David crouched down and examined some of the skeletons more closely. He discovered that each skeleton had a neat round hole in its chest, with mirror-smooth edges, as if it had been penetrated by extremely precise force.
The holes are perfectly located, right in the center of the heart; The thoroughness of the person who carried out the action was truly extraordinary.
“They weren’t just swallowed…” David said in a low voice, “They were killed. Killed in one attack.”
Jiang Xuelan’s gaze swept across the skeletons, her cold blue eyes filled with a terrifying coldness: “If it was a sacrifice, why finish them off?”
“What is sacrificed is the soul, not the body.”
David stood up and stared at the gray mist that was getting farther away in the distance. “That creature only wants the soul; the physical body is worthless to him.”
Xuanzhenzi rubbed his numb arm and lowered his voice: “Master Chen, let us quickly leave. The more I look at this place, the more something feels strange.”
Just as David was about to speak, a faint sob suddenly came from the fog ahead.
His voice was as gentle as wind blowing through a gap, but it sounded very clear in the eerily silent space.
The three of them stiffened at the same time.
“There’s someone there.”
David lowered his voice to a minimum, the power of chaos slowly circulated within his body, and he silently grasped the hilt of the Dragon Slayer Sword in his hand.
The sobs were heard again. This time it was clearer and closer than before, as if it came from the shadow of the pile of bones ahead.
David winked at Jiang Xuelan, who nodded slightly, and ice-blue cold air quietly condensed on his fingertips.
The three moved slowly forward, their footsteps so light they were almost inaudible.
After passing by a pile of bones that looked like a small mountain, David saw it.
It was a young ghost woman, curled up behind a huge monster frame, her hands wrapped around her knees, her thin shoulders shaking slightly.
His black robe was torn in several places, revealing his pale, almost transparent skin beneath.
His eyes were dark blue, but now filled with extreme fear, like a young animal driven to the brink of despair, suddenly raising its head at the sound of footsteps.
David recognized her—she was the girl who had previously been led to the pass and pushed through.
He’s still alive.
The moment the girl saw David and the other two people, her pupils narrowed sharply, and she backed away violently, pressing her back against the ribs of the demon beast’s skeleton. He swung his arms wildly in front of him, shouting, “Don’t come any closer! Don’t come any closer! Please I don’t want to die I don’t want to die.”
His voice was hoarse and hoarse, clearly showing that he had been alone in the dark for a long time and fear had pushed him to the brink of collapse.
David stopped and didn’t approach any further.
He raised both hands to show that he meant no harm, and tried to keep his voice as gentle as possible: “We’re not here to harm you guys. I’m also a human cultivator who strayed into this place by accident.”
The girl’s crying stopped for a moment, and a trace of confusion flashed in her dark blue eyes: “You are not a devil?”
David slowly stepped forward, causing the gray chaotic power to glow slightly in his palm: “I am human. You can see, this is not the power of the ghost race.”
The girl’s gaze fell on the gray light, and the fear in her eyes eased slightly. He spoke with a trembling voice, “You really didn’t come to sacrifice me?”
“NO.”
David said, “I’m here to investigate this crack. What’s your name?”
The girl hesitated for a long time before answering in a very weak voice: “Kauyoulan”.
“Youlan, how long have you been here?”
The girl shook her head: “I don’t know There’s no time here It feels like a very, very long time has passed”
His voice was filled with deep fear, “Something is watching me in the dark watching me. I can’t see it, but I know it’s there.”
David’s heart was pounding: “Do you know what happened to those skeletons?”
Fear flashed in the girl’s eyes again, and her voice trembled even more: “They I hid here when they started moving. I heard more than one very heavy footstep.”
Jiang Xuelan walked slowly forward, squatted in front of him, and said with gentle light in her cold blue eyes: “Don’t be afraid, we will take you out.”
The young girl named Youlan looked at Jiang Xuelan’s cold blue eyes and her calm yet gentle face, like a baby bird frozen in a snowstorm finally finding a branch to lean on.
Her lips trembled slightly, then suddenly she hugged Jiang Xuelan and sobbed: “My parents are still waiting for me. I really don’t want to die.”
FAQ Novel
Q: What is found in the open space?
A: Numerous skeletal remains are scattered across the ground.
Q: What is unusual about the skeletons?
A: Some skeletons have a perfectly round hole in the chest, suggesting a high-temperature impact.
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