Chapter 67 Hands covered in black fur

  Pull out the fat boy and find that he didn't get hurt. Tian Qi squatted down to observe this pit.

  "Look, is this man-made?" Tian Qi used his flashlight to illuminate the entire pit, then took over Pangzi's rubber stick for cleaning. It was quite solid, and Pangzi's unintentional move at that time came in handy now.

  Chou Shen observed carefully again and nodded: "It seems like it should be, but it's also possible that it's some animal's nest."

  Tian Qi didn't think of this point, but after hearing Qiu Shen's words, it seemed possible. He had just discovered that the place where Fatso fell in was very much like an entrance to a cave, because it was right at the edge of the graveyard. The idea occurred to him that this might be a passage dug by people before to enter the tomb chamber.

  There were no suitable tools, only a rubber stick from the fat man, and the black stick was quite sturdy, but Tian Qi couldn't use it to dig holes, fortunately the soil here was very loose and not difficult to dig.

  After half an hour, the hole was finally dug through. It was roughly as expected before, but when digging deeper, a hole opened to the right, which was different from what was expected. The direction of this hole was not towards the tomb, but in the opposite direction.

  With a flashlight shining inside, Tian Qi felt much more at ease. This was indeed dug by one person, not an animal's den, as the surrounding soil layers still showed signs of human tools.

  This pit is not very wide, and Tian Qi and Pao Zi are already a bit crowded standing face to face, so Pao Zi goes up first and then Chou Shen comes down.

  Qiu Shen opened the lighter, put it into the hole, and the flame didn't get smaller, but slightly tilted. The air was flowing, and there was no problem with oxygen here. However, the hole wasn't straight, and the flashlight could only illuminate a part of it. From the direction of the hole, you could understand that the direction was opposite to the tomb. If you wanted to enter the tomb, you would definitely have to turn around.

  "If nothing happens in twenty minutes, we'll go in," Tian Qi said.

  Actually, he couldn't wait to go in immediately. Yan Yan was not in the maze, and there was only this cemetery here. Although it seemed unlikely, Tian Qi always felt that Yan Yan had already entered the cemetery. As for where she went in from, he didn't know.

  It's strange to say, apart from the cold hum they heard when they came out of the maze, it's been an hour so far, and here is very quiet, quiet to the point where you can't even hear insects chirping or birds calling, nor have any mutated animals appeared.

  When anxious in heart, even a minute's wait is torture. Tian Qi tried to distract himself by staring at the hole and chatting with Fatso in a desultory manner. The twenty minutes passed fairly quickly.

  Tian Qi wanted to be in front this time, but Qiu Shen didn't agree. He was still holding the black stick in front, Tian Qi was in the middle, and Bao Zi was at the back.

  I don't know if the person who first entered this cave was also a fat man, but the size of the cave is actually one circle larger than normal people, and it's easy for fat men to enter, they can even have some spare space, only need to kneel down and crawl.

  Fatso was most worried about this problem, he didn't want to get stuck again, that feeling was really unbearable, as if the whole world was mocking him for being so fat.

  "I say, let's be like those who infiltrated deep into the enemy's interior during wartime, catching them off guard and striking when they least expect it!" Fatso is actually in the mood to think of this now.

  Tian Qi ignored him and continued crawling forward.

  "Hey, I'm trying to lighten the mood here, can't you two just play along?!" Fatso said, seeing that Jian Tianqi and Qiu Shen didn't respond.

  "We're in front, what are you afraid of? Just follow me!" Tian Qi knew clearly that Pangzi was not trying to ease the atmosphere, but rather speaking to boost his own courage.

  Tian Qi knew he shouldn't say that, not to mention being fat, even he himself was afraid and nervous, but now he really couldn't muster up the interest to cooperate with Fatso, his heart was anxious, just wanting to find Yingying as soon as possible and confirm things.

  "Who's afraid, anyway? Forget it, I won't say anything. Earlier, I don't know who kept looking for trouble and talking to me."

  Chubby naturally wouldn't admit that he was afraid, but he also quieted down. The three of them didn't say a word and continued to crawl forward.

  After more than twenty minutes, they had turned two corners and suddenly stopped in front of a deep ditch.

  There was a distance of nearly three meters between the three people, in case there was any danger ahead, they could quickly retreat.

  "There's a fork in the road," Qiu Shen said.

  Tian Qi climbed forward, and Pangzi also followed closely behind.

  "My god, it's so deep! The light can't shine through!" Fatso took out his flashlight and shone it into the hole.

  This fork road is different from the main cave they are walking now, it's smaller in size, but the slope is very steep, definitely over 50 degrees, and it's straight, don't know how deep it is.

  It's possible that this fork in the road is a shortcut, and going in from here can lead directly to the tomb. Tian Qi hesitated, wondering if he should take the risk.

  "Let's continue on this road, this fork in the road makes me feel uncomfortable, it may not be very safe." Chou Shen saw through Tian Qi's thoughts and knew he had changed his mind, but he made a decision first.

  Tian Qi looked at the fork in the road, then looked at the path they were currently on and nodded. After all, he wasn't alone; he couldn't let Chou Shen and Pangzi follow him into danger, that would be too selfish.

  Chou Shin took another step forward, and Tenka followed suit.

  "I'm going, what's the matter!" But just walked a short distance, suddenly from behind came the voice of Pangzi, and then saw him hastily crawling forward.

  "What's wrong?" Tian Qi asked, and Qiu Shen in front also stopped.

  "I... I think I just saw that... that fork in the road staring at me with an eye!" The fat man was so tense that he couldn't even speak coherently.

  Tian Qi hadn't had time to respond to Pangzi when he saw a pair of long-haired black hands stretching out from the hole, with very long and black fingernails.

  "Chubby, don't look back, come over here quickly." Tian Qi didn't dare to speak too loudly, fearing that he would startle the thing coming from behind.

  Tian Qi didn't say anything, which was good. Pao Zi could still keep calm, but when he heard Tian Qi's words, he couldn't help but turn his head and take a look.

  "My goodness!" Fatso exclaimed, and almost at the same time, those black-haired hands grabbed one of Fatso's legs and started pulling him into the hole.

  Tian Qi quickly grabbed the hand of Pangzi, but only after grabbing it did he feel how great the force was behind him, and felt himself being pulled backward.

  Qiu Shen also joined the team, hugging Tian Qi's waist.

  But even with three people, Fatso's body was still slowly being dragged backwards, one foot had already stepped onto the edge of the hole.

  "Hold on!" Qiu Shen suddenly loosened his hands from Tian Qi's waist.

  Suddenly losing a person's strength, Tian Qi almost fell to the ground, and Bao Zi was dragged in with both feet.

  At the same time, Qiu Shen squeezed to the entrance of the cave and picked up a black stick to hit the black-haired hand that was holding Bao Zi.

  It was as if they had received an electric shock, and those hands withdrew back into the hole.

  "What is that thing?" After a long time, the fatty finally came to his senses. Because he was afraid that the thing would follow them again, the three of them crawled forward with all their might for a distance, fortunately without finding any other forks in the road.

  Tian Qi couldn't help but stare, because he saw those hands, covered in black hair, with long black fingernails. However, it was impossible to determine if it was a zombie just based on this, as many animals looked like this too, such as monkeys and the like. The only thing that was truly astonishing was its incredible strength.

  "Looks like it's not an animal, but rather a person. Unfortunately, I didn't see the face."

  The strange thing is that after Ou Shen hit the fat man's hand with a black stick, he immediately arrived at the edge of the cave entrance. However, there was nothing there, and everything seemed like an illusion. To be sure, although the flashlight couldn't shine all the way to the bottom of the cave earlier, it could still illuminate a very far distance - it was a very straight cave, and there were no other caves on either side.

  Has the speed of that thing already reached a point where it can advance or retreat a great distance in an instant?

  Tian Qi suddenly thought of something, but wasn't quite sure. He had seen an introduction to various ghosts and monsters in the library before.

  "What were you thinking of?" Qiu Shen asked.

  Tian Qi still didn't dare to be certain, and his expression was different, but it didn't affect him from speaking out his conjecture.

  "This must be another ghostly creature," Tian Qi said.

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