"Damn it, how could he do this!"
Modi comforted him, "Don't listen to him. If he were really so confident, he wouldn't have panicked so much just now! We must calm down, or we'll be led by the nose by him."
"I'm sorry," Han Ran replied awkwardly, "I was in too much of a hurry."
Lu Shi ignored what the village chief said and showed no mercy to his former teammates Gui Xiuluo and Jia Mu.
Two pre-written talismans flew out from his sleeves and landed squarely on the foreheads of the two men.
After a series of painful screams, the two were unsurprisingly blasted into pieces by an external force.
Lu Shi turned around easily and walked back to the village chief: "They've run back from the mud pit, it must have taken them a while, right?"
The village chief's previously indifferent eyes suddenly widened.
Lu Shi continued, "What would happen if we used this time to smash all the Buddha statues?"
At this moment, Ye Bugui demonstrated his excellent tacit understanding with Lu Shi.
As soon as Lu Shi finished speaking, Ye Bugui smashed a Buddha statue.
After the others realized what was happening, they all did the same.
Strangely, the more broken Buddha statues there were, the dimmer the lights in the tunnel became, and the more severe the damp cold in the air became.
It gives one a feeling that a storm is brewing.
However, none of the people present felt nervous or fearful. Everyone seemed to believe in Lu Shi and that the Demon Lord would definitely be able to save them at the critical moment.
As the village chief watched more and more Buddha statues being smashed, his condition deteriorated further.
Lu Shi also noticed that the village chief's already thin body suddenly seemed to have shrunk, and he was getting thinner and thinner.
"No...don't do this!" The village chief finally gave in, but it was too late.
After all the Buddha statues were smashed, the village chief, who had kept his mouth shut, truly became a stagnant pool of water.
And from the rotting, stinking flesh hidden inside the Buddha statues, countless worms crawled out.
The insects swarmed over and licked the village chief's body clean.
Just as Han Ran was worried that he would be attacked by these insects, he didn't expect that all the insects would let them go and instead crawl towards the basement door.
“Let’s go,” Lu Shi said casually. “These insects aren’t targeting us. After all, we weren’t the ones who killed people and locked them in the Buddha statue.”
After Lu Shi's prompting, the others immediately understood.
Ye Bugui smiled and said, "When did you find out?"
“Actually, just now,” Lu Shi said, walking at the front with his hands behind his back, “the grievances have their perpetrators and the debtors their accomplices. They have been imprisoned for so many years and even used as tools for immortality. I don’t know how much hatred they have accumulated.”
Modi clicked his tongue: "You're amazing. Without you, we'd probably be like headless flies, completely clueless, and might even end up being led by the nose by the villagers!"
Ye Bugui coughed lightly: "One compliment is enough. How many times have you praised me since we started the dungeon today? I'm getting angry!"
"Don't worry," Modi immediately placed his hand on his chest and swore, "I have absolutely no improper thoughts about Lu Shen. It's just that I don't know if my dead brothers can come back to life."
"It's definitely possible." Han Ran was also comforting himself: "After we clear the God's Chosen dungeon, we'll have the chance to make a wish."
Seeing how relaxed and lively they were, Lu Shi was actually very reluctant to disturb them.
But right now, he still has to stand up and tell them the truth: "Don't think that the dungeon is over."
"It is the power of ghosts and gods to bring people back to life. It is easy to invite a god but difficult to send him away. Therefore, this tunnel filled with resentment and this grinning Buddha statue mean that the villagers have been worshipping an evil god."
"It's not going to let us off so easily."
Chapter 116
☪ An Evil God Appears
Lu Shi's reminder was timely, and the others indeed calmed down.
And the viewers in the live stream;
Lu Shi's reminder was timely, and the others indeed calmed down.
The viewers in the live stream also breathed a sigh of relief.
From God's perspective, they were all on tenterhooks.
Because time flows slower in games than in the real world.
While they had only spent one day in the game, four days had already passed in the real world.
When it's six o'clock in the game, a week will have passed in the real world, which also means that the curse will spread to everyone on Earth.
The game didn't offer any warnings whatsoever. If Lu Shi and his group had simply slept in the guesthouse tonight instead of going to the tunnel, the dungeon would have already failed.
The danger of the dungeon exceeded the expectations of countless people.
Almost no one expected that those players they could only look up to on the leaderboard would die faster than one another in the dungeon.
It wasn't until Lu Shi appeared that players saw hope.
Just like Han Ran, the audience members thought the dungeon was over, but after hearing Lu Shi's words, everyone became tense again.
"I think no one will object to what I'm about to say, right? Lu Shi's abilities are truly amazing, completely unmatched by anyone else."
"Indeed, and his talismans and formations are just too amazing! If the world is at peace again, I hope he can open a teaching class, and I will definitely go to attend!"
"If it weren't for Lu Shi, I couldn't even imagine that the world would end in a few hours. Sigh, but if there really is an evil god, can they really win?"
"Sigh! If we continue to lock their abilities, then this game is just not sincere! The so-called wish-granting is actually a lie, and the real purpose is to destroy the earth?"
"If that's the case, it would have been better to have agreed on it from the beginning, then I could have willingly given up."
However, no matter how excited the comments were in the live stream, they didn't reach Lu Shi's ears.
Lu Shi remained calm at this moment. He cleared his throat and continued:
"Let's go, there's no need to be too pessimistic. Since they've given us this instance, there must be a chance to clear it. We can follow these bugs and leave the tunnel together."
"Will this really work?" Modi had barely uttered the question when almost all the basement doors were opened.
However, instead of being happy, they all tensed up.
Because this can only mean one thing: the evil god is ready, and it no longer needs to be confined to such a small world as the underground passage.
The open door gave the impression of inviting someone into a trap. However, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk inside.
A steady stream of insects burst out of the tunnel. When Lu Shi and his companions emerged from the tunnel, they saw the insects crawling into the gates of every household's courtyard.
Within seconds, the once peaceful little mountain village was filled with heart-wrenching screams of human suffering.
Just as Lu Shi was thinking, he suddenly felt his ears getting hot.
He looked up and saw that Ye Bugui had walked up behind him and placed his hands on his ears.
Lu Shi chuckled, thinking to himself, "Even at a time like this, you still have such leisure time."
"The situation seems bad; their resentment is really strong. Moreover, the dangerous aura that was only present in the tunnels before has now spread out and enveloped the village."
"So the evil god is really about to emerge." Ye Bugui said calmly, "This isn't the first time we've dealt with an evil god."
“That’s true.” Lu Shi laughed. “If we can win once, we can definitely win a second time.”
Hearing the comforting words upon landing, Han Ran's previously anxious mood suddenly calmed down.
Yes, with a big shot like Lu Shi around, what do they have to worry about?
If it really is an evil god, then we must do everything in our power to fight it!
After an unknown amount of time, Ye Bugui finally released his hands, signifying that the insects had completed their revenge.
As the insects circled aimlessly on the ground, Lu Shi once again did something that no one else could have predicted.
He stepped forward and walked into the swarm of insects.
"Don't worry, he must have a reason for doing this," Ye Bugui still trusted Lu Shi: "Perhaps he wants to find out why the village has become like this."
"But that's too dangerous," Han Ran could only silently pray for Lu Shi in his heart: "What if those insects suddenly attack?"
Unexpectedly, when Lu Shi entered the swarm of insects, none of them attacked him. Instead, their chaotic movements calmed down because of his presence.
Then Lu Shi bent down, bit his finger, and blood dripped onto the ground like snowflakes.
At first, Ye Bugui, like the viewers in the live stream, guessed that Lu Shi intended to feed these insects blood in order to gain their trust.
However, he soon discovered that Lu Shi's blood seemed to possess intelligence; in an instant, it condensed into an array, surrounding all the insects in the center.
"Good heavens!" Ye Bugui had to clench his fists: "What is he going to do next? Wait, why is the wind suddenly blowing?"
Modi instinctively pulled his clothes tighter; the wind was so strong that it seemed to seep into his bones.
This wind is abnormal!
"Lu Shi, hurry up!" Ye Bugui immediately reminded him, "This eerie wind is blowing, I suspect an evil god is about to appear."
Lu Shi did not answer Ye Bugui; his pupils suddenly lost their luster and turned white.
However, the array formed from blood beneath his feet lit up.
The insects vanished in an instant, replaced by one humanoid ghost after another.
These people, in terms of both clothing and appearance, are much more modern and advanced than the villagers.
Ye Bugui even saw that one of the people's clothes had his workplace on it, and it turned out to be a scientific expedition team.
"So," Ye Bugui realized, "this group that was killed and hidden in the Buddha statue was actually a scientific expedition team that came to the village!"
All of these ghosts' memories entered Lu Shi's mind.
In a starry sky of memories, Lu Shi saw this scientific expedition team arrive at this discovered, sparsely populated village.
They photographed every plant and tree in the village, and brought countless new and interesting things to the village.
The once backward village discovered a new world because of their arrival, and it became full of life and vitality.
However, the expedition team forgot that before the villagers had ever been exposed to the outside world, they were content with the status quo.
But now they realize how wonderful the outside world is.
It's hard to go from extravagance to frugality; they were reluctant to let the expedition team leave, and even more reluctant to part with the money they carried.
Then tragedy struck: the villagers, armed with knives, attacked the group that had helped them.