Endless route

Chapter 300 71. Demon mirror and ringtone

The atmosphere by the lake finally calmed down. As Zheng Yun used Guixi and shouted in a low voice, Hu Zi and Xiao Hu simultaneously put down their weapons. Li Wu and others on the shore breathed a sigh of relief.

Brother Zheng, do you mean we are in a dream? Huzi was startled and did not react.

So that's it. We have seen frequent changes in the entire swamp. The sky and the earth are full of weirdness. Weird monsters appear everywhere, such as the group in front.

Xiao Hu moved closer to the ghost general, raised his hand and pointed behind him, pointing his finger at Hu Ruihua, Lao Meng, Li Wu and others.

Seeing this scene, Hu Ruihua smiled bitterly. Huzi treated them as monsters and beat them all the way. He and Lao Meng were both beaten several times, and their old bones were tortured so hard.

Not only was Huzi slashed several times on his body with a knife, but Song Wan Xiaohu was also given a few sticks. It still hurts a lot, and it is expected that there will be a lot of bruises tomorrow morning.

They are actually teammates. Apart from them, are there any other monsters or see other things?

Zheng Yun nodded and continued to ask.

Yes, but the scene was very chaotic, and our minds were also very confused. We could vaguely hear the sound of some bells or something, which has been hanging over the swamp.

Huzi was anxious to add something. He even shrank his neck when the ringtone was mentioned, being frightened by the sound.

Brother Zheng, can you hear me? I also found something wrong. I originally wanted to use a camera to record what we saw, but the video does not match reality.

The photos I just took are different or can't be found when you look at them. I can only give you a rough description.

At this moment, a light blue moon hangs in the night. On the southern horizon of the swamp, a bright light shines from the ground to the sky, and half of the rainforest is illuminated.

We had been guarding you in the camp, but you were clearly not awake, but I could vaguely hear you talking to me. Then the two brothers suddenly opened the door and left.

I thought they were going to find the source of your coma. About half an hour after they left, we heard the faint sound of bells in the camp at the same time.

Just a few minutes after this sound rang, you actually disappeared from my side. I immediately walked out of the camp to find you, but the entire camp suddenly changed.

The camp is full of monsters. They seem to have emerged from the mud, covering all parts of the camp. Everyone who wakes up is trapped in their own tents.

We could hear shouts from the tent next door. They also encountered the same situation. I was anxious to find you, so I jumped out of the window with Huzi and Xiaohu.

The bell kept ringing along the way. We carried our weapons and passed through the monsters, and drove straight to the parking lot. We first went to the Taoist ruins to take a look, but we didn't find you, and then we drove to the Sunken Lake to look for you.

Song Wan briefly described what she saw along the way, and she was indeed much more detailed than Huzi Xiaohu.

ring……

Zheng Yun frowned and thought deeply.

They had heard this strange ringing sound before near the subway cable bridge in the ancient city of Nanze, but all of them were awake at the time and found nothing unusual.

Analyze from what Song Wan said.

Their encounter can be roughly divided into two stages. In the first stage, they are the ones who wake up, but they are in a comatose state, which is completely opposite to reality.

There is a detail in this part.

Song Wan said that the ghost general was always awake, and they opened the door and left by themselves. This time seemed to be roughly consistent with the time when she and the ghost general left.

Moreover, Song Wan and the others could see the ghost general now. Zheng Yun could clearly feel that Hu Zi could definitely see the ghost general. He almost pulled Xiao Hu close to the ghost general's legs.

The surviving explorer from before could also see the ghost general, and said that the ghost general had killed the monster with a single blow.

Ghost soldiers, such as ghost generals, may be at the critical value of ghost dreams. They are stuck in the ghost dream bug. They are both in the dream and not in the dream, and will not be affected by the ghost dream.

It may also be related to the origin of the ghost generals. They are the people of the Ghost Suppression Division, and the ghost dreams here may also be related to the Ghost Suppression Division. The Ghost Suppression Division has special advantages in ghost dreams.

But most likely.

The ghost generals were probably controlled by ghost dreams from the beginning. They looked quite cold, but they also needed to sleep. They probably slept before two o'clock.

As soon as I fell asleep, I was possessed by ghostly dreams.

However, judging from the experimental results on Huzi, Guimeng cannot isolate Guixi's control. Guixi has a higher priority than Guimeng and can control people in dreams outside of dreams.

At the same time, using the Ghost Seal can transcend dreams, communicate with the Yin soldiers in the dream, and hear your own voice.

Ghost generals are originally Yin soldiers.

I have long been accustomed to using ghost seals to control ghost generals, and I subconsciously give orders as soon as I wake up, so even if they are in their dreams, they are still called over by me to do things.

Perhaps from the perspective of the ghost general being affected by ghost dreams, he is also a 'monster', but the ghost general should be able to recognize himself and follow the monster to protect him.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether it's a monster or not.

Even if he really becomes a monster, the ghost general will suddenly switch sides and become the monster's subordinate.

Another second detail is the ringtone.

Song Wan said that the time they heard the ringing coincided with the time when a sudden change occurred in the camp and a large number of archaeological team members woke up. It seemed that the ringing was the reason why they woke up.

After Song Wan and the others woke up, the scene in front of them changed again. The people who were awake turned into monsters, and strange phenomena occurred frequently in the swamp, making the ghost dream completely enter the second stage.

Ringtone is key.

From Zheng Yun's perspective, they never heard any bells ringing, but Xu Yu seemed to have mentioned that there were also some bells mixed into the distress recording of the expedition team.

This situation is somewhat complicated.

The bells they heard on the subway cable bridge did indeed move. Ji Dao also said that the bells that made the bells were probably tied around the neck of some kind of creature.

Later, I heard Zhao Qiufu say similar things. Twenty-five years ago, they also discovered similar sounds in the rift valley wall of a ruins in E-08.

The source was also not found.

As was the case with the subway cable bridge, they could hear the bells but never saw them.

What exactly this bell is, I can't say yet, but it must be physical and move.

Perhaps the bells came from Nanze Ancient City along the Iron Chain Bridge to Ancient City No. 2, and appeared deep in the Sunken Lake ruins and Taoist temple ruins? Controlled ghost dreams?

Zheng Yun thought deeply.

Do you want to find this bell?

Before the ringtone appeared, the situation was actually controllable. Although many people could not wake up, at least they did not start sleepwalking or dream of any monsters or strange things.

There is no life risk.

If there was no ringtone, they might wake up naturally after four o'clock in the morning, or at most they would have a nightmare.

Things change after the bell rings.

This situation may not be something that can be overcome through hard work. This ghost dream may change in the future, and there may even be a third stage after the second stage, which will eventually cause large-scale casualties.

In the explorer disaster last year, more than 3,000 explorers in the ruins of Nanze Ancient City suffered thousands of casualties in just a few days. The causes of death and injury were all strange and bizarre.

You must know that those explorers are also experienced explorers who have experienced many battles and have been to many dangerous places. They can achieve a casualty ratio of close to one-third, which shows how lethal it is.

The group of explorers who died yesterday, with the information provided by the Royal Museum, must have also studied the disaster of last year's explorers. As soon as the window period came, they went deep into the No. 2 Ancient City and explored here for at least half a month, but they were still killed in the end.

And judging from the current situation.

The lethality of this ghostly dream at the moment was far from as terrifying as the previous ones. It did not cause one-third of the casualties, nor did it force them to use explosives to defend themselves.

There will definitely be a follow-up!

This ghost dream is not over yet.

Taken together, about two-thirds of the people in the two camps fell into ghost dreams. There have been no casualties so far, but if the ghost dreams continue, it is likely to have bad consequences.

Perhaps Zhao Qiufu and Xu Yu's judgment was wrong.

On the day the expedition met their demise, they dispatched a large number of manpower to the burial pits and Taoist temple ruins, but no one could have imagined that this ruins would be so dangerous.

Get some masks.

Zheng Yun turned his head to look at the ghost generals and asked them to take out the silver masks from their pockets. Although he was thinking about many things, they were all in one thought. In reality, only a few dozen seconds passed.

The ghost general took action immediately, took out his mask and jumped out of the kayak, walked up to Huzi Xiaohu and put it on for them.

Hu Zi accepted it honestly.

They seemed to be unable to see the mask, but they could feel it and knew something was covering their heads.

What's next?

Li Wu walked up to Zheng Yun and asked. He had heard all the conversations. The situation in front of him was really not optimistic.

The masks and surviving explorers should have been sent to the camp, right? Zheng Yun looked at Song Wan and others and asked.

It seems it's time.

Li Wu took out his walkie-talkie to communicate.

At the same time, Huzi Song Wan and others wore two silver masks, covering the front and back of their heads tightly.

The eyes of several people gradually became clear.

Like the surviving explorer, they slowly saw Zheng Yun, but their expressions were strange, as if something was wrong.

What's wrong?

Zheng Yun asked looking at their weird expressions. Not only Hu Zi, but Song Wan also had a weird expression.

They stared directly at him.

It was as if he had never seen himself before.

Song Wan stared at herself blankly, her clear eyes widened and focused on her all the time.

Brother Zheng, you... you and these two brothers are all wearing ancient clothes. Their clothes are black. They are very similar to the ancient factory guards' brocade clothes, but the patterns are different. They are all covered with... and their tattoos Same.

You are different from them. You are wearing a white robe, but it has a luminous feel similar to that of pearls. It looks very fairy-like, with a pattern of lucky clouds embroidered on it.

Huzi did his best to describe.

Xiao Hu nodded frequently on the side, highly agreeing with Hu Zi's description, and the picture he saw was exactly the same.

The clothes are different?

Zheng Yun was silent again.

This is not the first time I heard this, the surviving explorer also said something similar. The things in front of these dreamers seem to be affected by some kind of pattern.

It should be ‘consensus’.

Surviving explorers have said that ghost dreams can even be 'contagious'. When several people are very close to each other, they will appear in the same dream and see the same scene.

And what Huzi saw, the image of himself and the ghost general's clothes, was obviously not what appeared in his mind.

Listen to their descriptions.

The ghost general should wear the official uniform of the Ghost Suppression Division, which is similar to the Jinyiwei robe and is the exclusive clothing of the Ghost Suppression Division of the Haiwei.

What he was wearing was the official uniform of the Supervisor of Immortals. He was of a higher rank than the Ghost Suppressor, and his style was unique to the Supervisor of Immortals.

Zheng Yun had never thought of this scene.

In his eyes, he and the ghost general were the store manager and clerk of Jianghe Pawn Shop. How could they be the serious Immortal Supervisor and Ghost Suppressor Qianhu who were wearing official uniforms?

He has never seen the official uniform of the Immortal Supervisor.

I really can't imagine that picture.

Then this picture can only be in the ghost general's mind.

The ghost general was standing next to Huzi and the others. Maybe the ghost general entered the same ghost dream as them, and then the ghost general infected them with the pictures in his mind.

In the eyes of ghost generals.

Is this what you look like?

It can only be said that fortunately Ji Dao didn't come. If Ji Dao had come and happened to be caught in a ghostly dream and infected with thoughts, it would be all over. No one would know what was in his mind.

Brother Zheng, has your secret been exposed now? If others see it, how should you explain it?

Song Wan reminded her in a low voice. Her first reaction was that she was worried about being seen and discovering Zheng Yun's secret.

It's okay, it's just a dream. How do you feel now? Zheng Yun waved his hands and ignored these things. He walked to Song Wan and raised her wrist to count her pulse.

He really didn't expect that Guimeng actually had this ability similar to a 'demon mirror'. If he followed this clue and carefully considered it, the water in the ancient city of Nanze would be several feet deeper.

Ancient people chose this place to build a city.

There are only two possibilities, either it is built specifically on Ghost Dream, or it is specifically designed to lead Ghost Dream here.

Regardless of which type, the ancients specially sought out ghost dreams and shrouded the ancient city of Nanze in ghost dreams. Ghost dreams can also 'illuminate demons', so there may be shocking secrets hidden in them.

But I couldn't think too much about it at the moment.

The first thing they have to do is save people.

Zheng Yun only counted a few seconds and realized that something was wrong. Song Wan's heart rate was extremely high. It jumped nearly forty times in ten seconds. Her heart rate was far more than 200. She was in a state of extreme excitement.

He looked up at Song Wan.

There were a few mud spots on her face and her hair was messy. She had a smile on her face and her clear eyes were staring at herself.

But she is very dangerous now.

Because she had maintained this heart rate for at least 20 minutes, the load on her heart had reached its limit, but she herself felt nothing in the various instinctive adjustments of her body.

This is not an extreme sport.

It was caused by death threats.

The large secretion of adrenaline and other hormones can allow a person to maintain absolute concentration before death, and can also allow a person to ignore abnormalities in his body, such as tachycardia.

in this state.

Any change could cause her sudden death.

Now I can see reality, but the influence of ghost dreams is still there. I am still awake but not completely awake.

Song Wan looked around and gave the answer in a calm tone, then pointed to the center of the collapsed lake and said, For example, I can see now that there is a huge thing in the lake.

Hear this.

Zheng Yun and others immediately turned back, but the lake was calm and the moon was shining, so they didn't see any monsters.

Why is it so big? The monsters we saw before were not this big and scary at all.

Huzi's pupils shrank and he exclaimed.

Don't look at it, it's all fake. Close your eyes from now on and just believe in one thing. No monster around me can hurt you even a hair.

Zheng Yun categorically warned several people.

The thing in the lake is probably the monster in the ghost general's eyes, which was infected by the ghost general. Zheng Yun could not imagine how terrifying and dangerous the monster in the ghost general's heart would be.

He reacted quickly and asked the ghost general to protect Huzi Xiaohu, while he pulled Song Wan behind him.

You must take practical actions to protect them.

This is the most dangerous part of ghost dreams. Even if you know the monster is fake, you can't resist the subconscious reaction.

He roughly understood it now.

This ghost dream is similar to a large-scale ghost trick, or it can be compared to a haunted house. It can only scare people but not hurt people, but it is extremely real, real from the inside out.

This is the dreamer's own dream.

All images come to life.

All monsters point directly at the heart of the dreamer. They may be the most fearful and fearful thing in the dreamer. They can also be contagious to each other, making the fears superimpose on each other...

It’s no use knowing it’s fake.

Ghost dreams only last for that moment.

It may only take a few milliseconds. As long as the dreamer is deceived into thinking that he has been killed by a monster, the ghost dream can seize the opportunity and cause the dreamer's body to respond to death.

No matter how strong your faith is.

There will be a moment of instinct.

And this moment can kill someone.