Mist

Chapter 29: Chaos

It got darker and darker.
Slowly, even the scattered wreckage on the sides could no longer be seen using the glowing light from the flowers.
The two walked through this darkness. They could only feel the presence of each other through Shen Mian in their hands and the faint lights coming from the flowers they had picked.

In this kind of darkness that seemed to stretch on endlessly, it easily made people wonder if they were still alive.
There were no markers in any direction, let alone traces of other living beings. It was as if there was only the two of them left in this world.

After walking for about an hour, they were still in darkness a second ago but the moment they took another step, bright light suddenly filled their eyes.
With that step, it was like they had suddenly stepped into another world.

The blinding light made the two cover their eyes. After adapting to the brightness, the two of them were stunned by the scene in front of them.

They had stepped into a tropical rainforest.

The fresh scent of grass, earth and water filled their noses and lungs.
Dense vegetation filled their entire field of vision. Trees tens of metres high grew in the lake, their roots intricately spreading out like a huge network of veins. All of it could clearly be seen through the surface of the water. There was no fish in the water, nor any traces of other microorganisms. The water was incredibly clear.
Plants resembling plantains were dotted among them. Their thick leaves were moist, and it looked like water droplets would soon drip down from it. Water plants were overgrown across the centre and edges of the lake, thick vines were entwined among the trees and flowers of various colours could be seen everywhere.

But what made them more speechless was that if they looked up along those trees, they would see that there was no end in sight. The world above them was like a reflection, perfectly reproducing the scene on the ground below.
There was no sky here.
Above their heads was a rainforest that hung upside down. It was exactly the same as the one on the ground, with the same greenery and same luxuriant vegetation.

Ji Yushi suspected that this was actually some kind of illusion.
They walked for a while. Ji Yushi reached out and touched the leaf of a plant. The sensation was slightly cool. He knitted his brows, “It’s all real.”

The temperature and humidity here was high. The two had already taken off and put away their protective suits.

Song Qinglan’s sensitivity to the environment was far beyond ordinary people, but he didn’t sense any danger here. He stood behind a purple and white flower of an unknown name with his black combat uniform perfectly fitted to his body. Because of his long legs, he looked like a model doing a photoshoot, “Advisor Ji, have you noticed that it is too quiet here?”

There was no hustle and bustle one would normally hear in a rainforest. There were no sounds of animals or birds, or water or wind.
Except for the plantations that thrived abundantly, not even a moth was in sight.

“It’s very strange.” Ji Yushi nodded and then looked into the distance, “Cap Song, should we continue moving forward?”

If they didn’t move forward, they could only go back.
Both were very clear about what the situation was like in the direction they had come from.

“If we want to find out what’s going on here, I think we should go forward.” Song Qinglan held Shen Mian, “What do you think?”
Ji Yushi let go of the leaf in his hand, “I think so too.”
Sogn Qinglan reminded, “But if we continue onwards, we may encounter danger. There are only the two of us.”
Ji Yushi said, “Then we can only go back and make Big Beard our companion.”

Song Qinglan hooked up the corners of his lips and used his gun to push away the plants blocking his path, “Alright, then let’s continue on.”

Ji Yushi didn’t have a weapon on him, and everything here was unknown.
Song Qinglan very naturally walked at the forefront. Ji Yushi had no objections.