Chapter 112 - Heading to the dangerous village

After arriving at a hillside, the group found nothing but a pile of abandoned and messy logs; there was no village in sight!Looking in another direction, all you see is black soil, with nothing but a few pitted burrows!Mo Fan had been here before and was certain that there were indeed villages here.But what we see now only shows that the Vatican has already taken action!"Are you playing us?" the bearded man said immediately, his voice tinged with anger."I...I don't know what happened either." The short man's expression changed, and he turned his gaze to the muscular man.The burly man's eyes were filled with astonishment, as if he couldn't believe it at all.He started running, frantically running down the slope.That patch of messy wood couldn't even be seen in a corner of thatched huts, let alone a village!But the strong man acted like he had gone mad, showing no regard for the few undead that were still wandering around."This is indeed Yangyang Village. As for why it has become like this, that's quite intriguing," Mo Fan said."How did you know?" asked Asha's attendant."I'm a local, how could I be inferior to a foreigner like you?" Mo Fan retorted.The man was about to say something when Asha Ruya stopped him.At her signal, the other party instantly lost all temper.In Greece, the hierarchy of social status was clearly much more strictly observed. If you weren't of sufficient status, you had no right to bark like a dog.Judging from the burly man's distraught appearance, it was clear that the place was indeed Yangyang Village.Mo Fan had been there and confirmed that this was the village they were supposed to stay in, but the entire village had vanished. If there were wooden stakes around the walls, ruins of houses, or scattered objects, that would prove the village had existed, but there were only some scattered pieces of wood, and the rest was all black soil—nothing at all."Could it be that even the dangerous village couldn't escape the riot of the undead?" Liu Ru asked."Perhaps. Maybe the new undead ruler doesn't really respect these native inhabitants.""Let's go down and take a look."Mo Fan didn't interrupt, but simply gestured for everyone to speak.The others also walked down towards the abandoned village below.The area, which was originally a village, showed obvious signs of burning, with piles of charcoal everywhere, and a layer of dirty fog spreading when the wind blew."I didn't see many bodies, but there were signs of burning. I don't know what happened," the bearded man said to Asha'sya.In fact, if something really did happen, there would be no way to detect it.If a villager dies, he will most likely become a ghost. There are ashes everywhere, and even if there is blood, you can't see it at all."So what do we do now?" another of Asha's attendants suddenly asked."We'll have to go to the next village, if the next village is the same…" Asha Ruya said.It might be a coincidence for one village, but for two villages to be the same, it's hardly a coincidence.The short man, in fact, did not want to continue walking.He looked at the group and said, "It's a two-day journey from here to Huacun. I originally planned to spend the rest of the night in Yangyang Village to save some garlic. But it seems we'll run out of garlic halfway to Huacun."Clearly, the shortage of grey garlic is the most serious problem.The short man suggested returning to the ancient capital first, and waiting for the strong man to get some more of this stuff from his tribe before coming back. The strong man said that it would take him at least several months to get this gray garlic..."Let's just go straight in. Going back would be a waste of time. Just lead the way," said the bearded follower.Mo Fan meant the same thing.At this moment, Asha'ruya spoke up, her voice gentle, "As we've traveled, I've discovered that not all areas are teeming with undead. Let's refrain from using Grey Garlic for now, and only consume it if we encounter an overwhelming number of undead that we can't handle."The short man was already being led along, and since he thought the plan was feasible, he agreed.On the rest of their journey, although they encountered obstacles from the undead, they were almost all dealt with by Asha's two attendants.Occasionally, the shorter man will also take action.Mo Fan, Liu Xian, Liu Ru, and Asha Ruya, who were quite capable, became spectators.They were quite lucky; they didn't stumble upon any gravesites and remained safe until nearly midnight, saving them a considerable amount of food."It'll be dawn in about an hour," the short man said, glancing at his watch."I thought the undead of the ancient capital were so powerful, but they're just a bunch of brainless idiots!" The bearded follower Ali laughed."Brother, please don't say that. The Land of the Dead is very eerie. You really can't say things like that!" the burly man said at this moment.Ali, the attendant, didn't take it seriously and just grinned.Ahead lay a patch of loose, black mud. The clouds in the sky were incredibly thick and hung very low."Rip!!!"Suddenly, a pale white bolt of lightning ripped open this narrow space, illuminating the oppressive black sky and the endless black earth, making one feel as if they were walking inside an endless black box.The air had become heavy and oppressive at some point. As thunder rumbled incessantly above the clouds, large raindrops began to fall, striking the ground heavily and splashing up tiny mud clumps!Mo Fan glanced at the foreigner who had just been shouting. To be honest, if it hadn't actually happened, he would have thought it was a bit outrageous!"Damn it, it's raining! Oh no!!!" The short man felt a sense of unease the moment the rain started to fall.As soon as he finished speaking, a heavy rain began to fall, white lightning flashed, and the sky and earth were filled with the reflection of the rain, forming a dense, continuous expanse.The rain was intense, washing away the soft soil, making every step a muddy mess.Lightning struck again, and suddenly a blood-red stain washed over by the rain came into everyone's view.Blood flowed past their feet, a truly horrifying sight. The dense rain made it impossible to see anything ahead, so for a moment, no one knew whether or not to eat the grey garlic."Hurry up, the rain will wash away the garlic smell we're exhaling!" the burly man hurriedly reminded everyone.Garlic will lose its effectiveness when exposed to rain.Without the protection of the gray garlic, they would be nothing more than targets for the undead."Damn it, there's more and more blood here, there might be a giant corpse!" the short man judged based on his experience.No sooner had he finished speaking than a strange cry rang out, emanating from the burly, ox-like, and grotesquely muscular corpse general wielding knives and axes.The short man was shocked when he saw the giant corpse general, but he was dumbfounded when Liu Xian was instantly killed by the axe-wielding corpse general.