Modern Onmyoji

Chapter 121
When we got back to camp we were completely dumbfounded.Not a single person could be seen in the empty camp.All the equipment is still there, the bonfire is still burning quietly, and some things are scattered on the ground.It looked the same as when we left, except that there was no one there.We looked at each other and started rushing to find signs of the others.But after searching for a long time, there was no trace.

There wasn't even a trace of an argument in the camp, we only left for a few hours, and the people who stayed here just disappeared out of thin air!Slater raised his voice and didn't know what he was shouting, maybe calling someone else's name.The sound is not far in the woods, but for some reason, it sounds strangely empty to me.After searching around, we found nothing, so we gathered together again.

"Could it be that they saw us not coming back for a long time and went out to find us?" I asked tentatively.

"Impossible. Their mobility is not strong. Even if they really want to come to us, they won't be able to mobilize all of them." Anya waved her hand and said, "They disappeared too suddenly, and their equipment has not been touched. That can happen, unless there is an extreme emergency."

"What kind of emergency can there be in this woods, so urgent that they have given up all their equipment?" I asked.

When Claude said something, Anya translated, "He said it might be a threat like a hornet. Someone stabbed a hornet's nest, and they had to leave in order to avoid the hornets."

"Probably not, there is no wasp smell here." I sniffed the air and said, "And I've been here a few times, it doesn't seem like there is any wasp's nest. And according to what you said, your people are very professional. They You shouldn’t be too free to poke a hornet’s nest.”

"Slater asked you, could it be the witchcraft you mentioned earlier?" Anya translated to Slater again.

"Impossible. No matter how powerful the Qimen Dunjia is, it's impossible for people to disappear out of thin air. Even if they are really killed, their bodies will be left behind." I shook my head and said.

"Are there any potential dangers around here? Can you list them all. Let's try to analyze them one by one." Anya looked at me and said.

"There are so many, man bear, lynx, poisonous snake, poisonous insect, ghost vine, dead soul, evil spirit—" I said a long list in one breath, and finally Anya said, "It can be roughly divided into three categories. "

Speaking of which, Anya drew three patterns on the ground with stones, one could be seen as a four-legged reptile, one was in the shape of a tree, and the other was a skull.This kind of painting is something that both the foreigners and I can understand.

"The three are beasts, alien plants, and ghosts." Anya said, "Then which one do you think is the most likely?"

"Ghost." I said, Slater and Claude looked at it, and began to think.Claude asked me if there was any way to drive out ghosts. For example, they used silver bullets and garlic to drive out ghosts in foreign countries.I explained to him that there are too many ghosts here, and I can't test for sure.The point is not sure if they did it or not.

"Since you said that there are already many ghosts here, they are not attacking us now. That is to say, these ghosts will attack people under a certain opportunity. What is this opportunity?" Anya asked me as an interpreter for Claude.

"Generally speaking, they will only attack when they enter their core territory. Or someone brings something that is particularly attractive to ghosts. The latter will basically not appear. If there were, the ghosts here would have already started attacking. "I said.

"That means they may have entered the territory of other ghosts?" Anya asked me.

"It's possible, but their mobility is not strong, so they shouldn't go too far." I thought for a while and said, "Generally speaking, ghosts are also afraid of people, and there are many people here. Ordinary ghosts dare not It's close to here. If it's some big monster, the monster aura here will definitely be very strong."

"That is to say, it can basically be said that it is not caused by ghosts." Anya said and crossed out the skull, "Then what about wild beasts. Could it be the work of wild beasts?"

Slater immediately asked if it was a man-bear. He had seen a man-bear in the Greater Khingan Mountains in the northeast.With a height of nearly three meters, he is extremely powerful.The rest of the people are unarmed, and encountering a man-bear is definitely a dead end.But Claude immediately refuted him. He thought that if it was a man-bear, there must be a mess here, with dead bodies lying everywhere.

"Could it be the lynx? The lynx in this mountain is very powerful. Could it be that the lynx dragged everyone back into the cave and made winter reserves?" I said.

"It shouldn't be a lynx. A lynx is a wild animal that lives alone and is active alone in a vast space. It is a night hunter with no fixed nest. It is daytime, and it must be able to take away so many people at the same time. Actions in large groups. Lynxes are solitary animals and will not act together." Anya said noncommittally.

"You underestimate this mountain." I shook my head and said, "In Black Ghost Mountain, the boundaries between beasts, plants, and ghosts are very blurred. Animals and plants that have grown here for a long time will receive ghosts." Changes in strength. It is not impossible for lynx to live in groups." When I said this, I couldn't help but think of the tomb of the beast king that my master said.Thinking of this, my heart became more and more uncertain.

"Then it is very likely that the lynx suddenly attacked the camp." When Anya said this, the expression on her face became extremely ugly.I also know that if this is the case, then those people are probably dead.Things like lynxes have a certain evil nature, which is even more terrifying in this kind of place.It would be bad luck if they were caught by them.But there is one thing I don't understand, how come we haven't been attacked by lynx, compared to the more people over there, there are fewer people on our side.Under the same conditions, the possibility of attacking us is higher.I told everyone my question, and they looked at each other, but they didn't know how to explain it.

So now it's a question of where to go.Should we continue to stay here, or go to find those missing people, or go back home immediately, or continue to walk into the mountains.Personally, I would like to go back directly. This is not the first time I have entered Heigui Mountain, but only this time, I felt inexplicably weird.Coupled with what Master said to me before, if it hadn't been for the courage developed in the past few years, I couldn't help but turn around and run back.

"Continue to walk inside." At this time Anya spoke, "We don't have time to send the second team."

"I said, why did you come to the mountain?" I couldn't help but wondered, "If it's for the purpose of robbing the tomb, when can't you come? Now we have obviously made a mistake. At this time, we should go back and make a long-term plan."

"Our company has a special mission, you don't need to know. You just need to take us into the mountains." All that could be seen on Anya's face was determination, and the other two had the same expression.I really can't figure out what is in this mountain that can attract them so much.And you have to go at this time.In my mind, there is no rush in the business of tomb robbery.The good things we fancy have been silent underground for hundreds or thousands of years, and we can wait for such a long time. Now it is not impossible to wait for decades to be safe.

"No, you can't go further in the current situation." I thought for a while and shook my head and said, "Your altitude sickness is still there. You have been tired for a day. You should rest now. If there is any strenuous exercise , you will die! I brought you in, and I cannot watch you die inside."

"You don't need to worry about our situation. You just need to lead the way." Anya said panting, as if to show that she had no problem, she stood up and wanted to take two steps.But I didn't expect that as soon as I stood up, I immediately became dizzy.He almost couldn't stand still, so he sat back directly.

"See, the road ahead will only be more difficult. The curse of Qimen Dunjia on you is long-lasting, even if you leave here, it will not disappear. If you want to survive, go back to the village as soon as possible. My master may still have a way to leave you alone!" I said without hesitation.

Anya opened her mouth and said nothing for a long time, and finally said a little dejectedly, "Is this the only way? You have no way to lift this curse? Anything will do."

(End of this chapter)