Chapter 70: Horror
The original name of the Victim Town, a town that sounds ominous, is no longer remembered by many people, and I don't know when this initially obscure town gradually spread and became famous. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoRumors about it are constantly circulating in various fields, especially adventurers and caravans who often travel from north to south, and this dilapidated town is very taboo.
Over time, this also made the route between Ainosk and the city of Salos more and more daring to take it.
"Listening to what you said is so weird and terrifying, what kind of rumors are there?"
Inside the tavern in the town, Bai Huang was asking Jasmine with his head sideways, and the lightning and thunder outside the house and the downpour rattled the door of the tavern, making people wonder if the old door buckle would be broken with a click. The oil lamps hanging in the tavern swayed from side to side under the wind that crept through the cracks, and the flickering light of the fire added a terrifying color to the tavern.
In this dark and oppressive atmosphere of terror, Bai Huang huddled in a corner with Kane and the others to talk about the grotesque rumors of the victims' town.
"I heard that there was an old adventuring party, which seemed to be one level higher than our team, and it was like this to enter the town to escape the storm, and although it was impossible to find out what happened in it, then the whole team died except for the captain, and even the surviving captain went crazy, he gouged out his eyes, his ears were deaf, and he muttered words of unknown meaning all day long, and then disappeared, and no one saw him again. ”
Jasmine whispered a small town tale as she quietly touched Sheld's neck from behind with her hand, causing him to stumble on the table and almost fall down with a chair.
"Sister Jasmine!!"
"Hahaha!!"
Shelde protested loudly, but was still molested by Jasmine as usual.
"It's a bit rundown, but there's nothing special about it, except that the people in the town are more indifferent. ”
Kane looked at Bai Huang, his voice containing a hint of sadness, "The captain in the story that Jasmine said just now is actually a senior I admire, if it weren't for him, I probably wouldn't have set foot on the path of an adventurer." Kane took a hard puff of the cigarette in his hand, and then exhaled a puff of smoke as if he was about to exhale all the depression in his heart.
"In short, don't underestimate this place, you can't be too cautious here, as long as the rain is a little weaker, we will leave immediately, I have already talked to them on the caravan's side, although it caused many people to disagree. ”
Kane's words made the atmosphere heavy, but this was exactly what he wanted, he couldn't relax for a moment in this hellish place, and if everyone could get out safely, no matter how much slander and insults he had, he would be willing to eat.
Outside, the storm was falling, and the silence inside was audible only the creaking of the door and the sound of one's own heartbeat.
As time passed, the rain outside became more and more intense, and many of the members of the caravan could not support their tired bodies, and lay on the ground with loud snoring noises, regardless of their images.
The rest of us yawn and drowsy, drowsiness is contagious, especially when you yourself are tired and struggling, your eyelids are so heavy that they seem to be filled with lead, and the yawning and snoring next to you will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
In a daze, Bai Huang seemed to have not felt such a soft sleepiness for a long time, and he would probably sleep until dawn.
Suddenly, Bai Huang woke up suddenly! How could he be sleepy! He instinctively built a spiritual barrier, his vague consciousness became awake again, and the necklace of the Song of the Screamer on his neck that could defend against mental attacks also emitted a faint light.
Bai Huang woke up and quickly looked around, and found that everyone except Vivien was asleep.
Before Bai Huang could say anything, the door of the tavern suddenly opened, and the wind and rain outside instantly poured into the house, if it was an ordinary person who slept in the room, he would have woken up in this cold wind and rain.
"Is there a way to wake them up?" Bai Huang shouted to Vivien as he picked up his sword and shield. However, although the latter was a highly skilled assassin, as a low-level priest, he had nothing to do with the situation in front of him.
The door that was pushed open was accompanied by a large group of expressionless villagers, who just entered the door and lifted the sleeping caravan members on the ground to go outside, ignoring the awake Bai Huang and Vivian, Bai Huang tried to stop them, but the large number of villagers completely ignored Bai Huang and Vivian's obstruction and soon crowded the entire tavern, Bai Huang and Vivian couldn't do it, for fear of accidentally hurting everyone, they could only watch them take people away.
"Follow them. Bai Huang didn't care about the others, put the weapons left by a few companions into the space ring, and followed the group of strange villagers towards the center of the town.
Although this sudden change caught Bai Huang and Vivian off guard, but fortunately, those villagers had no intention of harming them for the time being, Bai Huang ignored the pouring rain and kept an eye on the group of villagers, and found that they not only behaved strangely, but also had mental problems, even if they fell in the mud, they didn't care about the wounds cut by the stones, and still moved in the same direction like walking corpses.
In the center of the town was an abandoned church, the dilapidated walls of which were old buildings, and the villagers rushed in, carrying the members of the caravan and the adventure party into the church, Bai Huang followed closely behind, and found that there was a passage under the altar of the church, and he followed the villagers into the underground passage without fear, while Vivien was long gone, and did not know where to lurk.
The underground tunnel was dark at first, but as Bai Huang gradually deepened, unknown fluorescent attachments began to appear on the surrounding walls, I don't know if it was a plant, a fungus or a microorganism, Bai Huang tried to buckle off a piece, and found that a viscous liquid was oozing from the glowing wall.
Bai Huang followed up quickly, walking diagonally all the way down, and soon the narrow passage began to become wide, until there was a faint bright light in front of him, and Bai Huang walked out of the passage, and his eyes suddenly opened up.
But before he could rejoice, the terrifying scene in front of him almost made him scream, only to see the huge open underground cavern covered with dense bones, layers of disgusting slime seeping into it, sticking them together, forming a thick layer of fungus on the surface. Unlike the pure death and desolation of the Land of the Forsaken, the sight here made Bai Huang feel only the fear, resentment, pain, and despair that made his soul restless, and countless negative forces were intertwined, like a demon cave.