I am the only normal person in the whole world - Chapter 506 The cursed city that cannot be escaped

In the darkness, a dim light appeared.

Someone appeared with a swinging kerosene lamp.

The visibility of the kerosene lamp was very low.

The visitor was completely shrouded in a large black robe, and his appearance could not be seen clearly. The light emitted by the kerosene lamp seemed to be absorbed by the skin, leaving a darkness on his face.

who?

Xiaoyao took the initiative and opened the door of the store.

Cold wind and cold rain poured into the store.

It was a lightless night outside, but the sword in Xiaoyao’s hand was faintly emitting a cold light. The sword energy surged around the sword, and it could be taken off at any time.

Who are you? Why did you come to the Cursed City?

The man came closer, his voice was hoarse and unpleasant, as if he was sawing wood.

There were also some weird gurgling sounds, as if there was water in the throat.

Being so close, even Alec could clearly see part of the person’s appearance. The face under the hood was completely wrapped in a black cloth, only a pair of cloudy eyes were exposed.

I don’t know if it was because of the kerosene light, but Alec saw that this man’s eyes were yellow, which was extremely strange.

The Cursed City? Xiaoyao asked, We accidentally ended up on this island because of a shipwreck. Why is this place called the Cursed City?

Shipwreck? What’s your bad luck? You can’t get out of this hellish place.

Can’t get out? Why? Xiaoyao asked.

The visitor didn’t answer, and suddenly said anxiously: Don’t talk nonsense, hurry up, they are coming, go in, go in!

He walked a few steps quickly and hurried to the door of the store.

Xiaoyao’s eyes flickered twice and he let this person in without making a move.

He did hear various movements mixed with the sound of falling rain, and there were more people approaching in the darkness.

Quick, quick.

After the man came in, he said anxiously, Turn out the lights, otherwise you will be discovered.

What’s outside? Xiaoyao motioned for everyone to do as he was told and put out the kerosene lamps.

It’s the evil ghost, the evil ghost of the cursed city, the shadow. The man said.

What is the cursed city you mentioned? Xiaoyao asked, standing next to the man without leaving a trace.

This used to be a very prosperous town, the man said. One day a group of pirates came in and massacred them. There were wizards among the pirates. After the massacre, they cursed the town, turning everyone into ghosts wandering here. Shadow, no one who strays into this town can escape.

wizard?

Xiaoyao caught one of the words. Is it an extraordinary power that Alec didn’t know about?

Quick, quick, hide.

The man didn’t answer. After he finished talking to himself, he was about to get behind the store counter.

Xiaoyao grabbed his shoulders and pushed him backwards, causing the man to fall behind the debris on the other side.

Hide here, he said.

Stop talking nonsense and hide quickly. The man buried his head very low.

Xiaoyao looked at his hand. It was stained with some unknown dark green mucus, which was stained when he grabbed the man just now.

It feels quite sticky at first, and these things will definitely not rain in the sky.

With a stroke of luck, Xiaoyao completely shook away the mucus and hid in the shadows without leaving a trace.

The other four people also took Alec to hide.

Alec’s heart was beating wildly as he looked outside, trying hard to see something in the lightless darkness.

For a moment, the entire store became extremely quiet.

You could even hear Alec’s suppressed and rapid breathing.

The sound of footsteps stepping on stagnant water came from outside, and gradually became clearer. Xiaoyao and others saw a large number of black shadows appearing outside the store.

Several people held the weapons in their hands.

boom!

There was a sound, and a rather tall black figure flew past the store.

After knocking over several black figures, he fell into a house at the corner, making a loud noise.

Grrrrrr!

A sound like drowning came from those black figures, and they immediately gave up approaching the store and swarmed towards the direction from which the black figure had just flown.

The next second, Xiaoyao and the others saw a blazing flame, like a huge fire snake opening its bloody mouth and passing by, swallowing up the black shadows.

The blazing fire danced in the dark night.

The falling rain evaporated, and those black shadows turned from black shadows into real black char.

It even smells like some barbecue.

Gu Gu Gu Gu…

Alec’s stomach growled again, and he was so frightened that he quickly covered his stomach.

He was hungry, but his stomach growled at the smell of barbecue, which still made him feel quite uncomfortable.

After all, it is not clear whether the things outside are humans, ghosts or monsters.

How can you develop an appetite for this damn thing?

Is it Big Eleven?

Xiaoyao’s teammate Gui Xie said in the team channel.

It should be, the flames are so strong and fierce. But don’t the Eleventh Boss use a sword?

Xia Yanzhen’s blood-burning sword is worn on his waist, and everyone can see it.

Maybe it’s a sword of blazing flames.

A few people were making guesses.

Xiaoyao stretched out the Lengyue Sword in his hand towards the strange man’s face, raised the tip of the sword, and opened the black cloth wrapped outside, revealing a somewhat distorted face.

This person’s chin protrudes forward, and the area around his mouth is dark brown. If you look closely, you will find thin and dense scales, like fish scales.

Xiaoyao’s movements were as fast as lightning. When the man realized that the disguise on his face was no longer effective, he hurriedly covered his face with his hands and roared: What are you doing!

what are you?

Xiaoyao raised his sword just between the man’s eyebrows, leaving a sword mark.

A trace of turbid yellow blood flowed from the wound, making the man calmer.

Others also lit their kerosene lamps again to see the man’s appearance clearly.

Alec’s face was full of surprise, this guy is so ugly!

The man hesitated and didn’t speak, and Xiaoyao didn’t hesitate. He swung his sword and left a wound on the man’s body.

Okay, I’ll say it, I’ll say it! The man felt pain, took a few steps back, and immediately gave up.

At this time, someone approached with a kerosene lamp outside.

Xia Yanzhen and Tiamat returned and entered the store.

The cans here are so rotten that they are no longer edible, but I found some strange fish. Xia Yanzhen motioned for Tiamat to come forward.

Tiamat dropped the box she was carrying to the ground.

The box rolled open twice and several fish rolled out.

Several people took a closer look and all showed uncomfortable expressions: What kind of strange fish is this?

There were several fish jumping on the ground, all black and brown, as long as an adult’s forearm, without scales, and covered with that kind of dark green mucus.

The mouth is open and protruding, revealing teeth that are very similar to humans – they are still in the shape of incisors.

Not only that, there are several small arms growing on the belly of the fish.

These arms look exactly like human arms, growing crookedly on the belly of the fish, like human hands that have been shrunk countless times.

The color is the same as the whole fish, showing dark brown.

The arms were struggling with the beating of the fish, and they were constantly shaking and twitching, making people extremely uncomfortable.

This is a manta ray. The strange man looked at the fish on the ground and said.

Oh, so those outside are devils? Xia Yanzhen asked.

No, they are cursed ghosts.

The man shrank back.

For some reason, the person who just came in made him feel far scarier than the other person threatening him with a sword, and it was countless times scarier.

Just looking at it is terrifying.

The man began to tell his story, and the story of the abandoned town.

This man’s name is Matt, and like Xia Yanzhen and others, he is an unlucky man who accidentally entered this abandoned town.

Once inside, Matt and his companions are stuck in the town.

No matter day or night, no matter how they walked, they could not leave this town.

A group of people searched through the entire town and found out from the logs left by their predecessors that this town was a cursed city.

Anyone who enters the town cannot leave and will remain in the town permanently.

Matt and others definitely don’t want to die, they want to live.

But in the town, apart from water, there is nothing else to eat.

Whether it was canned food or any other food, it was rotten beyond recognition.

The only food that can be eaten is the fish in the sea – these manta rays that Xia Yanzhen brought back.

When people are extremely hungry, they don’t care what the food looks like.

Moreover, it is less uncomfortable when roasted than when alive.

Even if they felt something was wrong, Matt and the others had to eat.

They relied on fish and lived in this cursed city for several years.

I finally understood what those diaries meant by saying they would stay in this town forever.

Over time, everyone, body after body, mutated.

Scales began to grow on their bodies, their mouths bulged, and they took on obvious fish characteristics.

And one after another they went crazy and sank into the sea on the edge of the town.

Those dark shadows are mutated people like Matt’s companions.

They will sleep on the bottom of the sea most of the time, and will come ashore on certain dark nights – especially after someone accidentally enters the town.

These mutated people will drag survivors who accidentally enter the town to the bottom of the sea and quickly become one of them.

The mutated people are called cursed shadows.

Matt is also a member of the Cursed Shadow, but he says that for some reason he doesn’t know, he hasn’t lost his mind.

Staying rational is a kind of torture.

Becoming a cursed shadow did not give Matt any special power. He just lived with the cursed town, like the town’s shadow.

Endless hunger and the pain of suffocation after entering the water have been tormenting him.

Only by occasionally going ashore can we gain freedom.

So what do you want to do when you approach us? Xiaoyao asked after hearing Matt’s inaccurate and flawed description.

I don’t know either.

Matt showed a painful expression, I want you to save me, but I also want to drag you into the water. Really.

How long have you lived here?

I don’t know, ten years, twenty years or more.

Didn’t you encounter these cursed shadows at the beginning?

No, there was just no one there at the beginning. I don’t know why those cursed shadows didn’t appear. Matt answered many questions obediently.

Apart from us, is there no one else who has entered this cursed city? Xiaoyao continued to ask.

Yes, they have all become cursed shadows. Matt said.

There was a time when he still wanted to cooperate with others.

But gradually, playing with these strays, approaching, integrating, deceiving, watching them go from hope to despair, watching them go crazy, and letting the survivors sink together became what Matt really wanted to do in his heart.

It’s just that this time it seemed like I’d hit an iron plate.

The shadow of the curse was swept away by the blazing flames.

When he saw the flame, Matt even had an urge to throw himself into it like a moth to a flame.

The light and heat frightened and fascinated him.

Do you know where this island is? And Mouth Island, have you heard of it? Xiaoyao did not dwell on the secret of the cursed city.

This cursed city can trap ordinary people, but it may not trap them.

He did not forget that the mission was to kill the mermaid princess.

Mouth Island, the legendary island where people lived under the sea? I heard that it was all a group of weirdos. Matt said.

Yes, do you know where Mouth Island is? Alec interrupted.

He was thinking about Mouth Island and wanted to see it.

Matt shook his head, but faced Xia Yanzhen’s gaze and said immediately: I know there is a sea map somewhere, and maybe I can find clues.

There are no maps of the archipelago, only nautical charts.

where?

In town…

Take us there.

Now? Matt said, There are many more cursed shadows. If you wander around, you will be arrested.

The tone is like a parent telling a child: If you don’t sleep, a wolf will come and snatch you away.

You will be back in the sea by tomorrow morning, right? Xiaoyao said, How will you take us to find the sea chart then? Go now.

Okay, if you are dragged away by the cursed shadow, remember to kill me. Matt reminded.

He wasn’t lying about one thing.

It’s just that his own mind is very confused. He wants to be free but also wants to drag others into sinking.

Jumping sideways over and over again.

Okay. Xiaoyao agreed immediately.

Are you leaving now? Alec looked at the dark night outside, feeling uneasy.

Don’t worry, Your Highness, we will protect you. Xiaoyao was full of confidence.

He didn’t have this information just from them alone, but with Xia Shiyi here, Xiaoyao didn’t think that a mere cursed shadow could stop him.

Okay. Alec was easy to talk to and didn’t object anymore.

Several people walked out of the store carrying kerosene lamps.

The cold rain falling outside made Alec shiver and tighten his clothes.

Matt led the way, followed by Tiamat, and then Xia Yanzhen.

Then came the Xiaoyao group, who did not forget to surround the prince Alec.

As long as this mission has a hint of fairy tale, then Alec is the key person to find the mermaid princess, and nothing can happen to him.

Not long after walking, there were some noises around.

Here they come, Matt said.

Leave it to you. Xia Yanzhen said to Tiamat.

Then… Tiamat asked Xia Yanzhen for his opinion, No more hiding?

No more hiding.

Xia Yan is really sure.

Tiamat jumped up, and suddenly, the wind and rain in the sky stopped.

No, it’s not a pause.

Instead, a terrifying behemoth appeared above everyone’s heads, directly covering the sky and blocking the raindrops falling from the sky.

Tiamat was completely lost in the darkness, and only the outline of a huge shadow could be seen.

But the burning eyes were as dazzling as two blazing flames.

dragon?

Xiaoyao and others were stunned, knowing that Xia Shiyi was very strong and the absolute number one Dream Apostle.

But a dragon suddenly appeared, and the gap between it and us third-level apostles who are still in the martial arts style is too big!

Roar!

Tiamat let out a dragon roar, opened her mouth, dragon breath poured out, and a stream of flames swept around, engulfing the building and the cursed shadow that appeared.

Under the impact of the dragon’s breath, those buildings collapsed and turned into ruins.

The cursed shadow also turned into charcoal.

This is it, this is it… Matt’s body trembled.

The burning heat of the dragon’s breath made him feel a warmth that he had not experienced in many years, and he couldn’t help but want to step forward and join in it.

With Matt’s perception, he naturally couldn’t detect the coldness hidden in the scorching heat.

The charred corpses stood up one after another after being swept by the dragon’s breath. Tiamat controlled these cursed shadows and turned them into its undead army.

A cold breath spread.

The corpses collided with more cursed shadows, and monsters began to fight each other.

The biggest monster king sits in the sky, looking down at this scene, his solemn and ferocious dragon head without any emotion.

Continue to lead the way. Xia Yanzhen said to Matt who was stagnant.

Matt woke up as if from a dream and continued to move forward at a buoyant pace.

This, this is…what? Alec had fallen to the ground, stammering and unable to speak complete words.

Don’t be nervous, this is a magical transformation technique. Xiaoyao suppressed the surprise in his heart, helped Alec up and started to fool around, but he remembered a rumor.

I heard that Tie Xue once sold a dragon egg to the brigade.

It must be this dragon.

But, can dragon eggs really hatch into such a terrifying dragon?

With such a powerful dragon egg, why would Iron Blood sell it to the brigade?

The fact that this giant dragon is so powerful is probably a result of nurture.

Xiaoyao’s guess was correct. Tiamat’s ability to be so powerful was a result of his upbringing.

If the iron-blooded dragon eggs were hatched and cultivated normally, the extra servant would be just a flying tiger, which would not be as powerful as Tiamat now.

With Tiamat clearing the way, everyone reached their destination unimpeded.

Transforming back into human form, Tiamat stood silently next to Xia Yanzhen.

But Xiaoyao and others looked at it with different expressions.

As for Alec, he was already dizzy from being fooled by Xiaoyao, and felt that since there were mermaids, it was normal to have a shape-shifting human dragon.

Alec is easily convinced and accepts everything in front of him, not just having the ability to talk nonsense freely.

It’s even more because Xiaoyao used the magical martial arts – mind-telling technique.

It’s enough to easily influence an ordinary person like Alec, making him obedient without knowing it.

The house that Matt took everyone to probably belonged to a crew member, or a higher-up captain.

There are a lot of sailing-related things at home.

After rummaging around for a while, he found several charts.

Xia Yanzhen and the others relied on the dim light of the kerosene lamp and after careful observation, they determined that the island they were on was called Sumi Island.

And in the northernmost corner of a chart, a corner of Mouth Island was discovered.

Mouth Island, found! Alec said excitedly.

His original destination was Mouth Island, but he was shipwrecked on the way. Normally, it would not be too far from Mouth Island.

It is quite normal now to be able to determine the location of Mouth Island on the nautical chart.

The next thing to do is to head to Mouth Island.

Often, this is difficult.

It is impossible to cross the sea without a boat.

The weather in the archipelago waters has always been changeable, and some small ships dare not go too far from the shore for fear of capsizing.

Even large ships can be damaged by horrific sea weather.

To get to Mouth Island and find clues about the Mermaid Princess, a boat – and a big one – is absolutely essential.

But now, everyone doesn’t need to worry about this issue at all.

Because Tiamat is here.

Now that there are airplanes, who would take a boat?

Xia Yanzhen remembered that Tao E and the others had obtained a ship prop, which was very suitable for use in this mission world.

Alec was quite excited.

It’s useless. Even if you know where it is, you can’t leave the Cursed City.

Matt’s hoarse and sinister voice came, breaking the joyful atmosphere.

Don’t forget, this is a town you can’t get out of!