The legend of Tiga

Chapter 1927 Dark Forest
The whole team attacks!

The Victory Eagle set out again, reaching the maximum speed in the shortest time, and then headed towards its destination at full speed.

At a speed of two kilometers per second, it took only two or three minutes to reach the destination: a vast mountain range.

There are mountains and ridges extending all the way to the seaside, where there is a narrow strip of plain land, allowing humans to build a prosperous city, which has become a unique landscape among the lush green mountains.

call! ! !
The sharp roar echoed among the mountains.

The extremely fast speed made the sonic boom created by the Victory Condor deafening even on the ground.

Fly from south to north, from east to west, then turn around and continue flying.

Over and over and over again!
After three or four rounds, Yumimura Ryo finally couldn't help asking, "Captain, if this continues, it will be dark soon."

Through the cockpit, one can clearly see that the bright red sun in the west is slowly setting towards the ground. The afterglow dyes the white clouds red. From a distance, it looks like a sea of ​​fire at the edge of the clouds, separating the earth and the sky.

"The rescue team carries signal guns. If they hear the sound, they might fire a signal flare." Kibi Tsunade said in a deep voice. He had been in a rescue team before and knew the team's configuration, among which signal guns were indispensable, and there were more than one.

At this time, the height and speed of the Victory Condor were being controlled by Kihiko Tsunade so that no matter where the flare was launched, it would be discovered before the flare's hovering time ended.

In addition, the Victory Eagle is also equipped with a high-power communications radio that repeatedly sends electromagnetic waves powerful enough to penetrate the mountain. It can also receive extremely weak signals. Even transmitters made of simple materials can be monitored.

But after going around and around, nothing was found.

No flares were launched into the sky, and no signals were detected.

"how can that be possible?"

Nakajima Tsutomu's face was full of disbelief. He kept tapping on the keyboard, adjusting the instrument he had built himself, but no matter how he turned it, there was no signal from below.

But this is impossible, because there are many villages scattered in the mountains below. These villages are not isolated from the world. They have long built roads, installed power lines, and even have access to the Internet.

Although there are only a few elderly people left in many of these villages, so maybe not every household has a computer, but it is not uncommon for everyone to have a mobile phone.

But now there is no signal coming from these villages, which means that no one is using their mobile phones, or even their mobile phones are turned off, because some software will run in the background even if not in use, thereby stealing data traffic.

But in so many villages, hundreds or even thousands of people, all turned off their mobile phones. Even if you don’t use your brain, you can at least use your duodenum to realize that this is impossible.

So after eliminating the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how incredible it is, is the correct answer.

There was probably something supernatural going on in the mountains below.

Because apart from supernatural phenomena, I really can't think of any other situation that could cause so many people to go there and never come back, and not even be able to send out an emergency signal.

"Something must have happened."

Kibi Tsunosuke's face looked very serious, and the team members also realized the seriousness of the situation. They all opened their eyes wide and looked down through the hatch.

But being so high above the ground, all you can see are mountains, trees, and some strange-shaped villages.

"Koda, land the Alpha in the village closest to where the rescue team sent the last signal. We'll go down and take a look. The others will stay on standby in the air." After careful consideration, Kibi Tsunade made a decision. Since nothing could be seen in the air, they might as well land on the ground and take a look.

"understand!"

The team members responded in unison.

Then, the Victory Condor began to separate, Beta and Gamma cruised in the air, while Alpha began to slow down and lower its altitude, slowly falling towards a village located between two mountains below.

Nakajima Tsutomu tried to find some information about this village, but there was only a brief introduction of a few sentences. It was obviously a "three-no" village with no characteristics, no celebrities, and no development. Like many mountain villages, it was destined to be eliminated by the rapidly developing era and gradually buried by history.

With Toshiyuki Koda's superb skills, the delta-winged Alpha landed steadily on the open space outside the village. The strong airflow from the nozzle stirred up a large amount of dust, creating a wall of dust that took a long time to settle.

"Bah! Bah!"

As soon as Nakajima Tsutomu came out, he got a mouthful of dirt and choked himself with dirt, which made him cough several times.

“What a huge piece of soil.”

Toshiyuki Koda was also frowning. He looked up and found that the fields were barren. There was not a single wheat seedling in the terraces within his field of vision, not even a single weed. There was only dry and cracked soil. No wonder so much dust was blown up.

“Don’t people here farm?”

This surprised Koda Toshiyuki very much. You know, it is very difficult to cultivate terraced fields, which is much more laborious than reclaiming wasteland on flat land. And it would be fine if a field was left abandoned, but now there is no cultivated terraced field within the field of vision. This is a bit weird.

"Also, why is there no one here?"

Nakajima Tsutomu looked around but couldn't find a single figure. The sun was setting, and the light was already insufficient. The mountains blocked the view, making it even darker. The surroundings were dark as night approached. The houses of varying heights in the nearby village were no longer visible, and he could only make out their outlines vaguely.

When we were in the air, there was a sea of ​​light, but now we were in darkness. Not only was the visibility poor, but it was also extremely quiet all around, which made people feel uneasy.

The landing of the Alpha was so noisy that the whole village could have seen and heard it, but no one came out to see. This was such an irrational situation, coupled with the darkness of the night, it was really weird.

Xibi Gangsuke scanned the surroundings, then took out the WIT and confirmed that he could contact the Beta and Gamma before saying, "Let's go and check the village."

"understand!"

Nakajima Tsutomu and Kariya Yukihei hurriedly followed, and the three of them formed a triangle formation, one in front and two behind, and entered the village.

This is a typical mountain village with uneven terrain and well-arranged buildings. It has the 8D characteristics of your roof being higher than my floor.

However, in such a magical village, the three people walked along the way, and all the houses they saw had closed doors and windows, no light from inside, collapsed walls, and deserted courtyards, indicating that no one had lived there for a long time.

One building is like this, two buildings are like this, three buildings are like this, four buildings are like this, and more than ten buildings in a row are all like this, which inevitably makes people have distracting thoughts.

It was quiet all around except for the sound of their three footsteps. Not even the chirping of insects or birds could be heard. The sky was getting dark very quickly. In just a short while, they had to turn on the flashlight to see the road.

"Captain, isn't it too dark here?" Nakajima Tsutomu was stuttering as he spoke, his face was pale, his eyes anxiously scanning the boundless darkness around him. The little light from the flashlight could no longer be seen after walking a few steps away. It was like there was a big mouth that swallowed all the light coming in, and they were now walking in.

"Something is wrong here." Yukihei Kariya also felt something was wrong. It was getting dark too quickly and the sky was too dark. Not only was there no moon, there wasn't even a single star.

and also
"We can't contact the Gamma and Beta." Kibi Tsunade had taken out the Brest pistol and held it in his hand.

"What?" Nakajima Tsutomu and Kariya Yukihei were shocked and called out in haste, but the helmet-mounted communicator didn't even make a rustling sound. They took out their WIT and it still showed no signal.

this.
how can that be possible?
It's just such a small village. Even if the terrain is uneven, the base station on the Alpha is definitely sufficient to cover it. How could there be no signal?

"go back!"

It was certain that there was indeed something wrong with this village, so Kibi Gosuke immediately stopped and turned back.

Upon hearing this, Nakajima Tsutomu and Kariya Yukihei quickly turned around and walked back at a speed several times faster than before, almost jogging all the way.

But the more I walked, the more I felt something was wrong. The road under my feet and the houses on both sides were all different from when I came here.

The road became narrower and narrower, and there were fewer and fewer houses.

The stone road we came from gradually turned into a dirt road, and the houses on both sides slowly turned into trees.

Moreover, these trees were bare, without a single leaf, and their dry branches all pointed to the sky, like the arms of a desperate person reaching out to the sky when he was dying.

A gust of wind blew through the branches, making a whimpering sound, as if hundreds or thousands of people were crying together.

It gives people goose bumps.

"Team Captain" Nakajima Tsutomu was almost in tears, his hands were shaking like a sieve, and he was trembling so much that he couldn't even hold the Brest pistol.

Not only Nakajima Tsutomu, even the strong-minded Kihiko Tsunesuke felt his scalp tingling at this moment.

This village is so weird. There is clearly no fork in the road, but how come we ended up in the forest when we went back?

It was pitch black all around, without even a hint of light. There were sounds, but they sounded like the wailing of thousands of ghosts, so it was better not to have them. It made people's scalps tingle and their hearts panic. Their firm scientific views began to shatter. It was really unbearable.

Kihiko Kousuke knew that he couldn't go on. If he continued like this, even if he had nothing, the current environment alone would be enough to make him collapse.

So he immediately said, "Koda, fire the flare!"

"understand!"

Koda Toshiyuki, whose face was also turning pale, took several times longer than usual to take out his signal gun and quickly pulled the trigger towards the sky.

call out!
A flare, dragging a long tail of light, flew into the sky, drawing a very conspicuous red curve.

"Flare!"

Kihi Gosuke gave another order, asking Koda Toshiyuki to quickly change the flares and shoot them into the sky. The speed was much faster than before. In this dark world, light is so needed, and with flares, it would be easier for Liang and the others to find this place.

Another meteor flew up from the ground, and then.
There's no after that.

As the three people watched, the flare flew into the darkness and disappeared, without emitting the dazzling light as expected.

"Dud? No way!" Koda Toshiyuki quickly touched his belt, wanting to fire the second flare, but before his hand touched it, his foot stepped on a hard bar, which scared him so much that he almost jumped up. He quickly stepped back while raising his gun and aiming.

The movement of lowering the head caused the flashlight on the helmet to shine over, revealing the hard object.

It turned out to be a railway track.

It intersects perpendicularly with the road beneath your feet.

It extends to the left and right and quickly disappears into the darkness.

But there is no doorbell or blocking railing, only a rusty warning sign, silently telling of its antiquity.

"Railway line? Is there a railway in this village?"

Toshiyuki Koda breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time doubts arose in his heart.

"Uh, I don't know!" Nakajima Tsutomu thought about it carefully and finally shook his head. There was not much information collected about such a small mountain village that no one cared about. Everything depended on asking the locals. But the problem was that they didn't see any people, not even a cat or a dog, along the way.

"Where are you from?"

Suddenly an old voice sounded, scaring the three of them. Zhong Shu almost collapsed to the ground. The signal gun in Koda Toshiyuki's hand fell to the ground. Only Kibi Tsunosuke suddenly twisted his waist, and turned the Brest pistol in his hand to the direction where the voice came from.

Under the illumination of the powerful flashlight, a white-haired old man was seen standing with a hunched back, leaning on a smooth and round cane. He raised his hand to block the strong light of the flashlight on Xibi Gangzhu's helmet and said dissatisfiedly: "Don't shine it into my eyes. I can't see to begin with. If you shine it blinds me, I will have to live in your house."

"sorry!"

Xibi Gangzhu quickly moved the flashlight away, lowered the Brest pistol in his hand, but did not put it back into the holster, and asked: "Old man, we are lost, where is this?"

"I know. If you don't get lost, who would stay up late at night and run around here?" The old man turned around with his cane, walked slowly, and said, "Come with me, and go down the mountain tomorrow morning. The mountain road is not easy to walk at night."

The three of them looked at each other, and then Kihiko Tsunade followed, while Koda Toshiyuki fell behind, raising his gun to shoot behind from time to time.

Nakajima Tsutomu, who was in the middle, took a few quick steps and said in a low voice: "Captain, an old man showing up at this time is not a good thing."

His mind is now full of strange legends. Science and materialism have all been thrown aside. He is just short of crying out for blessings from all the gods and Buddhas.

"I know, we'll play it by ear."

Xibi Gangzhu replied calmly. Of course he knew that it was too weird and legendary for an old man holding an oil lamp to suddenly appear in such a deep forest. But it was better than them wandering around in the dark. Even if it was a monster, it could only block a few lasers.

The group of four walked along the railway and soon saw a house next to the railway. There was a platform next to the house, but the most exciting thing was that there was a bright light bulb at the door of the house, which meant there was electricity, modern scientific electricity.

(End of this chapter)