Liu Deshui's eyebrows were deeply locked, his face was filled with shock, and he said solemnly: "Damn it! This rat is actually a 'corpse-eating rat'. I have read about this creature in a book, but I didn't expect it to really exist."
The big rat probably realized that we had no intention of snatching the bone next to it, so it quickly picked it up and ran past us quickly.
When I ran over, I smelled a rotten odor and a smell of stale blood. The smell was not much better than the sewer or garbage dump.
At this time, the tiny sounds and squeaking sounds coming from the distant earth cave became clearer and clearer.
"Hurry up! These 'corpse rats' feed on rotten flesh and will attack humans. We can't stay here. If we stay here, we will definitely be bitten to death or eaten clean by them. That sound and that smell mean that a large number of corpse rats are definitely approaching this side!"
Liu Deshui reminded urgently.
When Sun Xiaoli heard this, she became panicked and couldn't stop crying.
Uncle Sun also looked uneasy, looking left and right, as if he was afraid that a cadaver rat would approach.
The sound was very close, as if the ghouls were about to rush out of the hole in the earth.
It was too late to choose a new path.
Glancing at the path behind me, I hurriedly said, "Let's go, hurry up, run inside."
With that, without any preparation, the four of us started running quickly into the depths of the path.
I was the last one, squinting my eyes, focusing my "spirit" as I looked behind me.
I discovered that hundreds and thousands of cadaver rats were pouring out from the earth hole not far away. They formed a red wave, surged together, and then quickly separated and ran towards us.
Damn it, when I saw those cadaver rats running towards us, my scalp almost exploded and my head was buzzing.
There was no wind in the passage, but I felt a chill on my back.
Liu Deshui also heard the sound and cursed: "Damn it, those ghosts seem to be chasing us! I can't care about that, just run quickly, quickly..."
Then, Liu Deshui brought Uncle Sun with him, and they ran wildly in this road with the Gangbu steps on their feet.
I took Xiaoli with me and also moved through the ** at a very fast speed.
But as we ran, I realized something was wrong. The soil under our feet became thinner and thinner, dark brown, and very sticky.
Moreover, the soil also has a stinky smell, which is very similar to the smell of feces.
However, the ghouls behind were still chasing quickly.
There are quite a few of them. If we are caught up with them, I am afraid we will have a hard time surviving. You know, they eat human flesh.
After running panting for more than ten minutes, suddenly, the exit in front of us became bigger.
This made me happy, and I felt that we should have reached another passage in the tomb.
But when we went in, I was dumbfounded. We didn't enter the passage of the tomb, but the nest of the cadaver rats.
We are walking into a trap.
Master Liu and others couldn't see clearly, but my eyes were focused with "spirit" and I could still see clearly even in such a dark environment.
The place we were in was very large, with no exit in sight. Opposite us was a small dark brown mound. On top of the mound, there appeared small red-haired cadaver rats with green eyes. Some of them had not yet fully grown their fur and were still in the state of pups.
It so happened that the adult cadaver rat that had been holding the bone in its mouth ran out of the cave.
It tilted its head and looked at us, baring its teeth, but soon it ran quickly towards the small mound. When it came to a small red-haired cadaver, it put the bone aside.
The little cadaver rat first took a few sips of its milk, and then started to gnaw on the scraps of meat on the bones.
I have already seen clearly the entire dark brown mound. It is not only made of soil, but also contains a large amount of rat feces.
Think about the wet, soft mud in the ** just now, that's also rat shit.
"Brother Tianyi, it's so dark here, I can't see anything. Why don't you light the candles first."
Because I ran away so quickly, the candle had already been extinguished.
I hurriedly said, "No, we can't light the candles. This is the lair of the cadaver rats, and we have entered their lair. If we light the candles, they will immediately discover us and attack us. If that happens, we won't be able to escape even if we want to."
After hearing what I said, Xiao Li's body trembled even more violently.
She put one arm around my waist and breathed heavily nervously.
Master Liu's face was not looking good at this moment. He was originally a Taoist priest who caught ghosts, and he had dripped crow tears on his eyes, so even though this place was dark, his eyes could still adapt to the blur and see a little bit.
Twisting his nose, Liu Deshui said angrily, "I didn't expect that the four of us would be trapped here. It's really damn unlucky. Tianyi, your eyes are most adaptable to darkness and can see things far away. From now on, you will lead the way. Let's see if there are other ways to leave here."
I said, "Okay, then everyone follow me. There is a rock over there. Let's hide there first so that we won't be discovered by those cadaver rats."
In fact, the four of us had already been discovered by the ghouls.
There were many small red-haired cadaver rats on the dark brown mound. As soon as we entered the cave, the cadaver rats made strange squeaking sounds, but their sounds were a little weaker than those of the big cadaver rats.
Soon, the four of us, led by me, hid behind a large rock.
Soon, groups of cadaver rats filed out from the entrance of the burrow.
Their fat bodies gave me the same feeling as rabbits, which made me feel uneasy. They also had pieces of meat and bones in their mouths, which was quite disgusting.
But unexpectedly, after the groups of cadaver rats appeared, they ran directly onto the small mound.
Then, they panicked and took the little red-haired cadavers into the caves on the mound.
In a few minutes, all the cadaver rats were in hiding.
After seeing this scene, Liu Deshui said in surprise: "Let's go, let's go quickly! Now is a good opportunity to leave here."
But I felt uneasy in my heart.
I think those cadaver rats must have encountered something and returned to this cave in such a hurry.
Although they brought back food, they all hid themselves.
Also, there were clearly a lot of cadaver rats, so how could they not have noticed us
But they just hid in the cave and didn't come out, which made me find it incredible.
I grabbed Liu Deshui's arm and said, "Master Liu, please wait a moment. Let's take some time before we go out. I think there's something wrong with those cadaver rats. It seems like they've encountered something terrifying."
"You encountered something scary? ... What do you mean?"
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Ask me.
But how would I know
I shook my head and said with a bitter face: "I don't know. But, I have a bad feeling in my heart. I think we should wait a little longer."
Liu Deshui thought about it for a moment, then nodded and sighed, "Okay, let's wait a few more minutes. If nothing happens, we'll leave here immediately."
"Tianyi, you may not know that those cadaver rats are very vicious. They eat the flesh of dead bodies, but they are more interested in the fresh blood and flesh of living people."
I said, "Don't worry, Master Liu, I know my limits. I just don't think I can go out so rashly."
Before I could finish, a "uh uh uh" sound came from the other side of the cave entrance.
The sound sounded like a human voice, but it didn't seem like a human voice. How should I put it? It was like the sound made by a person whose throat was strangled.
Soon, the sound of "pattering" footsteps was heard, not far from the cave.
Hearing the sound, the four of us subconsciously shrank towards the side of the stone.
Soon, dark shadows appeared inside the cave.
I looked carefully at those black shadows and found that they were actually rotten zombies.
The zombies were covered in pieces of flesh, and many of their clothes and armor had been torn off. Several zombies' stomachs were ripped open, revealing their dirty organs.
The black intestines flowed out from the opening and hung outside like broken ropes.
"Yes, zombies, and there are quite a lot of them! And judging from their appearance, they should be the dead zombies in the tomb of King Zhao. They are all wearing ancient armor, and they should be the former subordinates of King Zhao."
I roughly counted and there were about twenty zombies that appeared here.
It seems that what Hong Qingzong said before about the dead soldiers and zombies was correct.
But no matter how capable the dead King Zhao was, it was impossible for him to create so many dead zombies.
The appearance of zombies is not as simple as just refining them by corpse raisers, but also requires adapting to local conditions and adapting to the environment. Even if the corpse raisers in ancient times were very powerful, they would not be able to come up with so many materials when refining so many zombies.
If you think about it this way, I guess the Zhao Wang Tomb itself is a huge "corpse evil land". Because of the heavy yin and evil spirits, the dead soldiers in the yin tomb will turn into corpses and become zombies.
This possibility is reasonable.
Liu Deshui has a very quick mind and he and I think the same thing.
Liu Deshui lowered his voice and said, "There are so many zombies. This tomb of King Zhao is really weird. I guess there is a 'land of brewing evil' in it."
The so-called "place where yin is brewing" is actually a place where yin energy, evil energy, and corpse energy are born.
I nodded and said, "Yes, I think there should be a place with evil spirits here, and it is very likely that place is in front of the main tomb chamber of the Tomb of King Zhao. I now have a bold idea."
"What do you think?"
Liu Deshui turned his eyes to me and asked curiously.
I whispered, "I think, Master Liu, that Immortality Map that Hong Qingzong mentioned might just be a cover. If the Immortality Map could really reveal the secret of immortality, then perhaps the King of Zhao had already achieved immortality and left the tomb long ago."
"Earlier, Hong Qingzong said that King Zhao had turned into a zombie king and had his own consciousness. So, I think that even if there is a so-called longevity map, the method of longevity is related to corpse transformation. In all likelihood, King Zhao's rebirth should refer to his transformation into a zombie king."
(to be continued)
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