Chapter 387 Alternative Ecstasy Formation
Because it was getting late, we didn’t delay any longer. After tidying up a little, we followed Old Man Ouyang to the west. The terrain became steeper as we walked. About thirty minutes later, a grand canyon appeared in front of us. Just like Old Man Ouyang, It is said that to get to the other side of the Grand Canyon, there is only a path on the cliff that can pass.
It is said to be a path, but in fact it is just a row of stones that are one foot wide protruding from the cliff, and there are no railings or ropes. It is completely natural, and under your feet is an abyss with no bottom.
To be honest, looking at this kind of road makes my legs weak, let alone leaving. But where is the cave that the old man mentioned, why can't I see it?
After the old man showed us the path on the cliff, he left the edge of the canyon and walked a few hundred meters along a hillside until we came to a strange path.
This path is between two mountain peaks and is very narrow. It can only accommodate one person to pass through. What is even more strange is that this path is extremely tortuous. Every time you go one or two meters forward, you will turn and there are countless forks. This is the same kind of "maze-like" cave.
I never thought that even the corridors would have such a "fascination array" style.
We had just walked into the lane for about a minute when we were already dizzy and couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north and south. I even felt a little motion sick, which was very uncomfortable.
The old man leading the way at the front walked very calmly. Although he was holding the "Monkey Eagle" in his arms, he didn't seem to be using the "Monkey Eagle" to lead the way. It seemed that he was very familiar with this narrow road.
"If you stand on the hillside above and look down at this narrow road, you will find that these criss-crossing forks form a very strange pattern. I once thought about whether the shape of this pattern might be something from ancient times. 'Ecstasy' and the like, because when you first enter this cave, you will not only be completely disoriented, but also have a strong sense of nausea and vomiting. You must have felt it too, but please bear with it for the time being, and we will get there soon. "
The old man walked forward and told us this in a relaxed tone.
Except for Crazy Liu and Xiao Lei, everyone of us felt very uncomfortable. This stretch of road was really strange, it could actually make people feel seasick and motion sickness.
And as soon as you walk into this narrow passage, the concepts of time and space quickly become confused. You don't know how long you have been walking, and you can't tell the direction at all.
Our consciousness became more and more confused, and we moved our steps mechanically, closely following the old man in front of us.
Finally, after what felt like a long time, we heard the old man say: "Here we are, look at the entrance of the cave in front of us." Only then did we realize that the passage in front suddenly became very straight and wide.
A few of us couldn't help but squat on the ground and calm down for a few minutes before the strong feeling of dizziness and vomiting slowly disappeared.
It seems that this kind of "maze-like" passage is more terrifying than that kind of "maze-like" cave. We have never felt so uncomfortable when walking in that kind of "maze-like" cave in the past.
Crazy Six stood aside and said as if talking to himself: "I think this passage is really a trance formation. It is difficult for ordinary people to come in and find the entrance of this cave."
"That's right. Although this passage is not too long, it actually trapped a lot of people to death. Because when I first discovered this passage, I was led by the "Monkey Eagle" to avoid being trapped. , and I saw a lot of corpses in the passage, and I later cleared them out. They must be people who were trapped and died here."
After hearing this, we couldn't help but take a breath. It's really incredible that such a small stretch of road can trap so many people to death.
But think about it, compared to a dark cave, people may be less vigilant about this kind of open-air passage.
Xiao Lei suddenly said from the side: "Only one kind of person can escape from the passage."
"Well, he should be the kind of person with a strong sense of direction," I couldn't help but add.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Lei shook his head and denied my inference: "No, in this kind of 'maze-like' passage, people with a stronger sense of direction will have a harder time getting out."
How is this possible? Xiaolei's point of view is really weird.
Unexpectedly, Crazy Six and the old man nodded in agreement after hearing what Xiao Lei said. It seemed that they also agreed with Xiao Lei's point of view.
Crazy Six looked at my confused face and further explained: "This 'ecstasy'-like passage can make people hallucinate in their sense of direction. Its structure is specially designed to deceive people's sense of direction. So, a The stronger a person's sense of direction is, the stronger the illusion he has in his sense of direction will be. Therefore, as Xiao Lei said, it will be harder to get out."
Although I still can't fully understand Crazy Six's explanation, I basically understand what he wants to express.
"Since it wasn't Xiao Ming who said someone with an excellent sense of direction could escape, then who could he be?" Hongmei looked at Xiao Lei with admiration and asked in an unusually soft tone.
Xiao Lei smiled tenderly at her: "He is a person with particularly strong rock climbing ability."
When Xiao Lei said this, our eyes lit up. Yes, look at the stone walls on both sides. Although they are extremely steep and extremely difficult to climb, it is still possible for a cliff climbing master to climb up. As long as he can climb up, he will definitely be able to climb up. Escaped from this passage.
Xiao Lei also speculated that this passage could not have been formed naturally, but was designed and built by man. As for why such a strange passage was built, no one could figure it out for a while.
We have encountered incredible passages in the mountains before. Thinking about it some time ago, we encountered a passage that could be opened and closed regularly. We also took a trip through that passage, but it was scary to think about it. If If you fail to get out of that tunnel in time, you may be pinched to death.
Before we even entered the cave, the passage outside was already so mysterious, which was beyond our expectation.
I don’t know why, but I vaguely felt that if this tunnel was built artificially, as Xiao Lei speculated, maybe there would be more amazing secrets in this cave.
After we rested for a while at the entrance of the cave, we decided to go in. In fact, it was the same whether we went in during the day or at night, because the cave was always dark.
We all took out our flashlights, but old man Ouyang was still at the front holding the "Monkey Eagle".
The entrance of this cave is not big, just as tall as a person and half a meter wide, but after entering, the further you go in, the bigger the space becomes.
Similar to the "maze-like" cave in the valley, at the entrance of the cave, there is a long section of the cave with no branches, which is no different from ordinary caves.
But after walking a hundred or two hundred meters, the space inside the cave suddenly became larger and began to have countless branches.
Xiao Lei took out a rope and tied everyone with it, because there were too many forks in the cave. If someone couldn't keep up, they might get lost in this maze-like cave. That would be Fatal danger.
If they were tied together with a rope, this situation could be avoided, but the accident still happened.
When we usually move together, Xiaolei is either at the front exploring the way, or at the back to cut off the rear. In short, he is always in the most dangerous position.
This time, since there was no need for him to be at the front, he volunteered to be at the back.
Among us, there are only two young men, Xiao Lei and me. Every time the most dangerous and difficult work is done by Xiao Lei, I feel really bad about it.
Originally, Xiao Lei was following Crazy Six. When he was about to enter the maze part of the cave and Xiao Lei wanted to go to the back of the team, I resolutely refused. I was originally at the back. If I were to move to the front, , it’s so shameless.
Seeing my resolute attitude, Xiao Lei seemed to vaguely understand my thoughts, so he no longer forced me and only asked me to pay attention to safety.
Just like that, I was at the back, holding the rope tightly in one hand and holding a flashlight in the other, and everyone started walking through the cave.
At the beginning, there were not that many forks and turns in the cave, but the further in, the more forks and turns there were. I could only see the female translator next to me, and the few of them before the female translator. , for me, it is always in another fork and bend.
Because this old man in the cave often travels, he is familiar with the road under the leadership of "Monkey Eagle". We followed him closely, and everything went very smoothly.
After walking for about twenty minutes, the old man shouted relaxedly: "We are halfway done, come on, everyone."
But for the sake of safety, everyone had a tacit understanding when marching. They neither made loud noises nor chatted quietly, but just focused on moving forward.
But five or six minutes later, an accident happened.
As we were walking forward, we suddenly heard a strange buzzing sound, and the sound became louder and louder from far to near.
At the same time, a pungent burning smell suddenly filled the air. Could it be that something was on fire?
Just when we were surprised, we heard Madman Liu yelling: "It's broken, it's a 'scorched smoke bee'. Old man, can we go faster? If we get nailed by these 'scorched smoke bees', it will be broken. They have "Very poisonous".
The old man became anxious after hearing what Crazy Six said. He quickly speeded up his pace, but because there were too many side roads and the Monkey Eagle was needed to identify the direction, it was impossible to go too fast.
Although none of us knew what the 'Scorched Smoke Bee' was, seeing Crazy Six in such a panic and hearing him say it was highly poisonous, we suddenly became nervous and wanted to run away. But in this environment, it is impossible to run away. Can't run.
Soon, we felt a group of dark things flying above us.
At this time, Crazy Six screamed: "Everyone, be careful, don't get nailed by something like this."
Ever since we got to know Crazy Six, we have never seen him so panicked. Perhaps he was too nervous, and his voice was shrill and a bit broken. Seeing Crazy Six like this, it is self-evident how serious the danger we are facing is.
Everyone quickly shined their flashlights upwards, and it turned out to be a group of black peaks, accompanied by a strong, burnt smell.
We also vaguely saw that this kind of 'scorched smoke bee' was much larger than ordinary bees, as small as an egg, and as big as an adult's fist. It looked extremely scary, and two or three of them had already swooped down. It seemed like he wanted to attack us, but before we could react, Xiao Lei had already knocked him away with his coat.
Chapter completed!