Chapter 236: The True Face of the Black Shadow Monster (2-in-1, 4000 words)
"How can there be so many?!"
Ge Ningjian was a little stunned.
This was something that was not expected before.
But strictly speaking, they can't be blamed for that.
After all, the current manpower of the prefecture is still not sufficient, and it is impossible to cover the entire Nanjiang City at all times, so it is inevitable that there will be some omissions.
I just didn't expect so many fish to slip through the net......
And it may also have something to do with their previous blocking actions.
These ghosts summoned by suona were secretly stopped by them before, so for a long time, there was no food in this Fengming Mountain cemetery, and it can be said that they were hungry for a long, long time.
This time I finally found an opportunity to open a meat restaurant, so naturally the more we gather, the better.
Su Bai frowned slightly: "Go back and give me a good reflection." ”
This is indeed a mistake on the part of Ge Ningjian and others.
So they were all very ashamed to respond, and Ge Ningjian also tried to make up for it, and stepped forward to stop them.
However, this move was stopped by Su Bai one step in advance.
"Your Excellency?" Ge Ningjian looked at him with some puzzlement.
"It's already here, so let's just see what these guys are going to do with so many ghosts at such great lengths."
Su Bai raised his head and looked at the dark mountain cemetery.
"And if we stop them all, we don't know if those things will be scared and just hide and not show up."
"But we can't let these ghosts be attracted and eaten......"
Thinking like this, his brow furrowed slightly, thinking about how to deal with it.
The female ghost who was caught by him or sucked away and eaten before is still fresh in her memory, and she definitely can't let it go.
Otherwise, I'm afraid that these innocent ghosts will soon be eaten and wiped clean.
Ge Ningjian suddenly said: "My lord, it's better for your subordinates to make up for the merits and follow these ghosts to find out the situation!" ”
His expression was grim, and it was obvious that he had made up his mind, even though he knew that it was very dangerous.
After all, he was buried here before, and he knew a little more about the situation here than Su Bai.
However, Su Bai did not agree immediately, but his expression moved slightly, obviously being reminded.
"That's a good idea. But......" Su Bai muttered, "I'll go with you too, and I'll mix in with these ghosts to restrain my breath and pretend to be a victim too." There are so many here, presumably the other party can't tell them apart at all. ”
"This must be very dangerous, how can you risk your own life...... "Ge Ningjian was taken aback and hurriedly persuaded him.
Su Bai shook his head: "No need to persuade me, I want to see with my own eyes what those guys are." ”
The more you get here, the more intense the strange aura becomes.
It's as if there's a bunch of ghosts and gods on it.
He had a gut feeling that there should be something on it that interested him.
Ordered to go down and let the other ghosts stay around, and he took Ge Ningjian directly into the ghosts that gathered from all directions.
And the way to hide it is also very simple, as long as you change the ghost official uniform on your body, and pretend to be an ordinary ghost who has just died.
Moreover, there were more and more ghosts gathered around, and in less than a moment there were already hundreds, looking at this trend that had not stopped, Su Bai couldn't help but wonder if the other party had already stretched out his hand to other nearby cities.
Otherwise, there is no way to explain why there are so many more souls all of a sudden.
This is still under the premise that there are ghosts who work hard every day to collect ghosts.
With this thought, Su Bai took out the Nanjiang City roster and opened it to a passing ghost.
The content is indeed a blank slate.
"It's really a ghost from ...... other places"
He was a little surprised, and he didn't know what means the other party used to do it.
There are more and more ghosts around, and they have begun to walk towards the mountain one after another.
Su Bai and Ge Ningjian also followed, standing in a lower position and observing the movements around them.
For the sake of insurance, he Su Bai brought Su Yun over by the way, and asked her to pretend to be the ghost of an ordinary little girl, holding the corner of her clothes and following behind her.
As long as she doesn't take the initiative to burst out of momentum, I'm afraid that no one will find out that this little girl who looks very weak and cute is actually a resentful ghost with amazing strength!
Soon, the summoned ghosts had already reached the entrance of the cemetery.
Su Bai subconsciously glanced in the direction of the tomb keeper's hut at the door.
The lights were out, and there was a heavy lock on the door, so it looked like it had been unoccupied for a while.
Fortunately, the old man who was sent to the grave guard left early, otherwise if he ran into the current situation, I am afraid that ten lives would not be enough.
The cemetery was still dark, and there was not much light.
The dark clouds in the sky were so thick that they obscured the moonlight, and only a few mutilated whites fell on the corners of the shadows that were overgrown with weeds, not only did they not appear bright, but they became more and more eerie.
At this moment, the whole cemetery is extraordinarily quiet, and I can't hear any birds and insects, only faintly hear the sound of "clicking" in the distance, but if I listen carefully, I can't see it, as if it is just an illusion of my own nervousness.
Fortunately, the ghosts that came in large groups had no weight or footsteps, otherwise they would have been more noisy and disruptive to his judgment.
Look into the depths of the cemetery.
The darkness was so thick that it was like a whole bottle of ink had been splashed on a piece of rice paper, blending in with the night, and it was impossible to distinguish what was inside.
Even if Su Bai looked at it with excellent eyesight now, he could only see that something slender seemed to be slowly moving in the darkness.
I can't describe it in words, just like I was about to be polluted after one more look, my spirit ached slightly, and there was a strange whispering sound in my ears, like crying and laughing.
Su Bai may still be able to resist, but the other ghosts can't resist this pollution at all.
In just the blink of an eye, a few ghosts have a bit of black qi symbolizing evil on their bodies, like poisonous snakes wrapped around their bodies, constantly lingering, and even more eagerly absorb the darkness around them to strengthen themselves.
Just getting closer......
And there, is the destination of these ghosts!
After arriving here, the aura of danger became heavier and heavier, and even Su Yun's little face, who was originally careless, also tensed, and looked around cautiously.
The inexplicable pressure made her feel very uneasy.
Even if she was a resentful ghost, if it weren't for Su Bai's request, she would definitely not want to come to such a place.
And at this moment, Su Bai noticed that something strange began to appear in a tomb next to him!
"Huh?"
His gaze shifted instantly, staring at the small mound that began to bulge upwards.
Could it be that the corpse buried in the ground has also undergone a mutation?
But he soon realized that he had guessed wrong.
Because the hand that came out of the mound, although it was also pale, still had a pulse and temperature, indicating that it was still alive.
"Puff ......"
The bulging earth rolled down to both sides, and a living person buried in the ground slowly walked out.
When he shook off the dirt on his body and showed his complete face in front of him, Su Bai's eyes changed slightly.
"Li Peng?!"
If he is not mistaken, this person is Li Peng on the wanted warrant that the policewoman showed him before, and he is also the culprit who attacked him and Shen Suxian before!
He never imagined that this guy would be here in such an incredible way.
However, he still didn't act rashly, and continued to pretend to be a dull-faced ghost to follow the one in front, just letting Su Yun secretly stare at that guy tightly, ready to make a move at any time.
He was a little curious about what this guy's purpose was.
At this time, Li Peng obviously didn't find that there were three more of these ghosts, and he couldn't imagine that someone would sneak in in such a strange way.
His naturally vicious eyes swept over the ghosts that passed in front of him, and his body trembled slightly involuntarily.
But instead of being scared, I felt extremely excited!
"Sure enough, my plan was right......"
"With so many ghosts as sacrifices, those gods will surely give me even more power! By that time......"
A hint of murder flashed in his eyes, and he licked his chapped lips, the corners of which curled strangely.
"Shen Suxian! I'm going to kill you with my own hands, and then eat your soul, so that you can see what will happen if you dare to provoke me!" ”
As if he had foreseen a beautiful scene in the future, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, and the undisguised laughter continued to surround the empty space of the cemetery until it dissipated.
And the ghosts who passed by turned a blind eye to him, and one by one their eyes were empty, and there seemed to be nothing in their eyes that was deep in the darkness.
I vaguely felt the danger over there, and the aura of the underworld was getting stronger and stronger, and the city god seal on my body was also echoing in the distance, emitting a faint heat, which made Su Bai's heart throb spontaneously.
But with that comes an even more dangerous warning.
He cautiously asked Su Yun and Ge Ningjian to stop here to monitor that Li Peng, while he himself carefully lowered his head and followed behind the other ghosts, getting closer and closer to the darkness over there.
Compared with the first time they met before, his current strength is already different from what it used to be, and the coercion here is no longer of any use to him, so he doesn't have to worry about being accidentally exposed.
And when he got closer, he saw the dark shadows for the first time.
Tall and thin humanoid, but not human at all!
Rather, it is a strange creature made up of clumps of blurred flesh and strange sarcomas.
The facial features are invisible, all the pupils and mouths are made up of charred black holes, and the maggot-like meridians pass through the surface of their bodies, sometimes agitating and sometimes atrophiing, looking extremely distorted and weird.
And their hands and feet also did not have the appearance of humans, but more like smooth tentacles made of flesh and blood, on which drops of blood continued to drip down, leaving a little corroded pit on the ground, emitting an indescribable smell of burning.
This kind of weird and terrifying shape, ordinary people will feel absolute mental pollution even if they take a second look, and it is possible that they will either be scared stupid or directly scared to death.
But the strange thing is that Su Bai knew that it was the first time he had seen this kind of weird monster, but he inexplicably had a sense of familiarity.
It's as if I've seen them somewhere.
But before he could think about it, these flesh monsters had already made new moves.
There are quite a lot of them, and at this moment, Su Bai saw at a glance that there were five or six of these monsters gathered in the dark depths of the cemetery, and they were slowly squirming on the ground with their tentacles, like slugs, leaving a puddle of red liquid on the ground for lubrication, and "walking" towards the ghosts that were constantly gathering here.
And the strange suona sound is still blowing, and it seems that it can't wait to call for more food.
Su Bai glanced at it and determined that this should be the nest of these things.
And that breath of the underworld......
He closed his eyes and sensed it carefully, trying to find the magic weapon that might exist outside the dungeon.
It's like the threshold of the broken ghost gate before.
Soon, however, he snapped his eyes open, and scanned the approaching group of flesh monsters with some dismay.
Because he could clearly feel that the aura of the underworld that he sensed before was clearly emanating from these guys' bodies!
"Did I really guess right?"
His heart was shocked, and an indescribable complex emotion spread in his heart.
"These extremely terrifying-looking flesh monsters are actually made of the ghosts and gods of the former underworld?"
In any case, the members of the previous underworld were all his predecessors, and he himself inherited the identity of a certain ghost before officially accepting the current underworld.
If he could, he really didn't want to see such a cruel and horrible scene.
I don't want "fratricide".
But it is clear that the answer now seems to be in sight.
He sighed deeply, his eyes narrowed slightly, staring at the flesh monsters that were approaching.
"What kind of existence are these things? That evil, depraved aura that surprised me a little......"
It stands to reason that the clergy of the underworld should have a natural resistance to this kind of erosion, and there should be no contamination at all.
At the same time, several possible speculations quickly flashed through his mind.
"Is it that the former clergy of the underworld were greedy for life and afraid of death, and in order to avoid the upcoming catastrophe that destroyed the entire underworld, they deliberately gave up their identities and willingly fell into hiding here?"
"Or is it that they actually died in battle until the last moment, but they were defeated in the end, and they died in the end. And their corpses have undergone some unknown mutation, and finally become the ghost-eating monster they are now? ”
"Or ......"
It's all possible.
Su Bai wasn't sure if the ghosts and gods would die, but if they did, then they would definitely not be scattered as easily as ordinary ghosts, and special changes would more likely occur.
"Maybe that's why?"