Chapter 81
Whoever had caught Selina, this place had to be their hideout.
Also, it was likely that they were the ones who had a.s.saulted the players and killed ten of them, including the host.
Suddenly, there was the sound of feeble crying from the depths of the cave.
Luke's heart raced. It was a woman's voice!
But he soon calmed down, because it wasn't Selina's voice.
He knew Selina's voice too well. Sometimes, she only had to sniff for him to know what she wanted.
Besides, Selina never wept like that.
The voice was younger than Selina's. Was it… Brenda?
Holding his breath, Luke focused on the crying and went down the pa.s.sage where it had come from.
The cave wasn't entirely dark; the walls and rocks glowed with a dim light.
Maybe they were fluorites, maybe not, but they were enough to help Luke see clearly with his night vision.
This time, it took him five minutes before he entered a bigger cave.
Luke craned his head slightly and looked around.
Then, he saw… four women.
A little startled, Luke narrowed his eyes.
He knew three of the four women.
Selina was among them. Luke could identify her instinctively without needing to look carefully.
Two of the other women were Asel and Brenda, the mother and daughter.
However, they were now hugging each other and s.h.i.+vering in fear, and were practically naked. Brenda was also sobbing.
The last woman sat against the wall as if she were dead.
But Luke saw her move her head and limbs, so she couldn't be dead.
However, she was filthy and naked, and completely ignored the other three women.
Selina was in the best condition among them. She had almost all her clothes on, although a shoe was missing.
It was obvious that she had dropped the shoe on purpose so that Luke could track her.
Also, based on her posture, Luke knew that she was observing the terrain instead of fearfully waiting for her doom.
That was what he liked about Selina.
She would never give up as long as there was the slightest chance of survival.
Luke wasn't in a hurry to reveal himself. He observed the place carefully.
This cave
However, n.o.body was here except the four women.
Luke could smell all kinds of scents. The most distinctive was the stench of feces. There was also a strong smell of blood.
Actually, it would be best to rescue all of them right now.
While saving them like this usually didn't end well in movies, it was the common practice in real life.
The enemy wasn't here right now. It would become harder to save them once the enemy returned.
What gave Luke a headache was the other three women.
Apart from the woman who looked like a corpse, Luke had no doubt that the mother and the daughter would cry if he appeared.
It wasn't because they were stupid, but because it was the natural instinct of human beings to cry for help when they were in danger.
Only trained professionals like Selina would know that they had to suppress their feelings and make no sound in such a situation.
Even if they didn't cry out, there was still another problem, which was how to get them out.
Luke had enough strength and stamina, but he only had two arms. It was impossible for him to carry three women at the same time.
He didn't think that the mother and the daughter would wait patiently while he took Selina with him.
Also, it was difficult to crawl out of the tunnel, unless someone helped pull them up with a rope from outside.
Without much hesitation, Luke knocked on the wall with his knife in a fixed rhythm.
The mother and the daughter didn't notice the light sound, but Selina, who had been observing the environment, caught it.
Dazed for a moment, she observed even more carefully, and focused on the pa.s.sage which Luke was hiding in.
When her eyes turned to him, Luke raised his hand and made a few gestures.
It was hard for Selina to read the gestures, but the blurry movement was enough to let her know that someone who knew Morse Code and tactical body language was here!
At this point, the only person that could appear in this place was Luke!
He was here!
After such a long time, Selina was a lot more clear-headed now that the drug in her system had worn off.
She thought for a moment, and realized why Luke wasn't coming out.
They were in a cave, and the slightest sound would travel far.
If Luke came out, it was hard to say what the terrified mother and daughter would do.
After a brief hesitation, she finally said to them, "I have to pee."
She was about to get up, when Brenda suddenly shouted, "Don't go! I'm scared!"
Her voice was unbelievably loud.
Selina was lost for words.
Luke realized that things weren't so simple.
It wasn't about Selina, but about Brenda, who was bordering on a meltdown. Any accident might trigger an overreaction.
Luke, who had hesitated at the beginning, immediately decided to abandon them.
He couldn't take Brenda with them if she cried and shouted all the time.
Taking her with them would be giving the enemy the perfect way to locate them. It would be impossible to escape.
However, since Brenda was already making noise, Luke wasn't in a hurry anymore.
The more anxious one was, the more mistakes one tended to make.
At Brenda's shout, two shadows lunged out from an opening in the depths of the cave.
Luke narrowed his eyes. What the h.e.l.l were those?
The shadows looked like human beings, but they walked like apes.
In the dim light, Luke saw their swollen, broken and abnormal faces, their sharp teeth, and traces of blood in their mouths. They couldn't be any more hideous.
They had strong muscles and moved quite fast. They were truly as agile as apes.
Luke furrowed his brow.
The two monsters weren't exactly a threat to him. But how many of them were there?
Just now, ten players, including the host of the game, had been eliminated. Asel, Brenda and Selina had been in three different locations, but were captured and brought to this place without causing much noise.
These two couldn't be the only monsters, unless they had abnormal abilities.