Chapter 130 In the Tall Grass
The crimson moon has risen, and the hazy moonlight shines on Rhine.
Under the moonlight, the wasteland is covered with tall grass more than two meters high, which blocks the view like a green gauze tent. Through the gaps between the tall grass, you can see a farmhouse deep in the wasteland. The faint light in the farmhouse is looming among the tall grass.
This is the Qingmai District, the largest urban area in Rhine City. More than 80% of the farmland in Rhine City is concentrated here, carrying the food needs of the entire Rhine.
Driven by the land purchase order, land is often used in a concentrated manner, and large pieces of crops are connected into one piece, with no end in sight. But between the farmlands full of crops, there are occasionally large pieces of wasteland. These wastelands look like they have been abandoned for several years, and are covered with tall grass more than one person high, like a green barrier that blocks the view of the outside world, making the tall grass full of mystery.
Lin Qi was in this dense grass, quietly staring at the lights in the farmhouse in the distance.
The address I got from Elder Blue and Speaker Grant in the afternoon is here. The wasteland and farm are one of the properties of the Valente family. The mountain people hide in the farmhouse deep in the wasteland.
After two lives, Lynch has learned not to trust others easily. He did not accept all the words said by the ghoul elder Blue. But after summarizing and analyzing the information learned from Miss Diana de Valente, female reporter Maya and Elder Blue, there is a high probability that Elder Blue is partially true.
That means that Miss Valente concealed some facts in her previous words to him, just to stabilize Lynch, and the purpose... is probably to delay time, perhaps for this ceremony.
In fact, Lynch still has a good impression of this strange lady, and her attitude does not seem to be crazy and want to destroy the world. At least it is much more likable than Speaker Grant.
He didn't want to be used by the speaker and the ghouls like a hot-blooded teenager, so he decided to peek around the farmhouse first, at least to find out the truth before adjusting his position.
However, before he even touched the farmhouse, he regretted it as soon as he got into the tall grass. It was much more exciting than he thought.
Lynch found that he had only entered the tall grass for a few meters, and the visibility around him had dropped to the minimum. There was only tall grass around him, and the farmhouse in the distance appeared and disappeared from time to time. Whenever the wind blew, there were constant rustling sounds around him, as if some strange existence was passing through quickly, and the chirping of insects around him became intermittent, abnormally distorted and harsh.
Damn, it turns out that it's so dangerous to explore the grass with your face.
I was careless this time. Some things are difficult for people who grew up in the city to understand just by watching movies. I learned a lesson from my mistakes and never rashly enter this kind of environment in the future.
After staying there for a while to calm down, Lynch lowered his body and said in his mind: 'Neighbor, I have a friend who is timid. I want you to help confirm the safety of the environment. '
[The mysterious filth here has abnormal performance. Your friend had better be vigilant. ]
'Hiss, he is about to cry and is going home to wash his pants. '
That said, Lynch has quickly activated his latent ability, hiding his figure, and activated the mysterious intuition at the same time, and gently wiped his fingers over the tall grass around him.
Then he frowned slightly, because he also felt the abnormality of the mysterious filth.
The concentration is not the increase or decrease of radioactivity, nor is it the concentration of contamination in a certain area. The concentration of filth around is very average, and almost every position is exactly the same. It's like the whole area is a whole, and the filth is evenly distributed to every position.
This is not a good sign. It probably means that there is a problem with the entire bush. Lynch pressed his chest, which was beating faster, and looked around cautiously. However, the wind blew and the grass swayed around, and he always felt that there was danger everywhere.
‘If mysterious filth suddenly appears around, can you remind me in time? I’m worried about an ambush.’
[Yes, be careful.]
‘Don’t do that, your soul-distracting family is even more nervous.’
Lin Qi felt a little relieved because of the enemy alarm. He held his cane tightly and pushed aside the grass. He looked at the farmhouse with dim lights in the distance. It was estimated that the distance was at least hundreds of meters away. In this environment, if he wanted to go deeper than hundreds of meters...
No, the iron-willed people in horror movies die first. Lin Qi gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
Retreat first, return to a safe place outside and think of countermeasures. You can’t continue to explore the grass when you find that it is dangerous.
Having made up his mind, Lin Qi no longer hesitated, turned around immediately, lowered his body to the ground, and returned along the way he came. Fortunately, he didn’t go far, only a few meters. After turning around, it would take only a few minutes to...
At least ten meters have been walked, why haven’t you gone out yet?
Lin Qi felt a chill in his heart and subconsciously looked back in the direction of the farmhouse.
The farmhouse was still dimly lit, and it was difficult to detect any changes in distance. The tall grass around it seemed to be carved from the same mold, and it was impossible to tell whether it had moved.
After taking a few deep breaths to calm his nerves, Lynch pondered for a moment and suddenly jumped up. The effect of the cat's favor was still in effect, allowing him to rise more than a person's height from the ground, with his upper body sticking out of the tall grass, and his vision was no longer blocked.
Under the moonlight, everything was normal in his vision. The edge of the grass was only three or four meters away from his current position. Lynch could even clearly see the country road outside the grass. It was obvious that he only needed to walk a few more steps to leave.
Plop, he fell back to the ground, and Lynch finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that he was not paying attention when he came in, which caused an illusion. The actual distance deep into the grass is farther than what he felt.
As soon as Lynch landed, he immediately took another step. His speed was not fast, but a few meters could be covered quickly...
He walked at least ten steps, but still did not leave, and did not see the path outside?
Lynch's heart sank, and he realized that he was in trouble. There was something wrong with this tall grass.
But how far did I walk this time?
It was difficult to judge the distance in the grass. Lynch could only jump up again and look in the direction he entered. However, at the moment he saw the environment clearly, Lynch suddenly opened his eyes wide, fell crookedly back into the grass, and squatted on the ground in a daze.
All he saw was a dense tall grass. The country road had appeared more than ten meters away, looming in the darkness.
What's going on? Going deeper and deeper? Is it the ability of the old mountain people again?
Lin Qi carefully recalled the feeling when he confronted the old mountain people yesterday, and finally shook his head.
It was not the same as yesterday, and there was no feeling of confrontation. If I were to describe it accurately, it was more like there was something wrong with the grass itself.
Hiss, no wonder I sensed the mysterious filth evenly distributed around just now. I'm afraid this grass is the defensive barrier of the group of ghouls.
This is troublesome.
Lin Qi gritted his teeth and jumped up again to observe. This time there was only tall grass in front of him, and he couldn't tell where he was at all.
Yes, I don't have any drafts saved now, it's very sad, I'm trying to make up for it