Chapter 12: Regenerative Twists and Turns
This fierce battle is really ten million times more sinister than the last "tiger swallowing python" incident.
The corpse had obviously fallen into the abyss for a long time, and everyone was still holding their breath, quietly watching the abyss under their feet. As if waiting for its giggling laughter to make a comeback.
"That'...... What the hell is that...... What ......" Yang Wei gasped and stammered.
"I don't know...... You ask me...... I don't know......" Lu Lie was still holding the cannibal, his tongue was knotted when he spoke, "I haven't seen it...... I haven't seen it...... The only thing that is certain is ...... This tree is really weird...... Ever since I got up the tree, all sorts of strange things have poured out......"
After all, the cannibal has experienced countless moments of life and death, and is far calmer than others. But this is the first time I have encountered such a mysterious thing. He was shocked in his heart: the strength of the five of us was only barely able to repel that beast. What if I were alone in a giant tree?
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and for a moment he forgot to push away Lu Lie, who was still holding him.
Li Yuan suddenly said: "Straighten it out and continue to climb." Don't sleep tonight. ”
These people had just gone through a fierce battle, their bodies were stiff, their legs and feet were weak, especially the very beautiful ones who continuously mobilized Qi Qi, they were already so tired that they hung on the hemp rope and couldn't move. I was hoping that the team would stop and be able to fix it well. As soon as Li Yuan said this, the people immediately became angry.
The cannibal glanced at Li Yuan with ulterior motives and smiled: "Don't forget. Of the six corpses hanging below, one was thrown down by me, one was just killed by us, and four more.
"If you don't want to climb up, just stay here. The old man has only one request, when the time comes, stay here and die, don't leave a complete corpse for yourself before you die, don't end up inexplicably becoming a monster, you have to let the old man go into the ground for you. Not good. ”
When everyone thought of the four corpses waiting to be completed five hundred meters below, they didn't know what was going on with them now, whether they had opened their eyes and moved to crawl in their direction. It's chilling. I don't care about complaining, and I climb harder than anyone else.
Along the way, the five of them looked at each other speechless, except for the heavy wheezing sound of physical exhaustion. The atmosphere was much more depressing.
If you encounter an ordinary beast on this giant tree, no matter how fierce it is, it is just an animal. They are confident that they can fight with them with wits and courage, even if they are defeated, it is a big deal to be buried in the Five Organs Temple, and they will be a man again twenty years later.
It's just that, thinking of the seemingly inhuman thing just now, Lu Lie and the others would rather face a hundred tigers and a hundred lions than touch it again. Thinking that the owner of the corpse would not be at peace after his death, even the cannibal shuddered. Because they're not sure if they're killed by that "thing" and if they're going to be transformed into what it is?
What is it, how did it come to be, and who made it?
Why did a good person become like this? Is it (or he) still a form of life? What is it that kills six people?
The most important thing is, is there any such thing as that kind of "thing" in the height of the giant tree, or is there something more ridiculous and weird?
Lu Lie looked at the misty clouds above the giant tree, and secretly felt a chill in his heart: What happened in the place where we couldn't see?
The whole team was trapped and worried, and now the only ones who maintained their vitality in the team were the cannibals and Li Yuan.
"Brother Li," the cannibal raised his axe and smashed it into the heights, chatting with Li Yuan who was following him as he climbed up, "When I traveled to Nanwu, I once heard that there was a kind of exorcism that resembled a secret art, which could make the dead stand up from the pavilion and make actions such as serving tea, bowing, laughing, crawling, etc., which the locals called 'zombies'. Is what we just ran into in the tree just a zombie at work?"
"Exorcising ghosts and the like, pretending to be ghosts, deceiving the world and stealing fame. Li Yuan said lightly, "Nanwu is a lot of pretentious and sinister people. The theory of zombies is also mostly spread by foolish believers, and it is just a false rumor. I, Li Yuan, have never believed in ghosts and gods, let alone the ability to resurrect the dead in this world. ”
"Oh?" the cannibal smiled, "I don't see that you don't believe in ghosts and gods, and how do you explain the existence of your mystic branch, how do you explain the existence of this giant tree that reaches the sky, and how do you explain the 'beast' we just encountered?"
"The study of secret arts, with Qi Qi as the fulcrum and itself as the furnace, transforms the essence of heaven and earth, balances the yin and yang of all things, and has its own principles, and does not destroy the laws of heaven and earth. Li Yuan replied, "No matter how clever a mystic is, he has his own laws to follow. As long as you understand it, you can break it. Li Yuan believes that everything in this world abides by a certain law of all things, and the reason why we feel that all kinds of unbelievable things are just that we have not yet realized it.
He took out a small white bottle from his bosom, "Old man." There was a strange aura from the corpse just now, and I had already collected some of it. When we get to safety, I'll study it whenever I have time, and maybe get a chance to see how it works. I suspect that this is just a special secret technique, and there is no need to panic at all. ”
"Good, good. The cannibal touched his chin and nodded approvingly, "I see that you are a mystic, you are clearly a scientist." ”
Just as the two of them were talking and laughing and continuing to climb up, Lu Lie under him suddenly roared like thunder: "It's not good!
The cannibal and Li Yuan lowered their heads, and when they saw that no matter how calm they were, they were so shocked that the blood in their heads was about to coagulate.
The head of the corpse, which had clearly been killed, flew down from the abyss like a vulture. At this moment, it was less than a hundred meters from the bottom of its feet, cracking its big mouth and laughing wildly at the five of its own people.