The black-robed man looked at it coldly, "What's strange, it has something to do with the geological structure here." There may be geothermal heat underneath the soil, and it may even include the fact that the forest was formed by the siltation of soil after a volcanic eruption. ”

July was grim, and said with sympathy and pity: "Bury the child." As he spoke, he prepared to hug the corpse of the "centipede", there may still be a huge number of lifeforms like "centipedes" in the dense forest, and the dark and damp environment is suitable for their growth, and they may be encountered again in the last night, and then it will be dangerous.

July and Ning Yun worked together to pick up the corpse, dragged the long centipede body into the dirt pit, and curled up the body into a clump before they could barely fit him. The rest of the work was to fill in the earth, and the two women had no tools at hand, so they threw handfuls of dirt into the pit until the pit was filled.

July stood in front of the completed mound of proposed graves with his hands folded, chanting scriptures in the Miao language, with a reverent body and a serene and calm demeanor, "May you pass away and never suffer from this torture again in the next life." ”

Later, the two of them built a small hill out of stones in front of the filled grave, which looked like a pile of rubble.

"The two crazy women are endless." Dig a pit and bury it, even if you have to set up a monument. He muttered impatiently, "Alright, we're going to hurry up during the day, and we might run into something like this at night." The black-robed man pointed to the two men's masterpieces on the ground.

"I really don't understand what you're doing with building a grave."

Ning Yun squinted angrily, in fact, she couldn't understand what July wanted to do, and secretly leaned into the root of July's ears, "Girl, it's quite laborious to dig a pit, you still have to get a dirt bag?" ”

July pulled Ning Yun away before he said mysteriously: "Do you want to know why?" ”

Ning Yun muttered, "Strange, to remember that child? "Every time you walk through a place, you are unlikely to come back, and even you don't feel that the thankless things are meaningless.

"I'm afraid, we won't find his grave."

Ning Yun's heart was shocked, what was the girl talking about, looking for his grave?

July made a silent gesture, as if he was afraid of being heard by something in the woods, and said with a smile: "He's not dead. You've seen Gu worms a lot, haven't you noticed what centipedes look like when they die? ”

If it weren't for the July reminder, she would probably have overlooked this detail. Yes, when the centipede died completely, its whole body was curled up, how could I not notice it. But when the child died just now, the corpse was obviously spread out, and the centipede-like body was straight and upright, could he be pretending to be dead?

"Okay, I almost fooled him." The exclamations were rushed to cover the mouth of July.

"Let's go back and dig up the boy's grave. It hurts my mother and me so hard, a handful of soil and a handful of blood and tears. Ning Yun cursed in a low voice, looking at the broken finger aggrievedly.

July made an inference based on biological habits, and she only had suspicions, but she couldn't be sure. Because, this creature is a combination of a human and a Gu worm, and its habits may not be all affected by the Gu worm, which means that he may really be dead. Besides, the reason why she buried him was for another purpose.

The black-robed man also posted curiously, "The centipede is not dead?" It had been some time since the three of them had left the mound, and he turned his head to look in the direction where the centipede was buried, "What are you planning to do?" ”

He was reasoning that if the "centipede" was not dead, it was playing dead. Will he inevitably flee when he finds it safe, does July want to follow him? However, the number of "centipedes" in the forest is not a few, and after nightfall, it is basically their world. They can be said to be the top creatures of the food chain in this forest, if there are no other powerful creatures.

Before July could answer, he had already guessed clearly, "You're playing with fire." ”

July whispered to him to exchange ideas, in the wizard's mind, the unknown number of Gu spells is a fatal temptation, but July's purpose is not like this. The three of them chose a hidden place, and decided not to leave the dense forest for the time being, waiting for darkness to come.

The whole day passed, and the forest was always quiet, and it seemed that there were no other creatures in the forest except for the "centipedes" that had been seen. They feed on the sap of the trees and only come out at nightfall.

After resting for more than ten hours, the three of them looked full of energy, and after calculating the time in July, it should have been about eight o'clock in the night, and the day lasted for 6 hours.

July got up, "Let's go back." ”

The black-robed man said, "Do you still know the way?" "There is no sense of direction in the dense forest, and the surrounding trees are almost the same size and thickness, how do she confirm the direction?

After a period of groping, the three of them cautiously returned to the grave where the "centipede" was buried during the day, and the grave made of stones stood out in the night, and everyone knew that there was a non-human and non-insect corpse buried underneath. Only, is he really still in it now?

Ning Yun had already found a branch and was about to dig up the mound, and there was always an inexplicable fear in his heart, even if he knew what was buried inside.

The black-robed man froze and asked, "Are you sure?" ”

July said calmly: "I'm sure." ”

There were traces of new soil all around, and there was no sign of damage to the grave, but July was vaguely aware that the soil layer was empty. In order to confirm her suspicions, she insists on digging up the graves, strange life forms, and July must figure out how they came to be and why they exist.

Since it was fresh soil that had just been buried during the day, it was much easier to dig it up again. After the stone pile was moved, the soil was excavated layer by layer, and it took more than ten minutes to reach a depth of one meter.

When they reached the depth of burial, they all felt inexplicably excited.

When he saw the empty tomb, Ning Yun's face was slightly condensed, his scalp almost exploded, and he screamed, "Empty, empty." And sure enough, he ran. However, where he ran away, Ning Yun couldn't guess no matter how he guessed, the bottom was complete, and there was no trace of the grave being broken.

"Cunning stuff." Ning Yun looked at July, July still had a calm expression, everything was as she expected.

I knew that he would be roasted before he was buried, Ning Yun regretted it, why didn't he think about cremating that thing in the first place.

"Firelight." July took the torch and threw it into the pit, the soil was soft and soft, as if it had been deliberately turned over, and the roots of unknown vines and plants were neatly broken in the soil.

"Run, it's soft underneath the dirt." The centipede can burrow into the ground, he did not choose to crawl out of the ground, but July is well aware of the habits of such animals, so he deliberately buried him.

As soon as the branches were poked, the reddish-brown soil collapsed instantly, revealing a deep black hole, and the surrounding soil fell into the hole, and the hole was about the size of a person's waist, and I don't know how deep it was.

Call! Looking at the deep hole, Ning Yun took a deep breath and said tremblingly: "Girl, we won't go down." ”

What a joke, God knows where this hole leads, in case it is a mockery of centipedes. In the underground, no matter how great the ability is, it can't be used, and being besieged by a nest of centipedes will be fatal, the black-robed man said: "I advise you to stop here, we are not here to study animals." ”

Looking down twice, the entrance of the cave was surrounded by dense Gu insect footprints, which could be confirmed to be a hole caused by the centipede's foot excavation, July lifted the torch, and the firelight swept over the faces of everyone present who were pale with surprise, "No, you two are guarding on it, I plan to go down and have a look." ”

Ning Yun couldn't help but yelled at the black-robed man: "A man who has no seed is really afraid of death the older he gets. Girl, I'll go down with you. ”

You! was abused many times by a girl, even if he was qualitatively good, he was inevitably annoyed, and his head was dizzy, "Okay, I also want to see what their nest is like." ”

The soil below was soft and damp, and the torches were extinguished in July to prevent the flammable gases that might be there. I took out another bottle of ceramic bottle, sprinkled some medicinal powder and smeared it on the outer layer of bare ~ exposed skin, and when everything was ready, I slowly "squeezed" it down with both hands to support the hole.

The entrance to the cave is narrow, and only one person can barely pass through, but fortunately, the soil is relatively soft, and the entrance is immediately much larger when squeezed slightly. I don't know how long I have to crawl in the cave, but July estimated the approximate time and distance of the next three people, and if they didn't reach the bottom halfway through, the three of them would have to go back the same way.

During the walk, July was at the forefront of the cave, winding through several bends, and a faint puff of damp smoke spread through the cave.

The smoke was mixed with the smell of various ingredients, and it always smelled a little inexplicably weird, like the feces of Gu worms, and the fragrance of earth, and even the smell of medicinal powder that could not be distinguished in July.

As soon as there was a pause in front of him, Ning Yun's head arched to July's buttocks. Unable to communicate verbally, she stabbed July in the limb, and July came back to her senses and continued to crawl forward.

Suddenly, a fork in the space ahead. It is estimated that the three of them are only a shallow vertical distance of three meters from the ground, but there is only one "centipede", how can there be two forks?

The winding passages in the cave suddenly opened up, and the fresh air that came in from the nose made July wonder if it was still underground. The diameter of the hole has been further expanded to allow three people to walk side by side without having to crawl on their backs.

Ning Yun held his breath and spit it out violently, cleaning up the mixed soil in his mouth, "Bah, suffocate me." "It's going to be reduced to drilling wormholes, but this wormhole is the largest wormhole I've ever seen.

The black-robed man approached, and the three of them walked side by side, "Is there a fork?" ”