Chapter 415: Ritual of Terror
When the hunting force led by Aven was still trekking through the wilderness and forests.
The distance in a straight line from them was no more than two hundred kilometers, the border of Ilya with the wilderness.
Bang!bang...
"Kill!"
"Woohoo——!"
The dense gunfire, earth-shattering shouts of killing, and the smoke of gunpowder heralded the beginning of another killing.
"Hahaha, sinful invader, give your heart to Ovig, the great shark!"
The most powerful warrior of the Araukan clan and the chieftain of the tribe, Mangu Enkhaha, laughed wildly and charged.
On his two-meter-tall body, a hideous Great White Shark totem pattern writhed on the surface of his skin, as if he had already acquired his own consciousness and was about to come to life.
There are even blue-black lines on its back, which have broken through the limits of the skin, and have been branched up, forming a protrusion similar to the dorsal fin of a shark.
Wielding an obsidian saw sword known to the natives as "Maqua Witt", he smashed through the smoke of the battlefield and burst into the array of Pioneer muskets that were defending the perilous position.
Boom –
It was like a meteor from high in the sky falling to the ground, crushing anything that dared to stand in his way to powder.
Behind him, hundreds of native warriors swarmed in like two wings, and in the blink of an eye, a bloody storm was set off among the pioneers.
Among the pioneers, there will be no difference between those who hold their ground and those who take advantage of the chaos to escape.
During this time, their tactics of rapid running with musketeers and totemic warriors charging into battle have been tried and tested, although there is some attrition to the ordinary warriors of the tribe.
After six massacres, and the need for them to kill the enemy with their own hands, the number of young men of the Araukan clan had been reduced to a dangerous two hundred and twenty men.
But it was totally worth it, and by letting the tribe eat the hearts of the enemy and draw strength, the overall strength of the tribe had ushered in an explosive increase.
The total number of totem warriors has reached a staggering sixteen, which is not far behind even compared to those big tribes.
In particular, as the chieftain Mangunk, under the sufficient benefit of the transcendent heart, he has ushered in the threshold of the quality change of the totem carving!
"Kill them all!"
Because of their absolute superiority in strength, no settlement has been able to successfully resist their onslaught.
After breaking the formation, in just a few minutes, this pioneering town has turned into a slaughterhouse-like hell of flesh and blood, with almost no place to put your feet.
However, both sides of the final battle seem to be very comfortable with this scene.
"It doesn't matter what you are, but you are already the last sacrifice, don't try to escape, sacrifice your heart for the big shark Ovig!"
Manguenk's final opponent was not a human, but a monster with a black face that looked like a dog and a human.
It's clearly a ghoul stationed in the town!
Although it was ready to rush out of the town and flee directly from the beginning, it was surrounded by the superior forces of the natives, how could it be so easy to escape?
Finally, he was blocked in the town by a group of totemic warriors.
"It's just a lowly human being, I want to see who eats whom in the end?"
The ghoul as a regulator didn't want to get involved in the feud between the natives and the pioneers, but his enemies clearly didn't think so.
Looking at the natives next to him who couldn't wait to feast, after being pushed to the extreme, the ghoul spat out viciously.
The second-order ghoul with blue hooked claws popped out of his hands, and with an ice-blue transcendent aura, he rushed towards Mangunk.
Phew-
Acting like the wind and infinitely powerful is the perfect description of this creature, and being chopped by Ai Wen before does not mean that this creature is not strong.
The hook claw tore through the gale, and in the blink of an eye it was in front of Mangunk's chest.
"Hahaha, good time. ”
The indigenous chief took a deep breath, his body instantly swelled by half, and more features belonging to the great white shark appeared, and it was clear that he had turned into a deep-sea beast that had come ashore.
Bang –
In the sound of the blunt knife slashing on the ironwood, the powerful hook claw was only a few centimeters into the flesh before it was directly stuck.
Click!
Then, under the ghoul's disbelieving gaze, Manguenke slashed off his ugly blue-black head with a sword.
The strength of the second-order peak was vividly reflected in him, and it also proved that the victory or defeat of the battle really had nothing to do with the race.
The strength is not good, even if it is a predator, it will become a meal on the plate.
A moment later.
Mangunk knelt on one knee, holding the ghoul's blue-purple but still beating heart in both hands, and held it high above his head:
The storm is your breath, the thunder is your heartbeat, and the raging waves are the wake of your swimming.....
Thy faithful people sacrifice the flesh and blood of their enemies to you, give me strength, give me eternal life!"
After reverently reciting the prayer, Manguenk swallowed the heart of what had once belonged to a sapient being.
Feeling the hot current that is constantly surging in the body, he is imperceptibly transforming his body.
He leapt from the ground, and his muscles and bones crackled.
The blue-black totem tattoo on the surface of the skin is also slightly red, like a large net that has reached the limit of the load, and it is all over the place to catch the rioting deep-sea beast "Flesh".
The mouth grinned, revealing snow-white teeth that were still bloodshot.
"Hah! I've finally come to this point, and the shaman under the command of Lady Raven has not lied to me.
As long as my spirit is in tune with the great Great Sea Shark Ovig, I can truly complete the qualitative transformation of the transcendent level.
And I, Mangunk, as the first third-order totem warrior of the Araukan clan, will eventually lead the clan to true glory!"
"Mangunk!"
"Mangunk!"
The natives around him, who had also completed the sacrifice, had realized what had happened to the chief and chanted his name.
As... To God.
.......
The pursuit force led by Evan is dominated by Fleck in the bearskin state, supplemented by Wilder's squirrel.
Follow the scent of the special potion sprinkled on the chiefs of the Araukan clan and follow the trail they left behind.
A day later, he had completely left the colony belonging to the kingdom of Pharytis and went deep into the wilderness and even reached the border of the bordering kingdom of Elijah.
"Are these bastards rabbits? They're so fast!"
Milan carried the pendulum he used for divination and cursed secretly.
After actually following the traces of the large indigenous forces, they found that there was no trace of the migration of thousands of people from an entire tribe in the rear.
Apparently their team had been diverted at least once before they reached Norwalk.
Even if it is a nomadic tribe, in this kind of bloody operation, the risk factor of bringing old and young women and children is still too high, and it will greatly weaken the team's mobility.
Therefore, what Evan and the others are about to face will be a team of elite warriors who are all familiar with the wilderness environment, and they don't know how much they have been enhanced by the rituals of the evil sect.
But.
By this time, although these indigenous warriors had been paying attention to concealment, after collecting enough information and traces along the way, they still let the Evan and his party who came straight in still grab the tail.
Unfortunately, it was also the time when they had just finished committing the crime again.
Looking at the town not far away with the flag of the Kingdom of Ilya, Warrant Officer Rodi, who volunteered to be the vanguard, asked:
"Your Excellency, what should we do? Shall we coordinate with the local garrison?"
"Don't worry about them, just go in, we have the official authority to handle cases across regions, and you can report it afterwards."
Besides, it is not certain whether it is the governor or other cats and dogs who are in charge of this area. ”
"Yes!"
As the first discoverer, Evan directly led the pursuit force into the town of Ilya, which had obviously not been explored for long.
Well, a town that has not been treated in advance, and is as "authentic" as a slaughterhouse.
The disgusting smell of blood seemed to be about to penetrate into the body through the pores, and even many veterans felt a little uncomfortable.
However, seeing the scene here, Evan is also sure that at least these guys are not enmity with a certain country and have come to target the colony of Pharytis.
For the time being, it is possible to exclude the interference of other foreign powers, and it is enough to deal with these natives alone.
Then they also saw ghouls lying on their backs, their blood the color of which was different from the others.
"These guys are really cold, and they don't even let go of such strange things as ghouls that don't live or die. ”
"Since it's a ritual, there's no need to care about what is superficial, as long as the essence of the occult is the same. ”
Ewen explained to his officers that the limited dissemination of mystical knowledge would be more conducive to their future survival in the transcendent world.
The guy who eats people is eventually eaten, but it is also the retribution of the feng shui cycle.
And the most critical thing is.
The traces of the aborigines' departure are still very fresh, and with the "olfactory map", "divination", and "real-time holographic map of the seagull", Evan and his party finally locked down their tracks.
It was also the first time I saw the true appearance of the seagulls in their field of vision.
It was a group of natives with a total of about two hundred on horses, and both the smell and the totem tattoos on their bodies matched the information they had.
But instead of going north, they turned back and ran east, all the way to the sea.
Immediately, seagulls flew down from the sky like arrows and followed them closely, and in Aven's three-dimensional reconnaissance network, as long as their tails were exposed, they didn't think about escaping.
Although it is not clear why they ended the original massacre, it does not prevent Evan from making the next decision.
"Bes, tell the first mate Boris to turn around to the north. The exact location will be communicated at any time through the psychic network!"
"Yes, sir!"
.......
At this time, there were no other young warriors in the Araukan clan who went to hunt down the colonists.
After the division of the army, the remaining women, children, and old have set up camp by the sea, and the shamans have erected the totem poles that have belonged to the great shark Ovig, the spirit of nature, for generations.
The totem pole is three meters tall and is a combination of a relief of a human face with various expressions and a round sculpture of a great white shark with a blue color as the main tone.
At the very top is an abstract crow-shaped blood-colored stone, which glows with an ominous blood-colored aura.
At this time, the stone altar under the totem pole was filled with all kinds of exquisite pure gold offerings, flowers and... Mountains of human scalps!
A roaring bonfire was lit, and under the auspices of two shamans, a large group of indigenous maidens with bright feathers on their heads had danced the ancient ritual dance around the totem pole.
A terrifying and sacred ritual belonging to an indigenous tribe is about to begin!