Slaying God: I, the insane and witty god

Chapter 756: Birds’ conflict hides danger, time loops to find a way out

Lin Qiye stuffed the talisman paper into his pocket and strode towards the door, his tone unquestionable: "Let's go to Miaoliang!"

Cao Yuan gripped the knife tightly, his face full of resistance: "Go now? That dilapidated temple looks weird."

"The more bizarre it is, the more I want to go."

Lin Qiye didn't even turn his head.

"Fatty carries the talisman, Lao Cao takes the rear, and Qingzhu takes care of the details."

He paused and looked at An Qingyu.

"Deputy Captain, do you think the gap in this closed time loop could be in that temple?"

An Qingyu didn't say anything, but just silently put the glass jar into his pocket.

He looked up at the direction of the temple beam. The morning sun shone on his face, but cast a shadow, making it difficult to see his expression.

At this moment, the sea breeze brought in the nursery rhyme again.

Everyone heard it clearly: "Rocking and rocking, rocking to Grandma's Bridge. There is a temple next to Grandma's Bridge. The bells in the temple rang three times..."

At this moment, the copper bell on the temple beam rang for the third time.

Everyone set off immediately and walked out of the yard quickly.

As soon as I went out, I was stunned by the scene in front of me.

The originally clear sky suddenly became extremely dark, and countless flying birds covered the sky like black locusts.

What's even more bizarre is that these birds actually attack each other in the air.

Biting, feathers and blood fell like rain, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of blood.

"What's going on?"

Baili Pangpang stared at the sky in amazement and stammered,

"Are they crazy?"

Cao Yuan drew his knife, looked around warily, frowned, and said, "Something's wrong! These birds seem to have lost their minds and are completely killing each other!"

Lin Qiye also looked up at the sky, his expression becoming solemn.

He vaguely felt that this strange scene might be related to the time loop they were in.

"Be careful!" Lin Qiye said in a deep voice.

"There may be some unknown danger here!"

At this moment, a bird covered in blood suddenly fell from the sky and landed right in front of everyone.

The bird twitched a few times and then died.

Cao Yuan walked forward, poked the bird's body with the tip of his knife, and then looked around.

Suddenly he said, "Do you think the death of those insects is also due to this reason?"

"Did they also kill each other?"

"Killing each other?" Baili Pangpang looked puzzled.

"Why? Why are they killing each other?"

"Who knows?" Cao Yuan shrugged.

"Perhaps some unknown force is controlling them, or perhaps they are being stimulated by something. In short, this place is filled with weirdness everywhere!"

Shen Qingzhu looked at the sky.

His eyes were filled with worry: "We are now in a closed time loop. Will we also be wiped out like these birds when time resets?"

An Qingyu pushed up his glasses and said calmly, "In theory, there is such a possibility."

"The closed loop of time is like a giant meat grinder. Anything caught in it is likely to be crushed to pieces."

"So, we must find a way to leave here before the closed loop ends."

"Then...how can we find a way to leave?" Baili Pangpang said with a bitter face.

"We don't even know when this closed loop will begin or end!"

Lin Qiye took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down: "The time when the closed loop starts should be the time when we enter this fishing village."

"As for the end time..."

He shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

"There must be some reason for this closed time loop that we haven't discovered yet," An Qingyu said in a deep voice, "We must find this reason as soon as possible, otherwise..."

He didn't finish his words, but everyone understood what he meant.

If the reason is not found, all of them will face the fate of being erased by time.

There was an oppressive atmosphere in the air, and everyone felt an unprecedented sense of urgency.

They must hurry and find clues to leave here as soon as possible.

"That's right!" Shen Qingzhu suddenly seemed to remember something.

Said, "I heard from the villagers earlier that a team called [Masks] also entered this fishing village. How are they...how are they doing now?"

An Qingyu's expression changed slightly, and he was silent for a moment.

Then he slowly said: "If they are also in this closed loop of time, I'm afraid... I'm afraid they have been wiped out by time."

"Boom——"

A flash of lightning streaked across the sky, followed by a dull thunder.

Lin Qiye looked up at the dim sky.

"Let's go to Miaoliang!" He said again, his tone firm.

"No matter what, we have to find a way to get out of here!"

Just as everyone was about to leave, Wu Hen suddenly said, "Wait, do you feel that... there seem to be fewer birds here?"

Everyone was stunned. After a closer look, they realized that the number of birds that originally covered the sky and the sun had decreased a lot without them noticing.

"Where did they go?" Cao Yuan asked puzzledly.

Lin Qiye's gaze swept around and finally stopped on a big tree not far away.

I saw that the branches of the big tree were filled with densely packed birds.

They are motionless, like sculptures.

"They... they seem to be looking at us?" Baili Pangpang's voice trembled a little.

At this moment, the flying birds suddenly turned their heads and stared at everyone with strange eyes.

An indescribable chill instantly surged into everyone's heart.

An Qingyu's face turned extremely pale. He slowly raised his head and looked at the sky.

He muttered to himself, "Something is wrong...very wrong..."

At this moment, Shen Qingzhu suddenly asked, "What do you think... could it be the Masked Team..."

An Qingyu immediately interrupted her: "Impossible! The [Masked] team can't be still alive!"

"But..." Shen Qingzhu wanted to say something, but was stopped by An Qingyu's stern look.

"No buts!" An Qingyu said in a firm tone.

"The Masked Team must have been wiped out by time!"

"The most important thing for us now is to find a way to leave here, don't think about anything else!"

After saying that, An Qingyu no longer paid attention to the crowd and walked towards the temple beam alone.

Lin Qiye looked at An Qingyu's back. He always felt that An Qingyu seemed to be hiding something.

But the situation was urgent and he didn't have time to think about it.

"Let's go." Lin Qiye sighed and said, "Let's go to Miaoliang too."

Just as everyone was about to follow An Qingyu, Wu Hen, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Wait, did you hear any noise?"

Everyone stopped and listened carefully, and indeed they heard a faint buzzing sound.

"What's that sound?" Baili Pangpang asked in confusion.

Wu Hen's expression became solemn, and he slowly raised his head and looked at the sky.

I saw a group of black flying insects appear in the sky.

They were like dark clouds, covering the sky and the sun, flying towards the crowd.

"It's a swarm of insects!" Cao Yuan exclaimed.

"Run!"

Everyone immediately ran in all directions, trying to avoid the attack of the swarm of insects.

But these swarms of insects were extremely fast and soon caught up with everyone.

"what--"

A scream was heard, and Baili Pangpang was overwhelmed by the swarm of insects and instantly turned into a bloody man.

Seeing this, Lin Qiye immediately rushed forward and wanted to rescue Baili Pangpang.

But at this moment, An Qingyu suddenly appeared in front of him and blocked his way.

"Don't worry about him!" An Qingyu's tone was extremely cold.

"The most important thing for us now is to get out of here and not waste time!"

After saying that, An Qingyu ran towards the temple beam without looking back.

Lin Qiye looked at An Qingyu's back.

"An Qingyu, you..."

Before Lin Qiye could finish his words, he was interrupted by a sharp pain.

He looked down and saw that his body was also covered with dense insects.

"Are we really going to die here?"

Lin Qiye felt a sense of despair.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Don't give up! You still have a chance!"

Lin Qiye suddenly raised his head and looked around for the source of the sound.

But he saw nothing.

"Who? Who's talking?"

"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you must find a way to leave here as soon as possible!" The voice sounded again.

"Otherwise, all of you will be trapped in this closed time loop forever!"

After saying that, the voice disappeared.

Lin Qiye took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

"No matter what, I won't give up!" Lin Qiye swore secretly in his heart,

"I must take everyone away from here!"

At this moment, he suddenly saw that An Qingyu had walked to the foot of the temple beam.

An Qingyu was seen standing at the door of the temple beam. He slowly turned around and gave Lin Qiye a strange smile.

"Lin Qiye, welcome to... the end of the game."

The muscles on Lin Qiye's blood-stained face twitched.

He stared at An Qingyu's receding figure, his voice squeezed out from between his teeth: "An Qingyu, what the hell are you doing?"

"What do you mean, leave me alone? I'm not dead yet!" Baili Pangpang struggled to get up from the pile of insects. His body was covered in blood and flesh, and he looked like he had just walked through hell.

He spat out a mouthful of blood foam and roared at An Qingyu's back: "An Qingyu! Are you still human?!"

Cao Yuan was also covered in wounds. He drew his knife and ruthlessly hacked to death several insects that pounced on him. He angrily cursed at An Qingyu, "An Qingyu, I really misjudged you!"

"Are you still a human being? You watched someone die without helping. Are you still the deputy captain of Nightfall?"

An Qingyu paused for a moment, but he did not look back. He just quickened his pace and ran towards Miaoliang.

"Is he... is he crazy?" Shen Qingzhu's face was pale and his body was shaking uncontrollably.

"Is this still the An Qingyu I know?"

Lin Qiye took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. He knew that now was not the time for internal strife.

They must unite to find a way out of here.

"Stop making noise!" Lin Qiye shouted loudly, his voice drowning out the buzzing of the insects.

"Now is not the time to argue! We have to calm down!"

"Calm down? Calm down!" Baili Pangpang roared.

"An Qingyu didn't even bother to help, and you still want me to calm down?!"

"That's right, Qiye, don't stop me, I must go over and beat him up!" Cao Yuan said angrily.

"Shut up!" Lin Qiye's face was terribly gloomy.

"The most important thing now is to leave here, not to fight among ourselves!"

"Let's talk about An Qingyu after we leave here!"

After hearing Lin Qiye's words, although Baili Pangpang and Cao Yuan were still very unconvinced, they still shut their mouths.

Lin Qiye walked over to Shen Qingzhu and asked softly, "Are you okay?"

Shen Qingzhu shook his head, his face still pale: "I... I'm fine, I just feel... An Qingyu seems like a different person."

Lin Qiye sighed. Didn’t he feel the same way?

"Let's do this." Lin Qiye said,

"Let's split up according to the grouping we made last night and look for clues to get out of here."

"Qingzhu, you and Pangpang will be in charge of gathering intelligence. Cao Yuan, you and I will be in charge of clearing out the nearby insect swarms."

"Remember, be careful!"

"Qiye, what about you?" Cao Yuan asked.

"Where are you going?"

"I'll go to Miaoliang to take a look." Lin Qiye said,

"An Qingyu's behavior is very strange. I always feel that he is hiding something."

"But..." Shen Qingzhu said with some worry.

"It's too dangerous over there, Miaoliang. You go alone..."

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Lin Qiye smiled and said,

"I'm the captain of Nightfall. I won't die that easily."

After saying that, Lin Qiye no longer paid attention to the crowd and walked towards the temple beam.

Baili Pangpang looked at Lin Qiye's back, his eyes filled with worry: "Qiye... can he really make it?"

"We can only trust him now." Cao Yuan sighed and said, "Let's go and take action."

Just as everyone was about to disperse, Wu Hen, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Qi Ye, wait for me!"

Lin Qiye stopped and looked back at Wu Hen: "What's wrong?"

Wu Hen walked quickly to Lin Qiye and said with a smile: "How can I be absent at this time?"

"I want to go to Miaoliang to take a look, too."

"But..." Lin Qiye hesitated.

"Aren't you not good at fighting? Miaoliang is very dangerous. If you go there, you might..."

"Don't worry, Qiye." Wu Hen patted Lin Qiye's shoulder and said with a smile,

"I may not be good at fighting, but I'm good at... making jokes! Who knows, maybe I can be of some help."

Seeing Wu Hen's relaxed expression, Lin Qiye couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, since you insist on going, then let's go together. But, be careful!"

"Don't worry!" Wu Hen grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"With you here, what should I be afraid of?"

After saying that, Wu Hen and Lin Qiye walked towards Miaoliang together.

An Qingyu stood at the door of the temple beam, looking at Lin Qiye who was gradually approaching from the distance, with a strange smile on his face.

"Lin Qiye, you are finally here." An Qingyu murmured to himself,

"I've been waiting for this day for a long time."

He raised his head and looked at the dark sky.

"Everything should be over."

At this moment, An Qingyu suddenly covered his head with his hands, a painful expression on his face.

"Ah... my head... hurts..."

He groaned in pain and his body began to tremble violently.

"No...something's wrong...I...I can't seem to control myself..."

An Qingyu's voice became hoarse and strange, as if he had become a different person.

He suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of Lin Qiye.

"Lin Qiye... hurry... go away... don't... don't come over..."