Chapter 322: Demon (II)
The path to the depths of the grave was not easy, and the path was buried with sharp stones as sharp as a knife blade. Baku cannot use the source power and can only move forward like an ordinary person. This is a rule left by the ancestors, and if you can't do it, you are not eligible to take out the blood of demons.
Baku gritted his teeth and walked forward one bloody step at a time. The sharp pain from his feet made his eyes blood-red. The pain awakened his memories, and it was like going back to that night two years ago.
That night was also stained red with blood, and when his wife and son died before his eyes, Baku was more painful than it is now. That kind of mental pain is completely beyond the body. It was at that time that the seeds of revenge were quietly planted, and after two years of cultivation, it finally sprouted and blossomed. Baku swore that he would give back this pain to the people of Sur City a hundredfold.
Outside the cave, a leader worried: "Maybe we shouldn't let Baku in." โ
King Kong shook his head and said, "It's useless, I can see that kind of look in Baku very clearly." Even if we don't allow it, he'll do everything he can to get in. And that's not a good thing. Baku is willing to be the devil, and as long as he destroys the city of Sur, we don't have to worry about outsiders anymore. โ
"Is that really the case? I was only worried that it would lead to a greater disaster. โ
King Kong's heart sank, but he didn't say anything more, he looked into the cave and was silent.
Baku doesn't know how long it was, maybe a day? Maybe a century? When the pain becomes numb, time loses its meaning. He just walked forward mechanically, leaving a trail of blood behind him. He felt his body become very heavy, it was because there was too much blood flowing from his feet, if it was a normal person, he would have fainted, but Baku still gritted his teeth and continued to walk with the support of the fire of revenge.
Finally, he reached the end. At the end is a large hall, an underground hall supported by natural stone pillars. Around the hall, flames erupted in the corners, and the air was filled with the smell of sulfur. Baku vaguely remembers that it seems that thousands of years ago, there were multiple craters in the Asz Mountains. It's just that the volcano has entered a dormant period, and the mountain is covered with trees, so people forget about this fact.
Baku smiled, he could feel a slight vibration from time to time under the ground, maybe the ancestral cemetery of the Baimon people was built on the crater. There was a circle of skulls under the stone pillars of the hall, and the surrounding walls were filled with countless bones. The bones were embedded in the walls, and I don't know how they got there.
The bones in this cemetery are all warriors who sacrificed their lives to seal the demons. Now, the heroic spirits of these warriors guard the halls, guarding the demonic blood that remains.
In the middle of the hall is a circular stone platform, on which a dusty tin box is quietly enshrined. Baku walked over and opened the box with great force. Inside the box are three transparent, long strips of things. Inside them, dark red blood rolled slowly as if of its own volition. If Eren was here, he would be very surprised, because the thing that preserves the demon's blood turned out to be a test tube!
Baku picked up one of the test tubes, and when the tube was lifted, there seemed to be some kind of marked corner in the bottom of the box below. Baku thought for a moment and picked up another one, so that the sign became more obvious. If you look closely, you can see that it seems to be a rose flower.
A golden rose.
Of course, Baku does not care about any of this. He uncorked the tube and poured it into his mouth. The demonic blood in the test tube was like a beast that had escaped from its trap, turning into a flash of red lightning and shooting into Baku's mouth. Baku drank two bottles of demon blood in a row, and then looked at the test tube, and the inside was unusually clean. It was so clean that not even a drop of blood was left.
When Baku was wondering if the demonic blood had any effect, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart, and he couldn't help but cry out. Then the temperature of his whole body rose sharply, and the muscles under his skin squirmed violently like ten thousand insects, and Baku felt like his body was about to crack, and he screamed in pain.
The cry passed through the guรฒ cave and faintly reached the ears of King Kong.
The head of the Baimon man couldn't help but frown together.
"Demons, in fact, refers to the blood of demons."
Toward dusk, Caesar woke up after a long nap in much better spirits than in the morning. Alan had already changed out of her gown and put on loose and comfortable casual clothes. According to the legend of the Baimon people, when their ancestors migrated from other places to the Asr Mountains, they alarmed a demon in the mountains. Eventually, the warriors of the Baimon subdued the demon, but one of the bravest leaders of the time, Jikun, was bitten by the demon.
Soon after, Jikun's soul was polluted, and he was transformed into a demon. And his power is more terrible than the demon that bites him. After an earth-shattering battle, the strongest of the Baimeng people were killed and wounded, only two of the more than ten leaders remained, and more than 1,000 warriors were killed in battle, and finally killed Jikun.
At that time, there were two remaining leaders, one Maya and one Sacon. Soon after, Maya also found herself contaminated by Giquin. In order not to turn herself into a demon, the female leader chose to kill herself. But she wants to save her blood before she dies, which is now the blood of the devil.
The Sakon kept the demon's blood in the cemetery of the Baimon people, and in order to prevent his people from accidentally using the demonic blood, he fabricated a lie. It is claimed that the demon who polluted Jikun did not die, and as for the truth, only a few people know, and it has been passed down from generation to generation.
"Baku also learned about the demonic blood from me, and when I am healed, I must return to the Asa Mountains in case he uses the demonic blood." Caesar sighed.
Eren frowned: "Since demon blood can contaminate you and turn you into demons, why did Maya keep it?" โ
"Regarding this issue, King Kong and I privately speculated that it might be to leave a chance for the Baimeng people to fight back." Caesar said, "Because when Satan died, he said so." Once the Baimon people are wiped out, as long as someone voluntarily transforms into a demon, they can go to the ancestral cemetery and take out the demon's blood. Of course, this person needs the nod of all the leaders of the same period to enter the cemetery. โ
"I see."
At this time, Father Mirรณ brought dinner. Alan got up and said, "You can eat something, I won't bother you." โ
He turned to leave.
Caesar called out to him: "Alan, what if...... If Baku chooses to transform into a demon, I would like to ask you. Probably only with the help of your power will I have a chance to kill him. โ
"I see."
Alan pushed the door open, and in the hallway outside, Lucy leaned against the wall. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Do you really believe that there are demons in this world, those beings in religious legends?" โ
"No, judging by Caesar's description, the so-called demon is more like some kind of genetic mutant, or virus carrier. Like that head man, Jikun, isn't his symptoms like he has been infected by the so-called demon with some kind of virus? It's just that the Baimeng people can't explain this phenomenon, so they take the name of the demon, and the age is very old, and after the rendering of the ancestors of the past generations, there is such a thing as a demon. โ
"In that case, I seem to have seen such a thing as a genetic mutation caused by the guรฒ virus infection somewhere." Lucy frowned.
Alan half-jokingly said, "Don't tell me, this is some kind of biological weapon of your Adahuaxing?" โ
"Now that the Elusa can reach the Underworld, it's hard to say if a similar ship has ever visited this planet in the past."
Alan listened to it and had a big headache.
On the third day of Edward's wedding, the sky was strangely gloomy today. The sky in the direction of the Ass Mountains can be described as a lead cloud overhead, as if the entire sky is about to collapse. As a result, the people of Sur City today feel depressed for no reason, as if the air pressure in the whole city has risen a little.
Alan frowned at the strange weather, compared to ordinary people, people like them who can drive the source force are more sensitive to changes in nature. Alan had been feeling a little irritable since the morning, as if something big was about to happen, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
This is true for people, and even more so for animals. The fierce hounds of the city guards were only lying in the kennel today and refused to come out, which made the soldier Hader very puzzled. On a regular basis, Harder is responsible for raising and training the dogs. For him, he can call out the name of every hound in the kennel even with his eyes closed.
"Zola, Git...... What's wrong with you guys? Sick? Harder had tried his best to get the two hounds out of the kennel, and the other hounds were reluctant to leave the kennel as if a catastrophe was about to befall them.
The hound, named Zola, is very recognizable because of the missing horn on its left ear. It lay under Hader's boots and whispered a few times. Even when Harder pulled out his usual favorite barbecue/sausage, Zola only sniffed it twice and shrugged his head and didn't like to move.
A strange atmosphere was permeating the barracks of the city defense corps.
Today has been a long time, but no matter how long it is, time will move forward meticulously. After the sun went down, I don't know which hound barked first, and all the dogs joined in barking. Not only that, but the barking also spread to the city, and people found that the cats and dogs were becoming extremely manic. Rats scrambled up from the sewers, scurrying around like flies. Even the most docile horses slammed into the fence of the stable, and the whole city of Sur was filled with the sounds of all kinds of animals.
An inexplicable palpitation that fills everyone's heart. People consciously stay at home, closing doors and windows. In the temple of Sabis, candles were burning, and an elderly priest was muttering hymns to the statue of the god of war. Suddenly, from a very far away place outside the temple, there was a faint and imperceptible, but extremely terrible scream.
The old priest suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
(Tomorrow Qingming, I want to go back to the countryside to worship my ancestors, and I will take a day off for everyone~) R1058