Chapter 4: Sacrifice
Looking at the adults who gradually receded, Bengil hugged Colanti but still didn't move, because there were still two people who stayed in place, and began to search for something, it was Bengill's father and mother.
When they heard that Bengil had escaped with Colanti, they stopped by and went home to take a look, and soon found that two cows had died, and half of the family's breadwinner had collapsed in an instant, so the most important thing for them at the moment was to stop the loss.
The cow was bitten to death by a poisonous snake, and when he saw the green flesh, he knew that the beef was already poisonous, and it could be said that the two cows had no value except for some milk accumulated before.
So if you want to survive, you must first get a fortune to survive this time, originally if Bengil and Colanti did not run, then selling all the two children is the best way, that is, to get a part of the financial resources, but also to reduce the consumption of the two mouths.
And now that the two children have run away, the two adults are naturally unwilling, for them, the two children are a resource to support their survival, how can they escape, so after confirming that the two were really here before, they began to search nearby.
Bandier was impatient, although the col here was hidden, it was not far, as long as he walked nearby, it was easy to find the two of them, but now there was no way to escape, once he ran out of the col, then it was inevitable to be discovered.
And the bow and arrow in the hands of Banger's father is not vegetarian, although he can't shoot vital points, but there is no problem with shooting his leg, as long as he stops, the two children can't escape the pursuit of adults.
"What should I do? It's only a matter of time before they find this place, and even if we don't get shot by a bow or arrow, my sister and I can't match my father's speed. Bengil frantically thought of a way: "If this continues, we will definitely be caught." ”
This place, still some distance from the forest, is still some distance from the forest, and Bengill's parents are searching around, and it is estimated that they will soon come to the neighborhood, and it is this situation that puts Bangil in a desperate situation.
Just when Bengil wanted to escape by himself, entangled his parents, and let his sister escape, he heard some inhuman shouts, and boundless panic appeared in the hearts of everyone around him, and Bangil turned around and saw that the river over there began to be a mist, and in the part of the forest, it turned into a black mist, spreading towards the forest.
"The River of Black Mist has rioted...... the thought flashed through Benjil's head, and then he breathed a sigh of relief: "Saved." ”
Every year, there will be a riot in the River of Black Mist, and anyone will stay away from the forest, even in the clearing outside the forest, there will be monsters in the Black Mist, and those who stay in the Black Mist will be dragged away and sacrificed to the River of Black Mist.
The two people who were originally searching had to stop unwillingly, and it was precisely because of the fear of the black fog that they would choose to sacrifice their children in exchange for the qualification for the black fog to dissipate and enter the forest to hunt.
Now that the black fog has gradually spread, it is really impossible for them to touch the black fog without their lives.
So the two had no choice but to retreat, and prepare for the sacrifice with the whole village, the two rabbit cubs may have fled to the forest, and the things they raised are gone, there is no additional harvest, and life will not be easy in the future.
The others gradually retreated, leaving only Bandier and Colanti to hide in the col, watching the black fog in the distance gradually spread, and their hearts became anxious again, the original black fog only spread in the forest, but each time it extended outward.
Originally, there were some people living outside the forest, but with the overflow of the black fog, they gradually moved away from the edges, leaving this blank space, last year's black fog did not reach the col, but this time it is not necessarily.
So Bengil now could only hope that his parents would walk faster and leave the clearing, so that he could come out of the col and hide on the other side of the hill.
Fortunately, Bangil's parents, or the whole village, were afraid of the black fog, and the two people ran to answer the village, and when they saw the two disappearing, Bangil hurriedly ran out of the col with his sister.
Hiding under the hillside, looking at the black fog that permeated the mountain col, Bandier only felt that his heart was about to jump out, just a little, he and his sister were about to be shrouded in the black fog, looking at the black fog, Bellier felt that in the black fog, there seemed to be something with a thick malice. Staring at himself.
"Colanti, we need to find a place, and when the village chief will bring someone to make sacrifices, we may still be found here. "Bengil is not relieved that the danger they are facing now has not disappeared, but has only receded temporarily.
"Let's go, go over there. "Bengil took his sister to an abandoned house not far from the Black Mist, which was gradually abandoned as the Black Mist overflowed wider.
This house has been completely abandoned, and no one usually comes here at all, and Bengil and his sister are hiding here, as long as someone does not come to look for them, they will not be found.
Another advantage here is that you can see the river from the crack in the door here.
It was nearly evening, and when Bangil, who finally heard the voice, approached the crack in the door, he saw that all the people of the village had gone out, and there were seven people in the sacrifice, and Cole and Udick were among them.
Cole and Udick only accidentally knew that they were sacrifices, while the others were completely unaware before, holding the mentality of quails, waiting for fate to come, until today they were all caught, seven sacrifices, with ropes tied to their bodies.
All seven of them were placed on top of a small boat, like seven worms, struggling, crying, begging for mercy, cursing, but in order to live, they could not give up the sacrifice, as a sacrifice, everything was already doomed.
After the seven people were thrown onto the boat, the boat, which was not controlled, slowly moved, and the boat went upriver towards the forest at the source, and gradually walked into the black fog, in which the vision was lost, and only the river lapping against the hull of the boat could be heard, and the frightened shouts of the people on board.
Gradually, those noisy sounds also stopped, I don't know how long it took, the sun went down, the light faded, the black fog gradually subsided, retreated into the forest, all the villagers who stayed in place and waited for the results were relieved, this sacrifice was successful, then there was no problem with hunting for the next year.
"Everyone, old rules, tomorrow I will take people to the forest, if you are willing to come, wait to find me, and the reward will be good. After the white-bearded village chief finished speaking, he led the three big dogs away.
Bangil's parents looked at each other and walked towards the village chief.