Chapter 207

"They've all turned into mummies," Chu Danqing looked at the mummies dragged out of the room by the Ghost Grudge Infant.

This was the officer who had argued with the village chief yesterday afternoon; Chu Danqing recognized the other party's clothing.

As the Ghost Grudge Infant dragged them, the bodies themselves were as brittle as paper; by the time they were dragged to Chu Danqing, a large pile of debris had already fallen off them.

"The moisture in their bodies has disappeared completely," Chu Danqing checked and concluded.

It felt like a snake's slough to him, crumbling with a light touch.

"Mr. Zhong, do you know what's going on?" Chu Danqing asked.

This matter was indeed too bizarre; the distance between the two houses wasn't far, yet not only Da Bao, but even the Son of Heaven and the others hadn't sensed anything unusual.

"They touched something they shouldn't have and were left with a curse from an ominous thing."

"The curse erupted in the night, and that's why they died." Zhong Ting had seen many similar people, but this method of dying from dehydration was a first.

Generally, ominous things come to the door to do it themselves; this kind of remote cursing to death is rare.

But this also meant that its level of malevolence far exceeded his imagination.

"A curse..." Chu Danqing couldn't help but think of the black energy he had seen with his amateur geomancy knowledge when they met yesterday.

Chu Danqing had intended to mention it to the other party today, but he didn't expect them to not even survive the night.

Thinking about it now, it seemed quite reasonable; it was already so ominous that even someone like him who only knew the basics could see the clues, which meant it was already very serious.

"Can you see the source?" Chu Danqing continued to ask.

"Young Master Chu, you think too highly of me; for such ominous things, I would have to take a detour if I heard them," Zhong Ting meant he couldn't.

But he didn't want to get involved in this matter for no reason.

Having just stayed on the outskirts of the Vast Guling for one night and encountering so many ominous things, he didn't dare to imagine the consequences if he actively pursued it.

He only wanted the Centipede Pearl, not to go grave robbing; there was no need to create extra trouble.

After Chu Danqing sensed the other party's thoughts, he had to give up.

If someone feels it's dangerous and doesn't want to do it, Chu Danqing can't force them.

Compared to potential side quests or hidden missions, Chu Danqing valued talent missions more.

With his strength, he wouldn't be short of such a mission, but if it affected the talent mission, it would be a loss.

"Where did this corpse come from..." the returning village chief saw the mummy lying on the side shedding debris, his tone filled with horror.

Especially since the clothing on the mummy was warlord clothing.

If these soldiers died in their village, they would definitely face retaliation later.

"The soldiers from last night have all turned into dry husks; Village Chief, you should be prepared," Chu Danqing reminded him.

"Don't worry, Young Master, we will move away immediately," the village chief said.

With these two solving the ominous things, the village chief was naturally as steady as an old dog.

But warlords are different; they have guns and cannons, and these two might not be able to solve that, so they ran away so decisively.

Seeing this, Chu Danqing just nodded: "Fine, then you should leave as soon as possible."

Since it had come to this, Chu Danqing naturally wouldn't take it upon himself to say he would solve the warlords.

As for changing this chaotic world? The premise is that it cannot affect his mission.

There are plenty of chaotic worlds; Chu Danqing can't sacrifice himself for others in all of them.

"It's just that this guide might not be able to go up the mountain with the two of you," the village chief said regretfully, going to have someone bring a map.

"This is a mountain map drawn by a hunter in our village years ago; you two go ahead."

Since they were moving away, they certainly wouldn't pick a good time; of course, the faster the better, so they would set off now.

Chu Danqing took the mountain map, on which the village chief had newly circled a red circle; this place was the tomb they were going to.

With the map in hand, Chu Danqing took Da Bao and a group of summoned objects and proceeded with Zhong Ting according to the map.

On the way, the two were also chatting.

"Mr. Zhong, can you tell what ominous thing killed those people?" Chu Danqing was still curious.

Zhong Ting shook his head: "I don't know either, but rest assured, this curse definitely has nothing to do with that Demon Grudge Corpse."

If that Demon Grudge Corpse could curse people to death from a distance, it couldn't have just reanimated.

In this Vast Guling, the Demon Grudge Corpse can at most be considered a minor character on the edge.

The truly great ominous things are all lying inside the tombs.

If one were to run out, it would be a great disaster for all living beings.

"Speaking of which, Mr. Zhong, why are you killing the Corpse Centipede? And chasing it thousands of miles into the Vast Guling," Chu Danqing continued to ask.

"The Centipede Pearl," Zhong Ting said: "I need the Centipede Pearl to save someone."

"And what about Young Master Chu, why seek the Yuanping King?" Zhong Ting also replied.

"Same, I also need something in the Yuanping King's tomb," Chu Danqing replied.

The other party didn't state their true intention, and Chu Danqing was also vague.

"I see," Zhong Ting didn't ask in detail, then said: "But I'll say it first, I'll only help you find the tomb, I won't go down into the tomb with you."

Although the Yuanping King's tomb hasn't gone deep into the Vast Guling, it is also very dangerous.

Zhong Ting is skilled but not bold, and he still cherishes his life very much.

Furthermore, if he really died here, how would he send the Centipede Pearl back?

"No problem," Chu Danqing was never afraid of danger; for him, the biggest problem had always been information.

Every time he enters a new trial world, he encounters the dilemma of being in the dark and not knowing how to proceed to the next step.

If he were really left to fight and kill, there wouldn't be much difficulty.

As the two talked, they went up the mountain and arrived at the location on the map.

The trees in sight were a mess, as if they had been ravaged by some large creature.

Zhong Ting checked it, and picked up a lump of dried black slime from the ground.

"Found it, it's definitely here," Zhong Ting's face showed joy, and then he said: "I'll lure it out, and I'll leave the rest to you, Young Master Chu."

Chu Danqing didn't care; anyway, not only were there mission rewards but also treasure chests.

It didn't matter if Da Bao put in some effort.

Having received Chu Danqing's reply, Zhong Ting immediately took out a stack of incense sticks from his small pouch.

Then he looked for the direction and the wind, and then lit the incense sticks to start setting the bait.

Seeing this, Chu Danqing retreated directly to a safe place.

Otherwise, what? As a summoner, why would he go to the front to join in the fun?

"A big centipede shouldn't be..." Chu Danqing was muttering when he suddenly noticed the ground in the distance bulging.

A black shadow broke through the soil, exposing its true appearance.

"No??? You call this a centipede???" A 'what the hell' expression appeared on Chu Danqing's face.

The black shadow that broke through the soil was as big as a small truck.

Size wasn't the problem; after all, it could cause such a large area of trees to collapse and be destroyed.

Chu Danqing was mentally prepared for this, but the problem was the species.

Zhong Ting kept saying Corpse Centipede, Corpse Centipede; he thought it was a centipede in the biological sense.

But now that he saw it, this so-called centipede was actually a human centipede.

The Corpse Centipede was composed of bloated human corpses, and each corpse wasn't stitched, but rather semi-fused.

You could see its giant-like face just squeezed on the epidermis.

So this small truck-sized Corpse Centipede was a large dead body composed of a large number of human corpses.

It made Chu Danqing's scalp tingle.

This was indeed the first time he had seen such a scene.

He had seen corpses, whether rotten or good, he could actually accept them.

But this was the first time he had seen this appearance.

After the Corpse Centipede came out, it wound its way toward the incense sticks, and Zhong Ting dodged decisively.

With this speed and this size and weight, if you were really hit, it wouldn't be a joke.

Demons and ghosts on the national highway at night are simply courting death.

"Young Master Chu, it's up to you," Zhong Ting shouted.

Chu Danqing looked at Da Bao and asked: "You can't hold it, right?"

If the Corpse Centipede were really a small truck of the same size, Chu Danqing wouldn't be worried.

But the Corpse Centipede was only as big as a small truck, which didn't mean it only had the impact of a small truck.

Da Bao thought for a moment, then pointed at Chu Danqing, indicating he should draw some blood, and he could win by stacking his attack power.

Chu Danqing's eye twitched, stacking attack power again...

"Fine, I'll stack it for you," Chu Danqing said, and began to draw blood.

Da Bao activated the Ripping Claws and rushed directly toward the Corpse Centipede.

Under the power of Blood Rage, he jumped directly onto the head of the Corpse Centipede and slashed down with one claw.

He directly cut off the head of the Corpse Centipede.

It was only D-rank difficulty, not A-rank; if he couldn't even handle this, wouldn't it seem too weak?

He had no experience facing the Demon Grudge Corpse before, but this time, with experience, the efficiency was naturally higher.

However, the Corpse Centipede didn't die; each corpse that made up the body seemed to be an independent individual, while at the same time aggregating together to become a common individual.

"Take the Centipede Pearl!" Seeing a gray-white bead appear on the cross-section of the Corpse Centipede's neck due to the cutting, Zhong Ting hurriedly shouted: "Without the Centipede Pearl, the Corpse Centipede will not become a climate, and it will turn into corpse pus in less than half a quarter of an hour."

Relying solely on physical killing methods cannot kill these ominous things.

Either target the weakness, or use specialized methods like black donkey hooves, Grave Robber Talismans, or Kui Star Kicking.

The Corpse Centipede's Centipede Pearl was exactly its weakness.

Da Bao naturally ignored Zhong Ting; he only listened to Chu Danqing.

Chu Danqing didn't speak, so Da Bao continued according to his own combat logic.

The advantage is that he won't be deceived, and the disadvantage is that it's easy to miss opportunities.

A Ghost Grudge Infant immediately crawled out of Chu Danqing's shadow and quickly darted toward the fallen Corpse Centipede head.

With lightning speed, it climbed onto the body of the Corpse Centipede, nimbly dodging the attacks of many floating corpses, and grabbed the gray-white bead exposed in the air.

After forcibly pulling it off, it ran wildly back toward Chu Danqing's position.

Watching the Ghost Grudge Infant hand the Centipede Pearl to Chu Danqing, Zhong Ting was a bit hesitant, wanting to say something.

But in the end, he couldn't speak.

(End of chapter)