It was the sound of feet stepping on dead leaves, and the crackling sound of clothes moving branches. There were bloodstains next to the abandoned camp, and a vague mass of flesh and blood was hung casually on the tree trunk, like the entrails of an animal.
It's still early, but it feels like the entire valley is gray, and it's hard to see the sun in a world shrouded in fog.
After passing through a remote forest road, you can see a street. At the entrance of the street is a shabby and old road sign with dim handwriting, which reads:
Welcome to Goat Town.
"arrive."
Nika said pointing in the direction of the entrance to the town.
"It's strange, I didn't see any townspeople."
Reina said while rubbing her swollen calves. They didn't meet anyone along the way. Even when they entered the town, it was quiet. There was no sound at all in the town, which was full of inexplicable weirdness. breath.
"Let's go and take a look first. We have to find a place to stay at night."
Perhaps due to inconvenient transportation or too little communication with the outside world, the buildings in Goat Town are still the same as those hundreds of years ago. Some of the outer walls have aged to the point of falling off. As they walked along the street, they saw that the shop doors on both sides of the road were closed. It looked like no one was in business.
But Jiang Chenchuan had observed carefully that the items in the store were neatly arranged and did not look like they had been subjected to violence or destruction.
They thought that after entering the town, they would see people asking for information about the "Black Goat Horns". However, after walking for more than ten minutes, they didn't even see a bird.
"It's really strange, Evel, where have all the people gone in broad daylight?"
Reina looked around. It was clear that the entire town looked peaceful and peaceful. Even the garbage in the trash cans on the roadside had been cleaned up. The green leaves blown up by the wind were floating down. The breath of life was in front of her. But I can't see the people living here.
Something seemed to appear in his mind. Nika turned her head and stared at something. After thinking for a while, she lifted her legs and walked in another direction.
Jiang Chenchuan immediately noticed that Nika was lagging behind. During this operation, he had always been skeptical about Nika's joining. He turned to signal to Reina and followed silently.
Reina wanted to ask, but seeing Jiang Chenchuan's appearance, she followed behind quietly.
As Nika walked along, she had a strange feeling, as if she knew her destination and knew what she was looking for. The town was eerily quiet, it could even be said that it was quiet to a terrifying level.
Jiang Chenchuan clenched his cane and asked Reina to follow him. If a monster rushed out from behind a closed door at this time, he would not be surprised. After all, it was not too much of a trap designed by Nika for them. .
However... nothing happened.
Nika stopped in front of an ordinary house and stared at it with a confused expression.
"rustle--"
The sound of the friction of clothes coming from behind was extremely clear in this quiet town. Jiang Chenchuan hurriedly turned around and only caught a subtle afterimage.
"Nika, protect Rena!"
Jiang Chenchuan quickly explained that this sound seemed to wake Nika from his dream. He came to his senses, but Jiang Chenchuan had no time to hesitate, immediately dropped his luggage and rushed forward.
Based on many years of professional experience, he can almost determine——
That's a person.
A living person.
Sure enough, when he turned the corner, he saw a figure running away.
"etc!"
Jiang Chenchuan shouted towards the man.
Unexpectedly, it was better not to shout. When he shouted, the man trembled in fear and ran faster.
Fortunately, although Jiang Chenchuan's current physical fitness is not as good as that of his original self, he can still chase people without any problem. He still remembers that when he helped other employers chase debtors, his running speed was dangerous.
After catching up, he grabbed the man's arm and pulled it. It was a standard grapple, and almost no struggle was needed. Jiang Chenchuan pinned him to the ground and pulled his hips hard. He just heard the man cry and moan. He pounded the ground with his free hand while yelling "Help!"
"What to save? There is no one here, who can come to save you?"
Jiang Chenchuan pressed him firmly with one knee and asked curiously.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of a pistol being loaded, and the black muzzle was instantly pointed at him.
A voice that sounded familiar said:
"Let him go!"
Jiang Chenchuan turned his head in the direction of the voice and met Ethan's eyes.
"It's you!"
The two said in unison.
Reina and Nika, who were catching up, were panting and had no idea what was going on. It was all over. They saw Jiang Chenchuan stand up from the ground, patted the dust on his trouser legs, and reached out to pull the man up.
"Evel! Why are you here?"
Ethan looked surprised. He put away his pistol calmly and said hello to Jiang Chenchuan. His companion who had just stood up could only check his wrist silently. The pain made him speechless for a while.
"same question."
Jiang Chenchuan responded.
Who would have thought that these two people had just separated and thought they would never see each other again in this life, but they still met here cleverly.
"It seems that the information this time is really valuable."
The man who followed them secretly was named Thomas, who was Ethan's companion. They set off one day earlier than Jiang Chenchuan, and naturally, they arrived at Goat Town one day earlier than Jiang Chenchuan and the others.
According to Toma's recollection, the reason why he followed them was because he thought Jiang Chenchuan and the others were hidden townspeople returning to get food, so he wanted to follow them secretly to see where they would end up.
"Hide?"
Jiang Chenchuan captured the key words.
"This is also our inference. You have also seen that the whole town is empty and there is no one." Thomas shrugged and said helplessly.
When they arrived at Goat Town yesterday, the town was already like this. It was always a gray sky, quiet and tidy streets, normally arranged shops, and a quiet and deserted night.
"You see, the power to the town has not been cut off, and the water source is still provided."
Ethan smashed the door of an innocent citizen and found that there was no one in the house but the facilities were intact, so he occupied the magpie's nest and moved in without any explanation. The only inconvenience may be that he broke the door. There will be drafts in the middle of the night.
At first, Thomas would talk to Ethan about the moral issues of this behavior, but when he had a soft bed to sleep on at night, he silently approved of Ethan's atrocities.
Now, the five of them are crowded in this small living room, with the hanging lights on and large and small bags of luggage piled at their feet.
Thomas originally deduced that something must have happened to the town, and the townspeople had found a place to hide or moved away. As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Jiang Chenchuan and his group passing by the window, and then he followed them secretly.
Yes, Ethan and Thomas checked everywhere in the town yesterday, and indeed there was no one there.
just like……
All the townspeople here disappeared overnight.
