Escape from the world [Cthulhu]

Investigators sent Professor Heinrich back to Mr. Center's home.

Then received a new commission.

Professor Heinrich changed his clothes and adjusted his appearance. He looked like two people in a mess like before.

He sat behind the desk and said to the investigators: "That's right, I want to entrust you to go with me to the city of Agne to explore the ruins there."

Mr. Center did not agree with his idea: "Teacher, you should rest now."

"We don't have time." Professor Heinrich shook his head. "This time, I have gained some information from the ruins here, and I am sure to find the ruins on the other side of the city of Agne."

Although He Ying is not curious, in order to complete the task, she still has to ask: "May I ask where the ruins of Ane City are...?"

"There was information about the discovery of similar prehistoric civilization ruins in the city of Agne earlier. After our research institute got the news, we set up a temporary branch there - usually we will set up such a temporary residence in the cities or villages where the ruins are found. To the researchers. If it is determined that there is nothing valuable here, the researchers will be withdrawn. If there is a discovery, the project will be evaluated to see if we need to set up a long-term branch." Mr. Center frowned and explained, "But Although there is information coming out there, the real location of the ruins has never been found.”

"Oh, you told us before, the place where you want to apply for the second phase of funding." He Ying remembered, "So, you still want to continue looking for the ruins there?"

"I'm sure I can find it this time!" Professor Heinrich said confidently.

Yan An had been awake for a while, and he sneered when he heard this: "Let's go, we can take over the commission. But we must make an agreement in advance—we are only responsible for exploring the ruins, not for protecting the safety of your personnel. If you need bodyguards, you can invite someone else to come."

Mr. Center frowned when he heard this: "Sir, you are like this..."

"Of course." Professor Heinrich interrupted Mr. Center, "As long as you can escort me to the ruins, you don't have to worry about my life or death after entering the ruins."

"Teacher!" Mr. Center looked at his teacher incredulously, "Besides you, there are other researchers accompanying us. Our team is already professional enough! If you just want to find the ruins, there is no need for us invite!"

"Sent, I will tell you the reason later, but not now." Professor Heinrich winked at his student, "Maybe I can gain your trust?"

Three hours later, they took a vehicle and arrived at the next-door city—Ane City, a small town that has gradually become known because of the name of the ruins in recent years.

This is a small city that is not prosperous. Plants can be seen everywhere. From a height, it seems to be a city embedded in the forest. A small river divides the city into two sides.

The car gradually drove into the urban area of ​​Agne City. There were low and small buildings on both sides of the road. Some buildings looked fairly new, while others had been around for a long time.

Now it is very dark, and it is time to eat, and there are few people on the side of the road. Occasionally, one or two old people or young children are enjoying the shade under the shade of trees.

Professor Heinrich sat next to the driver and talked with him, while Mr. Center sat in the back and introduced the situation of the city of Agne to the investigators: "The economy here is not developed, and even the commercial street is only small. One. Most of the residents rely on farming for a living, and a small number of them go to work in big cities.”

The car they took didn't drive towards those decent looking buildings, but walked along the relatively widest main road for a while, then walked along the path by the river bank, and finally drove to the farmland It stopped beside a small yard.

"We're here." Mr. Center said, and got out of the car first.It is not difficult to see from his words and deeds that he has great opinions on Professor Heinrich's decision to go into the mountains overnight to search for the ruins.

Some staff members came out of the small yard. They had already finished dressing, and now they took the expedition equipment and came out to equip Professor Heinrich, Mr. Senter and the investigators.

He Ying looked it over, and besides the people who had just got off the car, the temporary residence also sent five or six people into the mountain together.

A team of more than a dozen people is not small, but compared to this vast mountain, they are pitifully small.

After wearing them, Professor Heinrich checked his equipment again, and after confirming that there was no problem, he took the lead into the mountain.

Although the route they chose was close, there was no way out—it was too late to open up a temporary route, not to mention that the car couldn't get in, and they were struggling even on foot.

The vegetation in the mountains is much denser than that in the city. Originally, they could still see the silver light sprinkled by the bright moon outside, but after entering the forest, there was almost no moonlight falling on them.

It was very quiet all around, only the footsteps of the team could be heard.

"Something's wrong." Yan'an looked left and right with extremely small movements, "It's too quiet here, it's midsummer, why are there no insects singing?"

Lian Yu pressed his shoulders, her voice was extremely low: "Don't worry about it, just move forward. With me here, you'll be fine."

Chu Lishu watched from behind, seeming to have learned something, so she moved to He Ying's side: "He Ying, don't worry, I will protect you well."

"Then please commit suicide immediately." He Ying refused to accept this.

Chu Lishu felt that she had been hurt.

The sky is getting darker, and the road is getting more and more difficult to walk. It is estimated that no one has walked this road before, and the humus is extremely thick.From time to time, their feet would get stuck in places such as piles of leaves or swamps, which made every step forward extremely difficult, and the originally lined up line became scattered unconsciously.

Although everyone turned on the searchlights above their heads when they entered the mountain, they could no longer see the road under their feet clearly.

He Ying was really tired from walking, so she slowed down a little, and then turned her head to look around - only then did she realize that the original team of more than a dozen people, unknowingly, was only left with them and Hein Professor Rich, even Mr. Center, who was walking beside him, disappeared at some point.

"Professor Heinrich!" He Ying shouted to the person walking in front, "Let's wait a moment, the people behind have not followed."

Professor Heinrich, who was walking in the front, just stopped at the spot and hesitated for a moment, then said: "Go ahead, there are so many of them, it's probably just that their physical strength didn't keep up, so they fell behind. Everyone in the branch office knows the place, When I called them in the afternoon, I made a location on the satellite map ... They also have a satellite phone to call for help, it will be no problem."

"But it's too dangerous to get lost in the mountains at night." He Ying didn't think it was that simple.When it comes to physical strength, he is very self-aware. A weak chicken like himself is absolutely no match for the exploration team that has to hike into the mountains every now and then. He can keep up.

The author has something to say: I didn’t expect it, it’s a double update