Chapter 303 Elephant’s Cemetery
I don’t know how long it took, but Haruyo climbed up from the mud.
There was silence except for the splash of mud falling from him on the water.
At this time, his whole body was sticky, and he couldn't tell whether it was blood or mud.
Haruyo's clothes clung to his skin, and his hair was tangled with the mud, like a homeless man who had been on the street for a long time.
The mud almost submerged his calves. As he struggled to hold on to the cave wall, the claws of the tufubutu protruding from the mud stood in random directions, making Haruyo almost think that this was a mangrove forest where the tide had receded.
It's just that the vitality of the mangroves is slow and secretive, but in this cave, there is only the smell of death.
They are all dead, dead.
What happened half an hour ago was like a nightmare.
As Yin Xiu and the others unfolded the Bagua array under their feet, above their heads, the Bagua array that had been projected from the ground moved faster and became clearer.
Many Tufu Tu were driven out from the top, sides and bottom of the rock wall, almost as if they were making a charge without fear of casualties, and the mud monkeys rushed forward one after another.
They seemed to be affected by the Bagua formation, and a burst of white smoke began to rise from their bodies. They could neither penetrate the wall nor burrow into the ground quickly.
It should be that the Bagua formation suppressed the spells on them, making them more like ordinary monkeys.
But where in the world is there a monkey that is more than two meters tall, can walk through rocks, has a body covered in mud, and has only one terrifying black eye?
When those monsters emerged from the rock wall, an unstoppable fighting began...
There are countless tufutu, their bodies are either floating on the mud, or integrated with the mud, with only a few body parts exposed, like pieces of dead wood after low tide.
Their claws, stained with mud, were lined with milky-white swords, which reminded Haruyo of the public cemeteries where elephants were found in swamps across Asia that he had seen in magazines.
Somehow, he felt a solemn and lonely feeling in his heart.
Li San is also dead. Yin Xiu originally planned to use him to lead the way, but now it seems that he will not go back.
During the fierce battle, the claws of a Tufutu pierced his chest, and the monster's sharp teeth also pierced his throat, causing blood to flow out.
But before Tufutu could taste the flesh and blood of this half-way monk, he was pierced through the head by a flying knife from Yin Xiu and died.
The human body and the body of Tufutu are connected together by a claw, which looks extremely strange and oozing.
During the fierce fighting in the cave, a huge hole opened in part of the wall.
The mud surged downwards with the terrain, turning into a mud river similar to an underground river.
The rapid river swept Yin Xiu and Ma Xiaoyu, as well as a dozen other tufutu, into the lower areas.
Haruyo didn't know what existed in that darkness.
Are there huge cliffs and faults below?Or are there stalactite pillars that look like spears?Or is there really nothing down there, just endless darkness?
Somehow, Haruyo felt that he, a long-term resident of Wu Jian, had some vague symptoms of "claustrophobia"?
Putting aside the strange thoughts in his mind, Haruyo reached out and groped around in the mud, and finally found the piece of fluorite that fell at his feet.
After wiping off the mud on it, the fluorite looked like new again and emitted blue light, illuminating the surrounding area.
With the light, Haruyo took one step at a time, like pulling up a carrot from the soil, his body swaying a few times with each step.
After a while, he got close to the hole, and when he was about to hold up the fluorite to look inside, a black hand touched him, and Haruyo was so frightened that he sat down in the mud.
He was about to exclaim, but when he looked up, he realized that the person coming was Yin Xiu, who had disappeared from his sight for a long time, and Ma Xiaoyu was standing next to him, her lips slightly white.
Ma Xiaoyu looked haggard, and Yin Xiu's face was naturally not looking good either.
Not counting the eight before, this cave alone was filled with dozens of Tufu Tu corpses, and in the gap.
Chun Dai was about to poke his head out to take a look, but Yin Xiu reached out to stop him, "There are pieces of meat on the floor, it's better not to look at it, otherwise you will have nightmares for the rest of your life."
If it were anything else, Chun Dai might not believe him, but since Yin Xiu said this, he was sure it was true.
Therefore, he just subconsciously covered his mouth and nose, took a step back, and splashed some more mud.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, I thought you fell."
Yin Xiu rolled her eyes at him, "I beg you to say something nice."
As he spoke, he looked at Li San again. After confirming from a distance that the other party indeed had no signs of life, Yin Xiu no longer paid attention to him, but looked at Ma Xiaoyu.
"Can you still walk?"
Ma Xiaoyu nodded, "It just consumes a lot of mana, and the rest doesn't matter."
"It's fine if you don't get hurt."
Yin Xiu took out a small, square wine bottle and handed it to her.
After taking a sip of strong wine and regaining some color on her face, Ma Xiaoyu said: "The core of the mineral vein is probably close. I guess these Tufutu may have been attracted by the evil spirit." "Well, I guess so. , otherwise how could such a permeable thing come out of the ground for no reason? Those miners in the past may have stirred up the earth's atmosphere, so they made these mud monkeys come out."
Yin Xiu said and naturally hugged her waist.
Ma Xiaoyu's face turned red, and when she was about to throw an elbow, she realized that her boots and socks had been soaked in the mud for too long, as if they were hung up by the mud. Walking at this moment was indeed very heavy.
Helpless, she simply stretched out a hand, grabbed Yin Xiu, and let him help her move forward.
As those tufus were wiped out, the previously blocked passage gradually returned to its original state, and the wall became a deep tunnel.
Haruyo walked in front, holding the fluorite and dagger in his hands.
Yin Xiu walked behind, supporting Ma Xiaoyu with one hand and holding her three-color ruler with the other.
At this time, there were only two light sources in the dark tunnel, walking one behind the other.
The vague sound of bubbles that originally filled my ears has completely disappeared at this moment, leaving only the intermittent sound of mud and water drops dripping in the cave.
As Ma Xiaoyu walked in the cave, she felt that the scene in front of her was somewhat familiar.
"In the countryside of Malaysia, there are many such caves, large and small. Some are actually as big as an apartment and can be seen to the end at a glance. Some are so complicated that even local adults dare not go in. Afraid of getting lost in it.
There are many ethnic groups in Malaysia, so they believe in everything. Some are Catholics, some worship empresses, and some worship this king or that emperor. It’s weird.
There are many of them that I have never heard is a king worshiped by the local natives who is the patron saint of farmers.
It is said that He has the face of an elephant but the body of a human being. He is the king of the elephants.
In the paddy field on a summer night, if someone kowtows and kneels devoutly toward the south, He will ride an elephant and come from the paddy field to eliminate the disaster for that person. "
Yin Xiu couldn't help but find it interesting as he listened, "I thought you were talking about the kind of king who specializes in eating children, just like the King of Inspiration."
"What nonsense?"
Ma Xiaoyu rolled her eyes, but still laughed.
"I was still young at that time and had no friends there. When children of the same age came to play with me, I was so happy that I ignored the warnings from my family.
They have never been willing to let me play with children who worship weird gods, saying that the gods they worship are too evil.
You may not know that the rules of the Ma family are very strict. I don’t know which generation started. The Ma family has to hide behind the scenes and try not to attract other people’s attention. This is probably the reason why we moved to Malaysia.
Anyway, I don’t care, I just want to play with the kids.
One day, a few children and I ran to a well-known cave to play.
The cave is close to the water's edge, and a shallow stream flows from the entrance to the depths. After turning around inside, it flows to the farmland behind the mountain.
We children knew this hole very well. We just felt that it was like a back garden and we could walk out of it with our eyes closed.
But that time, while we were walking, we didn’t know who it was and discovered that there was an extra fork in the cave, and a dark hole appeared next to the commonly used path.
I didn't feel anything at that time, but now that I think about it, the hole looks more and more like a monster with its mouth wide open, just waiting for children to walk in.
Which of our children is timid?After discovering that it was not as dark as imagined, and that the stream would reflect the sunlight, we walked in.
It was indeed not a mysterious and tortuous place. After walking there a few times, we felt bored and wanted to go home.
But at this moment, we discovered that the girl who had been walking at the end of the team, wearing a floral skirt and braids, was missing.
She is about the same age as me, and she is very close to everyone, but for some reason, she disappeared without a trace.
That night, all the villagers went to the cave with torches, but after searching several times, they couldn't find the fork in the road we were talking about.
It was as if the place didn't exist at all. When the villagers asked other children, they just cried.
As for me, I was speechless. I just felt everything was in a trance, like a dream. Later, I was not sure whether the cave really existed.
Maybe that cave was created by a monster, or maybe there was a Tufutu there, and it took the little girl away when no one was paying attention. "
When Ma Xiaoyu said these words, her expression was calm, her eyes rolled around, and she didn't know what she was thinking about.
"What happened next?" Yin Xiu looked at him.
"Then? Then I was made to stand all night, and two canes were broken, and the little girl never appeared again."
"Perhaps she found some immortal's residence and went to practice?"
Ma Xiaoyu looked up, "Really?"
Yin Xiu grinned, "Who knows? Maybe what I said is not a lie."
The two walked side by side, and at the turning point ahead, a crystal light finally appeared.
(End of this chapter)