Ladder to Heaven 2
The stairs to heaven extend infinitely to the horizon. They are snow-white and spotless, without any handrails, and only allow one person to pass through.
The closer to the sky, the brighter the mesa becomes. Above the highest point within sight, the overexposure causes the eyes to lose focus and become inaccessible.
This is not something that should appear in the human world.
"We, we're going to ascend?!"
No, we are going to die.”
Considering the psychological quality of the prospective college students, Yinsui tried to express it tactfully: "Maybe not the good kind."
"I understand. There's usually a thunder tribulation trial, but this is Western. I guess I'll have to buy indulgences."
Jiang Kesong was in high spirits, and the next sentence he blurted out was "I want to give it a try", but he actually said, "Anyway, it's not prepared for someone like me who is good at cheating and has no ambition."
The East cannot win, and the West cannot repent at all - the homework of copying and lying has been done, it is human nature.
In that case, she immediately decided to walk in the opposite direction: "Let's talk while we walk."
The road was twisted and deformed, with cobblestones, gravel and grass alternating in a random pattern. The soles of my shoes were still pressing on the compacted loess, and the backs of my ankles were already itchy from the yellow-green grass stems.
"Ah!" Jiang Kesong screamed briefly, lost his balance and fell backwards. Fortunately, Yinsui grabbed him in time.
The branches under my feet rolled forward and sank into the sticky and wet soil.
"Watch your step."
She said dejectedly, "The road keeps changing so much. When can we get out? It's all because of that Ascension Ladder. Why are they trying to trap us and keep us here?"
The light around seemed to be slowly being drained away. Ten minutes ago, the brightness had made my eyes sore, but now what was swaying in front of me was an extremely thick shadow, making it impossible to tell east, west, and north.
"At least we can tell the difference between upper and lower."
Yinsui had calmed down by now and was able to think rationally.
The brightest known place is the light source, which is hanging high above. The extreme distribution of light and dark actually helps them distinguish between up and down. If they want to avoid the so-called ladder to heaven, they should do the opposite.
According to speculation, the current light is like gas floating up, while the darkness is like fluid, settling from high places to the foot of the mountain. Under the interaction of these two phases, the top of the mountain is dazzling, while the foot of the mountain is gloomy and dark.
"The gates are all at the foot of the mountain. If you can get down to the bottom, your chances of running into the gate will be greater if you wander around." As long as you have enough time, escaping is not a dream!
Recalling the Anping Bridge that disappeared out of thin air, Yin Sui's face remained calm, and a flash of hesitation passed in his eyes.
Perhaps I should reveal some information, but if I think about it carefully, there is no other truly useful escape method known except for the horrific tragedy...
Wait, the wind is blowing.
The hair by Jiang Kesong's ears was blown up, but the vines hanging from the tree behind her did not even move.
From near to far!
Without time to turn around, she and Jiang Kesong dodged to the side before the silent sightseeing bus whizzed past, and fell to the ground. She raised her head in embarrassment, and was met with the face of a man who was clinging to the window and laughing exaggeratedly.
People of all stripes crammed into the bus, gleefully leaning over the windows to peer out. Space was limited, so they piled sideways on top of each other. The bus looked like a mass-market museum on wheels, its windows practically filled with distorted faces.
They were in a joyful and condescending frenzy, like house rats crawling out of the sewer after the lights were turned off, swarming around the unattended dying person, ready to drink his blood and devour his flesh with a drooling look on their face.
He is as timid as a mouse and will not dare to completely hollow out the owner of the house until he dies before he takes possession of his body and everything about him. Before that, he can only look him up and down through the glass.
Yinsui stood up and looked at each face in turn until he watched the car drive away through the woods.
Jiang Kesong opened his mouth in surprise: "What is this?"
That's not right. Why are there Chinese ghost cultivators riding ghost cars and killing people under the Western-style ladder to heaven? This is a fusion of Chinese and Western, a blend of ancient and modern.
"Things that the dead transformed into. If you feel wind but the trees don't move, it means a car is approaching." She casually dusted off her hands. "Try not to let go of our hands. We could be transported somewhere else at any moment."
Calling it a ghost doesn't seem accurate enough, as some are able to use their decayed bodies normally.
"Hmm." He held on tighter.
"...There's no need to use too much force." All his energy was used in arm wrestling.
Silently reduce the force.
"I have to use the flashlight. I thought it would be easier to find my way in the dark, but now it's hard to tell where it's darkest, even with or without external interference."
When it gets dark enough, subtle differences become insignificant. Moreover, there is a sightseeing bus driving silently nearby that can attack at any time. Vision plays an important role and cannot be discarded for the sake of a small difference.
"Why don't you just hold it. I can't react as fast as you."
"I brought three." Yang Guangshanghao didn't expect this when they parted. If he had known earlier, he would have divided them up for emergency use.
Because of his personal travel habits, the black-haired, green-eyed cat's cross-body bag is stuffed full. In addition to the flashlight at the bottom, there are also some medical items.
Jiang Kesong gave a thumbs up.
"Now that things have come to this, let's take it one step at a time." Yinsui sighed, feeling depressed and heartbroken.
“Where is the road? The road is under our feet.”
A soft humming sound came into her ears, and the girl, who was worried, curled her eyes.
The flashlight had a limited range, and as the darkness deepened, visibility became increasingly low, so the two men discussed their options.
She mainly shone the light forward and paid attention to the movements around her, while Jiang Kesong shone the light beam under her feet to avoid tripping over the complicated roads and debris.
After briefly livening up the atmosphere, they all quieted down, the only sounds in the silence being sporadic footsteps and Jiang Kesong's involuntary rapid breathing.
Because of this, the moment the trees on both sides were broken by external force, Yinsui immediately knew that something was approaching.
She clenched the plastic shell tightly, and a thin layer of sweat on her palms stuck between the two like glue, giving her the illusion that if she took off the flashlight, a layer of translucent bloody skin would stick to the place she touched.
I don’t know which one influenced whom, reality or imagination, but that place started to hurt.
The beam of light was casually raised high, illuminating the source of the sound through the dense forest.
People grow on the treetops, like a large fruit, thick, soft, and juicy. A sticky liquid oozes from the wounds on the surface, dripping along the grooves of the bark...
blue?
Blue jacket, shoulder-length hair, white sneakers...
Just as she was comparing the figure and hair length of the disheveled woman in front of her with the person in her memory, her originally motionless limbs suddenly began waving wildly.
The invisible rope holding the woman up slowly loosened, and the rag-like figure gradually descended.
Yinsui took a deep breath, and to prevent her from falling to the ground and attacking him, he ran away when she reached a certain height.
But the woman only stopped at about two-thirds of the height, as if she had already anticipated the misfortune that would happen next, and she struggled with all her might, risking falling to her death.
The big hand that decides life and death retracted the rope, and the woman quickly accelerated her ascent as if she was jumping from a bungee without any protective equipment, and collided heavily with the branches above. The sound of broken bones was clearly audible, and leaves fell everywhere.
A few thin branches fell, and her twitching movements paused for two seconds before noticeably intensifying.
It slid down a bit, stopped in mid-air, and rose again after a moment, hitting a branch.
Drop, rise, crash.
The cycle repeats.
The head and limbs hang down and sway in the wind, and the highest point of the body is the waist.
There must be something invisible to the naked eye wrapped around the waist of the corpse, trying to rise into the sky, but it was blocked by the dense branches, and had to create a gap for entry and exit.
As expected, as more branches fell, the woman got closer and closer to the dome. At this time, she had lost her vital signs, her flesh and blood were a mess, her joints were twisted abnormally, and her bones were broken. She curled up into a ball of flesh with hands, feet and long hair, at the mercy of others.
Use the nearest material. If she is dragged up, the next one may be the person closest to her.
Without waiting for the final twist to happen, she turned and ran.
After a long time, I stopped and felt mixed emotions, with a mixture of guilt and relief as a bystander.
Jiang Kesong, who had been running all the way, gasped for breath and squatted down, holding onto a tree. He also recognized the woman's identity and said, "She's really amazing."
"Hmm? What did you see?"
No matter what, the word "awesome" should not be used to describe it, unless the two people are not watching the same scene.
"Song Qi stood on the white steps and walked up." He was riding on the clouds and mist, with holy light shining on him. He looked so handsome.
No wonder he is still so energetic, as if he has not been shocked at all.
"Did the white ladder just appear in front of us?"
"Not in front of me, um... It's like looking into the distance through a telescope. You can feel that it's very far away, but suddenly you can see it clearly. It's like standing below and looking up at her back."
"That's not what I saw."
I simply shared what I saw and heard, and received a shocked reaction.
"Yours should be more believable. Generally speaking, bad things work but good things don't. If it's really a great thing, there's no need to hide it. Ah, so scary." I couldn't help but shudder as I imagined the scene at that time.
"Shhh."
The leaves rubbed against his head slightly, and he took two steps back cautiously. When he turned around, he saw that the person walking next to him was motionless, with his eyes wide open and looking at him in horror as if he had seen something terrible.
What happened? Yinsui looked over.
"It's above my head, go away..."
The cold touch rubbed her scalp intermittently. It must be the so-called rope. The thought of it dangling above her head at this moment, ready to fall at any moment, made her too frightened to breathe and stood there trembling.
What should I do? It is said that it will look very ugly after being hanged. Don't do this to me. Wait until the storm passes and the sun shines in the daytime, and let it dry up. Even if it is dried up, it will be useless. If the head falls off and rolls in the grass, it will attract ants.
After being seen through, he didn't even bother pretending and just wanted to kill me. How despicable.
"Calm down. Since it's not moving, it can't do anything to you. Just like the car before, it drove right in front of us but just left. Come on, it's okay."
After trying so hard but to no avail, she was on the verge of tears. She never expected that it was actually me, the stupid human being holding her back: "My legs are weak and I can't walk anymore, so why don't you go first?"
"It's okay, I'll just come over."
Yin Sui returned with a normal expression. Under her shocked gaze, he reached out and fumbled around for a while. His knuckles did touch a cold foreign object, but he didn't show any abnormality. He pretended to know nothing and spread his hand in front of her: "There's nothing."
After hearing what she said, Jiang Kesong dared to take a step forward. As he moved forward, he could feel something on top of his head rubbing against his scalp, but no matter how strong its presence was, it gradually lost its impact.
"Really? I thought it was over."
"Not so early."
It will probably take some time before we can kill people without using low-level tricks.
"I don't know what happened to the other two people." Since Song Qi is in trouble, they are probably in danger as well.
I wish them well, but hope that they will not meet until it is completely safe. Yinsui prays sincerely.
When the gap in strength is too great and the situation is completely one-sided, if the prey gather together, they will not only fail to work together but will easily become sitting ducks.
Even after escaping danger, her palm still ached. She switched hands to hold the flashlight, and under the light, she discovered a long, thin red mark on her palm. It was probably caused by the fall, and the salty sweat she had just secreted irritated the wound.
"I have a Band-Aid."
"Just use iodine spray to disinfect it." After disinfecting, tie up the loose hair.
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