Chapter Twenty-Four: Nightmare
It was already noon when Zhao pirated the plane off the plane, and in this cold place, he was still only wearing a suit and coat, with a pair of leather shoes on his feet, and he only frowned when he felt the temperature of minus twenty or thirty degrees, and he was a little unaccustomed.
The person who came to pick him up was a young man-looking ginseng essence, who brought a super thick down jacket as usual, and Zhao Thief waved his hand and refused.
The ginseng essence was short and chubby, a little scared of the big demon aura on the body of Zhao Thief, and he didn't dare to say anything along the way, and directly brought the person to the foot of the mountain. Zhong Yihu leaned on a military off-road vehicle, smoking a cigarette and looking at the topographic map.
"Here we are." Zhong Yihu greeted him.
Zhao Thief made a gesture, turned his head and looked at the depths of the mountain, a dead branch in the woods, and the branches were covered with snow, cold and deserted. Nearby, a group of people in military uniforms were busy in and out of the forest, carrying out several injuries of varying severity.
"This is the member of the second squad." It was too cold outside, and when Zhong Yihu spoke, a white mist came out of his mouth, mixed with the smoke, "There is still a team inside, and it has been missing for more than three days." Yan Liu didn't find it, and he didn't know where he went. As long as he hadn't encountered the nightmare, he should be able to come out of it with a little while. I've got a plan to capture the Nightmare, so let's take a look......"
Zhao Thief stood still, and said lightly: "I'm just here to find someone." β
Zhong Yihu looked at him, his brows furrowed, and he was a little angry: "Yes, Yan Yunkai must be moved to death when he hears this." β
Zhao put his hands in his coat pockets, still standing calmly in place.
"Brother, if that nightmare is not caught, anyone who enters the mountain will be in danger before or even after. There are troops to find the missing people, and their rescue capabilities are certainly professional. Zhong Yihu reasoned with him patiently, "I'm also worried about Yan Liu, but at this time, only if we contain the nightmare can we ensure the smooth development of other people's rescue." The division of labor and cooperation is very important, you have to have a sense of teamwork! β
What does it matter to me that other people? Zhao Thief wanted to ask this question a little, but he didn't say it, for him, he could rescue Yan Yunkai first, and then think about how to get rid of the nightmare.
Zhong Yihu seemed to know what he was thinking, exhaled, and said in a deep voice: "I can understand your thoughts, many monsters are like this when they first come into contact with humans, and basically there is no concept of helping the world. Including me, too. I don't want to say the big reason, I just want to tell you that Yan Yunkai is here to save people, he wants to help eliminate this monster in the hinterland of the mountains and forests, the most fundamental purpose is to rescue those who are missing, and prevent others from getting lost in the deep forest in the future. β
Zhao was silent.
"If you just get him out, he'll be angry." Zhong Yihu softened his tone, "You haven't seen him angry yet, have you?" It's terrible to advise you not to make him angry. β
Zhao Thief looked down at the snow, and a blank look flashed in his eyes. He was obviously born tall and big, and when he wore a black coat on his body, he almost wrote the words "not easy to mess with" on his face, but at that moment, he was like a child who had just entered society.
What does the world have to do with me? Zhao Thief pondered in his heart, and wanted to pursue the answer very seriously. It's as if everyone knows the answer to this question, but he doesn't.
"Let's go to the mountain." He finally took a step back, "If I find Yan Yunkai's whereabouts, I will save people first." β
"Of course, if everyone is under their noses, of course, they must save people first." Zhong Yihu said.
Zhong Yihu had a simple topographic map in his hand, and he beckoned Zhao to take a look. "Helicopters were able to get us to this place." He gestured with his index finger to a location on the map, and from that position to another place marked with a triangle, "Nightmare have been detected in this area. The distance doesn't seem far, but in fact, every stone and tree in the middle is a puzzle, and it's not easy to get close. This area is no man's land, and the first team of special forces broke into it by mistake, and now it has not come out. β
Zhao Pirate Machine said "um".
"Nightmares are formed by the gathering of undead resentment, so it is necessary to start from the root and directly surpass the undead. Since this nightmare seems to be quite strong, let's break it up and break it into pieces...... Mobilize a team of men and horses from the troops, search for nearby bones, and break up its power in batches. Zhong Yihu paused, "My team members have already gone to find monks and Taoist priests who have cultivated and let them try to recite mantras at that time." β
Zhao has no opinion.
A gust of wind blew in the distance, and a helicopter gradually lowered its fuselage.
"That's it, go up the mountain." Zhong Yihu clapped the board.
The hinterland of mountains and forests.
Yan Yunkai wrapped his down jacket tightly and stopped. He circled the edge of the area, and the snow was not easy to walk, and he was about to break his leg when he was a foot deep, and he had to break his legs before he figured out what this area was.
Someone used the technique of Qimen Dunjia on the outer edge of the area, guiding people who happened to pass by here to inadvertently bypass this area, and a large magic circle was laid in the area, and the method of setting up the formation was a bit like a thunder pool, but the effect was stronger than the thunder pool, and it could imprison powerful evil spirits.
All this is clearly artificial, why? To trap the Nightmare prisoners here?
There was only the sound of whirring wind around, and the monster was not visible in the sight, Yan Yunkai hesitated before leaving and continuing to move forward, and raised his hand to look at his watch. This watch is specially customized by the unit, and has the functions of a simple compass, video recorder, locator, etc., but the magnetic field is disordered here, and the compass hand spins wildly, and finally the speed slows down and points forward.
"Bang-"
It's gunshots.
Yan Yunkai's expression froze, and he raised his eyes to look ahead.
He came with a suitcase, which was not large, and he threw it at his feet at this time. Yan Yunkai leaned over and put the box back on, thinking that it was fortunate that he hadn't asked Zhong Yihu to mention it to him before, otherwise he wouldn't even have a life-saving thing now.
He continued to walk forward, and after a while, a small black dot appeared in front of him, and the black dot was getting closer and closer, and it was actually four people running with each other's arms. He squinted and waved at the men, who didn't see him.
Yan Yunkai took out the three clear bells, the bells were faint, but they could be transmitted far away. The four people finally spotted him and ran towards him, and when they got closer, Yan Yunkai was shocked to find that Yan Qiang was among them.
"Yunkai ......" Yan Qiang couldn't be surprised why her nephew was here at this time, and hurriedly said, "Run, run!" β
The four of them, including Yan Qiang, were all dressed in combat uniforms, their faces were frozen white, but their eyes were very resolute, revealing a sense of stubbornness. Probably only this kind of person can break through the obstacle and come to this dangerous situation.
"The monster is moving this way." Yan Qiang gasped.
Yan Yunkai took out a few ready-made talismans from the suitcase, distributed them to them, and quickly advised: "You go in the direction of two o'clock, I made a mark on the way here, and tied a red rope on the branch, you follow the mark, you should be able to meet the rescue personnel of the army." β
Yan Qiang was extremely tired, and when she heard this, her expression changed, and she warned, "You go with us." β
"Okay, my highness, I'll follow later." Yan Yunkai smiled at her soothingly.
"No way!" Yan Qiang was not at ease.
Yan Yunkai looked at her very seriously, with a faint smile on his lips, and his words were very firm: "Sister-in-law, don't waste time." You know our family heirlooms, don't worry about me. β
Yan Qiang looked at the other three comrades-in-arms, and finally gritted her teeth, nodded, and led them away.
"Ahh
A wisp of black mist floated from behind the hill in the distance, followed by a huge humanoid black mist.
Yan Yunkai quickly grabbed a handful of cinnabar from the suitcase, drew a complex rune on the snow, he sealed his hands on his chest, and in an instant, the air fluctuated slightly, and a light golden Taishang Laojun edict seal appeared in the air.
The speed of the nightmare movement was very fast, Yan Yunkai landed a seal on the rune, turned his head and ran.
The runes on the snow emitted a golden light, and the light spread out, covering an area of nearly a hundred meters in the surrounding area. The nightmare touched the light, and its movements slowed down a little, but it still moved forward.
Yan Yunkai only then discovered that the large magic circle in this area actually had the effect of weakening the effect of other people's spells, and seeing that the nightmare was getting closer and closer, he could only shake the Sanqing Bell while running to buy time for himself.
"Yan Liuβ" A tiger roar pierced through the woods, and suddenly, a huge Siberian tiger jumped out, ran in front of him and braked sharply, and bowed down.
"Thanks!" Yan Yunkai turned over and stepped on the back of the Siberian Tiger, and the tiger demon led him all the way, and the oncoming wind blew his face painfully. He was squinting in the wind, and suddenly he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure, and when he turned his head, a black coat fell from the sky, covering his face.
In the warmth, Yan Yunkai took a deep breath, and a faint fragrance filled his nose. It's like the fragrance of the shower gel you are used to at home, and it's like the cold male fragrance you often use.
Zhao Pirate also came. He thought of this, and for some reason, lowered his head, a gentle smile on his lips.
"It's safe." Two minutes later, Zhong Yihu crouched down and let Yan Yun drive down, "I'll help Zhao steal the machine, you arrange the group of monks and Taoist priests, and you will be responsible for the excess." β
Yan Yunkai nodded and said, "Be careful." Someone transformed the Thunder Pool Formation into another large magic circle, which in addition to imprisoning the Nightmare, could also weaken the magic power of outsiders. β
Zhong Yihu shook his ears, indicating that he knew, and his sturdy body rushed out, and snow foam rose from under his four paws.
Zhao felt that something was wrong.
From the first step he stepped into this circle, he had a very uncomfortable feeling, and his heart subconsciously resisted this area.
The memory prohibition between the eyebrows was flashing again, Zhao Thief wiped the fine marks between the eyebrows with his thumb and fingertips, this was obviously not a good time to sort out the fragmentary memories, he suppressed the restlessness of the prohibition, raised his eyes, and looked coldly at the humanoid monster not far away.
Zhao Thief raised his hands virtually, palms facing each other, urging mana. For a while, the snow on the ground flew into the air, gathered and squeezed, turned into water, and condensed into countless hard and transparent ice picks. He waved his hand casually, and the sharp tops of the icicles were all directed towards the Nightmare, and the next moment, countless icicles stabbed at the Nightmare like sharp arrows.
The ice pick pierced through the nightmare's body, sending out wisps of black mist and scarring the humanoid form.
Zhao Thief frowned, and after a while, the hole in the humanoid monster's body had been filled, and the overflowing black mist would be sucked back into the body.
The nightmare was silent, and it was rapidly approaching him, and Zhao Theft Machine tiptoed lightly, swept through the air, turned around lightly, and stood behind it.
The Siberian tiger struck from the front of the nightmare, its claws tore open its body, and the mutilated body floated away, and it didn't take long for it to come back together.
The nightmare actively divided into two bodies, one facing the Siberian Tiger and the other facing Zhao Thief. The cold wind suddenly rose, the wind hunted, like ten thousand ghosts mourning together, and the whining sound contained a faint sense of resentment, confusing the souls of everyone.
"Pay attention! This nightmare wants to draw out the resentment in our hearts, so that it can take the opportunity to devour us! Zhong Yihu roared angrily, the tiger roar and the wind fused together, "What's wrong with you?!" β
The prohibition of Zhao Thief's eyebrows actually emitted a strong light, he snorted, endured the intense pain at this moment, and secretly resented this untimely unsealing.
β¦β¦ Resentment?
Aware of this, Zhao Theft suddenly sobered up, why was he resentful?
The nightmare turned into four doppelgangers, watching Zhao Thief from four directions, Zhao Thief pressed down with both hands, the snow powder was lifted, and in the vast white, he jumped up, but at the moment he landed, he noticed the surrounding magic circle, and shook his head.
The side of his face was streaked by a black mist, dripping dark red blood.
β¦β¦ Is this sealed memory of mine a source of resentment?
Many long-lost pictures surged in his mind at once, and his head seemed to explode, Zhao Thief knelt on one knee, covering the fine marks in the center of his eyebrows, and a strong light appeared from his fingers.
"Damn, why did your memory come back at this time!" Zhong Yihu saw what was wrong with him, and rushed forward to protect him in front of him, in case the nightmare took advantage of the situation and attacked him unprepared.
Zhao was in great pain, and the memory prohibition in the center of his eyebrows fell off at this moment, and a dazzling light enveloped his body.
A clear whistle pierced the mountain, Zhao Thief recovered his original body, and soared into the air, a pair of golden beast pupils were calm and indifferent, looking down at the situation on the ground.
"......" Zhong Yihu raised his head and looked, the tiger's body shook, "!" β