Under the illumination of Hu Wenfei's flashlight, I saw a person - no, it should be said to be a monster that had all the characteristics of a human, but it was terrifying: it was wet all over, its hair was sparse and long, and its skin was covered with bones.
He is about 1.5 meters tall, with a huge head and a slender body. His hands and feet are all covered with thick black calluses. He is completely naked. The eyes on his big head protrude like dead fish bubbles.
It was shot in the back, and the bullet penetrated the gap between the shoulder blades, from top to bottom, and penetrated directly into its lung lobes. It fell prone to the ground, and was then turned around by Hu Wenfei's feet.
I looked at this wrinkled face like an old man, and saw that black plasma foam was constantly spitting out from its mouth and flowing down its cheeks. Its eyes were dull, and there was an extinguished gun in its left hand.
Torch, his right hand desperately grabbed the trousers that Hu Wenfei was stepping on, his face twisted, and hoarse roars kept coming from his throat, like the sound of sandpaper being polished on glass.
At that moment, I had a hallucination of seeing Gollum, the cave monster in "Lord of the Rings".
"What is this?" I asked, pointing to this guy underground.
Hu Wenfei shook his head and said he didn't know. His expression was heavy and he ignored the monster struggling for life at his feet. He turned his gaze to the west side of the village gate. There, there were several sneaky black figures looking towards this side.
, while leaving.
Obviously, our group of outsiders who escaped from the dwarf mule cave are not the only intelligent living creatures in this canyon.
These guys can actually use fire and know tools, so they must be some kind of intelligent creatures.
Where do they come from?
Outside the canyon, or is it the dark cave at the end of the stream that scares the golden silkworm Gu? Or is it in the forest where countless poisonous insects are hidden... All of this is a mystery, but what worries me is that as soon as I get up, it is right.
They set fire to us. It can be imagined that these guys really don't have much goodwill toward us.
So were the people who died in this village killed by these guys?
The pistol in my right hand only had three bullets left, and I pointed hesitantly at those blurry black silhouettes.
Xiao Zhou also rushed over from the ancestral hall. When he saw the direction my gun was pointing, he squatted down without hesitation and used a kneeling shooting method. He fired two bursts. His vision was blurred and he did not hit those few shots.
Such a dark shadow actually scared people away and disappeared into the darkness.
The direction they fled was exactly downstream of the stream.
Seeing that he missed the hit, Xiao Zhou got angry and cursed, then put away his gun and ran towards us. When he saw the monster on the ground, he was frightened. He pointed his gun at it and asked us in a trembling voice:
Talking about Chief Hu, Brother Lu, where did this malnourished monster come from? Hu Wenfei leaned down, tied the hands of the half-dead "Gulum" behind his back, and then escorted him to the ancestral hall with flames soaring into the sky, shaking his head and saying he didn't know.
I, Lao Hu, have been in the industry for sixteen years, and this is the first time I have seen a monster like this. I will take it back with me and see if the little Miao girl left in the village can recognize it.
This Gollum was only half-breathed, and could not withstand Hu Wenfei's torment. He stood up and fell down again. I put the pistol behind my waist, reached out to hold its feet, and carried the thing back together with Lao Hu.
I walked carefully and felt that these feet were as thin as hemp stalks. The ankles were full of water, the soles of the feet were mud, and there was a layer of yellow oil on the surface of the skin, which was like butter, or corpse oil, and was greasy.
, has a strange smell.
When I held my breath, frowned and carried the Gurrum back to the ancestral hall with Lao Hu, I discovered that most of the largest room had been burned down. The fire was soaring into the sky, and there were constantly flying smoke, dust and sparks in the sky.
The child fell down. It was too late to put out the fire. Except for the weak Zamao Xiaodao and the necessary warning personnel, the rest were working hard to create an isolation zone to prevent the fire from igniting the entire village.
Burn and destroy.
We don’t know how long it will take us to get out of the canyon, so this is our temporary habitat and we must not lose it.
The little Miao girl Youyou was holding the bag containing the tiger cat, squatting beside the alley and shivering. We lifted the Gollum in front of her and put it down. When the little girl saw it, she showed a very strange expression - frightened.
There was a hint of curiosity in his heart. He couldn't tell how scared he was, but he felt a bit sad. Yang Cao was originally carrying combustibles on both sides of the ancestral hall. When he saw this scene, he ran over and took a look at this little thing.
The monster, who was still breathing, then asked her something in Miao language.
Youyou pulled the corner of Zamao Xiaodao's clothes, timidly said a few words, and then stopped talking. She hugged the fat hen tightly with both hands, her eyes full of tears.
I asked Yang Cao, what did the little girl say? Yang Cao shook his head and said that the little girl said this was a monster...an unknown monster!
Okay, I understand why Yang Cao had a helpless expression on his face: it’s as if he didn’t say anything.
Yang Cao focused his attention on the Gollum underground. He lifted it aside, picked up a big stone, and began to torture this guy to extract a confession. However, monsters are monsters, how can they understand human beings?
After the two people talked about language, Gollum finally bled to death, and the fish eyes on his big head finally lost their vitality.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but I feel that there seems to be a mixture of reluctance and fear on Youyou's face.
Seeing that this thing was dead, I ran over and moved the things with everyone. After working for more than twenty minutes, I finally controlled the fire in the courtyard of the ancestral hall and did not spread to the neighboring houses. When we retreated to the threshing floor in front of the Drum Tower opposite,
When I went up, I saw the fire dancing like a demon, the flames leaping and cheering wantonly, and I couldn't help but feel bitter in my heart. Thinking about the unique dinner in the evening, maybe it was our last happiness, right?
This canyon is not as wild and peaceful as we imagined. How many dangers are lurking in the dark in this endless beautiful scenery?
No one knows.
Yang Cao was never idle. He returned to the threshing floor. He wrapped a living dead in a rag and began to dissect it.
This living dead man was one of the people we beat up at the door. Half of his neck was torn off, his head was hunched up, and his broken limbs were still twitching. Yang Cao dissected him carefully and cautiously, using his ability to detect negative energy.
The instrument quickly opened a standard surgical incision on the edge of its heart. When he opened up the rotten flesh on the chest to reveal a peach-shaped organ, I saw a nest of small bugs next to this thing.
Creeping and crawling.
The bugs are as big as the fingernail of your little finger, while the smaller ones are as black as sesame seeds.
There were twenty or thirty of them, large and small.
I squinted and took a closer look, and I saw that these bugs had a pair of tentacles on their heads. The tentacles were of different lengths and were divided into four or five jagged segments. They had three pairs of hard jointed limbs that tightly grasped the internal tissues; the bright red wing sheaths were connected to the
At the same time, the hind wings have degenerated, are covered with bloodshot threads, have horrible mouthparts, and are covered with swimming hairs that are constantly squirming... This appearance is exactly the shape of the zombie Gu recorded in the Twelve Dharma Gates.
Looking at the densely packed zombie Gu, Yang Cao frowned, asked someone to bring a torch, and put the blazing flame close to the cut open chest. There was a crackling sound of insects burning, and there was another smell of lust in the air.
The stench of vomit.
Lao Jin, who was handing the torch next to him, couldn't bear the smell. He turned around and a large amount of acidic water in his stomach spurted out. He vomited continuously and wasted all the food he had eaten at night. Seeing him vomiting happily, we
They all frowned and stayed away.
Yang Cao raised his head and said that these corpses all had zombie poison on them. In order to avoid omissions, we should throw all the corpses into the fire, right?
We nodded one after another, stood up again, endured the heat in the sky, and threw all the living dead outside the ancestral hall into the fire.
Although some heads were chopped off, their bodies were still squirming. After being thrown in, the flames quickly ignited them, causing them to roll over in pain and slam into everything nearby. Although the ancestral hall was built with stones, the main
The structure was still supported by wood. After being burned for so long, it gradually became loose. Finally, with the roar of the main beam, the entire ancestral hall collapsed, hitting the fire scene heavily, raising countless ashes and
Smoke and dust.
I don't know why, but my heart feels a little empty, and I have an inexplicable sense of immersion, as if I am also in this fire field, my body and soul are burning together.
Returning to the threshing floor, Hu Wenfei walked over from the darkness and shook his head at Yang Cao with a bitter smile on his face.
He had been looking for traces of Jia Wei in the village just now. The woman who made us suspect that she was possessed by a ghost disappeared at a critical moment. This incident made Yang Cao and Hu Wenfei panic for a short time, but once the situation stabilized
, and immediately looked around.
It can be seen that although Jia Wei is disgusting, he is indeed an important figure, causing a headache for the two people in the Religious Bureau.
I walked over, and Hu Wenfei was talking to Yang Cao: "... Judging from the footprints and signs, it seems that we left the village and looked towards the ruins of the ancient city. It is dark today and there are dangers outside. We should stop for the time being and wait for tomorrow.
Let's go look for it?" When Yang Cao saw me coming, he raised his head and asked me what my opinion was. I smiled and said she left, wasn't it just what you two meant?
Yang Cao sighed and said that Jia Wei was missing. If we could get out of this canyon, we would never be able to get ahead in the situation, and we would have to be always on guard against someone shooting behind the scenes. Wouldn't you say it's scary?
I nodded and said it was scary, but no one could care about it?
Hu Wenfei smiled bitterly and said that this world is far from as fair as you think. What is justice? How many yuan per pound?
I felt a little blocked in my heart. I couldn't imagine that such an angry young man's remarks could come from his mouth.