Chapter 280: Inhuman (88) (1st + 2nd) [VIP]
The elevator, which was not very big to begin with, was packed with more than twenty people.
Those with good skills were hanging on it with Xiao Tang, hanging on the steel slide rail on the edge of the elevator shaft with one hand, while those with average skills stood on the elevator, bent their waists carefully, and listened to the movements outside.
The elevator can carry a maximum of ten people, if there are more, an alarm will be triggered.
In order to prevent the sound from attracting the undead, in the end only nine people with poor skills stood on the elevator, and the others found places to hang on the elevator shaft.
"Come here with some weapons," Yuan Shanming gently closed the elevator roof cover, "Come with me and cut the wires."
The elevator on the first floor of the subway station is completely transparent on all sides. If someone or something non-human presses the elevator button, they will be doomed. When the elevator rises, everyone standing on the elevator or hanging on the shaft wall will be forced to go up with it.
We have to cut the wires first to stop the elevator from moving.
"I have a knife here," Guan Hongyan held the counterweight cable above the elevator shaft with one hand, felt around her body with the other hand, and threw the Swiss Army knife down, "Catch it!"
"I got it," an unfamiliar member of another team took her knife and was stunned for a moment, "Is there blood on your knife?"
What he saw was the blood on the knife when Guan Hongyan used it to pry the bricks on the wall of the well.
The bloodstains had all dried up, leaving only a thin layer of blood crust and a bloody smell.
As soon as he said this, many people looked in the direction of Guan Hongyan.
"How can I get out of the subway without blood?" Under the gaze of several people, Guan Hongyan spoke calmly.
"...That's right," the man's face returned to normal, and he put the knife on his body and wiped off the blood. "Isn't this knife a little small? Does anyone have a knife?"
"I have a Tibetan knife here," someone said, "The handle on the back is wrapped with rubber tape for insulation, so it doesn't conduct electricity."
There was another sound of breaking air.
"Okay, I got it," Yuan Shanming said, "Give me a small flashlight, but don't make it too bright."
I don't know who shone a flashlight through my clothes.
The dim light slightly illuminated the elevator shaft that was already full of people. Everyone passed the knife to the team members hanging near the electric wires one by one. After a few harsh friction sounds, the dim yellow light that was faintly emitted by the elevator under their feet suddenly went out.
"Okay," Yuan Shanming said softly, "Now no one can press the elevator, we are safe here for the time being."
There were loud and small breathing sounds coming from inside the elevator shaft.
"Luckily I ate a bowl of instant noodles before I left," Xiao Tang complained, "otherwise I wouldn't be able to hold on to my hands because they're so weak now."
"So you were eating instant noodles before..." someone silently replied, "I was so greedy that we went to buy a box too, but we left the water room before the water could even boil."
"There's something wrong with the kettle in the water room," Guan Hongyan continued softly, "We waited for more than ten minutes when we boiled it."
"The water is almost boiling now, and I don't know who can use the water we left behind.
"At this moment..." someone whispered, "Have the undead outside come in?"
"I can't hear any sound..." A leader frowned, "Who went up to see it just now? Let's take another look?"
"I'm not going!" Xiao Tang quickly refused, "You didn't see what's going on up there. It's too scary!"
If Xiao Tang says it's scary, then it must be really terrifying.
"Let me see," Bai Jinshu replied softly, "Which road did you take just now?"
"Over there," Xiao Tang pointed to something that looked like an elevator counterweight rail, "pull that thing up and grab the edge of the elevator door above, and you'll be able to see it."
The route this girl pointed out looked like rock climbing, so she must have a lot in common with Lu Changfeng.
Bai Jinshu followed the path she pointed out. Although it was a bit difficult, after trying, he successfully touched the edge of the elevator door that Xiao Tang mentioned.
The elevator door is not very soundproof. Generally speaking, when reaching the ground floor from the underground floor, people standing in the elevator can vaguely hear some sounds, but at this time, the environment outside the door is unusually quiet.
Bai Jinshu looked down and saw Yuan Shanming waving at him, signaling him to take a look and come down quickly. The first floor was transparent in all directions, and if they were discovered that there was someone in the elevator shaft, everyone would be doomed.
Bai Jinshu nodded slightly, imitating what Xiao Tang had done before, leaning his body back as far as he could, and then carefully raised his head.
The scene on the first floor quickly came into view.
All undead.
The undead are everywhere.
What Xiao Tang said, "too scary", was really scary. The nearest undead was only three or four steps away from their elevator shaft, with its back facing them.
At this height, anyone with a little courage can shout out.
Too close.
It was so close that Bai Jinshu subconsciously held his breath, fearing that the other party would realize there was someone behind him.
Fortunately, the elevators in most subways are much higher than the ground, and the entrances and exits are all on a cement platform. There is a barrier-free passage and a staircase around the cement platform, which separates the elevator from the ground. These undeads did not stand on the cement platform of the elevator, but on the flat ground next to it. Bai Jinshu is very safe in this position now. If nothing unexpected happens, no undead can see him.
The undead all over the ground were surprisingly quiet. Bai Jinshu took a quick look and quickly climbed down from above. He landed on the elevator in a few breaths. He took a few deep breaths and could almost imagine the situation outside.
The streets of the city at night were filled with all kinds of monsters that were not human. All the monsters were silent and made no sound. The streets were as quiet as if there was no one there. Only the sound of the night wind whistled across the streets. The moon, half covered by dark clouds, cast a much darker light than usual. The monsters on the streets cast some strange shadows on the streets, passing through the streets and alleys, and gathered in front of this subway station.
No one made a sound, only their eyes flashed with a red light of determination.
"They are all gathered at the subway entrance," Bai Jinshu lowered his voice, "I can't see clearly whether they have entered, but the sky is full of undead."
It is only a matter of time before these undead spirits come in.
Yuan Shanming nodded slightly, not surprised: "Did you see them quarreling? Were there any undead fighting each other?"
"...No," Bai Jinshu reacted after a second, "All those undead spirits up there are surprisingly quiet."
"Unusually quiet? Those people are really finished now." Yuan Shanming was slightly stunned and shook his head gently.
"Brother Yuan, what you just said..." a team leader spoke up.
"Yes, that's what I said just now," Yuan Shanming nodded. "If there is a conflict between those ghost stories above, and they fight for the opportunity to enter the subway station, then those people on the platform below still have a chance to survive. But if they are all surprisingly quiet..."
"That only means that there is a big weird story going on up there." Huai Jiamu raised his eyebrows slightly and spoke.
The undead and ghosts are both creatures that bully the weak. The only thing that could make all the undead be so unanimously quiet and not act on their own is some big weird story.
"A big weird story..." Xiao Tang laughed awkwardly, "If there is a big weird story, those ghosts won't take action, then what are we afraid of..."
Isn’t it just a ghost story? Don’t they have it?
"It's different," Yuan Shanming sighed slightly, not knowing whether he was sighing for the team leaders who lost the bet or for the newcomers who were about to encounter the undead. "These undead are so quiet, probably because the big ghosts have reached an agreement. They are quiet because the benefits have been distributed."
"Under this situation, by the time they have finished discussing, no one will be able to escape. If they rush out before they have finished discussing, they might still have a chance to survive. By the time they have all discussed and come down, it will be too late..."
Yuan Shanming's words suddenly stopped.
"Shh..." His voice suddenly became barely audible, "Something is coming down."
Outside, there were soft footsteps coming from the elevator shaft.
The footsteps were extremely light, and were further weakened by the elevator door, which was already able to block out a certain amount of sound.
It’s hard for Yuan Shanming to hear it.
At this time, the footsteps coming from outside had already revealed who came in.
Those people on the platform are finished.
The undead are coming down.
There was total silence in the elevator shaft. For a moment, the only sounds that could be heard were everyone's soft breathing and pounding heartbeats.
Just across the door is the undead in the city of the dead at night.
After the first footsteps passed, there was another long silence.
"Only... one person came down?" someone asked in a trembling voice.
"Exploring the way." Yuan Shanming seemed very familiar with the movements of these undead spirits and quickly replied, "Something is going to happen soon."
As if to confirm his words, a voice soon came from the direction of the platform: "Yuan Shanming? Go back - who are you?"
A very high pitched scream.
Then, as if a boiling pot had exploded, the platform suddenly became noisy.
"The undead! The undead have appeared!" someone shouted.
"Stop making noise!" It seemed to be the voice of a leader, "Suppress it! Kill it!"
"It's just a lone undead!" someone shouted, "It just wandered in here by mistake! Kill it immediately!"
"Don't let it get the word out!"
This is not a mistake.
Under the siege of a group of people, the first undead sent down to explore the way suddenly fell silent.
Inside the platform, the newcomer who had just screamed because of seeing the undead was scolded by his leader.
There was a pool of corpse turned into meat paste lying on the ground. The foul smell spread in the platform, and the quiet atmosphere in the platform just now disappeared in an instant.
A few newlyweds holding bowls of instant noodles stood there in a daze, feeling their stomachs churning.
"Ugh..." Someone couldn't help but dry heave.
“If you want to spit it out, do it!” The leader who was shouting that he wanted to kill the undead looked at him coldly, “If you can’t even stand this, you’re going to die sooner or later in the Novice Village!”
The man forced himself to hold back the urge to vomit in his throat and looked away, trying not to look at the red mass.
That undead creature looks too much like a human.
Its appearance was exactly that of a human being. Watching everyone rush forward and beat it into a pulp was horrifying, as if watching one of its own kind being beaten to death.
Many newcomers also looked unhappy.
Those who were holding the instant noodles didn't know whether to eat or not. They put the bowls aside with distorted faces and turned away without even looking at them.
"If I had known... I should have gone with him." Someone whispered.
"Heh," one of the team leaders sneered, "Maybe they are the ones who lured this undead here?"
The person who had been speaking fell silent.
The platform suddenly became eerily quiet, with only the pungent smell of blood irritating everyone's nerves.
"Okay, a few people come and clean up this place," the leader said, "Some undead have already noticed this place. To ensure safety, we will divide into groups and patrol outside. If we find any problems, we will come back immediately."
He waved to his team members: "Let's go up there and take a look first."
"He's discovered the problem," Yuan Shanming said in a low voice from inside the elevator shaft, listening to the faint voices coming from the platform outside, "He's going to run away."
"Run?" Huangmao asked.
"These local leaders who stayed behind just wanted to let others take the blame," Yuan Shanming paused for a moment to carefully observe his footsteps. "The undead that came alone might have strayed in, or it could be that the main group came to explore the way. But no matter which one it is, it means that the subway station is not safe tonight. He can't afford to take the risk, so he naturally has to leave before the main group arrives."
"How can he run?" Xiao Tang twitched his lips, "There are already a large army outside, right?"
"Of course...come here too." Yuan Shanming curled the corners of his mouth.
If there is a large group of people outside, the only place to hide is not the subway station.
As soon as the words fell, everyone heard a clear “Fuck!” from below.
"The elevator has a power outage!" The team leader kicked the elevator door hard from outside.
"Brother..." his team member outside asked softly, "Why...why do we have to press the elevator button? Aren't we going out on patrol? Can't we just press the elevator button and go up?"
"Are you retarded?" Everyone in the elevator shaft heard the leader swear viciously, "Of course it's to run first!"
"But...if we want to run, why don't we follow the team we just ran with?" someone asked in a low voice.
"Let him scout the way for us," the leader said coldly, "They haven't come back yet, which means either they can still escape from outside, or they are all dead. The undead just now definitely didn't get in by accident, there must be undeads everywhere outside, once they get out..."
He suddenly paused.
"Yuan Shanming is the veteran leader. Doesn't he know that he will die if he goes out?" He stood there with his eyes changing several times, and suddenly he kicked the door hard, "Yuan Shanming! You were in there, right? You were the one who cut off the electricity, right?"
Yuan Shanming made a "hush" gesture.
Without him saying anything, no one dared to say a word.
The team leader was concerned about the people on the platform, so he didn't dare to curse too loudly except kicking the door. While cursing, he asked his newcomers to find tools to open the door.
"I fucking knew it! You did it on purpose! You deliberately…"
The leader's voice suddenly cut off.
With a "puff" sound, something seemed to splash onto the elevator door.
Bai Jinshu felt that the breathing of a newcomer behind him suddenly became heavier.
Some timid people have already covered their mouths.
"Captain!" Outside the elevator door, a newcomer screamed as he looked at the sudden death of his leader.
"Oh," a somewhat complaining voice suddenly sounded behind the newcomers, "You killed him."
"He's not dead," another male voice said, "If you want it, I'll give it to you. Just drag him out and use him."
"No," the female voice that spoke said dissatisfiedly, "It's half dead, so boring, who wants it? Just carry it out yourself."
"Thank you, sister! Thank you, sister!" The newcomers looked in horror as an alien with its head split open walked out from the group of monsters behind them. The alien said thank you, sister, while dragging their leader over with its mouth that had been split into two.
"You...you are..." A newcomer took a few steps back with trembling lips.
"Can't you tell?" A female voice spoke from the crowd. She looked just like a human, except that a large sheep's head replaced the head on her body. The sheep's mouth opened and closed, making human sounds. "We are undead."
"Your skin is really nice," she said appreciatively, taking a few steps forward and running her slender fingers over the newcomer's exposed skin inch by inch. "It must feel really good to peel it, too. I like it."
The newlywed looked at the sheep's head and opened his eyes wide in fear.
"If you like it, take it." The male voice said casually.
"No," Sheephead chuckled and traced his finger along the newcomer's jawline, "What if there's someone better looking later?"
"Then keep it for me first!" someone asked attentively.
The newcomer was quickly dragged away by something covered in green slime. Without even a chance to resist, he disappeared into the group of monsters.
"Okay," Sheephead tilted his head and looked at the remaining newcomers, "Is anyone interested in the rest?"
Her tone was nonchalant, and it sounded as if she was picking out objects rather than people. It made people feel as if they were the pork being picked on the chopping board rather than human beings.
Inside the elevator shaft, separated by a door, no one dared to breathe heavily or move, for fear that the slightest movement would alert those outside the shaft that there were still people here.
"There's nothing I like," the male voice said, "Don't you say there are many out there? I'll pick when the time comes."
"You can choose when the time comes. The one you like may not come out of our entrance." Sheep Head said a few words, then turned around and asked, "Where are the others? Are you waiting up there?"
"Wait," said a dead spirit with a voice that sounded like a mixture of gurgling. "There are people guarding each subway entrance."
"Well," Sheep Head glanced at the frightened expressions of these newcomers and waved slightly behind him, "Drive them to our subway entrance, got it?"
"Got it, sister." The undead replied.
"If he runs somewhere else, knock him out first and then bring him up," the male voice added.
"Go ahead."
As the sheep head said "go", the leader and the newcomers shouted from afar on the platform, "There are undead! There are undead again!"
“Why are there so many!”
"We've been discovered!"
"Kill them! Kill them!"
"You're too crazy to go out! If you go out, you'll be finished!"
"Hold the platform!"
"Are you crazy? Defending the platform is courting death!"
"Run! Only by running can you survive!"
Even from such a distance, I could still hear what was happening on the platform through these sounds.
The undead outside the elevator seemed to have left, but no one dared to risk speaking.
These undead spirits seemed to be full of malice towards humans at night. When the female voice just now praised the newcomer's skin for being very good-looking and must be easy to peel, many people held their breath.
Fortunately, I followed Yuan Shanming.
This sentence popped up in everyone's mind.
If it weren't for Yuan Shanming, they might have been the ones who were skinned.
There was a chaotic sound of running outside the elevator.
"Run! Run!" someone shouted, "There are undead spirits behind us!"
With a "bang", it seemed like someone fell down and hit the ground heavily.
"Help me, help me!" he shouted in panic while trying to get up.
But maybe his legs were weak or he fell on something vital, he tried to get up from the ground, but he couldn't get up after trying several times.
Soon, the undead that were driving them out caught up with them.
The undead also belong to different factions, and the one that followed was obviously not from the same faction as the two undead just now.
Seeing that someone was left alone, he did not choose to continue to push the person towards the exit in front, but licked his lips, and as if he could not help himself, he stepped forward, grabbed the person's ankle, and dragged him back.
The man lying on the ground was dragged back a little, and when he looked back he was instantly frightened.
He screamed madly and tried in vain to crawl forward, slapping and rubbing the ground with his hands.
The nails scraped against the ground, leaving long trails of blood.
He was dragged away just like that.
The local leader who had reacted shouted, "Don't run out! No! They can't start ghost stories in the subway station. If they get out, it's all over!"
Unfortunately, it was too late for him to react.
The undead rushed into the subway station, and the newly escaped people were driven to their own exits, while those who refused to leave were directly dragged away or beaten half to death on the spot.
Blood splattered on the platform, and in an instant, the subway turned into a purgatory.
It was quiet in the elevator shaft.
No one spoke. Everyone knew that the people outside were only separated from them by a wall. Once discovered, their fate would be no different from that of these people.
The leaders' shouting was no longer of any use at this time. Everyone was running. Those who didn't run would die. But they didn't know that they would die too if they ran away.
"Yuan Shanming! Was it Yuan Shanming who brought these people here?" someone shouted.
"He has attracted these undead spirits here, so he will not be able to escape death!"
"Did Yuan Shanming ask you to come?" Someone actually saw that he could not escape death and shouted directly at the big ghost stories.
"Luring us here?" The big ghost stories looked at each other, and someone spoke first, "No one came out of my exit."
"Neither do I."
"Oh? Neither did we."
"No...no..." The leader repeated it twice, and suddenly shouted, "I know! Ha, I know!"
"Yuan Shanming is still in the subway! There are more than 20 of them! Still in the subway station!"
He screamed hysterically, "He must still be in the subway! Go find him! Go find him!"
"Hiss..." Someone in the elevator shaft took a deep breath.
"Fuck..." Xiao Tang's voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat, "These idiots."
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