Deep in the Living

Chapter 176 Deep in the Cave
The interior of the cave was artificially built into a cement secret passage, which made the road surface smoother and easier to walk on, but also made the entire space more depressing.

The secret passage is also longer and deeper than anyone imagined.

As we went deeper, the passage became narrower and narrower. From allowing two people to pass through at the beginning, it became narrower and narrower, and only one person could pass through, and even had to slowly move sideways to move forward.

The cold wall squeezed my body, and the feeling of suffocation became heavier.

When the width reached a minimum and everyone needed to squeeze sideways to move forward, light finally appeared ahead.

Xia, who was walking in the front, also said, "Come in! This seems to be a buffer zone."

The last tiny and narrow opening even has restrictions on body shape. If the 500 members of the sisterhood came here, they would probably have to use special abilities.

Isabella, transformed by the squad leader, was also completely stuck due to her larger upper body. She was pulled by several people for a long time before she finally got through.

The most relaxed one is Sister Yan. As long as she turns her body sideways, she is almost like a chopping board.

When Rody, who was in charge of the rear guard, squeezed through the narrow gap, a ray of light shone into his eyes.

After walking in the narrow and dark passage for a long time, the sudden openness and light made everyone feel relieved and their oppressed nerves relaxed.

Currently it is a circular area, about twenty square meters wide.

There was an artificial opening on the top that led directly to the top of the mountain, allowing the light from the bright stars to come down, illuminating the current area and giving people deep in the cave a chance to catch their breath.

Three forks in the road appeared before my eyes, all covered by even denser darkness, as if it could drown all the light.

It is impossible to act separately at the moment, and the team needs to choose a direction.

Hua Yuan pretended to be very scared and came to the side of Yan Meimei, "Mu Yu, your intuition has always been good, you make the choice?"

The latter's slender arm quickly raised and pointed to the middle passage.

"In the middle."

Luo Di also followed his sister's direction and looked at the middle passage. He seemed to see some light vaguely. This feeling was very similar to what he experienced during the worship ceremony. He echoed:

"Middle, maybe right."

Hua Yuan pretended to be trying hard to overcome his fear, adjusted the photography mode on the bracelet, and disguised himself as a self-media blogger.

"Then let's keep going and take a closer look at what's inside. We'll try to take some photos of something supernatural and post them on the website. I'm sure we'll get a lot of followers."

The middle passage is also narrow, allowing only one person to pass through.

The team moved forward in the original order, and Rody was still at the end of the team.

As he followed closely behind the squad leader and stepped into the extremely dark passage.

hum!
The tinnitus and glare came at the same time, forcing Rody to freeze in his tracks and shake his head violently. When he gradually recovered from this state, there was no one in front of him.

He was the only one standing in this narrow passage that almost strangled a person to death.

Turn around.

He had clearly only taken one step forward, and behind him should still be the buffer zone where the starlight had just been shining, but in reality there was no buffer zone, and no starlight was falling.

Behind him was an identical dark passage.

It seemed that there was only one cave passage from beginning to end, with no forks at all.

Did she get separated from her sisters, or was Rody alone from the beginning to the end?
When did they enter the cave?

Did she sneak up the mountain with her sisters after the worship ceremony? Or did she walk into the cave alone during the worship ceremony?
Did he take this primitive journey together with his sisters, or did Roddy sign up for it alone?
Is this an island or is it somewhere else?
Confusion poured in like a tide, as if the floodgates of his brain had been torn open and could not be stopped, making Roddy more and more confused and his consciousness increasingly blurred.

Even the rock-solid rationality was uprooted by this crazy tide and swept into the whirlpool.

When confusion fills your brain,

The seed called "fear" that had been buried deep by someone long ago was nourished and began to take root and sprout.

Fear began to dominate my nerves.
Rody, whose vision was blurry and whose brain was heavy, began to move like a zombie, wanting to escape from the cramped cave and go out to breathe fresh air.

despair!
Even the clicking of the tongue, which could usually solve most mental problems, became blurred at this moment, unable to dispel the confusion accumulated in the brain, and unable to cut off the fear that was growing wildly.

But the effect is still there.

The click of the tongue brought a brief moment of clarity of consciousness,
It made Rody realize the terrible state he was in, and that his brain was being invaded by some mysterious force and was filled with strange things.

He didn't have much time left to be awake.

Luo Di quickly searched for a solution.

He placed his right hand on the lower abdomen, activating the pituitary gland between the back of his hand to make his middle finger hard and slender, poking deep into it.

Poke a spot that causes pain all over the body, inflicting maximum pain on yourself.

Ah ah! !

Heart-wrenching screams echoed in the passage.
This pain beyond the limit forcibly erased all impurities in the brain, even Rody's own thoughts were cleared, and it felt like restarting the brain.

As the pain ended, Rody's vision became clear, and all his thoughts returned to normal. He felt something was about to grow out from the depths of his brain, but it dissipated along with the pain.

The mad escape driven by fear just now made him advance a long distance in the cave.

"Is this the calamity brought about by the incarnation of the monster? It has caused me to sink to this level. If it weren't for the pain ability I learned from Mr. Hawke, I would have been completely dominated by him.

The monster incarnation hiding on this island seems to be targeting me? Why?
Wait... there seems to be something ahead?"

Rody's thoughts were interrupted by a burst of colorful light emerging from the darkness.

During the unconscious escape just now, the flashlight was lost, and Luo Di could only turn on the lighting function of the bracelet.

Such illumination is naturally not as good as a strong flashlight, and can only provide the most basic ambient lighting so that the eyes can see the surrounding situation.

Rody wanted to enter the hell state, but he quickly rejected the idea.

We haven’t even seen the opponent’s true form yet. Once his cards are exposed, our chances of winning will be even lower.

The light provided by the bracelet was even worse than expected. Rather than dispelling the darkness, it was more like resisting it. The maximum illumination range just reached the end of the passage.

"Have I reached the deepest part of the cave?"

The passage in front of me became slightly wider, about two and a half meters wide. The end was less than thirty meters away, where there was an altar and a very strange statue.

This may be the "mountain god" worshipped by the villagers.

But this statue does not wear any robes, nor does it have any ritual implements or staff.

Instead, it is completely naked, with even some organs and tissues carved out.

The deity neither sits demurely nor stands majestically.

Instead, the statue is connected to both sides of the passage by four stone whisker structures growing from the back of the statue, so that the entire statue is suspended in the air, showing a strange appearance.

Its face is covered with a skin.

A skin that Rody had seen,
It was during the worship ceremony that the dried and wrinkled leather stored in the small metal box completely covered the face of the statue, making it impossible to see the features clearly.

Not only that,

The floor of the passage is also littered with the remains of various animals and insects, including legs, hair, and heads.

It seemed that the sacrifices were dragged here to be eaten.

"Could this statue be directly related to the monster incarnation..."

Just as he put his right hand on the backpack behind him and was about to take out the pig's head.

hum!
An invisible wave came from inside the statue, bringing tinnitus and glare again! The mental impurities that had just been cleared out by the pain began to pour in again.

Moreover, this time it is no longer just a distraction from thoughts.

Just as Rody was concentrating on fighting the invasion of his mind, the stone beard structure behind the statue began to peel off and transformed into four soft, smooth tentacles shining with starlight that suddenly attacked.

It's so fast that it goes straight to the brain.

The tongue bounced violently in the mouth, announcing that a deadly threat was approaching. Once touched by this thing, the consequences would be disastrous.

Rody had decided not to pretend anymore and could already hear the buzzing sound coming from deep in his spine.

Of course, he also remained rational and thought about the current situation.

"I can't possibly fight the monster incarnation by myself. I'll try to get out of this predicament first, and then evacuate the cave as quickly as possible to reunite with my sisters."

Just when Rody came up with this idea,

Just when he thought of the keyword "sisters",
In the brain that was being filled with all kinds of impurities of thought, a [memory picture] about the sisters was forced to pop up.

A picture of them in a hotel suite.

But the picture is a little blurry.
Everyone's appearance became blurry due to Rody's current condition, and even the squad leader's face could not be clearly remembered.

The only thing I remember clearly is Hua Yuan, who was wearing black leather shoes, white socks and a student uniform, as if it was a separate high-definition picture.

Not only that,

This static memory picture actually blinked and moved.

follow closely,

A familiar voice sounded in my mind.
"Mr. Di... did you miss me?"

The voice just fell,

Those colorful tentacles that were attacking Roddy's brain were suddenly torn off by something. The broken tentacles fell to the ground and were stepped on, turning into meat paste.

(End of this chapter)