Path of the Dead Prequel: Wings of Silver

All the lamps in the study room next door, including the TV with dancing snowflakes, began to flicker frequently as Lao Qian slowly stood up. It was more irregular than the corridor light just now, and it took longer to go out. In short, it was just darkness, with occasional flashes of light. So much so that the skeletal figure looked like a slideshow from sitting to standing up. When the lightbulb flickered again and turned into that gloomy green, he was already standing stiffly opposite the Firefly of Amory, himself. A corner of the study

"Wasn't he too weak to get out of bed? How come you are so full of energy now that you can still stand and look so tough?"Pang Fan turned his head suspiciously and asked the evening nurse. The old woman shook her head and nodded, not knowing what she wanted to express.

Just at this moment, subtle human words came from the bottom of the building. It was Paco accompanying Yubi. Theo came back. Without Krys urging me, I had already jumped to the pillars on the second floor and waved vigorously at the two of them, indicating that they should go upstairs immediately. When they saw that my face was pale, they knew something was wrong, so they came to sit down in the room and needed to start again. Once we are in concentration, we can’t see anything for the time being. Let us go about our own business. The old man standing opposite the wall seemed to be aware of it. He swayed his fragile and loose neck bones, turned sideways, and then reached out to scratch the wall. , his eyes were wide open, and his face was full of suspicion. Soon he leaned his head over, trying to distinguish what was going on in the next room, when he suddenly stopped a fist and a half away from the pink wall, and then raised his withered claws at the corner of his mouth. extrusion

"Eh? It turns out that he didn't notice us, but looked in the mirror and squeezed the pimples on his face? Krys took a deep breath and said in a mosquito-like voice:"Yes, I'm just squeezing pimples, but where is the mirror in this position?" During the day I remember it being a blank wall."

Soon the guy lowered his head, began to move his right hand, hit the ring finger of his left hand to take out something, and put this nothingness aside. He then turned on the invisible water hose and started washing his face. Through this set of actions, the detective restored the figure. It was a wedding ring, and the gestures showed that the old money was actually a woman at this moment. Only a woman would slide her fingers with soap to remove the ring, and then slowly wash her face.

Sure enough, after rubbing her face, he picked it up on the other side The invisible toothbrush slowly squeezed out the toothpaste and started brushing with his teeth bared, looking very devoted. Originally, Krys was quite frightened by his weird behavior, but seeing his appearance now, he couldn't help but want to laugh, and was glared at by the detective. I glanced at her and asked her to hold it back. But I couldn't laugh at all, because the night nurse standing behind me always had a look of horror on his face, and his hands were shaking like a convulsion.

Eubisio curled his fingers again He raised his eyes and pushed outward with all his strength. Only then could he see clearly what the person opposite was busy with. He immediately made a hiss, asking us to keep absolutely quiet and not to disturb him. Soon, the old money finished brushing his so-called teeth, and then started again I was washing my face, and then I used a pair of chicken feet to hold my face, as if wiping it. I was bored and wanted to move my eyeballs to relax when I heard the soul scythe let out, and my whole body not only shrank back..

The moment Lao Qian put down his hand, his whole face changed and turned into a real skeleton. The scorched skin was covered with black spots, his eye sockets were empty, and his rotten chin drooped with a bang, dripping from his mouth. Thick black liquid came out. Everyone was unprepared. They all gasped in shock when they suddenly saw it. Their heads shut down for an instant. When they came back to their senses a few seconds later, the grimace had long since disappeared and turned into the old one again. Money. Although it is still quite scary, compared to the two, it is a beautiful country.

"Mamma Mia, what the hell is this? My heart almost stopped!"Pang Fan collapsed on the edge of the bed and muttered:"Look at what mineral sources my uncle recommended to me. I almost died just now."

"Shut up, if you're afraid, just go to the corridor and suck your poison." Soul Scythe got up angrily, jumped up to look at each other across the wall, and murmured to himself at the same time:"Yes, I said there is something in my eyes. , it’s indeed true!"

I was curious and walked over to him to take a closer look. The masks were very close to each other. It was very unusual. The eyes that were supposed to be cloudy actually opened up like pools of ink and filled most of the eye sockets. The pupils. The dilator muscles are infinitely stretched like a black hole, the dilator muscles are like a twisted mess and are earthy red, and mist rises in the crystal, like a pocket-sized holographic universe. While looking at it,

I couldn't feel myself for an instant. The existence of limbs, only Eubisio's exclamation flashed through his mind, and he immediately fell into confusion. Where is this? I don't know, I feel the cold wind, the humidity is suffocating everywhere, and everything is pitch black. I thought I was exploring old money. I thought that I had the experience of fighting the devil and defeated it, at least it was a draw; I thought that by breaking into various nightmares to experience the purgatory-like scenes, I had forged steel. heart; I thought that even if I was running rampant in the underworld, Theodore's velvet would protect me from being destroyed; however, at this moment, I am isolated and trapped in a particularly dark place, because I am full of confidence. , this place is darker than I imagined.

There is a fine and hard road under my feet, and my ears are full of all kinds of whispers, including those who are embarrassed, those who are talking to themselves, those who are talking eloquently, and those who are at a loss. Various noises mixed together, like batches of mosquitoes passing by my ears. I stretched out my hands to fish, trying to catch something in the dark, or touching the wall, but there was nothing. So, I no longer had anything. Concerned, I walked forward slowly, wanting to quickly penetrate the darkness and go to a place that could be distinguished by the naked eye. I wandered aimlessly like this, and I don’t know how long time passed. I always walked in this extremely dark place, And there is no end. Suddenly, I felt something moving around me, constantly stirring up gusts of wind. There should be more than one, but a group of them, flying around like a trick on me, sometimes blocking the way and sometimes touching me. My hair was disheveled. I was so frightened that I was covered in stinking sweat. I yelled at these black figures, but I couldn’t shout. I could only hear the monotonous sound of dripping water, hitting my fragile heart. You can be sure that this time I will definitely I was trapped again, walking in the nightmare of old money, but where was it going to take me? Or what did it want me to see? I calmed down and stood there, emptying my mind and using the gold return line to connect the four directions, intending to claim He stopped asking, but when the heartbeat started to vibrate, my head felt a twinge of pain, as if an electric drill was destroying my brain. I was so shocked that I immediately withdrew my magical power and did not dare to act recklessly. So, how about trying the cat blood shackles? It’s always my lucky star, right? I stuck out the tip of my tongue and tried to release cobweb-like saliva to tear or devour this eternal darkness, but I felt that they were blown away by the strong wind and came back towards me!

Seeing that I was at my wits end, I was shocked Not daring to go forward anymore, I turned around and started running away. I could hear my heartbeat in my ears, as fierce as a hammer drum. As my footsteps moved, a nameless fear became more intense. I didn't even know what I was afraid of, but I thought in my mind The only thing I can do is to run fast, and run faster. No matter what method I use, I must escape from this place immediately!

I was running out of breath, my feet suddenly stepped on the air, and a flash of lightning flashed in front of me. When I came to my senses again, I saw myself Half of his body was hanging outside the corridor barrier, with a mobile phone that was beeping in his hand. A figure stepped forward, twisted the collar of the sweater and dragged it up, and fell to the carpet with me. When I looked again, it was Krys who was panting.

"How could you disappear for no reason and suddenly appear from this direction? I happened to be right next to you, otherwise you would have fallen and your head would have been smashed like a watermelon."She got up from me, raised her wrist, looked at her watch, and said,"Okay, let's go answer the call from that white-collar bitch. I'm so infatuated that she didn't sleep even three o'clock in the middle of the night."

I think maybe this call saved me. If she hadn't made the call, I might still be living in other people's nightmares. I was about to say thank you when I heard it, but unexpectedly there was another voice inside. A voice:

"Alex, are you still awake? I want to talk to you about something. Is it convenient now?"

"Hollisman?"I was surprised. I haven't spoken to this guy for at least more than a week. I wanted to call him last time, but he was on duty at Yuegu Radio. As a result, I talked with Glasses for a while, but he was in no mood. Instantly lost interest and then called again

"Lao Ma probably mentioned Susan Sullivan to you last time, right? Tell Lao Fan not to worry, there was some fuss about the glasses, it’s okay now, she’s home. Lin Rui thought for a moment and said,"She is the fat man's high school girlfriend.""

"Sorry, I haven't mentioned this to him yet. I have been so busy with all kinds of bad things these days that I forgot in my rush, is the girl okay?"

"There was nothing wrong with her, she was just a little frightened, but she refused to say anything. Originally, I made this call to say that you don't have to rush here, and that's probably it. However, since you forgot to mention it, just tell Lao Fan and talk more calmly later."

"In fact, we have already set off. Although we will not arrive in Glasscock County tomorrow, we will arrive in the near future. I will take Krys with me on the road. You two have been separated for a long time, don't you think I'm nosy? But at the same time, I also have bad news to tell you. The nightmare from Lycu's ghost house has also arrived. Do you remember the short man Tieblich? He also traveled with him."

He was taken as a surprise and quickly asked me, apart from the female soldiers and Eubisio, who else had arrived at the core after I left? Have they ever mentioned to their little girlfriends about getting on the pirate ship, etc. I answered casually, He just said that everything is under control and he has reached a certain tacit understanding with the other party, and he will never expose the fact that he is Miss Lukugu.

"Chris is nearby, right? Okay, if she asks, just say it's someone else. So many things are rushing into my mind at once. I need time to think about countermeasures."He let out a long sigh and hung up the phone.

"Um, um, I'll be safe"Holding the phone, he pretended to pass in front of Krys and said deliberately:"It's very late. You should go to bed early. I've already put on the sweater. It fits me very well." He returned to the hut and saw Lao Dai Zheng Lying on the ground, he looked at the movement in the study from a low angle. When he went to look again, Lao Qian had left his original position and was busy in front of several large bookcases. He kept moving books in and out, sometimes stacking them on the desk, sometimes throwing them at his feet, not knowing what he was looking for. When the sound of someone else's car honking home late at night came from outside the window, he shivered all over. He stopped numbly and then slowly walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, falling into a deep sleep again.

"Let’s stop here today." Soul Sickle rubbed his face tiredly, leaned against the wall, lit a cigarette, and said:"I came back late and didn't see everything that passed by, but based on the characteristics he showed, he should have been attacked by the Six-winged Land. evil"

"what is that? Fan Pang came closer to him and asked,"Are you saying we can close the stall and go back now?""

The so-called six-winged earth evil is just Eubisio's preliminary judgment. According to legend, it is some kind of underground evil spirit, that is, an old grave in a remote place. This kind of place is often deserted, thousands of miles of bare ground, with no one taking care of it or Human worship has long been forgotten in the world, or it may simply be a deep mountain forest that even beasts will not set foot in. The old corpse underneath has become a spirit over time, and it wants to inhabit others and regain the light. If it encounters a living creature, it will Whether they are humans or animals, they take the opportunity to rush in, and they are brought back to their place of residence to absorb nutrients by sucking the energy of the host. Because the object has been ignored for a long time or no one remembers it at all, it causes it to have a sea of ​​hatred. It cannot be healed, let alone transformed. It will always harm the world or the beasts. The six-winged earth evil is difficult to deal with, and it is intangible and invisible like a fungus. In many cases, you can only wait for it to naturally differentiate. According to legend, it has been killed by the evil. The seven creatures will naturally dissipate

"I don't quite agree."After hearing Soul Scythe's long sigh, Lao Dai waved his hand and said:"I have seen information about Six Wings in the cellar of my hometown.Many features are indeed relatively close. It cannot eavesdrop, cannot speak, cannot track, and cannot talk about it. In short, Six Wings will cut off all clues that can be traced to it, or cause physical harm to the pursuer. But don’t forget, it is something as invisible as air, and my ancestors, the Brovek brothers, once handled the same case."

"Have they dealt with it? And how? You might as well elaborate."Ubisio stood up in a hurry, his expression was refreshed, and he asked:"Is it also through the Pojia Cutting Technique? The ancient Indian wilderness method? I'm very interested in this."

A hint of imperceptible pride passed through the corner of the detective's mouth. The subtext of this expression was: You old boy, have you finally encountered a problem? Then it's my turn to perform well. He motioned to everyone. Don't be impatient, sit in a row, surround him like stars holding the moon, and say:"Okay, since I took the initiative to bring it up, I originally planned to talk about it, so don't rush me."

That should have happened shortly after the end of World War I. At that time, a group of Italian expeditions returned home from the depths of the desert of the Arabian Peninsula. One of them was entangled by the six-winged earth evil, and his life was worse than death. After the onset of the disease, he was diagnosed with rabies. , this guy has lost his humanity, bites everyone he meets, doesn’t even know how to speak human words, and is extremely cruel. The only way to eradicate the scourge is to find the bones, pour oil on them and burn them to ashes. But who knows where they went? Where? Where was he infected? At that time, this problem trapped the hands and feet of heroes from all over the world. No one knew how to solve it. In the end, the case was passed into the hands of the two brothers. The two used every method to solve the problem. The source of the ghost could not be found, and no consultation could be obtained. Moreover, the Six Wings resided deep in the human body. Every time the victim was tortured, he would cry miserably and spurt blood all over his body. Seeing that this person had no way out, and if he continued to delay, he would soon become like They searched for the Shinjuku body like a judge. They had no choice but to find the other person's family, explain the actual situation, and put the person and a scavenger into a huge glass bottle at the same time, and sucked out the air. The person died in less than ten seconds. , Six Wings rushed into Yugan's body in a hurry to survive. In the end, they had to rely on this unsuccessful method to throw the scavenger into the iron slurry and turn it into smoke. But the male corpse was preserved. Immortal, forever trapped in a glass bottle, to this day

"Isn’t it the same as not saying anything? In the end, the life was not saved."Krys curled his lips and sighed with regret.

"This is the best way to stop losses so as not to harm more people. Moreover, the man had been delayed for too long and was about to die overnight. Faced with such an extremely difficult thing, we had no choice but to trade one life for another. Although the source of the corpse could not be found, turning the dried fish into ashes instantly was equivalent to digging it up. This is the general process."Lao Dai sniffed, waved his hand at her, laughed a few times and said:"I just analyzed it and thought it was not the Six-Wing Earth Evil. Do you want to hear the reason?"

"Do you want to say that we are talking about it now and we are not punished in any way?"The evening nurse on the side seemed to hear the clue. She slowly turned around and unbuttoned her blouse to show us her back. Five whip marks were prominently exposed to everyone's eyes. This was why she couldn't say anything. She pointed to her throat, Pointing to the scar again, he said:"First it was vomiting, then it was hand spasm, and finally it was burning pain. I couldn't say it, or even think about quitting my job, I could only endure it silently."

Although this is one of the principles hypothesized by the detective, it is not all. The biggest difference between everything we saw and the six-winged earth evil is that at two o'clock, a form appeared, which was a man and a woman with two faces. The real The evil ghost under the soil has no form, so it cannot be shown to people. There is only one. Although the two are similar, they are not the same thing.

And the most important point is the phenomenon he saw not long ago. Old Qian was tumbling in front of the bookcase. In just one minute, he was self-aware and knew that he would soon be controlled again, so he wanted to take advantage of this short moment to find something to warn his family. And during the day, this person was not violent, nor was he violent. Not scratching like a lunatic,