I discovered a world bug.

Chapter 98 Caught in the Trap

"Summoning ghosts? What do you mean?"

Chen Zhu subconsciously took a step back, moving away from the iron pot containing the beans.

—Although she graduated from police academy and had seen a lot of big scenes and fieldwork over the past year, she had only recently begun to learn about this kind of mysterious thing.

Fear is an instinct; although it can be controlled, it is impossible to be completely unresponsive.

"What do you mean? I wish I knew..."

Lin Shu stood up and clapped her hands.

"What we can see now is that the whole process is reversed."

"If your profile is correct, then it's quite obvious that she's cooking a pot of soybeans here now, and then running to the cliff edge to guide" something.

"It kept those things here—in this little courtyard."

Upon hearing this, even Lu Ran couldn't help but shudder.

She looked at the small courtyard in front of her. In the courtyard, the ordinary little building, constructed of bamboo and wood, was emitting an inescapable smell of decay.

She was actually quite familiar with this smell.

She had seen similar small buildings in western Hunan when she was on a field trip with a group.

That was the dwelling of a legendary "corpse driver".

Before going in, she thought it was a slightly dilapidated but generally normal house.

But as soon as you push open the door, a deathly aura hits you.

The main hall of the wooden house was completely empty, but once you stepped inside, it felt like you had entered a tomb.

—No, to be precise, it's not about entering a "tomb chamber".

Instead, they entered a morgue, a "mortuary".

The so-called corpse driver lived in the wooden house. The team originally thought they could get the so-called "zombie" and "corpse driving" rituals from him, but later they found out that the so-called "corpse driving" was actually "carrying corpses".

With the development of transportation, the so-called corpse-driving profession has long since deviated from its original purpose of "returning the soul to its homeland" and has become a special ritual for sending off those who have died violently.

Whenever a corpse was brought to the house, the corpse-driver would carry it back to his wooden hut at midnight.

That's how the deathly aura there was contaminated... Although Lu Ran didn't believe in ghosts and gods, especially after learning about the rituals, she still found it hard to forget the unique, direct impact of death itself when she witnessed the craftsman carrying the shattered body on his back.

Now, after Lin Shu said, "Bumo kept something in the yard," those memories surged up instantly, arousing an almost identical fear.

"What exactly are you referring to?"

Of everyone, only Jin Yue and his team did not react.

The other team members were pure recklessness, always thinking that nothing couldn't be solved with a grenade.

Jin Yue, however, remained calm. In his view, no matter what was being raised there, as long as he was still normal, it meant that the thing probably posed no direct threat to him.

I'm not sure.

Lin Shu shook her head and asked in return, "Did you find anything in the room?"

"no."

Jin Yue also shook his head.

"This Buma seems to be illiterate—the records show that she is indeed illiterate."

"There were no written clues in the house, and she didn't have a cell phone or a television."

"Besides the lights, the only electrical appliance is an electric fan."

"What about the others? Spell-casting tools, shrines, or other symbolic items?"

"No, really."

Jin Yue helplessly shrugged, and Lin Shu looked back at the distant mountains and forests in disappointment.

Perhaps the answers to all these questions can only be revealed after Bumo returns and communication is established.

However, the results of the search were actually within his expectations.

He had done his homework before coming. He knew that the so-called "Bumo" was actually a priest of the Buyi ethnic group's "Mo religion".

The Mohist religion is the most typical polytheistic religious sect in China.

Their faith stems from the most basic concept of "animism," believing that all things in nature possess a spirit.

This animistic belief led to a broad form of nature worship. In Bhumo's view, a mountain, a river, a tree, even a stone or an old piece of clothing, all possessed a soul and spirit.

Therefore, they do not need to set up specific symbols for worship, because everything in life can be "worshipped".

Their unique belief system also makes their rituals exceptionally simple and unrefined.

Unlike other lineages, they do not require special props such as copper coin swords, ox horns, or talismans to cast spells. All their spells are based on the concept that "all things have spirits."

For example, a handful of soybeans, an iron pot...

Therefore, it's normal not to find it.

If Lin Shu actually found any unusual clues at the other party's residence, she would become more vigilant.

"So we just have to wait?"

Chen Zhu stepped aside and sat on his backpack.

"How long do we have to wait? It's almost noon. Should we set up camp and have lunch first? Or should we send out a small team to scout and try to find her?"

"There's no need."

Lin Shu resolutely refused.

"She will definitely come back; it's a waste of our energy to go looking for her."

"Moreover, judging from Chen Zhu's deduction, the other party does not seem to have any obvious malice towards us."

"She's avoiding us most likely because of unfamiliarity and fear."

"Once she calms down, she should try to contact us again."

"in addition..

""

Lin Shu paused for a moment.

"The ghost is still inside her; she has to bring it back no matter what."

"Anyway, let's eat first."

After a morning of trekking, Lin Shu's stomach was growling with hunger.

If I don't eat soon, and something happens, I probably won't even be able to run away.

"clear."

Jin Yue immediately began to make arrangements—since there was no mess hall for field marches, they could forget about getting hot food.

A simple boiled pot of water and some emergency rations make a meal.

Lin Shu had often seen reviews of individual soldier rations in short videos, but this was the first time he had actually eaten them.

To be honest, it didn't smell as good as it did in the video, but it wasn't bad either.

A meal that can be cobbled together for 5 yuan.

After wolfing down her food, Lin Shu instantly felt much less tired.

Along with the feeling of fatigue, the fear of unfamiliar environments also disappeared.

Is it perhaps an instinct?

No matter how uncertain the circumstances, if you can get a hot meal, ancient memories will tell you that this place is not bad...

At least there's food.

Sitting by the door, leaning against her backpack, Lin Shu took out her phone—surprisingly, there was still a signal here.

He briefly reported the situation to Qin Lang, who was thousands of miles away, and the other party's advice was also very clear.

"If the situation changes, evacuate quickly and decisively."

"We can call for helicopter support at any time, but we need to clear the landing area for helicopters in advance."

Lin Shu relayed Qin Lang's instructions to Jin Yue, who then led a team to organize drone reconnaissance and search for helicopter landing sites.

Meanwhile, Chen Zhu wandered around the courtyard, trying to use "profiling" to further uncover clues.

Of all the people, only he and Lu Ran seemed to be doing nothing, sitting to the side chatting.

"

"Don't you feel like it's gotten colder here?"

"cold?"

Lin Shu was stunned for a moment.

It was the time when the sun was at its strongest, and even sitting in the shade of a tree, Lin Shu felt unbearably hot.

In addition, he had just finished eating, and his stomach was full of heat, so his back was already soaked with sweat.

Is this what you call cold?

"Are you feeling weak...? Go get some sun!"

"Hmm...not really..."

""

Lu Ran frowned slightly.

"I just felt a bit cold, and it was a very peculiar kind of cold."

"Has something returned?"

"Is there something?"

Lin Shu suddenly became alert—but then he shook his head.

"That shouldn't be the case."

"You seem to be the only one here who feels cold, right?"

Are you cold?

Lu Ran stood up and shouted, but everyone shook their heads.

That's strange...

""

She walked into the sunlight.

"Am I really just weak?"

"No... I'm not married yet..."

""

Lin Shu looked at her with amusement, but after only a few seconds, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

Lu Ran is really cold!

She had started to tremble.

Her skin, exposed outside her clothes, was covered in goosebumps, and her body was instinctively curled up due to the cold.

It was as if she wasn't standing in the sunlight, or in the June weather, but had been thrown into a freezer!

It's getting colder...

"6

Lu Ran's voice began to tremble, and Lin Shu rushed over and grabbed her hand.

It wasn't particularly cold, but it was definitely chilly.

"Something's not right, sit down!"

Lu Ran obediently sat down, and Lin Shu reached out her hand to her neck.

The gesture was somewhat ambiguous, but Lu Ran didn't stop it—of course, what time is it!

Lin Shu's hand pressed against Lu Ran's neck—it was burning hot!

The neck is the core area; the core area is hot, while the hands and feet are cold.

I have a fever.

"malaria!!"

Lin Shu shouted, "Jin Yue! Come here!"

"They're here!"

Jin Yue ran over in two steps, but Lin Shu keenly noticed that his body was also trembling.

"Are you cold too?!"

Lin Shu's gaze suddenly changed.

Why didn't you say so earlier??

"It was very slight just now... but it came very quickly!!"

His words had barely fallen when, almost in the blink of an eye, Lu Ran, who was sitting on the ground, began to take off her clothes.

"It's so hot... so hot..."

She ate in a daze, her whole demeanor deteriorating rapidly.

From the chills to the fever, there are only a few minutes in between!

This is definitely not ordinary malaria.

In typical malaria, the state doesn't change this quickly!

"I've been infected."

Lin Shu held Lu Ran's hand.

"The ghost is back."

"Give her fever reducers—treat the symptoms. She doesn't have malaria parasites; it's just some kind of hallucination!"

"I know..

'

Jin Yue gritted his teeth and answered, his hands trembling so much he could barely hold the medicine box.

With a crash, the medicine box fell to the ground, spilling its contents everywhere.

"Sit down and rest!"

Lin Shu quickly retrieved the scattered fever-reducing medicine from the ground, and just then...

One by one, the others around him fell down.

The "plague demon" is back.

It brought back symptoms that were several times more severe than those of ordinary malaria; under such a violent attack, no one could withstand it!

Lin Shu looked down at the amulet—the amulet had not been burned through.

It seems to be.....

They bypassed it?!

"Who else is alright?!"

Lin Shu shouted for help, and Chen Zhu's voice came from not far away—she was helping a fallen teammate.

.

"I'm fine!"

"Then hurry and help! Give them injections to bring down their fever!"

"good!"

Chen Zhu quickly ran over, but of the twelve people who had come with her, only she and Chen Zhu remained standing...

2