Book 4: Chapter 34: Denser Darkness

Book 4: Chapter 34: Denser Darkness

I didnt know how long I had been walking before Fatty asked me softly, "Mr. Nave, how do you feel?"nove(l)bi(n.)com

Numbed by the darkness, I said to him, "I feel like were walking in a black hole. How do you feel?"

"I feel like a sperm thats heading towards a deep and mysterious destination," Fatty said.

I found it a bit funny. This metaphor wasnt considered obscene in today's society, but Fatty's tone definitely made it sound obscene.

While talking, we arrived at the place where Jin Wantang had been crushed by the rocks. We found his backpack there, which contained a lot of food, so Fatty took all of it and patted Old Jin on the shoulder to express his gratitude. I felt a twinge of sadness in my heart when I thought of Old Jin lying here before. He must have been quite desperate since the possibility of being rescued was very low, but at least he was saved in the end.

Even though things had turned out like this.

The young man was no longer here, but the gaps in the surrounding stones were very small and felt safer, so I was a little relieved.

After resting for a while, the three of us walked through the doorway. I could tell right away that the bronze pieces energy had obviously diminished since the surrounding darkness seemed to be hovering right over my skin. I felt like we were similar to those very affectionate elementary school girls who would always cling together.

The darkness inside the doorway was so deep that our flashlights couldnt seem to penetrate it. We couldnt see any details no matter where we shined them and all we saw was nothingness. I felt like I was floating all alone in this place, as if I were floating in the deep sea. I wouldn't be surprised if a huge fish eye suddenly opened somewhere in the darkness around us.

It was a very strange feeling because it was like there was a strong sense of magic in the air, but also a huge fear similar to a fear of the deep sea. I could feel my whole body breaking out in goose bumps as I asked myself, what will happen next? Whats at the end of this road? Is that little thing dead? What's Xiao Hua and the others current situation like now?

We moved forward very carefully in this dense darkness, starting a blind journey through the extreme night. I waited for any new accidents, sneak attacks, monsters, or strange events every day, but after passing through that door, everything was calm and nothing happened.

We had less and less food as the days went by, the weight in our backpacks almost reduced by half after about two weeks. The thing I gradually came to fear the most was that such a journey would never end.

Jin Wantang soon started to smell strongly, but Fatty didn't want to leave him so we wrapped him tightly in the sleeping bags and tarps from our equipment. But I soon discovered that Jin Wantang's body had quickly stopped decaying.