Chapter 21: The Lair of the Dead
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As soon as Ding Yao stepped into the abyss-like ink-colored void yin hole, his whole body was aroused by an extremely cold yin qi and aroused several layers of goosebumps, not only that, but even his mind seemed to be stagnant, and it took a few seconds for the rapidly surging vitality in his body to return to normal. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
There was no light in the darkness of the Void Yin Cave, and even if you looked back at the entrance of the cave, the light that penetrated through the ice mist seemed to be swallowed up by an invisible barrier, and it did not play any role in illuminating at all.
The complete darkness and extremely cold cold made Ding Yao very uncomfortable, and his scalp was numb, he couldn't help but pull out the giant axe behind him, and poured the vitality into his body from the axe handle, and on the blade of the axe, a faint layer of fire immediately came out, becoming a simple torch.
But even with this faint firelight, Ding Yao could still only see the situation in less than half a zhang around him, and his pace of progress was very slow.
Fortunately, although it was dark in the Void Yin Cave, the road seemed to be only straight, two meters wide, and Ding Yao walked hundreds of meters without encountering a fork. But although there was no fork in the road, the road in the cave seemed to have no end, and the sound of footsteps on the solid ground could not be heard, and it seemed that not only the light, but even the sound was swallowed up by the darkness.
In such an environment, if an ordinary person comes, he is afraid that the distance of tens of meters will scare his legs trembling, and he will retreat and escape outside the cave, after all, his ears and eyes are so restricted, no normal person will be too bearable.
But Ding Yao walked on without changing his face!
In addition to the faint light of fire on the giant axe, the figure in his cloak also seemed to be a part of the darkness in the cave, and there was no panic in the two eyes that reflected the faint light, but a trace of calmness, carefully looking at the space within half a zhang, trying to find the secret of the disappearance of those settlement members.
His figure kept moving forward in the void yin cave like this, and the faint light seemed to be extinguished at any time, but it kept blooming and supporting.
......
Under the dark blue night sky, a faint cool breeze drifted in the mouth of the quicksand, blowing over countless towering boulders, tall giant trees, bringing the sound of salsa, and then also blowing through a shadow standing quietly at the mouth of the lotus cave.
When the time had passed, Hua Lan still hadn't fallen asleep. Her mind was weighed down by several things, and a sense of uneasiness throbbed, and she couldn't just close her eyes.
Lao Tie, who has life characteristics but has died, Lit, whose behavior and temperament have changed inexplicably, and Ding Yao, who has not returned since she went to collect medicine for Xiaoshun, made her frown on the stone bed for most of the hour, and she did not feel the slightest sleep.
In desperation, she sighed and put on a thin coat, walked out of the cave and began to look up at the starry sky.
Perhaps the lights in the quicksand were scarce, and the clouds and mist in the sky were scattered, Hua Lan looked up and saw countless starlight, although it was not as dazzling as the three golden suns in the daytime, but it also had an amazing brightness, dotted in the air with a thin band of light like cicada wings, and like a bright gem dust, sprinkled all over the sky.
Standing under such a beautiful scenery, Hua Lan's pale skin was slightly lit by the starlight, and the static figure was like a fairy under the pen of a painter, who didn't know why he stayed in the world, leaving a beauty that did not belong to the world.
Smack!
The sound of soft footsteps came, which made Hua Lan's eyes fall, and the expression of frowning disappeared from her face, turning into an indifferent look towards the comer.
There are only a few people who can escape her perception, and this steady and steady footsteps made Hua Lan immediately realize the identity of the person who came.
"Brother Vence. ”
The person who came approached, burly and with a kind smile on his face, was the first master of quicksand spit, Vence.
He smiled at Hua Lan and nodded: "Doctor Hua, it's so late, are you watching the night view?"
A faint smile appeared on Hua Lan's face: "Hmm...... But I forgot, it's Brother Vence who is on duty tonight, and I'm causing you trouble. ”
Vence hurriedly shook his head: "No, no, no." However, Dr. Hua hasn't slept at this time, is there something on his mind?"
With concern in his tone, Hua Lan sighed softly: "There is indeed something in my heart......
"Oh, if you have something to worry about, why don't you tell me about it?"
Hua Lan looked at Wang's concerned face, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's about the sick Lao Tie. ”
"What's wrong with him?"
"He ......" Hua Lan paused, turned his head and looked into the cave, before he gritted his teeth and said: "I said in the afternoon, Lao Tie didn't have any wounds on his body, but he couldn't wake up, it should be something mentally wrong." ”
"Yes, and you said that the current conditions of the quicksand spit are not sufficient to examine this aspect. ”
"That's what I said, but I ended up giving it a go...... I used the means of vitality to infiltrate Lao Tie's brain and conduct an examination!"
A look of surprise flashed across Vence's face.
The extremely fragile part of the brain, without excellent vitality control ability, can easily cause damage to it, but looking at Hua Lan's tone, she seems to have successfully completed this step, this kind of skill is completely beyond the level of a soldier-level beginner ability.
Surprised, Vence then asked, "Did you find anything?"
"Yes! I found out that Lao Tie's entire brain was actually dead a long time ago!"
"What?"
Hua Lan nodded affirmatively, and said to Vence again: "Lao Tie is actually dead!"
Wangs's expression suddenly became extremely strange, and his eyes were full of faint suspicion when he looked at Hua Lan.
Hua Lan sighed in his heart, he had already had a premonition of this kind of look, after all, although Lao Tie was unconscious, from his appearance, where could a dead man have the complexion?
"Brother Vence, I know this matter is a bit difficult to ......"
"I believe in you!"
Four extremely short and powerful words came out of Wangs's mouth, interrupting Hua Lan's original words.
Hua Lan's beautiful eyes looked at Vence in surprise, and in those eyes, she did see the light of trust.
"Brother Vence, I ......"
"Doctor Hua!" Vence interrupted Hua Lan again: "You are the only doctor in the quicksand spit, because of you, the quicksand spit can have the strength it has today, including me, almost everyone in the settlement has inherited your life-saving grace, and in terms of saving people, you are the only authority in the settlement, so I absolutely believe in your diagnosis of Lao Tie!"
The seriousness of the words made Hua Lan's heart suddenly feel a little moved, and she smiled a little embarrassedly: "The grace of saving lives is too much, as a doctor, I naturally want to try my best to help everyone treat their injuries, but I don't have to take it to heart." ”
Vence was very serious: "Maybe what you have done is just a dedication to yourself, but it is still a life-saving grace for us who have benefited, which cannot be denied." So Doctor Hua, you don't have to worry about your words not being trusted by others, since Lao Tie has died, Doctor Hua, you just need to think about how to find out the cause of his death now, and leave all other things to me to be responsible for!"
Hua Lan opened her mouth several times to speak, but when she saw Wang's firm eyes, she finally turned into a soft sigh and two gentle words: "Thank you!"
Wangs grinned: "Doctor Hua doesn't need to see me, you should rest assured, the quicksand spit can't be without you!"
"Got it, I'm going to lie down, and I won't disturb Brother Vence for the night. ”
"Ha, okay, good night to Dr. Nahua!"
Vence said goodnight and was about to turn around and go to another place for inspection, but Hua Lan at the entrance of the cave looked at his back and suddenly stopped him again: "Brother Vence, wait!"
Vence turned around, a little puzzled, "Is there anything else, Doctor Hua?"
Hua Lan hesitated and said softly, "I still have something I want to ask Brother Wangsi for verification." ”
"What's the matter?"
“...... I don't know if you think Brother Vence, Brother Little has become a little strange recently?"
"Little?" Vence was stunned: "No, he looks normal!"
"That's it......" Hua Lan thought for a while, and finally smiled at Wangs: "Maybe it's my delusion! Don't bother Brother Wangs, I'll go rest first!"
After saying that, Hua Lan turned around and walked into the lotus cave.
Outside the cave, Vence looked at Hua Lan's figure disappearing at the entrance of the cave with some doubts, bowed his head and thought for a while, then left the lotus cave and disappeared into the night.
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Darkness can not only obscure the vision of the eyes, but it can also confuse the perception of time.
Ding Yao didn't know how long he had been walking in the Void Yin Cave, maybe it was an hour, maybe two hours, anyway, his footsteps had not stopped, and the road in front of him had never reached the end.
Fortunately, his will is extremely strong, so that he can persist in the boring and terrifying forward movement in the dark.
Syllable!
The footsteps suddenly stopped, and Ding Yao's hand touching the stone wall in the cave suddenly felt a different curve.
The stone wall unfolded two arcs along Ding Yao's hand, which was very round and smooth, which let him know that the long-term straight road had finally ushered in a change at this moment, and it seemed to have entered another place, a place similar to a room.
The giant axe was gently raised by half a meter, and a powerful fluctuation of vitality suddenly surged from both arms, making a popping sound, and ferociously poured into the handle of the axe.
The originally faint firelight suddenly surged at this moment, like a ball of light that appeared at a glance, shooting out countless red rays of light, gradually illuminating a larger and larger area.
Under the sweep of the eye, the surroundings have indeed changed, the curved walls on both sides are gray and white, extremely cold, forming a circular stone chamber, and the top of the head is actually an arched dome, but unlike the wall, there seem to be countless holes on it, which look pitted and disgusting under the fiery red light.
With the crazy influx of vitality, the firelight became brighter and brighter, illuminating a larger area, and Ding Yao's aura began to become weaker, after all, the consumption of vitality so quickly, even the strength of the middle of the soldier level could not support it for too long.
Suddenly, the surging flames came to an abrupt halt.
The eyes under the shadow of the cloak flashed with a hint of surprise, and the input of vitality was cut off in an instant, and the huge circular stone chamber fell into darkness in an instant, and without the sound of vitality infusion, it was quiet and a little terrifying for a while.
Ding Yao didn't move, because he was confirming, confirming whether what he saw in the light of the fire just now was real.
But in the next moment, countless huge roars came from the depths of the stone chamber, and then there was a sound of running and landing, quickly approaching Ding Yao, letting him know that the scene he had just seen was indeed true!
In the stone room, there were dozens or hundreds of orc-mixed bodies, not a trace of life, but they all had their eyes open, attracted by the light of the fire!
No wonder the Void Yin Cave is so mysterious, no wonder there is such a strong extreme yin qi here, it turns out that this is the birth nest of the brute beast race, the dead race!
Without the slightest hesitation, Ding Yao turned around and fled!