"SSSR?"
The two people behind them looked completely bewildered in the darkness.
When the fireball ignited again from Dai Lele's palm, Wang Xuefeng finally saw what was behind her.
At this moment, Dai Lele was like a piece of chewing gum, impossible to pry open.
So Xiao He had no choice but to step over the two men and squat down to examine them closely.
This is not the "dead person" that Dai Lele was referring to; it's just a severed arm.
Although it's not as terrifying as a dead body, it can still be quite psychologically stressful at first glance.
After all, they are just ordinary people in the 21st century.
Even the chickens are slaughtered by the supermarket, so seeing a bloody human hand all of a sudden can make you want to vomit.
Xiao He was watching while covering his mouth. He was mentally preparing himself because it seemed that the hand was holding something.
"What are you going to do?" Wang Xuefeng couldn't see him, but he could see him hesitating.
"I... I want to pry his fingers open." Xiao He was unusually nervous.
In the silence, Wang Xuefeng wanted to scare him, but then he thought that if the man retaliated, he would be at a greater disadvantage since he was blind, so he suppressed his budding idea.
“What is this thing…” Dai Lele turned her head away with one eye open and one eye closed.
Xiao He struggled to pry open his knuckles and found a necklace, exactly the same as the necklace the believer had just worn, except it lacked the most important cross.
Seeing how intently he studied the object, Dai Lele's emotions gradually calmed down: "So it wasn't a corpse after all..."
Xiao He shook his head helplessly: "Forget it, let's put it away for now. At least we'll know the Resurrection Cult is here too."
Dai Lele looked at the darkness ahead and said with some worry, "Then we need to be more careful behind us."
"Okay, you hold the fireball higher, I'll go first."
"good."
Dai Lele did not refuse, walked beside Wang Xuefeng, and raised the fireball to its highest point.
The three of them proceeded more cautiously into the depths.
More and more bloodstains and traces of a fierce fight appeared on the stone wall.
Xiao He walked past a three-finger claw print that was half a meter deep and gestured with his fingers.
Dai Lele was horrified by what she saw. Just being so close to these marks made her heart pound. If she were face to face with a monster at that close range, she couldn't guarantee she could stay calm.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Xiao He in front of her.
"Aren't you afraid at all?" Dai Lele couldn't help but ask.
"What are you afraid of?" Xiao He asked, puzzled.
"These things look so terrifying!" Dai Lele was already considering giving up.
"Don't you love scary things the most? Movies, escape rooms and stuff like that?" Xiao He could only distract her like this.
"That's a movie! How can it be the same as seeing it in real life?"
Seeing Dai Lele's tearful expression, Xiao He could only helplessly shrug.
"Since you're here, you might as well make the best of it," Wang Xuefeng said, gently patting her shoulder.
There are traces of a barrier ahead.
It was just a damaged barrier, but it seems that the barrier held up for quite a while, and people must have used that time to escape.
"What do you mean?" Wang Xuefeng sensed the wind blowing from the crossroads; this question was clearly directed at Xiao He.
There were exactly three forks in the road, but judging from Dai Lele's appearance, it was clearly unrealistic to let her go to one of the forks by herself.
"Here's what we'll do. I'll take one path, and the two of you will take another. If you don't find anything at the end, turn back and meet up. Otherwise, we'll contact each other in the group chat," Xiao He said simply.
The cave's rocks were extremely hard, leaving virtually no footprints, but a closer look revealed some traces of human activity. Whether these traces were intentionally left to mislead pursuers, or were indeed left by the pursuers themselves, remains unclear.
"good!"
"Take care on your journey!"
The three split into two groups: Xiao He went to the far right fork alone, while Wang Xuefeng and Dai Lele chose the middle one.
Xiao He was somewhat relieved that his second skill was a glowing circle. Combining illumination and a shield, it inexplicably gave him a sense of security.
According to Wang Xuefeng, all three forks in the road have exits, and there are no dead ends.
But if there were more forks in the road, Xiao He would have to guess them himself.
The road he chose was very wide and most likely to accommodate a large number of people, but along the way, he found very few clues.
Whether it was the footprints of a large group of people or the claw marks of a monster, no trace could be found.
"Did I make the wrong choice?" Xiao He frowned.
This cave doesn't seem to be a hidden cave at all. The rocks underfoot are often smooth, as if they've been worn down by car wheels and shoe soles for a long time. There's even some household garbage lying around in the corner, which looks like it's been there for quite some time.
Clearly, this is a "shortcut" that, although remote, is still used by people on ordinary days.
Xiao He opened the map, which only showed the general outline of the nearby mountains, without any other roads or buildings marked.
But as the three of them walked slowly forward, as if they were clearing away a fog, the route they had already taken gradually appeared on the map.
"I'm out."
Upon hearing Xiao He's voice, the two people who were still groping in the dim light were stunned.
"So fast?"
“There’s no one around here, and it’s a mountain road. If they retreat from here, I’ll have a really hard time finding them in all these mountains,” Xiao He said.
"Then why don't you take the remaining road?"
"I'll look around first, and if I don't find anything, I'll turn around."
Be careful.
"OK".
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