Kezi put his hands down slowly, and Liming seemed to see an indescribable and indescribable figure behind him, but before Liming could think about it, Kezi's words interrupted Liming's thoughts, "These are all fake , you should be able to clearly see the unreality of these images, these are my phantoms recreated from the distant past.
It's a pity, I don't have much power to control time, otherwise I can bring you back to the past and see with my own eyes what happened in the past? "
Now this space is illuminated by the blue light of the dawn, as if one after another the wronged souls from the past have returned here, performing the stories of the past towards the dawn.
The sound of footsteps came from the stairs. An old man in gorgeous clothes led a small group of people with sacrifices in their hands. They came here from the stairs. They lit the surrounding braziers and respectfully held the sacrifices in their hands. placed before the shrine.
Li Ming could clearly see the momentary unwillingness on the old man's face, but then he returned to calmness with humiliation.
Kezi supported her chin with one hand, and she had a playful smile on her face, "This leader knows what the gods here are like, yes, they understand that the gods enshrined here are definitely not called What good gods, even so, they came and made a deal at the same time."
The sound from far away is reproduced here.
"Great Sea God, please take pity on us fugitives who have left their homes. Please protect us from being discovered by the enemy and not being killed by the enemy!"
The statue of Dagon slowly glowed, and the cheeks of one deep diver after another seemed to be twisted together. Although it looked messy, they uttered a unified cry, "Human!"
The sacrifice they need is a human being.
The old man's expression froze for a moment. If only one person had to pay every year, the price would not be as serious as imagined.
However, among these fish faces, an apparently wiser existence said, "This protection is one-sided, it may take hundreds of years, it may be thousands of years, and one day your descendants will die with all their lives. Come as a price, and that time will be the end of everything."
The old man clenched his fists tightly. Behind him, several people bent down gently, obviously trying to persuade him. Finally, the old man took out a dagger, cut his palm open, and blood flowed into the stone. Among the wrists made, the contract has been established so far.
If he doesn't do this, his own ethnic group may be wiped out by the war within a few years, or be annexed by other rising families decades later. If he regards these sheltered time as his own If there is too much extra time, it is not so unfair for the whole family to disappear after hundreds of thousands of years of protection.
What's more, after such a long time, you can definitely think of a solution!
The surrounding phantoms gradually faded away from this area, and it turned into a flooded appearance after thousands of years.
Chapter 105: The Voice in the Warehouse
With a smile on his face, Kezi looked at Liming curiously, "In human terms, it is yesterday's cause and today's effect. The present of this small town has been determined by their ancestors in the distant past. As a result, during these long years, mankind has forgotten the past agreement..."
Kezi walked up to Liming and opened his hands, "This is what people in this small town have done to themselves. What are you going to do?"
Li Ming looked at Kezi, and found that there was no trace of incitement or temptation on Kezi's face at all. Although her eyes were full of confusion, when she asked this question, she seemed to be without the slightest bit of subjectivity, as if she was standing on a subtle upper layer. Observe all this from an angle.
Even Li Ming could see a bit of children's curiosity about this world... No, maybe it should be more accurate, it is curiosity about "how humans will choose".
"Are you..."
Before Liming finished speaking, Kezi took a few steps forward and put his finger on Liming's mouth, "It doesn't matter who I am, forget it, instead of getting the answer from your mouth, it's better to let Let me see how you act, so I can think about your answers for myself~ Well, you should go back, the longer you stay with me, the easier it is for you to fall into the endless abyss."
There was a bit of a smile on Kezi's face, and then he turned around. At this moment, Liming felt that his brain had fallen into a little bit of dizziness as before, while Kezi turned around, humming a song in his mouth, and the surrounding people were dense. The fog began to gather again, covering Liming's sight, and Kezi slowly merged into the fog.
Kezi's singing became softer and softer, and seemed to be getting farther and farther away, like a person slowly leaving in an empty space.
Liming's brain also followed Ke Zi's departure, as if the water vapor that had been covering it had suddenly dissipated without a trace, and the brain that was originally somewhat confused and dizzy instantly became clear.
A gust of wind blew in, bringing the humidity of the ocean and the slightly salty smell, and the faint sound of waves appeared in my ears. When I opened my eyes suddenly, Li Ming found that he was still standing on the original hillside On the ground, there is still that thin layer of mist around, and the people in this town in the distance are still building altars at a rapid pace.
Standing here as if I have never left.
"Dream?"
Li Ming shook his head lightly. After waking up his blurred brain, a self-deprecating smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The girl who claimed to be Ke Zi, could it be Cthulhu?How could Cthulhu appear in front of him in such an image?And it looks so good to talk.
Such a dream is really strange enough, but why would I have such a dream at this time?With the protection of faith, it should not be so easy to be recruited.
However, when Liming turned around, the footprints behind him were clearly visible. The hillside was covered with moss, and the footprints he walked would be very obvious. A row of footprints when I left.
Li Ming couldn't even make a wrong judgment on the traces left by the wooden shoes on his feet.
Looking at his own footprints, Li Ming was a little dazed, and then took out a watch from his waist pocket. The time displayed on the watch had obviously passed two hours, so the previous experience was not a dream at all, maybe it was just a dream at all. reality.
As for why Ke Zi's footprints were not left on the ground, Li Ming shook his head lightly. Didn't Ke Zi leave any traces in the pool at the bottom of the cave before?
If my guess is correct, then the one who talked to me so much, is it really Cthulhu?
At this time, the old man came not far behind Li Ming, and bowed deeply to Li Ming, "Then, I will ask you to protect the safety of the old man tonight, and let the ceremony go on normally. Night must be the night of the end."
Li Ming looked at this old man with mixed emotions. If this old man knew that what they are experiencing now was determined by his ancestors thousands of years ago, how would he feel?
Thinking of this, Li Ming could only nod his head to show that he was clear. After the old man saw Li Ming nodding, his frown that had been frowning relaxed a little. The old man only got the news this morning, and it was originally used as a sacrifice. The girl disappeared without a trace, while the two guards became extremely crazy, constantly chanting unknown languages.
Fortunately, the brand new sacrifice was more well-behaved. After learning about his future destiny, he didn't cry at all, which saved a lot of trouble at that time.
There is another warehouse on the outskirts of the town. This warehouse is used to store the sedan chairs for the annual Sea God Sacrifice, and it is now also used to hold the sacrifices for the Sea God Sacrifice.
The girl is wearing a set of complicated and heavy costumes, with a complicated crown ornament and face scarf beside her.
The doors and windows here are locked without any gaps, because everyone in the village is busy building altars and repairing the boats used for sacrifices, so no one has time to take care of her. It was the best confinement for her. There was a bit of sadness in the girl's eyes, and then she sighed softly.
As the people outside the door left with all the materials, the warehouse quickly quieted down. It seemed that even the sound of breathing would be amplified several times here. It seems that someone is constantly restraining something.
Is there anyone else in this warehouse?
The girl's expression showed a bit of surprise and then a bit of curiosity, she kept looking for the direction of the voice, anyway, she has less than a day left, and she is destined to be dedicated to the Sea God, isn't she?Let's satisfy her curiosity before that, the girl picked up a wooden stick from the side, and after ensuring her own safety, she began to walk towards the direction of the sound.
Go around the sedan chair placed in the middle of the warehouse and come to the back of the warehouse. The utility room was originally used to store some maintenance tools. These utility rooms have not been used for a long time, because most of the tools in it have been used for a long time. The interior is damaged, it is not so much a utility room as it is a waste disposal facility.
There are a few footprints on the ground, which proves that someone has indeed been here before. Walking to the door, the suppressed voice became more and more obvious. The girl put her hand on the doorknob, and then gently pushed it away.
Chapter 106: Ghoul
In the room where the sundries are piled up, a figure is shrinking in the corner, holding his shoulders tightly with his hands, his body is shaking constantly, as if he sensed that someone has entered the room, the figure slowly turns his head, the hood is The previous struggle had dissipated, revealing pale hair, wearing a mask like a gas mask on his face.
On the mask, the eyes in the goggles flashed a look of surprise, obviously this person here did not expect someone to come here at this time.
The girl who saw this figure was also startled, because under the boy's goggles, one eye obviously shone with a vicious red light. Being stared at by this eye was like being stared at by some man-eating beast. They looked exactly the same.
The person hiding in the corner saw a girl coming here, grabbed his arm, and then took out an advanced prop like an injection from his pocket, and then directly stabbed it into his arm, The medicine, like blood, poured into the body quickly, and then the boy clenched his fists and closed his eyes.
His muscles were trembling constantly, and his breathing became heavier and heavier, but then quickly calmed down.
The girl glanced at the floor of the room. In addition to the previously used medicine, there was another tube of medicine that had been emptied on the ground.
The boy hiding here never thought that he would meet human beings even though he was already hiding in such a secret place...
There are no perfect creatures in the world, and nothing is perfect. There will always be some regrets. The boy has a physical strength that surpasses that of humans. From the perspective of species, he is higher than humans. He has strong resilience and steel. Ordinary flesh, unimaginable strength and weapons grown within the body.
Such an existence can be regarded as a humanoid combat weapon, but as I said before, how can there be perfection and perfection in this world. As a ghoul, a boy must regularly eat human flesh or blood in order to be able to fight. He had already mentally prepared for the nutrients needed to maintain his body.
But ah...
The reason why he entered this game was to "kill" his best friend by mistake, even in his impression, he had already opened his hungry mouth to his best friend, and helped him regain his sober consciousness in that sewer At that time, apart from blood, there was no sign of his friend on the ground, and he was the one who ate him!
This incident is like a knife piercing into his heart. His purpose of entering the game is to obtain the power enough to revive his best friend, and then return to his own world with this power. Complete erasure!
Of course, the boy still doesn't know that his friend is not dead.
The potion he used for himself was bought in the game mall, and it was used to suppress the bloodthirsty of his body. It just takes a certain amount of time for a bottle of potion to exert its effect. After the night battle, the boy noticed that I felt my own hunger, so I hid here and injected myself with a bottle of medicine.
But before the potion had any effect, there were human beings standing in front of him. The bloodthirsty feeling in his heart had not been completely suppressed. Like a wild beast, he kept roaring in his mind, letting himself eat the blood in front of him as soon as possible. Girls, come to replenish your physical strength and nutrients!
Under such circumstances, the boy could only forcefully inject himself with a second bottle of potion to quickly subdue his physical defects. The price of these potions in the mall is not low.
Of course, the boy had asked someone in the living space of the game: how to remove the negative influence of the blood of the ghoul.
But for the vast majority of players in the space, the concept of "ghoul blood belongs to the undead" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. All the methods they can propose are related to divine power, but the youngsters understand that their ghouls and those legends The undead ghouls are still fundamentally different.
At present, his blood defect can be suppressed, and only the system mall can solve his physical problems, so no matter how expensive the items in the mall are, he still has to spend money to buy them.
The boy squeezed his fist, and after confirming that his body's nutrition was supplemented and his desire to eat was completely suppressed, he breathed a sigh of relief, then raised his masked face and looked at the place where the girl was. direction.
After the boy saw the clothes the girl was wearing, he frowned slightly, but the girl didn't see the expression, "Your identity seems unusual."
After hearing what the boy said, the girl quickly understood that the boy in front of her was an outsider, so she smiled self-deprecatingly, as if to complain about the sudden fate she had to accept, so she took care of her situation Talking to this outsider in front of me, although it doesn't mean that it is hate, but it is a lie to say that there is no trace of resentment.
After hearing the identity of the girl in front of him, the boy wearing a mask brightened his eyes. He has confidence in his own strength. At present, the possibility of the sacrifice facing the final boss is relatively high. The boy knows that he is in this game space. It will definitely cost a lot of game coins. In this case, killing the final boss should get extra game coins.
Thinking of this, the boy moved quickly, and slapped the girl on the neck with his palm, letting the girl sleep well for a while, then reached out and grabbed the girl's clothes, and then all he had to do was wait.
No one knew that there was such an episode in the warehouse.
Liming looked at the gradually dimming sky, and squeezed the weapon in his hand tightly. There were several samurai swords hanging from his waist, all of which were created by the power of Kasumigaoka Shiwa. I'm worried that these consumables won't last long.
This time, all the residents of the small town did not go home. Anyway, they were standing on the periphery of the shore with torches and weapons. This year’s two-day attack by both sides has already left the town with few shelters. Today can be regarded as a bad day. Success is success. What these small town residents don't know is that there are not many parasitic animals in the mountains and forests at this moment, and the impact on them is not great. The real threat all comes from the sea.
The marginal warehouse that had been closed for a long time was also reopened. Several men in gorgeous costumes walked to the sedan chair and saw that the sacrifice had sat on the sedan chair upright, covered the turban, and put on the crown. The man felt a lot more relaxed in his heart. After all, he didn't need to say any more principles, so they lifted up the sedan chair and walked towards the sea.
Chapter 107: Communication Failure
The fog on the sea is getting thicker and thicker, the sunlight in the sky is gradually dissipating, Dawn glanced at the watch in his hand, the time of night is about to come completely, Dawn slowly closed his eyes, just as everyone expected, tonight I'm afraid it's time to decide the fate of this small town.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Sea God's envoy has not yet arrived, the old man decided to communicate with Sea God as soon as possible before then, otherwise there will be chaos and it's hard to say what the outcome will be.
The sedan chair with the sacrificial offerings has also arrived on the display stand by the sea. The sedan chair was gently put down, and the sacrificial offerings sitting on it stood up gently, without seeming too much hesitation or other emotions. Walked to the center of the display stand, there was a soft couch in the center, and then sat upright on it.
After seeing my situation, the old man nodded to his confidant subordinates around him, and the subordinates dispersed to tell the surrounding residents to hold the weapons in their hands. If communication with Sea God fails, then everything can only depend on themselves up.
The residents standing by the sea also know what kind of situation they will face if the old man fails to communicate with the Sea God, but they have no choice. Then after two consecutive days of attacks that were completely different from the previous ones, this idea in their hearts was constantly being reduced.
Especially the attack last night basically turned the whole town upside down. Everyone present had a few relatives captured by the Sea God's envoy, or killed themselves by being attacked by animals.
There are still more than ten days before the thick fog clears. If they will still be attacked like this during this time, how many people will still be alive in this town after the thick fog clears?If they were in such a danger to their lives in normal times, even if they might be affected by the town's curse if they left the town, they would leave here without saying a word.
But now this place is a cage, they are like turtles locked in a urn, they may be caught out to make soup at any time.
So rather than being doomed to die here, it's better to fight.
When the old man wore gorgeous sacrificial costumes and walked past these small town residents, everyone showed encouragement and pleading expressions to the old man. Now the old man is really the last hope for them , the old man took the eyes of these residents into his heart.
But he himself has no way to say a promise that is 100% sure to succeed.
The old man held a trident-like scepter with a fish pattern on it. Looking at the altar that had been set up, he quickly pulled away the green cloth covering the altar, revealing the The pattern painted on the wooden board is very similar to the statue Li Ming saw in the empty cave.
It seems that although the ancient agreement has been completely forgotten in the passage of time, the pattern of the worshiped god has been handed down. Now the old man will communicate with this monster in the sea just like his ancestors did.
The brazier was burning blazingly around the altar, and the temperature of the flame caused the mist covering the surrounding area to spread out a lot. The residents on the shore also took out the masks they had prepared and put them on their faces. A man who took off his clothes and only wore a loincloth continued to dance around the display stand and the altar, dancing an ancient dance.
Even the old man kept waving the scepter in his hand following this dance, and under the illumination of this dance and the firelight, the pattern drawn on the wooden board seemed to come alive, and began to twist slightly, and then A soul-like face protruded from the pattern, and after feeling the breath in the blood of the people around him, he probably understood something.
"What's wrong with calling me?"
The old man knelt down respectfully, "Great Sea God, I have been enshrining you for generations, and we have offered sacrifices to you every year, but why is this year completely different from previous years? We should have done nothing wrong. If you don't like We have changed the previous sacrifice, if there is any shortage, please speak up."
The fish face of the shadow that appeared in the painting had a funny expression on it. He lowered his head slightly to look at the old man, "Could it be that you have forgotten the oath you once made? Thousands of years ago, your ancestors made Your future is doomed, since your ancestors took that one scale, thank you for your sacrifices over the years, now all of you will be swallowed by the sea."
The expression of the old man changed in an instant. Obviously, he had thought about many reasons and results, but he never thought that the real reason would be this one, that is to say, their future was doomed thousands of years ago, and now there is no way to change it. changed?For a while, the old man wanted to smash the scepter in his hand directly on the ground, and then swear at his ancestors.
But he can't do that now. He wants to reach a consensus with the god as soon as possible, "Is there any way to change all this? We can provide you with more sacrifices!"
The shadow that appeared from the portrait gradually retracted, and the smile on the shadow's face remained the same, "Aren't you the sacrifices now? Let it end tonight. I will come to you soon and drag you into the sea." embrace."
After finishing speaking, the shadow completely dissipated, and the wooden wall with the pattern of the Sea God exploded at this moment. All this meant that the old man had lost the conversation with the Sea God. On the altar, do you just accept your fate like this?How could it be so willing to be swallowed by the sea! !
Everyone standing on the shore with weapons in their hands couldn't help but start discussing with each other after seeing this situation. There were also voices of despair and anger. For a while, the surviving people in the entire town were extremely noisy.
The old man raised his head, looked at everyone on the shore, then took a deep breath and clenched his teeth. He stood up, and saw the dilapidated town in addition to the people on the shore who showed all kinds of life for a while. The ruins, accumulated over thousands of years, were completely destroyed in these two days.
Although he knew that the resentment in his heart was somewhat unfair, the old man still wanted to shout loudly, "Why?!"
It was at this time that Li Ming and the others came out from the crowd with the help of the old woman at home, then sighed softly, and then showed a firm expression, "Are you just giving up like this?"
Chapter 108: In order to survive!
"It is true that our ancestors traded with our present as a price thousands of years ago, but during these thousands of years, we are also constantly developing this town. This is the home we created, and we are also creating We have paid too much blood and lives for this homeland.
To be fair, we are very selfish!So did the ancestors!
But just for the deal of thousands of years ago, are we going to give up our lives and throw ourselves into the sea at this very moment?Whether the ancestors made a deal thousands of years ago, or we continue to build and improve this town in the following thousand years, it's all for survival!
My husband left this town 20 years ago to find a way for us to leave safely and live a safe and healthy life.
Now we try to communicate with Poseidon, and when we learn that there is no way to continue communicating, and that tonight will be the last night in this town, the resentment we feel in our hearts is actually all due to a very simple and arrogant Reasonable reason--
Live!
Perhaps it is indeed unfair and selfish for us to tear up the contract of this millennium, but if we give up at this moment, then we will truly regret it to the end of Santuchuan.
No matter what outsiders say, I want to answer this at this moment: I want to live, even if I tear up the contract made by my ancestors, I also want to live to meet my lover again!what about you?Do you feel sorry for yourself and wait for death here? ! "
The old lady's body injury is still not healed. After saying this, she couldn't help covering her mouth and coughing. At this moment, the old man standing on the altar also stood up, and then opened his hands, "Stand up , even if we are called selfish, we have to live on! Pick up the weapon in your hand, didn’t the Sea God say that he would come here?”
A fierce light flashed in the eyes of the old man, "In this case, let's try to kill the gods!"
Under the continuous encouragement and call of these two old men, the surviving residents who had fear and despair in their hearts gritted their teeth and grabbed the weapons in their hands. Anyway, resistance is death, and sitting here waiting for the arrival of the sea god is also death. , It's so, it's better to follow your inner choice, choose - to live!
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