Chapter 25: Death
For the next period of time, Rorschach perfectly demonstrated what it means to be shameless.
After he casually put the map in his pocket, he never took it out again, and kept chatting with Lim about some of the things that were not there.
Limu began with questions and answers, but gradually began to become silent until he became silent.
After a while, the four-man line slowed down until it came to a complete halt.
The forest was still foggy, and the sky was as gloomy and gloomy as ever, with the occasional glimmer of light streaming in.
But...... Strangely, there was no sound around them, except for the sound of the four of them moving themselves, not even the sound of insects.
In front of us, there are three forks in the road.
"Mr. Rorschach, are you sure this is the right way to go?" Elsa's injuries eased somewhat, but her voice was still hoarse.
Instead of answering her question immediately, Rorschach touched her chin and frowned.
"It doesn't make sense...... Judging from the map, there should be only one road to ......."
"Could you have made a mistake in the first place?" Elsa was a little skeptical, she turned her head to look around, "The road on that map is intricate, although the specific location of the temple is indicated, but there is no reference to compare it, the trees around here...... It's pretty much the same. β
Rorschach sighed and finally pulled out the map again.
"First of all, the fact that there are maps is enough to show that those little things are intelligent creatures, but judging from the way they fight and communicate, the brains of those things are definitely not too smart, at least not smarter than humans," Rorschach spread out the map, looking at the twists and turns on the map and the dense curves, "maps that are extremely complex for humans will not be so easy to understand, unless they ...... There is a special way for them to easily discern the direction and find the right way. β
As he spoke, Rorschach pointed his finger at a very ordinary route on the map.
His fingers moved along the route across the map, slowly forming a striking pattern.
"Not only this road, but when we eliminate all the small branches, these dozens of criss-crossing lines actually have the same end point......"
Rorschach stopped his fingers, and the three of them looked intently, and the route his fingers had traveled through had drawn a β symbol!
"So, we're not going down the wrong path...... You can't go wrong, every path has only one end β the Temple. β
"Will it ...... Is this just a coincidence? The other routes should not be connected from head to end......" Elsa said as she looked towards the other routes.
"By the time I came to this conclusion, I had ruled out the possibility that it was a coincidence." Rorschach put away the map, looked at the fork in the road where there should have been only one road, and said: "The middle intersection of each β route is a temple, and the messy nesting and twisted branch lines are just a cover, we didn't go the wrong way, I'm just curious, why are there two more intersections?" There shouldn't be a side road here......"
Is it because you are already close to the temple that there is some unknowable mysterious change?
Or is the forest itself constantly changing......
"There are a total of 31 main lines with a beginning and an end, and there are thousands of twisted forks, after determining a β-shaped main line, you don't have to worry about getting lost and breaking into the branch road, and the meaning of the map itself is also here." Lim said suddenly.
"That's right," Rorschach glanced at him, "and now?" Punch or just one? β
While Rorschach's advice sounds unreliable, there's really no better way to do it right now.
Although it was quiet and no monsters were heard, the mist in the nose seemed to have changed somewhat.
It's sweeter......
There seemed to be something faintly flashing in front of the eyes of the four of them, and when combined with the fog, it was difficult to tell whether it was an illusion or a reality.
There is an indescribable strange atmosphere around it, and this strange silence can simply suffocate people.
Or...... Let's go separately? Elsa made a very constructive suggestion.
This suggestion was so clever that Rorschach rolled his eyes on the spot, and he said admiringly: "Then so be it, I'll tear the map into three parts and see if one for one person has any effect?" β
Elsa froze, choking on Rorschach's face and turning red.
"I don't think we have to make a choice."
Lim said suddenly.
I saw that in the fog of the fork in the road on the left and right, a huge silhouette appeared in each of them.
"It's a boss...... Rorschach muttered.
"Judging by the silhouette, they are not the kind of gray-white dwarf monsters, these two are tall and strong, and their initial estimate of strength and defense is amazing." Lim said quickly.
As soon as he finished speaking, two tall monsters, one on the left and one on the right, had already walked out of the fog.
They are like orangutans, but they are still close to two meters in height, their muscles are swollen, and their skin is strangely black and white, as if they have grown dense spots, which makes people feel disgusting.
Unlike those dwarf monsters, they didn't have hammers, and their hands hung empty on their knees, but the "hands" were covered with strange and terrifying scales, glowing with a palpitating black light.
Although they haven't done it yet, these two monsters give the four of them a completely different sense of oppression.
Rorschach instinctively sensed that something was wrong, and reminded him rarely: "It's better not to go head-to-head with them." β
Limu's eyes flickered, and he whispered, "One for two, Miss Elsa and I are in charge of the left." β
Cornelia had been silent, and only nodded slightly when she heard the words at this moment.
"Do it!"
Lim let out a low shout, but it also seemed to ignite the anger of the two monsters.
Their scarlet eyes stared at the four Rorschach, and suddenly they kicked under their feet!
"Bang-"
Two monsters shot at Rorschach at the same time like two cannonballs!
Rorschach's pupils shrank, and a chill of death surged in his heart......
They want him dead!
Why are you targeting me?
Rorschach's mind only had time to flash this thought before it was completely overshadowed by the shadow of the monster's massive body.
The scaly claws were sharp and brutal, piercing the air and struck at Rorschach.
Cornelia and Lim rushed up to the left, one to the right, trying to interfere with them and save Rorschach.
"Dingβ"
The long knife and dagger seemed to attack the metal, and the huge force shook their mouths, and the two of them did not even hurt the fur of these two monsters.
"Poofβ"
There was a strange noise in the air.
It's like tearing a layer of cowhide, and it's like a knife cutting through flesh.
At this moment, the expressions of the three gradually changed.
I saw that the two monsters were one left and one right, and with a wave of both hands, Rorschach's neck was almost completely severed!
He clutched his throat, blood rushed out like a fountain, and his mouth kept inhaling, and he made a "cooing" sound......
Lim and Cornelia didn't have time to come to their rescue, and Rorschach's body spun and fell, convulsing and shaking.
Soon, though, Rorschach's body stopped twitching, and only the last bit of skin on his neck remained.
The whole person fell in a pool of blood and died.