Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife

Following the path in the village to the low mountain, traces of fighting can be seen everywhere. It seems that it should be caused by the fight between Master An and Huo Xiuxiu.

Zhang Shi found Huo Youming's tombstone and found that the entrance to the underground palace was filled with rubble. He used Dingzhen to watch for a while and found no trace of any soul. The whole Huojia Village seemed to have really become a dead village, and even the ghosts disappeared without a trace.

Zhao Feng dug a handful of soil on the ground, grabbed it in his hand and squeezed it, and found that it was a little dry and hard.

"It's been a while, and it seems that the black tiger didn't lie to us."

Zhang Shi was at a loss for a while, so he could only take Master An's porcelain pot and put Lao Duan on it to threaten.

"Lao Deng, don't pretend to be dead. If you don't respond, I will smash your coffin bottle and let you be a lonely ghost."

Master An's porcelain pot did not move at all. Master An's soul could be seen in it, but it was always in a silent state, as if it was sealed.

Zhang Shi shook his head at everyone and decided to walk around the village to see if he could find any clues.

Then, the group began to search the village carefully, taking every step carefully, fearing to miss any possible clues. The three animal friends also sniffed around. Their five senses were more acute and they could often find details that humans overlooked.

Although the village had been abandoned for a long time, some buildings were still relatively well preserved, but they were eroded by time and unknown forces.

With the blessing of the illusion breaker, Zhang Shi noticed some clues that he had not discovered before.

Most of the existing houses in the village have strange talismans painted on the doors with unknown paint. A faint black gas flows on the talismans, which echoes the black fog covering the entire village.

"These talismans look like they are used to seal something."

Zhao Feng pointed to a talisman and said, his voice was low, as if he was afraid of disturbing something.

Zhang Shi nodded, thinking of the spirit gathering array under the ancestral hall, and a sense of uneasiness surged in his heart. If these spells are really used to seal, then what is sealed? Is it a ghost like Huo Xiuxiu, or something more terrifying?

They continued to move forward and came to the square in the center of the village. Those spells with black air crisscrossed and finally extended here.

At this time, everyone discovered that there was a deep groove in the center of the square, which seemed to be used to place some important items.

"This is placed like an altar, and the style is somewhat similar to the one in the underground palace... Could it be related to the mission?"

Ge Dalong observed for a while and asked.

Zhang Shi stared at the groove, and an inexplicable discomfort surged in his heart. He remembered that he had passed by here many times during the exploration of the last copy, but he did not notice such a conspicuous existence. This time, it was the blessing of the illusion breaker that made them discover the clues.

"Is there any restriction?"

Just as everyone was discussing around the altar, the little white tiger suddenly let out a low roar, and its eyes were fixed on a corner of the square. Zhang Shi followed its line of sight and found a stone tablet with some unclear words engraved on it, but with the blessing of the Illusion Breaker, these words gradually became clear.

"It looks similar to the carvings on those coffins."

Ge Dalong recalled for a moment and made a judgment.

"It should be that kind of carving, but it's a pity that the content written on it can't be translated."

Zhao Feng suddenly had an idea and chopped down the ground where the stone tablet was. Zhang Shi wanted to stop it but it was too late. The huge flint axe was so powerful that it had smashed the floor tiles into pieces.

"Hey, it's hollow!"

Zhao Feng was overjoyed and worked harder to knock open all the stone slabs made of unknown materials.

At this time, Pipi suddenly roared loudly at the ground, as if the things inside were very dangerous. The little white tiger and the leopard also entered a vigilant posture, looking at the bottom of the stone tablet as if facing a great enemy.

Zhang Shi realized that the things underground had some origins, and he didn't dare to continue digging so recklessly. He quickly stopped Zhao Feng and then performed an appraisal below.

Due to the obstruction of the ground, the identification effect was greatly reduced. Only some highlighted figures could be seen below. There were a lot of them, and roughly speaking, there were hundreds of people.

As a gap appeared in the ground, a bloody smell came from underground. Now everyone knew what was underneath without looking.

"Damn it, why does it smell so much like zombies."

Zhao Feng cursed.

These days, he had to deal with the zombie tide every night. He was very familiar with the bloody smell of zombies mixed with corpses, and he smelled it at once.

Wu Qing took out the ancestral staff and looked at Zhang Shi and asked.

"What should we do? Should we continue digging?"

Seeing that everyone was ready, Zhang Shi nodded and continued to move with Zhao Feng.

If it was just zombies, he would not be afraid of them no matter how many there were. Now they were like headless flies bumping around in Huojia Village. They finally found a clue, so they naturally wanted to find out the truth.

As Zhang Shi and Zhao Feng continued to dig, the secret under the stone tablet gradually emerged. After the stone slab was completely pried open, a deep cave appeared in front of everyone. The cave was filled with a stronger smell of blood and decay, which made people frown.

"Everyone be careful, the smell of blood is a bit strong, something is wrong."

Zhang Shi reminded, and at the same time took out a few torches from his backpack, lit them and threw them into the cave. On the one hand, it can play a role in lighting, and on the other hand, it can also check the air circulation.

Instantly, the cave was illuminated by strong light, reflecting dense figures - just as they guessed, it was a group of zombies, sitting or lying, piled together in a regular position, as if they were performing some kind of formation.

"It seems that these zombies are left here as sacrifices or guards."

Wu Qing analyzed, her voice echoing in the empty cave, adding a bit of gloom.

Zhao Feng joked without comment.

"Don't scare me, who would use zombies as sacrifices?"

"If it is to summon zombies, then it makes sense to use zombies as sacrifices."

Ge Dalong suddenly said something, making everyone silent.

Zhang Shi noticed that although these zombies looked the same as ordinary zombies, their eyes faintly revealed a strange light, as if they were controlled by some force and fell into a dormant state. He was secretly alert in his heart, ready to respond to possible emergencies at any time.

Zhang Shi and his companions carefully explored down along the edge of the cave, trying not to make too much noise. The cave walls were slippery, so they had to be careful with every step to avoid slipping and attracting the attention of the zombies.

After going deep into the cave, they found an ancient altar in the center of the zombie group, which was exactly the same as the one in the underground palace. On the altar were some strange utensils and a huge black crystal with a dark light flowing in the crystal.

Zhang Shi released an appraisal on the black crystal, but no information appeared. According to the normal plot development, this kind of treasure that looks unusual at first glance must be the key to controlling these zombies.

But Zhang Shi clearly knew that his goal was to complete the task, and he did not intend to touch these weird objects. But some things are not something you can touch if you want to, and trouble always comes to you inadvertently.