"You said Qiushi is still nearby? Why?" Ye Suling said with some surprise in the Chunshen ruins on the other side, "When I came here every month before, I found that he was there in the morning before the sun rose.
We are already preparing to evacuate.”
"Because, just now, the world has been reincarnated again." Zhang Ke said, "Although you don't remember it, in the last reincarnation, we had already walked up the stairs, but when we were halfway through the journey,
I felt my legs lose all feeling, and I fell down. In the process, my whole body became slightly paralyzed, and finally I fell to death when my whole body was so weak that I could hardly move to save myself."
"What? Such a thing happened in the last reincarnation?" Ye Suling was shocked, "But you are resurrected at this time again. According to the theory you told me before, this should be what is called..."
"That's right, it's a reincarnation fight to the death." Zhang Ke nodded and said, "Leave aside the previous accident where our consciousness was forcibly taken away on the street. Under normal circumstances, if you wake up and find that you are not in the same place on this day.
.asxs., but at other points in time, it means that the reincarnation death battle has been secretly started."
"As for the time-travelers here, the only one I know so far is Yuan Qiushi. Although I have also doubted Troy's identity and whether he is also a member of the time-travelers, firstly, the iron door has not been opened. Secondly, he
If you want to do something detrimental to me, you don't need to go through such circuitous troubles. There have been countless easier opportunities to do it before." Zhang Ke analyzed:
"And being able to attack us halfway through the stairs and onto the ground means that this person must also have a good understanding of the underground structure and mechanisms of the Chunshen ruins, so he can choose to launch the attack in the most suitable place. Yuan Qiushi also fits this characteristic
.”
"Moreover, this time the stairs to the ground were lowered on our own initiative, instead of us pressing the button to start them." Ye Suling said thoughtfully, "Qiushi has indeed known for a long time that this is the only normal passage from the ruins to the ground.
And through the continuous exploration of the ruins over the years, he may have found other mechanisms that can control this passage and activate it from the outside to lower it."
"Yes, but regardless of whether the person who did all this is Yuan Qiushi or not, the question now is how we deal with it." Zhang Ke glanced at the long staircase and said,
"Everything just happened so suddenly. I didn't pay attention to where I was attacked and what form of attack I was. But I think I was seriously injured. Otherwise, how could I be here now?"
My legs are still a little numb."
"Are your legs still unable to move freely?" Ye Suling said with some worry, "Why is this happening? Didn't you say before that every time you restart time due to death and resurrect, your body will become scars even if there are previous scars?
Isn’t it very superficial? How come this time it still leaves a lasting pain that spans reincarnation?”
"Yeah, I think it's strange too... and there aren't any obvious injuries on the legs." Zhang Ke lifted up his trousers and looked carefully at the skin on both sides. There were almost no scars at all, not even a scar.
He had been attacked, but this physical numbness was extremely real and definitely not an illusion.
"However, since it is the legs that feel discomfort, it must be the legs that were attacked before, right?" Ye Suling speculated, "How about we protect our legs as much as possible when we go upstairs?"
"Well, for now, this is the only way to do it, but Yuan Qiushi definitely has more than one move. You have to be careful when the time comes." Zhang Ke tried to move a few steps, but felt that his thighs were as heavy as a rock.
I can still move around, but every time I take a step, it seems to consume ten times the usual strength.
With such a physical condition, he is destined to do his best to protect himself. If he wants to pursue Yuan Qiushi, he may have to rely on his companion who is not a time-traveler.
The two people did not go up the stairs immediately, but first helped them return to the circular corridor. They picked up some bronze metal plates and broken blades from the floor of the room where the torture instruments were placed next to them. The former was used to block the legs to block attacks, and the latter was naturally used.
It is used as a weapon to prepare for Yuan Qiushi who will appear at any time.
Fortunately, Ye Suling had some ropes with her, which she had prepared before coming to the Chunshen ruins. Although she didn't use them at all, she was caught by Yuan Qiushi. So the two of them used ropes to tie the bronze plates tightly to their knees and calves, which was equivalent to
A simple pair of leg armor was made, but the only drawback was that it added another burden, making it even more difficult for Zhang Ke to carry the load.
One step, two steps, three steps... Zhang Ke recorded the number of steps he passed in his mind as he walked, so that he could easily judge from which direction he was attacked. After all, each staircase looks exactly the same.
Apart from the numbers, they are almost indistinguishable.
——Twelve steps, thirteen steps!
The moment he took the thirteenth step, Zhang Ke suddenly heard the sound of a blow breaking through the air in his ears. It was too late to avoid it, but a moment later he only heard a "ding" sound, which seemed to be the impact of a metal needle.
It landed on the bronze plate in front of the calf, bounced in the air and then rolled down the stairs.
"Be careful! He's here again!" Zhang Ke reminded Ye Suling while lowering his head and glancing at the needle.
From the appearance, it is an ordinary needle. Apart from being extremely thin and having an extremely sharp tip, it has almost no other characteristics. If we look at the physical destructive power alone, its sting is probably as big as that of a mosquito.
The bite is almost the same.
But after he was hit by this move before, he almost instantly lost consciousness in his lower body, and then his whole body lost all senses. This shows that the real killing move of this needle lies in the toxicity quenched on it - but Zhang Ke never expected that.
Is there really such a powerful poison in the world that works so quickly? It's just a tiny wound like a mosquito bite, and it only lasts a moment, so the amount of venom that can be injected into the body is very small.
Even if it is really as poisonous as cyanide, there should be at least a few seconds of reaction time, rather than an immediate effect and being forcibly removed from all mobility.
Besides, where did Yuan Qiushi, a person who majored in cultural relics and archaeology and has been running around the Chunshen ruins, get such a tricky poison?
"Are you not injured?" Ye Suling asked, "Do you want to retreat?"
"It's okay, there's no need for it just yet." Zhang Ke thought for a moment, then turned back to Ye Suling and said, "Just stay where you are and don't move around. Let me walk up there by myself for the rest of the journey. If it's safe, I'll call you up."
you."
"Are you alone? No, you already have injuries on both legs. If you encounter an unexpected situation, it will be even more difficult to protect yourself." Ye Suling immediately refused.