Chapter 233: Death Swamp
People see me as crazy, but only I know that I'm fine. I nodded quietly and gave the swallow a determined look.
When the swallow saw that my eyes were clear, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned away.
The night was cool, and I couldn't sleep peacefully, so I meditated and practiced.
For a while, from the moment I had an epiphany, I seemed to feel that my mastery and application of Donkey Kong Buddha power had become more refined. The understanding of the Buddha's mind is also more profound. This made me feel like I was doing more with less, and the Donkey Kong Buddha Power was running in my body for a few weeks, and I suddenly felt full of power. It seems that as long as I put my feet on the ground, that power is inexhaustible.
Time flickered, and soon it was dawning. When the first rays of sunlight pierced the morning mist in the woods, I opened my eyes at the same time.
I suddenly noticed that the solemn morning dew wet the grass and trees around me, but it did not touch the hem of my clothes at all. It was as if I had been surrounded by an invisible protective layer all night.
I silently used the power of Donkey Kong Buddha, surging like a river. I, who had never had such a strong force, was at a loss for a moment. I don't know what I've reached, and I'd love to find someone to give it a try.
After a simple breakfast, Li Mantou urged everyone to hurry up. The team marched forward in a long line, and after Li Mantou passed last night, he walked beside me intentionally or unintentionally, looking at me from time to time, as if he had just met me.
I still pretended to be clumsy, either because the branches were hanging on my clothes, or because the shackles were too heavy and I needed to rest for a while. One will ask for water to drink, and the other will beat the back, which will cause everyone to complain.
Behind me, Liu Xiaolong impatiently poked me in the backbone with a gun, and I stumbled on the root of the tree, fell to the ground and cut my fingers. Then I yelled and screamed, and I had to come and bandage me before leaving.
When the swallow came over, I wiped the blood from my hand on the tree next to me.
Everyone was restless, and when Li Mantou saw this, he walked up to me and said, "Lu, don't do any more useless struggles, your end is already doomed." β
I smiled and said, "I know that, but who will go up the pole to die?" You can be in a hurry about everything, but why are you in such a hurry except for the matter of dying? β
Li Mantou listened, smiled slightly, saw that the wound on my hand had been bandaged, suddenly reached out and grabbed an iron chain, pulled me up from the ground like a dead dog, and shouted: "Speed up!" Are you here to enjoy the mountains and rivers? β
I was dragged by him, and I couldn't help myself, and I could only stagger forward.
At noon, the crowd stopped to rest. Li Mantou spread out the map, and Liu Qing came up and said: "Further on, there is a swamp, and we have all explored the vicinity of the swamp, but we have not found anything. Now only the northernmost part is left. It's going to go through the swamp, and we need to slow down, or we'll end up in it. β
Li Mantou nodded and said, "Then rest for half an hour and strive to get out of the swamp before dark." β
Liu Yuan thought for a while and said, "Then what about my third brother?" Is he still in the hands of the white ghost? β
Li Mantou smiled at Liu Yuan while putting away the map: "Hall Master Liu, now we have the initiative. If the white ghost wants to make a deal with us, he must do it our way. When the white ghost can't sit still, he will naturally come out on his own, don't worry. β
The brothers Liu Yuan and Liu Qing glanced at each other and looked at each other helplessly.
The team rested for more than half an hour, chewed some dry food, drank a sip of water, and hurried on the road.
After about an hour of effort, the team reached the swamp.
The trees here are sparse, there is silt everywhere, and under knee-deep artemisia grass, large swarms of mosquitoes are hidden. Under the scorching sun, the disgusting smell of animal carcasses trapped in the water emitted a disgusting rancid smell. The evaporated water vapor covered the entire swamp with a layer of mist, which hung wet and sticky in the air, which was very uncomfortable.
The man who starts with a tree branch in his hand, first explores the way, and then steps on it. The people behind walked forward with the footprints of the people in front of them, and did not dare to take half a step to the side, lest they would never be able to climb up after they fell in.
The weather was drowsy, and we were all in a hurry, and we were all tired from the fact that we were all marching hardβ΅ and behind me a young man from the Imperial Dragon Hall was dozing off vigorously.
Suddenly, one accidentally stepped on the deviation, and with a "bang", half of his body fell into the water, and then sank down at a visible speed.
"Ahhhh
The people behind him hurriedly stretched out their trekking poles, and three or five people struggled to pull them up. When I pulled him up, I saw that half of his body was covered with blood holes! There were hundreds of fat leeches hanging on their bodies, each with a big belly, thicker than a thumb, and they were obviously full of blood.
Although the person was rescued, his face was pale, his whole body was cold, and he couldn't stop trembling. Everyone went to tear the leeches off his body. Who knew that the leech bit the man's skin, and when he tore it, a piece of meat fell off!
Seeing this, Liu Yuan folded back from the front, slapped Liu Xiaolong on the back of the head, and scolded: "Who let you tear it with your hands, don't you know that you are biting the flesh?" Burn it with fire! β
"Oh oh, get the lighter......"
Everyone took out lighters to scald the leeches, and after landing on the ground, they followed with a kick, "poof", and a bag of plasma splashed in all directions.
Seeing this, the Demon Spirit Sect disciples who had been standing next to them and watching the excitement couldn't help but come out and say to them: "Don't be busy, you can't save it, you have lost too much blood, and you will die soon!" β
When they heard this, they hurried to see it. I saw that the young man rolled his eyes, and soon lost his breath. Seeing this, everyone lowered their heads in despair. Some people sobbed in a low voice, and some people vented their anger at the leeches on the ground, and the puff of stepping on them made a splash of blood.
Liu Yuantie's face was blue, and he said angrily: "It's all special to cheer up, do you see it, this is the end!" Then he turned around and left.
"Dad, what should he do?" Liu Xiaolong asked.
Liu Yuan paused, the masseter muscles on his face bulged high, he didn't say anything, and strode away. The Demon Spirit Cultist who was speaking next to him suddenly walked out, kicked the corpse into the water, and then said to the stupid crowd, "What can you do if the dead ghost in the swamp wants to keep him as his companion?" β
Everyone had no choice but to bid farewell to their companions and move on. Everyone no longer dared to doze off, and they all cheered up and did not dare to be distracted in the slightest.
After walking for most of the day, I suddenly saw a thin small tree in front of me, and the small tree was shrouded in a cloud of black gas. When the black gas saw us, it suddenly rose into the air and swooped down on us.
"There's a demonic spirit! Be carefulβ"
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