Mermaid Reef

The temperature of the underground river in the cave is very low, and the coldness goes straight to the bones.

"Impossible! No!"

Terekin heard the sound of his teeth chattering. He didn't know whether he was cold or frightened.

Even though he couldn't see anything here, he still opened his eyes wide and hissed to make an opinion: "The power of the evil god will spread to the surrounding environment, whether it is animals or plants, there will be changes, there are only a few disappearances in the Arabiaka Mountain ...It cannot be the evil god! If it is the evil god, the moment we enter the cave, we will die."

Is what Professor Terekin said wrong?No.

If Juan hadn't encountered an evil god, he would have believed in Terekin's "reason" and "common sense of occultism".

But Juan has seen the incarnation of the evil gods, and knows that if the evil gods don't want to cause disasters, they can hide in the crowd, because most people can't see their existence at all.

Although when they appear, there will always be visions such as storms, plagues, and dense fog, but compared with the terrifying natural disasters described in books, they can be regarded as "very little movement".

Moreover, evil gods are divided into strengths and weaknesses, and their strength is limited due to special circumstances-this is the valuable experience brought to Juan by the time-space adventure in the pirate capital.

Juan didn't know what happened to the evil god hiding in the cave in front of him, and he wasn't interested in knowing. Anyway, he only needed to clarify two things. The second is to escape the hole.

"Professor Terekin, I'm not joking, and I don't need to scare you." Juan could feel the strength of Terekin's grip on his arm. He didn't push him away, but reminded, "Besides, even if it's a mutant creature , it will affect us after a long time of contact, and there is water everywhere here."

Terekin immediately climbed up the stone.

The Soviets said that those mutated creatures were infected with a virus. This is actually very reasonable, and the mutated creatures are really contagious.

The underground water veins in the Arabiaka Mountains are well developed, eroding the rocks of the mountain all the year round, and the water flows through each other, which is simply a natural source of infection.

"Where did we fall from?"

Terekin stretched out his hand and found that it was pressed against the roof of the cave.

The rocks there were so sharp that they directly cut through Terekin's glove.

These are thick gloves for mountaineering. Considering that people will often be cut and scratched when holding on to the rocks when they lose their balance, they still cannot resist the gravel at the top of the cave.

Feeling something was wrong, Terekin withdrew his hand. Water flowed into the glove along the crack. He was so shocked that he almost thought it was a bug crawling in.

In normal times, how could Terekin care about a bug, even if it is poisonous, just throw it out.

But it was too dark here to see anything, and he was terrified by the news just now.

"You're right, we're going to get out."

Terekin took a deep breath and began to look for his way.

"This—is surrounded by cave walls."

Terekin found himself with Juan in a so-called "air pocket" of a cave, surrounded by rocks and flowing water.

If the water table rises, it will completely flood this small hole.

The source of air for air pockets is rock crevices, and the stock is variable, depending on how far the small cave is from the surface.

After they entered the cave, they walked for more than three hours. The passage of the cave was steep at one time and gentle at another. It was difficult to calculate how far they had penetrated into the ground.There was a barometer in the backpack before, but it is not convenient to take it out to check now.

Anyway, you can't stay here for long. Once the air becomes thin and your body becomes weak due to lack of oxygen, it will be difficult to swim out.

Terekin panicked.

He has several experiences in field expeditions, but they are all under the condition of abundant supplies. Cave exploration is an extreme environment, and he has only read information on this aspect.

"Whoa."

There was the sound of water around him, and the sound of Juan gasping for air.

"There is a way under the water, follow me." Juan said calmly.

"You found out so quickly?"

Terekin was a little lost, and found that not only was he not calm enough, but he was one step behind in finding his way.

Juan said: "Just now I heard the voice of Mr. Rota calling us over there, so I went in that direction. Sure enough, there is a gap in the underwater rock wall."

There is no way to go back.

First, they didn't know if the evil god was there. Second, they fell into the pool. It was easy to fall down, but it was not so easy to climb up.

Fortunately, the water here is not too deep, otherwise the weight of a backpack would drag them to the bottom.

Terekin didn't know how far he had swam. After leaving the air pocket, he surfaced for two more breaths. Finally, he felt the water level gradually drop. He crawled to the bank and lay down there to rest.

"Where's Mr. Rota?"

"I don't know, I didn't see anyone else."

Juan took off his waterproof backpack and produced a flashlight.

Suddenly a light came on, and Terekin suddenly closed his eyes, tears streaming down his face.

It took about 2 minutes for Terekin to get used to the brightness. He found that this was a larger cave, with an underground river flowing on one side and a cave passage full of fragmented stones on the other.

The ground and the cave walls are damp, uneven, and covered with tiny cracks.

"what is that?"

asked Professor Terekin in horror.

He saw tufts of bright green down emerging from the slits.

They seemed to be startled by the light, and they were wriggling desperately.

Soon one fell to the ground like a caterpillar, making a rustling sound.

Then came the second, and the third... They formed a huge and weird sphere, with foul-smelling sludge flowing from their mouths, and accompanied by strange and strange sounds, yellow-green ones emerged from the cracks in the rocks eyes fixed on Terekin.

"no no……"

Terekin hugged his head, his face twisted, and he kept screaming.

"Professor, calm down, there is nothing! You are hallucinating!"

Juan rushed up to hold him down, and just in time put a piece of cloth into Terekin's mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue.

Teretkin curled up on the ground trembling, Juan turned off the flashlight, and fumbled to wipe Professor Teretkin's forehead with cold water soaked in the cuff of his clothes.

In fact, there are only the most common moss in the crevices of the rocks. Terekin suddenly collapsed, and it is estimated that he almost encountered the influence of evil gods.

Juan heard Hans say that people with too little willpower will die instantly, and ordinary people will barely hold on for a while, and then develop symptoms of delirium.

Juan thought that Teretkin might have a high fever tonight, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Not only was he worried about Terekin, but he was even more worried when he thought of Mr. Rota who had disappeared.

Juan suspected that Rota also had an attack just now, and after falling into a coma, he fell into the water and was carried deeper into the cave by the river.

The symptoms of delirium should last at least three days, usually seven days. If it is severe, it will not be cured in this life.

This should be sent to the hospital, but they can't advance or retreat in an underground cave they don't know how deep.

Juan was so worried that he was about to pull his hair. Whenever he felt that his luck had reached the bottom and should improve next time, the valley would collapse immediately, and he would experience the suffocation of jumping off a cliff.

"Uh?"

Juan suddenly felt his feet slip and almost fell.

It's ice.

A thin layer of ice appeared on the cave floor.

Juan had felt the cold for a long time, but he had just come out of the water and had no chance to dry his clothes. He felt that it was normal to feel cold all over his body, and he was worried about stimulating Terekin, so he turned off the flashlight and could only touch the darkness. Juan didn't pay attention to the temperature. The change.

"Crack, click."

The subtle, invisible sound of ice slamming.

Juan turned around in a hurry, turned on the flashlight to check the situation.

The light shone on the water, and there was a person standing there without a sound.

"boom."

Juan was so frightened that he almost dropped the flashlight. He took a step back and bumped into Professor Terekin who was curled up on the ground.

The two collided, Juan's knee was on Terekin's shoulder, and they both groaned in pain.

"Huh, huh..."

Juan didn't know where the wind was coming from, and after a while he realized it was him panting.

He stood up unsteadily, struggled to pinch the crooked flashlight with his sweaty fingers, and asked in a complicated tone: "Mr. Johnson?"

People on the water came slowly.

Juan was puzzled as to why Jason could make even and pleasant footsteps on the thin ice on the water surface.

The sound also resembled the movement of those patent leather shoes walking on the marble floor.

Could this be the evil god's hobby?

(Jensen: I thought that imitating the sound of human walking can relieve the investigators' tension)

Jason was wearing a black British overcoat this time, with a light gray sweater inside, a plaid wool scarf loosely wrapped around his neck, and familiar patent leather shoes under straight black trousers.

There is nothing wrong with this outfit, except for the place where it appears.

Juan asked dryly: "I'm sorry, here...is this Mr. Johnson's home?"

"No." Jason frowned.

A lair where the sun doesn't shine and the widest waterway doesn't fit a boat?Don't even give it to him!

Not to mention the dark and narrow environment, even the inflow of power is not ideal——

There are many "livable" lairs of evil gods on the earth, this one is really not ranked, and it almost doesn't qualify to be on Typhon's "vacant property" map.

That's why it will be occupied by a new god.

Yes, the new god, the power does not seem to be strong.

Jason looked at Juan, also seemed surprised: "Why are you here?"

Juan wanted to say that this was what he wanted to ask.

However, in front of the evil god, he was still a very reputable (remunerated) evil god (seeing the amnesiac Juan fighting wits with the air), but Juan quickly adjusted his attitude and put things in the simplest terms. described it again.

Then Jason's expression became more and more weird.

Juan swore he saw the corner of Jason's mouth twitch.

"...Amplify the ghost radio's speakers into the cave?"

Jason didn't know what to say.

This group of ants really dare to think and dare to do it?

The point is that he seems to have to thank the group of ants.

Because those who heard the voice of the ghost radio station panicked and fled were all the family members of the evil god or mutated creatures, the evil god would only feel noisy and would not respond.

Who is this kind that will respond?

It is very likely that it is the garbage product of Thoth, the god of wisdom, and it is also the repair material for the rock palace that Gemil is eager to find, so it will react violently when it hears the death movement from the quicksand island.Just imagine how the music reappeared after apparently escaping from the birthplace?

Jensen looked down at the unconscious Professor Terekin, and at Juan, who was stimulated and glowing vigilantly.

"Have you met that evil god?"

"Almost." Juan was terrified.

"I'm looking for it."

Jason said bluntly, he restrained his breath and strength, and the thin ice melted quickly.

"From now on, I will be an explorer who got lost in this cave, or a explorer who was forced in like you... Whatever you say, I will disguise myself as a human being."

Juan wanted to say something, but closed his mouth again.

"What's wrong?" Jason asked the investigator.

Juan said tactfully: "You have to change your clothes and change the sound of your footsteps, otherwise, even if I don't turn on the flashlight, no one will believe that you are human."