In the gloomy and dark environment, Tang Zhen watched quietly, and he could clearly feel the movements around him.
This dark realm is indeed expanding to the surrounding areas quietly as he guessed.
The vegetation was unable to move, being constantly swallowed by the dark realm, and gradually withered.
Countless tiny black spots fly out from the surface of these plants, float in the air and then condense continuously.
The black paper-ash-like object is actually made up of countless black dots. As time goes by, their volume continues to increase.
Tang Zhen seemed to be affected by it, as black spots kept rising on his body.
If you use your luck to resist, you can isolate yourself from the invasion of unknown forces.
However, there is no spiritual energy in this space, and the practitioner's consumption cannot be replenished at all.
Once the energy stored in the body is exhausted, it will be unable to perform any skills and will inevitably be invaded by mysterious forces again.
If this problem is not solved, sooner or later the body will become like vegetation, and the body will gradually wither and decay.
If you follow the token prompts and kill any of the five insects, you can get a trace of vitality as a reward.
Consuming this trace of vitality can resist the erosion of mysterious power and delay the decay and withering of the body.
The more five insects you kill, the longer you can persist.
If you don't kill the five insects, you won't be able to replenish your vitality, and you will die in this black field sooner or later.
The design controller behind the scenes has already considered everything, making it impossible for those who are involved to refuse.
If you want to survive, you must obey the orders.
Soon in the southwest corner, a forest gradually appeared, blending into this black field.
Tang Zhen faintly heard a conversation coming from outside, with a tone of panic.
Immediately afterwards, three livestock entered this dark space because they were tied to trees.
Tang Zhen, who was like the wind, appeared next to the livestock in the blink of an eye, confirming that it was a domestic animal being fed.
The voice that just sounded seemed to be that of livestock owners trying to save their property.
The terrifying dark realm forces livestock owners to give up and can only watch their property disappear before their eyes.
The other party should be very aware that this dark realm is weird and terrifying, but they did not prevent it in advance.
This situation shows that the dark realm appears randomly, and there is no way to prevent it in advance.
Looking at the appearance of the livestock, it is clear that they were used for plowing the fields rather than for pulling carts and transporting goods.
Based on the terrain, Tang Zhen guessed that he was in the mountains and there should be villages and large fields nearby.
If the dark realm is allowed to spread, it will swallow up nearby villages sooner or later, and it is unknown whether those villagers will be affected.
Tang Zhen came to the edge area and tried to observe the outside scene, but found that he couldn't see anything at all.
This dark realm is very close to the outside world, but is blocked by an invisible barrier.
But if you listen carefully, you can hear vague sounds, which are clearly movements that only occur in the mountains.
There was an invisible force that prevented Tang Zhen from leaving and making it impossible for him to take a step forward.
It's not that he can't use his strength, but that after approaching the invisible barrier, his whole body's strength instantly disappeared without a trace.
Without any strength, I couldn’t even lift my feet, so how could I escape from the dark area.
Tang Zhen pondered for a moment, turned to look at the livestock, and used his fingers to express a burst of energy.
An irritable and restless animal, its skull was instantly penetrated, and it collapsed directly to the ground and died.
Soon a point of light flew out from the animal and was absorbed by the mysterious token on its waist.
The dead animal had more black spots on its body, and its speed was more than ten times faster than when it was alive.
If this situation develops, it will take up to three days for the livestock carcasses to turn into skeletons.
If you need food, you must cut it as soon as possible, otherwise you will end up eating a pile of smelly meat bones.
In this dangerous environment, if food cannot be replenished in time, physical strength will be consumed rapidly, causing serious effects on the body.
As physical fitness declines, the mysterious power will erode more rapidly, leading to more serious decay and erosion. In such a dangerous environment, if the food supply cannot be guaranteed, people will die faster.
With a flick of his hand, a silvery-white light appeared in Tang Zhen's hand. It was a silver javelin covered with runes.
Driven by Tang Zhen's thoughts, the rune javelin turned into a sharp axe, which he swung to chop down the nearby tree.
Not long after, a big tree was chopped down, and then it turned into pieces of firewood all over the ground.
The ax head slid against the ground and hit the stone, followed by sparks.
A large ball of fire appeared, but the color was green and blue, and it looked indescribably weird.
This blue-green flame is like the flickering will-o'-the-wisp in the tomb, beating constantly during the burning process.
Tang Zhen inserted a big tree branch on each side of the fire, and then used thick branches to penetrate and support the livestock.
Roast livestock at high temperatures and wait patiently for the food to mature.
But I don’t know what the food coming out of the barbecue will taste like in this kind of environment, and whether it will be hard to swallow.
Tang Zhen sat on a big rock, watching the blue-green flames in silence. Next to him was a lonely forest and two frightened livestock.
The edge of the dark realm spread faster and faster, and soon another crop was included.
These growing crops prove that the previous judgment was correct, and there is most likely a village nearby.
Tang Zhen found obvious traces of dew on the surface of the plants, indicating that it was night outside.
The people in that village are now sleeping soundly and have no idea that the danger is coming.
If they are lucky and are notified by the livestock owner, they may have a chance to escape.
In the following time, more and more land was swallowed into the dark realm, and a dirt road appeared in Tang Zhen's perception.
The livestock roasted on the fire now gave off a strange smell, and the burnt aroma carried a strange stench.
Like a roasted animal, it was a highly decomposed corpse that was dug out of the grave by Tang Zhen.
Tang Zhen knew very well that he had just killed the livestock and there was absolutely no corruption.
It seems that this dark realm affects the taste of livestock flesh and blood, making it difficult for people to swallow after smelling it.
When such a situation occurs, it should be deliberately difficult and tortured. Once the appetite is affected, you will not be able to eat enough food, and your physical fitness will also decrease.
Tang Zhen was not hungry, but wanted to conduct a test. The abnormality of the barbecue had been expected.
Although the taste was foul and unpleasant, Tang Zhen still reached out and tore off a piece, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it expressionlessly.
The meat was fishy and rotten, with no meaty aroma at all. It was more like chewing a ball of sewer mud mixed with garbage and urine.
When ordinary people eat this kind of food, they may even vomit out their overnight meal.
Tang Zhen's expression did not change at all from the beginning to the end, and he ate the piece of barbecue directly into his stomach.
After eating the food, a trace of strength emerged, spreading throughout the limbs and bones.
If you want to maintain your physical strength, you must supplement it with food.
In just a short time after entering this place, Tang Zhen felt extremely malicious, not only against everything that was swallowed up, but also the token holder was also the target of torture.
What is the purpose of such torture?
It cannot always be about tempering your character and improving yourself in a difficult environment.
If this is the case, you are simply asking for trouble.
The existing clues are too few for Tang Zhen to figure out the truth. He needs to continue investigating and master more intelligence information.
Suddenly a dog barked at the edge of the dark realm, and then a house slowly appeared.
This is a standard farmhouse courtyard. Various items are piled in the yard. A yellow dog is barking at the moment, with whine and fear in its voice.
As the yellow dog barked wildly, a burst of human voices came from the courtyard, obviously noticing an abnormality in the environment.
The dark realm spread rapidly, but in a short time, it enveloped the entire village.
(End of this chapter)