Epiphany Village, a small village in the southeast of Sichuan.

It is located in a remote area, close to the township.

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On this day and night, strange winds were blowing, and there were bursts of miserable screams from time to time in the deep mountains, which made people feel creepy.

The old people all sighed and said that it was the mountain demon in the deep mountains who was hungry and uncomfortable, and they were screaming, and told all families not to go out after nightfall, to stay at home with peace of mind, to sleep, and to be fine tomorrow morning.

What exactly is a mountain demon?

The young people of the village did not know.

But every time a few old people in the village mentioned the mountain demon, they would show frightened eyes, and their bodies would tremble. They may have forgotten many things in their old age, but in the depths of their memories they will never forget the terrifying mountain demons.

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Many years ago, when the war had just ended.

From time to time, people disappear in the deep mountains of Epiphany Village, and many hunters are gone and never return, and no one is alive or dead. The old head of the village reported the situation to the troops stationed nearby.

Because of the special situation at that time, in order to prevent enemy personnel from infiltrating, all special situations had to be reported to the superiors.

The commanders of the troops took this matter more seriously, and they suspected that it might be that enemy agents had infiltrated the mountains to carry out covert activities.

Therefore, a reinforced company was immediately sent into the mountain to investigate the situation.

A reinforced company with some heavy weapons, the strength is naturally needless to say. Even if there are really enemy forces, with the configuration of a few pistols and a few machine guns, it is naturally foolproof to destroy them.

This company, under the leadership of the old village chief, rushed to Epiphany Village.

Lian Changsheng is black and strong, tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and quite handsome.

"Old village chief, you have to introduce us to a few guides, otherwise we will probably go around in such a big forest!"

The old village chief nodded again and again with some embarrassment on his face, after all, people are here to help the village, and it is natural to give a few people, but the hunters in the village are all gone in the deep mountains and never go back, where to choose two guides?

Just when the old village chief fell into deep thought, several young men who were just in their early twenties on the side smiled and recommended themselves: "Why don't you just a few of us." ”

A few guys are dark-skinned, robust, and good at first glance.

The company commander looked at a few guys and nodded with satisfaction,

"Okay, then you guys. ”

The old village chief's difficulties were solved, and at this time he nodded and instructed a few young men: "The situation in the mountains is not as usual, you all have to be careful, and listen to Uncle Bing's words." ”

"Got it, village chief, you can rest assured. In that dense forest, I walked hundreds of times, even if I closed my eyes, I ran back. ”

The black guy shouted, smiling brightly.

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The people rested for the night,

Early the next morning, at dawn, the group rushed to the mountains.

Tall trees, humid air, quiet atmosphere, deep in the mountains and old forests, it seems as if time has stopped.

Only this company walked through it, making some noise.

The company commander was quite curious and asked, "Young man, why is there no living creature in this forest?"

The young man in the village scratched his head, smiled very honestly, and replied: "No, it wasn't like this before, but it seems that the living creatures in the mountain are suddenly gone." ”

The company commander let out an "oh" and thought to himself.

The correspondent on the side sent a telegram: "May 8th." Our tribe has gone into the mountains, and there is no living thing. ”

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The entire company was ordered to begin a carpet search, and he lined up in a row and advanced slowly.

For several days, nothing was found, and the soldiers were exhausted and demoralized.

"It's not a way for the company commander to go on like this. This mountainous area is so vast that we don't think we can search it in a month. ”

The platoon commander of the platoon said what was in his heart and sighed.

The company commander frowned slightly and sighed, obviously thinking about this in his heart.

"If I don't find anything after two days, I will report to my superiors and say that I have not found any problems and will evacuate when the time comes. ”

Two more days. Everyone was a little resistant in their hearts, but the military order was like a mountain and could not be disobeyed.

Now the entire company has penetrated deep into the hinterland of the old forest, almost cut off from the outside, and the people inside will only become more rare.

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Where the troops were stationed.

A slightly chubby man was standing by the window, holding a stack of materials in his hand, and the sun was indifferently hitting his face, imprinting an extremely sad face.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

The chubby man said, "Please come in." ”

The door was pushed open, and in came a tall, thin old man, with yellowed skin, gray hair, and a tough build.

"What's the matter, what's going on?" asked the old man, sitting down, in a deep voice.

The chubby man walked over and sighed: "Old chief, Company Commander Shi and their companies have entered the mountain one by one, and it has been a few months, and there is no news. ”

As he spoke, the chubby man handed the pile of materials in his hand to the old chief.

The old chief didn't express his opinion first, reached out and took the pile of materials, then opened the reading glasses that were in his breast pocket, put them on, and looked at them.

The information is the content of each communication sent by that company, which is roughly as follows:

May 8. Our tribe has gone into the mountains, and there is no living thing.

On 10 May, our unit was ordered to conduct a normal search, but nothing was found.

On 12 May, our troops had entered the hinterland, and the army was alone, with nothing to gain and demoralization.

On 14 May, the company commander decided to go for two more days.

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On 17 May, our unit discovered something at the mouth of a cave early this morning, and the whole company decided to go further.

On May 19, something bad happened, and inexplicable deaths began in the company. The cause of death is unknown, and the death is very hideous.

On May 22, when there were not many people left, the company commander said, "Don't come to the mountains, don't come to the mountains......

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The chubby man's face was full of sadness, and the whole company was missing, and he didn't know how to explain it to his superiors.

After reading the communication sent by the company, the old chief pointed to the 17 May on it and said: "In the past, the communication was sent every two days, but here it is a day late, which means that something has already begun to happen on this day. ”

The chubby man nodded and replied, "The company that originally planned to come back suddenly made a discovery, and this discovery may have been a decoy, and the entire company was calculated. ”

The old chief's eyes were deep, and he said: "I don't rule out this possibility, if someone calculates, then this person or these people are not simple." ”

"This is a reinforced company, could it be that kind of strength, and still have such ability?" the chubby man mused.

The old chief proposed: "Why don't you continue to send troops and explore the bottom of the whole mountain." ”

When the chubby man heard this, he weighed the pros and cons in his heart.

Suddenly, in the distance, there was a sound of swift and crisp footsteps, a sound that only when a military boot was pressed a wooden plank.

There was a sweaty soldier standing at the door, he was standing guard at the gate, and suddenly a villager from Tanhua Village ran to say that the guide who followed the company into the mountain came back covered in blood.

"Report," the soldier called.

The chubby man nodded, sat down next to the old chief, stretched out his hand and put a stack of materials into the cabinet on the side, and said in a low voice, "Come in." ”

The soldier walked in, standing in a very standard military posture, his chest rising and falling, panting heavily.

The old chief waved his hand, smiled quite kindly, and said, "Little comrade, do you have anything to report?"

The soldier turned his eyes and saw the epaulettes on the old chief's shoulders, his heart was shocked, his eyes revealed a fleeting admiration, he straightened his waist, and said with a full sense of anger: "Report to the chief, the villagers of Tanhua Village came to report that a few villagers who had followed a series of villagers into the mountain had returned. ”

"What!" The slightly chubby man's voice trembled a little, and he looked excited, and stood up directly from the soft leather sofa, "You say, the people from Epiphany Village are back?"

The soldier nodded affirmatively and replied firmly: "Yes, what the villagers said. ”

The chubby man stared at the soldier and asked anxiously, "Where is the villager who reported the news?"

"It's just outside," the soldier returned.

The old chief also stood up at this time, and he wondered if the company was trapped in the mountain, so he sent a few villagers with better skills to report the news.

The chubby man was obviously in the same idea as the old chief, and the two looked at each other tacitly, and stepped out of the door back and forth.

They wanted to see the villager who had told the news, and they were eager to know what had happened to the whole company.

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At this time, there was indeed a man standing at the entrance of the army with a somewhat rickety back. The man's dark face was covered with sweat, and he wiped the sweat with the strip of cloth in his hand while fanning the wind.

Seeing the chubby man and the old chief rushing over one after the other, the man stood up, straightened his waist like a soldier, received a non-standard military salute, and called: "Hello chief." ”

The chubby man waved his hand, the current policy is that the military and the people are a family, and it is not good for him to put on a shelf.

"Okay, okay, fellow, let me ask you, did the comrades who followed the company into the mountain really come back?"

The man paused, swallowing his saliva, and being able to see the head of the unit made him a little excited. His voice trembled a little and he said, "Oh, yes, chief. It was indeed the children who followed the troops into the mountains, covered in blood, and they all had only half a life left, and the barefoot doctors in the village couldn't save them, I ran the fastest, and the village chief called me to come to the army for help. ”

The chubby man nodded, looking into the distance with deep eyes, not knowing what he was thinking,

"Don't worry, fellow, those little comrades, I will take someone to save them immediately. ”

The chubby man turned to the soldier and said, "Xiao Wu, the whole team, take Doctor Zhang, let's go to Epiphany Village." ”

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It was already three hours before everyone arrived at Epiphany Village.

Epiphany Village is located in a mountainous area, surrounded by mountains, in the middle of a basin. There was no road in the village, so the chubby man got out of the car and led the group on foot.

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At this time, most of the people in the village gathered in the old Taoist temple in the village.

At the foot of the high steps, the young men who followed them into the mountain were lying on the ground, covered in blood and in a coma, and one of the black guys had their eyes gouged out.

The old village chief knelt on the ground and prayed silently to Sanqing, and the chubby man beside him sighed: "I really don't know how they ran out." ”

Dr. Zhang, who was accompanying him in the army, was treating them.

The old chief of the army on the side frowned, the situation in front of him seemed not optimistic, he bent down and asked, "Xiao Zhang, how are they doing?"