Chapter 266 Self-harm

Inside the cave, the Spark Team cleaned up the cave briefly, spread out a blanket they had picked up when they were collecting supplies, and sat down on the ground.

Xu Wei used the dry firewood and grass left in the cave to make a fire, temporarily built a simple stove, and started stewing ginger soup.

It was the first time for the dozen or so members of the Spark Team to rest so early. In the past, they would travel until night before resting, but now they were not used to resting at noon.

However, the sky outside was gradually getting darker but it didn't look like noon at all. The dense black clouds and biting cold wind indicated that a snowstorm was coming.

"The snowstorm is too dangerous, so we'll interrupt our journey today. Let's take a rest first." Liu Yu took out a desk lamp from the space to supplement the light in the cave, took out the map and examined it with Zhuang Moxing.

She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that the actual terrain was different from the markings on the map. There didn't seem to be so many mountains near City A. Had the terrain here changed?

But she did not inform her teammates before it was confirmed to avoid causing unnecessary worry and panic.

The members of the Starfire Team, who seldom had the opportunity to finish their meals and rest so early, sat in the corners of the cave for a while, feeling uncomfortable and looking at each other in bewilderment.

After drinking ginger soup after a hearty meal, Xu Shuyao watched the light outside the ice door fade completely. She poked Xu Wei's waist and muttered, "Do you think I'm a loser? I could sleep all day on my days off before the apocalypse. How come now that I can finally rest early, I'm so energetic that I can't fall asleep..."

Xu Wei was dozing off against the rock wall. She opened her eyes a little and hushed at her, glancing at Xia Huai who was occupying a position all to herself.

"Be quiet, Xia Huai is asleep."

Xu Shuyao secretly glanced at Xia Huai who was lying quietly on his side, and kept silent. She shouldn't disturb the boss while he was resting, so she just shut up.

Everyone in the cave was passing the time, either cleaning their weapons or closing their eyes to rest. Xia Huai, the quietest among them, did not sleep as soundly as Xu Shuyao and the others had hoped.

His forehead was wet with sweat as it rested against the cold rock, his black hair stuck to his temples, and his hands were clenched tightly in his sleeping bag.

Xia Huai, sinking into a strange dream, felt that he had arrived at a familiar place, where the smell of blood and corpses mixed together, and all kinds of strange smells intertwined into a weird smell.

In the dream, he seemed to be lying down, the ground beneath him was so cold. He bent his knees hard, crossed his arms and hugged his forehead tightly.

He gasped with his mouth and nose wide open, his eardrums buzzing, and his chest making a hissing sound like a bellows, and then he forced his eyes open!

Suddenly he found himself still in the cave where his team had arrived, but the cave was frozen by ice and snow that had come from nowhere, leaving only a very small space inside.

The ground where he stood was covered in blood, and around him lay dozens of strange corpses, stiff and stinking, some of which were half buried in ice and snow.

He pushed himself down to the ground with both hands and saw his clear reflection in the blood beneath him.

His smooth forehead was reflected in the blood, his half-short black hair hung down in front of his eyes, his blue eyes were so gloomy and cold that it was chilling, and there was a hideous scar that went from the corner of his mouth to his ear.

This is not him...

Xia Huai's breathing suddenly stopped when he suddenly saw himself like this. The stagnant cruelty in the eyes of the person in the reflection frightened him!

Is this a dream or reality?

He didn't know how long he stared at the person in the blood shadow. Just as he slowly raised his hand to touch the scar, a sudden sharp pain hit his head.

A pain that was enough to destroy his consciousness madly drilled into his mind, and along with it were several broken memories.

Blizzards, caves, earthquakes, avalanches.

A series of images, some unfamiliar and some familiar, quickly drilled into Xia Huai's mind. He hugged his head and slammed it hard against the ground. The thick blood splashed all over his face. He tried to block out the severe pain from his mind.

"ah!"

Liu Yu and his team had no idea how long they had stayed in the cave. When the wind and snow outside began to rage, Xia Huai, who had been resting quietly, suddenly hugged his head and banged his head against the rock wall frantically.

His scream suddenly rang out in the cave, scaring Xu Shuyao, who had just begun to feel a little sleepy, so much that she shivered suddenly.

In horror, I saw Xia Huai, who had been calm and silent in the past, suddenly start to hurt himself. I don't know how much force he used, but after two hits on the rock wall, a pool of bright red blood was left.

Not only Xu Shuyao, but everyone else in the cave was startled for a moment.

The next second, everyone reacted immediately. Zhao Bohong, who was closest to Xia Huai, rushed to Xia Huai in an instant, firmly restrained his hands and head, and pressed his big hands hard on his wound that was constantly bleeding, with an anxious look on his face.

"Xiao Xia, Xiao Xia! Wake up Xiao Xia!"

The moment Liu Yu and Zhuang Moxing discovered that Xia Huai was in an abnormal state, they dropped the items in their hands and rushed over. Zhuang Moxing cooperated with Zhao Bohong to control Xia Huai.

Liu Yu gave the order very quickly the moment he saw Xia Huai's injuries.

"Everyone, step back! Uncle Zhao, Mo Xing, hold Xia Huai tight and don't let him move! Hu Jiayun, come treat Xia Huai. His skull has been extensively damaged and needs to be healed quickly!"

Traumatic brain trauma is no joke, death can happen in seconds. She has no time to figure out why Xia Huai would be so cruel to her. The most important thing right now is to save his life!

When Hu Jiayun hurriedly covered Xia Huai's brain, who was still struggling, with his supernatural power, Xia Huai in the dream finally felt the severe pain in his head disappearing little by little.

"Leave here..."