Help! I changed the gender of the male protagonist in the yandere game.

Chapter 11: Inamori Village Branch

These monsters are relatively weak when they are mountain boys, but when they mature, they become incredibly powerful mountain men.

Generally speaking, mountain boys and mountain men do not eat people. However, mountain men will raid villages. They will enter the village in large groups and steal food, capture women, and force them to give birth. If anyone dares to interfere with the mountain men, they will be torn to pieces. It can be said that they have a bad record.

However, both the mountain boy and the mountain man are monsters with weak demonic power, and they cannot break this powerful barrier that can maintain its effect for a long time by running the energy of the earth veins.

"As long as there's no flaw in the barrier, there's no way a monster can sneak in. On the other hand... Miss Ye Ya should have walked out on her own."

"But our village is surrounded by a wooden fence. Ye Ya only turned twelve last month, and the main gate of the village is closed at night. She can't escape, right?"

"If there were holes in the fence, like a hole a child could get through..."

Baijie said calmly, "Our people have gone to check the fence, and I believe we will have the answer soon."

Indeed, not long after he finished speaking, a Genin in charge of checking the barrier came running in and announced that they had discovered a hidden hole somewhere in the fence.

……

"This must be a dog hole, because it's hidden behind this big tree. No wonder the adults didn't find it at first."

"Yes, so small that only a child could get out."

Baijie and Saizo started discussing.

"It seems we can confirm... Miss Ye Ya ran away on her own."

“B-but?”

Village chief Ji Ding was puzzled: "Why would that child do this?"

Bai Jie glanced behind him at the villagers not far from the village who were in tattered clothes, with their arms folded and sarcastic expressions on their faces, as if they were watching the fun, and spoke lightly.

"In my hometown, there's a monster called the Mountain Child that would trick children into playing with it and lure them up the mountain. Those children who got tricked away would never come back..."

"There are indeed such cases," Saizo explained. "Monsters like mountain children are very cunning. They will target children who don't fit in, who aren't valued by their parents, or who are being ostracized, and lure them into the mountains."

He coughed lightly. "Of course, this isn't the main point. Lord Ji Ding, we've already understood the situation. We'll take our men into the mountains to search for Miss Ye Ya... Fortunately, she's only twelve years old and probably hasn't even had her first period yet. The mountain children shouldn't make things difficult for her. They might even treat her well."

"Ah...this?"

Village chief Ji Ding didn't understand what it meant at first, but suddenly he realized it and his face became very ugly.

"Can't waste time."

Saizo made a decision.

"We'll go up the mountain to rescue people now."

……

A mountain boy who has not evolved into a "mountain boy" is only the size of a child and can be defeated even by an adult.

However, if you underestimate these monsters, you will suffer losses.

Their intelligence, strength, and physique are only at the level of a child.

This, in turn, means that they possess the same intelligence, strength, and cunning as children.

When the mountain boys encounter an enemy, they do not fight alone, but as a team.

They cannot forge iron tools, but they can make simple stone axes and stone spears. In addition, they can also set traps.

Even if ordinary people brought hoes, forks and other farm tools and broke into the cave where the mountain boy was hiding, the result would most likely be that they would never return.

Hunters hunting alone in the mountains are also afraid of encountering mountain monsters, as these monsters will throw stones at them.

Stones are something you can pick up at random, and even if thrown by a child, they can injure an adult.

After entering the mountains, Chunin Saizo used divination and a "tracking talisman" to search for a cave of the mountain boys.

In fact, because the cave where the mountain children live is hidden in the deep mountains, it is difficult to find the exact location even if you use tracking spells to search.

This mountainous area, dotted with numerous peaks, formed a sea of ​​trees, like a maze. Even if a large number of people were to be concentrated in the mountains, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. In fact, without a clue, it would be impossible to find the mountain children's lair.

Before this, the adults who left the village to search for Ye Ya, and even the mountain children, had no idea which direction they left from.

Mountain boys are similar to monkeys. They can fly on trees without touching the ground and can also approach villages.

The little girl was so heavy that the mountain boys could carry her out of the tree if she was a little bigger.

On the other hand, the hunters in the village also raised hunting dogs, but the mountain boys seemed to have taught the girl how to avoid the dogs.

When she ran away from home, she must have sprinkled special herbs on her body to eliminate her own smell, which would have blocked the noses of even animals with a keen sense of smell.

This also makes it extremely important to find out the reason why the little girl Ye Ya left. Once we know that she left the village on her own, it becomes easy to find a way.

The Genin followed the location of the "dog hole" and found a row of footprints in the forest closest to the village, which showed the traces of Ye Ya's departure.

She climbed up a big tree and her footprints disappeared at the bottom of the tree.

……

"This is all thanks to your speculation, Baijie... Otherwise, just finding this cave would have been a lot of trouble."

Everyone came to a cave in the mountains.

The tracking talisman transformed into a paper swallow, flew here, and burned itself into ashes.

"We've found the cave, but we can't just force our way in."

While Baijie was communicating with Saizo, he squatted down and touched the footprints on the ground with his hand. It was a footprint similar to that of a large ape.

"There should be a mountain man...head inside. What should we do?"

"Baijie, why don't you tell me what you think?" Cai Zang looked at him seriously.

"My point of view."

Bai Jie sighed: "Considering the saying 'a cunning rabbit has three burrows', the mountain boy's cave often has several entrances. We should split our forces into several groups, with one group at the main entrance to attract the enemy's attention and preferably lure that mountain boy out.

Another group of people were responsible for guarding the cave entrance in the back mountain. At the same time, they sent someone to take advantage of this opportunity to sneak into the cave and rescue the child named Ye Ya.

"I will be solely responsible for attracting that mountain man out."

Saizang took the initiative to take on the most dangerous work.

"I will use a barrier talisman to seal the entrance to this cave and lure the mountain man in. You and the other Genin will be responsible for entering the cave and rescuing him."

"Is this okay... maybe there isn't just one mountain man in the cave?"

"Even if I face two of them, I still have a chance of winning."

Cai Zang gave him a deep look.

"I'm worried about the newcomers besides you. They're all novices."

After the battle to defeat the Spider Nest, more than ten Genin died.

In order to prevent staff shortage, a group of new recruits were added.

This group of novices only received two to three months of training, which is not enough to meet the training standards. It is unrealistic to rely on these novices.

"I'll be in charge of their actions."

Bai Jie had no choice but to take on this task.

"I will protect Miss Ye Ya's safety."

Bai Jie thought that if this side quest was consistent with the game he was familiar with, then his success rate could be guaranteed.

……

The mountain man, who possesses extraordinary strength and powerful arms, can easily knock a fully armed and armored soldier several meters away, and even smash his internal organs.

Wild boars and bears in the mountains are food for this monster.

Fighting against them alone with a human body is simply a suicide attempt.

Fortunately, the exorcist is a person with "superpowers".

Chunin Saizo was not afraid of the mountain man lurking in the cave. He released powerful spiritual power wavelengths, attracting the mountain man's attention while condensing flames on his hands.

"Burning Body" is a simple and effective supernatural power that can generate high-temperature flames in any part of the body.

It might be difficult to deal with a big monster, but he has a great chance of winning against a monster like Shan Nan.

"The demonic energy is moving, very fast, huh?"

Cai Zang stared into the darkness deep within the cave entrance, a slight smile on his face.

Suddenly, something rapidly approached in the dim vision.

A sharp chill ran down the Chunin's back.

A strong wind was howling in front, as if cutting through the air. A huge figure rushed out of the cave, and the strong demonic aura almost made people feel nauseous.

"bring it on!"

He clasped his hands together and flames shot out like sharp blades.

……

"Will this stop those mountain boys?"

"Yes, once the talisman is affixed, the barrier will seal the cave entrance. It will be difficult for a weak monster like Shan Tong to pass through here."

Faced with these rookie Genin, Baijie could only explain patiently.

"Your job is very simple. If any mountain children who want to escape rush to the transparent barrier, shoot them with arrows or stab them with your spears to prevent them from escaping."

"This...can this barrier completely block those monsters?"

Another newcomer asked in a low voice. Although he tried to remain calm, his trembling shoulders betrayed him.

"No problem. The barrier can only protect against monsters. It has no effect on you. Arrows and spears can penetrate it. You should kill these monsters as much as possible on the periphery."

Bai Jie said earnestly, "Sai Zang and I will take care of the front and back. Your job is just that. However, you must not leave your post without permission, and you are not allowed to escape."

He pointed to the back of his neck.

"You know it yourself. Our family's exorcist placed a curse seal here. It's a powerful curse. If you choose to escape, this curse is called 'Return to the Frog's Fetus'."

Baijie explained to these newcomers.

"Once this curse is activated, your bodies will be forcibly transformed into frogs—no, you will die painfully in the process of becoming frogs. This is a very evil curse."

He sighed, "I've seen the results of the curse. It compresses the body and peels it off into the shape of a frog! Honestly, if I had to choose, it would be easier to just commit suicide than die as a frog."

After Baijie said these words that scared the many young Genin present, he picked up the ninja sword and amulet in his hand and slowly stood up.

"I'll be back soon, just stay here and stay."

After saying this, he walked towards the depths of the cave, which looked like the open jaws of a wild beast.

(End of this chapter)