Chapter Eighty-Five: Mina's Story
My previous guess was not wrong.
Although these demonic locusts are about to break their eggs, it is impossible for them to break their eggs collectively at the same time. There must always be a front and a back. And just now, there was an inexplicable tremor, and the smell that appeared and disappeared. It is they who make the larvae in these eggs panic. So, break the eggs and escape!
But what exactly is it that causes vibrations and smells?
Then the swarm swept in, and I protected Mina, and my back was wrapped in locusts, which gnawed at each other and bit me. Soon, I was covered in worm corpses. The time lasted for tens of seconds, and the sound of the demonic locust faded away. I propped myself up, and the corpses were scattered behind me.
Mina was moving, and it seemed like she was about to get up, and I pressed her forehead, "Wait, I'll clean it up." ”
The worm corpse was removed by me, although the demon locust that bit me will be poisoned. However, some of the worm corpses were killed by their own kind, and are likely to respawn upon touching Mina.
"Now you can mention the loser's condition." Mina gave me back the Christian's suit.
"Talk as you go." I wiped the excess slime off my back, put my clothes on, took Mina's hand, and walked to the other side of the Demon Locust Egg Room, where there were holes and I was ready to go inside. I don't know where it leads, but at the moment, I can't stay in this place. Before the eggs broke, there were a lot of fragments of egg shells on the ground. Before the demon locust broke its eggs, I found a hole above the cave, and that hole reminded me of the various caves I had used to make in Moshan when I had completed the parasitic ritual.
So, I think that location is like a spawning point.
This won't be the last batch of demonic locusts.
Entering the entrance of the cave, the interior is criss-crossed by tunnels, like a worm nest. This makes me a little worried, "I don't know if I can go back to the main story here......"
"You just said, what are the conditions for the loser?" Mina instead hurried back to what had happened before.
"I asked you a question, I know that you will definitely lie to me, but can you tell me before you say those lines that lie to me, whether what you are going to say next is true or false."
"Poof...... Mina smiled, "can you still play like this?" ”
"You said, I can make conditions."
"Okay, I'll talk."
As we continued to explore, the tunnel gradually changed its structure and began to spiral upwards. I walked up the slope, my eyes observing the environment, and I said, "Let's talk from near to far." You know I can evolve, right? Will you answer me to this question, is it true, or false? ”
"Honestly, I know." Mina replied quickly without the slightest hesitation.
"So, there's one thing you need me to get used to. What is that thing? Truth or falsehood. ”
"Truth. The underground palace under the Church of the Dark Covenant existed long before the construction of this church. Compared to the wormholes in Moshan, this dungeon is actually not that dangerous. There's just a way, it's weird. It is called the Corridor of Bones by those who have been here before. Do you know why it's called that? ”
"Why did you ask me a question?"
"You don't know your lines, OK?"
I smiled, "I don't know." ”
"It was actually a cave tunnel, and it didn't look like there was any danger in it. But the road was paved with bones. For hundreds of years, there have been people who have wanted to go in and see what lies at the end of that road. But when you go into it, for some reason you stop, sit there, or lie there, and then you are in a daze, until you are trapped alive. More and more people died, and the road was paved with bones. ”
"Wait for Mina."
"Huh?"
"They all went in naked? Otherwise, it should be clothes, plus white bones. ”
"Are you annoyed?" Mina poked my finger in the chest, "Is that the point?" ”
"So, you want me in, because of my evolution, maybe make me resist that ...... That weird power that makes it difficult for people to move an inch and don't want to go out? ”
Mina nodded, "Yes." ”
"You know what's at the end of that road, right? Truth or falsehood. ”
"False, I don't know."
"You're bored like this......"
Mina held out a finger between my lips, "Fooling me?" Don't forget our rules. ”
"Okay...... That's another question. My evolution has something to do with what happened in Moshan. If I've been thinking correctly, it's thirteen people, and you're among them. I was infected with insect poison, why could I only try? Truth or falsehood? ”
"Truth. There are two reasons, one is that you are the only one who can evolve. The second is, you are my boyfriend. ”
"Why does this pair sound like I'm more like a spare tire?"
Mina smiled suddenly, this time for a long time, and put a hand on my shoulder, "Maybe it is." ”
"Truth or falsehood?"
"You didn't ask in advance, I refuse to answer this."
I smiled indifferently, "It's okay, I'm not interested in knowing." ”
"Well, when you protect that little sister, you're quite happy."
The topic doesn't taste right.
I bring the conversation back to the point, "Who are you?" "That's what I've wanted to know for a long time.
"What do you mean? There are many layers of answers to your question. ”
"You're not Mina. That Mina from beginning to end. ”
Mina stopped and held out a finger on my chest, "Are you Zora?" Don't answer me, just have an answer in your heart. That answer of yours is equal to my answer. ”
"I ...... I see. "I tried to grab the hand on my chest, but halfway through, she pulled back a little. So, I wanted to put it down, and I was already in a position almost at my waist. But I don't know why, but in the end, I reached out again and grabbed her half-retracted hand, "I see." ”
There was a shallow smile on her face.
"Last question...... Speaking of this, I looked up at a rock wall in front of me, this is the end of the road, but on the side of the rock wall, there is a staircase spiraling upward, "After saying this question, let's go up, if this is not the road, we can only go back." ”
"Just ask."
"What do you have to do with the rituals in the Moshan Wormhole? Truth, falsehood? ”
This question made Mina close her eyes briefly, and when she opened her eyes, she tilted her head slightly, looking thoughtful, "The story is very long, and it's a lie, do you still want to listen to it?" ”
"Listen."
I have always believed that even lies are born from the truth.
So I'd like to hear the story that Mina "made" up.
"Good ......"
Mina walked up the steps, found a clean spot, sat down, and asked me a question, "Have you ever heard of the trick?" ”
"I've heard the name, but I don't know what it represents." I sat down next to her.
"Organ technique, originated from the Spring and Autumn Period, there are many branches, one of which is the surname Mi, a descendant of Emperor Shun in ancient times, talented and intelligent, specializing in the underground palace technique."
Speaking of which, I interjected: "Your ancestor? ”
"It's a lie."
"Continue ......"
Mina continued, "Legend has it that the surname Mi has specialized in the underground palace mechanism for thousands of years, and then built the imperial tomb for the emperor, and the imperial tomb was completed, in order to keep the tomb secret, he was almost wiped out by the royal family. Although it was not dead, but because of it, the descendants began to attack the method of cracking the underground palace mechanism, vowing revenge and stealing the tomb of the emperors of the world. ”
"I found a deep hatred as a reason to rob the tomb and make a fortune. Your ancestors were very smart. ”
"If you break up again, let's break up."
"......" So, I shut up.
And when it comes to this, the point of the story also comes. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Mi family found a strange tomb, which was not an ancient imperial tomb, and there were countless gold and silver treasures in the tomb, as well as records of Qimen magic. The deeper you explore, the more things that attract people's desires appear, and finally you even find the so-called method of ascending to immortals in the tomb.
The last mechanism of the underground palace was cracked, and the moment the stone door was opened, what the family surnamed Mi saw was not an ordinary tomb. It was as empty as the starry sky, as if it were endless. Stepping into it, although your feet are not sticking to the ground, your body can levitate in the air and change your position at will.
But in the darkness of the void, dense blood-colored threads gradually appeared, filling the entire space, they were alive, like worms. The blood-colored nematode burrowed into the body of the man who first entered the burial chamber. He began to mutate, becoming blue-faced and fanged, like a demon, and he jumped out of the tomb and slaughtered his companions, with lightning speed and infinite power. Tricks don't do anything to that monster. In the end, only one member of the Mi family escaped from the underground palace alive.
At this point, Mina made eye contact with me, "That person has become the earliest king worm." ”
"The kind of Moshan wormhole?" I asked.
"It's not the same, but it's the first one."
"The surviving people of the Mi family, what is the relationship with you?"
"That's me."
As she spoke, Mina was calm, as real as a person saying that he needed to eat.
Next, there is a long silence.
It was so quiet that time seemed to freeze in that moment.
Until Mina chuckled and poked me in the chest, "It's all said, it's a lie." ”
"Then go ahead and finish this fake story."
"The insect venom is multiplying in this world, and the monster is released by the Mi family, and it must be terminated by us. So, the one who survived found the other four, who were also strange and righteous. Begin to 'get rid of insects' in this world. They finally found the first king worm, and by getting rid of the monster, they could put an end to the disaster. There are two people in the team, one evil and one Gu, these two people are not right, they 'get rid of insects' not for the world, but for their own evil arts and Gu arts. Both of these techniques are used to get the insect king, as well as the parasites in his body. At the last moment, because of the betrayal of the two, Wang Worm was not killed, was injured and fled, and since then he has hidden his identity and never reappeared. ”
Hearing this, I suddenly remembered something.
"How long have you known Du Youlan?"
Mina nodded her finger thoughtfully, and responded, "Probably...... It's been a long time, right? The response was vague.
I made a gesture with the number seven, "Seven hundred years?" ”
"Poof...... Mina smiled, "maybe." ”
"So, she is the Gu in your story."
Mina shook her head, "No, she's evil. ”