Chapter one hundred and seventy-fifth: all destruction
The atmosphere suddenly became gloomy. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be so cold when the sun comes out. But this area is still gloomy, and even the light becomes dim. There are more and more dead trees, as if they are suffering from some disease. At the same time
More and more, there are some gorgeously colored flowers. They have never seen these flowers, never before. Rather than being flowers, they are more like some kind of fungi or moss. They are too strange, with no fixed-shaped petals.
They were just scattered everywhere, like something foamy dotting the ground.
The moss on the ground is black.
There was a strange smell in the air. The two of them couldn't tell whether it was the scent of flowers, rotten wood, or something else. It was a bit damp, slightly close to the smell of mud excavated from the soil washed away by heavy rains. It smelled good, but not bad.
It doesn't smell good either. Because it seems to have a little bit of... odor, but it's not that obvious. If you say it's fragrant, it can barely be considered fragrant. It's hard to describe. You have to smell it yourself to know.
"When the scent of jasmine is strong enough to a certain extent, it is no different from feces." Liu Shenghan once said in a casual chat, "In other words, if the smell of feces is diluted just right, the fragrance of jasmine can be extracted. Try it.
Want to try it out?"
At that time, their heads were shaking like three rattles.
There was a strange noise around them. It was not loud, but there was a strange hustle and bustle. It made them feel like they were back at the top of the Xiangjiguo building. They could hear the voices of people on the streets in the distance, but they didn't
Feeling irritable.
As I continued walking following the drunken bee, I seemed to be getting closer to this invisible bustling city.
"I have tinnitus." Aoyan poked her ears with her little finger, "I always feel noisy."
"...Oh, it seems we don't have tinnitus."
"the same as you?"
As he was whispering, he saw Liu Shenghan's back in the distance.
"Shinghan!" Aoyan shouted in a low voice. For some reason, in this somewhat depressing environment, she did not dare to speak loudly.
Liu Shenghan didn't look back, but she heard Aoyan calling her. She bent her arms back and motioned for them to come over. So the two of them tiptoed to her side, even stepping on a dead branch would make them shocked for a moment.
.However, this kind of fright comes from touch, not sound, because the dense, uninterrupted noise is becoming more and more vivid.
Liu Shenghan stood beside a bush that was about the height of a person, or even taller. The bushes were relatively sparse, and there were large gaps through which she could see the situation on the other side. She stood there, quietly observing the opposite side.
They stepped forward and looked through the bushes to where Liu Shenghan was looking.
The pupils suddenly dilated.
Corpses, human, more than one.
And the sky is filled with dark clouds and mist.
No...it's not clouds, it's countless bees, the kind of murderous bees. They gather together in swarms, airtight. The special smell here is particularly strong, but who can tell
All I wanted to do was retching.
"Yes, what is it?"
"They're all hives."
The reason why we could identify those human corpses at the first time was because all the dark honeycombs were connected together, and the coverings showed the outline of human figures, and there were even exposed bones of human hands and feet. Of course, these might be monkeys.
Or what about orangutans? Jun Aoyan was about to comfort herself in her heart, but immediately denied this idea - they would not lie down like humans. There was black mucus flowing in these dark nests, which was shiny and shiny.
Why is there such a concentration? Of course they have the answer: This is man-made. Someone dumped the body here.
"I'll go take a look."
With that said, Bai Ya was about to push away the bushes. Liu Sheng suddenly sounded cold.
Ran grabbed him with such force that Bai Ya could show his teeth. If he didn't look back, he would have thought it was Jun Aoyan who grabbed him.
"Don't go there."
"Didn't you say that they won't bite unless you attack them?"
"A hungry dog may not attack you...but a pack certainly will."
"They're just bugs."
"But there are enough of them." Liu Shenghan pinched harder and stared at him, which made him feel scared.
"..."
"A...special kind of crowd wisdom. Think of those Yakshas."
Bai Ya thought for a long time and took a step back. Liu Shenghan slowly let go of his hand.
"Then according to you, how can we walk over?" Bai Ya was not reconciled, "If you don't get close to the body and inspect the scene, you will definitely not be able to find any clues."
"Don't rush there yet, lest you leave any traces. Think about it, why are there so many corpses piled up here?"
Jun Aoyan frowned and finally looked back. She said to Liu Shenghan: "The degree of decay is different... Although it is a little difficult to identify, the construction time can be judged from the color of the hive."
Liu Shenghan nodded in approval: "Very smart. So they didn't die collectively."
"Could it be related to the pharmaceutical refinery?" Bai Ya paced in place, "Pull the traitors or those who are sick and have lost their use value and deal with them..."
"It's not impossible."
With that said, Liu Shenghan took out the small silver hand stove from her arms. Her stove was already somewhat deformed, and you can imagine what kind of squeeze and bump it had suffered.
"Let me try."
The sun gradually rose, but the temperature didn't seem to change. Liu Shenghan took out some herbs from his body and picked some strange plants nearby. Bai Ya and Jun Aoyan just looked at her. If you need help,
Shenghan would definitely call them, but if she didn't, it was because she didn't want them to cause trouble. They really didn't know where they found some plants. Everyone was clearly passing by the same place, but what she needed always came unexpectedly.
The ground is transformed, and the eyes are really sharp.
Finally, she lit the small hand stove and threw it through a gap in the bushes.
The hand stove stumbled twice and rolled for a while. Its twisted shape did not allow it to run further. A stream of fine gray smoke escaped from it, but when Bai Ya saw her for the first time, the smoke stick in her hand was not
It was too same. There was a sour and salty smell like spilled soy sauce that filled the air. The bees suddenly became irritable, which was different from the effect Bai Ya had known. The bees began to fly around, as if they were eager to escape from this place.
A strange smell.
"The burning of such herbs can create the smell of their natural enemies." Liu Shenghan said, "When the quantity becomes thin, we will go over and have a look."
"What are their natural enemies?"
"Well...a plant."
"Plants?" Aoyan felt strange, "Shouldn't that be the smell that lures them here? For example... corpse odor? This smell seems different."
"Well, it is a plant that actively hunts. Its scent is used to drive away its natural enemies... I can't go on without saying it. Although the number of this plant has been greatly reduced, the fear of it is still engraved on bees.
It’s in their blood.”
Seeing the "clouds clearing and fog dispersing" in the bushes, Liu Shenghan smiled slyly, parted the branches and leaves and stepped forward.
The number of remaining bees is still not small, at least it allows people to see the road clearly, and the disgust of the smell dominates every bee's mood, and they will not attack them. Walking through the swarm of insects, they looked at them
The corpses on the ground. They looked like burnt black coals.
, are scattered here in a crooked manner. Some are placed on rocks or leaning against trees, but they are all casual.
The skull, thorax, and pelvis are their favorite places to build nests. There are also nests scattered in other parts. It was the first time for Jun Aoyan to see it, and she just felt sick. The most terrifying thing was the skull, with honeycombs starting from the mouth and nose.
Her eyes were overflowing, as if the things in her head were carbonizing and swelling. She didn't want to watch anymore, even the bloody scene made her feel better than now.
Liu Shenghan picked up a branch and slowly poked open a loose nest. It may have been abandoned, there was no black honey, and there were no bees. The other two people came forward and saw that the dry gray-black hive was empty.
Yes, only two ribs are left.
"They don't eat bones..." Liu Shenghan lowered his face, "Someone picked the bones."
"You can pick with peace of mind in a place like this - I'm afraid we guessed wrong before. This is not a place to dump corpses..." Bai Ya's tone also became lower, "It's a breeding farm."
They were silent, walking through the soy sauce-like atmosphere and looking around. Bai Ya's guess may be right, because there are not even a few scraps of clothing here. They were obviously stripped and thrown here. Can they go out of their way to do so?
Could the person who did this do it unintentionally?
"Liu Shenghan." In the silence, Bai Ya suddenly spoke, "Let me ask you, what is the use of these bees?"
"The eroded bones can be used as medicine; honeycombs contain wax components, and they process corpse wax; honey is not flammable and can be set on fire, and can be used as a coating for buildings, but because the amount is small, it is mostly used as ointment; and royal jelly... has drama
Poison. What I have listed is just the tip of the iceberg. The specifics can go on for a long time."
Bai Ya suddenly stopped.
"...It must be related to the pharmaceutical refinery."
"Indeed, judging from this information, I..."
"No, look here."
Liu Shenghan and Jun Aoyan walked over and looked in the direction he pointed. There was a corpse hanging on the tree, with three limbs dangling, and half of the legs fell to the ground. Look carefully, one of the hands had six fingers.
.
"Oh, this is really..."
Liu Shenghan didn't say any more.
I'm afraid Songchuanyang's brothers have already encountered something unexpected. They all pursed their lips and didn't want to think about it.
"The most effective method at the moment is to stay here and wait for them to dump the body next time." Bai Ya frowned, "Other than that, we have no other evidence..."
"I'm so reluctant. I would rather guard the ruins of war and be with the corpses of those who died in battle..."
Liu Shenghan sighed quietly: "I have no choice."
This "breeding farm" was very large, and they walked for a long time. Gradually, the bees began to gather back again, fearing that the scent of the herbs had almost evaporated. They quickly left here and went around to the open space on the other side.
There are no barriers deliberately placed here, all the separations are natural.
After leaving, no one spoke anymore.
It's hard to imagine what kind of place that place is, eating human flesh and sucking human blood. Could those insect-eaten bones also become the stuff in the balm? Maybe the balm itself also contains honeycomb ingredients. They really haven't seen it.
The so-called appearance of the soul-taking incense itself was just that it was white by default in their hearts. Now, they began to think that it might be black.
After a long time, Liu Shenghan suddenly talked about his own affairs, as if to ease everyone's mood.
"The six realms of impermanence are all people who have died. Do you know that?"
"Um."
"The state of my death is much more beautiful than theirs."
