Chapter 17: Jump together? Stupid!
In the evening, Longshen Mountain was dyed with orange-red glow, and the autumn wind blew the fallen leaves rustling in the forest.
On the steep mountain road, two figures walked like ghosts, and the rugged rocks and tangled tree roots under their feet seemed to be non-existent.
"Captain Tang, let's have a competition to see who can reach Longtou Cliff first."
Lin Xiaobai jumped up on the rotten broken wood, his figure as light as a mountain elf, and when he landed he didn't even disturb a fallen leaf.
"Don't play around. It's important to do business. The terrain here is a little weird, don't take it lightly!"
Tang Jingmo followed closely behind, his boots stepping through the thorny bushes without even a frown.
He pushed aside the hanging vines with one hand and held the military telescope steadily with the other hand. The lens reflected the movement of the distant col. Those steep mountains that were enough to break the legs of ordinary climbers were just a walk after dinner for him.
Xiaobai gestured without even turning his head, indicating that he heard it.
She tiptoed and nimbly jumped over a two-meter-wide mountain stream, the corners of her clothes rustling in the wind.
If an ordinary person saw this, they would probably be so scared that their legs would go limp, but for her, this was not even one-tenth of the speed of escaping in the apocalypse.
The afterglow of the setting sun dyed Longshen Mountain like blood. The deeper they went, the thinner the light became.
The intertwined branches of the towering ancient trees cut the last rays of sunlight into pieces, which were then scattered on the moss-covered rock walls.
Longtou Cliff stands before our eyes, glowing an eerie blue-green color in the twilight, as if some sleeping giant beast is waking up.
Lin Xiaobai suddenly stopped and pressed his right hand against his chest. His heart suddenly spasmed without warning, as if it was being tightly grasped by an invisible hand.
"What's wrong?"
Tang Jingmo's voice rang almost close to her ear. His broad palms were already supporting her shoulders, and the temperature from his fingertips was surprisingly hot.
In the dim light, she saw that his brows were furrowed and his eyes were flashing blue - that was the color of his supernatural energy in his previous life, how could it be?
"Down here..." Xiaobai took a breath, digging his nails deep into the rock wall, "There is something... that makes me feel uncomfortable."
Before he finished speaking, the ground suddenly shook violently!
"boom--"
The rock beneath his feet collapsed instantly. Tang Jingmo reacted extremely quickly, grabbing the ancient vine hanging from the rock wall with his right hand like lightning, and wrapping his throbbing arms around Xiaobai's waist.
Coincidentally, Xiaobai also grabbed another vine at the same moment, and the two of them were suspended above the abyss in an almost mirror image.
"Can we stop being so hypocritical?" She raised her eyebrows and smiled, the beads of sweat on her forehead gleaming in the sunset, "Let's go, each of us!"
Before she finished her words, she had already used the force to swing to the other side.
Just as she was about to land, the rock wall in front of her suddenly cracked silently—
It was a dark hole with a blue light at the edge, like the bloody mouth of hell. The powerful suction instantly swallowed Xiaobai!
"noob!"
Tang Jingmo didn't hesitate at all, let go of the vines and jumped into the darkness.
As they fell, a gust of wind ripped open his collar, and the dragon tattoo on his collarbone was emitting a burning golden light - echoing the sudden red light on Xiaobai's forehead, slowing down their descent.
"Tang Jingmo! Are you stupid?!" Lin Xiaobai's voice echoed in the dark cave, with gnashing teeth and anger.
"If you had stayed outside, you could at least be an outside helper! Now, we're both trapped in this damn place, and there's no one to turn to for help!"
The two people's bodies continued to fall in the mysterious halo, and the feeling of weightlessness made their stomachs churn.
The gilded red light circle reflected Tang Jingmo's resolute profile. His arms were tightly around her waist, so strong that he almost rubbed her into his bones and blood.
"I said," his voice was low and firm, especially clear in the whistling wind, "I will not let you take risks alone again."
"Where did you say that..." Xiaobai retorted subconsciously, but the words were suddenly stuck at his lips.
Death Canyon.
Memories split the fog like lightning - in the breakout battle that almost cost her life, this man was just like that, dragging her out of the mutant beasts covered in blood and leaving the same words in her ears.
"Humph!" She turned her face away, but her ears turned red. "Don't you just want me to owe you a favor so that I can obey your orders?"
Her fingertips unconsciously dug into his sleeves, "What methods did you not use to conquer me in your previous life?"
She was answered with silence.
Xiaobai suddenly realized something was wrong - Tang Jingmo's head drooped limply on her shoulder, and his breathing became rapid and hot.
"Hey! Tang Jingmo?" She hurriedly held his face, and her fingertips touched a damp and cold feeling. "Wake up! What are you doing——"
"boom!"
A sudden hurricane roared out from the cracks in the rock wall, and the violent airflow instantly tore apart the light ring that protected them. The two were thrown against the rock wall like kites with broken strings, and both fell.
“Bang——”
A dull crash echoed in the cave. A strong smell of blood hit her face, and Xiaobai's eyes went dark. When the dizziness faded a little, she struggled to stand up.
Tang Jingmo lay quietly in a pool of blood, the back of his military uniform torn by sharp rocks, revealing hideous wounds. The most terrifying thing was the pool of blood at the back of his head, which was expanding in the darkness...
"Tang Jingmo..." Her voice was trembling. Her fingers pressed his wound in vain, and warm blood kept pouring out from between her fingers. "Wake up, you f*cking kid... You said you wouldn't leave me alone again..."
Her voice was hoarse, and she ripped open the hem of her clothes fiercely, and tremblingly bandaged the wound on the back of his head, not noticing that the wound on her wrist was also bleeding.
The moment the cloth touched the blood——
“Buzz!”
From deep within the cave, a strange humming sound could be heard, like the sound of some ancient device being activated.
The blood of the two people met in the air and condensed into a thin line that flew directly to somewhere on the rock wall.
The humming sound deep within the cave grew louder and louder, while strange blue lines began to appear on the surrounding rock walls, pulsating like blood vessels.
“Boom boom—”
The entire cave shook violently, and gravel fell down.
The darkness in the depths was suddenly torn apart by the golden light, revealing a huge circular platform - engraved on it was the totem of the alien civilization they had seen in the end times!
Tang Jingmo's body suddenly twitched, and his pupils rolled rapidly under his tightly closed eyelids.
Xiaobai hugged him tightly, but heard him murmur unconsciously: "Xiaobai... run..."
However, it was too late.
An altar slowly rose on the circular platform, and the golden light on the altar pulled the two people up.
That familiar and disgusting feeling tugged at Xiaobai's heart again, and she felt like she was about to explode!
no!
We must find a way to break free, otherwise both of us will die here today!
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