The result of the inquiry made Xu Chen a little discouraged.
It turns out that these demons don't look for food near the valley every day. They only appear when corpses or children are thrown into it.
And don't come with too many people. If there are too many, these demons may hide and wait until dusk to come out to eat people.
Of course, these giant demon birds sometimes fly around the lake when the Five Ghosts are not paying attention, attacking beasts or children drinking water. Sometimes they even attack lone adults.
This is also the reason why the great witch had to limit the number when he started trading with Xu Chen, because these giant demon birds are cannibalistic and very aggressive.
It is said that their strong claws can easily pick up an eight or nine-year-old child, and they often go out in the evening without a trace. Many children of the Five Ghost Clan disappear every year because of this.
Under the terrifying threat of demons, the women and children of the Five Ghosts hardly dare to go out day or night.
Therefore, after Xu Chen and others arrived, except in Dawu's cave, children and women were rarely seen anywhere else.
After asking about the approximate time of these demonic activities, Xu Chen led the people out of the valley and returned to the gathering area of the Five Ghosts.
Seeing Xu Chen and others returning empty-handed, the Five Ghosts were all disappointed, but in view of their brave behavior of not being afraid of demons, they all responded with warm cheers.
At present, the people of the Five Ghost Clan are in a state of turmoil and do not dare to enter the valley easily. Even if they go in, they will come out quickly in groups and they absolutely do not dare to stay in it for a long time.
The fact that Xu Chen and others dared to stay inside for such a long time and search for the devil's whereabouts with great fanfare has earned everyone great admiration.
Xu Chen went to visit the Great Witch again, and asked him to find some adults who were familiar with demons to repeatedly ask for more information. At the same time, after resting and having a good meal, around the time the sun set in the evening, he once again led the team of hunters into the valley.
This time, the hunters of the Five Ghost Tribe only walked less than a mile inside before they all stopped. No matter how much Xu Chen tried to persuade them, they refused to go any further.
Because these demons will come back around dusk, and they may be eaten if they encounter them.
And several older hunters were extremely frightened and said that there was something more terrifying than the devil inside. At night, there would be balls of red, yellow, blue, green and other colors of ghost fire floating everywhere, which were left behind after the devil ate the abandoned tribesmen.
Because they cannot return to the embrace of the Mother Goddess, the ghosts can only wander in the wilderness valley. If they enter, they will be entangled and killed by the ghosts of these tribesmen.
After listening to the Jia tribe guide's gestures and translation of these words, Xu Chen couldn't laugh or cry.
He could easily figure out what the ghost fire ghosts these Five Ghost tribesmen were talking about, which was the phenomenon of the phosphate remaining in the bones turning into phosphine during the decay process, and then spontaneously combusting, commonly known as ghost fire.
Phosphine has a very low ignition point and can burn at room temperature, but it usually occurs in summer and is less likely to occur in winter.
Xu Chen asked a few more questions to confirm his conjecture, but unfortunately these Five Ghost hunters couldn't tell. They only said that they never dared to enter the valley at night because of the gangsters in the valley at night.
What's more, these savages cooperate with each other at sunrise and rest at sunset. Generally, they all go back to the cave to rest and sleep as soon as the sun sets. No one can run into the valley to watch ghosts all year round.
The reason for the discovery of will-o'-the-wisps was more than ten years ago, when many children died one after another in the tribe, and the tribesmen were terrified. The great witch also felt that it was not possible to continue for a long time, so he recruited all the hunters in the tribe and prepared to use these corpses as bait until dark and the devil came.
A life and death battle, either they die or the tribe is completely destroyed.
And that plan was in midsummer.
The result was that after dark, the large number of corpses had not attracted the demons, but groups of will-o'-the-wisps began to appear everywhere in the valley, immediately frightening the Five Ghosts and fleeing.
After that time, after the sun went down, no Five Ghost tribe members entered the valley again.
After that, the great witch fell into despair and became completely depressed. After that incomparable fright, the Five Ghosts began to collectively wait for death.
Xu Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this, but at the same time he also felt some resentment toward the great witch of the Five Ghost Clan.
Fortunately, I know the origin of these will-o'-the-wisps, otherwise I would have rushed in and encountered a lot of will-o'-the-wisps. Not only would I have been frightened, but a group of hunters accompanying me would have been so frightened that they wet their pants. This would have created a strong psychological shadow, which would be detrimental to future operations.
Expand territory.
Besides, after all, I have to continue to show off my awesomeness, and I absolutely cannot give up halfway.
What's more, it's winter now, and the temperature has not reached the critical point for phosphorus fires to burn.
Therefore, Xu Chen loudly comforted these hunters of the Five Ghost Tribe, saying that he had a green dragon on his left and a white tiger on his right, with the old cow among them, and the old mother goddess who was watching over him.
The evil spirits dare not appear.
In order to embolden these hunters, he also asked Gu Heju to prepare flags and horns, drew out his dragon-tooth scimitar and took the lead, striding forward into the valley.
"Cowardly quack!"
Lei and a group of well-armed hunters have always regarded Xu Chen as their backbone. With His Majesty the Witch King leading them, they are invincible. Therefore, after leaving behind a few haloes of ridicule, a swarm of majestic bees surrounded Xu Chen and left.
“￥%#……”
A group of hunters from the Five Ghost Tribe were frightened and ashamed, but finally one of them had the courage to grit his teeth and lead others to follow.
No matter how you say it, the Ba people are here to help. It would be unjustifiable if your own people don't go.
So a group of hunters from the Five Ghost Tribe followed behind dozens of meters in fear, holding their breath and tiptoeing in slowly.
But when they finally saw the pile of rocks buried in the grass, they all let out a long breath.
Those terrifying will-o'-the-wisps did not appear.
At this time, Xu Chen and others had already entered the stone pile area and began to disperse and observe to find the whereabouts of the demon.
However, this search lasted more than two hours, from when the sun set to when the sky was filled with stars and moon, but still no demon appeared.
The weather is freezing and the fields are desolate.
The howling night wind stirred up the wild grass and swayed.
Various small animals and night birds chirped and ran from time to time.
There are also the roars and roars of wild animals such as wolves, bears, tigers and leopards in the surrounding mountains.
In this cold and terrifying environment, Xu Chen also felt goosebumps all over his body.
After insisting on waiting until about eight or nine o'clock, everyone began to feel fearful and agitated. Any disturbance would cause a panic. Xu Chen had to end this late-night demon-slaying plan and lead the team back.
After two consecutive misses, not only did Xu Chen feel embarrassed, but the Five Ghosts tribe also began to panic. Some people ran to find the great witch, hoping that the Ba tribe would not continue to disturb the demons and dead tribesmen, so as not to bring greater harm to the tribe.
disaster.
Da Wu, who was up late at night, had to find Xu Chen and discuss with him whether the matter could be settled like this.
But unfortunately, Xu Chen's temper got worse.
He is still waiting to get rid of these so-called demons and then take the lead mine into his pocket. How can he give up halfway?
Therefore, after he righteously rejected the request of the great witch, he seriously stated that he came with the glory and faith of the great witch of the Ba tribe. In order to spread the gospel of the mother goddess, he would definitely help the Five Ghost Clan eradicate these demons, and also
A peaceful and peaceful life for the Five Ghosts.
Faced with Xu Chen's domineering oath, the Great Witch of the Five Ghost Clan and several clan leaders were inexplicably moved. They shed tears and expressed their support for Xu Chen to continue to stay here to search for traces of the devil, and were willing to provide all the help they could.
Therefore, Xu Chen and Da Wu came up with a plan after careful discussion.
The so-called reluctance to bear children cannot trap the wolf.
These demons have a high chance of appearing every time there is a dead person in the Five Ghost Clan or a child is thrown into the valley. Taking advantage of their habit, Xu Chen hopes that the Five Ghost Clan will arrange for people to dress up as corpses or throw a few children into it.
, and then lead his men to ambush in the valley. Once the devil comes, he will launch a fatal blow.
This strategy proposed by Xu Chen made the great wizard and several clan leaders very excited and agreed.
Although using living people as bait seems more dangerous, if these demons can really be killed, the Five Ghosts will no longer be afraid.
Even if these tribesmen and children are killed or eaten by demons, it is totally worth it.
What's more, there are so many tribesmen and children with intellectual and physical disabilities in the tribe.
Some of them will have to be thrown in to feed the demons sooner or later. Choosing a few to use as bait can be considered a contribution to the tribe's survival.
So under the arrangement of the great witch, after some discussion, the five clan leaders finally decided to send one person from each tribe. The adults would pretend to be corpses, while the children would be tied up alive and thrown in. As long as they could attract the devil, it would be considered a success.
In order to make the great witch and several clan leaders fully believe that this plan could succeed, Xu Chen vowed that he would kill all these demons. If he failed this time, he would let his clansmen lie inside as corpses.
With Xu Chen's guarantee, the plan was completely finalized.
Another night passed, and the next day, Xu Chen's demon-slaying upgrade plan quickly spread throughout the entire Five Ghost Tribe.
Although the men, women, and children of the Five Ghosts were shocked and frightened, and many even had strong resistance, more and more people expressed support for this plan.
The five tribes also quickly selected five baits, two adults, one boy and one girl, and three children, two girls and one boy. The eldest was six or seven years old, and the youngest was only three or four years old. Regardless of the status of adults or children,
It's very serious, and it definitely belongs to the type that will be thrown in sooner or later.
Although most of these demons appear in the evening, in order for them to discover the bait as early as possible, Xu Chen asked the Five Ghost tribe to hold a ceremony as they usually do when abandoning tribesmen, and then the whole tribe cried and howled and carried these adults and children into the valley.
, discarded among the rubble.
Xu Chen and others also ate and drank enough in advance, brought dry food and drinking water, and ambush into the thorns and grass near the stone pile in groups of ten.
After the ceremony, all the Five Ghosts people left the valley, leaving no one behind.
The valley soon became quiet, and only the frightened and helpless cries of the three children could be heard.
However, these giant birds did not appear, and we waited from noon until the sun was almost setting.
The three children's voices have long been hoarse from crying.
Xu Chen and others were sitting or lying down, and they were all anxious and agitated as they waited.
"Woo~ quack quack..."
Just as the sun set and the valley gradually became dark, a terrifying sound suddenly came from the mountain ridge not far away. Soon, a huge and unparalleled bird was seen swooping down from the dark sky.