Chapter 30: When the Sacrifice Takes Place
After eating and sleeping enough, under the leadership of Shi Tu, Qi Gao came to a hall.
As soon as he entered the hall, Qi Gao was immediately stunned.
It's not because there's anything particularly amazing in the hall, but this hall is so big, a hall with a diameter of a hundred meters, no matter who it is, will be scared, and the most important thing is that this hall is actually underground.
"Are you really underground?" Qi Gao looked at Shi Disciple in surprise.
These guys aren't going to dig through the entire underground of Nanyuan City, right? Don't they know it's illegal?
Shi Tu ignored Qi Gao, but joined the other two people who were already waiting there.
The two men were wearing white coats, and their faces and skin tones were supposed to be foreigners.
Shi Tu did not introduce the two foreigners to Qi Gao, nor did he introduce him like a foreigner, but directly told Qi Gao to lie down in the center of the room.
This room, like the room where the aptitude test was conducted, is also engraved with a circular image on the ground, but it is much larger and more complex.
Qi Gao comes to the middle of the image, where there is a circle of small dots.
"It should be here, but why does this pattern in the distance look so much like a coffin?"
Yes, those images were like the images on the coffin lids of those elders in India, they looked old and weird, and Qi Gao was very worried that he would never get up again as soon as he lay down.
Qi Gao glanced at Shi Tu in the distance and found that Shi Tu was not looking at him, Qi Gao had no choice but to sigh and lie down obediently.
Lying in the center of the image, with his hands folded on his abdomen, Qi Gao couldn't help but remember the surprised look on his face when he heard that he had made a sacrifice.
At that time, what else did the disciples say, Chen Mengyuan would actually help you sacrifice? I'll go, is it possible? Is it possible for a person to do such a complex work of sacrificing and painting such a large and complex image in such a large room? What kind of nerves did he have to think that Chen Mengyuan could help him complete the sacrifice?
I don't know how long it was, and without warning, the sacrifice began.
At this time, ancient carols resounded all around, like the carols of sacrifices and prayers in the era of the flood.
The eyes seemed to have broken through the barrier of time and space and saw the scene of ancient sacrifices.
Old and solemn priest.
A strong man in an animal skin beating a drum vigorously.
The girls are dancing a sacred dance.
Commoners kneeling under the altar and praying sincerely, hoping to receive God's blessings.
And lying on the altar, richly dressed, waiting to serve God—himself!
Am I a sacrifice?
Only then did Qi Gao realize that what he saw was not an image, but a real thing happening around him, people, objects, songs, everything was so real.
Disciples!
Qi Gao wanted to shout, but found that he couldn't. Moreover, there is no alms here, the blue sky, the ancient tall trees around, he is no longer under Long Yao, he has come to the ancient wilderness, he is now a sacrifice to the gods on the altar.
Qi Gao wanted to struggle, but he couldn't do anything, and his body couldn't move at all.
What the hell is going on? Why am I here?
Qi Gao was full of doubts, but now was not the time to solve his doubts, if he continued like this, he would become a sacrifice.
Suddenly, the drumming stopped, and the strong man in animal skin fell to his knees, and the dancing maidens also stopped dancing and knelt down.
There was no one around, but the priest alone, chanting the ancient words of the priest in a loud voice.
A man wearing a strange mask, holding a plate in his hand, came to Qi Gao's side, and in Qi Gao's frightened eyes, the masked man picked up a rough stone sword made of stone from the plate.
Holding the sword in both hands, the basin shattered, and the stone sword in the masked man's hand fell, stabbing Qi Gaode's left eye.
The last thing Qi Gao heard was the sudden deafening sound of drums and the cheers of the people.
Qi Gao's consciousness was completely plunged into darkness, and I don't know how long it took, a ray of bright light appeared from infinity, slowly getting bigger and bigger, faster and faster, and suddenly, Qi Gao was shrouded in dazzling light.
When his eyes returned, Qi Gao found that he was standing on top of a ruin, and around the ruins, every other distance, a big tree had grown to the sky.
"Where is this? Basements, altars, ruins, what the hell is going on? ”
After complaining for a while, Qi Gao felt that there was no way to complain, so he should find a way to figure out what kind of place this was.
came to a high ground, and finally, Qi Gao could see the whole surroundings, but-
"Isn't this the city of Nanwon? Although it has become ruins, the mountain, the river, and the layout of the city will not change, but how did Nanwon City become like this? ”
Qi Gao ran through the ruins with excitement, shouting, but after many hours had passed, the sun was almost setting, and Qi Gao still didn't see a single person.
Exhausted, covered in dust and blood, Qi Gao lay on the ruins, because in this ruin, the original road was gone, and it was difficult to walk, so Qi Gao, who was running, fell many times and was covered with injuries.
Lying on the ground, looking at the slowly darkening sky, Qi Gao had already realized that this place was not normal, as for whether it was an illusory sacrifice, because it was too real, he was not sure.
But if you want to say why it is not normal, it is those trees, those trees are not hundreds of thousands of years, it is impossible to grow, but if you look closely at this ruin, you will find that it was formed not long ago, it is not bad for a few days, and it is absolutely impossible to have hundreds of thousands of years.
Qi Gao got up and found the latest newspaper at the place where the newspaper was sold.
"Yesterday's?"
Yesterday? At this time, Qi Gao remembered that dream, the dream that was finally ruined by the thunder and lightning in the sky.
"Won't it?" Qi Gao looked around in disbelief, "Could it be that this is a continuation of that dream?" Didn't that dream end up destroying the world with thunder and lightning? Is this what it will look like after the end of the world? ”
After knowing that this might be a dream, Qi Gao's heart was a lot more relaxed, but the wound on his body was still very painful, and it didn't feel like a dream at all.
"I'm tired and hungry now, let's find something to eat first."
Fortunately, even though the surrounding buildings have collapsed and become a ruin, there is still a way to find food, because there are many stalls in the city, many of which are not crushed by stones, and those things are still edible.
After eating, Qi Gao looked for some water again, and he wanted to find some medicine, but unfortunately the pharmacy collapsed, and the medicine was pressed into the ground, so he had no choice but to give up looking for medicine.
It was slowly getting dark, Qi Gao found a comfortable place, found some fabric around, spread it on the ground, and lay down.
Watching the sky turn from blue to black, watching the stars in the sky appear one after another, Qi Gao's heart has never been so calm. In his eyes, all the major events that happened in his short life constantly flashed.
However, Qi Gao found that what he remembered most was indeed what happened in the past three days.
"Three days is actually compared to nineteen years of life." Qi Gao smiled bitterly, "What did I do before?" ”
However, Qi Gao faintly felt that he should have something more memorable, more unforgettable, and more impressive, right, that should not be forgotten, something that should not be forgotten?
But that shouldn't be possible, right? An ordinary high school student like him actually has more unforgettable memories than entering the world of worshippers?
If so, what a deep memory! How could it be that there was no impression at all?
Wrong!
Wrong! Wrong!
Something must have happened!
Qi Gao's head suddenly ached without warning, and countless memories emerged from the bottom of his heart, as if all the memories of his nineteen years of life were recalled.
However, there is one memory that is different, and it is something that should never be forgotten.
It was when I was in junior high school, when I was studying in my hometown town, what happened?
Qi Gao's head pain suddenly intensified, like someone with an axe and kept chopping his head, trying to split his head in half, and sadly, he couldn't stop the pain, because he was the one who took the axe.
“……”
The dazzling sun, the noisy sound of cicadas, and the vague figure under the green tree......
"Ah!!h
It should not be forgotten, it is impossible to remember, countless roars echoed in Qi Gao's mind, and I don't know how long it took, Qi Gao fainted.
The sound of footsteps woke up the unconscious Qi Gao, and Qi Gao opened his eyes leisurely.
"Huh? How did I fall asleep? I don't know why, Qi Gao has forgotten all about the headache not long ago, although he still feels that something is wrong in his heart, but the footsteps have attracted Qi Gao's attention, "How can there be footsteps?" ”
If it was heard during the day, Qi Gao would definitely be ecstatic immediately, but it was indeed at night, and he searched for a whole day during the day, but he didn't find it, but he came at night?
When things go wrong, there must be demons.
Qi Gao didn't dare to be careless, only to see him lying on the ground, cautiously crawling towards the source of the sound.
Finally, I saw it, and it was a dirty man with a sad expression on his face, constantly looking for something on the ground.
After watching it for a while, Qi Gao knew that this was just an ordinary person who came out at night to find something to eat, and there was no danger.
Qi Gao was suddenly overjoyed, tears almost flowed down his eyes with joy, and he stayed alone in this world all day, although he knew that most of this world was illusory, but because it was too real, it was no different from the real world, so his heart was still greatly impacted.
Now he suddenly saw a person, as if a traveler in the desert who had not been in a drop of water for several days saw the water, and Qi Gao rushed out without hesitation. While rushing back, he waved his hand and shouted loudly, and the smile on his face could make the flowers smile.
The man heard Qi Gao's shout, turned his head to look at Qi Gao and was stunned for a moment, and then showed a demonic expression, and after screaming, he pulled out his legs and ran.
Seeing the other party running away, Qi Gao hurriedly chased after him.
"It actually scared people."
Qi Gao smiled bitterly, but his pace did not slow down. Probably because he was full of food and drink, and the other party had no relationship, Qi Gao quickly caught up with the other party.
Holding the other party's hand, but was rudely thrown away, there was no way, Qi Gao had no choice but to hug the other party's body and press the other party to the ground.
But in exchange, it is indeed a more violent struggle.
"I have no ill will!"
Qi Gao shouted loudly, but it had no effect at all.
It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that the other party finally ran out of strength and stopped struggling, just looking at Qi Gao with hateful eyes.
"I have no ill will."
Qi Gao said again, seeing that the other party did not react, he said loudly several times.
Finally, the other party calmed down, "...... Then you let me go. ”
"Oh." Hearing this, Qi Gao breathed a sigh of relief, and the other party finally listened to him, "Don't you run?" ”
I saw that the other party hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"I really don't mean anything." Qi Gao repeated the words again before slowly letting go.
Suddenly, there was a huge shock in the ears.
That's the man below him stoning him!
The huge strength made Qi Gao's eyes dazzle and he almost fainted. Qi Gao didn't understand why the other party attacked him, and just wanted to speak, but was pressed under him by the other party.
The other party's hand holding the stone kept falling towards Qi Gao's head, if it weren't for Qi Gao's urgency, holding his head with his hand, he would have died.
"You devil...... Demonic ......"
The other party kept shouting in his mouth, as if he had a deep hatred with Qi Gao.
Qi Gao's hand has been broken, and he can't move at all, if the other party wasn't too crazy and didn't notice, if he continued to attack on the broken hand, Qi Gao would have died a long time ago, but if it went on like this, Qi Gao would have to die sooner or later.
Qi Gao kicked his feet, and the person riding on him had an unstable center of gravity and fell off Qi Gao. Qi Gao hurriedly pressed it up, looking at the other party's gritted teeth, although he didn't know why the other party hated him, but he was seriously injured now, and the other party didn't, if he didn't take advantage of the other party's chaos now, then-
With his remaining hand, Qi Gao picked up a stone......
Qi Gao fell to the ground in prostration, breathing in a big gulp, and beside him, there was a person lying beside him, the person just now, but that person's head had been cracked open, and it was obviously lifeless.
"Why? Will it be? ”
Qi Gao's hoarse voice came from his throat, and his eyes looked at the night sky vacantly.
"I killed someone? I actually killed someone? But it's not my fault, if I don't kill him, then ...... But! …… This situation is obviously the fault of the other party, and even if he is arrested by the police, this is also a legitimate self-defense. ”
At this moment, there was a commotion not far away, and the footsteps and quarrels of people were heard.
Is anyone coming again? And listening to their conversation, it was obvious that they were in league with the people lying next to them.
If they saw their partner killed, they wondered what kind of expression they would have? Will you listen to him? And then forgive him? Or choose to avenge a friend? …… Those people may listen to his explanations and then make rational judgments, but Qi Gao does not dare to take risks, once he fails, all that awaits him is the fate of death.
"Damn! What the hell is going on? ”
Qi Gao staggered to his feet and walked in the opposite direction of the sound source.
The right hand with bones broken into some parts was painful enough to make people fall into a coma, but the threat of death made Qi Gao grit his teeth, hold on to the wreckage around him, and slowly move away from the source of the sound.
"Must ...... Leave...... To live ......"
With a strong will, Qi Gao staggered along, but his injuries were too serious, and his right hand was constantly bleeding, and if he continued like this, even if he escaped, he would die from excessive blood loss.
Soon, Qi Gao could already hear the exclamations of those people when they found his partner's corpse, turning into angry roars, loudly and constantly cursing the murderer.
Then, I don't know who found his blood, and now, it is rushing along his blood.
The sound is getting closer and closer, if it weren't for the night, it would be a little troublesome to find the bloodstains, and the other party would have found Qi Gao a long time ago. It's just that it was only a matter of time, and Qi Gao could sense that those people were less than twenty meters away from him.
Because of the injury, his hand was bleeding constantly, Qi Gao's body was getting weaker and weaker, and he was walking more and more slowly, and, to make matters worse, his eyes began to hallucinate, his ears were slowly losing hearing, and his consciousness was gradually leaving.
Who? Was it found? …… What's going on with all those screams? Someone...... Hold me?
"Qi Gao! It's Qi Gao! ”
It's the sound of people cheering, why cheering? Why did you know me? Why are you so happy? Why save me?
Why? Why? Why?
There were too many whys, and in the end, Qi Gao mustered up the last shred of strength and opened his eyes.
What catches your eye is a person who is completely unrecognizable and cheering--people.
What the hell is going on?
With doubts, Qi Gao completely fainted.