Chapter 1381 The Call of the Stars (VII)

The team exploring the building was led by Riley and ended by Scarlet Witch Wanda. The two strongest people in the team ensured the safety of the team. The team circled the building and finally found a hole leading to the underground on the side close to the cliff.

"It looks like a hole formed by the loose ground when the spire fell. We can't be sure if there is a door inside. I want to throw a lighting stick in, but I'm not sure if it will cause some chain reactions."

Star Lord Quill squatted down and looked into the hole, but there was only darkness inside, so he wanted to find some lighting methods.

Jarvis walked forward, he gently touched his brow bone, a flash of light flashed in his brown-red pupils, the terrain scanning device was turned on, and the terrain status was presented in his eyes as a blue grid.

He also walked to the side of the hole, looked at Star Lord and said: "You are right, there is indeed a hole underneath, but there is no way to judge whether there is a door inside. We'd better light it up and take a look."

"Let me do it." Scarlet Witch walked forward, habitually wanting to use magic lighting, her hand stretched out, and the red energy condensed into a light spot.

Star-Lord looked over curiously, stood up and walked a few steps, came to the front of Scarlet Witch, and asked: "Are you a Protoss?"

Obviously, most of the races that he had seen in the universe that could use magic energy were Protoss. Wanda shook her head and said, "No, I am a mutant."

As she spoke, the light in her hand became brighter and brighter. Just when Wanda wanted to send the magic-lit light to the cave, the light went out with a "puff".

"What's wrong?" Jarvis looked at her with some concern and asked.

Wanda frowned and didn't speak, but tried to condense magic energy again, but this time the light was not lit. Wanda sighed and said, "I don't know, but I always feel that I can't concentrate."

"Is there something wrong with Sithonn, the source of chaos magic?" Jarvis asked again.

Wanda shook her head and said, "No, my connection with Sithonn is very stable, and even without him, I can call on the power of chaos to cast magic, but I feel that my thinking is a bit confused... I should have listened carefully when I took the meditation class at Xavier Academy. "

Wanda's face was not very good. She frowned slightly and her mouth corners turned down. It seemed that the witch felt a little frustrated because she failed at the critical moment.

Jarvis patted her shoulder and said, "It's okay. We can use flares. Mr. Quill, my terrain scanning information just told me that there is nothing underneath. You can safely throw down the lighting tools."

Quill nodded and said nothing. He took out a small square device from his tool kit. Judging from the materials and manufacturing process, it should be from the Kree Empire or its subordinate civilizations.

Quill threw the small square, which was less than the size of a palm, into the cave. With a "swish", the cave was illuminated by blue light. It was a large hole, and in the narrow space of stone and soil on the opposite side, a touch of warm light appeared.

"That may be a window of this building. What is that? Glass fragments? It looks like the window has been broken. I think we can go in from there. "Jarvis' tone was always calm, which gave everyone a great sense of security.

No one blamed Wanda for her poor performance, because everyone except Jarvis felt a little uncomfortable. Riley exhaled and said, "My spider sense has been ringing, but it's very weak. I have never felt this way. I am obviously not hurt, and there is no danger nearby, but it is buzzing in my heart."

"The airflow in my body has been a little turbulent." Xu Shangqi turned his hands over, as if he didn't know how to describe his feelings in English. He reached out and touched his eyes and said, "The mental method I learned in the S.H.I.E. can't even run a complete cycle. It's always intermittent, but there is nothing blocking my power. I just can't concentrate. "

His eyes looked left and right, looking a little upset. Riley rubbed his arms, which were covered with goose bumps.

Spider-Man's way to overcome his panic is to get himself moving. He immediately stood up, jumped on the spot, and then said, "Okay, I'll go down first. I have spider sense. If there is any danger, I can also dodge in advance."

"I'll go down with you." Wanda followed Riley and said, "I can use magic to let the two of us land quietly, so as not to alarm anything. I'm sure there is something inside."

Riley didn't hesitate too much and nodded. Wanda stretched out her hands, and the red light enveloped the two of them. The two flew into the cave entrance without landing all the way, and came directly to the place where the warm light appeared.

"It's so cold down here." Scarlet Witch shivered and said, "I feel it's at least minus 20 degrees. If there is no magic shield, we may not be able to move. "

After landing on the ground, Riley first glanced at the broken glass on the ground, then took two steps towards where the light was spreading, and then found that it was a broken window, just as Jarvis had guessed.

But the light coming out of the window did not come from lamps or candles, but a bright light in the darkness far away.

Riley swallowed unconsciously. He instinctively felt that it was not a good idea to go deeper. At this moment, Xu Shangqi's voice came from behind: "How about it? Can we go down?!"

"Yes! There is no danger here!" Riley turned around and shouted, but soon added in a low voice: "But it may not be possible to go further."

Wanda suddenly became a little irritable. She said: "Whatever it is, let's rush in. What can it do to us? Can't my magic deal with a few monsters?"

After that, she pulled Riley back and took the other people down with magic. She completely ignored the previous formation and led the way. While walking towards the window, she said: "Don't be mysterious and scare yourself. Those ordinary agents of SHIELD can handle it. Can't we? Let's go."

The others followed Wanda's steps, but Xu Shangqi looked around. He always felt that there were many eyes hidden in the dark environment of the cave. He took a deep breath and stretched out his hand to pinch the jade pendant hanging around his neck.

It was given to him by Director Zheng Xian after he left SHIELD. Zheng Xian said that as long as Xu Shangqi used the Qingxin Jue he had learned before, he could calm his mind and practice the exercises better.

Xu Shangqi began to recite the Qingxin Jue in his mind, and then moved the Qi to his eyes, improving his vision in the dark. After stabilizing his mentality, those eyes that seemed to be everywhere gradually disappeared, and the cave returned to its original appearance.

Xu Shangqi breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly someone patted him. Xu Shangqi was so scared that he almost jumped up from the ground. He turned around and saw the face of Star-Lord Quill.

Xu Shangqi breathed a sigh of relief. He still remembered those funny guys in the Guardians of the Galaxy. However, he had a stomachache before and didn't have time to greet Star-Lord. Now he felt better, so he smiled and said, "Hello, your name is Peter Quill, right?"

Quill nodded and said, "There are not many Asians in SHIELD. You must be very powerful, right?"

"I'm just an apprentice." Xu Shangqi shook his head and said, "Riley said he wanted to do missions to earn points, so I followed him. I don't have any skills. Even the skills are learned at the last minute."

"Boy, don't be so modest. Don't you find that your steps are much lighter than others?" Rocket Raccoon jumped along Quill's arm to Xu Shangqi's shoulder and waved his claws at him.

Xu Shangqi tilted his head and looked at the raccoon on his shoulder. He felt it was very interesting, so he reached out to touch his head, but he took his hand back as if he had thought of something.

He remembered that Rocket Raccoon in the Guardians of the Galaxy had a very bad temper and didn't like others treating him as a small animal. Moreover, he was an intelligent creature, and it was a bit impolite to touch someone's head without their permission.

So Xu Shangqi just scratched his head, showed an embarrassed smile and said: "This is the footwork taught to me by the teacher of the Spear Bureau. As long as the Qi is transferred to the legs, walking will be easier. After all, I am lazy and even take the cable car when climbing mountains."

But he didn't expect that the raccoon actually stretched out his paw and touched Xu Shangqi's head, and then said: "You look like a very polite silly boy. I will treat you to a meal when I go back."

After that, Rocket Raccoon jumped back to Quill's backpack. When Quill passed him and walked forward, Xu Shangqi touched his stomach and frowned.

He felt that he might have eaten too much at noon. When he heard the word "eat", he actually began to feel nauseous again. Or maybe he was a little far away from Scarlet Witch, and he felt that it was getting colder and colder here.

Xu Shangqi couldn't help but shudder, looked around, and felt some rustling sounds in the darkness. He reached out his hand again to pinch the jade pendant, and sighed in his heart that he should have watched fewer horror movies when he was in college.

When Quill and Rocket Raccoon walked to the middle of the team, Rocket Raccoon jumped onto Jarvis again, but when Rocket Raccoon's paw touched Jarvis' shoulder, he paused for a moment, then shrugged and said, "Hey, is the red-haired girl in front your girlfriend?"

"We haven't officially confirmed our relationship yet." Jarvis answered in a serious manner, but Rocket Raccoon immediately waved his paw and said, "Hey! This won't please girls. You should say, 'I think so, but I don't know what she thinks.'"

"A funny and polite answer." Jarvis commented, but he quickly said, "But I prefer to state the facts."

"You, a raccoon, are actually teaching humans how to pick up girls? Come back quickly and stop jumping up and down." Quill reached out and patted Jarvis' shoulder, showing a somewhat apologetic smile.

But who would have thought that Rocket Raccoon would use Quill's shoulder as a springboard, grab Wanda's cloak and jump onto her shoulders. He put one hand to his mouth and whispered to Wanda, "I bet this isn't the first time he's been so unromantic, otherwise he wouldn't have stated such a fact. But the way you pricked up your ears is a little too obvious. That's not very reserved, miss."

The next second, Rocket Raccoon dodged Wanda's hand swiftly. Wanda turned back and glared at the raccoon who jumped on Riley's shoulder with some shame and anger, but after feeling Jarvis's gaze, she pursed her lips, rolled her eyes slightly, and turned her head back.

"How long have they been like this?" Rocket Raccoon asked, resting his elbow on Riley's head. Riley shrugged and said, "It's been a long time, and it may be longer in the future."

"Ben Riley!" Wanda raised her voice and shouted dissatisfiedly.

I have to admit that the raccoon's crazy behavior seems to be a bit too noisy, but the behavior of a furry little animal jumping up and down and making jokes can be regarded as diluting the depressing atmosphere in the dark environment.

But the side effect is that after Rocket Raccoon also quieted down, the darkness and silence merged into one, becoming more unbearable.

In the dark space, even the heartbeat became clearer, and after hearing the companion's somewhat rapid heartbeat, it became more difficult for everyone to ignore the panic in their hearts.

The short distance from the cave entrance to the window became particularly long. The unspeakable fear suppressed in my heart was like fuel condensed from liquid to solid, and it was unknown when a violent explosion would occur.

"When we stood in front of the window, staring at the distant light in the depths of darkness, silence was like a silent wave, letting layer after layer of fear wash away the high walls in everyone's heart.

Each of us understood where this hesitation that came at the same time came from. The only thing that could overcome human yearning for light was the fear of darkness, perhaps not darkness, but the unknown.

I could clearly hear their heartbeats getting faster and faster, and their breathing getting more and more rapid.

Perhaps it was the instinct of a certain part of the beast in the human body that taught us how to fight out of the primitive and wild. When fear wanted to break into and tame our bodies, the accelerated beating heart and the accelerated flow of blood would make us get rid of depression, and the physiological reaction would make us excited, to rise up and resist, and struggle for survival.

Curiosity, peeping, fear, struggle.

At this moment, I understood how we, the weak creatures, were swallowed by the vortex of the ocean like dregs and fell into the dark hole of endless despair."

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