Flames burst out at the door of the circular research building.
This time they did not weave into fire dragons, but turned into thousands of filaments. The flame filaments intertwined into a fishnet-like structure, blocking the door tightly. The yellow eyes had just squeezed in a little bit, but were burned back by the fire net, and the pupils expanded and narrowed in dissatisfaction.
The huge eyeball retreated, and dense bright spots lit up in the darkness of the door frame. Without the "stopper" of Huangliang, thousands of evil spirits poured in like a flood, pouring crazily into the small research hall.
For a moment, the detection equipment of the two scientific stations issued a sharp warning sound.
Li Nian thrust the green willow whip into the ground, and countless tree root-like structures suddenly sprouted from the handle. They clung to the cracks in the stone, tightly tying Yin Ren and Zhong Chengshuo nearby.
Then he slowly took out the charm sticky notes and walked along the edge of the hall, sticking one on the mummies with every step he took. Brand new paper covered the corpse's terrifying face, and the atmosphere was either eerie or funny.
After the last spell was pasted, the hall shook violently.
Countless vines sprang out from the spell, and a vine net was added to the fire net. The vines are as green as jade, exuding the unique fragrance of plants.
The icy evil spirit and thick fog were all blocked by the vine net, and the detector's piercing alarm tone finally stopped.
This peace lasted about thirty seconds.
Something gushes out of their eye holes and keeps dripping to the ground.
Zhong Cheng said that he could imagine that there were all kinds of strange limbs stretching out in the holes of the vines, and they couldn't stop scratching.
As the saying goes, beat the old master to death with random punches. No matter how powerful Fu Xingchuan was, he couldn't stop the evil creatures from attacking without fear of death. Considering the need to leave the energy to escape, the flame network gradually dimmed.
He said this into a single earphone.
Another group of evil creatures rushed forward, this time they hit the vine net. More new vines instantly shot out from the gaps in the net, and the evil creatures were firmly tied to the net. Unfortunately, the vines were soft, and the evil things behind used the evil things on the front as human shields, and continued to squeeze them regardless of their own safety.
Physical evil objects are particularly difficult to deal with. As soon as the mummies joined, the green vines were stretched to half thin, and the holes were torn out of shape. The withered fingers of the corpse tore at the vines frantically, making strange sounds from its mouth.
With only one eyeball, Zhong Cheng said he couldn't distinguish any emotions. All the bright lights around it were extinguished, and the whole body was filled with thick darkness, leaving only the dim light of the eyeball itself. The door opening was too narrow for it. The huge sphere tilted forward, and its pupils locked the direction of the five people through the small door opening.
Judging from its movement patterns, there were no fewer than five hundred evil creatures in front of them.
The corpses opened their mouths wide and moved their joints jerkily, their movements as stiff as marionettes.
The chains of the corpse near the door snapped, and the evil creatures forced it off the wall. I don't know if it was the residual influence of the evil force, but they quickly "awakened" and turned into zombies on the spot, joining the ranks of evil things squeezing the space.
At the same time, Li Nian moved his shoulders and neck and calmly gave instructions: "Analyze the readings, and by the way, sort out the legends of the men in red during the Gong Dynasty and send them all to me."
Yin Ren protected Zhong Chengshuo and Qi Xin, standing at the farthest rear from the evil creatures. Those twisted hands, feet and limbs were clearly reflected in the clear red eyes.
The colorful light vibrates in circles, flickering in and out like breathing in the darkness, like ominous creatures under the deep sea.
Even though Zhong Cheng said he knew, they couldn't possibly know more about the current situation than he did.
Zhong Cheng said he couldn't see many evil things, but he could see the net being torn apart.
Not far behind the door, "Huang Liang"'s many circles of eyeballs were fixedly staring at this side.
In other words, they are all confused.
After a brief stalemate, hundreds of small evil creatures rushed forward. They hit the flame net like moths flying into the flame, and crashed into the same position crazily, trying to use their flesh as firewood to use up a breakthrough point.
Fu Xingchuan's ten slender fingers flew like butterflies, covering the gap like a magic seal. Layers of light covered it, and there seemed to be a small sun at the hall door.
In less than five minutes, they lost half of the research hall.
The ground was trembling and evil spirits were surging. They are trapped in deep underground ruins, surrounded by evil creatures that are eager to look at them. The two ministers looked calm and acted without any panic, as if everything was under control.
Zhong Cheng said and looked at Yin Ren again.
Yin Ren stood in front of the mural. He was wearing his favorite black shirt and his hair was tied into a neat ponytail. He stood quietly, as if he were part of the darkness.
It seems that it will blend into the mural at any time and disappear.
Zhong Cheng said he thought for a few seconds and put down his hand on the sampling box.
He held Yin Ren's hand with that hand, and the presence of the willow branch was particularly obvious between the skin.
The firelight cast the shadow of the vines on Yin Ren's face, and the lines on the man's face remained soft and soft. But compared to Yin Ren's careless appearance before, there was a subtle sense of vicissitudes in his eyebrows.
The front line was tense, but Yin Ren quietly turned his head and examined the mural with his peripheral vision.
His expression is very focused, although the contents of the pictures are similar to those in the previous rooms - they just become more numerous as the dynasties change, and the content does not change substantially.
Zhong Cheng said: "Aren't you looking at the door?"
Yin Ren stared at the red dots all over the wall: "You can't see them, but they will always be there."
He only needed one look at the scene on the other side of the door.
The evil creatures in Gengsheng Town seem to be gathering here. Huangliang is their core, and the scent is extremely vivid in it. Adding a touch of red to the outside is a reproduction of the mural scene.
Menacing and full of hostility.
So familiar again.
Yin Ren could hear the clattering footsteps of the mummies among the evil objects, as well as the hoarse whisper in their throats. They must have carried countless pains and despairs during their lives, and every bone seam was soaked with evil spirits, so that they all turned into evil things here, without exception.
So it turned out that sinking would be several times more annoying than he thought.
"The number of evil creatures near you has reached more than 600, and they are still increasing."
In their headphones, Lu Xiaohe spoke very fast.
"The situation is wrong. There is an internal food chain within the evil things, and there are not that many evil things that value their territory... Unless they are fleeing or being driven, they cannot act in a unified manner like this."
"But..." She hesitated, and finally swallowed her words. Yin Ren could guess what was behind "but".
No one can control evil creatures like this. Even ghost control masters can only use the single category of "violent ghosts".
As far as Yin Ren knows, there is really no "person" who can do it. A skilled practitioner might be able to tame one or two evil creatures, but they would never be able to tame such a large number.
More than a dozen steps away, Li Nian didn't get any effective feedback.
Hao Wence quickly sent back the news - there was no information about the "man in red" on the mural.
During the Gong Dynasty, there was no record of the "Man in Red". Whether it's "Escaping Evil" or the remaining official records, whether it's unofficial history or the information captured by the Sinking Society, everything is clean and without any trace.
The murals that increase year by year in the anthill seem to be just a huge dream.
"There is nothing we can do, Old Li. If this situation continues, this pile of cultural relics cannot be saved." Fu Xingchuan bared his teeth, "Human life is at stake. You have to preserve the clues. I can't use them."
Li Nian took a deep breath.
Murals, corpses, empty shrines.
And the source of evil power pollution that seems to be everywhere but nowhere to be found.
The characters on the murals have no clue, the corpses need time to be analyzed, nothing is left on the altar, and the location of the source of the pollution is a mystery.
The sinking will take away all documents and key items. They only rely on these to guess a research topic that has lasted for thousands of years, which is not much different from making up a story on the spot.
But if they only defend without attacking, their front will not last long. Not to mention, everyone has a helpless Qi Xin to take care of. Faced with such a situation, Fu Xingchuan could not spare any effort to consider anything else.
But if this place is destroyed, all clues will completely disappear in the darkness.
He had to think of a better solution quickly.
After all, this is a clue that the Sunken Club has, but Shi An has no clue about...
"Sister Xiaohe."
From the direction of the mural, a voice interrupted Professor Li's thinking.
Yin Ren grabbed Zhong Cheng with one hand and pressed on the single earphone with the other hand. There was just the right amount of panic in his voice: "There was fog when we first came here. Now the fog is still chasing us, and there are swarms of evil things." Attacking us in groups, could it be 'who' is commanding this?"
However, there was no reply from Lu Xiaohe.
"Sister Xiaohe?"
"She may be taking the call from Xiang Jiang." Fu Xingchuan responded on Lu Xiaohe's behalf, firing out the defensive spells one after another, "It's impossible for someone to command so many evil things, not even a bunch of people. If we can really do this, then there is not much difference between 'human' and 'god'."
Yin Ren raised his hand and tucked a strand of hair behind his ear.
"What about the evil thing?"
Zhong Cheng suddenly turned his head and looked at Yin Ren - Yin Ren asked seriously and purely, as if he really didn't know anything.
"Is there an evil thing that can control evil things?"
Yin Ren's voice echoed in the vast research hall.
"I've always wanted to ask... Since the evil spirits don't have any thinking ability and are monsters that only know how to destroy. Why is there the title 'Ghost King' in their information?"
Because this is recorded in black and white in "Warning Against Evil and Strange Stories".
Professor Li wanted to respond, but suddenly felt that the answer was not convincing enough.
As for more evidence, these are different from the "Men in Red". There are many records in official materials and unofficial histories -
The Great Heavenly Master Zhong Yi sealed the six evil spirits so that no one could see his fighting scene. All I know is that the evil spirits are going crazy, and thousands of evil things are gathering together. Evil objects were overwhelming near the battlefield, and all living beings retreated, leaving only a scene of hell.
Just like in the mural.
Thinking of this, Li Nian subconsciously looked at Fu Xingchuan, who was also looking back with a frown.
Is that red figure a sinister figure in human form
But as we all know, mortals cannot observe evil with the naked eye. In those days, there were very few “Science Posts”, and the Sunken Society was more of a cult style of “ascension to immortality”. It is difficult for it to attract unbelievers, and it is even less likely to leave such a record that lasts for thousands of years.
Not to mention, evil spirits are no different from living natural disasters walking in the world. Once they are born, they are completely unable to hide their presence. All metaphysical disasters in history have corresponding evil spirits. The six evil spirits were sealed one by one without any mistakes or omissions.
"The evil spirit was attacked, and Wangui came to the rescue." Professor Li pinched his eyebrows hard and answered Yin Ren's question in a low voice, "Wangui came to the rescue..."
"Yeah?"
Yin Ren let go of Zhong Chengshuo's hand.
His back is facing the mural, and his eyes reveal a hint of red in the shadows, complementing the red brushstrokes behind him.
"One person is fighting against a huge evil, plus thousands of evil things. Isn't that great heavenly master a bit ridiculously strong?"
The two ministers had no time to pay attention to the corner, and their red eyes were slightly bent.
"Gathering thousands of evil creatures together to deal with the evil spirits will make the combat power more reasonable."
"I'm a little confused. Which side is the 'Ghost King' who summons evil things?"
Bucha.
The first vine network broke.
(End of chapter)