Endless route

Chapter 294 64. Night exploration of the collapse lake

Deep in the swampy rainforest, the Taoist ruins camp is becoming increasingly noisy. Every tent has a situation report, and a large amount of information is gathered into everyone's hands through walkie-talkies and mobile phone groups.

In just two minutes, the camp leader summarized the information, made an incident report and posted it in the group.

The current staged conclusion is:

There are as many as 170 team members who cannot be awakened, nearly two-thirds of the entire camp. They are suspected of entering a deep sleep. The reason is unknown, but their lives are not in danger for the time being.

According to the tests of the medical emergency team, the vital signs of all sleeping persons were relatively good, but their heart rates increased and their brain waves were highly active, suggesting they were having nightmares.

The strange situation occurred around two o'clock.

Someone once woke up at 1:55 and went to the toilet, which means that there was nothing abnormal at 1:55.

There is another exception.

A member of the archaeological team reported that there were four people in their tent who originally planned to stay up all night, but two of them became sleepy and suddenly fell asleep while yawning at early one o'clock.

The cause of the accident is difficult to investigate.

Some colleagues fell asleep wearing gas masks but still could not be woken up. The culprit causing their deep sleep could not be isolated by the gas masks and was sporadic.

It is currently in the early stages of the incident.

The Taoist ruins camp is in good condition. Nearly a hundred people are awake and no one in the night watch team has fallen asleep. All equipment in the camp is working normally, except for radio abnormalities.

The situation has been reported to Zhao Qiufu.

Before Zhao Qiufu gave the order, no one was allowed to leave their tents and waited for the next order.

It looks like something is going to happen tonight.

Hu Ruihua was persuaded to return to the tent, looked at Hu Zi, Xiao Hu and Song Wan who were sleeping soundly, and spoke with a solemn expression.

There should be no danger for the time being.

Zheng Yun sat next to Song Wan, holding Song Wan's wrist with one hand and paying attention to her pulse at all times. He was holding a mobile phone in his other hand and typing continuously, quickly sending letters to Ji Dao and others.

Song Wan's heart rate also increased.

Judging from the way her brows were furrowed, her throat was moving slightly, and her eyelashes were trembling, I didn't know what she was dreaming about.

What do we do next?

Hu Ruihua hesitated for a moment and asked again.

Judging from the current situation, the archaeological team was recruited on a large scale without any prevention or warning. Until now, the cause has not been found, and even the source is not clear.

Then this should be 'the work of gods and ghosts'.

Although Hu Ruihua and the others are not proficient in this art, stories of ghosts and monsters such as ghosts pressing on beds and ghosts breaking walls are widely spread throughout the East, and they have heard many of them since they were children.

Isn't this just ghost-pressing?

With an increased heart rate, fluttering eyelashes, and active brain activity, they are probably awake, but unable to open their eyes or control the movement of their limbs.

Common ghost pressure has been experienced by many people. It is a special physiological phenomenon that can be explained by modern science.

But this situation is different.

Having hundreds of people press on the bed at the same time is definitely not a so-called physiological phenomenon. There must be some kind of external interference.

Maybe it's really a ghost.

There is a ghost at work in the camp.

There were ghosts in the Taoist temple ruins. After the collapse of the ruins was completely opened, the ghosts came out of the ruins and suppressed them.

Zheng Yun and I have been to many dangerous places before, and the situation in front of us is not dangerous, at least no one has died yet.

But it won’t be possible if you wait.

Yesterday, the Western team probably encountered the same situation. They were unable to wake up at first, but later evolved into using explosives to blow up part of the ruins.

They must have been forced into a desperate situation, so the current situation may still change, it is not that simple.

The question now is, if this is the work of ghosts, how to solve this situation and where to solve it.

Just wait a moment.

Zheng Yun looked out the window and shook his head.

He could think of everything Hu Ruihua could think of, but this situation was unprecedented. Past experiences could not provide any experience, and he must not act hastily.

If it is now clear that the source comes from Taoist ruins or the rainforest at the bottom of the lake, then of course they will take direct action and go see whatever is hidden in the ruins.

But I don't know now.

do not know anything.

The key is on Li Wu's side.

They need to speed up and find out the reason why the explorer team was killed last night in order to get enough information.

That was the only breakthrough.

So Zheng Yun called Li Wu.

Although Zheng Yun left the Sinking Lake Camp, the captain of the Sinking Lake Camp was still Zheng Yun. If something happened near the Taoist temple ruins, he should also ask Li Wu about the situation there.

Right now.

Suddenly a phone call came.

The caller ID showed the old doctor Zhao Qiufu.

Zheng Yun immediately answered the phone, and Zhao Qiufu's voice rang directly. He got straight to the point and spoke quickly to Zheng Yun:

Zheng Yun, I already understand the situation on your side. I have asked someone to send you a piece of information. It is Zhou Yuangang's investigation report in the No. 3 Ancient City. You can take a rough look at it and combine it with the information on your side. It may be enlightening. .”

I asked Ma Xiao, a group from Gubo, to take over the archaeological camp of the Taoist ruins. Before there is any progress in the investigation, he will maintain order in the camp and will not make rash decisions.

I have informed Ma Xiao that you and the other two teams can enter and leave the Taoist ruins camp freely, but before you act, you'd better tell where you are going and your destination.

Okay. Zheng Yun agreed.

Then I won't say much more. It's not a small matter that more than a hundred people can't wake up. We have to act with caution. I will always be in command. You can also come to me at any time.

Zhao Qiufu hung up the phone.

Zheng Yun continued to call Li Wu, and at the same time clicked on the information sent by Zhao Qiufu to check it quickly.

This information is the result of an investigation conducted by Zhou Yuangang. His archaeological team members sent many garbled distress messages to the emergency base station between midnight and four o'clock.

But their situation is different. After the emergency base station calls back, the call can be connected. They don't know that they are sending garbled codes, but at least they can be woken up by the ringtone.

According to Zhou Yuangang's investigation.

People who send gibberish are sleepwalking.

By recalling the surveillance footage, Zhou Yuangang identified one of them and directly saw the video of the incident. The team member suddenly sat up from the bed at around one o'clock in the morning.

He didn't move after sitting up.

He sat there until about two o'clock when he suddenly felt like he was having a hysterical attack. His body trembled slightly, and he tossed and turned on the bed as if he was struggling. Then he took out his cell phone for help and sent a message.

When the emergency base station called back, the sleepwalking team members immediately woke up and forgot everything they had done before.

One conclusion can be drawn.

The behavior of these team members had a certain logic. They may have encountered danger in their dreams, and it was reflected in reality, and they instinctively used their mobile phones to call for help from the camp.

Zhou Yuangang further speculated that there might be something in Ancient City No. 3 that could interfere with people's sleep.

The same may be true of Ancient City No. 2, but Ancient City No. 2 is even more dangerous because the ancient buildings here were collapsed by explosives, and whatever was hidden underground would be completely out of trouble.

Therefore, the situation in the No. 2 Ancient City District is likely to be more serious. It can even be said that the situation that occurred in the No. 2 Ancient City District is the real power of this magic method.

From Zheng Yun's perspective.

What happened tonight could not be some ghost breaking into the wall, but another magical method left by the Ming Dynasty, and the ability of this method was appalling and unpredictable.

Just fall asleep.

It's bound to happen.

This method has no rules at all, and it is only the beginning at this moment, and its full capabilities have not yet been developed.

Actually it's not surprising.

No Triton site is simple.

In the original Hades Pavilion Sacrifice Cave, none of them were unpredictable, and they all had the ability to cause mass destruction. If they were not careful, hundreds or even thousands of people would be killed.

Same thing this time.

From the moment the expedition team exploded a strange Taoist temple deep in the swamp, they were destined to be haunted by gods and ghosts...

The information is half-read.

Li Wu answered the phone and said quickly:

Zheng Yun, we have encountered the same thing here. More than thirty team members are in a deep coma and cannot be awakened, and the newly arrived Western explorers have disappeared.

What?

Zheng Yun was shocked.

The group of Western explorers arrived near the Collapse Lake in the afternoon. Something just happened here and they disappeared?

Where did they go?

Does it have anything to do with them?

That group of explorers camped next to our camp. I stayed awake and sent people to keep an eye on their movements. But after the incident, I went over to take a look and found that they had already escaped.

It was dark and we couldn't see clearly, and they deliberately avoided our sight and slipped through the blind spot of the tent.

I guess that the group of explorers who died may have found or opened something in the ruins, and the later group of explorers must have known a lot of inside information.

Li Wu briefly told the story.

very good.

Zheng Yun nodded.

What he was afraid of was that there would be no breakthrough. Since this group of explorers behaved strangely, it became an entry point, because this meant that they must know something.

Track down this group of Westerners.

It's possible to get an answer.

You wait over there, I'll go over immediately. Zheng Yun made a decisive decision and looked at Hu Ruihua and others.

Okay. Li Wu agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Zheng Yun, Hu Ruihua and others briefly discussed that this was probably the only opportunity and entry point. They had to go and see what the team of explorers was going to do.

But the situation here is not optimistic.

Song Wan and others are still in a coma. It's only around two o'clock now. No one knows whether their condition will worsen as time goes by or whether their lives will be in danger.

Combined with the recordings heard by Zheng Yun, when the expedition team was in trouble, some people screamed hoarsely, while others seemed to be cognitively confused, and even their teammates couldn't tell them apart.

But they must have been 'awake' at the time.

Only when 'awake' can one scream.

And that kind of weird symptom is completely different from the deep sleep that the camp is experiencing and cannot be awakened.

Combined with what Zhou Yuangang said about 'sleepwalking', the behavior of those sleepwalking team members was logical. They had nightmares and then used their mobile phones to call for help from the emergency base station.

The expedition team in distress may have seen some kind of danger while in a 'sleepwalking' state, but their first reaction was not to call for help, but to blow it up with explosives...

Zheng Yun guessed that at some point in the future, Song Wan and others might also 'wake up' and continue to 'sleepwalk'.

If this really happens.

The Taoist camp was in chaos.

If everyone in the camp maintains behavioral logic and sleepwalks, then they will probably do messy things during nightmares and become one hundred and seventy out-of-control people.

When I think of that image.

Zheng Yun was deeply worried. The archaeological team members in the camp were all very skilled, and many of them were soldiers like Huzi Lao Meng. Their 'reaction' would be great when encountering danger.

Use a gun, use a knife.

What's the use?

Could it be that last year...

Zheng Yun suddenly realized that this seemed to explain the reason for the large-scale deaths of explorers last year.

Last year, thousands of explorers suffered casualties and suffered symptoms such as poisoning, suicide, accidental death, gun discharges, and mysterious disappearances. I am afraid they encountered the same or similar situations.

After thinking for a moment, Zheng Yun called Zhao Qiufu again, hoping that he could issue an order to restrain the limbs of all unconscious team members with safety ropes.

Lest they actually ‘woke up. ’

Zhao Qiufu also made a decisive decision and quickly issued orders for the camp to follow them to eliminate all potential dangers.

Zheng Yun also took action personally.

He took ropes to restrain Song Wan's hands and feet, and tied her to the bed board, with a pillow on her head to prevent her from hitting her head against the wall or getting injured during the struggle.

Then he asked Hu Ruihua and Lao Meng to guard the tent, maintain video calls with him, and report the situation here at all times, while he and the ghost generals set off immediately.

Open the door and walk out of the tent.

A warm and cool sea breeze filled the lungs, and the entire camp was shrouded in a thick and strange haze. Everyone was on high alert, making the atmosphere seem strange and dangerous.

The night watch team quickly discovered them.

After Zheng Yun showed his ID, his teammates on night duty immediately let them go and even sent a team of people to escort them to the door.

On the way to the parking lot, Zheng Yun reported his plans and whereabouts. At the same time, he discovered that not only he was in action, but two other teams were also exploring the Taoist ruins at night.

The archaeological team has too many capable people.

They also have important tasks.

Zhao Qiufu discussed with them and believed that the Taoist temple ruins might contain important clues to solve the current situation, especially the auspicious paintings hanging all over the city.

Several teams set off at the same time.

Zheng Yun led the ghost general into the car and lit it on fire.

The headlights of the off-road vehicle penetrated the darkness, and as the engine roared at night, the tires quickly stepped onto the special road, traveling through the depths of the dark rainforest and heading towards the collapse lake.

Fortunately, the road was paved when we arrived.

Zheng Yun stepped on the accelerator, and the off-road vehicle sped wildly. All the branches along the way were smashed by the windshield, and the bright red taillights disappeared and disappeared in the rain forest as they drove away.

Two kilometers of road.

Zheng Yun arrived in less than ten minutes.

When the off-road vehicle rushed out of the rainforest and entered the Sunken Lake camp, Li Wu had already been waiting with a few team members.

The Sunken Lake campground is also brightly lit, the kayaks on the lakeside have been started early, and all operational equipment is ready.

what's the situation?

Zheng Yun got out of the car and walked directly to the lake.

That team of Westerners' kayaks are floating over there. They must have gone down. Li Wu pointed to the lake.

The Collapse Lake is also shrouded in night. The soft waves on the lake reflect the light blue moonlight, like a pale blue treasure pool, but the water below the lake is so dark that you can't even see it.

On the side where Li Wu pointed.

Several kayaks floated helplessly on the dark lake in the shadow of the rainforest, and there was no one on board.