Chapter 406 It’s so miserable for honest people

Chapter 406 It’s so miserable for honest people

The canyons and mountain roads are winding and winding.

The black cliffs are steep and steep, as if they have been polluted, and there is no grass growing in the wasteland.

The narrow passage, which is less than two meters wide, is only wide enough for a person to raise his hands. He can see the stars and the Milky Way above his head, but like a frog at the bottom of a well, he can never see the moon.

The visibility does not affect the progress of the mercenary team. They are all German-style equipment and more than ten tactical flashlight beams, illuminating the mountain road clearly.

As he ran, Les realized that something was wrong. The mercenary team was speeding along, and he also changed five cars in a row. As he rushed slowly, he failed to catch up with Laura and the three people who took a step forward.

"Those three bastards... can they fly?"

Les was not an idiot, he was a treacherous and cunning smart guy. After a little thought, he realized that something was wrong. He secretly made a signal and ordered the mercenary team to divide into two groups. One part was on guard in place, and the other part returned to the original route to investigate the rear.

He suspected that he had been tricked and became a stepping stone for Laura to explore.

The situation was similar, except that the person who played tricks on him was not Laura, but Liao Wenjie. The mercenaries who returned the same way found nothing and withdrew within the agreed time.

Rice pondered for a moment and decided to continue on the road. The whole team slowed down their marching speed and placed three trigger traps along the way.

At midnight, the nervous mercenaries walked out of the canyon, and their eyes suddenly opened up.

There are many trees in the mountains, and the moonlight is swaying down, but it is impossible to see the whole picture clearly.

The strong light flashlight swept across the ground and saw scorched earth all over the ground. The trees were rooted on the black rocks. It was unknown whether it had absorbed special nutrients in the soil or for some other reason. The trees and the ground were generally dark.

This scene seemed to have experienced a wildfire. The vegetation on the ground was devoured by ruthless flames and burned to charcoal.

Just after they breathed a sigh of relief, the mercenaries felt anxious again when they saw this scene. The strange woods made them subconsciously imagine the hell in Faustrie. The twisted and dry trees were actually the palms of the devil.

It's not that they have too much imagination, but that this mountainous area is getting weirder and weirder as they look at it. The branches of the charred trees are still intact, but when the flashlight is turned on, the silhouettes and shadows of the reflected light can be seen.

The rocky ground is extremely weird. It has a light-absorbing coating. When the flashlight light shines on it, it is completely black and there is no light refraction. It feels like you will fall into the abyss as soon as you step on it.

The mercenaries would never believe it if there was nothing here.

Les felt the same way, but as the team leader, he did not allow himself to have such thoughts, and said loudly: "Watch the surrounding area and keep moving forward. With our firepower, even if a monster appears, it will only be turned into a corpse and sent to the laboratory." .”

Makes sense.

The mercenaries touched the rifles in their hands, and the three at the front explored the way into the dark forest.

After the team went deep into the forest, Liao Wenjie and the other three walked out of the canyon. Seeing this strange mountain landscape, Jackie and Laura were nervous and excited, and couldn't help but want to explore it deeper.

"Falcon, you said the monster is in this forest, right?"

"Yes, if you go through it in a straight line, you will be the entrance to another world."

Liao Wenjie looked forward and took the lead: "Stop looking and act quickly. Les and the others have successfully attracted the attention of the shadow guards. Don't let their sacrifices be in vain."

"Wow, you successfully changed my stereotype of Les. I misunderstood him before. I apologize."

Laura followed with a smile and joked: "He followed me all the way from Asia. He was worried that I would be killed by a monster, so he led a team of people to feed the monster in advance. I even doubted whether he liked me."

"Tsk, it's so miserable. He gave his life for you, but there is no trace of him in your memory."

…

On the other side, the mercenaries were walking slowly in the black mountain forest. Because of the silent roar that gradually sounded around them, Les stopped urging them to go and took out his pistol and stood in the middle of the team.

"Ho ho ho!!"

The roar was erratic, and sometimes it seemed to be ringing in my ears. When I turned around, I could see nothing but a bare dead tree.

For a time, the pressure on the mercenaries doubled. Who could not hold back the pressure and fired a shot? The whole team was instantly in chaos.

The sound of gunshots shook the loneliness.

The sudden rain of gunfire and bullets suddenly silenced the roaring sound. The silence before the storm did not last long. Large black shadows three meters tall protruded from the mountain walls, tree trunks, and rocky ground, and rushed towards the mercenaries with bared teeth and claws. .

The monster has long arms and legs, its body is in the shape of an inverted triangle, its broad shoulders extend into two slender arms, and its black bone claws are as sharp as knives. The shoulders are directly connected to the head, there is no neck, and there is only a big mouth on the whole face, with several layers of slender fangs like ribs inside.

Shadow Guard.

The souls of the dead who died here, the monsters shaped by the curse.

At first glance, these monsters look like giant frogs that have been skinned and doused with asphalt. It's no wonder that they are particularly sensitive to moving objects.

boom! boom! boom! boom----

Rice, who originally wanted to stop, saw the shadow guards and decisively joined in the firing sequence. He thought the firepower was not fierce enough and asked the mercenaries to throw grenades quickly.

To the despair of the mercenaries, the fire sticks in their hands were useless. The black shadow guards were not afraid of hot weapons, and the bullets rained down on them, and they penetrated directly without leaving even a bullet hole.

But the damage done to them by the black shadow guards was real. Every time he swung his claws, a mercenary was knocked into the sky. He was in mid-air, and his blood and brains were mixed and flying, mixed with pieces of internal organs.

During the melee, a pair of big black hands protruded from the ground, pierced the two mercenaries, grabbed their bodies and dragged them underground.

After a hissing sound, the two mercenaries disappeared. Two pools of black blood appeared on the flat rocky ground, and a human figure was vaguely visible.

The formation was in chaos, and the mercenaries fled in all directions. Amidst the screams of terror, they were shot one by one. Their bodies rotted into blood, and their souls became part of the shadow guards.

Because of his cowardice, Les Cat shivered under a dead tree. When he saw a shadow guard approaching, he looked at the empty pistol in his hand and closed his eyes in despair.

A dull breath caressed his face, and Les didn't feel any pain for a while. He squinted his eyes slightly and opened his eyes, only to find the black shadow guard crawling over his head, and his whole body slowly merged into the big tree.

Les touched his body. His limbs and torso were still there, and his heart was beating fast.

not dead.

After watching the black shadow guards kill the mercenaries and slowly leave, Rice found a living creature not far away, a lucky man huddled under a tree like him.

He thought about it and made a bold assumption. He believed that due to the surrounding environment, the shadow guards' vision had deteriorated and they were particularly sensitive to moving objects. If they stood motionless, they would not be listed as attack targets even if they stood in front of them.

As a scientist, Rice deeply understands the truth that assumptions can be bold but verification must be cautious.

He shined a flashlight at the mercenary and signaled the mercenary to move closer to him. The latter was still in a daze. Seeing that there were still living people around him, he rolled towards him without even thinking about it...

Poof! !

The sharp claws penetrated the chest, and the mercenary was dragged into the ground and turned into a pool of black viscous liquid.

Les nodded. After the verification was completed, it was time to find a way to leave this hellish place.

It's a pity that there are too few baits around. If he is given a few more alive, the probability of escaping safely will definitely increase a lot.

While he was thinking about countermeasures, he was shocked to notice footsteps. He turned his head stiffly and saw the approaching figures of Liao Wenjie and three others.

Taking a leisurely stroll is just like going on an outing.

That’s ridiculous!

Seeing the three of them walking around in the back garden of his house, Les felt that he was being targeted again. He cursed the three of them that they would be eaten alive by monsters in the next second, and he thought about why the three of them had not been attacked by monsters yet.

It can’t be that the monster is full, right?

Probably not. The ghost place is sparsely populated and the monsters have lived here for many years. They must have the habit of storing food.

Why exactly?

Les was puzzled. When he saw the three people walking and talking, only their backs were left, he couldn't bear it and raised his pistol and pointed it at them: "Laura, put your hands up, don't make me shoot."

No bullets, but it doesn't matter, only he knows about this.

"Les, you're lucky to be alive." Laura whistled, not caring that she was being pointed at a gun.

"You three, come here."

Les lay down against the big tree and passed the three people with his gun: "Don't move anyone, the monsters here..."

"Ignore him, there's no bullets in the gun, he's just pretending."

Liao Wenjie curled his lips and continued walking towards the end of the woods. Laura smiled and waved to Les, turned around and followed.

"Damn!!"

With veins on his forehead bulging, Les stood up slowly while holding on to the dead tree, stretched his legs in slow motion, and walked in the direction the three of them left.

"Ho ho ho!!"

The strong wind roared behind him, and Les froze. He muttered, "You can't see me." He played a wooden game with the shadow guard.

However, it was of no use. He put his big mouth under his hood, opened and closed his fangs, grabbed half of Les's body, and dragged him into the tree.

It's not fair. You don't bite such three big people, but you stare at me. It's obvious that their movements are about to catch up with the concert...

At the last moment of his life, Les let out an angry cry and his whole body turned into a pool of black liquid.

"It's strange, why don't the monsters attack us?" Laura asked unbearably as she was about to walk out of the forest.

When she heard the gunshot, she realized that the monster was starting to move. In order to avoid tragedy, she also played the wooden man game like Les. It was not until Liao Wenjie looked at him with silly eyes that she stopped with a red face and followed obediently. Behind the opponent.

Looking at the tragic way Les left, this question troubled her again. She had some suspicions in her mind and wanted to ask for confirmation.

"Because of the magic ball, the shadow guards will not attack people holding the magic ball." Liao Wenjie explained.

"So that's it!"

Jackie nodded repeatedly, but he didn't believe it.

Jackie knew that Liao Wenjie was a capable expert, but the other party didn't want to say it clearly, maybe because there was an outsider like Laura. In this case, as one of his own, he didn't ask further questions.

"It turns out it's because of the magic ball."

Laura nodded, she didn’t believe it either.

From the moment Liao Wenjie easily opened the magic ball map, Laura suspected that there was some kind of relationship between Liao Wenjie and Pandora's Box. This was also the reason why the monster did not attack him.

Otherwise, there is no way to explain that Liao Wenjie knew everything after reading the map. She only saw the location of the Holy Mountain of God.

In addition, recalling the scene when she met Liao Wenjie on the prairie, it seemed that the other person was waiting for her.

To be more precise, Liao Wenjie was waiting for her to bring the magic ball.

This man is no ordinary person, he must have many secrets!

Laura's interest increased greatly, as if she had discovered a treasure. By opening this treasure, she could learn more about the world.

"Hohohoho——"

The three of them left the woods and walked to a stone hill that resembled an ant nest. The forest behind them roared, and shadow guards appeared one by one, roaring at Liao Wenjie and the others.

The roars were full of anger, but everyone hesitated, as if they were afraid of something.

Jackie and Laura looked at Liao Wenjie at the same time, wanting to hear what professionals had to say about this.

"As I said before, the magic ball is the key. After opening the door, the shadow guards guarding this place will die. They noticed it and were unwilling to die, so they roared twice to scare us." Liao Wenjie explained.

Seeing that what he said was true, Jackie and Laura decided to believe it.

Liao Wenjie didn't hesitate. He ignored the roars of the shadow guards, took out the magic ball from his shoulder bag, and threw it into the round hole in the stone hill.

The ground shook with rumbles, and the three of them took a few steps back. After the stone mound collapsed, a two-meter-wide cave entrance appeared on the ground.

At the same time, the black shadow guards disappeared in the sound of mourning.

"Okay, let's go down."

Jackie put down the rope and rubbed her hands with anticipation. Laura, too, couldn't help but want to find out.

Liao Wenjie was about to jump in when he noticed the presence of a living person in the woods, frowned and looked into the darkness.

I saw a bright light from a flashlight, and a tall man with a rifle in his hand appeared. He was about thirty years old, with handsome features, but his head was a bit bald. He might be a gentleman from the Republic of China.

"Terry?!"

Seeing the man's face clearly, Laura was slightly startled, and her brows suddenly wrinkled.

"Laura! Great, I finally found you."

Terry stepped forward quickly and held Laura's shoulders with a worried look on his face: "You left me in Asia and ran here alone. Do you know how worried I am?"

He sounds like a scumbag when he opens his mouth, but he sounds like an old scumbag when he hears it.

Liao Wenjie raised his eyebrows and glanced at Jackie. The two slid down the rope into the cave, leaving Terry and Laura to reminisce.

"Falcon, did you hear that? I suspect this guy named Terry is having an affair with Laura." Jackie swung on the rope, not forgetting the gossip in mid-air.

"I think so. It's a pity that a bronzed cabbage was fucked by a scumbag."

Liao Wenjie lamented: "It's so unfair. A scumbag can easily cheat a beautiful girl. An honest man like me has always been single. When will it be the turn of an honest man like me to come forward?"

"Indeed, we honest people are really miserable."

"I will no longer be an honest person."

"I won't do it either."

Under the entrance of the cave, the two complained that God was unfair. Outside the entrance of the cave, Terry looked at the disappearing figures of the two people, feeling anxious but not daring to express it.

"Terry, you should know why I left you behind."

Laura hugged her shoulders and was not in a hurry to go down. Terry's intention was written on her face. She came for Pandora's Box. Forgive her for being ruthless, but she would never let Terry succeed in her dreams.

"I know, I've changed my ways, but you..."

Terry glanced towards the entrance of the cave: "Those two guys are sneaky, especially the pretty boy. It seems like they are not good people at first glance. Do you believe them so much?"

"It's not bad. I think they are both very honest and know what they should do and what they shouldn't do."

"Laura, don't you want to see Pandora's Box?"

Terry threw away the firearm on his body and said anxiously: "I want to take a look too, please, just take a look, I promise it's just for a look."

Laura was silent. She really wanted to see what Pandora's Box looked like instead of standing here as a doorman.

"Okay, you promise, you won't do anything else, just take a look."

"I promise!"

I saw the news today that Uncle Da passed away from illness. Alas... In the future, unless it is an important plot, there will be no characters related to him in this book.