Chapter 77: Cave Monster Arrogance and Ignorance.
This is a relatively spacious cave. The rock walls are covered with a layer of slippery moss, and water is dripping down from the stalactites above the head.
In the center of the cave, an extremely large heart hangs from the ceiling, beating slowly and weakly.
Gu Rong was dressed in a blue ancient costume and a small helmet on his head, which looked strange and yet eerily harmonious.
When he saw the big heart, his eyes widened in surprise and he pointed with his little finger.
"I knew that if I waited here, you would definitely come back on your own."
A voice came from the darkness.
Gu Rong looked over when he heard the sound and saw Xiaoshan's slender figure walking out from behind the rugged rocks. He stopped about two meters away from him, then looked up at the heart in front of him.
It was obviously still the same Xiaoshan, but the temperament was completely different. Xiaoshan now exuded a strangeness and alienation all over his body, making it difficult for people to approach him.
Xiaoshan looked at the heart, and after a moment, he shifted his gaze back to the little ball in front of him.
Seeing that Gu Rong had changed his clothes in such a short time, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
When Gu Rong saw Xiaoshan, he subconsciously turned around to look at Lu Li.
Lu Li had his hands folded in his pockets. Although he was only slightly older and taller than Gu Rong, he exuded a domineering aura and his little face was very defiant.
Xiaoshan's voice sounded from behind: "What are you looking at?"
Gu Rong turned around and saw Xiaoshan with a puzzled look on his face, as if he couldn't see Lu Li's existence.
Sure enough, the next moment Lu Li said, "He can't see me."
Gu Rong said "Oh" and frowned: "How can Rongrong see it?"
Lu Li: "Only you can see it."
Gu Rong blinked his eyes, his face looking thoughtful, as if he didn't understand why he was the only one who could see it.
Xiaoshan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Who are you talking to?"
Gu Rong raised her head, looked at Xiao Shan, and spread out her white and tender hands: "No, baby, don't talk."
He tells lies with his eyes open and remains calm.
Xiaoshan: "..."
Xiao Shan, who had been hunched over, now stood up straight, looking much taller. He looked at Gu Rong for a moment, then snapped his fingers.
Originally, there were only Gu Rong, Lu Li and Xiao Shan in the cave. At this time, the rocks in different directions began to move, and many tunnels appeared out of thin air. In each tunnel, a person fell out and rolled to the ground.
Zhuang Yu, Chen Hanxiao, and Lin Xuezhuo were among them.
In addition, there were four or five other people, who were the players and tourists who went down the cave together and survived.
Including Gu Rong and Xiaoshan, there were originally sixteen people going down the cave, but with the two of them, there were only ten people left.
Jones was not among these people. It seemed that he was pinned to the ground by the spikes and was in great danger.
Seeing Xiaoshan, everyone was slightly surprised, and then their eyes quickly fell on Gu Rong.
Seeing Gu Rong in a blue, wide-sleeved, ancient costume for children, everyone was stunned. They thought, inappropriately, this kid could actually change his clothes in a dangerous cave, being chased by monsters? And such a grand ancient costume at that?
Everyone: “…”
When he saw the reactions of the crowd in the live broadcast room, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
I have to say, in this environment, it is indeed quite abrupt to suddenly change into ancient costumes, hahahaha.
Gu Rong saw Zhuang Yu and the other two and wanted to run towards them immediately, but then he thought of the Devil and turned around to look. Lu Li was still standing behind him with his arms folded, looking impatient with the coldness.
Gu Rong touched her ancient costume with her small hand, thought for a moment, then stopped and did not go forward.
Not only did the devil not eat the cub, he also gave the cub new clothes. How kind of devil!
Lu Li raised his eyebrows.
Everyone quickly turned their attention to the giant heart hanging in the air, their eyes widening.
Needless to say, this must be the heart of the god they are looking for. The heart is still beating, although the amplitude is very weak, but it is still a living heart.
This proves that the legend is true, and that getting a drop of blood from the heart can lift the curse.
Finally, everyone's eyes fell on Xiaoshan.
Anyone could see that the hill at this moment was different from before.
Xiaoshan glanced at the crowd with an indifferent expression. He stood beneath the heart, becoming the focal point of the group. The heart shone faintly, casting a halo over his handsome face.
The atmosphere was depressing and stagnant.
Finally, a tourist NPC couldn't help but speak up. Although he had already noticed something was wrong, he still tried to hide it, "You, aren't you Xiaoshan from Gujia Village? You're actually fine. Simple things have their own luck. I'm really lucky, haha."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was dead silence again, and no one responded or agreed.
The tourist NPC touched his nose awkwardly and stopped talking.
After a long moment, Xiaoshan chuckled, looked at the tourist NPC who had spoken earlier, and said, "Good luck?"
His tone was full of sarcasm, mockery, and terrifying hatred.
Not only did the tourist NPC not dare to respond, but everyone else was also shocked.
Xiaoshan retracted his gaze and looked back at the heart that had lasted a long time before beating. He scoffed, "The god isn't dead yet, and still retains consciousness. Do you know what this means?"
“…”
When these words were spoken, everyone's heart froze for half a second, but no one responded.
The gods are not dead, but still retain their consciousness. What does this mean?
It means that he can only watch his body rot and decay.
Xiaoshan said, "Anyone who enters the cave will be cursed and infested by insects. Have you ever wondered where the monsters and insects in the cave come from?"
"The god is not dead. His body is fertile soil, nourishing countless monsters and insects. Just like fresh fruits and vegetables rot and produce maggots, so too do the gods. And throughout this process, he has always maintained consciousness and has been aware of everything."
“…”
Everyone gasped.
Xiaoshan smiled sadly, as if no one needed a response, and then told everyone the truth about Shenzhong Mountain.
Gods exist, but humans cannot perceive their existence.
Just as ants cannot sense the existence of humans, humans cannot sense the existence of gods.
Humans are to gods as ants are to humans.
Humans don't care about ants, just as gods don't care about humans.
But later, the gods were killed by humans.
"A god killed by tiny humans is like a human being attacked by a group of ants."
Xiaoshan compared the relationship between gods and humans to that between humans and ants.
Everyone is now in the position of ants. Although they feel that their dignity has been insulted, they are unable to refute it.
The reason why gods were killed by humans was that one day, they had a sudden impulse and showed miracles in front of humans.
Simple and funny, even a little absurd.
The gods were killed by humans simply because they appeared before them.
But he is a god, he cannot die easily, and can only feel this pain all the time.
The hill is the soul of the god that split out because it was too painful.
Because the god was in so much pain, he split off a soul that wanted to experience only happiness. No one can be happy and carefree all the time, unless they are fools. So the soul that split off from the god became a fool.
That is a small hill.
After entering the cave, Xiaoshan slowly regained consciousness.
Only people with pure hearts will not be cursed. This is why Gu Rong and Xiaoshan are the only ones in Gujia Village who will not be cursed.
"I died because of my arrogance," said the hill, "and men die because of their ignorance."
…
There was a long silence, and everyone felt mixed emotions.
But there was still something that didn't make sense, so Shen Hanxiao asked stubbornly, "Since gods are to humans what humans are to ants, how could gods, who are so powerful, be killed simply because they appeared before humans?"
Others couldn't help but wonder.
Yes, if the gods are so powerful, how could they be killed by tiny humans?
Xiao Shan glanced at Chen Hanxiao and was silent for a long time before saying, "Because when gods appear before humans, they become just like humans: weak, ordinary, no longer powerful, just like me now..."
Before he could finish his words, a figure rushed over and knocked him away.
Xiaoshan hit a rock and fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
The person who bumped into him was a male player. He looked at the hill in front of him that he had been unable to climb for a long time, and a strange surprise flashed in his eyes: "Sure enough, he is no different from an ordinary human."
Xiaoshan can only control the movement of these rocks, but he himself is as fragile as an ordinary human.
Xiaoshan raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled: "I see, this is the end of God appearing before mankind."
Everyone else was dumbfounded by the male player's actions. What was he doing?
The male player wanted to go up. As long as he could control Xiaoshan, he could get the Heart of the God and maybe even win the dungeon. But as soon as he moved, a rock quickly moved over and squeezed him against the rock wall.
The male player's eyes widened, and he only had time to let out a short scream before he fell silent. His entire body was squeezed into a meat patty.
There was a hissing sound at the scene, and soon it returned to dead silence.
Stupid, so stupid.
Xiao Shan slowly got up from the ground. He had been hit hard. He looked very bad and gave a simple evaluation of the situation with two words: "Ignorance."
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