The idiot evidently hadn't died, just suffered severe injuries and was still twitching, and since everyone was in a rush to escape, nobody bothered with him.
Indeed, this trick could still be used.
The key was the corpse fluid on the dried corpses.
As long as one smeared themselves with the corpse fluid, they could avoid the attacks of the dried corpses!
"Don't rush to run away! Smear the corpse fluid on yourself first!" Lu Bu'er already had some fluids on him, but the stench wasn't too noticeable yet.
Decisively, he picked up the head of a dried corpse, cracked it open like a coconut, lifted it above his head, and poured the contents down!
"Ugh!"
It was only because Boss Zhang and the others had empty stomachs that they didn't vomit on the spot.
After dousing himself, Lu Bu'er grabbed the head of the dried corpse and splashed the fluid onto them: "Look at that idiot tycoon, the corpse fluid can avoid the dried corpses' sense of smell!"
"Makes sense, everyone don't be disgusted, let's focus on surviving first!" Officer An snapped to realization, without a second thought he squeezed the fluids from a dried corpse's stomach sac and splashed it over everyone.
The effect was very significant; the dried corpses sniffed in the wind and showed no intention of following, instead wandering aimlessly in the fog, searching for prey.
The closer they got to the light source, the more those writhing cocoons there were.
Even with the smell of death on them, it wasn't necessarily completely safe.
From those pale giant cocoons, pairs of ghastly white, shriveled hands would reach out, waving in the air like vines, chilling to the extreme.
Lu Bu'er remained vigilant at all times because if the dried corpses smelled the scent of living people, in an instant, they would be torn to shreds; walking on a tightrope filled with such agony was truly torturous.
They dared not speak, not even dare to breathe too heavily.
Until the fog grew thinner and thinner, the massive source of light seemed almost within reach; hunger and cold made it impossible for them to flee anywhere else.
Nearer, ever nearer.
The great light and warmth began to reveal their outlines.
Lu Bu'er even smelled a mysterious scent, as if a mix of sandalwood, musk, or agarwood, a decadently luxurious fragrance that entered his limbs, wiping away all weariness and pain in an instant, even forgetting fear, as if he had been transported to Heaven.
The closer they got to the light source, the stronger and more exotic the aroma became, such an opulent and noble scent that even what the gods would use could hardly compare.
It was like calling to them, these lost lambs.
It was then they seemed to hear something in front of them.
"Once upon a time, the inheritance of the gods lay buried beneath the ground, untouched by mankind. Until they opened the gates of Heaven here, pouring divine wrath upon the world. People followed false gods, obsessed with erroneous evolution, neglecting true beauty."
"That false sheath is repulsive, yet they call us the deformities! Oh, the irony, it's all because of the false gods' deceit, bathing us in injustice!"
"The so-called new world is already in decay, with no order, no doctrine, no faith! The usurpers borrow the name of the divine, vainly attempting to touch Heaven, and they shall be punished, upon this Earth!"
"All usurpers must be punished! All usurpers must be punished!"
An elderly voice shouted desperately from the depths of the mist, a hunched shadow seemed ready to collapse at any moment, in front of him were devout followers kneeling and shouting with the same fervor.
There are people!
There are people ahead!
"Save us, lead us out! Lead us out!"
The calling of those people ignited the survivors' desire to live, their eyes reflecting the bright light and heat as they wildly ran forward, tumbling and crawling.
But Lu Bu'er had a bad feeling because he clearly heard the content of the people's chants, which was heavily tinged with religious overtones, likely the companions of those strange things in the church!
He wanted to stop them, but it was too late.
Moreover, returning was dangerous under these circumstances.
The dried corpses from the broken cocoons blocked the path.
"Today, we shall restore the Divine Tree to its original form, offering the lives within the Time Cocoon as a sacrifice, may our Father in Heaven protect us, and return to the true Heaven!"
As the group burst out of the fog, an endless brilliance hit them full in the face.
Lu Bu'er's pupils were also illuminated by the scorching light, trembling at once.
Because they witnessed a miracle.