Chapter 36: Interlocking

Sealing the zombie is always the same method: seal the mouth and nose, use sticky rice as the base, and paste a talisman on top to seal the mouth and nose of the zombie and support its vital energy.

This strange zombie is not like a traditional zombie, and it is not a so-called zombie from abroad. It only reminds me of one existence鈥攖he old village chief. There are many similarities, and I can’t put it into words. I just have this weird feeling.

The old village chief was a mutant zombie, but it could never escape the category of zombies. The fact that Grandpa Sun Kui was able to drive it away with the corpse-driving method proves this. When I used glutinous rice to seal its mouth and nose, the strange zombie showed a strange kind of exposure, struggling especially hard. Zhao Hong and Huigen, two such fierce muscle men, were both in great pain from its struggles and almost couldn’t hold on.

What was even more terrifying was that, even though it was clearly sealed with sticky rice, it began to roar indistinctly, as if it were talking. I tried not to think too much about it, but I distinctly heard a few words in its indistinct roar: “stranger, kill!” But I didn’t bother to think about it too much. A yellow talisman was stuck on the mouth and nose of the zombie. The zombie struggled a little, but then it stopped moving. Although this method is old, it is still extremely useful! However, this zombie is also powerful enough to struggle a few times even after its mouth and nose are sealed.

Hui Gen and Zhao Hong stood up exhausted, and let out a long sigh of relief. They were finally free from the drudgery.

I said to the others, “There are many ways to kill a vampire besides setting it on fire. The method of sealing its mouth and nose may not last long. You can do whatever you want to kill it. You all know how harmful vampires are, so don’t hold back.” When I said this, my expression and tone were calm, and I didn’t show any sign of being heavy-hearted in front of the others. But God knows how heavy my heart was!

This zombie can still speak, which means it has independent thinking. I don’t know how much, but it’s definitely not a good sign. In any case, it only reminds me of the old village chief’s existence, which is so contrary to the heavens that it took the older generation so much effort to subdue it. But even so, in the end I was still hit. If it weren’t for me accidentally untying the knot in his heart, God knows what the abandoned village would have become after decades, and whether the old village chief would have recovered! Flexible movements, independent thinking, could the zombies here be related to the old village chief?

I was gloomy, but my face remained unchanged. The one who was doing it over there was Qiangzi. He had a deep-seated hatred for the zombies. If I hadn’t stopped him, I’m afraid he would have gone crazy. Unlike the Taoist, Qiangzi took out seven peachwood nails. His hands were trembling. He suddenly turned to me and said, “Brother, the corpse-chasing is not useless. I killed this zombie by combining witchcraft with corpse-chasing. Brother, you watch.”

I nodded, knowing that the decline of the corpse-chasing profession was a lifelong knot in Sun Kui’s heart, which naturally affected Sun Qiang. He had no way to say anything to Sun Kui at the moment, and his sudden emotional outburst to me was also a kind of emotional release.

Everyone was watching Sun Qiang, and Sun Qiang took out the first peach wood nail, first drew a strange symbol on the palm of the zombie, and then used his own strength to drive the peach wood nail into the palm of the zombie… Next, the second, the third… In theory, a zombie is a stiff guy, which is the common perception of people, but there is a misunderstanding in people’s perception, that is, a zombie will only become stiff after it rises, and if it does not rise or is restrained, it will only be stiff. This has to do with the support of strength. Just as when a person exerts force, the muscles will tighten, and then the hardness will increase. After the force is removed, the muscles will become soft again. In fact, when the zombie is not raised, its muscle endurance is even worse than that of an ordinary person. Who knows that soft and resilient muscles can release some of the force, so the stiff muscles can only be brittle. Moreover, this zombie is not a traditional zombie, it does not have that protective layer of hair! Hair? Huh, that’s funny!

Sun Qiang drove seven peach wood nails into the seven positions of the zombie, and in each position, he scratched strange symbols. In fact, Taoism also uses peach wood to make zombies, but that is only a temporary control of the zombie, not killing the zombie.

But when Sun Qiang drove the last peach wood nail into the zombie’s body, the zombie obviously lost its vitality. It was an indescribable feeling, and then it fell backwards, stiffly lying on its back on the ground!

“Grandpa…” Sun Qiang cried out in a low voice, his face becoming tough. He took out the first peach wood nail and began to wipe it carefully, as if only by focusing on one thing could he calm his inner pain.

I walked over and patted Sun Qiang on the shoulder. Everything was said without words. I didn’t have time to be sad about anything, to think about that tragic scene, because this warehouse was full of weirdness. How could the zombies suddenly appear, close the door, and appear behind us? What else is in this warehouse? Everything makes me afraid to let my guard down. Lao Hui’s words are in my ears. Behind me is the life of a group of people!

At this time, the warehouse lights were already on, and the general appearance had been exposed to our eyes. It looked very ordinary, just like any other warehouse, full of items.

Here, it was full of sacks, and the whole thing looked very ordinary. Zhao Hong went over and, without any hesitation, used a knife to cut open a sack, and what was exposed inside was cotton!

This is… Is it because cotton is light and easy to carry? I can’t guess what Company A is thinking, and I don’t bother to guess. I just walk ahead step by step. With each step, I can’t suppress the feeling of my heart beating faster.

Now I have great faith in my intuition. Although it is only a feeling, and even if I have a premonition, it can’t change anything, in fact, unless I am in a very bad state, it has never failed. With this feeling, I actually walked alone for more than ten steps, and I had a certain distance from everyone. At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded behind me: “Chengyi, come over for a moment.” This voice suddenly sounded, making my whole body tremble involuntarily. I turned around and felt a sense of relief. It was Yuan Yi calling me. I looked over and saw that everyone else had gathered around, including Qiangzi, who was still concentrating on wiping the peach wood pegs. Only I had walked so far without realizing it.

I hurried over, not knowing why I was doing it. Just as I turned around and took two steps, a faint sigh sounded behind me. I suddenly felt very angry and turned around and yelled, “Who is it?”

But no one answered me. Under the bright lights, everything was so calm. Could it be that I had heard it wrong? I had an urge to open my heavenly eyes, but deep down I didn’t think it was necessary. After all the years I had spent as a Taoist priest, even without opening my heavenly eyes, I had the ability to sense the qi field. The qi field here didn’t make me feel gloomy at all. It was impossible that there were ghosts. It… just made me feel a heavy and dangerous feeling.

“Chengyi, what’s wrong?” The one who shouted at me was Gao Ning.

“Nothing, this warehouse is like an indoor basketball court, it’s hard to get used to the echo.” I said lightly, not that I was trying to hide anything, but I was the leader of the team, and it was obviously not a wise move to command the team based on my own uncertain guesses.

I walked back to where they were gathered. As soon as I saw the door, I immediately understood what Yuan Yi meant when he called me! Because there was a dead monkey hanging on the door, with a thin bamboo tube inserted into its neck, from which blood was dripping out drop by drop.

Zhao Hong used his thumb to pick up a little blood, then smeared it on his thumb, sniffed it, and then said to me, “Chengyi, the monkey’s blood doesn’t smell right. It was poisoned to death.”

I nodded and said, “I thought only Xiaobei’s nose was angry, but I didn’t expect your nose to be so amazing.”

Zhao Hong smiled sheepishly and scratched his head. By now, he must have gotten used to these kinds of tasks. Lao Hui said lazily, “I can guess. This toxin should prevent blood clotting, so the monkey died, but the blood didn’t clot, and it would drip like this.”

Yes, only if it keeps dripping will the trap work. The reason is the open iron cabinet in the corner of the door, which is a blind spot! We pulled the door open, and the monkey’s body was tied to the door in a clever way. When we pulled the door open, the monkey’s body fell down. Because of the clever angle, the blood dripped on the zombie… Then, the zombie would rise! Yes, there are many reasons why zombies rise. This particular zombie is even more confusing to the mind, but no matter what, seeing blood raise the corpse is definitely a rule!

This is why we have zombies behind us! Company A’s plan is really step by step!

We all felt a chill, and there was a moment of silence, when suddenly there was a loud crash in the warehouse!