Chapter 12 Chapter Eleven Dead Man's Valley
When the world is often unsatisfactory, people often say that luck is also a kind of strength.But this kind of strength is too weak for our group now.
The world in front of me is very strange, very strange.For a moment, we wondered if there was something wrong with our eyes because we stayed in the dark for too long.
As I walked, I secretly dropped the transmitter, which was the contact information for the old woman Lin Zhiyan.Not far away is a waterfall. A large amount of water flows down the cliff. The water waves roar and roll, and fall into a huge pool with a drop of nearly 100 meters.
Standing tall, of course, you can see far. It is rare that there is no forest cover in front of you. With the starlight, I can see the endless lush forests in the distance.
It's a forest, but I myself can't believe that the thing under my eyes is a kind of plant.The trees were motionless, only the branches and leaves were swaying slightly, but I didn't know any species.
Not only do they not know each other, they have never even seen it, let alone heard of it.
As for us, we just entered the forest for half an hour and almost thought we were in another world.
Have you ever seen purple leaves?Maybe there are indeed on the earth, but only in certain specific periods of time will there be trees that grow this special color.
But the leaves grow into balls, but I have never heard of it.Those leaves are like the curly hair of a sheep, purple and extremely long, hanging down to the ground one by one, and some even emit a strange light.
How on earth do they grow without chlorophyll?How do they photosynthesize?
Vision was blurry, I shaded my eyes with my right hand and looked up to the sky.
Suddenly, I was so surprised that I almost fainted on the ground.The sky was full of stars just now, but now I can't see any of them.The sky was empty, and there was nothing left.But the surrounding area was not very dark.
All of these revealed a deep strangeness.
Yiyi also felt that her brain began to become confused, her eyes were messed up, and she sat down against the tree weakly.
Zhang Guofeng muttered even more: "Boss, we have encountered the legendary time travel, are we no longer on Earth?"
I scolded: "Idiot, did you read too many time travel novels when you were an otaku? There are so many messy ways of time travel, and it is impossible to travel so easily. In the writings of those writers, the turbulent flow of time and space is too much It's easy to form."
"But, but other people can get lost because of kicking stones, eating enough, wandering in the streets and crossing. Can't we cross because we walked into the forest? No matter how we think about it, we think that white fog is very problematic." Guy has been completely lost in fantasy.
The rest of the people didn't speak, just stood there thinking.
"I'm sure it's definitely not a time travel. Seeing this situation, I have a guess. Have you ever heard of a place called Palomo Point?" I asked in a low voice.
Yiyi tilted her head and thought for a while, then said: "I know, it is said that that place is only forty kilometers away from the 'Holy Lake of God'. Connecting to the shore of the lake, it is about three kilometers long and inaccessible.
"Until the beginning of the twentieth century, Inuit Yakson and his son went to the northwest of Palski Lake to catch polar bears. Little Yakesun was so happy that he climbed from the ice to the island, and ran to the island first. Seeing that his son had run away, his father followed closely behind and ran to the island.
"Unexpectedly, as soon as the little Yakson got on the island, he yelled loudly, telling his father not to go on the island. Yakson was very puzzled and didn't know what happened, but he heard fear and danger from his son's tone. He thought the island There were ferocious beasts or native residents on the island, so he didn’t dare to go to the island rashly. He waited for a long time, but still did not see his son come out, so he ran back to rescue soldiers, and found six strong young and middle-aged people in a short while, only one The one named Palomo did not go to the island, and the rest of the people went to the island to look for little Yakesun, but all the people who went to the island to look for people disappeared and disappeared from then on.”
"good."
I nodded: "Actually, after Palomo went back alone, he was accused and reviled by everyone, including the family of the deceased. Since then, people have called this corner of death 'Palomo', and never No one dares to go to that island.
"Decades have passed, and one day in July 1934, a few French Canadians with guns in their hands, determined to go to the island of death, they boarded Barlomo Point again, Ready to find out what happened. They landed on the island under the watchful eyes of the Inuit people, and then heard a few screams. These French Canadians were evaporated like a magic trick. This tragedy caused Parr Aboriginal immigrants in the Skeet Lake area were extremely panicked, and some people simply moved to other places. Residents who did not move found that as long as they did not enter Palomo Point, they would not be in danger."
Yuan Liu raised his head and glanced at me, "Does this story have anything to do with the situation we are encountering now? If not, please stop talking nonsense!"
I didn't even look at him, and continued: "Of course, it's still very big. The key point is behind. In 1972, American professional boxer Terre Haute, explorer Knoxville and Meridi A total of four of the Enla couple went to Barlomo Point. Knoxville firmly believed that there was no place he dared not go, and there was no mystery that he could not solve.
"So on April 4th of this year, they came to the land edge of Cape Death and stayed here for ten days to observe the movement on the island.
"Mrs. Meridian is a well-known TV presenter in Idaho. She has taken many photos of the island, from which you can see many unknown animals, and the island is densely covered with trees, lush and lush, and you can't see it at all. out of its peril.
"Therefore, Knoxville believed that the Cape of Death must have been invented by the local residents, or it was just their totem and taboo. Until April 14th, they began to approach the Cape of Death carefully to avoid unnecessary threats.
"Boxer Terre Haute was the first to walk into Barrowmore Point, Knoxville was the second, and Mrs. Meridian was the third. Slowly going deep into the hinterland. They were cautious along the way, and after a short walk, they saw a skeleton on the road.
"Mrs. Meridian later recalled that when Knoxville yelled: 'There are bones here,' she stopped when she heard it, and stepped back involuntarily. She saw him squatting down to observe the bones.
"Terre Haute, who was walking in the front, turned around and wanted to go back to see what happened, but stood still inexplicably, and shouted in panic: 'Give me a hand.' And Knoxville also shouted: 'You guys get out of here, I can't stand up, it's like there's a magnet in this place.'
"Meridianla recalled that it was like a black hole in a fantasy film, and Terre Haute was sucked so tightly that he couldn't break free, and he couldn't even move at all.
"Later he saw that Terre Haute had changed. His facial muscles were shrinking. He opened his mouth, but he couldn't make any sound. Later, Meridian discovered that his facial muscles were not shrinking. Instead, he was disappearing. In less than ten minutes, he was left with only a piece of leather covering the skeleton, and that scene was horrifying.
"It didn't take long for Terre Haute's skin to disappear. The strange thing is that the red thing can't be seen on the bones of his face, as if he was sucked out of his flesh and blood by a legendary vampire, but he still stands Yes. Knoxville suffered the same fate.
"Meridian felt that this was a moving gravitational force that might disappear or extend, so he pulled his wife and escaped.
"In April 1980, the famous American explorer organized the James Yasen Expedition to Cape Barlomo. Among the sixteen people were geologists, geophysicists, and biologists. The magnetic field was identified, and the surrounding geological structure was also analyzed. No geomagnetic evidence was found at Palomo Point. Scientists believe that Palomo Point is very similar to several other dead man's valleys in the world. In this long 225 There are all kinds of carnivorous plants living in the area of 6.26 kilometers wide and 6.26 kilometers wide, and once people enter, they will definitely die."
Yiyi's eyes lit up: "You mean, the place we are in now is an existence similar to Palomo Point?"
"It should be so, otherwise there is no way to explain the current situation." I nodded heavily, "In fact, there are many places similar to Palomo Point in the world. When they are summed up, they always have a few similarities. The first First, it is easy to bring death; second, it is easy to enter and difficult to exit; third, the vegetation and animals are different from ordinary places.”
"Ah!" Li Kang suddenly exclaimed: "Yes, my hometown used to be at the foot of this mountain. I have indeed heard the legend of the Valley of the Dead before. It is said that there is a valley on this mountain that cannot be entered. You will die. And the valley is surrounded by endless forests, and the trees inside are also strange-looking and full of danger. The older generation has passed it down from generation to generation, and you must not go to the tens of kilometers around the Valley of the Dead. Now that I think about it, the Valley of the Dead The location should be around here."
Li Kang trembled all over: "Speaking of which, we should be in the endless forest now. Then, the Valley of the Dead, the Valley of the Dead is..."
He couldn't go on talking at all, he just felt a chill rising up.
The faces of the rest of the people were also pale, my vocal cords trembled, and I said after a long time: "If the Valley of the Dead is a valley, there is no doubt that there is only one place that looks like a valley in the tens of kilometers nearby."
My eyes slowly swept over everyone's faces, "It's the Huayuan Bad Behavior Education Center!"
"If what Li Kang said is true, then how did they build the school in the Valley of the Dead?" Yiyi's lips turned white, and goosebumps came out from fear.
I shook my head, "It doesn't matter so much, the first thing we need to do now is how to escape!"
Human beings are originally such creatures, afraid of being alone, afraid of mediocrity, and afraid of not having the motivation to move forward. Once a person loses his goal and direction, he completely loses the courage to survive.
Now, first of all, we must find a way to get down from this cliff that is more than 100 meters high.
We looked at the rugged cliff beside the waterfall at our feet, gritted our teeth, stepped on a protruding stone and began to climb up.I always feel that I have forgotten something in my heart. I was just about to climb when I suddenly raised my head and was about to say something.
But it was too late.Yuan Liu threw Song Mao on his back off the deep cliff without hesitation. Song Mao let out an ear-piercing scream, and his body fell down at a speed of nine meters per second under the force of gravity. After a few seconds, it fell to the ground with a hollow sound.
"You!" Zhang Guofeng's eyes were burning with anger.
But Yuan Liu just looked at me and said: "He is a burden, and there is no way to climb with him on his back. Since we all know that this place is dangerous, one less burden will give us a little more confidence in survival. You will not understand this truth Bar."
I was silent, and Yiyi was shocked, as if still looking into the depths of the valley in disbelief.
Human nature, in the face of survival, is indeed becoming more and more fragile, especially for the five people who have been tortured for half a year in that weird school, death seems to be becoming more and more indifferent in their eyes.At least Li Kang and Xu Lu didn't show too strong emotional impulse. As long as they can live on their own, they don't care much about other people's lives.
I patted Yiyi's shoulder hard, then I looked at Yuan Liu and smiled wryly, "You killed someone, and I will take you to the police station to surrender after you escape."
Yuan Liu said indifferently: "You can do whatever you want, as long as you can escape. I'm also willing to go to jail."
With a heavy heart, I ordered everyone to climb down, and I followed Yiyi to get up.
Fortunately, this kind of cliff is not steep, and even Yiyi, who has the weakest physical fitness, can climb down continuously with my help without too much effort.Soon, the straight-line height of more than 100 meters reached the bottom in less than 20 minutes.
When the soles of the shoes stepped on the soft soil crowded with traces of fallen leaves, I exhaled forcefully, and my hanging heart relaxed. I didn't feel it when I was on the top, but once I got to the ground, I realized that the trees in the forest were really tall.It's as hot and humid as a tropical rainforest, and many unknown insects are flying around not far away, making a "buzzing" sound like a huge swarm of mosquitoes flying. We swallowed nervously.When I traveled to the African rainforest before, the scenery I saw was not as shocking as the place in front of me.Not to mention the five little kids behind. Song Mao's neck was tilted to one side, and blood flowed out from the seven holes, looking very scary.He stared wide-eyed, the sockets of which were white, and seemed to be staring at everyone viciously. I sighed, stepped forward and closed his eyes, and said, "Let's go." Everyone's heart is shrouded in the terrifying shadow of the legendary endless forest. Although the distance from the school is getting farther and farther away, they still have no hope of living in their hearts. There was a fierce psychological struggle in our hearts, and with great difficulty, we took the first step, followed by the second step, walking forward step by step cautiously, and our figures gradually disappeared into the dense forest. The surrounding light is inexplicably good, and the light source does not know where it came from. In short, it is a little dimmer than dusk, but it is enough for us to see the surrounding scenery clearly. I don't know how long we walked, but we never saw other creatures except trees and insects flying around.After carefully observing the trees in this so-called endless forest along the way, I found dozens of species, all of which were completely unknown. Some trees are even covered with colorful fruit.I asked Zhang Guofeng to collect some and break them apart, but I really didn't have the courage to eat them. Tired of walking, he sat on the ground.Yiyi took out the food that had been prepared for this day for a long time and ate it.They're all puffed food, because that's the only thing that's easy to keep, and I don't know where she got it. While eating, I observed the environment carefully.Every time I see those unknown insects flying around me, I break out in a cold sweat. I don't know when these things will attack me.Even if I didn't think about attacking me, whenever an insect landed on my skin intentionally or unintentionally, my skin would get goosebumps, and that feeling was really uncomfortable. The same is obviously true for Yiyi, as soon as a bug approaches, she subconsciously squeezes towards me, almost squeezing into my arms. After eating and drinking enough, just when everyone was about to move on, suddenly there was an earth-shattering loud roar from ahead, and a huge black shadow rushed towards us and his party. "Tiger?" Listening to the roar, I cautiously stuffed my hands into my pockets, and tightly held the small hidden pistol.This gun is small, but it is very powerful. It is no problem to kill a tiger. The rest of the people were also taken aback, and quickly approached together, looking warily at the position where the shadow rushed.But the monster roared for a long while, but still only heard its sound, but could not see its figure appearing. I frowned and said in a low voice, "I'll go and have a look." "Don't go." Yiyi grabbed my sleeve tightly. Looking at the swaying black shadow not far away, I shook my head, "I always feel that there is a problem ahead, and someone must go and take a look." Zhang Guofeng swallowed his saliva: "Boss, I'll go. If you want to get out of this ghost place, you need your brain." Speaking of which, Yiyi's leadership position has been transferred to me unconsciously. "No." I shook my head immediately, "I'm more capable of protecting myself." Xu Lu couldn't bear it anymore, and walked forward without saying a word. "Come back to me!" I yelled immediately. He ignored me, and walked quickly to the woods ahead.But he came back sooner, with a strange expression on his face, as if he was a little puzzled. "What did you see?" the crowd asked. Xu Lu shook his head sullenly, and said after a long time, "Go and see for yourself." I was a little surprised. Although Xu Lu didn't have much contact with him, he was indeed a character who cherished words like gold. Now he actually said seven words. It is estimated that the things ahead are indeed difficult to describe in words. After a little hesitation, I couldn't hold back my curiosity, so I passed by.Where is there any monster in front of me, it is still the same weird forest, a branch with a strange shape is projected on the ground, and when it is blown by the wind, it turns into the appearance of a monster. The so-called roar was entirely due to the strange location of the forest, and the wind passed through the gaps in the trees, forming a deafening wind leak. It turned out to be nothing more than a false alarm. I smiled and motioned everyone to come and see, but when I turned around, I suddenly found that everyone stayed where they were.Their faces were terrified, their mouths were wide open, and cold sweat broke out just like that. "What's wrong?" I gently pushed Yiyi beside me. She was shaking all over, as if frightened.It took me a long time to feel that I was talking, but I didn't answer. I just raised my finger in fear and pointed somewhere ahead. Following the direction of her finger, I glanced over, and my heart beat wildly in horror, and I almost fell to the ground. I saw a willow tree in that place, a very ordinary willow tree.In the depths of such a weird forest, seeing familiar trees should be a pleasant thing, but that willow tree gave me a slight chill. Because that willow tree is so familiar. On its treetop, there is still a shriveled rabbit corpse that has been sucked out of all its blood.And on its torso, there was an old small note sticking to it, which read: "Rule 4 of the school rules, no one can escape from the school." Isn't this tree the place where we crossed the first obstacle in the school atrium?what the hell is it! I stood there in amazement, thinking incomprehensibly, and kept looking around. My group had already escaped, so why did they see the familiar willow tree on the road ahead? Could it be a trick, a trap.A trap to make those who escaped despair? In this weird atmosphere of silence, someone finally couldn't stand it anymore. The strings in Li Kang's heart have been tense for half a year, and tonight he endured continuous blows and the oppression of ups and downs in his mood, and finally he was overwhelmed, and his spirit completely collapsed.Holding his head, he roared and rushed towards the willow tree. "Are you kidding me, let me out, let me out!" He beat hard on the trunk of the willow tree with his fist. The willow tree, which was not tall and the trunk was not thick, couldn't even move under such great force. Do not move. When he tore off the school rules abruptly and shredded them, the tree finally reacted. The countless soft branches of the willow tree fluttered like human hair without wind. They fluttered in the air, and then stopped as if they had found their target.Thousands of branches shot at Li Kang fiercely. "Danger!" I yelled, but I was completely powerless to stop this supernatural phenomenon. And Li Kang didn't mean to dodge at all, he still yelled and beat the tree trunk vigorously. The branches were like 110,000 sharp swords, piercing through Li Kang's whole body without hindrance.His expression was dull, and his mouth was opened wide.There were countless pierced wounds on the body, but strangely, no trace of blood flowed out. Li Kang's eyes dimmed, and his body was shriveling at a speed visible to the naked eye. His facial muscles began to collapse, and his body began to shrink.Not long after, it turned into a living mummy. Everyone was stunned, watching him die in bewilderment, silently not knowing what kind of emotion to express.At this moment, only fear and numbness remained on the expression on his face. "What's going on?" I murmured. On the retina, the surrounding environment seemed to be blurred, as if countless lights were flickering and moving.The surrounding scenery became dim, and I couldn't see clearly. Yiyi screamed and grabbed my hand firmly.I glanced around and found that everyone had the same condition as me.
When the soles of the shoes stepped on the soft soil crowded with traces of fallen leaves, I exhaled forcefully, and my hanging heart relaxed. I didn't feel it when I was on the top, but once I got to the ground, I realized that the trees in the forest were really tall.It's as hot and humid as a tropical rainforest, and many unknown insects are flying around not far away, making a "buzzing" sound like a huge swarm of mosquitoes flying. We swallowed nervously.When I traveled to the African rainforest before, the scenery I saw was not as shocking as the place in front of me.Not to mention the five little kids behind. Song Mao's neck was tilted to one side, and blood flowed out from the seven holes, looking very scary.He stared wide-eyed, the sockets of which were white, and seemed to be staring at everyone viciously. I sighed, stepped forward and closed his eyes, and said, "Let's go." Everyone's heart is shrouded in the terrifying shadow of the legendary endless forest. Although the distance from the school is getting farther and farther away, they still have no hope of living in their hearts. There was a fierce psychological struggle in our hearts, and with great difficulty, we took the first step, followed by the second step, walking forward step by step cautiously, and our figures gradually disappeared into the dense forest. The surrounding light is inexplicably good, and the light source does not know where it came from. In short, it is a little dimmer than dusk, but it is enough for us to see the surrounding scenery clearly. I don't know how long we walked, but we never saw other creatures except trees and insects flying around.After carefully observing the trees in this so-called endless forest along the way, I found dozens of species, all of which were completely unknown. Some trees are even covered with colorful fruit.I asked Zhang Guofeng to collect some and break them apart, but I really didn't have the courage to eat them. Tired of walking, he sat on the ground.Yiyi took out the food that had been prepared for this day for a long time and ate it.They're all puffed food, because that's the only thing that's easy to keep, and I don't know where she got it. While eating, I observed the environment carefully.Every time I see those unknown insects flying around me, I break out in a cold sweat. I don't know when these things will attack me.Even if I didn't think about attacking me, whenever an insect landed on my skin intentionally or unintentionally, my skin would get goosebumps, and that feeling was really uncomfortable. The same is obviously true for Yiyi, as soon as a bug approaches, she subconsciously squeezes towards me, almost squeezing into my arms. After eating and drinking enough, just when everyone was about to move on, suddenly there was an earth-shattering loud roar from ahead, and a huge black shadow rushed towards us and his party. "Tiger?" Listening to the roar, I cautiously stuffed my hands into my pockets, and tightly held the small hidden pistol.This gun is small, but it is very powerful. It is no problem to kill a tiger. The rest of the people were also taken aback, and quickly approached together, looking warily at the position where the shadow rushed.But the monster roared for a long while, but still only heard its sound, but could not see its figure appearing. I frowned and said in a low voice, "I'll go and have a look." "Don't go." Yiyi grabbed my sleeve tightly. Looking at the swaying black shadow not far away, I shook my head, "I always feel that there is a problem ahead, and someone must go and take a look." Zhang Guofeng swallowed his saliva: "Boss, I'll go. If you want to get out of this ghost place, you need your brain." Speaking of which, Yiyi's leadership position has been transferred to me unconsciously. "No." I shook my head immediately, "I'm more capable of protecting myself." Xu Lu couldn't bear it anymore, and walked forward without saying a word. "Come back to me!" I yelled immediately. He ignored me, and walked quickly to the woods ahead.But he came back sooner, with a strange expression on his face, as if he was a little puzzled. "What did you see?" the crowd asked. Xu Lu shook his head sullenly, and said after a long time, "Go and see for yourself." I was a little surprised. Although Xu Lu didn't have much contact with him, he was indeed a character who cherished words like gold. Now he actually said seven words. It is estimated that the things ahead are indeed difficult to describe in words. After a little hesitation, I couldn't hold back my curiosity, so I passed by.Where is there any monster in front of me, it is still the same weird forest, a branch with a strange shape is projected on the ground, and when it is blown by the wind, it turns into the appearance of a monster. The so-called roar was entirely due to the strange location of the forest, and the wind passed through the gaps in the trees, forming a deafening wind leak. It turned out to be nothing more than a false alarm. I smiled and motioned everyone to come and see, but when I turned around, I suddenly found that everyone stayed where they were.Their faces were terrified, their mouths were wide open, and cold sweat broke out just like that. "What's wrong?" I gently pushed Yiyi beside me. She was shaking all over, as if frightened.It took me a long time to feel that I was talking, but I didn't answer. I just raised my finger in fear and pointed somewhere ahead. Following the direction of her finger, I glanced over, and my heart beat wildly in horror, and I almost fell to the ground. I saw a willow tree in that place, a very ordinary willow tree.In the depths of such a weird forest, seeing familiar trees should be a pleasant thing, but that willow tree gave me a slight chill. Because that willow tree is so familiar. On its treetop, there is still a shriveled rabbit corpse that has been sucked out of all its blood.And on its torso, there was an old small note sticking to it, which read: "Rule 4 of the school rules, no one can escape from the school." Isn't this tree the place where we crossed the first obstacle in the school atrium?what the hell is it! I stood there in amazement, thinking incomprehensibly, and kept looking around. My group had already escaped, so why did they see the familiar willow tree on the road ahead? Could it be a trick, a trap.A trap to make those who escaped despair? In this weird atmosphere of silence, someone finally couldn't stand it anymore. The strings in Li Kang's heart have been tense for half a year, and tonight he endured continuous blows and the oppression of ups and downs in his mood, and finally he was overwhelmed, and his spirit completely collapsed.Holding his head, he roared and rushed towards the willow tree. "Are you kidding me, let me out, let me out!" He beat hard on the trunk of the willow tree with his fist. The willow tree, which was not tall and the trunk was not thick, couldn't even move under such great force. Do not move. When he tore off the school rules abruptly and shredded them, the tree finally reacted. The countless soft branches of the willow tree fluttered like human hair without wind. They fluttered in the air, and then stopped as if they had found their target.Thousands of branches shot at Li Kang fiercely. "Danger!" I yelled, but I was completely powerless to stop this supernatural phenomenon. And Li Kang didn't mean to dodge at all, he still yelled and beat the tree trunk vigorously. The branches were like 110,000 sharp swords, piercing through Li Kang's whole body without hindrance.His expression was dull, and his mouth was opened wide.There were countless pierced wounds on the body, but strangely, no trace of blood flowed out. Li Kang's eyes dimmed, and his body was shriveling at a speed visible to the naked eye. His facial muscles began to collapse, and his body began to shrink.Not long after, it turned into a living mummy. Everyone was stunned, watching him die in bewilderment, silently not knowing what kind of emotion to express.At this moment, only fear and numbness remained on the expression on his face. "What's going on?" I murmured. On the retina, the surrounding environment seemed to be blurred, as if countless lights were flickering and moving.The surrounding scenery became dim, and I couldn't see clearly. Yiyi screamed and grabbed my hand firmly.I glanced around and found that everyone had the same condition as me.