After telling the story to the children, Fina reappeared in front of Fang Zheng exhausted.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Fang Zheng, I don't know what's going on..."

At this moment, Fina also looked exhausted and didn't know what to say. However, Fang Zheng, who had learned from the "Whispering Volume" that Fina was not controlled, nor was she under an illusion, and was not dreaming, would not embarrass her too much. He also knew why Fina was like this. After all, human nature is common, and many times human reactions are based on the cognition of the surroundings. Maybe Fina had also suspected whether this was a trap set by the cultists, but after chatting with those children, her thoughts began to waver.

"Don't worry about it, Miss Fina."

Fang Zheng reached out and patted Fina's shoulder, signaling her to cheer up.

"This place is indeed a bit strange. Perhaps we should expand the search area... By the way, you said before that you also saw cultists?"

“That’s right!”

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Fina nodded vigorously, and then her expression became bright again.

"Please follow me, Mr. Fang Zheng. I remember the cultist's lair very clearly. It's on the opposite mountain!"

So, under the leadership of Fina, Fang Zheng and his group set out again. They left the village from the other side, followed Fina onto the mountain trail, and then entered the dense forest, and then...

"What's wrong, Miss Fina?"

"Not here..."

Fina looked at the woods in front of her in surprise, with an expression of disbelief on her face.

"When did the woods appear here? I clearly remember that this is a slope, and there is a river below, and there are bushes all around... I almost scratched my clothes here..."

However, the scene before them was completely different from what Fina had described. Large tracts of dense forests covered the mountains, and there was no trace of a river. There were bushes, but judging by Fina's expression, it was obvious that this was not what she was talking about.

"Could it be that you remembered the wrong way, Fina?"

"This is impossible!"

In response to Kurumi's curious question, Fina shook her head vigorously.

"I even looked at the direction on purpose. Although I didn't leave any marks to avoid being discovered by the cultists, I am sure this is the right direction..."

As she spoke, Fina's voice became smaller and smaller... Obviously, with this series of failures, Fina herself seemed not so sure anymore.

"Okay, don't think too much."

Fang Zheng also used his prophecy spell to try to find some clues, but this area was indeed very strange, and Fang Zheng's prophecy spell was completely ineffective. All he could perceive were some scattered and messy fragments. And the Whispering Volume also began to madly produce various records as if it had been infected by a virus...

"Let's go back to the village first and then discuss it."

At this moment, Fina had begun to doubt her life. Seeing her like this, Fang Zheng didn't know what to say. Fina seemed to be confused about what to do with this mess. She nodded blankly after hearing Fang Zheng's suggestion. Then the group returned along the original route and walked towards the village.

After going back and forth like this, it was already dark when they came down the mountain again. Standing on the hillside and looking down, they could even see the little lights of fire in the village. At this moment, Fina looked listless, with her head down, just walking and not talking. Fang Zheng and Hu Tao wanted to comfort her but didn't know what to say. After all, Fina had vowed that something big had happened here before, but now it seemed... To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that "The Whispering Book" would not lie, Fang Zheng would really suspect that Fina was confused after sleeping.

"call……"

At this moment, a gust of wind mixed with dust suddenly blew towards them. Everyone instinctively turned their heads to avoid it, and even Fang Zheng couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

But just when Fang Zheng opened his eyes and looked forward again, he suddenly realized that something was wrong... Then Fang Zheng looked carefully, and he was surprised to find that the village at the foot of the mountain that was originally dotted with lights was now pitch black!

"Brother Fang Zheng, look down there!"

At this moment, Hu Tao also pointed down the hillside in surprise and shouted, obviously she also discovered the problem.

"Kyousan, do you know what happened?"

Fang Zheng turned to look at Kuang San, who shook her head.

"I lowered my head slightly to avoid the wind, and when I turned back, it became like this..."

What is going on?

Fang Zheng frowned and stared at the dark village below. If the village just now gave Fang Zheng a feeling of peace and tranquility, then now, he could feel the evil and death hidden in the darkness... and just now, in just a blink of an eye, it seemed that everything had changed?

"Ms. Fina, do you feel anything? Miss Fina?"

"Why?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's call, Fina seemed to come back to her senses and looked up at Fang Zheng in surprise.

"What's wrong, Mr. Fang Zheng?"

…

It seems you've been distracted all the way.

Looking at Fina's silly look, Fang Zheng rolled his eyes helplessly, then stretched out his hand and pointed forward. Fina looked in the direction of Fang Zheng's finger, and was immediately shocked.

“What… is going on?”

"I don't know either... It was fine just now, and then it suddenly changed..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng stretched out his hand and tightly grasped the huge black sword behind him.

"Everyone be careful, I think something is wrong..."

In fact, it’s not just wrong, it’s extremely wrong.

When Fang Zheng and the others walked along the mountain road to the entrance of the village again, they were surprised to find that the village in front of them was completely different from before. The whole village was dead silent and dark everywhere. Only the moonlight from the sky could barely see the scenery in front of them. Unlike the peaceful and tranquil village before, this village looked as if it had encountered a disaster. Many houses had collapsed, and one could even smell the strong smell of blood and a burnt stench.

Everyone became nervous at this moment. Fang Zheng walked in the front carrying a huge sword, Hu Tao also picked up her shovel, and on the other side, Kuang San also silently summoned the musket she usually used. The three of them protected Fina in the middle and slowly walked into the village.

“…”

The whole village was so quiet that not even the sound of the wind could be heard. Only the sound of people's footsteps echoed in it. Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and glanced around. Then he suddenly raised the giant sword in his hand and thrust it down into the ground!

“Ouch!!”

With a scream, the ground suddenly opened up, and then a skinny monster crawled out, waving its arms wildly, struggling to tear the enemy in front of it. However, the next moment, accompanied by a scorching red flame, the monster pierced by the giant sword was burned to ashes.

"What's this?"

Looking at the skinny monster, Hu Tao's eyes widened in surprise, while Fang Zheng swung the giant sword suddenly.

"Ghouls, be careful, we are surrounded!"

At the same time, as if to verify Fang Zheng's words, skinny figures with red glow in their eyes gradually emerged from all directions. They let out a terrifying cry, and then the next moment, these figures suddenly accelerated and pounced towards Fang Zheng and others!