Chapter 47: Corpse-Eating Ghost Moth

  I was busy collecting the remains of the dead bodies earlier, and now that I've finished, I realize that it's already pitch black all around me. Except for the towering Old Master Mountain in front of me, everything else is invisible in the darkness.

  The four of them all turned on their flashlights and prepared to first get out of this skull-shaped thicket before finding a place to spend the night.

  It's already very difficult to walk on this road during the day, and now it's even more laborious. Hei Lian team leader is chopping grass in front, I and Zhou Huan are supporting Liang Zi behind him.

  Just now I was still in a righteous spirit to bury those corpses, and didn't feel scared. Now that I've calmed down, knowing that the ground beneath my feet is still littered with corpses, I'm getting a little panicked.

  "Qiu Yedashan is a good person, it's fine now. If we wait any longer, we won't be able to get out and will have to spend the night with these lonely ghosts." Zhou Huan said to me in great dissatisfaction.

  It was only then that I understood a lot, it seems that Zhou Huan didn't let me go collect the remains earlier, probably because she was afraid that after dark we wouldn't be able to get out, this time I misunderstood her.

  I said to her, "I know I was a bit reckless earlier, but there's no need to think the worst. I reckon if we walk for a while longer, we should be able to get out of here soon."

  After finishing speaking, I hurried my pace by holding onto Liangzi, thinking that spending the night in such a place would lead to who-knows-what kind of events, with so many corpses around, it'd be strange if no ghosts appeared.

  Suddenly, I found that the black-faced captain in front seemed to be in a hurry, chopping grass faster and faster. The three of us shone our flashlights on his heels, and finally found that the black face was no longer cutting grass, but had started to jog away.

  What's going on? I and Zhou Huan were supporting Liang Zi, but we couldn't keep up. We raised our flashlights to shine forward, and found that a flashlight beam was darting back and forth in the grass, and soon went out of sight...

  "What's this guy doing? He's abandoning us and running off on his own?" I muttered to myself.

  Liang Zixian seemed a bit anxious, and directly shouted: "Hei Da Dui Zhang, where are you going? Are you in a hurry to relieve yourself? No need to run, just let Xiao Sao step aside."

  Liang Zi shouted randomly for half a day but still didn't get any response. We stopped to listen for a while, except for the three of us panting, there was no sound at all.

  I thought something was wrong, and Captain Hei must have encountered something that didn't give him time to greet us, otherwise he wouldn't do such a thing according to his personality.

  "What's going on? Did he often disappear like this before?" I asked Zhou Huan with some tension.

  Zhou Huan Yang raised his head and looked in the direction where Hei Lian disappeared, then said to me very seriously: "No, he must have encountered something, otherwise he wouldn't be so reckless. We'd better not move for now and wait for him to come back."

  I think Zhou Huan made a lot of sense, so I supported Liang Zi and let him sit down to rest. Liang Zi probably also understood that his butt was on the bones, and he stiffly told us: "Don't worry, everyone, Hei Ge and I have a good relationship, he'll definitely come back. I think he's just shy and went to find a convenient place."

  I understand that Liangzi said so to boost his own courage, and didn't bother to respond. He got up and prepared to shine the flashlight again, but suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing on the back of my neck, and immediately got goosebumps all over my body.

  Turn around quickly to look, except for the vague weeds in the darkness, there is nothing else.

  What's going on? They say the strong wind is afraid of sunset, under such a magnificent and majestic mountain peak, after the sun sets, there is basically no wind at all. But just now, I clearly felt a gust of wind blowing over, as if someone was breathing against my neck.

  I was just about to go ask Zhou Huan if she felt anything, when I saw her make a silencing gesture towards me, and then she turned off her flashlight.

  Seeing her reaction, I became even more tense, immediately turned off my flashlight and then squatted down to think about how to deal with Liangzi.

  Liángzi didn't know what was going on, seeing me grab his flashlight he wanted to ask a question, I covered his mouth with one hand and whispered in his ear: "Turn off the flashlight, there's something going on, don't make a sound..."

  The two of us have always been very tacit, he listened to me and immediately knew that something was wrong, quickly turned off the flashlight and helped me stand up, while sizing up the surroundings, he went to remove the gun from his body.

  Just then, I saw a dark red light spot shining in front of me, flickering and floating on the tip of the weeds, as if someone was carrying a lantern.

  Liangzi was quite careless and immediately shouted at the light spot: "Hei Ge, is that you? If you're done, hurry back! We all miss you."

  I also thought the light was Captain Hei's flashlight at first, but after Liangzi shouted, the light didn't react at all. I was about to ask Zhou Huan if we should go take a look when something strange happened.

  I found that around that light point, several red dots lit up at the same time, and then one by one, they surrounded this grass thicket and became brighter and more numerous.

  I turned my head in another direction and took a glance, suddenly feeling like my entire scalp was going to explode. I rubbed it, thinking this damn thing is really going to make a scene. Within the coverage of this grass thicket, countless red light spots of varying sizes flickered on and off, making it seem as if we had just walked into a small city.

  "What's going on? There are ghost fires everywhere! Let's get out of here quickly!" I anxiously asked Zhou Huan.

  "Wait a minute, I think this light doesn't seem like a ghost fire. Rushing in blindly now might put us at a disadvantage. Let's observe the situation first." Zhou Huan said as she took down her gun and held it in her hand.

  Under such circumstances, this woman seemed much calmer than the two of us old men. Zhou Huan's movements were on high alert, while Liang Zi and I were obviously trying to escape.

  I actually have a gun on me, it's just that I've never fired one since I was young, afraid of accidentally hurting someone close to me, so I can only draw my dagger and be on high alert.

  Three of us waited for a while, but those light spots didn't make any moves, and the black-faced captain still hadn't appeared. I couldn't help but ask Zhou Huan in a low voice if we should leave.

  Zhou Huan was also somewhat at a loss, hesitated for a moment and then nodded, holding the gun in a ready-to-shoot position.

  After she agreed, we all turned on our flashlights. Zhou Huan led the way and I followed closely behind her, supporting Liangzi as we headed in the direction where Hei Mian had disappeared. Since there was no time to clear away the weeds, it was extremely laborious to walk, and the rustling sound of friction filled the air.

  Just a few steps out, I heard a loud "waaah" scream from behind me, just like a baby suddenly bursting into tears, which was particularly eerie in this environment.

  Everyone was startled by this sound and couldn't tell which direction it came from for a while, quickening their pace to continue walking blindly.

  Immediately, wails erupted from all directions, chaotic and countless. I looked up to see the red dots in front of me floating upwards, moving towards us.

  "Quickly, it's a Corpse Moth!" Zhou Huan shouted at us two and took the lead in running forward.

  "What moth is this, why does it chirp like a child?" I asked while pulling Liangzi and running.

  "It's a kind of moth that feeds on corpses, with a glowing spot on its belly like a firefly. It doesn't actively attack living things, but its wings have a lot of toxic powder, which will cause unbearable itching if it sticks to your skin. Everyone must be careful."

  "Shouldn't we hide first? Running like this, what if we bump into them?"

  Zhou Huan turned around and came back to help me support the beam, continuing to say: "You're stupid, I said those red dots were moths, but that child's crying sound was the same, I don't know what's going on either..."

  "My god, what a mess! For a moment, Zhou Huan couldn't make sense of it either, and I was also confused. We didn't have time to ask again, so we just kept running with Liang Zi. Liang Zi's foot injury wasn't serious, but every step on the ground would cause pain. He gritted his teeth and endured it, hobbling forward with difficulty."

  After running for a while, I found that those so-called 'cannibal witches' didn't seem to be attacking us, but instead flew in the direction behind us. I let go of Liangzi and turned around to take a look, only to find that all those things had gathered on top of the big mound where I buried those corpses.

  When I went to see that big tomb again, it was as if electricity suddenly passed through it, and the whole thing lit up immediately. It looked particularly dazzling, and this scene stunned me, feeling simply too magical.

  My momentary distraction was left behind by the two of them, and then I heard Liangzi shouting: "What are you doing? Hurry up and go! You're not thinking of catching a few, are you?! Ah, damn it, what kind of...!"

  I felt that Liangzi's last voice was not right, and after reacting and turning around, I found that the two of them were tens of meters away from me, staring tightly in the direction behind my back with their eyes wide open.

  "What's wrong, are you blinded by this dazzling sight? Not everyone has the chance to see such a magnificent tomb." I saw their reactions and felt somewhat pleased, saying this as I walked closer to Liangzi.

  "Qiu Ye, don't move..." Liang Zi hastily shouted at me, and I was stunned on the spot. Then I found that Liang Zi and Zhou Huan both took two steps back, pointing their guns at me.

  I was shocked at a glance and quickly asked loudly: "What's wrong with you two, be careful of accidental discharge."

  "Qiu Ye, listen to me, it's okay, nothing's wrong, just don't move." Liang Zi said while slowly shining the flashlight from down to up towards me. When the light was about to shine on my face, I saw that Liang Zi's eyes widened even more, looking like he had seen a ghost.

  "What are you two doing? This kind of joke can't be taken lightly, it's a matter of life and death." I was getting anxious, shouting as I walked towards them.

  But I stopped after taking only two steps, because with the help of the flashlight, I found that Liangzi and Zhou Huan were not looking at me, their gaze and gun barrels seemed to be pointing at my right shoulder.

  What's going on? Don't play like this...

  Although Liang Zi is a person who likes to joke around, this isn't the time for joking. Most importantly, Zhou Huan's actions are like mine, as if there's something on my shoulder.

  At this thought, I didn't dare move at all, and slowly wanted to turn my head to see what was going on. At this time, I suddenly felt another gust of wind blowing over, just like someone was breathing into my ear.

  What the heck, what's going on? My whole body was shaking like a block, and when I slightly turned my head to look at my right shoulder with the corner of my eye, I found a pair of small hands grasping my shoulder, a dark little head staring at me with its eyes wide open, and then it blew air into my ear.