Killing God

Chapter 20 Stone Forest

In front of the sand dunes, in the endless desert, a strange stone pillar suddenly appeared. The stone pillar closest to Shenshi was about thirty feet away from him, not far from the sand dune. From a distance, the stone pillars over there look very strange in shape. Although they look different in size, they are almost all large at the top and bottom, and small in the middle.

After looking carefully for a while, Shen Shi looked around again, and saw that in the nearby desert, apart from this strange stone pillar that suddenly appeared, there was nothing unusual, and there was yellow sand everywhere. So after pondering for a moment, he still led Xiao Hei to the stone pillars.

This distance is not too far. After going down the sand dunes, he quickly walked to the periphery of the stone pillar group, but Shen Shi still took a little bit of caution. In this Wentian Secret Realm, everything seemed a little weird, maybe something. At that time, some danger emerged.

When I got closer, I saw these weird-looking stone pillars more realistically, and Chen Shi immediately discovered that the body of these stone pillars standing in this desert seemed more like a kind of yellow clay. Its upper surface is cratered, with short but sharp stone thorns. The stone pillars are not small in size, usually at least two people are tall. The strange thing is that the bottom is like a mound, the middle suddenly shrinks, and the upper part becomes a ball again. The surface of the sphere is dry and hard, and cracks and holes are rarely seen, but there are obvious signs of wind and sand erosion in many places.

At this moment, the scorching sun seems to be the hottest time of the day. The temperature in this desert is also extremely hot. Even the body of a monk who has practiced like Chen Shi feels a little uncomfortable, but those exposed to the sun The clay stone pillars looked even more lifeless, one by one, far or near, there was no regularity, so they stood silently in this desert.

Shen Shi frowned and glanced to the left and right. This seemingly tall stone pillar forest seemed to be quite a few, extending all the way to the depths of the desert, and the appearance of these pillars was something he had never seen before. Weird shape. The most important thing is that the yellow clay-like things on these stone pillars are obviously different from ordinary stones, and also different from the ubiquitous fine sand around them. However, in the vast desert in front of us, there is nothing but sand. Can't see anything other than these stone pillars.

Could it be something from a certain ancient era thousands of years ago, which has been obliterated by this desert today?

Shen Shi shook his head, and after hesitating for a moment, he continued to walk into the stone pillar forest.

The tall stone pillar stood silently, and the violent sunlight seemed to have a trace of fierceness, evaporating all the vitality here, and even a slightly cooler place could not be found. For some reason, Shen Shi walked around, but he felt uncomfortable, as if it was the strange feeling of being peeped in secret.

Shen Shi's footsteps paused slightly, and his eyes swept around, but only the stone pillar was silent and silent. He lowered his head and glanced at Xiao Hei again, and saw that Xiao Hei also looked a little listless, no matter what kind of creature, even with the blood of a powerful monster beast, in such a hot and dry desert, or in the scorching sun. In the case of exposure to the sun, it will not feel comfortable. But apart from this, Xiao Hei didn't seem to be more unusual.

Shen Shi thought for a while, and continued to move forward. As he continued to move forward, he gradually reached the depths of this stone forest, and the surrounding stone pillars gradually became taller, and even tall stone pillars as high as three or four feet have begun to appear. However, the taller the stone pillars, the wider the distance between each other. Obviously, in an area, there will only be one tallest stone pillar, and the rest are relatively short stone pillars.

But apart from these, Shen Shi still didn't find anything.

There are no plants, no animals, no anger or even a bug in sight. Only these mysterious and strange stone forests, high or low, stand alone and silently in this sun-exposed desert.

Shen Shi walked by a stone pillar and suddenly stopped. First he looked at the stone pillar in front of him. It was not particularly tall, and even the bottom half of the mound was close to two people. The earthy yellow surface is covered with hard sand, and stone thorns can be seen everywhere.

Shen Shi stared for a moment, then reached out and touched the stone pillar carefully.

There was a rough and hard feeling from the tentacles, and there was a hint of scorching heat.

Shen Shi frowned and withdrew his hand, a little surprised. The surface of these stone pillars had been exposed to the scorching sun for too long, so the temperature of the stone surface was a little frightening.

Standing still thinking for a while, Shen Shi still didn't seem to have any clues, so he could only continue to move forward, only this time only after a dozen steps, he suddenly shook his body, his eyes narrowed, and he looked forward.

In the depths of this strange and silent stone pillar, he suddenly saw an earth wall.

Yes, on the one hand, it has long been weathered, and it can only barely see the outline of the broken earth wall, which stands alone behind a stone pillar in front.

The spirit of the sinking stone was immediately lifted. This was the second piece of sand he saw besides these strange stone pillars after he descended into this desert, and the earth wall was obviously made by a wise race. Even if it seems that the earth wall has been weathered and broken at this moment, as long as you can find some traces left by the predecessors, it is always good. And if it is really a relic of the building made by the predecessors, then it shouldn't be so, maybe there are more discoveries.

There was a bit of joy on his face, and he greeted Xiao Hei who was following him, and then quickly walked forward. Xiao Hei raised his head and glanced at him, muttered twice in his mouth, and then ran after him listlessly. past.

In a blink of an eye, Shen Shi came to the side of the earth wall, and saw that the earth wall was extremely broken and only a little fault remained. The highest place was only two feet high, and both sides of the wall were covered by yellow sand. , Revealing an unspeakable breath of desolation. Shen Shi tried to pat the wall lightly, but as soon as he pressed his palm, he felt that his hand was light, and a large piece of the wall turned directly into a block of dusty soil of various sizes and fell down.

Shen Shi was stunned. The damage to the earth wall was even higher than he had imagined. It seemed that it had been dilapidated again for countless years. And when he bypassed this earth wall from the side, he immediately discovered that behind the earth wall, there were other similar ruined walls, which began to undulate in this stone pillar forest, and it seemed that the scale was not small. The area is quite large.

It looks like it's an ancient village?

Shen Shi vigorously lifted his spirits and stepped forward. The broken earth walls appeared in front of him for the first time, and the yellow sands all over the ground revealed an ancient and desolate atmosphere. Except for these ruined walls, and the doors, windows and roof beams whose outlines were barely visible, he still didn't find any vitality, and there was no trace of anyone living here.

Everything seemed to have been annihilated as the years passed, and even the remaining relics did not seem to take too long before they were ruthlessly swallowed by this desert.

At the same time, in the remains of this ancient village, Shen Shi found that the strange stone pillars are still densely packed in them. The large and small even seem to be denser than the outside of the stone forest. There are many stone pillars directly. Born in the courtyards of some ruined houses, some even stand directly from the damaged houses.

This scene makes people feel weird and abrupt, and always feels something is not right. Shen Shi's brows are slightly frowned, as if subconsciously, he lightened his steps and walked quietly among the ruins. . The tall stone pillars were not far away from him, but it gave him the feeling, especially in this ruin, as if this ancient village was submerged by these strange stone pillars.

Such as a sharp blade inserted into the body!

There is a creepy illusion.

Ahead, he suddenly saw a piece of ruin, which looked slightly more complete and taller than the surrounding ruined walls, but it was also dilapidated. At most, the remaining soil walls were a bit higher, and the house inside still remained a bit of appearance .

Shen Shi's heart moved, and he walked to the room, Xiao Hei followed his feet, and suddenly looked up at the scorching sun, only to see that the sun had slowly moved westward for a few minutes, and the sky was still bright. But it seems to be softer, and the surrounding temperature has dropped a little bit.

The door of this ruined house has long disappeared. Shen Shi walked in directly from a small gap in the dilapidated earth wall. Looking at the outline of the surrounding ruins, it seems that there was one here earlier. Not a small yard, and the scale of the houses in front is quite impressive. Presumably, if it were back then, the owner of the house here should be regarded as someone with a certain status in this village.

Shen Shi observed left and right, and walked towards the house. Most of the houses in the ruins were weathered and collapsed. Only the largest house in the middle looked like there were three earth walls, but the roof was long gone. .

Walking up to the mound, which I didn’t know whether it was a step or a soil layer, Shen Shi walked into this room. As far as his eyes were, there was fine sand everywhere, but a little bit closer to the inside, he actually found half a table. Dumped on the ground, there was a mound of masonry, which seemed a bit like a stove, but it could also be a simple stone stand. In short, it was not very visible.

Apart from this, there is no trace of any creatures. Shen Shi shook his head, turned and prepared to go out, but at this moment, Xiao Hei, who had followed him into the room, suddenly shook his nose, and then trot to the mound and sniffed everywhere. , Screamed at Shen Shi.

Shen Shi raised his brows, walked quickly, and took a closer look at the unexplored mound. After a moment of indulgence, he suddenly stretched out his hands and vigorously pushed away the sand layer.

After busying for a while, when the yellow sand was blown away, in front of Shen Shi and Xiaohei, on the ground of this ruin, a mottled and worn stone slab was exposed. I don't know how many years have passed, it is full of roughness. Mark of.

Shen Shi glanced at him, suddenly stretched out his hand, and sipped in a low voice. With a low dull sound and a "boom", the stone slab rose up, and then in front of them, a downward movement appeared. Black hole.

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