Chapter 5: The Old-Fashioned Zombie Plot
People are fickle, on the good side, this kind of virtue (?) makes people better adapt to the environment, and on the bad side, it can often lead to liking the new and hating the old, seeing different thoughts and so on. Li Yun felt that he was a vivid example www.biquge.info of this sentence, because he no longer intended to deliberately forget the life story that Victor had fabricated for him and the experiences he had had spent in the long years of service for the Parrotis family. It was not because Li Yun was afraid of denying what he had done for hundreds of years, but because he had already figured it out, no matter how much he disdained or hated it, he had to admit the stereotyped character and way of doing things that had been embodied in him. Perhaps a long time ago, he was a humble gentleman or an upright man, but not anymore, he is just himself, a warrior who has survived intrigue and fighting. Those real memories that once belonged to him are like a few pages of old yellow paper, which can only be turned over and become history.
When the abandoned town of Fasant appeared in front of the eyes of the four, they had already been marching through the forest for two full days. Strictly speaking, the ruins in the depths of the dense forest are the true starting point of the adventurer's path, and the previous part of the road that is difficult for even a larger beast to see may not even be a warm-up for the adventurer. Because the land is occupied by some dead who are full of resentment against the living, Facente is also known as the 'town of the dead'. It is said that without enough strength and courage, the creatures that pass through here will only become the new companions of the deceased.
The reason for the formation of the town of the dead has been unknown due to the age, and Li Yun listened to Fahni explain that there are not many ruins like this in the human kingdom that are entrenched by necromancy, most of which are caused by a large number of deaths caused by wars and then used by dark creatures. Because these places are often difficult to access and the range of movement of the dead is limited and the harm is minimal, the state will not pull its precious army over to eliminate these monsters that will always have a way to get back on their feet except for the crushed ones that have been burned to ashes or have been crushed.
The ruins of the town are covered in layers of unscathing mist, and the ruins are covered with gloomy vines and mosses, and the silence here can even become a kind of noise for the heartbeat. Fahni and the others frowned unconsciously because of the gloom here, but Li Yun's evaluation was: "The atmosphere is very good, I'll come to investigate it in the evening!"
Because Fahni and the others agreed that it was unwise to venture into a town full of undead at night, and Li Yun was worried about the safety of the three of them, the expedition was ultimately limited to a 'preliminary road clearance' that had to be completed within one hour. As the name suggests, Li Yun's main task is to find another exit through the town and, if possible, destroy some of the necromancers along the way. If it's too dangerous, tomorrow, the four of them will try to pass through during the day, or bypass the town through the primeval jungle on both sides.
After dinner, the moon had climbed the treetops. Li Yun felt that it would be very pleasant to visit under such a bright moonlight. However, when he rushed into the town like a gust of wind, he found that the fog, which was thicker than the day, made it impossible for the watery moonlight to shine on the town of the dead, and if he only used his eyes, he could not even see the hand that stretched out forward. This situation made Li Yun wary, and he believed that this dense fog was far beyond the scope of natural formation. The dead don't have the ability to call the clouds, and the fog can only indicate that there is something more powerful than the dead in the town or something with special effects is stirring up trouble.
In the distance, near and far, the sound of the land cracking reached Li Yun's ears, and there was a hissing sound of waving his sleeves in the air, which reminded Li Yun of the zombies that broke through the ground and those wandering spirits floating in the air. "It's amazing!" Li Yun grinned silently, although in the original world he had heard that some dark wizards could manipulate the dead to do things for them, he had never seen the real thing with his own eyes.
A low, inhuman cry came from not far away, and it was clear that Li Yun had been spotted by a dead object that he was desperate to see, and its staggering but quick steps showed that it was rushing towards it. With a wave of Li Yun's hand, a force like lightning drew a black line between him and the monster. Then, in an instant, the thread split in all directions and burned violently. As if it was a mass of ignited hydrogen, the black fire was short but burning fiercely, and the mist was baked out of a sufficiently spacious passage, and Li Yun finally saw the dead thing he was interested in.
Although there was only one glance, Li Yun's curiosity was instantly extinguished. What he saw was not a zombie that was rotting down to the point of leaking out of the joints, but a whole body that was more sound than most disabled people. He had hoped to see the spectacle of moving joints without the tugging of muscles, but the dead thing, which looked like a dehydrated vegetable, was even neater than he was. Li Yun, who lost interest, flipped his wrist and popped out a little bit, and the dead thing that ran quickly turned into a raging fire and began to burn violently. The dead thing, which looked like a completely lit firewood, ran forward for a long distance before it fell heavily and stopped moving not far from Li Yun. The fire was still burning, and the sound of crackling bones being burned seemed to be its last cry, but Li Yun was never indifferent to such complaints.
Subsequently, there were nearly 100 such 'bonfires' along the way Li Yun. There are many dead things that have already begun to burn before they even have time to start, and this effect can be achieved thanks to Li Yun's terrifying hearing and the dark aura on the dead thing's body, which is not particularly strong. In addition to causing some trouble in finding the road, the fog could not affect Li Yun's normal actions at all. He could clearly sense the location of all dead objects within a radius of two hundred meters.
As for those phantom-like spirits, they used to attack Li Yun with a shout that could make people fearful, lost, and collapse (in fact, a mental attack), but Li Yun, who also belonged to the dark camp, was basically immune to this. But on the other hand, Li Yun, who has not made any achievements in spiritual attacks, also has nothing to do with these floating guys.
At this point, exploratory work has become as boring as cleaning the streets. Li Yun had no illusions that treasures could be found in this town that was carefully marked by people. He even suspected that it had been visited countless times by several people, like the tombs of some emperors. And that group of guys who may exist to create a thick fog, Li Yun doesn't plan to dig it out before stopping. Since the other party is not looking for their own trouble, then it is enough to pass quickly at dawn tomorrow, after all, this time it is a way rather than an expedition.
But soon, Li Yun once again verified the definition of surprise: surprise is not how special the person or thing you see, but because its appearance is often something you never dreamed of.
Things are always serendipitous and coincidental, and just as Li Yun was about to end his exploration, a slow but powerful heartbeat caught his attention. "Dead things don't have a heartbeat, that is to say, since I found the existence above the dead thing, and sent it to the door, of course I have to see it. Li Yun thought to himself.
With a hand raised, another fierce fire flashed, and a ruined temple building standing on the mound appeared in front of Li Yun's eyes. The building is so called because of its rough workmanship. Except for the broken remains of several stone pillars that resemble the ancient Sira Temple, Li Yun could not find anything else that could be reminiscent. It was a pile of stones, and Li Yun hadn't even found a single section of stone steps leading to the building.
When Li Yun went to the Broken Temple with the last trace of interest, he sensed that the dead objects around him had moved, and they were all rapidly moving towards this side. "Want to cover it!" Li Yun snorted lightly, and the black shadow flashed, and he had easily crossed a distance of more than 100 meters and appeared at the entrance of the temple.
The temple, which had no gate and was missing most of its roof, was not deep, and there was not a trace of fog in it, but only darkness. For a Bloodline, darkness is not only not obstructing the view, but is the best color of protection. The faint blue of the ice and the red of the fire, Li Yun's eyes now flashed with a purple demonic light. He walked leisurely into the temple and looked around unscrupulously.
The tattered wooden benches, the curtains covered with cobwebs and ashes, and the stone statues of inexplicable gods with only half of the body left, the objects in this space of less than 100 square meters can be seen at a glance, where is the guy with a heartbeat? Poof! Another heartbeat explained Li Yun's question. The bloodline bone blade flew out, and no more than a ton of empty boxes tied of half of the god's paper were swept to the side, and a large hole was smashed into the already crumbling stone wall, rolling all the way downhill. An entrance with stone steps extending appeared in front of Li Yun's eyes. On the ground on the side of the entrance, there are two broken stone rails, apparently part of the mechanism that normally moves the statue.
Without any hesitation, Li Yun went down the stairs. He believed in himself and had nothing to fear. This is an important quality to survive in a dark world where the strong are like forests.
2 meters wide and high, dry, clean, cold, simple, the condition of the passage is very much in line with Li Yun's appetite. He's even begun to plan to use this place as one of his future places of refuge, if necessary. The passage folded down for several meters and then extended straight and flat. At the end, there are two stone chambers inside and outside. As with the passage outside, the flattened vents are clearly carefully arranged so that there is no feeling of suffocation in the slightest. The outer chamber was littered with miscellaneous items and boxes, and the thin dust on them indicated that they had been there for a long time. "This is most likely the place in the town to store some special items or take refuge. Li Yun thought so. He knew that in such a small town next to the primeval forest, it was normal to have a basement to protect against predators or bandits. The only abnormality is that Li Yun feels that this basement with reasonable layout, dry and comfortable, good ventilation and exquisite materials is quite financially expensive to repair. "Is it because of the wealth of the temple?" Li Yun maliciously attributed the reason to the extravagance of those who plundered the people's religion.
Inside, a rudimentary wooden bed and an equally rough set of tables and chairs took up almost half of the space. The most luxurious item was a crystal ball with a dark purple star on a silver metal bracket on the table. However, now Li Yun is more interested in the person on the wooden bed.