Chapter 12: Escaping with one's life, and falling into a valley!

  Mmm!

  This sound, at this moment, sounds in my ears like the call of the god of death. I feel a heart that has been twisted into a knot, and the terror in my heart is growing gradually. [Wind and Rain First Release]

  Although I had thought about dying a quick death before, at this moment when I truly felt the threat of death, I still instinctively felt terrified. Moreover, I knew that when those ceramic jars were melted and the endless corpses crawled out, I would probably be eaten to the point where not even my bones would be left in an instant.

  At this thought, I suddenly stood up, turned around and looked around, wanting to find a glimmer of hope.

  But at this moment, the cave was filled with thick smoke that was extremely pungent and had a terrible stench mixed in it, which made my eyes tear up and I could hardly keep them open.

  I coughed violently twice, and at this time, I heard a loud crash. I waved my hand to disperse the smoke in front of me, and then I saw that more than a dozen ceramic jars above had melted away. They hadn't been completely melted, some had just been melted into a big hole, while others had their lids melted off. These jars didn't know how many years they had been buried here, already brittle, and as soon as they were melted, they immediately rolled down from the pile of jars and shattered with a loud crash.

  When the ceramic jar was smashed, I immediately saw a black lump rolling out of it.

  I rushed over to take a look, and after seeing clearly, I immediately felt my scalp explode.

  These, unexpectedly, were all corpses of turtles.

  These dead turtles are only the size of a thumb, but the number is extremely frightening. In a ceramic jar, a large group was sealed, and all these dead turtles were entangled together, just like a nest of jumping insects, and the number was simply countless.

  I know, the seal on the jar has been broken, and these zombies will wake up immediately.

  Thinking of this, I gritted my teeth and suddenly became furious, let out a loud cry, stepped forward and kicked the big turtle corpse with both feet.

  The sound of "pa pa" kept coming out, and this big turtle was trampled flat by me, but at this time, I heard the sound of "hua la" again from the side. Turning my head to look, I saw that several more ceramic jars had fallen down.

  And when these ceramic jars fell and shattered, the corpses inside actually woke up at the first moment!

  I was shocked at once and wanted to step on it, but it was too late.

  Only to see, these dead turtles that were entangled together started moving slowly, and then a strange cry was heard, the next moment, these dead turtles suddenly became ferocious, not only did they not loosen their forelimbs wrapped around their companions' bodies, but instead held on tightly, and then began to devour each other.

  My god!

  I was so scared that I got goosebumps, and I couldn't help but swallow my saliva. I took two steps back, but tripped over a ceramic jar and fell on my butt.

  I know I'm done for, there's no chance at all!

  I fell to the ground, my face ashen, and my heart was filled with bitterness.

  Am I going to die?

  I thought of Grandpa, I thought of Dad, and finally, I also thought of Xia Yuxin.

  At the last moment of life, people will instinctively think of their loved ones, but why did I think of Xia Yu Xin?

  Could it be that I've really fallen in love with this spirited girl whom I've only known for a short few days?

  A bitter smile spread across my face. What's the point of falling in love, anyway? Not to mention whether I have a chance with her or not, even if I did, it probably wouldn't be possible anymore.

  I stared blankly at the corpses entwined with each other, biting and devouring one another, my heart having long given up hope of survival.

  At this moment, I suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from the opening above my head. I looked up and saw that a vine had been thrown down.

  I was stunned at first, then suddenly overjoyed. In an instant, the hope of life was rekindled, and I hastily got up and rushed over.

  I grabbed the vine and pulled it, finding it to be quite sturdy. Although I didn't know who had thrown down this vine, at that moment I couldn't care about that anymore. I wrapped the vine around my waist twice, then grasped it with both hands and quickly started climbing up.

  At this moment, in my eyes, this rattan pole is no longer just a simple rattan pole, but a ladder to my life. I know that as long as I can climb up, I can escape the endless corpse turtles and avoid the suffering of being gnawed by countless insects!

  I grew up in the mountains since I was a child, and climbing vines is naturally not a problem. However, my right hand was injured, and my palm had almost lost all sensation, making it extremely difficult to climb at this time.

  But hope is right in front of me, how can I easily give up?

  I suddenly let out a low growl, the desire to survive rapidly rising in my heart, and I don't know where it came from, but a surge of brute strength emerged, and with a distance of three or four meters, I gritted my teeth and climbed up in one breath.

  I grasped the opening with both hands and pushed hard, and my body sprang out in an instant.

  Hoo hoo hoo!

  I lay on the ground, panting heavily, and after narrowly escaping death, an infinite sense of joy surged up in my heart. This feeling is hard to describe, and at that time I only had one thought.

  Being able to see a whole sky again, rather than just a palm-sized piece, this feeling is great!

  I stared at the gloomy sky with a silly smile, but at this moment, a sharp pain suddenly came from my palm. I raised my right hand to take a look, and then I couldn't help but feel a pang in my heart.

  Although I escaped the cave, my right hand was poisoned and the toxin is still spreading. At this time, the entire palm has turned purple and swollen to a large size. When pressed with my hand, I can feel the pus inside, it's terrifying.

  Just as I was staring blankly at my right hand, I suddenly heard the sound of light footsteps. I quickly turned over and got up, only to see a figure flash by and dash into the thick fog, disappearing in an instant.

  Who was it that saved me? I let out a loud cry and got up to chase after them, but the thick smoke choked me, making my head spin, and on top of that, I had been poisoned by the corpse toxin. Before I could run two steps, my legs went soft and I sat down with a thud.

  I swallowed a mouthful of saliva and wiped the sweat off my forehead, thinking to myself, who is this person and why did they save me but still act suspiciously?

  And yet, this back view, why does it give me a familiar feeling?

  Innumerable questions are surging up in my heart, making it as messy and entangled as a ball of yarn that can't be cut off or tidied up!

  A sharp pain shot out from my right hand, I couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, and suddenly remembered what Grandpa had once told me.

  Grandfather once said that when the right hand is in severe pain, release the toxic blood and then find a large rooster over three years old to sprinkle the blood on the palm of the hand.

  Although there are no roosters over three years old here, it is still easy to bleed them.

  I grasped the rattan stick, aligned the sharp thorns on its surface with the back of my hand, gritted my teeth, and then slashed down forcefully.

  Black pus suddenly sprayed out, this blood was both smelly and black, very nauseating.

  I turned away, unable to bear looking again, as the pus and blood dripped out with a dripping sound.

  I don't know if it will work, but at this point, I can only try every possible means.

  After the toxic blood was drained, it was seen that the right hand had actually regained a bit of color and there was obvious swelling reduction. Although it still looked frightening, compared to before, it had improved greatly.

  I took a deep breath and immediately turned my head towards the cave.

  Inside, there were occasional strange cries, I knew that many corpses had awakened, and it was likely that the ceramic jars would soon be melted and crushed, and the corpses inside would crawl out one by one. By then, a great disaster would probably be imminent, not just for the village, but also for all living things in this mountain.

  I wanted to seal the cave, but at this time I had no tools and no strength, it can be said that I was helpless, so I shook my head and thought about going back to the village first, then gathering the villagers to come and seal the cave together.

  Thinking of this, I got up and looked in the direction, then headed down the mountain.

  It's easy to go up the mountain, but hard to come down. The slope is steep in the morning sun, and climbing up only takes some effort, but walking down is a life-risking move, one careless step could lead to a fall.

  At this time, I have a corpse toxin in my body. I only feel that the whole person is dizzy and confused, but I am still holding on with my willpower, not letting myself fall down.

  But human strength is sometimes exhausted, and I don't know how long I walked, I finally couldn't hold on anymore, my vision went black, and then the whole person fell forward.

  I fell to the ground, and before I could even feel the pain, the sky and earth began spinning rapidly around me. At that moment, I was like a wooden stake, rolling down the mountain at high speed from halfway up the slope.

  I stretched out my hand to grab something to steady myself, but the next moment, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my head, as if I had hit it against a rock. Then, I completely lost consciousness.