Chapter Twenty-Four: The Punishment × × Numbers
There was enough water left for the team to use for a day, and there was no water on this stone plain.
The walker with supplies showed Zosai and Rajavier the skins filled with water.
"I'll try again at the next tower, and if we get the Eye of Tephnut again, our hunt will continue. With you in mind, let's continue west. ”
Zosey carefully fastened his skin, pondered for a moment, and gave orders to Rajavier and the warriors. He will not allow the tribe to die when it is at its strongest.
After a long conversation last night, Qi Yu finally learned the secret of the Eye of Tephnut.
With only infinite stone rice and mist in the Plains of Divine Punishment, no plants growing and no water source, the Eye of Tephnut is able to absorb the mist of the Plains of Divine Punishment and continuously gather water. However, it will also attract roaming nights and even other mysterious and powerful beings in the vicinity, so the royal family will only give the tribe through the oracle tower when the king is hunting.
What's more, if encountering an enemy that several clans can't solve, the three Eyes of Tephnut can summon the mysterious Praetorian Guard in a special way. This is a secret that Zuo Sai stumbled upon to hear.
What exactly is the method and how to use it, Zuo Sai doesn't know, because there is no chance to gather three, and Zuo Sai and Rajavier have studied and haven't researched anything when they went out hunting.
The soldiers who had lived through last night's battle did not lose their heads and did not stop because of insufficient supplies.
The team rallied, swayed through the fog and moved on.
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The sound of Cocoa Coco in his right ear was staccato and that was the sound of the headband.
Each tribe was given one or two of these special head rings by the queen, which could detect the presence of the tower.
From time to time, the soldiers stopped to adjust their direction, and confirmed each other's progress with their comrades not far away. They are the remnants of the tribe.
Once the children of the tribe show a good sense of vision and space at an early age, they will be specially cultivated by the tribe in this regard, and after years of training and selection, they have far more advantages than the same year in terms of identification and recognition, and become the leader of the hunting king, responsible for guiding the team on the vast field of divine punishment and exploring the enemy.
The two of them would sometimes guard each other, take off their headbands and listen to the sounds around them, and the devil's whisper of the night may appear at any time.
The voice in the headband is getting closer and closer, and the tower is almost there, so you can turn back and report the news. The warrior closed his eyes and paused for a moment, then called his companion, and the two of them gave each other a set of numbers face to face, and when they were correct, they reflexively walked behind them.
How can there be water stains on the front. The warrior suddenly stopped and stopped his companion.
The water stain was wide, and the soaked stone rice was even darker, and the darkness was extending towards them.
Not only in front of them, but also in front of them, left and right. An eerie darkness is quietly enveloping them.
Thick beads of sweat appeared on the head, the linen uniforms on his legs and body were constantly soaked, spreading and turning black, the soldier's eyes kept turning, his face was constantly wrinkled, like layers of ripples, his mouth opened wider and wider, his bright red tongue stretched longer and longer, and his whole body trembled.
At last the white eyes turned to the top, the ripples on the face ceased, the chin reached the maximum arc, and the tongue hung limply at the corner of the mouth.
After a while, there was a snort, something slipped out of the warrior's mouth, and the black of the stone under his feet continued to fade, and the man suddenly seemed to return to normal, and turned back to the group.
The gray mist on the stone plain was still rolling, and the faint reflection of the sky light flickered faintly.
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"The nearby tower is still a little way away, so get ready."
The two of them have just returned, and the information that Zuo Sai has interpreted is good, and the new oracle tower has not found any trace of other tribes, and it is very likely that the nearby tribes have gone to other oracle towers, or have not yet arrived.
Either way, Zuo Sai has to try it first, survival is so cruel.
Rahavir walked at the front of the team with a huge shield, and Qi Yu was beside him. The two lead the team together.
The team had spontaneously formed a garrison formation, the sound of dull and rapid breathing and the sound of sending away suddenly rose, and the last walkers also packed the supplies more tightly, and the speed of the entire team suddenly increased.
It was still the tower that suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes, breathing in the mist, and the wind and clouds around it were changing.
Zosai copied the code again, thought about what seemed to have been written on papyrus again, and put his arm into the hole in the tower. Everyone looked at the left race expectantly.
Suddenly, there was a howl that sucked through the mist, and the fog disappeared at a faster rate.
It works! Wrong!
"Ahh Zuo Sai's face suddenly turned red and twisted, and the sweat that broke out quickly soaked his suit, his neck and mouth twitched in pain, and his eyes welled up with tears. Here's what's going on?!
Qi Yu and Rahavier rushed forward, but were stopped by Zuo Sai, whose mouth moved silently.
"No...... Want...... Pass...... Come"
Qi Yu and Rahavir stopped and looked at Zuo Sai anxiously.
The roar stopped. Outside the boundary, the fog is rolling, waiting for an opportunity to move.
Bits of familiar green light floated out again, but no one looked at it anymore. As Zuo Sai moved away from his body in pain, everyone was stunned.
Zuo Sai's arm was no longer a thin wound, the wound on it became like a child's mouth, and the gurgling blood continued to flow down his elbow, instantly dyeing Zuo Sai's suit red.
Zuo Sai seemed to be unable to bear it any longer, leaning obliquely on the top of the tower, and a black and red humanity suddenly appeared on the gray tower rock.
Seeing that Zuo Sai couldn't support it and was about to fall, Qi Yu and Rahavier couldn't help but rush over anymore and pulled Zuo Sai away and helped him up, and the terrifying reality appeared naked in front of everyone.
In addition to the small wounds on the arms in the past, the wounds like the child's mouth also formed a series of deep characters, which were two sets of numbers.
The flesh of Zuo Sai's entire palm was gone, the pale yellow fat and bright red muscles trembled at the broken wrist, and the plasma kept spraying. The bright red flesh covered the entire palm, leaving only the tendons and skin connected, as if the flesh had been gnawed away by something. The porcelain-white finger bones clenched the emerald green Tefnut's eyes, and did not let go.
"Go...... That...... Inside"
Zuo Sai couldn't hold on any longer and fainted. The blood beneath him silently dispersed, soaking the pedestal of the oracle tower beneath him.
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"Zosai is fine. I lost too much blood, but I was able to stop it. He will definitely be able to resist. ”
Qi Yu walked to Rahavir's side and handed the kettle in his hand to the other party, but the other party grabbed Tefnut's eyes and sat motionless next to the bloodstain in a daze.
After a while, the tall man instantly buried his head in pain and drank pain. Qi Yu was also in a bit of a trance, and overnight, the roles were reversed.
"What about Ai Rou, what about the tribe, how can I tell my mother when I go back, I didn't protect Zuo Sai."
The warriors all stood silently, their eyes silent, looking at Rajavier silently.
Qi Yu was no longer silent and pulled up Rahavir.
"Open your eyes and see! Everyone is waiting for you to take them back! Alive! Or dead! ”
"Twenty-two lives! Nothing has changed now! It won't change in the future! You have to believe! ”
"Rajavier!"
Looking up, Rajavier saw twenty pairs of hopeful and trusting eyes in his teary eyes.