Slowly open the door, first stick your head out and look around.
Very good, that little brat Edgar is not here.
Todd tightened his monk's robes tightly, stepped on the stone slabs carefully, and followed the direction of the sound, walking forward.
He knew in his heart that this kind of exploration into the unknown might bring serious consequences, but his curiosity, which was already in the advanced stages of cancer, prompted him to put aside all risk predictions and survival instincts, and head towards what might be the most dangerous place.
Go.
Holding up the candle he asked for from Master Miles, Todd carefully chose a place to stay with the light, thinking mockingly to himself.
I remember there was a famous psychological test in my previous life. In a closed room, there was a bright red button with a note on it that said "Don't press it." Then I observed the behavior of people who walked into the room. Some people would
Ignore the button from beginning to end. Some people will think twice before pressing the button, while others will press it without thinking.
Todd clearly remembers how he answered that test in his previous life.
Not only will he press the button, but he will also try various tricks such as "short try", "three quick hits", "press and hold", etc. to see what will happen... It's nothing more than his psychology at the time.
The tutor would laugh and call him "a bitch".
Pass through the monks' gathering area and pass through the main hall cloister.
Arriving at the "short end" at the end of the cross architectural pattern of the San Cidro Monastery, he walked through a cemetery and walked down the underground passage that Huggins took him through on the first day. The screams of the man in his ears were getting louder and louder.
ring.
After swallowing deeply, Todd pressed against the wall of the passage, holding the weak flame of the candle with one hand and reaching forward with the other, going deeper and deeper.
Finally, we came to the metal door with four strange "mottos" engraved on it.
Todd slowly pushed open a crack and got in through the gap between the door panels.
The torch in the originally dark lobby was lit by someone unknown. The flickering light of the fire combined with the flickering statues of gods, plus the wailing that came from time to time, made Todd's heart beat wildly.
Maybe it's not too late to go back now, but as soon as this thought arose, he was immediately rejected.
If he just goes back to bed without knowing anything, tossing and turning, staying awake all night, it will be more unbearable than death.
The steps under him were still continuing. Todd came to the end of the hall, groped the wall by the firelight, and found an inconspicuous wooden door on the back of the statue. He tried to push it with his hand, but there was no obstruction. The door opened.
.
A gust of draft blew from behind the door, almost extinguishing the candle's flame.
Todd quickly used his body as a barrier to block the direction of the wind. He watched the flames rise again and felt a little at ease.
The screams were heard more clearly, and some meaningless messy words accompanied by pleading and roaring echoed underground, becoming increasingly weird and shocking.
Then follow a long corridor to an attic and carefully go down a long rotating wooden ladder.
Todd finally came to a place similar to a cave, turned a few corners, and stepped out of a narrow stone crevice. What he saw in front of him made him cover his mouth in surprise.
In the vast cave, a man about two meters tall had his hands and feet locked by four huge iron chains. His eyes were blood red, the blood vessels on his body were dilated, and his hands and feet looked twice as big as those of ordinary people.
Each palm hit the hard stone wall, bringing up a cloud of stone chips, leaving fingerprints; each foot stepped on the solid ground, crushing pieces of rock and soil, and leaving deep pits.
The giant's face was twisted, saliva was flowing from his mouth, sometimes he roared angrily, sometimes he begged loudly.
"It hurts... it hurts! Let me go, please! Let me go! My body will... split!"
This guy isn't human at all, is he?
Todd used the candlelight to see the giant's face clearly, and suddenly found that the other person's face seemed familiar.
"You are...little Jerry..."
Todd murmured.
That young man who is as long as a bamboo pole, always has a silly smile on his face, and is harmless to humans and animals...
An anxious voice came from the other end of the cave.
"Damn it! Todd! Get out of there!"
Enraged by the sudden fire and shouts, the giant opened his mouth wide towards Todd. The iron chains that had his hands and feet straightened into a line, and the iron nails connected to the mountain wall, made loud noises due to the huge force of twisting.
There was a sharp cracking sound of teeth.
Frightened out of his wits by the scene in front of him, Todd's body continued to retreat backwards, and the candlestick fell to the ground.
Kara!
The iron chain, which could no longer withstand the force, broke, and the giant's big hand slapped Todd's head, causing his head to crack and collapse.
"Edgar!"
A shout sounded not far away, and Todd suddenly realized that it was Huggins's voice.
The next second.
An afterimage streaked through the air.
The scenery in front of him was moving forward at high speed, and Todd's body was pulled back quickly, barely escaping the giant's blow.
When he turned around, he saw Edgar hugging himself and watching the giant's next movements nervously.
Little Jerry's attack failed, and he became even more angry. He took a step forward with his right foot, made a fist with his left hand, and hit the two of them again.
Edgar moved his steps, pulling Todd with a speed as fast as the wind, and took a step back to avoid the blow again.
The giant's fist hit the rock wall, and after a deafening bang, a dent was made in the hard stone wall.
But on the other hand, the two of them had retreated to the dead end of the cave and had no way to retreat.
At this moment.
A figure moved in from the side and stood between the two people and the giant.
Huggins, who was wearing a leather jacket, looked at the giant in front of him, took a deep breath, and said behind him: "Edgar, I will hold him back later, and you wait for Todd to leave first!"
The man slowly unbuttoned the gloves. Under the surprised gaze of the monk, black gas emerged from his withered palms.
With a short body forward, Huggins took the initiative to approach the giant's chest, grabbed the opponent's right arm with his left hand, and grabbed the opponent's left arm with his right hand.
The black gas instantly penetrated into Little Jerry's skin, and the areas in contact began to turn yellow and black, causing him to roar in pain.
Todd took advantage of the moment when the giant's movements slowed down, and used his clairvoyance ability to look at both parties in the fight.
Huggins' arms and palms had a large number of black particles flowing continuously.
The inside of Little Jerry's body was already a mess. His blood flow was like a dam leaking water, his lymph tissue was swollen into balls, and his heart was beating like a piston pump about to explode.
Feeling the pull behind him, Todd moved his steps and stepped back, but his natural curiosity drove him to continue observing.
Signaling Edgar to stop, Todd suddenly lay down on the ground, looked carefully from bottom to top, and finally discovered something strange in the giant's lower abdomen.
Above little Jerry's kidneys, next to the renal fascia, commonly known as the adrenal gland, there is a parasite that looks like a leech!