Cold sweat flowed down his neck and into his back, bursting into bone-chilling chills, but he was completely unaware of it.
——A few hundred meters ahead, sitting on a pile of corpses, was a monster.
That's a Cyclops.
It was quite huge, even if it was sitting hunched over a pile of bones like a hill, it would be as high as three stories high.
"Bah, your human flesh and blood is so unpalatable."
The giant grabbed a corpse, chewed it, and complained.
Its eyes were full of violence and cruelty, its mouth was full of blood and water, and its skin was covered with a layer of dark gray, looking like solid rock.
Wu Xiaode had never seen such a hellish scene before?
Is this a dream?
He stretched out his trembling hands and twisted the flesh on his waist.
——It’s not a dream.
Why do you appear in such a terrifying place?
A voice suddenly sounded from behind:
"Three of you, you are the last group of people to enter here."???.
Wu Xiaode suddenly turned around and looked.
I saw a little girl with wounds all over her body sitting in the corner, her face covered in blood, and she looked like she wouldn't live long.
She said——
Three?
Wu Xiaode followed her gaze and looked to his side.
At some point, two other people appeared next to him.
A man wearing a bamboo hat and a complete set of night clothes, holding a cold long sword with both hands, was looking left and right.
The other one was an old man, holding a dark black scepter in his hand, exuding a heart-stopping aura from time to time.
Masked Night Walker, Old Man, Himself.
Exactly three people.
"Excuse me, why do you appear here?" the masked man said warily.
The little girl was about to answer when she suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood and was speechless for a moment.
Seeing this, the old man turned to look at the mountain of corpses and the one-eyed giant several hundred meters away, frowning and said: "The one-eyed giant is a monster in myths and legends... So this is the place."
As soon as he said this, Wu Xiaode and the masked man couldn't help but look at him.
"Sir, do you know where this place is?"
The masked man asked cautiously.
The old man nodded and said: "I know a legend about the 'Death Demon Cave'——"
"When a creature falls into a certain fate of death, there is a certain probability of entering here - the one-eyed giant is in this devil's cave. Its strength is extremely terrifying. Once anyone enters here, they will never be able to get out and can only be eaten by the one-eyed giant.
Lose."
After saying this, the old man turned pale.
The masked man's body also trembled, and he whispered: "You mean, we are actually dead?"
"Even if we haven't died yet, we will die soon - death is our inevitable fate, that's why we appear here." The old man whispered.
The masked man lowered his head to look at the sword in his hand, and said thoughtfully: "I was exploring a top-secret ancient ruins. I took this sword from the deepest mechanism, and then the entire ruins began to collapse."
The old man turned to look at Wu Xiaode and asked: "Little brother, what were you doing before you were teleported here?"
"I'm fighting with someone." Wu Xiaode said.
"Fight?" the masked man answered.
"It's strange... It was just an ordinary fight, but someone hid in the dark and stabbed me in the back." Wu Xiaode answered truthfully.
"That's right." The old man looked at the masked man and then at Wu Xiaode, "One of you will be killed by the ruins' mechanism, the other will be stabbed to death by someone, and I am dueling with an enemy today."
The three of them fell into silence together.
die--
It turns out that I have fallen into a certain death situation, so I was transported to this death cave?
It sounds so ridiculous.
The masked man still didn't believe it, so he turned to the little girl and said, "Girl, what's going on with you?"
The little girl was able to speak now and said, "I encountered an assassination in the wild."
Wu Xiaode's heart slowly sank and he looked around.
The ground was full of people wearing uniform battle armor, all of them were killed, and their bodies lay in pieces in a pool of blood.
These people seemed to be the little girl's followers.
Among them were several brave men armed with weapons, as well as some maids——
There's even a chef with a full set of barbecue equipment.
There are even chefs...
It didn't look like these people were preparing to fight the giant. Instead, they looked like they had entered this place by accident just like themselves.
Right again.
It can be said to be a coincidence that a person is in danger and is teleported in.
Now everyone is in different dangerous situations, and then they appear here.
This proves what the old man said.
"Yes, this is the legendary Death Cave. It seems that we are the ones chosen by fate and will die here." The old man sighed.
The masked man shuddered, hugged the sword tightly in his arms, took a step back, and shouted: "No...it shouldn't be like this. I got this sword with great difficulty."
No one responded to him.
Wu Xiaode also gritted his teeth——
Chosen by fate?
Die here?
I'm obviously just an ordinary person, why would something like this happen to me?
"That's not right." Wu Xiaode suddenly said.
Everyone else looked at him.
"Everyone around you is dead, but you are still alive. Why did this giant let you go?" he asked the little girl.
The little girl smiled bitterly and said, "The reason why I'm not dead yet is because the giant wanted to save a fresh bite for him to eat later."
From a distance, the giant seemed to notice the movement here.
It tore a war horse into two pieces, randomly stuffed one of the pieces into its mouth, chewed it, and said in a urn voice:
"She's right - the bodies of people who die in fear will quickly become smelly and sour, and they won't taste good at all."
"Are you alive? Although you will be scared, it will be somewhat better."
The giant's voice came from far away in the quiet and cold cave, with an exhilarating tone.
Wu Xiaode was stunned.
It's really unimaginable that this is the truth.
Beside him, the old man's body began to tremble, and the masked man involuntarily clenched the long sword.
——I don’t know if it was due to dazzling eyes or something else, but Wu Xiaode always felt that the long sword was shaking constantly, as if it was trying to break free from the masked man’s hand.
Waves of cold air emerged from the giant's body, spreading silently in all directions, covering the walls and ground with a thick layer of white frost.
The huge and ferocious momentum on its body is even more majestic and vast, making it impossible for anyone to resist.
Wu Xiaode just glanced at it and felt flustered, almost unsteady on his feet.
——This is totally not a scene that humans can handle.
Can't understand.
Why do you appear in such a terrifying place?
Is there only a dead end?
Wu Xiaode's heart was full of despair, but he found something suddenly appeared in front of him.
A thick book with a black cover appeared in the void. He opened it facing him, revealing lines of small, crystal-clear frost letters that emitted cold light:
"In this strange place full of undead and heroic spirits, your soul naturally resonates with this place, thus activating deep potential and awakening special abilities: the Book of the Dead."
"The Book of the Dead immediately begins to release its power and provides you with optional commissions."
"Current number of optional orders: 2."
"Please choose one of the commissions to execute to get the corresponding reward."
Hope ignited in Wu Xiaode's heart and he quickly looked down.
"Commission 1: Sensible Lamb."
"Commission statement: The one-eyed giant is an extremely powerful existence. Even if you awaken a rare ability like the Book of the Dead, you will not be able to defeat it in a hurry, so you are dead."
"The cyclops longs for a perfect meal, and as a lamb to be slaughtered, please strip off your clothes so that the giant can eat happily."
"Entrustment reward: eaten by a giant."
Wu Xiaode read it quickly and couldn't help but curse.
Who will choose this commission?
Who would?
——By the way, this crazy ability really awakened on its own?
He continued to look down and saw another commission below:
"Commission Two: Lamb to the Slaughter."
"Entrustment statement: You must ensure that the little girl lives, even temporarily."
"Entrusted reward: This is your only chance to survive. This book cannot guarantee that doing so will be useful, but there is always some illusory hope."
Wu Xiaode's heart skipped a beat and he squinted at the masked man and the old man.
The two of them were seen staring at the one-eyed giant, their expressions full of vigilance, but they turned a blind eye to the black book in the void.
As for the little girl, she was vomiting blood.
She was dying, and she didn't even glance at these cold little words in the void.
Could it be...
Can only you see this book?
"Everyone," the masked man grasped the sword and said, "This place is extremely ominous. Please take a step forward."
The masked man jumped up slightly and flew towards the corner of the wall.
flight!
Wu Xiaode's heart skipped a beat.
——The masked man can actually fly!
This was not over yet. The old man waved his scepter and shouted: "Go! Go! Go!"
A firebird several meters long appeared at the old man's feet, holding him up and chasing the masked man.
Wu Xiaode looked in the direction the two were heading and saw a hole the size of one person in the corner.
I see!
With the huge body of the giant, it is impossible to pass through this hole, so the two of them had to escape towards this hole!
"They are so strong, maybe there is hope of escaping!" the little girl murmured.
She suddenly threw something to Wu Xiaode.
Wu Xiaode took it and took a look, but it was a piece of scale armor as thin as cicada wings.
The scales contained a strange wave of power, which seemed to have some repulsive force on everything around it.
"It can protect you from being killed in one blow. Move quickly and have someone cover you. Maybe you can survive!"
The little girl looked at Wu Xiaode expectantly and encouraged him.
"Why give it to me?" Wu Xiaode asked.
"Everyone who can run is a good person, so hurry up!" said the little girl.
Wu Xiaode felt a little touched.
——It's a pity that the little girl's face is covered with coagulated blood scabs, and it's completely impossible to tell what she looks like.
Don't even know who she is.
But no matter what, just like the little girl said, she already has this armor that looks like a treasure at first sight.
Since there are powerful masked men and mage running in front, why not follow them?
Fight hard.
Work hard!
Wu Xiaode gritted his teeth, put on the close-fitting scale armor, bent down and picked up a spear from the body of a guard.
The spear was so heavy that it was difficult to lift it, and dragging it along would affect my speed.
——This spear weighs at least three hundred kilograms.
Someone made this spear move?
I originally thought that if I could rush into the cave, at least there would be a weapon behind me to defend myself, but now it seems I can only forget it.
Putting down his spear, Wu Xiaode picked up a short knife——
no!
This knife is also very heavy!
——It affects the speed!
Wu Xiaode gave up the idea of picking up weapons.
During his delay, the masked man had already flown to the corner of the wall and was about to crawl into the hole. The old man followed closely behind him in the Firebird.
Changes occur suddenly.
On the pile of corpses, the giant suddenly raised his head, grinned with ferocious sharp teeth, and said with a ferocious smile:
"Professionals? Your meat must be very chewy."
Wu Xiaode didn't see clearly what was going on.
He only saw the giant's big steel-like hand grabbing at the air——
The next moment.
The masked man held it tightly in his hand, put it into his mouth, and chewed it hard.
“It tastes really bad!”
The giant shook his head, stretched out his other hand, and grabbed it casually.
The firebird was immediately swatted away, and the old man was caught entirely. The giant put him in front of his nose, smelled it, and said in a disappointed tone:
"The fear in your heart is too great, and the flesh is sour."
It slapped the old man away with one palm and hit a hard stone wall hundreds of meters away.
The old man spit out a mouthful of blood, waved his scepter, and emitted a ray of light to form a shield——
The giant's single eye suddenly opened wide and stared straight at the old man.
An incredible scene appeared!
A crimson ray flew out from the giant's single eye, penetrated the light shield, and hit the old man.
The old man didn't even scream. His whole body completely disintegrated, turning into a pool of bright red blood on the wall that continued to flow downwards and gradually dried up.
He is dead.
——Like a mosquito that has been swatted to death.
The giant snorted, chewing heavily, and turned his head to look at Wu Xiaode with his single eye.
Everything happened in just a few breaths.
The masked man and the old man had just landed in front of the hole in the corner, and Wu Xiaode had just given up on picking up weapons.
Everything was over just as it began.
Wu Xiaode stared blankly at the dazzling scarlet pool on the stone wall.
——This is such a nonsense!
It seemed that there was only a dead end.
Wu Xiaode gritted his teeth and picked up the scimitar from the ground——
He has no idea what the meaning of this is, but no matter what, in the last moment of his life, he must not look like a coward!
He took a deep breath and raised his machete.
——So heavy!
He struggled to lift the scimitar above his head, twisting it crookedly due to poor control of the strength.
——How to fight this?
There is absolutely no way to fight this!
Wu Xiaode thought absentmindedly.
He met the giant's gaze——
There was an increasingly obvious sarcasm in that ugly, cold, and ruthless giant eye.
The giant snorted contemptuously and muttered:
"For countless years, apart from running away, few of you lower species have dared to fight me. Even if you fight, you can't catch a single move from me, let alone hit me. Ants, you are as humble and ridiculous as dust.
.”
No one has ever hit it.
Wu Xiaode listened quietly, feeling boundless despair in his heart.
The giant stretched out his hand and flicked Wu Xiaode in the air.
Before Wu Xiaode could react, the scale armor on his body suddenly emitted a shield of light, completely covering him.
Bang!
There was a muffled sound.
Wu Xiaode flew out, rolled several times in a row, and hit the wall. He was so dizzy that he couldn't get up for a while.
The mask shook for a while.
The entire scale armor made "clicking" and "clicking" sounds, gradually split into dense lines, and finally fell to the ground with a crash.
This magical scale armor was completely damaged.
The giant said boredly: "It's that interesting armor...but what's the use? Its owner is already dying, and you will die too."
Wu Xiaode staggered, and finally stood up slowly against the wall, breathing heavily.
Thanks to the little girl's armor, she saved her life.
I almost died just now!
The giant seemed to have lost interest and stopped looking at him. Instead, he opened his mouth full of sharp fangs——
puff!
An afterimage was spit out by it, flew out like an afterimage, hit the wall, and bounced to the ground, making a crisp sound.
Dead silence.
Wu Xiaode looked at the long sword stained red with blood, and was completely stunned.
This is the sword that the masked man has been holding tightly in his hand.
In this way——
The flying masked man has been swallowed by the giant.
I--
Is this the same ending?
Why do I have to face this?
Wu Xiaode was in a daze.
Behind him, the little girl whispered quickly:
"Run away quickly - this giant seems to be full, and its desire to attack has been reduced a lot. You are just an ordinary person, and it doesn't look down on your flesh and blood -"
"At this moment, you have a chance to escape from here!"
Wu Xiaode glanced around and saw a piece of blood spilled in front of the hole in the corner. It was dark inside and he didn't know where it led.
Yes, the hole is too small for a giant to pass through!
"Let's go together!"
Wu Xiaode put down his dagger and hurriedly went to help the little girl.
No matter what, her armor saved her life just now, and she must repay it!
"Leave me alone, my injuries are too serious and my bones are broken. I can't survive."
The little girl endured the pain and said.
Wu Xiaode looked at her twisted legs and felt as if something was stirring vigorously in her chest, and an indescribable emotion gradually filled her.
His eyes once again focused on the line of small ice crystal characters in the void:
"Commission Two: Lamb to the Slaughter."
Is there really a chance of survival?
Even the commission itself said the hope was very slim.
Wu Xiaode looked at the cave again.
The ground shook slightly.
The giant slowly climbed down from the towering mountain of corpses, apparently planning to come this way.
escape--
The only solution for now is to escape!
Wu Xiaode looked at the little girl again, wanting to say something.
"I'm already dying, run away - if you can survive, you can avenge me in the future!" The little girl looked at him deeply and said her last instructions.
Wu Xiaode gritted his teeth.
Damn it.
Damn it!
He took big steps and rushed towards the hole with all his strength.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As expected, the giant was too lazy to pay attention to him. He just walked towards this side step by step and said:
"Rat is not worth eating - I have too much rat meat."
"However, a sprout with special power fluctuations can definitely serve as the main meal of this meal."
Its single eye fell on the little girl.
finally.
When it stood in front of the little girl, Wu Xiaode had already rushed to the entrance of the cave.
He can leave!
The little girl withdrew her gaze and looked at the giant in front of her.
There is no doubt that I will be eaten.
The little girl could no longer hold back her emotions and began to sob slightly.
The giant looked at the little girl and said in a loud voice: "As a high-quality food ingredient, you are qualified to say a last word."
The little girl looked towards the entrance of the cave.
Wu Xiaode got into the hole and stood in the shadow of the hole.
——There is a steep slope in the cave with no end in sight. As long as you jump down, you can immediately leave this terrifying place.
But for some reason, Wu Xiaode hasn't left yet.
He stood in the darkness, staring at the small line of frosty words:
"Commission Two: Lamb to the Slaughter."
I appeared here inexplicably, and got this Book of the Dead inexplicably.
Having said that——
Not even the masked man or the mage survived!
Are underground caves safe?
No, there is absolutely no way to confirm this.
so--
Should you believe the tips from this Book of the Dead, or should you run away wantonly in this completely unknown and terrifying place?
Wu Xiaode gritted his teeth and looked at the little girl in the corner.
The two men's eyes met.
The little girl wiped away her tears, sniffed, and shouted to him: "Let's go!"
Wu Xiaode froze in place.
In mid-air, the giant made a buzzing sound again:
"It's meal time."
It slowly stretched out its huge hand, stained with blood and bones, and grabbed the little girl.
Everything is coming to an end.
Sudden--
A voice sounded from a cave not far away:
"If I were you, I wouldn't eat her so easily. After all, she is already full of fear."
"According to your statement, the corpses of people who died because of fear will smell sour and taste bad at all, even if they are alive, right?"
The giant's hand stopped.
The little girl also looked in disbelief and looked straight into the hole.
I saw Wu Xiaode coming out of the hole.
His face was very pale, and his body was still trembling slightly, but his eyes were fixed on the giant.
Damn it.
He cursed secretly in his heart and said loudly to the giant:
"You can't see anything else except corpses in this cave, so you can only eat these things. Of course you find them unpalatable."
He walked back step by step, as if he had exhausted all his strength.
The giant stared at Wu Xiaode, his eyes full of disgust, but he still couldn't help but said:
"Sour and smelly flesh and blood, what do you want to say?"
Wu Xiaode took a deep breath.
Will die.
This thought came from deep inside his heart and was immediately suppressed by him.
There is no need to worry about life and death anymore.
If everyone who enters this sealed cave is extraordinary——
The masked man has a sword, the old man has a staff, and he... has a Book of the Dead that others cannot see!
If the commission in this book is true——
Take a gamble.
No matter how illusory the hope is, you still have to take a gamble!
Wu Xiaode walked straight to the little girl and opened a corpse.
——This is the body of the chef, the only one among the many guards around her.
Wu Xiaode opened the box of utensils that the corpse was packed with, rummaged through it, and soon found some bottles and jars.
"Look, we have vinegar, soy sauce, and minced garlic."
"Actually, this is enough, but luckily we also have chili pepper and cumin powder."
Wu Xiaode began to apply various condiments on himself.
The little girl was stunned.
The giant was stunned.
A few breaths passed.
The giant's single eye became wider and wider, and its nostrils opened and twitched from time to time, as if it was trying hard to smell the unique flavor exuding from Wu Xiaode.
Its raised hand slowly stopped.
Wu Xiaode had already risked his life and said loudly:
"I'm alive, so it must taste better than a corpse."
"I'm fat and thin, unlike her, who's skinny and skinny and doesn't taste good at all."
"The most important thing is that I am very good at the ratio of this kind of dipping sauce."
Wu Xiaode estimated the size of his body and applied various condiments all over his body. He did not stop until he reached the ideal level in his mind.
He has confidence in himself.
——After all, every time we eat hot pot, everyone likes to ask themselves to help make dipping sauce.
My ex-girlfriend has always been reluctant to let go of me.
It wasn't until she specifically asked for the dipping ratio from herself that she dumped her mercilessly.
That is to say——
You can do this by yourself!!!
Wu Xiaode placed the bottles and jars on the ground, raised his head to meet the giant's single eye, and said loudly:
"I'm probably the most delicious person you've ever met, and I don't think you can deny that."
His voice carried far away in the silent cave.
The murderous aura on the giant's body has long since dissipated.
It lowered its head and looked down at Wu Xiaode, who was covered in condiments, and was a little surprised for a moment.
Next to Wu Xiaode, the little girl's eyes were wider than a cow's eyes, and her mouth was opened wide, unable to close at all.
What is this person doing!
Is he crazy?
How pitiful I am, on my deathbed, I thought of saving such a madman and hoped that he would survive.
Thinking of this, the little girl's expression became sad again.
Wu Xiaode couldn't care less.
He opened his arms, puffed out his chest, faced the giant's gaze and shouted loudly:
"Come on, let's try the taste!"
The giant looked a little moved.
The murderous intent in its single eye was completely dissipated. After a few breaths of hesitation, it gently stretched out its hand and carefully picked up Wu Xiaode——
Judging from its appearance, it seems as if it is afraid of hurting Wu Xiaode, thus turning the living flesh and blood body into a corpse, destroying the freshness and flavor of the entire ingredient.
The giant palm held Wu Xiaode with extremely gentle strength, slowly lifted it up, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it.
"How?" Wu Xiaode asked.
The giant said in a serious tone: "This is a wonderful taste that I have never tasted."
"Actually, there are several other better flavors. I can teach you how to season them. Do you want to learn?" Wu Xiaode said.
"What else?" The giant's single eye lit up.
"Yes, I'm telling you -" Wu Xiaode grabbed its two giant fingers, tried to get up, leaned forward, and leaned on the giant's nose.
Then--
Snap!
A snapping sound like an explosion suddenly sounded in the quiet devil's cave.
The one-eyed giant was stunned.
It pulled Wu Xiaode off his face and asked in a loud voice: "Were you... just now..."
"Slap you." Wu Xiaode said.
He was covered in sauce, rubbing his palms and grinning: "No one can hit you? Big trash, what was that noise just now?"
There was dead silence all around.
The little girl didn't know what to say anymore and covered her mouth with her hands.
The one-eyed giant was filled with fierce murderous intent, and the vertical pupil on its head slowly shrank and began to glow with bursts of scarlet light.
Wu Xiaode, however, had already put life and death aside, and said with a gentle expression: "Next time you introduce yourself to others, don't be so arrogant. Remember to tell them how you were slapped."
As soon as he finished speaking, a sudden change occurred!
An illusory lamp suddenly appeared in the void.
The moment this lamp appeared, there was a loud "bang" sound, and then quickly turned into several blazing stars.