确认大脑无法读取后,陈洛开始观察尸体上留下的痕迹.
这是他的三叔教给他的一门技能——埋葬死者的艺术.它使他能够从尸体中辨别出许多细节,例如这个人是如何被杀死的,凶手的大致力量水平,以及凶手擅长什么武术.
埋葬死者的艺术是一种低级的职业,很少有人高度重视,但每种职业都有其独特的价值.陈老三一生中的大部分时间都是以掘墓人的身份度过的.虽然他不会练武,但说到尸体的研究,青雅县能比得上他的,却寥寥无几.陈洛跟着三叔多年,埋葬尸体,早就掌握了这门手艺.
"一击致死,单靠纯粹的蛮力是无法达到这个目的的."
陈洛检查了伤口,从伤口中辨出了一些线索.
杀手的内功极为深奥,再加上那把沉重的刀刃,几乎是无敌的.如果遇到这样的敌人,关键是不要直接对抗.
经过这具身体后,陈洛继续向前.
随着他们离河面越来越近,陈洛发现了另一具尸体.这一次更惨,只剩下半个身体.伤口还是一把沉重的刀造成的,但这次刀是水平刺伤的,所以只剩下下半身.
身体的上半部分很可能被河水冲走了.
"就连黑铁甲也能被斩断吗?"
陈洛停下了脚步,表情略显凝重.
虽然身体只有下半身,但它所穿的盔甲仍然完好无损.这件铠甲的品质,甚至比陈洛在院子里遇到的范将军还要好.这种制作精良的盔甲被劈成两半,清楚地表明了攻击者的可怕力量.
陈洛伸手,撬开一块铁块,试图用手捏住.
当他注入内功,用尽全部力气时,只能在铁板上留下印记.像攻击者那样一击斩断它,超出了他目前这个骨锻阶段的能力范围.
这个发现让陈洛更加谨慎.
隐藏的杀手比他预想的还要残忍,参与围杀的人显然是军方的人.
"别人都在盯上灵矿!"
陈洛将铁片扔到一边,一跃而去,消失在黑暗中.
这几天他已经弄清楚了矿井的位置.
参与此事的人很少.他还用范将军的大脑探查了办法,他才能够找到这个地方.通常,除了他之外,其他人都不应该知道这件事.但事情被曝光的事实,意味着,除了范将军之外,肯定还有其他人已经暗中将目光投向了灵矿.
而这个人,竟然还骗过范将军的探子.
不出所料,他不是唯一一个对平庸感到不满的人.即便有宁王的旗帜,依然挡不住人性中的野心.
过河后,陈洛继续向前,但脚步明显放慢了.
一旦他察觉到如此强大的高手潜伏在阴影中,他就知道再谨慎不过分了.
没过多久,他又听到了打斗的声音,这一次非常清晰.根据距离,不可能超过五百米.
瞥了一眼前方山谷中的一棵弯曲的树,陈洛轻轻地跳了起来.
就像一只夜鹰,他与黑暗完美地融为一体.
他沿着树枝往下看,看到下面是一个低矮的山谷.一群人在那里打架,许多掉落的火把滚到一边,点燃了枯萎的树木和手推车.火光照亮了整个区域.
"商船?"
陈洛眼神闪烁了片刻.
他没想到商队会领先于他.
回想起他在河边度过的时光和他在黑暗中绕道而行,这很有意义.毕竟,商队是直线行驶的.
一边,所有人都穿着粗麻布衣服,而另一边,只有商队守卫.他期待的那些装甲士兵已经不见踪影,他也不知道他们是不是已经被杀了.两股势力陷入了激烈的战斗,双方都没有占据上风.
At the center, a burly man holding a large golden-ringed saber stood in the middle, and within a three-meter radius of him, no one was left alive. The caravan guards dared not approach him anymore and could only watch helplessly as the giant man hefted his golden blade, slowly stepping toward the wagons they were protecting.
The night wind blew.
With a loud "bang," the carriage exploded, and a figure shot out like an arrow from a bow, aiming straight for the giant man's throat.
"Well done!"
The giant reacted swiftly, raising his golden-ringed saber to block the strike perfectly, intercepting the sword with ease.
The inner qi of the two exploded in the air, creating a fierce gust of wind that made the surrounding flames roar. Large patches of wild grass were flattened, and some of the weaker caravan guards were directly sent flying, while the mountain bandits accompanying the giant scattered, avoiding the area where the two were clashing.
"Impressive!"
The powerful wind continued to ripple outward, and even Chen Luo, hidden in the treetops, felt the pressure.
Such terrifying inner qi, even ten of him combined wouldn't stand a chance.
The two below clearly come from extraordinary backgrounds and are peak martial geniuses who've trained from a young age. Even at his peak, Ma Quezi would probably not be qualified to challenge them, because they are on entirely different levels.
"The level of inner qi refinement, I'm afraid they are no longer at the Bone Forging realm."
Just a moment of thought, and Chen Luo quickly deduced the cultivation level of the two below.
They must be beyond the Bone Forging realm, at the Master level!
The Master realm, Ma Quezi had mentioned it once, but Ma Quezi himself had never witnessed it, so when describing it, he often spoke with a tone of speculation. As a result, Chen Luo never had a clear understanding of it. However, with just one glance now, he was able to confirm the cultivation level of the two.
Because the Bone Forging realm could never achieve such a presence.
In the brief moment that Chen Luo was thinking, the two below had already clashed.
Sword light and blade light flashed continuously, the sword strikes fast as thunder, while the blade's momentum was as immovable as a mountain. Both of their moves were incredibly exquisite, and even with Chen Luo's cultivation, he could barely comprehend three layers of the techniques. As for the others, it was even more out of reach.
After a direct clash, the swordsman leaped backward and landed on an overturned cart, while the burly man holding the blade remained unmoved, standing like a god in place.
The gap between the two was apparent at a glance.
"You've got some skills, I'll give you a chance. Hand over the goods, and I'll spare your life."
The burly man grinned, looking completely confident of victory.
"Who dies, that's still up in the air."
The swordsman reached into his robes and took out a pill, swallowing it without hesitation.
After the pill entered his stomach, the fluctuations in the swordsman's aura gradually stabilized.
"You're asking for it."
The burly man's expression darkened. He raised his large blade, the tip pointing directly at the swordsman.
"You're still thinking about those hidden guards, aren't you? Let me give you a free tip — those lackeys you were waiting for? I already chopped them up!"
His voice boomed like thunder, and as his words fell, the burly man's figure had already passed.
It was like a teleportation. By the time the swordsman reacted, the burly man was already above his head.
With both arms raised high, the golden-ringed blade shimmered in the firelight, casting a bright gleam under the night sky.
A forceful strike like Mount Hua!
The swordsman's face changed drastically. He instinctively tried to escape, but it was already too late.
The burly man's blade, just like him, was—
Unparalleled and domineering.