Some were tied to tree stumps, and some were chained up. Their clothes were worn out with bloodstain. Some of them were ghastly pale without lively expression. And from time to time, they made an oozing voice.
There were dead people piled up next to them, exuding bursts of ugliness, which was very terrifying!
And the man on the altar just now was awake at the moment. He curled up in the corner and saw all this in front of him. His eyes were full of fear.
Seeing this, Shuo Ling couldn’t help but be curious.
These people looked like his guinea pig. What would this wizard-like do?
When he was thinking, he heard a voice from nearby. Shuo Ling and Yang Zijin hurriedly looked behind and found a fork next to them.
They just walked along this fork for a while before they saw a secret room, looking from the crack of the door. The wizard was there!
At this time, he was speaking to someone, “How many people died today?”
“Four.” A person replied.
“Four? Humph! They have a totally poor physical condition. Don’t forget to tell the villagers, when they catch people the next time, if they cannot find someone physically strong, I will choose from them.” Zhan You said slightly angrily.
The man hurriedly replied, “Yes, Sir. I got it. I would tell them soon.”
“Go feed this to the people who just came in. Remember to be careful.” Zhan You handed a small jar to the man.
The man took the little jar that Zhan You gave him and walked towards them.
Shuo Ling and Yang Zijin quickly retreated and continued to observe behind them.
The man sent by Zhan You walked up to the man caught just now, and handed the jar to him, “Eat this.”
“This… what’s it? I… won’t eat, I won’t….” Apparently, the man was scared, curling up hard.
The man said angrily, “You won’t eat it? You have no choice here. Come on. Good boy. Eat it, and after taking it, you can keep you fit and healthy forever.”
“I don’t believe it…I…don’t believe it. Go away! Leave me alone!” The man lying on the ground waved his hands desperately to keep the other man away.
“You don’t believe it? I’ve said you have no choice!” Said the man squeezing his chin and pouring the contents of the jar into his mouth.
Shuo Ling has seen it clearly. A bug of the size of a child’s hand got into the man’s body!
Seeing that the grub had entered the man’s body, the man sent by Zhan You quickly locked him with a chain.
A moment later, the man lying on the ground twisted his body. Blue veins stood out on his body. His face became black and his eyes were full of blood, as if there was blood dripping out of it, and he looked extremely painful.
At this time, the man yelled, and the wrist-sized chains were actually broken by him!
Without the shackles of the iron chain, he smashed the people around him as if he had lost his mind.
Seeing this, the man sent by Zhan You hurried back to the secret room.
He shouted, “Sir, Sir, there is something wrong!”
“What’s wrong?” Zhan You looked impatient.
The man gasped and replied, “The man… after taking your medicine, the man outside broke the iron chain and smashed things around!”
“Really?” Hearing this, the wizard ran to the man and shook his shoulders with both hands. A smile appeared on his face.
After seeing the man nodding, the wizard hurried out of the chamber. He ran to the dungeon.
Seeing this man going crazy, Zhan You said excitedly, “I made it. I made it. Finally!”
The mad man saw Zhan You and walked towards him. Zhan You pulled out a silver needle from the cuff without any haste. When the man approached him, he inserted the silver needle into the mad man’s temple.
The man at this time, like a deflated balloon, collapsed softly to the ground!
Zhan You turned around and told the man just now, “Go. Monitor him. Do not make any mistakes. Otherwise, we cannot cover the responsibility.”
Hearing this, Shuo Ling and Mo Li retreated quietly, deciding not to be noticed until everything is properly arranged, and then they would fight with them directly.
They went out of the village of god’s temple.
Shuo Ling realized that Zhan You was not the one who manipulated the whole incident. After hearing what Zhan You said just now, it seemed that the person behind was totally a big shot!
When they came back to the inn, it was already dawn.
After they had taken meals, Shuo Ling told Mo Li, “Next, you should go to Wu Gu City to inform King Gu, and talk to him about what we saw last night.”
Then he gave Mo Li the card from King Gu yesterday.
Mo Li set off immediately.
Since Mo Li said that the army sent by emperor has arrived in Elysium City, Shuo Ling decided to hand it over first and told them about the next thing. He decided to cooperate with the king of witchcraft to win the village of god’s temple smoothly.
Arriving at Hefu, he asked He Zhang to call General Li who was coming this time.
Although General Li was a bit irritable, he was decisive and loved his soldiers like his children. He had rich experience on the battlefield and was supported by all his soldiers.
Due to Chushi Youtian’s suspicious temper, he must have felt that the matter was associated with somewhere beyond the Great Wall. He feared that there would be an accident in the process, so he asked General Li to lead his troops to come.
“General Li, perhaps you have heard about this. How do you think about it?” Shuo Ling asked.
General Li dismissively said, “I believe that we should send troops directly to tread down the village of god’s temple!”
“General, we can’t. This will not solve the fundamental problem. It cannot appease the people’s hearts, and will make people more worried.” Shuo Ling heard General Li said, frowning slightly.
After hearing Shuo Ling’s words, General Li scratched his head with a smile, “I’m a little bit rough. I only know how to fight with soldiers. Your lordship has arrived here for several days. Maybe you have got some ideas. Just tell me how to do it. I will follow your order.”
“Since you said so, we will take action tonight.” Shuo Ling said.
General Li again asked Shuo Ling, “What can I do for you, then?”
“At that time, you only need to be in charge of encircling the village first, and then make no move. We will detect the situation. When the order comes out, you should enter the village immediately.” Shuo Ling said to General Li.
“OK, I’ll go and tell them.” General Li said as he got up and walked away.
In Wu Gu City, when Mo Li saw the king of witchcraft, he told him everything he saw last night.
After hearing that, the king of witchcraft frowned and realized that the matter was much serious than he thought. His brother actually read the banned book and raised a seduce of the nightmare! Now it seemed to have been successful. If he raises the nightmare in large quantities, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Thinking of this, the king of witchcraft stopped thinking about it, and immediately said to Mo Li, “Hold on. I will prepare to go down with you.”
When they arrived at Elysium City, it was getting dark.
Mo Li took the king of witchcraft to meet Shuo Ling.
When everything was ready, they first entered the village of god’s temple.
It was time to act. General Li also took a large force to the village of god’s temple. They have hidden around, just waiting for the order!
When they first entered the village, they met the two people on the road yesterday. The two were knocking on the gong to gather the villagers. The king of witchcraft motioned to Shuo Ling to catch them and ask them.
Shuo Ling understood and jumped there with Mo Li to catch them immediately.
When they saw the king of witchcraft, Shuo Ling and Mo Li, they were shocked for a while, and then quickly knelt and begged for mercy, “Spare me. Spare me, please!”
Mo Li made a gesture of cutting the neck to them, and motioned them to be silent.
Seeing this, the two quickly shut up.
Then he asked, “If you want to live, tell me who instructed behind the scenes?”
“Sir, we are just villagers here. We are also forced to do these things. We do not know where this wizard came from. How can we know the principal behind?” The two spoke with a crying voice.
Seeing this, Hou Shi, the king of witchcraft on the side said, “They seem to be honest. It’s a bit late now, so don’t waste time on these two people.”
“Exactly, your Majesty. The sacrifice is about to start.” Shuo Ling also felt that they should not waste time on them.
When the two heard Shuo Ling called man “Majesty,” they quickly knelt down and crept to him. They kowtowed to the king and said, “Your Majesty, please save our life. We do not want to be forced by the wizard!”
The king of witchcraft bent down and lifted the two, “Don’t worry. Just tell me about it slowly.”
“It could be traced back to half a year ago. The livestock in the village died for no reason, causing everyone to panic. One day, a wizard came to the village, saying that the village was full of evil atmosphere. Everyone was convinced, so we asked him the solution. The wizard took out some jars and distributed them to the villagers, saying that drinking the water in the jars would prevent them from being influenced by the evil gas.” A man in the crowd said.
Hearing this, Mo Li couldn’t help but ask, “Then you all drank it, didn’t you?”
“Most people have drunk and became under their control. Later we learned that everyone was in the insanity of the witch. On the other hand, we the people who have not drunk were threatened that if we told others about this, they would kill our families. Besides, we have to follow him to catch people. If we have no gain, he will choose strong men among us to be sent to sacrifice.” The man said, and he couldn’t help leaving tears. It seemed that he was deeply hurt!
He wiped away his tears and continued, “In the end, these people disappeared on the altar. We don’t know where they are. Everyone is afraid that it will be their turn next time.”
After listening, Hou Shi, Shuo Ling, and Mo Li nodded, and they realized that these villagers were very pitiful.
So Hou Shi said to these two people, “Go back first in case that wizard would be suspicious. We will be there soon.”
After the two had left, Hou Shi said to Shuo Ling and Mo Li, “After a while, I would rush to the altar and grab the people from the altar to attract their attention. You two should quickly enter the chamber. Remember! Kill the man you saw yesterday.”
“Why kill that man?” Mo Li questioned.
Hou Shi again commanded, “There is no time to explain now. Remember to pierce the man’s heart, otherwise Zhan You will realize what happened. Then all of us cannot beat him.”
After the explanation, the three also walked towards the altar.
At this time, Zhan You were dancing with a cane under the altar. Hou Shi flew straight to the middle of the altar. He took the person lying on the altar to run away.
Seeing this, Zhan You instructed the villagers to surround the Hou Shi who invaded their camp, and then he walked to the front.
Shuo Ling and Mo Li on the side realized that it was the appropriate time and opened the machine when Zhan You was not prepared. They entered the cave and walked straight to the dungeon.