Ita Era

Chapter 45 Going Home (8)

At midnight the next day, the Fish Team set off again, successfully leaving Nanyue County and onto the national highway. After driving for 20 minutes, under Ding Shi's direction, the car drove onto a seemingly long-abandoned cement road, its surface riddled with countless tenacious weeds, looking utterly dilapidated. Ten minutes later, a road sign appeared, indicating "Unnamed Road," with a crossed-out signal marker, signifying that there was no cell phone signal on this road.

The car had its high beams on. Ding got out and walked ahead, with the car following behind. After 300 meters, the road turned into a very rough asphalt road. It was asphalt poured directly onto the gravel instead of onto cement slabs, resulting in poor pressure resistance. The road width also narrowed to 3.5 meters.

The biggest change is that both sides of the road are lined with reeds, and beyond the reeds are trees that are slightly taller than the road. The road is winding and meandering, which makes the visibility distance of high beams about the same as that of low beams.

Kai got out of the car, stood next to Ding Shi, and said, "The terrain here is perfect for an ambush."

Ding Shi said, "This road is 120 kilometers long."

Kai said, "Two hours, at most two and a half hours to get through."

The two returned to the car, which continued driving. Kai was extremely focused, keeping the speed at 50 kilometers per hour. In many places, there was a sharp bend every hundred meters or so. As they rounded another sharp bend, they spotted a red sedan parked on the side of the road.

Kai stepped on the brakes and stopped the car 30 meters away from the red sedan: "What do we do?"

None of the three people in the back seat were asleep; they all saw the red sedan.

Chu Yu squinted, observing and thinking. Should he send someone over to check the situation? Could it be a trap? The headlights could only illuminate a small area. If someone was hiding in the dark and ambushing, the success rate would be very high, whether it was damaging the vehicle or attacking people.

However, missing such an obvious clue and failing to investigate could lead to an even more dangerous situation later on.

Kai asked, "Fish?"

Chu Yu took a deep breath and asked, "Who's going to take a look?"

Ding Shi said, "Me."

Chu Yu asked, "Is there any more?"

Kai: "Me."

Chu Yu said, "You can't do it; you need to control the vehicle."

Everyone awaited Ritian's response, but he remained silent. He seemed afraid of supernatural things; although the system stated there were no supernatural creatures or events in this instance, Ritian felt an inexplicable fear as he looked at the red sedan illuminated by the high beams. No one knew what was inside the car.

Mumu opened the car door: "I'll go."

"Wait a minute." Ding Shi said a few words, then he and Mu Mu opened the car door and got out. The two of them, one in front of the other, each holding a stone, slowly approached the red car from the left side.

When they were about 5 meters away from the red car, Ding Shi pressed down with his left hand, and Kai Ge turned off all the lights. Ding Shi and Mu Mu quickly tiptoed two meters and then squatted down.

The whole world was plunged into darkness, and Ding Shi didn't believe the bad guys had night vision. Even assuming there were bad guys, the sudden change would likely attract their attention.

After waiting for about a minute, Kai turned on the high beams as agreed. A little girl, about 1 meters tall, wearing a white dress, appeared at the front of the car with her head drooping and her hair hanging down. It was impossible to tell whether she was facing away from the car or facing it.

Kai, Ritian, and Chuyu watched intently, then simultaneously let out screams like groundhogs. Ritian was in tears, his right hand unconsciously patting Chuyu's shoulder repeatedly. Chuyu, whether from the slaps or from fear, screamed in a cacophony of highs and lows.

The sound was so loud that even a mountain couldn't contain it.

Hearing the scream, Mumu turned around and saw the little girl's back. Instinctively, she grabbed Ding Shi's left arm and bit down, causing Ding Shi to scream. Mumu used all her strength to fight her fear, biting Ding Shi's flesh while keeping her eyes fixed on the little girl. Her strength was so great that Ding Shi's right hand couldn't immediately save his left arm, and he could only scream incessantly, "Ah... let go... damn it... let me go..."

Ding Shi punched Mu Mu in the stomach the next moment. Mu Mu subconsciously let go, and Ding Shi jumped three meters away. Looking down at his arm, the light was too dim to see the wound, but it felt sticky, obviously he had been bitten and was bleeding.

How a little girl can destroy an entire adult army.

To Ding Shi, what was a little girl? He'd clashed with Ghost Grandma, played mahjong with Ghost Third Sister, and even played with Zombie Third Sister's eyelids. He walked up to the little girl, reached out and brushed her hair aside. The little girl looked at Ding Shi with a hint of fear in her eyes, but she didn't back down.

Ding Shi knew what was going on. He lifted the little girl's chin with two fingers, looked her around for a while, and then asked, "Who are you?"

Chu Yu, who was in the car, suddenly jumped up and beat Ri Tian, ​​who had just patted her shoulder, while she got out of the car and walked to Ding Shi's side. Together they looked at the little girl.

She wasn't afraid, but she was almost knocked unconscious by the terrified Ritian. Ding Shi wasn't afraid, but he was almost bitten to death by the terrified Mumu. What often kills you isn't demons or monsters, but rather your incompetent teammates.

The chubby little girl, clutching a teddy bear, glanced timidly at Chu Yu, then lowered her head: "My name is Yingying." Chu Yu squatted down, meeting Yingying's gaze, and asked gently, "Yingying, what are you doing here?"

Yingying replied, "My brother suddenly fell ill, and my parents told me to wait in the car while they took him to find someone to help him."

Chu Yu looked around, but it was pitch black all around. He asked, "Where are we going to find someone?"

Yingying turned around and walked forward, reaching Mumu's side. Mumu stepped back to the side of the road to make way for her.

Yingying walked past the red sedan, and Ding Shi, following her, peered into the car using the headlights of the cars that came after her. The car was empty. Ding Shi immediately understood.

Ding Shi turned around to look at Kai Ge, who was driving, and pointed to the fuel tank of the red sedan. Kai Ge gave him an OK sign.

After walking about five meters with Yingying, a gravel road appeared on the right. Yingying stood at the intersection, turned around and looked at Chuyu who had followed her, and said, "They went this way."

Chu Yu asked, "Why don't you drive the car up?"

Yingying: "I don't know."

Ding Shi replied, "The red car's chassis is too low; it can't travel on this road."

Yingying asked, "Can you help me find them?"

Task: Find and help Yingying's parents.

All five members of the Fish Squad received a system mission at the same time.

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Ritian was afraid of ghosts, not Yingying who looked like one. He took out some biscuits for Yingying and served her water, his eyes filled with sympathy as he looked at her.

The Fish Squad is having a meeting in front of the car headlights. The meeting topic is: Should we do the mission or not?

Chu Yu analyzed the current situation of the team and believed that they should do the task, and the other four had no objections.

Chu Yu said, "She can't be without someone by her side until we find Yingying's parents. We also need to leave some people to guard the vehicle. My suggestion is to split into two teams."

Kai reminded her, "Yuyu, generally speaking, it's not advisable to group people together in horror movies."

Chu Yu asked, "Brother Kai, based on the information we have so far, is it related to horror movies?"

Kai shrugged: "I agree to the group division."

Ding Shi said, "I have two suggestions. First, Chu Yu and I will search along the route to check the situation. Second, I will stay behind to accompany Yingying and protect the vehicle." Ding Shi didn't want to act with them. As for why he would choose to act with Chu Yu instead of just the first suggestion, it was because Chu Yu controlled all the team's funds. Wasn't that because she was afraid everyone would run away?

Mumu was bandaging Ding Shi's arm with gauze, the bandage digging deep into the flesh, which terrified even herself. She didn't know what was wrong with her; she was so frightened that her body trembled uncontrollably, her mind went blank, and she kept trying to grab onto something. When she came to her senses, she realized her mouth was filled with the taste of blood.

After hearing Ding Shi's suggestion, Mu Mu glanced at Chu Yu and said, "I'll stay behind alone."

Chu Yu looked at Mu Mu: "Is it okay?" Ri Tian sensed that there was something secret in their eyes, but he had no proof.

Ding Shi objected, "No, one person has to look after the child and watch the car at the same time."

Chu Yu said, "Then Ding Shi, you and Mu Mu will stay here together."

After considering it, Mumu said, "Okay."

Chu Yu said, "I'll leave you a flashlight." Chu Yu bought two flashlights at the supermarket at the birth point for nighttime lighting.

Mumu glanced at Yingying beside her, then looked at Chuyu and said, "You two need to be more careful. Be careful."

Chu Yu understood the meaning behind Mu Mu's words and eyes, and nodded solemnly.

(End of this chapter)