After walking out of the ghost market street, I went back to my den at dawn. I passed through the tile-roofed area along the way. It was shocking. Many doors were broken open and stained with blood. There were many corpse demons and beast demons lying dead on the roadside. The blood of the corpse still attracted these monsters, but it didn't cause a corpse explosion, which was a great blessing among misfortunes.
Baoding and the volunteers are busy cleaning up the corpses, removing blood stains, and registering the households. If there are vacancies, the owner will be changed.
Li Xiao couldn't help but stop and look at the corpses of beast demons. After all, they had rarely been seen before. Among them, rat demons were the most numerous. Each one was as big as a civet cat. The deformed claws were half a foot long and the teeth were long and sharp. Even if they died, a pair of The small red eyes are also very scary.
Rat slaves obviously have no shortage of food, unlike corpse slaves who are mostly skinny.
There are also quite a few wolf wolves, their size is larger than that of ordinary wild wolves, their fur is like ink, their tusks are turned out, and their bloody eyes are like small lanterns, which makes people look down upon them.
The carcass of the rarest rabbit rabbit, with a mouth full of teeth like barbs, made goosebumps rise all over the body at dawn.
After passing the Tile House District, the situation in the Thatched House District was much better, with almost no damage. They were also refugees with limited wealth, so the mob did not make things difficult for them.
When we finally arrived at the grass shed area, it was a different scene. Although the area was not looted by the mob, the most people died. Most of them were poisoned by water made from poisonous snow, and many of them committed suicide.
After thirty years of drought, there was a sudden heavy snowfall in midsummer, and it was poisonous snow, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Even the most optimistic people would think that the end was coming, and they might as well die to find relief.
Li Xiao carefully avoided the corpses everywhere and returned to his own den to see if it could still be inhabited, but it would be best to wait until Baoding and Yiyong cleaned it up before moving in.
There are too many vacancies in the grass shed area, and it will take several days to re-register, so there is no need to worry about being occupied by magpie nests and doves.
At dawn, he carried the bag on his bedside and left. In the next few days, he spent the night scavenging outside. When he left the gambling house, he bought five cornbread and three bags of water, which was enough to last for three to five days.
Whenever night falls and dawn breaks, I hide upstairs in my temporary home and look at the boundless darkness gradually shrouding my surroundings. From the bottom of my heart, I feel a loneliness that the world has forgotten, and I also have the illusion of being swallowed by a monster, or a ghost market. OK.
Although the neighbors have not interacted with each other for a long time, the sense of security that comes from living in a group is unmatched by living alone in a deserted house.
Hiding alone in the moldy bed, listening to the howling of wild wolves in the distance, I thought of the unknown girl again at dawn, are you okay? Still alive?
Three days later, Ling Xiao, who had gained a lot, returned to the ghost market and returned the 30 cents obtained from Yi market to Tiezhu who was on duty.
"Breaking Dawn, that's pretty awesome." Tie Zhu smiled and accepted without even counting.
"Brother Tiezhu, I will never thank you for your kindness!" Brother Lixiao said from the bottom of his heart, telling himself in his heart that he must repay Tiezhu well if he has the opportunity in the future.
Repaying kindness and repaying hatred are the life goals that Li Xiao has set for himself, although he can't do either of these things for the time being.
After running around for three days, he returned to his small home at dawn. The hut area had not changed much, except that there were many fewer residents. He ignored his sighs and fell asleep. He slept very soundly. It felt good to be at home.
Early the next morning, Li Xiao, who was full of energy, went out to scavenge again. The poisonous snow gave him a huge sense of crisis. He gained wisdom every time he suffered. The family must have some savings no matter what, and there can't be noble people to help him every time.
Scavengers usually have no clear destination and avoid areas where they have recently scavenged. They just go wherever they go.
When the gray ruins of the village came into view, I was stunned at dawn. By some strange coincidence, I actually returned to the place where I met the unknown girl. Then I thought of the huge fortune that was gained and lost, but this time there was no physical pain. a feeling of.
Because if the wealth was not lost, he must have rented a house in the tile-roofed area and lived the life of a rich man. Then, he would probably have suffered disaster in this poisonous snow storm. Good fortune and misfortune depended on each other.
Once you've come, make peace with it. Dawn remembers that there are still some areas in this village that he hasn't searched yet. After confirming that there are no suspicious things around, he follows the last path to the entrance of the village.
It was strange that as soon as he approached the entrance of the village, Li Xiao had a feeling that something was wrong. He had always believed in his hunch.
But this time, he stood still, pulled down his face mask a little, and carefully observed his surroundings. There was no sign of anything or anyone spying on him.
He must have been paranoid, or he was distracted by the girl. He shook his head at dawn, held the short knife in his hand, and walked towards the entrance of the village.
Unknowingly, he came under the dead old locust tree. There was a thick layer of dust on the ground, and there was even a huge lump of dirt. Apparently no one had passed by for a long time. He subconsciously raised his feet and stepped forward. .
Just when his feet were about to fall, a flash of lightning flashed in Li Xiao's mind. No, when he passed by here ten days ago, he seemed to have never seen such a big rubbish.
Even if there is a poisonous snowfall, it will not bring any dirt or debris after it melts.
But after all, the alertness generated by the brain was half a beat too slow. Dawn's feet could no longer hold back, and the soap boots lightly stepped on the ground. The dust flew up, and with a whoosh, the dirt and rubbish disappeared.
Li Xiao was unable to react at all. His whole body was already hanging upside down in mid-air. With the momentum of the swing, his head suddenly hit the bare tree trunk. It was very hard and painful!
Before he fainted, there was only one thought in his mind that something bad was going to happen: Damn it, it’s a trap!
I don’t know how long it took, but I woke up at dawn and found that I was still in an upside-down world, with the gray sky under my feet and the gray earth above my head. I couldn’t tell which side was the sky and which was the earth on the distant horizon, as if It's like soaring clouds and driving mist.
There was a sudden burning pain on the side of his head, which brought his consciousness back to reality. He turned his face to the left and right, raised his head up and down, and saw his situation clearly...
His right foot was tied by a rope as thick as his thumb, and the other end of the rope was tied to the top of the big tree. His body was hanging upside down, with his head about two or three feet above the ground and one or two feet away from the trunk of the tree. It was really impressive. It can’t reach the sky, it can’t reach the ground, it can’t reach the village in front of it, it can’t reach the store behind it!
Naturally, this trap cannot be set by Corpse Demon, it can only be set by humans! Dawn suddenly thought of the mob in the ghost market.
Thinking of the corpse demon, I hurriedly touched the painful part of my head with my hand, and a big lump bulged up. Then I put my hand in front of my eyes and took a look. Fortunately, there was no bleeding. I felt a little relieved, but I felt a little dizzy. It must have been hanging upside down for too long. s reason.
Don't think too much, getting out of the trap quickly is the first priority. This kind of trap is just waiting for you. The mob can't guard it all the time, but they will come to check from time to time.
He immediately looked miserable, and found that his short knife had been thrown far away from the big tree, and the bag containing the fire folding bag and other small tools had also fallen under the tree. He could only try to untie the rope with his hands.
At the break of dawn, he lifted his abdomen up in the air, and immediately felt pain in his ankle. It turned out that the rope tightened with the force, and it seemed to be stuck in his flesh. The pain made him groan, and he fell back to the original position and swung a few times.
He was inspired to swing up like a swing. Although his ankles hurt, he felt better than before. He tried to swing close to the tree trunk, grabbed the trunk, climbed up, and untied the rope.
But the idea was beautiful, but the implementation was difficult. He swung again and again, almost to the maximum extent, and finally he barely touched the tree trunk, but it was so smooth that he couldn't hold it at all.
All this tossing made him dizzy and his ankles were numb.
Li Xiao could only return to his original train of thought, slowly tightening his abdomen and lifting up as much as possible. His abdominal strength was good, and he moved his hands up little by little. Finally, he touched his feet, grabbed the rope, and his head cleared. He felt much more comfortable.
Li Xiao hunched over like a prawn, freed up his right hand, and tried to untie the rope on his right foot. However, he found that under his violent tossing, the rope became tighter and tighter, and he could not untie it with just one hand. The tight breath in his chest suddenly relaxed, and he could no longer hold on to the rope, and his whole body bounced back...
