When Gu Jun's chanting reached its climax, it was so loud that it even drowned out the howling of the beasts in the mountains, echoing through the forest.
When he chanted the last syllable, the dark clouds in the night sky were suddenly torn apart. In a trance, a huge, monstrous shadow tore through the darkness. The intertwining branches and twisted vines in the forest were like strange limbs. They rustled, revealing a sense of danger with the wind.
In that moment, the almost tangible shadow in the surrounding fog shattered and disappeared.
A shrill scream rang out for half a second before abruptly disappearing, like a tape that had been torn apart by a strong force. Whether it was the giant bats in the night sky or the corpses of the giant bats on the ground, whether they were alive or dead, all of these winged creatures had suddenly disappeared, as if they had never appeared here.
The howling of the bats disappeared as well.
"Ah …" Lou Xiaoning, who was still aiming the machine gun, was stunned. Her left eye scanned the surroundings, but she really could not find any trace of the giant bats.
There was no blood, no broken wings, only a ground littered with bullet casings. Even the bodies of the five giants were still lying inside the storage compartment.
It felt like everything that had happened earlier was just a dream.
But she, Xue Ba, and Uncle Dan could feel the difference. On one hand, their heads were heavy with pain, and on the other hand, the sense of reality had returned.
The space around them solidified, and the fog quickly dissipated. The army-green armored vehicle was still there, its headlights shining brightly.
"Illusion, it really is an illusion …" Uncle Dan grumbled. When he saw Gu Jun's pale face, he asked in a hurry, "Ah Jun, how do you feel? Can you hear me? "
Due to the overuse of mental power and the indescribable shadow power, Gu Jun and Wu Shiyu did not look well, but Gu Jun looked especially bad.
"Give me a shot of adrenaline … My heart … feels the same as last time …"
If not for Uncle Dan, Gu Jun would have collapsed to the ground already. His heart was pounding, and his breathing was labored. He could not tell whether this was as serious as the Word of Destruction or not, but he did not have the strength to cast another spell, and the darkness in his heart was surging.
He thought that his S value must have reached a new low …
With Xue Ba and Lou Xiaoning guarding him, Uncle Dan quickly took out a syringe of epinephrine from his medic bag and injected it into Gu Jun's muscles.
As Uncle Dan treated Gu Jun, he asked Wu Shiyu about her condition. Even though her face was not as ghastly as Gu Jun's, her head was still drooping.
"I need a sofa." Wu Shiyu sighed. "I really want to lie down for a while."
Uncle Dan really could not provide her with that information, but it was not a big deal.
After the injection of adrenaline, Gu Jun's heart started to beat faster. He regained the ability to speak. "Those giant bats and black shadows were not illusions. They might be … spiritual entities … different from us. They have a different form of life, a different form of food …" Gu Jun's heart started to beat faster.
He believed they were creatures under the command of the zombies. They could travel between dream and reality. They could twist the two to affect a person's mind and soul.
However, the ancient existence that was slumbering in R'yleh shattered the dream that they weaved with the zombies with a single glimmer of light from its nightmare.
"Ah Jun, based on the current situation, it is about time for us to return, right?" Xue Ba tried his best to keep his expression calm. He did not allow the regret in his heart to show. Gu Jun's current situation could be described as shooting a photon bomb. The three of them were fine, but against this kind of illusory and mental battle, they could not be of much help.
Gu Jun did not say anything. This mission was to find the zombies. This kind of dark creature was nearby, he could feel it …
Be it to complete the abyssal mission or to investigate the truth behind Old Dog Uncle, the zombies were the key to solving the Nightmare Illness.
Professor Qin's dumbfounded expression flashed before his eyes again. If they returned like this, the epidemic would only continue to spiral out of control …
The cave on the other side had already been reduced to a pile of rubble. There were no more shadows to be seen.
However, the more Gu Jun looked into the cave, the more he felt that even though the screams sounded like they came from the mountains, they were actually coming from inside the cave.
"Captain Xue, to survive in a horror movie, we should turn around immediately." Gu Jun said softly, "But this is also a horror movie. We have to go to a dangerous place to find the answer. I believe the zombies are inside the cave, and they are already heavily injured. This is our chance. "
Xue Ba thought about it and said, "Xiaoning, come with me to the car to get more ammo."
"Okay." Lou Xiaoning undid the buckle around her waist. She grabbed a rifle and turned to leave. "If we go back empty-handed, I won't let you."
While they went back to replenish their ammo, Gu Jun and Wu Shiyu sat on the ground to rest, but the stench of decomposition was still thick in the air.
Soon, Xue Ba and Uncle Dan led the way. Uncle Dan supported Gu Jun, and Wu Siyu could walk on her own. The five of them headed toward the cave.
The gun lights and night vision goggles allowed them a clear view. When they passed the five giant corpses, they purposely glanced at them. They did not explode …
Walking past the corpses, they slowly moved deeper into the silent and narrow cave. Gradually, they saw the walls on both sides of the cave were covered with carvings of giant bats. They overlapped each other and appeared to be staring at them, the trespassers.
If the mental entities had escaped from these carvings, no wonder there seemed to be so many of them …
Other than Wu Shiyu, Gu Jun, and the other three had walked through the stone tunnel from the other world, so this tunnel did not look that deep.
They walked for about five hundred meters, and they could see the end. It was narrow, dark, and damp. A strange humanoid figure was crouching there with its back facing them …
The group was instantly energized. Gu Jun narrowed his eyes. Zombie, it was a zombie.
A body as thin as a skeleton, skin covered in fungal spots, and long claws. It was crouching with its back facing them, so they could not see its face.
But the screams, the winged creatures, and the dream earlier were all the work of this monster. It was powerful enough to cause such a commotion on its own, but now it had suffered the full brunt of the backlash. It appeared like it could not move anymore.
"Don't move!" Xue Ba aimed his rifle at the zombie. Lou Xiaoning did the same. She was both happy and in disbelief. "There really is such a thing. We've caught it."
Suddenly, a strange and hoarse voice came from the zombie. "How do you know … this is not another dream?"
"Then why don't you give it a try?" Gu Jun was also holding a rifle. He aimed at the zombie's left calf and pulled the trigger. Bang!
A strange howl echoed through the air, and the ghoul's left calf was sliced into pieces of flesh and blood.
"Is this a dream?" Gu Jun fired another shot. Bang! "Is this a nightmare?"
Amid the zombie's resentful screams, Wu Shiyu asked, "Can I give it a try? It looks so good. "
"You can aim at the right leg," Gu Jun said. Xue Ba and the other two looked at each other. They thought about it and decided not to argue.
"Okay." Wu Shiyu also aimed the rifle at the zombie's right leg. Bang! After one shot, the zombie finally could not stand anymore. It collapsed in a pool of blood, but its back was still facing them. She sighed. "Oh, this feels so good."
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