The Spirit World

Chapter 723 Withered Soul
People are tired of this world after the outbreak of war. Endless wars have trampled the genes of all races and all civilizations have perished in the flames of war.

For example, it is recorded that people of the Principality can use magic, people of the Empire can use the legendary spiritual swordsmanship, animals once stood upright like humans, all kinds of elves roamed the countries, and giant dragons that once soared through the sky and ancient dragons that controlled thunder still participated in human affairs.

Although only a hundred years have passed, it feels like a lifetime ago.

The ancient secrets were lost, the martyrs who died in the war had no names, the principality fell, the empire collapsed, the beastmen became extinct, the forest fire burned for three years without a response, the ocean churned, sweeping away all living things in the sea, and then there was the wailing of the sky. The extinction of species always comes so violently and lonely, but there are still survivors who seek hope for humanity in the desert.

"Damn... there's no water..." He shook the water storage container, which was the end of a mechanical octopus's tentacle. He used several hinges to seal the hole and made a simple water storage pipe.

In this desert, no matter how big the water pipe is, it cannot store enough water for a person's lifetime.

"Wang Die, please turn your pretty little head and help me find some water... I'm so thirsty, what can you do..." He acted like a spoiled child, he no longer cared whether he was hungry or not, he could only focus on drinking water.

"Puff~Du!" A small metal ball bigger than his head turned the "jigsaw" face over.

The monarch butterfly's face is made of various flat iron pieces he picked up and nailed together. Although it looks like a patchwork, the iron pieces have been gently polished, so the monarch butterfly looks strangely cute.

There was a small bow on its head. He thought that "Wang Die" was a "girl" because if so, he wouldn't be with a male robot every day... If he did that, he might not even have the hope of living...

It is said that in the north, there is an immortal Joel who uses the legendary equipment left behind to dominate the area and controls what is said to be the largest underground clean water source since the [Age of Destruction].

He is in the south and it is impossible for him to go to the north.

"Is it in front?" He understood Wang Die's gesture. Wang Die said there was a water source ahead, but Wang Die's detection was not very accurate, which caused him a lot of trouble many times, because Wang Die's detection could not distinguish whether it was groundwater or an oasis, and it was impossible for him to do such a thankless task as digging groundwater alone.

He folded his hands together and let the monarch butterfly fly over to find the location of the water.

"Above or below?" His long hair was tied up and fluttered outwards. Wind blew over, making the desert feel a little more relaxed.

"Puff~Du!" The king butterfly landed on his hand, which also meant that there was water on the ground ahead, preferably an oasis, so he could replenish the water in his body.

After putting away the water pipe, his mechanical arm shook unconsciously.

"Oops...Misfortunes never come alone." He supported his arm, took out a screwdriver from his trouser pocket, and began to twist his mechanical elbow whose connecting wire had been broken. He had to tighten the screw a little to make the wire look less tattered, or at least not shake all the time.

He needs supplies.

"It would be great if it was an Oasis... Let's go!" He quickly put the screwdriver into his trouser pocket, threw the monarch butterfly over his head, jumped up, and ran in the desert.

This desert stretches for hundreds of miles with no visible green vegetation. The endless desert means that this was once a huge battlefield. The desert here is mixed with the ashes of unknown soldiers flying in the wind. The changes in the world and the movement of the earth's veins have destroyed all civilizations. He ran faster and faster, as if all the sand was urging him to run.

He completely trusted Wang Die, so he ran without hesitation. He had already transformed his arm, but due to the lack of precision equipment, he had to suffer the pain of body transformation.

The sun was not very hot because the war had not affected the sun and this place was not a desert before, so everything was normal.

It's just that humans can't tame the desert, so they have to live in oases with water. Oases still have some "civilization" left, but it's also incomplete.

There was a belly viper coiled in the desert, twisting its body, its pale yellow body hidden in the desert, staring at him with its eyes that could detect temperature.

"hiss……"

The belly snake was spitting out its tongue and crawling in a zigzag pattern in the desert. Its prey was a fast-running young man. His mechanical right arm was exposed to the sun and showed a frenzy that was too severe for him.

It believes that by biting the hottest part, it can kill its prey with poison.

"hiss……"

It began to crawl slowly, and the young man was getting closer and closer. His gray and white clothes were dirty and messy, but also rare and neat - at least he looked like a human being. His lips had cracked due to the lack of water, and layers of red and white lip skin were on his lips. There was blood in the cracked mouth. He couldn't stop licking his lips, feeling the thick fishy smell of blood.

He was able to run so fast because the King Butterfly was pulling him above his head. When he ran and jumped, the King Butterfly would leap forward and keep his pace balanced, allowing him to run very fast. This was a unique combined skill between him and the King Butterfly, which helped him avoid being chased many times.

But this time, the belly snake suddenly shrank back, ready to use the bullet from its neck to kill him by surprise.

"Hiss..." It instinctively spit out its tongue and lay motionless in the desert. The sun was shining brightly in the sky and only its eyes could see a few black spots in the sand.

It was well-laid in ambush, it was a survivor of the war, and now, its prey was unaware of its presence, its luck was destined to allow it to have a good meal.

As he ran, sweat began to fall. He ran much faster than most people, and the chance for the belly snake was only in that instant.

"Hiss..." Its sound came out from its tiny roar cavity through its instinct, colliding with its fangs, making everything so quiet.

The prey is approaching quickly, and its body is beginning to enter a state of preparation. It must ensure that its catapult can perfectly aim its head at the prey that will arrive in an instant, and then inject the poison into it.

Its body tensed.

Its poison has already solidified in the teeth.

Its tail slapped the ground.

It's too late to say, then soon!
The unfortunate prey watched in horror as a belly snake as thick as a thigh emerged from its tiny curled-up state and came out of the desert like a ghost, demanding its life.

catapult!

The snake used all its strength to launch itself towards his face. He was horrified, looking at its thick black fangs and bloody mouth, and subconsciously used his arm to block it.

This "heart" that was the hottest in its eyes was exactly its target. The bloody mouth with the black poison that had been shot out was like a nail on his arm. He had no time to think and tried hard to shake it off. The fangs collided with the steel. The snake's violent ejection and his panic made him fall to the ground in the first place.

With two thuds, the man and the snake rolled together in the barren hills of the desert. The raised dust instantly returned to the dust and disappeared. The black poison flowed on the steel arms, and its tail quickly wrapped around his body.

"Wang Die! Quick! Help!" He was wrapped around the waist by this belly snake that was as long as him, and the terrible snake muscles wrapped him so tightly that it hurt.

And the big mouth that had loosened its iron arm began to rush towards his head, intending to launch another fierce attack.

"Puff~Du!!!" The two small wings of the monarch butterfly flapped rapidly, and she rolled in the sand, making it impossible for her to help her master.

"Damn it!" He roared loudly, and bright red blood flowed out of his cracked lips again. He looked at the bloody mouth that was about to stab him, turned his head to dodge, and then clenched his mechanical right fist. The sand and the machine rubbed against each other, and then there was a sound of the mechanical chain connecting the two chains tightening with a click.

【咜！】

He punched the snake three inches away, and the snake shook its head. Black poison splashed in the sand. He shouted, but the snake twisted his abdomen even more fiercely, wrapping around him so that he had no choice but to punch again quickly.

【咜！】

【咜！】

After two punches, those mechanical arms were instantly mixed with the belly snake's blood. The belly snake immediately curled up and let go of him. He immediately climbed up and wanted to fight again. He looked at the snake ferociously, only to see that the snake had begun to twist its body and escape.

The snake's body contrasted with the sand. Only if he knew there was a snake there could he really see the snake. Otherwise, he could only stare at the yellow and white desert.

He immediately grabbed the flying monarch butterfly and placed it above his head again. The black poison seemed to have been swallowed up by the ruthless desert and disappeared as well.

He gasped and looked at the teeth marks on his right arm. The pure black poison touched the steel and instantly turned into white foam.

He quickly squatted down and washed his entire arm with sand.

He was still frightened, and now he was even more thirsty. He seemed to still hear that terrifying roar in his ears...

He looked into the distance with his eyes focused, fortunately he had the king butterfly to identify the direction, otherwise he would have lost his way after the fight. Hoping for the stars to show the way, he would only starve to death on the spot.

Damn it...

He shouted in his heart.

"Some things are still alive and well...Misfortunes never come alone."

He looked around and found that the blood from his cracked lips had already dried up, leaving only the pale skin of his lips.

"Damn..."

He cursed in vain and hurried on his way again.

But this time, his hands and feet began to tremble.

If there is no water source ahead, he will surely die of thirst...

But Wang Die would not make a wrong judgment. He saw a hint of green. He licked his lips again, treating his own blood as sweet dew in his mouth. Only then did he feel a little more energetic.

"What an oasis!" he shouted happily!

The smoke coming out of his throat didn't allow him to shout a second time.

However, this oasis did not seem to welcome newcomers. He saw a group of soldiers drinking wine around the oasis...

They have an infamous name, called the [Queen Bee Guard]. They are affiliated with the [Queen Bee] and are a group of human mercenaries of the Queen Bee's powerful mechanical forces.

The Queen Bee is also the most powerful person in this late century. She is a supercomputer program that relies on an ancient spiritual power core system. It is said that it is powered by the sun and has unlimited energy.

The most terrifying thing about her is not her power core system, but her unique computing and imitation abilities. Legend has it that she participated in that world-shaking war, and when all the people perished, she relied on her power core system to perfectly replicate her original appearance, and she also had a huge mechanical army [Legion of the End of the Century].

They imitated the shapes of various animals, but emitted various terrifying rays that could turn people into pus and blood.

Thanks to the Queen Bee's black technology, the Queen Bee Guard is rampant and does whatever they want everywhere, so no one dares to provoke them easily.

He is also included.

The monarch butterfly's detection was correct, but the monarch butterfly was unable to accurately obtain the information again.

For example, water was detected, but it was already occupied.

He crawled on the high desert, staring fiercely at the oasis with its cheerful calls.

One, two, three, these three are drinking.

Those wines contain little alcohol and are all fermented from fruits.

One, two, these two are repairing their armored vehicles.

The armored vehicle was modified to be extremely sharp, with spikes all over it and exuding brutality everywhere.

One, two, three... They were... watching a woman dancing.

The woman was dancing in the sun, wearing a bright red dress, revealing herself but not revealing anything. She raised her hands upwards, stirring up the lust of all the soldiers.

It was still daytime, but they were having fun.

He hammered the sand.

"Damn..."

He saw their guns. They were nothing new. Spiritual firearms had a long history, but they could only be forged by a supercomputer program owned by the Queen Bee.

The guns were of different sizes, and the mercenaries were naturally on guard, with their guns always on hand...

He felt for the powder shell in his trouser pocket.

Three freezing bombs.

Two flashbangs.

There are also two flame bombs.

These are all throwable explosives that came from a ruin. The guns are gone, but they can still be thrown to cause explosions.

These are not items that can be used to get close to the enemy, and it is impossible to kill everyone at once. If a mercenary reacts, he will be shot to death by the spiritual firearms, but these things are not easy to deal with...

He couldn't just leave like this, he needed water.

Damn...water!

He crawled forward a short distance. He was now like the snake just now, trying to lurk in this horrifying apocalyptic desert.

"call……"

He took a deep breath and took the king butterfly off his head. He winked at the king butterfly and started the first plan.

The monarch butterfly quickly dodged and hid in the desert.

He touched his face; the sand and blood made his lips hurt and itchy.

"You bastards... today is the day you die..."

He gritted his teeth.

He knew he had eight enemies to face...

But he felt that those water sources were much more tempting than eight enemies...

He held the flame bomb lightly and slowly crawled forward.

His legs curled up like a snake and crawled on the ground.

Beads of sweat kept falling into the sand, and his eyes were wide open.

His ears were burning, too.

His breath blew away the sand and stones.

The cheerful singing sounded like a funeral song.

(End of this chapter)