EBE Chapter 702 Going to the 21st Century (15)
Chapter 702 Going to the 21st Century (15)
However, the live chat immediately exploded:
[What kind of "boys and girls' passage" is this?! Who do they think they are?!]
[Aren't all of our Qianqian, Manman, and Azhi incredibly fit? They could easily beat any guy!]
Let girls walk the 'path of courage'! We want to see real challenges!
[That's right! Qin Qian's performance just now is more than enough for her to walk the 'Path of Courage'!]
[Programmer, please stop discriminating against women!]
Faced with the overwhelming public opinion, the host wiped his sweat, and after an emergency consultation with the production team, looked helplessly at the three female guests.
"Can you guys do that?"
Qin Youyou shrugged: "I'm fine."
Su Man was secretly delighted; entering the cave would be the perfect opportunity to make her move: "Of course!"
Song Zhi had no particular thoughts; she was definitely going to keep an eye on Su Man for Qianqian.
"I can too."
The boys had no objections either. Xiao Chen and Gu Buchen had both witnessed Qin Youyou's abilities, and Lin Hao only needed a secluded spot to make his move...
The host breathed a sigh of relief and announced loudly:
"Alright! Due to popular demand, we've adjusted the rules! The three female guests will choose to take the 'Path of Courage,' while the male guests will take the 'Path of Wisdom.' Also, because the cave is too narrow for large cameras to enter, each guest will wear a high-definition miniature head-mounted camera for a live first-person perspective broadcast throughout!"
[Girl takes on a difficult challenge! This is going to be interesting!]
[Won't it be boring for the male guests?]
[The first-person perspective might not be very clear, but there's nothing we can do about it.]
The six guests, having put on their gear, exchanged glances.
A barely perceptible glint of excitement flashed in Su Man's eyes.
Chaos, cramped, dark... she couldn't wait any longer.
Moreover, cave exploration has always been a hotspot for accidents; it's not uncommon for two people to die.
Qin Youyou's expression remained calm.
Song Zhi pursed her lips tightly and subconsciously took a step closer to Qin Youyou, her unease growing stronger.
"set off!"
The three entered the dark "Path of Courage" entrance one by one. The male guests entered the "Path of Wisdom" through another entrance.
Upon entering the cave, the light dimmed instantly, with only the headlamp's beam flickering against the jagged rock walls.
The air was damp and chilly, and you could hear the dripping of water and the faint echo of distant waves.
The passage was indeed narrow, sometimes requiring one to squeeze through sideways, and sometimes requiring one to climb up the slippery surface using both hands and feet.
[She's so steady! Like an explorer!]
[A-Zhi seems to be struggling a bit?]
After passing through a low passage that required crawling, a slightly wider fork in the road appeared ahead, with three narrow gaps leading in different directions.
"Which way?" Qin Youyou stopped and turned around to ask.
Su Man leaned forward, pretending to observe, but her finger seemed to unintentionally point to the middle passage that looked the deepest and had the slipperiest stone walls: "This one, I feel like the treasure might be hidden in the hardest place to find."
Song Zhi immediately objected: "The middle path is too dangerous! The two sides look safer!" She had a gut feeling that something was wrong with that path.
Qin Qian glanced at Su Man, then at Song Zhi, and suddenly smiled slightly: "Then let's go to the middle and give it a try, for the sake of the show."
Su Man was overjoyed.
Song Zhi was so anxious she wanted to stomp her feet, but she couldn't say it outright, so she could only follow behind more cautiously.
The middle passage was indeed more difficult to navigate, as the light was almost completely blocked, and we could only rely on our headlamps.
The rock face is slippery, so extreme caution is required.
At a near 90-degree bend, the passageway was so narrow that only one person could barely pass through.
Qin Qian turned the corner first.
Just as Song Zhi was about to follow, a sudden change occurred.
Su Man, who was walking behind her, suddenly lurched forward as they turned the corner.
Song Zhi felt a sharp pain in her buttocks and fell forward, landing on Qin Youyou's back.
Qin Youyou could have remained motionless, but in order to cooperate with Su Man, she pretended to pounce forward as well.
The overhead camera shattered after hitting the rock wall with a snap.
Song Zhi hurriedly tried to get up: "Qianqian, I'm sorry, are you alright?"
She felt herself being pulled up forcefully from behind by Su Man, who yanked the camera off her head with incredible speed.
After Song Zhi realized what was happening, she yelled, "Manman, what are you doing! You ripped my camera off!"
"Oh?" Su Man's voice feigned surprise, but carried a hint of perverse laughter: "Oh dear, I didn't mean to, Sister Zhi. I'll step back a little to give you some space. You can go back the way you came and find the production team."
"And what about you and Qianqian?"
"My headlamp and camera are still working, we can continue to go in. I'm scared to go alone, Qianqian, can you come with me?"
Qin Youyou deliberately questioned, "Isn't that a bad idea? I think the three of us could go back the way we came."
"That won't do. The boys will have finished exploring over there, but we haven't even started yet. It will delay the progress of the program."
Su Man grew anxious and urged, "Azhi, you go back first. Don't worry, once we find the treasure chest, we'll split it equally, okay?"
Originally, if Su Man hadn't said those words, Song Zhi wouldn't have suspected anything. But Su Man's every word was meant to distract her, which made Song Zhi wonder if Su Man had other plans.
She shook her head: "Since your camera is working, let's continue."
"But one camera can't capture three people, which will affect our filming results."
Song Zhi bit her lip: "Then Qianqian can go back by herself, and the two of us will go forward."
Suddenly, silence fell behind me.
Su Man's rapid breathing also stopped instantly.
"Manman?" Goosebumps inexplicably rose on Song Zhi's arms. She felt uneasy and turned her head with difficulty in the narrow passageway.
A cold, serpentine voice pierced the eardrums: "Ant, don't block my way."
In the dim light, Song Zhi could clearly see that Su Man's face began to contort.
Her lips split open at an angle impossible for a human to achieve, all the way to her ears.
What was revealed inside was not flesh and blood, but a skeletal structure that shimmered with a dark purple light.
"Ah—a ghost!!!" Song Zhi's scream rang out instantly.
She was terrified!
With a sinister grin, Su Man snatched the headlamp and camera from her head and slammed them against the rock wall. Then she crawled toward Song Zhi on all fours.
The live stream chat instantly descended into chaos.
【What was that sound?!】
What is A-Zhi yelling about?! A ghost?!
The video is too shaky! I can't see clearly!
What happened? Why is the screen completely black?
Where is Su Man? Where is Qin Qian?
The live streams of all three female guests were interrupted!
What happened?!
[Ghosts? Are there really ghosts?]
[Is this for the sake of the show? That's terrifying!]
[Will the guests be in danger?!]
Outside the cave, in the monitoring room.
The entire production team was stunned.
The host frantically shouted into the walkie-talkie, "Qin Qian! Su Man! Song Zhi! Please respond! What happened?!"
All that came through the walkie-talkie were a few loud bangs, followed by static.
"Quick! Rescue team! Get into the cave immediately!" the director shouted hoarsely.
However, just as the rescue team was preparing to rush into the cave entrance...
"Rumble...!"
The entire island seemed to tremble!
At the cave entrance, several huge rocks collapsed with a roar, instantly blocking the entrance completely.
"Oh no! The entrance has collapsed! We're trapped!" The rescue team leader's expression changed drastically.
"Dig quickly!"
"No, we can't dig. It might cause an even bigger tremor, and then..."
The scene shifted to the chaotic scene outside the cave and the host's pale face, making all the viewers' hearts leap into their throats.
The live stream abruptly ended.
Inside the cave, it was dark and deathly silent.
The signal disappeared, and the entrance was sealed off.
The fate of the three girls is unknown.
Song Zhi's pupils dilated suddenly.
Su Man, she's not human!
Was her original target Qianqian?
Su Man felt a chill run down her spine and screamed, "Qianqian, run!"
Su Man's face contorted even more grotesquely at those words; she wanted to tear the meddlesome Song Zhi in two, but just as her hand was about to touch Song Zhi's ankle, at the last second...
Song Zhi suddenly disappeared.
Song Zhi's heart was pounding wildly. She thought she had encountered a ghost and was doomed, but in the next instant, she felt her arm being pulled sharply by a gentle yet firm force!
The next second, she felt as if she had lost all weight, and like a feather, she floated lightly backward in the narrow, dark cave passage!
It was incredibly fast, yet strangely, it didn't crash into any of the stone walls!
The wind howled in her ears; her body was stiff, yet she was undeniably floating.
The sudden feeling of weightlessness and high-speed movement left Song Zhi's mind blank, and all her screams were stuck in her throat.
She only stopped moving abruptly when she felt her back hit a warm and solid support.
She was still panting, shaken, when she found herself at a slightly wider fork in the road.
By the light filtering through the cracks in the sky overhead, she saw the person pulling her along, supporting her...
It's Qin Qian!
Qin Qian stood behind her, one hand gently supporting her arm, her expression calm and her breathing even steady, as if it were a lightning-fast rescue, effortless.
“Shh...shh...?” Song Zhi’s voice trembled uncontrollably.
She gripped Qin Youyou's arm tightly, "Just now... Su Man... she's not human! She's a ghost! A monster!"
Extreme fear rendered her incoherent.
Qin Youyou gently patted her back: "Don't be afraid, Azhi."
His sharp gaze was fixed on the dark passage ahead, where Suman's presence was rapidly approaching.
"Run! Qianqian, she... she's catching up!" Song Zhi heard the arrogant footsteps.
The horrifying image of Suman's torn lips and the grotesque purple bones lingered in her mind.
Song Zhi's lips trembled with fear: "Run! I'll cover you, she's after you, I'll protect you!"
She didn't know where she got the courage, but she picked up a stone from the ground and headed towards it.
Su Man's distorted, shrill voice echoed through the cave, sending chills down the spine: "Qin Qian...! You really are something else! Heh, so what if you're an ability user in this world? Today, none of you will escape!"
"A superhuman?" Song Zhi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that her inexplicable floating was related to Qianqian!
She was so terrified before that she only felt grateful to have survived the ordeal, and she completely overlooked this equally absurd experience.
So, is Qianqian a superhuman?
Do people with superpowers really exist in this world?
Qin Youyou did not answer Song Zhi's questioning gaze.
Because Su Man, like a ferocious demon, suddenly lunged at Song Zhi, shrinking the distance between them.
"Shifting positions," Qin Youyou chuckled softly.
Song Zhi's figure vanished instantly, switching places with Qin Youyou, who then faced Su Man's deadly palm strike.
Song Zhi felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
She wanted to shout "Qianqian," but the sound got stuck in her throat, and she couldn't utter a single syllable. It was as if the blood in her body had frozen.
Su Man sneered. So what if they have superpowers? As a race born from the cosmic source, she was not afraid of any superpowered individuals in this world.
Moreover, those with superpowers are even better, as their physical bodies are more durable than those of ordinary people.
In order not to damage her perfect appearance, Su Man transformed her palms into claws.
Just as her fingers were about to touch Qin Youyou's slender neck...
Su Man seemed to suddenly realize something, and her whole body froze as if she had been petrified.
The狰狞 (zhengning, meaning ferocious or hideous) grin that stretched to her ears froze instantly, and her eyes quickly filled with terror and disbelief!
His pupils contracted sharply, reflecting Qin Youyou's still calm and expressionless face.
But at this moment, in Su Man's perception, the aura of the mere superhuman she thought was in front of her was undergoing a tremendous change!
No longer a perfect shell that she coveted.
Rather, it is a supreme existence that is indescribable, incomprehensible, and beyond our reach!
A vast, boundless, heavy, and ancient pressure, as heavy as the entire universe, descended silently and locked her firmly in place.
She, the pride of StarClan, became as insignificant and laughable as dust.
Yes, she is a superior race originating from the phlegm-like substance of the cosmic egg.
Faced with this aura, her confidence in herself vanished like boiling water poured on snow, and she couldn't even muster the slightest thought of resistance!
It is Him!
It was Him!
That supreme deity who holds the power of creation and destruction, existing within legend and origin...!
Suman's mind went blank, filled only with fear and despair.
She finally understood why Xiao Chen had become like a quail...
And yet... he actually harbored murderous intent towards Him? He even dared to attempt to strip Him of His "skin"?
How disrespectful!
This is blasphemy! This is self-destruction!
"No...it's impossible...how could you..."
Suman squeezed out broken syllables from deep in her throat, terrified and collapsing.
She trembled uncontrollably.
Qin Youyou continued to look at her quietly, her eyes devoid of any emotion.
A pure white light suddenly rose from Su Man's body.
"Do not--!!!"
Su Man let out a shrill scream that was so shrill it was inhuman.
next second!
The entire body, from the inside out, was turned inside out, like a huge mouth spitting out a set of purple bones.
Qin Youyou had already appeared in front of Song Zhi without anyone noticing, and raised her hand to cover her eyes.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."