Six Days in a Deserted Village (XIV)
The parade, which was three months late, was finally able to continue.
There are clusters of dry bones, the sound of suona and gongs and drums is deafening, and skeletons are kneeling on the ground, crawling on their knees towards the location of the temple.
There are dilapidated houses, moss-covered stone roads, lush weeds, and dark shadows occasionally passing through the depths of the dense forest.
Xu Wei looked at the group of skeletons from afar.
Several skeletons being sacrificed were pressed in front of the temple while crying. The skeleton holding a knife chopped them down with one blow, and the bony heads fell to the ground.
The skeletons, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed forward, grasping the air with their knuckles and stuffing non-existent flesh and blood into their mouths.
“I’m so hungry…”
"Not enough, not enough!"
"Immortality..."
They murmured, their movements slowed down, their heads wandered in the air, and they slowly turned behind them following the scent.
As if they had finally found their target, they began to stir and push towards the back.
"Sister Xu Wei, is everything really okay?" Chen Yu hid behind Zhang Hao, trembling. The surging army of skeletons was approaching them rapidly. "We were completely unable to break through before. These things are immortal and can regenerate infinitely..."
Xu Wei took a few steps forward.
In an instant, deafening music sounded, with an intense rhythm, enveloping the skeleton army.
Swish! The skeletons running forward stood at attention.
The teeth-grinding sound of joints cracking rang out along with the rhythm. The skeleton man, who had been so aggressive just now, began to do radio gymnastics in a very methodical manner, stomping his feet in unison, causing the earth to tremble.
Even though he knew the effect of her skills, Chen Yu was still shocked: "So many bones..."
Zhang Hao sighed: "It's indeed an offensive skill..."
Xu Wei walked straight towards the group of skeletons, still holding the life-saving token in his hand.
Apart from the trance she felt when she snatched it, the wooden sign did not cause her any sequelae afterwards, as if it had suddenly lost its effect.
Or maybe her tolerance for pollution has reached a new level.
The area covered by the music was her home turf, and no creature could escape her control. Xu Wei walked among the twisting skeletons as if she was in her own back garden, with brisk steps.
Chen Yu pulled Sun Yi behind him and exclaimed from time to time. Sun Yi also looked at these ghosts who had become well-behaved and obedient in surprise.
For three months, I was chased and intercepted by them every night, and fled with injuries, and my injuries also caused me to become polluted and confused...
Zhang Hao was much more straightforward. He took out a wooden stick he found on the road and swept it across as if to vent his anger, breaking up a row of skeletons.
As Chen Yu walked, she started to cry softly again: "Luckily, I have Sister Xu Wei. Woohoo, I really don't want to enter the cycle again. I would rather go to a B-level dungeon than be chased and beaten day and night. It's really terrifying..."
"The skeleton hits me so hard. I want to go home. I want my parents. It hurts so much..."
He could neither die in a short period of time nor find the key to a breakthrough, so he could only wait in despair to be worn away to death bit by bit.
"Luckily, Sister Xu Wei is back, wow..."
The sense of security her return brings to the team is undoubtedly huge.
Sun Yi rarely refrained from scolding others: "I now understand why there are always a few bosses who control the situation in those organizations."
During the conversation, Xu Wei had already walked quickly into the temple. The army of skeletons outside squeezed in because the music had disappeared, but at the door they were controlled by the music and continued their aerobics.
She opened the mechanism of the coffin and took a look inside.
"Pour it."
Zhang Hao responded and called on everyone to move.
Everyone methodically took out oil, hay and other flammable materials from their backpacks and piled them inside and outside the temple.
You is still Lu Qian's relic. His backpack has been expanded. In addition to props, it also contains many miscellaneous things. The plastic cups that players used to drink water came from him.
Standing in front of the temple, Chen Yu raised the match, tears welling up in her eyes: "Lü Qian, we will avenge you."
A huge fire set the ancient temple ablaze, with thick smoke billowing into the sky. The skeletons doing exercises nearby screamed in agony, but could not stop exercising in the raging fire. Their bodies were engulfed in flames and burned to ashes.
The wind blew through the charred trunk of the temple, making a hollow and broken whimper.
The players stopped to watch for a while and then returned to their residence.
On the threshold of the main room, the fox fairy was sitting with his head drooped and dozing off, with his collar wide open, looking completely defenseless.
"How dare you come back!"
Sun Yiyi stepped forward and grabbed it by the ears, causing it to jump three feet high. It then huddled at the corner of the table with tears in its eyes, not daring to move.
Chen Yu also had a dark face: "You heartless weasel, Lu Qian at least saved your life before, but you just ran away and haven't shown up for two months!"
The fox fairy grabbed the red and green peony shoes and whispered, "I was too scared, so I hid..."
"You have sharp teeth. I checked the rope before going underground and didn't find anything unusual. I didn't expect you to run away while we were looking for someone." Sun Yi was scolding it and explaining to Xu Wei at the same time.
After catching the fox fairy, the players didn't know what to do with it for a moment, so they tied it up and locked it up. That day, when everyone went to the temple together and were trapped, it cleverly bit through the ropes and escaped.
Before stepping out of the underground, Xu Wei had agreed with everyone that if she suddenly disappeared, they should not panic and should control the fox fairy well, as she would return to their residence and meet them there at that time.
What she thought at that time - although the copy had not yet given the mission objectives, the evil god in the village was really annoying, so she wanted to destroy part of the little boy's power first, take back the life-protecting token, and then force the fox fairy to eat the corpse of Yuezu God and wear the life-protecting token - to create a third evil god.
She was confident that she could control the third evil god.
This stems from the fourth song that is unlocked by the skill.
4. Falling out of control
This song is a lullaby. The melodious tune can easily cause creatures to think deeply about life, the world, and the universe. If it is not guided properly, they will fall into deeper confusion during the thinking process. At this time, it is really easy to be manipulated by others~
Effect: During the song, the audience is in a trance state, with a very low chance of triggering mass mental confusion. If the singer knows the names of the audience before the song ends, some of the audience can be selected for mind control.
Please note that if the controlled audience's ability is too high or their number is too large, the singer will most likely suffer backlash, so please use it with caution.
The Yuezu God and the little boy have been born a long time ago. They are chaotic creatures in themselves and are on the same level as Xu Wei. It is easy to fail if they are controlled rashly. However, the Fox Fairy is different. We can establish mental control first and then shape them into evil gods to fight against the other two who were severely injured.
However, it is no longer necessary now.
She raised her hand and glanced at the bracelet again. A prompt was quietly lying on the unfolded information screen.
[Players are requested to destroy the sacrifice before the evil god descends on the sixth day. If the task cannot be completed, the task will automatically be upgraded to - destroy the evil god. ]
The message was sent on the first day, when they woke up in the copy.
Everyone ignored the prompts.
She discovered it after the reunion when Chen Yu unconsciously complained about the mission objective. She then mentioned it to everyone, but found that they seemed to be unable to hear it and completely ignored the sentence with "mission objective".
She tried to grab Lu Fanye's hand and cover her eyes as she did before she left, but he was just surprised by her action, and there was no cool flow in his palm anymore.
The same goes for the others. They still remember that they are players, and will even search for and offer help when backpacks and items are mentioned, but they have almost no awareness of actively using items and abilities.
On several occasions, Chen Yu claimed to be a villager. Zhang Hao even opened a vegetable patch in the backyard and planted stones he picked up from the ground in a serious manner.
They are being assimilated silently.
Xu Wei approached the fox fairy, sat down next to it, looked at the clouds in the sky and said calmly: "What's your name?"
The fox fairy leaned to the other side and said, "I have been nameless since I was born. Even if the ancestor god has mercy on me, I still have no name."
"I'll give you a name," Xu Wei looked at it sideways, "How about calling it Stupid Rat?"
The fox fairy was indignant: "It's extremely unreasonable."
"Where is your rubber band? Your hair is loose." Xu Wei lifted the hair that was covering its cheeks, with a somewhat intimate gesture.
The fox fairy quickly snatched the hair back from her hands, and crawled away, glancing at her as if she had seen a weird aunt: "How come even this fairy covets you!"
Xu Wei still had her hand raised in the air. She was silent for a moment before putting it down. When she turned around, the other four people were all looking at her.
Chen Yu gave a thumbs up: "Sister is sister, you dare to tease even ghosts, you are worthy of being my sister."
Zhang Hao glanced at Lu Fanye from time to time, with a hint of excitement on his face, as if he was watching the fun.
Sun Yi snorted coldly: "Stop wasting time here and find your mission target quickly. Once tonight is over, we don't know if the cycle will continue tomorrow..."
Suddenly, a faint, gentle singing voice was heard in the air.
Xu Wei supported her cheek with one hand: "What do you think the mission goal will be?"
"Who knows what the system is doing? It's possible that it wants to kill us. Anyway, I don't want to stay here for another day," Sun Yi said impatiently, "Is the evil god who pulled you in really dead?"
Xu Wei supported himself on the ground with his hands, looking relaxed: "Probably. If he doesn't die, he will be injured. Anyway, he shouldn't be able to come out and cause trouble for us. Yue Zu Shen is more powerful than him now."
"The latter is nothing to be afraid of," she raised the wooden sign in her hand and shook it in front of everyone, "Its power was divided into three parts, one part is in the corpse, one part was eaten by the fox fairy, and the last piece of wooden sign is still in my hand."
The soft singing voice grows bigger bit by bit, with the quiet beat rubbing against it, peaceful and indifferent.
Chen Yu looked forward to it: "Then can we get out once we find the mission target?"
Xu Wei did not comment.
"Great!" Chen Yu's joy infected everyone present. "Let's not waste time now. Let's look for clues quickly. Oh, and we should also look for clues about ghost stories. We can't miss any..."
As she spoke, she stood up and was about to walk out.
"Chen Yu." A voice called from behind.
The person who called her rubbed the ground with his fingertips unconsciously, and said with a tone of reluctance: "Turn around."
Chen Yu paused in his steps and said "ah" in confusion, but did not move.
Xu Wei sighed, stood up and walked closer, standing two steps behind her, and said gently: "I said, turn around."
"Chen Yu, you are already dead."
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