Chapter 7 Chapter 6 Defending the Earth Heroic Sacrifice

Frederick looked at me for a while, then said: "For God's sake, tell me, what did you think of?" I gasped involuntarily: "They're gone, Frederick, they're all gone!" When I say that, others may not understand what I mean at all, but Frederick absolutely understands.His face also turned pale: "You, you mean, we... have come a step late." I really can't answer Frederick's question because I don't know the answer to it. However, I can be sure that all the filaments in the Yuhuatai Stone have escaped from the Yuhuatai Stone, and I also found the exit from which they escaped, that is the deep red erythema, the surface layer of the erythema has already disappeared. It is no longer smooth, as if a piece of it has been peeled off, revealing an interior full of pores, those pores are so thin that even a hair can't pass through, but they are so precise, it seems that they can communicate with each other through these pores. The interior of the whole Yuhuatai stone is for those red and white filaments to come and go freely.

I stood in a daze, and Frederick smiled bitterly: "Think of a way, don't stay here!" I took a deep breath and raised my head: "Fedre, if they have already dispersed, then I have nothing to do!" Frederick said, "What do you mean by 'if'?" I kept my voice calm and tried my best to sound calm: "There is a possibility that we can still save it, that is, after this Yuhuatai stone cracked, it is the same as the other one that cracked many years ago. Those things are all gone from the human body!" Frederick, who had heard me recount the whole thing to him, immediately screamed, "Banner!"

I nodded. Frederick said again: "Banner ran out like crazy, so it can be seen that an extraordinary accident must have happened to him." I couldn't help saying loudly: "Go find him!" The two of us exited Banner's room together and went straight to the back door. When we got to the door, I realized that we were looking for it aimlessly. It would be better to ask Banner's mother first. I turned around and saw the old woman standing behind us with a look of bewilderment. I hurriedly asked, "In your opinion, if Banner is in trouble, where will he go?"

The old lady didn't answer my question, but asked instead: "What trouble did he get into?" I said: "I don't know yet, but it is a very serious trouble anyway." Of course, I can't explain what happened to Banner in a few words, and we are eager to find Banner, so we have to say that.The old lady sighed: "When Banner was a child, if he was in trouble, in order to avoid his father's scolding, he would hide in an abandoned coal mine in the mountains ahead." Frederick and I looked at each other, and I said, "Thank you!" As I said that, Frederick and I were already running forward, and the old lady was still shouting behind us: "But, there is poisonous gas in the abandoned mine, it is a dangerous area!"

We heard the call of the old lady, but we didn't stop, we still ran forward. Since the old lady said that Banner might go to the waste pit, then unless we don't chase Banner, we must first go to the waste mine to find it. Frederick and I ran on the path, and after running for about a mile, we were both out of breath, but we finally came to the foot of the mountain, and there were two roads leading to the mountain. When we stopped at the fork in the road, we immediately found a mountain road leading to the left, and the weeds had traces of being trampled, which was most likely the trace left by Banner.

We turned to the left, and after a short walk, we saw a rusty iron plate standing on the side of the road. There were still some vague writing on the iron plate, which said "Johnson & Johnson Coal Mine" and other words. We knew we were on the right path, so we continued to walk forward, and after another fifty or sixty yards, we saw two wooden signs with white paper and red letters standing upright, and between the two wooden signs was a barbed wire fence. On the two wooden signs, there is the word "Warning" written by the boss, followed by the content of the warning, to the effect that the old pit of Johnson & Johnson Coal Mine has been abandoned for a long time, not only the pillars are rotten, and it may collapse at any time, but also, There is also natural gas stored in the coal mine, if you are not careful, it will cause combustion and explosion, so do not enter the mine.

After reading the warning, Frederick and I looked at each other. For a moment, our hearts were so heavy that we didn't want to say a word.Because we have seen a long time ago that the barbed wire fence between the two notice boards has fallen down, and there are still many strips of cloth hooked on the wire, which are clearly left behind when a person rushed straight through the barbed wire fence, and, We can be sure that apart from Banner, there will be no other person who can rush through the barbed wire! Frederick spoke first, and he took a breath: "What should I do?" I smiled wryly: "No matter what, we must find him!"

Frederick nodded, and the two of us walked forward together. It was a winding path overgrown with weeds. This path seemed to be a road, but because no one had walked it for a long time, the bushes and weeds The grass spread out, and the road became a path again. At this time, we are not running, but just walking forward step by step, and our steps are still very heavy. Soon, we saw a mine. The opening of the mine was originally sealed with wooden boards, but the board had been broken at this time. Judging from the color of the fracture, it just happened. I went in first, the mine was dark and I couldn't see anything, and Frederick also walked in and shouted: "Banner!"

I wanted to stop him from yelling, but it was too late. In fact, Frederick should understand that yelling in a mine that has been abandoned for many years is a very dangerous thing. Sure enough, when his voice caused a hollow and continuous echo, I heard a "swiping" sound and a "bang bang" sound of falling stones from the depths of the mine. Calling loudly in the old mine pit, the vibration of the echo will break the decayed wooden pillars, and even cause serious consequences for the entire waste mine to collapse! Fortunately, this time, the consequences were not too serious. I hurriedly gestured to Frederick to signal him to keep silent, and Fodere said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, I want Banner to know that someone is coming!"

I nodded and said, "That's a good idea, but we can walk in first, and then talk. I believe that even if our voice is lower, he can still hear it." Frederick and I walked forward, we only walked about ten yards, the light from the mouth of the mine could no longer come in, and we came here in a hurry, without any flashlight, and in the old coal mine , If you light a lighter or a match, it is undoubtedly suicide.So, we had no choice but to grope forward in the dark, and after another ten yards or so, Frederick said in a low voice, "Banner, we already know that you are inside, don't worry, we have no malicious intentions, we just care about you!"

I also lowered my voice: "Do you remember me? I am the one who brought that stone." Frederick and I took turns talking. What we said was all to comfort Banner and tell him not to panic. At the same time, while talking, we were still walking forward. I counted the steps I walked forward, and knew that we had walked another seventy or eighty yards. At that time, we had been talking continuously for at least five minutes, but in the mine, except for the voices of me and Frederick , there is no other sound. We stopped moving forward and stopped talking. After a while, Foderie smiled wryly: "It seems that he doesn't want to pay attention to us!" I also sighed: "Actually, we are here to help him. He should understand that we are really here to help him!" When I had finished speaking, Frederick and I both sighed together involuntarily. Amidst our sighs, ahead, further down the pit, came a weary-sounding voice. It was Banner's voice, and I recognized it immediately. Banner was like a man recovering from a serious illness, his voice was intermittent and urgent, he said: "Don't come forward, for God's sake, don't come forward anymore, I'm here alone !" Frederick hurriedly said: "Banna, if you have any trouble, I can help you solve it. Don't refuse to help. I am Major General Frederick of the Ministry of Defense!" As soon as Frederick's words came out of his mouth, Banner yelled, "Get out!" That roar caused extremely serious consequences, we immediately heard a "boom", on our top, pieces of gravel fell down like hail, I hurriedly said: "Get down! " I held my head in my hands and rolled to the side. Even so, my body was still hit by many stones. Fortunately, the top of the pit was not too high, and the stones hit my body. Although it hurt, it would not hurt me. Injuried. I rolled under the stone wall, still lying on the ground, surrounded by darkness, I don't know what happened to Frederick, and the rumbling sound continued for four or five minutes before it stopped. I was busy: "Federe, are you okay?" Frederick's voice came from seven or eight yards beside me: "It's okay, but I think the head was broken by a stone!" While we were talking, we heard Banner's voice coming from the front, and he let out a very weird laugh: "It's all right now, you will never find me again!" I hurriedly jumped up and ran forward a few steps, but I could only take a few steps forward, because right in front of us, large and small stones fell from the top of the pit, covering the front of us. The passage is completely blocked! Frederick has also come to my side, and he also knows that the passage is blocked, he hurriedly said: "Let's get out quickly and ask someone to dig this place!" As soon as he spoke, Banner's voice came from the other side of the stone: "As soon as you go and call someone, I will light the fire. I know where the gas is leaking, and I can fill it up." , and then ignite it, causing the entire mine to explode!" Both Frederick and I were dumbfounded. Banner continued to talk, and he said: "If you are willing to talk to me, I think I can talk to you for a few minutes...or longer, it depends on how long I can last!" I hurriedly said, "What kind of trouble have you encountered? You said that you only have support for a few minutes. What does that mean?" Banner's laughter came, his laughter sounded extremely bitter, he said: "They all entered my body, I know what they are thinking, they want to destroy my thoughts, direct my actions, they want to I surrender……" When he talked about this, he suddenly gasped for breath, and said again: "I did not surrender, and I also know what they are afraid of, they are afraid of high temperature, and the high temperature of 800 degrees can destroy them, while the ordinary The flame can reach this temperature!" Both Frederick and I understood what Banner meant by what he said. At the same time, many years earlier, why did that eminent monk in Nanjing come up with a way to set himself on fire. What happened to Banner at this time was naturally the same as that eminent monk. The tens of thousands of filaments in the Yuhuatai Stone had entered his body. Those filaments had thoughts, and when the filaments entered Banner's body, Banner knew What are they thinking. How all this came about, I don't know, of course, I just thought of it, or felt it, and as to the details of it, I am really at a loss. I hurriedly said, "Banner, don't do anything stupid, we will save you!" Banner laughed strangely again: "Save me? Why did you save me? Why?" I said calmly: "I brought that stone, and the incident happened because of me. Naturally, I will try my best to save you." After my words, Banner was silent for a long time before he heard his sigh: "That's no wonder you, it's my own fault, I can't stand their temptation, until now, I don't know it's them But like everyone who has been fooled, when I found out, it was too late, too late!" "Banner, how did this all start?" asked Frederick. After Frederick's question, there was another half minute of silence, and then it was Banner's voice in anguish: "After the gentleman left, I took the stone and looked at it carefully, right there Sometimes, I suddenly seemed to hear someone talking to me. In fact, I didn’t hear any sound at all. It was just my thought. At that time, I thought it was my own thought. My own thoughts, his thoughts. Their thoughts, penetrated into my thoughts, and made me think of these!" Frederick hurriedly said, "You said it was—" He only said three words, and I quickly said: "Don't interrupt him, let him continue." I know why Frederick interrupted Banner's words, because Banner's words are difficult for people to understand, and I don't understand them very well. For example, Banner said: "Their thoughts have infiltrated into my thoughts." It's an incredible thing, something that's hard to fully comprehend. But I also know that what we are facing now is something that is completely beyond the scope of our knowledge. It is impossible for us to ask Banner to explain clearly, because even Banner himself may not understand what happened. What's the matter, it's not easy for him to still talk like that.Because at this time, his thoughts are constantly being disturbed, and "their" thoughts are trying to control his thoughts. So, we have to give Banner more time to tell what happened while he can still speak his own words.It was for this reason that I stopped Frederick from asking. Frederick naturally understood what I meant very well, so he immediately remained silent. Both of us heard Banner's heavy breathing behind the stone, and he continued: "At that time, I thought The only thing is, if I take this stone away, so that all the filaments in the stone leave the stone, then I can become the most special person in the world, a kind of superman. I decided to act without much thought. " When Banner spoke up to this point, there was another burst of heavy panting sounds. From those panting sounds, it seemed that he was struggling with some great force. Banner gasped for a minute, and then said again: "I took the stone and left, and when I held the stone tightly in my hand, I was full of strange thoughts, I returned home, It's more like someone told me in my ear that if you bake that little red spot with fire, an indescribable miracle will happen, and I did that!" He paused for a moment, and during that moment, what he uttered was no longer panting, but indescribable groans. It seems that he has become more and more interested in using words to express his own thoughts. It's getting harder! Frederick and I couldn't help shouting in unison: "Go on, Banner, you must go on!" Banner screamed, "Don't bother me, I've got to say it, I've got to say it!" In fact, there were only three of us in the mine, and Frederick and I were the ones who insisted that he continue to speak. It is absolutely impossible for a fourth person to interfere with him and prevent him from speaking. However, both Frederick and I understand that those "monsters" in the Yuhuatai Stone are interfering with him, preventing him from telling the situation at this time, because if he speaks out, it will be disadvantageous to "them". Banner's panting became more and more urgent, and he said intermittently: "Those filaments all leaked out, invaded my skin, and disappeared quickly. Before I could see them clearly, they had already invaded. I heard thousands of people cheering, like an army of tens of thousands of people pouring into a city that was conquered by them, I heard some of them shouting: This place is suitable for us to live in. I can also hear some people yelling: This is much better than the temporary place we fled to live in. I can even hear some people yelling: This is a mobile residence, we can use it to do anything!" When Banner talked about this, he suddenly shouted loudly: "No, I will not do what you want, never!" That situation was so weird that Frederick and I couldn't help feeling a chill. Banner gasped heavily again: "I feel again that I come from a distant and unimaginable place. I am a creature of that place. Because of a disaster in that place, all the people have temporarily squeezed into the means of escape. , ran away, and was trapped in the tool, although fleeing, but still killing. There are two kinds of them, they don't mix fire and water, and they keep killing. I feel that I will not die, my body It can be reborn, and I will not be destroyed unless it is under high temperature. And when I was thinking that way, I felt that I was still an earthling, a captive earthling, and I rushed out like crazy— -" Banner's words came to a sudden halt at this point. There was a very short period of silence in the mine, and then there was a moan of extreme pain. A few words were mixed in the moan. Although those words were still Banner's voice, they sounded completely different. It wasn't Banner's words, he said: "Okay, the underground here is so big, we can stop fighting for a while, and we can find more shelters. Look, this is a huge planet, bigger than our original planet. The planet is much bigger!" And then Banner let out another burst of cheers. Both Frederick and I were stunned, and for a moment, we didn't know what to do. After the cheers, we suddenly heard Banner's cry of extreme pain: "Get out, get out quickly, I will destroy them, and I will not let them spread to the entire earth!" After hearing Banner's call, Frederick and I gasped for breath, and I hurriedly said, "Let's get out quickly, he's going to destroy himself like that eminent monk!" Frederick hurriedly said: "How can we do that, we have to try to save him!" I smiled wryly: "We can't save him, no one can save him, let's go." Frederick still refused to leave, so I pulled him and ran out. When we ran out, we could only hear Banner making strange noises behind the rocks. Suddenly, Banner’s The weird voice stopped, he was calling us: "Don't go, you try to rescue me? Make sure you can still have your own thoughts, your own feelings, your own happiness, and with us in your body, you You can have infinite strength and wisdom, and you can become the strongest strongman!" Frederick and I stopped for a while, and at that moment, we only felt as if we were immersed in ice water! That's obviously not what Banner said to us, but "they" have controlled Banner and are speaking to us. Moreover, they have obviously obtained information from Banner's thoughts and know everything on Earth! If Banner has been completely controlled, then we don't have to escape, we must take action to destroy Banner! And at that moment, Banner suddenly yelled again. His yelling could be heard by a person who could only yell out after doing his best. He yelled: "Hurry up, go here It's about to explode!" As soon as Frederick and I heard Banner yelling like that, we ran quickly. Before we reached the entrance of the mine, we had already heard the inside of the mine.There was a loud bang, and the stones fell together. We braved the falling stones and ran forward with all our might. Thick smoke poured in behind us. We were literally blown out by the smoke. stood up. In the mine, thick smoke kept coming out, and the sound of explosions kept coming. In less than a few minutes, the entrance of the mine was completely sealed by rocks, and the dull sound of explosions was still coming out. Frederick and I stood there in a daze. For a moment, we didn't know what to say. Of course, Banner died in such an explosion, and those "monsters" who invaded his body were naturally wiped out by him. up! We stood there for a long time without uttering a word, and neither of us could stand up straight, both of us felt in our hearts that we were standing in front of the grave of a hero who saved mankind. There are two such Yuhuatai stones. When the first piece broke, those "monsters" invaded the body of an eminent monk, and the eminent monk was naturally "captured" immediately, but the eminent monk did not give in. He set fire to himself and destroyed the creatures who came from nowhere.The creatures in the second Yuhuatai stone invaded the body of a black man, and they also suffered a failure. These two earthlings performed so well, defending the earth, and at the same time gave their lives! What a heroic act, how is it not admirable?If such a thing happens to me, whether I can do that, I really can't even be sure about myself. At this time, I also understood why Monk Zhikong had the idea of ​​self-sacrifice. It was most likely that after the bruised red spot appeared, the influence of those creatures could be transmitted to the people who touched the stone, so Zhikong Monk Kong would have such an idea. Naturally, I will never know where these creatures come from, but I finally know one thing, that is, although the human beings on the earth show all kinds of ugliness, the earthlings also have noble qualities. And this noble quality was fully revealed in that eminent monk whose name I don't even know and in this black Banner. There is still hope for the people on earth. Either we will not escape from the earth, or we will not kill each other in the tools of escape. I hope so! (full text)