Chapter 185 Chaotic Dance of Gods and Demons
"He's so panicked that he doesn't even dare to let us go to Obsidian City, leaving us in this place."
Waist-high weeds grow in clumps, tree trunks are brownish-brown, and some trees have scratch marks, some new and some old, which may have been used by some large cat as a tool for sharpening its claws.
Rong Yi didn't expect that as soon as he left the previous instance, he opened his eyes to find himself surrounded by weeds and barren trees. He had obviously entered another world. Moreover, the instance system didn't make a sound this time, as if it intended to keep them here forever.
Wei Yanqing didn't understand what stage of the world this was, but judging from the very ordinary plants in the surrounding environment, it didn't seem to be a high-risk world.
"We can't travel through time right now, so they're probably trying to trap us here. The method is a bit crude and simple, but it's effective."
The violator went to great lengths to set up the duplicate world, and even he himself couldn't interfere with the program's operation. Therefore, he thought of trapping them first, since he could control which world the two of them would arrive in.
"Let's fly, go faster, and see what this world is really like," Wei Yanqing suggested, as if he had returned to the past, when the adventure system would locate a world and he would land and begin exploring.
As he ascended into the air, Rong Yi took a deep breath. "In this world... even the air is formed from energy."
This is nothing like the dungeons we've experienced before; the abundance of energy here indicates that the creatures here are definitely not simple.
Wei Yanqing looked around and saw nothing but trees and weeds. The sun was shining brightly, and the distant scenery looked somewhat distorted, but they didn't feel hot because they were wearing functional clothing.
At this moment, Rong Yi sniffed again, "I smell something strange." She pointed in a direction, "Let's go take a look."
Wei Yanqing followed behind her, and the two flew for about ten kilometers before they saw houses where people lived.
However, these houses were not the familiar concrete buildings, but mud houses covered with thatch.
It seemed to be a small village; a strong stench of decay could be smelled from a hundred meters away, and Rong Yi frowned in disgust.
The houses in this village are arranged in a circle, with a stone mill in the middle. However, the stone mill is splattered with blood. Not only on the stone, but also on the ground, houses, and wooden doors, bloodstains can be seen everywhere. In front of one house, Rong Yi saw a piece of hair with the scalp still attached.
Wei Yanqing saw fragments of meat, teeth, etc. in another place, especially the teeth that could be piled up together.
"This means... the entire village has been eaten?" Rong Yi asked.
It looks like this place has been attacked by some kind of wild beast, and everyone has been devoured by it.
Look at the broken wooden doors of every household; no one was spared.
Rong Yi entered a house. The ground was all muddy and flat. There was a wooden table in the main hall with four long benches under it. There were rooms on both sides. It seemed that a couple lived there. There were men's and women's clothes in the wooden box.
The focus isn't on these items, but rather on the clothes themselves. They're all ancient costumes from my memory. Although they look worn out, the styles are undeniable.
Have we arrived in the ancient world?
Rong Yi immediately thought of the Madness and Chaos instance. Compared to the modern world, the probability of encountering ghosts in ancient times was much higher. Could it be that he would have to deal with ghosts again?
Wei Yanqing picked up a piece of clothing with two fingers. The clothes had been washed, but they still had a lingering smell of sweat, which was obviously due to long-term immersion in the soil.
"It seems like you should change your clothes?"
His system had some permissions removed, such as the ability to buy things in the online store.
The two quickly changed into clothes that were more in line with the times. Compared to their coarse linen clothes, their new clothes looked silky and shiny.
I had just changed my clothes when I heard voices outside.
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A group of more than a dozen black-clad constables arrived at the village. Seeing the devastation in the village, they knew what had happened.
Seeing the blood splattered everywhere, the constable with his token hanging from his waist sighed, "Go check if anyone is still alive in the cellar."
Deep down, everyone knew that these rampant creatures had incredibly sensitive senses of smell, and hiding in the cellar was pointless. Yet, they still clung to a sliver of hope—what if someone survived?
The constable, dressed in a black, round-necked, miscellaneous robe, looked very young, no more than fourteen or fifteen years old. Just as he reached the door, he caught a glimpse of two figures walking out out of the corner of his eye.
"A monster!" The young constable was so frightened that he screamed and ran back to his team.
Upon hearing this, the group immediately knelt down and drew the large swords hanging from their waists.
"Where?"
Rong Yi was completely baffled by the young constables' attitude. They looked like humans, yet they were calling them demons.
A dozen gleaming broadswords were pointed at them. The group of constables were filled with fear. The head constable took out the token from his waist and said, "The constables of the county magistrate's office are on duty here. Demons must not approach!"
No one from Li Family Village showed up for the last market day, and the county magistrate had already sensed something was wrong. He waited until the market was about to start this time before sending them, because he was worried that if they went directly there last time, they would run into the monsters. He didn't expect the monsters here to be so patient.
Within moments, the constable was covered in sweat, thinking to himself that he was likely to perish here.
Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing were unaware of their fear; they simply frowned.
Rong Yi said, "We are not demons, we just happened to be passing through this place and saw that the people here all seemed to have suffered misfortune."
She didn't know if the other person would understand her plain language.
The head constable stared intently at them. "You think you can just say it's not true just because you say so?"
Rong Yi was speechless, but thankfully the other party spoke plainly.
"Then what can I say?"
The scene became awkward for a moment, and Wei Yanqing sighed inwardly, "If you are really afraid, then we will leave first."
"No!" the head constable shouted. Even though he was terrified, he didn't forget his duty. He threw an iron shackle at the two men, which could lock their hands. "Put these on. Don't even think about escaping. Even if you kill us all and run away, the magistrate will issue a warrant for your arrest. Then it will be the disciples of the Immortal Sect coming after you!"
Immortal Gate?
Have they arrived in the world of cultivation?
On second thought, instead of searching for a populated place in this desolate wilderness, I might as well go with this group and explain things later, or at worst just run away.
Wei Yanqing picked up the iron shackles, which were similar in shape to modern handcuffs, but much heavier.
One was given to Rong Yi, and the two of them put it on and fastened it under the instructions of the constable.
Rong Yi locked his hands behind his back and looked at the group of constables. "Is that enough?"
Seeing that they were indeed locked up, all the constables breathed a sigh of relief, as if the iron shackles were very effective in their eyes.
However, the constables did not receive it; instead, they kept their distance and carefully observed them.
The head constable then said to his subordinates, "Go and see if there are any survivors." The necessary procedures still had to be followed, even if they had caught the "murderer."
Seeing them search the house, Rong Yi said directly, "No need to search anymore, we... have already checked, there are no living people."
Wei Yanqing had already used his mental power to search the area, and found no other living creatures besides them.
To everyone's surprise, after saying this, the head constable looked at them with a face full of deep hatred and said, "Hmph! As expected, they are ferocious monsters."
Rong Yi: "..."
Hey, we're really not monsters.
(End of this chapter)
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