Chapter 35: Corpse Cave

  Although the blood had dried up, it was clear that it hadn't been there for long, and I had a very strong premonition that this blood would have something to do with lemons.

  Kong Yuyan looked at it for a moment before standing up, quickly tying the rope to the tree, and then he instructed me to stay in place and ran back along the trajectory of the rope. To be honest, I was not very willing to stay alone in this broken place, because it gave me a feeling of oppression, and even had a very bad feeling, I didn't know where this strange feeling came from, just looking at the blood made me feel a bit dizzy.

  Before long, the group of people with divine hands arrived. I took a look and saw that Bai Lao Er and Ouyang hadn't returned, and there was also one less person in the team. It seemed they had waited for Bai Lao Er and the others at the original location.

  Shen Shou followed Kong Jueyan to the edge of the bloodstain, where he squatted down to take a look. Then he said something that made people's jaws drop: "This isn't human blood."

  "What is that thing's blood?" I hadn't even spoken, yet the evil bird asked in surprise, its voice clearly without any sense of fear, but rather with a hint of eagerness.

  The God of Hands didn't seem to care about the bird, and casually said a sentence as he set up camp on the spot. Then, he walked over to a tree and sat down with his eyes closed, seemingly meditating. It looks like there's going to be some action today? The evil bird also didn't mind the God of Hands' attitude, perhaps it was already used to it. I saw it squatting in that puddle of blood, tilting its head left and right, glancing around, but apparently not finding anything out of the ordinary. Then, to my surprise, it walked over towards me.

  Looking at his bright and sharp eyes, I suddenly felt a sense of trouble coming. Sure enough, he didn't even blink, staring straight at me without saying a word. I was stared at by him until I felt a bit annoyed, so I asked: "What are you looking at me for? You're not good at this kind of thing."

  The ugly bird's expression suddenly looked like it had eaten a fly, looking at me with disgust and shouting: "I'm not good for you either!" Before I could speak, the ugly bird quickly recovered and asked cautiously: "What have you done?"

  "What can I do with my hands and feet?" I gave him a blank stare, although at the time only I was left here, and they didn't believe me either. But to be honest, I really hadn't thought of doing anything with my hands and feet here, after all, them not finding any clues would also be a hassle for me. However, seeing that evil bird still had an expression of distrust on his face, I could only sigh and say sincerely: "What benefits do I get from taking action? Don't forget, my life is still in your hands! Moreover, you can't find the destination, which is also a hassle for me. Let's take a step back, even if I really grasped the clue, could I survive alone here?"

  The evil bird thought for a moment, perhaps seeing that I was right, and relaxed its original vigilance, sitting next to me and saying: "Also, although I know you're hiding your true abilities, but you can't stir up too much trouble!"

  Misunderstanding, it really became a huge misunderstanding. Since the last time I had a fight with him due to temporary insanity, this guy has always thought that I was hiding my true abilities and would occasionally stare at me, as if he was afraid that I would stab him in the back. In fact, I am really powerless, not to mention that I have never practiced martial arts or anything like that, even my physical education grades were just average. However, I didn't bother explaining it to him either, after all, I need to increase my own bargaining chips now and can't let them think that I would be a drag on their progress, otherwise, it would really be disadvantageous for me!

  Can't help but say that these people's actions are quite swift, the tent was set up in no time. Moreover, those who were scouting ahead were doing their job, and those who were keeping watch were keeping watch. I was dozing off while holding onto something, although I didn't know what would happen next, but I had a feeling that tonight wouldn't be peaceful, so I decided to trust my instincts and conserve my energy first.

  The sun gradually sets in the west, and although the autumn air is cool, it feels even colder in this dense forest. I was almost frozen awake, and when I woke up, there were only a few people left around me. Shen Shou and Evil Bird were nowhere to be seen. Had something happened? I immediately stood up and asked them what had happened. They didn't intentionally hide anything from me, but just said that they had discovered some clues, and Shen Shou and the others had all gone.

  Although I was afraid of getting lost, after knowing the general direction, I immediately rushed over. After all, it's just curiosity that's at play. Just when I almost thought I'd get lost, I finally heard someone speaking and ran in that direction. Sure enough, I saw a group of people with exceptional skills and excitedly asked: "I heard you've found some clues?"

  No one paid attention to me, and finally the evil bird looked at the atmosphere and said, "You came quickly."

  If it were in peacetime, I would definitely tease him a few words, but now it's clearly not the time. All of their faces didn't look too good, and the atmosphere was also heavy with some solemnity. Could something have really happened? I suppressed my urge to ask questions and started looking around for any clues, but all I saw were trees and people, and there wasn't anything unusual about it. At this moment, someone suddenly ran over from a distance, panting slightly, saying: "Shen Shou, the Ocean is gone!"

  "What's going on?" Shen Shou asked in a low voice.

  That man hesitated for a moment and then gritted his teeth and said: "I went out to relieve myself, and when I turned back, the ocean was gone..."

  "Shen Shou, shall we go back?" someone asked with a quivering heart.

  Look at that person's expression, I estimate that the place where the Pacific Ocean is must be very dangerous. I looked at God Hand again, after all, this is his territory. At this time, God Hand was calm, but his face didn't look good. He stood up and walked forward without looking back, saying: "Go take a look."

  Others seemed somewhat unwilling, but after all, they did not disobey the words of Shen Shou, and as Bai Lao Er, Evil Bird, Kong Gu Yan and others left one after another, I also followed them closely with tension and curiosity.

  From their reactions and behavior, I roughly guessed what happened earlier. It seems that they had already found the clue when I was asleep, but since the place is quite dangerous, after reaching the destination, two people were left to guard it while others retreated to the back to think of a solution. However, for some reason, one of them suddenly encountered an unexpected situation, so even if they didn't want to go, they had no choice but to go.

  However, what exactly is it that has made Shen Shou so concerned? I closely followed behind them and before long, they stopped. I walked to the front, although the sky was gradually darkening, but not to the extent of being pitch black, so I could clearly see the situation in front of them at a glance.

  In the somewhat desolate forest, there were two trees that stood out from the rest. In fact, they weren't really different, except for the fact that only these two trees had holes in them! The tree holes weren't big, about three heads in size, and what was eerie was that the edges of the hole weren't smooth, although there was no bloodstain, it looked as if someone had dug it out with their fingers! The dark black hole seemed to lead to another world, exuding an eerie coolness, even from a distance, I couldn't help but shiver.

  "What's with the tree hole?" I couldn't help but ask.

  Just as I finished asking, a flat voice sounded in my ear: "Corpse Cave."