Evidently, this stone slab was an exceedingly crucial mission object. After obtaining this object, the trio instantly felt their trip wasn't in vain. After a thorough search and ascertaining they didn't miss anything, they decided to leave. The natives hired by Sheyan successively chopped off the right thumbs of the slain Ndipaya barbarians, before stringing them into necklaces and hanging them around their necks. They believed their necklaces could deprive their enemies of their strength.
Yet when they were about to board the canoe, Mbenga suddenly sprinted out and howled loudly. Then, he signaled to Sheyan, before hoisting a wooden club and sprinting back to the large house. Using the wooden club, he smashed apart several large pottery vessels and waited for a brief moment.
Soon after, massive buzzing noises could be heard, as swarms of mosquitoes and flies swarmed in. Initially, when the Ndipaya barbarians constructed these buildings, they had already adopted the traditional method of adding some anti-mosquito and insect-repelling chemicals. It could even be described as repelling mosquitoes and flies. Yet for some unknown reason, so many mosquitoes and flies had suddenly been attracted.
Silently observing from the side, Sheyan abruptly spoke.
"Those large pottery vessels should contain powder that attracts mosquitoes and flies. After smashing them apart, the odour would disperse. Strange, what is Mbenga trying to do? "
After lingering for a brief moment, the mosquitoes and flies didn't attack or suck blood. Instead, they gradually congregated together, and strangely formed into an arrowhead symbol.
Mbenga instantly broke into a wide grin, and immediately sprinted towards the direction of the arrowhead symbol. After a violent search, he actually dug out a sparkling object from a nearby pillar, and offered it to Sheyan with both hands.
After a careful inspection, Sheyan instantly realized this object was an exceedingly intricate carving of a beetle. Its body was roughly the size of a fist, and was exquisitely lifelike. Every single feeler seemed to be faintly trembling, and its surface was covered with a layer of silvery ripples. It appeared incomparably exquisite.
After inspecting it, Sheyan received a notification.
[You obtained a unique precious object of this world: Silver Beetle]
[Silver Beetle]
[Precious object, special product. Will only appear in the hidden world: Resident Evil Origins]
[Description: This is a type of beetle that lived in the Immemorial Era. Even in the Immemorial Era, it only grew in this area. It has long since gone extinct. After being buried underground for tens of millions of years, it formed this kind of amber crystal. It is extremely valuable.]
[Value: You can keep it as a gift, exchange it for 20,000 utility points, or exchange it for 1 achievement point.]
Brother Black and Reef couldn't help but click their tongues in amazement. At this moment, Sheyan finally understood the principle behind the mosquito and fly automatically forming the indicator.
Although these insects were enticed to fly in, they would inevitably be affected by the indigenous chemicals that were added in during the construction of these buildings. They would feel very uncomfortable, but they seemed to be reluctant to be attracted by the powder emitted from the broken pottery. Therefore, they would definitely find a place where the smell of the indigenous chemicals was relatively weaker. It was just like when a person encountered a fire, they would definitely run to a place where there was no fire.
As long as the Ndipaya barbarians deliberately left behind an arrowhead region when applying their 'Earth Powder', the arrowhead region would naturally be filled with the arrowhead.
However, this series of causes and effects seemed simple, yet it was actually a matter of hindsight. If one were to trigger this mechanism out of nothing, it would be rather challenging. Therefore, Sheyan started to feel that you get what you pay for. It wasn't unreasonable to spend such a huge sum to hire Mbenga. Perhaps, apart from acting as a guide, Mbenga's other ability was to discover hidden treasures. Hence, Sheyan would have to put more effort into protecting him in the future.
This time, the trio didn't urge Mbenga and allowed him to wander around freely. Only after Mbenga shook his head in disappointment and hopped onto the canoe did they set sail. After obtaining the mysterious stone slab (Passage Seal), Sheyan planned to strike while the iron was hot and raid another village. Because once news of this village being massacred spread out, the other party would be alerted and casually set up some traps and sentries. The difficulty of attacking would increase by at least 50%.
Brother Black and Reef naturally approved of this method. As for those hired aboriginals, their morale was incomparably high and they naturally clamored for action. Therefore, after the group of aboriginals slaughtered the aboriginals, they proceeded to the next village without setting fire to it.
*****
After slaying those eight Ndipaya barbarians, Mbenga became visibly excited and was willing to exchange a few words with Sheyan. After chatting for a while, Sheyan realized that Mbenga actually had a deep enmity with the Ndipaya tribe. However, when Sheyan inquired about the specifics, Mbenga violently shook his head. The scar on his forehead swelled red with incomparable agony. It was probably due to the deep psychological trauma left behind by his previous visit with the patriarch, causing him to selectively forget certain things.
At present, Sheyan could roughly determine Mbenga's situation. Mbenga should be a goblin who wouldn't be affected by anything. Charm and whatnot wouldn't be able to influence him. The only thing that could influence his attitude, was to lick the throats of these Ndipaya barbarians. The more you kill, the more favourable impression Mbenga would have towards you. The more beneficial it would be to you.
After leaving this village, Mbenga first pointed out a direction to Sheyan and the rest. However, after paddling for a hundred or two metres, Mbenga suddenly felt a slight headache from the stench of blood. He hugged his head and pondered bitterly for a while. The scar on his forehead swelled red as though it was about to drip blood, causing one's heart to ache. After drinking some rum from Sheyan, Mbenga finally recovered and panted heavily. Then, he guided the canoe towards the west.
At present, night was about to pass. Although the surroundings were enshrouded in a faint mist, the most lively croaking of frogs and insects in the wetland had gradually died down. The surroundings were exceedingly peaceful, with only the sloppy paddling sounds of the wooden paddles.
Evidently, after experiencing a victory, the morale of the aboriginals was rather high. Occasionally, they would raise the weapons in their hands in celebration.
All of a sudden, a fiery glow drifted in from afar. Although this fiery glow was faint, it ignited Sheyan's retina and caused him to quiver. Sheyan immediately raised his hand, prompting everyone to halt their paddling.
Silence enveloped the surroundings as Mogensha attempted to observe the situation through the sniping scope of his' Wasp 'pistol. Soon after, he reported that the fiery glow was a lit torch inserted into a railing. It didn't appear to be a night vigil. If the Ndipaya barbarians had the habit of hunting in the night, then using the definition of a lighthouse to explain this torch was reasonable. It would allow their tribe members to return home as soon as possible.
Nevertheless, after contemplating for a moment, Sheyan surveyed the surrounding terrain, before issuing orders to circle around the side of this Ndipaya village. Although they had to walk a longer distance, they could maximize their chances of escaping the illumination of the fiery glow.
At present, the trio had reached a consensus – these Ndipaya barbarians could still be dealt with. However, their close combat attacks had a fixed probability of infecting their targets with diseases. Hence, they had to take advantage of the fact that they weren't infected and were in their optimal state to slay a few of them to lessen Mogensha's burden! At the very least, they had to destroy the shields in their hands.
This Ndipaya village was constructed in the middle of a dry land that was slightly higher than the surface of the wetland. This land was long and narrow, and if the trio wanted to circle around to the back of the village, they would have to take a long and long detour. Nevertheless, Sheyan believed this was worth it. Even if it could increase the success rate of their sneak attack by 1%, it was still a must.
Nevertheless, after the trio had rowed for nearly a kilometre below the sandbar. Sheyan suddenly realized that darkness was churning within the waters to the right of his canoe. He initially thought his vision was blurry, but suddenly, an indescribable bone-piercing crisis assaulted him from the right!
Water splashed out in all directions from the right, as the stench of sludge caused one to vomit!
With such a sudden turn of events, Sheyan barely managed to turn half of his body. Instantly, an irresistible force assaulted his right arm, causing him to completely lose his senses and mobility. Sheyan, who was nearly 180 centimetres tall and weighed 80 kilograms, was sent flying like a pebble!
Such an attack was truly too abrupt and swift. Sheyan was sent flying 7-8 metres away like he was riding on a cloud, before crashing into a Black Mud Fungus that was a specialty of the Ndipaya wetland. This fungus that lived on humus was famed for its putrid stench and humongous size. After crashing into the cap of this humongous black fungus, Sheyan instantly smashed it into smithereens. His entire body was covered in a layer of rotten flesh and mucus from the cap. After a long while, he finally regained his breath and coughed violently.
Nevertheless, although the cap was utterly destroyed, it still served as a cushion for Sheyan. After being bounced back, Sheyan involuntarily tumbled 5-6 metres into the nearby swamp. One could observe that the remaining cap of the Black Mud Fungus had yet to mature spores; after being struck by the tremendous force, they fluttered down one after another. In a flash, the ground was covered with a thick layer of spores.
When Sheyan regained his senses, his first reaction was to check his right arm.
Initially, his right arm was numb.
But now, it was throbbing with pain! (To be continued. If you like this work, I welcome you to donate your recommendation votes or monthly votes to me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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