Volume 3 The Nest Chapter 261 Identity is suspected
The reason for the huge disparity in strength in this war is because this is a fierce battle between human beings and living corpses with flesh and blood, and these living corpses, the source of the embers, must be related to the nest.
Ember also knew that the people who made these living corpses were not only related to the nest, but also the people in the sect who sewed the corpses, and only those who sewed the corpses had the ability to resurrect the living corpses from the dead, making them lose their humanity and leaving them with only a cruel instinct to attack.
When night fell, the horror of the scene reached its extreme.
Liu Tie's counterattack has reached the limit.
Yu Huo knew that if he didn't make a move, it was very likely that Liu Tie and the team under his command would all die here and become the bait for these living corpses.
Ember took a deep breath, the silver needle in his hand flickered silver in the darkness, but he knew that now was not the time to hesitate, he took a step forward and shot silver needles one after another at the approaching living corpses.
Those living corpses, stimulated by the silver needle, a burst of black smoke similar to sulfuric acid corrosion came out wherever the silver needle went, and they suddenly roared in pain, but in the blink of an eye, the zombies were angry, like a frosted eggplant, and instantly lost their attack power.
Black smoke filled the air, an unpleasant smell of burning, and the bodies of those living corpses began to decay rapidly, and the clothes and skin on their bodies were as if they were scorched by fire, and the black smoke continued to rise, emitting a disgusting stench.
This scene frightened everyone, and the scene in front of them seemed to be a scene from hell.
Just when everyone was stunned, these living corpses instantly became lifeless, like a pile of abandoned rags, their bodies gradually decomposed, turned into puffs of black smoke and dust, and finally disappeared into the air.
All that was left on the ground were the silver needles, glittering with cold light.
At this time, the stimulation of the silver needle has disappeared, the black smoke has also dispersed, and everything has returned to calm, however, the scene just now has left an indelible impression on everyone.
It seems that Ember Fire's method is effective, of course, everyone present does not know the true identity of Ember Fire, nor does they know what the silver needle in Ember Flame's hand is.
But Liu Tie on the side had already guessed something, because it reminded him of the 'Flower Language Case'.
Liu Tie remembered that in the file of the 'Flower Language Case', there was a clear record of the traces of the sewing of corpses deliberately left by someone at the scene of the murder, and those traces of the sewing of the corpse with exquisite techniques were from the vein of the sewing of the corpse with the habitual silver needle.
And the embers in front of him, Liu Tie has realized that it will definitely not be as simple as a reporter from Jianghai Ming Daily.
Liu Tie's heart was beating faster, his eyes were staring at those hands, and he saw the slender fingertips of those hands pinching the silver needle in a special way, as if telling Liu Tie a dark history.
He took a deep breath, restrained his agitation, and cautiously approached the corpse, which had been reduced to nothingness.
He looked closely at the silver needles, and saw that they flickered with a cold and hard light in the faint light, and he approached the silver needles and felt a cold touch, like a sealed memory, cold and real.
His hands trembled slightly, he took a pair of gloves from his pocket and gently picked up a silver needle, which he felt beating in his palm, like a sealed secret, waiting to be revealed.
He stared at the silver needle tightly, and saw that there were tiny notches on it, those notches seemed random, but Liu Tie could see at a glance that they all had special meanings.
His heart was racing, his brain was racing, and he began to compare the nicks to the records of the "Flower Language Case".
As he got closer to the truth, his heart beat faster and faster, and when he finally determined that the nicks matched the record of the "Flower Language Case", he knew that he had found the answer he wanted.
But now, it is not the time to investigate the truth of the 'Flower Language Case', but to join forces with the person in front of him as soon as possible to jointly repel these living corpses and stop the spread of corpse poison to the rivers and seas.
After a wave of operations on the embers, as well as the joint efforts of Liu Tie and them, the thousands of living corpses that emerged from the cabin have been completely cleaned up, temporarily resolving this extremely dangerous crisis.
However, at this time, no one realized that these living corpses that were crushed by the embers had infected the water sources of Jianghai Wharf, and these water sources had been polluted by corpse poison and flowed to Jianghai City and downstream cities.
The corpse poison soon spread.
The tranquility of the river and the sea was broken, strange phenomena began to appear on the streets, the cats and dogs that were originally alive and kicking suddenly became extremely manic, they scratched the ground frantically, trying to gouge something out with their paws, people also began to feel uncomfortable, headaches, nausea, vomiting, and the order of the city began to be chaotic.
At the Jianghai wharf, some fishermen found that their water source was contaminated with a strange black substance. They are very confused and do not know where this substance came from, however, as time goes on, they also begin to feel physically unwell, and some even begin to experience strange hallucinations.
The same thing is happening in the cities downstream, where people are starting to find out that their water sources are contaminated, and they are also starting to feel unwell, and doctors are confused about it, not knowing where this cause comes from.
The situation is starting to spiral out of control.
Over the next few days, the situation continued to deteriorate, and the pollution of water sources worsened, causing a sharp deterioration in the sanitary situation in the city, and long queues formed in hospitals, with varying symptoms, but all with a pronounced emaciation and weakness.
Doctors busily shuttled from bed to bed, knowing they had to figure out the cause or the city would face a catastrophe, and some doctors began to move patients to neighboring cities in the hope that doctors there would help.
At the same time, the Jianghai government, as well as the authorities of the surrounding cities, have also begun to take action.
They began to investigate the source of the contamination and tried to find out the possible culprit, and they sent a large number of personnel to test the water source and the environment, but the results were confusing. All the data shows that everything is within normal limits except for unknown contaminants.
In the face of such a tricky situation, because of the overload of the battle, he originally needed to be hospitalized for observation, but he couldn't bear it, and once again took the initiative to find the embers.
The reason why Liu Tie will focus on Yu Huo is naturally because of the last battle at Jianghai Wharf, and Yu Huo's performance made Liu Tie have to doubt his identity.
When Liu Tie was looking for Ember, his heart was full of contradictions, and he needed to find answers to solve the confusion in his heart, but he was worried that the truth would bring more trouble.
This kind of entanglement makes his actions seem a little impatient and desperate.
On the other hand, Ember was deeply disturbed.
He knew Liu Tie's suspicions about him, but he couldn't explain them directly, he was thinking about how to deal with this tricky situation, and he was also worried that if Liu Tie investigated too deeply, his identity might be exposed.
After the two met, Liu Tie directly raised his question, staring at Yu Huo's eyes, trying to find some clues from his expression.
Yu Huo took a deep breath, tried his best to remain calm, and answered Liu Tie's question selectively.
Although his answer was not leaky, Liu Tie's doubts were not completely eliminated.
In this conversation, both of them felt the pressure from the other.
Liu Tie's questioning made Yu Huo feel a little urgent, and Yu Huo's answer made Liu Tie feel a little confused, they were all trying to find the truth, but the truth seemed to be getting farther and farther away from them.
However, this conversation also gave rise to a subtle trust between the two.
Although they have doubts about each other now, they also realize that they must trust each other in order to face greater challenges together, and this trust, although it is still in its infancy, has already laid the groundwork for future cooperation.
In the process, their relationship has also undergone subtle changes, and what was originally just a simple transaction and cooperation has now begun to become more complex and deeper.
"My big reporter, then you should always give a reasonable explanation for your performance at Jianghai Wharf that night, right? Won't you tell me that a few simple embroidery needles can repel living corpses that eat people without blinking? ”
On Yu Huo, Liu Tie, who didn't get any bargains, didn't dare to ask for anything cheap in his heart after all, and he chased after him relentlessly to raise such a question.
Ember frowned slightly, it was a chaotic and terrifying night, the living corpses on the Jianghai dock, the roar of baring teeth, the sound of metal colliding, and the smell of tearing blood, mixed together, that kind of apocalyptic picture, vividly.
He remembered how he used the embroidery needle to deftly repel the living corpses, each needle was like a small swordsman, piercing the Heavenly Spirit Cover of the living corpses with precision and power, disrupting their movements, and finally saving Liu Tie and the team he commanded.
But these are beyond the scope of scientific explanation, and he can't get away with it in a few words.
Yu Huo knew that at this time, he needed to find a reasonable explanation, which could not only not reveal his identity, but also allow Liu Tie to let go of his confusion and believe it.
"Captain Liu, I don't know if you've heard that in traditional Chinese medicine, there is a kind of acupuncture called fire acupuncture?"
Liu Tie frowned slightly, and then said as if he didn't understand: "I've heard of some, fire acupuncture is an acupuncture method of traditional Chinese medicine, and ordinary acupuncture is different from ordinary acupuncture, fire acupuncture is used to burn red and then pierce the human body, generally speaking, the efficacy of fire acupuncture is stronger, so as to achieve the purpose of saving people from water and fire." ”
"yes, that's it."
Ember nodded, and then said, "Since this method can save people, it can naturally also kill people. ”
Liu Tie was horrified when he heard this, and asked, "Murder?" ”
Yu Huo didn't answer, but took out the silver needle on his body from his pocket, shook it in front of Captain Liu's eyes, and said: "This thing can save people or kill people, it depends on the person who uses it and what the purpose is." ”
Yu Huo made a fool of himself, wanting to confuse the public with this, and wanted Liu Tie to believe his nonsense, but Liu Tie was not the kind of person who fooled around at will, and asked again: "Didn't you say that you are a reporter that Jiang Hai understands?" How do you know how to understand acupuncture? ”