Please charm this NPC

After the death of assistant B, the cameraman also successfully entered the cave, and the crew finally reunited, but the atmosphere in the cave was no longer as relaxed as the rest of the life just now, and the heavy silence was so oppressive that one could hardly breathe.

The first to break the silence was the surviving assistant.He seemed to be overwhelmed by the death of his companion, and suddenly burst out, stood up and shouted at the female director: "It's all your fault! We shouldn't have come down to this damn place in the first place!"

The female director listened to his nearly collapsed roar, her complexion became even uglier, but her mood was so calm that it was almost strangely indifferent: "If you regret it, you can leave now, I won't force you to continue to act together." Saying that, she stretched out her hand , pointing to the hole.

The assistant choked suddenly, subconsciously took a step towards the opposite direction of the hole, and instinctively stayed away from that place.

——Obviously, he also knew how much he weighed, and he was lucky enough to get down safely, but it didn't mean that he could go back safely.

"Okay, Xiao He, things have already happened, and we have no room for recovery. I admit that this is my judgment error, and I underestimated the difficulty of getting off the cliff, but now, there is no point in blaming each other, we can only work together "Seeing that the assistant with a pale face stopped talking, the female director softened her tone a little, "Although Xiao Song's death was just an accident, we cannot escape the blame. Therefore, there is only one way in front of us now—that Just keep going forward and make this episode as good as possible. Only if this episode goes well, our career will not be ruined, and Xiao Song will not sacrifice in vain."

The female director tried hard to convince her film crew, and the four investigators were also surprised by her speech.

"Oh my God... This woman is so ruthless, it's really terrifying." Han Qiang was speechless, and lowered his voice to complain in a low voice, "I almost have a psychological shadow on the woman."

Cheng Yuan glanced at him and expressed dissatisfaction with Han Qiang's map cannon.

Maybe it's because the female director is right, or maybe everyone doesn't want to take another risk. They climbed the cliff in the same way, and there is no other way to go except to move forward. In short, no one raised any objections to the female director's words , of course no one agrees.

Since the crowd trekked all the way here, they were frightened and depressed again. The female director discussed with Abler and decided to let everyone rest in place at the entrance of the cave for a while, and continue to move forward after recovering a little.

The assistant retreated into the corner, holding his knees in a daze without saying a word, and the photographer sat beside him, silently checking and adjusting his own camera.The female director, Xu Xiangqian, and Abler stood in the same direction, forming a three-legged confrontation. As for the investigators, they naturally got together.

"I feel that the team this time is not in harmony." Ran Wenyu observed the situation in the cave, and sighed with emotion in a low voice, "Assistants and cameramen are retiring, and they probably won't be of much use. They must be the first when encountering problems." Xu Xiangqian has a mysterious identity and unknown purpose, so he can't be trusted; Abel is barely part of our group; as for the female director... I didn't have any feelings for her at first, but judging by her reaction just now, I think this person is a bit eccentric."

"I think so too." Cheng Yuan nodded in agreement, "Although we don't have a lot of recognition for NPCs, but one NPC reacted so coldly to the death of another NPC, and was only thinking about filming the show. This is a bit unreasonable. When encountering such a major event as the death of a companion, shouldn't the first reaction be to call the police for help?"

Hearing what Cheng Yuan said, Ran Wenyu suddenly came to his senses, took out his phone and looked at it: "Now, the phone has no signal."

Cheng Yuan: "...that's not the point, the point is that she didn't try to call the police at all."

"Although such an approach is indeed cold-blooded, it does not mean that there is a problem with the female director." Wu Yongtuo put forward the opposite opinion, "Just like in those horror novels and movies, there are always some people who like to die. Those who are cautious and want to retreat when they see the momentum is wrong, then the plot will not develop logically. Therefore, a role like a female director who does everything in order to shoot a good program and disregards human life is also essential."

"You mean, it's not a problem with the female director, but a problem with KP's module settings?" Ran Wenyu touched his chin and concluded.

Wu Yongtuo: "……………………"

KP: 【…………………………】

Wu Yongtuo retorted with difficulty: "...No, I didn't mean that either."

KP: [Hehe. 】

Since they had just entered the cave, there was really nothing to investigate and discuss, so everyone chatted casually.Half an hour later, the sunlight from the entrance of the cave had gradually dimmed. The female director looked at the sky and planned to let everyone have dinner, and then headed into the cave after dinner. Neither makes any difference.

For dinner, the cameraman suggested cooking instant noodles. After all, although this kind of food is not healthy, it tastes quite good. It is suitable for all ages. The hot and delicious soup noodles are quite soothing.Unfortunately, his proposal was rejected by Abler.

"I don't know how long you need to stay in the cave. I suggest that it is better to save some drinking water." Abel wiped his scimitar carefully, without raising his head, and said in a faint voice, "This cave is quite dry, and there is nothing wrong with it." Water sources can be replenished, and for humans, water is more important than food."

When Abel said this, eating instant noodles suddenly became a fantasy. Everyone obediently took out the bread and jerky from their bags, and only dared to take a sip of water cautiously when they were really choking.

While eating dinner, Ran Wenyu asked suspiciously: "Abul, have you ever been to this cave?"

"I've been here before." Abler raised his head and looked at Ran Wenyu. Although he still had that expressionless face, but I don't know if it was an illusion. Ran Wenyu always felt that the other party's tone seemed to be more patient, "But I didn't go deep. I just turned around at the entrance, looked around and left."

"Why?" Ran Wenyu blinked, "Did you encounter any danger?"

Abler frowned slightly: "I haven't encountered any danger, but there is just an inexplicable uncomfortable feeling-I have always trusted my intuition."

"Intuition?" The female director snorted, obviously not satisfied with this explanation.

However, Abler didn't pay attention to her meaning at all, and didn't even move his eyes away.

Similarly, Ran Wenyu didn't bother the female director's interruption: "You just said that this cave is very dry, isn't it a bit strange? As far as I know, the climate of tropical rainforests is relatively humid, so the groundwater reserves should also be relatively abundant? Why? Will it be dry here?"

"I don't know about that." Abler shook his head, with a calm attitude, "My cultural level is not high, and I don't know what you mean by 'should'. I only know the truth of what I see."

Ran Wenyu thoughtfully, gave Abler a friendly smile, and thanked him for his cooperation.

Since the dinner was just bread and jerky, everyone quickly settled the dinner, turned on the flashlight, and set off to the depths of the cave.

Ran Wenyu has been thinking about the problem of "no water" mentioned by Abler, and always feels that this is a very important clue.As he was walking, he raised his hand and touched the wall of the cave. As expected, it felt dry to the touch, not as wet as he had imagined on the walls of the cave, and there were no traces of moisture-loving plants such as moss—it could be seen that it had been dry for a day or two. .

When Ran Wenyu was thinking about this issue, Wu Yongtuo also discovered another important point: "Have you noticed that this cave doesn't seem to be formed naturally?"

"How?" Cheng Yuan asked.

"If it's a naturally formed cave, the width, narrowness, and height can't be so uniform." Wu Yongtuo made a gesture, motioning everyone to observe carefully, "It's more like it was dug artificially, and the cave wall..." He touched it like Ran Wenyu The walls around him are "also much smoother than the naturally formed caves."

"And I found that apart from the occasional cracks, there seems to be no fork in the road." Han Qiang added, "Is this abnormal?"

"That's right!" Cheng Yuan's eyes lit up. "I remember reading novels and movies. The descriptions of underground caves are all intricate and confusing. It's easy to get lost. Unlike here, there is only one passage winding down."

The four of you talked to each other, making the weirdness of the cave more and more complete, and Abel also confirmed that what they observed was indeed true.

"To sum up, I think the cave was dug by man, and there is nothing wrong with that." Wu Yongtuo became more and more sure of his guess.

"You know, I'm a dead house, so I really haven't seen what a real natural cave looks like." Ran Wenyu touched his chin, "Who of you has geology, give it a try?"

The other three shook their heads decisively.

Ran Wenyu: "...Then KP, can I do an investigation?"

KP: 【...All right, you pass. 】

Ran Wenyu immediately turned the turntable.

KP: [Detection check: Ran Wenyu, 30/21, you found that this cave does not seem to be formed naturally, with very obvious excavation marks. 】

Ran Wenyu turned to look at Wu Yongtuo: "Angkor, I think what you said is very reasonable, I trust your judgment."

Wu Yongtuo: "...No, you actually believe in KP, right?"

Cheng Yuan curled her hair, trying to bring the distorted topic back on track: "If it is said that this place was dug by hand, does it lead to a secret laboratory below? The strange sound coming from the legendary cave may be It was sent out in the laboratory, and then through the reprocessing of the cave corridor, it became what the villagers heard?"

Wu Yongtuo's eyes lit up: "I think this explanation makes sense."

"It's also possible that it's not a human, but some alien civilization." Ran Wenyu reminded.

"There are also aliens in the Cthulhu running group?" Han Qiang finally became interested in everyone's discussion.

"This is natural!" Cheng Yuan nodded, "In the Cthulhu mythology system, there is the concept of the universe. I even remember that there is a god who looks like a planet..."

"It's Gehros." Ran Wenyu added, "The star of judgment, the herald of destruction."

"Since even gods can be planets, it is natural that there are alien civilizations." Cheng Yuan's eyes sparkled, "The Cthulhu mythology system has traveled through space and time, and this is exactly its The charm!"

"That's right." Han Qiang lost interest, "But when they become reality, it's not so interesting."

Cheng Yuan: "...you make a lot of sense."

Wu Yongtuo: "So, I hope that what we will face next will be human beings. Even if it is a mad scientist, it is better than encountering aliens. At least it is easier to accept psychologically."

Driven by Han Qiang, the king of cold spots, the atmosphere that had just warmed up fell into a heavy silence again.I don't know how long he walked forward, but Abler, who was leading the battle, suddenly stopped and picked up the shotgun vigilantly.

KP: [Please pass a listening check for everyone. 】

Han Qiang, Cheng Yuan and Wu Yongtuo obediently prepared to turn the turntable, but Ran Wenyu was unmoved and drew out his machete decisively: "KP, I don't think I need to listen! I believe in our golden thighs! Even if I I didn’t hear it, but since the thigh did this, it must have found something wrong, I just need to follow the thigh!”

KP: [... Don't you think it's a lot less fun if you don't vote for running groups? 】

Ran Wenyu chuckled: "No. Ever since I failed to listen to the last module and was almost knocked out by the tentacle, I have had a psychological shadow on this skill. The little deaf shrimp also has its own way of survival!"

KP: 【…………………………】

Seeing that Ran Wenyu and KP were fighting each other, the other three also subconsciously stopped. In their hearts, they were unwilling to vote, but since that "intimidation", they had an instinct for KP Even Han Qiang, who seemed to disdain KP on the surface, did not dare to seriously resist KP's request in action.

However, Ran Wenyu resisted, which made the three of them worry mixed with excitement, and looked at Ran Wenyu with burning eyes.

While everyone was waiting, KP pondered for a moment, then slowly said: [Well, what you said also makes sense, since you decided to follow Abler, then don’t listen if you don’t want to listen.As for the remaining three investigators...]

Before KP finished speaking, the other three immediately said in unison: "We also follow Abler!"

Since the water was released once, KP did not mind releasing the water a second time, and readily agreed to the investigators' application.

The turntable disappeared and time resumed its flow. Three of the four investigators drew their knives and one of them raised their guns. They were all ready to fight like Abler did.

Seeing the reaction of the four people, the assistants and others who followed them panicked, asking what happened repeatedly.

Abler didn't answer, but just waved his hand in a silent gesture, and held the gun with one hand in the other hand, still holding it firmly.

"There is a situation, everyone be ready!" Ran Wenyu replied in a low voice, and Wu Yongtuo thought for a while, took out his two spare daggers, threw them behind him, one was quickly caught by the cameraman, and the other Then it was in Xu Xiangqian's hands.The female director and assistant stepped back, holding a flashlight to shine forward, barely able to give other people the light they could see.

While everyone was waiting, a group of dark-colored bats four or five times larger than normal bats appeared from the darkness with the sound of bat wings flapping, like killers lurking in the dark.