Some of the people in the village seem to have become ghosts, and sometimes they can't find where they went, but they suddenly pop up again.

First the old man, then Mr. Trash, and then Ashley's turn. They begin to be lazy, hide and disappear, violating the labor laws of the village, but by chance, they will show their faces in front of everyone. When asked about their whereabouts, they say, "I'm going to wander." "Don't talk about where you're going.

What's even stranger is that they never show up at the same time, either Broken Mouth, Trash, or Ashley, who come alone in the crowd......

And Ochid.

The village is not big, everyone knows the place of the village well, there are almost no unfamiliar corners, where can they hide?

Except, of course, the secret passage.

I went to my adoptive father and asked, "Father, shall we go to the secret passage again?" I suspect there's another secret entrance to the secret passage, and Broken Mouth must have gone there. ”

Ochid was in a much better mood, most notably because he no longer looked old and weak, perhaps because Aunt Ole had discovered some kind of cure. "Yes, my child," said Ochid. ”

Newt and Umeze duo continue to watch the wind. We opened the door and re-entered the dark passageway. Ochid's face suddenly became very gloomy, and he said, "Why is this damn place so dark?" ”

I said, "The village is already underground, and we're all used to being dark. ”

"By the way," said Ochid, "Did Daria go out with you four days ago?" ”

I was astonished, knowing that I could not hide it from him, and I did not know what severe punishment would be. I said, "It's all my fault, I didn't... Couldn't resist Dali's persuasion. ”

Ochid smiled, "It's all right, kid, I'm satisfied when I see that you are in good shape." ”

I hesitated, and said, "Dali is still in love with Milse, and I feel that I should obey her wishes." ”

Ochid said, "Milse? No kidding. I think you and Daria are a match made in heaven. Haha, in fact, there is no barrier between everyone and everyone, we are a big family, we are relatives to each other, and we should love each other and integrate into one. ”

I asked, "Merge into one?" ”

"No, no," said Ochid, "it is so harmonious that you have misinterpreted me. ”

I drank the potion, and noticed another den of the three-headed canine, and Ochid took the lead in killing it, and he regained his former bravery, and every sword was as fierce as cannon fire, and some of the three-headed canines fled in a hurry, and Ochid cried out, "Where to run!" "Quickly chase them.

I was entangled by the rest of the three-headed canine, and it took me a lot of effort to solve it, and I hurried to support Ochid, and found that he had finished the battle, facing the canine's corpse, with his back to me.

I remember that there were four canines who escaped, and there were only three corpses on the ground. Ochid's body twitched, and I said urgently, "Father! Are you hurt? ”

"It's okay, it's okay," Ochid said. Don't lean in. ”

Still taking a step closer, Ochid turned his head, and I noticed that he seemed to be much fatter, and that he had a claw-shaped cyst on his abdomen, which was the claw of the three-headed canine man. But in the blink of an eye, the beast's claws were gone, and Ochid bulged his belly as if he had overeaten.

It should be a hallucination, I haven't slept well these days, the fish, Dali, the village, and the fields have made me groggy, and I should have a good rest for a few days.

Behind the nest, we found another red pool, also stenching rancid. The mushroom fields are not doing well, and a few more fields are rotting crops. Is it because the life of these pools has expired? If this is the case, all fields will face reduced yields or even complete barrenness in the next few months.

Unless we find a way to purify the water of the red pool.

Ochid stared at the water with a sad expression that looked very hard. Suddenly, I seemed to hear him say, "Don't resist, child, don't resist, this is the only way to save everybody, this is the only way to get everybody through." And, living even better, we can become immensely stronger, immortal. ”

The voice didn't look like his, it sounded so high, so eloquent, like the sun, that it made people's hearts warm and warm for a moment, and they couldn't help but want to get close to the owner of this voice.

I saw him carrying the red statue he had picked up a few days ago in his jacket pocket, had Ochid always carried it?

I asked, "Father, I hear someone... Someone spoke. ”

Ochid said, "What? Oh, why didn't I hear that? "It was as if he had just woken up from sleepwalking.

I repeated what I had heard, and Ochid insisted that it was my auditory hallucination, and that I would believe it, but I had no choice but to give up. Ochid pointed to the water and said, "Son, there will be a way, there will be a way." Now, let's get back. ”

As I walked in front, my adoptive father followed me, and I felt as if there was a murmur around me, and it made the hairs stand on end, but Ochid never spoke.

Occasionally, by the glimmer of light that came from nowhere, I saw the shadow cast by my adoptive father behind me, like a massed plasticine kneading haphazardly, or a dough made of blind spreading, without any shape, and the shadow stretched out to me, wanting to envelop me.

I broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly turned back, my adoptive father looked as usual, but at this moment, I saw the unwillingness and disappointment on his face.

The adoptive father asked, "What's wrong?" ”

I said, "No.... What the. ”

The adoptive father said, "You have recently drunk the blood of a viper?" ”

How did he know? Did Dali tell him?

I said, "Yes, Father, I have been at war with the devil, and I have no choice but to do it. ”

The adoptive father said, "That medicine doesn't seem to be good for your health, don't drink it anymore, understand?" ”

I replied, "Thank you for my adoptive father's care, I will be cautious." ”

The duo picked us up and pulled us to the ground. Newt asked, "How, sir?" ”

"It's not optimistic, but don't worry, I'll figure it out," Ochid said. ”

At this time, there was a loud sound of footsteps, and many villagers opened the gate with angry expressions and rushed towards us. Umezawa drew his sword and shield sword and let out a tiger-like battle cry that stopped the villagers' momentum. The leader was the Mushroom Association, including the wife and children of the old man with a broken mouth, and there were more than thirty other people, old and young, and some scavengers with whom I had a good friendship.

The second-in-command of the Mushroom Association, Dai Mo, shouted, "As expected! Ochid, it's you! It was you who entered the Holy Land! Blasphemy of the mushroom gods! This is what has led to the shrinkage of farmland! ”

Granny Nona, the wife of the old man with a broken mouth, said: "The former village chief sealed the entrance to the holy place so that no one could enter it just to prevent a catastrophe! You have to find out the secret behind it, yes, yes, this is a disaster! ”

It was only then that I realized that the old men of the village knew about this secret passage, but superstition had caused them to fear and obey blindly, and they would rather be ignorant than take risks.

Ochid waved his hand to stop the shouting of the villagers, and said, "I did enter the secret passage, but I assure you, I have done nothing!" I have been thinking about the village for decades, and what I have done is obvious to all. ”

Dai Mo said angrily: "Then what did you do when you entered the Holy Land? ”

I took a step forward and exclaimed, "We saw the shrinking of the farmland, so we went into the secret passage to find out, and we are for the good of the village." ”

Pam pointed to Ochid's sword and said, "Ah, there is blood on his sword!" ”

"Yes, we have seen the demon below that pollutes the circulatory system and has slain the demon," Ochid said. ”

Granny Nona shouted, "Idiot! Idiot! That's the Holy Beast! The sacred beast that dwells in the Holy Land! It's the aborigines who are favored by the mushroom gods! If you kill them, the mushroom god will naturally take revenge! ”

"Quiet! Calm down! It's doubtful whether they are holy beasts, but they are fierce and dangerous. ”

Granny Nona said, "Listen to me, everyone! This man has never respected our traditions, and he has never been one of us! I think it was he who kidnapped Broken Mouth, Trash, and Ashley because the three of them had been against him. ”

Ochid was finally furious, and he said, "I... You dare to slander me like this after doing your best for the village? ”

Granny Nona said, "Young people may forget, but we old people don't!" Back then, the Sword and Shield Society came to our village and used force to bring us to our knees. They sent you to stay in the village as an overseer, and it was you, who killed the village chief's son Saiyin and forcibly married the village chief's daughter Sarah, and then seized the power of the village! ”

Ochid said: "You.... It's bloody! Saiyin is my good brother, he fought with me to the death on the way to scavenging, I inherited his legacy, so I stayed, and gave everything I had for you wholeheartedly, otherwise why would I stay in this place where there is no light of day? Or did you suffer from a terminal illness because of this? ”

Mother-in-law Nona sneered: "This is your side of the story, and you are sick, it is the retribution that is unhappy!" Sarah's death is also your fault! It's also because you, a foreigner, brought her a curse! And sooner or later, Daria will also die of illness because of your involvement! Your whole family, including you lackeys, will die! Her words actually won a full house, and Dai Mo and others took the opportunity to build momentum and encourage people's hearts.

I rushed upwards in anger and was about to chase the mean old woman away, but Ochid's sword was already unsheathed, and in an instant, Nona fell in a pool of blood, and in the next second, Daimo was lying on the ground. I could see that Ochid was ruthless, and they were all killed with a single blow.

Some of the villagers were terrified, while others were furious, and they didn't know whether to advance or retreat. The duo and I exchanged glances, both drew their swords in their hands, and shouted, "The culprit of disobedience to the village chief is dead, and if the rest of us don't want to commit the crime of rebellion, quit honestly!" If not, you'll end up like these two sinners! ”

They had no swords with them, so they scattered and fled.

Ochid had calmed down, and he said: "Newt, Meze's group, Longey and I's group, gather the scavengers who are loyal to me, go door to door to collect the villagers' weapons, and from today onwards, strengthen the vigilance, and never allow them to gather privately." ”