"What, what's going on?"
Seeing that the road behind him was empty and there was nothing else on the road, Peng Hu suddenly fell into a state of astonishment. He first glanced at the crowd inexplicably and asked questions to himself. Not only Peng Hu, but the others saw that nothing happened behind him. Afterwards, they all showed doubtful expressions like the bald men.
Of course, after confirming that nothing happened at the rear, Zhang Xu and Zhu Yuandong in the crowd were greatly relieved, because they had made up their minds just now after hearing the shrill wailing. , as soon as they see something behind them, they immediately run away first, letting the senior people serve as backers. Anyway, as long as they are safe, it will be fine. It is not until they see nothing unusual with their own eyes that the two of them can suppress their thoughts of escaping again.
As mentioned above, faced with the strange situation behind and around them, no matter whether they were seniors or newcomers, they couldn't understand it. For a while, everyone looked confused and suspicious, but...
As his eyes continued to look around, and as his field of vision continued to shift, Zhao Ping inadvertently noticed a detail.
That is, at this moment, when everyone was almost all looking panicked and confused, Chen Xiaoyao, who had been at the end of the team, was alone in a calm and normal state. In the impression that when he first started howling miserably, the other party didn't seem to have the same frightened expression and turned around as the others, and now he is even more so. He was yawning lazily, as if he didn't care at all about the unexpected incident just now.
Um?
His thoughts began to condense, and his eyes were fixed on him.
Maybe he noticed that Zhao Ping was looking at him with a strange look, or maybe he guessed what the other person was thinking. The next moment, Chen Xiaoyao smiled. First, he raised the corner of his mouth and showed a coquettish smile to the man with glasses, and raised his hand to stroke the hair on his head. , and finally said proudly to Zhao Ping and everyone present: "Just now, it was just a lonely soul in the wild. I dismissed it casually. No need to make a fuss. Come on, come on? Let's move on?"
………
The night wind was bleak, and after a few fallen leaves were rolled into the air, they disappeared far away, and then the environment was blown by the next wave of cold wind.
Under the full moon, on a certain empty and dark road, winding along the road, and approaching along the road, you will find a group of men and women standing here.
"You...you, you said you just said that you picked up a... lynx?"
This shocking question was asked by He Fei, and he also asked it on behalf of the others. When He Fei asked this question, in addition to the shocked expression of the young man himself, the executors on the side also stared at Chen Xiaoyao with almost the same gaze.
Yes, it’s not surprising that He Fei was shocked or that everyone was shocked. After all, in everyone’s past impressions, the creature was basically invincible, and humans couldn’t deal with it. Even if there were occasional exceptions, most of them found the weakness of the creature and reluctantly responded. It's just a control, but I didn't expect that today the newcomer named Chen Xiaoyao would say that he had just taken care of a worm?
Let’s not talk about whether the other party lied. If what he said is true, then this person is really not simple. Although no one saw what Chen Xiaoyao did just now, after thinking about this guy’s identity as a Taoist priest, maybe …
Maybe the possibility is really not small!
At this moment, listening to He Fei's inquiry and feeling everyone's gaze, Chen Xiaoyao was extremely proud and was about to say something. However, what he couldn't understand was that before the arrogant young man raised the corner of his mouth, the next second, his whole body The person's expression suddenly changed.
The originally exaggerated expression turned into a solemn expression in the blink of an eye, exactly the same as when he discovered the black shadow not long ago. .
No, that's not right. They say it's the same, but in fact it's a bit more dignified than at first.
Wow.
He suddenly turned around and looked behind him. Seeing the sudden movement of the other party, everyone around him also instinctively looked back along Chen Xiaoyao's gaze. There was nothing in his field of vision, but Chen Xiaoyao remained solemn as if he could see something clearly through the darkness. He stared back, staring at the dark space behind him that was shrouded in night. After a few seconds, the corners of the arrogant young man's mouth twitched, and then he turned around again and spoke to everyone in a nervous tone, a hurried and urgent urging:
"Everyone, keep walking! Don't stop, something is coming behind you again! This time... there's a lot more!"
As the saying goes, Taoists are always very curious. When they heard what Chen Xiaoyao said, they were surprised. Everyone planned to get to the bottom of it, but they were all stopped by He Fei. Then, under the urging of Chen Xiaoyao, and under the leadership of He Fei, Everyone continued to move forward, moving along the road at a speed that was slightly three minutes faster than at the beginning, heading towards the central area of the city. The main reason why He Fei believed in Chen Xiaoyao regardless of the reason was that he had just noticed the reaction of the arrogant young man. , noticed that the other party was speaking in a panic. It is undeniable that in his and other people's impressions, Chen Xiaoyao always looks frivolous. However, please don't forget that because he rarely has a serious attitude and because he rarely takes a serious attitude, when The rare dignity shown when encountering danger is made more credible and serious by ordinary people.
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Da, da, da, da.
Under the cover of night, with the cool breeze blowing, and with the ups and downs of their feet, 10 people were walking hastily along the road on a suburban road, and this road was called...
Yin Yang Road!
At present, Chen Xiaoyao is still walking at the end of the team, but this time his expression is different from before. Before, he always looked calm and natural when walking. This time, although he is still hanging at the end of the team, other His face had turned solemn, revealing a bit of nervousness. In the end, he even involuntarily raised his hand to wipe his forehead, spreading a few drops of sweat that had secretly leaked out onto the ground.
The camera shifted, stretched back from where the team was, and continued to stretch, stretching to a hundred meters away, stretching to the black night that could no longer be seen by the naked eye.
With the help of high-altitude moonlight, you can faintly see some dark shadows, human-shaped shadows, and many human-shaped shadows are quietly moving along the road.
Judging from the outline alone, it is more like a large group of people than a shadow, a group of people who are never very clear because of the darkness of night.
Yes, at this moment, on this road, a hundred meters away from the executor team, there are countless 'people' following the team! ! !
There are a lot of these 'people', and it is initially estimated that there are at least a few hundred. In addition to looking at the darkness, what is even more strange is that 'they' all have their heads lowered. Without exception, they are walking on the road with their heads lowered, because Lowering his head, he couldn't see their appearance clearly. He could only know that the crowd was moving forward, moving, and moving without any sound at all. Not a single sound was made.
The camera returns to the front, to the front line. .
No one knows what is happening in the night, and no one knows what is following behind. After all, the night obscures the field of vision, making it impossible for the executor to see everything clearly. Even with the help of a cat-eye flashlight, he cannot directly cast into the darkness. Therefore, after Chen Xiaoyao’s reminder Next, with uneasiness and nervousness, everyone forced themselves to move forward. As for Chen Xiaoyao, as for the young Taoist priest who had specially urged the team not long ago...
"Gudu."
Perhaps he was becoming more and more concerned, or perhaps he was becoming increasingly unable to resist the cold breath coming from the darkness behind him. He swallowed. Now the young Taoist priest has completely lost his initial calmness, because he is different from others. ,Slightly different.
He is indeed a human being, an ordinary mortal just like other executors, but he has something extra, such as a strong mental power that is extremely difficult for ordinary people to possess. And precisely because his mental power is far beyond that of ordinary people, he has Suitable to practice Taoism and natural techniques, he eventually became a Maoshan Taoist priest who is now almost extinct in the world.
At least almost extinct in the real world.
According to Master, the Maoshan Sect is an orthodox sect in China and one of the four major branches of Taoism. It had a glorious past. In ancient times, extraordinary alchemists often came down to the mountain to help the world. However, with the evolution of the times and the chaos that has lasted for many years, times have changed. Today, Maoshan Taoist Sect is almost extinct, or in other words, Maoshan alchemists who can truly subjugate demons and exorcise squid have become as rare as silk.
Getting back to the topic, due to the darkness and distance, the executor walking in front could not see the situation behind him, but Chen Xiaoyao could clearly feel the threat behind him, and even roughly knew the number behind him!
Seeing this, some people may want to ask, even if the young Taoist priest has high mental power and can feel the threat from the rear, why can he vaguely sense the number behind him? Could it be that the eyesight of young people is also extraordinary? No, it's not. Chen Xiaoyao's eyesight is the same as that of ordinary people. He can't see clearly what's going on in the dark night. The real reason comes from the bloody black rice he once spread all over the road!
Yes, the black rice scattered on the ground not only has the effect of repelling locusts, but also has a certain degree of sensing and detection capabilities. The result can be expected. When the extremely large number of 'people' behind covered the ground with black rice, Chen Xiaoyao knew immediately. To be honest, he originally thought that things would not be so complicated, but he never expected that the situation would eventually turn into this.
It evolved into an increasing number and turned into a large black mass!
(It’s so weird, so weird, how come there are so many of them? Damn it, how many grasshoppers are there on this road...grass!)
There are thousands of thoughts in my mind, and the corners of my mouth twitch from time to time. The only thing worth celebrating is...
The group of worms behind them are not of a high level, and they don't seem to be fully awake yet. They are still following the team on instinct.
Chen Xiaoyao knows that although the group of things behind him are all locusts, in fact they all belong to the lowest level of 'lonely souls' in the locust system. The so-called lonely soul specifically refers to the confused souls of injustice. What is dazed? The explanation is not complicated. Generally speaking, it means that a person dies tragically in an instant due to a sudden misfortune. Because the death is so sudden, he or she dies before he or she even has time to react. The best example is various sudden car accidents in reality. Such sudden death is a sudden death.
Due to the suddenness of death, when the soul of the deceased leaves the body, the soul is naturally in a state of confusion, where it does not know how it died or who killed it. It is undeniable that the soul still has the resentment due to the deceased, but However, because he could not find his enemy, his soul fell into confusion and lost his mind. As a result, he was in a state of half-dream and half-awake similar to that of human beings for a long time. At this point, he could only linger in the place of death all day long and could not leave. Of course, even if his mind was unclear, even if his soul was confused, he could still After all, they are locusts. Once a living person passes by, these souls of those who died in vain will still follow the living people according to the instinct of locusts.
In addition, the completely unconscious lone soul is weak. It does not have the terrifying abilities of Li Qi nor the terrifying murderous intention that Li Qi often has. The only thing that exists is to follow and chase the living people according to the instinct of Li Qi.
The above is Chen Xiaoyao's personal understanding of lonely souls. In other words, it is precisely because of the weak strength of lonely souls that he was not afraid when he first encountered a single lonely soul. Instead, he used Taoist methods to deal with it.
But then again, although Chen Xiaoyao knows that the strength of a lonely soul is far inferior to that of Li Qi, he also knows the other side of being a lonely soul, that is, once a lonely soul comes into contact with a living person, it will be affected by the living person's yang energy. It is likely that his vague expression will awaken and his resentment will be activated, thus transforming into...
Li Qi! ! !
Once he advanced to Li Qi, Chen Xiaoyao would have no choice but to run for his life in panic.
not to mention……
Even if the person following him is not Li Qi, the number...
There are too many of these lonely wild slugs! Enough to easily crush him and the entire team into powder! ! !
(No! We must leave here as soon as possible, we must leave this road as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous. God knows when will the movement speed of those lonely souls speed up?)
Thinking of this, Chen Xiaoyao no longer hesitated. He moved, raised his leg and crossed the crowd to come to He Fei's side. In addition to causing He Fei's surprise, his move also made everyone around him surprised.
Of course, due to the urgency of the situation, Chen Xiaoyao didn't care about other people's eyes at the moment. As soon as he arrived in front of He Fei, before he could speak, the young Taoist priest urged him in a more nervous tone than before: "I suggest that we further speed up our march. Now, try to arrive in the city as early as possible."
Chen Xiaoyao said this to He Fei beside him as he walked. After hearing this, He Fei said nothing. He glanced at Chen Xiaoyao, then looked back at the back of the team, looking into the dark depths of the road behind him.
To what extent can ordinary people perceive danger?
This question is a question with no standard answer. Yes, except for Maoshan alchemists like Chen Xiaoyao, most people have high or low perceptions of danger, and there is no absolute. Faced with the approaching danger, some people are at a loss, and some are unaware of it. Some people are slightly aware of it, but some people will actually realize the danger and perceive the crisis.
Especially those who have experienced dangerous life and death situations for a long time have a clearer sense of danger.
He Fei is a typical representative of such vigilant people!
Zhou Dongjian stared behind him and stared at the night. It was undeniable that He Fei didn't see anything, but he still noticed something. This awareness did not come from Chen Xiaoyao's reminder earlier, but he actually felt a chill. A chill, an irresistible coldness swept over him. Indeed, He Fei did not have the ability of Chen Xiaoyao, but the young man relied on his strong intuition that had been honed for a long time in supernatural missions to feel the aura of death, so he believed He heard what Chen Xiaoyao said, which was also the reason why he did not ask. What's more, the current situation did not allow the young Taoist priest to explain the reasons, and it was not suitable to discuss this topic. Moreover, He Fei believed that with Chen Xiaoyao's character, When he got to the city, even if he didn't ask the other party, he would take the initiative to tell everything in its place.
Then……
"Everyone, let's all jog! Stop leaving!"
The youth captain shouted loudly, gave instructions to everyone present in a stern tone, and then took the lead in running.
Sure enough, I saw the captain taking the lead in running, and I saw Chen Xiaoyao following closely behind him, raising his legs in panic. Let alone the young Taoist priest, out of the trust he had developed in He Fei for a long time, although the seniors were mostly confused, their bodies were still instinctive. Acted according to the request and started trotting like He Fei. Only a few newcomers felt confused. After hearing He Fei's order and seeing the seniors trotting one after another, they all turned their heads and looked behind them, flashlights shining. Look to the back, but there is nothing behind you. There is obviously nothing behind you, right?
Since there is nothing, then why does Fei have to run?
Of course, although they were confused and confused, after seeing the seniors running clearly, the newcomers did not dare to neglect, and immediately started running too, each scrambling for the first place, for fear of being left behind by the team.
………
Time, 0:42 am.
Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta.
The road is clear, the running continues, and time passes by minute by second.
At this moment, the executioners have been running on this quiet road for about 20 minutes. Yes, even if it is a trot, running for 20 minutes without stopping is still enough to make you tired. It’s okay for experienced people. After all, they have experienced a lot. Those who participate in supernatural missions, coupled with regular exercise, cannot be said to be comparable to athletes, but at least they are very comparable to others. Only the newcomers following behind are in poor condition, especially Zhu Yuandong and Liu Xueping are the most miserable.
"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"
Yes, because they had been running for too long, the couple had fallen to the end of the team. During the run, they were panting and sweating profusely. After all, Zhu Yuandong was in his 50s, so his physical fitness was naturally not the same. Compared with young people, Liu Xueping is not much better than Zhu Yuandong. Although she specially wore a pair of canvas shoes suitable for running before entering the mission, because she is a woman, her overall physical fitness is still weaker than that of men. Okay, but as time goes by, the inherent disadvantages of women's physical fitness are inevitably exposed, and the gap between them is obvious. The more she runs, the more tired she becomes, and the more she runs, the more panicked she becomes. She feels that her legs are as heavy as lead, and now they are like this. While breathing heavily, he gritted his teeth and held on.
Obviously, if this trend continues, it will not be long before Liu Xueping completely falls behind and even loses her running ability.
However, at this moment, when Liu Xueping was getting more and more tired and unable to support herself, she suddenly realized something while she was sweating profusely.
She noticed that the woman named Qian Xueling in front of her was very smart, very smart. Even though the woman was as exhausted and sweating as she was at the moment, the right hand of the running woman kept grabbing onto others, grabbing the man named Peng. Tiger's bald man's belt!
The result was natural. With the bald man leading the way, driven by inertia, Qian Xueling was still able to keep up with the crowd even though she was exhausted.
Inspired, Liu Xueping turned her vision and instinctively spoke out at the next moment. She instinctively asked an acquaintance in front of her for help:
"Zhang Xu, hoo! hoo, I...I'm so tired, can you, can you help me?"
As mentioned above, because it was too much to bear, and inspired by Qian Xueling, Liu Xueping immediately called out to Zhang Xu, who was running ahead, and sent out a request, hoping that this male worker who used to be in the same workshop could help. Own.
But……
In other words, what Liu Xueping never imagined was...
"Hey, Zhang Xu! Help me!"
In the following time, no matter how she exchanged words with each other or how she begged, in front of her, Zhang Xu seemed to have not heard him and never looked back or answered, and continued to run with his head down.
(why why?)
Seeing this, Liu Xueping's heart gradually sank.
because……
She understood. She finally understood that it wasn't that Zhang Xu didn't hear it, but that the man didn't intend to help her at all!
He never expected that Zhang Xu, who used to be attentive to me all day long in the factory, would be such a person!
That's what I thought, and that's the reality.
Ahead, Zhang Xu, who was currently following the team, was panting and running. Just now, he did hear Liu Xueping calling him, but he never looked back, and his slender face was even colder.
(Hmph! Smelly woman, don’t think that I will still listen to you like I did in the factory. I’m not stupid. You must want me to pull you and run away, right? In my dreams, I’m so tired that I still want to Let me help you? How is it possible? If I take you with me, I will be unlucky. God knows what will happen if I fall behind!)
Yes, the above are the truest thoughts in Zhang Xu's heart at this moment. As the saying goes, if a person does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. He does not want to let himself, who is already extremely tired, have to carry a drag bottle, so that neither of them can even think of following. Get on the big team.
The man was thinking this, but he didn't notice... Liu Xueping, who was currently falling behind due to her slower and slower pace, her eyes changed when she looked at Zhang Xu's back, becoming complicated, resentful, and finally she was filled with resentment. At the same time, the woman's expression gradually turned into a look of despair. Yes, she knew that she couldn't run anymore and knew that she would be left behind by the team.
Of course, the one with a similar expression of despair to the woman was the old professor Zhu Yuandong. At this moment, he, like Liu Xueping, was running slower and slower due to physical reasons. The more he ran, the more breathless he was. He was getting further and further away from the team. Finally, to be confirmed After he was about to be left behind by the team, Zhu Yuandong showed a sad expression.
God, why are you doing this to me? Is this the final outcome that he will face?
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