Chapter 69 Team Competition
"There……"
Si and An jumped high, put their hands over their eyes and looked into the distance, trying to see what was happening in the distance without being blocked by a number of objects.
The black fog merged into the night, and the occasional energy light that looked like a flash gradually disappeared. The deep forest that I finally left is now incredibly quiet.
"There is no broadcast." No matter how high he jumped, he couldn't see far away. Si Yu'an turned around and said to his companions.
At Qi Heng's signal, they stood apart and spoke louder so that they could be heard clearly.
Lin Muyu connected his supernatural powers and closed his eyes while investigating the scene. He carefully identified the unusual sounds amid the crackling sound of electricity.
The monitor was placed in a remote location. In order to ensure that it would not be damaged, it was placed in a narrow corner. Although most of the field of vision was lost, the hearing was still sensitive.
Maybe the magnetic field nearby has changed, causing poor contact and the crackling sound cannot be heard clearly.
"I heard... a dull explosion?" Lin Muyu frowned, thinking about several strange noises, "and screams and footsteps. It sounded terrifying."
"Explosion, screaming...?"
Others chewed on the words.
It seems that the mouse hiding in the shadows has finally revealed its long tail and started to reel in its web.
But what kind of scene, what kind of attack, could leave the experienced contestants helpless and running away screaming? Apart from this, there was no other obvious movement.
"Black fog."
Qi Heng concluded, his eyes staring quietly at the bottomless other side. Although the distance was very far, he seemed to smell a few traces of blood brought by the wind, like a man-eating monster.
"It can make people feel terrified upon seeing it, and quietly make them lose their life. It is the only thing like it in the world."
What's more, there are precedents for cults.
"No, how did they bring it in?" Qin You couldn't believe it and quickly poked the ground with the metal umbrella. The pits were just like her mood at the moment.
The people around had obviously thought of this question as well. Thinking of the explosion that Lin Muyu mentioned, their faces all became strange, with shock and nausea as if their worldview had been refreshed.
Although I knew that the cult was cruel and insane, I didn't expect that they would not even let their own people go... In the eyes of those people, what are humans?
"No wonder they gathered the contestants together. It seems like they want to wipe us out." Ye Yunhe snorted coldly. If they hadn't broken through the blockade and moved away from that side, they would probably have become trapped in the jar.
Fu Ling, who was standing aside, fell into a long silence with a dull expression since hearing the words "cult" and "black fog".
She stared blankly at the deep forest she had just escaped from, and she felt as if her brain had risen into the air and was moving away from her. The speculation she had said to her companions not long ago rang in her ears, and she finally realized that she was the most innocent person in this team.
She silently glanced at her lost and recovered teammate. The other party's equally stupid look comforted her, but her body honestly moved away.
The scene was silent for a while, everyone was thinking about their own things, and they all felt bad about the situation.
"Let's not think about how the government will rescue him for now." Taking a deep breath, Calint took off his bloody suit jacket and threw it aside. "This attack was completely unexpected. What should we do?"
"The only way to leave the illusion is death."
The surveillance camera was completely disconnected, Lin Muyu sighed, opened his eyes and replied.
My original intention of trying to leave that area was to attract fire, but who would have thought that I would become a survivor. Life is really unpredictable.
"There is no news from the radio or the outside world. It is impossible to dispel the illusion. No one can afford the consequences of the black fog disappearing. The cultists may appear. We have to wait for rescue here and capture their traces."
Skillfully analyzing the situation, he looked around, intentionally observing everyone's expressions, and his gaze stopped when it reached Qi Heng.
The young man leaned against the tree trunk, tapping his fingertips rhythmically on his arm. When he saw him looking at him, he tilted his head slightly and glanced meaningfully at the strange psychic not far away.
The movement was light and quick. If it weren't for Lin Muyu's excellent eyesight and his familiarity with him, he would not have been able to catch a glimpse of him.
Feeling inexplicably worried, he nodded slightly, spoke without stopping, and naturally looked away.
"So in order to ensure our respective safety, we should still have long-distance conversations, so that if something goes wrong, we won't be wiped out."
"As for the headset..."
In the blink of an eye, thunder and lightning suddenly struck in one direction with unstoppable force, blowing up a row of dead leaves on the ground.
The blinding and sudden light startled everyone, and their eyes turned white. If they were not so familiar with this ability, they would have really thought it was a cult attack.
When he opened his eyes to look, Qi Heng had already started fighting with the strange psychic. Each move was fierce and aimed at the fatal points. The healing psychic who originally had zero attack power now seemed like a different person, with swift movements and gloomy eyes.
This scene happened so quickly that everyone except Lin Muyu who knew about it was stunned.
With another fierce blow, Qi Heng kicked the man further away at the cost of being injured, and instantly glanced at his teammates to signal.
It is a multiple-choice question that does not require any choice.
The next moment, the stimulated plants, the tracking arrows, and Qi Heng attacked from both sides, trying to subdue the mutant who was struggling desperately to get closer.
The amplified energy was completely absorbed, the young man narrowed his eyes, and with the help of many powers, he easily pressed the man to the ground. He tied the man's wrists with both hands and twisted them neatly, breaking the joints.
That eye filled with hatred, revealed from the messy hair, stared at Qi Heng.
"How did you find out?"
The psychic said sinisterly.
Without giving him a chance to continue speaking, Qi Heng grabbed a stone beside him and was about to "faint to the ground" amid the shouts of his companions behind him.
"Xiao Heng! Get out of there!" Si Yu'an shouted with his vocal cords tearing, his tone panicked. His sudden intuition startled him.
Again, everything happened too fast.
So when the stone hit the psychic's head, it was like a white line was ignited. The next second, in Qi Heng's surprised eyes, he was lifted up by the body that suddenly exploded under him, and the impact force made him groan.
What's going on? In the original world line, although this last bomb was not a complete dud, it only had a 5% success rate. He was planning to treat this as a research subject that came right to his doorstep.
As a result, the opponent's luck was on his side and he exploded on the spot. The research subject was gone, leaving him covered in blood and brainstorming, and he began to implement plan B.
Is it true that luck cannot be improved? Fortunately, he had foresight and kicked the man several meters away.
Qi Heng raised his eyes and saw the black mist emanating from the bloody stump, already wrapping around his calves, trying to swallow the young man into his stomach.
He watched indifferently, and even though he was prepared, the bad mood in his heart still rose unconsciously. The only good thing now is that the three protagonists are safe and sound. As for the storm I will face when I wake up, I don’t care.
The best solution now is to escape from here immediately and go to an area not covered by black fog to wait for rescue. It couldn't be a better decision to trade one person's predicament for the safety of everyone else.
Hearing the screams of his companions from behind, Qi Heng was submissively swallowed by the black fog. Before completely losing his senses, he closed his eyes and welcomed a deep sleep.
Fortunately, it's early.
There was no need for the light ball to broadcast specifically, Qi Heng could clearly hear the hurried footsteps coming from afar, and he ran towards the black fog recklessly, stepped straight into it, trying to find the boy's trace.
“…”
It’s hard to tell what Qi Heng is thinking at this moment.
There was no time for him to think, and the next moment, he completely lost consciousness.
——
No one knows how it feels to be swallowed by the black fog.
In other words, those who know don’t have the chance to speak out.
When consciousness returns, the ability to think remains, but the five senses are completely gone. Shrouded in nothingness and deathly silence, memories are slowly being worn away, and the past is gradually forgotten.
Time does not exist in this area. No one knows how much time has passed. They just drift endlessly in the unknown with an illusory feeling until they become hopeless and die.
"In fact, once other people enter the black fog, they will die because they cannot bear the huge energy and chaotic magnetic field. It's like they melt into this area."
"You are an exception. Because you don't belong to this world, your body automatically blocks any energy, so you can still open your eyes and chat with me."
The ball of light shook its head inside his head, constantly talking to Qi Heng, trying to dispel the remaining bad mood of the other party.
"The cult's primary goal is to capture people with special abilities, so the modified black fog is different from normal. The contestants' consciousness is currently safe."
"We need to rescue them as soon as possible to prevent them from killing us."
"The next plot doesn't require luck." Qi Heng listened quietly and wanted to wave his hand in front of his eyes.
To be honest, he actually had no idea whether he had opened his eyes or not. No matter what, there was only darkness and silence in front of him. The feeling of being in an unknown area is very strange, as if all the limbs have degenerated, and only the brain is functioning and thinking smoothly.
Just like what the light ball said, it seemed like it had melted.
"It must be troublesome for Xiaoguang to run back and forth. Have you ever considered cutting yourself in half?" Qi Heng couldn't help teasing when he saw it go to Bai Zhou to take a look and then come here to chatter.
"Humph, do you think your head is comfortable? At least I won't get tired of running back and forth!"
Hearing this, the light ball poked him angrily: "I'm trying to keep you from being bored!"
"Yes, yes, thank you very much for your efforts, Master Xiaoguang—"
Qi Heng was multitasking. On one hand, he was listening to the muttering of the light ball, on the other hand, he was imagining what was going to happen next. He was counting silently in his mind, trying to figure out whether there was a concept of time in this field.
I was in a good mood. The black fog trip was a novel experience. I won’t come again next time. Qi Heng counted quietly and felt that he should smile.
…
Fifty-six seconds.
One hundred and twenty-eight seconds.
Three hundred and twenty-seven seconds.
Five hundred and thirty-nine seconds.
It seemed that in the next second, a terrifying feeling of being watched from all sides filled his brain. Strong malice surged from an unknown direction and became the only thing Qi Heng could perceive. It enveloped him seamlessly, and chaos and confusion replaced clear consciousness.
His thoughts suddenly froze, the regular numbers were disconnected, and the light ball in his brain gasped in panic. It seemed to be cursing something, but Qi Heng couldn't hear clearly, and he was dragged into the chaos.
He felt severe pain, as if his body was being torn apart by force, and incomprehensible strange whispers filled his ears, disorderly and irregular, trying to penetrate his brain to the deepest levels and transform his soul.
In a moment, a soft, white light enveloped Qi Heng's consciousness, tightly protecting it inside. The painful whispers gradually diminished, and after an unknown amount of time, they finally disappeared completely, fading away along with the impenetrable gaze.
The sickening sticky feeling faded away, and the darkness brought a sense of security instead. Qi Heng's eyelashes trembled, and he lost consciousness again amid the worried call of the light ball.
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