It's impossible to say it's not scary. Even though they were mentally prepared, the two grown men were still frightened by the sudden appearance of the human face and took a few steps back. But Xie Zhe calmed down first and stepped forward again to muster the courage to look at it. I saw that the face was pale and stiff, without eyes, and the only two were looking blankly into the room. He looked closer and found that there were some tiny cracks on the face.
Han Chang stretched out his hand and pulled the face off the vine. It turned out to be just a mask. It was as big as an adult's face, so hard, yet so brittle. Han Zhang just squeezed it hard and broke it into pieces.
"This is so strange," Wenying asked confused, "How can there be a mask in a place like this?"
"Although it's a mask... but it's as big as a human face. Could it be that it's for children to wear?"
"It's better to ask, what's the condition of the vines here?" Xie Zhe was still staring blankly at the green "wall".
Everything here exudes an ominous atmosphere. The room was empty, and the only tables and chairs were rotten and covered with mildew common in humid environments. There is thick moss expanding in the cracks between the bricks on the ground, and in some places it even looks like a blanket. Wenying, who was looking around in the house, stepped on it, and there was a "gurgling" sound from the moss, perhaps because of the rich water. But it sounded more like the screams of a small swarm of insects. When she lifted her foot, she felt an incredible stickiness. Did she accidentally crush the moss? Maybe their juices are too thick. But when she moved away, the moss was unscathed.
"Even... severed limbs?"
Han Chang found a hand reaching out from another dense vine. With his previous experience, he boldly stretched out his hand and pulled it out, and found that its tip ended at the upper arm. The shape of the cross section was uneven, but not too sharp. It should have become slightly rounded and blunt due to daily friction. It was only now that it was Discover. It looks like no one has been to this place for a long, long time.
"...?"
Suddenly, Xie Zhe felt that the room was brighter. Looking back, I didn't know when the door had been completely sealed by branches and vines, and now the fox fire in the room seemed even brighter. How could there be no sound at all and not even the two monsters could notice it? He immediately reminded Han Zhang and Wenying, and they looked surprised at the same time, even though the previous panic had not completely dissipated. Should we say they are brothers and sisters? The two reacted simultaneously, and two balls of foxfire hit the plant covering the door. Immediately afterwards, the fire spread instantly. But after they waited for a while, the plants showed no signs of being hurt at all, and instead gradually spread throughout the house. The temperature of the flame can be adjusted, but logically speaking, the spiritual power should not be affected. Why does the plant show no sign of being dissipated?
"Why didn't it work?"
"It would be better to say that these plants have entangled the house even tighter." Xie Zhe's face didn't look good.
The evidence is the grains of sand that fall from the ceiling from time to time. The cracks in the wall are gradually expanding due to external forces. They even clearly heard that, unlike the crackling sound of flames, the rustling sound of wind and vegetation was more obvious. There doesn't even need to be wind, it's the plants that trap them intentionally.
"Could it be a monster like a tree demon? But I didn't detect the aura of the same kind. Where is my brother?"
"Neither do I - that's the trouble. They don't even have souls, only the consciousness of essence, and there is no way to communicate with them... Maybe only their own kind can transmit thoughts." "How is it possible? This has nothing to do with Common sense is inconsistent." Wenying couldn't understand, "We all know that the soul comes from the spirit. If there is no soul, how can they have such strong spiritual power?"
Xie Zhe became obviously nervous, which was very rare.
"No, no... that's not the case. You may not remember clearly, but - don't forget, the Wuyong clan has done it before, cultivating essence from the outside world and implanting it into the puppet's body. Then they 'came alive', and were so crazy about souls that they launched attacks on humans. Don't you think they are similar? These plants have no souls, but are consciously active like monsters. And these scattered, aren't they just accidental animals? Human fragments...?"
As soon as they finished speaking, before the two of them could react, the house that had been in disrepair was crushed and collapsed. Large pieces of broken ceilings and walls fell down. They hurriedly protected their heads, but they all found the right opportunity and stepped on the gravel to escape when the vines showed their gaps. Han Chang pushed Wenying out first, but his ankle was entangled in vines. They dragged him frantically toward the crumbling ruins, which were ablaze with strange foxfires. Wenyingyan quickly drew out his sword and stabbed hard at the strong vines that bound Han Shang. Even though it was in the form of a dagger, it was more than enough to cut a section of a plant.
The three people were in shock and backed away from the strange house. At this time, Xie Zhe couldn't help but think to himself, fortunately Ling Huan was not with them. Otherwise, she would not have the skills of many others in such a situation, and they might not be able to take her out at the time. If you don't have any skills, you might really be buried in it.
But this is just the beginning of the nightmare.
There was a swishing sound throughout the woods, which was more frightening than any lush place they had passed before. Because the dense canopy of trees blocked the night sky like dark clouds, there was no light from the moon and stars, and it was impossible to tell the direction. And with the rapid movement of different plants, the hidden fragments of puppets also floated up and down in the green ocean one after another. Compared with what we have seen in the past, not a single puppet is "alive", but the level of fear here is no less than before.
It's a green hell here.
In order to prevent contact with the surrounding plants, the three people ran as fast as they could. Things are growing crazily in all directions, twisting and changing their shapes. They are as powerful as savage beasts, sometimes like eagles spreading their wings, sometimes like hungry tigers pouncing on food. No one thought that plants that usually remained static would be so ferocious. Everything in front of them and behind them seemed like a nightmare. The originally silent trees seemed to be awakened by some movement, and in a very slow but powerful way, several branches were slowly lifted up, as if they were being pulled out and turned into feet, and then they were chasing them together. Although it is an exaggeration to say this, the momentum is indeed true. What's more, several roots like tree crowns are also connected underground. Their uplift makes the soil undulate like the sea surface. This process is dynamic, which makes the escape of the three people extremely difficult.
Along the way, in addition to fire, the three also tried ice spells, but they could only temporarily block their movements, and the growing power soon broke through the blockade. Even thunder and lightning spells cannot completely destroy them. At most, they slow down their marching speed - but soon they will rush up as if they have been stimulated, and their momentum is even more terrifying than before.
Xie Zhe ran and shouted to the two of them with difficulty.
"I know! All this is because the spiritual veins have been destroyed! Large spiritual veins, even six spiritual veins! The spiritual fields in the entire Qinglize and surrounding areas have changed, and some spiritual flow nodes are blocked and stagnant. , resulting in the places we see from time to time, where plants are extremely prosperous and animals are extremely restless. Others are declining due to blocked spiritual veins, which affects not only water, soil and wind, but also the climate of the entire region! These essence-like flowers and plants are naturally formed into essences because of their abundant spiritual power... They are purely piled up with the amount of spiritual energy!"
"Okay, we get it! But - what's the use of knowing this?!"
It's not that they are complaining, but that the three of them really can't think of a way. There is not enough time to escape, so do you still have to think of a way to deal with them? Even if Xie Zhe's mind was quick enough to figure out the principle behind this, who could still come up with a more reliable idea? Along the way, there were even huge flowers with sharp teeth, like a huge mouth coming out from the side of the uneven road, almost biting off a piece of someone's flesh. There are also those tentacle-like willow branches, trap-like slime molds, and even puppet fragments as sharp as hidden weapons.
By the way, those big man-eating flowers... their teeth seem to be fragments of puppets, mixed with bone residue. Like the previous "mask" warnings or baits, they actually use inorganic props to arm themselves. It is difficult to say whether they are intelligent. Or is it that in less than a year, many animals have died here, and this has become a learning experience for them? After all, except for the wildly growing plants, there seemed to be no living things here.
They finally reached the edge of the forest. Fortunately, the area was not large. However, when they saw the empty outside world illuminated by night light, countless branches and leaves crisscrossed each other, taking away the outlet of hope little by little. Even if a few people speed up their pace, they can't catch up with the closing speed of the exit. If you don't stop, you will hit it - but if you stop, you will be swallowed up by the wave composed of various plants behind.
"Wow——"
At this moment, there was a strange loud noise behind him, and at the same time, a dazzling light burst out. The three people turned around and found that something caught up with the green tsunami from behind at a faster speed and broke a big hole in it. There was a bright light in the cave. The fire was very violent and more cruel and hostile than their fox fire. And in this light, there was a human silhouette slowly approaching. Could it be a puppet? The three of them didn't dare to breathe.
The wildly growing plants have restrained themselves a lot, and they are constantly twitching, like snakes that have been beaten to a height of seven inches. If you look closely, you will see several transparent objects that look like ice picks emerging from the cave. After they poked out, they stabbed back into the plants at the edge of the large hole, and a purple light glowed, burning them from the inside. Hanshang has an unusually familiar feeling. In addition to this attack-from-within tactic, the flames themselves are also quite unusual.
The withered plants quickly retreated, seemingly knowing the importance of preserving their lives. After the light faded and became softer, they finally saw the shadow of the visitor clearly.
"Chen, Chenxing?"
Her curtain hat was missing, but several people could recognize her at a glance. Those "ice picks" melted and cooled again in her hands, forming the distorted glazed sword again. There was a trace of sadness in her cold eyes.
"Why are you so weak...Is it just because you lost your fire and your sword?"
"How did you..."
After regaining their composure, the three of them all felt that their legs were weak. They didn't care about this when they were escaping. They almost knelt down in front of the savior in front of them.
