On Niugang Mountain.
Su Mao took his hatchet and carved a curved mark on the tree trunk beside the path. Then he took a breath and called out, "Aliang, Ahu, Atang!"
Seeing this, Su De, who was sitting and resting, stood up and shouted together.
The two men's voices were very hoarse, and their throats hurt when they shouted. The key point was that the light of the flashlight had become much dimmer at this moment.
Su De bought this flashlight because he often had to work carpentry until night. He was familiar with the road from the town to the village. Even when walking at night, he usually didn't want to use it unless necessary. But they were not familiar with Niugang Mountain, so in order to avoid getting lost, they had to keep it on.
Now, it seems that the battery will not last much longer.
Both of them knew the situation, but they still held on to the last glimmer of hope and didn't want to give up.
But soon the flashlight dimmed again.
Now, the road is almost invisible.
"Brother, do you have any matches?"
"No, what about you?"
“Hey~”
Su De hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Brother, why don't we go back first? Otherwise, walking on the mountain road without a flashlight will probably be very difficult for both of us!"
"Besides, Ah Hu and Ah Tang are familiar with the mountain. Maybe Ah Liang is coming down with them now. They might take another route, right?"
As he spoke, he paused.
The tiny bit of light from the flashlight hit a tree, and on the trunk was the cross mark that Su Mao had made earlier.
Su De's body trembled, and fear filled his eyes.
"Big, big brother, you carved this the time before before, right? But, aren't we heading up the mountain? How could this happen?"
Su Mao also had an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
The cross mark was carved at the bottom of the valley when they climbed over the mountain. They were going up the mountain all the way, so how could they have encountered this tree?
This is wrong!
The two brothers looked at each other, and their hearts suddenly turned cold.
"Ade, do you have any pee?"
"I, I'll hold it in for a while."
Niuwei Village is in the mountains. Having lived to this age, they have heard a lot of things from the older generation and know a lot of ways to deal with them.
There is a saying that the creature is afraid of dirty things and is very disgusted with feces and urine. If you really encounter one, just pee on it and the creature will be disgusted and leave quickly.
The two men quickly unbuttoned their pants and poured water on the tree.
And at this moment, the flashlight went out completely.
“Big Brother!”
"I'll hold your hand, let's go slowly, little by little, there's still some light."
As they were talking, they subconsciously raised their heads and realized that it was a dark moon today, and their hearts tightened even more.
"Brother, it seems a little cold."
Sude's voice trembled as he spoke.
Normally, they were walking and calling for help all the way, so their bodies should have been warm the whole time. But in just this short time when they stopped, they felt a chill on their backs.
As Su De said this, he felt a cool breeze on his neck, like, like...
Something blew a cool breeze at him from behind.
"It's okay, let's take small steps so we can stay warm. Don't be afraid, we are two grown men!"
Su De breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, we are two grown men."
Even if I encounter something like that, I'll be fine...right?
Just then, a strange cry suddenly came from the tree above my head.
The cry sounded like an owl and a monkey, very strange.
Su Mao and Su De's hearts tightened. They didn't know who started it first, but they kept muttering, "Buddha bless you, Guanyin bless you."
The other one said: "May Goddess Mazu bless you, may Emperor Huaguang bless you!"
The two of them subconsciously began to pray to God.
Unfortunately, it's of no use.
I had only taken two steps up the mountain when a dark shadow suddenly fell from above.
"Ah!" Su De screamed, let go of the hand that was holding Su Mao's clothes, turned around and ran away.
Su Mao also turned around and ran.
But as they ran, the two of them separated.
At some point, white fog filled the mountains. In the thick white fog, Aliang laughed with a dazed look in his eyes.
He squatted on the ground, digging the soil with his hands, stuffing the little he dug into his mouth, muttering, "Delicious, really delicious!"
Atang was lying on the ground, his hands constantly brushing fallen leaves over his body, with a very satisfied expression on his face.
Ah Hu hugged a tree and kissed it, his face blushing.
Su Mao ran around and suddenly rushed into the fog. He was tripped by Atang who was lying on the ground and fell forward.
"Ah!" He screamed, feeling as if his face was scratched by a branch, with a burning pain.
Just then, a little squirrel jumped down and swung its tail in front of him. Su Mao's eyes began to blur. He laughed and stretched out one hand to grab the ground, while the other hand seemed to be holding something and scratching it downwards.
"The rice is ripe, hey, a bumper harvest, we can have a good New Year this year, harvest, I harvest..."
“Squeak!”
The squirrel held up its big cheeks, looked for a long time, then jumped onto the tree with satisfaction, and disappeared in a moment.
"Help, help, ghost!"
Su De screamed in panic all the way, tripped by a protruding tree root, and fell forward. Then he felt his back suddenly sink, and it seemed as if his internal organs were about to be vomited out by this impact.
He clearly felt his clothes being ripped open and something cold falling on his back.
Sude began to tremble all over.
The intense fear made him dare not look back, and his whole body became weak and he couldn't move at all. Even when he opened his mouth, he couldn't even call for help.
Finished.
This is really the end.
Ah Ying, child...
What should I do?
I can't die, I... don't want to!
Just as he mustered up the courage to clench his fists and try to get up, a bright light suddenly flashed before his eyes.
This was followed by a loud shout.
"Evil creature! How dare you hurt others?"
Sood blinked.
This sound...
Why does he look a bit like my younger brother?
He didn't know where he got the strength from, but he suddenly raised his head.
As far as the eye can see, there are shining lights, and behind the lights, there is a vague figure.
He couldn't believe it: "Ah, Ah Chen?"
The figure didn't say anything else, but raised his hands, his fingers seemed to be dancing.
He heard a scream above his head, followed by a lightness on his back.
Su De nimbly crawled forward using his hands and feet. When he reached the figure, he finally turned over and sat up. When he sat up, he saw a scene that he would never forget in his life.
Where the light reached, there was a monster completely black.
It has two very long and big arms and only one leg.
At this moment, the monster seemed to be caught in a net in the light, and no matter how its two long arms pushed, it could not break free.
"Fourth brother, please lend me your hatchet."
Su De felt a lightness around his waist and a faint smell of blood passed over his head. Then the hatchet was thrown towards the monster. With a shrill scream, the monster disintegrated unwillingly and gradually disappeared in the light.
"call!"
Su Chen let out a long breath, then stretched out his hand to Su De: "Fourth brother, are you okay?"
Su De was pulled up by him and stared at him in a daze.
When Su De heard Su Chen say that he understood these things before, he didn't believe it at all, but now... he believed it.
Thinking about the monster pressing on his back and that the monster seemed to be eating his flesh, Su De felt a little scared.
Suddenly, he jumped up: "Achen, big brother, big brother is missing!"