Red Moon Returns

Lin Qi felt a chill running down his spine and a cold heart. He seemed to be teleported deep into the tall grass in the blink of an eye.

Unfortunately, I still underestimated the weird and unpredictable defense methods of this world, and even more underestimated those extraordinary strong men.

I wanted to use my peeping ability to detect the enemy's movements from a distance, but it turned out that they were still one or two hundred meters away. Just a little carelessness and I had fallen into a trap. My vigilance was still too low.

But there was no time to blame himself. Self-preservation was the key now. Lin Qi immediately stopped moving, minimized his presence, and listened quietly to the sounds around him.

Insects chirped and the wind blew the grass low.

Everything was normal, no one was there, and there was no sign of an external attack.

So maybe it's just a passive trap, for defense?

No matter what it is, this is not a place to stay for a long time. The top priority now is to break through the trap on the basis of ensuring safety and concealment, and seize the initiative first.

Rubbing his face to regain his composure, Lynch thought for a moment. Without moving his feet, he turned on the silent mode and used his cane to push through the tall grass to find the direction of the farmhouse.

The farmhouse is still there, the light source is fifty or sixty meters away, but the distance is much closer than it was at the beginning.

Lynch stared in the direction of the farmhouse and fell into deep thought. He couldn't panic now. Acting recklessly would only put him in a desperate situation. If he wanted to break through the trap, he must first understand the mechanism of the trap. That's right, be cautious and observe details. Small scenes like this are not a problem for me.

Reminding himself repeatedly in his mind, Lynch looked around at the barrier-like tall grass, thought about the current situation, and then shook his cane suddenly, popping out the blade and transforming it into a sawtooth form.

Lin Qi picked up a handful of tall grass and cut it off, then sprinkled it on the ground one by one. At the same time, he moved towards the farmhouse in the distance. After taking five or six steps, all the grass blades in his hand were scattered, and Lynch immediately grabbed another one. Cut it off and continue to sprinkle a few strands where you walk.

Looking down at the blades of grass that fell at his feet, Lynch showed a smile. This is the marker. As long as he continues to walk for a certain distance, he will use the broken blades of grass to mark the path he passed. When something abnormal happens, You can use markers to determine what is happening around you.

While thinking about countermeasures, Lin Qi subconsciously turned back to confirm the broken grass behind him, but the smile he had just lifted froze on his face.

There was no broken grass at all on the ground behind him. Not only the ground, but also the grass roots that had just been cut were gone, leaving only a handful of grass blades still in his hand.

Hiss, it seems like it’s really a space transfer? Did this meadow remove those grasses?

No, my position changed just now. I'm afraid it was me who moved. No, try again.

Lynch looked back and forth, and this time he stopped cutting the tall grass. He raised the cane and stuck out the tip, then inserted it directly into the soil.

The soil was not particularly dry, and although it was difficult to leave footprints, the tip could still be penetrated. Lynch dragged his cane and made a shallow scratch on the soil, but it seemed to be consistent.

Let's try this. Bless my neighbors. I hope it will succeed this time.

Mentally bowing to the red moon above his head, Lin Qi used strength in his hands and dragged his cane across the ground, one step, two steps, three steps...

After three steps, he turned back sharply. The tip of the cane was still stuck in the soil, but there were no scratches on the ground, as if the cane had just been inserted into the ground.

To be sure, it seems that I am constantly changing positions in this tall grass. There are several possibilities. One is that the space in this area is divided into blocks, and the connections between them are disordered, so I moved back and forth.

No, that's not right. There was not a single blade of grass behind him, and there were no scratches on the ground at all, which meant that the position had just been changed. It's impossible for the coincidence to happen twice in a row. It's impossible for me to just switch positions and look back every time, so I was still switched instantly.

But what are the specific triggering conditions?

While he was deep in thought, there was a sudden rustling sound in the grass beside him, and the next moment a black shadow suddenly jumped out of the grass and rushed towards Lin Qi.

It was so abrupt that it startled Lynch, and he instinctively stepped aside a few steps. Cold sweat broke out from behind, but he immediately saw through the moonlight that it was a big vole, running close to Lynch's feet. past.

Um? I moved a few steps, why didn't I change my position?

When thinking about this, Lynch's eyes had already followed the mouse.

Is it because it's there? Or is it because I have a reference point by staring at it, so I myself have not changed? ?

With a thought in his heart, he realized that he might have inadvertently found the key to solving the problem. Lynch turned around, stared at the vole, and chased after him. At the same time, he dragged his cane backwards, leaving scratches on the soil.

The field mouse ran away in panic, while Lynch chased after him. He only heard the rapid footsteps in the darkness and the swaying of the grass. With the blessing of a cat, Lynch followed closely as if he could catch a mouse.

It has been more than ten steps, and I have not lost track yet. There is no room for anyone to change. There is hope.

Lin Qi felt happy and looked back behind him while running.

Ha, the scratches are still there.

His eyes were bright, and even his steps became brisker. Lin Qi became more and more excited, and turned his eyes back to the front, for fear of missing the mouse.

However, as soon as he glanced back and then turned back, the vole that was running wildly in front of him a moment ago suddenly disappeared out of thin air within a second at most.

what's the situation?

Lin Qi was horrified, subconsciously stopped and blinked hard. In fact, he was not dazzled. He just turned his head and not only did the field mouse disappear, but even the sound of it running through the grass disappeared.

It didn't go away, but disappeared suddenly.

Damn, was it teleported after all? But fortunately, at least following it can leave a mark behind...

At this time, Lin Qi looked back again, and the cane was indeed still stuck in the soil, but the drag mark that was several meters long in his eyes just now had disappeared from in front of him.

The blood vessels in Lin Qi's forehead were throbbing, and both ends were empty. Everything just now seemed to be in vain.

No, it was not in vain. After a slight change of mind, Lin Qi's eyes had already lit up.

So that's it, I have figured it out, what a sinister method.

Lin Qi was excited, and his mind was open for a while, and he made a bold guess.

The mysterious world has a strong subjective idealism. Observing this behavior often has a strong effect on the mysterious elements.

Just now, I observed a reference object other than the concept of grass, which is the vole. Therefore, I, the vole, and the grass formed a stable triangular structure in concept, and the spatial positions of the three parties would not change.

When I finished observing the vole, the spatial position of the vole changed, but because I turned my observation target to the abstract target of the "scratches" on the ground at the same time as I finished observing the vole, the relationship between me, the scratches, and the grass became relatively stable, so the vole disappeared but the scratches were still there.

But Lin Qi immediately stopped observing the scratches and turned back to look for the vole. At this time, the vole had moved away, so he lost all reference objects at this moment and he also moved.

Purely brain hole, if I hadn't read too many novels in my previous life, it would be difficult to come up with such a weird analysis, but now the more I think about it, the more likely it is.

If this guess is right, what should I do?

The most obvious reference object must be the farmhouse. As long as I keep staring at the farmhouse and observe, I should be able to walk directly over. But the tall grass is too high and always shakes, so the line of sight is often blocked. Once the line of sight is blocked, I am afraid I have to start from the beginning.

What if I just keep carving lines on the ground and keep watching? This is a solution, but the direction is too easy to go off. Once I stop observing the marks to correct the direction, but still can't find the location of the farmhouse, I can only start over again.

It's a bit of a dilemma. Hmm? No.

Lin Qi frowned, waved his cane and drew a cat head on the ground, then stood there and looked around for a while. When he looked down again, the cat head was still under his feet and had not moved.

So that's it.

Lin Qi sighed, looked at the marks, then looked at the farmhouse in the distance, and nodded thoughtfully.

The solution has been found, I want to see what else I can do.

Here I come.

Headache