Endless route

Chapter 189 28. Weird Western Manor

The route from the shore to the abandoned manor passes through an almost virgin rain forest, gradually increasing in altitude until it reaches a hilltop behind the abandoned manor.

The road is secluded enough.

Even if the sunlight shines down vertically and casts hazes of light in the forest, it is enough for the group of them to hide in the dark. Only the rustling sound of plants rubbing against their clothes can be heard from the rainforest.

Viewed from above.

There are many people in the rain forest, and a team of more than 20 people shuttles through cautiously and silently.

They said nothing.

The movement is also very slight.

This road was found by Kedester. He drew a route map connecting the abandoned manor to the island landing location, which was the same as the route map he drew by hand at the Fairy Cave.

He is truly a knighted explorer.

The skills of pathfinding and drawing have been maxed out.

In the Ice Valley Maze in the Extremely Cold Mountains, he could accurately drill several robbery holes directly to the Immortal Sacrifice Cave. Now it is even easier to find a hidden route to the manor.

Zheng Yun had mixed feelings.

Kedester's ability to find roads and draw maps made him angry and give him a headache at the time. But now that he has used it for his own use, he feels that it is very convenient and quite useful...

Everyone only needed to follow him to avoid areas with dense plants, and at the same time avoid unknown special plants, and smoothly go around the manor from the rainforest.

"Chief, it's down there."

Kedester led the team halfway up the hill, squatted behind a tropical bush that was as tall as a man, and whispered to Zheng Yun.

Zheng Yun took out his telescope and looked at it.

This manor has a strong twentieth-century style. The almost rusty fence in the front yard is made of handmade iron. In the corroded and blackened fountain pool, a statue of a nude woman broke and collapsed.

The building distribution of the manor is in the shape of a zigzag.

To the rear there is a racecourse cellar and storage room.

The main building is a four-story stone attic. The exposed solid gray bricks are completely covered by red grape vines. Dark red curtains are rolled out of the broken windows, swaying gently in the wind.

The sense of vicissitudes brought by time is very strong.

The floor tiles in the front yard were stained black by hundreds of years of fallen leaves, the pool was thickly coated with black and white bird droppings, and the statue was broken into several pieces and soaked in the turbid rainwater in the pool.

It must have rained some time ago.

The rainwater in the pool overflowed to the edge, holding up large red algae, like blood threads wrapped around the statue.

The statue's body was scattered in the water. The holy face and plump breasts were all stained red by blood algae, as if they had been dismembered and corroded to look weird and hideous.

Zheng Yun scanned around.

He came to only one conclusion.

Natural decomposers are working hard, trying very hard to decompose man-made objects and return them to the embrace of nature. And the statue was corroded like that, and bird poop was definitely the main force.

"That's a statue of an angel."

"But we don't know who He is."

Kedester explained to Zheng Yun that with his identity, Zheng Yun should not know these Western gods and angels.

He just mentioned it.

It felt unreasonable to explain Western gods in depth to the Immortal Supervisor, which made him unable to speak.

"This manor is of high quality."

Zheng Yun nodded and glanced around. His heart didn't fluctuate much. Instead, he raised his head and glanced at the sky above his head.

The birds on this island are really good, but no birds were heard along the way, and no birds can be seen now.

Something is wrong.

Could it be that this transit island is also a transit island for some migrating birds, and they only come here for a month or two every year?

You need to be on guard next time, because Professor Zhang deconstructed the command of the Kraken into two very ordinary things in his speculations about the Kraken, only the sound of wind and the movement of fish schools.

"Master Immortal, can you go in and take a look?"

Ji Dao was aroused to have some interest. This abandoned manor looked really interesting, and it was different from the oriental style.

He also wanted to know whether they, armed with the methods of Eastern gods and ghosts, could defeat this mysterious manor in the West.

"Come in."

Zheng Yun looked at Kedester.

Kedester immediately led the way down the mountain and circled half a circle along the mountainside, trying to stay as close to the manor as concealed as possible.

But the manor was surrounded by an open garden overgrown with weeds, and their whereabouts would be exposed no matter what.

There is a downside to exploring in broad daylight.

The sun was too bright, so they could clearly see what was going on around them, but the strange things lurking in the manor could also see them.

The other party may respond and prepare.

This is not good for him. If he lands on the island late at night and is close to the manor, it may be better than the current situation.

Made a small circle.

The team entered the backyard of the manor and walked towards the attic in the sunshine. Zheng Yun asked the Yin soldiers to walk at the front. According to Kedester's guidance, he mobilized the Yin soldiers to walk towards the back wall of the attic.

After a while, everyone quickly ran to the attic wall. There was a broken window above their heads, which could be climbed directly in.

"Is there any sound in there?"

Zheng Yun looked back at Jidao and asked.

"Let me listen." Ji Dao leaned close to the attic wall and listened. The others waited with bated breath for the result, but saw Ji Dao's expression gradually becoming weird: "I heard the sound of water."

"What's the sound of water?"

Zheng Yun asked softly.

"The sound of water seems to be underground, but it doesn't seem to be naturally flowing water, but like something struggling. In addition, I also heard some movements that are difficult to describe."

Jidao frowned and tried hard to think of words, but after thinking for a long time, he gave up and directly translated: "It's just sizzling and chirping, and a little clicking and clicking..."

"Okay, that's enough, is there any voice?"

Zheng Yun rubbed his forehead and interrupted Ji Dao's description. Originally, the attic was nothing, but when he described it like this, it became a bit weird and a bit abstract.

"This shouldn't happen, but we can't rule out that the chi chi chi is made by humans." Ji Dao frowned and said seriously.

"really."

Zheng Yun thought of Hu Zi who turned into a blood monkey.

"Is it far away?" Li Xiya asked.

"They are not close, but the locations are similar. They should all be deep underground." Ji Dao nodded and replied.

"The altitude here in the manor is only about 20 meters. If there is space deep underground, it may be below the sea level. If there is water sound, it is likely to be connected to the sea water." Monotto reasoned based on clues.

"Let's go in and take a look." Zheng Yun looked towards the attic.

"Are you wearing a gas mask?" Ji Dao asked quickly. Ever since he learned about gas masks, this thing has become a must-have magic weapon in his eyes, and everyone must have it in their backpack.

"Just put it on, leave a few people to watch from a distance, and use the walkie-talkie to contact you." Zheng Yun made arrangements.

Everyone acted quickly, and the team was reduced to only seventeen people, including Zheng Yun Jidao and fourteen Yin soldiers and ghost generals, as well as Cadest Licia and a hunter from the West Factory.

The Yin soldiers took the lead in climbing through the window.

After physically confirming that there was no danger, the others entered the attic one after another and quickly examined the surrounding environment. This room seemed to be a suite in the attic and was very luxuriously furnished.

There is an exquisite bathtub in front of the window.

Blackened rainwater accumulated inside.

Surrounded by twentieth-century decorations, the silver-framed floor-to-ceiling mirror was broken in the corner, the soft carpet was covered with black and red patterns, and the mold that had grown covered most places within the field of vision.

The door to the room is open.

Outside was a dark corridor. Some rags were piled in the corners of the corridor, and the wooden floor was eroded to the point of decay.

Everyone walked out of the room and looked to their right.

This corridor runs through the attic from east to west, is about forty meters long, and leads to the end of the attic in one go.

The Yin soldiers took the lead to move forward.

Zheng Yun and others moved forward slowly, observing every room they passed along the way and the traces of items in the room.

Some doors were ajar.

The windows in many rooms are intact, with curtains covering them to block sunlight, and there is a faint smell of decay. However, they are in very good condition and were just turned into a mess.

"Only the rooms in the corners are damaged. Many of the rooms in the center of the attic and above the second floor are well preserved and have traces of the explorers' habitation." Kedester whispered.

He had used a telescope to carefully observe every room he could see, and he had a good understanding of the internal structure of the attic. He even drew a rough internal wiring diagram of the attic.

The facts are as he said.

After walking for a short time, Zheng Yun saw mineral water bottles all over the floor in a room, as well as many food packaging bags, which were obviously left by the expedition team and the salvage team.

"Go in and take a look."

Zheng Yun sent secret soldiers into the room to explore the way. The purpose of their trip was to find traces of Jia Si Aileen. They should investigate the clues left by these explorers.

Click.

The Yin soldier had just taken a few steps when he stepped through the old wooden board and got one foot stuck in, twenty centimeters deep.

It pulled out its leg and took another step forward. There was another click, and the clear cracking sound echoed in the dead corridor.

"Is there anything unusual?"

Zheng Yun immediately asked Ji Dao if there were other people in the attic, they should have heard these two dull sounds.

Ji Dao listened attentively, and after a while he shook his head: "There shouldn't be any noise on the ground in the attic. There is noise underground, so it's hard to distinguish."

Zheng Yun nodded and let the Yin soldiers break into the room and find a way out, and then everyone went in to check.

There are indeed some clues here.

There are two tents in the blind spot on the left hand, but the tarpaulins are yellowing and aging, and they are estimated to be three to five years old.

It can be determined that it has nothing to do with Jiasi Erin. Their team started taking action last year, so the traces should be very new.

Roughly turned around.

They saw a rummaged travel bag in the tent, and several passports dropped at their feet, but these passports had been deliberately destroyed, with names and information all torn off.

"..."

Everyone fell silent.

This discovery makes the atmosphere a bit weird. All the information in the passport that can determine the identity has been deliberately damaged. It is obviously man-made, but what is the purpose of damaging the passport?

"The fishermen on the islands have a problem."

Licia quickly came to a conclusion.

Only the local fishermen stay on this island all year round, and only they are the most suspicious. Although the motive is unknown, they are the only ones who can be suspected at present.

If later explorers found the passport, they would have no reason to destroy the passport information.

In many cases, explorers will take away this passport information, at least to inform the family of the deceased, even if there is no reward.

"Yes, some explorers accidentally discovered the bodies of Jiasi Irene's teammates when they were resting on the beach. Those bodies were gone. The fishermen should have disposed of them."

The hunter agreed with Licia's guess.

"I don't think so."

Kedester sneered.

He still doubted Jia Si Aileen. Who knew what the purpose of Jia Si Aileen's group was? They were also suspicious.

Zheng Yun looked around without saying a word.

What does it mean to destroy passport information but not dispose of tents and other household items?

The people who did it didn't want later explorers to know the identity of the deceased, but they were not afraid that later explorers would know that someone had died here... Maybe this was a warning left by a fisherman?

They were worried that the noble identity of the deceased would cause trouble, so they hid the information and left traces as a warning to prevent future explorers from continuing to die?

But why didn't they remind them directly?

Kedster and others once passed by the fishermen on the island, but they didn't even say a word from beginning to end.

"Look elsewhere."

Zheng Yun walked out of the room and continued moving forward.

Several Yin soldiers have walked to the middle of the corridor, where is the attic hall and the stairs leading to the top.

Before the Yin soldiers died.

This stretch of road is safe.

So everyone quickly explored, and the further forward they went, the more well-preserved rooms they found. They found another trace with a similar situation.

It must have been left behind by explorers.

But they couldn't find identifying information.

"This seems to be a study."

Kedester pushed open a door that was ajar, and dust surged out of the dim space. Sunlight penetrated the dark red curtains and poured into the room, leaving most of the room covered in a faint red shadow.

There are many bookshelves in this room.

The rooms are extremely well preserved.

Everyone walked into it and took a look. There were books and sundries scattered all over the floor, as well as some very weird statuettes and oil paintings. There was so much information that it was difficult to get started.

This is like a utility room.

The floor was covered with all kinds of things.

"There are footprints on the ground."

Licia took out the flashlight and shined it on the ground. There were dark dust footprints on the carpet. When she looked at them, they all appeared, covering almost all the open space in the room.

Zheng Yun looked at the oil painting.

These oil paintings seemed to have been taken off the walls of the corridor and piled here. There were forty or fifty paintings in total. He asked the Yin soldiers to pick up one of them.

The content is very strange.

It depicts a naked and holy angel. The background is a paradise scene like the Garden of Eden. The angel floats in mid-air and sprinkles holy water. Below, there are little people with faces full of enjoyment, both men and women, messing around on the grass.

The other oil paintings are all the same.

Their common theme is angels, as well as the male and female villains with faces full of enjoyment below, as if they have entered heaven.

"Is this also an entertainment venue?"

Ji Dao looked at the oil painting and made a guess. He could only look at the picture. He couldn't understand the angels, but everyone could understand the happy expressions of the humans below.

The villain enjoys it extremely.

The picture is also very obscene.

They are like a group of drug addicts who fantasize about paradise when they are intoxicated, and they give Ji Dao a little cultural shock.

"There are clues in this room."

Licia walked towards the golden grandfather clock in the corner. The hands of this clock were deliberately bent, pointing at the number seven, pointing to the desk on the other side of the diagonal of the room.

This is obviously man-made.

The pointer cannot bend naturally.

Moreover, this grandfather clock is in the corner where there is a large pile of debris. It may have been moved here from somewhere. If you don't look carefully, you really can't see it.

Follow this pointer.

Maybe you can find some clues.