People die and birds are facing the sky, and then a roll of paper is raised!

- Voices of the Dead

The mastiffs had piled the corpses of the goblins next to the corpses of the Viku. Huo Jiasi wants to perform the "Blessing Battle Song" to appease these once crazy souls. Out of the kindness of the altar sacrifice, there are also those who can receive this blessing.

The land spirit is a quasi-consul under his command, and Ouyang readily agrees to this approach. But for the Viku people, Ouyang looked at the group of Harpia and stopped Huo Jiasi's kindness.

It's a pity that Huo Jiasi listens to Ouyang for everything, but when it comes to issues such as "sacrifice" and "god of war", this young wife who has just become an adult has not made the slightest concession. Speaking of which, she is still Luke's mentor and the leader on the path of Luke's Altar, and she must be strict with this apprentice.

"It is necessary to appease the souls of the war dead and let them be liberated! Not only out of kindness, this is the tradition of Beamon, and it is the duty of the sacrifice! It is a reason to become the first war song mastered by the altar sacrifice, that is, to bless the war song! This is the gift of the god of war, and it is also the duty given by the god of war, and the god of war is telling every altar sacrifice that the first premise of mastering the power of the war song is to know how to take responsibility! If you don't even do your first responsibility, what can you talk about comprehending the complete psychic battle song, and what can you talk about going further on the path of the altar?"

Huo Jiasi's little face stiffened, and he continued: "Moreover, the souls killed in battle often contain strong anger, and such souls wander in the shells of the dead, and they are the most likely to produce undead spirits! What's more, these land spirits have gone crazy and lost their minds before they are born, while the Viku people are cruel and murderous, and their souls are like sallo oil tormented on an iron pot!"

Huo Jiasi's words were strict, and while Ouyang nodded frequently, he couldn't help but slander her mentor. If it weren't for Vienna letting it go and not teaching her properly, how could this little girl be faithful and strictly follow the penance guidelines on the "Sacrificial Code" to demand herself!

It seems that he still has to familiarize himself with the "Sacrificial Code", so as not to make another low-level mistake and let Xiao Nizi grab his tail, the consequences are not what he is willing to bear!

The tone of "Blessing Battle Song" sounded, and everyone became solemn, no matter how much hatred there was for him in his life, how many tragic battles there were, when he comforted his vanished soul, everyone couldn't help but restrain their hearts and stand silently.

It's not about faith, it's about culture, it's just about life and death, about the laws of nature.

The "calm aura" fell, and in the area shrouded in the plain white aura, it seemed that the murmur of the soul receiver could be heard, and it could be a low song belonging to the soul, telling the last wish of life and pouring out the unwillingness after death.

Rest!

It's a ripple in every serene heart.

However, the dead did not seem to be willing to rest in peace, and a sound like the neighing of a hungry viper, and a low roar like a spring wild cat sounded between the two piles of corpses, as if some monster was about to struggle out of the flesh.

Ouyang stopped Huo Jiasi behind him, and the spiral armor shield protected his body in the blink of an eye.

The tall and short corpses were still piled up like that, and there were no monsters jumping out of them, but wisps of gray smoke rose up and gathered in the air into a gray reed.

What is this?!

The gray color like a reed flower fluttered for a while, choosing people to devour, but he hesitated, and finally seemed to be unable to hold on, floating for a while, in Ouyang's awe-inspiring gaze, he turned a corner, turned to the sky, and dissipated.

This strange scene frightened everyone behind him to sit on the ground.

Ouyang turned around, only to see Lalandia gasping for breath and struggling to stand up.

"What's wrong?" asked Ouyang.

Lalandia didn't answer, and walked over to Ouyang's side, the aura on his body to ease her discomfort. Holding Ouyang's shoulder, he gasped twice before saying, "I don't like those gray breaths." ”

"Sorry, there's been some movement to soothe the soul. Ouyang comforted.

"No!" Lalandia shook her head, her gaze turning to the corpses, "The heavy ankylosaurus didn't do that that time, and those gray breaths made me feel uncomfortable. Elves hate this breath, the breath of the undead, the breath of the dead!"

"Look!" Before Ouyang could say anything, Huo Jiasi had already shouted, "It's only been a little time, and it's starting to turn into an undead, you still don't say it, just wait to fight the undead tomorrow!"

"What are you afraid of, we have mastiffs!" Ouyang Gan laughed.

Lalandia's brows still hadn't spread, as if she hadn't figured it out yet, but there was another movement next to her, attracting everyone's attention.

A group of Harpian Nizi appeared with a captive in tow, followed by a sluggish and frustrated man, followed by Kosha with three little ones on his shoulders and head, and behind him, dragging a string of earth spirits strung together by spider silk and vines.

At the sight of Epuri, the Nizi burst into excitement, shouting for the Queen's sister, throwing the captives on the ground, and squeaking about their battles in an ostentatious manner.

Ouyang struggled to sort out what had happened in the thorn bush after he left from a sweet voice.

The land elf captives hid from the battle from the start, and while Kosha was concentrating on tying the prisoners with spider silk, he poked his head out and was caught by the Niko.

"Sister Queen, this guy can talk!"

The loudest shout attracted everyone's attention, and the slow hot hand jumped up even more excitedly, looking at the clansman lying on the ground, looking like he was being slaughtered. "What! What did you say?" and you ...... Can you speak?"

His hands trembled, and he didn't know where to put it for a while, and he forgot all about loosening his people's ties and checking on their injuries.

Ouyang glanced at his slow hot hand, walked over, and lifted the prisoner on the ground.

The captive's turban was gone, and his hair was curly with the same narrow head and big ears, but his face was much younger than that of his slow hot hands. The eyebrows are tangled together, and the expression looks complicated. Pain, entanglement, and some determination make the already ugly face even more ugly, and at the same time make people know at first glance that it is a person with a story.

But, who doesn't have a story?

Ouyang didn't pay attention to those things with that gossip mentality, but just asked, "Do you have a name?"

The captive lowered his face and opened his chapped lips for a long time to reply, "Yes." ”

Ouyang raised the captive higher, still staring into the other party's eyes, and then said, "Say it!"

The captives were forced to look at themselves uncomfortably, and tried to look away, but finally gave up, and said, "Stilt hands...... It's my name...... The ...... of the Dick Family"

"Ahh

"You're not crazy?"

"No ......," the stilt hand shook his head, but immediately added, "It used to be...... But then it got better......"

This answer made Ouyang think for a while, but he didn't say anything, ripped off the vines on the stilt hand, threw it to the slow hot hand, and ordered, "I want to know everything!"

The slow hand hurriedly helped the people up, he had the same expectation, and was anxious to be satisfied, but the seasoned foot trader knew that he was not in a hurry, and the stilt hand looked too tired. Only he, an old land elf, could see how tired and weak the stilt runner was beneath the muscular surface.

The slow hand took out a dry grass root from his bosom and inserted it into the stilt hand's mouth, which could relieve the fatigue of the stilt hand.

While waiting for the stilt runners to slow down, Lalandia walked behind Kosha, walked around the land spirits, and then walked up to Ouyang, her face turning a little pale.

"What's wrong?" Ouyang took one of her hands and rubbed it. It was an act of concern and comfort among the elves, and during his time at Estes, after each injury, Santis complained that his hands were too fat.

"Those land elves ......," Lalandia smiled helplessly, "and the breath of a dead soul." ”

"Hmm. Ouyang didn't agree or disagree, looked at the elf for a while, and then said: "Don't stretch yourself too tight, it's not your duty to protect me, are you too tired?"

Lalandia looked at the fat man in surprise, didn't know what to think, and finally sighed as if he had figured it out, and then said, "Clories also has feelings. ”

"I know. Ouyang pulled Lalandia to the group of land spirits, and blessed the "Calm Aura" three times in a row without pity.

As expected, another wisp of gray smoke rose from the earth spirits, who struggled, but they had been struggling to break free from the spider silk and vines. It wasn't until the smoke cleared that the earth spirits stopped moving, and they fell down one after another, as if they had lost their strength and fell asleep.

"You're worried too much, Lalan, to bring you out is to let you see the world, not because of your sadness, your consciousness. A person who has been sick for a long time, crows will appear near him from time to time, and they all have a ** atmosphere, but not all of them are notices of death. These land elves have been crazy for a year or two, so it's strange that there is no problem! Now it is a good thing that I wish War Song can cure them, they are my future people. ”

As he said this, Ouyang let go of Lalandia's hand and walked in front of the two sober earth spirits.

The slow hand opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't. The old land elves understand that some of the land elves have fallen here forever, and the other part is dead or alive, so what can be done?

"Tell me, what happened. Ouyang ordered.

The slow hand nodded and began to ask the stilt bearer who had regained some spirit.

Ouyang and Ai Puli stood aside, discussing softly, and slowly sorted out the whole thing, the change in the wine altar set started two years ago:

A land-faire foot trader who had been on the road for less than a month suddenly turned back, locked himself in his home for seven days, and suddenly went insane, got into an argument with his neighbors, and injured several people. This is unique among the land spirits, the land spirits in the wine altar set, the men and women weave, each performing their duties, the plain and busy pastoral life makes the land spirit character plain and gentle.

Something unusual has happened. But before the people could discuss what to do with the land spirit, the other party rushed out of the wine jar in a frenzy and disappeared from there.

Before the much-talked-about land spirits could return to their ordinary lives, the turning point of their lives happened seven days later, and the people who had been injured by the madman began to become irritable, and the hurtful things happened again.

At first, people thought that they would be like this because they were beaten, and after a while, it would be fine. After all, no matter how docile the land spirit is at home, he will have a violent side in the process of being a foot merchant, and it is most obvious when his property is damaged. In this regard, the old people who have the experience of walking have the most right to speak.

People tried to put it to rest, but the irritability, like a plague, spread throughout the village within the next month, and nearly thirty percent of the men became liquor jars, which exploded at the slightest moment, and the daily number of injuries was numbing. Sober people, while looking for a way, endure.

But this seemingly peaceful day finally collapsed in the first life, and the old patriarch had to make up his mind to drive those crazy and warlike clansmen out of his house and leave them to fend for themselves on the plateau. Anyway, the plateau is full of sawtooth wattles, and they can't starve to death, and the militants who are close to half of the male population are together, and they are not afraid of ordinary monsters, anyway, they like to fight, so they will fight enough and come back.

In the following days, Jiutanji could hear every day that those guys had caused some trouble somewhere, and this kind of thing caused the people who came to claim almost all the wealth accumulated by Jiutanji.

Half a year later, those guys really returned, and only half of them were left, with a batch of wheat rarely seen on the plateau, like a victorious general, and came back proudly. Probably enough of making a fuss outside, they no longer went crazy, but devoted themselves to wheat, researching how to make wheat flour, studying how to make wheat wine, and how to grow wheat. It seems that the days are back to the way they were.

However, the silence only brewed and exploded. After three months, when the wheat was exhausted, madness erupted again in the wine world, and this time, not only men, but also the elderly, women, and even children could not escape.

The strange thing is that the whole land went crazy, and there were no more fights between each other, but under the leadership of the leaders, they launched attacks again and again. Bezlers dig and dig, rotten water fishmen pollute water sources, trolls evil rituals...... All races, all things, have become the target of the attack of the wine altar set, and it has become the reason for the wine altar set to attack.

Gone mad, the land elves plunder food, kill enemies, and burn the jagged wattles. Curiously, the land elves were able to win against any tribe, and although the population was decreasing, they never lost.

Until they meet the Viku, until they set their sights on Harpia, the most dangerous on the plateau!

After explaining the past, the stilt hand calmed down, and he told the truth about the attack.

The land elves and the Viku have negotiated a deal, one is responsible for attracting Harpia's main forces on the ground, and the other is responsible for advancing underground, and together they will burn Halpia's homeland and turn it into a real bandit wandering the plateau!

It's just that the roots of the trees entangled in the ground here have delayed the time of the land spirits and missed the combined attack with the Viku people.

As for why he did this, and how he hooked up with the Vikus, the stilt bearers didn't know.

In fact, there are still four of the land spirits in this team who stay awake, but they obviously failed to save their lives after escaping from the thorn bushes.

The stilt bearer said that it was not easy to survive in a group of madmen like them, and that if a flaw was exposed, it would be death. But they really wanted to help their people get out of trouble, so they stayed in the madman's house.

The intermittent narration made the people around me sigh.

Ouyang listened while summarizing the doubts in his heart.

First, what makes the land elves mad, and that madness spreads like a plague;

secondly, that this madness spreads like a plague, and if they are wounded by the land spirits, will they also go mad;

Thirdly, is this madness a natural disaster or man-made? If it is man-made, why do you only find the land spirits?

For the third question, Ouyang felt that he had vaguely obtained the answer before, it may be that someone had used the land elves' familiarity with the sawtooth thorn to constantly destroy the shelter of the plateau and lead all the tribes into a war.

If so, then, the fourth question arises, who, why is it doing this, and what benefits can be gained by doing so?

It seems like a viable path too, but who would be stupid enough to rule a crazy plateau? unless that person goes crazy first.

This fact, which seems too far away and is in front of us, seems to answer the fourth question, but it leads to the fifth.

Otherwise, how could they go south to fight and the time of the land elves going crazy?

But what are the Veku doing this for? Plunder? Sawtooth has always hindered their plunder. However, isn't a stable plateau more convenient for the Viku people to plunder? The tribes on the plateau are all self-sufficient agricultural life, except for a few tribes that have the combat strength to resist the Viku people, it can be said that the entire plateau is the back garden of the Viku people, and they can come whenever they want.

Once, the plateau fell into war, which tribe was engaged in production, and what else did the Viku plunder?

Could it be that the Viku people were tired of life in the ice fields and wanted to move to the high plains, so they designed to exterminate the natives of the plateau? But didn't the implementation of such a plan put their own combat power on hold? Although this was more cost-effective, it was very inconsistent with the habits of the Viku people?

Wouldn't it be better to enslave the plateau tribes directly? Don't let such benefits go, unless, the Viku themselves go crazy.

Could it be that the source of the "mad plague" is not the wine altar set, but the ice field, the Veku people on the ice field?

In the end, this inference startled Ouyang.

Something that can drive the Viku people crazy, too, is terrifying.

Ouyang had fought with the Viku people and knew how strong these guys were in their bodies and how tough their wills were.

It can be said that compared to the mastiff, it is not much different.

Although the mastiffs are slender, the mine has exercised their physique and their will. Even compared to the old warrior Cullen, he is just inexperienced, but in terms of body hardness and will, the mastiff is almost the same.

This told Ouyang a terrible truth, if the "Crazy Plague" continued to move south, what would happen to the Beamon Kingdom?

In the Kingdom of Beamon, how many races can compare to the physique and will of the mastiff?!

Ouyang could count it with both hands.

If Beamon goes crazy, who will be targeted?

Ouyang looked at Denise and knew in his heart that it was definitely a Tran human, and Beamon would definitely start a war and return to the plains!

Then, the humans also went crazy, hehe, elves or something, can they still dodge?

The more Ouyang speculated, the more he felt that he had gone crazy.

Why does this thing, the more I think about it, the more it looks like the "undead disaster" of the year?

Ouyang felt that he was thinking too far.

Now, it's just the land spirits who are affected, maybe it's caused by something bad they eat, and a plague is caused by water sources, which is the most common.

Putting aside these random speculations, Ouyang looked at the stilt hands, a new question came to mind, and asked, "How did you regain your senses, the entire wine altar set went crazy, what happened to the few of you?"

The stilt hand recognizes this fat man, can pop out the spider silk, and grabs people at once, making people unable to break free. The fat man spoke to him suddenly, and the stilt hand was startled, and leaned on the slow hot hand.

But the look on his face told him that he had to answer the fat man's question.

"It's the Heavenly Maiden! The Heavenly Maiden rescued me and everyone from the madness!"

"Who is the Celestial Maiden?" Ouyang sat on the ground and looked at the stilt hand. He enjoyed the feeling of sitting and looking at a standing person, and his eyes twitched as he glanced at Cullen, who was sitting on the other side.

"The Celestial Maiden is the Celestial Maiden, who can fly and shine. ”

At this time, the girls couldn't resist Mirien's curiosity, and thought that this land was very interesting, and they all gathered around, and when they heard him say that the Celestial Maiden could fly and shine, they suddenly thought that the only race on the Colorado Plateau that met these two characteristics was Harpye.

Mirien pulled Emilia over with interest and asked Slow Hot Hand, "Hey, is the Celestial Maiden you said to be a harpy like her?"

The stilt hand looked at Mirien, shook her head, and said, "The Celestial Maiden has wings on her back and is dressed in black!

There are wings on the back......

Black Clothes......

Thinking of this, Ouyang suddenly realized that the three "calm auras" just now covered everyone, and Harpia and Beamon were fine, so he was relieved. However, the stilt hands that he paid special attention to did not have the gray dead soul smoke floating out of his body, but the other earth spirits had the breath of death soul on their bodies.

Could it be that the stilt hand didn't have the breath of death in the first place?

Could it be that the "Celestial Maiden" in his mouth was a Beamon sacrifice that dispelled the souls of the dead?

Ouyang felt that this "Heavenly Maiden" might be a sacrifice who came to the plateau for trial like him, or even a sacrifice who accepted the real "Scepter Sacrifice Trial".

Then he asked, "What did the Celestial Maiden do? ”

The mention of the "Celestial Maiden" obviously made the slow hot hand very happy, and he gestured: "Like you, wave a white light." ”

Ouyang turned to Huo Jiasi for confirmation and said, "Black clothes, wings, what did Huo Jiasi think of?"

Hogarth stood with Mirien and replied angrily, "Death!"

"Fallen angels!" Denise interjected.

Ouyang almost didn't laugh, it turned out that a woman was jealous and could be saved for the next meal, so he had to ask himself and answer: "I thought of Lord Vienna." Which race of Beamon can fly, or do you think there is a Beamon sacrifice that matches what he calls the Celestial Maiden? I think the Celestial Maiden in his mouth is a Beamon sacrifice who came to the plateau for trials just like us. ”

"So you don't have something to say!" Huo Jiasi nodded the arm of the woman next to her, "I'm not like her, I have a heart-to-heart with you!" Now there is no race in Beamon that can fly, in the history of Beamon, the Zerg who can fly have been exterminated in the 'War of Gods and Demons', and there are only the Titorian mantis people who have wings, but there is no sacrifice among the Tytigolia tribe to come to the plateau to be tested, otherwise the mentor will tell us; Most of the races were lost in the Tennessee Air War, and several members of the existing bird clan are the most obvious in the wings of the Smail swan, but the Smail swan is a bird race that has been deprived of the ability to fly by the god of war, and it is also unable to fly. If you think that the 'Celestial Maiden' is a Beamon sacrifice, then it is most likely that it is the Smai swan, because the Fabre Zerg do not wear black robes, except for the Tetigolia and Smai, and the winged ones have few scepters. ”

"Then it should be the Smai swan," Ouyang paused, sorted out his thoughts, and continued: "I think the wine altar set has gone crazy collectively because of the plague." And a Simai priest who entered the plateau for a trial found out about this situation, so the priest stayed near the wine altar market, while dispelling the plague for them, while looking for a cure for the plague, so there appeared like a slow hot hand who did not carry the breath of the undead on his body, and felt that there was hope to save the people. ”

Huo Jiasi listened and asked rhetorically: "But there is a time limit for the trial of a sacrifice, is that 'Heavenly Maiden' not afraid of delaying the trial after staying on the plateau for so long?"

Ouyang heard this, let out two sarcastic laughs, and said, "Hehe, Huo Jiasi, in fact, there is no bullshit time limit for the trial of the Beamon Sacrifice, it is just a restriction given by the temple to embarrass us. I asked Mentor Vienna, as long as a Beamon Sacrifice comprehends a specific war song, it can be qualified to be promoted, just like if you comprehend the 'Raging War Song', you will be qualified to be promoted from the 'Soul Sacrifice' to the 'War Sacrifice', the trial is just an opportunity for the sacrifice to prove its strength, this trial has no time limit at all, and a sacrifice who is training outside can choose to continue to practice until the next promotion. As for whether or not a fief can be obtained, in addition to sacrificing personal wishes, the most important thing depends on the temple's evaluation of the trialist. With Mentor Veena, will we not get a fief?"

Hearing Ouyang say that the temple was making things difficult for them, Huo Jiasi couldn't believe it, she had always felt that as the earthly walker of the god of war Kampas, the Beamon sacrifice that guided Beamon's direction was the greatest existence, but she didn't expect that as the temple of Beamon's sacrifice, the temple would be so difficult for them, for a while, her expression was a little gloomy.

"So it's very likely that this 'Celestial Maiden' is the Simai Sacrifice," she said, and she suddenly looked up, "Lukai, although you say so, I still think that the Beamon Sacrifice is the greatest, and we carry the aura of the god of war to guide the people in suffering, isn't that the 'Celestial Maiden' just that." ”

Huo Jiasi suddenly said such a sentence, which made Ouyang stunned for a moment, and when he reacted, he smiled bitterly and said, "My mentor, I didn't say anything bad about the Beamon sacrifice, I just reminded you not to be superstitious about those guys in the temple." ”

Especially what kind of prince, Ouyang added in his heart.

"It's best for you to think so, I'm afraid you're disgusted with sacrifices because of the temple's attitude toward you. Huo Jiasi smiled.

At this time, the Harpy Queen Epli also said: "You think it is best, how can Luke give up his faith, insisting on his faith is what we children of the gods should do, we Halpia have always believed in the moon god, and the light of Elune will always shine on us! However, Luke, your analysis is very reasonable, but there is one point, you have ignored it, the Veku people also have the breath of death. How did you get here?"

"Don't forget, there has been a hook-up between the Viku people and the land elves for a long time, and with the character of the Viku people, they must have asked the land elves to prepare food for them. Ouyang shook his head, and after Ai Puli asked, it seemed that the previous inferences were full of loopholes.

Epli nodded and said, "It seems that we have found the root cause and the problem has been solved." ”

"I'm afraid that Harpia will be affected. But everything is speculated that it is too far away from us, and besides, we are also leaving the plateau. It's useless to think too much. Ouyang sighed, turned to the stilt stilt and listened to their discussion, and asked another question: "Stilt hand, why didn't you run away before?"

He asked why the stilt bearers were caught by a group of children instead of following the army to escape through the tunnels outside the thorn bushes.

"Isn't there more attacks on the outside?" said Slow Heat, shaking his head in a very obedient manner, so that the terrible fat man knew that he was not going to run away.

"You can't run away with those crazy guys, you'll be killed. I couldn't beat that bone, so I hid. Even if you get caught, you won't be killed, just like now. Moreover, with the 'Heavenly Maiden' here, you will let me go." I had a few tips for my companions, but they didn't listen. ”

"Slow hot hands, can you think of these?" Ouyang seemed to smile.

Slow Hot Hand didn't understand Ouyang's meaning for a while, grinned, and said: "Understand your own capital and achieve the maximum profit, I really didn't expect that there are such outstanding young people among the crazy clansmen." ”

"He also trusts this 'Heavenly Maiden' too much, is this a good thing?" Ouyang thought this guy was quite interesting, and said before that he felt that the enemy was terrible and did not dare to run away, but he understood that with the Celestial Maiden, he would definitely not be harmed.

"I don't embarrass you anymore. ”

Hearing Ouyang say to release himself, the stilt hand showed a smile, waved his arm and said, "The Heavenly Maiden likes you." ”

Ouyang frowned at these five words, what kind of expression is this, and the "Heavenly Maiden will be happy for your approach" insisted that the Heavenly Maiden likes me.

Ouyang shook his head, helpless, but Mirien seized the opportunity and repeated this sentence strangely, her eyes full of vinegar, which made the surrounding mastiffs laugh.

"Alright, alright, I'm going to go to the land elf's place of residence, and when I come back, I'll hunt the monsters, Epuri, please help me find out where there are any traces of the monsters, and hunt the monsters so that I can explain to the guys in the temple." ”

No matter how stormy you are, I've been here and I'm leaving!

ps：

This kind of long, piled up in the mind, which takes two or three days to sort out, is called "footwrap"! Oh, the earth spirit is wrapped in the head.

The "breath of the undead", "breath of the dead soul" and the "breath of the soul" that have not yet been mentioned in the chapter, will be explained later when the undead appear, in fact, the pit about the undead has been dug very early, but, there will be material to fill the pit in the future, right.