Phenomenon Chapter 29

  I slept for a long time. When I opened my eyes, it was still pitch black. After turning on the flashlight, I could see the light, so it wasn't that my eyes were blind.

  But how is it different from when I went to sleep? The sound of gurgling water can still be heard in my ears, but the place where I lay down has changed to a cold bluestone ground. I suddenly sat up and felt that my back was numb, my neck couldn't move, maybe I caught a chill.

  I stood up straight, first looking to see if Peng was still beside me. Indeed, the little guy was still fast asleep. I couldn't bend down, so I could only use my foot to kick him, wanting to wake him up from his dream.

  "You're awake." A voice sounded behind me.

  I turned around, shining my flashlight over there. The person might not be used to being shone in the face and immediately stretched out his hand to block it. However, I also saw clearly that he was the coffin who had disappeared for a period of time.

  "Where did you go? You always disappear without saying a word."

  "I've been here all along."

  "What? I'm talking about you just now, when you passed by that bottomless pit."

  "There are some things I need to go check out first. This is also to ensure your safety."

  "What do you mean?" As expected, he now wants to have it out with me.

  "Don't you think it's strange? Just now when I came in, the scene was full of life and vitality, but now, look, it's empty and there's nothing."

  It's indeed strange, but the water was real, I smelled the fragrance of flowers, and walking on that soft grass didn't feel wrong either. But how could everything change so much after waking up?

  Now I don't have time to think about so much anymore, what's most important is the coffin in front of me, it seems like it has been waiting for my question all along.

  "Coffin, who are you?"

  "Oh? Me? I knew you've been suspecting me, although I was careful, but you still saw some flaws. You're clever."

  "This isn't intelligence, this is instinct, it's sensitivity when everyone is in a dangerous situation."

  "Brilliant, it's no wonder you've read a lot of books, your choice of words is just different."

  I turned around and looked at Pengpeng, he was still sleeping. I intentionally spoke loudly, but he seemed to have no reaction at all.

  "What did you do with Pong Pong?"

  "Huh? What's wrong with him? He'll be fine, he'll wake up when it's time. Maybe this is your territory from a past life, so you have a sense of familiarity with everything, which is great, exactly the feeling I want. Saves me a lot of trouble."

  My flashlight flickered twice and then went out, plunging me back into darkness. I bent down to feel for the batteries, but couldn't find my backpack that had been with me all along, nor was the short knife that I had held in my arms before sleep anywhere to be found.

  "Don't bother, I don't want to hurt you. Just stay here quietly until I've finished everything, and then I'll take you out. Trust me, I have no ill intentions."

  "How can I believe you at this time? At least tell me who you are?"

  "Alright, I'll unravel a mystery for you. In fact, I am the true fifth faction that has broken away from the four major tomb raiding factions - the Dragon Seeker Envoy."

  As expected, I didn't guess wrong, he is indeed the descendant of that long-lost sect, an organization specializing in finding tomb locations and collecting nether artifacts.

  "So that's how it is." He never expected that, just in case, I had two spare batteries in my pocket. As we spoke, I secretly replaced them and suddenly shone the light in his face. Borrowing the moment he was dazzled, I ran to his back and tightly grasped his neck. Just at this time, the back of my head suddenly shook violently, and my limbs went limp as I fainted.