C42 (1/2)
The two of them quickly retreated, turned around, and ran towards the stone room. Almost at the same time, the strange insects stirred, and if the two of them were to hesitate any longer, they would be completely surrounded.
However, the stone room in front of them was also a dead end, and no matter what, they would not be able to escape from this hole. Zhou Yang felt that they were currently in a life or death struggle. After a while, they returned to the pile of corpses. Behind them, the weirdos were still chasing them, looking like countless stars in the night sky.
Zhou Yang then shone his torch everywhere again, confirming that this was a dead end, they were forced to the edge of the cliff. Looking at the strange insects that were chasing him, Zhou Yang clenched his teeth and pulled Zheng Huili along to the corpses. Zhou Yang did not know why he did this, maybe it was some kind of subconscious action.
When the two of them stood on top of the carrion-like pile of corpses, the strange insects just happened to be in front of them. Zhou Yang was already prepared to give up, but he pointed at a certain spot on the pile of corpses and said, ”Look … ”Look …” Zhou Yang looked over quickly and saw that there was a gap between the corpses. It could even be considered a ”corpse pit”.
Zhou Yang did not have time to think about it, and immediately pulled Zheng Huili along with him and jumped into the corpse pit, and threw the torch towards the strange insects.
Zhou Yang's method was very effective, because no matter how many strange insects there were, they would not be able to break through the two corpses.
The two of them hid inside the corpse pit, closely following the rotting corpses that were riddled with holes. They were so nervous that they didn't even dare to breathe. They could feel the movement above them, like slithering snakes that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Both of them knew that even though they had escaped this calamity, the situation was still not good. The corpse pit only delayed them for a little while, and in the end, it was impossible to hide forever. Besides, the inside of the pit was small, hot, humid, and surrounded by various rotten corpses. Just the smell of the corpses' stench was enough to make one wish they were dead.
Zhou Yang guessed that those eyes were probably the result of the Flower Snake Village being corroded, but it seemed like they could not move the corpses, as it was obvious that the Toad Man had piled up the corpses. The more likely scenario was that Toad Man had built this underground cave, and even brought in a large amount of corpses, but they were all taken over by the Eyeball Monster Worms. As a result, Toad Man was afraid of the underground cave, and did not dare enter the cave, thus this cave became the nest of the Eyeball Monster Worms.
Zhou Yang sighed in his heart, he was truly unable to judge how many corrosive monsters were still roaming around outside. In a daze, he remembered Qiao Mu, and if they were unable to contact him, Qiao Mu would definitely rush over to the Flower Snake Village personally. What was waiting for Qiao Mu for?
On the other hand, after Qiao Mu, Yang Jie, Song Zhengming, and Su Qin searched by the river, they returned to the center of the Flower Snake Village. In this period of time, they had seen the stone bridge that led to the lakeside. Qiao Mu thought that the most important task now was to find Zhou Yang and the others, and then think of a way to go to Small Snake Island.
At this time of the night, Qiao Mu took out two powerful light hand torches from his backpack. He and Song Zhengming each held one of them in charge of lighting up.
Unknowingly, they arrived in front of a house whose walls had been painted black. The house seemed especially depressing. When they looked through the window, they could see several blood-red pieces of clothing.
”Some of them are hanging in here... Is it a shroud? ” Yang Jie looked around and asked.
”Yes, it's a birthday shop.” Su Qin remembered, this was the longevity clothing store that Sun Erke had stolen from back then. The birthday shop owner was very cunning and wretched. It was him who had rowed away the wooden boat on his own accord at Small Snake Island.
”Let's go in and take a look.” Song Zhengming suggested.
Thus, the four of them entered the birthday shop.
In fact, it was Su Qin's first time coming here. She realized that the interior of the shop was very crowded and there was even a large table.
Song Zhengming walked in front of the row of birthday clothes and casually shone his light on it. He shook his head and said: ”Nothing special.
”No, after the boss ran away, I never saw him again.” Su Qin said.
”Oh …” And that fool, he stole the birthday suit just for a few children to wear? ”
”That's right. He's called Egg. He's a good person. My sister and I were saved by him.” What Su Qin said was sincere, she had indeed always been very grateful to Sun Erke, and wanted to see him again. However, the sudden change in Flower Snake Village made it difficult for her to figure out Sun Erke's fate.
What was the goose egg doing now? Is he all right? Su Qin thought.
”Let's go.” Song Zhengming moved his feet and was about to leave, but suddenly, Su Qin saw the blood colored longevity cloth behind Song Zhengming move slightly, she suspected that she was seeing things, and took a few steps forward, only to realize that there was a white cloth covering the head of the red longevity cloth, and something seemed to be trembling behind the white cloth.
”What are you looking at?” Song Zhengming thought that Su Qin was looking at him and had a face full of astonishment.
”Behind you …” Su Qin pointed with her finger, but before she could finish speaking, the white cloth was suddenly lifted, revealing a huge, extremely ugly, fat, and strange face full of pimples. On the head of the strange face, was a dark gray Duke Ji hat.
Just as Su Qin wanted to shout out, she saw the strange person take a step forward. Song Zhengming, as well as Qiao Mu and Yang Jie, who were standing in front of the door, felt something strange. Song Zhengming immediately turned his head, only to see that the strange person had grabbed her neck, and a thin and long black tongue was spitting out from the strange person's mouth.
Yang Jie's face changed, she was so shocked that she started shouting, but Su Qin had already prepared herself mentally. She saw that Song Zhengming was being controlled by the strange person, so she grabbed a teapot and threw it towards the strange person's head.
At the same time, Song Zhengming struggled desperately. When the strange person's head was hit by the teapot, the strange person relaxed a little and retracted his tongue. Song Zhengming found an opening and turned his head to kick at the weirdo's stomach. Unexpectedly, the weirdo's stomach was as flexible as a balloon, and Song Zhengming himself bumped into the table.
The weirdo adjusted his posture, baring his fangs and brandishing his claws at him again, but the target this time was Su Qin. Su Qin retreated in fright, and just as the strange person leaped up, stabbed his wooden sword towards the back of the strange person's neck, and a ball of black and green blood spurted out like a spring, almost splashing onto his face.
After a few breaths of time, the four looked at the strange man and saw that he had collapsed on the ground, on the verge of death.
”What is this?” Song Zhengming gasped for breath and asked.
Yang Jie noticed that there was a wound near Song Zhengming's collarbone. It should have been torn when he was fighting with the strange person earlier.
”I'm not too sure either. This monster looks like a toad. Little sister, have you seen it before?” Qiao Mu asked Su Qin.
Su Qin shook her head. She indeed did not know about the people who had mutated into Toad Man, but the dark gray Chieftain hat on Toad Man's head looked a little familiar to her.
”It's the suspender shop owner!”
Su Qin finally remembered that the longevity clothing store owner who was afraid of death was wearing this hat.
”The suspense shop owner …” Is that all? ” Yang Jie pointed to Toad Man on the ground and asked in disbelief.
”No!” At that time, he was still a very skinny old man, but now … Changed. I also guessed by his hat and his shroud. ” Su Qin replied.
Su Qin thought again: It looks like what this old man is concerned about is his birthday suit, she already turned into a monster and is still wearing it.
The four of them came out of the suspense shop, still fearful of what had just happened. At this time, the wound on Song Zhengming's collarbone was slowly bleeding. Su Qin took out a sterile towel and helped him wipe it again and again.
”Looks like there's a big problem with this village.” Song Zhengming sighed.
Yang Jie stood in front of the door and took a few pictures of the Toad Man with his phone, then turned his head and said: ”I think... The villagers should have all mutated after this sister left. ”Oh yeah, little sister, didn't you say that when you escaped, the villagers were already acting a little strange?”
”Hm!” They like to scratch around with their fingernails, and they all turn into... ”Yes, just like this frog monster!” Su Qin said.
”Was it because of the corrosion from the general's corpse on the Small Snake Island?” Qiao Mu asked.