Chapter 1103 Cat

At this moment, Fan Meinan seemed to be unaware of the unexpected visitor behind him.

She seemed to be completely attracted by the writing on the load-bearing pillar, ignoring other things around her. However, the next moment, Fan Meinan suddenly turned around without warning, and at the same time turned the flashlight in his hand behind him.

——The place hit by the beam was empty.

But Fan Meinan did not relax her vigilance. Not long ago, she suddenly felt that she was being watched by someone. Considering where she was now, the person who came was obviously not a kind person, but Fan Meinan did not show any panic expression like ordinary people.

On the contrary, she still pretended to observe the handwriting, and at the same time, she quickly turned around when the guy behind her gradually relaxed her vigilance and became careless. Unfortunately, this trick did not help her catch the peeper.

Illusion?

Fan Meinan didn't think so. She raised the flashlight upwards and shined it further forward, where was the tunnel where the snakes had emerged.

Fan Meinan was a little hesitant. She felt that what the person who left a message on the load-bearing pillar was probably referring to this tunnel. It was different from the endless looping tunnel they took when they came. This tunnel was because of snakes. You can climb out freely, so there should be no problem of being trapped, but there may be other dangers inside.

Just when Fan Meinan was hesitating whether she should go in and take a look, she heard a jingle from behind.

The voice was very close to her, probably less than two meters away. Fan Meinan's vigilance reached its peak. Without hesitation, she rolled forward to distance herself from the visitor, and then turned around.

But then she was stunned, because what appeared in front of her was not a terrifying monster, but a white kitten.

The hair on the little white cat's body was neatly combed without a trace of color, and its nails were carefully repaired. There was also a small yellow bell around its neck, where the jingling sound came from.

When Fan Meinan turned her gaze to the little white cat, the little white cat was also looking at her. Their eyes met, and then the little white cat licked its paws leisurely.

Fan Meinan took another half step back cautiously.

This subway line has been abandoned for more than fifty years, and no one has come down during this period. No creatures were seen in the tunnel they walked through before, and the other tunnel is the nest of snakes, so this little white Where did the cat come from?

In addition, it obviously doesn't look like a wild cat running around on the road. The appearance of a well-cared-for domestic cat here is very abnormal.

Fan Meinan had been recalling the records related to Jörmungandr in Nordic mythology before, and when she saw this white cat, she suddenly remembered one of the stories.

It is said that Thor, the god of thunder, visited the kingdom of giants. The king of giants knew that Thor was born with supernatural powers and was the strongest among the gods, so he set up a test question to make things difficult for Thor. He asked Thor to lift his cat.

Thor was also very confident in his own strength. After hearing this, he walked up confidently. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could only lift one of the cat's legs. This surprised Thor. Later, he After repeated questioning, the Giant King finally told him the truth, saying that the cat was actually the transformation of Jormungandr, the strongest monster among the Giants.

That was also the first meeting between the two lifelong enemies, Thor and the Mortal Serpent.

Thinking of this story and looking at the cute little white cat in front of him, all the hairs on Fan Meinan's body stood on his head.

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It has been two hours since Zhang Heng landed on the island. Of course, he spent most of the time drying his clothes and equipment. He left the beach forty minutes ago, and he was delayed for a while in the middle to study those red pebbles. Fortunately, the island was not particularly large. Zhang Heng later speeded up and was now almost at the center.

It's not that he is in a hurry and is unwilling to take steps step by step. The main reason is that there is nothing else on the island except rocks and pebbles. The scenery on the road is basically the same. Even if Zhang Heng wants to spend time, there is nothing else to study.

He simply stopped delaying and walked for about a quarter of an hour. A huge piece of red mud appeared in front of Zhang Heng. The height of the mud wall was about seven or eight meters, completely surrounding the center of the island.

Because the earth wall is located on relatively low ground, it is difficult to see it from outside the island unless you walk here.

However, Zhang Heng walked half a circle around the wall and didn't see the entrance. It wasn't until he reached a hillside that he unexpectedly met a human being.

He was an old man with a gray beard and somewhat ragged clothes. He hadn't taken a shower for an unknown amount of time. His hair and beard were all knotted and clinging to his bronze skin. However, his complexion looked good. After seeing Zhang Heng, he didn't notice. Why was he surprised, but he nodded to Zhang Heng.

"You came?"

"you know me?"

"I don't know," the old man shook his head, "but I know why you came."

"Oh?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.

"To see it you need to go through the maze behind me first."

Zhang Heng was a little surprised when he heard this, "You know why I came, but you don't intend to stop me?"

"Block? No, my duty is to provide guidance for those who come to the island and help them find what they are looking for."

"Is there anyone else going to the island besides me?" Zhang Heng grasped the key point of the old man's words.

"Of course, do you know Kekulé, a German organic chemist? He once visited this island. Not long after he returned, he discovered the simplified structural formula of benzene. Beethoven, who wrote earlier, wrote The famous "Symphony No. 5 in C minor" and Van Gogh, well... his situation was not very good. He was admitted to a mental hospital not long after he returned, but he also completed "Starry Night" in the mental hospital. . But these were all things before I went to the island."

The old man paused, "During the time I was here, I received a total of sixteen guests who came to the island. Unfortunately, more than half of them failed to pass the maze behind me, and three of them were eaten by it. , but the remaining three people, each of them returned home with a full load, I bet you must have heard of them, but according to the agreement I can’t tell you their names.”

Zhang Heng realized that the old man might have misunderstood something and mistook him for a follower of Jörmungandr. It seemed that this giant python was not willing to be lonely and had been using some means to attract ordinary people to the island. , and make some deals with it.