Chapter 11: The Soul That Sheds Suffering
"Bang!"
A blazing flame rose from the ground, engulfing the intruders who had set foot on the forbidden ground.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Faced with the temptation of food, the ghouls lost control of their consciousness, and their footsteps finally stepped on the line of death that Ah Yi had prepared for them in advance.
It was one mechanical bomb after another that had been activated, and the power of the explosion was nearly twenty meters in radius, and it was hard to imagine that they were held in the hand no larger than a fist. The sound of the explosion was like thunder, shaking people's eardrums and causing them to breathe.
"Bang!"
Another group of ghouls were engulfed in the flames of the explosion, and in that range, no life would survive the incident, even a small piece of iron shavings the size of a fingernail had a terrible power, and with the help of the fireworks, the ghoul's body could not resist that force, and the body was easily pierced like a piece of paper.
But after all, it's a one-off. supplies, when they run out, they are gone.
Hundreds of meters away, Ah Yi clenched his fists, just twisted his head to look behind him, and then his eyes fell on those thorough ghouls who had never died, and most of the ghouls who ran behind narrowly escaped this disaster.
Ah Yi picked up a bone spur about 100 centimeters long that flew from the explosion under his feet with a cold face.
It was a ghoul with the lower half of his body blown away, and the foul smell of burnt flesh and skin all over his body, and he was still stubbornly naked. His arms were crawling on the ground, and the internal organs of his abdomen were dragging behind him, and blood was so red that it was black.
If it weren't for the difference in species, it would have earned a martyr's medal for its actions.
"Sting!"
Ah Yi walked over and inserted a bone spur into its eye socket, piercing through the back of its head. Under the strong pressure of the force, its almost pupil-free eyeballs were squeezed, and the juice that flowed out was as sticky as black sesame paste overflowing from cracked rice balls.
Killing a ghoul with smooth and skillful movements, Ah waved his hand and led the group to retreat, and the ammunition they were carrying was almost consumed.
"Bang!"
A ghoul who had scrambled up from the ground was re-shot, and the hot bullets hit its body like the force of a powerful hydraulic press, and its body was shattered like a clay sculpture, and hot flesh was splattered everywhere.
"Whew!"
With a heavy breath, Zhou He twisted his stiff neck, his gaze swept over their faces, how to describe their expressions of losing their companions?
Calm ······
Yes, their faces were calm and frightening, but fortunately, their eyes finally showed anger. Looking up at the sky, the giant eagle that grabbed its prey and fled away has long since disappeared.
"Help."
Da Fifteen put the gun behind his back, gently patted Zhou He's shoulder, then bent down and hugged the roller stuck in the crack in the stone.
Zhou He's gaze swept over the ground, and it was a few clusters of blood-stained feathers, feathers the size of a fan, and a faint luster, which had fallen from the giant eagle's body. It should have been hit, but the injuries inflicted on it were not fatal, so it was allowed to leave leisurely, taking a human life with it.
Taking a deep breath and calming down, Zhou He diverted his attention from what had just happened, and together with Da Fifteen, pulled out the roller that had fallen into the crack in the stone. The team stopped advancing, and the rest of the group checked their weapons, prepared to shoot, and retreated in response to Ah Yi's group.
The group of ghouls was almost eighty percent blown up by those powerful mechanical bombs, so the fifteenth led the rest of the people, and after Ah Yi's group of people retreated, they launched an attack on the few remaining ghouls.
After the smoke passed, all that remained was a puddle of hot flesh on the ground, or a ghoul that was not completely dead and twitched on the ground. In this small enemy sniper battle, the human side won with powerful weapons.
"Tweet ——!"
The damn giant eagle reappeared in view, hovering over the crowd, intentionally or unintentionally. What purpose does it seem to have?
A black shadow fell rapidly in the air, and then fell heavily to the ground as the crowd hurriedly retreated, making a crisp 'click' sound.
It was a horrific scene:
Falling from the sky was the remains of a corpse, the flesh had been pecked away, it was the big twenty-four who had just been captured by the giant eagle. His body was returned by the Giant Eagle.
The skin on the corpse's face was still there, and some of its expressions showed a look of horror, but it was already stiff, one eyeball had been cut by a sharp claw, and black liquid was flowing all over the face.
As he fell to the ground without any cushioning, his skeleton scattered like a vertical building block.
This scene seems to have a great impact on people's visual and psychological impact.
What a cruel scene that must have been? Zhou He closed his eyes, and the emotions of weakness and anger condensed in his mind, making him lose control of reason little by little, which was the most terrifying. He thought, clenched his fists hard, condensed an unprecedented force, to gaze, to face everything in front of him, he had heard that when fear acts on the human body, it can stimulate and increase the ability of the human brain to think, and it can also give courage!
Is it a provocation? Or is it because the bullet wounded it, remembering the vendetta?
Zhou He raised his head and stared at the giant eagle, the gun on his back was held in his arms, and his hand clutched the hilt. This damn eagle, seems to remember this group of people on the ground because they wounded it?
Someone is patting themselves on the shoulder.
Zhou He twisted his head, it was Ah Yi.
"The sixth mother-in-law said: Only the soul that is free from the captivity of the skin can truly get rid of suffering."
He earnestly repeated what the sixth mother-in-law had said to him.
The remains, which had been left with a few ribs and leg bones, were gathered up and placed in a freshly dug pit of earth, covered with earth mixed with carbon shavings, and placed a stone and a piece of jerky on a small bulging bag of earth. There are no other rituals other than the custom of burrowing into the earth, which is still preserved.
"We will live, and we will live for the dead."
Ah Yi then patted him on the shoulder and glanced at the giant eagle hovering in the air: "But······ We've got to keep going. ”
Zhou He nodded, his tense muscles relaxed a lot, turned around and bowed to the bulging little dirt bag, then collected his complex and chaotic emotions and followed the team to move forward. The atmosphere seems to be much quieter, perhaps because of the change in mentality, there is a deficit in feelings.
"Chirp!"
It hissed in the sky, hovering over the crowd, its sharp gaze fixed on the backs of the crowd. After half an hour or so, it seemed to lose its patience, and its huge wings were retracted again.
"Whoosh!"
Swooping down like black lightning.
"Spread out!"
Ah Yi issued a warning.
Zhou He turned around, he guessed that it would definitely make some moves, his eyes stared at the rapidly falling black shadow, his body froze in place, but the gun in his hand had already been raised, and the muzzle was pointing upward: Come on, I have ironclad evidence to judge your sins!
His lips moved slightly, and he didn't say anything.
Getting closer!
In just two beats of the heart, the distance between it and the crowd is reduced by more than half, and the speed is too fast to catch.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”
Dense gunfire rang out, but most of it seemed to be empty. Ah Jiu was still holding the gun, he waited attentively and patiently, waiting for the moment when it spread its wings, and before catching its prey, it would spread its wings, slow down, and then ······
Ah Yi quickly turned the muzzle of the gun and aimed it at Zhou He's oblique upwards, which was a judgment of the giant eagle's flight trajectory.
It's close!
Zhou He's pupils contracted slightly, and his arms holding the gun were a little stiff. The feeling scared him, his legs losing strength, and he felt a cold drop of sweat running down his cheeks.
There was a moment of darkness in the horizon, its figure was too large, but it could be vaguely seen that it was sticking out a pair of claws that were strong enough to crush the rocks. The huge wings spread out, setting off a strong wind.
"Bang!"
In that moment, Zhou He felt that his body was violently knocked out and thrown to the ground, and then he heard two gunshots rang out at the same time.
The huge black shadow lost control of its speed and slammed into the ground, rolling forward, plowing a long pit in the ground. The dust kicked up obscured people's vision.
"Teacher Zhou, are you okay?"
The fifteenth pressed on Zhou He, supported his body with both hands, and grinned at him, revealing a mouthful of big black teeth.
"Ahem."
He coughed, relieved himself, and nodded to the fifteenth: "Thank you." ”
"Hey."
Da Fifteen got up from Zhou He and said with a smile: "What's that, the sixth mother-in-law instructed me to protect you, you are the only intellectual person in our village." ”
Are there any intellectuals in our village?
Zhou He was slightly stunned, then showed a smile, supported his body with both hands, and his eyes fell on the corpse of the giant eagle that was killed by Ah Yi and Ah Jiu, its claws were still twitching slightly, and there were many bullet holes on its huge wings, but the fatal wound was the bowl-sized blood hole under its neck and throat, which was bubbling out with bright red blood.
"It's a pity that I didn't have such a good time firing it myself."
Zhou He felt a little regretful, got up from the ground, and patted his buttocks. As for refilling the gun, he was not without this idea, but he felt that there was no need to waste ammunition.
"But finally killed the damn big guy."
The resentment that had accumulated in his chest gradually disappeared with its death, but it was inexplicably much heavier. He couldn't tell whether this was hypocrisy, or because he had never experienced it, so his heart fluctuated so much.