The mayor of the town, Bowers, was a 60-year-old man, with a big belly, wearing a dirty suit, and he looked badly sleep-deprived, worried, with very deep bags under his eyes, and very agitated and agitated.

"You said your name is Duanmusen, a tourist from China, who went camping in the forest, met a wild beast, and escaped?"

Powers looked at me several times with his glasses on, and didn't seem to trust my word that much.

"Yes, I met a big black bear last night and almost ate me, scaring me to death."

I deliberately pretended to be very scared, and Powers looked at me, then at the guitar case next to me, and said indifferently, "One, there are no black bears near our town, and second, it's the first time I've seen campers come with guitars." Thirdly, there are some terrible things around our town, and no one can escape their claws in the dark. But it looks like you're a normal person, so whether you're lying or not, welcome to our town. You can grab a bite to eat or find a hotel to sleep in. Tomorrow we will leave here with the logging company's truck fleet. Don't stay in our town for too long, or I won't be able to make sure you're safe. ”

When Powers said that, he actually let me go. I smiled and nodded, picked up my guitar case, and before leaving, I asked, "Mr. Mayor, if it's convenient, can you tell me what's weird around here?" ”

The mayor glanced at me, his small astute eyes radiating a deep sense of fear, and finally told me to hurry up and leave, but he didn't say a word.

After leaving the mayor's office, I was really penniless, but fortunately, I still had an American credit card that Zhou Yi gave me in my pocket, but I don't know if there is a place in this remote town where I can withdraw cash.

I found the captain of the logging convoy in the only small pub in town, an American man with arms as thick as my legs, but even the lumberjacks gave me a very nervous feeling.

Moreover, in the generally very lively little bars, business was very cold, and I noticed that the people in the bars were all wary of me, a stranger outsider.

"Hello, are you the captain of the logging team? I want to follow your car and leave town early tomorrow morning, would you like to take me with you? ”

I asked politely, but when I saw this big American man, his brows furrowed suddenly, and he looked very irritable.

"You're already the seventh, oh my God, everyone in this town wants to get out of here, but why are they all coming to us? The car can't fit anymore, and even if we set off during the day, we have a very big risk, damn it! If the company hadn't arranged for me to work here, I wouldn't have brought my brothers to this hellish place, in three days, three brothers have died, damn it, why didn't anyone dare to kill that monster! ”

I was taken aback by Captain Lumber's words, I'm sure there must be a monster near the town, and I don't know what it is.

Second, this monster often attacks people, and it is supposed to be nocturnal, but it is also very dangerous during the day.

No wonder the town is so tense, it turns out that there was a monster attack! Combined with the dark shadow I felt before, I initially judged that it might be a supernatural creature similar to a werewolf, anyway, the World Supernatural Master Competition has been held, and it is not impossible that these dark creatures will attack humans in the open.

I wanted to ask about the captain of the lumberjack, but he left the bar with a bottle. At this time, I could only go back to the bar, the bar owner was a very thin middle-aged American, while wiping the wine glass, while saying: "Young man, you really didn't come to the right time, now our town is no longer the same scenery as it used to be, since that monster came, everyone is afraid of strangers, you are being watched by everyone." ”

It is said that the bar owners in the United States are very eloquent, and now when I see it, it is indeed the case.

"Boss, do you have a phone here?"

I asked.

The boss pointed to the corner of the bar, a landline phone that looked a little old, and after I picked it up, I dialed Zhou Yi's number. After a while, the phone went through. Several of them got together smoothly, including Zhou Yi's mother has also sent a helicopter to save people, after I told Zhou Yi his geographical location, he said, I don't have to leave in a hurry, there will be a helicopter to pick me up.

I have to say, it's good to have a big family, I was thinking about how to leave, but now it's good, I don't have to go, just wait for the plane to pick me up. However, Zhou Yi told me that because our location is relatively remote, it will take at least a day for the plane to arrive. So I'm going to spend the night in this town.

After hanging up the phone, I asked the boss if I could swipe the card, he looked at me, smiled coldly and said, "Is there no money?" Forget it, I'll make you an apple pie to eat, in the past, my apple pie here was out of stock every day, and now there are fewer and fewer people coming here. You wait. ”

More than ten minutes after the boss walked in, he put a hot apple pie in front of me and asked me if I wanted to drink. I shook my head and said I didn't drink, so he poured me a glass of juice and leaned against the wall to smoke.

"I said, what the hell is going on here? Are you in any trouble? ”

I asked as I ate.

"A monster, or rather, a three-headed monster, began to surround our town half a year ago, and they did not eat animals, but people. Every day after night, the town was always dragged away by monsters, and now that the town was locked down, there were no tourists, and no one came to our town except for the workers who came to us regularly to cut wood, and the poor delivery men who came once a month. Luckily, the mayor told us that there was only one monster out there now, and that if it couldn't eat anyone, it would starve to death, and that the town would be back to its former prosperity. However, who believes this kind of nonsense. Even the government ignored us, and sent two troops to exterminate this monster, and in the end even the soldiers were eaten. No one cares about us anymore, we can only fend for ourselves. ”

The bar owner seemed negative, but at least things were clear. A monster that can fight with combat troops, it seems that it is really not easy.

"Moreover, my favorite daughter was also eaten by that monster three months ago, eh, I miss her so much, and I love her very much."

The owner of the bar, who seemed to be a nice guy and spoke with some sadness, should now explain why the town is so depressed, and those who should have left are gone, and those who remain are just unwilling to give up their homes. Except for the lumberjacks and delivery men who were forced to come here, no one wanted to approach this terrible town.

After I finished eating, I wiped my mouth, and said with a smile on my face: "Uncle, it tastes really good, thank you for your hospitality, although I don't have the money to pay, but maybe I can help solve the crisis in this town." ”

The bar owner looked me strangely, looked me up and down a few times, and said, "You're a hunter?" ”

I shook my head, picked up my guitar case, and said as I walked out, "Tomorrow at noon, please make me the same apple pie, and when the time comes, I'll pay for it with the monster's head." ”

Everyone in the bar heard me, and everyone was speechless in surprise. Humming a little tune, I walked back to Powers' office and exclaimed, "Tonight, Lord Mayor, please open the gates of the town, for I'm going out to hunt down the monster that killed so many of you." ”

Bowers' expression was exactly the same as that of the people in the bar, and he was speechless in surprise when he heard the news. After a long time, he said, "You're not kidding, are you? It was a monster as tall as an adult man, faster than an eagle, stronger than a bear, and terrifyingly intelligent! You, you're going to be killed by it! ”

I shrugged my shoulders and said, "The apple pie in your town is delicious, so I'll have to pay for your food, and at night, just open the gate of the town and let me out." If you don't feel at ease, you can watch me from the watchtower in town. ”

With that, I left Powers' mayor's office, found a big tree, and slept soundly. By evening, I saw all the townspeople, as well as the lumberjacks, in the streets, and when they saw me, everyone looked surprised.

"He's still a kid."

The captain of the logging team said in an incredulous tone.

I, on the other hand, walked silently to the wooden gate of the town, watched the huge wooden gate be opened, slowly walked out of the town, and after walking about 500 meters, I stopped.

At this time, I already felt that the black shadow was standing in the forest staring at me, and even its heavy breath had reached my ears.