Ghost Breath - C16
“Huh?” Mr.Zhao and Ol ‘Three were stunned.
“You two are really bored, aren’t you? You’re just making fun of us, aren’t you? “There’s still time for that …”
Who knew that before Liang Dashi could finish his sentence, a few eyes appeared on the surface of the lake. They were all round and round, larger than an ordinary person’s eyes.
“Ouch!” Wang Yan screamed in shock and retreated quickly.
Liang Dashi and the other two couldn’t take it anymore and followed suit. Only Su Hong and the Mr. Wu were still able to hold on in their terror as they stared at the eyes in the water.
Su Hong tried his best to calm himself down and understand what was going on. Then, he realized that these things called them eyes. In reality, they were more suitable to be called eyes. Moreover, they were like fish that could move in the water.
Unknowingly, more and more eyeballs appeared on the water surface, as though there was no end to it. Mr. Wu was afraid that something might happen to him, so he pulled Su Hong away.
The six of them slowly retreated back into the crowd.
“What the heck? What the heck is this?” Liang Dashi roared.
“Tch!” It’s really strange! ” The Mr. Wu also sighed.
Everyone’s face was very gloomy. Everyone looked at each other.
No matter how calm Su Hong was, he was about to go crazy at this moment.
“How about… Shall we go back? This place is so demonic! ” Zheng Gaang trembled.
“What are you replying to? The child hasn’t been found. What’s more, Old Man Bai and his son are still in the cave, do you not care about them anymore?” Gu Hongmei said.
“This guy just spouted a bunch of bullshit all day!” Mr. Wu scolded on Gu Hongmei’s behalf.
Zheng Gaang was silent again.
“What should we do? Let’s keep waiting?” Wang Yan asked the Mr. Wu.
“We can only wait!” We don’t care what the hell is in the lake, just don’t go near the water. ”
Mr. Wu’s declaration immediately brought about a period of silence.
At that moment, there were already many people who harbored the same thoughts as Zheng Gaang, especially those who hadn’t lost their children. They couldn’t wait to return to the village. Even if they lost their child, they had a faint feeling that their child shouldn’t be on the island. They might even be wasting time here, and the villagers might already be looking for their child. As for the safety of Old Bai and his son, only Mr. Wu and Su Hong, those who were more responsible, cared about them.
Sure enough, while everyone was lost in thought, a person hastily ran towards the wooden boat and jumped onto it.
Everyone was taken aback. They looked over and realized it was the boss of the birthday shop.
“What are you doing?” Mr. Wu asked loudly.
“Damn it, all of you are cowards. You all don’t want to live anymore. I’m here to find some clothes, I don’t have time to go crazy with you all!”
As he spoke, the boss started to paddle, obviously intending to slip away.
“That turtle bastard! F * cking bastard, hurry up and come back here!” Liang Dashi scolded as he chased after her, but he didn’t dare get too close to the lake.
The rest of the people started cursing as well. Some of them even threw rocks over.
The longevity shop owner ignored them, ducking his head and rowing like a son of a bitch.
Soon, he was out of sight of the crowd, disappearing into the night mist.
With that, everyone’s only means of escape was gone. They were all shocked and angry.
Liang Dashi was even more furious, he kicked a rock with all his might.
Unlike the Mr. Wu, Liang Dashi did not hesitate to pay any price to find his grandson. He had to take care of all of his family members, both old and young. The reason why he was willing to risk his life with everyone was at most because he was carrying out his duties as the village chief; it didn’t really have much to do with him. Thus, he watched as the situation gradually worsened. He felt both fear and grievance.
“Dad, what should we do?” Su Qin asked Su Hong softly.
Su Hong saw that Su Qin’s chin was trembling, and her heart ached even more. He especially hated herself now, letting her two daughters fall into such a predicament.
Wang Yan was also stamping her feet in anxiety, her mouth was cursing nonstop, almost to the point of cursing all eighteen generations of the birthday shop’s owner’s ancestors.
If they had been able to maintain their rationality just now, they would have been completely thrown into a panic by now.
“What do we do? Hurry up and come up with a plan!” After Liang Dashi finished venting, he looked at Mr. Wu.
The Mr. Wu shook his head and sighed, saying, “What plan can we make? The boat is gone, and the people from the village are not even aware of our situation, Old Bai and Xiao Wu are still in the cave. This crappy place, if we keep it, we’ll either starve to death or freeze to death!”
“You said that the turtle bastard who stole our boat will tell the villagers?” The turtle Wang Yan was referring to was naturally the birthday suit shop owner.
“How is that possible!?” That bastard did such a wicked thing, he didn’t even have time to run away, why would he still help us call for help? If that’s the case, everyone in the village will drown him with a single spit! ” a man said.
Su Hong thought that he was right. At this point in time, he could not count on anyone to save him, he could only rely on himself.
“Eh? “Do you think it would be possible for one of us to swim to the other side of the river and call a boat over at daybreak?” Wang Yan suddenly had an idea and asked.
“Feel free my ass!” Liang Dashi said, “Do you know how far it is from here to our village? Moreover, it was f * cking winter. What’s more … “There’s that damned thing in the water …”
When he talked about the damned thing in the water, Liang Dashi could not continue. It was obvious that he was extremely afraid.
After that, there was another round of chattering and endless discussion. No matter who it was, all of it were just as unrealistic as Wang Yan’s idea.
Suddenly, a muffled sound came from the cave.
This sound was like an earthquake, striking right at everyone’s hearts.
Everyone instantly quieted down as they looked at the entrance of the cave.
“What the heck is this?” Gu Hongmei asked.
No one paid any attention to her. Everyone tensed up.
“Old Bai, Little Wu, is it the two of you?” Mr. Wu asked loudly.
Still no one answered.
The wind blew fiercely, causing the lake to ripple. Not a single star could be seen in the night sky, and the surroundings were terrifyingly dark.
“How about… Shall we go into the cave and have a look? ” Finally, the Mr. Wu spoke out.
“Who is it? Who wants to go?” Liang Dashi asked.
“We might as well go together!” Wang Yan replied.
Liang Dashi was silent, as though he was thinking about something.
The Mr. Wu understood his concerns, so he patted his shoulder and said: “It’s fine, go in and take a look. We have a lot of people here, what can I do for you? If you stay outside, the cold will kill you. ”
“Mr. Wu, I really can’t let anything happen to me. I still have Hui Fang and my son at home. My son is probably going to get married in a few years, I’m still waiting to carry my grandson …” Liang Dashi’s tears almost fell.
“Only your family has a wife and children, does anyone else? I’m really f * cking courting death, why would I accompany you all here?! ” Zheng Gaang’s eyes turned red, it was rare for him to retort at all.
“Stop arguing, what are you shouting for?” Mr. Wu said, “Those who want to go into the cave, follow me. If there’s nothing else, at least the cave will be warmer, and I don’t want to be a frozen ghost!”
When the Mr. Wu said this, there were people who expressed that they were willing to follow.
Su Hong saw that there were still a few people hesitating, including Zheng Gaang. He thought that at a time like this, unity was the most important, so he stood up and said:
“Everyone, listen to me. The Mr. Wu is right, in the current situation, the outside of the cave might not be safer than inside. At the very least, we can stay inside the cave until tomorrow morning before thinking of a way out. Besides, it would be better to keep them moving together and not separate. ”
After hearing Su Hong’s words, a few more people decided to enter the cave. In the end, only Zheng Gaang remained.
“Sure, you can do that. A city person is a city person. Their words are much more refined and effective than me.” At this critical moment, the Mr. Wu was still in the mood to smile at Su Hong.
Su Hong suddenly felt that the Mr. Wu’s mentality was not bad.
After making up their minds, they prepared to enter the cave together.
When Mr. Wu stepped into the cave, the rest of the Mr. Wu followed suit.
Very quickly, they formed a line with Mr. Wu and Su Hong leading the way. Su Qin insisted on following beside Su Hong, so she was very close to the front, followed by Liang Dashi and the others, Zheng Gaang and the few girls standing at the back.
The cave was narrow and extremely damp, and the stench was getting worse and worse.
Mr. Wu was still paying attention to the lack of oxygen, so the moment they entered the cave, he reminded the others to retreat if they felt unwell.
Everyone understood and carefully moved forward. They slowly came to a corner in the cave.
From where Mr. Wu and Su Hong were standing, the cave entrance could no longer be seen. At this moment, they heard some faint sounds of running water and a light, light sound like the rustling of a reptile passing by.
However, at this time, there was another muffled sound. This time around, they heard it loud and clear from the cave, and it felt as if the whole cave was about to collapse.
Following that, a wave of feminine hatred, which contained a strong wave of resentment, swept over from the depths of the cave like an avalanche.
In Su Hong’s eyes, this feeling was extremely wonderful. It felt like reality, but also like a dream.
However, they all knew that there was no turning back now. They could only continue forward.
They went around the corner.
After turning a corner, they could clearly see a spot of light. When Mr. Wu and the others shined their flashlights at that place, they discovered that it was actually a vertical hole.
Looking at it from afar, this cave entrance was much larger than the one outside, so using the words’ pit ‘to describe it might be more appropriate.
After pausing for a moment, they continued onward.
Mr. Wu called out for Old Bai a few more times, but still did not get any response.
As they got closer and closer to the pit, they could smell the stench. It was so strong that even their breath was foul.
Moreover, a strong wind came from nowhere, as if it wanted to suck them all in.
They wandered to a platform, which was so spacious that they were able to stand side by side.
In front of him was the huge pit.
The pit was at the end of the cave.
The answer was simple. Old Bai and Little Wu must have fallen into that huge pit.
Mr. Wu took a deep breath and decided to take a look at the giant hole. Although Zheng Gaang was scared to the point that his legs turned soft, he still managed to follow the crowd.
When they slowly arrived in front of the crater, they shone their flashlights downwards. The sudden appearance of the scene immediately caused their hair to stand on end.
The pit was filled with stinky green water, but compared to the lake water outside, the water inside was much greener and deeper. But the most important thing was that there was actually a corpse that was as tall as two or three people in the water. The corpse’s eyes were sunken, and the skin on its face had a brownish green color. The torso and arms and legs of the corpse were covered with iron armor, giving it the appearance of an ancient general.
In addition, the reason why this rotting corpse could float on the surface of the water was because there was a round stone underneath it, supporting its huge body on the surface of the water.
Seeing this, the terror of the villagers became obvious. They never would have thought that in a small cave, there would be a giant rotting corpse. Judging by the armor on the rotting corpse, this person must have died long ago.
In other words, it was an ancient corpse.
Su Hong thought about it more than anyone else. Firstly, he was puzzled as to why an Ancient Corpse could last till today, and secondly, why the Ancient Corpse was so huge.
However, at the same time, he understood one thing. The source of the stench! It was obvious that the stench in the vicinity originated from this rotting corpse. Because the pool water inside the cave was connected to the outside lake water and also because the lake water was connected to the river of Flower Snake Village, the rotting corpse’s Small Snake Island served as the center and transmitted the stench outwards through the water current, gradually spreading to the Flower Snake Village. This was also why the closer they got to the Small Snake Island, the thicker the stench became.
When he thought about how, for a long time, the people of Flower Snake Village only drank the decayed water that was soaked by their corpses, and about how much decaying substance was mixed in the water, even the animals and plants were all nourished out of the decaying water. Including these two or three days, what he drank himself was also the same kind of decaying water, Su Hong felt a strong sense of disgust and fear, and couldn’t wait to spit it all out.
It should be said that the entire Flower Snake Village had been severely corroded!
No wonder the villagers were so sick and ill-tempered, scratching things with their nails. The reason the cadaver that was buried in the tree had revived and even grew sharp claws to harm people was because it had been corroded!
Others may not have as many things as Su Hong thought, but they also felt that something was wrong. Furthermore, the scene in front of them was simply too terrifying.
At this moment, the surface of the water slightly trembled, and two heads popped out of the water. Mr. Wu, Su Hong and the other men could see clearly that it was Old Bai and Xiao Wu father and son in the water!
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Old Bai and Little Wu had completely lost their vigor. They were like two zombies, rolling their eyes and floating in the green water.
However, before they could even cry out in alarm, a strong gust of wind blew over, sucking all the torches into the water and causing the cave to turn pitch black.
Su Hong saw that something was amiss, he anxiously pulled Su Qin and immediately rushed towards the cave entrance.
The others reacted one after another as they turned to retreat.
But because they lost their flashlights, some of them were unable to find their bearings and crashed into the stone walls on both sides.
For a moment, cries of alarm and shouting were all in disarray.
Humans were basically no different from animals when they were in their most frenzied moments. Although these people were usually very well-behaved and familiar with each other, they could only save their lives and no longer care about anything else. In just a short moment, several of them were knocked down and stepped on by others.
Su Hong did not care about anyone else and only brought Su Qin to rush out of the cave. As they were fleeing, he felt that it was strange and raised his head suddenly, he discovered that the top of the cave was actually filled with eyeballs, and they were densely packed together, even more than when he was running in the lake.
“Dad, what are you looking at?” Su Qin asked Su Hong.
“It’s nothing, it’s nothing. Don’t look.” Su Hong immediately stopped Su Qin.
But when Su Qin raised her head to look, he was shocked.
Su Hong and his father continued to rush forward, just as they were about to reach the corner of the cave, a strong gust of wind started to blow again, it was so strong that it was out of the ordinary! From behind the two of them, exclamations came one after another, followed by the sound of people falling into the water.
Su Hong turned his head to look, only to see that the others had all been sucked into the strong wind, leaving only the father and daughter, but the strong wind was already approaching and he would not be able to escape.