Under the oppressive and gloomy sky, there was a stretch of scorched earth that stretched as far as the eye could see. A few slow rivers separated the black earth, meandering and flowing into a huge sinkhole in the distance. The vast wilderness was dotted with mountain peaks that looked like a thousand catties weighing down on the earth.
Behind a row of flat mountain peaks that seemed to have been chopped off by something, deadly dust fluttered in the air. A group of fluorescent lights that looked like a long dragon circled around half of the mountain, flying faintly.
It was a quiet and dangerous night. From time to time, there would be a few creepy screams coming from the depth of the wilderness. Along with the night wind, there was a faint smell of blood.
A shadow wrapped in a black robe and carrying a blade suddenly stopped moving at high speed. He raised his hand, and the six or seven black shadows behind him instantly froze. They turned around in unison and hid themselves on the side of the mountain.
The leading shadow quietly climbed up to a secret wind gap alone. He took off his pitch-black gloves and stretched out his fair fingers, which emitted a faint green light. He stuck it to the night wind and sent it into his mouth and tongue. His eyebrows furrowed and then relaxed. He pressed the hilt of his sword and turned around to sneak back. He said in a low voice, "He's nearby. Kill him on sight. Leave no one alive. This is the order!"
"Leader Yi, does he really have the [Will of Cambrian]? I heard that it was left by the legendary most powerful man in the world! "A shadow that was hiding on the side of the mountain couldn't help but ask.
The leading shadow frowned and said coldly, "don't ask what you shouldn't ask, or your whole family will be executed!"
The shadow that asked the question immediately shrunk his head and shivered. He didn't dare to say another word.
At this time, a wisp of fluorescent smoke rose from the side of a dark mountain peak. It was split into two. The leading shadow was shocked and said, "Not good, Captain Jia has already encountered him and was forced to retreat. That direction, quickly prepare to intercept him!"
However, he was shocked. 'The [Will of Cambrian] is indeed the most powerful technique in the world. In just a few months, he has already become so powerful! No wonder those old b * stards are so powerful! '
Seven or eight black shadows immediately scurried away and swept across the ground. One by one, they disappeared into the darkness of the night. The wilderness once again returned to its tranquility.
After midnight.
At the end of the scorched earth, at the edge of a primordial forest, under a huge collapsed mountain, there was an unknown village that was struggling at death's door.
In the village, there was an oppressive and suffocating atmosphere that shrouded everyone's hearts.
In a simple and crude house made from the iron frame of a rusty bus that had been abandoned for many years, a few figures with worried faces gathered under the flame of an oil lamp. The flickering flame made the shadows behind them look a little messy and dull.
"Dad, I don't want to draw lots. I'll go. My second brother can work now, and my sister is only eight years old. Maybe she can awaken!" A ten-year-old boy clenched his fists so hard that his fingernails sank into his skinny flesh. He bit his lips, raised his head, and said in a trembling voice.
His gaze first fell on his aged father's face. Then, it moved to his mother, who was still holding his younger brother who was less than a year old and had a worried expression on her face. Finally, it landed on his sister, who was hiding in a dark corner timidly and self-abasement, in a place where the light could not reach. His sister, who was only a few years older than him, had a youthful body that should have been full of energy.
The boy shivered in fear. When he thought that he was going to become a "monster" like his sister, he started to regret his decision.
But when he turned around, he saw his little sister, who was just eight years old, was trembling violently. He gritted his teeth and held back his fear.
Beside him, there was another slightly older boy. He lowered his head and twisted his fingers. He didn't want to say anything.
The wrinkled father stayed silent for a long time. His lips moved, and he said with difficulty, "let my sister go. It's not easy to raise a boy."
After that, he didn't dare to look at his daughter. He coughed and walked painfully into the dark corner of the room.
The decision of the head of the family was a matter of life and death. The mother who was holding the child had tears streaming down her face. She hugged her little daughter's delicate and trembling body and cried heartbreakingly, "My daughter …"
The boy who volunteered felt extremely complicated. He opened his mouth several times, but because of the shadow of his "monster" sister, he shivered and avoided his sister's eyes. He clenched his little fists in pain and felt extremely guilty.
His brother kept his head down. Without saying a word, he turned around and went out to work hard. No one knew what he was thinking.
…
The next day, people in the village got up early. Some people didn't sleep at all.
The gray sky was filled with dense deadly dust. It was dark and devoid of light, suppressing everything in the world.
On the charred ground, a group of children around ten years old gathered together with the help of adults. There were about a dozen of them, and most of them were girls. Just like the pile of starving corpses buried in the ravine outside the village, the people here protected the boys and gave up the girls.
"Is everyone here?" A slightly stronger middle-aged man asked after counting the number of people.
"We're still missing Xiaosi from the Yu family. He should be here soon." The middle-aged woman next to the middle-aged man was wearing tattered clothes that were picked up from the ruins. She was shivering from the cold and looked back.
"This winter is too cold. The food in the village is about to run out. If we don't go to the forbidden land of death, I'm afraid many people will starve to death this year …" The middle-aged man looked at the increasingly cold sky and said.
"Village chief, the Yu family is here." The middle-aged woman stomped her feet and pointed to the side.
As the two of them spoke, the wrinkled father from last night held his little daughter's little hand with a numb expression. His eyes revealed a heartache, as if a knife was being twisted in his heart. A few years ago, he had already suffered such a heavy blow.
The little girl was very familiar with the other selected children. Although she was still extremely scared, with so many people around her, she seemed to be a little less scared. She silently lowered her head and walked into the group.
"Okay, since everyone is here, let's go. There are only two safest entrances to the forbidden land of death. Don't let others take the first one." The middle-aged village chief didn't say much. In front of those parents, he knew that it was useless to say anything.
The group was mostly girls. Under the leadership of the middle-aged man, they lined up in a row. The other young and strong people prepared the ropes and followed behind.
When they passed by the entrance of the village, they saw a little boy who was about ten years old. He was wearing the best clothes in the village. In fact, it was just a piece of clothing that could be bought from a street stall in the age of light. He was standing there proudly. The little girls looked at him with envy and inferiority. Because he was a awakened!
"Dad, can my sister come back alive?" The little boy who volunteered last night pulled a corner of his father's tattered clothes and said sadly.
The father wiped his wet old face with his hand and sighed. He didn't say anything.
Everyone knew what the forbidden land of death meant. Food and death coexisted!
No one and no monster could walk out of the forbidden land alive. Except for very young children, who could enter the forbidden land in a short period of time. But when they came out, they would either die of old age or look very old. They wouldn't live long either. It was as if their lives were stolen!
But there was food in the forbidden land. There were piles of monster corpses, and they were frozen. As long as they could get a little bit of food out, it would be enough for them to survive the cold winter.
For the sake of food and survival, people came up with an extremely cruel method. They tied a ten-year-old child with a rope and asked her to rush in with the grappling hook. She was supposed to hook the monster inside as fast as she could. Then, the adults outside would work together to pull the child and the monster's carcass out.
Sometimes, the hook rope would get stuck, or the monster's corpse would be blocked by something. All kinds of unexpected situations would cause the time to be delayed. When the adults finally pulled the child out, the child would have died of old age.
Only those children who were lucky and had a smooth journey could be pulled out alive. But without exception, all of them would turn into monsters with the appearance of old children. They only had a few years to live.
It wasn't the first time that the surviving village at the foot of the broken mountain had done this. The most recent time was a few years ago. A monster attack had destroyed all their food. They had gathered once. That time, only less than half of them came out alive!
What would happen this time?
His father sighed and was about to go back to prepare firewood for the winter when he heard a few figures running in from outside the village. The one in the lead was the eldest son of Old Wang's family, and behind him was a young man covered in blood.
He hurriedly told his son to go back. He walked closer and took a careful look. He gasped.
"Quick, Auntie, Second Brother is back. He's hurt, hurt!" The eldest son of the Wang family shouted anxiously. He seemed to be very familiar with the young man.
The young man struggled to open his eyes. Blood flowed into his eyes, making him look extremely ferocious. Many villagers were frightened and ran around in panic.
The young man took out a blood-stained piece of paper from his bosom and said intermittently with all his strength, "Old Seven, keep, keep this. This is what I, I, exchanged with my life. They, they are going to chase, they are coming. I have to leave immediately to distract them!"
After saying that, he fainted on the ground.
…
In the huge mushroom-cloud-like forest, the little girls carefully followed the adults. They followed the remote path and went deeper and deeper into the forest.
About an hour later, the towering mushroom cloud of plants disappeared. What appeared in front of everyone was a dead silent and empty forbidden area. Not a single hair was plucked from this place. Be it animals or plants, none of them dared to take even half a step into this minefield!
The top of the forbidden area was filled with thick black fog. Standing outside, no matter how good one's eyesight was, they couldn't see through the scene inside. Except for those children who had entered and were still alive, no one knew what was inside.
The adults were extremely afraid of the strange sounds coming from the depths of the forest. As soon as they arrived here, they quickly tied ropes for the children and prepared hooks. They were busy as fast as they could.
The youngest daughter of the Yu family was the last to be tied up. Under the urging of the adults, although she was extremely afraid, she had no one to ask for help. Because the village chief deliberately didn't let their parents and relatives come over, she could only hold the thick rope and follow behind the other children. They had no choice but to enter the thick black fog.
As soon as the children entered the range of the black fog, they immediately ran like crazy. They learned from the adults that the faster they ran, the faster they could come out. The earlier they came out, the greater the chance of survival. Although they would become monsters, they could still live.
It was the first time that the youngest daughter of the Yu family saw so many terrifying monsters. They were piled up like a mountain, and some were even several times bigger than their village! She was almost scared silly. When she came to her senses, the little monster corpses that had been hooked by the other children along the way were all gone. The ones that were left were either too big or stuck and couldn't move.
She could only bite the bullet and climb the pile of corpses. If she didn't hook anything, even if she ran back, she would be thrown back by the village chief.
After walking for about a distance, she thought that she must have become a monster like her sister under the intense fear. Her legs also lost strength, but in fact, she had only walked less than 50 meters!
At this time, a child hooked a stuck monster corpse. The adults outside pulled hard, and the huge pile of monster corpses immediately collapsed.
The children were frightened and ran. They were in a state of panic as they rolled and crawled to escape.
The youngest daughter of the Yu family also fell. Before she could get up, she saw something rolling down from the top of the pile of corpses. At this time, the other children had already run far away.
She was so anxious that she burst into tears.
"Oh, where is this?" That thing was covered in rotten armor and looked very much like a monster. It let out a long breath, and its mouth and tongue stiffly made a horrible sound.
The little girl was so scared that she choked. She was quiet as if she was shivering, and her whole body kept twitching and trembling. She looked very pitiful.
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