The Midnight Owl

In the pitch-black closed cabin, a mobile phone turned upside down on the ground illuminated the beauty of the four friends with the flashlight mode.

They sat in a circle around their mobile phones, in the gently rocking cabin, either out of breath, disheveled, or physically and mentally exhausted.

"It's finally quiet..." Yue Shuai let out a long sigh, but his body was sitting upright, maintaining the posture of pressing his two palms to his left and right temples, motionless and persistent, as if he was using the inner force of his palms to suck out the magical melody in his brain.

"I can fucking sing now," Wei Tianhang felt the same way, pulling off the rubber bands of the pigtails, and crawling through the loose hair with his hands, while the coiled legs trembled unconsciously, "The sharks here don't breathe. ~~Here's..."

Captain Yue glanced at the knife and swung it over.

Wei Tianhang, who suddenly realized that he was humming, stopped abruptly with a look of astonishment.

Damn, that weapon has poisonous TAT

"I should have taken the waterway directly in the morning," Su Mingzhan said lightly, "I had to be smart enough to go to the bridge, and it's not like I turned back now."

Tao Anan weakly reminded: "Asu, it seems that you are the one who proposed to take the bridge this time..."

"That's right," Su Mingzhan tilted his head to look at him, "so I was criticizing myself just now."

Tao Anan: "...Okay."

Su Mingzhan's baby face and student head give him a cute feeling of "I will never play with you again" even when he is angry.

But the teammates who have been partners for a long time have already learned to see the essence through the phenomenon.Su Mingzhan's combat power can be summed up in eight words - by surprise, you will be killed.

"It's not necessarily all bad things." Yue Shuai had a different view on tonight's route, "Although we used one more weapon than originally planned, if we didn't fold it like this, we wouldn't have met Wangwang and the others, and we wouldn't have I know, there are still decent men in this broken place, it's not all about intrigue..."

"No." Wei Tianhang stretched out his hand and made a "Stop" signal, "Have you been authorized by the Lord to give someone a nickname?"

"We've fought side by side. It's a good name. If Wangwang doesn't sound good..." Captain Yue thought about it seriously, "Senbei? Snow cake? Xiaoxiaocri?"

Tao Anan swallowed: "Captain, you successfully told me that I was hungry."

"Who has fought side by side with you?" Wei Tianhang stroked his hair and re-braided it. "They may not know how to scold us now."

"Impossible," Captain Yue said very confidently, "Wu Sheng's last bomb ball could have blown me and Asu home, but he threw it into the water. This is their 'peach throwing'; Weapons, but the last choice is the happy trampoline with the least murderous intent, this is our "reward"; when the trampoline expires, they find that they can continue to go on the road, and they will understand our intentions!"

Wei Tianhang: "..."

Wait for the statute of limitations to pass?It is estimated that those guys who returned to the earth have the intention of dying with them!

"Ah-choo—" Captain Yue sneezed without warning.

Wei Tianhang glanced at him with a "hehe" and said, "How about it, let me scold you."

"Fart!" Yue Shuai put his head on his hips, "Some girl must miss me!"

Wei Tianhang was speechless: "Wake up, there are no girls in this ghost place!"

Yue Shuai: "Why not, there are a lot of good-looking NPC girls!"

Wei Tianhang: "Who will wake up this pervert."

Su Mingzhan: "Captain, if you really can't stand it any longer, you can get some of us..."

Yue Shuai: "No thanks

Wei Tianhang: "..."

Tao Anan: "..."

Su Mingzhan shrugged, leaned into the corner, and disappeared in the darkness of the cabin.

When I went to the clothes, I learned the name and the name.

Four 10 minutes later.

Beijing time, 2:30; Owl time, 20:30

The exhausted people and zombies finally stood still in another desperate touchdown without bouncing up again.

Maybe it was luck, or maybe it was already set up, all the "trampoline partners" landed on the shore.

Huh?Actually just jumping and not going home?Surprise!

Uh, or just go home.

Handsome Yue!I **** you! ! !

How long will it take to jump ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! !

Whatever, my heart is dead.

Little Trampoline, why are you called Little Trampoline?Come on, let's dance together...

——The above is the mental journey of the four partners.

So after they landed, they were stunned for two seconds before they looked at each other with the zombies, recovered their emotions, and continued to fight.

This time, Wang's team showed no mercy.

Ding bang beat them violently, and the last handful of zombies were wiped out.

They did not die unjustly, because even if Yue Shuai and the others come back now, they may not be opponents for prestige and money.

After all, four or 10 minutes of happy (suppressed) happy (bent) trampoline career has tempered their fiery "war spirit".

"There are two and a half hours left," Xu Wang glanced at the phone time, "What should we do now?"

"The original plan," Wu Sheng took out the map from his pocket, and drew a line along the river with his fingertips, "If the wharf doesn't work, just go east along the embankment road and turn to the 'Happiness Bridge'."

The three friends looked at the word "happiness" on the map and it was an eyesore, and they didn't know who gave the bridge an unlucky name.

"The entire embankment road is in the woods," Xu Wang sighed, "We drove by default when we first made the appointment, but now that the car is gone, we can walk through the woods?"

Not only is it dangerous, but more importantly, the distance is long. If you have to walk, whether you can reach the bridge before five o'clock is a problem, let alone go to the hospital.

"Captain," Kuang Jinxin said silently, "Take a look to the left, that pink object seems familiar."

With a reminder, the three teammates turned their heads to look at each other.

In the moonlight, a pink Beetle was slowly driving towards them. The battered car shell was still obstinately glowing with anger.

The car stopped beside the four of them, and the driver of the Beetle poked his head out of the car window: "Handsome guys, where are you going? I'll see you off if I drop by."

Xu Wang smiled: "North of the city, Central Hospital."

The Beetle driver nodded: "Not on the way, goodbye."

Xu Wang was overjoyed: "Then why don't you leave, you have to wait until now."

The Beetle driver curled his lips: "In case you can't fight, you want to escape, you don't have a car, and you all die in the end, I will become an indirect murderer if I leave."

Xu Wang: "...This kind of tragic ending doesn't need to be as detailed as imagined!"

Before the voice of complaining, the Beetle driver had already opened the door and came down.

"You insist on going to the central hospital. There must be your reasons. I can't go with you, but I can leave the car to you."

Xu Wang was stunned: "Then what should you do?"

"My house is close to here," said the driver of the Beetle, "I ran back in one breath, and the gate of the community is a safe zone."

"What if I meet a zombie on the way back?"

"Admit bad luck."

"...How close is your house to here?"

"10 minutes."

I jumped on the trampoline in 10 minutes, and I didn't miss another 10 minutes to send my "benefactor" home.

After all, they wouldn't know where they would be cool without the Beetle.

3 minute later.

Wu Sheng: "Isn't it 10 minutes..."

Beetle driver: "I run for 10 minutes, of course you drive fast!"

All partners: "..."

The driver of the Beetle quickly entered the gate of the closely guarded community, turned around, and the wrought iron gate slowly closed, leaving only a hollowed-out gap.

"Thank you for sending me back." He waved at his pink beetle through the carved holes in the iron door.

"Hurry up and go upstairs—" The four people in the Beetle seemed to be chasing away flies.

But how clever he is, he can easily read the reluctance of the four people who met him by chance from the pretended disgust.

In fact, he also hates them TAT

The four partners in the car suddenly felt cold under the "stare" of the Beetle driver.

Why is there always a weird illusion of stealing a girl's heart.

Wu Sheng restarted the car, and just a few meters away, the driver of the Beetle suddenly approached Carved Hollow, and loudly offered his last treasure to the "partner" who was about to part: "There is a temple of three religions in the woods on the river bank. When you drive through, If you have time, go there and say goodbye, and be safe—"

Beijing time, 2:45; Owl time, 20:45

The Beetle was moving forward on the tree-lined path by the river, at a speed of about [-], and there was no way to go faster, because I don’t know which part was injured. As soon as it exceeded [-], the whole car rattled, bumped up and down, as if The wheels are square.

"I said how did I hear it before?" Wu Sheng finally remembered, and repeated the information extracted from the files in his mind, "Su Mingzhan, Tao Anan, Wei Tianhang, Yue Shuai, 3/23 carry out an assignment."

Qian Ai, who joined the team later, was at a loss.

Xu Wang and Kuang Jinxin came to their senses, and they pressed <Transcript> at the same time to trace back.

really.

That was the second day they entered "Owl", and they received the first reminder message of <Transcript>.

<Su Mingzhan, Tao Anan, Wei Tianhang, Yue Shuai, hand in papers on 3/23. >

Leaning closer to Kuang Jinxin's arm to see Qian Ai clearly, he raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Have they passed this level so early?"

Other people's submission information can only be received at the first level. I don't know if it is a benefit for novices. In short, after 2/23, everyone can only receive the submission information of their own team.

Qian Ai was already on 2/23 at that time, and had nothing to do with this message, but he understood what was going on at a glance.

"It should be due to the failure to hand in the paper, and it was returned." Xu Wang withdrew from the <transcript>.

Qian Ai frowned: "Although their captain is second-to-none, they are not ordinary fighters in terms of coordination and skill. If they can't make it through..."

How difficult will the levels after 3/23 be?

The second half of the sentence was a bit frustrating, but Qian Ai finally didn't say it.

But everyone understands.

Therefore, the Beetle fell into a slightly oppressive silence for a while.

Inadvertently, Qian Ai raised his eyes and saw Junshi Wu's face in the endoscope.

His own army division, who was concentrating on driving, raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, as if he had endless expectations and yearning for the more difficult levels in the future.

Damn, he almost forgot that this old classmate is a psychopath who would sulk even if the exam questions were easy! ! !

He looked back speechlessly, but on the way back, he caught sight of Xu Wang, the co-pilot.

The Xu Sports Committee back then, and now Captain Xu, was tilting his head slightly, pretending to look at the river on the left, but in fact he was looking at the side of the military division.

The eyes are gentle and satisfied, and there is disgust in the satisfaction, and there is annoyance in the disgust, and there is sweetness in the annoyance, and the sweetness flashes, turning into sadness and sadness, and slowly, it returns to gentleness.

If he was the team leader, Qian Ai thought, this "heart that encompasses everything" would not be available to ordinary people.

"Captain," Kuang Jinxin, who had been paying attention along the way, finally had a surprise discovery, "Do you think that is the Hall of Three Religions he mentioned?"

Wu Sheng slowed down the car.

Xu Wang pressed the car window and looked in the direction that Kuang Jinxin pointed. He saw a red temple looming in the woods not far away. The temple was almost 90% covered by trees. Architecture, definitely missed it.

"Going?" Qian Ai felt a little apprehensive looking at the dense forest.

Xu Wang: "Go, this side story..."

Wu Sheng: "Usually there are surprises."

Xu Wang's heart skipped a beat.

Because what was in my heart was completely hit by Wu Sheng, not a single word was wrong!

Qian Ai was also a little surprised by the seamless cooperation: "You two are getting more and more in harmony..."

Wu Sheng was driving the car, and he had to free up one hand to spread out: "The main reason is that I accommodate him."

Captain Xu's electrocardiogram returned to normal in an instant: "Are you not guilty of saying such lines?"

Wu Sheng was upright and awe-inspiring: "I have a clear conscience."

Xu Wang: "..."

The short friendship (?) small bridge bridge, collapsed.

Wu Sheng drove the Beetle into the dense forest, circled left and right, and finally stopped in front of the Sanjiao Hall.

The basic shape of the three religious halls is a temple, and it has a Taoist style from the details, but due to years of disrepair, it is mottled and dilapidated, and there is no way to go deeper.

Above the main entrance, the three big characters "Three Religions Hall" can be seen clearly.

There are also pillars on both sides of the door. On the left, "each world has its own magic", and on the right, "the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are unified".

The door panels were all wide open, one had fallen off and was lying on the ground, and the rest were hanging crookedly, as if they would be blown away by the wind at any time.

Wu Sheng turned off the Beetle.

In the silent jungle, there is only the sound of the wind.

The four of them tiptoed out of the car and sneaked into the Hall of Three Religions like thieves.

Candles were burning in the hall, which was not bright, but it was precisely this kind of moderate light and shade that made the hall a bit more solemn.

As soon as they stepped over the threshold, the four of them could really feel the change in the atmosphere.

Outside the hall, they were always worried that zombies would come out of the dark corners.

But just separated by a door, they suddenly felt relieved, their fear seemed to be swept away by a gentle force, even though the temple door behind them was still wide open, they only felt peaceful and peaceful in their hearts.

In the center right in front, there are three god statues enshrined, with a tripod incense burner in front of each statue, and unlit incense on the table next to it.

Just saw the words "Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism" outside, and it was clear that this is a temple where "Confucianism", "Buddhism" and "Taoism" are enshrined together, but the friends can't recognize who these three statues are. .

But it's good to know it's a god.

The working people of our country never worship too many gods. It is best to worship all kinds of gods who can worship, so the four little friends also treat them equally, and offer incense to the three gods sincerely, praying for a safe future.

After burning the incense, the four companions stood in the center of the hall, holding their breath and waiting.

According to the plot routine, at this time there should be a god speaking, or a mysterious gift falling from the sky.

After 5 minutes nothing happened.

Qian Ai: "Aren't we too naive..."

Kuang Jinxin: "What he said about keeping safe may be a good wish..."

Xu Wang sighed: "Forget it, wait..."

clack-

Qian Ai: "There is a secret room in the statue?!"

Kuang Jinxin: "Fortunately, I didn't give up!"

Xu Wang: "I knew it!"

Wu Sheng sighed, poked his head out from behind the wall: "If you have time to feel emotional, why not come over and give me a push—"

Xu, Qian, and Kuang: "When did you go there?"

Wu Sheng: "...Otherwise? Do you think this temple will automatically climb over the wall?!"

The four of them worked together to turn the wall 180°. There was no secret room, and the space behind the wall was just reserved for the wall to turn easily.

Today, the three god statues are on the back, and the original back of the wall has become the front, and a new god statue is dedicated to offering incense.

Different from the majesty of the three god statues, the god carved by this statue is very young, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, and a face like a jade dragon. His expression is not solemn, but casual, and his sitting posture is the same, very relaxed, as if he is not sitting upright. Waiting for the incense here, but just found a place outside the Nantian Gate, sat on the ground, rested and blown the wind.

The gods have changed.

But the routine of the four partners is still the same, offering incense, clasping hands together, and wishing sincerely.

A touch of sandalwood, winding up.

The wind in the hall suddenly stopped, the candlelight stopped flickering, and the light in the hall became firmer.

The four of them who finished worshiping again slowly opened their eyes.

On the incense table, there are two brocade boxes, one big and one small.

The four of them looked at each other without speaking.

When the gods do not work, you can complain half-jokingly and half-seriously, such as "God, you don't open your eyes", but when the gods really work, you don't dare to joke casually.

In the end, Captain Xu stepped forward and opened the "gift".

A "bazooka" that needs to be filled with ammunition can be launched from the shoulder and can roughly control the landing point. It is obviously tailor-made for the remaining half bag of bomb balls in Kuang Jinxin.

A chainsaw, a Texas Chainsaw Massacre kind of chainsaw.

Thunderbolt Xu, Sickle Wu, and Rocket Kuang took a step back tacitly with their respective weapons.

Qian Ai, who was "passively out of the queue", turned around without tears: "This is really not suitable for me..."

Five minutes later, Xu Wang's squad, which had been replenished, re-boarded the vehicle and headed for the bridge.

In the night wind, I could still hear Qian's wailing: "God, open your eyes and see, a gentle man like me is not suitable for such a crazy weapon—"

In the hall of the Three Religions, all the candles were suddenly extinguished.

A pale silver shadow floated from the head of the young god statue and landed at the entrance of the hall. In an instant, it turned into a long-haired young man, leaning against the broken door frame, watching the pink go away.

He has sword eyebrows and star eyes, and his face is like a jade dragon, but his eyes are not quite the same as that of the god on the incense table.

The statue's eyes are clear and heroic.

On the other hand, he squinted his eyes halfway, and his brows were slightly furrowed, clearly revealing that "this immortal is not happy".

Taking out the mobile phone from the fairy-like robe, the long-haired youth dialed the only number in the address book.

The call is connected.

The long-haired young man complained immediately: "Why did you lend my car to someone else..."

There was a sentence back.

The long-haired young man sighed, lowered his voice, and said in a low and gentle voice, "I know you don't like macaron fans, I've already thought about it, next time I'll change to lavender purple...Hello? Hello? Hello—"