flstandardbreds Chapter 303: Flesh and Blood Formation
Chapter 303: Flesh and Blood Formation
Chapter 303 Flesh and Blood Formation
However, when Gu Yang swung the knife just now, a few drops of sap splashed onto the petals.
At this moment, the flower was withering at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the petals were beginning to turn black from the edges.
Then it curled up into a ball and finally turned into a pool of black liquid, dripping onto the ground.
"hiss--"
The moment the liquid came into contact with the soil, a small hole was corroded into the ground. The soil at the edge of the hole became charred and hard, as if it had been burned by fire.
Hu Qing's pupils shrank slightly, and he whispered, "This sap is extremely corrosive, it can even corrode the soil.
If it gets on people, the consequences will be disastrous."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yang was startled and quickly reached out to pull Hu Qing up from the ground, then quickly retreated dozens of steps.
After the two of them stood still, Gu Yang pointed to where they had just stood and whispered, "Ah Qing, look there."
Hu Qing followed his gaze and saw that the area had been completely corroded by the sap.
The grass withered, revealing the black, hard soil underneath.
What's even more terrifying is that a layer of green gas smoke is continuously spewing out from the bottom of the tree roots.
The gas spread in the air like a living thing. Wherever it went, the plants withered instantly and turned into ashes.
"This gas... can even corrode dead objects!" Hu Qing said in a low voice, looking at the ashes on the ground, with a hint of fear in his tone.
He subconsciously touched his chest. If Gu Yang had not pulled him in time, he would probably have turned into a charred corpse.
Gu Yang gripped the Soul Devouring Blade tightly, a solemn look flashing in his eyes: "This tree and its sap are extremely strange, I'm afraid they are not ordinary monsters.
Their existence may be related to the bones in the pool."
Hu Qing nodded, his eyes filled with meaning: "It seems that everything around here is closely related to the disappeared woman.
What on earth do they want to do with those bones and these strange trees?"
Gu Yang stood not far away, staring intently at the gradually dissipating green smoke.
Only after the smoke completely disappeared did he cautiously approach the strange human-faced tree.
The face on the tree trunk was still twisted and hideous, with eyes closed.
But two lines of sticky tears of blood flowed from the corners of his eyes, slowly slid down the bark, and finally dripped onto the ground, making a "tick-tick" sound.
"This tree... is actually bleeding. Could it be that there is really a living person inside it?" Gu Yang whispered to himself, with a hint of shock in his tone.
He wanted to take a closer look, so he stepped onto the pile of ashes that had just been corroded.
However, as soon as his feet touched the ground, he felt something strange - the ground under his feet was not hard, but soft like a swamp, and even had a sticky texture.
What made him feel even more uncomfortable was that a strong stench came from under his feet, as if he was stepping on rotten meat.
Gu Yang quickly took a few steps back and rubbed the soles of his shoes hard on the ground, trying to rub off the dirt stuck on his shoes.
Seeing this, Hu Qing asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Gu Yang frowned and explained in a low voice: "The land under the ashes is not right. It is as soft as a swamp and emits a foul odor."
When Hu Qing heard this, a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.
He quickly broke off a branch from a normal tree nearby, walked to the ashes, and swept them away with force.
As the ashes were cleared, a blood-red substance was revealed underneath, which looked like some kind of sticky liquid, or like rotten flesh.
"This is..." Hu Qing squatted down and stirred the blood-red substance with a branch.
Suddenly, an even stronger stench hit him in the face, almost suffocating him.
He suppressed his discomfort, observed it carefully, and finally figured out what it was.
"These... are a mixture of flesh and blood, and they've been here for too long, so the bottom parts have fermented and rotted." Hu Qing whispered, his tone a bit heavy.
Gu Yang's face changed when he heard this: "A mixture of flesh and blood? Could it be that this tree is fed by flesh and blood?"
Hu Qing nodded, with a bit of coldness in his eyes:
“Yes, the roots of this tree are filled with rotten flesh and blood, and most of it is human. It is obvious that someone is raising it intentionally.
These human-faced trees are probably not naturally grown, but rather artificially cultivated monsters."
Gu Yang clenched his Soul Devouring Blade, a trace of anger flashing in his eyes: "Feeding the demon tree with flesh and blood, what on earth do these people want to do?"
Hu Qing stood up, glanced at the surrounding woods, and whispered, "I'm afraid there's more than one tree with problems nearby.
We must quickly find out what conspiracy is hidden behind these human-faced trees."
They acted immediately and searched carefully around the pond. Finally, they found that there were more than seventy human-faced trees in the area, which surrounded the pond tightly like guards.
Rotting flesh lay at the roots of every tree, emitting a sickening stench.
The two took out papers from their storage rings, carefully recorded the locations of these human-faced trees, and then connected their distribution.
"The arrangement of these trees doesn't seem random." Hu Qing said in a low voice, frowning.
He stared at the lines on the paper and found that they formed a complex pattern, and the center of the pattern was the pile of bones in the pool.
"This is obviously a formation, and the white bones are the formation points."
Hu Qing muttered to himself, his tone filled with confusion, "But what is the purpose of this formation? I have never seen such an arrangement before."
Gu Yang knew nothing about battle formations, but he knew that these rotten flesh and blood must not be left here.
He gripped the tools tightly in his hands and began to dig out the flesh and blood from under each human-faced tree, preparing to burn and bury them together.
"No matter what the use of this formation is, let's get rid of these disgusting things first." Gu Yang complained in a low voice while digging.
As the flesh and blood were dug out, the stench grew stronger, almost suffocating him.
He suppressed his discomfort and piled some of his flesh and blood together, preparing to burn it first.
However, just as he lit the torch, he suddenly heard a buzzing sound in his ears.
Gu Yang looked up and gasped - a group of flies the size of pumpkins were circling above his head, densely packed, there were hundreds of them!
These flies are obviously not ordinary insects, but monsters.
Their bodies are dark green, their wings are covered with strange patterns, and their compound eyes flash with scarlet light.
Although most of them were only at the first or second level of strength, there were simply too many of them. Just the buzzing sound of their flapping wings was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
"A Qing! We're in trouble!" Gu Yang shouted, quickly took a few steps back, and gripped the Soul-Devouring Blade tightly.