Sauichiro: rebuilding Ashina from the obliteration of the pillar

Chapter 37 Immortal River and Underground Magma
"Cough...cough...cough!"

There was an unbearable sting in his throat due to thirst, and Genichiro woke up from a coma.

【So hot! 】

This is the most direct feeling after he wakes up.

He was lying on the hot ground right now, and the sweat would be evaporated as soon as it seeped out of his skin.

【This is where?Am I not in a hot spring? 】

[And where are my clothes...]

Only then did he notice that he was barely naked, even the bath towels used to wrap his lower body in the hot spring disappeared, leaving only the dried Western-style shorts.

Genichiro forced himself to cheer up, supported his body with his hands, and found that his whole body was actually dark.

The only source of light nearby was the intense red light emitted from the low walls in the distance, as if some kind of blood was circulating beneath it.

On the ground not far away, even on the foundation of the wall, the orange-red scars inside the rock mass were exposed. Occasionally, there would be a burst of dark smoke, accompanied by an annoying heat wave.

Under the ground, there was a crushing sound like thunder from time to time, and it was frightening.

Genichiro smelled the smell in the mist, and suddenly felt a burning pain from his mouth and nose.

And the turbulent heat made him feel as if his skin was about to split.

【magma? 】

He thought he was wrong.

But feelings don't deceive.

Even the most vicious sun he has ever experienced can't do this.

【Where am I?Smokey Lake or Stonetooth Tunnel? 】

Genichiro's only understanding of lava landforms comes from these two ruins in the games "Dark Soul" and "Devil's Soul".

This is obviously the interior of a cave.

The scorching and stench in the air made it almost impossible for him to think carefully. Genichiro stumbled dizzily towards the darker interior of the cave, but as soon as he entered the dark area where the red light could not be shrouded, he was immediately caught by a somewhat soft something tripped.

【It's not a stone...】

Genichiro's body just fell on top of that thing.

He reached out and groped, trying to find out.

"A man?"

Although this person's skin is terribly dry, the shape of the bones is always right.

Because the overall temperature in the cave was too high, Genichiro couldn't even determine whether the other party was still alive through body temperature.

He had no choice but to use his strength to drag and drag this person to a place where the red rock wall could be seen.

Genichiro saw these things clearly.

It was a man who opened his mouth to die.

Not to mention the dry skin, the eyeballs are a little shriveled, and it seems that he died due to the temperature and gas in the cave.

After all, I am afraid that very few people can breathe here for a long time.

But that's not the most important thing.

"He's from the Ghost Killing Squad!"

Genichiro recognized this guy's attire immediately.

The black team uniform, with silver reflective buttons, is exactly the same as Murata.

【Could it be that, like those missing ghost killers, I was caught here by ghosts? 】

【However, when I took a hot spring, it was still in the morning... I remember feeling very comfortable at the time, and then...】

[I don't know anything anymore! 】

Genichiro tried to think back to the past, but it stopped there.

The hot spring was under direct sunlight, so he wasn't wary at all, on the contrary, he was very comfortable.

The hot spring had some kind of magical power, which made him let go of all the burdens in his heart.

But if there's anything wrong with the hot spring itself...

【And that kid named Yamasuke! 】

Genichiro intuitively connects Yamasuke with what happened to him.

【However, since some Demon Slayer members have died here, then Murata should be nearby too. 】

Genichiro thought of this, and immediately took off the clothes of this demon slayer and put them on.

No matter how hot it gets here, it's better to have clothes on than nothing to stay hydrated.

It doesn't matter if the trousers and sleeves are a bit long, Genichiro directly cut them short with a sharp and qualitatively transformed golden steel summoning thunder.

"Feel sorry."

After making a symbolic apology to the corpse, Genichiro closed the opponent's eyes and let the corpse stay where it was.

As for himself, he continued to explore in the direction where he had just discovered the corpse.

If as expected, after those ghost killers were trapped here, they should also go there with the idea of ​​staying away from the magma.

After taking a pill and fire extinguishing powder, Genichiro's body flashed with red and green lights.

"Zizhi!"

"Flame-resistant!"

Immediately, he felt that his body was much lighter, his mind was far less dizzy than before, and the burning sensation in the air was no longer strong.

Most importantly, he can use himself as a light source for pathfinding.

As he expected, following him all the way inward, in the darkness, many members of the ghost killing team sat or lay motionless.

Some may be afraid of the heat, so they spread out in the corner alone, lying on the ground with only their crotch on.

If you get something, you hold hands with your teammates, hoping to encourage each other.

However, after Xian Yilang's inspection, these people, without exception, have all died.

They have been missing for at least three days. If they stayed here for all three days, even if they were not suffocated to death by the gas and the heat, the thirst caused by dehydration alone would be enough to kill them.

"But including those who were stripped of their clothes by me, there are only 9 people here."

Genichiro counted and found that there were 3 other people missing, including Murata.

So, where did the three go?
Here is such a big location, it is already the end of this cave.

Unless, someone ventured to wade across the surface of the magma gushing over there.

But there is no "severe oil sweat" or "black knight suit" here that can make humans be themselves in the fire, so the possibility is not great.

However, at this moment, Genichiro suddenly heard a dry cough!
"Is there a living person?"

There is only a little bit of light on Genichiro's body, and he was not sure where the sound came from.

"Is anyone there?" he could only shout, "Where are you?"

His voice echoed in the cave, and if anyone was here, they would never fail to hear him.

"This……"

Sure enough, the voice like dry cracked stones responded, uttering syllables that were almost indistinguishable by ear.

And Xianichiro also quickly lay down on the ground, and finally, relying on the dim light, he discovered that at the end of the cave, there was actually a small hole that people could pass through.

It is so short that it has to crawl all over to avoid getting stuck.

"Could it be Murata?"

Holding a little hope, Xianichiro hurried in through the hole. He was still a child, so he reached the other side easily.

Inside was a smaller space, but at the top there was a small hole like a skylight that shone brightly.

It's not as hot as outside, the temperature is just right, and the hole on the zenith can connect the air on the ground!
No wonder someone survived here!

Although the small hole was not enough for lighting, Genichiro still took it as a reference and quickly walked directly under it.

"Is it Murata?"

The time he asked, he had already come to the front.

"Is it a ghost...?"

The voice asked feebly, and there was the sound of drawing a knife.

Xianichiro knew that it was very strange that he had two kinds of lights wrapped around his body, and it was not surprising that he was recognized as a ghost, so he stopped quickly, but at the same time he also put Tie Zhaolei in front of him, just in case.

Although that voice sounds weak, human potential cannot be generalized.

"No, I'm a tourist who came to Xinshangquan Village for vacation. Are you from the Ghost Killing Squad?"

"Then...you...why..."

Then why are you glowing all over?

Genichiro naturally completed what he hadn't finished.

"Please believe me, this is just a family secret."

Xianichiro said, trying to dispel the other party's vigilance: "I know Kanae the Butterfly Butterfly of your Demon Slayer Team. We were together in the first place, but I was accidentally caught by a ghost."

"Flower... column, um..."

"If you believe me, please put down the knife. I still have medicine here to save you."

Genichiro took out the remaining three pills at once.

He thought the remaining three were all here.

"Save him first..."

The man was silent for a while, and suddenly said a relatively complete sentence.

After getting permission, Genichiro hurried forward and found two people in team uniforms sitting side by side against the wall.

There is also the guy who has the strength to open his eyes, a guy with scars all over his face and his chest exposed, and the teammate next to him has already lowered his head.

Perhaps because he saw Genichiro's appearance clearly, Scarface finally felt relieved.

It's just a child.

"Youping...someone is here...to save us——"

He didn't even have the strength to turn his head, he just said to himself.

But his teammates didn't respond.

Xianichiro put his hand on the man's neck, and after about half a minute, he said regretfully, "He's out of breath."

Silence lasted for a while.

The scarred face didn't show any emotion, it just moved its throat vigorously, and it took a long time before it said: "Give me the medicine..."

Genichiro opened his mouth directly and stuffed the pills in.

"The medicine will dissolve by itself, and it doesn't need water."

He reminded, let the man digest the medicine by himself, while he explores the surrounding area.

However, after walking around, he did not see Murata in the dark.

In this small space, there is no more hidden entrance.

"What a strange medicine."

Although it was still a little hoarse, Scarface was able to speak fluently under the surrounding green light.

"Is it just the two of you here?"

Seeing that he had improved, Xianichiro hurriedly asked, "Where is Murata? He should be with you too."

"Murata..."

Scarface leaned against the wall and stood up, "Sorry, I'm not very popular, and I don't know everyone's names. The one you mentioned may have died outside."

When he talked about sacrificing his teammates, his appearance seemed plain, but as someone who had experienced it, Genichiro knew that he was just suppressing it forcibly.

"There are 9 outside and 2 inside, only Murata is not there."

Genichiro felt as if God was joking with him.

It was hard to find the missing team members, but there was no Murata he most wanted to find.

Could it be that he is so special that he cannot be eaten by ghosts?
"Then I'm not sure, I haven't counted the number of people before."

The man took two steps forward, came to Xianichiro, and took advantage of the light to scrutinize him for a while.

"You say you are a tourist, but why are you wearing a team uniform?"

"I have never heard of such a young player."

Xianichiro felt a little irritable at the moment, "Shouldn't you introduce yourself first before asking about other people's affairs?"

"I'm Undead Kawa Minya, a second-tier member of the Demon Slayer Squad."

Genichiro couldn't help but take another look at Immortal Kawasami.

Only two steps smaller than the column.

According to Murata, every time a level is raised, almost 5 ordinary ghosts need to be dealt with, and if more than 50 ghosts or twelve ghost moons are killed, one can be promoted to a pillar.

So this guy is actually a big shot who has killed at least 30 ordinary ghosts.

But after the guy mentioned his name, he suddenly became a bit nasty, "What about you, the brat who saved my life?"

"Ashina Genichiro."

Xianichiro responded coldly, "I was caught while soaking in the hot springs. When I woke up, I had no clothes on, so I could only borrow the clothes of your dead team members."

He originally thought that this irritable-looking guy would get angry for some reason of desecrating the corpse.

But Immortal Kawasami just rolled his eyes: "As long as it is useful for killing ghosts, I don't think they will mind."

Between the words, he felt a little relieved, as if he felt that at least that team member didn't die in vain.

"Okay, so how did so many of you get caught by ghosts?"

Those team members were not injured, and they were obviously all suffocated to death, which made Xianichiro puzzled.

Undead Chuan was silent for a while, the little ghost in front of him was calmer than many old people in their ghost killing team, maybe he was someone who could figure out a solution together.

Then, he talked about what happened to the Ghost Slayer Squad.

It turned out that Bushikawa and others met Yamasuke at the entrance of the village after they were driven away by the village.

Shansuke told them that he had found strange traces on the south mountain before, but his parents didn't let him tell it.

When everyone heard this, they thought they had found the whereabouts of the ghost, and they followed Sansuke to a cave near the south slope at the same time.

Because it was daytime, the members of the Demon Slayer Squad were as defenseless as Genichiro.

As a result, after entering the cave, the surrounding mountain rocks immediately began to move by themselves, and quickly sealed them up, blocking all exits.

They wanted to slander and marched in the opposite direction of the cave, but the walls began to turn red gradually, exuding intense heat, and magma began to gush out from under the ground, blocking them from moving.

When the team members encountered such a situation, they had no choice but to become irritable.

Undead Chuan stayed in the innermost place alone because it was difficult to get along with others.

After a while, several people died at the place closest to the lava, and he also fell down in a daze, but because of this, he accidentally felt the cave under the wall, so with the last bit of strength, he brought the person closest to him The team member You Ping drilled in.

As for the others, no matter what he said, it was difficult to even move, and it was probably not good enough at that time.

And he and Youping were already exhausted, it was impossible to go back there and pull them in one by one.

In this way, the two stayed in this cave where the temperature was low and there was fresh air to breathe, until just now, Genichiro broke in by mistake.

Xianichiro said thoughtfully: "In other words, you haven't seen the real body of this ghost?"

"Well, I only know that he can manipulate rocks to block the sun, and can easily change the terrain. He is a guy that cannot be underestimated during the day."

Immortal Kawa Minami thought for a while, "After you fainted in the hot spring, he probably changed the rocks at the bottom of the hot spring and managed to capture you during the day."

"That would make sense."

Genichiro calmly analyzed, "The temperature of the hot spring is related to the magma; the water quality of the hot spring is related to the rock. Since he can manipulate the rock and magma, he must be able to add something that makes people linger and even dizzy in the hot spring."

(End of this chapter)