173 · Battle of the Poor (Part I)
"What should I do?"
Zhang Kezhao couldn't make up his mind. He embarrassedly wiped the vomit from the corner of his mouth and looked at Ye Liancheng embarrassedly. It was hard for him to feel that the people in front of him were of the same kind. They have been pecked by birds for hundreds of years, their souls have become alienated, and their mouths are full of words for help, but their bodies are indifferent. Running away became instinctive, but the heart didn't think that he had a chance to get out of the sea of suffering. This contrast makes their appearance particularly haggard and grotesque.
Ye Liancheng couldn't breathe. What to do? It would be cruel to stand in front of them like this and ask if they knew the way to the bottom of the bird country, but if you pulled out the nails for them, they would flee in droves, ignoring their own problems.
"Forget it, I'll do it. Zhang Kezhao knew that Ye Liancheng was a man of temperament, and it was too inhumane for him to do this kind of thing, so it was better to come by himself.
He stepped forward and walked up to one of the prisoners.
"Hey, wake up. He slapped the other cheek, the healed scar melting and thinning like a puddle of soft mud, sticky pieces of flesh sticking to the palm of his hand.
The man opened his eyes, and although he had eyeballs, they looked like they were only a pair of holes.
"Help......" He didn't seem to be able to tell whether a person was standing in front of him or a bird, and he couldn't think about it.
It's been a hundred years since he was reduced to food, his brain is numb and down, and he no longer imagines the scene of his rescue, even if Zhang Kezhao standing in front of him is so human-like, he just feels that he is going to be eaten again.
"Can you hear me?"
"Don't eat my ......"
Ye Liancheng patted Zhang Kezhao's shoulder, and the latter turned around, shook his head helplessly, and said:
"No way, ignore me completely. ”
The prisoners' bodies never change, the only thing that does change is their minds. The most rational side of these resigned people is suppressed in the depths of their hearts, they no longer experience pain, they do not cry bitterly over their misery, they are just an immortal who has given up thinking, diluting their souls and consciousness in the long wait, hoping for the end of their souls.
"Let's go find another place first, we can't delay here. Ye Liancheng could see the state of these people, and besides, he didn't want to stay here for a long time.
The two of them did not look back and walked out of the tunnel.
"There's a feeling of indescribability. Zhang Kezhao felt his throat and heart entangled, and his words were beating with shock, "I don't feel anger when I see these people suffering in such a situation...... Where's the boss?"
"We are changed, and the gods are destroyed. He whispered, "It's not human anymore." ”
Zhang Kezhao felt that he had just woken up from a big dream and was very restless. He glared at himself in disgust through the waterhole on the ground—perhaps a pool of blood—his face had not changed, exactly the same as it had been when he had been imprisoned, but the soul behind it had become extremely ugly.
"I just noticed that there seems to be a way down there. Ye Liancheng pointed ahead.
The narrow corridor, with flags fluttering in the wind on the left and right, and the corners curled as if they had been scorched by fire, made people look very uncomfortable.
"Where do you think that leads?" asked Zhang Kezhao a stupid question.
"Just check it out. Ye Liancheng said, "I can feel that there must be something that is very valuable to the birds." ”
"I agree. ”
Zhang Kezhao nodded.
The road exuded an indescribable evil nature, a strange and ghostly aura haunted them, like a giant snake opening its mouth, unabashedly intending to devour them, corpse-smelling flags on both sides slapped their cheeks, and a strange and absurd thought grew from the hearts of both of them at the same time, and soon entrenched in their minds.
They looked at each other and bent down at the same time, avoiding the caress of the silky flag.
"It's human skin......" Zhang Kezhao was glad that he had vomited cleanly before.
The yin wind came from below, and the heavier and heavier yin qi made it difficult for people to walk, making people feel that they were about to step into the most forbidden world, and only endless madness awaited them.
"It's hot down there. Zhang Kezhao said the obvious facts.
Ye Liancheng wiped the sweat from his forehead: "What the hell is this place...... Did we find it?"
Another nonsense. They just said a few words like this, trying to dispel the unbearable feeling of vomiting. Soon, they arrived at a circular space with a wooden frame in the middle, and on the side of the wooden frame was a giant dome filled with silver thick liquid, and a knife hung from the side of the giant dome, and the central round platform was covered with bloodstains, which seemed to witness countless tortures.
"It's not like this," Ye Liancheng looked around, the steam all over the house dissolved many clues, and his body was suddenly wet, "This is a dead end." ”
Zhang Kezhao walked around the circular house to find a way out.
"There's a small opening here. He fanned the fog and found a narrow passage in one part of the wall, knee-high enough to fit one or two people in a span. "Master Ye?"
"I'm here. He followed the voice to find him.
"This thick mist is really scary," Zhang Kezhao said with a smile in order to dispel the oppressive atmosphere, "I can't find where you are for a while." ”
"Me too. Ye Liancheng nodded, "What about that road?"
"Here. He pointed to his head on tiptoe.
"Do you think it looks like?"
"It's very narrow. Ye Liancheng gestured wide. It's quite reluctant for people to get in, so to speak, squirming inside, and this feeling is certainly not much better.
"I'll go in first," he volunteered, "Master Ye will pull me out when the time comes." ”
"You have to be careful. ”
"Don't worry, I don't want to die in a place like this, and besides, I won't die. Zhang Kezhao was like swimming like water, his hands were put together and he got into the narrow entrance.
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The news of the enemy's attack on the north of the national capital reached Wang Ying's ears at the first time, and he did not hesitate, and immediately gathered half of the soldiers in the southern Xinjiang after reporting to the ghost car bird, and returned to the defense capital non-stop, and now, they can already see the chaotic battlefield.
The humans also found the new bird army joining the battlefield, they did not panic, the birds stationed in the national capital before have been almost cleared, the number of humans is still sufficient, and the morale is high.
"Jumping around!" Qi Qi heard the chirping of the ghost car bird, and breathed a sigh of relief and launched a fierce attack on Chen Jian at the same time.
The two have collided four times since they fought each other, each time ending with Chen Jian using a small dagger to draw Qi Qi's wings, Qi Qi was not injured, but Chen Jian was a little physically exhausted.
People are so sad, no matter how hard they exercise, there will always be times when they are out of breath.
Chen Jian thought about what to do next.
Qi Qi's speed is fast and powerful, and every time he dodges, he needs to roll far away, otherwise even if he is hit by the debris that is lifted, Chen Jian will still be injured. In order to make sure that nothing goes wrong, his dodge is very strong, so that he can't keep up with his physical fitness after four rounds of back and forth.
He caught a glimpse of the ghost car bird in the distance.
Trouble.
Poor Qi is more difficult than expected.
"Rose!" the madman's voice came from not far away.
Looks like it's done over there.
Chen Jian rekindled hope, if it was with a madman, he said that he couldn't find a way to defeat Qiqi.