Chapter 79: The Third Item: Copper Coin Dream Catcher
The fire in the cellar was so great that it could not be put out.
Catman A and Bian Ling were screaming Shen Li's name at the other end of the cellar.
But there was no response.
They looked toward the other end of the cellar where the fire was coming from, but could see nothing but raging flames.
Bian Ling didn't dare to think about it.
He can't be dead.
With a cut neck and the fire, how could a normal person survive?
Jiang Lexin tried desperately to pull Bian Ling and Cat Man A away from behind.
The fire here was so big that it was completely out of control. If they didn't leave, they would most likely die in the fire along with Shen Li.
Catman A and Bian Ling sat outside the inn in a very embarrassed state.
Bian Ling grabbed the copper coin and looked ahead again. The big hole where the dream invaded the real world had completely disappeared.
Their world returned to normal.
Catman A held the half cup of blood in his hand dejectedly without saying a word.
Jiang Lexin and other surviving corpse-drivers waited until the fire was completely extinguished by the heavy rain before going down to check the situation.
Bian Ling also wanted to go and see, but she didn't have the courage to accept the fact.
Shen Li... This person seems to have no sense of existence.
He doesn't talk much, and is even like a wooden man, with no major ups and downs in his emotions.
But it is this person with a weak sense of presence who always says a word or two at the critical moment to wake everyone up.
Or when everyone wants to retreat, you are the one who stands firm and withstands everything without hesitation.
Catman A's ability to endure is stronger than Bian Ling's. He followed Jiang Lexin and re-entered the cellar.
The surrounding walls were all charred, and the zombies that had previously crowded the aisle were burned into a charred color.
The temperature of the fire was not enough to turn the zombies into ashes.
The zombies who were eager to return home have turned into charred corpses, and they are delusionally trying to crawl out of the ruins again.
They squirmed restlessly in the ashes, and calmed down briefly after hearing the corpse driver's bell.
"Leave this to me. I'll send all these zombies to the copper cauldron furnace later."
The corpse chaser who was putting out the fire with Jiang Lexin was obviously a member of the Melting Pot faction, and Jiang Lexin didn't want to argue with him.
Although he is not their teammate, they have known each other for a while, and he is now very concerned about Shen Li's whereabouts.
The top of the cellar had completely collapsed. Catman A turned over the broken walls and found a charred arm under the mud bricks.
"This is……"
His eyes widened and he dug even harder.
Catman A lifted the brick that was pressing on the corpse, took a look, and then silently put the brick back on the corpse's face.
Not Shenli.
He's a man with glasses.
Then he deserves to die!
The corpse's hands were clenched into fists. In order to ensure that every copper coin was recycled, Cat Man A suppressed his discomfort and pried open the glasses man's hands.
The coin lay intact in his hand.
Jiang Lexin, who was standing by, took a look at the copper coin and said bluntly, "Let me join you."
"You want to help with the delivery?"
Catman A was not sure and asked again.
Jiang Lexin nodded with great certainty.
Catman A considered it.
Since the delivery mission began, each courier has only received one copper coin.
Since the system is arranged in this way, there must be a reason for the system.
Maybe a person will die faster if he keeps two copper coins.
Catman A did not make a decision on his own. "I need to discuss it with other teammates. Besides, Shen Li has not been found yet..."
Speaking of Chen Li's body, Jiang Lexin also felt strange.
There was only one entrance to the cellar, and the passage was blocked by zombies and fire. Shen Li's throat was cut, so there was no way for him to escape.
He must have died in there.
But the big question is: where is his body?
At the end of the cellar there was only the body of the man with glasses.
For this purpose, Jiang Lexin confirmed the charred zombies again.
Still no sign of Shen Li.
That's strange.
…
…
Chen Li came to this world of ice and snow again.
His neck was intact, and when the man with glasses cut his throat, he urgently summoned Shadow as a substitute.
What was completely dead was his shadow.
When the fire broke out, he successfully crossed into Ye Minglang's world through the accumulated water in the cellar.
Shen Li was not hurt at all, except for being cold.
The moment Shen Li came through, Ye Minglang's silver snake ring sensed something.
He wrapped the almost frozen Shen Li with thick clothes.
As soon as Shen Li arrived here, he fell into a coma.
Obviously, he now looks much weaker than before.
Ye Minglang quickly checked Shen Li's body.
There was a deep scratch on his wrist; this guy must have used his own blood again.
Ye Minglang bandaged his wound carefully, but still woke up Shen Li.
"Is it... dangerous over there? You don't look well."
Ye Minglang gently wrapped the bandage.
"I used my shadow as a substitute, and my shadow died in my place, so..."
Only then did Ye Minglang notice that Chen Li's shadow had completely disappeared.
"Excessive shadowing?"
He had heard Chen Li mention this term before, so he was quite familiar with it.
"Almost. So from now on, I will fake my death from time to time."
The trouble is that you completely lose your shadow.
"But don't worry, just stay in the sun for a while and wait for the shadow to come back."
The shadow of Shen Li is renewable.
"There is bad news."
Ye Minglang couldn't help but worry, "There is no sun here, only the moon."
The world Ye Minglang lives in only has the moon.
In fact, at the beginning, this world didn't even have a moon, and the moon hanging in the sky was obtained by Shen Li in exchange for a sacrifice using talismans a long time ago.
"The moon should work, too."
It just means recovery will be slower.
Chen Li suddenly remembered the previous situation, "Have you found the Ghost Box?"
"Found it. There is a big snake under the ice. It was it that took away the Ghost Box..."
When Ye Minglang said this, he found that Chen Li's eyes were completely closed.
He felt his pulse and breathing, both were gone.
This is what is called falling into a state of suspended animation.
Ye Minglang wrapped Chen Li in a blanket and carried him out of the tent.
Zao Wu and others stood outside the tent waiting for Ye Minglang to give orders.
Ye Minglang said, "We won't travel tonight."
Zao Wu said "oh" and followed without thinking.
"No need to follow."
Ye Minglang said a few words and sent everyone back to rest.
Looking at the boss's back as he walked away, Hayami asked in confusion, "That's the direction up the mountain, right? What is the boss going there for?"
Song Buyu shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who cares? What entertainment do you want to have tonight? How about playing cards?"
Hayami: "Can you beat a blind man at a card game? I can't win anyway."
Song Buyu: "..."
Damn blind man, he has such a cunning mind and never loses when playing cards.
Ye Minglang brought Chen Li to the top of the mountain.
He untied the backpack behind him and took out the fire-making supplies from it.
Although Shen Li said in advance that he would fall into a state of suspended animation if he lost his shadow.
But he looks too real now.
Not only did he lose his breathing and pulse, even his body temperature began to drop.
Ye Minglang immediately picked up some firewood and started a bonfire.
According to the principle of shadow generation, not only sunlight and moonlight, but any bright object can help restore the shadow.
After dealing with all this, Ye Minglang held him and sat in the moonlight.
Looking up at the moon hanging in the sky from the top of the mountain, the moon is full and its light shines all over the ground.
There was a constant sound of cracking from the ice at the foot of the mountain.
A giant two-headed snake slowly emerged from the water.
Its body was so huge that even when half of its body was exposed, its head had already reached the top of the mountain.
The two heads of the giant snake looked down at the two people on the top of the snowy mountain.
Ye Minglang didn't seem surprised by the appearance of the big snake.
He grasped Chen Li's cold hand and slowly told him what had happened before.
"In the Molar Candy dungeon, I accidentally recovered some of my memories and summoned this giant snake."
"In fact, this world is the real habitat of the great snake."
The Lung of the God that they had been keeping was nearly snatched away by another snake.
"After I went back last time, I tried to summon the snake again, but failed every time."
"After the Wuling Box was lost, I tried to seek help from the Great Snake in this world, and this time the Great Snake responded to me."
It was this giant snake that was looking down at them at this moment that helped them find the Monster Box under the ice.
"It is the ruler of this world."
Ye Minglang couldn't help but hug the cold Shen Li tightly in his arms.
“The moment I saw it again, a lot of things came back to me.”
"I remembered the meaning of my existence. I was destined to be a sacrifice."
"My ancestors asked me to get close to you and become the most important person to you, and I did it."
He lowered his head and kissed Shen Li's forehead.
"I should be dead, Shen Li."
His Adam's apple rolled, "You used magic to revive me, didn't you?"
"What price will you have to pay to revive me, who is so important to you?"
"Is it because of me that you have become so quiet and confused now?"
"I owe you so much, how can I repay you?"
In his dream, Shen Li felt that there was always a voice whispering in his ear.
He knew it was Ye Minglang's voice, but he couldn't hear what he was saying.
He completely lost track of time in the darkness until he saw the beating heart again.
He saw another person who looked exactly like him standing in front of him, with the heart he had devoured beating in his chest.
"Who are you?"
Shen Li asked him.
The boy opposite him, who looked exactly like him, smiled and said nothing.
Shen Li tried to approach him and touch him.
Some fragments flashed before his eyes.
The familiar ghost box was opened.
A tiny piece of spleen began to multiply, and from its initial bloody appearance, it turned into a tiny baby boy.
Someone in the lab screamed: "The spleen has started to differentiate! Prepare to kill it!"
The man in the white coat raised his hand to signal everyone to leave, and even took the baby out of the monster box with his own hands.
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