Although Qi Ning's writing is very soulful, he has to be said that he is a very reliable little partner.
Xiao Lan and the others are struggling to find that they can't find refuge in the forest, and Qi Ning has already given clues here.
Xiao Lan put away the note left by Qi Ning: "It should not be too late, let's leave early to avoid any accidents."
Wang Teddy nodded: "The closer you are to Sarah, the more dangerous it is. Don't let him be in it alone."
The three immediately got ready to take action and walked towards the outdoors.
Suddenly, their movements neatly stopped, and at the same time they turned their heads.
A familiar head appeared again by the window.
It was the long-necked guy who had secretly monitored Xiao Lan outside the window before. Now he stared at the people in the room with a malicious smile as before, and said in a hoarse voice: "You... will all... dead..."
As he said, he opened his mouth and gnawed on the glass, making a clicking noise.
Pay no attention to public health and personal image.
Xiao Lan frowned, why did this guy come back
It seems that the last time I was too gentle with him, it gave him the courage to jump on top of society.
Without waiting for Xiao Lan to move, Luo rushed over like a gust of wind.
He grabbed the hair of the long neck and pulled his neck into the room.
I don't know how long this guy's neck is, and he can't see his body even after a large part of it is pulled in.
Luo didn't want to pull him over.
Seeing Luo moved his slender fingers like handicrafts, his long neck was tied into an artistic twist with agility and speed.
Of course, it was Luo's exclusive artistic atmosphere.
Luo said to him with an elegant smile that seemed to be welcoming the distinguished guests: "Can I trouble you to be quiet?"
But behind this smile was full of murderous aura that almost turned into substance.
"Cough..." The long neck made an uncomfortable sound.
He suddenly felt that these strangers seem to be different today, that is... the very cruel kind...
He seemed to pick the wrong time to trouble them.
Then a black bone blade coldly poked the tip of his nose.
An uneasy breath exuded from the knife, making him dare not move, as if he could feel the gate of heaven as long as he touched it.
Xiao Lan slid the sword up the bridge of her long neck and came to the center of her eyebrows: "If you can't learn to be quiet, we may have to use a little rougher. For example, just bury you in the soil, so you will never be able to Merged with Sara."
The so-called hitting snakes and hitting seven inches.
For these townspeople who are superstitious about Sarah, threatening their personal safety is far more effective than threatening them with everything related to Sarah.
Sure enough, when he heard "Never be able to merge with Sara", the eyes of the long neck were full of fear.
No, these hateful strangers, how can they do this? ! !
It seems to have heard his voice.
Wang Teddy took out a shovel from the storage space. It looked gorgeous and didn't look like it was used for digging, but it was indeed a shovel.
Wang Teddy took the shovel and weighed it lightly in his hands.
While smiling, he approached the long neck.
At the same time, he kept looking at his long neck being twisted into a twisted neck, as if thinking about where to bury him.
Xiao Lan asked with a smile, "So, can you please keep quiet?"
The horrified eyes of the long neck swept across the three smiling people.
In the dark interior, only the fire from the sky can illuminate them, making them look like evil spirits.
Long neck feels like standing at the gate of hell.
He nodded violently, his hair tossed like a rock artist.
Then, he hurriedly faded out of the window, and his twisted neck was accidentally hung on the bulge of the window on the way, causing him to sweat profusely, and finally took off.
The long neck shrank back without daring to.
Hey, the stranger is terrible, he is just a weak and humble long neck.
He decided, after he untied his neck, he would give himself a knife and feel Sara's warmth and love.
—
Leaving the hotel, the three of them looked for signs left by Qi Ning and walked forward.
At this time it was dark, but the town was still not quiet.
Some townspeople who hadn't seen before appeared.
They are more serious than the physical alienation they see during the day. Some can no longer walk and can only meander on the ground like snakes.
Their mental state is also more abnormal than the townspeople during the day.
The eyes of these people are more fierce and aggressive. Anyone who walks by them will be attacked, whether it is a stranger like Xiao Lan, a fellow townsman, or just a dead branch. .
These townspeople at night wreak havoc in the town at night like beasts that only know to attack.
Even other residents have to avoid these people.
Xiao Lan just avoided an attack from a night town citizen.
Sara's singing voice appeared again.
The townspeople heard the manic attack immediately, they closed their eyes and looked intoxicated, seeming to be indulged in Sara's beautiful singing.
This time, Xiao Lan felt that a complete picture appeared before her eyes. Although it was still illogical, it started to move like an old movie.
Xiao Lan suddenly felt bad in her heart, and this voice sounded more and more pleasant in his ears.
Although it's still not beautiful, the rhythm is really close to singing!
Wang Teddy also looked solemnly: "How come it feels better and better?"
The two exchanged glances, the same thoughts in their hearts.
If this continues, they will become more and more dangerous.
Wang Teddy frowned: "Sara's Song appeared not long ago, why is it here again? Is this irregular?"
Xiao Lan said: "If he gets up and prepares for a concert, wouldn't we be dead?"
Wang Teddy brained up the scene for a while, his eyes were horrified: "Fuck..."
Xiao Lan looked at the still townspeople around him: "Let's go quickly, otherwise we really want to stay and call him."
The three of them moved forward a bit faster.
—
Qi Ning's mark passed through the small town of Mona and came to a remote and desolate no man's land.
Finally, he left the town directly and pointed to the forest outside.
Gradually, they came to an area different from the tree species around the town.
The trees in the forest are all dark and seem to have withered.
This was the kind of tree that Xiao Lan had seen before, that couldn't be ignited by mountain fires.
But here, there are more trees, densely packed together, and it is almost completely dark from a distance.
Wang Teddy said: "Is this the refuge forest?"
Luo pointed to the mark that extended into the depths of the forest not far away: "It looks like it is. Maybe what we are looking for is here."
As soon as the three of them stepped into this black forest, everything around them fell silent.
All the sounds that could be heard on the road before have disappeared, whether it is the distant mountain fire, the sound of the rubbing of branches and leaves, or the rare insects, there is nothing in this forest, and all that belongs here is a dead silence.
Xiao Lan dropped her foot, and the ground made a slight crisp sound.
He moved his foot away and saw that what he had trampled off was a piece of bone that had been dry and brittle.
Combined with the murals and materials seen before, it is self-evident who these bones came from.
But what Xiao Lan didn't expect was that now he had just stepped into the forest, and there had already been corpses, so how much would there be if he went further inside
The three continued to move forward in the refuge forest.
The forest is still silent, only their footsteps and the occasional sound of stepping on dead branches and broken bones.
When they reached a certain point, Qi Ning's mark disappeared, leaving them with no idea where to go.
Suddenly, a burst of immature singing sounded.
"Mom lies at the bottom of the well, and dad hangs on the tree.
Mom and Dad are gone, who will play with me..."
The child's crisp voice and strange lyrics echoed in the dark forest.
Such singing did not bring the slightest feeling of cuteness, but added a touch of ghastly.
Xiao Lan raised their guard and walked over more cautiously.
After bypassing a dense tree trunk, a figure appeared in front of him.
This is still an acquaintance—
The crazy bearded man who lived in the same hotel as them.
At this moment, the man cut long wounds on his limbs with a sharp weapon.
The wound was deep, almost cut to the bone, the muscles of the wound were rolled, and a lot of blood flowed out of it, staining the ground nearby with blood.
He also found a twine and hung his neck on the tree.
At this moment, his neck was twisted, but his body was motionless, apparently dead.
But there was an exaggerated ecstatic smile on his face.
The smile solidified on his face like a mask, as if what he saw was the most exciting scene in the world.
The corpse was hung in the woods so strangely, motionless, looking horrified inexplicably.
Beside the corpse, a little girl was sitting alone on the stump.
While playing with a branch, she hummed the nursery rhyme they had just heard, without any fear.
"Mum and Dad are gone, who, come, accompany, me, play..." the little girl raised her head as she sang.
This is also their acquaintance, she is the daughter brought by the bearded man, and once revealed to them the reason why his father came to Mona Town.
Although the scene was a little frightening, Xiao Lan still squatted down and talked to her: "Little sister, why are you here?"
The little girl said, "Dad is coming here."
Xiao Lan asked: "Did he bring you here?"
The little girl shook her head, then nodded again.
People don't quite understand what she means.
Then the little girl said: "Dad is here, so I can only come here."
At this moment, Xiao Lan suddenly felt a strange feeling.
This statement seems familiar...
The little girl raised her head and looked at Xiao Lan, with a rare expression of anxiety: "Brother, can you tell me a story? Just one. After my mother is gone, my father hasn't told me a story for a long time..."
She clenched her small hands tightly, seemingly afraid of rejection.
But when the little girl looked up, Xiao Lan saw her neck.
There is a deep strangulation mark on the thin neck, and that force seems to be the same as breaking the neck.
If it were a normal human being, it would be impossible to speak freely after suffering such an injury.
All sorts of weird signs seemed to indicate that the little girl was dead.
Maybe she died a long time ago, or one day, or... at the beginning of meeting them.
Thinking about it carefully, the bearded man has never glanced at his daughter, nor said a word to her.
He was just immersed in his own world, turning a blind eye to everything.
Although it can be explained by the fact that the spirit of the beard is inherently abnormal.
But how can such a small child survive in this crazy town
With the weird food in the hotel, can a child really survive
She has been following her father, but his father has never ignored her.
Is it because he can't see her at all
And the reason she followed her father, was it because... This was the one who killed her
Xiao Lan met the little girl's eyes, those eyes were clean and clear, with vague expectations.
But now, they need to hurry up...
"Then, do you want to eat candy?" A hand stretched over, with a beautifully packaged candy on it.
It was Luo, he came over and squatted down in front of the little girl and gave her a candy.
Luo often prepares some snacks on him so that he can feed his husband at any time, although there is almost no chance of using it.
The little girl's eyes were bright, she reached out her hand and held the candy: "What a beautiful candy, can I, can I eat it?"
Luo smiled and said, "It's for you."
The little girl smiled for the first time. The smile was sweet and full of cuteness of her age.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Lan exchanged glances with Wang Taidi behind him, and Wang Taidi nodded at him.
Xiao Lan told the little girl a story.
He doesn't have any romantic cells, and he talks about his own experience in the copy. It is not so much a fairy tale for children, as it is a ghost story that can cure children's crying at night.
But the little girl listened very seriously, as if Xiao Lan was the most powerful storyteller in the world.
After listening to the story, the little girl's eyes sparkled: "It's so nice outside... there are big ships..."
She was a little frustrated when she said: "I don't like it here... but I can't live without..."
The little girl's head hung down, and the forest was silent for a while.
After a while, the little girl raised her arm and pointed in a direction.
She whispered: "Dad wants to go there. He said that he can merge with Sara, but when he walked here, he heard Sara's singing, and then he couldn't control himself."
"Goodbye..." After speaking, the little girl disappeared.
A beautiful candy fell from the sky and fell on the ground covered with dead branches and rotting leaves.
As the girl's small body disappeared, the marks left by Qi Ning appeared in the place where she was originally sitting.
If they chose to ignore the little girl before, they would miss this mark, and they would probably spend a lot of time searching for Qi Ning in this weird forest.
Xiao Lan stretched out her hand and picked up a few dead leaves to cover the candy.
He did not choose to take the sugar away, because it was originally a gift for her.
Just let it stay here, with this lonely and poor little girl.
—
Finding the new mark, the few people continued to follow the clues left by Qi Ning.
A rancid smell gradually spread in the air, which is only produced when the meat is rotten, and a strong smell.
And the farther you go, the stronger the flavor, and I don't know how many corpses are buried in this forest.
Some corpses that had turned into dead bones just lay down in the forest, gradually being buried by fallen leaves.
Suddenly the sound of fighting came from the front.
Then, a monster on all fours, something similar to a human figure, but not an inch of it, rushed towards them.
Its skin was twisted, like a monster made up of tree roots.
The humanoid monster has lost its mind, and when it sees someone blocking the road ahead, it does not hesitate to raise its sharp claws to attack them.
The first to bear the brunt is Xiao Lan.
Xiao Lan was also unceremonious, raising a stick and waving it towards the monster's head.
Under Xiao Lan's heavy blow, the monster's head suddenly sank, and the whole body was knocked to one side.
But his body seemed to have some resilience. After landing, he did not lose the ability to move. He was shaking and trying to get up and attack again.
Xiao Lan was a little surprised, and planned to strike again with a new knife.
At this time, a silver streamer flew from a distance, drew sharp lines in the air, and suddenly plunged into the monster's head.
The silver light was thin, but it was very powerful, and it directly punched a fist-sized hole in its head.
The monster's limbs twitched, and then stopped moving.
The scalpel can be vaguely seen from the hole in his head.
Xiao Lan glanced in the direction where Yinguang flew.
There came a figure in pitch black, with only white hair and a beak mask.
Isn't this the Qi Ning they were looking for
Qi Ning walked over slowly, her voice still showing a sense of weakness with a little lack of energy and blood: "Sorry, let my prey bother you."
Xiao Lan waved at him, "This scene seems to be familiar."
In Mrs. Bella's manor, Xiao Lan also occasionally encountered Qi Ning hunting scenes. What happened at that time was similar to what it is now, but now the two are friends, and Xiao Lan's abilities are far beyond that of the day.
Qi Ning laughed a few times: "Hehe, it was almost two years ago, and I really miss it when I recall it."
Xiao Lan looked at him, and it seemed that there was no injury: "Are you okay? What happened before that made you go so hastily?"
"It's okay." Qi Ning waved his hand, and then talked about what happened before, "I came back to the hotel earlier and was waiting for you in my room. Just shortly after the recent Song of Sara appeared, I heard Cen Wei’s voice, he is guiding me to take refuge in the forest."
"Oh, knowing that Cen Wei is used to lie to me is very interesting." Qi Ning's tone was a little mocking of Sara, "You should find clues related to the forest conversion, don't I need to explain why I converted to the forest? "
Xiao Lan nodded: "We all know about taking refuge in the forest and the wall of sacrifice."
Qi Ning continued: "I feel that the voice is a clue. I originally wanted to wait for you to go together. But the voice is getting smaller and smaller. I'm afraid I don't know when it will appear next time, so I will follow the guidance first. I left you a message by the way."
Wang Teddy gave him a thumbs up: "You are such a reliable little friend."
It would be nice if the calligraphy level was more popular.
Qi Ning nodded slightly and accepted the compliment.
At this moment, Sara's song sounded again.
In front of Xiao Lan's eyes, countless scenes that he had experienced suddenly rushed through, and his emotions couldn't help but toss.
Wang Teddy stretched out his hand to cover his head, and seemed to feel a strong sense of dizziness.
But Qi Ning's body exudes a cold killing intent.
The few people present couldn't help but look at him.
Qi Ning said calmly: "I saw in a document that Sarah's song will also arouse people's desire to kill. The stronger the original thought, the more it will be amplified, and it may even make people feel impatient."
Wang Teddy frowned: "Can't wait...so they suddenly shot my brother?"
Qi Ning said: "Then they need to have the intent to kill Wang Ke originally. If someone who doesn't want to do it, the probability of being attracted to the killing intent is very small. Perhaps it's just such a hasty shot that allowed Wang to kill. Ke had a chance to survive."
Xiao Lan asked, "What about you?"
Qi Ning laughed lowly: "Ha ha ha... I am fighting against killing intent all the time. Every minute and every second is no exception. Don't worry, it's not aimed at you."
Everyone knew that his killing intent was directed at the wanted criminals.
As long as there is a wanted criminal alive in the world, Qi Ning's killing intent will never be subdued.
—
After reconciling with Qi Ning, Xiao Lan gave him the [Stone of Forgiveness] obtained before.
After that several people continued to move forward.
At this time, Qi Ning could no longer hear the call of that voice, and there was no goal when they moved forward.
The location of the wall of sacrifice can only be judged in the general direction the little girl is pointing, based on luck and the clues left around.
On the way, there were still many alienated monsters attacking from various dark places, all of which were resolved by several people.
After another while, the forest in front became different.
Although it is still a dark wood, but the trees in this area are hung with something one-person tall, which looks like a cocoon of some kind of creature.
Judging from the volume of these cocoons, it is not a problem to fit an adult.
"What is this?" Wang Teddy was puzzled.
He stepped forward, reached out and touched it cautiously, then looked at his hand suspiciously: "Something is moving inside."
Xiao Lan also observed these cocoons.
Some of them looked very full, and some slight movements could be found inside, some looked very calm, and some were dry or empty inside.
At this time, everyone couldn't help but flashed a word—sacrifice.
Wang Teddy's hands couldn't help shaking.
Perhaps the brother he has always wanted to see is in these cocoons!
Soon they will be able to meet, and then leave this ghost place together!
Wang Teddy tried to keep himself calm: "I think... Try to open one and have a look."
The other people understood his feelings and did not express opposition, but each took out their weapons and made a defensive posture.
After all, I don’t know what it will be.
The first one to be opened was the one that Wang Teddy felt before.
After opening, a humanoid thing slipped out of it.
But that might not be considered a human being. His body was naked, half of his face had disappeared into a ball of flesh, and his fingers and toes had grown together. He has already lost consciousness, just twitching by instinct.
But this is not Wang Ke.
Wang Teddy breathed a sigh of relief and moved to the next one.
The person who appeared this time seemed to be in much better condition. He was a woman and even had clothes left on her body.
After the cocoon was opened, she was like a person who was almost drowned, breathing the air outside frantically, and coughing from time to time.
"Cough cough cough... cough cough..." The woman finally gasped and looked up at the people around her, "You are also... players, my name is Lan Qi, thank you."
Wang Teddy nodded: "Yes, we are also players. Although I'm sorry to say that, can you please tell us about these cocoons as soon as possible, we... want to find someone."
Lanqi reluctantly sat up on himself and said, "Looking for someone... You are so courageous..."
"I don't know much about these cocoons... If they are judged to be qualified sacrifices, they will be sent here after losing consciousness. Then they will slowly transform in the cocoons, and I can feel the process... My consciousness is getting weaker and weaker."
Xiao Lan asked: "What are the criteria for judging qualified sacrifices?"
Lan Qi shook his head: "No... I don't know. I suddenly lost consciousness while walking in the forest. Nothing special happened before and after."
Wang Teddy: "Do you know how long it takes to transform?"
Lan Qi thought for a while: "I don't know... it seems that everyone is different. Some people even died in the process of transformation. My consciousness has been fuzzy and I don't know how long has passed."
Wang Teddy seemed a little anxious: "Then, do you know what the transformed person will be like? Where will they go?"
Lan Qi said, "I don't know about this anymore. I've just been kept in a cocoon. I'm sorry..."
The atmosphere suddenly became a little tense.
It seems that the situation is not as optimistic as they had previously thought.
Wang Teddy opened several more cocoons one after another.
But the inside was either unconscious or empty, and Wang Ke was completely gone.
Wang Teddy rubbed his little curls a little nervously, and continued to walk forward.
Suddenly, his footsteps stopped.
Not far ahead, beside a cocoon that had been opened, a knife dropped.
A bloody long knife.
This knife has stood in front of Wang Teddy countless times, resisting all kinds of dangers for him.
Accompanied by a familiar back figure.
But now, the knife is still there, but the person is nowhere to be seen.
Wang Teddy's breathing suddenly stagnated.
He rushed forward incredulously, and directly tore the shriveled cocoon with both hands.
The cocoon split into two under his strength, and then found in it—
A pile of bones.
The bones were piled up scattered, like unclaimed debris.
Even a complete human form is difficult to distinguish.
Wang Taidi's eyes widened: "Impossible... Impossible... He is obviously still alive..."
With a trembling hand, he took out the pendant that recorded Wang Ke's life and death. In the gloomy forest, he could see the pendant still glowing with a faint light, reflecting the bones in front of him, which seemed extremely ironic.
Wang Teddy's eyes were red, and his lips trembled: "Could it be that... are you lying to me?"
Could it be that the pendant that my brother gave me could not show his vitality at all, it was just a hoax to comfort him
Was Wang Ke already thinking about it? If something happens to him, he will weave a false hope for his younger brother so that he will not despair.
A feeling of despair and absurdity struck Wang Teddy's heart, almost knocking him out.
He tried so hard to become stronger, almost squeezing his potential, just to save his brother.
However, if my brother died long ago, what is the point of everything
What's the point of his hard work? ! !
At this time, Qi Ning stepped forward, approached the opened cocoon, and checked the pile of bones.
After a while, he retracted his hand and said in a very calm tone: "Don't cry, if you infer from the size of the tibia, this person should be more than 1.8 meters tall, he can't be Wang Ke."
The conclusion from the doctor is professional, reliable, and very trustworthy.
The tears that Wang Teddy was about to cry stopped: "..."
Yes, his elder brother is not so high, and three height-enhancing pads will not be one-meter-eight.