Soul echo

Chapter 291 Black Mist
The shimmering blade easily sliced ​​through the attacker's muscles and bones, even easier than splitting a piece of wood.

Zhong Ye pressed down the long knife, and the wind blew up from all sides.

The force measured in tons is concentrated in one line, and the displaced air squeezes the surrounding environment. Therefore, the dust deposited on the ground is flying up, showing the shape of the strong wind.

The corpse that had been split in half flew past Lilian and the others, hit the wall, rebounded and fell to the ground.

Lily Lieber felt goosebumps all over her body when she heard the strange sound coming from behind her, and turned her head to look behind her involuntarily, for fear that the corpse would get up again.

However, to her surprise, she didn't see any blood on the wall with the glimmer of light from the long knife.

Immediately afterwards, Lily lowered her head and looked at her body.

"No blood..."

If there is blood, the blade of the long knife will be smeared with blood, and it is impossible to still have so much light now.

"There is indeed no blood." Zhong Ye said lightly.

Lily and the others failed to notice, but because of his strong perception, the moment the attacker appeared, his eyes caught its figure and saw its shape clearly.

It was a young man dressed as a 'modern' adventurer, but his face was dull and expressionless.

There is still a heartbeat in the body, and the 'blood' is still flowing.

Now it seems that what flows in that body is not blood at all!
In just a split second, Zhong Ye's will took over the body's instincts, and his heart pumped suddenly, making his blood boil.

Simultaneous internal and external breathing squeezes the power out of the cells, and the replaced high-energy bonds wake up the sleeping body.

Limbs and bones seemed to be born again, just twisting his ankles and turning back, the air whimpered.

Ka Ka Ka!
The metal ground deforms, and the feedback force surges up from the soles of the feet, passes through the Achilles tendon, soleus muscle, and gastrocnemius muscle, and pours into the knee.

Then, Zhong Ye, who bent down like a wild beast of prey, rushed out.

Surging power burst out under his feet, and the roar suddenly sounded.

Lilian and Lily Lieber only felt a gust of wind blowing in their faces, and Zhong Ye's figure disappeared in front of them, and then there was a loud noise behind them, and even more violent winds followed one after another!

"drink!"

Zhong Ye's yelling was especially loud in this silent space. Lilian and the others hurriedly turned their heads and saw a gleaming torrent.

The power diffused from the blade was transformed into light, and the power from the sun instantly dispelled the darkness in the passage, and made the monster emerging from the corpse nowhere to hide.

It was a cloud of black mist—the black mist that was split in half by Zhong Ye and was still surging, trying to stick together!
However, when Zhong Ye drew the knife just now, he injected 'Qi' into the blade.

It is the chorus of 'soul' and 'body', and the echo of 'life'.

The strong breath of 'life' was constantly eroding the black mist, Zhong Ye took two steps back, watching coldly the black mist slowly evaporate and dissipate.

Lily Lieber came over and asked in surprise, "Zhong, was that... the eastern monster you were talking about just now?"

"It looks very similar, but I don't know why it appears here..."

Zhong Ye frowned. Apart from that, he still had a doubt in his heart—why did the skin controlled by the 'Painted Skin' just now look so unintelligent?
Its behavior was similar to that of a wild beast, and after its shell was destroyed, it did not run away immediately, but seemed to want to snatch their bodies.

Those "painted skins" I've seen before are not to say they are smart, but at least they are alert. They know how to use their strange appearance to intimidate him, and they even scared him back a few steps, so they couldn't catch up, which led to what happened later.

Could it be that there is some power inside the metal building that can make people mentally handicapped?

Speaking of which, the one who attacked them in the hall before seemed to be the 'Painted Skin' - at least the feeling that that force gave him was similar to that of those 'Painted Skins'.

"Teacher, should we go deeper?" Lilian walked over and asked timidly.

"...Forget it." Zhong Ye shook his head, "Let's call it a day."

Although he still wanted to go deeper and see what was inside that would scare the owner of the 'bazaar' so much.

But seeing Lilian and the others startled, he knew that they had almost reached their limit.

Zhong Ye and the others returned the same way, and when they passed the hall, they found that all the people inside had dispersed, only the staff of the 'bazaar' remained.

When those staff saw Zhong Ye and the three of them, it was as if they had seen a ghost. They had never seen anyone who could walk out alive after stepping into the depths of this building.

The three of Zhong Ye stood under the light, but they didn't show any discomfort. Their eyes were lively and flexible, and the expressions on their faces were not dull. They could tell they were alive at a glance.

Zhong Ye and the others brushed past the staff of the 'market', but those staff did not dare to stop Zhong Ye and the others and asked about things in the depths of the building.

——What they couldn't do by themselves, but those few people did it. Where did they have the courage to stop those few people?

"That's right, Zhong."

After leaving the metal building, Lily suddenly remembered something, and turned to look at Zhong Ye, "Didn't you say that you have a special ability that can prevent all creatures from reacting to you when they see you for the first time?" Is it hostile? Why didn’t it take effect just now?”

Hearing this, Zhong Ye himself felt a little strange.

"Huh? Can 'painted skin' be considered a 'creature'?" Zhong Ye rubbed his chin and frowned.

Logically speaking, 'Painted Skins' can be divided into larvae and adults, so they should also be considered living beings, but their growth conditions and the aura they carry make Zhong Ye doubt their identity as 'creatures'.

Moreover, those altars that were permeated with the breath of 'death' and could corrupt the natural environment that I saw in Chartres, are most likely related to the 'painted skin', which is another doubtful point.

After thinking hard for a moment, Zhong Ye gave up thinking.

He doesn't study biology, and he doesn't know anything about 'painted skin'. Even if he stands here and scratches his head until tomorrow morning, he won't get a definite answer.

If you can't get the answer, don't think about it!

Rest for one night, and see how Lily is doing tomorrow. If she's in good shape, take action and look for the traces of Nemo's paintings based on the clues you got earlier.

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As expected, Lily Lieber used her willpower to bear it for two days before, but on the third day, which is today, she finally couldn't bear it anymore.

The whole person was lying on the bed, with no strength at all, and the muscles all over the body were screaming with pain.

Lily stared blankly at the ceiling, and after a while, turned her head to look at Zhong Ye and Lilian who came in through the door.

"How did you do it?"

Forget about Zhong Ye, his strength is strong enough to make him ignore the fatigue during the journey, but isn't Lilian weaker than her?And how do you relieve physical fatigue?
"When I take Lilian to exercise, I will intentionally help her relieve muscle fatigue." Zhong Ye put the breakfast on the table and looked back at Lili, "I remember I invited you to exercise together before, but you are too lazy gone."

"Next time, definitely next time."

Lily nodded her head perfunctorily, and was about to get up from the bed when Zhong Ye pushed her back.

"It just so happens that you are not feeling well, why don't you take the textbook by the way, I want to teach Lilian how to relieve muscle fatigue."

Lily froze for a moment, then smiled, "Then how are you going to guide...?"

"Turn over."

Lily turned over obediently, lying on the bed, and then felt someone climbed onto the bed and straddled her back.

"Start with the shoulders first."

Zhong Ye's voice came from beside the bed, making Lili turn her head in amazement.

"No, didn't you do it?"

Zhong Ye gave her a strange look, shook his head and said, "Practice is the best way to learn. Only by doing it yourself can you learn how to relieve muscle pain as soon as possible. After all, men and women don't get along well. If similar things happen again in the future, you can ask Lilian Help you solve it."

From the corner of Lily's eyes, she caught the shy smile on Lilian's face, and suddenly felt a sense of crisis in her heart.

"do not!"

The palms were clenched suddenly, and then slowly relaxed.

Not to mention, it's quite comfortable.

(End of this chapter)