The face of the charred corpse was terrifying, but the man didn't feel scared at all, nor did he find it ugly.
He had a strange intuition in his heart, as if someone told him in his mind that his scorched corpse would not always be like this, he would change, become...
The man tried his best to capture the flash in his mind. It was a small-looking teenager with a kind and honest face, but when he smiled on the surface, that face looked bad and bad.
There is also a silver-haired old man with a gentle smile, but he seems to like to bite him? Still like to poke him with a pointy thing
The man was so engrossed in his thoughts that he was so fascinated by the flashes in his mind that he even ignored the most primitive instinctive reaction of the body.
Sitting on the snow with the charred corpse in his arms like this, the man didn't seem to feel the cold at all, and he couldn't remember to do other things, as if he had everything as long as the charred corpse was in his hand.
It was getting dark.
"Wow!" A long wolf howl came from a distance.
The twilight time when day and night intersect is coming, and it is also the most dangerous time in the snow every day.
A fat rabbit with gray fur came out of the snow, squatted on the snow for a while, and then quickly ran towards the man.
"Bang!" The fat rabbit bumped into the man. Hiss! What is this thing, and why is it blocking my way home
The man turned his head and looked down.
The fat rabbit shook its limbs to the sky, turned over, fainted for a while, then changed direction and jumped up.
The beast crouching in the snow, about to kill the rabbit, changed its target. The rabbit had too little meat, but this stupid, motionless Twolegs had so much meat, no matter how stupid the beast was, it knew which one to kill.
With two tails and a sharp head like a mouse, the beast was one meter long and half a meter tall without the tail, quietly approaching the man's back.
"Aww!"
The man turned his head and tilted his ears, as if judging how far the wolves were from him.
It's now! The rat-headed twin-tailed beast threw itself at the man's neck.
"Crack!"
The man's body didn't turn around, but his right hand, made of tangled branches, went around behind him and grabbed the rat-headed two-tailed beast's neck, and cut off the two-tailed beast's neck with force.
Leaving the two-tailed beast behind, carefully putting the scorched corpse in his arms back on the leather jacket, the man picked up the two-tailed beast again, and the hunger that had been delayed and ignored burst out suddenly.
Without even thinking about it, the man twisted his hands and twisted the head of the two-tailed beast. Hot blood gushed out, and the man blocked the bleeding hole when he opened his mouth.
"Gudu Gudu." A large amount of blood was swallowed, and the blood that had not been swallowed and blocked in time flowed out from around the man's mouth, staining his naked body black and red.
Spots of blood appeared on the snow.
He took another big mouthful of blood, but this time the man didn't swallow it. He threw away the body of the twin-tailed beast and walked to the edge of the leather jacket, knelt down on one knee, carefully lifted the charred corpse, and searched for his head that was curled up with the body.
The head of the charred corpse hangs slightly, and the legs and two arms are all curled up to the chest. This is a natural protection posture.
The man gently moved the scorched corpse's head, and the head was lifted up by him without much hindrance—if it was a scorched corpse that was generally burned by thunder and fire, let alone let the scorched corpse lift his head, even if he moved it slightly It may cause its body to be torn apart.
But this charred corpse was not, and his neck was even soft.
Holding the scorched corpse's head, the man lowered his head, pointed his mouth at the scorched corpse's mouth that was burnt into a black hole, pressed the tip of his tongue against his half-closed teeth, and poured the blood in his mouth into him.
He needs blood, so his charred corpse must also need it. The man thought for granted.
He went to suck some warm blood and poured it down on the charred corpse before the man began to tear the fur of the twin-tailed beast with his hands.
The right hand made of branches and vines directly turned into a sharp wooden point, cut open the belly of the two-tailed beast, took out the internal organs to smell, threw it away, took out the heart and stuffed it into the mouth to chew hard.
Blood spilled. The man ate with gusto.
One heart is definitely not enough, but fortunately, he instinctively knows where to eat and where to eat. Forcibly peeling off the skin of the twin-tailed beast with brute force, exposing the flesh and blood body, the man buried his head in a burst of biting and gnawing.
He didn’t know if he didn’t eat it, but after he ate it, he realized that he was starving. A beast that was one meter long and half a meter high was almost devoured by him, and even the lost head was peeled off and gnawed a few bites. , and finally the most tender piece of loin was left, and the man took it back to the charred corpse.
Put the piece of meat near the mouth hole of the charred corpse, but the charred corpse did not respond.
The man stuffed it a few times, but found that the charred corpse hadn't swallowed it, and he was anxious.
why do not you eat? Isn't it delicious
He didn't think about whether the charred corpse could eat, he just remembered that feeding him was something he had to do, and he couldn't let him get hungry.
"Aww!" The wolf howled closer and closer.
Can't stay here any longer. A voice in his head reminded him.
The man quickly wrapped up the charred corpse, picked up the two long tails of the two-tailed beast that had been thrown away, tore off a piece of fur, scrubbed it with snow on both sides, wrapped up the piece of tender meat and stuffed it into the package.
There is still one thing to do, the bloody smell on his body is too strong, it will attract the herd of beasts to follow.
The man scooped up the ice and snow with his hands and rubbed it directly on his body. The ice and snow were stained red, but his body gradually became clean, but his skin was flushed red by the ice and snow.
A strong stench of beasts wafted in the wind, and the man quickly picked up the package and left the place as fast as he could.
Where are you going after that
The man was walking aimlessly with a large package on his back. He was looking for a safe place. There was still one thing he hadn't done. The piece of tender meat hadn't been fed into the burnt corpse.
It was dark, but because of the reflection of the ice and snow and the dim red light of the night sky, the surroundings did not appear too dark.
The smell in the wind no longer had the stench of beasts, and the open space was also very quiet, with no marks left by the walking of wild beasts on the smooth snow surface.
The man stopped, put down the package and unwrapped it, sat down on the ground, and carried the charred corpse into his arms.
He thought of a way.
The man grabbed the wrapped piece of tender meat, threw away the wrapped fur, put it in his mouth, tore and chewed it, and then lowered his head to feed it into the black hole.
He even waited for a while before opening the charred corpse's mouth to check, but the meat scraps he fed were still inside.
why do not you eat? Don't you just drink blood
The man regretted it. If he had known earlier, he would have fed him more animal blood.
He took out the lump of meat residue from the charred corpse's mouth and stuffed it into his own mouth again, and he didn't keep the rest of the tender meat, because he wasn't full in the first place.
It was safe, and there was food in his stomach. The man didn't know what to do next, so he held the charred corpse and looked around.
The body of the scorched corpse was burnt by thunder and fire, and there were cracks everywhere. The man occasionally opened one to have a look. The meat in the deepest part seemed neither black nor burnt, but a little red, just like the fresh animal meat he had just skinned.
Inexplicably, the man became happy, hugged the charred corpse tightly in his arms, and just sat down in the snow like that.
The cold wind blew, and the man fell asleep with his head down and the scorched corpse in his arms.
When he woke up the next day, he picked up the charred corpse again and walked in a random direction.
For the next two days, he didn't encounter a wild beast, not even a silly rabbit. If it wasn't for the snow on the ground to replenish water, he would have to go in a different direction.
On the fifth day after finding the charred corpse, he saw a large forest.
But looking at the mountain running dead horse, he walked for two more days and still didn't get close to the mountain forest, but on the way he shot a wild bird that flew over his head and was shitting casually.
Wild birds have little blood, and even less flesh after plucking their feathers. The blood was fed to the charred corpse, and all the meat and bones went into his stomach, but even so, the man was still starving.
And the days after that were not much better. Sometimes he was lucky enough to meet a single beast, and sometimes he couldn't even see a shadow of a beast for a day or two. The luckiest and luckiest thing was to meet herd.
Fortunately, he is very powerful, and his right arm is made of branches, he can usually deal with small herds of beasts, but if he encounters a more powerful herd of beasts, he is concerned that most of the scorched corpses behind him will choose to escape.
Day after day passed like this, and the heavy snow hadn't fallen for a while, but the weather became colder.
Spring is coming, the man looked up into the distance and finally thought of a lot of mountains and forests.
Snow days, that is, the days when spring and winter intersect are always the coldest, as if someone told him so.
The snow layer on the land under my feet seems to be thinning, the sound of running water can be heard not far away, and the dark blue tree ends can already be seen in the mountains farther away.
He couldn't remember how many days he had been gone.
After another day of walking with deep feet and shallow feet, the man was tired, put down the package, and carried out the charred corpse habitually, but this time he couldn't help smelling the charred corpse from top to bottom.
The charred corpse basically doesn't smell at all at this moment, but the man just smells it so much that his saliva is secreted.
The stomach contracted, and a strong sense of hunger was transmitted to the brain. The last wild bird caught before had been eaten two days ago.
For the past two days, he seemed to have strayed into the territory of some powerful beast. He didn't even see a passing bird in the past two days.
He was looking forward to seeing that powerful beast very much now, and he promised that he would not leave a trace of flesh to the opponent this time.
He smelled the charred corpse again, and it felt a little fragrant. He seemed to smell the smell of fresh flesh and blood. He opened it this morning to look, and the flesh under the scorched skin became more and more bright red. He even suspected that he heard a heartbeat, but he listened for a long time without hearing a second sound.
I really want to eat but can't! Although he felt in his heart that this was probably the most delicious thing in the world.
He ate him. man thought. He still remembers his taste, it seems to be a bit bitter, and there is a strange fragrance? But really delicious!
This thought made him even more hungry.
He couldn't smell it anymore, he couldn't help sticking out his tongue just now and licked the scorched black head and face of his baby's scorched corpse.
Wrapping the charred corpse back into the leather jacket and carrying it on the back, the man stood up.
Blood and flesh, he knew subconsciously that he needed these things, and he couldn't just wait.
Although he didn't understand why he knew, he just knew that if he waited like this, he might not even be able to walk.
Instinctively, the man carried the scorched corpse on his back and walked towards the direction of the sound of water flowing. He guessed that the water probably flowed from that mountain forest.
Soon he really saw a small river with ice on both sides and only a thin stream in the middle.
Continue to walk along the small river, this time it took a long time to walk, leaving a long string of deep footprints behind the man.
This is too slow, he thought.
Silently, a piece of soil appeared under the man's feet, and the soil quickly elongated into a shape like a sled.
The man lowered his head, and the sled boards made of mud quickly fell apart.
How is this going
He tried to make the sled board appear again, but no matter how hard he tried, the scattered dirt under his feet did not respond.
And doing this made him even more hungry.
Looking at my right arm, then at my feet, thinking about the shape of the sled just now, the soles of my feet suddenly felt itchy, and soon, rhizome-like vines protruded from the bottom of my feet, quickly extending and interlacing, weaving a Two sleds.
The man stomped his feet and found that he was no longer sinking like before. He immediately took big strides and walked quickly. At first he felt that his feet were a bit clumsy, but gradually, he walked faster and faster. At the end, he didn't know where his mind was lit up. He learned to slide on the snow with his pedals without a teacher.
The wind swept across his face quickly, and the man slid faster and faster. When he encountered an obstacle, he either avoided it or stumbled. After the trip, he first touched the package behind him, and when he saw nothing, he got up and continued to slide.
Anyway, it didn't hurt to fall, and the man became more and more relaxed, and his posture of running and gliding on the snow surface became more and more comfortable.
The forest is getting closer...
fire!
The man turned around abruptly and stopped sliding.
Not only the flames, but he also heard the voices of human beings.
Humanity? Strange, how did he know those talking were human
He seemed to know many things, just as he instinctively knew that the charred corpse was very important to him.
Go and have a look? He smelled the aroma of roasting meat.
The sled board on the soles of the man's feet became smaller, until it was only a circle larger than the two big feet, and the surrounding area was slightly tilted.
At the edge of the forest, a group of people were cooking meat, and there were four animal skin tents behind them.
Dozens of war beasts huddled together to keep warm, and there were no less than a hundred wild men behind the war beasts.
They are savages, because they are all only wearing the simplest fur with a hole in the middle, straw or leather ropes around their waists, most of their feet are wrapped with animal skins, and their bare calves are still exposed. The hair and beard are also disheveled, women are better, but the hair is also scattered randomly.
These savages huddled together like war beasts, looking at the fire and barbecue in front of the tent with longing, but when they looked at the crowd by the fire, they were full of hatred and resentment.
"My lord, didn't you say that Tucheng is in the northeast? Why are we heading due east now? And based on the distance, shouldn't we have reached Tucheng by now?" A man with long hair and shawl thought twice , I still asked the question that had been in my heart for many days.
A man in his prime, wearing Yuanjing jewelry spit out his mouth and smiled, "I wonder when you will ask."
The long-haired man froze.
Nafei pointed to the mountain forest not far away, "When you cross this mountain forest, you will find Yincheng, one of the nine upper cities, in front of you. I came here two years ago, and the people from Yincheng forced a road in the forest. On the road, there are guard soldiers from Yincheng patrolling, so you don’t have to worry too much about the beasts in the forest. With luck, maybe their patrol soldiers will take us for a while.”
"Sound City?" The long-haired man and the others raised their heads in surprise.
The long-haired man hurriedly asked: "Master, didn't we say we were going to Tucheng this time? Why did we come to Yincheng?"
"Would our lord still harm you?" The tall slender woman in battle armor sneered.
"No, that's not what we mean. It's just that when we set off, Mr. Nafei said we were going to Tucheng, and now it's strange to hear that it's changed to Yincheng." The long-haired man carefully explained.
Na Fei smiled, "It's been half a year since I took you from your city. In half a year, some places will not change at all, but some places will undergo earth-shaking changes."
The man who spoke looked at his companion, and boldly asked: "My lord, did something happen in Tucheng?"
"That's right, something happened in Tucheng. My staff in Tucheng sent me a message telling me not to go to Tucheng in the near future."
The long-haired man was puzzled. He didn't see anyone approaching Nafei and the others on the road, except for a group of wildling slaves they caught on the road not long ago.
The male companion made a movement to remind him, and the long-haired man patted his thigh to remember, "That bird! No wonder that bird is so close to adults, even if adults touch it and feed it, it won't run away."
Nafei didn't deny, "It's not easy to cultivate these letter birds, and they are often caught by other fierce birds on the road. The news I got has lagged a lot, but no matter what, Tucheng is not a suitable place to go now."
"Master Nafei, what happened in Tucheng?" The long-haired man and his companion were curious, and the people on Nafei's side were also curious, and they all looked at Nafei.
Tucheng? ! The man who eavesdropped with the charred corpse on his back only felt that these two words were very familiar to him, which made him angry straight to his forehead just hearing it.
Tucheng! Tucheng!
Why does he hate Tucheng so much? The man didn't understand, but his hand naturally touched the big package behind him.
Nafei took a sip of the hot soup handed over by his subordinates, smacked his lips and said, "It is said that the Tucheng Temple offended a person who should not be offended, and now that person brought a big bird to make a mess of Tucheng. He burned the Temple of the City God, captured the King of Tucheng, and forced the priest of the Temple of Tucheng to hand over his disciple and his disciple's guarding warriors."
"Ah?!" The listeners couldn't believe it, "How is it possible? How dare you run to Tucheng, one of the nine upper cities, by yourself and a bird? And also captured their king?"
"How is it impossible? It just depends on who is making trouble." Na Fei smiled.
"Who is that person?" Several people asked in unison.
"Have you ever heard of a witch?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Then you just remember this name from now on, and remember that he is one of the most unofficial people in the whole world." Na Fei looked mysterious.
Now even the female warrior became curious, "My lord, how powerful is that witch? Why can't you offend him?"
"I don't know much about him, but everyone who mentioned the word witch to me told me that it is better to offend all the nine upper cities than to offend a witch. That man Legend has it that he is the most powerful curse witch in the world, and his curse is so effective that even the priests of the major temples can hardly undo his curse."
"Curse witch..." one of Nafei's subordinates murmured, "Ah! I've heard about this man, my lord, there is a legend about cursing the great witch. I offended a priest of the witch city, and as a result, the whole city was cursed to be infected with the plague. At that time, all the people in the city died of the plague. Is the big witch mentioned in this matter the curse witch you mentioned? "
Nafei nodded heavily, "It was him, and because of this incident, everyone was completely afraid of him, but the curse witch himself heard that he was expelled from the temple of Wucheng because of this incident, and no longer served as the priest of the temple. The people did not die, but their king's blood and high-ranking fighters all died about the same, and were annexed by another city later."
"Oh my God! That man is really scary, isn't Tucheng already full of plagues now?" The long-haired man called out to the Mother God.
"Who knows." Nafei sighed, "I only received the message once, and I haven't received it since then. The situation must be very bad, because not only did they offend the most unofficial cursed witch, but they even provoked the Kunpeng clan."
"Human-faced Kunpeng?!" More people knew this time.
Na Fei, "Well, last time I received news that the human-faced Kunpeng attacked the priests of the Tucheng Temple like crazy. There was a strong wind for many days, and the Tucheng was full of wind and sand, and no one could go out."
The female soldier blurted out, "Why is Tucheng so unlucky?"
"You should ask them why they are so bold enough to catch the disciple of the Curse Witch."
"Yeah, why did they arrest the disciple of the Curse Witch?"
Nafei shook his head, "Who knows, the news didn't come out. It only said that the Temple of Tucheng and the royal family have asked other upper cities, especially Wucheng, for help."
The man with the charred corpse on his back listened fascinated. When Nafei talked about the curse witch and the human-faced Kunpeng, he felt very familiar, but it was as if his mind was separated by something, which prevented him from directing the familiarity and memory. get in touch.
The man was a little anxious, but he was not worried about his situation. He seemed to know instinctively that his situation was only temporary, and when he recovered from his injuries, he would be able to think of everything naturally.
So I was hurt? The man is in a trance.
And the moment he was stunned, a black shadow approached his back, and when he reacted, a bone blade was already on his neck.