When Cui Zuojing woke up, his mouth was dry and his head was dizzy.
He closed his eyes for a while, and then carefully opened his eyes after estimating his own situation based on the information transmitted by other senses.
He was lying beside a small pond, with the water on his right, a flat stone under his head, and the scattered leaves just blocked the sun, leaving only mottled spots of light.
The Tang knife was placed at his feet.
Cui Zuojing tried to open his mouth and found that his throat and lips were not very dry, apparently someone had given him water.
He didn't make a sound, sat up slowly, rubbed his temples, and looked around for a week without seeing anyone.
Cui Zuojing moved to the river, reached out and dipped into the water, it was very clear and cool, he washed his face, and splashed the cool pool water on his face, and he immediately woke up a lot.
There was the sound of blades of grass being plucked from behind, and the boy turned his head vigilantly, only to see a man with blond hair and gray eyes walking out from the shadow of a tree with a snake in his hand.
Domingo was walking under the leaves with his head down. When he looked up, he just met Cui Zuojing. He paused and said, "Wake up."
"Well." Cui Zuojing shook the water in his hands and stood up, and asked, "Did you bring me here?"
"I heard the movement from the temple and rushed over. I found you in the ruins." Domingo went to the pool to deal with the poor snake in his hand. He hadn't seen him for a while. His shirt was a little torn and his hair was It's a little messy, but it's still indifferent.
"Have you found anyone else?" Cui Zuojing asked, he was a little anxious. He tried it just now, but he couldn't find the prisoner link that was so obvious or even an eyesore on weekdays, that is to say, now the relationship between him and Dong Zheng Contact is broken.
At that time, Dong Zheng was directly smashed into the ruins, which should be much more dangerous than him, but since there were no major wounds on his body, it meant that Dong Zheng had no problems with his body.
As for the mental aspect... He is quite weak now, and he doesn't have much strength. He can't reflect what Dong Zheng's mental state is. Plus the link is broken, even if Dong Zheng's mental overdraft is overdrawn, he will not be able to return to the prison space.
"No, I saw you alone." Domingo pulled out a knife from his waist, cut off the snake's head and threw it aside, "When I went there, there was a monster wandering nearby, I was afraid it was staring at me and didn't pay attention. So, I only brought you out."
"Monster?" Cui Zuojing thought about it, and before he passed out, he did hear the roar of some kind of creature.
"According to his appearance, it should be the wild beast Behemoth."
Cui Zuojing thought thoughtfully: "Is Behemoth... I have already seen Leviathan. According to legend, God created two monsters on the sixth day. The female is called Leviathan, and the one who lives in the deep sea In the abyss, the male is called Behemoth and occupies the entire desert."
Domingo added: "God also created a divine bird to protect other birds called Perch. When the end of the world comes, Perch, Behemoth and Leviathan will become the Holy Land together. food for the people.”
Cui Zuojing: "We have also seen a big bird. It will set off from the middle of the island at dusk, patrol around and go back."
Domingo: "That should be it, I have seen it these two days."
Cui Zuojing looked up at the sky. Based on the direction of the sun, he speculated that it was the second day. It was in the morning at that time, and now it was probably close to the afternoon. He was injured by the mental shock, and it should not be possible for him to wake up so quickly.
He asked, "How long have I passed out?"
"I found you yesterday afternoon, and it's the second day now."
The answer was exactly as he thought. Cui Zuojing was still a little drowsy. He sat watching Domingo handle the snake meat. He suddenly remembered that someone had kissed him when he was unconscious before.
He raised his hand to touch the place on his forehead and asked, "Has anyone else been here?"
"Just myself, I haven't met anyone else since I left the cave until I found you."
Cui Zuojing frowned, who could that be? Or maybe he guessed wrong, and the feeling wasn't a kiss at all
Soon Cui Zuojing was sure that he guessed wrong. Before he left home this time, his mother cried and kissed his forehead to say goodbye. The kiss full of love and reluctance was similar to the feeling of being in a coma. But now in the pure white world, it is impossible for anyone to have such a strong feeling for him.
Cui Zuojing helped find some firewood. Neither of them had flint, so Domingo sharpened a branch and prepared a block of wood, and sat on the stone to drill wood to make fire.
He did it very skillfully, and after a while, smoke came out, sparks ignited the leaves, and a small bonfire was successfully started.
There will be some parasites in snake meat and snake skin. Although the conditions are difficult now, it is better to deal with it as much as possible.
Domingo asked Cui Zuojing if he wanted to drink some snake blood. Cui Zuojing did not refuse. The snake blood was good for his body. He took two sips, and his mouth was full of fishy smell. , rinsed away.
Domingo grilled the snake meat, Cui Zuojing finished rinsing his mouth, and when he saw the man was concentrating on the barbecue, he took off his shirt that he had been wearing for many days, and took a quick shower.
When he was buried in the ruins of the temple, he was covered in a lot of dust, and it was terribly dirty.
After being in a coma for a day, he was really hungry. The two shared a snake and had something in his stomach. Cui Zuojing felt a lot better. Domingo buried the bonfire on the spot and asked, "Is it possible?"
The teenager patted his butt and stood up and said, "What's wrong with this, let's go."
The two stayed together for the time being.
Cui Zuojing walked beside Domingo and asked, "I'm going to find my teammates, is there anything you need to do?"
Domingo: "I found a place, just to the west, it should also be a ruin. If there is no accident, there should be a lot of clues about the box."
"Okay, then I'll go too. Anyway, I'll be able to join other people at the sealed place in the center of the island anyway."
The two went west all the way. Cui Zuojing had just woken up from a coma. Even after eating, he was a little tired. Fortunately, he only needed to hurry. condition.
"Have we really never met before?" Cui Zuojing couldn't help asking.
Domingo glanced at him: "Why do you say that?"
"I always feel that you are a little familiar, but you can't say that you are familiar."
Domingo smiled and said, "I have seen this sister before?"
Cui Zuojing pouted: "Come on, I'm not made of stone, and you're not a fairy grass, eh, but there may have been intersections in the real world, but we all forgot."
"Maybe." Domingo looked forward. "The ruins to the west will be here soon. Let's work harder."
Before the sun was about to set, the two finally reached their destination. The temple in front of them was similar in size to the Northern Temple, with a slightly different shape, more like the Parthenon.
"There is one in each direction of the temple, and there are props needed for sealing. Is it convenient for you to tell me what you saw in the northern temple?"
Before approaching the temple, Domingo asked specifically.
There is nothing to hide, Cui Zuojing told him everything he saw in the Northern Temple, except for the explosion of Dong Zheng's spiritual energy at the end, if he guessed correctly, his appearance should be an evolution of his abilities.
There was also a lot of trouble when Fu Zhe's ability evolved. Fortunately, there was not much danger in the box at that time, and it passed without danger.
The ability evolution of mental system brain developers is different from that of other people. If they are not careful, they may be turned into fools by backlash, so each one is very precious.
Can Dong Zheng survive it
Although he still doesn't know the result, Cui Zuojing has an inexplicable confidence in Dong Zheng. He always feels that with Dong Zheng's growth space, he will definitely accompany him to the end.
"There are seven character stones corresponding to the gap, and the pillars are engraved with 'I bless the dead', right?"
Cui Zuojing nodded.
"That should be Abraxas."
"what is that?"
"The supremacy of the Christian heresy Gnosticism, and then the failure of Gnosticism, in Christianity, Abraxas was relegated to the fallen angel, its name in different ancient languages, respectively means 'I Bless the dead' or 'all shall be destroyed.'"
Domingo paused and continued: "Its name Abraxas is written in Greek as ABPA∑AΞ, Euripides proposed that in this name A stands for 1, B=2, P=100, ∑=200, Ξ=60, which exactly adds up to 365, which corresponds to the 365 days of the year, and also represents the rulers of 365 heavens and 365 virtues. If I'm not mistaken, the remaining stones are probably other letters, spelled out After Abraxas, the gates of the temple will open."
Cui Zuojing didn't speak for a long time, he was shocked.
"No, you can even say this?" After a long while, he sighed, "Do you have an encyclopedia in your head, is there anything in this world that you don't know?"
"My brain is easy to use and I remember things quickly, so I have a wide range of knowledge." Domingo smiled, and the two went up the steps to stand at the door of the temple. Unlike the northern temple, the door of the western temple was actually open.
"Someone has come." Cui Zuojing said, "At that time, the pilgrims we gathered were divided into four groups and went to the four directions of east, west, north and south to collect and complete the illustrated book."
"Go in and have a look."
Walking into the temple, the sound of footsteps echoed in the empty hall. There were not many things in the hall. There were various statues on both sides. As time passed, there was a certain degree of damage. Cui Zuojing could not see the inside of the northern temple. It collapsed in the same situation, but it's similar to here.
The moment he stepped into the hall, Cui Zuojing's eyes narrowed, and the hand on his side immediately clenched the handle of the knife.
On the high altar, someone was standing with his back to them, gazing at the intricate black-and-yellow frescoes on the wall ahead.
The man was wearing a black robe that hung down to his feet, and when he heard the movement of the two coming in, he turned around.
Under the hood, it has the face of an old human, with a white beard that is slightly curled, and the corner of the robe where there should be two feet has fins, and the arms are similar to some kind of deformation of the fins, at the end. form a finger-like structure.
It is only about 1.5 meters tall, standing on the altar, looking down at Cui Zuojing and Domingo, the two rash intruders.
Fish-shaped sage.
Cui Zuojing's name immediately appeared in his heart.
When he first landed on the island and was still on the beach, Dong Zheng discovered a large piece of corpse that seemed to be a fish-shaped sage. Human skulls and fish bones were mixed together to form a white sandy beach.
Domingo said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Apkallu, the fish-shaped sage, in Mesopotamian legend, God sent seven carp from the water to teach mankind. The first one was named Uanna. It has taught human beings a lot, and it has taken people out of the age of ignorance and savagery."
Although the sage could not understand the content, he also knew that the two were talking small talk. He held a black and plain cane, and after looking at Domingo, he said to Cui Zuojing: "Finally, I am here. I've been waiting for you for a long time."