Chapter 41: Macho Men Are Not Afraid
A snowflake fell on the tip of the nose of the summer breeze, cool.
At some point, the snow began to fall again.
Snowflakes fall quietly in the dark city of Mandel, and a cold wind blows through the streets, sending a cold and cold echo.
........
Around Xia Feng, dozens of corpses stood motionless like statues.
Staring wide-eyed, Xia Feng still couldn't see the surrounding situation clearly, and when he heard Vina's words, he could only rely on his brain to make up for the situation around him.
To be honest, this is the most terrifying, and the unseen is often more terrifying than what you see after you see it, because people always instinctively have a fear of the unknown.
Fear is the instinct of living beings, and Xia Feng remembers that he once read an article titled "Why Humans Are Afraid of the Corpses of Their Kind".
In the article, it is written that the reason why humans are afraid when they see the corpses of their own kind is because of human intelligence.
The corpse means a signal of danger, but it is not that the corpse itself is dangerous, but the reason for turning into a corpse is dangerous, and human beings will subconsciously think that there are factors near this that they will become the same as the corpse in front of them, but people will not be aware of their subconscious thoughts, and they will only feel fear when they see the corpse, and they do not know the reason.
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There is no doubt that Xia Feng is very scared now, and as for the level of fear, it is that he is already scared and is about to pee his pants.
Although he had watched horror movies before and entered the haunted house in the playground, it may not be weaker than at this moment in terms of excitement alone, but Xia Feng knew that those were all lies, and no matter how terrifying they were, their lives would not be in danger.
But now........ But it's really exciting.
Xia Feng's eyes widened, and through the faint light in his hand, he could distinguish the two statue corpses in front of him, but in the darkness around him, there were dozens of the same corpses that he couldn't see.
To be honest, Xia Feng doesn't believe that there are ghosts in the world.
Although there are always some phenomena that cannot be explained by science that provoke the authority of the scientific community like a bar, Xia Feng still feels that the theory of ghosts and gods is too bullshit, and he even laughed at the ghosts and gods on the Internet and some stupid netizens.
But at this moment, he couldn't wait to travel back in time and slap himself twice with his backhand, who used to sit in front of the computer and stand and talk without backache.
.........
There was a deathly silence all around.
In a trance, Xia Feng felt that his surroundings seemed to be crowded, as if there were dozens of pairs of resentful eyes staring at him, and his every move was completely exposed to "their" eyes.
Suddenly, he felt a figure flash next to him.
Xia Feng's whole person quickly turned around.
However, there was no one behind it.
A drop of cold sweat ran down Xia Feng's cheeks, and because the range of movement was too large, he even had a burst of tinnitus.
Xia Feng felt his limbs stiffen, and in addition to the sound of his own heavy breathing, he could hear his own heartbeat.
Just then, he felt a hand tap his shoulder from behind.
"Mom!"
Xia Feng screamed, and the whole person jumped up from the spot, like a cat with its tail stepped on.
Because the reaction was too intense, Vina behind him was also taken aback by him.
"What are you doing! Shocked. ”
Seeing that the person behind him was Vina, Xia Feng stood in place and was stunned for a long time, and then finally came back to his senses and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Vena, you.... It scared the hell out of me, I thought it was...."
"What do you think it is?"
"Uh.... It's nothing. ”
Xia Feng was embarrassed to admit that his legs were weak from being frightened by his fantasies just now, and he forced out a smile that didn't matter.
"Vina, don't shoot me suddenly, it's scary, even a strong-willed macho man like me who doesn't panic will be startled, hehehe......"
"Huh? I didn't shoot you. ”
The air froze at this moment, and the smile on Xia Feng's face gradually disappeared.
"You...... You didn't shoot me just now? ”
"I didn't shoot it."
Xia Feng felt a deep chill reach the back of his head, and goosebumps stood up all over his body.
"I, I, I, I..... I really felt like someone was filming me just now, who is it....."
A deep voice came from the side.
"It's me."
Xia Feng was startled by this sound again, and instinctively jumped to the side.
I saw Kate squatting on the ground, looking at Xia Feng expressionlessly, but there was a trace of naughtiness in his eyes?
After seeing clearly that it was Kate, Xia Feng scolded directly.
"Damn, why are you suddenly filming me, squatting on the ground and not talking after filming?"
Kate got up from the ground and coughed softly.
"Ahem, it's nothing special, but I suddenly want to pat you."
"Nima!"
............
At this time, ACE also walked over and said to Xia Feng.
"I just took a cursory look around the area, and there are at least thirty or so bodies of infected people standing and dying like this in this square, and as for the reason, I still can't figure it out."
Vina nodded.
"I don't understand it for the time being, forget it, let's go back and meet everyone first, be careful."
"Yes."
Everyone nodded, and walked back to the place where the team had rested not far away.
Vina analyzed as she walked.
"The natural disaster 27 years ago destroyed Mandel City, it stands to reason that it should have caused a big sensation at the time, and afterwards, the Ursas military must send people to do the aftermath work, even if Mandel City is destroyed, the source stones that grow after the natural disaster can also make up for the loss, and the bodies of the victims in the city are something that the military must dispose of."
Xia Feng nodded in agreement.
"Vena, you're right, based on this situation, there is only one possibility, these corpses appeared in Mandel City after the Ursas military mined the source stone and did all the aftermath work."
After Xia Feng finished speaking, ACE next to him suddenly interjected.
"Miss Vina, do you know what type of natural disaster was from the information you Glasgow Gang had?"
"According to information from Victoria, this natural disaster seems to be a firestorm."
ACE TOUCHED HIS CHIN.
"Well, that's right, I observed it just now, the surface of these corpses has obviously been burned by high temperatures, and those black things are charred skin tissue, because the body is fused with the source stone, so these corpses will not turn into ashes, and although the corpses of the infected can survive for decades without decaying, they cannot reach 27 years, it is obvious that from the integrity of these corpses, it should be the infected who appeared in Mandel City in the recent past, and they were fixed in place after being killed by someone in some way, Or they can be fixed and killed. ”
Xia Feng's eyes lit up and said appreciatively.
"Brother ACE, your analysis is too reasonable, have you also watched "Detective Corgi"?"
"What corgi? I haven't heard of it. ”
"Uh.... It's nothing. ”
After listening to ACE's analysis, Vina's face became more complicated, and it was obvious that in addition to the source stone, there were many secrets hidden in this Mandel City.
Vena tightened her grip on the hammer.
"From now on, everyone cheers up, the secrets hidden in this city are none of our business, as long as we successfully get the source stone and get out of here safely, everything will be fine."
Xia Feng immediately chimed in.
"Vena is right, be careful to sail the boat for ten thousand years, stay in the green mountains and not be afraid of no firewood, it's a big deal that we will get less this time, and we will slip away if we make a profit."
Vina looked back at Xia Feng.
"Xia Feng, what you said makes sense, but I have something important to tell you."
"What's the matter?"
"Why have you been holding on to me since just now?"
.........
Xia Feng was stunned for a second, and then immediately let go of the hand that was holding Vina's clothes like an eagle catching a chicken, and explained with an embarrassed expression.
"I ..... Aren't I afraid you'll fall, hehe, hehe, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that? Tell me in advance, I didn't hold Vina out of fear, you have to believe me, it's definitely not because I'm afraid. ”