Ali had always been the most inconspicuous member of the trio.
Compared to the powerful and hot-tempered Ole, and the quick-witted and meticulous Alesia, who was a legend from the moment she was born, Ali was indeed very ordinary. Although he had been learning all kinds of knowledge from the old shaman in the tribe, he hadn't learned anything after such a long time. Compared to those mysterious astrology and obscure dreams, he was obviously more interested in rock music and basketball stars. When he had nothing to do, he would go to Nuk's place and even taught himself rap. He even started writing songs and uploading them to YouTube.
He usually looked lazy, but Ole knew that Ali wasn't stupid at all. He just didn't put his energy on the right path. In fact, every time Alesia came up with an idea, Ali would be the one to perfect it. If Alesia was the decision-maker, Ole was the executor, and Ali was the useless advisor.
Ole even complained that Ali was a typical Inuit. He didn't have the Inuit's virtues of honesty and diligence. Instead, his mind was full of tricks.
But now, Ole was glad that the person downstairs was Ali. If it were someone else, Ole might not be sure if they would notice something was wrong. But as a companion who went to school with them and grew up together, he didn't believe that Ali would be ignorant of their current situation.
However, after such a long time, their team's advisor didn't do anything. This made Ole, who was initially confident that Ali would find a way to save them, a little shaken.
Could it be that Ali was really stupid this time? Or did he just happen to have a stomachache? At the thought of this, Ole couldn't sit still again. However, he was a person who couldn't hide things. Looking at the conflicted expression on his face, even Song Jia realized something. After that, she looked at Zhang Heng behind her, a little embarrassed, as if she wanted to ask what they should do next.
But before Zhang Heng could say anything, the next moment, the hut they were in suddenly began to shake.
"Is … is it an earthquake?" Song Jia was a little surprised. Her eyes showed that she was a little nervous because the earthquake happened right after she heard the mysterious and terrifying story. It was inevitable that she couldn't help but overthink.
But it wasn't like Greenland had never experienced an earthquake before. This thought flashed through Song Jia's mind until she looked out of the window and saw the blood-red aurora.
Song Jia's brain exploded with a bang, followed by a strong wave of fear that instantly engulfed her whole body. In the next moment, every finger and every hair on her body couldn't help but tremble.
The earthquake caused many people to run out of their houses, especially considering the possibility of a tsunami. Some people were already preparing to evacuate from the seaside, but when they saw the red aurora, they could not help but stop in their tracks, take out their mobile phones, and turn on the camera mode.
The main reason was that the red aurora had always been rare, and it appeared in this month when the aurora did not appear often. It would be a pity not to keep it as a souvenir. At this time, the tourists also let out praises, glad that they chose to travel to Greenland at this time. This decision could not be any wiser.
Perhaps only a few people in the hut could truly understand the meaning behind the earthquake and the red aurora.
The moment Ole saw the aurora, his expression changed drastically, but he was not as frightened as Song Jia. He just murmured, "The legend is true … Why does it have to happen at this time? Is something going to happen again?"
On the other side, Alesia, who was previously unconscious, woke up at this time. However, her mouth was blocked by Song Jia, so she could only make some unintelligible sounds. Her eyes, however, were filled with hatred and even madness.
"She, she … What's wrong with her?" Song Jia also noticed Alesia's abnormality after she came back to her senses.
The Inuit teenager sighed and said in a deep voice, "In the story I told you before, I forgot to mention that Alesia's parents were killed by a group of unknown people that night. When the incident happened, her father fought with dozens of people with a shotgun to protect her. He held them off for a full two minutes, allowing her mother to escape with her. Unfortunately, her mother had just given birth, and she was weak. In the end, they caught up to her, and she was stabbed in the back with a harpoon. Alesia, that group of people, and the existence behind them, became sworn enemies."
"Is that why you are tracking the whereabouts of those people?" Song Jia looked at Alesia sympathetically when she heard what Ole said.
At this moment, she had completely turned to the two people opposite her. Just as she was about to beg Zhang Heng to let her go, she saw Zhang Heng put away the pistol in his hand and walked to Alesia's side. He then used a knife to cut the bed sheet that entangled her hands and feet.
Ole did not seem to expect Zhang Heng to do this. For a moment, he was a little stunned, and he even forgot what he wanted to say. After Alesia was freed, she immediately went to her companion's side. However, the way she looked at Zhang Heng was very complicated, and she was still very vigilant.
Zhang Heng put away the knife and said to Song Jia, "Tell them that I am not their enemy, and I am also investigating something like them. Maybe we can cooperate."
If it weren't for the earthquake and the red aurora, it would have been difficult for Zhang Heng to find a suitable starting point to negotiate with the other party. But now, after realizing that these young Inuit shamans had a real enemy, the conflict and misunderstanding between the two sides were nothing.
"They said … you already know who they are, but they still can't determine your origin."
After Ole and Alesia whispered to each other, Song Jia translated for them.
"I said that I am here to investigate something. How can they believe me? Do they want me to swear?"
"No, they said that they have a holy relic that can detect if a person is malicious to them and their tribe. The holy relic is not here now, but it is on its way here. If you really want to cooperate with them, you'd better show some sincerity first and let them meet with their companions."
"Okay," Zhang Heng agreed. He was not worried that Ole and Alesia would go back on their word after they met with the people downstairs. Since he could catch them once, he could certainly catch them again.
Ole and Alesia, on the other hand, were worried about Ali's safety. When they heard what Zhang Heng said, they did not say anything else and ran downstairs. As a result, they saw that their van was still in the original position, but Ali was gone. Instead, there was a pool of blood in the back seat.
The Apex
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