Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 512 Corpse
I have always been very vigilant, but I didn't realize there was anyone behind me.Who is this voice, if not the missing Harichagai?I held the detonator, and the movement in my hand stopped, and I turned around suddenly, only to see Harichagai sitting on a big rock in the shade, half hidden.I was surprised and said, "You've been hiding here all this time?" Immediately afterwards, a thought popped into my mind: Could it be that he was hiding in the dark, watching Zhuan Rui being swallowed?

Harichagai was still wearing the black mask, and his expression was unclear. After I finished speaking, he jumped off the rock and said, "Do you know what this thing is?"

He walked towards me step by step, looked at the tall 'large intestine' coiled up behind me and asked, "Have you heard of 'corpse'?"

Corpse?I thought about this word in my heart, but I had never heard of it, so I shook my head, so I said, "Please enlighten me."

Harichagai glanced at me, and then talked about the origin of the corpse.In fact, group corpse is a mysterious name among shamans.Shamans believe that everything has animism, except that there is no difference in the big culture, but in the small culture, almost every place has a special culture.And group corpses are a taboo for ghosts and creatures.

According to legend, the people of Guishen were originally a group of exiled young and vicious people, who were reborn after being imprisoned by Huduo in Guishen, and became the first residents of the ancient ghosts and myths.And in the process of purifying Huo Duo, there must be a death and a new life.

And this group of corpses is the mutation caused by the gathering of those dead corpses.

Why this kind of mutation happened, it is estimated that even the ghosts themselves can't explain it, there are more corpses, and the corpses are bigger.

I remembered the skulls squeezed out of the large intestine before, and then I realized that those skulls must be the corpses of ghosts and creatures before they were purified.

The group of corpses gathered countless hostility. These hostility are the evil thoughts gathered by those villains before they were alive, coupled with the resentment of being purified and died, and finally formed the strange product of the group of corpses.This thing will eat up all the living things around it, and it is especially sensitive to Huyuduo's breath.

Zhuanrui was killed by Hu Yuduo in that ancestor's tomb back then. Although the thing didn't kill him all at once, it was equivalent to parasitic in his body, eroding day and night, and it was only a matter of time before Zhuanrui was purified.And now, this group of corpses sensed the aura of their 'enemy', how could they let it go?
I heard him explain the reason, although it felt strange, but I couldn't just let it go, so I asked: "Then is there any way to rescue him now? If we delay it any longer, I'm afraid he will be flattened and lose his breath."

Harichagai waved his hand. Although the face with the mask couldn't see the expression clearly, he didn't seem to care much about the voice, so he heard him say: "Actually, there is a huduo hidden in his body all the time. At the critical moment of life and death , do you think that thing will allow the group of corpses to attack the host?"

In an instant, I understood Harichagai's intentions. The reason why he ignored it was as if he wanted to use this method to force out Huyuduo from Zhuanrui's body!That's when I realized that I had been underestimating this young man before. Under his cynical and playful appearance, he actually had a stable mind and was different from ordinary people.

I looked at the squirming corpse in front of me, worried, and said, "What if it doesn't come out?"

Harichagai shrugged his shoulders, and said: "Then there is only one way to die. Hu Yuduo said it was purification, but it was more like a replacement. It seems very difficult for a person's body to die and give birth to a new body. In fact, The flesh is easy to get, but here...is not easy." He pointed to his head.I think of the Tai Sui in the folklore. In fact, this thing has been discovered long ago. It is a strange single-cell division. It can grow continuously without eating or drinking. After cutting it open, it is full of meat. So far, scientists have not been able to solve the mystery of Tai Sui.

And Huyuduo is similar to Tai Sui. It can purify a body in a way that is puzzling, but this body does not necessarily have consciousness.

So in the end, is the new body that wakes up still the original one?

the answer is negative.

Xue An back then was the best example.

I took a deep breath, stared at the wriggling thing in front of me, and said, "Then we can only wait now?"

"Yes." Haricha Gai nodded and stepped back a little.At this moment, Tofu's voice came from above: "Old Chen...why is he silent...Are you still alive?"

Maybe Tofu was worried, and jumped down to save others, so I immediately shouted: "I'm here, you wait, don't act rashly!" After speaking, I also retreated, waiting for Hu Yuduo to come out.This is a very risky decision, my heart is pounding, and several thoughts are circling in my mind: What if Zhuan Rui dies?Should we save him now?What if the detonator blows him up together?These thoughts kept spinning in my mind.To put it bluntly, when some things are about me, it is easy to make a decision. According to my own personality, I will definitely choose to risk my life. After all, this is the only chance, otherwise it will be a dead end in the future.But now it is Zhuan Rui who is facing this situation, and the right to make the decision is in my hands. The pressure is really great. If I fail, it is almost equivalent to killing him!

During the whole process, Harichagai has been very calm, the black mask makes people unable to see the expression at all, only the flamboyant red hair, which is very dazzling in this gloomy and smelly environment.

After hearing my answer, Tofu didn't speak any more, presumably waiting patiently.For about ten minutes or so, I felt that my heart was a little cold, because I knew that the pressure in the corpse must be great, and 10 minutes was enough to take the life of a living person.Is Zhuan Rui now alive or dead?

Ha Richagai seemed to be aware of my thoughts, and suddenly smiled, with a frivolous laugh, revealing a sense of confidence, and said, "Don't worry, if Master Zhuan Da is really dead, do you think the corpse will be so quiet?" ?”

I didn't understand Hairi Chagai's words for a moment, and when I asked him what he meant, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "As I said, the corpse has a lot of resentment and will eat up all the living things around it. Why doesn't it attack us? Because It is now dealing with Zhuan Zhuan, on the other hand, if he dies, the group of corpses should continue to eat us."

Only then did I understand what Harichagai meant, and I couldn't help but look at the top of the corpse. This thing is very tall, and its body just blocked the entrance of the hole, leaving only a small gap. I slipped from that place just now. down.

Although it is easy to slide down, if something happens to Zhuanrui and Tuan Zang attacks me and Harichagai, our combat power is naturally not weaker than that of ordinary people, but facing such a huge and fierce monster, it is also difficult. All I have to do is to run for my life obediently.At that time, it will be easy to come down, but it will be difficult to go up.The height is five or six meters, and the corpse is constantly wriggling and slippery, so I'm afraid it's enough for the two of us.I am a cautious person, and immediately raised the possibility of follow-up.

Haricha Gai heard the words and said: "So, the life and death of Zhuan Da's family is connected with the lives of the two of us. Of course, you can also leave now before the corpses make trouble." His words It is indeed a more reliable method, but I couldn't help but wonder, "If that's the case, why don't you leave?" He and Zhuanrui are just a cooperative relationship, and the friendship hasn't developed to the point of living and dying together, right?

When I asked this question, Harichagai didn't answer me, but shrugged.I wondered in my heart that the reason why Harichagai partnered with us was mainly for the core culture of the ghost shaman in this underground palace, but now, those ancient scrolls that record the core culture are all on it, and he does not take pictures. What's the benefit of staying here?

I couldn't figure it out for a while, but at this moment, there was a sudden ah sound from above, and then, a figure slipped in through the crack.There is no one else in this place, so who is it if it is not tofu that slides down?When I saw him coming down, I was so angry that one Buddha was born and the other ascended to heaven, and said angrily: "You idiot, you don't care about doing things like this, but you don't listen to me at this dangerous moment, you are going to piss me off!" What! Since you like courting death, I might as well let you die right now!"

Tofu landed on its buttocks and was howling. Hearing this, he quickly backed away, and said with a bitter face, "Who, who is disobedient! I have been waiting up there, but, for some reason, those diggers all came out of the cracks in the rocks. If I don't jump off, I will be eaten alive by them!"

Sixteen-legged burrower?I was shocked for a moment and said, "Aren't they afraid to come in?"

On the contrary, Harichagai gloated, seemed not worried at all, and said: "I reckon they didn't come in before, because they were taboo about something. This time they ran in again, probably because this kid is too young, the Han people have In a word, the nature of food and sex also shows that eating is the greatest desire of life. I said, are you really that delicious? Why don’t you let me take a bite first?”

Tofu said angrily: "Fuck you motherfucker, don't let your mouth be full of guns, I don't taste good at all, I haven't bathed for five days, my whole body is smelly, black mud falls off when I rub it, I didn't attract it Yes! There must be other reasons." After finishing speaking, Tofu probably sensed something was wrong, and added: "Well... this is called masculinity, and most people don't have it."

I quickly told him to shut up, don't continue to be ashamed, and asked the higher-ups what the situation is now.Tofu said that he was concentrating on observing the situation in the cave at that time, but suddenly he noticed strange movements around him, but he looked around and found nothing approaching.Out of fear, he asked about my situation, and after hearing my reply, he became more courageous.Unexpectedly, within a few minutes, the sound became louder and louder. Finally, digging insects kept falling from the top. Tofu beat the light up, and immediately the scalp became numb. Impressively, it was full of densely swaying digging insects, twisting their bodies one by one to get out of the thin cracks, and it was like a rain of insects for a while.

(End of this chapter)