No matter what kind of ecology, its internal structure is its own system. If foreign organisms do not have the ability to change the environment, they can only retreat driven by instinct.
Obviously, Thomas chose to retreat.
So, what terrible things are lurking in this swamp, one of the ecosystems of Hades, in front of us?
Gao Yi's eyes kept scanning around, trying to find something strange in this still-like landscape painting.
However, there is no need to even look for it. Under the swamp around the line, changes have quietly occurred!
"Look!"
Jian Weilan heard the low cry, followed Gao Yi's line of sight, and found that on the water in the distance, a lump of muddy water was constantly surging from bottom to top, gurgling, gurgling...
Wow!
Suddenly there was a sound of water, and Gao Yi saw with his own eyes an arm stretched out from underneath, like a person about to drown, struggling constantly.
It had been buried for an unknown period of time, and the entire skin of the arm was covered in mud. The filth seemed to have penetrated deeply into the soul, and even water could not wash away even half of it.
Gudong, Gudong...
Another series of bubbles floated up, and then, there was a sound of water, and a head turned up from the mud, looking up to the sky and letting out a silent roar.
vomit--!
The muddy water seemed to clog the entire esophagus, and as it gasped and gasped, large lumps of vomit were vomited out.
In the distance, the two people watching this scene frowned slightly, but one was used to strong winds and waves, and the other was in an unstained state of mind, and it wasn't because of nausea.
They are thinking.
A certain signal floating beneath the surface.
"This thing is not a living thing."
Gao Yi watched as it used its arms as support to lift its entire upper body from the water bit by bit.
If a living creature was trapped in the mire, it would have no chance of struggling. He had just tried this with tree branches.
The branch stained with the breath of the living seemed to be poking not a piece of soil, but a hole that did not exist in the first place.
The moment Gao Yi let go of the branch, it sank without any obstruction, as fast as a falling object under the influence of gravity.
If a living person stepped on it, there would probably be no force feedback in the literal sense of "stepping on". I'm afraid it would be the same as missing a step and sinking instantly.
The only thing that can struggle in the realm of death is death.
"This is a soul body."
Jian Weilan finished the analysis and looked at the clay figure with both legs pulled out, thoughtfully: "It seems that it has been stuck in this dead world for a long time."
"The underworld and the two realms of life and death have their own system operations. The world of life passes through trains, and the realm of death passes through rivers, respectively, sending the souls in their respective areas to their supposed resting places, which is the terminal station that was once announced on the train—— A place called 'Gui Ming'."
"Return to peace..."
Gao Yi thought for a moment and was shocked: "So, the so-called 'Gui Ming' is most likely to be an endless sea?!"
It was not the lake that looked like an ocean on the road, but the real sea, the boundless sea, just like what our ancestors imagined and worshiped in awe when they were ignorant -
An endless sea!
Jian Weilan nodded: "I think so too. This is completely consistent with what we saw along the way. But now, you see, the water here is dead and no longer circulates, forming a swamp."
"It's stranded..."
As soon as he finished speaking, as if in response, ripples appeared under the swamps everywhere around the line, and with the sound of water, countless arms crawled out from below carrying human bodies!
"Train... train... take me away... take me away..."
The soul that had emptied its throat before was stumbling over, wailing intermittently: "I can't get through it... it's dry... it hurts..."
As its upper body left the water, the originally large area of wet mud quickly dried and scabbed, until it turned into debris, exposing the burning skin underneath.
"ah……"
The soul howled in pain and fell down suddenly until its body was once again covered with a thick layer of mud. Then it got up again and limped towards the rail car.
"What it says is very interesting and certainly proves my point."
Jian Weilan was very interested: "Because of the blockage, it is impassable. Because of the blockage, this world of death is dying, and the souls stranded in it cannot escape the fate of both losses..."
"If you want to express your opinion, can you wait until you get out of here?"
Gao Yi spread his hands and expressed his helplessness: "There are death realms all around, and I don't have any effective long-range means to disperse them... So are you really not afraid that they will overturn the car?"
"rest assured."
Jian Weilan showed a confident smile, put her hand on Gao Yi's shoulder, and ignored the clay figures who had gathered nearby: "Watch carefully."
"It's a train! A train!"
"Take me out of here, please..."
"It hurts so much, I can't stand it anymore!"
"Fool!"
Jian Weilan's clear voice rang out, cutting through the countless wailings around him, as loud as a final word.
——!
The world in front of me seemed to have undergone some incredible changes at this moment.
Gao Yi, who was touched by his palm, and the rail car were instantly shrouded in a faint halo, and they passed through the heavy encirclement of souls as if the Fool himself was inseparable from foreign objects!
Gao Yi saw with his own eyes a clay figure reaching out and trying to grab the guardrail of the rail car to achieve his goal, but in the end his hands were empty and his grasp was empty.
thump.
It fell face down into the swamp, looking at the rail car getting further and further away from it, with a blank expression on its face.
"Even I have entered an invincible state."
Gao Yi suddenly reacted and touched his body curiously. It seemed that this ability, which was like a domination in a side-scrolling fighting game, did not affect his behavior.
"Who can kill a fully grown fool? Even if we are on the ruling bench, we can't get a good deal from this solipsistic faction."
Unable to deceive, unable to win over, and absolutely neutral, it is no wonder that he can check and balance the other seven people and make them fear each other.
Gao Yi looked at Jian Weilan.
His plan is proceeding in an orderly manner. After this trip, he has truly gained the trust of his successor. Whether it is the troubles of "Pyromeon" or the unknown of "Seasonal Storm", he has the confidence to play a good hand.
.
The rail car drove out of the swamp and entered the land of the living world again. Jian Weilan let go of his hand, looking a little tired and panting uncontrollably.
Obviously, applying his ability to other objects, especially an entire vehicle, is still a big load for him now.
"We successfully crossed the realm of death."
Gao Yi pulled him and said relaxedly: "The next road must be smooth and smooth..."
"yes."
Jian Weilan also breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as the two were immersed in the small joy after the crisis, in the distance, a train suddenly pulled out of the tunnel and drove alongside them on two similar lines.
Wow!
The train window suddenly opened, revealing faces that were all too familiar to Jian Weilan.