The night is like water.

In the basement, Luo Yuan was lying in his sleeping bag with his eyes closed.

Huang Jiahui couldn't sleep when she tossed and turned, so she simply didn't sleep, sat up from the sleeping bag, and whispered: "You have something to say, what's going on?" ”

Luo Yuan, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes: "Shhh, don't speak, there's movement." ”

Huang Jiahui just wanted to ask what was wrong, when she heard that there seemed to be some movement in the basement, she quickly held her breath, her heart was pounding, the basement was pitch black, and she was still in her sleeping bag, so she couldn't see what was happening outside at all.

It wasn't until Luo Yuan opened the sleeping bag that she saw a black shadow standing up from the place where everyone was sleeping behind the shelves, his movements were a little stiff, his steps were staggering, such a strange scene in the dark, even Huang Jiahui felt that the cold hairs on his back stood up.

She covered her mouth tightly, and her eyes glinted with horror.

Then she hurriedly took out her pistol, and was quickly stopped by Luo Yuan: "This is Ning Xiaoran, don't shoot." ”

Huang Jiahui breathed a sigh of relief, but Luo Yuan's next sentence made her almost exclaim.

"She's controlled by something, don't alarm her, see where she's going?" Luo Yuan said calmly, since he can't find that mutant creature, then put a line to fish, as long as he follows Ning Xiaoran, he will be able to find the culprit sooner or later.

Ning Xiaoran still seemed to be able to see in the dark, although she moved slowly, she was able to accurately bypass the obstacles every time, and walked towards the stairs in the basement step by step, her heavy footsteps were particularly clear in the dark.

"Hey, there's another one." Just as Ning Xiaoran was about to walk out of the basement, another figure staggered to his feet, it was Huo Dong.

The entire basement seemed to be filled with a trace of cold aura, making people feel cold, and as the basement baffle was opened by Ning Xiaoran at the front, one figure after another staggered to stand up and walked out of the basement.

In the end, even Master Wang, who was asleep before, could not be spared, and stood up with empty eyes as if sleepwalking, which frightened Huang Jiahui to grab Luo Yuan with his mission.

Mystery is the most terrifying, and many people are not even afraid of bullets but are afraid of ghosts, this is the truth.

Luo Yuan hurriedly grabbed Master Wang's arm, remembered the way he woke up Ning Xiaoran, and hurriedly provoked her with momentum, she screamed "ah" and woke up.

She was sleepy-eyed and obviously couldn't figure out the state, and saw Luo Yuan and Huang Jiahui both sitting in the sleeping bag, and asked suspiciously, "It's dawn outside?" People just had a nightmare that scared me to death! ”

"It's not dawn yet, but don't sleep yet, it's very dangerous now, if any of you finds someone asleep, wake her up immediately, and wait for me to come back!" Luo Yuan said solemnly.

At this time, Master Wang finally thought of what Luo Yuan had said at dinner, his face turned pale with fright, and he nodded desperately.

"Be careful, too!" Huang Jiahui also knew that Lu Dao couldn't help, and said worriedly.

"A little trouble, don't worry." Luo Yuan said easily, and then lifted the horse chopping knife and walked out of the tent.

Luo Yuan walked out of the villa, cautiously followed a few figures in front of him, and walked slowly.

He looked at his watch, it was already half past one in the evening, because of the dark clouds, he couldn't see his fingers outside, but the rain had stopped, the ground was wet, and there was a faint fragrance in the air.

Although it was dark outside, it didn't make any obstacles for Luo Yuan, I don't know if it was the reason for the enhancement of his physique, as long as there was a little glimmer of light, he would be able to see, not to mention that he also had the aid of perception, even in the darkest places, he could move freely.

Several people staggered, staggered, and walked straight along a straight line, and this road was vaguely the road that Ning Xiaoran had walked on during the day.

Several fluorescent mutant insects flew in the air like ghost fire, and there were bursts of commotion in the grass from time to time, but none of the mutant beasts attacked the group of people in front of them, as if they had a unique mark on their bodies, so that these mutant beasts did not dare to approach.

Maybe it was ten minutes, maybe it was half an hour, and a few people walked to Luo Yuan to find Ning Xiaoran's location during the day, but they still didn't stay and continued to walk forward.

At this time, Luo Yuan saw a faint figure in the corner of his eyes suddenly appearing in the grass in the distance, she was wearing a dress, full of long hair, her figure seemed to be a little transparent, she seemed to have no weight, floating around in the grass, he clearly saw that her feet did not touch the ground at all, it seemed to be flying.

His scalp exploded, and a chill rose from the tail vertebrae and spread throughout his body, and the momentum on his body involuntarily emanated.

At this time, she seemed to feel Luo Yuan, and suddenly turned her head, her transparent and gloomy face had a strange beauty, she smiled weirdly, but her smile had a trace of indescribable hideous horror, which made people feel cold.

Then, as if it appeared suddenly, it suddenly disappeared.

Luo Yuan's heart froze, and he looked back and forth, left and right, but he couldn't find her figure, and it seemed that she disappeared out of thin air.

"What's going on? What the hell is this thing? Luo Yuan's face was solemn, he had always been an atheist, but the scene in front of him was beyond the scope of comprehension.

"Ghosts? Evolver? Or is it directly to blame for the disappearance of all the survivors in this community? ”

Luo Yuan had never encountered such a situation, and he hesitated for a while, he watched the few people in front of him continue to move forward without being affected in the slightest, gritted his teeth, and continued to follow.

A mist rose from the grass, making the surroundings even more eerie.

As we continued to move forward, there were more and more ghost-like things, like ghosts, and in addition to people, there were also some ghosts of mutant beasts, floating around from time to time, but none of them came closer. It seems that there is something about him that keeps the spirits from coming closer.

Some of these spirits are solid, as if they were real, while others are dim, as if they could be dispersed by a gust of wind.

The rich aroma in the air made him feel a little familiar, faintly familiar.

He held down the hilt of his knife and walked forward step by step with a vigilant expression, he felt a familiar feeling around him, and he glanced left and right. He found that the neighborhood was the location of the villa he was going to move into.

As if feeling sensed, he stared at the locust tree that covered the villa.

The huge locust tree stood motionless in the dark, and the fragrance was even stronger than during the day, and he noticed that this tree was surprisingly large compared to the other trees in the community, almost two or three times the size of the other trees. Even in the last days, such a growth rate is clearly abnormal.

And he found that there didn't seem to be any mutated creatures around, everything seemed quiet, even the usual insect chirping disappeared, and it was too quiet.

He suddenly remembered something from his high school days, when he lived for a while at his grandmother's house in the countryside, which was very remote and the transportation was not developed, even in the 21st century, it was the same as in the eighties and nineties.

Remember that there are no locust trees planted there, as long as there are locust trees, they will be cut down directly. According to the legend, after death, the ghost will inhabit the body of the locust tree, making it impossible to reincarnate, so they call the locust tree a ghost tree. But he always scoffed at it, didn't believe it at all, and thought it was superstition.

But now that I really see the ghost, I have to believe it.

Nowadays, all creatures are mutating, whether it is the mutant beast that looks very similar to the dragon encountered before, or the huge orangutan that looks like King Kong, many creatures are faintly showing the phenomenon of mythical creatures.

Even if the locust tree is mutated, it is not something unimaginable that can really inhabit ghosts.

The fog around it grew thicker and thicker, dancing as if it were alive.

Seeing that several people were getting closer and closer to the locust tree, and the ghosts nearby were gradually becoming denser, Luo Yuan felt that he couldn't drag it any longer, he quickened his pace, and soon caught up with a few people, knocking on the back of his neck, a few people just fell to the ground, and a sharp sound that was indistinguishable to the naked ears suddenly rushed into his mind, and his mind was blank for a moment, and his footsteps staggered, and he immediately returned to normal.

Immediately, as if receiving some signal, countless ghosts poured over like a tide, and the number was as high as thousands.

He came back to his senses, sneered, and the momentum of his whole body suddenly spread, and a mutant beast ghost with an almost transparent figure, just wanted to get closer, as if it was blown by the strong wind, and the body that was impacted by the momentum collapsed, turning into a little starlight and disappearing into the air.

Luo Yuan was still a little unsure before, but after seeing the effect of the momentum at this time, he couldn't help but feel relieved. These things are just dealing with some ordinary people, and for him, they are not even as good as some low-level mutant beasts.

Under the impact of momentum, even those bodies could not support for long, and the surface of the illusory bodies seemed to be blown by a strong wind, producing fierce ripples, and in the continuous agitation, these illusory bodies quickly dimmed, and then burst like a balloon full of gas in an instant.

Luo Yuan advanced step by step, and the momentum on his body became stronger and stronger, and there were more than a dozen, or even dozens of ghosts, bursting in the air at each step, turning into countless star spots.

Several ghosts that almost turned into physical humanoid spirits, against the impact of momentum, floated from the ghosts to Luo Yuan, the impact of the momentum on them seemed to be minimal, the hideous and distorted faces exuded an eerie light in the darkness, and even the nearby air was distorted in the endless resentment of these ghosts, forming various illusions.

But as soon as these ghosts approached, they were instantly swept by several sudden blades.

The ghost's body slammed, and for a moment there was an expression of relief on his face, and then it collapsed, bursting into countless points of light that seemed to be substance.

Luo Yuan's body shook, feeling a dizziness in his brain, and he found that in just a few swords, his will had consumed one-tenth of it. You must know that even if Lu Dao usually slashes at the body of a blue-level mutant beast, it can't consume that much.

In fact, whether in novels, film and television works, or Taoist classics, only the soul with great resentment after death can form a resentful spirit, and resentment is, in essence, the will. Using the sword formed by the will to deal with the ghost, in essence, is a collision between wills, either you die or I die, and the consumption is naturally amazing.

Although Luo Yuan's will seems to be only thirteen points, some soldiers who are struggling in life and death may be stronger than him, but his will is highly condensed, like an iron block repeatedly beaten into a steel knife, with amazing lethality, so that even the ghost whose will is stronger than Luo Yuan is killed by a knife under such a will.

Fortunately, the number of such ghosts was extremely small, Luo Yuan killed eight or nine, and they were all gone, but the will was also greatly consumed.

Only a few minutes after the battle began, the spirits began to thin out.

Just when Luo Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly there seemed to be an earthquake of magnitude seven or eight on the ground, the whole earth shook, and the rumbling loud sound sounded like a series of thunder, and a dangerous house full of cracks nearby couldn't stand the shaking and collapsed with an uproar.

Luo Yuan was shocked and unsteady on his feet.

"Not good!" His face changed suddenly, and his body instinctively leaned forward.

Almost at the same time, the earth exploded, a large number of mud and stone water droplets flew everywhere, and the next moment, a twisted and knotted black thick tree root rose from the ground and swept towards Luo Yuan.

This locust tree is obviously not just as simple as being able to raise ghosts and drive away ghosts, it also has a strong aggressiveness, and in terms of the concealment of the attack, it is better than the corrosive earthworm, if it weren't for Luo Yuan's quick reaction, I am afraid that he would die directly.

He dodged the attack, didn't look back, and rushed directly towards the locust tree, staggering forward under his feet, and his high-speed body movement knocked the surrounding grass upside down.

Behind Luo Yuan, the earth kept making explosive loud noises, and one after another, the roots of the trees, like black giant whips pulled from the ground, smashed towards Luo Yuan one after another.

His body is flexible like a civet cat, running and jumping, under the effect of perception, he seems to be an unpredictable prophet every time, often before the attack arrives, his body has been flexibly dodged. The explosive amount of force swollen in his body, as if it was filled with endless power, and thirteen points of physical strength were enough to sustain him for a longer battle.

The ground is full of bones, densely packed, as you get close to the locust tree, there are more and more bones, almost covering the entire ground, and most of the people in the community are afraid to die at the hands of this locust tree.

Luo Yuan is indifferent by nature, at least he rarely has sympathy for the life or death of strangers. But then he remembered the effect of anger, and under the intentional hypnosis, a monstrous anger suddenly arose in his heart, burning like a flame.

The horse chopping knife instantly lit up with a layer of brilliant light, and then covered the whole body, as if even the body began to burn.

Although there was no intentional control, perhaps it was the subconscious control of the will, this layer of brilliance was slightly different from the blade on the blade, and it seemed that it was not lethal, but defensive, and the surrounding weeds were bounced away by an invisible but resilient force before they could get close to the body.

The ground kept shaking, and at this time, the huge locust tree was already staggering and standing, looking like a tree man in Western legends, and even the center of the main trunk had vaguely formed a vague face with rough bark.