Returning from the abyss

Chapter 267 Mine
After returning to the RV in the middle of the night, Lu Ning finally took a rest.As soon as it was dawn, she got up again, put on the backpack and expedition outfit she had prepared, and walked into the hotel yawning.

At this time, the surrounding area was still quiet, and the patrolling people on the street gradually dispersed after midnight. I don't know if it will be like this every day in the future.

Robert was already sitting in the dining room. He was reading a book the size of a palm. When he noticed Lu Ning coming in, he put the book in his arms.

"It's early." Lu Ning greeted.

"I'm used to getting up early, and I think Mr. Lichuan and Mr. Yu will be down soon." Robert nodded and said.

Not long after, Li Chuanliang and Yu Guiting went downstairs together. They each carried a large mountaineering backpack. Li Chuan only brought his own double knives, and Yu Guiting also carried a lot of small gadgets.

The four exchanged pleasantries for a while, and set off immediately.

The location of the mine is in the southwest. Specifically, go out from the south of the town through the dense forest until you can see an abandoned mine road railway.Since no one has been there, all four of them are ready to walk for a day, and they are also prepared to deal with the danger of going through the dense forest.

However, the road was very quiet. There were occasional animals in the forest, but there were no ferocious ones.When the trees began to thin out and the soil on the ground changed from natural humus to loess, the terrain gradually decreased. Lu Ning finally saw some decayed sleepers and rusty rails at the bottom of a soil slope.

"It's here." Yu Guiting slid down the slope, looked up, and could already see the long-abandoned temporary residence for development in the distance.

It’s true that no one has been here for a long time, and the evacuation was also very hasty at that time. Not only were the houses made of iron plates and wood not dismantled, but some mining tools were also thrown around, which had long been rusted and damaged and could not be used.

"It seemed that something terrible happened at that time, and the evacuation was too hasty."

Yu Guiting looked around and smacked his lips.Lu Ning walked into a house a little further away from the residential area, and found that there were still a few boxes that hadn't been removed. When she opened it, she saw that it was a whole box of explosives.

"How is it?" Robert asked at the door.

"It's dynamite, but it's already damp and agglomerated, so it's definitely useless." Lu Ning dug out a bag from it, weighed it twice in her hand, and it was as hard as turning her head.

"I have found the entrance, what do you guys think?"

Li Chuanliang’s movements were also very fast. Due to the previous mine collapse accident, the normal entrance had long been unable to enter. Fortunately, after the accident, the rescue team also dug several rescue wells from above to find the surviving miners. Li Chuan Liang quickly found the entrances.

Several people looked at each other, followed Li Chuanliang to a slightly higher ground and walked for a while, and then found the entrance that slanted downward.

"Let me take the lead here, after all, I am the only real explorer." Yu Guiting hung a night light on his waist, then tied his cuffs and legs tightly, and took out a bag from his backpack. A climbing rope was tied to a large rock nearby.

"After you go down, I will pull the rope every minute." Lu Ning said.

"Well, if it is safe, I will also pull the rope, three times in a row, and four times if I need to come back."

Yu Guiting moved his hands and feet, threw the backpack into the hole, and slid down with him.

The other three were on top to control the rope to prevent it from falling too fast.But Yu Guiting himself obviously controlled it very well, Lu Ning had no problem pulling the rope every minute.

However, after a few minutes, there was still no feedback from below.

When Lu Ning pulled the rope again, she had already started to feel suspicious in her heart, and the expressions of Li Chuanliang and Robert were similar.

"It's been too long," said Robert.

"If it's safe, it should reach the bottom." Li Chuanliang frowned and let go of his hand, walked to the entrance of the mine and looked down. Unfortunately, it was pitch black and he couldn't see the light of the night lamp.

"Mr. Yu! Is everything all right?" He put his hand over his mouth and shouted loudly.

After about ten seconds, Lu Ning felt that the rope in her hand was being pulled.One, two, three, and no fourth.

"Safe." Lu Ning turned to Robert and said.

"Then let's go down immediately."

Robert and Lu Ning went down first, and after Li Chuan lit the hall, the three slipped down the tunnel to the bottom of the mine in sequence, and saw a glimmer of light on Yu Guiting's body.He is now moving a big rock to suppress the rope that has been untied from himself.

"I'm sorry, it took me a while to find a suitable stone... Everything is normal here, and the oxygen is not particularly sufficient, but it's okay, everyone except me doesn't need to burn the light source."

Indeed, although they all brought candles and lanterns in case of accidents, the three of Lu Ning still brought sufficient batteries and flashlights.

Yu Guiting apologized first. Whether it was true or not, the three of them were not the type to grasp this point and pursue it vigorously. Soon they each turned on their flashlights and began to study the mine.

Judging from the structure of the mine alone, the safety measures here have reached a good level in this era, and it can only be said to be a natural disaster if it encounters a landslide.The four of them walked along the mine for a while, and the humidity increased a little, but they could already see some inconspicuous ores.

But right here, they also encountered a fork in the road.

The road on the left is no different from the road you came over, while the road on the right is a downward road, which is not too steep, but after turning a corner, no one knows what is behind.

"Make a choice?" Yu Guiting suggested.

The four nodded and raised their hands at the same time. Both Yu Guiting and Lu Ning pointed to the right, while Li Chuanliang and Robert pointed to the left.

"This is really nerve-wracking." Yu Guiting shook his head, "Let's talk about the reason. I think that if you want to find something, you have to take some seemingly dangerous paths. Risks and opportunities coexist. This is the scene. Consistent style."

"I agree with this point of view, but I don't think it's a good idea to explore an unknown area with our current configuration." Robert said immediately, "In fact, I think it's best to really determine the side that looks safer first. OK, after that we can go to the right."

"But the problem is that even if we go to the left, we don't know how long the road is and whether there will be other forks." Lu Ning said, "We don't know how big the mine is. If we waste too much time on unnecessary roads, We might even miss something important. So I think it's better to get straight to the point."

"My point of view is that if there is no drastic change, we will not enter a dangerous situation." Li Chuanliang finally said, "The environment here is unknown, and there must be monsters and ghosts. We don't need to deliberately seek danger."

Although they have different opinions, the four of them are not prepared to divide their troops. It would be really stupid to separate under such circumstances.

"I'm the initiator, listen to me." Lu Ning insisted.

Li Chuan sighed, but still nodded; Robert seemed quite disapproving, but there was nothing he could do if Lu Ning pulled people like this.The four proceeded cautiously along the descending mine road.

The further you went down, the more humid the feeling became, and even the ground under your feet began to soften, and the sound of dripping water began to appear around - this was a sign of unsafety.

"Hey, hey, we can't go any further." Yu Guiting stopped in his tracks, reached out and touched the nearby rock wall, and some rocks rolled down with clods of soil.

"There is a danger of landslides ahead at any time, and the passage is starting to narrow, and now you can reach the top." Yu Guiting looked at Lu Ning, "We haven't found anything so far, did we choose the wrong one? road?"

"You agreed to go this way before."

"The risks and benefits are beginning to be out of proportion." Yu Guiting shrugged.

"No..." Lu Ning shone a flashlight on the wall where Yu Guiting moved, pulled out the dagger from her belt, pierced into the loose soil, and pried it hard.

A large clod of soil was pried off, rolled twice on the ground, and fell between the other three.When the flashlight shined on it, although most of the place was covered by damp soil, Robert, Li Chuanliang and Yu Guiting could all see a yellowish white substance inside.

"Skull." Li Chuanliang squatted down, cleaned off the soil on the surface, and saw what was wrapped inside.

"This is a child's skull." Lu Ning stretched out her hand and gestured, "The cracks in the skull can still be seen, and you are not very old, but you shouldn't use such a young child to go into the mine, right?"

"Inside...are there any more inside?" Yu Guiting looked at the hole Lu Ning dug, and shot the light again.This time, he could clearly see the dots of white in the dark red soil.

"Everyone, should we try to dig?" Lu Ning patted the earth wall with a dagger, and several people nodded silently, each took out their tools and began to dig the earth wall carefully.

Many of the bones of these children who had been buried here for an unknown amount of time had been broken. Fortunately, the skulls were still intact. The three men were there to find the bones, and Lu Ning put the bones back together.

There were six bodies in total.

It's a pity that Lu Ning can't detect the cause of death of these six children in the current state, at most it is not poisoning.As the number of bones gradually increased, a slightly foul musty smell also emanated from the soil, which made people have to stop.

At this moment, Yu Guiting suddenly turned around and asked, "What?"

Lu Ning was a little confused, so: "What?"

"No, who called me just now?"

Robert and Tachikawa shook their heads, no one spoke at all just now.

"Strange, I heard it right." Yu Guiting glanced at the dug hole again, "They are calling my name... Is there something weird here?"

"Don't act rashly." Robert said, took out a silver coin from his leather bag, and stuck it on the pit. After waiting for a few seconds, there was no response.

"How is it?" Lu Ning asked.

"No response... The third magic circle of Mars will react to all souls that symbolize war, discord, and disaster, and resist to a certain extent. Since it has not been activated, it means that there is no supernatural crisis here." Robert He took back the silver coins, but his expression was a little uncertain.

The fear is that there is nothing.

"Isn't that right? These children obviously died abnormally." Yu Guiting pointed to the bones at Lu Ning's feet, "You mean their souls don't have any resentment?"

"After a person dies, the soul doesn't necessarily stay where it is. It dissipates, reincarnates, and it may even be used as materials by anyone. I can only be sure that there is no danger here." Robert shook his head and said, "If Mars, which represents war If the magic circle cannot detect anything, then there is nothing."

"Is there a possibility that the opponent is too strong and not afraid of this formation?" Ryo Lichuan asked.

"No, the advantage of this system is that it cannot be bypassed. It will be triggered if the conditions are met. If the opponent is too strong, it should be the melting of silver coins..."

Before he finished speaking, Robert also turned his head abruptly, looking behind the empty person.

"Did you hear someone call my name just now?"

Lu Ning and Li Chuanliang showed astonishment.

"Yes, I was like that just now! But I didn't hear anyone calling your name at all!" Yu Guiting shouted loudly.

"Be careful!" Lu Ning said in a deep voice.

"I am protected by Jupiter's third magic circle. If I encounter any spiritual attack, I will be able to detect it." Robert put his hand in his chest pocket, and suddenly paused.

"Danger!"

He pulled out his hand, and it was already stained with silver liquid, but he didn't notice when the silver coin melted!
Li Chuan put his hands on his waist, and when he drew his sword instantly, two thunderbolts, one blue and one gold, aimed directly at the direction behind Robert and slashed out!

Lu Ning took the opportunity to retreat to the back, took out her pistol, and glanced at Yu Guiting from the corner of her eye.

Both Robert and Tachikawa Ryo have shown some of their strength, so this person may not be easy to deal with, and the human tourists this time seem to be difficult to deal with.

The thunder swept across, leaving a few scorched black marks on the passage, but nothing special happened.In this gap, Robert had already taken out a new silver coin and pinched it between his fingers, and at the same time pulled out a pistol.

"Not here!"

"No...it's still there."

Tachikawa Ryo's voice was a little heavy.He put his two sabers back into their sheaths, still maintaining a vigilant posture.

"I also heard someone calling my name."

"Only when you call your name is it considered an attack? What's the meaning of that?" Lu Ning suddenly felt a cold wind blowing behind her, but behind her was clearly a deeper part of the mine, where there shouldn't be any wind at all. !

The instant reaction was faster than thinking, she turned her head and shot, and the bullet fell directly into the depths of the deep mine tunnel, making a few subtle impact sounds.

Lu Ning's expression changed slightly, and her body flicked to the side. At this moment, a bullet flew out of the tunnel, quickly and precisely smashing the flashlight in her hand.

"Is it over there?" Li Chuanliang immediately turned around, his hands were already on the handle of the knife, and Lu Ning hurriedly reached out to stop him.

"Wait, let's go back to the fork in the road just now!"

"The enemy is ahead..."

"The enemy is not there! Don't attack casually!" Lu Ning said, raised her flashlight and smashed it into the mine tunnel, then dodged to the side, the flashlight brushed her head and hit the wall.

Now Ryo Tachikawa understood, and so did Robert.

"Return."

(End of this chapter)