death gap

Chapter 33 Tongyou Lane

Wuchang City, the southern suburbs of the old city.

Rows of long-abandoned tube towers, like mummified corpses, lay silently under the night.

The dark windows were like the eyeholes of a mummy, looking out at the downtown area in the distance.

When the strong wind passed between these buildings, it was as harsh as a baby crying.

On both sides of the main road that runs through the entire old city, rusty street lamps shine with dim light, illuminating the mottled scenery on both sides of the road.

Because it is so depressed, except for long-distance freight trucks, it is difficult to see other vehicles on this road.

But tonight, three beams of light lit up the road.

The light comes from the flashlight.

The owners of the flashlight are two men and one woman, all wearing black sweatshirts, black mesh shoes, and even wearing infrared glasses on their faces.

The three of them are all around 20 years old, which is the age when young people don’t know what it’s like to be sad.

They are members of the city’s spirit-finding club.

This time I came to explore the old city to find the legendary alley where there is no turning back.

The tallest boy is named Chen Gang, the shorter one is named Lan Wen, and the only girl is Sun Xiaohong.

"According to netizens, the legendary Tongyou Lane is nearby."

After captain Lan Wen said this, he took out his mobile phone to compare the stickers on the website, and then decisively pointed to the six o'clock direction:

"Start that way."

"Let's go!" Sun Xiaohong happily walked at the front.

"It's too quiet here, I have a bad feeling." Lan Wen muttered, but still followed the two of them.

Along the way, he always felt like someone was following him, and this feeling became even stronger after he arrived in the old city.

In fact, Lan Wen is correct.

Because someone is indeed following them at this moment, and this person is Su Chen.

In fact, he has been lurking in the soul-searching channels of major websites during this period, paying attention to the activities of various community organizations.

Su Chen believed that sooner or later these little masters of seeking death would encounter something really strange.

With this idea in mind, he sorts out the content of social activities every day, selects the more authentic parts and writes them down, and waits until the day of the event to find an opportunity to secretly participate.

Today is Su Chen's first time participating in an event.

The reason why they wanted to participate secretly was naturally because they were worried about exposing their pseudo-god weapons.

At this moment, he was all black from top to bottom, wearing a black sweatshirt, black sports pants, black mesh shoes, and a black mask on his face.

I feel like a stalker myself.

"This is also impossible."

Su Chen sighed deep in his heart and quietly followed the three of them.

……

After advancing for about a quarter of an hour, Chen Gang and others finally found the legendary Tongyou Lane.

The gullies on both sides of the alley are overflowing with sewage. Every other section of the wall surface is marked with a big red word "Demolish", and solidified domestic garbage is piled at the base of the wall.

Except for the dim light cast by street lamps and the occasional flash of nocturnal animals, there was no life in the surroundings.

The atmosphere of horror is full of feeling.

"Let's go!"

Chen Gang took the lead and walked to the front, and then said deliberately and sadly:
"Remember the legend of this alley and never look back."

"I know, I know, let's go!" Sun Xiaohong followed impatiently. "Amitabha, Amitabha..." Lan Wen silently recited the Buddha's name and walked tiptoe at the end.

When all three of them entered the alley, Su Chen followed quietly. At the same time, he took out the chalk from his arms and prepared to leave marks along the way.

The interior of the alleyway is extremely winding, and some places are not even illuminated by light, completely immersed in the dark night.

Chen Gang and others stumbled along the alley, tripping over things on the ground from time to time, but their interest became more and more high.

Ghost hunting is awesome!
During this process, the exciting and frightening feeling will make people shift their attention to their surroundings and temporarily forget the annoying things.

That’s why I can’t stop.

After walking about 400 meters, we can already see the end of the alley in front of us. The entrance of the alley is right at the junction of light and darkness.

"Bah! What an alley?" Sun Xiaohong spat on the ground and complained:

"It is indeed a lie. There is nothing here."

"No, no, it's exciting enough anyway." Lan Wen breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

For him, it would be best if nothing happened.

"Haha, where are we now?" Lan Gang sneered deliberately, took out his mobile phone, pointed at the time on it and said:
"Don't worry, everything has just begun."

"Have you all forgotten? Only if you pass through this alley at midnight, something incredible will happen."

"It's now 59:56 minutes and [-] seconds."

After saying that, he raised the three fingers of his left hand and started counting the seconds according to the time on his mobile phone:
"three!"

"two!"

"one!"

when--!
Deep in the deep night sky, a melodious bell suddenly sounded.

……

On a quiet summer night, the curtain is like a dark purple satin spread all over the sky, with stars dotting it and twinkling.

Standing in the southern suburbs of Wuchang City, the long-abandoned bell tower seems to be embedded in the starry sky, giving it a distorted dreamlike feel.

At midnight, the bell tower made a light click, and the brass pointer turned like a spear, pointing to the sky.

when--!
When the bell rang at midnight, a flock of birds started up. These birds circled around the bell tower and suddenly landed one after another.

After being frozen for a moment, the pupils of the birds suddenly dilated, becoming dark and deep, spreading their wings and flying into the night sky, soaring rapidly under the light of the new moon.

The fluttering feathers of these birds soared into the air, hovering over the dead old city.

Colorful fog gathered from all directions, weighing heavily on Tongyou Lane, accumulating thicker and thicker.

……

when--!
The loud bell was like a heavy hammer, hitting the chests of Chen Gang and others, making them tremble.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew past them, and the faint sound of the wind was like a howl. The three of them looked around blankly, feeling that something was wrong.

Then there were several shrill calls of crows in the distance.

When they looked over at the same time, they saw a gust of cold wind blowing in front of them. The air flow rubbed against the ground and made a scratching sound.

The light of the flashlight dimmed involuntarily at this moment, and a heavy shadow, like a cold boulder, pressed on the hearts of the three spirit-detection enthusiasts.

"I...I want to go home." Captain Chen Gang's face turned pale and he backed down on the spot.

"Here...there seems to be something really weird here." Sun Xiaohong was already trembling and shortening her neck.

"If something is weird, it seems we can't look back and can only grit our teeth and move forward." Lan Wen said tremblingly.

When the two heard what he said, they both felt it made sense, so they had no choice but to speed up and continue walking forward.

(End of this chapter)