The dark night shrouded the mountains, and gloomy shadows loomed in the fog.
When the group lifted the night vision goggles on their helmets, they could see the shadows, but once they put on the goggles, they could not see anything.
"I believe that is just an illusion …" Gu Jun said darkly. "Everyone, do not panic!" Back then, the Phoenix Unit was not physically attacked by the shadows, but they were mentally disturbed, and that was how the tragedy began.
"Shouldn't we be more worried about the bodies up ahead?" Wu Shiyu asked as he pointed ahead.
The five giant bodies stood up from the storage trough. They moved slowly and turned to look at the group. Their green, swollen faces were already hard to recognize, but now they seemed to have a darker expression on them. It was on the bloated flesh that looked like it would explode at any moment.
The light from the gun shone on their reflections. They were not humanoid figures but strange shadows with twisted limbs dangling from them.
They were large, scary, and indescribable.
The stone statue flashed across Gu Jun's eyes. The limbs of the strange creatures crawling on the stone pedestal …
"Can you see their shadows?" Wu Shiyu asked again. "That is just my synesthesia, right? Please tell me that I am a mental patient … "
"I can see them too." Lou Xiaoning's voice was hoarse. Pain surged in her left eye, and the illusion inside the hole appeared to be flickering.
Xue Ba still remembered the information about the zombies. "That does not look like a zombie. According to legend, zombies have the face of a dog. That does not look like one."
"Is that an illusion as well?" Uncle Dan's round face was filled with confusion. He could not understand it. "The soft tissues of the dead bodies have already started to liquefy, so how did they stand up … Is it the activity of bacteria? Did the bacteria form a new organ? "
"F * ck! Uncle Dan, do you think any of us can answer that? "Lou Xiaoning was getting impatient." Why don't you shoot one of them? "
As they whispered, the black shadows around them did not move. The five standing corpses did not move either. However, in the narrow cave on the mountain wall, there seemed to be a phosphorescent light flashing, like the eyes of some dark creature.
"Don't move first," Gu Jun called out to Lou Xiaoning. His mind was racing as he sensed his surroundings …
The corpses did not look like they were turning into zombies, but the zombies were definitely nearby. Gu Jun had an idea and said, "They don't like me chanting that sentence. It might not be a spell to summon zombies but has another purpose, like summoning something else …"
And it was obviously related to that stone statue. "Since the enemy doesn't like it, all the more reason for us to do it," he said.
As he spoke, Wu Shiyu felt the malice around him thickening. "You might be right."
"Then I'll say it again. Be on your guard." Gu Jun scanned the surrounding fog. Since the ghouls were repulsed by this, he would force them out.
He pulled out the sheathed Carlop scalpel from the med kit around his waist. He held it in his hands like it was a magical weapon. His mind, which had been slightly agitated from chanting the spell earlier, calmed down a little. He focused and chanted again, "Ph 'nglui mglw' nafh Cthulhu …"
Suddenly, the limbs of the five giant reflections of the corpses became more numerous and messy. Perhaps it was because of the night breeze, the limbs started to flutter …
At that moment, a strange and shrill howl came from the surrounding mountains. It sounded like the howl of a wolf or a dog, but it also sounded like the wail of a ghost.
The strange howl was so loud and carried with it a strong mental shockwave. It gave everyone a headache of varying degrees, and it also interrupted Gu Jun's chanting.
"They really don't want you to chant it!" Xue Ba said in a hurry. The situation was obvious, but they had no idea what it meant.
Before they could think further, a strange shadow suddenly rushed out from the narrow gap in the cave. Then, another shadow rushed out, and it was followed by another one. However, through the night vision goggles, they could see clearly that … they were not ghouls.
They were creatures with wings. They looked like giant bats, and each of them was half the size of a human. When they spread their wings, they could easily cover Xue Ba, who was the tallest among them. The creatures' tails looked like hooks, and their bodies were covered in black, hairless skin. They spread their wings and charged at them!
Their feet had long, sharp claws, and they were stained with dark blood. It was a sure sign that they would be torn apart if they landed their claws.
"Open fire!" Gu Jun shouted. He pulled the trigger of the automatic rifle in his hand. Bullets flew into the air. Bang, bang, bang!
He had no idea what kind of creatures they were, but their murderous intent was almost tangible.
With the order to open fire, Xue Ba and Uncle Dan opened fire as well. There were too many giant bats, and they moved too fast. They were too close, so they had no choice but to open fire.
Thankfully, the bullets could hit them. The forest was instantly filled with the screams of these creatures. They did not appear to be very intelligent. Even though they were facing the muzzle of the gun, they kept coming. This reminded them of the mutated wolves at the altar in the foreign world, but this kind of giant bat was even more chilling.
Some of the bullets hit the five carcasses, and with a dull thud, the giants exploded. Dirty liquid and human tissue splattered everywhere!
The unbearable stench of carcasses suffocated all the creatures that relied on oxygen.
"Stand back, I'll do it!" Lou Xiaoning shouted angrily. Both her hands were on the Type-89 HMG. She had already aimed at the cave. When the others retreated, she started firing. Bang bang! Gunshots exploded. Bullet shells were thrown out at high speed. Intense and concentrated firepower sprayed out.
The winged creatures in front of him were smashed into pieces, exploded, and flew everywhere. Even their screams were extinguished.
Beside the HMG, Wu Shiyu helped reload. He guarded the statue and refused to leave.
Not long after, the land in front of the cave had become a mess. Rotten flesh and blood were everywhere. It was unknown whether it was the corpses of humans or the giant bats.
But the howling from the surrounding mountains did not stop. It became more urgent. The shadows in the fog gradually materialized into the shape of humans.
In the midst of the howl, another low, humming, and enigmatic language arose, and seemed to speak to them.
"Do not listen to it!" Gu Jun shouted. He had plenty of experience in this field. "Do not listen to a word spoken by the devil!"
Peng, peng, peng. Lou Xiaoning continued to shoot and kill those giant bats, but suddenly, there was a loud rumble, and a large part of the mountain wall around the cave collapsed.
In an instant, the darkness surged out. Countless winged creatures soared into the sky. They soon covered the entire night sky. Even the HMG could not suppress them.
Not only Lou Xiaoning, even Xue Ba and Uncle Dan could not help but curse.
The giant bats did not charge at them. Instead, they circled around them. They formed a strange ritualistic pattern that surrounded the forest. Even if one was shot down, another would take its place. They were writhing, twisting, and wiggling … The fog and shadows around them suddenly drifted erratically.
Gu Jun frowned. He felt a strange energy around him, and everything became chaotic.
"Space, space is changing …" Wu Shiyu felt it as well. He gasped. "They are pulling us into another space!"
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