Edited by Zaki
Zombie. [1]This is different than the western zombie. In chinese lore undead corpse is when the person is dead but a breath is stuck in the throat. The corpse is not rotting. They move differently than western … Continue reading jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_3591291_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_3591291_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });
Several players were instantly terrified, which was more terrifying than hearing a ghost coming.
First of all, ghosts were generally incorporeal and could not be touched by everyone. Some people could not even see them because they did not have Yin-Yang [2]ghost-seeing jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_3591291_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_3591291_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); eyes. They could not be seen or touched, so it was always better. Secondly, corpses were inherently creepy, not to mention that zombies or look like zombies that liked to bite people, so they were naturally scary.
Of course, the main reason was that everyone knew that there were ghosts here, and they wouldn’t be surprised when ghosts come. But no one was prepared for the fake corpse. Hearing such a sentence suddenly almost gave everyone a heart attack.
With Gu Mozhi’s reminder, the movement in the coffin became louder. From the banging of the coffin lid to the scratching and grinding of claws, it was frightening to hear. It finally boiled down to the coffin boards being moved apart with a creak and a teeth-rattling clatter.
Since the corpse was placed with its feet facing the door and its head facing the wall of the back door, when he used his claws to move the coffin lid, it would naturally only move in the direction of the door. This made it easier for him to expose his upper body and sit up.
But the corpse’s calculations were not as good as heaven’s calculations. It never expected that as soon as it moved a few times, it heard a bang, then a crackle, as if it had knocked over a lot of things.
Zombie: “…?”
Players: “………………”
What was knocked over were the portrait and the incense burner, as well as the incense that had not been lit in time. The crackling sound just now was the sound of incense falling to the ground one by one.
No one could be blamed for this. After all, no one would have thought that the deceased would come out like this. After all, zombies generally prefer to lift the coffin lid off with a “bang”, which would make them appear powerful and impressive. If they had known that it liked to move around, they probably wouldn’t have put the portrait or something like this on a small table here.
“Should I help pick them up?” Jian Lianlong, the very polite twelve-year-old girl, asked her Master.
Gu Mozhi shook his head slightly: “Let’s wait and see first.”
“Okay.”
While the Master and apprentice were chatting, the zombie finally came to his senses and figured out what had happened. The fact that it had knocked over its own memorial portrait or something was obviously not an honorable deed worth talking about, so it naturally became enraged.
The next second, it threw off the coffin lid with a bang, and a lot of wood residue was scattered in the air. It was unknown whether it was caused by the sharp claws scratching on it before, or if the coffin lid was damaged when it had been swatted away, it crumbled into pieces.
As the coffin lid hit the ground hard in the distance, the zombie also clawed at the wooden walls on both sides and climbed up.
Gu Mozhi turned around and was about to say to his apprentice, “I wish I had done this earlier. It was a waste of time.” Just as he was halfway through his words,he suddenly heard the sounds of snapping, banging, clanging, and rumbling one after another.
He turned his head and looked over in surprise, and found that the coffin that had been originally placed on several benches had been completely smashed to the ground, and the previous benches had fallen over and scattered. The coffin placed on these ruins was naturally uneven. Not only was it tilted, but it was also placed diagonally high and diagonally short. As long as the zombie inside moved, the entire coffin would rock back and forth like a seesaw.
Several bursts of laughter that were suppressed in the throat came to his ears, as if someone’s blower was broken.
“What’s going on?” Gu Mozhi asked, raising his eyebrows.
Jian Linglong covered her mouth and giggled several times, then she suppressed her laughter and said, “It seems that the move he just thought of was too big and overturned the stools.”
This couldn’t be blamed on the zombie. It could only be said that the people in the town had little money and no other options.
The custom here was that the body must be placed in mourning before burial, that is, the body was placed in the mourning hall. Because it was placed in a coffin, and it was believed here that the coffin should not be placed on the ground before being buried, so someone used several standard 8 wooden benches to put the coffin up to half a person’s height, instead of placing it directly on the ground.
You may have seen benches, the kind with supports at both ends. They were narrow and long, and it would be easy to fall if you accidentally failed to sit firmly. Such a shelf used to support the coffin was naturally not very stable. The corpse made a lot of noise, easily causing the coffin and the stools underneath to shake together. The key was that the quality of the stool was not very good, and the solid wood coffin was very heavy, so it was normal for it to collapse and be crushed.
It was the first time Gu Mozhi had met such an evil spirit Boss, who seemed to have no big moves. Two accidents happened in a row, and the good atmosphere was completely gone. The zombie was trembling with anger and climbed out of the coffin furiously. Coupled with his rickety and thin figure, he looked particularly like an old man who was in poor health.
“Grandpa, please walk slowly.” Jian Linglong said with a sincere face, “I’m afraid you will fall apart if you move too much.”
Just listening to the first half of the sentence, Gu Mozhi thought that she was genuinely worried about people. But the second half of the sentence immediately revealed that this girl was deliberately mocking the BOSS. When someone advised an elderly person to walk slower, would he or she say be careful of falling apart? They would usually say be careful of slipping or falling.
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.“Okay, don’t make him angry.” Gu Mozhi boinked the little girl’s head, “The BOSS is not a monster in online games. As long as T [4]the Tank position .. who usually try to incur the wrath of the boss, allowing other players to hit the boss jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_3591291_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_3591291_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });pulls it, it will not attack others. If you are trying to attract hatred from it now, be careful that he will fixate on you and kill you.”
By then, even Gu Mozhi was not sure that he would be able to attract the BOSS’s attention. After all, ghosts were generally stubborn.
He asked the others to stay away, and he took the lead in going up to meet the enemy. The strength of the dungeon BOSS was somewhat beyond his expectation. It seemed that the gap between these BOSS and the mobs was not that big. No wonder they smelled so delicious.
With Jian Linglong’s strength as a newborn little Demon, it was more than enough to fight the small monsters, but facing the BOSS was just like sending food to the table. Not to mention other players, Gu Mozhi could only go ahead and contain the opponent first.
Gu Mozhi, who couldn’t use magic, could still deal with this BOSS, though it was still not as smooth as before. He had to stick to it for a while and spend some effort to win against it.
The simplest way was actually to dig out the ghost bead. After taking it away, the BOSS would become a paper tiger and there was nothing to be afraid of. However, the problem was that the location of the BOSS’s ghost bead was not fixed and was not in the Dantian, so you have to spend time to find it slowly.
So while fighting, Gu Mozhi took the opportunity to reach out and wound various parts of the BOSS. The palms continuously penetrated the BOSS’s corpse, bringing out a lot of rancid minced meat and purple-black blood.
Having a physical body was troublesome, and it was inconvenient to pick out things. If it were a ghost body, and if you missed in pulling out the ghost bead, it would be like passing through a ball of air, without any other effect. It would be much better than the messy flesh and blood splattering now.
The players held their noses and spread out to avoid the mess, instead of getting together. Because Gu Mozhi couldn’t completely contain the BOSS, they kept moving while fighting. In order to avoid being accidentally injured by the aftermath of the fight and flying objects, they did not dare to get even close.
The meat and blood seemed to be fine, but when they fell on the wood, they made a hissing sound and emitted white smoke. It could even corrode wood! The players immediately hid further away.
“Big Brother is so awesome!” The young man clicked his tongue as he ran. Those blood and flesh could corrode wood, wouldn’t it be a matter of minutes to corrode a hand? But Gu Mozhi looked like he was completely unaffected, all that blood on his hands soon dripped off, as if it was separated by something, it didn’t even flow down his arms.
Jian Linglong was not afraid of those flesh and blood as well. Although she didn’t like the smell of those rotten flesh, she knew that these things had no effect on her. However, due to mysophobia, she still tried her best to avoid it, not wanting to leave those smells on her body.
Gu Mozhi spent a long time but still couldn’t find what he wanted, but the space for the other players had shrunk sharply. Because blood and flesh had splattered everywhere, if you accidentally stepped on the blood or brushed against the flesh-stained wall, the place of contact would be corroded.
The soles of the feet were okay. The soles of modern people’s shoes were generally thicker and could last a few times. If they brushed against walls or other things, it would be troublesome. It happened to be summer when the world was destroyed, and everyone was wearing cool clothes. Any casual touch would directly come into contact with the skin, leaving a big scar.
The honest woman covered her arm and gasped for a while, showing that she was in severe pain.
“This can’t go on like this.” Pink-hair called everyone to gather in the corner. This place is far away from the BOSS and the other party, and this was the only “pure land” left.
If this continued, they would have to take a break before Gu Mozhi finished defeating the BOSS. There were too many wounds on the BOSS’s body, and blood would spurt out whenever he moved. If he moved violently, blood would fly everywhere. They were very worried that the blood would splash into their mouth, nose, and eyes, and they would become disabled by then.
“How about we climb up?” The College Girl pointed to the top of her head anxiously.
Currently the BOSS was only wandering on the ground, and he probably wouldn’t be able to fly up. And blood could not defy gravity and splash so high, so the rafters were safe for now. But this was only temporary, and no one could predict what would happen later. If the beam becomes unsafe, it will be difficult to escape.
It was time to find a way to save yourself.
Although Jian Linglong was not in a hurry, she still actively helped everyone find a solution. She had an idea and said: “Dry tobacco and wine!”
Didn’t they all say that ghosts didn’t reincarnate because they had obsessions that hadn’t been completed yet? Maybe this BOSS’s obsession was to take another puff of cigarette or drink another glass of wine. They could think of ways to offer these two things as sacrifices to the BOSS.
“Where are the things?” Everyone thought what she said made sense and quickly asked.
Jian Linglong dodged the flesh and blood on the ground and quickly ran to the corner to pull out the items they had prepared. But now the question arose, how to offer sacrifices? She hadn’t done it before!
“Spill the wine directly on the ground! That’s how wine offerings are usually done on TV!” The young man had an idea.
Jian Linglong said “oh oh” twice, quickly picked up the wine bottle, and sprinkled it in a semi-arc shape like on TV. After sprinkling, there was still a little bit left. She thought about it and poured it into the air diagonally above. She remembered that there seemed to be such a ritual.
After the sprinkling, all the liquor disappeared into thin air, and there wasn’t a single wet mark on the ground, like it was a success. The five people looked at the zombie with burning eyes, watching expectantly.
After about five seconds, suddenly a mass of liquid appeared out of nowhere in the zombie’s hand, and was subconsciously held by it. The zombie froze for a moment, carefully lowered its head, licked a mouthful of the liquid, and a mesmerized expression appeared on its face.
Everyone felt relieved, finally something!
However, before they could cheer for joy, they suddenly saw another mass of liquid appeared directly above the zombie, and then violently sprinkled down, pouring on its head.
Gu Mozhi, who was extremely close to it but had the foresight to retreat instantly, was naturally spared.
Everyone present: “…”
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