I Was Once a Legend

No sound could be heard under the cellar. The young man who was a head shorter than him looked calm, and the power was transmitted to his hand along the barrel of the gun.

Dong Zheng heaved a sigh of relief, and suddenly relaxed with relief, only to realize how much pain he has all over his body now.

The wounds that had been bandaged before had opened again in the fight and escape from the zombies, oozing blood.

Dong Zheng didn't care about dealing with himself, nodded slightly to Cui Zuojing who came in time, said "thank you", and immediately went to see Linhai who was lying aside.

The boy was still lying on his back in that position, breathing heavily and making a frightening sound like a broken bellows.The bruise of horrible fingerprints appeared on his neck, swollen around, exactly the same as the corpse of the ranger in the house.

"How do you feel?" Dong Zheng squatted down beside him and asked in a deep voice.Lin Hai couldn't answer, his vocal cords and trachea were damaged, he could only wink at Dong Zheng with difficulty, the tears flowed out of his eyes because of the pain, it was miserable.

How to do?

Seeing his younger brother suffering like this, Dong Zheng naturally felt bad too.He doesn't have professional medical knowledge, so he doesn't dare to move Linhai easily, but letting him lie on the ground like this is not an option.

And Cui Zuojing took the opportunity to rummage through Dong Linhai, and successfully took out a box of medicine from the boy's trousers pocket—according to the parameter settings of the primary box, it is easy to find medicine and other supplies in the plot point.

He opened the package, took out a grain, and stuffed it into Linhai's mouth.

Dong Zheng didn't have time to stop him, so he could only say: "He can't swallow it."

"It's okay, just keep it in your mouth." Cui Zuojing said as he picked out another one and handed it to Dong Zheng, "You ate it too, this injury made my whole body hurt."

With the fetters of the blood contract, Dong Zheng's pain was naturally distributed to Cui Zuojing half. Although he had not been injured since entering here, thanks to Dong Zheng's blessing, Cui Zuojing's clean white shirt was already stained with blood.

his own blood.

Dong Zheng took the capsule and the medicine box in Cui Zuojing's hands, and read the instructions.

Cui Zuojing gave a cut in displeasure.

However, it is indeed a good character to have the most basic vigilance at all times, at least not like most newcomers who die in the box due to some inexplicable reasons.

There are only two very perfunctory words "eatme (eat me)" on the instruction manual.

Dong Zheng didn't hesitate anymore, and swallowed the medicine dry.

He was not idle while waiting for the effect of the medicine to take effect. He took out the bullet box from Linhai, loaded two bullets into the shotgun, and asked, "Did that thing come after it?"

Cui Zuojing knew that he was referring to Henry. The boy stood aside with his hands in his trouser pockets, kicking the weeds lightly with his toes in boredom, and said, "I probably won't come over for a while. What did you take to make it keep chasing you?" ?”

"Not long after entering here, our team has not dispersed. We saw an unfilled coffin in the cemetery. There was a reminder that the gold beads on it were key props, so everyone took them."

Dong Zheng showed Cui Zuojing two gold beads the size of marbles from his coat pocket, "Afterwards, that thing crawled out of the coffin and started chasing us, probably because I had two in my hand, and it was aiming at it. It's bigger, Linhai and I escaped from it once, but we were seriously injured, so Linhai had no choice but to try to summon him with a prisoner card, to see if he could save me... sorry."

"Do you know what a blood contract is?" Cui Zuojing asked back. He was really annoyed. He had stayed in the Pure White Realm for more than three years, and he had only seen two pilgrims sign a blood contract when they had nowhere to go.

Dong Zheng shook his head: "After getting the prisoner card in the novice box, the clown only mentions the blood bond. The prisoner can share the master's injuries and save lives at critical moments. We don't know the rest."

have to.

Cui Zuojing started to have a headache, he took a deep breath, and patiently explained: "Blood contract, a form of contract that can be signed at any time regardless of the wishes of the prisoners, it is indeed good for prisoners to help share the injuries, but the person who signed the blood contract , can only have one prisoner in a lifetime.

"Master has three chances to enforce orders on blood deed prisoners, but when using orders, he also needs to pay a certain price."

"A certain price?"

"For example, if you use a mandatory order to ask me to kill someone, you may lose an arm accordingly, depending on the strength of the order."

Dong Zheng was silent, and it was the first time he knew these things.He can only have one prisoner in his life. This restriction is somewhat beyond his expectation, but it is not very unexpected. The blood contract can have such a heaven-defying effect as sharing injuries, so it is naturally impossible to have no restrictions.

Cui Zuojing asked again: "How did you get the prisoner card?"

The clown said that the black gold cards that can summon him should all be in the hands of senior pilgrims.

"The last box of the novice level was given a card. Later, someone who was also a novice said that he would use his own card to exchange it with me, so I changed it."

Cui Zuojing's expression froze, and he immediately asked, "What kind of person?"

Dong Zheng thought for a while, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and his face was blank for a few seconds: "... I forgot?"

He tried his best to recall what happened at that time, but he couldn't remember anything. He didn't even know why he agreed to the exchange at the beginning. Obviously, with his character, it would not be easy...

"If you can't remember it, don't think about it. Someone used amnestics on you, and he doesn't want you to remember." Cui Zuojing's heart has completely sunk, and it is very likely that he is not what he thought when he came back this time.

Someone is doing something.

A few seconds later, Dong Zheng hissed lightly, probably because the medicine had taken effect, the wound on his body was constantly itching, and he could clearly feel that the flesh was gradually healing.

He immediately lowered his head to look at Linhai, the young man's bloodshot and flushed face didn't look so bad, the sound of his breathing became much more normal, and the finger marks on his neck faded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just ten seconds, Dong Linhai was able to speak, although his voice was still abnormally hoarse:

"Am I not dead?"

Cui Zuojing: "I'm sorry, I didn't die, do you think it's a pity?"

"I won't die." Dong Zheng pulled Dong Linhai up, put his arm on his shoulder, and helped Linhai who was still dizzy into the room.

The boy couldn't use his legs due to the severe fright, and his whole body was almost hung on his brother.

The dense fog filled the air, and the ominous cries of the crows on the trees in the distance were really disturbing. Cui Zuojing frowned irritably, and a stone was thrown from his hand, and disappeared into the dark forest in a blink of an eye.

The world is quiet.

Cui Zuojing looked at the tightly closed cellar again, and followed behind the two brothers. The injuries caused by the blood contract had disappeared, which finally made him feel a little better after he came back here.

But only a few.

Dong Zheng took off all the bandages on his body, and was getting water for Dong Linhai. The tall and strong boy was placed on the chair, and he touched his neck that had completely subsided with lingering fear, and the terrifying feeling of suffocation still remained in his mind.

Crouching under the huge shadow, he looked at Dong Zheng's figure and said, "Brother, I left the lamp below."

"It's okay." Dong Zheng brought him water. There was still half of the water in the kettle on the stove. I don't know how long it had been left, but it looked clear and had no peculiar smell.

Cui Zuojing leaned against the door and looked coldly at the scene of brothers and sisters respecting each other, and suddenly asked: "Aren't you two real brothers?"

The two looked at him together, Dong Linhai opened his mouth and just wanted to speak, Dong Zheng stepped ahead of him and said: "It's a brother."

Lin Hai swallowed the "half father" that was about to escape, and obediently closed his mouth.

——Brother, what kind of prisoner is he guarding against?

"It doesn't look very similar." How could Cui Zuojing fail to see that Dong Zheng didn't really want to talk about such a private topic with him, and if he didn't want to talk about it, there was no need to force him, anyway, he would know sooner or later .

His excess curiosity had been exhausted during his last trip to the Pure White Realm. In this world, the less people know, the more likely they are to live in a daze.

A group of people settled down for the time being and took a short rest.Dong Linhai was resting and returning to his soul, and from time to time he touched his neck which was still intact.

Cui Zuojing wandered aimlessly in the hut, while Dong Zheng began to count their current supplies.

At present, they have a shotgun that Dong Linhai found in the cellar. There are four bullets in the two boxes. After eating two of the medicine, there is one left. Judging from the effect shown, it is absolutely life-saving. hole card.

There are also two golden balls that Dong Zheng took down from under the coffin, known to be plot props to be used later, the only weapon dagger in his hand is now inserted into the mouth of the zombie at the entrance of the cellar, and the lantern has also fallen off.

However, Dong Zheng found a flashlight from the ranger's bedroom. Although the light was not too bright, it seemed that the battery was about to run out, but at least it could illuminate.

After doing all this, he read the ranger's notes again, thinking about possible clues in it.

The way of the ranger's death is known, the monster that came out of the cellar strangled him, but the source of the blood is still unknown.

The cellar seemed to have imprisoned something, and then the thing tore through the railing and escaped. Since the cellar suddenly appeared in the yard one night, it should have nothing to do with the rangers.

Dong Zheng told Cui Zuojing and Dong Linhai about these conjectures, Linhai was still in a daze, "Oh", and asked: "And then?"

Dong Zheng: "The repeatedly mentioned southeast is probably a hint of the next direction. The pendant given to the ranger by the troubadour may also be a key clue, but I didn't find it."

Cui Zuojing raised his chin in the direction of the ranger's body: "There is still one place that hasn't been searched."

Dong Zheng understood immediately, and frowned: "You mean..."

Linhai looked blankly at the two of them, then at the ranger: "Haven't the corpses been searched already?"

"Who said that the search is over." Cui Zuojing smiled at Dong Linhai, that smile was malicious, "Do you know where is the best place to hide things on a person's body?"

Dong Linhai: ……………………

Don't really want to know.

But it's not over yet, it seems that Linhai's expression really made Cui Zuojing amused, he pointed at the ranger with a smile, and said: "Do you want to come and search? I have been hiding behind your brother for protection, don't you want to do it?" Do you want to contribute?"

"Let me do it." Dong Zheng squatted down as he said, wrapped the blood-stained bandages he removed earlier on his hands, untied the ranger's torn jacket, took a deep breath, and was about to start.

"Let him do it." Cui Zuojing stood in front of the corpse, stopped Dong Zheng from making a move, put his hands in his pockets, looked at Linhai, and said with a smile, "You are such a big person, and when you encounter problems, you will only hide behind others." After death, unweaned children cannot survive here."

The provocative method really worked, Linhai stood up before he could speak, he was raised very well, he was already more than 1.8 meters, a head taller than Cui Zuojing.

Not to be outdone, the young man wrapped the bandage on Dong Zheng's hand around his own, and muttered: "I'll come, I will come, and you still say me, you are obviously younger than me, okay?"

Cui Zuojing reminded him "in good faith": "But I will not hold back, I saved your lives."

"I won't hold back either." Dong Linhai squatted next to the corpse, saw the horrific pinch marks on the ranger's neck, recalled the experience a few minutes ago, and couldn't help itchy throat.

He coughed a few times, dawdled for a while, and finally made complete mental preparations, gritted his teeth, and stretched out his hand.

The forest ranger's corpse had been rotting for a long time, and the flesh would rot when touched. Dong Linhai couldn't help retching as soon as he touched the cold and sticky inside. He resisted the urge to run away and continued to probe inside. , touched something that looked like a stomach.

Shredded chicken, shredded beef, shredded lamb leg, shredded braised pig's foot...

Linhai used the ultimate self-hypnosis on himself, he turned his head and stared at his feet, and after a long time of messing around in the poor forest ranger's stomach, he finally touched a hard object.

"Found it!" Dong Linhai immediately withdrew his hand, threw the thing on the ground, couldn't bear it, pulled off the bloody bandage on his hand, rubbed the broken flesh off his arm on the wall, and stepped back a few steps away from what he picked out. The disfigured corpse, after holding its breath for two seconds, lowered its head to the corner and vomited violently.

Dong Zheng has been watching silently from the side, the young man is right, in this place where he can't even protect himself, it is impossible for Linhai to only rely on the protection of others, the sooner he grows up, the better for him.

That's why, he didn't stop Cui Zuojing from stimulating Linhai.

Dong Zheng picked up the objects on the ground and wiped off the blood on them with the forest ranger's clothes. It was a small thing in the shape of a "soldier" in chess, about the thickness of a little finger, with a string, which also showed that it was once a pendant.

"This should be an amulet, but I don't know what it does. The ranger swallowed it directly in order not to lose it or be taken away by others." He said and put the thing away.

On the other side, Dong Linhai had almost vomited and was rinsing his mouth with water, looking sickly.

Dong Zheng: "This is not a good place, rest for a while, and we are ready to go."

After resting for four to five minutes, Cui Zuojing, who was resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.

Something is coming.

thump-thump-

Now the two brothers also felt the tremor of the ground, and the neighing of the war horse pierced through the night, as if some giant was walking towards them, every step was so heavy that a lot of dust fell from the roof.

"No, come again?" Linhai wailed.

Dong Zheng immediately put the ranger's notepad into his pocket, waved his hand, and said in a low voice, "Go! Get out over the wall."

"You guys go first." Cui Zuojing said, he stared out the window thoughtfully, two scarlet spots were gradually approaching, "I'll clean them up and follow."

Dong Zheng nodded and didn't talk nonsense anymore. He didn't need to doubt the strength of the accidentally summoned prisoner, at least not now. The strength of "Arabidopsis" might even be higher than that of zombie knights. will hold you back.

What they need to worry more about is themselves.

The figures of the two brothers quickly disappeared into the courtyard by the back door, and Linhai also walked away with a kerosene lamp.Cui Zuojing went into the kitchen and took chopsticks, spoons and the only table knife, and armed himself.

"It's time to finish it." He muttered, gently kicked away the battered body of the ranger, pushed open the blood-stained door, and walked out of the hut.

The author has something to say: Once again, the two are free and equal, the blood contract is just a formality, there has never been coercion or superiority, love is also free love.If you can't accept it, please abandon the article in a friendly manner, and please don't post strange remarks that distort the facts in the comment area orz