Chapter 102: The Golden Skull
The deserted valley, devoid of human activity, is rapidly recovering its primeval forest. The overgrown paths, the growing jungle, and the only thing left in the valley was the howling of the wind, except for the chirping of insects and the roar of some unknown beast.
However, there are still many things left over from humanity that can be seen here.
For example, some rotten wood or rusted iron nails can occasionally be found in some mounds of earth.
It used to be a "paradise" for the first gold diggers.
Strictly speaking, the establishment of the city of Mercer also has their share of credit.
Or rather, blood, sweat and corpses.
Although many people successfully panned for gold in the valley, most of them died in a "flood".
Tonight, there was a lost climber here.
A young man, walking one foot deep and one foot shallow, his clothes looking a little messy and a little embarrassed.
Strangely, he didn't carry a bag on his back, maybe he accidentally lost it on the way.
There was a faint ominous, cold aura wafting out of his body, but this aura suddenly stopped when he reached a wide hollow.
"One minute!"
Tang Qi still chose this time limit, pinching the point and closing the mark.
At this time, the place where he was a depression with not dense vegetation, and the sound of the wind was howling a few meters overhead, and some strange cries were sent from a distant place by the sound of the wind, which seemed to be some birds, or monkeys or something.
Boom!
Without warning, there was a muffled sound, right above Tang Qi's head.
The mud mixed with weeds splashed, and a ragged figure suddenly broke through the ground, its limbs attached to the mountain, and then, like a wild wolf that had begun to hunt, quickly pounced towards Tang Qi, so fast that it was like a phantom in the darkness.
A very dazzling phantom.
Because this figure is impressively golden.
That's right, the first "weird" Tang Qi saw was actually a skeleton shelf with gold everywhere except for rotten clothes. If it weren't for the faint glitter of blood in the black hole inside the skeleton, and its mad dog-like movements, Tang Qi would have thought he had seen a luxurious, expensive and boring work of art.
When it pounced, the same sound appeared all over the hollow, even across the valley.
They were so dazzling in the moonlight that Tang Qi was shaken, and when he felt ridiculous in his heart, his eyes finally focused on the first golden skull.
A faint glow generated a picture that reflected in Tang Qi's eyes.
[Transcendent Creatures: Resentful Gold Diggers.] 】
[Status: Angry.] 】
[Information fragment 1: It is so dazzling, when it is still a human being, it is so eager for gold that after death, driven by resentment, it still shuttles through the ground, constantly looting gold and sticking to its body, for which they do not hesitate to tear off the flesh and blood that began to rot on their bodies, and finally become like this. 】
[Fragment 2: Filled with gold but unable to use it, they are extremely angry, and anyone who tries to pan for gold here will be torn to shreds by them.] 】
"It's really infuriating that people die and have so much gold. ”
Tang Qi looked at the fragments flowing from the past and silently expressed his sympathy.
Then he opened his arms, as if to give a warm hug to the first gold digger, and his eyes looked around the valley, in addition to the "golden glitter" that came out of the ground, there were some places that were faintly exuding a more dangerous aura.
"It's coming? So the show can be ...... It's done. ”
"Bang"
With a whisper, Tang Qi suddenly grabbed the first golden skeleton that had scurried down from the top of the mountain, and then took advantage of the situation to roll to the ground, directly towards the bottom of the valley. The other golden skeletons let out a silent roar, and then pounced in unison with rapid speed, and soon, a huge "golden ball" appeared in the valley, and it rolled down to the bottom of the valley with a bang.
This scene is enough to make many money-greedy people crazy.
But these are not attractive to the "weirdos". What really makes those strangers who are hidden deeply, regardless of the danger of being exposed, come out is the breath wrapped in the golden ball.
Except for the weirdos who are born in the city, most of them don't actively hunt humans unless they want to break into their lairs.
This kind of rule probably originated from the ancient times, and the extraordinary forces of human beings repeatedly encircled and suppressed the weird.
But if there is an extra wisp of "bad luck" in this, then everything will be different.
With the abandoned Golden Valley as the center, when the aura of doom accompanied by the howling mountain wind began to spread in the rolling mountains, some strange things that had been sleeping for many years were quickly awakened, and they could not resist the longing from the depths of their souls.
A terrifying, strange gaze fell on the deepest part of the golden valley across the mountains.
In contrast, the evil spirits that quickly followed the mountain wind swept in were nothing more than innocuous little shrimps, and they could not even separate the entangled golden skeletons, and could only let out angry, high-pitched howls.
The first terrifying monster to arrive, coming from underground.
Just as the golden ball rolled down into the depths of the valley and was about to hit the ground, there was a "boom", and a large hole was suddenly broken in the soft earth, and a terrifying giant mouth suddenly appeared, its head was pitch black, and a mouth occupied almost all the areas.
With a "click", this worm-like giant thing swallowed the golden ball directly.
Gollum then twists his head to burrow back into the hole, and in the process, the golden ball is quickly cut into strips of golden ooze in his mouth, and then "bursts" out.
Seeing this huge worm, it is about to swallow the "tempting breath" alone.
Phew!
The roaring mountain wind, which could not be suppressed, sounded at this time, but I saw an equally huge figure descending from the sky, and the terrifying claws held down the worm that was about to escape, and at the same time a curved beak began to peck at the worm's head frantically.
From a distance, it looks like a monster fight.
But once you get closer, you will immediately notice these two things, except that the worm seems to be some kind of monster left over from an ancient era.
The "giant bird" should be called weird more.
Although it has the size of a giant crow and dark feathers, there is a person "inlaid" in its chest and abdomen. A man who is naked, wrapped in something like a film, and who always has a big smile.
If you get closer, you will find that this man is not really laughing, but his mouth has been forcibly cut, and in the two black eye sockets, a strange black liquid like oil continues to flow out, along the roots of the membrane, pouring into the bright red heart of the giant bird that is beating "bang bang bang".