I'm trapped in a block

Chapter 550: A Sea of ​​Corpses and Bones
"That's spiral vine disease, a disease caused by a parasitic plant. It will cause the patient's body to spiral and twist like a vine. Patients with this disease will have some plant characteristics and can even photosynthesize. Their lifespan will also be increased." Xi said, pointing at the twisted body.

"And that, cyanobacteria, a parasitic algae, will transform the host's skin into breathable skin, like some amphibians, and can obtain oxygen even underwater. This algae has a very strong vitality and will even parasitize on the skin of terrestrial creatures, allowing them to breathe underwater..."

"Flash Scale Disease is caused by infection with the Flash Scale Fungus. It causes scales on the body that sparkle like diamonds. The scales are very hard and cannot be broken by ordinary weapons. Some races even cultivate Flash Scale Disease on their bodies to make themselves stronger."

"..."

As Xi scanned those strange bodies, he described the diseases on them, which seemed to be rare diseases recorded by doctors.

But these strange diseases all appeared in the same place and infected the same "patient".

This strange lake bottom is like a disease library, which records various diseases. There are even some diseases that even Xi doesn't recognize, so he can only remind Mo Ling to be careful to avoid them.

The closer you get to the center of the lake, the more diseased bodies appear, and the more complete they become. Not only that, the wandering lives here also show many symptoms of disease. They seem to have completely integrated into this strange lake area and become a part of this strange ecology.

Bones piled up to form crowded coral forests. Undecayed limbs were like swaying mollusks inserted in the cracks of corals. They showed different shapes and colors due to various strange diseases, and those diseased creatures kept wandering, foraging, and hiding in this "coral forest"...

In the forest, there were some broken limbs, twitching and crawling towards the center.

"Senior, that is..."

Xi pointed towards the center of the lake with trembling hands. In the dark lake water, a huge mountain could be vaguely seen. Countless bodies, some complete and some incomplete, were constantly climbing up the mountain.

The turbid mud and sand surround the mountains, like clouds in the mountains.

Mo Ling looked in disbelief, and then he saw clearly that the mountain was also made of bones and headless bodies. The bottom of the mountain was in the center of a deep lake, and the top of the mountain was almost above the lake.

The bodies on the mountain also showed various symptoms of disease. Not only that, with that strange attraction, the entire mountain would suddenly tremble like a heart and shrink inward.

The vibration of the mountains made it impossible for the climbing bodies to maintain their balance, and they rolled down the hillside like falling rocks. However, these numb bodies would soon start again and climb towards the top of the mountain under the influence of attraction.

"What are they...looking for?"

Looking at the bodies that kept rising and falling, Mo Ling felt a little shocked.

The two of them looked at the mountain and unknowingly walked to the foot of the mountain. The surging undercurrent rushed down from the top of the mountain, as if preventing them from continuing to climb, but at this moment, the curiosity in their hearts had reached its peak.

Without hesitation, the two began to climb like the headless bodies.

Fortunately, the slope of this mountain of corpses was not steep, and they were not as stiff as those bodies. Apart from having to pay attention to the occasional vibrations, it was not difficult to climb the mountain.

Gradually, Mo Ling and Xi had climbed to the halfway point of the mountain. There were no climbing bodies to be seen, but there were many trapped bodies. They were stuck in the gaps between the bones, twitching constantly, but unable to get out.

They stretched out their hands and struggled to leave, but tore their bodies into pieces. The doctor's body was already fragile, and after these parts were broken into pieces, the ability to move was further weakened. Soon, they rolled down under the influence of the water flow and vibration and returned to the foot of the mountain.

Sometimes, the two have to avoid limbs rolling down the mountain. These limbs will swing wildly and grab objects around them. Although they can easily break free after being caught, the two have to worry about the diseases carried by these limbs. Therefore, they cannot let these limbs touch them easily.

In this way, Mo Ling and Xi were getting closer and closer to the top of the mountain...

"Senior, we are almost at the top of the mountain."

"Ah."

At this time, the shimmering surface of the lake could be seen, but the surging undercurrent was still trying to pull the two people off the mountain.

When they reached the top of the mountain, the slope became steeper and steeper. Mo Ling no longer cared about whether he would run into those sick bodies. He stepped on the bones, pushed away the shaking limbs, and walked up step by step. "Senior, I can't climb anymore..." Xi tightly grasped the bones under him. His fragile body could no longer withstand the water flow here. A huge vortex seemed to have formed near the top of the mountain, constantly tearing the two of them apart.

Not only that, the higher he climbed, the more violent the vibration became. Xi could no longer stand up straight and fell on the bones. The broken limbs around him grabbed at him and pulled his body.

Xi's foot slipped and he almost fell off the smooth white bones. Fortunately, he stepped into the crack in time and escaped the danger safely.

"Senior..." Xi looked at his senior's back, feeling a little guilty.

The senior seemed to be completely unaffected by the whirlpool and vibrations, and walked very steadily, but he gradually couldn't keep up.

"I'm holding back again. I'm always holding back. It was the same when I was on Baihua Island, and it's the same now..."

The muddy sand obscured the figure of the predecessor, and Xi felt more and more guilty.

The surrounding broken limbs passed through the gaps between the bones and grasped his ankles tightly.

Xi struggled and stretched out his hands forward, trying to grab the white bones in front of him and break free from the restraints of these broken limbs, but he couldn't reach them.

Just when he was in despair, a strong hand reached through the muddy sand and grabbed his wrist.

Immediately afterwards, a huge force came, and Xi was dragged out from the broken limbs and stepped on a less steep piece of white bones.

The person who caught him was naturally Mo Ling.

"What's wrong with you?" Mo Ling grabbed Xi's wrist and asked seriously.

"I... I can't climb anymore, senior." Xi said in a low voice, feeling full of guilt.

"Oh, why didn't you say so earlier?"

Mo Ling grabbed Xi and turned to look at the top of the mountain which was just around the corner.

"Come up, I'll carry you."

"Senior, this will put you in danger as well."

"Hurry, hurry, hurry..." Mo Ling urged, pulling Xi over, then squatting down and grabbing Xi's legs from behind.

Before Xi could react, Mo Ling lifted her onto his back.

"You are so light." Mo Ling exclaimed softly.

Guilt surged up again, and Xi wanted to struggle to get Mo Ling to put him down, but he heard Mo Ling muttering some strange words:

"When I was a kid, I played horse-riding war games. As long as I was the 'horse', I never lost. I didn't need my friends to help me. I could knock the opponent down by myself. At that time, I felt that this game had no challenge at all."

"Until one day..."

"My classmate in elementary school had a 50-kilogram groundhog riding on my back..."

(End of this chapter)