Chapter Sixty-Eight: The Defense of Tucheng
As soon as they entered the table and sat down as the guest of honor, Ma Er immediately said anxiously:
"Since you came to our realm from Beechcraft, we have been taken care of by you in many ways, and the family is very grateful! What's more, everyone has worked hard to defend Shabak for the alliance and alleviate the crisis of the alliance for many years.
"We know that you are also short of manpower, but this stone tomb is in a different direction, weird, we are really incompetent, and we have bothered you to come in person, Ma is extremely ashamed, I hope to atone for my sins!"
The two family representatives also came up to him and said, "Please atone for your sins, ashamed, ashamed!" ”
At this moment, even He Ming was stunned, originally thinking that these wealthy families would not be able to work together because of their own containment, so they would ask for help, but looking at the attitude of these people, it is not so simple.
So Ye Zilan got straight to the point and asked directly: "So how serious is the situation, and how much do you know about it?" ”
Ma Er said: "One day, the incomparably solid stone tomb suddenly opened from the inside, and the movement of opening the stone gate was so loud that the whole city knew about it. There were so many people who went to watch at the time, so in order not to cause trouble, we evacuated the civilians and prepared to organize people to go in and explore.
"I don't know that it has not been organized, and as soon as it gets dark, some wild boars walking upright and holding big sticks will slowly come out. They may be tall and muscular, but they are all rotting and foul-smelling undead that can be seen at a glance.
"We had to urgently organize manpower to deal with them, and at the same time evacuate the residents living in the center of Tucheng. They were terrifying, but at a certain cost, we were able to destroy the monsters that attacked us. It wasn't until we sent an elite team to explore this stone tomb that had been closed for more than a thousand years, that we realized that the situation was serious. ”
Ye Zilan asked, "The explorers have found a more dangerous situation?" Or is it all annihilated? ”
Ma Er sighed and said, "Each of us has selected a few elites to form an exploration team of more than a dozen people, hoping to figure out the specific situation inside. The first time they went in for two days, and when they came out they sacrificed only one warrior. But these people who came out had problems.
"Except for one person who was injured and is not yet well, everyone else is clamoring for everyone to live in the depths of the tomb, saying that it is the place where they can live. And with us, they couldn't stay still, and before we could stop it, they went back to the tomb. ”
Ye Zilan: "Again, back to the stone tomb?" Didn't they get out of danger? Why is that? ”
At this time, the representative of the other family spoke: "Their thinking is reversed, they think that the inside of the stone tomb is the right place to live, and they come out from time to time to persuade us to go in with them. Coupled with the wild boars that come out from time to time to make trouble, we are now in a state of exhaustion and trying our best. ”
The inquisitor sneered slightly, and said, "So you can't figure it out and send us in?" Looks like you have a lot of faith in us. Doesn't sound like that's right. ”
Ma Er said: "It is true, and you have no reason to take risks for us, so let's make the situation clearer to you, and it is better to decide on your own." Ma Jin! ”
Ignoring the displeasure of the other two families, two servants came to them with a trembling figure in front of him.
The man was pale, and he could see that he was extremely weak and in pain, and when he walked to the table, he obviously consulted Ma Er's opinion.
While the others visibly covered their noses and turned their faces away. Ma Er nodded to him.
The man carefully untied the tight clothes tied to his upper body, removed a sealed baffle, and broke open the placket, and an unbearable smell emanated from it, filling the entire banquet.
When He Ming looked over, he saw that there were many scars on his chest that seemed to be wriggling, but they did not festering and falling off, but as if they were another life form, they were living on his body.
This smell feels like the smell of rotting meat, but it is not a direct stench, but it just intuitively makes people feel a terrible smell of death.
Ma Jin said weakly: "After entering, only I survived. But since I have been infected with these changes, I have been worse than dead, and these corrupt scars not only make me feel painful, but also interfere with my will at any time, making me want to return to the filthy environment of the stone tomb!
"Whether it's medicine or Dao treatment, it can only be suppressed temporarily, but the next attack will definitely be more powerful. And they're alive, I don't know if they're going to crawl on other people and infect others. It was only so that others could better understand the influence in the stone tomb that I persevered to this day. Now, please let me put an end to this suffering. ”
After saying that, Ma Jin bent down, and Ma Er pulled out the knife helplessly.
The inquisitor suddenly stood up, waved his hand to stop Ma Er's movements, and said to Ma Jin: "You raise your head, I'll take a look!" ”
Ma Jin looked up with an unbearable expression, obviously unhappy that the interrogator had prevented him from ending this pain.
The interrogator stretched out his right hand, close to Ma Er's wound, and then began to condense mana, and the natural aura between heaven and earth seemed to be concentrated in his hand this time. Everyone suddenly felt that they were in the middle of the green mountains and green waters, and they simply forgot that they were in a luxurious hotel.
Then the brilliant blue and blue light from the inquisitor's hand was transferred to Ma Jin's chest, and the creepy scars of the living creature flinched, shrank, and finally disappeared completely.
The unpleasant smell of the hotel seemed to disappear at the same time. Many people here have dealt with the interrogators, so the person who is most amazed by this matter should be He Ming.
Ma Jin left dry and deep cuts on his chest, which looked like the knife had just been carved out of the stone. And he felt it carefully, experienced it for a while, and suddenly hit the ground headlong:
"The grace of saving life, Ma Jin is unforgettable! I am willing to serve the dogs and horses for the grace of the public, and then die! ”
The interrogator pulled him up with one hand and said, "Don't, I'm not here to help you, I'll see how difficult this thing is, now that I've figured it out, I have to thank you for bringing the sample!" I should thank you. ”
Then he said to Ma Jin again: "Look, at least a few catties of meat are missing from your body this time, and you will be weak for a few months, so let's recuperate and rest quickly, you can still recover after you are raised." ”
Ma Er also hurriedly said: "That's true, Ma Jin, you go down first to recuperate, and the family will thank Mr. Juan for this matter." ”
After seeing Ma Jin being helped down while being thanked for her kindness, the interrogator said very seriously: "So, looking at your appearance, are you going to finish this dinner today?" ”
Everyone at the table enjoyed the dinner with all the good students, and they didn't dare to say too much before leaving the table.
When the feast was over, it was already dark.
The center of the city is surrounded by stone tombs, and strong fortifications have already been built, and the guards of the city are waiting for them under the cover of the fortifications.
At Ye Zilan's request, Ma Er led the three of them through the fortifications and walked near the entrance of the stone tomb.
Ma Er said: "As the moon rises, it will not be long before the undead wild boars will come out to harass them, and they will be endless. ”
Ye Zilan: "So is there a pattern in their appearance?" How long will it take to come out? ”
Ma Er said: "I can't talk about the law, but every night when there is a moon, it will gradually come out of about a dozen." They. …… They're out! ”
As described by the people in Tucheng, two erect boars with a corrupt aura all over their bodies, their eyes shining red, more than two meters tall, their muscles bulging, and a mace came out of the entrance to the stone tomb.
Their skins are black and red, and they are very conspicuous against each other. And when they came out, they weren't looking for the nearest human attack, but as if they were looking for something to vent their manic power.
They went straight past the four men at the mouth of the stone tomb and rushed straight to the fortifications and attempted to destroy them.
The behavior of these guys is completely incomprehensible, He Ming thought to himself. He saw that the Guardian and Ye Zilan began to attack the two monsters to see if they had any spells that they were afraid of or not afraid of.
However, Ye Zilan solved them with a fireball technique and a talisman for the trial, and the fireball and the fire talisman burst into flames on the two wild boars respectively, and then it was like pouring oil, and the flames instantly burst into the sky.
The two boars howled and shrank in the flames, and soon burned out, leaving not even a trace behind.
No matter what they're not afraid of, fire spells are sure to deal with them anyway. After Ye Zilan and Ma Er greeted each other, they decided to rest for one night and go to the inside of the stone tomb to investigate the next day.
After getting this result, Ma Er said that he was a little worried about them, but he was relieved, and after thanking them, he hurriedly arranged rooms for them all, and left with the people of the big family.
Seeing the last person leave the field of vision, Ye Zilan asked the interrogator seriously: "Combined with these situations, how many things can you see?" ”
"Like the scars on Ma Jin's body, these are all formed by negative energy from the dark plane. The laws of their existence are very different from ours, but they are interdependent, just as light is the power of our life, and darkness brings life to them.
"These dark beings should not appear in our world, according to He Ming, they were summoned by the evil and selfish desires of the orcs, but the stone tomb itself is a prehistoric structure, and it is impossible to judge the origin of these things in the stone tomb now."
Ye Zilan said: "That is to say, no matter from which angle you look at, we still have to go in, how sure are you to deal with these negative energy invasions." ”
"I can't be sure of their strength, but the forces of nature and the divine are their incompatible nemesis, and I should have the greatest advantage in dealing with them," said the Guardian. ”
Ye Zilan said: "I hope you are not bragging, now go and rest first, I am tired enough today." Tomorrow you are ready to go! ”