Chapter 177 Night in the Land of the Dead
Before dawn, we left the town of the dead.
We re-created a route based on the notes provided by Liu Laoshi.
This route deviated from the Great Abyss Pond where the corpse demon appeared, and bypassed a cemetery and a ghost village.
If nothing unexpected happens, we will arrive at the Styx Black Shop in about two days.
From now on, we are completely entering the land of the dead.
This place is very dark and the temperature is very low.
Because there are no specific roads, the vehicle drives directly on the Gobi Desert. Only then did I understand why the boss spent so much money to modify the vehicle.
In this kind of terrain, if the vehicle is not modified, it may break down at any time.
The vehicle is the exorcist's leg. Even the leg is missing. The probability of dying here is basically over 80%.
Because it was my first time to enter the Land of the Dead, the boss told me a lot about this place on the way.
There are seven ghost kings and two corpse kings in the land of the dead.
There are hundreds or hundreds of imps or zombies respectively.
Of course, those who can stick together are basically those with some brains.
But most of them are lonely ghosts and corpses wandering in the wilderness.
Because their souls are mutilated, the lonely ghosts have very low IQs. When they see a living person, they only know how to pounce on them, and they don't even know how to speak.
As for the corpses in the cemetery, they were all missing arms and legs and could not even jump.
However, due to the special nature of the cemetery, if you rush in without any skills, you may not be able to come out alive.
When I heard this, I understood that it was actually the difference between having and not being organized.
Those who are organized are all sane. They are mainly composed of the Ghost King and the Corpse King, and they stick together tightly. On the one hand, he hunts the exorcists who enter here, and on the other hand, he competes with the other ghost kings and corpse kings for resources.
They are organized, smart, and can be considered a "regular army."
The brainless person is the one whose father doesn't care for his mother, so he can only live in the wilderness by himself.
When the exorcists came over, no one cared about them, whether they were captured and used as experimental materials, or whether they were dissected and the corpse beads were taken away.
Anyway, quite a few exorcists die here every year.
And because of the special terrain, there are countless newly born souls and zombies.
Zhang Sanfen told me while driving forward.
While on the road, I saw a cemetery from a distance, with broken tombstones, tattered tombs, and coffins scattered on the ground.
There is also that lingering corpse aura.
Zhang Sanfen cautiously took a detour and did not provoke the other party.
In the afternoon, we saw another funeral procession.
This team is obviously composed of dead souls, and they also have a certain level of sanity.
The leading guy seemed to have heard the sound of the car, and his eyes kept looking this way.
But our vehicle has long been labeled with runes, and no matter how hard this guy looked, he couldn't find the vehicle.
Of course, Zhang Sanfen would not be stupid enough to take the initiative to provoke the other party.
I asked the boss, why is it still daytime and there are still ghosts hanging around?
Aren't they afraid of the sun above their heads?
Zhang Sanfen replied: "The reason why the land of the dead is called the land of the dead is because the yin energy here is enough to offset the yang energy brought by the sun." "
There is also the Styx River, the yin energy dissipated is enough to make the dead souls Appear during the day."
"Here, the dead souls don't like to appear during the day, but it doesn't mean they can't appear during the day."
I secretly clicked my tongue.
Everything here is very different from the outside world.
At least I have never seen souls running around carrying coffins in broad daylight. After stopping and twisting along the way, we arrived at the first accommodation point when it was just dark.
It's said to be a place to stay, but it's just a relatively safe place.
This is a canyon. From the surface, it should be a dry river channel left after the River Styx was diverted.
It is at least more than 20 kilometers away from the nearest ghost village or cemetery, and because the terrain is sheltered by wind and water, it is not suitable for evil spirits to haunt.
Zhang Sanfen hid the car, then took out his engineering shovel and dug two large holes on one side of the river.
He said to me: "The night in the Land of the Dead is a time for the carnival of evil spirits. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it is best to find a place to rest, otherwise people will die." "
Don't light a fire tonight, don't turn on the lights, and go to bed early after eating. , as soon as the sun comes out tomorrow, we will continue on our way."
I nodded, and then took out the canned beef and self-heating kettle from the car.
It was very cold here at night, so I threw the canned beef into the self-heating kettle and cooked it for more than ten minutes before throwing one to Zhang Sanfen.
The canned beef tastes good, and when combined with the compressed biscuits and hot water, it's quite filling.
After eating, we started to work, setting up early warning devices and calculating where to retreat if something happened at night.
After finishing his work, Zhang Sanfen said to me: "There must be someone keeping vigil when staying in the Land of the Dead. Those early warning devices are sometimes unreliable." "
You stay on duty for the first half of the night and call me at twelve o'clock. I'll be on duty in the second half of the night."
I knew my boss was taking care of me, and the last half of the night was naturally the hardest.
At that time, people's mental strength and vigilance will decrease.
On the contrary, the first half of the night is more comfortable, and after twelve o'clock, you can sleep until dawn.
I nodded, put on my hat and gloves, and crouched down behind a mound.
The view from this place is very good, you can basically see it in all directions.
Rather, it’s because this dry river is relatively deep, so we can’t be seen from a distance.
This was the first night I spent in the Land of the Dead.
The sky here is very clean and there are many stars.
The only bad thing is that the weather is a bit cold. I looked at the temperature on my watch and it was now minus three degrees.
Well, the Mobei region is originally a bitter cold place, and the Yin Qi is very strong, so it is strange that it is not cold.
Nothing happened in the first half of the night, and I spent it peacefully.
At twelve o'clock, before I called the boss, he climbed out of the sleeping bag and said, "Go and have a rest." "
Don't take off your clothes and shoes when sleeping."
"Also, Don't sleep too hard."
He told me completely as if I was a newbie.
I followed the instructions honestly, without even taking off my shoes and clothes, and got into the sleeping bag.
In fact, it was very uncomfortable to sleep like this, but because I was tired during the day and had just been on duty again, I quickly fell asleep.
I don’t know how long I slept, but suddenly I opened my eyes suddenly, and then covered my mouth with a hand.
I was shocked, and then I realized that Zhang Sanfen was making a silencing gesture towards me under the starlight.
Then he whispered: "Don't make any noise, there's an emergency!"
I got out of the sleeping bag and took the Demon-Slaying Thorn in my hand.
After listening for a while, I realized that there was the roar of an engine in the distance.
I glanced at Zhang Sanfen, and he said softly: "It's an exorcist."
"But don't be too happy, meeting an exorcist here may not be a good thing!"
(End of Chapter)