Chapter 40: The ugliness that cannot be seen
It was essential to be on guard against others. In order to avoid being plotted against, Chen Mu found an excuse and called the guide and the administrator into the tunnel.
However, fate is not as good as fate. When the last person walked down the stairs, the floor slammed shut tightly.
Subconsciously, Li Luo held the weapon, and with the dim light, Chen Mu also saw the pink girl appearing on Jiang Nan's hand.
"It should be turned off automatically, don't be nervous."
Li Luo comforted him harmoniously, hesitating whether to continue the pursuit or find a switch to escape.
"Let's go ahead and go back if we encounter a fork in the road."
Chen Mu made the decision, and the two women did not object. Looking around, the dark passage was surprisingly clean, and the floor was covered with dust-free clean slates.
"A sewer is cleaner than one licked by a dog. Boss, there won't be scavengers here, right?"
After walking only a few steps, Jiang Nan's words made everyone's minds freeze. If this was really the case, then they would be in danger.
——Similar to the water bugs, the clean water bugs are also creatures from the dream world. Their physiological structure is very similar to that of leeches. They make a living by devouring filth and garbage. They were originally used to clean sewers and keep cities clean. After a few years, they mutated and gradually lost control.
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On the Azure Star, there are many cases of biological invasions from the dream world, and the original people have long been familiar with them. However, there are still many species that are shocking, and the scavenging insects are one of them. Now they not only eat garbage, but also suck blood.
Chen Mu wanted to tell Jiang Nan not to worry, but he didn't dare to be careless himself. He walked closer to the wall to check, and his face suddenly became solemn: the cave wall covered with bricks and slabs was full of dense holes.
"There are indeed scavengers. For safety's sake, return the way you came."
As he finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared at the end of the passage. His face was blurry, but the two church workers still recognized the familiar figure.
"Police officer, it's the priest."
Hearing this, Li Luo raised his hand and gun unequivocally, and was about to speak a warning when the other party smashed something at his feet. From the sound, it was obviously a glass bottle.
"Is this a sign of breaking a bottle?"
"There is no need for him to show up at this time. It is obvious that he wants to lure us there. I estimate that the contents of the bottle can draw out the scavenging insects."
Chen Mu made a rational analysis and everyone thought it was reasonable, but Li Luo thought of another key: "If there is no switch on the floor, can he trap us here?"
Everyone was shocked: they had fallen into a trap!
"There will be a wellhead ahead, go to the front."
They didn't have extra time to go back to the entrance and try. There was already a rustling sound coming from the four walls, like sea water rushing onto the beach. They knew that this was the sound of a surging insect tide.
The group of people ran quickly and passed the place where the priest smashed the bottle, smelling the smell of blood. At this time, countless black spots squirmed out of the ground, walls, and ceiling, like raindrops falling.
"Take off your coat and cover your head."
No need for Chen Mu to remind him, everyone is already doing it.
The mutated scavenger bugs were only the size of a leech, but their abdomens evolved dense thin legs and moved extremely fast. Those that fell to the ground were fine, while those that fell from the ceiling fell directly on everyone's clothes.
This is a species with extremely strong vitality. Someone once roasted it and ground it into powder, but it was mistakenly licked by the pet dog at home. The next day, I found that my pet was limp and weak. I went to the pet store to check and found out: every powder has
It grows into an adult insect, penetrates the pet's internal organs, and bores away at its meridians and bones.
Everyone could feel that soft insects landed lightly on the clothes above their heads. Most of them would roll to the ground, and a few would stay on the clothes. The feeling of falling was slight, but it brought a painful fear, like a sharp light pointing at the heart.
Jiang Nan was so anxious that he subconsciously looked behind him. His pores stood up with fear and his legs became weak: a dense black layer of soft worms came in like a tidal wave.
"Don't look back, keep running."
There was nothing Chen Mu could do. The only way to deal with the scintillation bugs was sunlight, which contained certain ultraviolet rays that could cause the insect cells to rapidly decay.
"Who has the fire?"
"I have"
Chen Mu shouted, and the person leading the way handed him a lighter. Chen Mu also took off his shirt and lit it while running. It took him a long time to light it.
As soon as the flames came out, all the scavenging insects immediately stopped chasing and retreated from the illuminated areas. Although the fire was not as bright as the sunlight, it still caused them extreme pain, a burning pain that penetrated into their cells and spread all over their bodies.
"Come on, this won't last long."
The group of people did not slow down for this, and strangely, they did not encounter a wellhead that they could get out of for a long time. It was not until they turned a corner and saw the end of the passage that they realized that this was the suspect's exclusive hiding tunnel.
In an instant, the five people stopped, and Li Luo quickly pointed his gun at the opposite side.
Unfortunately, the other party also had a gun, and it was held by two people. If the pink girl from Jiangnan hadn't aimed at the man in black, they would have been completely at a disadvantage.
Chen Mu recognized that these two people were the priest and the man in black whom he had met.
For a moment, the air became tense and tense, and there was a strong tendency to shoot if someone couldn't say anything.
"The entrances and exits are guarded by law enforcement teams. If you have no choice but to put down your weapons and surrender, you can apply for leniency."
The priest sneered: "Officer Li, you didn't understand the situation clearly? Your colleagues have been lured away by us long ago. If you all die here, who will know?"
Li Luo showed his work card and said calmly: "This can be used to locate the location at any time. Maybe people from the law enforcement team have entered the tunnel."
"Haha, when the time comes, the clearing insects will eat you until you have no bones left. What can a card mean?"
"It seems that the situation is indeed not good for us, but you can't run away."
Jiang Nan was half-hiding behind the man, looking at the swarm of insects that were about to move in the darkness from time to time, unable to conceal the panic in his heart.
Chen Mu stood aside and said nothing. They were delaying time to wait for reinforcements, but why did the other party seem to be doing the same?
At this moment, the stone slab on the side wall suddenly opened, and the men in black came to protect them. A group of women emerged from it. When he saw the only man in the crowd, Chen Mu couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.
"Boss, is that Ouyang Yuan? Isn't he dead?"
Jiangnan saw Ouyang Yuan's photos and was very confused at the moment.
The man also saw Chen Mu and others, he looked stunned, then sneered: "I didn't expect to meet in a place like this, Mr. Chen, you are very disappointing to me."
"I didn't expect you to be a member of the secret organization."
"There are many things you didn't expect. For example, Wang Qing, his code name is Pope. You can't think of it, right?"
Chen Mu looked slightly condensed and said with a smile: "I'm afraid he never thought that he would be betrayed by his cronies, right?"
"You are wrong again. He betrayed the organization. I was originally working as a supervisor next to him. Now that he has gained fame and fortune, he wants to leave the organization. I just followed the rules and eliminated him.
In order to set up the trap, I put a lot of thought into it. Not only did I arrange an assistant for you, but I also hooked up with a courier. Of course, the courier is his son and he must be eliminated sooner or later.
It's a pity that Mr. Chen, you kept it secret and were not willing to rely on the power behind you. You solved the crisis by yourself, and Wang Qing was still not exposed.
The relationship between Wang Qing and Wang Qing is not simple. If Mr. Chen does not die, I think the next Songjiang will be very exciting. Unfortunately, I have no chance to see it."
Chen Mu was horrified. He didn't expect the other party's calculations to be so deep. Behind him, Jiang Nan suddenly shouted: "Boss, it's him. He was the guy who blocked the road and told me my fortune that day, so I couldn't go to tutor him."
"You have good eyesight, but I'm right. Without Mr. Chen, this noble man, you wouldn't be able to have the perfect body you have now, right?"
"Bah, you are obviously taking advantage of me."
"As a human being, you should repay kindness. You should be grateful to me."
Jiang Nan was still aggrieved, but the other party was right. She did have a lot of good luck when she met Chen Mu.
Seeing that Jiang Nan was discouraged, Li Luo continued to delay: "Your information is very useful. If you go out and identify Wang Qing, I can help you apply for leniency."
Ouyang Yuan raised his lips and said with a big laugh: "I'm sorry, my time came first."
After saying that, the priest suddenly hit the wall, and everyone was shocked to see him disappear into the tunnel. Only then did they see clearly that there was a blue vortex behind the priest.
"Constant dream world!"
"Haha, not bad, it's open once a week. It seems like I'm lucky, right?"
Ignoring the eager stares of Chen Mu and others, Ouyang Yuan quickly jumped into it, while a group of women also rushed in. Finally, the man in black retreated into the whirlpool with a gun in hand.
Before the law enforcement team arrived, the group was advancing and retreating. The burning objects gradually decreased, the insect tide slowly approached, and the vortex gradually dissipated.
Chen Mu and others tried to push open the stone door through which Ouyang Yuan came in, but it was locked.
"Boss, what should I do? Doesn't he want us to deal with Wang Qing? Why is the door sealed?"
"If Luoluo and I die here, someone will also deal with Wang Qing."
Jiang Nan was puzzled, but Chen Mu did not explain in detail. Li Luo looked at Chen Mu: "We don't have the tools to deal with the scavenging insects. Let's go to the dream world and leave a reminder for them to get rid of the insects. We will come out in a week."
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"We still don't know how time passes inside. We are physically in a dream, and we don't know what we will look like after a week."
"Since they dare to enter, I believe that the speed of time passing in the real world will not be much different. Maybe there will be a fusion point leading to other worlds, and then we can come out from other places."
The flames were about to extinguish, and the insect swarm was close at hand. The two church staff rushed into the dreamland early when they saw that something was not going well.
The appearance of an entrance to the constant dream world means that the original owner tacitly allows everyone to enter. The dream interpreter can also understand the plot and development of the world by analyzing the world setting.
However, Chen Mu and others had no time to hesitate, let alone analyze the world settings. This was tantamount to breaking into a dark and unknown world, and they could not even determine the destination of those who entered together with them.
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boom--
A heavy downpour fell from the dark night sky, and thunder and lightning exploded in the deep sky.
Ruoyouruowu's noise came from afar, and Jiangnan woke up quietly. She saw a thin layer of cloth in front of her eyes. She subconsciously opened it and saw wedding invitations all over the place, red silk fluttering, and herself lying on a soft big bed.
"Isn't this... a new house?"
Jiang Nan was shocked when she recognized the current situation. She was so confused that she could hardly help but swallow the memory of the original owner. Fortunately, she remembered Chen Mu's warning: after fusing the memory of the dream character, the original memory will disappear.
Jiang Nan was so anxious that she thought about what to do countless times. Suddenly, the sound of someone picking the lock hit her already tense nerves.
Immediately, she decided to pay attention: run away from the marriage!
Soon, the door opened, and a handsome-looking man with lewd eyes sneaked in.
"Hey, little lady, I'm here."
The man approached the Baibu bed with a lewd smile, and when he saw the unconscious and exquisite figure on the bed, his heart became hot.
——He hides a secret in his heart that only he knows. He is a soul from another world. He was reborn in this world after a car accident and became the protagonist in one of his favorite movies and TV series.
Chapter completed!