Chapter 436 [Seeing a Ghost]

Sheng Wei's eyes darkened. "We allowed ourselves to be slaughtered before because our team was too scattered. This time, there are only fifty of us. I wonder how this assassin will be able to kill us!"

It was late at night, and it was already the end of the hour of Hai. After giving his orders, the eldest prince went into the tent prepared for him to rest, and instructed Fuqiang to report to him if there was any movement.

However, after they readjusted the personnel allocation, the assassinations stopped happening and the group hiding in the dark seemed to have stopped.

But no one dared to relax. As the night deepened, the soldiers, who hadn't eaten enough all day, became increasingly hungry. Some of them felt weak in the knees while patrolling, while others felt dizzy and dizzy from hunger.

In addition, it was summer at that time. The nights in the rainforest in summer were not only hot and humid, but there were also many mosquitoes whose bites were very poisonous. Not only did they not have enough to eat, they had to feed the mosquitoes. Under such conditions, the soldiers under the eldest prince were simply tortured.

The soldiers' resentment grew, and they couldn't help complaining while shooing away mosquitoes.

"Three hours ago, the eldest prince said that reinforcements were only 30 miles away. Why haven't they arrived yet?"

——"It's already dark in this forest, and I'm so hungry that I can't even see people clearly! My eyes are blurry!"

"Hey, you think the eldest prince is trying to trick us, using the news of reinforcements arriving soon to keep us in suspense and give us hope?"

As soon as he said this, someone around him immediately advised him: "That's not something you can say."

The man complained, "Why can't we just say it? If this keeps going on, let alone catching the assassin, we won't even have the energy to chase them if we see them."

Just when everyone was complaining, a creepy echo suddenly sounded in the rainforest. The sound sounded like something was hitting something, terrifying and deep.

The Xin family army squad hiding in the dark was playing the background sound effects of a horror movie through loudspeakers.

These ancient soldiers had never heard such a terrifying sound. They suddenly got goose bumps and felt a chill from head to toe, and they no longer felt hot.

——"What's that sound?"

——"I don't know. Anyway, I feel creepy when I hear it. Is it the cry of some animal?"

"Don't be afraid, we have a team of fifty people! There are other teams nearby, so we are not afraid of them, whether they are human or ghost."

Although they said so, the patrolling soldiers still shrank their necks in unison.

"Listen up, people from Sheng Wei, you've been surrounded by my men."

When the deep, rich voice came out, everyone in the forest couldn't help but get goose bumps. Someone recognized it: "This, this is the emperor's voice!"

"How is that possible? Didn't the emperor die in the sea?"

Many people are like frightened birds.

Captain Bai, the highest-ranking officer among the soldiers, saw the fear on many faces and shouted, "Don't panic! Someone might be impersonating the late emperor to trick us into surrendering. What a trick!"

Captain Bai's analysis was well-reasoned. "Even if the late emperor survived and returned alive, where would he find the troops to fight us? Wasn't he already a puppet emperor before he disappeared?"

Captain Bai's words calmed many people down. Yes, even if the old emperor came back, so what? The old ministers in the court had already betrayed him and each served their own master. Who would still listen to the old emperor's orders?

However, just as Captain Bai finished speaking, everyone heard a loud "bang" and Captain Bai fell to the ground!

His eyes were wide open, and there was a bloody hole in his temple!

The crowd immediately fell into chaos. Captain Bai, who had just been speaking, fell down in front of them without any warning! Captain Bai was surrounded by them and died in front of everyone in the crowd.

"Captain Bai...is he dead?"

"Where is the assassin? Has anyone seen the assassin?"

"I didn't even see the shadow of the assassin!"

"It seems like the other party... can take our lives without even showing up!"

As if to confirm the last sentence, the next moment, another sergeant fell in front of everyone in the same way.

The two people who were killed were both small leaders. It was obvious that the other side was demonstrating against them. Their leader could be killed in an instant, let alone these small shrimps!

Panic spread among the crowd. The already tired and hungry people had their psychological defenses pushed to the brink of collapse by such an unexpected incident.

"Are you scared now? How could I dare to show up if I wasn't fully prepared?"

The gloomy voice of the old Southern Dynasty Emperor echoed in everyone's ears again: "Treason is a crime that will punish all nine generations of your clan. If you want to atone for your sins, capture the eldest prince alive and bring him to the west of the rain forest."

"Of course, if others who haven't captured the Crown Prince want to surrender, they can also bring the heads of the rebels who chose to continue to follow the Crown Prince to demonstrate their sincerity."

"We've prepared beef, mutton, rice, noodles, wontons... on the west side of the rainforest for everyone to fill their stomachs. We've also provided sour plum juice to cool down and ointment to prevent mosquito bites."

"Considering that you have all gone through a fierce battle, you can first go to the west of the rainforest to fill your stomachs before going to encircle and suppress the eldest prince."

Just by listening to what Sheng Zhixing said, many people were drooling. Now, as long as they walk to the west side of the rainforest, they will have food!

This was undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel's back for the soldiers whose will had been tortured to the extreme by hunger, fatigue and heat. Some of them had already unconsciously moved towards the west of the rainforest.

Lieutenant General Zhang, one of the lieutenants sent by the Crown Prince to supervise these people, saw that the situation was not good and quickly stopped them, saying, "What are you doing? Those who betray the Crown Prince will not have a good end! Don't fall for your trick!"

As soon as this statement was made, it was refuted by everyone.

"You just saw it. They were able to kill a living person without making any noise. Even without these conditions to induce us to surrender, they can still kill us. So it's better to surrender!"

“Yes, yes, yes!”

"The first bird to stick its head out gets shot. Lieutenant General, you better be careful. The bodies of the two people who just dissented are still warm!"

Several people exchanged glances before surrounding Deputy General Zhang and speaking in a hostile tone, "Deputy General Zhang, it looks like you're determined to follow the Crown Prince until death."

Deputy General Zhang looked at the people around him who were gathering around him, and said in horror: "No, no, it's not..."

…

Under the herd effect, once someone took the lead, large groups of soldiers could no longer hold on and headed towards the west of the rainforest.

At this time, the eldest prince Sheng Wei was still asleep.

He slept very soundly due to the exhaustion of fighting these days.

However, at this moment, the voice of the deceased old emperor rang in his ears.

"Son, son, I'm coming to find you~"

The sound seemed to come from the water, vague and chilling.

Sheng Wei suddenly opened his eyes.