The simple wooden boat swayed and bounced in the rolling waves, the sound of water highlighting the tranquility of the world, creating a strong sense of loneliness.
Yang Ge's panic grew heavier and heavier, she unconsciously moved to the middle of the small boat, only wanting to get a little further away from the water.
She was a police officer and had experienced too many terrifying things. She was not afraid of blood or corpses. She was not even afraid of welcoming death herself.
... But she has deep sea fear.
This kind of fear is insurmountable, even if she just sees a similar picture online, she will feel her heart beat faster.
She was shivering in the middle of the wooden boat. On the boundless blue sea, both the people and the boat seemed extremely small.
Endless crisis, a huge black shadow lurking in the water, passed through the wooden boat under the island.
The wooden boat shook more violently.
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"Willing to accept my challenge? My friend."
The flower spirit finally appeared, and both Diep Tich and Tieu Lanh felt a kind of peace of mind.
——The flower spirit is the rule that clearly mentioned this pass's difficulty. She did not appear, they also did not know when they could clear the pass. Now that she appeared, it meant that the fresh flower area should soon end.
Tieu Lang calmly said: "I am willing."
"I am willing..." Several teammates following him weakly made sounds.
This team of them really didn't have anyone like Tian Zhuang who thought that the coldly shouted rule was right, but some people thought, if the flower spirit was "sending out an invitation", then could they refuse the invitation?
"Can I refuse..." Wang Hui's voice trembled.
The flower spirit's eyes swept across his fearful face: "Of course you can."
"Thank you!" Wang Hui was extremely happy, but the next second, a brilliant golden light rose from around his body, floating more and more.
"What..." Wang Hui realized something was wrong, but it was too late. The golden powder was spreading more and more, he desperately reached out to stop it, but it was useless.
The teammates were stunned, a few minutes later, the royal seal completely disappeared under everyone's horrified gaze, not even a trace left.
"You all, must accept the invitation?" The flower spirit asked with a smile.
The team member who had not yet responded was made numb by this smile, and immediately nodded his head like a garlic island.
The king's sacrifice made everyone understand, the exact explanation of the rule should be: If the flower spirit sends you a challenge, please accept the challenge.
Confirming that everyone had given a response, the flower spirit waved his hand, and a thin silk instantly whipped across his face.
Tieu Lanh opened his eyes again... Discovered that he was in a strange yet familiar place.
This is a somewhat old courtyard, 80s-90s style. In the courtyard there are three or four red brick small buildings, each building is six stories high.
He was standing in front of a small square, the square ground was cement, near the courtyard gate there were five or six parking spots on one side. Further away was a huge bicycle tent, the area was as big as a rural vegetable tent.
In the days when private cars were not yet popular, this kind of bicycle tent was very common. The tent had a metal pillar every three to five meters, and the top was made of iron sheets. The depths of the tent were mostly very dark, but there were generally no lights. During the day, the two sides of the tent would shine into the sunlight, and at night, one would either use a flashlight or grope around for the bike.
Moreover, in the depths of this tent, there are still some scattered "bicycle skeletons". Many of them were forgotten by their owners for some reason, some were stolen, some had their tires, carriages, and baskets stolen, and there was even a metal rack tied to a pillar with a lock.
Xiao Leng was very familiar with all of this. He had played hide and seek with his little friends in this kind of tent. When it was dinner time, the family heads would push open the windows from upstairs and call them to come back for dinner.
Later, that bicycle tent was destroyed, so big that a piece of land could not be found, all changed into parking lots, painted with beautiful white lines. The residents of the mansion's □□ houses became the "old broke small" in the rich man's mouth, the living conditions were not comfortable at all, but they were sold at a very high price.
Distant memories made Xiao Leng's breathing difficult. He blankly looked ahead, took a step forward, and stopped again because his shoes stepped on gravel and sand, making a small creaking sound.
... He had not returned to this place for many years, but he knew very clearly where this place was.
This is the room his parents shared when he was young.
"Quick! Over here!" A low, urgent shout rang out a few steps away. Xiao Leng tilted his head and saw his parents hiding on the side of a car, their backs pressed against the side door, breathing heavily.
"Bang bang ——" the gunshots from the other side of the bicycle tent rang out, the bullets flew over, hitting the other side of the car door, the first gunshot shattered the glass, the second shot hit the door panel, hitting a hole in the metal.
This is his 20 year nightmare.
Xiao Leng's breathing became difficult, his right hand touched his waist - this was a habitual action of drawing a gun.
But he really touched a gun, he didn't need to think on the ground to load the bullet, was about to aim at the direction of the bicycle tent, from behind the fence gate on the other side rang out a young voice: "Mom!"
Tieu Lanh turned his head in fear and saw himself from that year.
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Diep Tich opened his eyes wide, surprised to find himself in a very small space.
It was a... irregular cylindrical shaped space, the places it touched were very rough, on the side there was a large hand-shaped cave entrance, a few strands of sunlight shone in from the cave entrance, weakly illuminating some places.
Besides this, she could also smell the thick scent of grass leaves, the smell of mud, and in the distance, there was the faint sound of cicadas chirping.
Looking closely again, Diep Tich saw that outside the cave entrance there were some drooping branches and leaves, very fresh and green, not far away.
She was like... locked in an empty tree.
She hated this kind of narrow, dark, and closed space, especially in the mountains and forests, the feeling of insecurity invaded her heart even more.
She didn't have time to think about how she got in, struggled to stand up, and shook the tree hole, wanting to widen the hole a little so she could run away.
But the bark was hard. Diep Tich tried a few times, but blood was already smeared on his hand, but the bark was still rough and not moving.
"Hiss —— hiss ——" behind her came a kind of… Very typical sound.
Diep Tich's hair stood on end and she turned her face away. A black snake with red patterns peeked through the tree bark behind her, staring straight at her, spitting out messages.
Diep Tich was so scared that her entire body fell down. Her remaining reason made her quickly reach out to support herself behind, not making too many big movements, to avoid alerting the poisonous snake.
But before she could even take a breath, she felt the back of her hand against hers getting slightly itchy.
... Tilting her head to look back, countless little black spiders quickly crawled all over her hand, she felt the itch that was coming from their fine spider webs.
"A aaaa!!!" Diep Tich couldn't hold it in any longer and let out a piercing scream, crazily slapping the back of his hand, hitting the spider again.
After the limit was broken, she immediately lost strength and fell down uncontrollably.
... This is scary.
She was afraid of many things that grew in dark and damp places, such as poisonous snakes and bats.
As for spiders and ants... She was not afraid of these species, but she had a strong fear of things and could not stand the appearance of these things in groups.
Especially this kind of leg with many legs... And appearing in groups... The more dense, the more numb her body became.
The continuous attacks scared Diep Tich to tears. She seemed to have never been so desperate before, and cowered and hid in a corner when she had just opened her eyes.
There was a pond at the bottom of the big tree, just enough for her to swim inside, providing a little bit of security.
Although... Although she knew that the spiders that had just been wiped out were crawling all over the ground, and the poisonous snakes were also just a few dozen meters above her...
But out of sight is fine...
If you want her to die here, then let her be bitten to death while she can't see them, don't let her die while watching.
Diep Tich hugged his knees tightly, his ears filled with the sound of his teeth chattering.
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Inside the ocean, Duong Ca used all his strength to suppress the fear deep in his heart. He raised his head again and looked seriously at his surroundings.
She wanted to see if there was any direction where the environment was not too similar, for example, she could see some random beaches, but until she saw the fermented eyes, she had no results.
The small wooden boat still drifted aimlessly in the sea. She had no oars in her hands, so she could only let the ocean currents push her forward.
Duong Ca had never realized before, it turned out that "the water flows and the duckweed drifts" was truly a feeling of powerlessness.
Suddenly, she heard a heavy sound...
The sound came from the bottom of the sea, deep and long. At first she remembered the sound of a whale, but when she heard it again, it was even more vulgar than a whale, making her brain fill in some ancient giant monsters.
This kind of brain tonic made Yang Ge shiver without being cold. She was shaking, and her back was rubbing against the small boat beside her.
... Then, she saw that huge shadow on the bottom of her boat.
She was so scared that her eyes widened. Just as she was about to retreat, an eye opened in front of her under the water.
"Ah!!!" Duong Ca screamed loudly and fell backwards onto the island, the back of his head hitting the other side of the wooden boat, the pain was so intense that he was blinded.
Next, she looked and saw a huge fish tail rising from the side of the wooden boat. Under her horrified gaze, it rumbled towards the water!
"Bang ——" The huge waves instantly started to spin up, Yang Ge used all her strength to try to stabilize the boat, but it was useless. The dilapidated boat was filled with seawater in a few seconds, then quickly sank, leaving her alone to float on the sea, struggling awkwardly.
"Cough cough——" Yang Ge choked on water, panicking and wanting to fly into the distance, but that terrifying fish tail appeared again at this moment, once again forcefully smashing towards the sea surface!
"Wu!!!" Yang Ca was engulfed in seawater, panic and choking on water made her fall into a deep dilemma.
Her body sank uncontrollably, she looked around absentmindedly, looking at the plankton, looking at the seaweed, looking at the coral... Looking until the darkness of the deep sea could not be seen.
Really deep.
She glanced down, clearly seeing that the further down she went the darker the light became, the deepest part seemed like night.
She didn't want to think about what was at the bottom of the sea so deep, but at this moment, all the things she feared rushed into her mind.
Such as those rare and strange deep sea fish, legendary relics or corpses left behind by ancient civilizations, and...
Just now that unknown giant thing.
Hey, wait!
Duong Ca's spirit suddenly shook.
She was caught by the fish's tail and entered the sea, but at this moment, she could not see that huge fish.
... But that doesn't look like a fast mobile species.
She looked around in confusion, slowly remembering a few things.
That should have been a very obvious matter... But when she opened her eyes, she was faced with the deep sea that she feared the most, and for a moment, she couldn't do anything.
Now that she thought about it, she seemed to have suddenly appeared in this place.
Like in a dream, the scene in the dream suddenly appeared, without any clear beginning, in a certain moment, a person suddenly appeared in that scene in the dream, then naturally the next thing started.
Just now, she just appeared on this beach without any sign.
In a brief moment of shock, Yang Ge had already resisted the urge to hold her breath to the limit, and uncontrollably opened her mouth to inhale. The fishy seawater poured into her mouth mouthful by mouthful, forcefully entering her lungs, causing her body to lose control, fear invading her.
... Stable!
Duong Ca forced himself to stay calm in despair, and recalled what had just happened.
Then she said to herself: This is not true.
She temporarily did not think clearly why it was like this, but this was not real!
She may be dreaming, she may be experiencing some strange thing, but she is definitely not really in the ocean.
Ancient giants, deep sea, and the fishy smell of seawater that hindered her breathing were all fake.
Wake up!
——The chaotic scent of fresh flowers and mud suddenly rushed into her chest, Yang Ge's breathing suddenly became smooth, the suffocating feeling was immediately separated, she fell to the ground, coughing violently while gasping for air.
The coughing caused her to shiver violently, causing her to cough up a lot of water, carrying a fishy ocean smell, causing her to panic.
Coughing out the last mouthful of water, she absentmindedly raised her head, gradually looking into the eyes of others.
Russia... She just now, was actually in the Rule Realm, and had just accepted the flower spirit's challenge.
That made her fear the deep sea, it seemed to be an illusion cast by the flower spirit.
Duong Ca lay paralyzed on the ground, his limbs still limp, then he struggled to stand up.
Her teammates all stood on the gravel road, heads bowed, eyes closed, looking like a movie-like robot turning off the machine.
"Ning Ning!" She rushed to Ren Ning Ning's side, a few steps away a voice rang out: "Don't be impatient."
Yang Ge was startled and turned her head alertly. The elf floating not far away noticed her movements and leisurely said to her, "Congratulations on overcoming your fear and passing the challenge, my brave friend."
"Wait until they pass the challenge, then they will reunite with you."
"Challenge..." Yang Ge was speechless, slowly understanding from what the flower spirit said, he was probably in this kind of "shutdown state" during the challenge just now.
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In the old neighborhood, extreme tension and fear caused Xiao Leng's adrenaline to surge, and everything before his eyes slowed down.
He thus clearly saw in the dark place of the tent, the muzzle of the gun that was originally facing his parents fiercely shooting changed, his parents simultaneously rushed towards the "him" with a curious face outside the courtyard gate.
At the same time, a bullet attracted a strong wind and passed before his eyes.
He saw the blood flowing out from his parents' backs, slowly blooming like a dark red flower.
He could smell the blood that had been lingering in his neck for many years. That kind of rusty smell, mixed with a bit of sweet fishy smell, enveloped his entire body.
Then the surroundings began to fall into chaos, because reinforcements arrived, the entire stadium fell into a melee.
For several minutes, he was enveloped in that sweet and fishy breath. If this scene was made into a movie, the director would probably give him a close-up, capturing him crying in a pool of blood of his parents.
But in fact, he couldn't even cry.
The remaining warmth of his parents' bodies pressed against him. The sudden change made the 6-year-old unable to react to what exactly had happened. The sudden fear made his breathing chaotic, so he smelled even more of the scent of blood.
Later, he slowly realized that he survived because of his parents' protection.
But his parents sacrificed themselves to protect him.
It would be fine without him.
His parents were both very elite police officers, if it weren't for him, they definitely wouldn't have survived.
Tieu Lanh's mind swelled, his eyes suddenly went dark.
Opening his eyes again... He was standing in the familiar courtyard again.
Red brick building, bicycle tent, and some miscellaneous parking spots.
Gunshots rang out, he saw his parents hiding in the car on the side...
The overly familiar image made him easily think of the situation behind it, impatiently drawing his gun and shooting towards the bicycle tent.
"Bang bang bang!" Fires shot out in all directions, the people in the tent hurriedly dodged, and some people continued to throw spears, hitting Xiao Leng on the cement ground in front of him.
Xiao Leng quickly bent down to avoid, and also hid behind the car. He lowered his head to change the magazine, not having the courage to look at his parents, and then bit his teeth tightly: "You guys think of a way to enter the porch, leave this place to me."
"You..." Mother wanted to speak, but at this moment, that ghost's voice resounded: "Mother!"
Tieu Lanh suddenly raised his head, but the two people beside him reacted faster than him, struggling to escape: "Tieu Lanh!"
Bullets, fresh blood, blood essence...
Tieu Lang opened his eyes again, it was just when everything had just begun.
He had vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but the heart demon that had lingered for many years had been released, stubbornly trying to change this tragedy.
Tieu Lanh quickly pulled out his gun and shot, hiding behind the car, while changing the magazine, he calmly looked towards the courtyard gate.
At the moment that figure appeared, he jumped forward and jumped over. However, his body seemed to become transparent, easily passing through his childhood self, and he also heard that fateful voice behind him: "Mom!"
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Bullets, fresh blood, blood essence...
Again and again reincarnation, always the same result.
He was frustrated, resentful, his emotions gradually became more and more intense, and his thoughts became more and more confused, if only he didn't exist.
Once again avoiding the car after the time, he was already a bit tired. He strained his mind to once again update the magazine, the mother beside him suddenly spoke deeply: "Actually, you know what to do."
Tieu Lanh was stunned, surprised and raised his head, looking at his parents in confusion.
Their eyes turned to the spear in his hand, and his mother smiled and said: "You know where the problem lies, why not directly solve the root cause of the problem?"
... Yes, she is right.
Tieu Lanh did not make a sound, but also looked at the spear in his hand.
He clearly kept thinking, if there was no him, no that "him" back then, then it would be fine.
Why didn't he think of that and directly deal with that "him"?
At this time, the father also smiled and opened his mouth: "If you solve the root problem, your mother and I will be safe, and our family of three will live happily."
"That's right, you see." Mother glanced at the red brick building not far away, "I'll be home soon, and I'll make you some stewed fish to eat."
"Mom!" That immature voice appeared again.
Tieu Lanh reflexively loaded the gun and raised his hand to aim.
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In the dark and damp tree hollow, Diep Tich could hear the rain outside.
It was raining really hard, the humidity in the originally damp tree hole suddenly rose to even higher levels, making it hard to breathe.
More and more ants appeared, as if to avoid the rain, from all directions rushing into this empty tree.
The original pond that Diep Tich hid in was still considered safe, especially after she touched a dagger. She used the dagger to kill the poisonous snake, and when the spider crawled in, she could also randomly kill random things, temporarily ensuring her safety.
But now, there are too many things...
She heard the buzzing sound of mosquitoes flapping their wings, heard the old rats chirping as they crawled over from above, heard the sound of poisonous snakes spitting...
Just then, that poisonous snake appeared.
It suddenly sat up in front of her, and she just realized it was so close to her.
Its color was not as dazzling as the previous red emperor patterned black snake, its entire body was a relatively low-key black, but at the same time as it spat out news, the folds of skin on both sides of its neck swelled up...
It's a cobra!
Diep Tich immediately stood up straight, gripped the dagger tightly, and stabbed forward. The cobra simultaneously launched an attack, avoiding her slash and charging towards her face.
"Ah!!!" Diep Tich screamed loudly, the threat of death on the contrary forced out her potential, completely ignoring the training from combat, she quickly spun the dagger around and stabbed again.
——This knife stabbed the snake's neck, scraping off a few scales. But because of inertia, the snake still continued to pounce, biting her right shoulder.
Intense pain instantly invaded Diep Tich, she seemed to be able to clearly feel the process of the venom being poured into her, then a sharp pain pierced through her entire arm.
She didn't have time to think too much, she raised her hand to grab the snake's neck, her thumb fiercely dug into the scaleless part to make it release, then she threw it out with one hand.
Tilting her head, she saw two small holes bitten into his shirt, and underneath the small holes were crimson blood holes.
Oh no...
Diep Tich leaned against the tree bark, feeling dizzy and his heart beating faster.
In the absence of anti-serum, what is the mortality rate in a cobra bite?
She doesn't remember clearly, but it was very high...
Her eyes began to turn black, the sound of spewing tinfoil approached again, in her blurry vision, she saw the snake that was thrown to one side wriggling over, the black head of the spewing pink tinfoil appeared before her eyes again.
Damn it!
Acceptance of fate and unwillingness also arose, two completely opposite emotions at this moment achieved a wonderful harmony.
—— she knew she was going to die for sure, but she wanted to pull a cushion.
This snake, come together and die.
She squinted her eyes and stared at the snake, gritting her teeth and laughing, once, twice, with a hint of indescribable anticipation, waiting for it to pounce and bite again.
Very quickly, it really initiated an attack, with lightning speed, once again biting Diep Tich's right shoulder.
Diep Tich was in so much pain that his entire body convulsed. He forcefully raised his right hand and grabbed the snake's neck. At the same time, his left hand reached for the dagger that had fallen on the ground, intending to give the poisonous snake a fatal blow.
But her left hand was raised, she stopped again.
A moment of unblinking detail made her freeze, her right hand on the snake's head trembled and jerked... Discovering that it had no missing scales.
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Behind the old neighborhood car, Xiao Leng raised his gun and aimed, his parents' voices filled with temptation: "Quickly, end this all, let's go home together."
"You can change this. Hurry, mom and dad both love you.":,,.
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