Chapter 330 Doomsday Wasteland (6) (Additional update, 3K+)
Seeing Liu Sheng cleanly chop off a strange thing with a white mycelium head, Qiao Yu finally put it away. Worry in my heart.
Liu Sheng seemed...to no longer need her protection.
Liu Sheng dug out the black crystal from his brain with familiarity, walked towards Qiao Yu who was still stunned, and handed it to her.
“Now I have paid off what I owe you!” Liu Sheng said.
Qiao Yu knew that Liu Sheng was referring to the big bag of crystals.
After all, Qiao Yu spent many days collecting it, and Liu Sheng insisted on collecting the same amount and returning it to Qiao Yu before leaving.
During this period, Liu Sheng took the opportunity to wait for news from Senior Sister Nangong.
Qiao Yu nodded, accepted the crystal, and then walked ahead silently.
It is now the third day of being trapped in Dongzhao City.
Liu Sheng followed Qiao Yu on the streets every day, helping Qiao Yu collect supplies and killing strange things to learn about the characteristics of the strange things here.
Passing through bookstores, libraries, etc., Liu Sheng would go in there to search and feed it to the world.
In this way, I finally have a deeper understanding of the "world" under my feet.
That night, they finished their fulfilling day with Lao Tan Pickled Cabbage Beef Noodles, which they had finally found.
And Liu Sheng finally received a message from Ling Xiaoshu before going to bed.
She was finally ready to set off.
......
When Liu Sheng got up early the next morning, Qiao Yu was nowhere to be seen.
A dark green backpack was placed at the end of the bed, bulging with food and drinking water, and a pack of crystals stuffed deep inside.
Liu Sheng watched and fell into silence.
I think this was specially prepared by Qiao Yu for her.
In the end, Liu Sheng left silently without taking his backpack.
Let’s leave these things to Qiao Yu, after all, she still needs to continue to survive here.
Liu Sheng also kept the trick weapon he collected [Zhang Hengyuan’s custom-made lantern].
There are many natural tricks evolved from animals and plants in this world, so this kind of trick weapon that specifically targets plant-type tricks should be useful to Qiao Yu, and it can also be activated with trick energy. Couldn't be more appropriate.
In fact, Liu Sheng also asked Qiao Yu if he wanted to follow her, but Qiao Yu refused.
At that time, there was deep fear in Qiao Yu's eyes.
She has seen it too many times over the years. In order to leave this place, her relatives and friends resolutely entered the Great Rift Valley and never came back.
Although Qiao Yu is not a timid person, she has become accustomed to doing whatever it takes to survive.
Then she will naturally not put herself in a desperate situation for the sake of an unknown future.
In the end, just as Qiao Yu would not persuade Liu Sheng to stay, Liu Sheng would not persuade Qiao Yu and must leave with her.
Therefore, Qiao Yu chose to go out early in the morning.
And Liu Sheng watched her back as she left the house with her little tentacles, silently saying goodbye in her heart.
......
Liu Sheng headed in the direction of Red Star City according to the newly collected more accurate map.
Now that she has recovered her cultivation, she has even taken a step further in the past three days and entered the fourth level of the Qi Refining Stage. According to the conversion formula, Liu Sheng has already half-stepped into the Realm of Ming Zhen.
Liu Sheng stepped on the spirit sword, and with the input of energy, the fancy flying function designed by Ling Fu was activated. The spirit sword shimmered under her feet, taking her flying in mid-air.
Looking down from the air, the city in front of you is shrouded in the red morning light. The dilapidated buildings seem to be soaked in blood, and the streets are intertwined on the ground like winding scars.
Many buildings have collapsed, exposing twisted steel bars and broken walls inside. The once bustling business district is now deserted, with all the glass curtain walls broken and the shops in a mess. The trees in the park are withered, the fountains have long dried up, and the ponds are filled with black sewage.
Liu Sheng slowly passed through an abandoned residential area, where traces of the past life were vaguely visible.
There are dried clothes on the balcony, most of the windows are broken, the furniture in the house is staggered, and abandoned toys and photos can be seen in some rooms, as if these people just suddenly disappeared in a certain moment, leaving behind a person who was frozen in time. world.
Flying higher, Liu Sheng can see further.
On the edge of the city, the ruins of an industrial area looked particularly eerie in the bloody light, like a crouching beast. However, there was a deep trench in the middle, cutting the ferocious beast in half.
The black mist in the deep ditch formed a high wall, towering into the clouds, isolating both sides of the deep ditch, like an insurmountable barrier.
The black mist is churning like substance, and the rich evil spirit is constantly twisting and changing, emitting low roars and moans, as if countless unknown and terrifying creatures are hidden.
Just looking at it from a distance, Liu Sheng could feel a chill rising from the bottom of her heart, as if something invisible was trying to invade her soul through this scene.
She took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, lowered her body and stopped looking.
Flying at low altitude, Liu Sheng saw some strange creatures occasionally appearing on the streets, wandering in the shadows as if looking for prey.
She stretched out her little golden tentacle, hit the monster's brain directly, and extracted the crystal from it.
But if the level difference is too big, Liu Sheng will naturally stay away from it.
Nowadays, time is of the essence and it is better to do less than to do more.
When she finally flew to the edge of the city, the high wall of black mist standing above the deep ditch was finally in sight.
Liu Sheng looked at the high wall of black mist, feeling an inexplicable fear in her heart, clutching her heart.
Twisted shadows were vaguely visible in the black mist, as if countless pairs of eyes were staring at her, spying on her every move, waiting for the opportunity to drag her into the abyss.
But fear is meaningless, she must cross it to reach Red Star City.
to go home.
Ling Xiaoshu appeared beside her, staring at the deep rift valley with black mist.
"Sister, the things inside here... are indeed scary." Ling Xiaoshu whispered, and the small tentacles were twisting uneasily on Liu Sheng's shoulders, as if they felt the terrifying aura in the black mist.
Liu Sheng looked back at the city behind him, with a trace of perseverance flashing in his eyes.
In a trance, I seemed to see something.
But upon closer inspection, there wasn't.
It seemed like it was just her imagination.
That's all, Liu Sheng turned around, picked up the spirit sword and flew forward with Ling Xiaoshu.
The two figures disappeared little by little into the black mist, and only the spirit sword drew a golden trace in the darkness.
……
In the black mist, it was indeed difficult to distinguish between east, west, north and south. It was all full of strong strange aura, and the ubiquitous whispers interfered with Liu Sheng's thinking. Flying deeper and deeper, the spirit sword was pressed down by the strange air, gradually becoming as heavy as lead, and eventually lost its ability to fly.
Liu Sheng and Ling Xiaoshu were forced to land at the bottom of the valley.
However, at the bottom of the valley, Liu Sheng could clearly feel that the black mist was no longer purely mysterious.
There is even a touch of sacredness.
But the black mist was still deep, not only penetrating, invading, and affecting the spirit, but also the sticky and evil stare and whispers, making Liu Sheng feel a little dazed for a moment.
Fortunately, Liu Sheng still brought the soul protection amulet given by Qiao Yu.
Post this to refresh your mind.
As for the problem of not knowing the direction, the world can solve it.
It will not be disturbed by these factors. As long as it identifies a direction, it can guide Liu Sheng forward.
But these are only the shallowest dangers of the Rift Valley.
What is even more dangerous are the creatures that have been following Liu Sheng quietly.
It seems that those glances and whispers come from them.
Originally Liu Sheng thought, as Qiao Yu said, those were all weird things.
However, when more and more of these creatures gathered and densely surrounded Liu Sheng, Liu Sheng realized that this was not a strange thing at all.
But...
Human beings.
Ling Xiaoshu whispered: "Sister, they... are so ugly."
Indeed.
At this time, Liu Sheng looked at their appearance and was frightened.
On the pale and bloodless face, only the rotten scalp and the remaining hair were left on the top of the head. The eyeballs in the eye sockets were still moving flexibly, revealing the desire and timidity for Liu Sheng.
Their tongues have rotted away, so they cannot speak, but there is always a phlegm-sounding grunt in their throats, intertwined into a murmur.
And there is only a thin layer of skin left on their bodies stretched on the skeleton, which is even covered with pustule-like fungi and spores. Their joints are swollen and they can only move stiffly.
If it weren’t for the reminder from the world, Liu Sheng would never regard these as human beings.
[Their souls and consciousness are still there. Although they are twisted, it can be said that they are still alive. 】
Liu Sheng was shocked.
"How is this possible?"
[Of course it is possible, because this Great Rift Valley is probably not a place where weird things gather. 】
【On the contrary, it is a place where sacred energy leaks. 】
【Therefore, these dead people who should have turned into monsters were infected by the sacred energy and were reborn as humans again. 】
"But this look of inhumanity and treachery..."
[They had no choice but to be forced to resurrect. 】
“So, what is this Great Rift Valley?”
[You can understand that this is the stretch mark of this planet. 】
"Stretch marks on the planet?" Liu Sheng suddenly woke up, "So, that god was born inside the planet? Due to his growth, the surface of the planet was overwhelmed and cracked with lines?"
In other words, the sacred core where the little tentacle's body is now is actually under your feet!
No wonder she appears here from the Sacred Core.
[Yes...it seems that the so-called sacred embryo was born with the help of such a planet. 】
"Or, only by creating such a doomsday can a sacred embryo be born..." Liu Sheng said thoughtfully.
【Not excluded. 】
However, knowing this does not mean much to Liu Sheng for the time being.
Because these people, who can be called the "living dead", are gathering more and more, they are getting closer and closer to Liu Sheng, and the desire in their eyes has become more and more naked.
Liu Sheng finally realized that they really wanted her.
They are humans, so they need food.
But here they are, with no other food.
No wonder many people's skin and flesh have been torn, and most people have only fascia surrounding their bones.
So Liu Sheng had no choice but to take action.
The golden tentacles on his body spread out like vines, whipping away the half-dead people around him.
But as she went deeper and deeper, it became clear that these living dead were not just individuals.
She began to see fused bodies.
Surrounding Liu Sheng now is a circle of living dead that are fused with two or three human bodies. They bite and fight with each other. No one gives way to anyone, and no one can kill anyone. In the end, they grow together due to long-term adhesion. , forming this weird look.
Although the single target is not strong, there are so many that even Liu Sheng cannot rely on her small tentacles to solve the problem. She swings the spirit sword in her hand and cuts off heads easily, and Ling Xiaoshu has to pull out hers. Branches, strangle these fused versions of the living dead.
"It seems that your skills are pretty good now."
As the figures crisscrossed each other, Liu Sheng looked at Ling Xiaoshu's now proficient strangulation technique and nodded with emotion.
"Of course, Teacher Nangong has given me a lot of training these days." Ling Xiaoshu said proudly.
When the last fusion person fell, Liu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.
She looked back at the way she had looked.
Now it is covered by black fog, making it difficult to see clearly and there is no sound.
Liu Sheng frowned worriedly, but finally made up his mind.
His feet paused, his body turned, and he rushed back quickly.
Ling Xiaoshu asked confusedly: "Sister, isn't this the direction of Hongxing City?"
"No." Liu Sheng shook his head.
"Then..."
"I'm going to find someone who shouldn't be here."
(End of this chapter)