Chapter 34: The Mind Eater
At this moment, even Xiao Yu's heart couldn't help but ripple slightly, but he didn't show anything unusual, he was not an ordinary person after all, he knew how to control his emotions and suppress **.
There are only two kinds of strongest warriors in the world, one is a person who is full of all kinds of bonds and beliefs, and can give everything for what is cherished and people or things, including life, which is a powerful belief, and faith is a force full of miracles, which can make people stronger and thus invincible. The other kind of person is a person who has no sustenance, no concern, no emotional and spiritual sustenance, because a true warrior does not need feelings, the weapon is the firmest faith, and victory is the ultimate faith. This kind of person can really put everything down to fight, move forward, and only for victory, so they are often invincible.
Of the two strongest warriors, Xiao Yu in his previous life was completely the latter, and he is also biased towards the latter at present. In fact, in the entire team, there are only four people who can really be regarded as partners, and their strength is far from enough.
"Xiao Yu, we ...... How long are we going to hide? ”
Jiang Xiaowen's heart was pounding, and she felt embarrassed in this atmosphere, so she broke the silence first to divert her attention.
The shrill sound of the eagle still resounded, and the eardrums of the people who shook were painful. Every ten seconds, a strong wind can be heard howling down, accompanied by the sound of branches and leaves being crushed. After everyone hid, they did not give up attacking everyone.
Xiao Yu turned his head to look out, and a giant eagle landed not far above his head, shrunk his neck and said: "Those giant eagles will attack everyone to protect the young birds, we just need to hide patiently for a while, and when they are distracted, it will be the time for us to get out." ”
Jiang Xiaowen nodded: "Hmm." She seemed to get used to it, no longer as nervous as she was at the beginning, her originally tense body relaxed little by little, and she closed her eyes gently, but the red glow on her face never faded.
After about twenty minutes, the movement gradually subsided, and after waiting for about ten minutes, there was finally no sound outside. Jiang Xiaowen relaxed and lay on Xiao Yu's body, breathing evenly, silently, as if she was asleep.
Xiao Yu patted Jiang Xiaowen's back and said, "Go out, it should be safe." ”
Jiang Xiaowen suddenly opened her eyes: said with some regret: "Ah, so fast? …… Oh well. With difficulty, she pulled out her hand, grabbed a rough root, and crawled out with difficulty.
Xiao Yu climbed out after him, it was unusually quiet outside, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of stump leaves. Looking up, there was a bloody corpse hanging from the branch of a large tree not far away, one of the two people that the giant eagle had taken with him in its first attack. The chest was punctured, it was thrown from the sky and fell on the tree, hanging among the branches and leaves, covered in blood, most of the skin was scraped off, it was beyond recognition, and the death was very hideous, as for the other one who did not know where he was thrown by the giant eagle.
"Teacher Han, Fat Man, Stone ......"
Xiao Yu shouted in a low voice, and when he heard his voice, everyone who was originally hiding came out of their hiding place one after another.
"Are there all the numbers?"
"The people here are all together." Han Kexin personally turned into a student of the Academy of Fine Arts, then turned his eyes to Huang Jianmin and asked in a low voice, "What about your people over there?" ”
Huang Jianmin clicked it over and over again, his expression was a little strange.
"Have a problem over there?"
Huang Jianmin said solemnly: "In addition to those who were snatched away by the eagle, there are two less. ”
Han Kexin: "How can this be, did you also encounter a poisonous hand?" ”
In less than two minutes, a person pointed to a certain tree hole, and his expression changed greatly: "Ah, I found it, here!" ”
When they walked over, they saw that there was a young woman, less than thirty years old, who looked average, but was dead. Her head had been punctured by something, and the clothes on her chest had been torn open, revealing one full breast, the other a bloody hole, and her heart was gone.
"Wang Yunfei!"
Everyone thought of the name at the same time.
In less than five minutes, another man's body was also found, his death was very similar to that of a woman, he also lost his heart, and it was certain that the one who secretly poisoned him must be the Wang Yunfei who came back from the dead. The deaths of several people were miserable, and everyone thought that there was a monster that liked to dig people's hearts lurking silently around them, and everyone felt a chill on their backs.
Huang Jianmin said with a gloomy expression: "Unexpectedly, this beast is still ghostly!" ”
Han Kexin said: "If we bring him to the vicinity of the underground cave, it will definitely bring more casualties in the future, and we must get rid of him as soon as possible." ”
Jiang Xiaowen also looked worried, "But he hid it well, we can't catch him." ”
"Doesn't he like sneak attacks?" Han Kexin said: "We can completely induce him to show up, what do you think of Xiao Yu?" ”
"I don't know if he still has intelligence, but it's extraordinary." Xiao Yu agreed with Han Kexin's idea, nodded and said, "I'll be the bait." ”
After everyone left this dangerous area, Han Kexin and the four of them walked in front with everyone, and Xiao Yu was about 500 meters behind, without any weapons in his hands, looking defenseless.
After walking like this for about half an hour, Xiao Yu keenly noticed a black shadow flashing in the surrounding woods...... Sure enough, it couldn't hold back and was ready to strike. This also fully shows that although this Wang Yunfei is vigilant, he has no previous memory, otherwise it would be impossible for him not to know how powerful Xiao Yu is. Wang Yunfei was still lurking and did not attack, perhaps he was keenly aware that there was a huge danger in this prey, so he did not act for a long time.
Time passed minute by minute, and Wang Yunfei seemed to be still wandering, and he never had the intention of making a move.
Xiao Yu frowned, and suddenly deliberately stumbled his foot on a tree root, and his body suddenly lost its balance and fell. deliberately exposed a flaw, and sure enough, at the moment when he was about to fall, Wang Yunfei finally stopped looking, as if an arrow on a strong crossbow was ready to shoot. Xiao Yu, who was about to fall, slapped the ground with his left palm, making his body bounce up, and took out the dry bone knife from the ring with his right hand, his eyes were red, and he instantly turned over and slashed over.
While!
In the dull voice, a blood-red blade collided with the dry bone blade, and the huge force surged around, blowing up a large number of dead leaves, and the two sides were evenly matched. However, Xiao Yu was in a hurry to meet the attack after all, and he was passive, so if he really had to calculate it carefully, he had to be slightly better.
The person who came was indeed Wang Yunfei, but his body had been completely distorted, his left hand had turned into a red curved sickle, his right hand was much thick and blood-red, the surface was full of raised green tendons, and the five were directly half a foot long, which was very convenient to dig out people's hearts, and most of his skin seemed to have melted, becoming bright red, very hideous and terrifying.
Xiao Yu's eyes narrowed slightly: "It turned out that he was parasitized by the Heart Eater, no wonder he came back from the dead!" ”
Wang Yunfei had already died, and all he saw in front of him was a monster that was about to transform into a mind eater. Mind Eaters are not really demons, but they have a hint of demonic blood, they are not weak, they are very cruel and cunning by nature, and they like to eat fresh hearts. Fortunately, this Heart Eater has not grown yet, otherwise Xiao Yu's strength is definitely not an opponent.
"Roar!"
The Heart Eater let out a roar, and the five sharp nails of his right hand probed towards Xiao Yu's chest like lightning, if he was hit by this trick, he was afraid that his heart would be taken away, Xiao Yu didn't dare to be careless and hurriedly retreated, and the sharp nails fell on the black scale armor and left a few scratches. Seeing that the heart eater missed a blow and did not want to fight, he turned around and left quickly with a low roar. How could Xiao Yu let it go so easily, and immediately chased after him, but the speed of the Heart Eater was not much different from Xiao Yu, and it was not easy to catch up.
Xiao Yu put the knife into the ring, took out the Wind Bead, and summoned a spear of sand to shoot at the Heart Eater. The moment the Heart Eater dodged, a sharp blade of wind landed on his left arm, slicing off his entire arm. The Mind Eater let out a heart-rending scream, and his speed suddenly skyrocketed, disappearing from view in an instant.
Han Kexin and the others had already caught up when they heard the voice, "Did he really show up?" ”
Xiao Yu put the Dingfeng Bead back into the ring, his expression was a little solemn: "It's been a fight, it's just a heart eater parasitic in Wang Yunfei's corpse." It's just that in terms of strength, it's weaker than me, and it's about the same speed as me, and if you want to escape, I can't catch up. But this time he hit him hard, and he will never recover for a long time, and he will not be tracking. But be careful in the future, it's just a newly parasitic mind eater, and its strength is still very weak. This kind of monster grows very quickly, and it won't take long to reach first-order strength. ”
There are already many dangers around the cave, such as the goblin leader in the ruins of the school, the poisonous zombie that never shows up in the depths of the abandoned coal mine, and a forest ogre whose whereabouts are even more terrifying, and now there is an elusive heart eater, and everyone's situation can be described as precarious.
After five or six hours of rapid travel, they finally found the mark left when they left the woods, and followed the mark back to the familiar woods, and found the low mountain that led to the underground cave.
The crowd unexpectedly bumped into a group of people who went out to collect wild fruits and vegetables.
Almost all of these people were women, and it was helpless to arrange for women to look for food in a dangerous environment, because there were already very few boys in the underground cave, and they became even rarer after being taken away by Xiao Yu. So whether they want to or not, the girls must also start to get involved in gathering food and even hunting.
"Teacher Han, Xiaowen, it's really you! You're finally back! A girl in charge of leading the team said excitedly: "Senior Du Tao will be very happy to know this news." ”
Han Kexin: "Is there any situation these days?" ”
"Everything is fine, it's just that none of you have come back, and everyone is worried." Her gaze swept over Huang Jianmin and others, "These people are ......"
"People you met on the way, join us now." Han Kexin paused, "Go back and talk about it first"
The girl immediately stopped collecting and returned to the underground cave with the group. Something has changed here from a few days ago, the entrance to the underground cave has been blocked with a mossy stone, and the surrounding area is filled with wooden stakes to prevent any monsters from entering. During the time he left, Du Tao still handled the underground karst cave in an orderly manner and did not disappoint Xiao Yu.