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The skeleton hadn't seen a scepter for a long time, and he shuddered subconsciously at first, but then he recognized that this was the wizard's property back then.
Many memories came flooding back. When he was a human, he didn't feel much pain when he was killed. Instead, the pain of his soul being scraped by a knife when he was sent to the furnace for purification was more impressive.
Falling back into the fear of being dominated, everyone scattered like birds and beasts at once, no longer caring about whether they were parasitic or not. The most important thing was to avoid the danger in front of them.
However, the great wizard had already seen these evil creatures through the scepter and Ding Can's eyes, so there was no chance for them to escape.
After the scepter was turned in his hand, it became like a pen, flying in the air between his wrists, drawing a smooth string of talismans.
After the last stroke was completed, the talisman suddenly increased several times in size, and dispersed layer by layer, and then transformed into countless pieces. All the skeletons were fixed in place, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into powder and dissipated in the open space.
Then it fell to the ground, and a thin layer of grayish-white dust quickly formed on the ground.
The thing that almost took their lives was actually eliminated so easily. Gao Wenwen just lifted his foot, and the breeze created blew the ashes away a little.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the lights in the underground palace were brighter than before.
"Sister Can, let me try your scepter."
Although Gao Wenwen had not been able to take the scepter out of the base just now, it was now in his hand, so it was understandable that he wanted to try to take it. He raised his hands with a pious look and tried to take it.
Ding Can looked at the gold and jade hanging on the tiger head of the scepter, and thought that he should be careful with it to avoid any damage to himself.
So when he handed it over, he didn't let go of his hand immediately. Instead, he watched Gao take it steadily and fully, then he relaxed his strength a little. Unexpectedly, he saw the other party's face become ferocious, and then he lost his balance and fell backwards, being pressed to the ground and unable to turn over.
"Save me..." He squeezed out a few words through his teeth, but his arms were pressed down and he couldn't stretch them out.
Ding Can subconsciously thought he was joking, but didn't take it seriously: "Okay, stop joking, I'm already in such a miserable state."
She wanted to raise her arms, but her joints were so painful that she couldn't make any big movements, and she hissed in pain.
"Be careful." Yu Fu pretended to support her, but was worried about touching any painful part of her body, so he could only watch her nervously from the side.
Gao Wenwen saw that the two didn't seem to care much, so he rolled his eyes silently and explained palely: "I'm not lying to you...it's really too heavy."
Fortunately, Yang Qi was close by, and if he wanted to rescue the person, he had to lift up the scepter first and put it in his hand, which felt like a thousand-pound weight. Only then did he realize that what he said was true, and he had no way of shaking it at all.
"Are you the only one who can lift it? Perhaps it's because you have established a connection with the great wizard."
Ding Can just remembered that the great wizard was still looking at the scene here through the scepter, and his soul should not have really returned to Nanhu Kingdom yet.
She just squatted down and easily picked up the scepter from Gao Wenwen. She weighed it in her hand for a few times. It was not light, but it was indeed not heavy at all.
"There are skeletons hidden elsewhere in the tomb. He asked me to take them there and deal with them."
"Alright," Yang Qi thought of Zhai Ting who was still unconscious downstairs. "Then the two of us will go get Zhai Ting out. With the wizard here, you won't be in any danger."
The skeletons that had developed consciousness only moved around the periphery of the tomb. Although most of them stayed near the air-raid shelter, there were still some that slipped through in other areas.
With the help of his perspective on the route inside the tomb, Ding Can pulled Yu Fu and slowly dealt with the lone skeletons in the many tombs on the outer edge.
Another reason was that the great wizard wanted to use her hand to carefully see what the place behind him looked like.
The dislocated arm had just been healed, and apart from the bloodstains on the clothes, nothing else could be seen.
"The great wizard told me that he found traces of witchcraft on me and suspected that I was the descendant of a wizard."
As the two of them walked in the narrow corridor, she remembered the words that had made her confused.
Even wizards who are superior to mortals are just NPCs in the dungeon. If they really have any descendants, they should be among other NPCs. What does they have to do with these students who are trying to pass the level?
"Don't think too much about it, maybe it's just a coincidence."
Yu Fu knew that ever since she checked the student data and found that she was somewhat different from other people entering the training camp, she began to doubt her identity. She was worried that she was not just an ordinary person who was involved in the system for no reason.
"But I still feel that he is reminding me of something."
A few meters ahead, the corridor became narrower, and the tilted scepter had been found to be passable. Yu Fuben was just about to lend a hand when he bumped into the scepter again.
The moment they made contact, Ding Can heard the great wizard's questioning voice in his mind, "This person..."
"What happened to him?"
"There seem to be some traces of witchcraft left on his body, but they are very subtle, so I couldn't see them before."
Ding Can was surprised and said, "But before, he also followed the other two and tried to take the scepter from the base but failed."
"That's why the witchcraft aura is so weak that we couldn't detect it just now." The great wizard was also very surprised. He hadn't encountered any of them for thousands of years after his death, but he saw two of them today.
Yu Fu and Ding Can exchanged a glance, but still didn't tell the great wizard any more internal information about the system.
Although the leg bones were strange, the wizards at that time were not kind people as they could come up with such a method to treat slaves and prisoners of war and cruelly extract their bones, even if it was for the sake of Nanhu Kingdom.
Now, he can only rely on the connection with himself to get a glimpse of the scene a thousand years later. Witchcraft is mysterious, and who knows, after some time, his hands and feet may be able to reach even further.
It is better to keep a secret in your heart than to tell it regardless of the risk.
After all the leg bones in the tomb were dealt with, and he could finally rest in peace after his death, Ding Can placed the scepter back on the base in front of the coffin and continued to seal it.
The connection between the great wizards was severed.
Because Cheng Jialu was already parasitized by his leg bones, he died again after the wizard took action.
A few people took Zhai Ting back to the air-raid shelter and saw that the villagers of Nanhu Village who had come to avoid the disaster were gathered together comfortably, and some had even started playing cards for entertainment.
No one knew at all that a life-and-death event had just occurred just a few steps away from them.
Since the leg bones have been destroyed, of course earthquake aftershocks will not occur again, and it is safe no matter where you are.
"I've been in the training camp for a long time and have met countless students. But since I met you, many things have changed."
There was not much space separated in the air-raid shelter, and everyone was almost crowded together. Xiaoshui was sleeping curled up on a mat made on the floor in the corner, covered with a coat that someone had given her.
Ding Can covered her with his coat, then turned to look at Yu Fu and lowered his voice.
"Yeah, maybe I really am the variable."
Originally, she thought that she was brought into the system for no reason and was naturally in the same camp as other students. Everyone's wish was very simple, just wanting to pass the level and then return to normal life.
But Ding Can always thinks of his family and friends in his spare time. They are like characters living in a painting, almost flawless and perfect.
She still remembers every scene they had spent together, and can often recall it clearly. Now that she thinks about it, it seems more like someone had already put it into her mind and deliberately let her see it.
"I just..." She frowned, "I just can't understand why it had to be me."
If she were alone, no matter what she planned, what could she really accomplish?
Looking back, Yu Fu realized that he always seemed to see her with this lost expression: "Don't worry, these are just speculations. It won't be too difficult to find the truth. There are only a few days left."
Although the days in the training camp were difficult, most of them have passed today.
According to past experience, by the last seven days, there will only be a few students left and the number will drop sharply, with only a handful able to stay until the end.
He never mentioned that in fact, very few people successfully left the camp.
The truth that Ding Can wants may not be so easy to obtain, but he also wants to try his best.
"Don't worry, at least you are not alone."
Ding Can was not actually desperate, but because he was kept in the dark, he felt that no matter how hard he tried, it was like hitting cotton with a hammer. Anyone would feel discouraged if there was no progress.
But she would not give up because of this. "It's still early. Even if the system wants to manipulate me, it won't be that easy."
Xiaoshui turned over, rubbed her eyes, and when she saw that it was them, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes before she slowly sat up again: "Sister, where did you go just now? I couldn't find anyone."
"It's been here the whole time. I guess there are too many people here so you can't see clearly." Ding Can straightened her messy hair. "If you're still sleepy, sleep a little longer."
"No need to sleep, I just need to rest for a while," Xiaoshui said, holding the pillow in her arms in a daze, "When can we go out? It's pitch black in here and it's not comfortable at all."
"Your grandfather has gone out with someone to check. If everything is fine, you'll be able to return home soon. However, it may take some time to tidy up the house."
Xiaoshui nodded: "That's okay, as long as I can return to the village I'll be happy, my candy is still at home."
After she finished speaking, she seemed to feel that she was being a little too greedy, so she raised her hand to cover her mouth and shook her head to conceal it.
"I can go out now. The signal in the village has been restored. I received a call from the town saying there will be no aftershocks for the time being."
When the village chief and his group appeared at the door, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and repacked their luggage.
After leaving the air-raid shelter, the members of the visiting team all rushed back. They no longer had any mood to see any ancient relics here.
As for Zhai Ting, after she regained consciousness, she completely forgot what happened underground.
Unfortunately, the coffin containing Cheng Jialu's body sank deep into the ground due to a crack in the ground and could not be moved up, so he was destined to rest in peace underground.
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