Chapter 34: Tunnel of Terror 5

  Tunnel Vision 5

  The lights in the tunnel grew dimmer. The backup power source was slowly draining away. A group of people felt their way through the darkness, huddled against the edge of the tunnel and moving towards its center.

  The tunnel wall, already full of cracks, would occasionally burst out with blue electric arcs and red sparks, and every time this happened, the team would erupt in a chorus of gasps.

  At the very front of the team was a woman wearing a red long skirt. Her face was so beautiful, her figure was so delicate and weak, but at this critical moment, she was calmer than most of the men around her.

  Facing the flames, she merely furrowed her brow, seemingly unperturbed by these potential dangers.

  "I say, you're really a strange woman."

  A burly man walking behind her suddenly spoke up. He was wearing a tight-fitting shirt with the collar half open, revealing a black tattoo on his chest. His face naturally exuded a fierce aura. As he looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, his eyes were full of playful intentions, as if he wanted to see through this lovely lady.

  "Aren't you surprised?"

  The beautiful woman gave the man an angry look.

  "Now is not the time for idle chatter, it's better to conserve our energy and wait for a chance to escape."

  "I'm saying, why aren't you afraid?" The man still didn't seem to intend to stop talking, and gave a faint smile. That smile was as sunny as could be, and seemed utterly out of place on this person.

  "Hey, really, even I'm a bit nervous, but it seems like you don't have any emotional fluctuations at all. Are you constructed differently from us?"

  "No, of course not. I'm human too, and when the tunnel just happened to have an accident, I was as panicked as you were. But what's the use?" The beauty turned around, her eyes full of compelling spirit.

  "Fear cannot save us from danger, it only gives us a reason to abandon hope. I want to live, so now is not the time for me to be afraid."

  "Haha, you're really an interesting person."

  The man seemed to have heard a good joke and burst out laughing. His hearty laughter echoed in the long tunnel for a long time.

  "Miss, you're really interesting. I wonder if we can be friends? I think that if we could go out, I'd like to have a fun dinner with you."

  The beauty frowned and her face was somewhat displeased. She said coldly: "Are you pursuing me?"

  The man didn't mind her expression, just smiled and said: "Why be so serious? Whether we can go out or not is still unknown. I just want to make friends with you. My name is Jiao Enjun, I hope you'll remember my name in the future."

  "My name is Chen Yun." The beautiful woman finished introducing herself and immediately turned her head away, as if unwilling to say another word to Jiao Enjun.

  Do you remember my name? I really want to see what's worth remembering about you. Chen Yun thought silently in her heart. She was that kind of person, except for Lin Yu, it seemed like no one else could enter her eyes in this vast world.

  For this leader of the Hankou gang, Chen Yun also forgot about him instantly, just like before. She was originally a proud person by nature, and there's nothing that can be done about it.

  "I don't know where we're going?"

  They had been walking in the increasingly dark tunnel for nearly 20 minutes, and the air inside was getting thinner. Everyone felt it hard to breathe, until someone finally stopped.

  They can no longer bear such torture. The intense physical exhaustion has left everyone gasping for breath. Especially the last elderly couple in the team, they can hardly lift their legs again.

  "Alright, let's take a break here." Jiao Enjun looked at the crowd. Not everyone had his physical strength and Chen Yun's firm willpower. If they continued to walk like this, it would be easy to provoke resistance, and when that happened, the situation would really get out of hand.

  Chen Yun didn't say a word, she just sat alone on the railing by the side of the road. Sparks and electric arcs kept flashing, and the dark tunnel was made even more eerie by the faint light. Chen Yun, however, seemed completely unbothered, sitting there by herself, occasionally fanning herself with her hand.

  It's getting hotter and hotter inside the tunnel.

  "Did you say you contacted the rescue center? Is it true?"

  Jiao Enjun leaned in closer, lowering his voice as if he didn't want others to hear their conversation.

  "I want to know what's going on? Is there still hope?"

  Chen Yun looked at Jiao Enjun in front of her, thought for a moment, and decided to tell him the truth. Anyway, there was no need to hide it now, and looking at this person, he didn't seem like someone who would get nervous or collapse either.

  "Now they have sent down relief personnel, and I believe it won't be long before we can reach our front." Chen Yun thought of Lin Yu, and there was a hint of sweetness in her heart, and even a smile on her face.

  "Turns out you can still smile, I thought the muscles on your face had lost their function. " Jiao Enjun said with emotion, sitting down beside Chen Yun. "There must be someone you know in that rescue team, right? You're smiling?"

  "How did you know? Can you tell just by looking?"

  Jiao Enjun's eyes flickered for a moment, as if he had thought of something on his mind. His gaze swept back and forth in the dark tunnel before finally returning to stare tightly at the ground.

  "You're still wandering outside, aren't you? Being able to read people's expressions is a must, or else how could I have become the master of this hall? Hehe, it's just a minor skill."

  Chen Yun smiled. She could tell that Jiao Enjun's smile definitely had a story behind it. If it were any other time, Chen Yun might have even asked him about it, just to pass the time. But now, she didn't have the mood for it. Thinking about herself and Lin Yu, and this damned tunnel, she lost all interest.

  Lin Yu, it's been almost an hour. Why haven't you shown up yet?

  Chen Yun touched the phone hanging on her chest and felt anxious again.

  "What the...!! Who are you, woman? What kind of sorcery is this that brought us to this godforsaken place?"

  Jiao Enjun furrowed his brow. He understood that someone was getting impatient. He stood up and blocked Chen Yun in front of him.

  "Little brother, what's wrong with you? Why are you talking like this?"

  Jiao Enjun stood up, and the aura around him changed. His eyes, like an eagle's, stared straight at the man in front of him.

  That person only felt a tremble all over his body and took a step back, but still didn't retreat. He stared with his eyes wide open and confronted Jiao Enjun.

  "I'm telling you, bro, Liu Jun just said he can find the way. Hey, who's Liu Jun? He's a world-renowned explorer! Why don't we believe him? What makes us think this little girl is right?"

  That man was still a bit timid at first, but the more he spoke, the more righteous and confident he became. He grabbed one of the girls in the group, pointed at her excitedly, and almost shouted at Jiao Enjun: "Look, this is my daughter, she's not even 10 years old yet. She doesn't understand anything. I can die here myself, it's no big deal. I'm a 40-year-old man, what haven't I seen? But my daughter is different, I can't just watch her get lost here, do you understand? I...I have no reason to trust her."

  "You can't believe me." Chen Yun stood up, her eyes even colder. "To be honest, I didn't want to remind you guys. If someone hadn't told me to do this, I wouldn't have said anything even if it meant watching you all die. If you think I'm harming you, you can take your family and roll back to the exit over there."

  Chen Yun smiled faintly, and that smile was surprisingly cruel.

  "Then you can be buried alive with Liu Jun, that idiot!!"

  "YOU!!!" The man took a step forward, almost punching Chen Yun in the face. If it weren't for Jiao Enjun blocking him, who knows what would have happened. But Chen Yun didn't even give him a second glance, as if everything in front of her had nothing to do with her at all.

  This woman!!

  Jiao Enjun couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. It was clear that this person's emotions were on the verge of collapse, so why bother stabbing him again?

  How can he understand, someone like Chen Yun, how can he allow others to so blatantly criticize him in front of everyone? Even Lin Yu has never dared to speak to me in such a loud tone, what makes you think you can criticize me?

  She actually thought so in her heart.

  Jiao Enjun finally managed to subdue the man, but the group still had some small cracks. Everyone no longer chatted with each other like before, and everyone sat there in silence. The atmosphere became quiet again.

  "My heart is too messy, I opened the door and closed it again..."

  Suddenly, a pleasant bell sound rang out.

  Everyone looked up. Only to see Chen Yun's chest, a colorful light was flashing repeatedly.

  That is Chen Yun's mobile phone.

  Lin Yu: "Why are you being so cold to those people in the tunnel? Are you trying to make it harder for me to rescue them?"

  Chen Yun: "Am I not watching them get hot in the tunnel? Give them a cooling down..." (innocently...)

  Lin Yu: "You're really cold..."