Chapter 58 Trapped
Pingshan Village is indeed near the town. Half an hour after leaving the town, we arrived at the entrance of Pingshan Village.
From the outside, this Pingshan Village is quite large. At a glance, there are probably hundreds of households in the village, and they are very scattered. The village is very large, and there is a mountain forest behind the village. The mountain is not very high, and there is a layer of hazy fog outside the mountain.
There is a wide gravel road at the entrance of the village that leads to the town we came from. There are some tire marks on the gravel road, which should have been left not long ago.
At the entrance of the village stands a wooden gatehouse, which is very simple, with only a gate frame and a wooden plaque hung on it, engraved with a few large characters "Pingshan Village". Below the large characters there is a line of small characters, which seems to be "Live by the mountains, and live a peaceful life."
Damn, what a peaceful life. The whole village has disappeared, and you’re still safe.
Since the previous town, the moon disk on the palm of my hand has begun to feel tingling. When I arrived at the entrance of the village, the tingling sensation had become very strong. It felt like I was a hungry beast that just saw a prey and wanted to pounce on it.
Several other teams had entered the village one after another. We followed the other hunter teams. The middle-aged man led six soldiers at the end. I looked at the two young soldiers with us. They were probably only about 20 years old.
"You two, be careful and follow us closely."
I reminded them. They both looked at me and nodded. The second brother said with a relaxed look, "Don't worry, let's go in too."
Seeing Second Senior Brother's confident look, I finally let go of my worries. After all, Second Senior Brother was already so amazing when he was only thirteen years old, not to mention now.
I looked back at the middle-aged man and the six soldiers who were at the end. They seemed to be walking at the end on purpose. I wonder what that guy was thinking?
"Uncle Junior Master, hurry up and follow me!"
I heard the shout of Lu Xiaofeng from the front. I turned around quickly. Second Senior Brother was in front , and the other three were following behind and had already walked into the village. I quickly ran to catch up.
The incident happened a few days ago, which means that there were still hundreds of people living in the village a few days ago, but now the village looks as if no one has lived there for decades. The ground is covered with dead yellow leaves and broken branches, and the houses are covered with moss. The green moss looks a little weird.
"Wow, this is a great place to shoot a horror movie."
Looking at the scene here, I felt a little depressed, so I sighed, trying to ease the atmosphere. But just as I said that, a gust of wind suddenly blew up in the village. Although the wind was not strong, the sound of the fallen leaves was a little creepy.
"Uncle Song, the person in front has disappeared."
Lu Xiaofeng suddenly said something. The teams were not very far apart, so it was impossible to say that they were invisible. This village was very gloomy. When Lu Xiaofeng said this, my heart trembled inexplicably, and I hurriedly looked forward. Sure enough, I could not see half of the figure in front.
I was startled and turned back to look. The soldiers who were following us were gone.
"Second Brother, there's something strange."
"Don't panic, keep moving forward."
The second brother waved his hand and said calmly. Lu Xiaofeng also rolled his eyes at me. I chuckled and scratched my slightly itchy palm. I don't know if it was affected by the moon, but I seemed to have a feeling of hunger and thirst, not the kind of thirst for water, but the thirst for absorbing ghosts.
The higher the level of the ghost, the more dangerous it is, and the stronger the reaction of the Moon Wheel. In the book I read before in Qianxinyuan, it was introduced that ghosts also have levels. The most common ghosts are those that have no thoughts and just wander around or harm people instinctively. Ghosts of this level are collectively called first-class ghosts.
The second-class ghosts above are ghosts with self-awareness, who can think and speak. The third-class ghosts have self-awareness, can think and speak, and can act and do things according to their self-awareness. The fourth-class ghosts above have some special abilities, just like we use spiritual power to cast spells. There should be more above the fourth class, but the book I read is obviously basic education, so there are not so many records.
Looking at the situation here, it is obvious that it is not something that an ordinary ghost can do. It is very likely that a fourth-level ghost did it. I don’t know what purpose or conspiracy the ghosts here have.
I glanced at the two soldiers following behind me. They still had a cold and unchanging expression on their faces, without showing any panic. Damn, am I the most cowardly one?
After walking for about ten minutes, the second brother who was walking in front suddenly stopped and looked around. I looked around as well. We were walking on the main road of the village, which was very wide and the dirt ground was a bit soft. There were a few sparse poplars and willows on both sides, and then there were the houses, some tiled houses, some bungalows, all covered with moss.
The second brother walked to a poplar tree beside the road, took out a knife, and cut a few scratches on the tree, then walked back and said, "Let's keep going."
Although the village is not small, even if we walk at a leisurely pace like we did, we should have reached the other end of the village. But after walking for more than ten minutes, we were still in the village, and the houses in front and behind seemed to stretch to the endless distance at both ends.
"Uncle Song, it seems we've been attacked."
Lu Xiaofeng suddenly said. My heart tightened and my nerves immediately tensed up. Second Brother stopped again and looked around. I followed him and looked around, but I didn't find anything unusual.
The second brother suddenly made a seal with his hands, pointed his two fingers upwards into the air, and shouted softly: "Explode!"
"boom!"
Following the second senior brother's shout, a loud roar was heard. I was startled and quickly turned to look in the direction of the explosion. A poplar tree was broken in the middle, with the upper half falling to the ground and the lower half still smoking.
Could it be the scratches that Second Brother carved on the tree? If so, that means we are lost, or trapped in the village. But the houses and trees on both sides seem to be a little different from before. I turned around and looked at Second Brother in some surprise.
"Fourth-level ghosts have some special abilities, just like the spells we hunters use with spiritual power. Many of the special abilities of fourth-level ghosts are much more powerful than our spells. The entire village here should be shrouded in this special ability, which is much more powerful than ordinary illusions. If we don't find the source of this ability, we won't be able to leave this village."
So, everyone who entered the village before was trapped here by this thing?
"I don't know if this ability has covered up the life breath of other people, or if they are no longer here. I can no longer sense the breath of other people."
