Chapter 20 Gladiator Fight (1)
The light came from many talismans painted by Ruan Zhan. These paper things were not soaked by the river water, but stood up in the water like transparent sails, forming a circle to put Ruan Zhan in it. Ruan Zhan’s situation at this time was obviously not optimistic, and it should be said that he could only support it. His left hand firmly pointed straight ahead, and his entire right arm and legs were wrapped firmly by the aquatic plants. The aquatic plants were dense and tough, as if they were living. When they looked closely, they turned out to be dense and long hair, clutching Ruan Zhan like countless ghost claws, and some even tried to pull off the oxygen pipe on the diving suit.
Obviously, Ruan Zhan did not expect the success of the gangster spirits, so he was at a disadvantage from the beginning. Although he is still insisting on it tenaciously, if this continues, he will definitely be consumed in the water!
Xiao Xia had no time to think, so she quickly opened the cardboard box that had been holding tightly in her arms, and found that the candle rabbit had melted automatically. Now in front of her was a blood-red small wooden sword two-inch long, covered with tadpole-like spells.
She carefully pinched the hilt of the sword, not knowing what to do. But while she was hesitating, the vague "silhouette" who had been standing outside the talisman circle with her back facing her suddenly noticed someone was disturbing her. Its body did not move, but its head turned 180 degrees to face Xiao Xia. Its hair was combed by people in the late Qing Dynasty, and the flesh on its face was rotten, and even aquatic plants fluttered, and a small fish swam by. The bottomless eye holes without eyes stared at Xiao Xia fiercely, and the corners of its mouth were twitching.
"The nosy guy dies!" Although it did not make a sound, Xiao Xia understood what it was about to say, and in an instant he knew that it was the culprit of the whole thing, the scholar who was full of resentment!
It rushed towards Xiao Xia. Xiao Xia subconsciously closed her eyes and raised her hand. The small wooden sword suddenly turned into a normal size and burst out with a dazzling red light, forcing the scholar to flee in a hurry. Even the water plants bound Ruan Zhan in the distance were roaring and turning into vanish. However, at the same time, Xiao Xia's protective bubbles also disappeared, making her feel the water pressure and suffocation, from the air environment to the verge of drowning.
She wanted to approach Ruan Zhan, swam desperately, struggling to move towards Ruan Zhan, but the violent current pushed her farther and farther away from him, and was about to fall into the darkness again.
Ruan Zhan had seen Xiao Xia for a long time, but he was on the verge of life and death at that time and could not take care of her. Now that she was about to become a snack for the evil ghost who was waiting for an opportunity, he had to turn a talisman closest to him into an invisible rope to quickly pull Xiao Xia to him, and take down the oxygen mask to cover her face.
Xiao Xia took a breath, feeling suffocating, she didn't want to come for the second time.
At this time, the evil ghosts staring at the side were staring at this rare opportunity and broke the protection circle without a talisman in one fell swoop. They were immediately surrounded by darkness that was unable to see their fingers, and all kinds of crying and laughing sounds suddenly sounded around them.
Woo--
The whistle-like whistle sounded intermittently in their ears, and the water surging beside them seemed to be stroking countless hands, pulling them, and waves of approaching gloomy and cool air seemed to bury them at the bottom of the water.
In this hellish darkness, they were like lambs to be slaughtered, and Ruan Zhan was the only hope for survival. So although Xiao Xia was afraid of death, she still soberly found Ruan Zhan's face, took turns to use the oxygen mask, and handed the Blood Wood Sword to his hands. In order not to hinder Ruan Zhan's actions, she walked around behind him.
In the cold river water, through the thick diving suit, Xiao Xia seemed to be able to feel the warmth and powerful and steady heartbeat of Ruan Zhan's body, which strengthened her confidence in defeating the scholar ghost a little.
Ruan Zhan held the Blood Wood Sword and used all his ability to feel the evil aura in the darkness. While vigilant of the attacks that the resentful spirit would come at any time, he groped and removed the oxygen cylinder and hung it on Xiao Xia, and protected her in his arms and slowly swam in the opposite direction with the whistle. He intuitively believed that the whistle had no malicious intentions, so he decided to trust it immediately.
Although he knew that he would have to break up with the vengeful spirit today, its unexpected fusion successfully increased its power exponentially, causing him to suffer a secret loss as soon as he came up. If Xiao Xia hadn't suddenly appeared, he would have been trapped here.
Now his protective barrier is broken, and its barrier is covered by the water waves, which will swallow them at any time or make them unable to escape. The Blood Wood Sword can certainly kill such a level of resentment, but it hides smartly in the darkness that he cannot find. The long-term self-seal makes his ability sleep in his body, and he cannot fully display the power of the Blood Wood Sword, not to mention that he is carrying Xiao Xia, who shares an oxygen cylinder, so they will drown under the river due to insufficient oxygen.
Now he can only hope that Xiaoxia can leave the next section that suddenly becomes shallow, and he can give it a try. The problem is that the oxygen content determines that he does not have that long time, and he cannot break through the barrier while also dealing with its attack that is broken to death.
Suddenly, the Blood Wood Sword buzzed and shook, making him realize that in its barrier like a lid, there were not only pursuers behind it, but also things that blocked the way in front.
Are they the unjust souls it controls?
He didn't know. He could only take out the last talisman for self-defense and cast it on top of their heads, so that the rays of the talisman could illuminate at least a few meters away.
The stone box blocked them, just at the edge of the barrier. Due to the age of time, the stone box in the silt at the half-sinked river was covered with moss. Its lid was tightly covered, but at this time, there were sounds of knocking from it, as if something was going to struggle to come out. The resentful spirits who had been following them were very nervous when they saw the stone box and approached regardless of the danger.
All this made Ruan Zhan excited. He knew that the burial place of the scholar he had never found was here. He felt vaguely that he could solve the problem by taking advantage of the panic of the resentful spirit. Although it was dangerous, it had a great hope of success.
At the same time, the evil scholar realized that his life gate was exposed, so he rushed over desperately. Knowing that it could not compete with the power of the Blood Wood Sword, it turned into countless tiny water grass and sharp swords, making Ruan Zhan, who could not fully exert the power of the Blood Wood Sword, and was in a hurry. Blood was leaching from the injured area. The water grass that stabbed his body turned into a hideous little ghost with sharp ears and pointed mouths, squeaking into his body, and several of them were even going to bite Xiao Xia behind Ruan Zhan.
Xiao Xia was afraid of death, but she couldn't stay away from Ruan Zhan, watching him choke on water and die. At this moment, her brain was very clear. While avoiding the attack of the little ghost, she sent oxygen from behind to Ruan Zhan. Then, when she was sure that Ruan Zhan could hold her breath for a while, she pounced on the stone box that had been shaken by the dancing blood wood sword and pushed open the lid.
She was shocked!
The stone box was not big enough, and the bones inside were twisted terrifyingly, but their hair and teeth were intact. One was fluttering with the water, and the other was knocking, as if chewing something. There were many hairs tied into bunches at the feet of the bones. At this moment, they were making squeaks, trying to climb out one after another.
The strangest thing is that there is a bright red heart in the chest of the bones!
Chapter completed!