The door was slowly pushed open...
A strong smell of blood filled the air. A disheveled monster with a mouth full of blood suddenly turned around, revealing its eyes full of white. It howled and rushed towards the crowd, but was blocked by a wooden fence.
The clothes on its body hung loosely, not covering its body, as if they had been forced on by someone. There were bloodstains and stains on the clothes, and its face looked even more horrible, with a blue and purple face, cracked skin, and some blood still remaining at the corners of its mouth.
The young man and others often walked outside looking for food, so they knew that this monster was different from the ones outside.
The monster outside was already withered, but the one in front of him still had flesh and blood, which was obviously different.
The young man lowered his head. He knew what this meant, but he was powerless to do anything. He could only watch it all happen. He didn't know if the group of people had taken out the cloth strips they had given out...
"What are you still standing there for!" The guard was a little panicked, fearing that the monster outside would rush in at any time. He shouted sternly, "Hurry up and take the county magistrate's son with you and leave here immediately."
Urged on by the guards, several villagers, holding thick ropes in their hands, trembled as they walked towards the house. The thick stench of blood inside was nauseating, but they had to suppress their fear and go in...
Everyone stopped at the door and discussed carefully. They wanted to put the rope around the monster through the railing, with two ropes on each end, to fix the monster before opening the door.
The yamen soldiers behind him couldn't wait any longer, and each of them wanted to kick this group of people in.
Chen Dutou had already taken the county magistrate to retreat, but they had to stay here and watch these people transfer the county magistrate's son. According to these people's thinking, they were all monsters anyway, so they might as well leave the county magistrate's son here.
Nothing will happen.
But the Taoist priest is deeply trusted by the county magistrate. If he can really cure the county magistrate's son, does that mean that they can open the gate of Guang'a County in the future and use the same method to heal their relatives who have turned into monsters?
Not far away.
The rest of the village was evacuating, and chaos reigned. From time to time, people would rush away, clutching their belongings. Voices would shout urgently, "Hurry up! The monster army has crossed the official road, and they're coming!"
The government office was shocked when they heard this.
Logically speaking, the monsters are now very weak and move very slowly, so how could they come so quickly!
The yamen soldiers were immediately panicked. If they were blocked in the village, there would be no way for them to survive.
Several people looked at each other, and then one of them glared at the group of villagers fiercely, "If you are willing to stay here, then you will guard the county magistrate and keep an eye on him. If you dare to escape, I will throw your families into the monster pile."
"That's right. If anything happens to the county magistrate's son, none of you will survive." The yamen soldier said as he retreated, no longer paying attention to this group of people, turned around and went back to pack up and run away.
Food is a precious commodity nowadays. They have hidden a lot of private food by taking advantage of their positions. Even if they want to escape, they have to take their belongings with them.
If the county magistrate asks, just say that he has sent someone to take care of the county magistrate's son in the rear.
The few of them quickly made up their statements, packed their bags, and fled Zaoyao Village in a hurry.
The few villagers who were left behind panicked when they saw that everyone had run away. Some of them squatted on the ground, holding their heads and crying loudly, "Damn it, they won't give me any way to survive..."
"My wife and children are in their hands. What should I do? Should I just stay here and wait for death..."
His howl made the monster inside even more excited. The wooden fence was shaking and making clanging sounds. The monster stretched out its hands from the gap and grabbed forward, trying to reach the person outside.
I saw black and purple hands with long, sharp nails.
The person at the door was so frightened that he immediately stopped talking.
Only the young man and the two villagers who were acting as accomplices looked at each other knowingly.
The three of them gathered together, and a villager whispered, "Brothers, what should we do now? Are we really going to stay here and wait for death?"
The young man turned his head to look at him, "Who are those people? Will they really come to rescue us?"
The two villagers looked at them strangely, "You only remember to ask now?" I have already helped them pass on the message twice, this reaction is too slow.
The young man said nothing.
"We don't know either, but looking at the equipment they are wearing, they must be from powerful backgrounds." That's why everyone is willing to believe their words and be an insider in order to help their families escape from the fire pit.
The two civilians sighed, "Those people are wearing strange armor and are pushing food behind them. They look very wealthy. I wonder where they get so much food. Will they really come to save us as they said..."
As the young man listened, his expression began to change. His eyes flickered and he nudged the person next to him with his elbow, pointing at Chang Ying who had just climbed up the wall and the dozen or so soldiers behind him.
The young man asked, "Are you talking about them?"
The two villagers looked in the direction he pointed, and were instantly petrified when they saw the soldiers suddenly appear on the wall.
“!!!”
The people looked unfamiliar and I didn't recognize them at all, but the equipment they were wearing was the same as the previous group of people, except that they had the same strange-shaped bamboo hat.
Uh...wait!
They really came!
While the three were stunned, Chang Ying led ten of his men over the wall and quickly controlled the seven or eight villagers in front of the door.
The door where the monster was imprisoned was wide open, and the scene inside could be seen clearly at a glance.
Chang Ying's heart sank. This monster was not like the shriveled zombies outside. Its flesh and blood still retained the appearance of when the disaster just broke out. Its skin was more bluish purple, and the whites of its eyes were pale and even had traces of red blood.
The girl's worries were not unreasonable. Fortunately, they came. If County Magistrate Zhou had continued to feed the baby, it would have caused great disaster.
Two of the guards quickly left the group, one on each side, hunched over the wall, and explored the small village. They returned with a report: "Commander, everyone has run away. No one is here."
Chang Ying nodded slightly upon hearing this. He spoke very quickly, "Mr. Chu has calculated the time. The zombie tide we attracted here won't change direction in a short time. We only have two quarters of an hour."
"yes!"
Seven or eight civilians looked at the man who appeared out of nowhere, squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands and dared not say a word.
The young man and the other three wanted to go up and talk to them, but seeing that they were moving in an orderly manner, they really couldn't get a word in for a while.
I saw a guard return to the wall and blew a whistle.
In less than a moment, several human heads wearing bamboo hats appeared on the wall. From a distance, they looked like rows of small pot lids...
The people above didn't waste any time and directly hung the iron cage down from above the wall.
There are thick ropes tied to the four corners of the iron cage, and two horizontal thick wooden pieces are placed on the wall to pry the iron cage. It is similar to the design principle of a dock suspension bridge. When the time comes, the iron cage can be transported out from under the wall by simply rolling the wooden stakes.
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