I had only one thought: to leave quickly with Dali and flee outside the village.

Is it safe outside the village? I can't guarantee that. This statue, this.... Organisms are inherently bathed in sunlight, and they should not be afraid of sunlight.

They are singing:

"Great life, great sunshine.

Warm blood, warm golden mang,

that kings are many, and many are kings,

How happy this state is,

Such a power, how brilliant.

Broke through the realm of the sky and reached the Bliss Frontier.

If you listen to our songs and are inspired by this, why do you hesitate?

Why don't you come and rejoice with us, and sing with us,

so that the king is many, and the many are kings. ”

The song was accompanied by the screams of the people, and it went straight into the mind, like a fish in water, difficult to catch and difficult to drive away. Maybe that's the sound that drove Pam crazy.

Dali covered her ears and exclaimed, "I can't stop this voice.... Damn, damn it..."

I ran to the residential area, and the survivors, attracted by the singing, went out to watch, and the flood was coming so fast that I shouted, "Run!" But they were a little slower to react, and they had already dissolved in the flood. Dali looked at this tragedy, weak and shaky.

I cursed, and suddenly remembered that in the secret passage below, Ochid might have tried to devour me, but gave up halfway. He asked me, "You drank the blood of a viper?" ”

Viper's blood! If I had drunk the blood of a viper, the flood would not have harmed me.

I drank the potion, lifted Dali high, and continued to flee at full speed. In an instant, the flood was over my ankles, and Dali cried out in grief, "Longinus! No! "But I'm fine, the flood has bypassed me.

They made waves and headed straight for Dali, and I swung my blood-stained sword and slashed at them as if it were flesh. Their singing came to an abrupt end, screaming in pain, and landing again. But I saw that they had already reached the elevator, and the three of Ochid, Newt, and Meze blocked the exit.

The village is not big, there are only a few areas, what should we do? Where do we go? Once the blood of the serpent wears off, we will die.... No, we can't even die.

Dali wept and said, "Longinus, give me the blood of the viper." "She knows that only I can take the viper's blood, and everyone else will die if they drink it, but maybe they will spare Dali's body and let her die in peace?

But the future of this solution is not optimistic, and Ochid can even resurrect Aunt Sarah, who has been dead for many years.

I said, "It's exhausted!" ”

Suddenly, I saw that there was an open space outside my room, and the flood did not dare to approach it. I quickly opened the door and rushed into the room, then closed the door shut, hearing only their cries of chagrin.

The two remaining fish in the tank looked at us, their eyes wide open and lifeless.

Dali cried, she hugged me tightly, I wiped the sweat for her, we were safe for the time being, but there was no joy in my heart to escape death.

They gathered around the house and shouted, "Fusion! Fusion! Fusion! The cheerful voice was thrilling and terrifying.

Dali and I didn't dare to get too close for a moment, and we were separated by some distance.

I said, "This... The room seemed to be a chemistry lab, and it smelled like they didn't want to. ”

Dali said, "Can you concoct more viper blood?" ”

I said, "I can't pick black fruits, I can't do anything." ”

Suddenly, the room went dark, and the blackfish disappeared, except for the blue fish, which emitted a faint biological light.

Dali shouted, "They.... Cut off the power! ”

I knew that if they cut the exhaust pipe, we would be in a desperate situation, and there was only one way out. But the exhaust pipes of the waterless village are extremely complex, and no one can understand the circulatory system of the mushroom field, and hopefully these creatures can't understand it either.

I hadn't eaten for a whole day, so I took out the stockpile, picked out a can, and handed it to Dali, who hesitated and said thank you.

Earlier, I had had had the idea of going to see Misser in my mind, but it was stopped by a narrow sense of humiliation. If I had done that, maybe I wouldn't have fallen into this situation now. If a green hat can be exchanged for his own life, that is not impossible.

Dali asked, "What are you thinking?" ”

I told the truth.

Dali actually laughed, and she said, "Guess what I thought when I said I wanted to marry you?" ”

I said, "Marry me first, and then try to elope with Milser?" ”

Dali said, "That's smart, so you already knew?" ”

I said, "You can't hide this little bit from me." ”

Dali was holding the can, and she said, "Of course you're smarter than me, and you remember that I like to eat this honey beef." I haven't eaten it in a long, long time. ”

I was a little embarrassed and said, "It's just a coincidence, really." ”

Dali leaned against me and said, "No, it's not, I know it in my heart." You've been so nice to me, but I've been thinking of betraying you. You see, it was because I had such vicious thoughts that I was punished and taught a lesson. Now, I am willing to die with you, I swear to all the gods that have ever existed in the world, you are the only love of my life, and from this moment until the moment I die, I will not think of any other man. ”

I tried to pull myself together, mustered up what was left of my courage, and replied, "You won't die, I'll find a way to get us out." ”

Dali said, "How long will the viper's blood be gone?" ”

I said, "What are you asking for?" ”

Dali said, "If you leave now, will it be enough for you to fight your way out of the village?" ”

I was stunned, just thinking about giving her some comfort, and reluctantly replied, "What if.... If you bypass Ochid, it's enough. "I can be invisible, but I can't take her with me.

They are still outside the door, still singing:

"If you listen to our songs and are inspired by this, why do you hesitate?

Why don't you come and rejoice with us, and sing with us,

so that the king is many, and the many are kings. ”

"My child, what are you thinking?" I said I would let you get married, I said I would make you happy, as long as you come out, all this can be achieved. I am not only the waterless village, I will save the world, let all the human beings of the world become a part of me, I am the Sun King, I am the light of life, I am the most perfect form of this world, I am the creation that every ruler and scientist has dreamed of throughout the ages. ”

Sara said, "Dali, Dali? Are you in there? My good daughter, my little girl, why are you afraid of me? Haven't you been quietly begging in front of my body to resurrect you and hug you again all the years I have been away? Now, your wish has come true, but why should you hide? Your rejection is stupid, you think I'm an alien? No, there is no such thing as an outlier with me. ”

They couldn't get in, so they chattered and said these horrible, maddening things.

I saw that Dali was shaking more and more, and I put my hand over her ear, and Dali hugged me again, which calmed her down a little. She stopped talking and snuggled up with me, and I watched her drift off to sleep.

I didn't dare to fall asleep, stayed awake, and after an hour, suddenly, the sound of the exhaust pipe stopped.

They found a way to close the valve, and it was likely that the switch of the exhaust pipe was in the secret passage, so that the last glimmer of hope was dashed.

After a while, the room became stuffy, and Dali opened her eyes to me, but her eyes were full of peace, and I told her that there was a way out, and there would be a way out, and she just smiled.

She said: "Their words, I can hear all the time, they don't come from outside, they stay in my head, what about you?" Can you hear me? ”

I said, "Don't think about it, the more you think about it, the more the sound lingers." ”

Dali laughed, "Then you are lucky, because that sound cannot invade your brain, your soul." You can't understand how I'm feeling, and I feel like they're not only trying to take my body, they're already taking over my mind in advance. I even think.... I don't think it's a bad thing to be like them. ”

I shouted, "You can't believe what they say!" In a word...."

Dali stood up, and suddenly, I saw her holding the last vial of my viper's blood, and she poured it into her mouth, and I immediately pinched her mouth, but she had already swallowed a little. I felt every nerve clench in pain, and I grabbed her throat to force her to spit out the poison, but it was too late, and the poison worked so fast that even demons could paralyze and fall to death in an instant.

Dali hugged me and kissed me, and she said, "Let's go, leave me alone, I wish you... I wish you a long life and find... can give you happiness... Girl. ”

I felt my face wet and my heart felt like it was being tormented by a meat grinder, but the next moment I was already moving, I slapped her in the abdomen, and Dali vomited a little potion, but her face was already blue and her breathing almost stopped.

I could see clearly, even in the dark, that she began to convulse in severe pain, and that this poison was so severe that she would suffer when she died, like a deadly chronic illness condensed in just a few minutes, and even the pain was a cerebral attack.

I also have... A few minutes to go.

Dalia is dying, I can't save her, I....

Ochid and the others sang and quarreled all the time, as terrifying as the legendary square dancers of a hundred years ago, who did not know that Dali was going to die, and still persuaded her with their brainwashed singing.

I almost wanted to give Dali to them and let them revive her. Maybe they're right, maybe it's better to live than to die.

Suddenly, my eyes were involuntarily attracted to the fish tank.

If there's anything in Waterless Village that's as old as the statue, it's probably this fish tank.

Fish love to eat black fruits, which are the ingredients for the blood of poisonous snakes, and Daria is dying from the blood of poisonous snakes.

The black fish swam out and disappeared again, and the blue fish stood still, looking at us like a play.

The darkness in the house is not that they cut off the power supply, but the fish tank.... The fish tank exudes darkness.

Outside the house, they are not afraid of the smell of drugs in the house, but of the fish tank.

Only darkness can fight light, and only death can fight life, this is the simplest truth.

Why didn't I think of it at first?

But how could a normal person think about it?