I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 455 - 50: The Not-So-Distant Immortal Realm, Stolen Divine Authority (Part 3)
They even spoke openly and clearly, saying that was the legendary Penglai Island, and there were Immortals on the island... But at the time, we just didn’t believe it and stubbornly wanted to expose the other side, ultimately missing the perfect opportunity for Immortal fate.
Initially pretending to be indifferent and avoiding, now with the conversation box opened, they eagerly discussed, and almost everyone felt like they wanted to bang their heads against the wall thinking of what happened not long ago. The more they recalled, the more everything seemed to have an explanation.
Just like the strange phenomena they encountered; although unreasonable, they could explain it, making the whole thing come full circle.
However, this is just the hindsight mindset of being a know-it-all, which only makes them more annoyed the more they think about it.
At this moment, footsteps sounded outside, and the door opened. A sharp-looking middle-aged man walked in, followed by two stern-looking men.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your cooperation. These are your phones..."
The middle-aged man spoke, returning the confiscated phones to the group of university students.
"Can, can we?"
"You’re just going to give them back to us like this?"
They took back their phones and immediately checked the photos and videos inside, finding there was no change. They were instantly suspicious, eyeing the person in charge in front of them, and asked uncertainly.
"Just like we said at the beginning, we just needed to verify the authenticity. We didn’t do anything..." the middle-aged man replied earnestly, also sighing inwardly. The phones had indeed been swapped out, and the data copied, but they indeed hadn’t deleted anything.
After all, this matter wasn’t taken seriously from the start. Even when these people were rescued, only a regular rescue team was handling it. Besides them, only the media, like sharks smelling blood, swarmed around.
This bunch of young people had no tact whatsoever, candidly telling their incredible experiences. When doubted, they flushed and brought out evidence. These videos and photos had long been copied by paparazzi and spread as the latest news.
However, because the news blew up, and coupled with the peculiarity of this incident, it was reported layer by layer from the rescue team to the local government, finally drawing national attention.
It was incredibly bizarre, yet it happened... The middle-aged man’s sharp eyes swiftly swept over the university students in front of him, feeling terribly troubled himself.
If what they said wasn’t true, how to explain where they went during that period? And not just the phone data as proof, but even the contents of their stomachs still had remains of what they ate not long ago. As for the fishing boat, the barbecue on the old grill was something from ten days ago.
The investigation team couldn’t find any flaws, instead, initially proving that these people’s statements seemed indeed credible.
As they said, they stumbled onto a non-existent island, seemingly the legendary Sea Immortal Mountain, with Immortals and ancient residents dwelling there. They returned after just a few hours on the island... Everything pointed to this, but how could it be possible?
Gathering his thoughts, the middle-aged man began speaking again, drawing back the attention of the young men and women hurriedly checking their phones:
"Though it was already asked, I must reiterate here, did you only capture this much? Is there really nothing else about the village?"
The scenery in the videos and photos wasn’t fabricated. Although shot with just phones and the photographers’ skills left much to be desired, they were still breathtaking, like seeing the most beautiful wallpapers from any angle. If there were an Immortal Realm in the world, that might be it.
Details like terrain and plants are under further analysis to find their real-world counterparts. However, the most important village photos, only the last few distant outlines were captured.
"This is really all there is..."
"We had already taken a lot, even for two hours, and the phone was about to die..."
"Yes, right, also, at the time we were a bit worried, feeling the village was too strange. That atmosphere didn’t even make us think of taking more pictures..."
The university students started talking, some explaining, others reminded and became more regretful.
"That is a bit regrettable..." Saying this, the middle-aged man scrutinized their expressions, "But if possible, please think carefully again. Are there any more special details, the village’s architectural style, people’s clothing, their accent..."
"Ah! I remember now!"
The sweet-looking girl suddenly shouted, standing up with clenched fists.
"What they were saying... the language they spoke was completely different from ours! We didn’t realize this at the time!"
The others were stunned for a moment, thinking carefully before finally understanding why there was a sense of strangeness in the conversations back then. They were speaking another language while speaking Mandarin, but they communicated flawlessly.
