Altar of Infinity

After asking Chu Nian not to let Chen Laji know that they had come, Xie Ji and Jiang Jichu left together.

Even with some guesses, Chu Nian's words still weighed heavily on his heart like a heavy shackle.

Peaceful methods certainly cannot save all the victims. There are two paths before Xie Ji.

The first is to seek official help.

Article [-], solve it by yourself.

How can I say that Chenjia Village has already stepped into the 21st century, even if the village chief doesn't have a phone number, if he wants to seek official help, he has to leave the mountains first.

General checkpoints have range restrictions, and the village does not have any communication equipment, Xie Ji does not think it will make them seek official help.

But just in case, he still planned to try to leave Dashan with Jiang Jichu.

If you can't leave it, at most it will be sent to the boss, saving them from looking for it.

Before blowing the fresh air for a long time, and being enveloped by the smell of Fuxiu in the forest, Jiang Jichu resisted the discomfort: "This level is 'piracy', which should refer to buying and selling women. Although we found the theme, the boss hasn't shown up yet."

Xie Ji: "The boss is probably the missing Yang Dan, but I don't know where she is?"

Jiang Jichu: "What do you think is the possibility of her becoming a python?"

Xie Ji: "Less than [-]%, even if the level can be transformed across species, the red python and the purple python are corresponding. I prefer the purple python to help Chenjiacun, and the red python to help Yang Dan."

Jiang Jichu: "But doesn't the red python even eat women? The other victimized women should be on the same side as Yang Dan."

Xie Ji: "Chu Nian didn't see the red python eating people with his own eyes. He heard about it. The specific situation is unknown. Do you remember the name of this level?"

Jiang Jichu: "Snake fruit."

Thank you for nodding.

"Yes, snake fruit.

"We have basically understood the connotation of the level name, which is literally snake and fruit.

"Purple Python, Purple Snake, Fuxiu, and Chenjiacun, they are a group of communities, and correspondingly, Red Python, Red Snake, Hongguo, and Victims are another group of communities, and the two groups are opposite.

"Fuxiu is a name that has been handed down for a long time in Chenjia Village. The language in ancient times is somewhat different from the present. With the accent, these two words may be a transliteration of auspiciousness. In connection with their evil deeds, we can translate it by ourselves. meaning behind it."

Jiang Jichu read the two words several times: "Fuxiu, minor, decadent..."

Xie Ji: "It symbolizes a backward and decadent culture, which also corresponds to our identity - the archaeological team. Fuxiu is obviously a negative image, and the Red Python camp is opposed to it, so it should be a A positive image, hope, civilization, etc., which can collect debts from the perpetrators, but will not harm the victims."

Jiang Jichu: "In this case, Yang Dan and some other victims may still be alive."

Xie Ji: "I also think they are still alive, and the red python is a kind of protection for them."

Jiang Jichu thought for a moment, and quickly realized: "The cliff! We were attacked by the red snake when we went down the cliff. Because of the smell of Fuxiu on our bodies, the red snake took it for granted that we were going to continue to harm the victims, so they attacked us, Yang Dan and other victims. If they are still alive, they may be at the bottom of the cliff!"

Xie Ji praised: "There are many caves at the bottom of the cliff, there are rivers, and the environment is not bad. Although life may be hard, compared with the village, it is considered a paradise."

Jiang Jichu: "But today the villagers want to remove the python."

Xie Ji was not worried: "Those villagers who have the ability to get rid of the red python have already done it. There is nothing in the team to fight, and I reminded Siyou that if the situation permits, I will cause some trouble to the villagers. You said that she is strong She is only a little worse than you, and she is good at stealth and sneak attack, so it is not a problem for her to do it secretly."

Jiang Jichu looked sideways at Xie Ji.

With just one brochure, one can deduce all kinds of darkness in the interest chain of Chenjiacun. Even before the brochure, one can guess the symbolic meaning of Hongguo and Fuxiu, and make arrangements in advance.

Thanks to his natural smile, Xie Ji's expression is always gentle as long as he doesn't deliberately put on a straight face, but his gentleness does not appear to be weak and deceitful. calm down.

Especially when analyzing the plot of the level, the whole person seems to shine.

It's hard not to be moved.

Xie Ji noticed Jiang Jichu's gaze and said with a smile, "What are you looking at me for?"

Jiang Jichu looked forward again, and used his knife to block the branches hanging in front of his eyes: "It's nothing."

After walking in the mountains for half a day, Xie Ji found a very hidden path.

It’s not all about the road, it’s just that the vegetation is shorter than other places, as if it has been stepped on many times, and it is continuous.

They speeded up and walked along the path to the top of the mountain.

The road was very peaceful, no snakes infested, no big pythons attacked, as if they hated the poor mountains and rivers of Chenjia Village and the decadent custom of "cannibalism", they didn't even meet other small animals, and the birds were unwilling to come to Chenjia Village. shit.

But Xie Ji didn't relax his vigilance. The purple python would not let them leave, nor would he let go of the chance to eat them. The longer he stayed in the mountains, the more dangerous he would be.

With excellent physical fitness, they quickly reached the top of the mountain.

Unlike the lush mountainside, the top of the mountain is suddenly bald, and not a single grass grows on the dark brown land.

On the other side of the mountain, there was a thick gray fog.

Xie Ji just wanted to discuss with Jiang Jichu, but when he turned his head, he saw that the other party was lost in the thick fog, and he couldn't help looking over curiously.

The fog was thicker and deeper than anything he had ever seen, and he could see the movement of the air inside and the looming black shadow behind it.

Then, he heard some sporadic noises.

There are steep cliffs outside the mountain, and only birds can stay in the air with their wings, but the black shadow in the fog just stands there, not moving in any direction.

This should have been a chilling scene, but Xie Ji felt a strange tranquility.

What's in the fog?

As soon as a question popped up in Xie Ji's mind, a voice that did not belong to him answered.

It's what you want.

What you miss, what you regret, what you hate, everything is in this thick fog.

The fog gradually dissipated, and the black shadows behind gradually condensed into human shapes, all of which were familiar faces.

His parents sat at the table drinking tea, his younger brother quietly hid behind the sofa and ate blueberry cakes, and his younger sister glanced in his direction, and returned her attention to the book "Future Military Development Trends".

The space is full of fragmentation, as if it was forcibly put together, and there is his study room in the upper right corner. The computer screen is the most suitable brightness, and it is showing an unfinished document.

The corners and corners of the picture are filled with the people he has seen and the scenery he has seen.

Xie Ji passed by one by one, and the eyebrows suddenly frowned.

He found a small black lump the size of a palm.

What do the black blocks represent?

The day of being kidnapped and the cousin who fell into the water and died?

No, these have already appeared in other frames, and the frames are not repeated.

Xie Ji stared at the little black block, feeling empty suddenly in his heart.

This feeling brought him a strong urge to explore what the little black block represented.

He subconsciously took half a step, but stopped abruptly before his foot fell.

Ahead is a cliff!

All the people in the picture looked at him at the same time when he was startled, and the scenery also changed direction, but the little black block stayed there quietly, unchanged and silent from ancient times.

What is it?

What's in the little black block?

The feeling of emptiness and strong urge is amplified again, and another new emotion follows.

Xie Ji's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible big hand, and his sadness was overwhelming like waves.

In the suffocation of death, his fingertips trembled slightly, wanting to touch the little black lump.

The moment he raised his hand, Xie Ji pinched his thigh hard.

He was sober for a short time, and was bewitched again the next moment.

The dense fog in front of him should not be underestimated.

After waking up again, Xie Ji suddenly found that his breathing became short without realizing it, so he hurriedly adjusted.

and many more!

Jiang Jichu!

He only went to see Jiang Jichu looking at the thick fog in a daze!

Xie Ji immediately turned around and wanted to call Jiang Jichu, when suddenly a cool feeling came from his palm.

He lowered his head and saw a warm yellow coat sleeve.

Jiang Jichu said softly: "Don't look, there is a problem with the dense fog."

After Jiang Jichu finished speaking, he was about to withdraw his hand, but Xie Ji instinctively held him back.

He pulled anxiously, and for a moment his fingers were interlocked.

Jiang Jichu looked stunned, and Xie Ji was also a little confused.

The action seems a bit too intimate, who would hold hands like a normal male friend!

But Ladu pulled, Xie Ji didn't do anything, and directly pulled Jiang Jichu's back to the thick fog: "What did you see?"

Thick fog is what you expect and love, what will Jiang Jichu see?

"Old man," Jiang Jichu slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes returned to clarity: "Each level has its specific range of motion, and outside the range of motion, occasionally this kind of dense fog will appear, which will attract people to approach. Once you step in, you will die."

Xie Ji nodded: "Indeed, dense fog has a strong ability to bewitch."

Jiang Jichu said suspiciously: "Although it is good at deceiving people, it is generally only useful for those who are not strong-willed. Those who are a little bit firmer will not be affected. Unless you have a strong obsession, what unfulfilled wish do you have?" ?"

Xie Ji thought about it, he was happier than most people in his life, his parents were harmonious, his brothers and sisters were respectful, he had a career and friends, and what obsessions he really had was his cousin who died 20 years ago.

But 20 years have passed, and he understands that the past cannot be traced back. It is impossible for his cousin to come back from the dead. This matter cannot be his obsession.

He knew very well that there were falsehoods in the thick fog, and the only thing that shook him was the black picture.

Xie Ji: "People who pass through the seventh floor can gain a new life and fulfill a wish... Can the queen bring people back from the dead?"

An imperceptible self-mockery flashed in Jiang Jichu's eyes, he pulled out his hand and answered truthfully: "No."

Xie Ji was just asking casually. The time at the altar is much faster than outside, and the death rate is high. Even if you are critically ill, dying inside the altar will not be much later than dying outside. The queen can give new life to passers-by. If people who have been dead for 20 years can be resurrected outside, that would be a real mess.

From the current point of view, the scope of activities of this level is limited to the mountains, and they cannot turn to the civilized world for help, so they can only solve it on their own.

It was getting late, Xie Ji planned to go back to the guest house first and then make plans.

However, he had just walked halfway to the open space on the top of the mountain, and countless purple snakes crawled out of the forest like a stream of water.

Chapter 65 Unity, Jiang Jichu follows Mr. Xie all day like a little daughter-in-law, how can I invite him?

Xie Ji was not surprised at all, he knew that these snakes would not just watch them go up and down the mountain.

The purple snake gradually approached them. The purple snake was still in the forest behind the group of snakes. Its eyes, which were injured by Xie Ji and Jiang Jichu, had begun to suppurate. It was even more terrifying under the dim light in the forest. Unmoved, only staring at them resentfully.

"hiss--"

The first purple snake bounced off the ground, piercing the air to attack Xie Ji.

Xie Ji drew his gun and fired a burst, piercing the snake's head.

The bloody smell in the air was like a signal, and the snakes swarmed up!

Jiang Jichu cut off several purple snakes rushing in front of the two with a long knife, but soon more snakes rushed up.

Fortunately, the open space on the top of the mountain was large enough, so he could dodge and attack nimbly.

With Jiang Jichu standing in front of him, Xie Ji ran all the way back for a certain distance. He took off his backpack, took out a jar that he had prepared a long time ago, and shouted at Jiang Jichu: "Come here!"

Jiang Jichu didn't even ask any questions, turned around and ran towards Xie Ji's direction.

The can rubbed against his shoulder and smashed into the snakes. He realized something, and jumped forward the moment Xie Ji raised his gun.

"boom--!"

A heat wave soared into the sky, and hundreds of purple snakes were blown to pieces.

Jiang Jichu got up and ran to Xie Ji's side, and looked into the backpack curiously. After seeing several bottles and cans, he was speechless: "Have you carried these all the way?"

In the morning, Xie Ji asked Xie Quan to ask Chen Cun for a lot of firecrackers and other raw materials. He took out all the gunpowder, processed it by himself and stuffed it into a jar to make a homemade fried jar.

The number of snakes is large, the size is small, and they may contain snake venom. Without weapons such as guns, it is more efficient and safe to fry cans.

He took out another jar: "It works, doesn't it?"

Jiang Jichu: "...It's very dangerous. There are trees in the mountains, which will cause fires."

Xie Ji: "I originally planned to use them outside the forest, but I didn't expect that the top of the mountain is bald, so I can use them in advance."

While the two were talking, the snakes gathered again. Xie Ji did the same thing, throwing another bomb to the snakes like a pop can, and added a few more bursts to deal with the purple snakes that escaped by chance.

Jiang Jichu, the pioneer, only needs to watch from the sidelines, feeling that he should not hold a knife in his hand, but a light stick, and it is best to wave a few times to call Xie Ji.

Enraged by the ease of the two, Zi Mang finally moved out after the fourth batch of snake sons and grandchildren were blown up, and slammed into them directly on the ground.

The area of ​​the top of the mountain is not small, but there are more giants like the purple python, and the space for the two of them to move becomes smaller visible to the naked eye.

It's okay to accidentally slide down the mountain, but if you are hit by the thick fog on the other side of the mountain, you will have to explain your life.

The dust, smoke and broken rocks swayed together, Xie Ji jumped away first, Jiang Jichu tried to lure the purple python to the edge of the cliff, trying to make it fall due to inertia, but the purple python was also afraid of the dense fog, so it didn't do it at all.

When the purple python pounced on Jiang Jichu again, he jumped up on a piece of gravel, jumped to the top of the purple python, and immediately inserted the long knife between its eyebrows!

The purple python shook wildly, trying to throw him off.

Jiang Jichu firmly grasped the handle of the knife, the veins on the back of his hand popped out, and the long knife penetrated deeper and deeper.

Xie Ji saw that Zi Mang opened his mouth wide in pain, and called out to Jiang Ji Chu: "Come back!"

Because of the purple python's body arched, Jiang Jichu was more than four meters above the ground at this moment, but without hesitation, he drew his sword and jumped forward.

Xie Ji swung the entire backpack in the direction of the purple python, and threw it straight into the purple python's mouth. When Jiang Jichu was about to land, he pulled the person closer to his arms to buffer the opponent's jump from a high place, and at the same time shot towards the purple python. With one shot, he rushed forward with Jiang Jichu in his arms.

All this happened within a few seconds, Xie Ji firmly controlled every detail, including the trust and tacit understanding between him and Jiang Jichu.

In the next second, the can exploded with a bang, and the smell of realgar was sprayed all over the sky along with blood.

The purple python hissed in pain, and a bloody fang fell out of its mouth.

Xie Ji pulled Jiang Jichu up, and ran down the mountain without saying a word.

Jiang Jichu asked while running, "Why didn't you just kill it?"

The purple python was injured by their joint efforts before. Although the explosive//dose was not enough to cause too much damage, at least one of its teeth was also broken.

As the saying goes, when it is sick to kill it, if you don't do it now, when will you wait?

"Its body is too big, the terrain on the top of the mountain is open, and there is thick fog on the other side of the cliff, so it is not suitable for confronting it head-on." Xie Ji paused, "Besides, it shouldn't die in our hands."

·

When Xie Ji and Jiang Jichu returned to Chenjia Village, it was already completely dark.

When passing by Chu Nian's residence, Xie Ji paid special attention to it, and heard no major movement in the house, and made sure that Chen Laji didn't find that they were looking for Chu Nian before returning to the guest house in peace.

Considering that they did not remove the python on the pretext that Jiang Jichu was ill, the two of them did not enter through the gate ostentatiously, but climbed up to the second floor from the back of the guest house, changed into clean clothes, and then went down the stairs on the second floor.

The remaining nine people were all sitting in the hall, except for Xie Quan and Si You, who were more or less injured, among which Wei Shang and another man named Qin Ben were the most seriously injured.

Wei Shang groaned alone there with a limped leg, Qin Ben's whole face was blood red, and a large piece of flesh seemed to be torn off his face, and his girlfriend was helping him bandage it.

As soon as Xie Quan saw them, he greeted them: "Brother, senior, are you alright?"

Xie Ji rubbed Xie Quan's head: "It's okay. How are you and Si You?"

"We're fine~ The senior is not feeling well, it's best not to stand all the time, let's go back to the room and talk," Xie Quan did not forget his old teammate, "Siyou, come here, come in and have a glass of water, I'm thirsty. "

The four people who had been separated for most of the day met at the table in Xie Ji's room.

Xie Quan also just came back, and said that he was really thirsty. After pouring water for Si You, he also poured a glass for himself. "Gutung Gutton" drank more than half of the glass, and took out the red fruit that Xie sent him from his pocket. , Only then did I have the heart to speak.

"Wow, there are so many red snakes under the cliff! It seems that someone's tomato sauce tank was overturned. Thanks to the fruit you gave, the snakes didn't bite us.

"The one named Wei Shang was bitten by a snake on his leg, and he became limped on the spot. The villagers saw that he had experience, so they directly gouged out his piece of flesh, saying that it was to save his life.

"Qin Ben was gnawed on the face, good guy! A big piece of meat! Bloody! He didn't know his disfigured mother, and his girlfriend was so distressed that he cried all the way!"

Xie Quan's voice was eloquent, and he even said and gestured. Xie Ji couldn't help smiling and waving his hands, pinning his hopes on Si You: "You should say it."

Si You's description is much more objective and calm.

"A group of us came to the edge of the cliff, tied some big trees with ropes, and slid to the bottom of the cliff with weapons.

"There are many caves at the bottom of the cliff. We were about to go in and see a lot of red snakes suddenly drilled out of them. They are very aggressive. The main targets of the attacks are villagers and people who have eaten Fuxiu. The closer we are to the caves, the stronger the attack power. , It seems to be protecting the cave from letting us in.

"After discovering that the opponent was not Red Snake, we chose to retreat. Relying on realgar and torches, everyone returned to the ground.

"But we didn't see the red python, the red snake should be enough to stop us, there is no need for the red python to appear.

"In addition, I noticed that the half of the corpse I saw yesterday was the male of the missing couple, and the lower part of the wound was indeed bitten by a snake, but there were obvious sharp weapon wounds on his neck.

"We came here for archaeology, but we took the initiative to help remove the pythons. Now they think it is our responsibility to remove the pythons. After the failure of this python removal operation, the villagers' tolerance for us on the way back has dropped significantly."

Xie Ji and Si You exchange messages.

"Jiang Jichu and I investigated Chen Cun's home and found evidence of buying and selling women in Chenjia Village.

"We also asked a victim named 'Chu Nian'. According to Chu Nian, 80.00% of the women in Chenjia Village were bought here, and they were subjected to inhuman abuse here.

"After they bought the victim, they would first throw the victim into the cellar and torture them before distributing them. Only when the victim has given birth to a child and lived in Chenjia Village for five years can he gain some freedom. Within five years, cooperate a little bit. Those who do not cooperate will be locked at home.

"Chen Cun had a 'wife' named 'Yang Dan'. Yang Dan was abducted to the village eight years ago, and then escaped unbearably humiliated. Her whereabouts are still unknown.

"After Yang Dan disappeared, the red python began to eat people in the village. I suspect that the red python only ate the villagers, or it didn't eat them, and only killed the villagers, and the abducted women were brought back to the cave at the bottom of the cliff by it. Protect up.

"Fuxiu, purple snake, and purple python represent the corrupt culture of Chenjia Village. Hongguo, red snake, and red python are opposed to them and will protect the kidnapped women. So when we go down to the bottom of the cliff, they will attack.

"According to my observation, the number of red snakes is much smaller than that of purple snakes, which may be the reason why they stick to the bottom of the cliff."

Xie Ji took a sip of the water Jiang Jichu poured for him, and made a final conclusion: "To sum up, Yang Dan is very likely to be the boss of this level. It is not clear whether she is a human or forced to become a monster, but the purpose Rescuing other victims and revenge are inseparable. And the relationship between us and Chenjiacun has gone from seeing each other to walking on eggshells, and time is running out."

Xie Quan had an expression on his face that was about to vomit: "Damn it! It's so disgusting!! Chen Family Village are all sanctimonious beasts, right?!"

Si You's complexion was not very good either. As a woman, she hated the trafficking of women even more: "Maybe Wei Shang and Qin Ben agree with the trafficking in their bones, so they don't reject eating Fuxiu, and it is easier for them to be like-minded. ' of the villagers accept."

Xie Quan: "Two bastards got mixed up in the thirteen people!"

Poor Xie Quan was well-educated since he was a child, even if he feels sick to his stomach right now, he can only swear "animal" over and over again.

Si You thought for a moment: "Rescuing the victims is a mandatory condition. Not only do you have to rescue the victims trapped in the villagers' homes on the surface, but you also have to find those in the cellar. Where is the cellar?"

Xie Ji: "I don't know yet, Chu Nian was in a coma when he went in and out."

Siyou: "Then I'll check it out tomorrow."

Xie Ji hasn't seen Si You's true level yet, so he is always a little worried: "You yourself? Why don't you let Ji Chu accompany you."

Siyou teased: "Jiang Jichu is like a little daughter-in-law who follows Mr. Xie all day long, how can I invite him?"

Xie Ji: "?" What does it matter to him?

Jiang Jichu said coldly: "If you can't speak, you can donate to those in need."

Si You raised her eyebrows: "I'm not telling the truth? You didn't follow Xie Ji all day, and you can buy him with a meal?"

The words were pointed out in front of Xie Ji, and Jiang Jichu was both ashamed and angry: "We need to act together to clear the customs. If you can't beat me, that's all I can say?"

Si You slapped the table and stood up: "Who says I can't beat you! Go outside and practice?"

Jiang Jichu followed suit and got up: "Let's go."

The two are like children arguing in kindergarten.

Xie Ji was the first and the second big, and hurriedly pushed them back: "Unity, unity, those beasts in Chenjia Village know the importance of unity, we primates with high IQs should stop fighting in the nest."