Chapter 8: Death and Sick Villages (8)
The sky was getting more and more gloomy, a heavy black enveloped the entire village, the temperature in the air gradually decreased, the biting low temperature almost froze the internal organs, and the terrible wind surrounded the wooden house.
From various crevices poured into the house, the faint flames swayed in the wind, as if there was a risk of being blown out at any time, and even the wooden house shivered in such a wind.
There was a corpse sitting directly opposite, still maintaining the posture before his death, Ethan was not afraid, so he sat down at the table, took out Jiang Chenchuan's pocket watch, glanced at the time, and looked at the weather outside the window.
This time he went out a little recklessly, and he didn't see anyone along the way, but he wasn't an idiot either, and it's hard to say what exactly is hidden in the forest.
Inexplicably there is a feeling of being followed, Ethan tried to look for it several times, but he didn't find any clues about the other party, but this kind of darkness that can't be surrounded, there is a feeling of irritability.
Ethan knew that there could be no normal people in this kind of dilapidated place, and he knew from the faint thunder outside the house that it should be a rapid rainstorm, and he didn't know if these small dilapidated wooden houses could withstand the storm.
Speaking of storms, Ethan thought that the rumored owner of Xinlanhai was the god of storms, and he had heard that there was only one god who could control thunderstorms.
But no one could prove the truth of the legend, Ethan leaned on the window and looked, the raindrops outside the house had fallen, and he couldn't walk for the time being, so he could only stay with the skeleton for a while.
There wasn't much time for patience, Ethan thought about it, picked up a wooden stick casually, scorched one end with fire, drew a black circle on the ground, and dripped his own blood in the center of the formation. Qian Qian Xuan
Then he packed up his belongings, he didn't intend to sit still, not to mention, as the sky gradually darkened, and the sound of the rain slowly became clear, he could feel that something terrible had escaped from the forest.
Picking up the source of the fire, he walked to the depths of the wooden house, and to his surprise, there was a hidden door behind him, and it was pitch black everywhere he could see.
Even when the source of fire is mentioned, the black shadows shrink back slightly, and the darkness outside the house seems to swallow up the light source, but they dare not approach the light.
When he turned his head back, it was already pitch black outside the window, and he couldn't see his fingers, and the darkness felt the presence of Ethan, a living thing, covering the entire wooden house, enveloping him little by little.
It seemed that one step further would lead to stepping into the darkness and sensing what they were fearing, and a whole new idea formed in Ethan's mind. Put down the fire,
β¦β¦
Settle down with the monster, the wind whining through the hollow, leaving only crackling sparks scurrying around, a rare calm that permeates the icy underground.
Looking down at the hour hand on the watch turning little by little, although he didn't say anything on the surface, Jiang Chenchuan knew that the sun had risen outside.
This means that the darkness has dissipated, they are no longer threatened by their lives, and there is no man's land at this time.
Jiang Chenchuan was worried about the situation over there in early winter, but after thinking about it, early winter was not a weak person to be bullied.
To ensure that he would not be attacked when he went out at this moment, Jiang Chenchuan slowly stood up, and as soon as he moved, the monster on the opposite side also stood up at the same time.
"Is it dawn?"
"It's lit."
Jiang Chenchuan packed up his things, brought his bones, and opened the fragile iron door of defense, the light from the outside fell in little by little, and the more he walked out, the more he could feel the unique warmth.
Maybe it was a sleepless night and nervous tension, and as soon as they came out, they felt dizzy, and there was some rustling sound around them, and I don't know if it was the sound of the wind or someone passing near them.
The monster seems to hate the sun, and when he follows Jiang Chenchuan's back, he will try his best to find some cover to hide, but or, as they were originally humans, they don't want to see themselves like no human and no ghosts.
"I'm from Ronalque, it's been very horrible because of the epidemic, if you want to go there......"
Speaking of this, the monster paused, Jiang Chenchuan stopped and turned his head to look at him.
"How?"
"It's nothing, if you don't want to die, don't go to Ronalque City."
The sunlight broke through the dark clouds and sprinkled on the ground like this, and the original location where the monster died, the body was no longer visible, only the bones that were shallow buried in the ground, slightly revealing a little white.
"Watch out for the forest."
Just as they were about to leave the village, the monster quietly added.
The real danger is not the scary-looking monsters, but the calm-looking forest, with some emerald green leaves and green meadows even though it is winter.
Everything that goes against common sense is weird.
If you want to return to the original point, you have to go through the forest again, compared to the calm of the first time you crossed the forest, Jiang Chenchuan seemed to be able to feel something, even the power in his body was flowing wildly, and he could no longer easily control it.
In a dangerous environment, the senses will become more acute, and the alertness will continue to increase, before leaving, Jiang Chenchuan hesitated, looked at the verdant forest in front of him, took off the pocket watch on his body, and hung it at the entrance.
"It's useless, I've heard that since the accident in the sick village and many people died, those ghosts who can't escape have gathered here to take the lives of passers-by, and it's okay during the day, but at night, no one can leave the forest."
The monster muttered, and the wind blew with increasing momentum, and with his words, the forest seemed to give
^0^ In response, there was some strange noise, which made people's hairs stand on end.
"Let's go, we have to go back and meet."
Jiang Chenchuan said as usual.
"Those people deep underground, are you sure you don't call them?"
The monster seemed to see something, his red eyes rolling around, and he didn't know what he was trying to write.
The child said that once he turned into a monster, he was sentenced to death, and he could only die slowly under the torture of the curse.
"No, you don't."
A black shadow flashed in the afterglow, Jiang Chenchuan glanced back, and found that it was early winter looking at them not far away, probably seeing the monster following behind him, so he didn't come closer.
They had to go deep into the forest, there was no need to risk following him in early winter, stepping on the dead branches and leaves on the ground, making a clattering sound, the forest was obviously small, but it was millions of meters away.
The deeper you go, the more you can smell a strange smell, with a hint of fishyness, and even the monster has to hide a little.
"Did you escape?"
"No, I left before the lockdown, and I have been hiding in the nearby villages, thinking that I could escape the catastrophe, but I didn't expect that the people in those villages were also infected with this mark, and in the end, no one could hide from it, and after a long time, they all became like this."
The monster looked at its body and let out a disdainful sneer, a look that even he would dislike was no different from a monster.
As he walked, suddenly, a dark shadow appeared in front of him.
That was a non-existent existence yesterday.
The footsteps following behind him paused, obviously a little nervous, and Jiang Chenchuan also began to be vigilant.
"Wait...... He ......"
Jiang Chenchuan also noticed that something was wrong, and the figure in front of him was motionless, as if it was ...... Sculpture the same.
"I guess I went into the forest last night and died."
They slowly approached, and it was the corpse of a monster again, but it had solidified, and its blood-red eyes were still open, and the marks on its body had dimmed, which should have been caused by being trapped in the forest in the middle of the night and not leaving in time.
"Whewβit's fine."
Seeing that it was the deceased, it was reassuring to be relieved, the monster circled around the corpse, and found nothing abnormal, so he said to Jiang Chenchuan.
Since there was nothing unusual, they continued to walk forward, and their figures were gradually covered by trees, and there were always some strange sounds in the forest, and the light spots through the broken leaves sprinkled on the ground, which seemed to have a layer of gold dust on the land, and there was an inexplicable peaceful atmosphere.
The corpse just stands, without the slightest bit of life, and the villages that bring death, and the cursed cities, always give people a sense of fragmented decay.
The sound of Jiang Chenchuan and the monster had completely disappeared, and when there was silence and no one, the corpse's body suddenly moved.
A black aura slowly emerged from his body, as if he was alive, and slowly burrowed into the ground.
The sigil was still the same, dull and lackluster, showing no strength.
Except for the small episode of encountering the corpse, the journey was relatively safe, and the hut where they were temporarily staying could be seen from a distance, and no one was moving nearby.
"Is this it?"
"Yes."
The closer they got closer, the more worried Jiang Chenchuan became, for fear that they would come out in the middle of the night to do activities.
"Meow"
As soon as they reached the door, they heard a clear cat meow, and the black cat came out of the shadows, jumped on the fence, tilted its head to look at them, as if to confirm who it was.
"There's a cat? It's incredible. β
The monster sighed, and could see that his state had reached a bad point, but he still wanted to play and touch the cat's hair, and when he saw such a strange and bloody behemoth approaching, the black cat was frightened and exclaimed, and jumped down and disappeared.
"You scared her."
Jiang Chenchuan slowly opened the door.
"Is it a cat from the Sick Village?"
"We brought it."
Hearing Jiang Chenchuan's words, the monster turned his head in shock, although he no longer had a face, he could still hear some information from his exclamatory tone.
"What!? Are you here for a vacation? How dare you bring a cat to such a place? β
"How?"
"Even if it's a cat, it's possible to get infected with this disease, and even if the cat is fine, you don't want to be left in this kind of place after you have an accident."
Before he became a monster, he was a man who loved animals, and even had his own small shop in Ronalk City, but he had experienced too much suffering, and his mind was full of only thinking about living, and he almost forgot his former self.
"Someone will live."
Even if everyone is sacrificed, Early Winter will live, and she will carry the mission and return to Polnia to continue living.
"Naive."
The monster let out a sneer, but the rest of the words were not repeated.
It sensed danger approaching, and a figure leaped from the side, revealing terrifying golden pupils filled with the fierceness of a beast.
"Berlito, stop."
Hearing Jiang Chenchuan's call, Berlito withdrew his claws in the air, turned around in one direction, and landed beside the monster.
"You have a kid in your team? Or a golden eye? β
The monster was a little confused, no matter which one was taken out, it was surprising.
"Uncle Ewell
^0^ Uncle, you're finally back! β
Looking at Berito's excited appearance, Jiang Chenchuan touched his head, watching the gold in Belito's eyes gradually fade, and the monster was even more surprised, legend has it that there is only one family that is born with special powers, and his eyes will turn into the color of gold.
"Well, what about Ethan?"
Jiang Chenchuan asked normally.
"Ahh......h
Berrito looked embarrassed.
"What's wrong?"
"Early in the morning, he bundled Barras and told me to look after my home, and then went to the forest to look for you."
Berlito raised his hand and pointed to the forest not far away, hearing him say that it was only during the day that he approached, Jiang Chenchuan's worries could be put aside a little.
But the trouble was not only that, as soon as I pushed the door into the room, I saw Yulia sitting at the table with a worried face, and there was only an empty chain next to it.
"Yulia."
Yulia, who heard the call, raised her head and saw Jiang Chenchuan and Berlito walking in, and Yulia's eyes lit up all of a sudden.
It turned out that Barras was already in a state of being paralyzed, and with Berrito watching, Ethan relaxed his guard a little, but not long ago, due to Jiang Chenchuan's approach, Baras returned to normal, so he casually found a reason to break free from the shackles, and he didn't mean to hurt Yulia, so he left through the back door.
Thinking of it, first, Ballas has always wanted to escape, and Jiang Chenchuan will not be surprised to do this kind of behavior, and second, he is still bound by his body, even if he escapes, he can't escape far, at most, he is active in Jiang Chenchuan's vicinity, and no matter how far Ballas himself will think about it, so Jiang Chen didn't put too much thought into it.
The only trouble now is that Ethan's unauthorized actions have disrupted Jiang Chenchuan's overall plan.
After the monster found out, it seemed a little anxious, and it was already hovering between pain, and it was not a good idea to go out to find someone now, so it could only wait for Ethan to come back.
It circled the room anxiously, and Yulia was terrified to see that she had not seen the late stage of the curse, and it was hard to imagine that it was distorted by a normal person.
"I'm not waiting!"
The monster slammed the door and left.
But before ten seconds were reached, he hurried back in terror, and as soon as he entered the house, he quickly turned and closed the door.
"What's wrong?"
Curious, Berlito leaned against the window and looked out, but saw nothing.
"Or wait...... Wait, maybe...... It's going to rain soon. β
The monster stammered.
Jiang Chenchuan walked to the window and looked out, there were piles of dark clouds on the clear sky, and there were faint thunder and lightning flashes in the distance, and there was an abnormal wind around him, which deepened the fear of the already strange place.
Dear, this chapter is over, happy reading! ^0^