pjbooks Chapter 275 Strange Energy in the Cave
Chapter 275 Strange Energy in the Cave
"Xiao Li, Xiao Zhang, you two come in with me and take a look," Captain Wang said. "The rest of you wait outside."
"Yes, Captain!" the two young team members replied.
The three men took out flashlights, put on safety helmets, and went into the cave.
The cave was pitch black; even the beam of a flashlight couldn't illuminate very far inside.
A chilling aura emanated from the cave, sending shivers down one's spine.
"Hiss—why is it so cold in this cave?" Xiao Li rubbed his arms and said.
"All the caves in the mountains are like this," Captain Wang said. "Let's go, be careful."
The three of them walked inside.
At first, the cave was quite narrow, only allowing one person to pass through at a time.
After walking several dozen meters, the cave gradually widened.
But just then, Captain Wang, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped.
"Captain, what's wrong?" Xiao Zhang asked.
"Did you hear anything?" Captain Wang asked, frowning.
"A sound?" Xiao Li and Xiao Zhang were both taken aback and listened carefully.
"No," Xiao Li said. "There wasn't a sound at all."
"Strange..." Captain Wang frowned. "I think I just heard someone talking..."
"Captain, you must have misheard." Xiao Zhang smiled. "There are only three of us in this cave. Where did the voices come from?"
"Maybe." Captain Wang shook his head. "Maybe I'm just too tired and hallucinating."
Without giving it much thought, he continued walking forward.
But the further he went in, the more he felt something was wrong.
They had a feeling that something was watching them.
Moreover, my mind started to feel groggy, as if I hadn't woken up properly.
"Captain, I feel a little dizzy," Xiao Li suddenly said.
"Me too..." Xiao Zhang rubbed his temples, "I'm feeling a bit sleepy..."
Captain Wang's heart skipped a beat.
Not right.
Something's really wrong.
"Let's go! Get out of here right now!" Captain Wang decided immediately. "There's something wrong with this place!"
As he spoke, he turned around and tried to walk back.
But when he turned around, he froze.
The road behind me has disappeared.
What should have been the direction of the cave entrance has now become a stone wall.
"What... what's going on?" Captain Wang's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.
"Captain! What about the way in?!" Xiao Li panicked too. "What happened to the way we came in?!"
"I don't know..." Captain Wang panicked, "It was just here a moment ago..."
The three of them held flashlights and shone them around aimlessly.
But the surrounding area was all stone walls, and there was no way to find an exit.
It was as if the path they had come from had vanished into thin air.
"A ghost... a ghost wall?" Xiao Zhang's voice was trembling.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Captain Wang scolded, but he himself was also feeling uneasy.
This place is too eerie.
"Let's go! Let's turn back! I refuse to believe we can't find the exit!" Captain Wang said through gritted teeth.
The three of them steeled themselves and headed in the direction of the cave entrance from their memories.
After walking for a long time, we were still going around in circles.
The surrounding stone walls remained unchanged.
Moreover, they were getting more and more sleepy and tired.
My eyelids felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead.
"Captain... I'm so sleepy..." Xiao Li's voice trailed off, "I want to sleep..."
"Don't sleep! You can't sleep!" Captain Wang shouted, but he himself was also about to collapse.
"I...I want to sleep too..." Xiao Zhang couldn't hold on any longer.
Not long after, the three of them collapsed to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.
……
Outside the cave, the other team members waited for a long time, but they didn't come out.
"What's going on? Why haven't the captain and the others come out yet?" one of the team members asked, puzzled.
"I don't know, they've been inside for almost two hours," another team member said. "Could something have happened?"
"Really?" someone said. "It's just a cave, what could possibly happen?"
"No, I have to go in and take a look," said one of the veteran players.
"I'll go with you," another team member said.
The two men, carrying flashlights, entered the cave.
As a result, once he went in, he never came out again.
People outside waited and waited, but none of those who went in came out.
Now, everyone panicked.
"Oh no! Something must have happened!"
"Call the police immediately!"
……
Soon, the local police station arrived.
After hearing the situation, the police also felt that something was wrong.
Two policemen volunteered to go in and take a look.
As a result, after going in, they didn't come out.
This has blown things up.
News of the haunted cave quickly spread throughout the area.
The more it's spread, the more bizarre it becomes.
Some say there are mountain spirits inside that eat people.
Some say it's an ancient tomb, cursed.
Some people say that gods live inside, and that anyone who goes in is trapped inside.
There are all sorts of different opinions.
The news was reported up the chain of command, and finally, it reached the provincial level.
When the provincial leaders saw this, they realized something was wrong.
It's another disappearance, another ghost story.
This doesn't seem like an ordinary event.
So, a phone call was made to Bureau 749.
……
Bureau 749, Director's Office.
Lin Jianguo hung up the phone, his brows furrowed.
"What's wrong, Director?" Zhao Rui asked as he walked in.
"Something happened over in the Taihang Mountains," Lin Jianguo said. "Several people went into a cave and they've all gone missing."
Locals say it might be haunted.
"Haunted?" Zhao Rui was taken aback. "Should I take a team over and check it out?"
"Okay." Lin Jianguo nodded. "Go and see what's going on."
"If it's just an ordinary evil spirit, then deal with it. If you can't handle it, then report back to me."
"Yes, Director!" Zhao Rui saluted, turned around and left.
He quickly assembled a team, equipped them, and set off.
……
The next afternoon, Zhao Rui led his men to the Taihang Mountains.
The local leaders were already waiting, and when they saw Zhao Rui and his group arrive, they quickly came to greet them.
"Captain Zhao, you've finally arrived!" The local Party Secretary shook Zhao Rui's hand excitedly. "This is incredibly strange; you have to help us!"
"Don't rush, tell me slowly," Zhao Rui said.
The secretary recounted the entire incident in detail.
Zhao Rui frowned after hearing this.
Seven people went in, and none of them came out.
Moreover, there wasn't even the slightest sound.
This doesn't seem like a typical evil spirit.
Ordinary evil spirits might harm people at most, but could they really kill them?
"Let's go take a look," Zhao Rui said.
The group headed towards the cave.
……
Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the cave.
Zhao Rui stood at the entrance of the cave and looked inside.
It was pitch black; I couldn't see anything.
But he could sense a strange energy surging out of the cave.
It's neither yin energy nor resentment.
This energy is gentle, yet peculiar.
I can't quite describe the feeling.
"Strange..." Zhao Rui frowned. "What is this thing?"