Chapter 118 Threat
We waited until the afternoon before the reinforcements contacted us, and within half an hour, they arrived at this woods.
Gang Jue briefly recounted what had happened to them, and the captains of the other two teams nodded.
"We have learned the specific situation from the command center. The headquarters means to expand the search range and send search teams to the entire Hanwan City." One of the team leaders said.
"That's right. Our next mission is to continue searching this area."
Gang Jue took out the map and pointed to the nine-square grid he had drawn earlier.
In this nine-square grid, mountains occupy one-third of the area.
The other two captains also took out their maps and pointed out the search range of their teams.
After the negotiation, the other two teams did not waste any time and went straight to their respective search areas.
We were responsible for protecting the corpse pit and continuing to explore the woods area.
To be on the safe side, Song Nanxing and the pilot who was traveling with us stayed in the corpse pit to monitor, while the rest of the personnel continued to explore the wooded area.
It was not until dark that we finally ended our exploration of the woods. Apart from the corpse pit discovered during the day, we did not find anything else similar, and there was nothing unusual.
After exchanging information with the other two pilots who stayed in the camp, we decided to stay in the woods tonight to avoid any emergencies here at night.
To be honest, sleeping next to a pit of the dead does test one's mental quality. Fortunately, after the end of the world, we often sleep in some inexplicable places, and our requirements for comfort are no longer so high.
As for the graves, no one was afraid of ghosts. Even Jiang Wang had explored many ruins and wilderness areas where paranormal activities were said to have occurred due to his work. He was no problem at all in such an environment, which fully demonstrated the advantage of being young - falling asleep as soon as he lay down.
At night, the woods were unusually quiet. Due to the large number of creatures mutated and died after the apocalypse, there were no more living creatures in the woods. In such a quiet environment, even the breathing of everyone in their sleep could be heard particularly clearly.
Excessive silence makes us nervous, but it also has certain benefits.
If there is any noise in the woods, we can detect it immediately.
In this quiet atmosphere, I suddenly had a few ringing sounds for no apparent reason.
Although I was a little drowsy due to the late hour, I only noticed some noise, as I was already overly familiar with Morse code.
Even though I was extremely sleepy, I still understood the signal of tinnitus.
"totem."
Totems? I'm a little confused. Have I ever seen any totems? Or are there totems in the woods?
Speaking of it, after the apocalypse, the only pattern I know that can be considered a totem is the cloud and thunder pattern.
Thinking of this, even though my mind was already quite sleepy, the pattern of cloud and thunder patterns still appeared in my subconscious.
Now I was lying in my sleeping bag, having maintained that position for so long that my limbs felt numb.
Just as I was about to turn sideways to adjust my sleeping position, I suddenly felt as if my limbs were sealed in cement and I couldn't move.
I suddenly woke up and all sleepiness disappeared. I subconsciously wanted to get up but found that I still couldn't move.
He wanted to open his mouth and call out to his companions, but even his throat couldn't vibrate and no sound came out.
I tried to open my eyes to see what was happening around me, but I found that I couldn't open my eyes either.
What’s going on!
The sudden change made me panic for no reason.
It was so quiet around me that I couldn't move or open my eyes, which made me doubt whether the others were still there.
Or maybe other people are currently like me, unable to move or make a sound.
No matter which one it is, it's terrifying if you think about it carefully.
This means that there is a high probability that there are abnormal units nearby, or evolvers who have awakened relevant abilities.
And it can control us without anyone noticing.
Fortunately, although my body cannot move, my brain can still work.
My thoughts raced, and I suddenly recalled the words I heard in my dream just now.
totem.
Although I don't know what the totem specifically refers to, at the moment, I have nothing else to rely on except the cloud and thunder pattern.
Thinking of this, I held my breath and concentrated on meditating on the pattern of cloud and thunder patterns.
Because I see it every day, meditating on the Cloud and Thunder Pattern is now a piece of cake for me, as if it exists in my mind.
As soon as this cloud-thunder pattern took shape in my mind, I felt my whole body lighten.
The invisible confinement just now seemed to no longer exist.
In order to avoid alerting the enemy, I remained in my original position.
He just slightly opened the eyes on his arm and observed the surrounding situation with his second vision in an extremely covert way.
Because I didn't dare move my arms, my vision was somewhat obstructed and I couldn't see clearly, but I could make sure everyone was there.
I don’t know if he was really asleep or if he was being controlled like I was just now.
Damn it, I can’t see anything clearly even if I watch secretly like this, and I have no way of determining the situation.
Just when I was hesitating whether to move or open my eyes.
I felt a very slight draft of air.
Something is nearby.
I pricked up my ears and listened carefully.
With my unusually sensitive body sense, I roughly determined the location of this thing.
It should be above the woods, and it should be a person.
This person seemed to be afraid of something and did not approach us directly. Instead, he kept observing us from a distance in the air.
After a long while, the man seemed to finally confirm that we were all immobilized. Only then did he feel relieved and approached us cautiously.
The man reached the ground, making slight noises as he stepped on the dirt, and kept moving among us, as if checking to see if anyone was still able to move.
When he pressed on me, I subconsciously held my breath.
"You're too cautious. No one under my control can escape. Hurry up, I'll just sacrifice them."
A somewhat arrogant voice sounded.
"It's always better to be more cautious. These people are from the Bureau of Abnormal Investigation. They have many tricks up their sleeves." Another low and hoarse voice said.
The unruly man in front seemed a little disdainful, smacking his lips and saying, "My ability is a miracle given by God, and it's different from your disgusting skills."
"Besides, we're talking so loudly now. If they could move, they would have jumped up long ago."
Young man, I'm sorry to tell you that your ability really doesn't seem to be able to control everyone, and I did jump up and hit you immediately.
Hearing the other party's arrogant words, I secretly complained in my heart.
But I still didn't dare to move. Maybe these two people were deliberately using the conversation to provoke us to see if we were really under control.
"That's easy. Let's just kill them. They'll all be used as sacrifices in the end anyway."
The wild voice chuckled twice and suggested in a rather malicious way.
I knew it...
The other person seemed to think what he said made sense and said "hmm". Then I heard the sound of a dagger being unsheathed.
The man with the knife was very close to me, right next to me, and I could feel his eyes studying me.
A chilling coldness approached my neck, and then I felt the coolness of the blade.
Hold on... Please hold on...
This person is still testing me.
In this situation where everyone was under control, he could have just stabbed me to death, but he chose to use this procrastinating method.
Either he was trying to scare me with a knife, or this guy was a complete pervert.
"Okay, don't try it. I've tried others, and they didn't respond. They must be unable to move. Hurry!"
The man who spoke a little arrogantly urged impatiently.
The man holding the dagger next to me seemed to be relieved when he saw that I didn't react, and raised the knife in his hand.
At the same time, I opened my eyes extremely quickly and kicked away his knife-holding hand.
The man reacted quickly, jumping back and dodging my legs to create some distance between them.
The other guy didn't seem to find anyone else who could move, and turned around in surprise. The next second he suddenly reacted and attacked me.
I raised my knife to block it, then turned and shouted in Lin Hanning's direction, "Stop pretending to be asleep, find a way to wake the others up!"
As expected, Lin Hanning quickly stood up and first tapped Chen Yubing on the forehead.
Chen Yubing, who had broken free from control, suddenly opened his eyes and controlled a blade-like wind blade to come and help me.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Hanning helped others to release the control.
Seven against two, even though there is someone who can control us without anyone knowing, the fighting power of the two of them is still not enough.
Soon, the guy who could be controlled was controlled by Chen Yubing with a knife on his neck.
The one holding the dagger, although very skilled and with a very powerful mutated ability, was still unable to withstand the siege of so many people.
Seeing that the situation was not right, he rolled behind a tree and disappeared.
"Damn it, he got away."
Song Nanxing wanted to chase him, but there was no trace of the man.
"It's okay, no need to chase him. It's the same if we catch this guy. Tie him up and interrogate him thoroughly." Gang Jue looked back at the man we caught.
During this process, Lin Hanning glanced at me vaguely.
I turned my head slightly and curled my lips at her.
In fact, I just knew that Lin Hanning was not controlled like me. She was sleeping next to me. The heartbeat of a controlled person would not change, but I have excellent hearing, and the woods were very quiet, so I heard obvious changes in the heartbeat.
Among the people present, only Lin Hanning was the one most likely not to be controlled.
And it doesn’t matter even if I was controlled just now.
Although my body was under control, my mind was still active, and the projection of fear relies on the mind, but the powerful projection of fear requires the assistance of the eyes.
Not only can I project fear, I can also use my ability to control objects, which I can also do as long as I am conscious.
In other words, even if I really can't move, I still have at least two ways to resolve the current crisis.
However, not only did I want to let those two people relax their vigilance, I also wanted to test Lin Hanning.
Facts proved that I was right. It was just that when we looked at each other just now, we reached a tacit consensus.
Everyone has secrets, so no one should delve into anyone else's secrets.
I can, to a certain extent, dispel the doubts she has among the other members of the Bureau.
She promised not to do anything tricky and to cooperate with us until the mission was completed.
As for her identity, I think maybe she will tell us on her own initiative someday.
"Tell me quickly, what is your purpose for coming here?"
Song Nanxing first punched the other person in the stomach, and then spoke to him viciously.
Despite being punched, the other party remained silent.
At the same time, his eyes were tightly closed, as if to say, "I just won't say it."
Seeing this, Song Nanxing couldn't help but raise his hand, wanting to punch him a few more times.
But I stopped him.
"Let me do it, you just stand by and watch."
After speaking to Song Nanxing, I turned my attention to this person.
When he heard it was my turn, a sneer appeared on his lips.
Because based on what they just said, I can roughly guess that the other party is from the Apocalypse Sect.
If you want to deal with this group of severely brainwashed fanatics, using violence will not only be useless, but may even make them feel good.
So I raised my hand and projected fear on him.
The moment I used the fear projection, his eyes, which were originally closed, suddenly opened.
But his expression was not like those of the creatures that had just come into contact with something, frightened by something terrifying.
Instead, it was a kind of fanatical excitement, as if he had seen the god he believed in with his own eyes.
Seeing this, I felt quite helpless.
No, man...did he really enjoy it?
But I soon figured out the clue. It turned out that the ability of fear projection was stolen from the Lord of the Apocalypse Sect.
But in this way, we will be powerless to deal with these fanatics.
Don't reward him!
I had to stop this ability.
After I stopped using my ability, the excitement in this person's eyes also disappeared.
After seeing that it was me who used this ability, his expression became serious.
"Who are you? How do you possess the power of our Lord?"
"Heh, now we are interrogating you. Are you not putting yourself in the right place?"
After hearing the other party's impolite words, I directly retorted.
"What's the harm in telling you? We are from the great Revelation Sect. You heretics from the Investigation Bureau, why don't you just let me go right now?"
The arrogance on this person's face when he spoke made me feel very uncomfortable.
So I raised my Miao Dao and swung it, and his left arm fell to the ground.
My decisive and ruthless action shocked everyone around me.
They didn't expect me to do that.
However, this is also because they are most likely the initiators of the corpse pit.
Judging from those bones, many of them were still children.
As long as they are alive, there is no need for humanitarianism in dealing with lunatics.
"Lin Hanning, stop the bleeding and don't let him die."
I said something to Lin Hanning first, and then pointed my Miao Dao at the man's head.
"Tell me, what is your purpose?"
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