Seeing that there was nothing unusual in front of them, Shen Tinglan and the other four people immediately gathered around.

After seeing the body of the woman in Xifu in the coffin, Tang Yao said a strange "Eh" and asked Ling Yun: "Brother Ling, was she the one who pestered you last night?"

Ling Yun shook his head and told everyone that the water ghost who was chasing him looked like he had been dead for many years. The water ghost was made of resentment, and the other ghosts in his body also looked ferocious, and they were all gouged out without exception. He lost his eyes and cut out his tongue.

But the female corpse in front of her, no matter her dress or condition, looked like she had only been dead for two or three days.

And unlike what was expected in advance, the talisman did not change in any way after the coffin was opened. Even I could feel that there was no resentment on the female corpse at all.

After examining it for a few seconds, Su Li boldly stretched out his hand and began to check the condition of the female corpse.

Not only her, Shen Tinglan also walked to the other side of the coffin, picked up the petals, and looked at them carefully: these flowers were not like ordinary plants, the color of the flowers was as bright and bright as blood.

These petals are shaped like pupils, with brown vertical lines in the middle. At first glance, they look like a pair of open eyes; a completely different contrast to its own fragrance.

"This plant is very strange, and it doesn't look like it can grow nearby." Shen Tinglan said, and discovered something even stranger: "No, it stands to reason that this female corpse has been dead for several days, and the coffin should have been buried just now. People from District 5 opened them, why do these flowers... look so fresh?"

Tang Yao plucked up her courage and picked up a few petals from the coffin. After looking at them for a while, she put them into her pocket.

"Could it be that someone else came here before arriving with us in District 5?" Ren Yao said.

Ling Yun stretched out his hand and touched the traces and blood left near the coffin, his brain running rapidly. Judging from the traces at the scene, District 5 was indeed attacked after the coffin was opened.

Judging from the still fresh flowers in the coffin, he came to a bold conclusion: "No, someone came before us. The female corpse itself was not a threat. It was the thing that scattered flowers in the coffin that killed the third person. District Five…”

"This female corpse was drowned." On the other side, Su Li also made an inference after examining the corpse.

Since drowning is a death of asphyxiation, a fresh corpse has the usual signs of suffocation: that is, the blood throughout the body does not coagulate. She opened the eyelids of the female corpse and found petechial bleeding in the conjunctiva of her eyelids.

After the skin of a corpse has been soaked in water for a period of time, the epidermis shrinks, swells, and turns white. Skin capillaries and arrector pili muscles contract, and a small amount of oxygen in the water penetrates into the skin blood vessels and combines with hemoglobin to form oxyhemoglobin, so the corpse spots appear pale. red.

All the above indications indicate that the female body in the coffin was indeed a sacrificial victim thrown into the river by the villagers.

"Because of their ignorant beliefs, so many innocent girls lost their lives... Although it sounds cruel, I think the retribution this village suffered is what they deserve."

Recalling the cryptic behavior of the villagers when they first entered the village, Tang Yao understood that for thousands of years, these people had taken sacrifices as a matter of course.

As long as someone has a hard conscience and speaks out to stop the protest, perhaps this bad habit will not be passed down to this day.

It is said that unruly people come out of poverty. Due to their living environment, the thoughts and lives of these people are severely restricted, and the thoughts and spirits they have cultivated over a long period of time are even more difficult to educate.

"Who says it's not the case? If it weren't for the mission's requirements, we would just walk away after the investigation and let them fend for themselves." Ling Yun responded.

"But there is one thing that I find very strange." Su Li pointed to the hands of the female corpse and said to his companions: "Look at her nails. If someone is thrown into the lake and drowns, the person will often struggle in a hurry due to mental stress before death.

, grabbing randomly with both hands. It is normal to catch some water plants and sediment. Not only that, there should be similar residues in the mouth and nose of the deceased."

But now, the girl's mouth and nose are clean; and her nails...

Ling Yun squinted his eyes and found that the fingertips of the corpse were bloody and bloody, and the nails on the index finger and middle finger of the right hand were all broken; some strange dark green traces were vaguely visible in the gaps between the nails.

Su Li took out a white handkerchief from his pocket, carefully picked out some powder with the tip of a dagger, and said after looking at it: "This is a kind of algae, like moss."

"Her nails must have become like this because she grabbed something hard and covered with moss during her struggle. If she threw herself into a river, it really doesn't make sense." Ling Yun recalled the Yongjiang River mentioned by the village chief.

Suddenly he said "tsk": "No, that old guy from the village chief is lying to us!"

"I probably know what's going on." At the same time, Shen Tinglan discovered the key point of the entire incident that they had ignored from the beginning while he was constantly recalling it.

The two exchanged glances, and Ling Yun quickly said: "We must go back to the village chief's house now. The old fox didn't tell the truth. There is still some information that we must confirm with him. After that, we have to go

North of Qingyuan Mountain."

"You mean, which temple are you going to?" Tang Yao responded.

"Well, without further ado, let's leave quickly." After Ling Yun finished speaking, the group of people didn't waste any more time and walked toward the door.

However, at this moment, a gust of black wind suddenly rose, blowing the spiritual flags hanging around the ancestral hall to the ground. The flower petals in the coffin were mixed with the cold wind and scattered throughout the yard. The moment the door closed, Ling Yun and Shen Tinglan

They grabbed their companions and took out the teleportation talisman in unison.

However--

At this moment, the talisman suddenly turned into a ball of blue flames. Not only the teleportation talisman, but also other talismans on everyone's bodies were all burned up at this moment. The scene in front of them was similar to last night, but even more terrifying than last night.

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"It's an S-class curse." Ren Yao stared at the surroundings vigilantly in case of a sudden attack.

Boom boom boom...

The dormitory seemed to have been hit by a violent earthquake, and the memorial tablets that had been offered fell to the ground one after another, making constant crackling noises.

At this moment, a large black mist suddenly spread along the wall, and the black mist mixed with red petals emerged from all directions like life.

Cold sweat slowly flowed down his forehead, and Ling Yun discovered that even with his own powers, he could not overcome the obstacles ahead.

After pouring all the psychic bullets into the gun, Ling Yun frantically pulled the trigger toward the black mist, but to no avail. Even the iron thorns released by Shen Tinglan were swallowed up by the black mist.

It was a kind of pure darkness, like a bottomless pit, and the only destination for all objects swallowed by it was nothingness.

In the team, Su Li, who had always been calm, murmured: "I saw it..."

"How should we escape?" Tang Yao asked subconsciously.

"It's too late." Su Li calmly stared ahead, with a strange light flashing in his eyes: "We are all going to die here."

"No, there must be other ways!" Shen Tinglan put his hands on the ground and gritted his teeth. Because the release of his superpower was approaching the limit, his originally black and white pupils were gradually filled with black.

Even if you are completely corrupted by Alessa, you must do your best to at least let other teammates leave alive!

Suddenly there was a trembling feeling that penetrated into the spinal cord from behind. Ling Yun quickly turned around and immediately saw a pair of scarlet eyes deep in the mist less than two meters away from him.

"Brother Ling!" As if sensing the danger, Tang Yao rushed to Ling Yun's side.

But the next second——

"Boom"

In front of him, Tang Yao's head rolled down from her body.

Her eyes were still wide open, and her beautiful eyes were full of surprise. Two lines of clear tears fell down from the corners of Tang Yao's eyes. Her head just rolled to the ground, and then, together with the fallen corpse, they were swallowed up by the darkness.

"..."

Ling Yun stretched out his hand and stared blankly at the direction where Tang Yao disappeared. The next second, the heartbreaking pain pulled him back from the shock of losing his companion. The moment he touched the black mist, his arm also Little by little it slowly disappeared.

Behind him, Ren Yao, Su Li, and Shen Tinglan were also struggling and were gradually swallowed by the black mist.

Ling Yun raised his head in confusion, looking at everything clean around him, his mind went blank.

He never expected that in this level of the treasure hunt game, there would actually be an S-level cursed object. If he hadn't insisted on participating in the game, Shen Tinglan, Su Li and Tang Yao wouldn't have come in with them.

It was him who killed all his companions who trusted him.

The voices of Zhao Sicheng and others seemed to be heard outside the ancestral hall.

"Quick... run... don't... don't come in!"

Ling Yun's legs were eaten away by the black mist. He fell to the ground and yelled like crazy with all his strength.

The next second, black mist completely covered Ling Yun's body, and the last remaining bit of consciousness in his mind also disappeared along with it.

At eight o'clock that evening.
Chapter completed!