Chapter 72 Fire Attack
Before we knew it, the tree holes were covered with green silk vines, quietly surrounding us. The origin of those silk vines was the extremely strange bronze coffin.
The clumps of silk vines in front of me are like evil ghosts crawling against the ground. If I hadn't seen it by chance by accident, I would have really waited until we were attacked.
I was shocked and quickly shouted loudly: "Be careful, the ghost vine is coming out!" After Yan finished speaking, he turned sideways and blocked Ji Wenhui first.
At this time, the bearded man and the prince also noticed the ghost vine coming, and they all carried the weapon in their hands. The prince blocked Zhou Huaijiang who was still sleeping, while the bearded man blocked all of us.
The silk vines were like thinking. Seeing that we had discovered our whereabouts, we no longer moved quietly like before, but instead rushed towards us quickly from all directions with a "swish".
The bearded man shouted loudly: "Protect the people behind him!" After saying that, he divided the sword and cut off the two bundles of silk vines in the waist, and then rushed towards the coffin, cutting off the roots of all silk vines, so that these ghost vines can be defeated in one fell swoop.
A large number of silk vines rushed towards us, and the prince and I didn't dare to be negligent. Seeing that the ghost vines were approaching, we hurriedly used the weapons in our hands to slash. Fortunately, the silk vines were not as difficult as the thick vines before. Although they were numerous, they were extremely fragile. The blades were everywhere and they would definitely break. They would wither quickly when they fell to the ground, and in an instant they became a pile of dead ashes.
But these silk vines are really terrible. Cut off a clump and then fill it up two clumps. Each clump is like a small pine tree. There are hundreds of branches on one cane. Several hundred silk vines extend out on each branch. Each silk vine is like a very thin tentacle, moving freely, flexible and changeable, constantly drilling towards us from all angles. All the vines are connected to a thick dark brown main vine. The source of the main vine is the mysterious bronze coffin.
The prince and I have the skills of a bearded man. We gradually became overwhelmed and could only force ourselves to defend a range of one meter around us, and there was no way to talk about the attack. We knew very well that such a way of playing would not solve the problem at all. If we wanted to eradicate all the silk vines, we had to cut off the main vines.
But it is easy to say, but it is really difficult to do. The coverage of those silk vines is very active. As long as our weapons cut towards the cane, thousands of silk vines will sting into our skin. If one cannot dodge, it will be stabbed by the silk vines. Every time it is pierced, it will be like being stung by a wasp. Although it is not unbearable for pain, it will also hurt the whole nerve. If it is stabbed on a large area, it will probably faint.
While trying hard to cut off the silk vines around me, I looked at the bearded man near the coffin and found that his progress was not very smooth. He rushed to the coffin several times, but was blocked by tens of thousands of silk vines several times. He was unable to get close to the main vine for a while, so he had to wander back and forth near the coffin.
I gradually felt anxious and thought that according to our current style of playing, I could not cut it off at all. After a while, I would be trapped by a large number of silk vines. I made up my mind.
So I turned around and said to Ji Wenhui, "Come with me and hide behind the prince." She nodded, held up the flashlight and hid behind me, and moved little by little towards the position where the prince was. I waved my sword and danced wildly, for fear of leaving a little space for the ghost vine to take advantage of the situation and blocked her and pushed forward to the right at a very slow speed.
When I walked to the prince, I asked Ji Minhui to hide next to Zhou Huaijiang, and then said to the prince: "Help me watch her, I'll help Lao Hu." The prince nodded while swinging the axe in his hand, "Go, I'm here, please make sure my sister-in-law is fine!" I glared at him, too lazy to talk nonsense to him, and the sword rushed to the ground, gradually getting closer to the bearded man.
The bearded man had seen my actions long ago. At this time, he was at a loss and happened to need a helper. When I got to him, he said to me in a deep voice: "Help me restrain a little, I will rush in."
I shook my head and said, "No, there are too many ghost vines nearby, so I can't cut them at all. Even if I add a prince, it's not enough. Do you think this thing is afraid of fire?"
This sentence reminded the bearded man. His eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "It should be afraid, but where is the fire?"
I smirked at him, "Did you forget how we escaped from the snake cave?" The bearded man suddenly realized and laughed out loud, and praised him, "Yes, yes! Haha, the child is teachable! Come on, light the fire!" After that, he shouted suddenly, and his hands strengthened, dancing a single sword into a mirror, blocking the two of us tightly. Although he could not attack the center of the ghost vine with his own strength, he stopped moving forward and focused on defense at this time, and could also keep us invincible.
I took the opportunity to take off my shirt, took out my lighter and ignited my clothes, and held them in the air to wait for the flames to grow bigger. After the fire burned, I rolled my clothes into a fireball, and then shouted to the bearded man: "The fire is coming!" I rushed forward and threw the clothes out.
The clothes were burning vigorously, and it immediately shone brightly in the tree hole as bright as day. The scorching fireball flew straight to the center of the coffin with a heavy whistling sound.
Wherever the fire passed, clusters of silk vines were immediately curled and deformed, and then black and gray withered. Because these silk vines were too slender, the fire was their biggest nemesis.
At that moment, I almost burst out laughing, and watched the dazzling fireball fly out quickly, drawing a bright red arc.
It was about to be done, and at this moment, all the silk vines stopped attacking, quickly sucked in reverse, and rushed towards the fireball desperately, trying to prevent the flame from entering the coffin by breaking the dead end.
In an instant, dense silk vines condensed together, forming a large, dense and ventilated net, which immediately blocked the fire in mid-air. At the same time, the remaining silk vines instantly condensed into several large nets, blocking layer by layer between the flame and the coffin. The flames just burned through one layer, and then the second layer was added, without any slackness, and the speed was getting faster and faster.
Seeing that the fire gradually diminished, it was about to be extinguished by endless silk vines in another moment. How could the bearded man let such an opportunity slip away from his eyes and flashed out suddenly. I felt a flash in front of me, and saw that he was already standing by the coffin, with a knife on his hand, and with a "crack", the dark brown main vine was cut off in the waist.
As soon as the main vine was cut off, all the silk vines turned black quickly and fell to the ground one after another, without any movement.
I was overjoyed and laughed "ha". Suddenly, a loud "bang" sound suddenly came from the coffin, followed by an extremely shrill howl. The sound was extremely harsh, like a human, not a human, not a beast, and it was three more terrifying than the screams of a ghost in the movie.
When I heard this sound, I felt dizzy and the blood in my body solidified. I took a few steps back, my legs became weak, and I almost fell and sat on the ground.
The bearded man also seemed extremely nervous. He jumped back a few meters with his feet one by one, bent his knees, held the dagger in front of his chest, stared at the coffin with his eyes alertly, and put on a defensive posture.
At this time, the tree hole was in a dead silence. Everyone looked at the coffin in front of them, not even daring to breathe. We were confused. What was the one who screamed just now? Could it be that there was really a ghost in the coffin?
But the scream was only once, and there was no sound since then. The coffin was lying calmly in place, and nothing came out. At this moment, the tree hole seemed surprisingly quiet, but in this strange silence, there was endless horror and murderous intent. This strange atmosphere seemed to be brewing a bigger storm.
After waiting for a while, there was no abnormal movement in the coffin. Our tense nerves relaxed a little. The prince then asked blankly: "Just... what was that movement just now? Why didn't I listen... it doesn't look like a human?" The bearded man and I waved to him at the same time, telling him not to speak.
He thought about it thoughtfully, and muttered quietly, "Fuck, this time it's a tragedy. It would be a fucking hell. I would have known that my peach wood sword would have been taken out for a while. It would definitely be a magical thing to deal with the things in this coffin."
I was so angry that he smiled bitterly, and cursed in a low voice: "When can your grandson change the mouth of this mother-in-law? I've been nagging endlessly, and I never tell the occasion or the location. Do you think you are at a disadvantage if you say less? What can your broken wooden stick do? It's almost the same to burn the kang for ghosts."
The prince curled his lips and said, "Don't believe it, look at it. The coffin is probably a ghost. Then you will know that my wooden sword is useful. I am..." Before he finished speaking, a loud bang came from the coffin, and a shrill ghost cry sounded again.
Everyone was stunned. Before they could react, suddenly, the coffin swung violently on the ground. The sound of "bang bang bang bang" became louder and louder, as if there was a huge monster inside to take off the coffin. Then, a gust of cold wind blew, and the coffin suddenly stood upright, and the center of the coffin was facing us.
I looked closely and found that the coffin was still empty and there was nothing at all. But how could the scene in front of me explain? What made it shake such a strong vibration in an empty coffin? And it could actually stand upright? It seemed that there was only one explanation, and there was indeed a ghost in this tree hole.
Chapter completed!