A fart actually put me in danger! It's really ridiculous to say it, but at that time I couldn't laugh at all. It was like a hunting dog, constantly getting closer.
I didn't dare to move, taking out the bone dagger for self-defense. Up close, this guy was really a big one. Muscular all over, exuding strength. Compared to it, the other pale-faced monsters seemed like malnourished radishes.
It seems that its vision has not changed, just like humans, there is no light here, so it can't see me. But it still slowly approaches, and I'm thinking whether to strike first, to stab it before it notices me. But soon I disregarded the idea. Even though I have the chance to kill it in one stroke, I will also surely expose my trace, and the remaining white-faced monsters will swarm and tear me into pieces in a few minutes. So, I gave up the idea of attacking. Instead, I picked up a stone and threw it forward. The stone passed through the shadow and fell far away, immediately catching the attention of the white-faced monster. It suddenly turned and searched in the direction where the stone fell.
I took this opportunity to quickly change my position and escape to the other side of the shadow. It was a close call.
The corpse witch fiddled with the stone box for a while, but it seemed to have made no progress. In a fit of anger, it slammed the table, causing the surrounding white-faced monsters to retreat shakily.
At this moment, the most burly white-faced monster took the stone and walked over, standing beside the corpse witch, crouching down and whispering lowly. The corpse witch took a look at the stone I threw, then turned and glanced around with the eyes exposed outside the black cloth.
My heart suddenly skipped a beat, could it be that I've been discovered? Are these white-faced monsters really that clever? The corpse witch held the stone, shouted loudly, and the next moment, all the white-faced monsters around began to retreat one after another, then looked around with fierce eyes.
It's as if they are looking for me!
A bad feeling instantly grew stronger, but I didn't act rashly. Perhaps I misunderstood, so I remained calm and observed the situation.
After hearing the corpse witch's command, the white-faced monsters slowly dispersed, like hounds, lowering their heads and searching around. And the search quickly expanded to the edge of the shadow. It's obvious that these guys are looking for me!
I frowned, seized the opportunity, and continued to retreat into the shadow. My heart became increasingly tense, being hunted by a group of monsters, there's hardly a difference between that and walking into death. The shadow became the last barrier between us, but evidently, this barrier couldn't protect me very effectively!
The first white-faced monster had already entered the shadow, but had not seen me yet. As long as I maintained a certain distance between myself and them, they wouldn't be able to see my face clearly.
But the smell is a fatal flaw, I carried the smell of blood on my body. It was left after fighting the mudfish. It was fine for a few meters, but once I got particularly close, it was very easy to be exposed.
I tried to continue retreating, but after a few steps, I touched the wall behind me. In the groove on the wall, flames were burning, and there was a bit of shadow between the two flames. This was the last place I could hide!
Almost exactly like when I was forced into a corner by the giant mudfish, I was once again pushed to the brink. I pursed my lips, it's like leaving the wolf's den only to enter the tiger's mouth.
The surrounding white-faced monsters had closed the encirclement, and they were very close to me. It's as if they are right in front of my eyes. I tightly gripped the bone dagger.
"Roar!"
The white-faced monster closest to me seemed to have smelled the scent on me, suddenly howling loudly, immediately drawing all the white-faced monsters around to rush towards me. There was no place left for me to hide, I had to rush out for a chance to escape!
I grabbed the bone dagger and charged at the nearest white-faced monster, using all my strength to violently knock it to the ground, then raised the bone dagger and ruthlessly stabbed it in the throat. The bone dagger pierced through the white-faced monster's neck, then I made a horizontal cut, splitting the head of the white-faced monster on the spot.
Just as I was about to stand up and run out, I hadn't expected that the white-faced monster that I stabbed had grabbed my arm and pulled me down! The surrounding white-faced monsters immediately pounced.
I frantically pounded this guy's arms, but it held on tight, no matter what I did, it wouldn't let go. And with the passing of time, my chance of escape was rapidly diminishing. The encircling white-faced monsters had closed off all the gaps, and then two white-faced monsters pounced on me, pinning me down. I tried to push them away, but these two were much stronger than me. They kept pressing on me, attempting to bite through my neck.
"Damn it, get off!"
I barely held onto my life, pushed one of the white-faced monsters away, and struggled to stand up, but it wasn't long before I was caught from behind by the monsters. They then slammed me hard to the ground. Raising their fists, they heavily struck my head.
I was dizzy from the beating. My head was buzzing, and I couldn't muster any strength in my limbs. I tried to get up from the ground, but as soon as I stood up, I stumbled and fell back down.
Everything in front of my eyes had a heavy blur, and I saw the largest white-faced monster in front of me. It lifted me from the ground, roaring frantically. The surrounding white-faced monsters clamored as well, with a few even attempting to tear my body apart.
This was really the end, I certainly wouldn't survive.
Not that I'm being pessimistic, but it's a miracle to survive in this situation! The burly monster grabbed my neck and pulled me to its face, and I saw faintly that it had yellowish teeth, and a foul smell emanated from its mouth. The sharp, stone-like teeth came closer to my neck bit by bit. The tip of the tooth had touched my neck, just like being pricked by a knife. I didn't doubt it at all, if it took this bite, it could bite off half of my neck.
But at this moment, suddenly there came a strange roar from behind, and the pale-faced monster who was about to bite my neck also heard this roar and slowly let me go.
My head gradually cleared, but the dizziness was still very strong. The pale-faced monster grabbed my arm and dragged me to the corpse witch, where I lay on the ground. Since I couldn't escape, I decided to see what these monsters wanted to do.
The corpse witch came over, like an old woman, her face covered in black cloth. Unlike the pale-faced monster, the corpse witch's eyes were not pitch black, but leaned more towards blue, like pure glass, and you could even see a reflection of myself in her eyes upon closer inspection.
It gazed at me, reaching out to touch my hair, feeling like being touched by some weathered twigs.
"You, human..."
My goodness, I actually heard this guy speak. Although the voice was exceptionally hoarse, and the words were unclear, I still heard it, and it genuinely surprised me.
"You can talk?" I asked, surprised.
"Human, help. Let you leave..."
It spoke in a disjointed voice, asking for my help? Help with what? But just the thought of possibly being able to leave alive made me suddenly alert, and I slowly stood up under the watchful gaze of the pale-faced monsters.
"You, help me... open... box..."
It pointed to the stone platform, mentioning the box, and I instantly realized that this guy wanted me to help it open that stone box. I had no idea what was inside, but it was certainly better than being torn apart by a group of pale-faced monsters moving in on us. I nodded immediately and said, "Okay, let me take a look."
Delaying for a moment was fine, and besides, I wasn't a bad person and hadn't done anything heinous. The ancestor would surely protect me. The corpse witch slowly walked to the stone platform, and I followed, finally getting a clear view of the complete appearance of the stone platform. It wasn't just a simple stone platform, it was round, with a diameter of about three meters, but it wasn't a perfect circle, with many rough spots around the edges. And on the surface of the stone platform was actually a huge Bagua diagram. I knew very little about Bagua, but still, this Bagua diagram seemed very complex, indicating its great significance. At the apex closest to us, there was a groove in the shape of a handprint that seemed pressable.