Infected by the blond man's emotions, the expressions of the three people in Jiangcheng also became cautious, and even Chenran, who was acting casually, restrained himself unconsciously.
"What happened a few days later?" Jiang Cheng asked calmly.
The blond man pursed his lips, and then took a swig of wine. The woman serving him didn't know whether she was distracted or frightened by the blond man's expression, but she didn't step forward to fill the glass with wine.
"A few days later, the person responsible for guarding the edge of the forest suddenly broke into my home and told me to my surprise that those who had disappeared before...were back."
"Come back?" The fat man's eyes widened.
Jiang Cheng glanced at Fatty, who immediately became silent.
"Yes, they are back," the blond man paused and continued: "In any case, this is a great benefit to the town. The old people have children again, the women have husbands again, the children... ....I have a father again.”
"That night, we were in the town to greet the returning warriors. The town had not been so lively for a long time. Everyone brought out the best wine they had collected, and the men made a promise not to get drunk until they returned."
"While drinking, they recounted what happened after entering the forest..."
From here on, the blond man's memories began to become unclear. Perhaps it was his own problem, or perhaps the memories of the men who came out of the forest were biased.
In short, according to the memories of the blond man who is the mayor, not long after the hunters entered the forest, they encountered a rare heavy rain, which caused a flash flood.
At that time, they were in a low-lying area with little room to hide. The flash flood was so fierce that those who could not dodge were swept away in an instant. After the flash flood, when they counted the number of people, they found that one person was missing.
That man was a very young hunter, but he had rich experience and was considered one of the leaders of the team.
The townspeople have a deep relationship with each other. They have been brothers since childhood, so naturally they cannot abandon him, so even though they know that he is in danger, they still follow the direction of the mountain torrent to find someone.
No, more specifically looking for corpses.
People swept away by flash floods have almost no chance of survival, especially in deep mountains.
All they had to do was take the body back and bury it.
if you can.
At this moment, they have given up searching for the previously missing people, because based on the weather, they may have encountered a disaster similar to a flash flood, and their chances of survival are very slim.
But what they didn't expect was that, following the direction of the mountain torrent, they actually came to a place they had never been before.
This place was already deep in the forest, and here they discovered a giant stone plate.
The stone plate is pure white, with a strange light floating on it.
Obviously, the stone plate should have been covered by soil before, but now it was washed out due to flash floods.
They were surprised to find that there were fruit trees growing near the stone plate, and the fruits on them were extremely sweet. A stream meandered along the stone plate, and the water was so clear that one could even see the fish coming and going below...
The men talked about how mysterious the stone plate was, and everyone in the town was stunned.
So much so that they forget that their original intention is to find someone.
It's no wonder that they would be interested there. The sea is no longer a mother-like existence to them. It is becoming more and more difficult to get food from the sea. The mysterious stone plate discovered by chance just makes up for the lack of supplies.
Especially since it is an excellent water source, it seems that migration is also a good choice...
There was almost no need for discussion, and everyone unanimously decided that the hunters would lead the way tomorrow and everyone would go to the forest to have a look.
That night, the blond man who was the mayor drank too much because he was happy, so he was carried back in the middle of the banquet.
He was lying on the bed and fell asleep. He was woken up by someone tapping him. The tapping was very hard. The person seemed to be in a hurry and kept calling his name in a low voice.
But when the blond man opened his eyes and looked at the person, his mind, which had been unconscious due to drunkenness, suddenly became enlightened. Not only was it bright, but even his hair stood on end.
The man squatting in front of him was unkempt and covered in mud, with only two bloodshot eyes staring straight at him. But even so, the blond man still recognized him at a glance!
It was the young man who was washed away by the flash flood!
But... isn't he dead?
Could it be...? !
Just when the blond man was trembling with fear and speechless, the young man who was washed away by the flash flood spoke.
"Mayor," he said with a tearful voice, "We encountered a flash flood. Except for me, everyone else in the team died!"
"What?!"
...
Hearing this, the fat man must have been in the same mood as the former mayor, with his heart in his throat. If what the men who came back outside said is true, then the young man in front of him is a ghost!
But what if what the young man said was true?
So what the hell could the men at the banquet outside be like?
But then, the fat man's mind turned around, and he immediately determined that the young man who sneaked into the blond man's room was telling the truth, and he was the real one.
Otherwise... The fat man looked at the livid-looking blond man. He might not have a chance to tell himself this story today.
A faint chill came from my heart. Those things outside were really evil, but what was even more terrifying was... the white stone plate mentioned by the blond man.
In Su Xiaoxiao's narrative, a strange white stone plate also appeared.
At the same time, numerous bones were piled on the stone plate.
And... those bones can come alive and kill those who get close.
I'm afraid the things that Miss Su and her brother met were the men who "returned" from the forest in the story of the blond man.
What are they?
ghost?
After thinking about it, Fatty always felt that they were not consistent with the image of ghosts in Fatty's mind. They were more like weird existences that drove actions through some kind of instinct.
It seemed as if something deeper was controlling them, but Fatty had no idea for a moment.
As for what happened after that night, the blond man did not mention it, but it could be felt from his eyes that huge changes occurred in the town after that night.
Because his next words were, "I took the remaining men in the town with me..."
The rest...
"Finally we found the stone plate." The light of the torch illuminated the blond man's face carved with axes and flickered in and out. He opened his mouth again, his voice hoarse as if he had swallowed sand, "There is a large area near the stone plate. Barren dead land, not a blade of grass grows, the dark red soil seems to have been soaked in blood, on the stone plate..."
He paused and suddenly raised his head, his eyes red as if they were about to bleed, "The corpses of the townspeople are piled up layer by layer! There are men, women, old and young. All the missing people are here!"
