As the sky gradually darkened, the bright moon also slowly rose over the distant wilderness, probably because it was almost the fifteenth day of the month, and the moon tonight was bigger and rounder than the previous days, making the desolate Qifengkou Village not look particularly dim.

In the open space in front of the village, a group of figures were sitting on the ground in front of a large bonfire with a strong fire, enjoying a rare and sumptuous dinner together, and hearty laughter was heard from the crowd from time to time.

These figures were Chen Xiao and his entourage and more than a dozen villagers from Qifengkou Village, after Chen Xiao beckoned the little fat man and others over, he ordered everyone to share the dried snake meat they carried with these villagers, and several of them also drank the wild vegetable soup boiled by the villagers.

The villagers rarely had a full meal, and they still ate energy-rich snake jerky, and they couldn't help but close their mouths happily one by one, and became more enthusiastic about Chen Xiao and others, chatting with everyone from time to time, telling about all kinds of things they saw and heard and tragic scenes before and after the disaster.

And Chen Xiao and others also felt a rare calm and warmth, and they opened the conversation box one after another, treating these villagers as if they had not been relatives for a long time, and the scene was as lively as a big family gathering before the disaster.

Also, if there are no conflicts of interest, no intention to harm others, and no racial factions between human beings, then living in harmony is actually really simple.

But in reality, there are no ifs, human nature is often selfish, from ancient times to the present, peace is just a slogan, for their own interests and purposes, even if there is no excuse, they will find an excuse to fight.

Now that human beings have broken free from the shackles of order, they are even more lawless, and the difficulties of survival and the shortage of resources will intensify the struggle between human beings more and more.

The villagers, who had eaten and drunk enough, looked at the deeper and deeper night, and gradually lost their interest in chatting, and their eyes also showed a trace of worry, and their eyes looked around, with a frightened and uneasy look.

The old man who spoke to Chen Xiao and others before was the former head of this village, and he had a high prestige in the village, plus he was also senior and decisive, so the surviving villagers in the village would ask for his opinion no matter what happened, and most of them would obey his arrangement, which shows that this old man had indeed done a lot of things for the village before, otherwise how could he easily get the support of the majority of villagers.

At this time, the old man looked at the expressions of the villagers, and then looked at the night that had completely darkened, and couldn't help but sigh lightly, and said to Chen Xiao and the others with a melancholy face: "Dolls, look at the sky, it is estimated that the bats are coming soon, this is the case when they came two days ago, do you want to hide from it?" ”

"Oh, by the way, there is nothing to hide in the village, only a house that has not collapsed can be sheltered for a while, but the bats can still enter through the window, you can go inside with the women and children in the village to hide for a while, at least there are fewer attacks than outside, I and a few old men are here to attract the attention of the bats, as long as they hold out until dawn, they will leave!" The old man didn't wait for Chen Xiao and the others to answer, so he continued with a kind face, pointing to a slightly inclined brick house behind everyone by the way.

"Grandpa, what's so embarrassing? How can a bunch of us big men hide inside? Can we all hide in the house and seal the windows? Chen Xiao looked at the crumbling bungalow behind him, as well as the three or four large windows on it that had lost glass, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and replied.

The windows were sealed with cardboard and torn clothes, but there were obviously large gaps, and the bodies of bats would definitely be able to get in, and if there were more bats, cardboard might not be able to stop them.

"You don't know, young man! These bats can smell the scent of living people, and they are born with ultrasound, even if we hide in the house, they can find it, then we will become turtles in the urn, we are around the campfire to attract and hinder them, as long as they all come to me, you will be safe......" Seeing that Chen Xiao did not understand the situation, the old man hurriedly explained, and looked anxious.

Through the old man's narration, Chen Xiao and others gradually understood the horror of the bat swarm.

It turned out that on the first night, due to the sudden arrival of the bats, several men blocked the door to resist the attack of the bats in order to protect the women, children and the elderly.

On the second night, the villagers, under the leadership of the old village chief, prepared a lot of firewood, and lit a big bonfire, leaving four or five people around the fire to attract bats, and the others hid in the house.

According to the old man's description, these bats would rush up to the scene whenever they saw a living person, and they would not give up until they achieved their goal, so that the people who hid there would be spared, and if everyone crowded in the same place, they would probably be wiped out.

In fact, the villagers did not want to leave this village to live elsewhere, but where can a group of old and weak women and children go?

The outside world is also full of all kinds of dangers, with the strength of their group of people, if they encounter bad people, they will definitely be reduced to fish and meat, and they will be slaughtered by others, it is better to live in this sparsely populated mountain village, and maybe they can live longer.

After listening to the old man's words, Chen Xiao and the others also fell into contemplation with a blank face, but in their hearts they admired these villagers more and more, after the disaster, there are still some simple and brave people, in order to protect their companions to shed blood and sacrifice, and did not think of running for their lives alone, and there are many strong middle-aged men among them.

"Grandpa, don't you want to see if I'm a gentleman? Today I am determined to guard here! Let me show you the demeanor of me, a pure man! The little fat man was the first to speak out to break the silence, and he looked like he was desperate to die.

"Yes, let the folks go back to the house! We young people help you kill bats, and we will definitely keep them alive! Li Han also followed with a firm expression.

"Hmph, old man, don't worry, let those beasts who don't have long eyes see the methods of our grandfathers today." After Guo Zirong snorted coldly, he said with a murderous face.

"Although I'm young, I don't want to be a vegetarian, and I'm one of today's things, since I have joined the team, I have to make a vote." Gao Feng's firm words were loud, and his childish facial features also became heroic because of these bold words.

"I'm going to participate too, and it's time to show off our training results!" Ma Jing's heroic voice also sounded immediately after, with a posture of not letting her eyebrows go.

"Yes, don't look at us as women, we are all women, and we have been trained for several days, and it is time to go to war!" A silver bell-like voice came out of Ma Ying's mouth, and she couldn't tell where she looked like a female man at all.

The old village chief looked at the people who were full of will to fight, and threw a hesitant look at Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao looked at everyone's determined expressions, nodded appreciatively, and said affirmatively to the old man on the side: "Grandpa, since they have all decided, let us help you attract bats!" Please rest assured, we will definitely protect ourselves, don't persuade us anymore, it is good for young people to see the wind and waves, after all, there are countless dangers waiting for them in the future! ”

Chen Xiao's resolute tone and everyone's firm attitude made the old man a little moved and at the same time showed a trace of embarrassment, sighed, and said with a face full of relief: "Thank you, you are all good children, your arrival today is a blessing for our village!" However, I will still leave a few men to attract bats with you, and please don't refuse, after all, the guests are as they please, and if we let you protect you all night, we won't be able to go! ”

After the old man finished speaking, he arranged for the villagers to take care of himself, not allowing Chen Xiao and the others to intervene again, he first instructed five men in his forties and fifties to stay and guard the bonfire, and then instructed the other women and children to hide in the house.

Feeling the old man's simple and kind affection, Chen Xiao didn't want to say anything anymore, and after nodding respectfully at the old man's back, he turned around and ordered with a serious expression at the people in front of him: "After a while, Ma Jing and Ma Ying will go to the house to protect the villagers, and the others will stay with me to help the uncles resist the bats together!" Get your weapons ready, even if you can't kill all these beasts today, you will have to kill them so badly that they won't dare to come here again in the future! ”

"Don't be upset, you two have a purpose in letting you go to the house, after all, you have also trained for a few days, and you have absorbed a lot of energy, and your combat effectiveness is definitely stronger than those women and children, your task is to guard those windows, and don't let a bat bite your fellow countrymen!" Do you hear that? Also, reseal the windows a little more, and try not to have too many gaps. Without waiting for Sister Ma Jing to refute, Chen Xiao instructed the two of them with a stern expression.

"Hear that, Brother Xiao, we must kill all the bats that fly in!"

"Don't worry! Brother Xiao, we will definitely guard those windows and ensure that the villagers will not be harmed at all! After listening to Chen Xiao's arrangement, the Ma Jing sisters gradually came to their senses, and each showed a thoughtful look, and even the displeasure on their faces slowly faded, and then they each reassured.

After Chen Xiao nodded in satisfaction, he called the rest of the people together and arranged a strategy against the enemy for a while......

According to Chen Xiao's instructions, everyone prepared a thick long wooden stick, and tied rags and rotten clothes at both ends of the stick, and then smeared terpine ester and fuel to make a giant torch.

Guo Zirong is constantly processing the sharpened arrows of the wooden arrows, and his task is to hide behind everyone for a while, and shoot as many bats as possible, and support and cover everyone by the way.

The five uncles also made their own torches under Chen Xiao's arrangement, but they were arranged by Chen Xiao in the middle, their task was to wait for Chen Xiao in front of them to wait for the four people to run out before attacking, in fact, after dividing everyone into two groups, take turns to resist the attack of the bats, and when one group is tired, the other group will be replaced, so that they can continue to fight with the bat group.

After everyone was ready, they lined up the formation and waited for it, Chen Xiao and the four of them, as the first group, were at the forefront of the formation, nearly two meters away from the bonfire, and at the same time with their backs to the bonfire, they were arranged in a semicircle, and the five uncles, as the second echelon, stood behind Chen Xiao and others, ready to respond and replace the first group at any time.

Guo Zirong was close to the bonfire, his body was less than fifty centimeters away from the outermost flames, and at this moment the sweat had slowly flowed down his forehead, which seemed to be caused by the high temperature emitted by the flames, and the quiver behind him was filled with all kinds of arrows, and the left hand holding the hardwood bow trembled slightly, and the long wait finally made him a little uneasy.

After more than ten minutes, Chen Xiao took the lead in discovering the anomaly in the air with his super eyesight, and his face suddenly changed.

"Everyone be careful, that group of brutes is coming, don't mess up, if you can't cope with it, shout for help, and when the people next to you hear it, you must hurry up to support, don't leave the campfire too far, as long as they don't go to that room, don't chase after them!" Chen Xiao's eyes stared at the air on the left side of everyone's formation, and his mouth was anxiously ordered......

When everyone heard that the bats were coming, although they were a little nervous, they hurriedly lit the large torch in their hands, and then held their breath one by one, staring directly at the sky in front of them on the left......

I saw that under the illumination of the moonlight, a large group of black dots were forming a large black hurricane from far and near in the distance, densely forming a large black hurricane, and the spectacular hurricane was accompanied by a gloomy "squeak~" sound, which made people shudder when they listened......

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