Forest of Steles Past (II)

The belated self-blame obviously can't have any positive effect on Yu Siqi now, and he himself knows very well that now is not the time for self-pity and self-pity, so he makes up his mind to focus on how to get out of the predicament.

In order to be able to better come up with a solution, he felt that he should first think of a way to give his nervous brain a little buffer time, after all, thinking about things while running away was not his forte.

But the other party forced each other all the way and simply didn't give himself a chance to breathe, and how many 'innocent' tombstones became 'cannonballs' in the hands of stone monsters. Just when Yu Siqi was at a loss, he noticed an inconspicuous slope on his left-hand side, so he sprinted over quickly, and slid down to a row of tombstones, and carefully hid it.

He didn't dare to make too many drastic movements, but cautiously glanced upwards, and there was no sign of a stone monster for the time being. And judging by the sound, it seems that the guy is 'wreaking' on it because he suddenly lost his target!

Being able to get a buffer of free time temporarily, Yu Siqi naturally didn't plan to waste it like this. He summed up what he had just discovered, and felt that judging from his superficial understanding, the principle of the monster's ability to dominate the tombstone seemed to be related to those red lines of unknown meaning. If you can get close and cut those red threads one by one, you may be able to abolish its mobility. Just thinking of the 'empty-handed' state in which he was, it was almost impossible to rush into that kind of monster, unless there was 'someone' who could help him distract himself from the back so that he could get around from behind.

At this moment, several blurred figures appeared on the edge of Yu Siqi's eyes, and when he turned his face, he found that he had disappeared.

Is it a ghost? Or are you dazzled? Yu Siqi thought about it and felt the need to step forward to confirm. However, before he could go too far, the crisis above his head came again, and his short 'good time' did not last long after all.

A large stone tablet that fell from the sky was directly inserted in the place where he had just stayed, if he hadn't been attracted by the 'ghost' just now, he was afraid that he would have been killed on the spot by this 'silent sneak attack'.

Now that the location has been revealed, Yu Siqi no longer plans to hide, he climbs all the way down the slope to the height parallel to the stone monster, and then faces it face to face in a dignified manner.

Maybe it was Yu Siqi's sudden behavior that made it suspicious, or maybe it was just his luck. Anyway, this time, the stone monster did not directly launch any attack on him, but spread the red thread on his body in the form of spinning.

Soon, those red lines will be blocked from all directions where Siqi can escape, and a tombstone with eyes will be erected at every intersection.

Although Yu Siqi didn't know what was going on, judging from the other party's behavior, it seemed that he didn't plan to let himself escape? But it's just a dream, and even if you're defeated, you're just talking to 'Yu' by the pond again, chattering.

"It's not as simple as you think," Yu Siqi's heart popped up with Yu's speech, "Those red lines are specially prepared for you, once you are killed within the range of the red line, then you will most likely wake up directly from the dream, instead of returning to the infusion point by the pond." ”

"Why?" After listening to this description, Yu Siqi suddenly panicked, you must know that the fundamental core of the reason why he was unscrupulous all the way was because he 'couldn't die'.

"That means someone doesn't want you here, that's all." Yu's voice sounded distant and hollow, even slightly echoing.

"Then what should I do now, I'm unarmed, how can you let me fight it?" Yu Siqi quickly dodged the stones thrown at it, rolled over to some gravel piles, and asked anxiously, "You have to think of a way for me." ”

"Maybe you should consider joining forces with the 'ghosts' who are hiding, but then again, I'm personally not very optimistic about this alliance, but you don't seem to have any other options." Yu stopped speaking after saying a 'meaningful' word, and even if Yu Siqi's heart-rending call was not answered.

After carefully considering what Yu said, Yu Siqi hurriedly ran back and forth around the stone monster. The stone monster was agile and not slow, but with more and more tombstones destroyed by it, it was not easy for it to find some 'ammunition' that could pose a threat to Siqi.

This is undoubtedly a turning point for Yu Siqi now. Taking advantage of the 'gap' where the stone monsters were collecting ammunition, Yu Si seized this opportunity and scanned his surroundings back and forth. Some looming ghosts were drifting towards somewhere behind the stone monsters, and judging by their sideways, they seemed to be evading the stone monsters' attack range. This is very strange, obviously they have become ghosts, why are they afraid of stones?

But now he didn't have time to delve into the problem, and the stone thrown straight at it in front of him warned him that if he didn't move again, he would probably be hit head-on.

Yu Siqi, who was going to dodge to the side like the choice he had made before, never thought that the stone monster had learned smart this time and made a bad mistake in his inevitable path.

If he hadn't made the improvised decision to raise his feet and leap to avoid the second 'calculation' that didn't come from nowhere, I'm afraid his leg would probably have been explained here.

In the Stone Monster's opinion, two consecutive 'clever calculations' were dissolved by this mediocre-looking guy in front of him, which made him very angry. Angry, he began to look down for a stone to smash people, which gave Yu Siqi some respite.

Looking at the stone monster walking back and forth with palpitations, Yu Siqi grasped this small gap, bent down to bypass its range of movement, and ran to an open space where there was no stone monument.

This empty space can already be said to be a 'sea of people' at this moment, as if the ghosts all over the mountains are glaring angrily at Yu Siqi who is running over. What's more, he directly raised his fist and punched and kicked him.

Although these ghosts have no physical body, they cannot cause substantial damage to themselves. But the pain that was transmitted to his nerves still gave him the illusion of 'being beaten in real life', so much so that Yu Siqi directly protected his head, intending to escape from their 'claws'.

Finally, after keeping a short distance from them, Yu Siqi, who felt that they would not follow, put down his hands and said, "I'm here to negotiate with you, not to fight." ”

The ghosts who were gradually returning to the 'crowd' obviously couldn't understand or hear what Yu Siqi was saying, but they seemed to have some thoughts of their own, and one of them, a very old lady, walked out, turned into a gray and white ball of light, and rushed towards Yu Siqi.

Realizing that there was probably no way to hide any longer, he could only bite the bullet and take this ball of light of unknown origin, and the moment the ball of light touched Yu Siqi, the color in front of him disappeared, and the sound returned to calm. But then he heard the whispers of countless dead, filled with a great deal of invective and curses. And if he heard him correctly, it seemed like the finger was pointed at him and the stone monster.

"Can you hear what I'm saying?" Yu Siqi asked tentatively.

"Always expecting others to hear you, have you ever heard ours?" The old lady who turned into a ball of light separated from Yu Siqi's body and complained.

"......" Yu Siqi was speechless, so he had to signal the other party to continue.

"We already know your intentions, and let me tell you the truth, the king who was abandoned by his people is right, we cannot help you. You'd better honestly leave this dream and live your normal life. "The old lady turned and walked towards the 'crowd'.

"I know you... Well... There are some contradictions with Yu, and I know that you are really resistant to helping people like me. But can we recognize the reality? Yu Siqi sorted out his thoughts, and he felt that it was time to explain the benefits and disadvantages to the other party.

"Are you willing to watch your tombstone destroyed by a stone monster that has no origin?"

Yu Siqi's words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, which undoubtedly caused a lot of 'ripples'. The 'crowd', which had been silent before, now began to turn their heads and ears, but they were quickly suppressed by the old lady's voice: "quiet".

"Your persuasion needs to be improved, young man. Admittedly, we do hate that crazy rock tossing around there. But after all, it is just a stone, and time will destroy it for us. At that point, there will only be peace again. The old lady said calmly: "So, there is no need for you to 'fake mercy' to worry about this for us. ”

"How long will it take?" Yu Siqi saw that his statement did not shake the other party's state of mind, so he started another routine - small talk.

"Time has no meaning to us spirits who live in dreams. We are neither the living nor the reflection of the dead, but only the echo of the dream owner. The old lady said coldly, "As long as the dream is there, we are there." ”

"Do you like this dream very much?" Yu Siqi said flatly: "According to the conclusion I have come to observe all the way, this is not a dream, but a nightmare. ”

"So what?" The old lady's mood was a little shaken, Yu Siqi seized this opportunity, and felt that it was time to take advantage of the victory to pursue, so he continued: "As an echo in the nightmare, are you really happy?" Isn't there boredom? ”

Although the old lady did not speak, the ghosts behind her broke out again into fierce arguments and debates. The voice was so mixed that even if Yu Siqi pricked up both ears, he could barely hear two words: "... Knot... long..."

"Can you end this nightmare?" After thinking for a moment, the old lady threw out this sentence, which seemed to be an agreed sentence.

"Of course, that's why I showed up." Yu Siqi nodded, he naturally quietly praised his negotiation skills in his heart, although it was too easy to convince.

"Stretch out your hand, you need to make a vow on the spot." The old lady stretched out her left hand and motioned for Yu Siqi to extend the same arm.

"What is this?" Yu Siqi asked with his left hand in confusion.

"To make sure you're not a bombastic 'liar'!" A navy blue glow appeared on the old lady's body, and in the blink of an eye, it disappeared. Immediately afterwards, Yu Siqi was surprised to find that a navy blue pattern appeared on the elbow of the watch on his left hand.

"What's this?" Yu Siqi touched the extra patterns on the elbow joint and asked curiously.

"The Seal of Death is specially prepared so that you can successfully complete the agreed content." The old lady put down her left hand and said with some prostration, "As long as you end this nightmare before the pattern disappears completely, then you will have no problems." But if you break your promise and get fat, then you will probably be reincarnated in this nightmare with our echoes. ”

"This..."Yu Siqi looked at the pattern covered with elbow joints, completely speechless. Although he also roughly guessed that this 'covenant' was not easy to conclude, this kind of routine of blocking the road when he came up can only be said to be worthy of the style of doing things in Latin America.

But as he withdrew his gaze from his elbow, he noticed that countless ghosts had gathered around him at some point, and they had completely surrounded him, unable to move a single step.

Just as Yu Siqi was about to ask them what they were going to do, the old lady took the lead in kneeling down in front of Siqi, and then the ghosts around him followed suit.

It's a rare thing to be bowed down to out of thin air, let alone ghosts. And as a modern person, Yu Siqi is extremely disrespectful of this kind of kneeling behavior, so he naturally wanted to pick up the nearest old lady for the first time, and said, "Get up, what are you doing?" ”

But when his hands touched the old lady, his eyes began to regain color, and the sound of the stone popping in his ears had already told him that it was almost time to break off the annoying stone monster.