Chapter 239: Poisonous Fruit
Hands groping in the dark, touching a corpse, the sweet smell of blood soaking into the nostrils, one can't help but imagine all kinds of human delicacies.
The young man in the fox mask threw a dagger into the hole, and his voice was lifeless.
Now you have two options, either cut off the flesh from this person's body to satisfy your hunger, or kill yourself.
Noβhe was killed by a traitor in order to save me, and I cannot be ungrateful.
Is it really so important to love as to your life? He is but a servant, and you are not related to you, and your parents, if they know about it, will hate you for not avenging your family.
Help me...... I don't want to die......
Look at your poor appearance, I originally thought we were the same kind of people, but it seems that I have lost my eyes.
After the boy finished speaking, he turned to leave, and the light outside the cave reappeared in front of him.
After the surroundings calmed down, he picked up the dagger with his right hand, and the distance between him and the corpse became closer and closer, only to hear a loud roar and slash at the head.
......
Get up and wake up. Every time he repeated this dream, the scar on Jiang Jianfei's face would ache faintly, and it had been ten years...... When will we be able to forget the abominable memory?
Maybe when he joins the Langtian Adventure Group, or maybe one day he collects information about the Amnesty Jiang family, in short, it is too early to consider this matter, although Wang Zhaolin has foiled the conspiracy of the Burial Sword Villa, but Jiang Weiyi will definitely not give up, and it is difficult to say what incidents will occur in the future, even if he does not, he is still facing a grim reality.
Before entering the Forest of Purple Mist, he thought that this forest could be used everywhere to hunt game and gather wild fruits, so he did not reserve rations, so after a day, he had to endure hunger, and if he was attacked by the beasts again, it would be troublesome, but fortunately, the trees in his position were higher, and he could overlook the large forest by placing the rattan bed on the trees.
In the distance, the wind suddenly howled, and a figure with a flashing step ran towards him through the bushes, chasing a group of four-legged monsters behind him, wrapped in scales, and particularly terrifying in the night light.
Seeing that the man was about to fall into a heavy siege, Jiang Zhifei condensed his spiritual power, turning the head of the Thousand Feathers into several darts and throwing them at the chasing crystal monsters, but his attacks did not work, their bodies as hard as steel bounced the darts one after another, and in a hurry, he simply jumped under the tree, and the reflection of the blade reflected the man's face.
"It's you!" Jiang Feifei recognized that the person was Pei Qiu, "Where did Brother Pei wander around? β
"There is an abandoned mine pit in the Purple Mist Forest, I went in to take a look, but I didn't expect ......" Pei Qiu unsheathed the Tianshi Sword and posed back to back with Jiang Daofei.
The group of crystal monsters swarmed up, roaring towards Jiang Blade Fei and Pei Qiu, the sound of the collision of claws and sword blades resounded in the night sky, at first the two of them resisted with various sword skills, so that they could not get close, but after a long stalemate, their physical strength would eventually be exhausted, and they had to try to get out.
At that moment, a golden smoray streaked across the sky, diverting their attention, and one of the leading sharp-horned crystal monsters let out a long howl, leading the rest of the crystal monsters to scatter in all directions.
After the group of crystal monsters ran away, Pei Qiu breathed a long sigh of relief, sat cross-legged on the ground, and recounted his previous experience in the mine.
"I'm in trouble, in case those monsters attack the contestants......"
"The essence of the tryouts is a survival game, and casualties are inevitable. Jiang Jianfei put his sword back into its sheath and sneered, "Everyone here is my opponent, and you are the same, trust is worthless, you can only survive by acting alone, and meddling in your affairs will only increase your chances of losing." β
"Why do you care so much about winning or losing? Those who survive may not win, but those who die will definitely lose. Pei Qiu slowly got up, clasped his hands together and said, "It doesn't matter if I can join the adventure group, it's just that I don't want to see adventure travelers with dreams give up their lives in vain, every life deserves to be treated kindly." β
"Anyway, you have to solve this disaster by yourself, this hero Huigen is superficial, and he can't understand the noble monk who is overflowing with compassion, so you can do it yourself!" Jiang Jianfei said, yawned, and jumped back into the tree.
Pei Qiu saw that the other party didn't listen to his good words and persuasion, so he had to turn around and walk towards the depths of the woods, and after his figure gradually disappeared, Jiang Jianfei twitched the corners of his mouth, and put his hands on the back of his head, remembering that someone had said something similar before.
Back then, the man wanted to see his future path of revenge, so he terminated the game without permission, completely ignoring the dignity that he almost gave up, if it weren't for the feeling of "kindness", he would have died a long time ago, on the other hand, this monk, extremely contemptuous of his own life, is really annoying.
Even if he knows how to be a soothsayer, there is no need to predict Pei Qiu's fate, the gods are fair, and when you think that this path is impossible, you will suddenly open your mouth and come up with a way to attract crystal monsters.
Bite your fingertips and smear a trail of blood on the trunk of the tree, then cast a spell to spread the smell of blood into the distance.
After making the trigger, he gripped the vine tied to the branch and held his breath as he waited for a lone crystal monster to automatically arrive at the door.
After more than ten minutes, strong luck came, and he really waited for a lone crystal monster. I saw that the monster's skin was dark, the scales made people frightened, and the speed of drawing the sword was slightly affected, but fortunately, he reacted in time, adjusted the angle, raised the sword and fell into the air to strike, and used the four feather blades.
Jiang Zhifei knew that this trick might not be useful, but the spell attached to the blade would make the crystal monster unable to move, his purpose was to capture the crystal monster in order to study a way to restrain this monster, and when the roar of the crystal monster gradually stopped, he pulled out the vines prepared in advance, tied the crystal monster to the tree, he circled it for three layers, and after making sure that it was tightly tied, he jumped back to the tree to sleep.
That night, he still couldn't sleep well, and dreamed that the corpse in the cave had turned into a crystal monster, and he swung the dagger again.
The next morning, after Jiang Jianfei rubbed his eyes and got up, he was shocked to find that something unbelievable had happened under the tree, the crystal monster tied to the trunk of the tree last night was gone, and there was an extra diamond ore where the vine rope was entangled.
After the time limit of the binding spell - that is, six hours, the monster will regain its mobility, but there is no sign of struggle on the scene, it has no possibility of escape, in other words, it is the beginning of the sun, it is like it has been evaporated by the light of the day, is it ......
A hoarse "help" pierced the sky, and there was no room for Jiang Feifei to think, so he picked up the diamond crystal ore plug and made a bag, cast a flash cloth, and galloped away in the direction of the shout.
But he was still a step too late, and saw a male contestant fall to the ground, foaming at the lips, stiff legs, and no breath in his nostrils. According to the analysis of the death of this person, he should have died of poisoning by eating vine fruit by mistake.
Cuiluo vine is a widely distributed vine, the branches and stems are very climbing, can be used to make rattan beds, rattan ropes and other tools, in general, this vine basically does not bloom, and the situation of bearing fruit is even rarer, but the lack of various natural enemies in the Purple Mist Forest causes the plant to grow wildly.
The seemingly mouth-watering, green fruit vines are deadly traps, and not every adventurous traveler knows as much about poison as he does, and the longer they starve, the more likely they are to lose their minds.
Specifically, he pretends not to see the people around him, walks blindly forward, and is indifferent to advice. Although the probability of the contestants meeting in the vast forest is very low, it cannot be ruled out that some people with great curiosity, except for Jiang Jianfei, the one in front of him obviously heard the cries for help of the deceased.
"If you want to live, you'd better not eat it. β
"Who are you, why should I listen to you?" The person who came was Yan Zhiyu, who was holding the fruit of the cuiluo vine.
"Believe it or not, out of selfishness, I can let you die. Jiang Jianfei touched his chin and sneered, "But why didn't I do it? β
Yan Zhiyu glanced at Jiang Jianfei disdainfully: "You are full of benevolence and morality, but don't be crazier than me when the existential crisis comes, then 'snap' and slap in the face." β
"If you're interested, you can see it, didn't you hear the wail just now?" Jiang Jianfei smiled with his hands folded.
"What? You don't want me to see what you're doing?"
"That 'person' is in the bushes behind me, do you want to go and see it?" Jiang Jianfei made a gesture to make way for Yan Zhiyu.
Then, under the leadership of Jiang Jianfei, Yan Zhiyu also saw the corpse, and was so shocked that the Cuiluo vine fruit in his hand fell to the ground instantly, and he hurriedly poured out all the fruits he had picked before.
"Look! Facts speak louder than words. Jiang Jianfei put away his smile.
Yan Zhiyu was puzzled and hurriedly asked: "Since this person was poisoned, why didn't he fire a signal flare to ask the event organizer for help? Maybe they have an antidote." β
Jiang Jianfei pondered for a while, then took out a signal canister from the deceased's bag and handed it to Yan Zhiyu.
The moment Yan Zhiyu took the signal tube, he suddenly realized.
"The ** in the signal canister has long been burned out, indicating that this person has fired a signal flare, but he can still continue to play, don't you think it's strange?"
"Probably...... He just had something to ask the organizers. Yan Zhiyu looked slightly nervous, and a drop of sweat flowed from his head, just because he had done the same stupid thing before. β
"What do you think could be the reason? All I can think of is the monsters from the Mingye Mine. Jiang Jianfei found a wooden stake and sat down, and calmly said what he thought in his heart.
"Let's bury this poor man first. Seeing this, Yan Zhiyu quickly changed the topic and took out a folding shovel from his bag.
This move was too deliberate, and Jiang Jianfei saw through it, he guessed that this person must know about the monster, but it was difficult to tell it, so he had to introduce himself first, and ask the other party's name by the way.
Maybe...... Yan Zhiyu was reluctant to say it because......
Jiang Zhifei had just used the Thousand Feather Sword to dig out a soil pit on the ground, when he saw Yan Zhiyu muttering to himself while shoveling soil.
"We're done...... There is nothing to eat in this forest anymore...... We're dead. β
Although this statement was too pessimistic, Jiang Zhifei had to admit that Yan Zhiyu was right, if there was no food, at least he had to find a water source, looking at the fruit of the cuiluo vine that was cracked on the ground, suddenly a wonderful idea appeared in his mind, and he hurriedly asked Yan Zhiyu where he could pick so many fruits.
"It's not far from here, why are you asking this?" Yan Zhiyu pointed in the direction of Jiang Zhifei and covered the last handful of soil for the corpse.
"I have come up with a way to find a source of water, and you can take me there. After Jiang Zhifei put up a wooden sign on the mound where the dead were buried, he looked meaningfully into the distance.