PNB Chapter 330: Massacre of the Village (3)
Chapter 330: Massacre of the Village (3)
Everyone knew that they were in danger, and they were so nervous that they dared not breathe. Even the brave Zhou Weide held the horse obediently without making any sound.
Dongxi Village was shrouded in darkness and eerily quiet. A sergeant couldn't help but say, "Captain Chu, why don't we withdraw first and come back after daybreak..."
Chu Xiaomu seemed to hear some noise, and hurriedly shushed him, signaling him to be quiet. After listening carefully for a while, the rustling sound became clearer and clearer, and it was obvious that something was crawling on the ground!
Three feet, two feet, one foot... a black shadow jumped out from the darkness and rushed towards Chu Xiaomu who was standing in the front. Chu Xiaomu was prepared. He shook his sword and stabbed the black shadow in the chest with a "poof". In the light of the fire, he saw that it was an old woman with gray hair.
Everyone couldn't help but gasp. They never expected that this old woman who normally had difficulty walking could become so strange and agile in her movements after being bitten by the evil spirit and brought back to life.
The old woman's chest was pierced by a long sword, and she moved forward little by little, opening her toothless, dry mouth and making a strange "ho ho" sound. Chu Xiaomu looked at the old woman who was pierced by his sword, his mind went blank, and he stood still for a while.
Zhou Weide shouted loudly and stabbed the old woman's temple with his gun. His hands holding the gun couldn't help but tremble.
The gray-green light in the old woman's eyes gradually faded, and she fell to the ground, motionless.
The noises made by these moves were quite loud, and Zhou Wei De's loud shout echoed throughout the entire village. The rustling sounds of crawling things suddenly rang out around everyone. The "villagers" had discovered Chu Xiaomu and his group!
After a moment's hesitation, a "villager" jumped out from each side. One jumped onto a Dongzhong Army sergeant and started biting him. The other jumped onto Zhang Hou, grabbed his collar with one hand, and scratched his face with the other hand, while also biting his neck.
Everyone was horrified and started stabbing with their guns. Zhang Hou was even more frightened.
Fortunately, the two "villagers" who rushed over were not very strong, and the sergeant and Zhang Hou easily broke free, grabbed the two and threw them to the ground. The other people's spears also stabbed the two "villagers" to death. Only then could we see clearly that the two were still children, one was twelve or thirteen years old, and the other looked only seven or eight years old.
Zhang Hou looked terrified, and said in a trembling voice: "I... I was... scratched by him... Will I... Will I... become... become... like them..."
Everyone was nervous and silent.
Chu Xiaomu looked at Zhang Hou's face which was covered with bloody scratches, and felt heavy-hearted. He could only give the order: "Kill these... these monsters."
The "villagers" who had come back from the dead seemed to have no fear and rushed forward one after another. Everyone was prepared, and about 20 people formed a circle and stabbed all the "villagers" who rushed forward to him to death.
By the time the east was getting light, no more "villagers" came out to die. Everyone looked at the corpses gathered in a circle at the feet of their mounts, most of them were old people and children, and they were all filled with grief.
Chu Xiaomu paused for a while and said, "Everyone, search the tents to see if there is anything left."
An East Zhong Army soldier angrily said: "Mr. Chu, do you really want to kill us all?"
Chu Xiaomu was speechless, slowly got off the horse, found a stone in the open space, and slowly sat down. At this moment, he finally felt extremely tired.
Zhang Hou also jumped off the horse, ran to Chu Xiaomu and said, "Mu Tou, look quickly... look quickly... will I become like them?" He shook his horse face left and right, looking extremely frightened and anxious.
Chu Xiaomu looked at Zhang Hou's face and saw four or five red scratches, two of which were broken and bleeding. He didn't know if he would be okay, so he just said, "Brother Hou, don't worry, he will be fine."
Zhang Hou asked, "Really? You're not lying to me, are you?"
Lin Zhen came over and took a look, then said, "Those villagers became like that after being bitten. Captain Gao also became like that after being bitten. You just got scratched. Xiaomu is right. You will be fine."
Zhang Hou felt relieved after hearing what he said, and then he caught Wu Sheng, Wang Gang and others to question them again.
As the sky gradually brightened, the sound of horses galloping finally came from the east. Everyone looked up and saw a large group of about a hundred horses running towards Dongxi Village in the morning light. A dozen soldiers of the Dongzhong Army were very happy and said, "They are finally here. With so many people, I think it is the team led by Officer Yang." "Officer Yang is here, Officer Liu should be here too."
Hundreds of horsemen gradually approached, and the one in the lead was a man in his fifties, slightly fat, with a dark complexion. He was Ding Qi, the center general of the Dongzhong Army.
When the soldiers of the Dongzhong Army saw Ding Qi coming in person, they all stood up to greet him. Although Lin Zhen, Wan Gang and others had never seen Ding Qi before, they saw that he had an extraordinary demeanor and bright eyes, and was obviously a great man, so they all stood up.
Ding Qi ran to the front of the crowd and saw the bodies of the elderly and children lying in a circle on the ground. He immediately stopped his horse and stared at Chu Xiaomu and his group fiercely, saying angrily, "What's going on?!"
A Dongzhong Army soldier prostrated himself on the ground and said, "Return to the Central Army. They... they are just like Captain Gao. They have all turned into... biting monsters."
Ding Qi shouted sternly: "You killed the people of Bicheng without waiting for my order. This is the heinous crime!" His voice was infused with the Force, like a thunderbolt exploding in mid-air.
Chu Xiaomu and his group were shocked. The thirteen soldiers under Gao Tinggeng's team knelt on the ground together, trembling all over.
Ding Qi swept Chu Xiaomu and the others with a fiery gaze, and asked, "Who gave the order to kill the people of Dongxi Village?!"
A sergeant from the Dongzhong Army pointed at Chu Xiaomu and said tremblingly, "Return to the Central Army, it was...he who gave the order."
Ding Qi also recognized Chu Xiaomu and said coldly, "It's you." After a pause, he continued, "What are you doing in Dongxi Village, you Nanding Army?!"
Chu Xiaomu's mind was still blank at this time. He just sat on the stone and stared at the ground in a daze, not noticing what was happening around him. Zhang Hou bravely replied, "Reply...Reply to General Zhou Zhongjun, we are a scout cavalry team under the Nandui Camp of the Nanding Army. We have been ordered to patrol the border at the foot of the Beast Mountain in the Gusongling area."
Ding Qi added, "Gusong Ridge is at least 20 to 30 miles away from here. Even the closest point at the foot of the Beast Mountain is still more than 10 miles away from this village. How did you get here while patrolling the border?!"