At this moment, Fan Meinan seemed to know nothing about the unexpected guest behind her.
She seemed to be completely attracted by the words on the load-bearing pillar and ignored the other things around her. In the next moment, Fan Meinan suddenly turned around without any warning. At the same time, she turned the flashlight behind her.
The place that was hit by the light beam was empty.
She didn’t let her guard down. Not long ago, a feeling of being spied on arose in her heart. Considering where she was now, it was apparent that the intruder was not a kind person. However, Fan Meinan did not show any panic-stricken expression like an ordinary person.
On the contrary, she continued to pretend to observe the words. At the same time, she quickly turned around when the guy behind her gradually let his guard down and became numb. Unfortunately, this trick did not help her catch the peeping Tom.
Was it an illusion?
Fan Meinan did not think so. She raised the flashlight again and shone it on the tunnel that the snakes had rushed out of earlier.
Fan Meinan was a little hesitant. She felt that the person who wrote the words on the load-bearing column earlier probably referred to this tunnel. It was different from the endless loop they had taken when they came. Since snakes could freely climb out of this tunnel, it should not be a problem for them to be trapped. However, there might be other dangers inside.
Just as Fan Meinan was hesitating whether she should go in and take a look, she heard a clinking sound coming from behind her.
The sound was very close to her. It was less than two meters away. Fan Meinan’s vigilance had also reached its peak. Without hesitation, she rolled forward and pulled away from the person before turning around.
However, she was immediately stunned because what appeared in front of her was not a terrifying monster but a white kitten.
The white kitten’s Fur was neatly combed and was without a trace of color. Its nails were carefully trimmed, and there was a small yellow bell around its neck. The tinkling sound from before came from there.
When Fan Meinan turned to look at the little white cat, it also looked at her. The human and the Cat’s eyes met, and the little white cat licked its paws leisurely.
Fan Meinan vigilantly took another half step back.
The subway line had been abandoned for more than fifty years, and no one had come down during that time. They had not seen any creatures in the tunnel they had walked through previously, and the other tunnel was the nest of snakes, so where did this little white cat come from?
Moreover, it did not look like a stray cat running around on the road. It was abnormal for a well-taken care of domestic cat to appear here.
Fan Meinan had recalled the Norse myths and records related to Jemengarde. When she saw this white cat, she suddenly remembered one of the stories.
It was said that Thor had visited the giant kingdom once. The Giant King knew that Thor was born with divine power and was the strongest among the gods, so he tested him with a question to make things difficult for him. He wanted Thor to raise his cat.
Thor was also very confident in his own strength. When he heard this, he walked up confidently. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could only lift one of the cat’s legs. This made Thor very surprised. After he asked, again and again, the Giant King finally told him the truth. He said that the cat was actually transformed by the strongest monster of the giant race, Jemengarde.
This was also the first time Thor and the giant Python had met.
Thinking of this story and looking at the little white cat in front of him, Fan Meinan’s hair stood on end.
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It had been two hours since Zhang Heng arrived on the island. Of course, he spent most of his time drying his clothes and equipment, and he had only left the beach forty minutes ago. He had taken some time to study the red pebbles, and thankfully, the island wasn’t particularly large, and Zhang Heng had picked up the pace. By now, he was almost at the center of the island.
It wasn’t that he was hasty or anything, but he didn’t want to take things one step at a time. Other than the rocks and pebbles, there was nothing else on the island. The scenery on the road was pretty much the same, so there wasn’t much for Zhang Heng to study even if he wanted to.
He decided not to waste any more time. After another 15 minutes, a huge red mud wall appeared in front of Zhang Heng. The wall was about seven to eight meters high, completely surrounding the center of the island.
Because the wall was located in a low-lying area, it wasn’t easy to see it outside the island unless one walked here.
However, Zhang Heng circled the wall for half a circle and did not see the entrance there. It was not until he reached a small hill that he unexpectedly met a human.
It was an old man with a white beard and ragged clothes. He had not showered for an unknown period of time, and his hair and beard were stuck in clumps, sticking to his tanned skin. However, he looked fine, and he was not surprised to see Zhang Heng. Instead, he nodded at Zhang Heng.
“You’re here?”
“You know me?”
“No.” The old man shook his head. “But I know why you’re here.”
“Oh?” Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.
“To see it, you need to go through the maze behind me.”
Zhang Heng was a little surprised. “You know why I’m here, but you’re not going to stop me?”
“Stop me? No, my job is to provide guidance to the people on the island and help them find what they’re looking for.”
“Other than me, do you think there are other people on the island?”Zhang Heng caught the old man’s main point.
“Of course. Do you know Kekule, the German organic chemist? He came to this island before, and not long after he returned, he discovered the simple structure of benzene. Beethoven, who came earlier, wrote the famous “Fifth Symphony in C Minor” here, and Van Gogh… well… his condition wasn’t too good. Not long after he returned, he was admitted to a mental hospital. However, it was also there that he completed “Starry Night.” However, all of this happened before I arrived on the island.”
The old man paused. “During my time here, I received a total of 16 guests. Unfortunately, more than half of them failed to pass through the maze behind me. Three of them were eaten by it, but the remaining three returned home with great rewards. I bet you’ve heard of them, but according to the agreement, I can’t tell you their names.”
Zhang Heng realized that the old man might have misunderstood something and mistook him for a disciple of Yemengard. It seemed that the giant Python was also unwilling to be left alone. It had been using some method to attract ordinary people to this island, and it had made some deal with them.
