Chapter XXXVII: The Fog in the Distance Section XVIII
The nights in the mountains are bitterly cold, especially in the high altitude areas, the temperature difference between day and night is so great that many mountain people know that the closer they are to some special areas, they must be equipped with a quilt that can only be used in winter, even in summer.
In the dark and cold hall, more than a dozen soldiers opened the ground bunks, lay on their sides and rested around the fire, all the gun insurances were not closed, under Li Chengbin's strict orders, the soldiers did not dare to take this unknown enemy lightly!
But no one knows, is it a gang or one? The bloody scene is not far from him, but even a few old hunters who live deep in the mountains can't catch the slightest clue, even if the warriors have killed a lot of zombies, all of them are courageous, but the invisible enemy is the most helpless, especially knowing that the enemy is peeping at you in the dark, and you continue to wait for the time to pass without knowing it.
It was nearly midnight, the cold of late autumn with the moisture brought by the rain began to invade the hall deeply, feeling this thick and inexplicable cold, all the warriors couldn't help but tighten their clothes, the warriors did not dare not fall asleep, except for the soldiers standing guard to maintain a vigilant posture, the other lying warriors blinked their eyes in the blazing firelight, and they were also vigilant to pay attention to all the suspicious shadows in the dark hall.
After a long time, one of the younger warriors opened his mouth softly: "Uncle, what are we waiting for?" The person who was asked looked solemn: "Wait for friends!" Several of the fighters heard it and laughed out loud, the most unpleasant joke ever heard in a tense atmosphere,
"Shhh The older man who spoke pointed to the dome of the hall very seriously, and everyone stopped snickering, and a few young people began to point their guns at the top of the dark hall, as if trying to search for the mysterious attacker hiding in the darkness.
"Uncle, you say, that friend, will he come?" The questionee raised his eyes, and at this moment, the naughty warrior was afraid, the majesty of the veteran was not something that ordinary people dared to offend, seeing him shrink his neck softly, the veteran's expression couldn't help but relax a little, and he had to patiently explain to him: "Don't take it seriously!" The corpses of our missing brothers can't even be recovered, and these eighty percent are in danger! From my years of experience in the mountains and forests, it must be that thing. The curiosity of several warriors was aroused by the mysterious tone of the veteran, but the veteran disappointed them, he shook his head, and said that he did not want to continue, and seeing that his face became more and more solemn, the warriors began to whisper, discussing with each other about this mysterious monster who did not dare to show his face.
"I know what it is!" A hunter on the fire next to him said softly, as if he was afraid of disturbing the unknown existence, and he continued to lower his voice and said, "But I haven't seen it!" The warriors gathered together and sat around him, and everyone could see that the speaker's expression was very strange, as if he were telling an event that he had seen with his own eyes.
"Don't doubt it, my grandfather's grandfather, they are all hunters who are big in this mountain, our ancestors have produced famous hunters for generations, and there is no one who knows more about this mountain." He paused and looked around with a melancholy expression, as if looking for a supporter who affirmed him.
"Lao Qin, don't scare these children! Put away your ghost story tricks! The old soldier glared at the talkative fellow dissatisfied, but the young warriors were excited, and finally there was a local who was willing to share what he knew, and that would make him cut off the conversation!
"Uncle, just let the eldest brother tell us about it, this long night is long, and everyone can't sleep!" As soon as he saw a group of warriors pounding their heads like garlic, the old hunter sighed, waved his hand, and stopped no longer.
"Speaking of which, I didn't believe it at first, and what I didn't see was fake!" The hunter lowered his head as if he was reproachful, but he quickly raised it, and there was a convincing look in his eyes,
"When I was eleven years old, my father said I was old enough to have my own sand gun, and I followed him into the mountains and started to learn how to hunt." The blazing fire shone on the hunter's bronzed face, and his sincerity made one dare not doubt it.
"I went with them, as well as a few one-year-old children in this village, that was our coming-of-age ceremony, and we hit a wild object to prove that we are already manly!" He sighed, as if he didn't want to continue, the warriors watched him nervously, and an impatient warrior approached and gently shook his shoulder, his expression very earnestly begging him to continue,
"It's not that I won't say it, I'm afraid of scaring you!" He raised his head, and his tone was very sad,
"Uncle, you mean! We've killed so many man-eating ghosts, and we're still afraid of these? The warriors all nodded eagerly and persuaded one after another: "You say, we are not afraid!"
"That's it, even if you say that the company commander is not on our side, no one will make a small report! Whoever dares to fight, we will beat him!
"Seeing that the big guy looks serious, it's not good for this hunter to continue to drag on." When I entered the forest, I had to pass through a sunny hillside called Carp Ridge, that day, it was also raining, and that day, there was also a thicker fog than today, where did we see the corpses of cattle all over the mountain!
The cattle herder and his two nieces were all torn into slices, and many of the livers of those cattle were also eaten up, and their intestines and other organs did not move, but they were torn everywhere, and the whole mountain has become a slaughterhouse! The hunters stopped, and when they heard the story, everyone felt an inexplicable chill enveloping them, and the two diligent warriors added a lot of firewood to the fire, so as to dispel the chill that seeped into their bones in the mountains.
"Uncle, who did that?"
A warrior asked boldly. Who did this to you?
"It's as if the hunter is asking himself." His eyes widened, and I asked the same question, "Think about it, how old am I!"
Can I know who did it?
Necks curled, the young warriors paid close attention to the expressions of the hunter warriors. I also want to know who did it!
You weren't there, but I was one of the scared crying children! I know those two girls!
Usually, we have been taken care of by them, and in the village, our children all call them sisters, but ,,,,
The hunter frowned bitterly and looked sad, "That's it, the two people who treated us like sisters were so harmed and died so miserably!"
Even the head was taken away!
"The blood of the warriors is going to clot! What kind of murderer can do this? What kind of cruel and perverted person would do this? "The old man who died was the uncle of the foreign family in the village, and when he was young, he was also one of the leaders of the local hunters!
The mountain beast that can harm him, almost can't be found, we all see it, even if the uncle is old, but his skills are not lost to the young man, he went up the mountain to herd cattle, and went out of the mountain to drive the polder, not all of them have firewood knives and muskets on their bodies!
But it's so evil! The upper half of my uncle's body was gone, but the lower half of my body was left intact on the ground, but the blood was flowing everywhere!
The hunter's eyes widened, and he looked vacantly in front of him, but he didn't seem to look at anyone, just looked at him vividly, as if the people in front of him were air. So, murderer, did you see it?
The other warrior asked cautiously, and his question made the hunter's frightened eyes meet his eyes at once! Infected by him, several young warriors couldn't help but retreat one after another, and the hall suddenly became extremely silent, and in an instant, all the breathing and heartbeat became so clear, the warriors were nervous by this tense atmosphere, and they all clenched the steel gun in their hands again, and their eyes were unblinking to pay attention to the hunter uncle who was holding his breath. After a long while, he lowered his head, as if he was afraid that his voice would startle something, and continued: "In those days, the police had to be reported to the town thirty-five miles away from the village, so we divided into two ways, went all the way to the stockade, gathered enough hunters, and prepared to set off to find the murderer!
The other way went directly to the outpost at Lingtou! Where is there a local armed police and militia force, although the number is not large, but their weapons are better than ours!
For a whole week, we took our dogs and searched almost all the nearby hills, and we didn't even find the scattered bones of the three people who were killed!
At that time, the village elders all believed very much that only the whole corpse could be buried in the ground, and the incomplete corpse could not be buried!
This is a local custom. His sad and indignant tone aroused everyone's sadness, and it seemed that the missing comrades-in-arms were more than lucky.
"Uncle, have you seen anything yet?" I couldn't help it, but someone still asked.
"No, no one saw it." His tone lowered again, and the warriors sighed, sorry for the tailless story.
"But! In another foggy rainy season, in the vegetable field behind the village, we found five more headless corpses torn to pieces! As he was saying this, a bolt of lightning pierced the night, and the white light illuminated the hall as if it were dawn!
"Ahh Yes! Yes!!!!! Suddenly, a warrior screamed, his face was covered with sweat because of fear, and his facial expression suddenly spasmed and became extremely distorted, the expression like seeing a ghost made others panic, the warrior trembled uncontrollably, while facing the dome of the hall with his hands and feet, constantly moving backwards, and from time to time pointing to the top of the hall!
The light of the lightning was only a flash, could it be that the warrior saw the mysterious being?
The chill in everyone's bones was a little worse, but as the elite troops of R County, they would not be frightened by the strange and strange stories of a countryman, and the soldiers all drew their weapons in the first time and pointed to the dome of the main hall with a brush!
"You two, get him under control! Don't let him scream somewhere! Li Chengbin, who rushed to the scene when he heard the sound, frowned and ordered the two soldiers who were approaching.
"What the hell are you doing here! What the hell is going on! Report it now! The elderly soldier hurriedly got up and stood up and saluted: "Report to the company commander, I guess it was when the lightning flashed, this soldier saw that the Buddha statue was too fierce when it was illuminated by lightning, so he was shocked!" "When the troops set off, they all brought hand-cranked charging equipment, and a few lights went over, Li Chengbin saw it, indeed, some old Buddha statues here are a little too artistic, especially the 18 apologetic Garan, which is even more hideous to the extreme.
In the light of lightning that appears from time to time, it is estimated that they are the ones that can frighten people.
"With this little guts, you can also mix in the Praetorian Guard?" Li Chengbin didn't laugh angrily,
"Show me this guy and don't let him scream!" Several of the fighters nodded, and were about to step forward together to help get rid of the warrior who was struggling there, when suddenly, the warrior shouted in an almost mad wailing tone: "I see! I see it! I really saw it! Uncle! I really saw it! The strength of the warrior, who had been a little crazy, suddenly became extremely great, and he suddenly broke free from the two warriors who had controlled him before, and his gaze became frightened and distracted, as if he could not see anyone else at all, and only those who had nerves could see this expression in those who were greatly stimulated, and the little warrior raised his hand and pointed to a dark area in the dome,
"Right there! It's there! I see it! That's it! Almost screaming there, the soldier's expression became more and more crazy, his emotions deeply infected the surrounding crowd, more flashlights began to shoot in a panic on the pillars of the hall, searching the invisible enemy, Li Chengbin's face changed, and he couldn't help but say, he stepped forward with a ruthless hand knife, and suddenly slashed the soldier who kept shouting.
"Drag him aside and let everyone search this place at once! Leave a squad of soldiers in the main hall to keep on guard! All of a sudden, the soldiers were pulled back to their senses by the company commander's calm order, and one by one they hurriedly began to carry out the order under their squad leader.
The disorganized humans had to start moving, and the warriors trotted and began to search the large hall of the Mahavira.
The invisible shadow moves around in the darkness of the main hall, and if anyone can see it, they will be amazed by its dazzling shifting!
Its movements are swift and unpredictable, the eerie hall is its best hunting ground, this monster is coming, but it is not stupid to rush directly at humans in a well-lit environment, it is a creature with hunter intelligence, fear, is one of its best weapons.
After half an hour of searching, the futilely warriors returned,
"Report to the company commander, the search has been carried out, but nothing has been found." A deputy platoon commander who led the team was very unhappy, because of the imagination of a mad soldier, his group of people were all up and busy everywhere!
"Go back and rest, let the fighters maintain their strength, I don't think it's that simple. Both of you platoon commanders take responsibility! Go ahead! Li Chengbin was full of worries that he couldn't sleep, but the saint who had been lying on the ground didn't seem to be affected in the slightest, and she slept soundly like a cat!
Maybe it's because I'm too tired to travel during the day? Li Chengbin looked at the saint and explained her behavior.
"Tell the squad leader of the squad that had the accident just now to come with me immediately!" When something goes wrong, there must be a demon! Li Chengbin seems to be usually easy to talk, but he is meticulous in doing things, from the beginning of the frightening incident, he no longer believes in everyone's judgment, how can he be frightened by a few mud statues?
Even if these apologetics are all newly made, they are not as realistic as those lifelike wax figures, right?
With a few heavily loaded guards, Li Chengbin came to the place where the soldier who had passed out was guarded, and the two soldiers who were sitting on the ground resting saw the company commander coming, and hurriedly got up to guard.
"He hasn't woken up yet?" Li Chengbin looked back at the hunter,
"Company commander, he's always been like this, just now, listening to the two people who looked at him, he seemed to be in a daze, constantly muttering something: mountain ghosts, mountain ghosts."
"Mountain ghosts? What's that? How old are you to believe in those fairy tales? I tell you, in the future, don't talk about these ghosts and gods! Don't say I don't give you face, ah!
"Li Chengbin doesn't know these people under him, and he doesn't know the guy in front of him who tells ghost stories?" There are no ghosts in this world!
Where the hell is? Yes? You said! Have you ever seen a ghost?
Li Chengbin relied on the fact that he had studied in junior high school, and he was also an "intellectual" in his company!
Just as he was spitting and reprimanding his subordinates, he suddenly heard a miserable scream outside the main hall, "Ah!
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