"Let's go, escape first and then return the same way."
This cave was too small. According to the slug's charging method, they could break out in a short time. Yue Guanchao and the others found their original path and escaped along the route they came from.
During this period, Yue Guanchao looked behind him. As expected, the slug broke through the stalagmites and crawled towards them. Along the way, it was surrounded by beetles and rotten grass, wrapping all the filth in it, which made people's scalp numb.
They had already walked this journey once, and when they went back for the second time, their speed was obviously much faster. When everyone walked out of the entrance of the underground river, Yue Guanchao quickly twisted the mechanism on the railing, trying to completely shut it in the tunnel. middle.
With a bang, the machine door closed completely.
The slug hit the rock slab, causing a rumbling roar from the ground. They listened to the dull crashing sound underground, and saw that the danger was temporarily lifted, so they dared to lower their heads and take a breath, and fell down on the bridge deck from exhaustion.
"Hoo ho!"
"What on earth is this thing? The altar is several kilometers away from this underground river. No matter how big the body is, it is impossible to chase it here. Could it be that it is really a monster that comes out of another dimension and has an endless body? "
Song Siyuan's words made everyone feel terrified. They had no idea about the identity of this thing, but now it has added a hint of terror. If they are involved in it, they may really be sent to another world.
"This thing is an earth snail."
This voice made everyone nervous. In the darkness, Haubera's voice gradually became clearer.
"Pregnant mother-in-law, you haven't left yet?"
Yue Guanchao saw Yubiluo being carried out by two military guards, and his eyes became wary. They had only known the old lady for a few hours, and they really couldn't trust her completely.
"If the old lady really leaves, then you will be completely finished."
Yuebiluo's words clearly meant that she could save them. Yue Guanchao became curious: "Do you know how to deal with earth snails?"
"certainly!"
Haupira nodded to everyone.
"If you want to deal with the earth snail, you must first figure out what it is."
Yubiluo coughed lightly: "Have you ever heard of Tai Sui?"
Tai Sui is a creature in folklore. Legend has it that the meat is shaped like meat and can be attached to big stones. It has both head and tail. It looks like both a living thing and a plant. Eating it can lead to immortality. It is also the god of blessings and misfortunes in the world. Tai Sui meat is Cut off a piece, and the cut flesh can even continue to grow and never die.
"This thing can't be Tai Sui. I remember that Tai Sui seems to be immobile. This big slug can eat living things!"
Yue Guanchao recalled that in the past, the closest thing they had seen to Tai Sui was the corpse mushroom in the cave of the Haidong Emperor's Mausoleum. As for the real Tai Sui, he had never seen it, but he had also heard Tai Sui's saying, This thing likes temperature and humidity, and will only lie dormant in the soil. It will not actively prey on living creatures.
"Tai Sui is a general term, and there is not only one type of Tai Sui, but Tai Sui is also divided into good and evil."
The old lady's words aroused everyone's curiosity. Yue Guanchao asked: "Then you can tell me what is the evil Tai Sui and what is the good Tai Sui."
Yubiluo continued to explain: "The good Tai Sui is the kind you understand. It likes warmth and moisture, does not move all year round, nourishes growth, and prolongs life. As for the evil Tai Sui, most of them are created by chance of the good Tai Sui. …”
Back then, after the Wu Shen Kingdom sewed Chi You's head and Du Lu's body together, they thought of many ways to keep the body incorruptible, and finally chose a creature like Tai Sui.
With the help of the high priest of the Witch God Kingdom, the body of the Witch God was integrated into Tai Sui, and the power of Tai Sui's warmth and nourishment was used to maintain the appearance of the corpse and prevent it from decaying.
At this time, Tai Sui was still a good Tai Sui, until the Witch God Kingdom planted the corpse curse evil poison in the canyon. Under the influence of the evil poison, Tai Sui continued to absorb the poison and miasma of the evil poison, and finally changed his temperament and became addicted to violence. Blood, earth snails devouring filth.
This process is completely irreversible. Once the snail is formed, it will continuously devour all rotten bones, rotten flesh, poisonous insects, poisonous snakes, and rotting woodworms. At the same time, these things will also be deposited in the body of the snail, catalyzing the snail to become even more bloodthirsty, which can It is said that the Witch God Kingdom has been feeding earth snails for thousands of years. Every year, the Witch God Kingdom will send a high priest with countless human sacrifices to sacrifice the earth snails in order to exchange for the earth snails sleeping peacefully.
During this process, as the area of the corpse curse evil Gu continues to pollute the jungle, the appetite of the earth snails also continues to increase. It will even take the initiative to dive to the ground and start to capture living creatures. If the earth snails are allowed to continue to grow, this thing will eventually destroy all Land pollution has even spread to plain areas.
Seeing that the Earth Snail was about to lose control, the Witch God Kingdom had no choice but to pray to the Witch God to take back the Earth Snail's magical power. It was also at this time that the high priest discovered that the Witch God Talisman could make the Earth Snail shrink continuously and even fall into a deep sleep, so he made a cage of gold and trapped the Earth Snail. Snail it into the rock formation, and then use the yin and yang fish lock to completely lock it.
The witch god's weapon talisman also acts as a lock and key, and will always remain in the Yin Yang Fish Eye. As long as the witch god's weapon talisman is not lost, the earth snail will sleep forever.
"But why does the Witch God's Talisman restrain the earth snail? These two things are completely unrelated to each other?"
Haubira shook his head at them: "We can't figure it out either. The reason can only be attributed to the fact that Tai Sui is a creature of two worlds. The Wushen Weapon Talisman is like the key that closes the two worlds, which can temporarily stabilize it. The fake Tiger Talisman It is mutually exclusive with the real tiger talisman and can completely awaken the earth snail."
"Perhaps, it's just because the earth snail is controlled by the corpse of the witch god. The witch god will not rest until he gets the soldier talisman. This soldier talisman is so strange, like a mirror space. We can always stand outside the door and spy on the details. As for prying The whole picture, don’t even think about it.”
"The reversal of the power of the Witch God probably means that as the mirror world becomes active, the Earth Snail is about to wake up and lead the Witch Kingdom to revival. Perhaps it can suppress the Earth Snail again. Have you obtained the Witch God's weapon talisman?"
Yue Guanchao took out his pocket and revealed the broken tiger talisman inside. Seeing the current situation, Haubiluo sighed: "Perhaps this is God's will. The broken talisman of the witch god's weapon means that the earth snail can no longer sleep. If he wants to To completely solve this scourge, we can only kill the snails."
"This thing has no head or tail, how do you kill it?"
Yue Guanchao was really curious. Earth snails might not be able to be killed. He didn't know whether they were animals or plants.
Yubiluo's eyes lit up and he said: "Use explosives. After the earth snail swallows the filth, the filth will settle down and return to static state. Only the part that swallowed the living thing can move. In other words, the part that swallowed the living thing will always be The fixed part of the body, let’s call this part the body and throat, as long as this part is blown up, the earth snail will be unable to eat and it will die completely.”
"Did you bring any explosives?"
Yue Guanchao looked at her, nodded and said, "I brought it with me, but I only brought it with me a little, so it probably won't have much effect."
"The branch temple where Yu Dongjin lives. I remember that he prepared a lot of homemade explosives. Let's quickly collect all the gunpowder. We don't have to guard here anymore. This earth snail is bloodthirsty and cruel and will always knock the ground apart."
Yue Guanchao glanced at everyone and led them through the sacrificial palace and into the Cloud Temple. Sure enough, there were a lot of earthen bamboo tube gunpowder placed in the boxes in the courtyard. There were about a dozen boxes in total.
"This weight is enough to send the earth snail to the west. We have to find a way to lead the earth snail to a certain confined space. Otherwise, these explosives may not be effective."
Before they finished speaking, everyone looked at the fortress in the backyard. It was all sealed. As long as the fence was completely locked, there would be no possibility of escape. Song Siyuan suggested: "Looking at it now, it is most suitable to introduce it into the prison. But the key is what kind of temptation is used?”
"I'll do it. You all hide in the temple. When we detonate the gunpowder, you can come out."
"Before it breaks open the door of the cave, let's move the gunpowder in quickly."
After finishing speaking, Yue Guanchao took the remaining military guards and moved all the explosives into the fort, spreading them evenly in the corridors and near the fence. After finishing all this, he took everyone into hiding in the temple.
Everyone stayed hidden for only a stick of incense, only to hear a loud roar coming from the moat in the distance, and then the sound got closer and closer, gradually heading towards their direction.
"Brother-in-law, I'm with you."
Seeing that Yue Guanchao was about to leave, Xu Xiake volunteered to follow him out of the temple. The two of them opened their arms with daggers and kept dripping blood on the ground, forming a bloody smell and walked into the fortress.
The earth snail is particularly sensitive to the smell of blood. When it smells the smell of human blood, it is like a mad python that keeps moving towards the backyard, knocking down the palace and sweeping down the courtyard walls. It is inevitable that the house will collapse and the house will collapse, so it rushes out recklessly. Road out.
Not long after, he had followed the bloody smell into the backyard and arrived in front of the fortress.
"coming!"
Yue Guanchao and the others hid in the dark and carefully observed the outside of the fortress. As expected, the snail was as good as Haubira had said. Only the front part of the head could move. When the body was twenty meters away, it had become a static waste pile. , there is no longer any movement, it can be seen that there is indeed something hidden near the head.
The snail kept sniffing the cage, and seemed to have smelled a strange smell, and actually planned to retreat.
"This is not okay, we can't let it run away again."
Yue Guanchao had no choice but to cut his other arm and use fresher blood as bait. The snail was indeed fooled, tearing away the mucus and crawling deep into the corridor, looking for the cage with the strongest smell of blood.
He and Xu Xiake held their breaths and got into Haibilao's cell. This was the deepest part of the corridor and there was also a window that could be turned outwards. Not long after the two entered the prison, the earth snail immediately found their traces and stretched out its head to dig in. Enter the cell door.
As soon as they smelled their breath, the snail immediately went into a riot. He raised his head and stretched out vines, twisting them into a mouth-like hole. The two of them slashed horizontally with their knives, directly cutting the vines to the ground in a mess, taking advantage of the snail. Feeling the pain, he picked up the chain and wrapped it around the vine, directly piercing the sticky skin.
"Walk!"
Seeing that the snail was trapped, the two men immediately climbed out of the square window of the prison, quickly returned to the backyard, picked up torches and lit the gunpowder.
With a hiss, the gunpowder ignited brightly, and Yue Guanchao threw his arms into the fortress.
Some people died, but not completely...
