area51novel Chapter 60: Ghosts or Eeries?
Chapter 60: Ghosts or Eeries?
"That's the biggest problem!" Zhou Jian'an said with a deep look in his eyes. "We don't even know what we encountered, let alone sense any eerie aura! Isn't that the most terrifying thing?"
"Let's go through it again! This time, pay extra attention along the way and check for anything unusual!" Xu Wenchu ignored Zhou Jian'an's words and gave his suggestion.
Zhou Jian'an shook his head: "No, this is the fourth time we've gone this route. Many people have already used up too much gas. If we continue, we might really have to stay here forever!"
"Moreover, I haven't found anything unusual along the way, except for this abandoned apartment building! We've decided that if we can't get out, we'll go inside and check; perhaps... there's still a glimmer of hope!"
Xu Wenchu did not answer, but instead turned his gaze to the several extraordinary individuals in the convoy, asking for their opinion.
They had just gotten caught up in this strange situation, so their choices were naturally different from those of Zhou Jian'an and his group.
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Hai said, "There's no point in continuing forward. Mr. Zhou and the others have already tried four times. You two are both Sequence 2 guides, so your perception abilities shouldn't be too different. Continuing forward will probably just be a waste of fuel!"
"Hai Zi, shall we go to this apartment building together with them?" Wang Hu asked.
"No!" Zhao Hai shook his head. "Let's try going back!"
"Go back?" Xu Wenchu hadn't thought of this option at first, but he felt it was feasible.
"Hmm, let's see if we can get out of this area. If we can, we'll take a detour and avoid this apartment building altogether."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jian'an's eyes lit up.
They had never actually tried this approach before.
However, a struggle then surfaced in his expression.
They really didn't have much gasoline left, and they didn't want to risk it.
After a moment's consideration, Zhou Jian'an said, "It's the same as before, we won't be going with you. We're really running low on gasoline!"
"If you haven't returned by tonight, it means you've successfully escaped, and we'll head back then! If you do return, then both convoys will explore this apartment together! Maybe we can find a way out!"
"Alright, then so be it!" Xu Wenchu nodded in agreement.
After the two sides reached an agreement, Xu Wenchu and the others returned to their vehicles, explained the situation to the rest of the convoy, and then turned around and headed back.
This time, the atmosphere within the Star Train team was extremely oppressive.
Xu Wenchu did not linger and set off immediately.
This time, Wang Hu and Su Wanyue also drove themselves, while paying close attention to the situation beside the lane.
In addition, we also paid close attention to the mileage and changes in gasoline consumption.
Often, the scenery outside the car can be deceiving! The feeling of driving can be deceiving! Even the direction you're driving in can be misleading!
After all, certain special and bizarre phenomena can indeed achieve this level of change, silently altering a person's senses and thoughts.
Unfortunately, no matter how vigilant we were, we couldn't find any problems.
After driving for more than 20 kilometers, Zhao Hai and his companions' expressions turned somber.
Outside the car door, they saw a familiar road.
They had seen it once when they were driving in the front, and now, driving in the opposite direction, they encountered it again!
A sense of unease began to spread among them.
The ordinary survivors, however, were filled with fear!
……
"Sis! We've come to this road again. Could it be that we've really encountered a ghost wall?" Li Jiao'er's fearful voice rang out from inside the car.
"I don't know! There are no ghosts in this world!"
"Sis, you're wrong about that! If even the supernatural exists in this world, then maybe ghosts really do exist!"
Hearing her younger sister's words, Li Meier was unable to refute them for a moment.
"I don't know! Let's just follow the Sequence Transcendent beings in the convoy! If the Sequence Transcendent beings can't get out, then we ordinary people won't be able to get out either!" Li Meier sighed.
……
"Brother Wen! We've come to this road again! Is it... is it really going to be like that convoy before, where we'll never get out?" The college student sitting in the passenger seat asked, his voice trembling slightly.
"What's the panic! Even if we do end up at that apartment building, we can go inside with the Sequence Transcendents and see if there's a way to escape!"
……
Such conversations were not uncommon in the convoy, and the entire Star Train convoy was filled with a sense of fear!
They weren't this afraid when faced with the bizarre; after all, the unknown is the most frightening thing.
The convoy continued for another 20 kilometers, and all the wishful thinking in everyone's mind vanished!
That familiar abandoned apartment building and that familiar convoy of cars appeared before their eyes once again!
And this time, we can completely rule out the self-deceptive speculation of "similar to an apartment"!
After Xu Wenchu and the others got out of the car with gloomy faces, Zhou Jian'an's pupils visibly contracted, and then a bitter smile appeared on his lips.
At the same time, he was also glad that he hadn't tried it with them. Otherwise, even if they had found a way out, their gasoline probably wouldn't have been enough to get them very far.
"You're back?"
Zhao Hai pursed his lips and asked, "If I told you that we had actually already escaped, but came specifically to pick you up, would you believe me?"
"I don't believe your mother! Damn it! You're still making jokes like this at a time like this!" Zhou Jian'an's face darkened, and he said angrily.
They had been trapped here for more than a day, and with their gasoline running low, Zhou Jian'an's frustration and anger erupted upon hearing Zhao Hai's tone.
Xu Wenchu ignored their bickering, his face extremely grim! This was the first time he had encountered such a situation since the apocalypse, and he was very uncertain about the outcome.
"What on earth happened? How could it have happened without any warning? And if we're talking about the area centered on this apartment, the affected area is over forty kilometers! How is this possible!"
"What level of bizarre situation is this? It's completely beyond our common sense!"
Xu Wenchu is now certain that they have encountered something strange; otherwise, there is no way to explain it!
Zhou Jian'an grinned wryly and said, "Stop struggling. To be honest, we should thank you. If you hadn't come, we would have been the only convoy facing this mess!"
Zhou Jian'an didn't care about Xu Wenchu and the others at all and directly said what was on his mind.