Chapter 048: Sinking
Su Ming patted Flora's shoulder gently and comforted her, "Don't think about it, Fang Ling is just trying to scare you."
"I didn't scare her. This is the nature of this staircase. You don't think someone like Flora would be frightened by what I said just now, do you?
She had been in the arena of life and death before, so those ambiguous descriptions would not cause any disturbance to her in her normal life.
Even the bravest of people would be scared in this staircase, that's what makes it weird.
There are many people in the Investigation Bureau who are not afraid of death, but here, no one is not afraid until the end. That is why this place becomes a place to test the limits of fear.
The fear that humans experience in normal life is completely different from the fear that arises when faced with the weird.
Strictly speaking, the two are even completely different qualities.
Human beings' fear of ghosts, imagination, the unknown, and death can all be overcome by willpower. Brave people can face their fears and rise to the challenge.
But weird is different, as you’ll see later.
Resistance to fear is one of the most important qualities of a specialist. Its importance is no less than that of powerful supernatural powers.
Especially when facing demons, it can exert a more powerful killing power than supernatural powers."
This was the first time Su Ming heard the word "devil" from someone else.
The first time he learned about demons was from the system's danger rating, which stated: No matter how weak the demon is, its danger rating is S-level.
The first half of this description reveals that there are strong and weak demons, and some may not be as good as A-level or even B-level.
The description in the second half reveals that the demon is extremely dangerous, and this danger probably comes from the demon's growth potential.
Demons should be the main type of monster that the Investigation Bureau fights against. If this fear qualification can exert a stronger power than superpowers when facing demons, it is indeed worthy of attention.
"Are you full?" Fang Ling's voice coming from the headphones interrupted Su Ming's thoughts.
"After you've eaten, go on down and chat with me. Your depth is descending too slowly.
You must test your limits before you run out of food, so don't stop for too long and go down as fast as you can."
"Understood."
Su Ming stood up from the steps and headed down again.
After that, Su Ming felt tired for the second time after walking for an unknown amount of time. This time, he felt tired very quickly.
In addition, he also clearly felt that Flora next to him was beginning to feel unwell. Flora seemed a little anxious and absent-minded.
Xia Xiaoyu, who had been silent the whole time, remained calm.
"I'm tired again, how about you?" Su Ming asked.
"I'm fine, but if you want to rest, take a rest . There's no rush." Xia Xiaoyu replied.
Su Ming turned to look at Flora, who still looked absent-minded. She looked up at Su Ming and said softly, "Su Ming, did you hear her voice?"
"What's that sound?"
"The girl's voice... the voice has become clearer." Flora said uneasily and mutteringly.
Su Ming stood quietly and listened attentively, but he heard nothing.
"I didn't hear anything."
"How could that be? It's clear...she's very scared." Flora hesitated to speak .
At this time, Fang Ling's voice came from my ear: "Su Ming, I am talking to you alone now.
From here on, I will no longer speak on the shared line because it will affect your performance.
I will most likely not respond to you again, but please remember not to remove your communication devices, I want to collect data."
"I see." Su Ming turned his head and stared at Flora and said, "Did you hear it too?"
"Okay, got it."
"Then let's take a break and then move on."
The three of them rested on the steps for a while again, and then went downstairs again.
After that, no one spoke for a long time.
It was pitch black all around, and the only sound I could hear was the footsteps of my companions. Under my feet were three unchanging steps, and other than that there was only darkness like the deep sea, without a single light.
The unchanging environment gave Su Ming an illusion that he was trapped in an endless loop.
“Su Ming…”
Flora suddenly spoke, with a hint of tears in her voice.
Su Ming was suddenly startled and slightly shifted the light of the flashlight, allowing the scattered light to shine on Flora's face.
Her eyes were filled with tears, fear and anxiety surged in her pupils, and her body was trembling slightly. She didn't know if it was because of the low temperature here or for some other reason.
"Flora, you..."
"Su Ming." Tears fell from Flora's eyes, "Our child is calling us."
"!?"
Su Ming stared at Flora in disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.
"Flora, what are you talking about?"
After he said it, he realized that his voice was a little hoarse... Was this also because of fear?
"Didn't you hear? Our child is calling us! She is very scared. We...we must find a way to get down quickly!" Flora said in a trembling voice.
"Fang Ling, what's going on?" Su Ming called Fang Ling immediately, but the Tonghua route remained silent and there was no response from the other party.
Su Ming sighed, feeling a lot of pressure. He guessed that Fang Ling would not respond to them anymore.
They can only rely on themselves to deal with any abnormal situations that occur afterwards... No, that shouldn't be said, this is actually a test for them.
Anyway, let's check Flora's mental state first.
"Flora, can you calm down?" Su Ming patiently comforted her.
"Su Ming, what should we do?"
Flora called out softly, came over and hugged him. Su Ming froze in place, not knowing what to do.
Flora's body in his arms was still trembling slightly. Even if she didn't say anything, Su Ming could feel her confusion and helplessness.
Now Flora regards him as her only support, which feels very strange... This is not right.
Su Ming hesitated for a moment, then gently patted the other person's back, comforting and counseling him.
"Flora, don't worry, we will overcome all difficulties. As long as we are strong enough, we can solve any problem, right?"
"Yeah!" Flora rested her chin on Su Ming's shoulder and nodded, her tears soaking Su Ming's clothes.
"Very good, then let me ask you, what is this child of ours that you just mentioned?"
Flora fell silent, and her body stopped shaking. She slowly let go of Su Ming and stared at him with disbelief, as if Su Ming was the mentally ill person.
"My dear, what are you talking about? Of course I'm talking about Alice! Our daughter!"
