our secret base

Chapter 27 The Secret of the Mural

indeed.

Yan Jingxing couldn't help but nodded, he had the same idea.

Some people's usual personality will be completely different from his performance when he encounters a serious situation.People who seem brave and strong will show cowardice when they are in danger; conversely, ordinary people may burst out with amazing courage in the face of fear.

But Ji Chunzao is the type that is completely the same on the outside and inside, and has not changed even if he is on another planet, which is undoubtedly enviable.

To be honest, Yan Jingxing is very nervous now: exploring and taking risks in the ruins left by a huge alien civilization, this kind of thing has never even appeared in the most absurd dream he has ever had!But it suddenly became the reality in front of him, and he was caught off guard.

Every time he saw those weird murals and sculptures belonging to alien civilizations, he felt very uncomfortable.

He could also tell that Miss Xie was as nervous as he was. Although she tried her best to maintain a calm appearance, her tone of voice and eyes were full of worry when she spoke.

Among the three, the only one who can maintain normal state is Chunzao.

Of course, Xie Yuzhi may mean more than just praise—this attitude can be said to be brave and optimistic, or it can be said to be heartless.

But Ji Chunzao obviously only understood in a good direction, feeling that she was being praised, she proudly made a "Yeah!" gesture to her companions.

"Don't worry, there hasn't been anything dangerous in this place so far, right?"

Please stop talking like that.

……

Young people continue to explore.The corridors seemed intricate, but they all converged in the same direction in the end, and they soon found a new room at the end.

"The door of this room... seems to be unable to open."

Yan Jingxing tried to open the door, but this time there was no gap.

He turned and looked back. If he couldn't open the door, they would have to go back.

The atmosphere of this place is the same as anywhere else. The walls and floor present a kind of fleshy and organic unevenness, like the inside of the body cavity of some kind of huge creature; and in the three corners of the room, there are machines similar to chairs.

"There are three more..." Yan Jingxing turned around and found that there were indeed no other entrances or passages, "Could it be that you want us to sit on it?"

Behind the chair is a pulsating blood vessel that rises from below the surface, forms a skeleton under the covering of the wall, and finally leads to the door.

"Is this the teleporter that sent us to this planet?"

"It doesn't look quite the same."

Xie Yuzhi was cautious and reached out to stop Ji Chunzao from approaching.

"Be careful, maybe it will trigger the mechanism as soon as you get close."

……

"and many more."

Yan Jingxing planned to leave this room and look for another way, but at this moment, he stopped suddenly.

Because he felt as if he heard voices other than the three of them in the ruins of this empty and silent palace.

Outside the room is a long corridor, and both ends are submerged in darkness.

When we came here, everyone was talking and laughing, and we didn't think it was scary at all; but if a person stood here and looked around, his heart would suddenly start to tremble.

The horrifying, extremely weird alien landscapes, and those pale, faceless sculptures of upright aliens that he saw in the murals on the road all seemed to come alive in his mind at this moment.

Yan Jingxing squatted down and tried to listen.

This time it was confirmed that there was some kind of strange movement in a corner not far away.

The sound was rustling at first, like rats turning around in the walls of an old house, it was not noticeable, but...

"what happened to you?"

The two girls sensed something strange and hurried to his side.

Yan Jingxing shuddered, and while looking around, he whispered to his two companions:
"Did everyone hear the sound?"

If it was on Earth, he might subconsciously ignore it, but this is another planet.

After all, are there really such animals as rats in this place?So far, they haven't even seen a fly or a mosquito.

Ji Chunzao and Xie Yuzhi followed his example and squatted by the door, trying to confirm the source of the sound, and got the answer quickly.

The young people looked at each other with stiff expressions.

Yan Jingxing held back the thought of fear and looked into the depths of the corridor.

——What the hell is that?
*
He bowed down and walked forward slowly.

Yan Jing walked in the front, because he felt that he was the only boy, so he should have acted braver, but this was obviously not recognized by his companions - if he hadn't walked out first, he would definitely have met Xie Yuzhi or Ji Chunzao bumped head to head.

He heard the footsteps of the two following behind, and naturally he couldn't say what he wanted them to stay in the room.

As the distance from the sound source got closer, the weird movement suddenly stopped for a while.

But they soon saw something else.

"That is……"

"Look at this, are the spirit leeches you are talking about...?"

Xie Yuzhi suppressed her voice, her face turned pale slightly, she held her wrist tightly with one hand and tried her best to avoid crying out.

In contrast, the performance of the remaining two people should be more calm, after all, it is not the first time they have seen:

The hall leading to the corridor was just where they passed 10 minutes ago. The familiar strange insects—"spiritual leeches" formed groups of insects of different sizes, wandering on the ground like snakes, leaving cold, sticky Greasy traces.

At first glance, I thought it was some kind of cold-blooded reptile, but as soon as I got closer, I could see countless wriggling heads on the surface.

"Can you see it?"

"...Well." Miss Xie sighed slightly, "It looks a little more disgusting and scary than I imagined."

After meeting the astronauts, he was able to see alien creatures just like Ji Chunzao; this is also true for Xie Yuzhi, because just one day before, they both witnessed the appearance of a huge monster in the cloud.

Experience has proved that it seems that once you have witnessed the real world, you can always see them from then on.

"What, what should I do?"

Ji Chunzao asked in a low voice.

"The spirit leeches are blocking the intersection, and we seem to be unable to go back."

Xie Yuzhi stared at the actions of the bug swarms for a while, and soon discovered that there was some kind of law and scope implied.

"They seem to be patrolling this place, it's best to find a way to get around—"

"Boom."

Her words were interrupted.

The strange muffled sound sounded again, like someone beating a drum in the hall.

Yan Jingxing noticed that the ground under his feet was trembling, and felt unsteady for a moment.

"Boom...boom! Boom! Boom!"

The sound became louder and closer, and he subconsciously held his breath, feeling like his own heartbeat.

"...!"

They are in the corridor connecting one side of the hall. The hall is full of wriggling insects, and on the other side of the hall, smooth gray skin gradually emerges from the darkness, huge mouthparts open in circles, and sharp teeth are all over it. superior.

"so big--!"

Ji Chunzao was amazed.

"Is... the leader of the spirit leeches?"

Yan Jingxing felt that his hands and feet were trembling, especially when he saw the huge mouth emerging from the darkness, biting off the wall structure next to it in one bite, it was easier than biting off a cream cake.

But he still tried his best to stand up, and grabbed the hands of the two girls at the same time.

"Run!"

The three quickly backed down the corridor.

The roar from behind became louder and louder, and the huge leech squeezed through the cave, passed through the hall, and plunged into the corridor.

This soft-bodied creature, which is larger than all known land animals on the earth, snaked forward in the corridor, "rumbling" forward like a digging machine.

The ground was bumpy like sea waves, dust fell from the vibrating ceiling, the passage was cracked, and the bloated body almost filled the entire space.

The boys and girls managed to make it back to the room before the giant leeches caught up with them.

"Boom!"

The slimy gray body quickly slid through the hole, like a train passing through a tunnel.

Yan Jingxing hid in the corner of the room, watching all this happen in horror.

Apart from the interior of the three devices, there is nowhere to hide in this room, as long as it turns its neck, it can be noticed immediately.

He was short of breath, his whole body was stiff, and he felt that he was about to faint from fright, just like the scene in a horror movie he had seen before.

It's embarrassing, but... if the little girl next to him was not holding on to his sleeve, he might really faint on the spot.

Whether it's Ji Chunzao or Xie Yuzhi, the two of them are silent now, curled up, staring at the hole.

After a while, the sound of "rumbling" faded away, and the surrounding movement gradually disappeared, and then they all let out a breath at the same time.

"……gone?"

he asked quietly.

"It should...but it's better not to go out now. Besides the big guy, there are other leeches in the hall."

Xie Yuzhi frowned.

"It seems that we are trapped here. It is impossible to go back the same way, and it is also dangerous to find another passage."

"Where did those guys come from?"

This is also the question Yan Jingxing wanted to ask. On the way they came, everything was obviously quiet, and the whole palace was more like a huge tomb; but suddenly, the group of monsters seemed to rush from every corner. out.

"Thinking about it carefully, it seems that since we walked into this room. Is it because some kind of mechanism was triggered?"

"Then...then what shall we do next...?"

Unknowingly, Yan Jingxing's eyes fell on the three devices in the room.

At this moment, his and Xie Yuzhi's eyes met.

"...Can I just try it?"

"There is no other way."

Miss Xie looked dignified.

"If the spirit leeches notice this room, we have no resistance. Even if these devices are useless, at least they can be used to hide."

"Okay, let's go in and have a look."

Ji Chunzao volunteered and was the first to climb onto the chair.

Then, under the watchful eyes of the remaining two people, the pelvis suddenly rose beside the "chair", and it was directly closed like this.

"Wait……!"

It looked as if she had been eaten by the chair.

Yan Jingxing was taken aback, the little girl's movements were so neat that others had no time to stop her.He hurried over and knocked hard on the casing of the device.

"Chunzao! Chunzao! Are you alright?"

"I am fine."

There was a muffled response from within.

"Anything uncomfortable?"

Xie Yuzhi also asked.

"No, it's just very dark, there is no light, but it's quite comfortable to lie on... Haha."

A yawn came from within the device.

"Speaking of which, I suddenly want to sleep, I'm so sleepy..."

... Can you feel sleepy at such a time?
Yan Jingxing thought she was really amazing.

At this moment, his ears moved suddenly.

Strange noises accompanied by tremors on the ground, familiar voices from far to near...

No, back again--

It seemed that the giant leech turned around and crawled back after drilling a circle in the palace!

"Jing Xing, let's hide first."

Xie Yuzhi tugged at his sleeve and reminded him softly.

"it is good."

Although he still had all sorts of doubts deep in his heart, there was no other way at the moment, he and Miss Xie chose a device and got into it.

……

A few minutes later, a giant leech "rumbled" past the passage.

After another ten minutes, a certain wriggling worm group circled around the device in the hole when passing by, and then went out again.

Half an hour later, the three devices flashed red light at the same time.

During the whole process, no sound was made, no one spoke, and the room was silent, as if all the boys and girls in the device were asleep.

The red light is like flowing blood, flowing into the floor along the blood vessels, and then onto the wall.

After absorbing the "blood": a series of murals swallowed by the spreading creeps and tissue, slowly protruding from the depths of the wall.

The story they tell seems to be a continuation of the frescoes in the hall:
……

Three alien residents walked into a forest, and dug out three things from the towering flesh pillar standing in the forest: two eyes, and a spinal cord.

The flesh column collapsed, and they returned to their original tribe.

After completing this matter, the three alien residents seem to have gained great power and lofty status on this planet. Surrounded and surrounded by countless similar people, they led the army, stepped into the palace, and stepped onto the throne. ...

(End of this chapter)