Chapter 60: The "Ghost" Coming Out of the Forbidden Land
Chapter 60: The "Ghost" Coming Out of the Forbidden Land
At the intersection of the four districts of Wanfu City, there is a complex and magnificent building complex.
In addition to the city lord's mansion, which was shrouded in a barrier and whose appearance was completely unclear, there were also a large number of towers, clock towers, mysterious factories spewing thick smoke, and wide and tall platforms, each of which was equipped with a small square, neon signs, high-lit lights, sentry towers, warehouses, workshops, and places where steamships and tower ships could land.
Looking at the details, there are green bricks, red tiles, wooden buildings, mechanical gears, pipes, etc., still the familiar Wanfu mix and match style.
But it is much more magnificent and majestic than other places, and only the iconic landmarks of the four major districts can overshadow it.
At this time, Li Yu was queuing on a platform.
There were many people before and after him.
Some people didn't bring anything with them, while others carried spatulas and alchemy furnaces.
At the very front, there is a giant tent with a sign hanging on it that reads: "Recruitment Office for Private Medicinal Chefs of the Ninth Pioneer Team".
Li Yu looked around, then looked at the team of more than a dozen people in front and behind him, and sighed:
"Sure enough, the competition for good positions is extremely fierce."
"If I'm unlucky and don't win the fight, I'd better go to work in the club. After all, there are many beauties there."
It was obvious that Li Yu had already interviewed for several other serious jobs.
With his cooking skills, he was able to successfully pass the test in both the Ecstasy Club and the rich woman’s private kitchen.
In terms of treatment, the latter was better, but the request was unacceptable to Li Yu, so he rejected it decisively.
Finally, I came here.
He could sense that half of the competitors were not up to par, and half were at Sequence Eight.
Logically speaking, he will be able to pass.
But Li Yu was well aware of the horror of "people with connections" and was mentally prepared to go through the motions.
At this time, while waiting in line, I looked at the surrounding scenes like a country bumpkin.
With both ears, I also quietly received some discussions before and after:
"Fellow Daoist, have you made arrangements in advance?"
"What the hell, you're fighting for nothing. Don't you know where you are? The pioneer team is full of vicious people. If you get in through the back door and can't make good medicinal food, they will kill you on the spot."
"It has to taste good, have no side effects, be easy to carry, and require a large dose... It's really hard, and this job is not easy."
"The treatment is good. All the spiritual materials will be paid by the pioneer team, the medicinal food will be settled according to the market price, and they will provide shelter. I can also establish relationships with those powerful people... I must take this job."
"Oh, is there really no risk at all? Then how did the last cook die?"
"The main street of the city is really luxurious. I heard that every inch of land here is very expensive. Even if you are a regular Sequence Eight, you can only rent a house if you want to move here. And you can only live in the basement."
"Hehe, everyone knows that the quality of this nearby ecstasy place is far superior to the other four areas."
……
Although the content was completely different from the idle chats I heard in my previous life, the types of topics were surprisingly consistent.
There is absolutely no escaping career, women, real estate and world trends.
While listening, Li Yu was also sizing up his opponents.
The bad news is that there are a lot of people, but the good news is that there are no old-timers from the forbidden god sect like Yi Ya.
"My medicinal diet technique was born unexpectedly and is quite special."
"In Wanfu City, the only people who can surpass me in the same order are the old cooks who are good at being human, or the monk chefs of the fallen Buddhism in the West District."
“I may not even lose.”
"If I didn't have any connections, I could still fight for this job."
"But what exactly is the constitution of the so-called [Pioneering Team], and who are the members?"
The last thought just came to Li Yu’s mind.
Coincidence, happens suddenly.
Accompanied by a roar of steam, a badly damaged steam airship, stained with all kinds of strange flesh and blood, was seen in the distance. It swayed and flew into the building complex, and directly landed on the platform belonging to the Ninth Pioneer Team.
Before the airship landed, everyone could see that the cabin was filled with corpses of strange creatures of all sizes.
Each corpse was covered with dark blue frost that seemed incapable of melting even by the scorching sun. They also had strange shapes and looked extremely weird.
Looking at it for a few more times makes people dizzy.
But soon, everyone's attention was attracted by the murderous figures.
There are men, women, young and old, all of them.
They trampled on the corpses of the monsters and rushed to the ground.
“Brothers and sisters, we are really caught up. The recruitment is not over yet.”
"Come on, let's taste it."
"The medicinal food prepared by the previous chef was too unpalatable. I hope the new chef will be better."
"It's our bad luck that the Ninth Pioneer Team can't find a suitable one. If nothing works, we can go to some big restaurants like Jialuolu or Fotiaoqiang to kidnap one."
"Stop talking nonsense. Have you eliminated all the pollution?"
"They want to go, but I'll be waiting on the airship. There's no need. Let me see what delicious food we have."
The last greedy words came from a bald boy who was barefoot, wrapped in a black robe, and whose exposed skin was covered with strange tattoos.
He was shouting for food and looked like a non-threatening child.
It seems that nothing is wrong?
But at this moment, Li Yu inexplicably felt an extremely strong sense of danger.
Subconsciously, he took a few steps back, as if his life would be lost if he delayed any further.
Many of the other "applicants" who had not noticed anything actually took the initiative to come forward and take out some spiritual and medicinal pastries, intending to bribe them.
An unexpected but extremely terrifying incident happened without any reason.
The first applicant who came forward had not yet finished his words when his body suddenly froze, as if he was suffering from unimaginable pain. He let out an extremely shrill wail, and his clothes burst open, revealing his naked body. Then his skin began to crawl upwards.
Starting from the feet, with a "swish" sound, the skin and flesh were peeled off.
Then came the calves, knees, thighs... It was as if this person had become a "grape" and a pair of invisible hands were grabbing his scalp and sucking it upwards.
In just a blink of an eye, the entire skin was pulled out, and the bones, internal organs, flesh and blood all lost their support and fell to the ground with a crash.
The leather bag began to float around like a balloon, with the wind blowing back and forth through the holes, making an extremely creepy sound: "Help...Help me!"
When this scene happens!
The small square suddenly became quiet.
Then, there was the sound of escaping.
All the applicants did not even bother to take the steam elevator or stairs, but just ran and jumped down.
They are just here to be cooks, who wants to lose their lives?
But all the members of the Ninth Pioneer Team, including the bald boy, who came down from the airship later, shouted angrily:
"Don't move!"
"This is the 'Forbidden Ghost' that followed us out from the depths of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Tundra. It can hide from our perception, so its level must be quite high."
"Each forbidden monster has its own rules. If you break them, you will die."
"Judging from the first dead person, its first rule might be: Don't move."
When they just shouted.
In the field, several people were tortured in the same way. Their skins were pulled out by invisible hands, and there were several rustling noises. Fresh and warm internal organs, intestines, and bones were piled up in piles, and blood began to flow in all directions along the cracks in the ground.
This horrifying scene frightened everyone, including Li Yu.
Although he didn't plan to jump off the platform rashly, he also planned to escape from the dangerous place.
Before I could take any action, I heard the warning and had to stop.
And when everyone paused like scarecrows, the horrifying noise did not happen again. Apart from those unlucky dead people, whose skins were still floating around and shouting for help, no one else died for the time being.
It seems that everything will be fine if I don't move?
The other applicants thought so, but Li Yu did not.
If it were that simple, the faces of those pioneer team members who were obviously more than "Sequence Eight" would not have been so panicked.
Sure enough, this moment of safety only lasted for a breath.
Immediately, when several applicants could not help asking the pioneering team members: "Masters, how should we ..."
Before they could say anything, they all started wailing, and the horrible skinning scene was repeated once again.
In the small square, there were several more sets of empty skins floating back and forth.
The series of strange noises on the platform successfully triggered the alarm.
Accompanied by shrill sirens, airships and shipyards approached, and the entire platform was suddenly covered by a light barrier.
"Warning! Warning!"
"An unexpected incident occurred at the Ninth Pioneer Team's camp. A [Forbidden Specter] of unknown level has infiltrated. To prevent escape and leakage, the camp will be temporarily closed."
"Please destroy or contain this forbidden creature as soon as possible!"
……
The continuous deaths and the loud alarm.
The members of the Ninth Pioneer Team were all shocked and angry, and then they took action.
The leader was a two-meter-tall man wearing scarlet armor, holding a huge hammer in his hand, and with scars all over his face.
He roared and began to command:
"Rule number two: no talking."
"Brothers, when this thing comes to peel my skin, take it away."
"Sang Zhu, this piece of shit smuggled in with you. You were also the bait. You talk while walking."
"Don't be afraid of it. You are already Sequence 7 after all. It probably can't do anything to you or me. At worst, I can sew your skin back on afterwards."
"Others, use up all the remaining methods, light the black Buddha incense, and take out the forbidden god egg as an offering. Do you have any corrupt intentions left? Take them out and feed this shit..."
"Damn it, this kind of bad luck only happens once in a few years, why is it just me?"
These few words came out.
The applicants who were still alive did not dare to move or speak anymore, they were all shocked.
I didn’t expect that the boy who looked ordinary had actually reached the level of Sequence Seven.
Since this boy is, shouldn't the rest of the team members also be at least in this sequence?
Everyone thought that the pioneering team, most likely composed of members above Sequence Seven, had begun to take action. They were willing to act as bait and take out rare-sounding treasures one by one to offer as sacrifices to the so-called forbidden monster.
Then this inexplicable and extremely terrifying danger should be no problem.
Available in the next moment!
The scene that made everyone feel like they were falling into an ice cellar happened again.
Two more people were skinned while wailing.
Even if some members of the pioneer team flashed over, cast healing spells, or tried to hold down the skin by force, it was useless.
That forbidden monster's skinning speed is too fast!
There were continuous clattering noises, and warm, moist flesh, blood, and internal organs fell to the ground.
"The third rule is unknown."
"Damn it, this dog has such a picky appetite, why doesn't he eat anything?"
"You're still bullying the weak and only killing those below Sequence 7."
"Why hasn't the steward in charge of 'cleaning' arrived yet? If he delays for a few more moments, these poor cooks will probably all die."
……
After hearing these words, all the applicants fell into despair.
At this point, they knew very well that the Ninth Pioneer Team went outside the city to explore the [Ten Thousand Weird Tundra], and when they came back, they accidentally brought back a creature they had never heard of, the Skinned Forbidden Weird.
This thing is invisible and intangible, but it has some rules.
Anyone who violates this rule will surely die.
The members of the pioneer team are all Sequence Seven, so they are exempt.
But most of them are not even at Sequence Eight and can only wait for death.
Under the threat of death, even a psychopath will show some strange behavior.
Tremors, incontinence, etc.
These anomalies obviously violated some rules, and in the blink of an eye two people were skinned again.
There was someone who was just one step away from Li Yu.
Before the blood flowed to Li Yu's feet, and even before the two of them died.
Li Yu sighed in his heart and cursed the City Lord's Mansion for being untrue in the advertisement. At the same time, he used the sixth bubble of truth without any hesitation.
Although it was a bit difficult to charge the Bubble of Truth, as long as he could afford the time, he could charge one every once in a while.
But there is only one life.
There is no need to say how to choose.
Moreover, when he saw it with his own eyes and even experienced the existence of this extraordinary secret [Forbidden Weirdness], the charging progress of the seventh bubble of truth had already jumped forward. Obviously, in the judgment of power, this was extremely rare extraordinary knowledge.
As the bubbles burst!
Billions of brilliant rays burst out, and Li Yu directly transformed into a body of truth.
He swept his eyes around, and in almost an instant, he locked onto a terrifying figure that was invisible to everyone except him.
It was a tall, thin "human-shaped white shadow". When it walked, the strange energy it dragged around seemed to be able to affect time and space, making it completely disappear from this world until it selected a target.
From the void, a pale head emerged, devoid of any facial features but with a large suction mouth.
Its mouth landed directly on the scalp of an innocent applicant and began to suck.
The familiar screams and wails suddenly rang out.
A series of questions popped up in Li Yu's mind, and he immediately received very detailed extraordinary information:
"Skinning and forbidden!"
"A mysterious creature from the forbidden land outside Wanfu City, Wangui Tundra. After being nurtured and transformed in the tundra for who knows how many years, it has developed a radiation force similar to divine pollution."
"Within its radiation range, it will indiscriminately strip the skin of any creature that violates the rules."
"The rules are as follows: living things that make sounds and emit odors... dead bodies or practitioners of Sequence 7 and above can resist its radiation for a longer period of time."
ps: Four thousand words chapter, there will be two chapters tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)