signs of leaving, as if he wanted to stay with them until the end of time.
He is disabled and very weak, and his teammates have insufficient experience and mentality to rely on him. A terrifying ghost, maybe more than one, just stays by his side and cannot leave for some unknown reason.
There is no worse situation than this.
Shen Lin tried to guess the current situation by relying on what he observed out of the corner of his eye. He had thoughts of leaving the army.
There is absolutely no good thing in being with evil ghosts all the time. There is absolutely no good thing in following this team that seems to be hiding evil ghosts, or the group of corpses that are ghosts themselves. He must find a way to leave.
Ordinary ways of leaving may not work. Judging from the current situation of Li Guijin following them, perhaps leaving this team will immediately trigger a pattern and be attacked. The rich experience of encountering terrorist incidents made Shen Lin immediately think of this possibility.
He must think of a way on this basis to see if there is a way to escape safely.
"It's a stupid idea to leave here. I suggest you don't act rashly, otherwise you will die miserably."
The unfamiliar voice was a little low, but it was not suppressed deliberately, which surprised Shen Lin.
Good caution and rich experience did not make Shen Lin lose his composure in any way. He restrained himself very well and did not immediately look around to find the source of the sound.
But Chu Jiu and Fu Qing couldn't bear it. They were frightened when they heard the sound surrounded by ghosts, and immediately began to find the source of the sound.
The two turned their heads and nothing happened. Shen Lin started looking after seeing it, and finally found an unshaven man among the corpses not far behind the right side.
Dressed in modern clothes, he is very tall, about 1.9 meters tall, and looks very strong.
His expression was tired, with severe dark circles and bloodshot eyes. The dense stubble on his chin seemed to have grown in recent days and had not been taken care of.
This person's mental oppression is very serious. He has most likely been trapped on this road to hell for a long time, sleepless under high pressure, and his current state is very bad.
"Don't move!" The man suddenly shouted, which frightened Chu Jiu and Fu Qing, who were just about to make any move.
It was as if all the accumulated energy had been exhausted by this voice. The man's fatigue continued to increase visibly, and his words were somewhat weak.
"Keep going, don't stop."
After hearing this, Chu Jiu and Fu Qing belatedly began to maintain a steady pace and move forward in an orderly manner.
"You look like you've been trapped here for a while." Shen Lin suddenly spoke, without turning his head, but looking around intently.
The man grinned, smiling a little miserably.
"Who knows, this place is like this during the day and night. I don't know how long I have been staying in this damn place."
"Does your beard grow fast?" Shen Lin asked an irrelevant question.
The man was stunned for a moment, then smiled happily.
"It's interesting. I want to use the length and growth rate of my beard to estimate how long I have been here. I seem to be a smart person. This is good news. A smart person has a much higher chance of surviving in this place than a fool."
The man finally had some energy, and he began to look up and down at Shen Lin with joy. Maybe it was just normal behavior, but in line with his current weird state, his whole body was covered with bloodshot eyes, and his mentally unstable glances made him feel as if he was going to eat Shen Lin whole. .
"Interesting, are you also a ghost controller?"
Shen Lin frowned.
"What makes you think so?"
The man smiled disdainfully.
"Ordinary people, due to their habitual thinking and influence of folk customs, usually find some kind of charm, chant sutras, or just yell when encountering this kind of thing. It is rare to see people like you."
"You are different from those two idiots. Even though I had spoken just now, you did not move first. Your actions prove that you have a certain understanding of terrorist events. At least you know the laws of the existence of evil ghosts, so the evil ghosts are by your side. You are careful enough in everything you do.”
"With such a cautious and unruffled mind in the face of danger, as well as the courage to remain calm in every situation, and with a certain understanding of ghosts, people like you, even if they are not ghost masters, will sooner or later become ghost masters."
The man made no secret of his admiration for Shen Lin. He was full of praise inside and outside his words. Even the idiot scolding made Chu Jiu and the two frown a little. But with Shen Lin nearby, and what the man said made sense, they didn't dare act rashly.
Now that the words have been said, there is no point in being more secretive about it.
"My name is Shen Liang, a ghost controller affiliated to the ghost controller headquarters. These two are Chu Nan and Chu Li. We are ordered by the headquarters to investigate this incident."
The real name is an important condition for the start of some horror laws. The lesson of Yang Jian being almost eliminated from the circle of friends is still vivid in his mind. With the lessons learned from the past, Shen Lin will not make the same mistake again.
In addition, Shen Lin was not stupid enough to show his heart to the person he met for the first time.
Maybe the name really isn't important. The other person just listened and didn't care.
"Headquarters?" The man's expression changed obviously.
"The person in charge of Hohhot on the grassland, Hu Weiwei."
Grassland Hohhot? Is this the head of the city at the headquarters? Shen Lin was really surprised. There were not many ghost masters in the headquarters, but there were hundreds of them. He couldn't remember every one of them. Moreover, the iteration speed of ghost masters was very fast, so there was no telling which batch would be damaged today. In one incident, in another incident, a brand new ghost controller appeared and was taken under the command of the headquarters.
Unable to contact the outside world, Shen Lin could not verify whether the other party's statement was true or false, but the fact that they belonged to the same headquarters finally gave the two people a certain amount of trust.
"Responsible person of Hohhot? How did you get here?"
First it was Yang'an City, then the Northeast, then some ethnic areas, and now it seems that there is Hohhot. The situation on this Huangquan Road is becoming more and more complicated.
Hu Weiyi's expression changed, as if he remembered something bad.
"It was because of an incident in Hohhot. When I was tracking down and imprisoning a ghost that moved very quickly, I followed that ghost into this area by mistake."
"Hohhot?" This location made Shen Lin's heart skip a beat.
"Otherwise? As a person in charge, can I go out without special circumstances?" Hu Weiwei said in an incomprehensible tone.
(End of chapter)
