Section 16 Evil Spirits
It's hot, and the air conditioner blows...... Got a cold...... ay
In a small corner next to the garbage heap, there is a small dog hidden. It was a white poodle, the smallest of the poodles. However, it is a bit unworthy of the name "white" for the dog, because its coat has now turned gray, and only a few bits and pieces can tell that its original coat color is white. After seeing Lu Wu and the wild dog appear, the little poodle cowered in the corner and whined.
The dog leading the way barked a few times. This time, Lu Wu didn't need an amber translation to understand its meaning: it signaled that what Lu Wu was looking for was in front of him.
Is it this dog? Lu Wu was not sure. The dog's appearance is very different from the photo. The dog in the photo is held in the arms of its owner, its hair is very neatly combed, and it looks radiant because it is well fed and drunk. And this one, not to mention "neat", is a mess all over the body, ugly, and even more cringe, without the look in the photo at all.
In addition, the dog in the photo does not look fat, but it is not skinny at all. This one, on the other hand, looks very thin, and the ribs are clearly exposed. But then again, it's been almost a month since it ran away from home, and it's understandable that its appearance has changed drastically.
Under normal circumstances, Lu Wu would have to spend a lot of effort to figure out if this dog was his target. Luckily, he has amber by his side. Magic may not be a panacea, but it's definitely handy.
Amber lures the poodle out of the garbage heap with a small piece of dog food. Although the documents state that the dog is a very picky eater and does not even eat regular dog food. But now it's a fluffy phoenix that's not as good as a chicken, and Amber lures it in with just a cheap biscuit sold at a discount in the supermarket.
The poodle eats the biscuit and licks Amber's hand where it was held.
"What did it say?" Lu Wu asked. "Is that the dog we're looking for?"
"It should be. Amber said.
"How did it get like this?"
"It seems to be being bullied badly......" Amber replied. "Every dog here beats him, even the cats bully him. So it was finally driven here. It also doesn't know where to find something to eat, so it's starving all the time. If someone throws a little food to him, he will be immediately snatched away by other cats and dogs. So it can only hide here, and other dogs won't come here. That's why it's able to dig through the garbage heap to eat. If you leave here and look for something else to eat, you'll be beaten. ”
It does sound like something that a pampered Poodle would encounter.
The stray dog barked at Lu Wu a few times, and there was dissatisfaction in his voice that even Lu Wu could hear. Lu Wu understood that this was for him to fulfill his promise. So he put all the rest of the cat food, dog food, and biscuits (which was the bounty promised by Amber) in front of him. The poodle smelled and wanted to come over, but as soon as the stray dog bared its teeth, it was so frightened that the poodle retracted.
"By the way, why don't other dogs come here?" Lu Wu asked unintentionally.
"Not just dogs, but all the little animals are afraid to come here. Amber said. "As for why...... They say there's a terrible presence here that they frequent. When it finds out, it's dead. ”
Dangerous and terrifying existence...... Lu Wu began to be a little curious. At first he thought it was a pervert, but now it feels ...... Is there really a wolf in the city?
Normally it is impossible for a beast to appear in a busy city or something, but the world does have similar news. A few years ago, there was a big news that wild boars appeared in Hangzhou's West Lake. It is always more reasonable for a wild wolf to come to the city than for a wild boar to break into the West Lake, after all, a wolf can be mistaken for a dog, and a wild boar cannot be mistaken for a domestic pig.
"Shall we go and see?" Amber suggested.
"Ah, yes. Although he was a little tired after a day of walking, and the smell of garbage around him was not very good, Lu Wu did not want to refuse Amber's suggestion. "Let's take a look. ”
In just half a minute, only after crossing a mountain of garbage, Lu Wu clearly saw the corpse of a cat.
It was a tricolor wild cat that had died, it must have been dead for more than ten days, and the body was clearly decomposed. But it can still be seen that the cat was killed, and it doesn't feel like it's just killed, because one of the cat's hind legs is missing. But it was definitely not something that should have been torn by teeth or claws, but was obviously cut off by some kind of sharp weapon.
After the cat was killed, some parts of the body were cut off with sharp objects. When you look at it, you feel very wrong. In fact, Lu Wu didn't have any special discrimination against Dragon Tiger Fighting - he was willing to try it when the opportunity was right. But it's one thing to be a dish, it's completely different to dismember a cat like this for fun.
Amber only glanced at the dead cat slightly, and her face was solemn.
The two of them continued to move forward, and there were more dead cats and dead dogs here. Although it was normal to see dead cats and dogs in the garbage heap, even Lu Wu noticed something wrong this time. All the cats and dogs were missing a part. Just like the first dead cat he had just seen.
This is indeed a perverted tactic. Stray cats and dogs killed here...... The number is estimated at twenty or thirty. And that's just a rough count. If you look for it carefully, you can make up at least forty or fifty of them.
Amber comes to a large dead dog, and she seems to have discovered something. Lu Wu leaned over and immediately noticed that something was wrong with the dog. That's right, part of the dog's body is shriveled, and this part of the body becomes a mummy?
Amber straightened up, as if thinking about something. A few seconds later, she suddenly faced Landing Five.
"Lu Wu, I'm afraid something very bad has happened. ”
"What's bad?"
"What I had been fearing for a long time could have happened...... Evil ...... It is quite possible that it came to Earth. ”
Speaking of which, this term sounded familiar to Lu Wu, and then he remembered that Amber had mentioned that thing not long after he learned Chinese. It is said to be a combat tool made from the corpse of a warlock. According to Amber, the Wraith is a weapon used to fight outside the Boundary Wall, the so-called "Aether Ocean". Amber had been chased and killed by evil spirits outside the world boundary wall before, but after Amber entered the earth with the help of Lu Wu, the evil spirits disappeared, and I don't know if they chased it to the earth.
Although it may feel powerful, according to Amber, although the demon takes on a human form (after all, it is made of the corpse of a warlock), it is not a living person, which means that it has no real intelligence and can only act according to predetermined steps. In a way, it's the same as a machine.
With such a thing, there is naturally no problem in chasing amber outside the world boundary wall, but when it comes to the earth, there is a big problem. Because on the one hand, she has the appearance of a human being, and on the other hand, she has no ability to communicate with living people. It may be if it hides somewhere uninhabited, but if it comes to the metropolis, it will surely be discovered.
With the current speed of information dissemination, it is estimated that relevant news will soon make newspaper or Internet headlines.
"That...... It's just 'very likely', right? Not really sure. Lu Wu comforted. In fact, this statement is too reluctant, and he himself feels that it is not convincing.
This is the best evidence. Amber said. "Here...... I can clearly feel the remnants of the Fourth Law magic! Someone has used the Fourth Law here!"
"These ......" Lu Wu looked at the corpses of cats and dogs around him. Are these the consequences of magic?
"If I'm right, the demon is replacing the body. Amber said.
"What does it mean to replace the body? You mean, it's becoming ...... A cat or a dog?"
"That's not what it means...... At first, I thought it wouldn't chase after it, because even if it had the ability to break through the boundary wall of the world and enter the earth, it would still be affected by this universe...... The repulsion of the plane itself. It's the same as I am now. In this case, the vast majority of its power must be used to combat this repulsion, and the remaining strength is not to be feared. But now it looks like it's different than I thought. Amber said. "This evil spirit has not chosen to fight against the rejection of the world. ”
Looking at Lu Wu's confused expression, Amber continued to explain.
"Because the evil spirit entered the earth as an entity, its power to be rejected by the world will be stronger than mine...... This repulsive force causes its body to gradually collapse and disintegrate. Amber gestured to a badly decomposed cat corpse. "If you don't take countermeasures, the body will fester, and it will dissipate little by little, just like this corpse, just many times faster. But if countermeasures are taken, it means that the vast majority of its strength will have to be consumed on it, and it will no longer pose a threat to me. Because of this, I didn't care much about it at the time. But now, the demon has chosen the third path. ”
"If your own flesh is corrupted, then make up for it with the flesh and blood of other creatures. And these animals ...... All of them are victims of its men. ”
"Ah, can this be done?" Lu Wu was shocked, and then he thought of another, even more terrifying situation. "That...... It will only use the flesh of cats and dogs?" he asked, a little worried.
"No, it has better prey. Amber replied meaningfully. "To use an analogy, these dead animals are just snacks. It affirms, and must have a meal. ”
No matter how stupid Lu Wu is, he understands what amber means. "It kills?"
"Yes...... The demonic body is based on the corpse of a human. The body structure of animals is very different from that of humans, so there are very few parts of their bodies that can be used, probably only one or two tendons or some body fluids. Only...... Human beings are the ones who can make perfect use of it. ”
Lu Wu gasped. In fact, to tell the truth, he is the kind of person who is more courageous, and he doesn't really feel scared when he sees so many corpses of cats and dogs, at most he just feels disgusted. But after hearing Amber say this, Lu Wu immediately felt a little numb in his scalp.
As an earthling who grew up in a peaceful environment, especially in Chinese mainland, a country with strict gun bans and a low crime rate, Lu Wu was born with an aversion to the concept of "killing".
"This should be the Demon's Lair or something......" Amber said. She looked around again. "Lu Wu, we have to go back and get ready first. ”
"What preparation?"
"Destroy the Evil Spirit!" Amber said. "It came to hunt me down, and as long as I wasn't found by it, it would continue to search for me...... Other words...... This kind of thing can't be eliminated. ”
By the time he said this, the two of them had already walked back the way they came. The cat and dog food in Lu Wu's hand had all been exhausted, and the stinky poodle in his arms at this time. In particular, in the face of the corpses all over the ground, the dog was so frightened that he remained motionless in Lu Wu's arms.