Chapter 12: Hell Ferry
Chapter 12: Hell Ferry
Hell does not live in...
Stepping into it, Zhang Shen couldn't help but be surprised. Originally, in his imagination, this should be a dark place similar to the underground world, but it turned out to be the legend of the mortal world. There were red magma everywhere, and peaks more like stone pillars pulled up from the magma. Lin Lin, below were bright red magma, and countless souls were sad in the magma. They were all black chains. Tied up, unable to move, can only endure the pain of burning magma.
Everything in the sight is like the combination of stone forest and magma lake, coupled with the dark clouds formed by the thick death in the air, and countless silent and struggling souls, constitute the scene of hell that Zhang San saw.
Zhang Shen came out of the cave where Minos was located and was standing at the mouth of the cave. The cave where he was located was suddenly located on a cliff. There was no land from the sky above. There were thick dark clouds up and red magma down, but there was no road.
He didn't expect to fly there directly. That's looking for a dead end.
In hell, flying is a "privilege" that is only in the hands of a few people, such as Hades, his wife Persephone, and a few others.
What about the rest of the people?
The answer will be revealed soon.
Zhang Shen waited for a short time and saw a canoe-style boat emerge from a few thick stone pillars. The man in black robe who operated the boat slowly rowed the pulp and came this way.
As the distance approached, the whole picture of the boatman also came into view. It's a very ugly guy, with bulging eyes, a fat nose, and flat ears. At first glance, it looks like an enlarged version of Goblin, but the hands stretched out under his robe are like dry branches, and they are covered with black patches, which are more disgusting than Goblin.
This is a hell ferryman, a species born under the unique geographical environment and laws of hell. The only purpose and value of its existence is to serve as a boatman or "bus" driver.
The wooden boat with a lifelike tormenting face on the surface docked. Zhang Shen raised his foot and was about to board the ship, but was stopped by the ferryman.
He stretched out his hand shaped like chicken claws in front of Zhang Shen, and his palm was up, which was very clear.
"Do you want money?"
The ferryman nodded, and his heavily protruding eyes actually drew greedy eyes. God knew what they wanted money to do.
Zhang Shen is not a stingy person. Without saying a word, he took out a large handful of gold and silver coins (the currency of the world), which was also mixed with several precious gems, shining enough to brighten blind people's eyes.
Unexpectedly, the ferryman showed an angry look, patted Zhang Shen's hand, and the gold and silver gems were scattered on the ground, and then rolled into the magma ocean below, which instantly vaporized.
Zhang Shen still doesn't understand that he has made a mistake. He doesn't accept human money in the emotional hell and has his own monetary system. That bastard Minos didn't even tell me..."
The embarrassment and entangled ferryman in front of him could naturally feel it, and he was angry.
The ferryman has an unwritten rule. If the ferryman can't pay for the boat, he has to pay for his soul!
This rule has been circulating in hell for thousands of years and has existed since the emergence of ferries in hell, but Zhang Shen, as an outsider, has not been told, and he has committed this taboo very "rarely".
The ferryman instantly turned his face, stretched his nails, and grabbed Zhang Shen with one paw.
It was originally his own loss. Zhang Shen stepped back a few steps to avoid it. He thought about how to calm down this misunderstanding. Unexpectedly, he found that the ferryman exuded a strong desire for himself, almost greedy.
With a flash of inspiration, he probably understood the reason.
What the ferryman yearns for is his own soul! In this way, the boat money he asked for before was also something like the condensed soul or soul power.
"In that case, it's not my fault." Zhang Shen's eyes flashed, and the petrified snake pupils reappeared. Dozens of yellow-brown rays shot out, and the lightning flashed and landed at the critical point of the joints around the ferryman.
More than 60% of the ferryman's body was instantly petrified and could not move, so he could only shoot fierce eyes at Zhang Shen in vain.
"It's my mistake. Let you go." Zhang Shen pulled up the petrified ferryman and put it in his cave. The dove occupied the magpie's nest and robbed his wooden boat. With a long pole, the wooden boat moved leisurely and soon disappeared into the light and shadow.
Zhang Shen doesn't know that the ferryman is a race that must be reported but extremely united. If they get together, even Hades will have a headache.
"Sight away" Zhang Shen, the guy who broke the rules and robbed his wooden boat, leaving, and the stiff muscles of the ferryman twisted into a face of viciousness and hatred. He used the unique communication method of the ferryman race to inform other people about his tragic experience, and also "uploaded" Zhang Shen's appearance, so that each clan could recognize this person at the first time and avenge himself.
In this way, without knowing it, Zhang Shen has offended the power next to Pluto in hell.
Just as the ferryman was looking for him all over the world, Zhang Shen was wandering around.
That's right, it's just spinning around. Without a map, you can only try your luck.
Hell is not as lonely as he felt at first glance. In the process of wandering around, he saw several ancient castles with different styles, built on the top of a huge stone pillar that can be called a mountain peak. Judging from its breath, it has the same divinity as the power of the god of war. Obviously, the gods live in them. , the god of hell.
Holding the idea that more is better than less, Zhang Shen just looked at it from a distance and did not approach.
Hell is extremely vast, but there are also many ferry people. If you walk too much at night, you will always meet ghosts. Zhang was finally met by another ferryman.
"Is it you again? No! Although they are similar, there are still some slight differences. Zhang Shen couldn't help but be shocked when he had a look at the ferryman.
Before he made any move, the ferryman accelerated and rushed towards him, aggressively. The light in the latter's eyes is very familiar, and it is the same greed for the soul.
A powerful and delicious soul is enough to make any ferryman crazy.
Zhang Shen couldn't help showing a cruel sneer: "I have a big appetite, but I will die." With that, several petrochemical rays shot out and fell on the ferry's arms.
The gray spread, and in the blink of an eye, his arms with a pair of chicken claws were completely petrified and turned into a strong rock, which could no longer support the long pole.
Lost power, the wooden boat rotates in place, and it is difficult to get in.
What made Zhang Shen speechless was that the ferryman could not get close to himself, let alone capture his soul. The greed in his eyes did not decrease, but increased and intensified.
Zhang Shen came back and suddenly realized: "The emotion is not a creature, but something like a puppet. No wonder it's such a rigid machine.
Understand that all the anger and unhradiation disappear in an instant - what are you angry with the mechanical puppet?
With a smile, Zhang Shen continued to move forward in a general direction. In his induction, there is some extremely powerful and deep force in this direction. Although he is not sure that it is Tartarus, it is okay to look at it without any clue.
Soon, he couldn't laugh.
In just one day, I was attacked by seven ferry people in a row!
And the interval is still decreasing, and the frequency of attacks is increasing.
Obviously, he has exposed that this inexplicable enemy has a perfect search and contact network. With the advantage of familiar terrain, he weaves a large net and gradually approaches himself.
He punched a completely petrified ferryman into pieces and fell into the eternal magma sea below. Watching him fly away, the evil spirit in Zhang Shen's eyes gradually faded.
The pursuit and killing made Zhang Shen's patience disappear and turn into a cold murderous intention. He no longer left his hand and killed one by one.
The ferryman has not yet shown the means of long-range attack, and Zhang Shen's petrochemical rays are near-range attacks. Often, they are almost petrified before they get close to them, and they can't cause any damage to Zhang Shen at all, which is useless except for giving people's heads.
What he said, Zhang Shen soon saw the real power of the ferryman.
When they arrived at a relatively "luxuriant" stone forest, five ferry people suddenly rushed out of the boat behind the hidden stone pillar. The long pole quickly rowed. The wooden boat seemed to have beaten chicken blood and rushed towards Zhang Shen at a speed of 70 yards.
In a flash, the wooden boat was approaching, and the fierce eyes of the five ferocious faces were clearly visible.
Zhang Shen did not want to use the power of the God of War or the Gate of Truth that may attract the attention of hell gods such as Hades, and still fight against the enemy with the power of petrification.
The snake's pupil emerged, and more than a dozen yellow-brown rays scattered towards the five ferrymen.
Who knows that the ferryman has learned to be obedient.
The wooden boat under their feet suddenly moved up or down a little, and the rays originally pointed to their arms and joints and skulls instantly deflected and landed on their strange black robes, only making their movements slightly stagnate, and there was no success.
Zhang Shen was stunned, and in an instant, another wave of petrochemical rays were emitted, which was faster and more urgent. The three ferrymans could not avoid it and were completely petrified. They were planted into the magma ocean below and disappeared.
Two other ferries who suffered non-fatal attacks approached Zhang Shen.
They stretched out their claws and grabbed them hard.
Kakaka!
Zhang Shen's arms were covered with a layer of gray rocks, like the arms of a rock giant. This is another use of Medusa's petrochemical ability. Compared with the petrochemical ability obtained by Medusa because of curse, Zhang Shen, who has completely analyzed the truth law of "petrochemical", is undoubtedly more flexible in its use.
He swung his fists and bombarded Zhang Shen's sharp claws.
Who knows——
The ferryman's claws were like moonlight flowers in the well, and his fist penetrated it and did not touch the entity at all!
The ferryman is a special race derived from the laws of the world combined with the special geography of hell. Its strength is not in fighting, otherwise Hades and other hell gods will not be afraid of headaches.
Zhang saw the power in the soul of the ferryman family.
When he felt that he was wrong and wanted to withdraw his strength, the invisible ripples stacked from the seriously protruding eyes of the two ferryman, covering Zhang Shen.
Puff!
The soul was impacted by strange forces, and Zhang Shen suddenly spewed out a mouthful of blood.
[PS: The blocked old book has been restored, wow, it's so cool]
[PS: Recommend a movie "This Man Comes from Earth", a low-cost science fiction film that makes people amazing; in addition, I recommend a book I'm reading, Michael Sandel's Justice, which is worth watching]