Chapter 103: The Horror of the Karst Cave

The light penetrated through the narrow cracks, turning into long and thin silver threads, cutting through the endless darkness and illuminating the stalactites of various shapes on the cave wall, some of which were solidified like waterfalls, and some of which were like sharp swords hanging

in the air... The light and shadow intertwined, and the air was filled with the strong smell of blood and the stench of rotten meat. The slippery ground was filled with broken limbs, and the bright red blood soaked the soil and flowed down the winding path, dyeing the water red.

Heavy panting sounded in the dark. Behind the thick stalactites, in the cold winter, the man who was only wearing a long-sleeved T-shirt had sweat all over his forehead. He endured the severe pain, lowered his head and cut his robe with a dagger. After a while, he tore open the hem of the T-shirt and used the clothes that had long been soaked with cold sweat and blood to wrap the deep wound on his calf that could see the bone.

"Captain... Captain..." The girl next to him was also disheveled, with malnourished yellow hair covered with dry reddish-brown stains, clumps of which were hanging on his scalp, emitting a strong stench.

"Hush! Don't talk!"

The man leaned against the stalactites, his head tilted back, against the stone wall, his breath weak, and interrupted the girl's words with a whisper.

Their position was relatively hidden, at the highest point, and the zombies surrounding them below could not find them for a while.

However, this situation could not last long. If they did not find a chance to escape, the zombies would sooner or later follow the smell of blood to find their location. Even if they did not find them, the man would die from excessive blood loss.

I hope... I hope they still have a chance to eat this year's New Year's Eve dinner.

The man closed his eyes.

...

The sky was gray, with thick black cumulus clouds all over the sky. The cold wind was fierce, wrapped in goose-feather-like snow. It was difficult to walk forward through the calf-high snow layer. The cold wind blew violently on the exposed skin, and the cheeks soon turned red.

"It's... right here!"

Cheng Le managed to steady himself. He leaned on a wooden stick, looked up at the gate in front of him.

He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that the red characters on the plaque were getting redder, as if someone had been repeatedly tracing them with blood.

"Su... Lingfeng... Scenic Area?" Fu Qingfei tilted his head to look at the entrance of the scenic area. The decorations on both sides of the arch were various stalactites. The red characters on the plaque were inlaid on the door. The fallen snow piled on the arch, and the characters appeared bright red, which was the only bright color in the white snow.

Going inside is a long and steep slope, the snow layer is very thick, their legs are cold and numb, and there is a little tingling. The fire-type esper reluctantly uses fireballs to clear the calf-high snow under Gu Bingchen's instructions. The

snow layer melts, and the water drops wet the ground, emitting a cold breath.

The entrance is at the foot of the mountain, and the slope in front of them is part of the scenic area, so it is not easy to find people.

Fortunately, there is some high technology.

"When going on a mission, in order to ensure the safety of the members, they will wear badges when they set out." Fu Qingfei was assigned the task of staring at the tablet all the time. "Bags of various levels are equipped with trackers. As long as the badges are not out of hand, the base can track their location."

"It's just that the distance is limited."

Long Yilan felt that this technology was very similar to interstellar tracking chips, except that they were not restricted by distance. So she asked curiously, "What is the distance required to be scanned?"

The minibus drove steadily on the winding road. The fire psychic sat in the co-pilot seat, sweeping the ground tirelessly. The tablet in Fu Qingfei's hand only showed the map of the mountain. Hearing this, he was about to answer when the tablet suddenly "beeped" twice.

Long Yilan went over to take a look and saw several striking white dots on the map.

Fu Qingfei's face flashed with joy, and he raised his voice and laughed, "It's scanned out. There is a white dot 500 meters ahead."

After saying that, he thought of Long Yilan's question, turned his head to the side, and a bit of pride lingered between his eyebrows: "The range is within a radius of five kilometers."

"This technology is currently only available in Dijing~"

He raised the tablet, very proud.

Long Yilan looked at the white dots that kept appearing on the tablet and didn't dare to hit him.

After all, the technology of Star Star is several times higher than that of Blue Star.

The locations of these white dots are scattered, and the number of people in the search and rescue team is barely 12, and it is the number of people that Song Shinan has gathered in the shortest time.

The mountainous area is too large to move separately. According to the nearest white dots, the minibus stopped at the entrance of the cave area.

Gu Bingchen glanced at the tablet and saw three or four white dots that kept moving. They were about to get farther and farther away from them.

Jiang Yunqi took off his gloves, and as soon as he touched the cold air, he felt cold and numb. He moved his stiff fingers, tightly gripped the Tang sword, and said in a cold tone: "There are thousands of zombies below, so be careful."

A slightly fat man put one hand on the cave entrance. He was distrustful of Jiang Yunqi's words and questioned: "It's impossible. Yan City has been cleaned up. There can't be so many zombies left."

"If you are not afraid of death, you can believe it or not." Gu Bingchen didn't even look back, and followed Jiang Yunqi closely. The figures of the two disappeared in the dim cave entrance.

Upon seeing this, Fu Qingfei said "Listen to the boss" and followed their footsteps.

Long Yilan and Chu Wanyue looked at each other and naturally walked at the back.

Jie Diyu rarely went out to do missions. Shangguan Xian beside him usually looked careless, but she was still reliable at critical moments. She protected the boy and walked carefully down the stairs.

Inside the cave, the colorful light strips on the walls kept flashing, making the scene in the cave even more distorted and weird. On

the cave wall, the stalactites were brutally destroyed, and the ground was full of broken stones and accumulated water. Every step was unstable and slippery, as if stepping on some sticky liquid, which made people feel disgusted and scared at the same time.

The further we went, the darker and more humid the environment became. The light from the light strips gradually disappeared. A gust of cold wind blew up from the lowest point, carrying the rusty smell of blood and the stench of rotten meat. From time to time, we could hear the sound of dripping water.

Tick! Tick! Tick!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sound of dripping water and footsteps mixed together, forming a depressing and dull rhythm.

Occasionally, the rustling of bats' wings could be heard overhead. It was dark in front of us, making it difficult to tell whether the road ahead was a trap or a road.

Jiang Yunqi suddenly stopped.

His nostrils twitched, and the stench that filled his nose became stronger and stronger.

The people at the front stopped, and the people behind had to wait where they were.

Inside the huge cave, the sound of water dripping disappeared at some point. When they stopped, the whole space was silent except for the sound of breathing.

The sky outside seemed to be getting gloomy again, and the faint light inside the cave disappeared. It was pitch dark. Some people were frightened, and their hair stood on end. They clenched their weapons and looked around with vigilance and caution.

"Someone is coming..."

In the dead silence, Jiang Yunqi's voice was clear and calm, without any ups and downs, but it calmed the anxiety in the hearts of others.

The sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the cave. The fire-type mutant had had enough of the black eyes, and a small flame condensed in the palm of his hand. The flame emitted an orange-red halo, which was bright and warm, and completely cleared the haze lingering over everyone's head.

Jiang Yunqi looked towards the source of the sound. The girl ran towards them at a very fast speed. Her yellow hair was full of stinking rotten flesh. When she saw the people on the stairs, her eyes burst into a strong desire to survive. She ran with all her strength and shouted, "Run! Behind... Behind are all zombies!"

As soon as the girl finished her words, the rapid and chaotic footsteps were accompanied by the roar of beasts. They looked up and their pupils shrank. An endless tide of zombies was rushing towards them.

On the exit side, there was only a staircase that was only large enough for two people to walk side by side.

Shangguan Xian, who was standing in the middle to protect Jie Diyu, took the lead. Ice blocks with a biting coldness rose from the ground and froze the corpses running in the front.

Following closely behind was Gu Bingchen's golden arrow, which went straight to the zombie's head. The frozen zombie fell to the ground, and the rotten flesh frozen by ice was everywhere.

Chu Wanyue saw that this person was an ice-type psychic, and immediately poured water into the wet ground to ensure that every zombie was soaked in water.

Shangguan Xian quickly got the former's meaning and poured ice-type psychic along the water flow, and all the zombies that touched the water were frozen.

The others also reacted quickly. Earth and wood psychics used earth walls and thorny vines to stop the zombies that kept biting forward. Fire psychics used scorching fireballs to burn the zombies. Their cooperation was quite tacit. The huge cave was filled with zombie remains, but the zombies kept coming, and it seemed that they could never be killed.

No one knew how much time had passed. The zombies kept coming one after another, tirelessly, but their psychics would eventually run out. Now, they completely believed Jiang Yunqi's instructions before entering the cave.

The first person to fall was the fat man. He was a C-level earth-type esper. He had used the crystal core to help him hold on until now. His face was pale, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his lips. The faint smell of blood spread in the wind. These zombies seemed to have taken stimulants and attacked more fiercely.

The fat man was not careful for a moment and was tripped by his own earth spikes. When he was about to be bitten by the zombie with fangs, Jiang Yun first chopped off the zombie's head and then pulled the fat man up. Jie

Diyu, who was protected by Long Yilan and Shangguan Xian, used the healing ability to heal the wounds on their bodies without saying a word.

Dozens of minutes later, just when everyone's physical strength and supernatural powers were gradually exhausted, the zombies finally stopped rushing forward.

Fu Qingfei lost his strength, knelt on the ground, and leaned his hands on the cave wall full of rotten flesh, gasping for breath.

"I...it...we won?" He took a long time to speak.

Jiang Yunqi looked into the deep and dark cave with his dark eyes and shook his head: "No, they should be controlled by high-level zombies."

"There are several white spots at the innermost part, we have to keep going forward." He wiped the handle of the Tang sword and picked up the tablet that fell to the ground with his other hand.

The fat man collapsed on the steps immediately, with no hope in life: "Ah? Then aren't we sheep walking into the tiger's mouth?"

"You...you are Captain Shangguan?"

The girl gradually came back to her senses from her shock. She didn't know most of the people in front of her, but Shangguan Xian was a celebrity in the base. She had met him several times, so she had an impression of him. She supported her weak body and staggered, but her words were full of surprise: "You...are you here to save us?"

Shangguan Xian heard this and nodded slightly: "Well, besides you, who else is there?"

"Yes! You guys go and save our captain...If you are late, he will die!"