After hearing Uncle Xiong's explanation, I shone my flashlight on the surrounding terrain again and said to Xu Le, "Judging from the terrain, this is not a feng shui treasure land, nor would it be a burial place for any kings or nobles, so the possibility of a large number of people being buried here is unlikely. I think the experimental base that Uncle Xiong mentioned is very likely."

Xu Le wasn't interested in the matter: "We're here to find the zombies. The experimental base and such are none of our business."

"What I mean is, so many people died unjustly in this place, so the yin energy must be very strong. It might actually attract wandering zombies here."

As I walked, I continued, "None of us have dealt with the zombie before. You're the only one who knows how to deal with it. It's best to tell everyone how to deal with it beforehand, so that when we encounter it, we won't be caught off guard and not know how to handle it."

"That's true."

After listening to my words, Xu Le addressed the crowd, saying, "Everyone is afraid of zombies, but they are actually just reanimated corpses. The birth of walking zombies goes against the natural order; these things are not within the Five Elements, so they are very powerful."

Although none of us have ever seen a zombie, we're all familiar with them. Here, I'll briefly correct a few misconceptions! First, zombies aren't invulnerable to weapons, but they're very difficult to eliminate using ordinary methods! Second, while zombies do suck blood, it's not a necessary means for them to eat or survive. Therefore, their first reaction upon seeing a human is still to kill.

As Xu Le walked, he introduced the zombies to us: "The zombies are very agile. Their speed and jumping ability have exceeded human limits. What makes them most terrifying, besides their enormous strength, is their fangs and claws. Since zombies are all transformed corpses, there is a high probability that you will be infected with corpse poison if you are bitten or scratched by them. Everyone should pay special attention to this."

Sister Hua added from the side: "There are many ways to take down the zombie, but our mission this time is to capture it alive. When we see this thing, what we need to do is not attack, but run away and try to ambush it. If we really can't knock it off, then we can lasso it with a rope and everyone pull in different directions. Leave the capture to us. Don't try to be brave."

After hearing their introductions, I smiled and said, "It's that simple?"

"It's that simple, but a slight oversight can easily cost us all our lives."

Xu Le curled his lip and said, "It is said that the power of zombies can break metal and split stone. Compared with such monsters, humans are too fragile. As for some techniques for capturing zombies, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. After you encounter one, what you need to do is to help me catch that thing while ensuring your own safety."

As we were talking, Uncle Xiong had already crossed the ridge ahead: "We've reached Human Bone Gully."

Upon hearing Uncle Xiong's words, we immediately changed the subject and looked down.

This ditch is not what I imagined.

I originally thought that Human Bone Gully would be a barren ravine, but it turned out to be full of plants.

There are no towering trees in this gully, but there are many "tree hairs", which are short trees that are not very tall but have many branches.

Uncle Xiong held the torch in one hand, cut a few vines with his knife, and prepared to go down: "There are a lot of poisonous snakes in this ditch, so be careful."

"etc!"

Old Song stopped Uncle Xiong, took out snake repellent spray from his backpack, and sprayed some on everyone: "This is the latest snake repellent spray on the market, and it has a repellent effect on most venomous snakes."

"nice one."

Uncle Xiong nodded, and then went down first.

He hunts in the mountains and forests year-round, and walking on this kind of terrain is like walking on thin ice. But when we went down, we could only hold a torch in one hand and grab onto vines and branches with the other to keep our balance.

The ravine was steep, but not very deep, and we soon reached the bottom.

Because the surrounding area was full of waist-high weeds and shrubs, we couldn't see where we were standing, so we could only follow Uncle Xiong forward.

After walking forward a dozen meters, Uncle Xiong suddenly stopped.

Seeing Uncle Xiong's actions, I, who was second in line, drew my machete and asked in a low voice, "Uncle Xiong, is something wrong?"

Uncle Xiong shook his head: "No, I just smelled a peculiar scent, like that left by a goat."

The monkey sniffed the air, looking at Uncle Bear with a skeptical expression: "Are you serious? I can't smell anything."

"You have to understand, humans are also a kind of wild beast. I spend my years hunting in the mountains. If I didn't have some special skills, I would have died eight times over! I dare not say more, but I can smell whether there are wild beasts within two hundred meters. Perhaps that can be considered a talent."

Uncle Xiong handed me the torch: "Stand still and don't move."

Before I could ask any questions, Uncle Xiong squatted down and disappeared into the bushes.

About half a minute later, he crawled back in, spreading out his palm to reveal a tuft of wool and a few sheep droppings: "The two sheep you bought before were white, but this wool is from black goats! Animals like these like to follow the lead sheep, which means the remaining three should also be in this ravine. Let's go further in."

"Uncle Xiong, wait a minute."

After hearing what Uncle Xiong said, Xu Le said to me, "Could you please keep watch around here? I have something to do."

"good."

When I heard Xu Le say that, I took the torch and walked to the side, then used a knife to cut down all the plants next to me, creating a vacuum area of ​​one square meter.

After we dispersed, Xu Le took out a silver bowl from his backpack, placed it on the ground, and then filled a kettle with water.

After doing all this, Xu Le lit a talisman, muttered something under his breath, and then stuck a silver chopstick into the water.

Clang!

As soon as Xu Le let go, the chopsticks fell over and hit the bowl with a soft thud.

Xu Le then repeated the above steps, and got the same result.

After trying twice, Xu Le poured the water in the bowl aside and put it back in his travel bag: "That's enough, let's continue."

I returned to Xu Le's side and asked curiously, "What did you mean by that just now? Was it divination?"

“The shamanic disciple himself is not very strong. Most of his abilities come from being possessed by a deity. But the spell just now was called the Ghost Inquiry Spell. I was asking some questions to the wandering ghosts around me, but I did not receive a response.”

Xu Le looked at the dark valley ahead, her brows furrowing slightly: "I don't know if the disappearance of those sheep is related to the zombies, but there's a 99% chance that they're no longer in this valley."