Leaving the road and walking forward along the dirt road, as they walked, everyone found that the terrain gradually went downwards. The evidence was the center of gravity that kept moving forward. The grass on both sides gradually grew taller and lusher. As they walked, everyone had to go. After struggling to push through the grass, I looked back and saw that I could no longer see where the road was, only the endless wilderness of grass undulating in the wind.
Fortunately for the men, although the top of the grass was above their heads, they could still see the surroundings if they put their feet up a little. However, Cellululu, Elena and the ghost brother were petite, and the tall grass completely obscured them. vision.
However, Ghost Brother and Cellulu still walked slowly and unhurriedly, and were not hindered by this situation at all, as if there was a straight road ahead to guide them forward.
Elena didn't have that much room, and couldn't see her surroundings, which made her feel extremely insecure. Although Illumi and Hisoka were guarding her, Elena, who had experienced a ghost marriage, already understood One thing is clear, the premise for them to protect her is that she must also be self-reliant, not hold back, and can also fight monsters together.
This made Elena feel that she could not completely trust them, and it also made Elena feel aggrieved. Since they like her, why can't she just accept their shelter and protection without worrying about anything? ? Otherwise, can this be called liking? If you like her, shouldn't you devote yourself to her wholeheartedly?
But look at Hisoka and Illumi, when they were in danger when they got married, one actually threatened her, saying that he would give up on her if she couldn't keep up, and the other always showed no expression when she was slow to react. What a lesson and rebuke to her! Elena thought unhappily that if they treat her like this again, then she will never pay attention to them again! Let them taste the feeling of being left out and know how to please her correctly!
Those who are favored are always confident, so Elena, who is extremely confident in their deep feelings for her, plans to be proud of their favor.
Elena glanced at Pariston again, and he followed Xiaoya closely. Along the way, he spent most of the time chatting with Xiaoya, although Elena knew that he was testing and talking, and there was no intention. There was a trace of sincerity, but Elena was still very unhappy. He finally spoke to her occasionally, but he was always interrupted intentionally or unintentionally by Hisoka and Illumi. That kind of defensive attitude made it difficult for Elena to stop him. But he felt uncomfortable all over.
She knew that she liked Hisoka and Illumi, but when it came to Pariston, her love seemed to be lacking. She really didn't understand how she could hesitate between them for so long. She obviously likes Pariston more. If Pariston confesses to her now, she will definitely reject other men without hesitation!
But why does he always maintain an ambiguous attitude? Elena glared at Pariston again with a hint of bitterness and resentment.
As for Xiaoya, this person always made her feel like she was facing a natural enemy. She actually didn't like walking with this person, but she had no other choice.
Elena crushed the grass under her feet with some suffocation, and looked up again at Xiaoya, who was walking unusually leisurely. This speed was too slow! She's almost like an old cow taking a walk, why doesn't she think about others at all? I don’t know how to speed up!
She couldn't help but question it a little uneasily.
"We can't see anything. We won't get lost, right? If we follow her, can we really find that Diaojie Ridge?"
After a pause, she muttered again.
"Although even if we find a place, it doesn't seem like there's anything good about it."
"Hmm, but we may not be able to find the right place if we go by ourselves~" Hisoka shrugged.
Illumi's voice was cold, but his words contained a hint of comfort.
"Everyone knows that something is not right, so we can make plans."
After realizing that the surrounding grass had become airtight and the dirt road had completely disappeared, everyone chose to follow Xiao Ya closely behind, who still seemed confident, without thinking too much. It was the lesser of two evils, compared to the unknown. In the face of danger and the possibility of getting lost, they would rather follow Xiaoya and Brother Gui, whose enemies and friends are unknown.
Elena also knew that this was the truth. She was just complaining, so after the two of them finished talking, she shut up.
From time to time, some rustling sounds can be heard in the tall grass, as if there are small animals walking through it, or as if someone is hiding in it. The surroundings are both silent and unsettlingly noisy, although there is currently no sound. Nothing suddenly jumped out from their path, but it was enough to raise everyone's vigilance to the highest level.
At this time, Shanhadiya, who was walking at the end, suddenly noticed a dark shadow that seemed to be shaking in the grass behind him, and he immediately shouted.
"who!"
No one responded, and Shanhadiya had no urge to step forward to find out. Seeing no movement, he just leaned sideways, staring at the movements over there, while continuing to catch up with the others.
But to his horror, he found that the black figure seemed to be moving with him, and the direction of movement was gradually approaching him. He was suddenly startled, and immediately shouted to Hisoka and the others in front.
"Something's wrong, there's something behind me that's been following us!"
When everyone heard this, they stopped immediately. As soon as they stopped, the black figure seemed to have stopped moving. At this time, the wild wind blew by, and the grass swayed with the wind, revealing a corner of the black clothes, as if someone was standing there motionless. Look at them.
"Is it a human? Or... a ghost?"
Shanhadiya immediately pulled out the dagger at his feet, held it tightly in his hand, bowed his back, and asked with a slight solemnity.
Hisoka stared at it sharply for a while, and suddenly several poker cards flew out. The poker cards with telepathy quickly cut through the tall grass blocking the view. The grass fell down like wheat, revealing The true face of that black figure.
What is surprising is that this is not a human being, but it is not a ghost, but a scarecrow in the shape of a human, wearing black rags, with all its limbs fixed on a rough and heavy cross wooden stake, made of straw. A worn yellow paper was pasted on his face, on which a pair of numb facial features, flat eyes, and flat corners of the mouth were outlined with a black pen, lifeless and emotionless.
However, the strange thing is that there is a thick black knot around the scarecrow's neck, and behind the knot is a half-length fifty centimeter rope that seems to have been worn and broken.
At this time, under the dim sun, among the desolate weeds, the scarecrow's head hung slightly forward, like a man who hanged himself. When the wind blew, its limbs trembled slightly, and then It's as if you can get off the wooden pile in no time.
Although the scarecrow was weird, after waiting for a while, no movement was seen from the scarecrow. Naturally, it was impossible for others to delay their progress. At least Xiaoya and Brother Gui didn't seem to be affected at all and were still moving forward. If not They walked slowly. In a place like this, as long as they lag behind a little, they will soon lose sight of anyone.
Therefore, a few people no longer hesitated, turned around and continued to chase Xiaoya.
Shanhadiya was quite cautious and looked back at the scarecrow from time to time. After all, he was the last one. If the scarecrow made any move, he would be the first to face him.
However, it was not until the scarecrow completely disappeared from his sight, and it just stood there motionless, that Sanhadya stopped looking back.
And when they walked away, the scarecrow was still swaying slightly in the wind, but at this moment, the scarecrow's head, which had been hanging slightly down, suddenly slowly lifted up, and the corners of the flat mouth suddenly turned up on the numb facial features. A winding arc, strange and eerie.
The rope behind his head suddenly floated out of thin air, and as it floated, the stakes that embedded the scarecrow in the soil were slowly pulled out.
But at this moment, the grass next to it suddenly began to rustle violently. Then, a piece of grass was pushed aside, and a young woman stumbled out of it. She was in a mess, her face was full of panic and anxiety, and her voice was trembling with a cry. shouted.
"Is there anyone? Is there anyone? Where is this? Who is here?"
She saw the scarecrow that had completely floated in the air. The woman's eyes suddenly widened in horror. In her reflected pupils, the scarecrow slowly turned around and looked at her head-on. The corners of his flat mouth curved higher and higher.
The woman finally collapsed, let out a shrill scream, turned around, pushed aside the grass and tried to escape inside.
A knot slowly emerged behind her, chasing the running woman. Above the knot, on the tight rope, the other end was connected to the scarecrow's knot.
The woman turned around in fear and ran hard, but she was still unable to catch up with the scarecrow and the knot. With a swipe, the knot was firmly tied around the woman's neck like a horse.
The woman's rapid forward movement was halted by this sudden pull. Her eyes widened and she let out a cry in her throat. She firmly grasped the rough knot that tightened her neck and began to try desperately. Break free.
But the knot got tighter and tighter, and the scarecrow gradually flew higher and higher, pulling the woman up with him. The woman struggled desperately while trying to hook something on the ground, but her toes were gradually pulled off the ground. Finally, her feet All hanging in the air.
She kicked her feet wildly and kept kicking the grass under her feet, but she gradually became weak and finally stopped completely. In the long shadow cast by the sunset, she could only see a still figure with a hanging head. , with an upside-down scarecrow on it.
The scene was eerie and silent.
Elena suddenly looked back and asked in surprise.
"Did you hear anything?"
Hisoka covered the cards with his mouth uncertainly, "It seems there is, it seems there isn't."
Illumi frowned slightly and glanced behind him. He didn't want Cellululu to be too worried, so he just said.
"Don't care what the noise is, we just go our own way."
Everyone else also felt something, but no one wanted to cause trouble.
Pariston didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but he still planned to ask Xiaoya if she knew anything so that he would know what the situation would be if he encountered her.
"Little Miss Ya, is there something wrong with this place? What was that scarecrow just now? Is it a ghost?"
"It's almost like pricking a person with paper." Xiaoya replied calmly.
Everyone was suddenly startled, and looked at the dense grass all around, feeling a little suspicious. Who knew whether there were a large number of scarecrows hiding behind it.
"Sister Xiaoya, do you know how this scarecrow will attack?" Hisoka approached and asked with a smile.
"I don't know, I haven't seen it before." Xiaoya's plain eyes seemed to be looking at a mentally retarded person.
"Hmm, okay~"
Hisoka's smile froze for a moment, then he turned over the cards and returned to Elena.
"Little Lulu, Illumi, please pay attention to yourself."
Illumi nodded, Hisoka knew it without saying anything.
As for Cellulu, as long as she is careful, there is no attack that can actually hurt her, so the two of them are not worried. They just remind her and just pay attention to her. There is no need to put 100% of your efforts on her. This is for her. Confidence in strength has nothing to do with loving her or not.
Hisoka even had time to joke around.
"Little Lulu, if we can't handle it, we'll have to rely on you."
Elena was a little nervous. Where did Hisoka get the confidence to trust her so much? She had no idea what abilities she had. Apart from the suspected dehydration ability, what else could she have? Why did she remember who she was but still not remember how powerful she was? Have the memories not completely returned yet?
Elena could only nod casually and said hello, but in her heart she was praying that she would not encounter anything, or, at least, if she encountered something, it would give her a hint and tell her what she knew.
At this time, the grass next to them started to move violently again. A group of people immediately stopped vigilantly and stared at the grass being pushed away. A man ran out and seemed to see them. He braked suddenly as if he was frightened and stopped. He quickly covered the back of his neck and threw himself on the ground, landing on his face.
Seeing that the man on the ground didn't even raise his head, and just kept holding the corpse motionless for a long time, Elena finally asked out of curiosity.
"What...are you doing?"
The man seemed to move in fright. For a moment, he finally carefully raised his head slightly to ensure that his eyes could see them. He looked at them hesitantly for a moment and asked.
"Are you...human?"
Elena said with some humor and annoyance.
"Of course we are human beings. Who are you? Why do you do such strange actions?"
The man looked at them for a moment, but when he saw the ghost brother, his eyes suddenly contracted violently, and he buried his head suddenly again, screaming at the same time.
"Don't lie to me! That kid is nothing but a ghost!"
Like a leech or a leech, he kept moving flat against the ground and kept shrinking back quickly, trying to hide in the grass behind him.
Seeing this, Hisoka stepped on the man's back to stop him from retreating, then bent down, picked up his collar and lifted him up.
"Why are you running away? We haven't asked clearly yet~"
Holding on to the collar would have caused difficulty in breathing, but the man suddenly clutched his neck and struggled desperately, looking horrified and crying hysterically.
"No! Don't kill me!!!!"
There was a stinky breath overflowing from the man's penis, and Hisoka immediately let go in disgust. The moment the man landed, seeing him trying to lie on the ground again, he unhappily nailed the man's palm with a poker, making a cold threat.
"Hmm, if you dare to lower your head and act like an ostrich again, believe it or not, I will kill you right now? Look up! Answer my question."
The man screamed in pain, but this attack method also seemed to make him realize that what he saw in front of him was not what he imagined. Or, under the threat of life and death, he finally understood the current situation, and the man raised his head tremblingly. His head, but his hands still protected his neck.
Hisoka narrowed his eyes, "Now, can you tell us what happened? Why did you do such a strange action?"
The man glanced at the ghost brother with fear, and Hisoka said impatiently.
"Even if it's a ghost, it has nothing to do with you, but if you look at it a few more times, you might really die!"
The ghost brother chuckled sinisterly, glanced at Celluloid, and then said with a hint of sadness in his voice.
"...You're right...I hate others looking at me like this...Do you want to die..."
The man was immediately frightened and stopped looking at the ghost brother. He glanced at Hisoka and the others and realized that except for the ghost brother, the others were obviously human. He then asked hesitantly.
"Who are you? Do you know where this is?"
"I'm asking you a question, not you." Xisuo said coldly as he pressed directly towards the man.
The man trembled and stopped talking. Hisoka looked at the man and asked first.
"Do you remember your name? Where you were when you woke up? How long have you been here?"
"My name is Clayman. I was here in the haystack when I woke up. I woke up yesterday afternoon. I always wanted to go out, but until now, I am still in this haystack. I seem to be lost."
The man answered quickly, even saying more than Hisoka asked.
Remembering his name, it was the second day again, which meant that although he had not passed the level, he still got the basic reward. At least he remembered his name. Then this haystack seemed to be a scene. Everyone figured it out almost immediately. point.
Pariston pressed.
"Have you encountered a scarecrow? Why are you lying on the ground covering your neck? Is it related to their attack method?"
Clayman's pupils suddenly widened in horror as if he remembered something terrible, and he spoke in a hurry.
"That's right! There are scarecrows here. They will stretch out ropes to wrap around people's necks and hang them to death. I saw them hang three people like this with my own eyes. I was very scared. Then I thought of a stupid way, just like what I did just now. , covering his neck and lying on the ground."
"Is that useful?" Hisoka asked, raising an eyebrow.
Clayman nodded and shook his head.
"I have only tried it once. Although you will not be hanged immediately if you do this, it will keep watch. I waited until dawn before the scarecrow suddenly disappeared, but as soon as evening approached, they seemed to come out again."
"You saw three people being hanged, but you were fine. Can I ask what happened at that time?" Pariston asked with a smile.
Clayman hesitated for a moment, looked at the cards Hisoka was about to move, and then said reluctantly.
"I met these three people one after another. I wanted to look after each other and find the way together, so we walked together. Then I met the scarecrow. Each time I met a single scarecrow. I was lucky. The scarecrow caught up with the others. After hanging someone, he became motionless, so he escaped.”
If you are lucky, you must also have good strength, otherwise, the person in front of you will die instead of others. However, this strength is only good compared to ordinary people. If you encounter them, you will still be a scumbag.
Since there was no threat and he had learned clearly about the scarecrow's attack method, Hisoka was no longer interested. He looked at Xiaoya and Brother Gui. After they understood, they continued to move forward.
"Hmm, let's keep walking." Hisoka said to Elena and Illumi.
The two nodded, and the others quickly followed Xiaoya.
Kleinman hesitated for a while, but finally caught up with them. As long as he didn't encounter a large number of scarecrows, whoever escaped quickly would have a chance of survival, which was much safer than going on the road alone.
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