After telling the children the story, the exhausted Fina reappeared in front of Fangzheng.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Fangzheng. I don't know what's going on either …"
At this moment, Fina's face was also filled with exhaustion. She didn't know what to say. However, Fangzheng had learned from the Confession that Fei Na wasn't being controlled, nor was she under an illusion. Neither was she dreaming, so Fangzheng naturally wouldn't make things difficult for her. He also knew why Fei Na was like that. After all, human nature was the same. Most of the time, human reactions relied on the perception of their surroundings. Perhaps Fina also suspected that this was a trap set by the cultists. But after chatting with the children, her thoughts began to waver.
"Don't worry, Miss Fina."
Fangzheng patted Fina's shoulder and signaled her to pull herself together.
"This place is indeed a little strange. Perhaps we should expand the search area … By the way, you said that you saw the cultists?"
"That's right!"
Hearing Fangzheng's question, Fina nodded firmly. Then, her expression brightened up again.
"Please follow me, Mr. Fangzheng. I remember the cultists' lair very clearly. It's on the opposite mountain!"
Thus, under Fina's lead, Fangzheng's group set off again. They left from the other side of the village and followed Fina up the mountain path. Then, they entered the dense forest. Then …
"What's wrong? Miss Fina? "
"Not here …"
Fina looked at the forest in front of her in astonishment.
"When did this forest appear? I clearly remember that this is a slope and there's a river below. There's also shrubs nearby … I almost tore my clothes here … "
However, the scene in front of him was completely different from what Fina had described. Large tracts of dense forest covered the mountains, and there was no trace of a river at all. There were bushes, but judging from Fina's expression, it was obvious that she wasn't talking about that.
"Fina, did you remember the wrong way?"
"This is impossible!"
In response to Hu Tao's curious question, Fina shook her head vigorously.
"I've also observed the direction. Although I didn't leave any markings in order to avoid being discovered by the cultists, I'm sure that this is the right direction …"
Fina's voice became softer and softer … It was apparent that after this series of failures, Fina wasn't so sure anymore.
"Alright, don't think too much about it."
Fangzheng also tried to find some clues with his Divination Spell, but this area was really strange. Fangzheng's Divination Spell didn't work at all. He could only sense some scattered fragments. And all kinds of records began to appear crazily in the 'Confession' as though it was infected with a virus …
"Let's return to the village first and plan for the long term."
At this moment, Fina had begun to doubt her life. Looking at her like this, Fangzheng didn't say anything else. As for Fina, she seemed to be at a loss for what to do because of this mess. When she heard Fangzheng's suggestion, she nodded blankly. Then, the group of people followed the original path and walked back to the village.
The group went back and forth and when they finally reached the foot of the mountain, the sky was already dark. Standing on the hillside and looking down, they could even see the little flames in the village. At this moment, Fina had a listless look on her face. She lowered her head and walked without saying a word. Fangzheng and Hu Tao wanted to comfort her, but they didn't know what to say. After all, Fina had vowed that something big had happened here. But now, it seemed like … Frankly speaking, if it weren't for the fact that the 'Confession' wouldn't lie, Fangzheng would have suspected that Fina had slept too much.
"Phew …"
At this moment, a sudden gust of wind mixed with dust blew in their faces. Everyone instinctively turned around and even Fangzheng couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
But when Fangzheng opened his eyes and looked ahead, he suddenly realized that something was wrong … Then, Fangzheng took a closer look and was surprised to find that the originally brightly lit village at the foot of the mountain was now pitch-black!
"Big Brother Fangzheng, look below!"
At this moment, Hu Tao also pointed down the hillside in astonishment. Apparently, she had also discovered the problem.
"Kuang San, do you know what happened?"
Fangzheng turned to Kuang San, but Kuang San shook his head.
"I lowered my head slightly to avoid the wind and when I turned back, it became like this …"
What exactly happened?
Fangzheng frowned and carefully observed the pitch-black village below. If the village gave Fangzheng a peaceful and comfortable feeling before, then now, he could feel the evil and death hidden in the darkness … And just now, in the blink of an eye, everything seemed to have changed?
"Miss Fina, do you feel anything? Miss Fina? "
"Eh?"
Hearing Fangzheng's call, Fina seemed to have returned to her senses and looked at Fangzheng in astonishment.
"What's wrong? Mr. Fangzheng? "
…
So you've been absent-minded the whole time.
Looking at Fei Na's adorable look, Fangzheng rolled his eyes helplessly. Then, he extended his hand and pointed ahead. Fina followed the direction of Fangzheng's finger and was instantly shocked.
"What … is going on?"
"I don't know … It was fine just now, then suddenly changed …"
Fangzheng said and stretched out his hand to grasp the black greatsword on his back.
"Everyone, be careful. I suspect that something isn't right …"
As a matter of fact, it wasn't just wrong, it was extremely wrong.
When Fangzheng and company followed the mountain path to the village entrance, they were surprised to discover that the village in front of them was completely different from before. The entire village was dead silent. It was pitch-black everywhere. Only the moonlight shone down from the sky, allowing them to barely see the scenery in front of them. Unlike the peaceful and comfortable village from before, this village looked as if it had encountered some kind of disaster. Many houses had collapsed, and one could even smell a strong smell of blood and a burnt, rotting smell.
At this moment, everyone tensed up. Fangzheng carried his greatsword and walked in front. Hu Tao also picked up her shovel. On the other side, Kuang San also silently summoned her gun. The three of them protected Fina in the middle and slowly walked into the village.
"…"
The entire village was so quiet that not even the sound of wind could be heard. Only the sound of everyone's footsteps echoed. Fangzheng narrowed his eyes and scanned the surroundings. Then, he suddenly raised his greatsword and stabbed it into the ground!
"Argh — — —!"
Along with a blood-curdling scream, the ground suddenly flipped open and a skinny monster crawled out. It struggled frantically and swung its arms in an attempt to tear apart the enemy before it. However, at the next moment, along with the blazing scarlet flames, the monster that was penetrated by the greatsword was burned to ashes.
"What's that?"
Looking at the skinny monster, Hu Tao widened her eyes in astonishment. On the other hand, Fangzheng swung his greatsword abruptly.
"Ghoul, be careful. We're surrounded!"
At the same time, as though to verify Fangzheng's words, skinny figures with red eyes gradually emerged from all directions. They let out frightening cries and at the next moment, they accelerated abruptly and pounced on Fangzheng's group!
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