Chen Jian suddenly threw the stone, which startled both Wang Ping and me.
Almost instinctively, I grabbed Chen Jian and pulled him to the ground before he could react.
Chen Jian was somewhat unconvinced and struggled to say something more, but I quickly covered his mouth.
That kid was too impulsive. Nobody knew what was going on ahead, yet he just threw the stone like that. If it had been some kind of vicious thing on the other side, the three of us would probably be doomed!
Wang Ping raised his gun, nervously watching for any movement around him, and glared fiercely at Chen Jian.
Chen Jian then realized that he had indeed acted impulsively, and so he stopped making a move.
We didn't want to make any rash moves, so we continued to lie there for about ten minutes. There was still no reaction from the other side, and the rhythmic sounds continued. Only then did I breathe a sigh of relief.
Chen Jian curled his lip and said, "See? I told you, this thing is probably just a dead object. You two stay there, I'll go take a look."
After saying that, he stood up, dusted himself off, picked up his gun, and led the way across the bushes toward the thing that was still making noise.
Wang Ping and I quickly got up, afraid that Chen Jian would cause any more strange trouble, and hurried over.
The surroundings were quiet, which made the persistent sound even clearer.
After I walked over, I realized that there was something really, really big inside.
That thing was disc-shaped, and it even had many small hands on it, similar to a clock in the city.
This is the first time I've ever seen such a complex clock.
This large disc is divided into 12 smaller discs, which are arranged in a staggered manner and are not very crowded.
Each small disc has its own pointer, and each pointer moves in an orderly manner.
And these sounds of movement were the same rhythmic sounds we had just heard.
Chen Jian looked around with a flashlight but didn't find anything wrong.
"Brother Sihai, what the hell is this thing? A clock?"
Wang Ping shook his head: "Have you ever seen such a strange clock? I wonder if it could be something like a timer?"
I shook my head and didn't answer, because I didn't know what it was either.
Moreover, something so modern shouldn't be in this place.
Also, we took this same road when we came, so why didn't we have this thing back then?
The three of us stared blankly at it for a while, unable to come up with any answer.
Wang Ping grew increasingly nervous. He looked at me with unease in his eyes: "Sihai, what exactly is this thing? Could it contain any harmful substances?"
When Chen Jian heard what Wang Ping said, his expression instantly turned ugly. After all, we had come into contact with strange things before, namely, the ice-dissolving stone.
I originally thought that the ice stone could heal injuries and was a very good thing.
But later we heard from the people of Muta and Mucuo's tribe that the ice-dissolving stone is actually a very strange substance, which has caused us to have reservations about it now.
It is indeed rather strange that this thing has appeared here out of nowhere.
Chen Jian fell silent after hearing Wang Ping's words. The three of us looked at each other in bewilderment. Just then, I suddenly noticed that one of the pointers on the small disc inside the winning bid suddenly stopped.
It stopped very suddenly, in just a moment, as if it had finished its work and was then forcibly stopped.
When I saw that the thing in front of me had stopped, a strange feeling suddenly welled up inside me, and I even reached out and fiddled with the pointer as if possessed.
When I fiddled with it, all the hands suddenly stopped, and the rhythmic mechanical sound abruptly ceased.
Wang Ping was startled and quickly came over to pull me away, but at that moment I felt that my body was completely out of my control.
I swung the pointer twice more, and then all the pointers started moving in reverse.
Chen Jian immediately came over and pulled me, looking very nervous: "Brother Sihai, what are you doing? We don't even know what this thing is, why are you handling it like this? It's so dangerous!"
After saying that, the two of them forcefully dragged me away from that place.
Once I was far away, I realized what I had just done, and I felt cold sweat all over my body.
Something's not right with this!
I took a deep breath, and Wang Ping looked at me with some worry on his face.
“I think you’re a bit too tired. You’ve been running around these past two days without getting a proper rest. I think we should go back to the camp and meet up with Muta and the others. You can get some rest then, and we can take care of the rest.”
Chen Jian chimed in, "Brother Wang is right. This place is strange, and it's already so dark. If we stay outside any longer, some wild beasts might come out and cause more trouble. Let's go back first."
After they finished speaking, the two of them grabbed my arms without saying a word and led me back.
But after walking a few steps, I still felt uneasy, because I felt that if that thing was left there, something strange would happen.
"No, we have to take that thing with us!"
Chen Jian paused for a moment after hearing what I said, and then his expression became very strange.
"Brother Sihai, are you crazy? That clock looks like it weighs at least a thousand or eight hundred pounds. How could the three of us possibly carry it? Besides, that thing is so big, we can't possibly pull it into the cave entrance of our camp!"
Wang Ping frowned upon hearing my words: "Sihai, I think Chen Jian is right. This thing is really too big to take back. Perhaps..."
Before Wang Ping could finish speaking, I felt a surge of irritation and immediately shook off their hands, turned around, and ran back.
As I stood before that large clock face, a thought suddenly came to my mind: This thing belongs to me...
Once this idea takes root, it begins to spread rapidly.
I slowly squatted down, and finally reached out to touch the clock. A cold sensation spread from my palm throughout my body.
At the same time, a very strange image suddenly appeared in my mind.
It looked like a giant screen, and there were actually a lot of people on it.
They were constantly moving, seemingly busy, and I could even clearly see them talking.
This place is very strange; I've never seen anything like it before. Their clothes are also very strange, and everyone is wearing bizarre hats.
And just then I suddenly realized that the people on the screen seemed to be able to see me too.
Because those people who were just busy suddenly stopped what they were doing, and they all turned their heads to look at me.
The feeling of being the center of attention all of a sudden was really strange, so I immediately withdrew my hand.
And at that moment, the originally enormous watch suddenly shrank to the size of a pocket watch and landed in my palm. The only thing that remained unchanged was that the watch still felt icy cold to the touch...
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