Path of the Dead Prequel: Wings of Silver

Seeing Dixie holding the knife and tunic and starting to walk towards the second mummy, a thin layer of smelly sweat appeared on my forehead. According to this posture, she would have to disembowel the dead people and dig out the scraps of metal before she could stop. She could walk slower, but it wouldn't take more than two minutes to handle each body, so when it was my turn, the remaining time would only be about seven minutes. If she changed direction midway, I might die early. But at this critical moment, it was like my hands and feet were bound by invisible ropes. I could neither move nor cry out. I could only watch her come and go freely, but there was nothing I could do.

How did this all come about? All the weird things started after I was kicked out of that vault. I have been here before during this process, so the concept was left in my mind after I woke up. But why did what happened later go before it happened? There is no sign of the demon formation in front of me. Why do such weird things always happen to me?

The chants all around were still loud and loud, and the altar candles were blown by the cold wind and flickered brightly and dimly, making Sister Di not far away look particularly terrifying, like a god of death. She came to the second mummy, put the first ancient coin into her mouth and swallowed it, then quickly cut open the shroud, wielded the dagger to chop it off, and stuck her hand into the dead man's abdomen to pluck it out in the same way. The next coin is almost found.

This should be a ritual, and she must complete it step by step and with a series of actions. As long as the ancient coins are dug up immediately after the dead body is cut open, it seems to know exactly where they are placed in the body. Then he pinched the two wings of the triangle, stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it like a pill. Did she also swallow the dozens of coins she had seen in the cave? But according to this calculation, she ran away immediately after repelling me, and there was no time at all. I quickly glanced around, and sure enough, the suspicious bag was gone.

And when she desperately twisted her eyes to look to the side, she saw the heavy broken bag that she originally carried in her hand, lying diagonally in front of the altar. Could it be that she stuffed it into her bag at this moment and planned to take it out later? What's on the head here? Regardless of whether he wants to clarify it or not, the most urgent thing to do at the moment is to find a way out of the predicament so that he can move freely before being killed by her.

Everything has its cause. In the demon formation, for example, the problem house is a node, and this stone house with carved beams and painted walls must have such a place. After a moment of concentration, my mind began to spin like a high-speed computer, carefully observing the structure of this occasion.

It is a large, square house, with three rows of benches on the left and right; there are four stone pillars in the central aisle, supporting the beams; there are four windows filled with bricks on the side walls, covered by flags like hanging lapels. ; There is a burning tuning fork at each end of the altar, and there are two potted plants with flowers on the back. Obviously, if the center of the gathering is divided into two, the left and right sides are symmetrical, and I assume that they are also part of it, which is not neat. Suddenly I had an idea and decided to give it a try.

After digging out the ancient coin from the third dried corpse, Sister Di raised her neck and swallowed it again, and then walked towards the last one in high spirits. She had just torn the shroud apart when she suddenly felt a darkness behind her. She couldn't help but feel suspicious. Before she could turn around, a cold iron tool was pointed at the back of her head. It was the sharp tuning fork on the altar, and at the same time, there was a sound of scolding.

"Come to my senses and throw away the dagger immediately! Stop fucking pretending!"

Of course the person who said this was not the white-robed zombie sitting in the center, but me, who is resourceful and far-sighted. When I found that the left and right sides of the altar were neatly symmetrical, even to the point of perverted severity, I decided to destroy the balance. My body couldn't move but I could still open my mouth, so I puffed up my cheeks and blew hard, extinguishing the tuning fork on the left. At the same time, the power that bound me was instantly removed, and I regained my freedom.

I was on guard. This woman was ready to attack at any time, and she was ready to deal with her as the corpse of the Shuni woman. Just as she stepped forward to grab the sword, her long hair suddenly opened, and she aimed it at the cheek. Unexpectedly, I started to stagger in my steps. , I managed to avoid it, and two more punches and a kick came out from my long hair. Being hit by the long legs, I rolled eight feet away like a cannonball, knocking over all the benches along the way, causing the rotten mummies to fall down one after another. , and suddenly the fat from the intestines dripped out, and together with the tar-like blood, it drew two neat blood marks on the ground. When Dixie saw that the counterattack was successful, she howled strangely, jumped up the beam like an ape, and wandered on the roof of the house. Trying to find an opportunity to pounce on me, he broke my neck like a straw.

Seeing the ferocity of its approach, I hurriedly grabbed the broken bag and tried to throw it out to extinguish another flaming tuning fork, but in the end I held the handle with all my strength. With the power of a tiger, this bag seemed to be welded to the ground, and I couldn't lift it up. What on earth could be packed in it to make it so heavy? Seeing that she had hovered above my head, I had to use my hands and feet to crawl around the altar, from time to time. I went to fiddle with my tongue, trying to replicate the unfinished business in front of the vault. As a result, not only did the black mist not appear, but saliva poured back into me, almost suffocating me to death on the spot. This is strange, whether in a nightmare or in reality, I have swallowed all the shackles of cat blood. Even if I have no intention of hurting anyone, I can still protect my life, right? Velvet's mission is to protect myself from being destroyed, but in this ghost place, it is equivalent to nothing. , something must have gone wrong. Or a fatal mistake is slowly forming.

I once again fell into a desperate situation with a strong enemy in front and no reinforcements behind. And the most egregious thing is that I have no self-defense. My eyes haven’t followed me. I felt a buzzing sound on half of my head and was instantly numb. There was blood in front of my eyes. Seeing that I couldn't hold on any longer, I had no choice but to crash into the Madonna skeleton. The zombie fell down and knocked over the burning lamp. The surrounding area was plunged into absolute darkness.

My ears were filled with sounds. There was a murmur of swishing noises and the sound of wool and cotton fabrics rubbing against each other. What is certain is that my eyes darkened, as did Dixie who was pursuing me. Both sides were circling, waiting for an opportunity. How could such a beautiful beauty go wrong? So she became a monster? What kind of birdman was controlling her behind the scenes? I had to resort to random thoughts to calm down my nerves. I crawled like this, my whole body was shocked like an electric shock, waves of radio waves passed through my mind, and the golden thread was returned to me. Something is connected.

Who could this be? Sister Di fighting for her consciousness? The skeleton zombie rolling to the ground? Or is it the hidden enemy? Are you planning to negotiate with me? Or take the opportunity to divert my attention? One hit to kill? I choked up my swear words and waited for the opponent to start.

"Alex?"As we all know, there is no distinction between men and women in the gold return line, and there is no intonation. It is just a piece of information, which is absorbed into the mind. But this time it is different. It has a tone and voice, and it is asking anxiously. I was surprised to find that I could distinguish him. who is it

"Lao Dai? You old boy is really secretive. When did you learn this?"Looking for the stars and the moon, I finally waited for the large team of people. Suddenly, I collapsed in a corner as if I was exhausted, and asked:"Where are you now?"

"I am sitting next to you, so I have to ask you where you are now."Unexpectedly, this guy immediately said something strange. I doubtfully stretched out my hands to fish, but there was no one around me, and the wind was still blowing. Seeing this, I asked again:"Are you kidding me like this?"

"If you touch it, is your left ear bleeding? How would I know if I wasn't by your side?"

I reached out to touch it, and sure enough, my left cheek was sticky and slippery. It seemed that my eardrum had just been kicked by Sister Di. What on earth was going on?

"Well, I'll make a long story short, we actually found not only you, but Dixie as well, both of you are now flat on your back in the dirt. You can feel my voice, but it is not the golden thread, but the sleeping words of the Pojia Jiji Technique. Just now in the vault, you had a fierce collision with her, temporarily knocking away the thing controlling the girl from behind. But at the same time, both you and her only have half of their souls left, and the other half has been dispelled by the magic of this thing. That's why I'm asking you what situation you're currently in, and what was the last thing you saw her rummaging through in the vault?"

"What? So you are actually testing my soul? And what I thought was my true self was actually like a nightmare, a void consciousness?"I was shocked when I heard the news. Seeing that he was in a hurry, I told him the ancient coins and the dissection of Sister Di.

"Triangular old money? In other words, she drove so far just to pick up a bag of coins that had been stored in the vault of this bank for an unknown year?"Lao Dai thought for a moment and then responded:"But her hands are empty and she has nothing."

"I don’t know, but in this damn place I saw the bag she was carrying at first, and when I went to lift it, it felt like it was filled with lead and I couldn’t lift it at all. So what is the situation between me and her now? Are demon-soul-like beings also immortal?"

"No, this time is unusual. As I said before, you and her other half are separated. If you fight each other, you will die in reality, which can be seen from the blood flowing from your ear canal. As for the actual situation, it may be worse than you think. The place where you and her are is most likely real, and there is a barrier between you and me."He sighed deeply and couldn't help but blame himself, saying:"I'm so careless, so careless. This situation is not only for me, but also for the leader of the Gongyang, this is the first time I have encountered it."

"Why do you think this purgatory-like morgue is a real place? How about I go look through her bag again?"

"Based on the principle, I can't clarify these things for the time being. After all, the male sheep leader is an expert in soul transfer, but he doesn't understand sleep language. I need to use other methods to connect you with him. It's okay to rummage through your bag, but if you encounter Dixie, don't kill her."

How can I be willing to fight to the death with Sister Di who is so close to me? This is simply nonsense. And based on the fight just now, it seems that I can't beat her. It is really difficult to hurt this woman. Based on my memory, I He began to move his hands and feet, and stretched his legs as straight as possible to expand the detection range. As long as he could reach the witch-like zombie, he would be very close to the broken bag. As he crawled like this, his feet seemed to touch the curled claws, followed by tulle, This thing seemed to be painted and shiny, and I could smell a strong strange smell in my nose, just like the sourness and bloating of rotten wood that had been soaked in smelly water for hundreds of years. The hard work paid off, and I continued to climb a few steps, and I touched it With a snapping sound at the corner of the bag, I opened the bag. I inserted my hand into it, and it was full of slippery and sticky soft things, as if there was something crawling inside, twisting and turning, and pointing at the corners. When I twisted the tip, it seemed to be extremely fine and clean soil. The contents of this big bag turned out to be soil! But what was this thing crawling up my fingers? Just when I wanted to reach out to identify it, my fingertips went numb and I was... These little guys pack a serious bite!

"Is it alive? Is it a snake? Is it a leech? Or a reptile?"I hurriedly took out my hand and threw it around, kicking the broken bag far away. I only heard a faint commotion very close by, and something heavy fell from the air and started to pant towards me.

Not long after , , I felt a dark figure with arms and legs turn to me. It was the possessed Dixie. She quickly groped for my head, couldn't help but get closer and smell it, and then touched all over my body with her cold and hard claws. I She had no choice but to hold her breath and let it play with it. Soon she mistook me for the skeleton in front of the table and left me. But she didn't go far, because she encountered mud particles on the wooden floor and started to follow the traces. , and soon I heard the harsh sound of nails scratching the surface of the leather bag. Sister Di had found the treasure.

Why did she cherish this bag of soil so much? What is the use of this thing? I still can't figure it out. Not long after, she was like a she-wolf Letting out a long wail, he dumped the big bag of things. Suddenly, wet, slippery, dry, granular, and crawling things all came to me. I was so horrified that I jumped up and down in the air. Out of the circle, I didn't stop until I hit the wall. When I wanted to connect all this and think about it, I heard all kinds of weird noises in my ears, as if countless small things were eating something, mixed with bangs. There was a dull sound of clanking swords across the floor.

Why is this girl so tireless? It seems that she showed plenty of physical strength in front of the waterfall in the past. If I had a strange eye like Lin Rui, I would be able to see through the darkness and see the situation between the enemy and us. I could see clearly, how could I have fallen to this level? When I was thinking wildly, a dull thunder sounded in my ears, and sparks flashed across the two walls in the distance, igniting several hanging flags!

I hurriedly turned to the dark side. He covered himself everywhere and raised his arms to block it. The firelight flashed brightly and dimly, just like the strobe lights in a disco. It was so bright that it was hard to keep one's eyes open and it was extremely uncomfortable. But when the light fell, what appeared in front of him was This scene really shocked me! The originally messy benches and the mummies lying on the ground returned to their original places and were arranged neatly. I don’t know if it was an illusion or because of the tears. I felt that they looked fuller than before. A lot. When I rubbed my eyes to see clearly, the firelight dimmed again.

"Five, where is five? There is still one missing."Sister Di's sinister smile lingered around. She found the dagger she had taken off. She was waving it in her hand, aimlessly slashing the air around her. Seeing her fighting spirit like an ox, I couldn't help but swallow my saliva. Continue to crawl into the depths of darkness. The so-called five refers to me. Sister Di thinks that I and the mummy are in the same group, and there is also ancient money hidden in my belly.

"It's like this." Suddenly, his scalp exploded, and information began to enter his mind again. Maybe it was Lao Dai who had taught Eubisio, and this guy couldn't wait to interrupt:"The person who controls this woman,The purpose is to collect ancient coins. Its purpose is currently unknown, but it must be extremely sinister. So from your description, there are still a few pieces missing. The specific location may or may not be known, so you need to use that girl to fish them out. I'm very close to you, but I can't tell where I am because there are all kinds of weak noises coming from all around. This is the inference that the place is real."

"Since old money is so important to it, but it requires a novice to look for it, why not find it yourself? Wouldn't that be safer?"

"Maybe it is subject to some kind of restrictions, or it is difficult to reach it because of insufficient spiritual practice. But don’t think too deeply about this person. This is a kind of black magic that none of us are familiar with. The detective estimates that this person is also in the nearby area."

"Why don't you tell me the details of the haunted place with carved beams and painted walls? Provide some details, and the leader of the Ram and I can find clues and roughly understand what we are dealing with? Lao Dai hurriedly interrupted and asked,"What does the altar look like?""

"Well, that's probably the reason."I sorted it out in my mind and gave the message to them.

"It stands to reason that Xiaozhe can easily create a flash wheel, so that his helpers can also see the image. It's too difficult to rely on guesswork. After hearing this, Lao Dai said to himself,"Four mummies and a witch are also dead?" What kind of ghost formation is this?"

"I don’t know if it’s a witch, but anyway, it’s a skull covered in ancient Madonna-like gauze, coated with resin or paint, and with ribs wrapped in dry skin."I sped up and crawled around, telling him everything I could think of.

"Why don't you check again? Since it's painted, why is there such a strong smell? Look for the source of the sour smell."

I had to bite the bullet and glance across the altar. I saw many worms as thick as my index finger crawling among the things poured out of the broken bag. They were wrapped in mud and crawled into the eye sockets of the witch skeleton. and the mouth, the white robe has been swallowed up. In short, the corner is now dark and numb, and only a rough outline can be seen. Just when it is difficult to distinguish, there is a disembodied ringing sound in the ear, and the left side of the door lights up. The red light, this shiny object, is the strange long pole lamp that Sister Di inserted in front of the vault.

"Swallowed by insects? You said you're eating zombies? This is even more unreasonable. What kind of light?"Hun Sickle asked anxiously.

"A lamp on a bamboo pole? If it was Suhun, how did she bring it in? Could it be brought in by people or entities? The detective pondered for a moment and said to himself:"But you said it is a very symmetrical place, so quickly take a look. Is there the same light in the right corner of the door?" Are they both in the same position?"