Going deeper into the tunnel, you will find that the road surface begins to slope upward, but the slope is very gentle, with only a slight feeling of rising. Not to mention the Ascenders like Tianyang, even the soldiers will not find it difficult to walk.
The only problem was that the dark grass seemed to grow thicker and taller the deeper into the tunnel we went.
At the exit, they were only at the height of an adult's calf, but now, they have reached the waist.
After hearing Sean's rumors about his hometown, and now seeing the black grass growing taller, Qiulong and the others all looked unhappy.
However, this problem was quickly solved. In order to avoid the black grass blocking the view, the operators such as Yanbing input commands to let the intelligent weapon that was exploring the way in front pop out a mechanical chainsaw from the leg armor.
As the intelligent weapon moved forward, it cut the black grass as it went along. The three weapons moved side by side, opening up a wide passage through the dense black grass in the tunnel.
Seeing this, Gu Ming, who had been worried, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing him wiping the sweat off his face, Tianyang smiled lightly without leaving a trace.
I thought this kid was too timid. He was scared like this by Sean's few words. If he had gone to the drifting town with them, wouldn't he have been scared to death there
"Did I tell you the story of the Scarecrow?"
Perhaps the journey was too boring, or perhaps Sean wanted to relieve stress with words, the young man from the Western Continent said again.
Tianyang almost wanted to tell him to shut up. Your story about the bushes just now was already scary enough, and if you tell me the scarecrow story, I'm afraid Gu Ming won't be able to go on.
But he was also curious, and the journey through this section of the tunnel was a bit boring, so he didn't say anything.
Gu Ming was the type of person who was both afraid and curious. Even though he had shrunk back, he still asked, "No, what's the story?"
“That’s also a legend in our hometown.”
"We have large fields, and during the harvest season, there are always birds that come to disturb the fields. In order to drive away these thieves, people use straw to make human shapes and put them in the grass to scare away the thieves."
Sean spoke in a voice that was neither too loud nor too low: "People where we live are actually very taboo about human-shaped things. They have an invisible fear of scarecrows. People will burn these human-shaped things after the harvest season."
"But once, a farmer forgot his scarecrow and left it in the field. After an unknown amount of time, he discovered that the scarecrow was gone."
"He thought he had misplaced the location, but when he returned home in the evening, he found the scarecrow at his doorstep. He moved the scarecrow to the warehouse and decided to burn him the next day."
"But after that, no one saw him for several days. Until a friend came to visit and found that the farmer was missing, his friend looked everywhere and finally found him in the field."
"The poor farmer had become a scarecrow, his body had been hollowed out and someone had stuffed his stomach with straw, and the friend saw someone running near the field."
"That man also looks like a scarecrow, the kind made of real straw. That's the legend of the evil scarecrow in my hometown."
Interesting story. Tianyang smiled and recalled that when he was a child, his mother would always tell him some scary stories when he couldn't fall asleep at night.
Pretty much what Sean said.
He glanced at Gu Ming and found that the young man was very frightened and looked around, afraid of seeing any suspicious figures.
Tianyang shook his head and was about to look away when he suddenly discovered something.
"Where's the Qilong?"
Sean and Gu Ming were both startled. They turned around and looked around, only to find that the big guy was gone.
Gu Ming said nervously: "Qiulong, will you turn into a scarecrow?"
Suddenly, a patch of grass not far away shook, and a black shadow emerged. Gu Ming was so scared that he almost threw an elemental javelin at it, but he saw the Qionglong holding the grass leaves and said with eyes wide open.
"What scarecrow?"
Gu Ming breathed a sigh of relief and complained, "What are you doing in the bushes? Be careful or you'll disappear."
Qiu Long said helplessly, "My legs are itchy and I can't stand it any more. Can't I just squat down and scratch them?"
It's OK, but it almost scared me, especially after Sean told those stories... Tianyang pursed his lips and smiled slightly, then said: "Okay, let's go if you're fine."
But at this moment, the people in front suddenly stopped, and the atmosphere immediately became solemn. Tianyang heard Captain Gao Shanying in front shout, "Who is it!"
Tian Yang quickly parted the crowd, passed by Xiao Guang, and found Liang Sen, but he did not disturb the captain, only asked Li Da: "What's going on?"
Lida looked ahead with a serious expression: "Just now, a figure flashed in the bushes. Liang Sen and I both saw it. But how could there be someone here?"
Of course there are no people here, and if there are, they are just illegal immigrants.
Liang Sen immediately ordered: "Use intelligent weapons to clean up."
Several operators of the Yanbing nodded and input commands using the controllers. Then they saw the armor of the three intelligent weapons in front open, gun barrels extended from inside, and guns raised. They were all live ammunition weapons.
This type of weapon only consumes ammunition and does not consume the energy of smart weapons. It is the perfect choice for exploring the way and attracting mines.
Soon, the barrel of the intelligent weapon shook violently, and as the barrel quickly retreated, a fist-sized shell flew out and landed in the grass in the distance.
Boom!
The tunnel shook slightly, and fierce flames burst out, blowing grass and leaves into the air and splashing mud and rocks.
Finally, the guns on the machine also started firing, accompanied by a series of intensive "thump thump thump" sounds, and physical bullets flew out one after another, sweeping the surroundings, cutting the grass, trying to force out the hiders in the grass.
The firepower of one intelligent weapon is scary enough, but when three intelligent weapons are used together, Tianyang begins to worry whether the tunnel will collapse.
Under the artillery fire of the three "Queens", the dense grass was immediately cleared to create a large open space. At this time, something screamed deep in the grass.
A black shadow bounced into the air and attached to the dome of the tunnel. When the light shone on it, it looked like a bunch of wriggling black grass. They gathered together and took the shape of a human, hanging upside down on the dome.
Gu Ming immediately shouted in a low voice: "Scarecrow!"
No, that's not straw. If you must call it that, it should be called a black straw man... Tianyang put away his somewhat scattered thoughts, and at this time the guns and cannons of the intelligent weapons were raised to attack the strange straw man.
"Don't fire!" Tian Yang shouted hurriedly, "It will collapse the tunnel.
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As he spoke, he had already rushed out of the crowd, and in two or three steps he came nearby, his figure becoming blurred.
In Tianyang's field of vision, the shape of the strange object expanded rapidly, and in a blink of an eye Tianyang arrived in front of it.
The sword flashed as the moonlight came out of its sheath.
squeak!
An inhuman scream came from the human figure constructed by the black grass. The sound was so sharp that it hurt Tianyang's ears. He had already fallen down, but saw that the monster did not die. Instead, hundreds of black grasses burst out from its body.
Those black grasses shot towards Tianyang like powerful arrows, but they only hit the air. Tianyang dodged them easily and pounced on them again. This time, he did not dare to be careless. He slashed them with moonlight, creating several rays of light.
In one of the sword lights, something like a walnut was cut in half with a snapping sound. The dim yellow light in it disappeared immediately, and the grass leaves on the monster's body also fell off and scattered around.
Back on the ground, Tianyang made a simple assessment and concluded that this "straw man" was not very dangerous. It was highly concealed. As long as it lay there motionless, anyone would mistake it for a ball of black grass.
Since he knew there were such evil people hiding in the bushes, Liang Sen did not dare to be careless. He first asked people to clear a cordon, and then threw a fire to ignite the black grass in front.
The flames spread all the way, burning the grass with a sizzling sound. Rita also drove a strong wind to blow away the thick smoke and intensify the fire.
In this way, it burned for more than half an hour, burning all the grass visible in front of the tunnel. The flames gradually died out as they had no fuel to burn. Finally, Lida blew away the flames with a strong wind, leaving only grass ash on the ground.
After observing for a while and finding no suspicious movements, Liang Sen ordered to move forward. People passed through a tunnel full of grass ash and recovered several remains of the "straw man" on the way.
These long black grasses seemed to occupy the entire tunnel. The team could only move forward and stop, setting fires from time to time to clear them out. Occasionally, a few black grass men would be forced out and killed by Tianyang and other ascenders.
Just like that, when they passed another patch of grassy ash field, they shone the light there and finally a new scene appeared in the light.
It is a huge metal archway with a double-door structure. One door is ajar and there is black grass all around the door. It seems that these lush plants are growing and spreading from inside.
"What do you think, Lao Liang, do you want to burn it again?" Rita looked at Liang Sen.
Liang Sen did not hesitate and nodded heavily: "Burn."
So Rita and several Elemental Hearts set fire to the door, and soon the door was ablaze with flames. From time to time, panicked screams were heard, and the screams were so dense that it sounded like there were quite a few of them.
It seems that the door is the lair of the black straw men. If we rush in, I don’t know how many people will be ambushed.
When the metal door was burning red and the flames inside were not so strong, Liang Sen ordered to put out the fire. Then Lida sent another wave of cold air into the door and quickly extinguished the flames.
Then, the intelligent weapon pushed open the door, and a cloud of white smoke poured out, and Rita drove the strong wind to push it back in.
The space inside the door should be quite large, and there might be ventilation ducts. With the help of strong wind, the smoke inside dissipated quickly. Except for the choking smell of the air, one could barely go in and explore.
Naturally, Liang Sen had no intention of letting the soldiers go in to explore. He glanced at Yan Bing, who understood and controlled the Queen to enter the gate...