Chapter 495: Aftermath
Su Che and I were very puzzled, we didn't know what was going on, we glanced at Li Lin and found that this kid had a blank face, as if he didn't care at all.
"There seems to be an accident in the town, aren't you in a hurry?" I asked, confused.
Who knew that Li Lin smiled miserably and said that this is all fate, that monster was killed by you, the curse was lifted, it is estimated that more than half of the people in the town have died, right?
His words reminded us at once, yes, that monster was killed by me, and it is estimated that the people in the town affected by it have lifted the curse, maybe Li Lin is right, those people may be dead.
Thinking of this, Su Che and I hurriedly quickened our pace and ran towards the town.
Sure enough, there were people everywhere I could see, most of them lying on the ground without a sound, only a small number of people kneeling there, crying incessantly.
Su Che and I are also a bit messy, I don't know how to deal with this situation, there are too many dead people, and it will take a lot of manpower to collect them.
"Don't worry, let them cry for a while, I'll take you to change your clothes first, and then deal with it."
At this time, Li Lin became unusually calm, giving people a strange feeling.
We followed him through the town, and arrived at his house under the surprised eyes of the townspeople, and Li Lin helped me fetch hot water to wash up, and then turned and went out.
There was nothing to twist in front of Su Che, and it took me a lot of effort to take off the clothes on my body.
Because the blood had dried up, and there were blood scabs everywhere on his body, it looked extremely terrifying, and even Su Che couldn't help frowning: "I'm afraid you need more water to wash it off, I'll get it for you." ”
After saying that, he turned around and went out, and after a while he found a large wooden barrel, and asked Li Lin to find more boiling water, and finally filled the wooden barrel.
I jumped in without saying a word, and in an instant a bucket of water turned into blood, and the smell of blood filled the room at once.
Su Che didn't mind, took out all the clothes I took off and burned them, and then entrusted Li Lin to find me a few suitable clothes.
After I had enough of the blood, I changed the water again and rinsed it again, and then I washed all the blood stains off my body.
Changing into fresh and clean clothes, I breathed a sigh of relief, and finally felt a little more comfortable.
"I've already figured out a way to contact the outside world just now, and the nearby Cloud Gate will send someone to deal with this matter, so we can leave here at any time." Su Che said after waiting for me to come out.
He still chose to avoid it when he took a bath, in fact, I didn't mind that he was there, but Su Che felt embarrassed and waited outside the door.
After thinking about it, I shook my head and said, "Let's not leave yet, stay in the town and observe for a while, and see if there are any sequelae or something like that." ”
"It's okay, I'll listen to you." Su Che smiled.
In fact, there is no time to enjoy the warmth of the two of them, because there are so many things in the town, it has already become a mess, and it will take time for the people from the Cloud Gate branch to arrive, and it is estimated that it will be good to arrive before dark.
Li Lin was not at home, Su Che said that he went to the town to help, and there were too many people who died in an instant, and almost all of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, and there were few young people.
I feel gloomy in my heart, these are ordinary people, why should this unwarranted disaster fall on them.
"By the way, what about Mayor Li? Is he dead too? I suddenly remembered and asked.
Su Che shook his head: "I don't know about this yet, I haven't heard Li Lin talk about it, let's just take a walk around the town." ”
Fortunately, we were going to go anyway, so the two of us left Li Lin's house and walked towards the center of the town.
There are not many people here, only a few elderly people, sitting on the steps with a sad face, I saw Su Che and I coming from a distance, those people were in a commotion, and when we got closer, people stood up and knelt on the ground.
I panicked, these people are not young, they all look like they are sixty or seventy years old, I can't afford this.
"Hurry up, everyone, what are you doing?" I hurriedly said.
An old man with gray hair and beard said, "We want to thank you, I heard that you got rid of that harmful thing in the mountains, and if it weren't for you, this town would be ruined." ”
I sighed, feeling at a loss, but after all, my actions had killed a lot of people in the town, and I didn't know if I should do it or not.
"Don't be sad, those people have long since become the living dead, there is no difference between living and dead, and they have harmed so many outsiders, they should have died a long time ago." The old man said.
Su Che and I helped these people up, and then asked, "Old man, how many people are there in the town now?" ”
"It's less than a hundred, and most of us are the oldest, and the rest are children." The old man said.
I felt very uncomfortable, I didn't know what to say, Su Che comforted them: "As long as there are children, there is hope in this town, don't be sad, the matter is over, it will slowly get better in the future." ”
That's all I can say, otherwise what else can I do?
At this time, I saw Li Lin, who looked blank, walking over from a distance, and only when he came to us did he say, "The mayor is gone." ”
"Oh?"
Although there was some surprise, but remembering that this guy is estimated to be the biggest puppet of the monster, could it be that this guy had a premonition in advance and escaped from the town?
"I've searched everywhere, but I haven't seen him." Li Lin said.
"I can't find it, he has done too much evil, and sooner or later he will get retribution, what were you busy with just now?" I said helplessly.
Li Lin said that he just went to appease the residents of the town, and then asked everyone to collect wood, so many people can't all be buried, the best way is to cremate, and then everyone takes out the ashes and buries them.
I nodded, satisfied with his approach, so I was ready to go with Su Che to help, transport the body together, and then concentrate on cremation.
At this time, I suddenly heard a commotion from the outskirts of the town in the distance, Su Che and I glanced at each other and hurriedly ran over there.
Something happened!
It was the first thought that popped into my head, and the noise was so loud that as we got closer, we could already hear the invective of countless people.
What's going on? With doubts, Su Che and I quickened our pace, and Li Lin behind us also followed.
When I saw the situation clearly, I couldn't help but sneer.
At the entrance of the town, more than a dozen people were scolding around a person, and that person was not a bystander, it was the missing Mayor Li!
Usually he relied on those who were cursed to listen to him, so he flaunted his power in the town, and now that the people who supported him are dead, this man has become a lost dog.
It was none other than the young man we had met before we even entered the town.
Only now can we see the man's face clearly, tanned and swarthy, with one eye a little crooked, as if he was staring at the other side.
From his face, it can be seen that he is a little wrong, no wonder Li Lin said that he is a madman, but what he didn't expect was that this person still had a trace of clarity in his mind, and he actually arrested Mayor Li who wanted to escape.
When those noisy people saw me and Su Che coming, they all immediately fell silent and automatically got out of the way.
Su Che and I stepped forward, looked at Mayor Li's dead face, and couldn't help asking, "Why didn't you die?" ”
Mayor Li lowered his head, his body trembled slightly, but he didn't dare to speak.
"I'm asking you, why didn't you die?" I raised the volume.
He finally couldn't bear the pressure anymore, fell to his knees with a puff, and cried bitterly: "I'm a sinner, I'm a sinner." ”
"Let's all disperse, just leave this person to us to deal with." Su Che said to the angry crowd, and then turned his head to look at Li Lin: "You and everyone go to deal with the corpse first, let's ask this guy." ”
Li Lin nodded, and led those people, including the young man who had captured the mayor back, back to the town together.
Now that there were only the three of us left at the entrance of the town, Su Che squatted down and looked at the mayor and asked, "Now there is no one, let's talk about it, what's going on?" You don't look like you've been cursed at all. ”
"Yes, I didn't, I just had that dream, and someone in the dream told me to serve that great god well, and it will be good for me in the future." Mayor Li said tremblingly.
I see, this guy took the initiative to be a cow and a horse for others, if it was placed in the war years a long time ago, this guy would be a traitor, right?
"So, you're doing the right thing, right? Including using outsiders as tribute, if there are no outsiders, you will give your own family to that monster, do you really want to do it? Su Che gritted his teeth and said.
"I... That's not my family, the child was born to my wife and someone else, I already knew..."
Mayor Li half-knelt on the ground and said tremblingly.
Su Che and I were stunned, we didn't expect such a thing, but we didn't have much interest in it, so we jumped over and asked, "Then how did you know that the monster was going to die?" ”
"I followed you secretly, saw everything that happened on the top of the mountain, and then ran back to town and saw that the people were all dead, and knew it was all over." Mayor Li said.
He was shrewd enough to know that he would be arrested and liquidated afterwards, so he wanted to escape quickly.
It's just that he didn't expect that the young man, who seemed to be a madman, knew very well in his heart that he would intercept him halfway.
is also a handful of old people, who can't beat the young man who runs all over the mountain all day, and is easily brought back by the uniform.
Figuring out what happened, I was also relieved, knowing that this matter was basically over, and there was no future trouble, so I said to Su Che: "It seems that we still haven't been able to find any trace of Yunwan." ”
"Yun Wan?" Mayor Li, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but raise his head and ask when he heard my words.
Su Che and I were both stunned, and quickly asked, "Do you know her?" ”
"Of course, she's been dreaming for me these days." Mayor Li said.