Chapter 40: The Heart of Strengthening, Promising to Xi Jie!

  "Hoo-hoo!......"

  The monster grabbed Wang Dumb and tore him apart with force, just like tearing a piece of insignificant cloth. In an instant, it tore Wang Dumb into pieces, blood and internal organs splashing everywhere, 'splatting' all over the ground. Then, it was seen grabbing Wang Dumb's heart and starting to devour it in big mouthfuls.

  "Blah blah blah!……"

  It was eating away, emitting a satisfied snickering sound, I couldn't help but shudder all over, and immediately turned around, angrily questioning Xiao He: "What's going on, did you let it out?"

  Xiao He was badly hurt, with a deep wound on his abdomen, fresh blood gushing out and staining his entire body red. At this moment, he sat weakly on the ground, seeing my angry face, he looked up at me and said: "It wasn't me who did it!"

  What he said was mild and calm, but I listened to it with great anger, suddenly shouting: "You damn fart!" I was so angry that my whole body trembled, hating to go up and beat him hard, but was stopped by Xia Yu Xin, looking at Xiao Hei and then at me, saying: "Yifan don't be impulsive, let's ask clearly before speaking!"

  Xia Yu Xin finished speaking and walked to Xiao Hei's side, helping him bandage his wound. As he bandaged, he asked Xiao Hei where he had gone before, what that monster was about, and why it was chasing him.

  Facing Xia Yu Xin's inquiry, Xiao He unexpectedly didn't utter a word, only furrowing his brow and occasionally letting out painful hums. I was so angry that my teeth itched, just as I was about to speak, I saw Xia Yu Xin shaking her head at me. Thank you for your greatest support!

  I suppressed my anger and let out a cold snort, then turned back to look towards the village.

  As the fog drifted away, I saw that monster still gnawing at Wang Dumb's corpse. I was worried that after it finished eating Wang Dumb's body, would it go and disturb the people in the coffin?

  And if it really moves, what should I do, how can I stop it?

  At this moment, I realized that I was really too weak and small. In the face of these unknown creatures, humans were as weak as ants, unable to do anything but watch tragedies unfold before their eyes, then flee in panic.

  A deep sense of powerlessness rose from the bottom of his heart, and at this time, Corpse Sister suddenly said: "Little brother, do you want to become stronger?"

  I was shocked by his words and hastily asked: "Can you help me?"

  "Of course!" The corpse sister smiled slyly and said: "However, you know the conditions!"

  I hung my head in silence, if I could become stronger, if I could protect the people I want to protect, even if it meant climbing a mountain of knives or diving into a sea of fire, I wouldn't hesitate, let alone just being a mere virgin?

  I barely hesitated and nodded directly, saying: "Okay, as long as you can help me get stronger, I'll listen to whatever you say!"

  "Hmph, not bad, not bad, little brother is quite obedient. However, if you want to get stronger, now the only thing you need to do is to escape from here alive!" The corpse sister's words made me pause for a moment.

  Escape from here alive?

  It's easy to say, but it's hard to do.

  And now I've escaped, but won't those big-mouthed coffins still be plagued?

  The corpse sister seemed to see through my thoughts and said: "Don't worry, that demon won't move those coffins!"

  "Why?" I asked in puzzlement, but no matter how I asked, my sister said nothing and refused to speak. I let out a helpless sigh, only hoping that my sister wasn't deceiving me.

  Xiao He's injuries were very severe, the wound on his abdomen was so deep that his intestines could be seen, but apart from his pale face, he seemed to be fine. Moreover, when Xia Yu Xin was bandaging him, he only allowed her to bandage the left side of his body, and refused to let her touch the wound on the right side, not even allowing her to look at it.

  I couldn't help but wonder why Xiao He didn't let Xia Yu Xin see his wound and body on the right side?

  Is Xiao He's body strange?

  Just as I was about to interrogate Xiao He, a loud roar suddenly echoed out. I turned my head abruptly and saw that the direction of People's Head Mountain was shrouded in thick fog, with an ominous aura surging towards the sky. The headless knight, like a demon god, had already charged to the top of the mountain peak, but it seemed to have encountered a powerful enemy, its body covered in wounds, and it let out a mournful howl towards the sky.

  And when the roar spread out, the monster that was originally gnawing on Wang's corpse also suddenly stood up and turned its head towards the headless knight of Human Head Mountain.

  "Blah blah blah!……"

  It let out a string of strange laughs, then threw down Wang Sha's corpse, accompanied by rolling evil spirits, and rushed towards Ren Tou Shan.

  From start to finish, this monster didn't even glance at those big coffins, just as if it didn't care about them at all.

  I let out a sigh of relief, it seemed that Corpse Sister hadn't lied to me.

  But what is that monster going to do? Is it also going to join in the fun at People's Head Mountain?

  At this time, the Human Head Mountain was already chaotic enough. The Yin soldiers and the turtle corpses were fighting each other, while the headless knight was also confronting a mysterious power that could not be seen. And now, the monster rushed over, wasn't it also rushing towards the divine marrow?

  Does it want to take advantage of the chaos and seize the divine marrow?

  But then I suddenly thought, why is that monster so afraid of Mantou Mountain? It had been chasing Xiao Hei frantically before, but when Xiao Hei ran into Mantou Mountain, the monster didn't dare to move forward anymore. It was as if there was something terrifying inside Mantou Mountain that made it extremely fearful!

  What's inside Mantou Mountain anyway? And where did these dark troops come from? Mantou Mountain?

  What about those Corpse Turtles? They're just disgusting creatures that feed on rotting flesh. Why do they also want to snatch the Divine Marrow? Is all of this, being manipulated by someone, with someone pulling the strings?

  At this moment, I suddenly feel that there seems to be a large invisible net that has already enveloped us all. We are like acrobats, wanting to struggle but being tightly stuck by the big net, no matter how hard we struggle, we cannot escape the bondage of this invisible big net.

  And at this moment, what we see and feel are just the tip of the iceberg within the vast network. Not to mention the world outside the network!

  I took a deep breath and shook my head, shaking off all these strange thoughts.

  Xiao He's wound on the left side of his body had been bandaged, but the one on the right was still bleeding. However, Xiao He wouldn't let Xia Yu Xin bandage it or even touch it. Xia Yu Xin could only get up helplessly, take a look at the village, and then say to me: "Yi Fan, let's go! On the other side of Mantou Mountain, there is a road that leads directly to Pan Shan Highway. We can leave from there!"

  I nodded and took a deep look at the village that had become a ruin, then looked at the hundreds of large coffins, and said in my heart: "Dad, wait for me to get stronger, I'll definitely come back to save you!" Then, I turned around abruptly and walked forward with Xia Yu Xin.

  At this moment, if we want to leave the village, we must climb over Mantou Mountain and then walk along a small road on the other side until we reach Pan Mountain Highway, which is considered truly escaping.

  However, Mántóu Mountain was strange and had many strange things happening, the source of which was Mántóu Mountain. So we walked very slowly, and even a slight rustling in the wind could startle us out of our wits.

  Fortunately, nothing strange happened along the way. The plants on the mountain were lush and we picked some wild fruits to fill our stomachs. Although the wild fruits were sour, at least we had something to eat and wouldn't starve to death on the road.

  I had previously dreamed of the origin of Mantou Mountain, although I knew that dreams were unreliable, but I always had a feeling that at this moment I was not climbing on Mantou Mountain, but on a mountain of corpses. Every time I thought about it, I couldn't help but feel a chill run down my spine.

  Mantou Mountain is not high, it's one of the shorter peaks in the area, but what makes it stand out is its eerie and treacherous terrain. As you climb, you can occasionally spot bleached white bones hidden among the wild grass or buried beneath the mud - some belonging to animals, others to humans. I even stumbled upon a massive hand bone that was at least a meter long, with fingers almost as long as my arm.

  I couldn't help but secretly lick my tongue, what kind of skeleton is this, could it be, a human's?

  How tall is this person?

  However, there were too many strange things in Mantou Mountain. Adding the many things that had happened recently, I was surprised but not overly shocked. I just took a look and continued to climb up.

  After walking and stopping for a long time, we finally climbed to the top of the mountain. The top of the mountain was shrouded in thick fog, with strong gusts of wind blowing. As the wind blew, it occasionally made a "Woooo" sound, which sounded like a ghost crying or a wolf howling, making people's hair stand on end.

  I swallowed a mouthful of saliva and was about to call out to Xia Yuxin to follow me down the other side, but at this moment, the mountain beneath my feet suddenly began to shake.

  It started with a slight tremble, but as time passed, the shaking grew more intense, and in an instant it was like an earthquake, feeling the ground shake and mountains sway, unable to even stand steadily!

  I was shocked, what's going on, could it be that Mantou Mountain is going to collapse?