Song Siyuan did not agree very much with this point: "They are not necessarily freshly dead corpses. The flesh of these corpses has rotted, and even the bones have been corroded to the point of being full of pores. They only remain intact after being submerged in water for many years. If they are on land, It has probably been corroded to the point where only a handful of bones are left. It has been dry for thousands of years and wet for thousands of years. It is the environment of ponds and silt that has slowed down the corrosion of the head."
When she mentioned this, her eyes became serious: "There are probably other organs of giants in this pond. Probably thousands of years ago, a giant fell into the mud in this water area. They were already at the end of their rope and were already exhausted. , never got up from the mud again. Due to the special environment of the mud, their bodies were preserved after death by a strange combination of circumstances, until they were parasitized by snails. While the snails transported nutrients to the heads, they also delayed the corrosion of the heads. It has been preserved until now.”
After Song Siyuan's explanation, the question about the giant snail was settled. Everyone looked at the snail. Such a large size could be regarded as an abnormality and it was considered a monster. It should be destroyed. Ghost Fangzong asked the craftsman to pour some kerosene on it and burn it. Complete!
With the threat eliminated, they were not so worried for the time being and continued to let the horses eat grass and drink water. However, this time Gui Fangzong was clever and asked the craftsman to bring water and grass to the horses' mouths and not touch the pond again to avoid other incidents. eccentric.
At the moment, they had already lost their troops before they reached Ghost Whispering Forest, which was really depressing. The craftsmen had no choice but to count the things on the carriage and distribute them evenly on top of the other carriages, so that the burden of the horse could be distributed. , so as not to be in trouble when on the road.
At this moment, everyone was cutting grass and feeding the horses, picking up some things, patrolling the road, resting against the trees, and settling down their errands. Yue Guanchao saw the second artilleryman getting up and heading into the wild woods, and stopped him: "What are you doing?"
Yue Erpao turned around and said, "I was just so scared that I forgot to hold my urine in since the morning. I'm going to go get some water."
"Don't go too far, this forest is too wild." Old Yuetou said while smoking.
Yue Erpao waved his hand: "It's just a wild forest. Whatever you can find, I'll be back later."
Then, with the urge to pee already rushing to his head, he quickly loosened his belt and got into the bushes.
After he got into the bushes, he realized what the real uninhabited wild forest was like. Even though he was not far from the crowd, he was blocked by the layers of bushes. He could no longer hear any sound, only the rustling of leaves and grass. The sound of rustling floats in the wind and is endless.
I saw ancient ginseng trees that had grown for thousands of years, rising up and blocking the sun, revealing scattered sunlight, like stars, illuminating the chaotic space under the canopy. Weeds spread everywhere and vines filled the air, making people look for it. No place to set foot.
He had been on the road from morning to afternoon. When the need to urinate was approaching, he didn't care about looking for a place. He just found an old tree with a crooked neck. He stood behind the tree and started to release water. It was very pleasant to whistle.
After all the urine was gone, Yue Erpao put on his belt and was about to leave. He took a step back and was suddenly hit by something. He felt that there was a person as tall as himself behind him. He could also feel the wind blowing on the back of his head from far and near, and his hairs were directly on his head. stood up.
Deep in the mountains and wild forests, desolate.
He recalled that the savages of Guifangzong always liked to carry out sneak attacks behind the backs of living people. Could it be possible that he was so weak that he encountered a savage who wanted to kill someone?
Yue Erpao's heart tightened when he thought of this, and he immediately wanted to run away. He recalled the savage habits of Guifangzong, but he didn't dare to take action. This thing likes to hit people on the head when they are running away. If he If he ran forward, wouldn't he be playing into the hands of the savage?
After thinking about this, he didn't dare to make any more moves. He just stepped out half of his foot and gradually retracted it. He looked around. There were only weeds and weeds. It was impossible to get sticks and stones. He wanted to find a place. It may be impossible to take advantage of weapons.
After thinking about it, he couldn't take nothing, so he just grabbed a handful of dead leaves from the tree, just to enchant his eyes. Then, he glanced back from the corner of his eye, and the exposed clothes were clearly made by a craftsman.
call!
Yue Erpao felt that it was a false alarm and thought it was a savage. When he saw that the person behind him was the God-pressing craftsman, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Brothers, let's go out to run in the water together. Why didn't you say anything? You scared me."
"brother?"
"brother?"
"You should reply, why are you silent?"
Yue Erpao called out several times, but when he saw that the person behind him didn't reply, he immediately became suspicious.
He looked carefully in front of him, and immediately realized something was wrong. He had gotten in through the bushes in front of him just now, and then ran behind the tree to soak in the water. If a second person had really gotten in just now, how could he not have seen it.
Yue Erpao was completely confused now. If no one followed him in just now, then who was the craftsman behind him?
He mustered up the courage and tentatively turned his head back to see clearly who the craftsman was in front of him. His eyes immediately widened and a sharp roar erupted from his throat.
The shout was extremely loud and reached outside the bushes. Yue Guanchao heard the sound of Yue Erpao and felt something was wrong, so he immediately led Xu Xiake into the bushes.
The two searched for the sound and found Yue Erpao. The man was so shocked that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear. In the direction of his finger, there was the corpse of a craftsman hanging on an insect net.
If you look closely, you will see that the corpse is indeed wearing the clothes of a divine craftsman. Even the clothes are brand new, probably not long after his death.
The strange thing is that under the clothes, there is a corpse that has been drained of flesh and blood!
Inside the clothes, the skeleton is wrapped in a layer of translucent flesh, standing stiffly in place. It can be seen that the eyes, mouth, ears, and nose of the head are missing flesh and blood, and have sunk into the bones. Bones can be seen protruding from the skin everywhere on the body, even The blood vessels are clearly visible.
The corpse was completely bloodless, showing an extremely terrifying waxy yellow color, like a terminally ill jaundiced patient. There were scratch marks on the neck, and worm threads and blood residue remained on the fingers. Judging from these conditions, it was probably caused by worm threads as thick as fingers. He hooked his neck and broke his spine. The craftsman struggled before he died.
The most horrifying thing is that under the skin of the head, countless thin diamond-shaped worms have been seen shuttled through the bone holes of the facial features, as if parasites are constantly swimming, and even the skin on the head is also rising and falling, and it is shaking as if it is alive. stand up.
Just one glance has already made their scalp numb!
At this moment, Song Siyuan noticed that they had not come out yet, and fearing that they might encounter some danger, she cut down the bushes with the craftsmen of Guifang Sect to find them.
"Mr. Kigata, is this the person you suppressed the master craftsman?"
Gui Fangzong walked up to the corpse, observed its clothes and appearance, and nodded to Zhongru: "Shouren, Shouzhong, these are the craftsmen who were confused by the human-faced bug last night. How could they be here?"
"Not only them, but also the craftsmen who probably disappeared are all here."
Song Siyuan inadvertently looked up and saw that in the lush canopy, there were densely packed corpses of craftsmen, just like a crooked tree with sacks hanging on it. If there was only one corpse hanging here, it could be an accident. If this tree Dozens of corpses were hanged, most likely a nest of human-faced bugs.
Her face became serious and she continued to explain: "I estimate that these craftsmen were eaten by the human-faced stink bug and then used as insect sheaths for hatching. The human-faced stink bug larvae grew in the human skin until they grew up and broke the skin. And out, this thing was torn apart by the insect net, and the body was brought down in an instant, leaving only the neck still tied and hanging in the air."
Yue Guanchao turned on his flashlight and shined it above the tree crown. The originally dark tree crown was suddenly illuminated, and many details began to appear.
Hidden in the canopy of the knotted trees, a white caterpillar nest larger than a granary can be clearly seen.
The shape of this insect nest is somewhat similar to a chestnut, with a tapered upper part and a wide lower belly. The thinnest part is firmly fixed on the high tree trunk. There are also several wrist-thick insect vine silk ribbons, which are connected from the nest body and fixed in place. Various parts of the insect nest are firmly attached to the branches of the tree crown.
The surface of the nest is covered with a cocoon-like skin, with some dead leaves, weeds, and feathers mixed in the middle. There are several exits at the bottom of the nest.
Near these exits, there are all motionless human-faced bugs, lying on several levels in dense masses.
"Is this a bug nest?"
Song Siyuan looked at the insect nest, and the doubts in her mind were a little clearer. She originally thought that these corpses were sucked dry by the human-faced stink bug and then used as insect sheaths to hatch insect eggs. Now it seems that this is not only a place for dumping corpses, but also these flying insects. A nest of insects.
"Why is there an insect nest in this place?"
Everyone is very curious about the appearance of the insect nest.
Song Siyuan looked at the insect nest and explained: "This place is very close to the pond and tidal flat, and it is sheltered by shrubs. In addition, the ginseng trees are tall and lush, and even the sunlight rarely shines. It is cool, ventilated, and close to a water source." , these are the best places for insect nests, and it’s not surprising to build a nest here.”
"There is probably more than one insect nest in such a good location. Let's look at other places."
Yue Guanchao understood the idea, and started to circle around the nearby ancient trees with a flashlight. As expected, he saw that there were many insect nests of different sizes in the surrounding tree crowns, but they were slightly different. They were all covered with human-faced stink bugs.
At this point, everyone looked at the huge forest again, remembering that deep in the tree canopy, there were tens of thousands of human-faced stink bugs that devoured bones and blood. Their backs seemed to be afraid of ants, and the hairs on their backs were rising, and even the wind was blowing. It was cold, as if a ghost's hand was brushing against it.
Yue Guanchao said: "Such a large forest has become a nest of insects. It's a pity that these insects are not vegetarian, otherwise, the forest will be eaten clean."
Seeing the current situation, Gui Fangzong was not happy at all. Seeing that the sun was about to set, they had already planned to set up camp here. Since the insect nest was discovered, they could no longer stay here at night. They had to either re-select a site or We can only continue on our way.
"Yes, if someone accidentally entered it at night, he would probably be sucked out of it. Now it is a blessing in disguise. Everyone, please return to the carriage and continue on your way. I think this place is not far from Ghost Whispering Forest."
Everyone was helpless, but they had to do this. Staying here to get it was no different than feeding the worms, so they had no choice but to get into the carriage, drive the carriage and continue to the school.
When they came out, the sun had already set in the west. After about an hour, the clouds quickly disappeared, leaving only the gray twilight. Fortunately, the horses were well fed and drunk, and their feet were fast, so they drove through the night to the vicinity of Ghost Whispering Forest.
