Chapter 5 Into the Forest
After seeing the black mist retreat into the forest, the crowd dispersed after the village chief announced the recruitment.
After all, it is also night, and in this era of insufficient illumination at night, in the eyes of people, dusk and night are the time dominated by the devil, and the chances of encountering danger at night are greatly increased.
Bengil waited with Colanti in the abandoned house, until the early hours of the morning, before the sun rose, Bengil woke up from his sleep, looked out of the house, and found that the black fog in the forest had disappeared.
He hurriedly woke up his sister, carried his things, and hurried towards the forest, although it was safe to stay here for the time being, but the days after that were simply waiting for death.
First, they don't have food at all, and second, although no one usually comes here, there is still a great possibility of exposure if they stay here, and once they are caught, it is difficult to say what will happen.
"Let's hurry away, and when the village chief takes people into the forest, let's go farther away and avoid them. Bengil looked around, afraid of meeting the early riser, and instructed Colanti.
Fortunately, there was nothing wrong all the way, the two of them entered the forest smoothly, the sky was not yet dawn, the forest was pitch black, and after the two entered, they rushed along the beast road to the other side of the river.
Bengil had only been to the forest once before, when the hunters of the village had hunted a wild boar together, and he had come in with his father once and carried the boar away, so he was not familiar with the forest.
Cole had been here a few times, and their original plan was that Cole would come as a guide and then work together to trap some prey, and they didn't even think about how they would live after that, maybe they could walk through the forest to the other side of the forest.
Of course, their plan is just to escape, after all, there is no more choice, if you don't escape, you will die, at least there is a chance of life if you escape, and the same is true of Bangil, it is impossible for him to watch his sister being sold.
That's his sister, being sold to become a slave and a plaything, which is a mortal and uncomfortable thing, so he would rather take his sister to the forest for an adventure, but after entering the forest, Bengil realized that what he had thought before was too simple.
In front of Bengil's eyes was a skeleton of a human, but much larger than a human, like a giant, and unlike a human, the skull of the giant had a pair of antlers.
When he saw this skeleton, Bengil remembered a rumor in the village, that is, the forest was inhabited by man-eating devils, according to legend, these devils were originally humans, but they fed on humans, and they were possessed by the devil, and their bodies gradually became alienated into the appearance of devils.
According to legend, the symbol of this man-eating devil is that they are much taller than humans, and they already resemble the head of a deer.
The discovery of this skeleton has made Bengil feel that things are not simple, the ogre in the forest, it is a terrible thing to think about, and now this ogre is dead here, and only one bone remains.
In addition, the bones were clean, there was not a trace of meat residue left, and there was some moistness, relatively fresh, but strangely there were no animal tooth marks on them, so that the ogre seemed to be devoured by something small like a bug.
The thought of "the black fog killed the ogre devil" flashed, and the horror of the black fog was suddenly awakened, and Bengil was terrified.
If it hadn't been for the accident yesterday afternoon, he and his sister would probably have only bones left here, and the forest was the only way for them to survive before, so they instinctively ignored the problem of the black fog, thinking that the black fog would not come so quickly.
But now it seems that it should be said that it is thanks to Udic's betrayal that they were delayed for a while, otherwise they would have been dead or alive when they walked into the forest at that time, after all, even the cannibal devil died in the black fog, not to mention that they were still minors.
Enduring the discomfort, Bengil unloaded the thigh bone of the ogre in front of him, used it as a weapon, held it in his hand like a big stick, and then put aside the bone and walked towards the other side of the river.
The closer you get to the river, the more careful Bangier becomes, as the river is where the animals drink, and this is where all kinds of wild animals are most likely to be encountered.
The reason why they came to the river was because they didn't have much water, and yesterday they hid in the abandoned wooden house, so they drank all the soup they had brought with them, and they didn't dare to go out at will at night, and when they woke up in the morning, they went to the river again for fear of running into people, so they came back to fetch water after entering the forest.
The other is for positioning, in the forest, only the river is the most obvious geographical indication, otherwise after losing your direction in the forest, it will be difficult for you to find the water source, which is also what Cole said casually when he confirmed his escape.
Along the way, Colanti didn't say a word, obediently followed Banjir, and only when there was some discovery, he would pull Banjir's sleeve, Colanti pulled Banjir's sleeve again, and pointed to some small fruits on the tree on the other side.
Their father had brought back the fruits, and they were sure to be edible, at least they had found some food, and their worries about the unknown forest had been put aside a little, and comparing food was always reassuring.
And when Bengil and his sister walked in the forest, and went to the river, the people of the village also gathered.
The white-bearded old village chief, who usually carried three big dogs, disappeared, and was only followed by several village hunters, including Bangil's father, two cows died, and the son and daughter who were spare property ran away again, and the hunters who wanted to survive could only choose to join the village chief's exploration team and obtain the village chief's funding.
After the sacrifice every year, the village chief will take people to the forest to search for something, and it is also rumored in the village that the old village chief is searching the legendary candy house, after all, the old village chief is not short of money, he is the best person in the village, and he can move out of here and go to a safer town to live.
The old village chief did not have a son, only three big dogs accompanied him, although the age seems not small, but the body is very tough, it is said that he went to be a soldier when he was young, and after obtaining a large amount of wealth, he was dashing outside.
And every year the old village chief takes people to search in the forest, and sometimes, all of them can come back and get a lot of resources, while sometimes, they all die, and only the old village chief comes back alone.
But every year, there are always some people who can't survive, choose to accept the employment of the old village chief, and they start by walking along the river towards the forest.