Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 437 Sacrifice (Demon Seed Part 2)

In Qingshi Town, the killing on the edge of the town is still going on, and the scale is gradually becoming larger as time goes by.

More and more zombies came rushing over from all directions following the sound. The billowing smoke and dust even completely covered most of the street. However, at the top of the smoke and dust, a faint fire was always burning brightly.

Although these zombies transformed by unknown diseases are powerful, their stiff limbs inevitably make their running speed relatively slow. This is also the main reason why Ji Jun and his team can hold on to this point. The front is their only way to survive.

At the back of the team, the fierce and rapid footsteps mixed with the hoarse roars one after another, like drumbeats, kept hitting Ji An's relatively immature young mind, immediately stirring up a huge wave. Compared with the firm belief of his parents, his mind was almost blank.

Faced with this extreme situation of life and death, Ji An's age of just over ten years old was not enough to support him to remain rational.

Then, fear, anxiety, panic, the pain of powerlessness, the unwillingness of being weak, and the sadness and resentment towards this unprovoked disaster... all kinds of negative emotions began to surge like waves.

And in the depths of the soul that no one can observe, a dark soul seed with dense cracks on its surface is also rising and falling with the surge of negative waves, and with each rise and fall, it will swallow up all the negative emotions around it, and at the same time, the cracks on its surface will continue to expand.

In the outside world, Ji An was unaware of the strange changes in his body. As he ran for his life with all his might, his instinct for survival had already overwhelmed everything. Even with his mother's desperate drag, the whole journey was still an extremely long distance for him.

Fortunately, every time he was about to run out of strength, a faint light would flash in the depths of his eyes, and his body, which should have dried up long ago, would once again surge with warm currents that supported him to continue running.

Perhaps it was only a few minutes, or perhaps nearly half an hour had passed. Ji Jun could no longer remember how far he had run, or how many zombies he had killed that blocked his way. The bright flame on the special torch was still bright, and his right hand, which was tightly holding the sword, began to tremble slightly.

The blood kept dripping from between his fingers, and it seemed that not only his clothes were dyed red, but even the vision in front of him gradually became a shade of scarlet.

Finally, as the last troublesome hunchbacked zombie fell heavily to the ground, the view in front of Ji Jun opened up. As far as he could see, they had escaped from the coverage of Qingshi Town. Directly in front of them was a barren wilderness, and behind the wilderness was a thick sea of ​​fog that obscured the entire vision.

This sea of ​​fog has stopped thousands of small town residents in the past month. Of course, it may stop three desperate fugitives again today.

However, before stepping into the sea of ​​fog, they still need to solve one last problem, which is the many zombies wandering in the wilderness.

A month ago, a large number of residents who were aware of the outbreak of the epidemic began to flee out of the town. However, due to the existence of the thick fog, they were unable to break through the barrier and were forced to stay in the open space between the town and the fog.

In desperation, some disheartened residents finally returned to the town, but some people who were unwilling to give up chose to stay outside the city. Unfortunately, whether inside or outside the city, they could not avoid the fate of becoming zombies in the face of the increasingly spreading epidemic.

Even due to the lack of shelter, the residents who stayed outside the city met the tragic end of being wiped out in less than half a month. After all, in the vast desert, even if they could avoid the plague by chance, they would definitely not be able to resist the many hideous zombies that began to feed on humans.

So in addition to the fog, these residents who originally planned to flee have now, ironically, become another barrier for later refugees.

On the outskirts of the wilderness, looking at the densely packed group of wandering zombies not far away, Ji Jun's cold expression did not change at all. He could observe the weakening effect of the moonlight on the fog, and naturally knew that there must be a large number of zombies in front of the fog.

The existence of such a large number was far beyond his ability to easily break through with the sword in his hand. The result of advancing recklessly would be to be completely overwhelmed. However, since he dared to act, he would never be unprepared. It's just that the price he paid would be heavy.

"Jun Lang."

Hearing his wife's familiar call again, the coldness on Ji Jun's face suddenly disappeared like ice and snow melting. Glancing sideways, he saw that Yunniang's cheeks still had a faint blush from the intense running, but the pair of beautiful eyes under her eyebrows were already filled with crystal mist.

Obviously, Yunniang had already guessed what would happen next.

When their eyes met, Ji Jun did not explain too much, but directly handed the torch in his hand to Yun Niang. As a couple who had been together day and night for more than ten years, he believed that the other party could understand his choice. When it came to life and death, neither of them had the right to act on impulse.

"This is the only way, my lady. At least we have to keep An'er alive."

"…good!"

Without crying or questioning, Yunniang just tried to swallow the mist in her eyes, and then quickly engraved the handsome face opposite her, which she was already familiar with, into her mind again, and then took the torch and turned around and ran towards the open space in front of her right. Behind her, as Yunniang dragged Ji An away quickly, Ji Jun's gentle expression turned cold again, and finally looked at the mother and son's backs that were getting farther and farther away with great affection, he suddenly raised his sword and slashed it hard at his right wrist, and blood spurted out in an instant.

The serious injury that almost cut off half of the wrist brought a clear mind under extreme pain, and a sweet and greasy smell of blood that was so strong that it was almost pungent.

The gushing blood quickly dyed most of his clothes red, and also made his originally pale face flushed. Without any hesitation, after cutting his wrists, he first turned around and sprinkled a large amount of blood at the group of zombies gradually approaching from behind, and then swung his legs and rushed straight towards the even larger wave of zombies in the wasteland.

"Come on! Come and eat me, monsters!!"

In the wilderness, Ji Jun's roar spread along with a strong smell of blood, and this ostentatious action successfully attracted the attention of all the zombies around.

For a moment, the roars were deafening, and countless zombies, like a school of sharks attracted by the smell of blood in the sea, began to rush towards the direction where Ji Jun was, and even ignored the two thin figures that were rapidly approaching the thick fog at the edge of the desert.

Zombies, this strange life form, do not possess intelligence, and are even far inferior to the wild beasts howling in the jungle. All their actions are based on the purest biological instincts, so they thirst for blood and fear fire. But it is precisely because of this characteristic that Ji Jun, who chose to sacrifice himself, was able to easily attract the attention of all the zombies.

Faced with hundreds of zombies blocking his way, he couldn't think of any other way to send his wife and children away safely except fighting for his life, even if the price was that he would be cruelly eaten up.

...............

"Mom, what are you doing?! Dad is surrounded, we have to save him!!"

"Mom! Don't run away, Dad will die!!"

"Mom, I'm not afraid of zombies anymore. Can we save Dad? Please..."

.........

On the other side, just when Ji Jun was completely surrounded by a large number of zombies, childish cries with strong crying tones were heard from the edge of the fog.

Shortly after being dragged away by his mother, Ji An watched helplessly as his father rushed towards the huge tide of zombies with a resolute attitude. Although he was young, he could still understand what tragic consequences this action would bring. In the past month, he had witnessed the bloody scenes of humans being eaten alive by zombies more than once.

So he was angry and struggled, even though he knew that the only result of rushing forward would be to be devoured along with his father.

But no matter how he shouted, he never got a response or stop from his mother. Finally, he was simply picked up by Yun Niang. His struggling limbs were tightly wrapped by a pair of arms, and then the mother and son stumbled into the thick fog.

During the entire escape, Yunniang did not dare to look back even once. She was afraid that after seeing her husband surrounded by countless zombies, she would lose all the courage to keep running.

Sometimes, seeking death only requires determination, while seeking life requires the courage to face blood.

As for Ji An, the last image that stayed in his eyes was a few crystal water droplets blown past his eyes by the breeze, and the blazing fire rising from the center of the large zombie tide in the distance.

The water droplets come from the mother, while the firelight is the last trace left by the father.

"An'er, your parents may not be here, but you must live on!"

The thick fog gradually obscured all vision, and at the same time, the mother's whispers slowly reached my ears.

And in the depths of the soul that no one noticed, a huge amount of negative emotions were madly rushing towards the dark magic seed covered with cracks. Finally, with a strange "click" sound, a huge crack almost completely split the entire magic seed in two.

(End of this chapter)