spirit walker

Chapter 256 Thick Fog (Happy Birthday to Mr. Cai)
Zhang Yuanqing subconsciously pulled Guan Ya to his side, with a serious tone:
"Don't stay away from me!"

The tall and slender mixed-race sister Yu was staggered by him. Through a layer of mist, Guan Ya saw Yuan Shi's face was dignified and tense, like a child guarding a favorite toy. That nervous and cautious mood was completely written in the face.

His reaction was the most authentic instinctive reaction. After a while, he realized that I had a protective suit. According to Yuan Shi's personality, he would definitely check the cause of the poor girl's death immediately and change the subject.

"Sister Guan Ya, be careful yourself, I'll go and see what's going on." Zhang Yuanqing said in a deep voice.

Sure enough, Guan Yaxin said that my old lady has already seen through you kid.

She followed Zhang Yuanqing to the corpse. At this time, all the team members had completed the preliminary "autopsy" around the girl's corpse, discussing with painful faces.

"He was beheaded by a sharp weapon, and Ai Ai had no chance to react." Fairy Peony said sadly.

She seems to know this girl named "Ai Ai".

"I was right next to her just now, and I didn't feel any movement. There was no sound of swinging a knife, or the sound of mist surging." The little fairy of Niulan Mountain with a ball head frowned and said.

It's kind of scary when there's no movement
Unknown enemies are the scariest. All the walkers in the spirit realm quietly tightened their nerves and took out their props to prevent accidents.

Tianxia Guihuo squatted on the ground, inspecting the head and corpse, while observing, he said his own analysis:

"The attack should come from the front, beheading in an instant. It's strange that the distance between the team members is not large, and there is no room for the "murderer" to swing the sharp blade. But looking at the cut, the "murderer" has to swing it in a half circle to see the effect."

"How to judge that the attack is from the front." Jiang Jingwei was puzzled.

Guan Ya explained in a low voice: "If the attack comes from behind, the corpse will lie forward due to inertia when walking. But now the corpse is lying on its back, which means that the throat was attacked and it instinctively leaned back."

Except for the fire master who nodded repeatedly, the other spirit walkers were all at the captain level. These simple on-site inspections did not require explanation from others.

Jiang Jingwei understood, and frowned:

"Everyone was so close just now, if someone swung a knife from the front and slashed over, a lot of people would die. Why did she die alone?"

Tianxia Guihuo let out a sigh of relief and said, "This is why I can't figure it out."

Can't hear the enemy, don't even know how the opponent is attacking, but can instantly kill a level 3 wood demon, which is a bit scary.

Zhang Yuanqing hesitated for a moment, his eyes were dark and surging, and in front of everyone, he summoned the spirit body left by the corpse and swallowed it in one gulp.

He planned to ask Ling directly to see if there was any clue.

The official walkers watched silently, and no one stopped them.

In this dangerous dungeon, surviving is the first task. As long as the method works, there can be a flexible moral bottom line.

Ten seconds later, Zhang Yuanqing opened his eyes and shook his head.

Ai Ai didn't know how she died, she just lost consciousness and lost her life in an instant.

"Can't even find the murderer?" Asano Ryo's expression changed.

At this time, the dense fog is getting thicker and thicker, and the visibility is getting lower and lower. Even if there is a torch shining on it, the people around will become blurred.

Invisible fear brewed in everyone's hearts, and disputes broke out among the teams.

"This fog is weird. The longer you stay, the more dangerous it becomes. Leave quickly, and you will be safe through the dense fog."

"No, we must find out the reason and solve the problem. The dense fog covers a wide area, which affects our exploration of the maze. Moreover, if someone dies on the way, the map will be even more missing."

Both sides insisted on their own words, and finally shouted:
"Yuanshi Tianzun, where are you, in a word, this matter is up to you to decide."

Zhang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and said:
"First of all, we don't know the frequency of the crisis. If the frequency is very short and the area covered by the dense fog is very wide, then most of the members will be lost before we go out.

"If you are an ostrich, you can't solve the problem. My suggestion is to deal with the crisis and move on."

At this time, the benefits of prestige are highlighted, and the team members will not be convinced if the same words are said by others.

But when Yuanshi Tianzun spoke, everyone was willing to obey.

Seeing that no one objected, Zhang Yuanqing looked at the 23-year-old girl with a ball head and said:

"Little Fairy, you were by Ai Ai's side before, did you do anything before she died?"

He wanted to know whether Ai Ai's death was pure bad luck, or if some "mechanism" was unintentionally triggered.

The little fairy of Niulan Mountain frowned, thought for a while, then shook her head and said:

"Probably not, I didn't pay attention to her deliberately."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded, then looked at Tianxia Guihuo, Jiang Jingwei and other fire masters, and said:
"Try to make an explosion and see if you can disperse the flames."

It was said that the fire masters showed strong execution ability, rubbing out a ball of fire with each hand, and throwing it into the distance.

"boom!"

Explosions sounded one after another, and the shock wave rolled the crimson flames, raging in all directions, and the dense fog violently turbulent, like muddy water.

But the field of vision did not become clear. The fog here was too thick, and the shock waves generated by the explosion just made the slowly floating fog chaotic.

To clear the fog, fresh air must come in.

I remember that the rain master has the ability to blow the wind and rain. If I can have this means, I can blow away the thick fog. There are various methods, but none of them can dispel the mountain fog.

"Yuanshi, the fog is getting bigger and bigger, it can't stay any longer."

Guan Ya looked around and found that the dense fog had become so "thick" that she could hardly see the people around her.

Zhang Yuanqing nodded silently, and said loudly:
"Everyone moves forward hand in hand. From now on, keep counting to ensure that no one gets separated or dies. Who is behind Ai Ai? Report the route."

Everyone moved quickly, holding hands, with Zhang Yuanqing leading the way.

The team counted while advancing along the route.

"1, 2, 313, 14."

After one death, the total size of the team is 14 people.

The second round of counting begins:
"1, 2, 312, 13"

The counting stopped abruptly, and 14 did not sound for a long time.

Everyone's hearts sank, and then they heard a trembling voice from the end of the line:
"I, I'm number 14, and I've been attacked."

The one who spoke was Yu Nu Wu Gua, a young man in his early thirties, a level 3 water ghost.

Everyone quickly surrounded them, and several fire masters lit torches to gather as much light as possible to enhance visibility.

Zhang Yuanqing asked:

"what happened?"

Yu Nu Wugua looked terrified, "Just now, I was suddenly attacked. Something cut my neck and knocked out my passive."

The water ghost's passivity ignores physical attacks.

If she hadn't been passive, Yu Nu Wugua would have died.

"Did you see the attacker? What was the attack method?"

Everyone hurriedly asked.

Yu Nu Wugua touched her neck and recalled:

"I didn't see the attacker at all, and I didn't feel any abnormalities. I just felt a pain in my neck, and then I found that the passive skill was activated. However, I sensed a foreign object invading my body. After my head melted into water, its convulsion The trajectory of departure is upward."

up?

The official walkers raised their heads instantly, but all they saw was thick fog.

Zhang Yuanqing shook off the yin-yang magic robe, draped it over his shoulders, and his spirit body came out of his body and floated towards the crown of the tree.

As he approached the canopy, he was again blocked and unable to continue his ascent.

Zhang Yuanqing stuck to the barrier and floated back and forth under the canopy, looking for the crisis hidden among the lush branches and leaves.

The experience of Yu Nu Wu Gua shows that a spirit body without a physical body can also be immune to the damage of the attacker.

Zhang Yuanqing made a quick inspection and found no abnormalities. He immediately sank into his spirit body and returned to his physical body.

"not found!"

His answer disappointed everyone, and they collapsed immediately.

This kind of invisible enemy is more difficult than facing the tree king. The latter is at least visible and tangible, and the danger is clearly in front of him.

"This won't work. We don't have the passiveness of water ghosts. If we are targeted, we will definitely die." Long live the white tiger frowned.

The world returns to fire and murmurs:
"I calculated the time. The interval between Ai Ai's death and Yunu Wugua's attack is 5 minutes. If this is the frequency of danger, then the next attack will be 5 minutes later."

All the official walkers fell silent, they were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, silently waiting for death to come.

The next one might be me.

In other words, official practitioners have high quality, strong discipline, and can calm down. If they are replaced by casual cultivators, there may already be disputes at this moment, and they will fall into internal friction.

Zhang Yuanqing was close to Guan Ya, and whispered in her ear:

"Is Yunu Wugua telling the truth?"

Guan Ya's ears burned, she frowned and said:
"Judging from the tone, it should be true, but I can't see his face clearly, so I can't observe it."

At this time, Peony Fairy took a deep breath:

"Yuanshi Tianzun, what should we do now? No matter what you say, I will listen to you."

Everyone looked silently into the thick fog, only the captain in silhouette remained.

The dungeon does not have a clear captain position, but Yuanshi Tianzun is the recognized captain.

Is this giving your life to me?Zhang Yuanqing was under a lot of pressure, he looked around and said, "Keep going!"

Moving on Everyone sighed in their hearts, moving on meant doing nothing, and it seemed that Yuanshi Tianzun had no choice.

The team walked through the labyrinthine forest with heavy and slow steps. The thick fog obscured the sight, and they couldn't see the road clearly, let alone the fork in the road. In order not to make mistakes, Zhang Yuanqing asked his fellow earth monsters to walk in the forefront.

They can effectively distinguish how many roads there are at the fork.

"2 minutes."

Someone in the team suddenly said.

There are still 3 minutes. Zhang Yuanqing muttered in his heart, and actively used his brain to think about the countermeasures.

After Ai Ai's death, Zhang Yuanqing was the first to think that the crisis came from the dungeon, but when several investigations failed, at that time, he turned the object of suspicion into the second and fifth child of Dark Night Rose.

Could it be that the dense fog simply obscures the vision and increases the difficulty of the maze.

Is Er Wu Zai taking advantage of the dungeon to secretly kill people?
So he proposed to hold hands and report the number, all in order to limit the possible existence of two or five children.

But now it seems that the possibility of Erwu Zai killing someone is not high.

"3 minutes."

Someone else said.

Zhang Yuanqing's mind turned quickly:
"Currently, we can only conclude that the attacker's attack frequency is once every 5 minutes. If you want to find more patterns, you have to continue to observe. Every observation is a human life, which cannot be consumed like this."

"The danger comes from the canopy, but I didn't find any abnormalities. I can't tell whether Yu Nu Wugua is lying or not. The fog is too thick, and Guan Ya can't see his face clearly."

"How did the attacker hide? The attack method is not clear, but one thing is certain, it is related to the weird fog. The danger from the fog"

Thinking of this, a face jumped out of Zhang Yuanqing's mind.

——Lee Hsien-jong!

The dense fog at this moment brought back an unpleasant memory for him. Back then in his aunt's hospital, he was trapped in the dense fog. He suffered a great loss and was almost beaten into autism.

This is a classic stress disorder.

and many more!

Zhang Yuanqing had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly realized what was going on with the dense fog in the labyrinth forest.

In the side mission introduction, it is mentioned that the power of evil cultivators has infiltrated the forest, and the road to the top of the mountain is full of dangers.

The mountain god is the name of the earth monster after changing his job, so what is the job of the evil cultivator?
It's a bewitching demon!
Because after the first job change of the bewitching demon, it is also the name of the saint realm, called the mist master!
"4 minutes."

The voice of the person telling the time became low.

Everyone in the team felt dignified, their muscles tensed, and they were in a state of alert and nervousness.

In 1 minute, the attacker hiding in the dark will make a move.

Zhang Yuanqing was in a good mood.

After figuring out the details of the crisis, it is much easier to think about the countermeasures.

I remember fighting Lee Hsien-jong in the hospital, he judged my position based on the flow of the fog, and the attacker must have done the same.

So, as long as the prohibition does not move, can the crisis be avoided?

Give it a try. Zhang Yuanqing stopped and said loudly:
"Stop! All stop."

The team then stopped.

Zhang Yuanqing didn't give them a chance to ask questions, and said: "From now on, don't move, breathe slowly, it's best not to breathe, don't make any movement, don't ask why, trust me, just do it."

If this is still dead, then the attacker has the same facial features as the dungeon, and they are two or five boys. If this is the case, use Guan Ya's mask to investigate.

The team members did not ask any questions, they held their breath and remained motionless.

They counted the time silently, and every second was extremely painful.

Finally 5 minutes are up.

The team remained still, and after half a minute, they heard Yuanshi Tianzun say:

"Start counting!"

"1, 2, 313, 14."

This round, no one died.

The spiritual realm walkers of the lawful camp were divided into three branches, each heading for a mountain path.

The team led by Zhao Chenghuang, numbering 23, was silently walking through the dark forest.

The trails under our feet extend in all directions, criss-crossing and criss-crossing. If we go to any wrong fork, the team composed of officials and casual cultivators will be trapped in the maze forest.

The method they adopted was the same as that of Zhang Yuanqing's team. Each person memorized a part of the route, and the 23 brains jointly memorized the maze route.

And because the number of people is dominant, some people remember the route repeatedly, which can prevent the accidental death of someone and cause the route to be lost.

The sound of chaotic footsteps echoed in the quiet dense forest, and the layers of branches and leaves would occasionally make a "rustling" sound due to the night wind.

It became more and more silent and gloomy.

Several fire masters held high the "torch" and made selfless dedication to bring light to everyone.

As they walked, Sun Miaomiao frowned and said in a low voice:
"The Yin Qi in the vicinity has intensified."

Zhao Chenghuang said "hmm": "It seems that there are other dangers in the maze. If it's a resentful spirit, it's easy."

There are eight night wandering gods here, even if it is a resentful spirit in the realm of saints, it can still make it lose its soul.

Just as Sun Miaomiao was about to speak, she suddenly saw a black shadow hanging on the top of a tree in front of her.

Looking intently, it was a hanged corpse, wearing a dusty mountaineering suit, hanging straight in the air, dead for a long time.

The face of the corpse was covered with corpse spots, the flesh was blue-gray, and the eyes were closed, which looked extremely creepy.

"Hey, there seems to be a corpse there."

The law-abiding walkers behind saw the hanged ghost hanging in the air by the light of the torches.

"It seems to be a climber, er, I have seen a climber in the outer layer, I didn't expect there to be a climber in the maze."

"Be careful, the climbers are not from our mountain god camp."

Everyone approached cautiously and slowly.

Suddenly, the corpse hanging in the treetops opened its eyes.

A pair of blood-red pupils, with twisted and weird runes printed in the pupils.

Sun Miaomiao only felt a "boom" in her brain, as if someone had hit her head with a stick, and she lost all consciousness.

The next moment, her dizzy pupils regained their aura, and she broke free from the dizziness.

At the critical moment, she transferred all the negative influence to the spiritual servant.

Bewitching eyes?Is this corpse affected by the power of evil cultivators?While Sun Miaomiao was thinking about it, she heard heavy breathing beside her and behind her.

She trembled in her heart, and looked back.

I saw the Lawful Walkers behind them all with distorted expressions, heavy breathing, and the desire to kill flashed in their red eyes.

And beside her, except for Maoshan Warlock, Yuan Ting, and Zhao Chenghuang, who completed the extreme operation (letting the spirit servant take the blame), the other night wandering gods have been tricked one after another.

"These guys are bewitched."

The pawn who crossed the river came with a solemn face, he was the only one sober besides Sun Miaomiao and the other four.

As Xiao Qingyang, no one can sneak attack under his nose who is specialized in insight, not even a corpse.

"What should I do?" Maoshan Warlock said.

Zhao Chenghuang's expression was stern: "Try to control them, try not to kill them."

"Only five of us?" Maoshan Warlock stared.

Zhao Chenghuang glanced at him: "You have no choice."

Um? 14 people?
After listening to the report, the team members almost didn't react.

They were already mentally prepared for the sacrifice of their colleagues, but they didn't expect it to be a peaceful "Christmas Eve?"

The uplifting emotions passed through the crowd, the heavy heart receded, and joy hung on their faces again.

"No, no one died. No one died this time."

Peony Fairy personally counted the number of people, confirmed that there were 14 people, and confirmed that everyone was still alive.

Ryo Asano also counted.

Daoguo JK and the young woman Peony were full of surprise: "How do you know that you won't be attacked if you stand still?"

Guan Ya and Tianxia Guihuo were thoughtful.

The official walkers looked at Yuanshi Tianzun in unison, with anticipation implied in their eyes.

Yuanshi Tianzun must have already conquered the dense fog crisis, and in this case, there will be no need to die in the future.

PS: The typo is corrected first and then corrected.I wish Mr. Cai a happy birthday and a prosperous business.

(End of this chapter)