Chapter 549

Looking at the weathered corpse of the bat in front of him, Su Bai nodded.

'Yes, it's very possible. It's really possible.

'This time, all three of them are alive. All three of them are here.'

"The main quest has not been triggered yet. We have no other choice but to follow the hints and proceed forward. However, I'll let the Poor Monk recite the Rebirth Mantra for the two seniors first. It won't take too long."

The monk put his palms together and revealed a solemn expression. He began to recite the mantra. Even though the souls of the two dried corpses were long gone, it was still a form of respect.

Gyatso stood beside the monk with his eyes closed. His lips were moving, and he seemed to be reciting something as well.

The two monks were reciting the mantra for their seniors.

Su Bai looked at the corpse of the monk from the Central Plains and the corpse of the Tibetan monk. He sighed and moved the corpse of the bat over, placing it between the two dried corpses.

"I'll bring it along."

…

After everything was settled, the three of them prepared to enter the cave. At the beginning of the cave, the ground was made of rocks, but it was slightly flat and easy to walk on. However, as they went deeper, it turned into soft black soil. It felt a little sticky, and it felt very unstable when they stepped on it. It was as if they would fall if they took another step. Moreover, they were already halfway up the mountain, and they still had to go further up. Therefore, if there was really an empty crack at the bottom, it was not impossible for them to fall to their deaths.

After walking for about twenty minutes, a fork appeared in front of them. Just as the monk and Gyatso continued to walk forward, Su Bai raised his hand. "Wait."

The monk and Gyatso stopped and turned to look at Su Bai.

Su Bai squatted down and touched the ground with his palm. The light in the cave was not very good, but it was not completely dark. There would always be some places where the morning sun would shine through the gaps. Of course, with this little bit of light, they could only vaguely see the ground.

After a careful examination, Su Bai clapped his hands and stood up.

"There was another group of people who passed before us. There are footprints below, but they are not very clear. However, we can confirm that they were not too long ago. There are quite a lot of them, probably more than five people. Moreover, they are not wearing the cloth shoes or slippers that the three of us are wearing, but boots, all of them are wearing the same boots."

Tyrant and Gyatso looked at each other. Tyrant said, "It should be the other listeners."

"And they are also in a group." Su Bai continued to analyze. "Let's slow down a little. Since there are people in front of us, we are happy to let them explore the path for us."

Tyrant nodded his head and slowed down his pace with Gyatso. The way the three of them walked was more like a sightseeing outing. However, it was also because they knew that there was an audience in front of them, so the uneasiness and uneasiness in their hearts eased a lot.

However, the good times did not last long. A black shadow appeared on the road in front of them. He was lying on a rock.

Gyatso closed his eyes and sensed from afar. He confirmed, "It's a dead person, and he died not long ago."

Gyatso had the ability to determine the vitality of people remotely. Previously, he was the one who determined that there were no living people in the hot spring pool from afar. After he confirmed it, the three of them continued to move forward.

The dead person was wearing a black jacket. There was a bowl-sized wound on his chest, as if a large piece of flesh had been dug out by a claw. His chest had also collapsed. He should have been killed with a single blow. He looked to be a man in his thirties.

Su Bai habitually reached into the pockets of the dead person's clothes. When he touched the pants pocket, he found that the pockets had been turned out. Su Bai could not help but smile. "His companions searched his body before throwing him away. There was nothing left."

"Actually, the one who killed him is probably his companions." Gyatso checked the wound of the dead person and said, "Such a large wound. If it was caused by a mutant, it would have to be the size of a tiger or cheetah. But as a listener, at least they had enough vigilance and life-saving measures. If the mutant was that big, it would have been difficult to hide it completely. The possibility of him being killed directly in front of the mutant is not high. Besides, there are no signs of fighting nearby. Since they were a team, it is impossible for him to be the only one to die. The others did not even show any signs of fighting with the mutant."

"Is there an internal conflict in the team?" Su Bai asked. "They can't be that stupid. At this time, in this place, not only did they have an internal conflict, but they actually killed each other. What happened to them?"

"Don't analyze all the listeners with a completely rational way of thinking. At least, Poor Monk knows a lot of people. Even after entering the story world, they are still very unscrupulous in their actions. However, such people are still alive," Tyrant said. He then reached out and closed the eyelids of the dead person. He looked forward again. "Since there is an internal conflict in the other team, we should speed up."

Su Bai nodded. He understood what the monk meant. If the team in front was the same as his own team and paid attention to caution in everything, then following such a team could indeed avoid a lot of danger and trouble. However, if the team in front was very chaotic or even had internal strife, it would not be a good thing to follow them. God knew what kind of trouble they would cause and be implicated in it.

The three of them quickened their pace and continued to move forward. However, as they walked, another corpse appeared in front of them.

This time, it was the corpse of a woman in her early twenties. She looked quite pretty, but the same thing happened to her. A large piece of flesh was dug out from her chest. It was a fatal blow. There was nothing in her pocket. Her ears were pierced, but there were no earrings or other accessories. It was unknown whether they were stolen or removed before entering the story world.

Su Bai checked the corpse and pondered. "Something is wrong."

Tyrant shook his head. "Something is indeed wrong. It doesn't make sense."

"If it's an internal conflict, killing two teammates in a row and leaving their corpses here is a little too strange." Gyatso added.

"An internal conflict isn't like making love. You're still thinking of doing it twice or four or five times in one night. Isn't it better to end it once and for all? This is the second corpse. I even have a hunch that there might be a third corpse ahead." Su Bai touched his chin and then squatted down again. He even laid on the ground and continued to check the traces on the ground.

Tyrant did not disturb Su Bai and continued to check the corpse.

Gyatso stood on the spot and looked around. It was a form of vigilance.

Finally, Su Bai seemed to have discovered something. He raised his hand and beckoned Tyrant and Gyatso to come closer. In terms of fighting ghosts and dealing with supernatural incidents, Tyrant and Gyatso were professionals. Then, this kind of observation and discovery of minute details was what Su Bai was good at. After all, he had been a killer and organized a killer club. He had more hands-on experience than some amateur detectives on the internet.

"Look, at the spot where the woman died, the back, and the front, the footprints and the number of footprints have not changed. There is no increase or decrease. I can even vaguely remember the previous footprints. Before and after the man died, there was no obvious change in the footprints. If this man and woman were wearing soft-soled shoes, it would make sense that they didn't leave too obvious traces. However, I paid special attention to the man's body. The man's feet were wearing professional hiking boots with nails. The woman's feet were also wearing a pair of women's leather boots with very high heels. When they walked, it was impossible for them not to leave traces on this soft black ground."

At this point, Su Bai could not help but purse his lips.

"Tell me what you think," the monk said.

Su Bai smiled. "The team in front of us may not have encountered internal strife. In fact, I have a guess in my mind. They probably don't even know that two of their teammates in their team … are already dead!"

"You mean to say that there's something in the group ahead that secretly killed the people in the original group, and even took their appearance and mixed into the group?" The monk said.

"That should be the case." Gyatso was a little worried. "What should we do? Go up and remind them? Since those ghostly things used such a method, they should feel that they can't eat that team in one go. However, if they continue to be eaten away like this, I reckon that the team will be inexplicably wiped out. "

Tyrant agreed. "Since those ghosts have appeared in this cave, it's inevitable that they won't attack us after dealing with the team in front of them. If that team dies so inexplicably, it's also a kind of cold relationship for us. Sooner or later, the spearhead will still be aimed at us. They shouldn't be too far away from us. If we speed up a little and catch up with them, it won't be long before we catch up with them. We don't need them to feel any gratitude. It's beneficial for us if they die later or die slowly."

"Don't be in such a hurry." At this moment, Su Bai suddenly spoke. A gloomy expression appeared on his face as he said, "Let's not be in a hurry to care about the other teams.

First of all.

Shouldn't we first confirm if someone in our own team has been switched? "