The blood butterflies swarmed towards us one after another. They didn't stop charging even under the threat of the flames. Soon, the ground was littered with the skeletons of the blood butterflies.
Judging from the situation, there were still many blood butterflies. "This won't work," I said while constantly waving the torch in my hand. "These things are charging relentlessly. They'll attract other things soon!"
While speaking, I didn't notice a blood butterfly that was trying to take advantage of the situation. It almost pounced on me. Yan Yan was quick - witted. He drew out his sword, and the blood butterfly was instantly cut in two.
"Thank you. You've saved me again," I said sheepishly. Yan Yan had saved me at Elder Shi's place last time, and now here in the tomb, it was still him.
Yan Yan nodded. "Be more focused. Be careful."
The number of blood butterflies was simply too large. Even if the five of us burned them non - stop without eating or drinking, we couldn't burn them all. It was really a tough situation.
"Roar!"
A strange growl came from the corridor behind. The blood butterflies stopped their attack and swarmed towards that direction. "Shua shua" was the sound of soil falling.
Everyone's gazes converged on the entrance of the corridor. There was something about to come out. Besides the few of us living people, the only other thing that could attract the blood butterflies was the Ghost Coffin Man!
A thing wrapped in blood butterflies and hardly recognizable as a human walked in.
"Damn it, Brother Mu, save me quickly!" Fatty shouted. His voice attracted the Ghost Coffin Man. The man mechanically turned his head and looked in Fatty's direction. His whole body was surrounded by blood butterflies. He sniffed, and the movement of the blood butterflies was clearly visible. Fatty quickly shut up and covered his mouth and nose.
But it was too late. The Ghost Coffin Man had already locked onto his position and shuffled towards Fatty. Fatty stepped back step by step, while the Ghost Coffin Man pressed on.
Fatty just started running. When the Ghost Coffin Man noticed this change, his movements unconsciously sped up. The Ghost Coffin Man was completely attracted by Fatty and didn't notice the rest of us.
Yan Yan took out other prepared items from his bag, a round bowl. He scooped up half a bowl of water from the clear pond. He picked up a charred blood - butterfly corpse and put it into the bowl. Then he added alcohol to the water and set it on fire.
All the blood butterflies left the Ghost Coffin Man and turned towards the pond. Only then could we see the Ghost Coffin Man clearly. A person who had been dead for so long hadn't completely rotted away.
Half of his face was rotting, covered with corpse worms. It was really terrifying. His eyes were completely gone. Only corpse worms were lying in the eye sockets, and his teeth were exposed. Fatty vomited on the spot and scrambled towards us.
The Ghost Coffin Man seemed to notice us at this moment. Xu Yang pulled out a chain from his belt. Song Yiran rubbed the space between his eyebrows and took off the bead chain on his wrist.
Yan Yan held a sharp sword in his hand. I stood beside Yan Yan and took out the iron rod I had prepared in advance. Shi Yuhan took out her throwing darts, and Fatty just followed us.
Everyone took out their favorite weapons, except Fatty. We were ready to fight the Ghost Coffin Man. The Ghost Coffin Man shuffled towards us step by step. Death was approaching.
Xu Yang quickly wrapped the chain around the Ghost Coffin Man's left arm. His steps tilted to the left, and his movements paused. Song Yiran wrapped the other arm from the right. Now the Ghost Coffin Man was like a criminal being held up.
Yan Yan stabbed his sword into the man's body. The corpse worms crawled along Yan Yan's sword towards his hand. I swung the iron rod and hit the part where the sword touched the Ghost Coffin Man's shoulder.
The corpse worms fell from the sword onto the grass. The grass withered instantly, just like it had been splashed with sulfuric acid. Why were these corpse worms like this? It shouldn't be like this according to common sense.
"Everyone, be careful of the corpse worms!" I shouted loudly. "The grass has been corroded by the corpse worms."
I didn't know what would happen if a human body came into contact with those things, and I didn't want to watch my companions take risks. Xu Yang and Song Yiran retracted their chains and retreated to us. Looking at the gray - black patch of grass, they couldn't help but frown. It was really a big trouble.
Once the Ghost Coffin Man was free, he attacked us again. Shi Yuhan quickly threw a dart, which hit his empty eye socket.
The corpse worms inside quickly crawled out and no longer stayed in the dangerous eye socket. The Ghost Coffin Man's movements froze. He mechanically raised his hand and touched his empty eye socket.
This action of the corpse worms stunned everyone. The corpse worms seemed to be conscious and were trying to escape. The Ghost Coffin Man was quiet for a while and then looked in Shi Yuhan's direction.
"Goddess, run! Be careful!" Fatty was extremely anxious watching from the side.
Shi Yuhan dodged to the side and walked towards the small stream. The Ghost Coffin Man seemed to be seeking revenge and followed Shi Yuhan step by step.
When they were about to reach the stream, Shi Yuhan shouted at me, "I'll dodge to the side later. You hit him into the water with a stick." I nodded and stared at the situation on her side.
At the stream, the Ghost Coffin Man approached Shi Yuhan step by step. He reached out his hand to grab her. Shi Yuhan nimbly dodged to the side. I seized the opportunity and struck with the stick.
The Ghost Coffin Man was too heavy. This blow only made him stagger but didn't knock him into the water. After being suddenly attacked, the Ghost Coffin Man shifted his target to me.
Xu Yang and Song Yiran quickly ran over. One on each side, they stopped the Ghost Coffin Man from advancing. Yan Yan waved his sword and attacked the Ghost Coffin Man directly. Shi Yuhan threw darts from the side to attack the Ghost Coffin Man.
Each of Shi Yuhan's attacks was very tricky, targeting the places that were rotten with no flesh left and were just gathering places for corpse worms. The Ghost Coffin Man was enraged. He suddenly broke free from Xu Yang and Song Yiran's restraint.
He lunged at us like a madman. I blocked his abdomen with the stick, and the stick actually went straight through! It didn't touch the flesh at all! Everyone's faces turned solemn. This was even more difficult.
Xu Yang and Song Yiran ran to the other side, wrapped their chains around the Ghost Coffin Man's arms, and pulled back. Yan Yan and I joined forces to push the Ghost Coffin Man back. Fatty was on the side, shouting anxiously for us to cheer up and exert more strength.
Fatty picked up a big wooden stick nearby and joined Yan Yan and me. His wooden stick went through the Ghost Coffin Man's abdomen. Fatty quickly pulled out the stick and stabbed it into the Ghost Coffin Man's chest. He felt relieved when he touched the solid bone.
With both sides exerting strength, they pushed the Ghost Coffin Man into the water. A splash was made, and the color of the water changed instantly. The Ghost Coffin Man was now just a skeleton.
The blood butterflies and corpse worms in the water died together. The whole Ghost Coffin Man was composed of these densely packed corpse worms. It was really disgusting to look at.
"Tsk tsk, this is not the Ghost Coffin Man at all," Xu Yang said while looking at the white bones in the water. "It's more like a Gu - worm corpse, composed of corpse worms. The corpse worms seem to be quite conscious."
Xu Yang's analysis was very accurate. Shi Yuhan should have noticed it earliest. She must have discovered it when she attacked his eyes.
"I've seen the record in an ancient book," Shi Yuhan said. "Its characteristics match. I attacked its eyes to confirm my suspicion."