Chapter 130 First Encounter with a Monster
Guo Shengli pointed to a small black dot on the hat and said, "This old man is really cunning. See that? A pinhole camera. He wants us to do things for him, but he doesn't trust us. Once he wears this, everything we see will be transmitted back in real time."
Mingzhao felt that this was not entirely due to distrust, but rather because he was afraid that they might suddenly die and the previous footage would not be transmitted back.
The video they saw earlier seemed to be from this angle, and it was probably also captured by a pinhole camera on the hat.
Among the other supplies provided at the base, Guo Shengli also found various items such as locators and recorders, which he threw away.
They also included those items for which no mechanisms were found.
Especially that box of signal flares, Guo Shengli was still not satisfied after throwing it away, so he kicked it hard twice more.
“What’s the use of giving us these things? I know those people best. Even if we’re in danger and we fire a signal flare, will they come to our rescue? If they dared to come, they would have already conducted that damn research themselves, instead of just hiring outsiders.”
Chen Xin and He Jun also agreed and went to kick the box together. Ming Zhao, not wanting to seem out of place, also kicked it a couple of times.
After venting his anger, Guo Shengli then directed the others to take the contents of the bag out.
Before, Mingzhao brought everything she might need to her dormitory, some of which she didn't even know what they were for.
She only realized after taking them out that these items were meant for each of the four people.
There are locators that can only show the positions of four people, pagers, compasses, etc., basically the same as what the outpost provides.
Chen Xin looked very excited.
"Once we're inside, they won't be able to find us. We can take whatever we want, and they probably won't dare send anyone in to look for us again."
Guo Shengli pondered for a moment: "It's not without risks. After we go in and get that mysterious potion, we'll have to take it out. Hopefully, there's a path leading to other places in this trench."
The four of them spent a long time researching this trench, and even hacked into the research institute's computer to read the data left behind by the institute that had previously entered.
However, those signals stopped at the outer edge of the trench, and there was no information about what was inside.
It's no wonder that those cunning researchers themselves are unwilling to enter a place where they know nothing.
Mingzhao was still a little nervous. Although she had seen many monsters, humanoid monsters were still disgusting.
However, the other three seemed completely unafraid and went straight to sleep.
That's true. If these people who live on the edge were so nervous before every mission that they couldn't sleep, they would probably have scared themselves to death long ago.
Mingzhao comforted herself, telling herself not to get too caught up in the terrifying atmosphere. She had already evolved in the Great Voyage game and even knew magic, so she wouldn't be killed by monsters that were just scary-looking.
Fortunately, her experience in the game "Great Voyage" helped her develop the ability to fall asleep instantly. After figuring things out, she fell asleep very quickly.
The next morning, the people at the outpost came to wake them up.
The four of them put on the equipment that had been prepared beforehand and followed them outside.
I didn't see it yesterday when I looked down from the side of the trench, but I saw it today. The entrance to the trench has layers of checkpoints.
It appears that the military is guarding this place.
However, with a guide at the base, Mingzhao and his group entered the trench without encountering any obstacles.
Once you get inside the trench, there are hardly any people left.
The outermost layer of employees were also trying to stay as far away from inside as possible, as if there was something terrifying about it.
"A bunch of cowards."
Chen Xin muttered something under her breath, and Guo Shengli glanced at her but didn't say anything.
The four people walked forward along the passages on both sides of the bottom of the trench.
There is only one passage here, and as far as the eye can see, the gap above gets narrower and narrower until it is completely sealed off at the very front.
The cliffs on both sides cast huge, heavy shadows into the trench, creating a somewhat oppressive atmosphere.
He Jun seemed to realize this, and with his always unconventional personality, he began to sing a song that everyone was familiar with.
However, he was extremely off-key.
"Hey, stop singing. You've scared away any monsters that weren't there to begin with."
Chen Xin laughed and cursed.
The eerie silence was broken, and the atmosphere began to lighten a little.
The four of them joked around and talked about trivial things.
They tried hard not to say a word, afraid that the suffocating silence from before would repeat itself.
Gradually, the light above their heads diminished, and they were about to enter a dark area.
He Jun seemed a little nervous and started talking more and more.
"Let me tell you, that old Chen who sells pork offal, yesterday..."
Suddenly, he crouched down and rolled on the ground.
Then he kicked something, sending it flying.
Mingzhao reacted instantly, picked up his pistol, and fired several shots at the thing.
The thing made a piercing sound, like a baby crying.
In such a place, such a sound seemed particularly eerie and terrifying.
Before Mingzhao could fire again, He Jun drew his knife and cut off the creature's head.
The group then stepped forward.
The thing, in general, looked like a baby with a very large head.
The head was about twice the size of an adult's, and the facial features were enlarged proportionally, making it look extremely terrifying.
Compared to its enormous head, its body had a very small skeleton and was covered in fat.
It nimbly crawled along the rock face using its elbows and knees, where thick calluses had formed.
"Pah, what disgusting stuff."
Guo Shengli spat on the monster's corpse.
"But it has no offensive capabilities. Those researchers died at the hands of these things before?"
He Jun wiped the blood off the knife with a rag, then walked to the water's edge and washed the rag with seawater.
"I think we should be careful. The monster in that video looks more powerful than this thing."
Mingzhao added a timely supplement.
However, her sense of foreboding grew stronger.
Whether it was the monster in the previous video or the baby they just killed, they both seemed to be some kind of deformed human.
Is this what the dungeon card says about the price of immortality?
Mingzhao realized that she might be facing something this disgusting.
Besides her, others seemed to have noticed this as well.
If the monster that appeared in the fleeting image earlier was only vaguely recognizable as having a human shape...
So this corpse is right in front of you, it looks like a deformed baby no matter how you look at it, but it is human no matter what.
Chen Xin's voice trembled slightly.
"Do you think these monsters all originated from humans?"
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