The girl had no clothes on at all; ropes were tightly bound to her skin, and she was filthy all over, looking very pitiful. Her hair was also cut into a messy, tangled mess like weeds.
The girl had deep tear stains on her eyes, and a dark cloth was stuffed in her mouth. She shook her head desperately, her eyes filled with fear and pleading.
But the people around her were staring at her like she was food, and some of them even had a physical reaction.
Lu Yuan swallowed hard. He guessed that this girl was the sacrifice he had mentioned. Using people as sacrifices was something only seen in some cannibalistic tribes. However, this civilization had only been destroyed by the apocalypse not long ago, and not every place was so chaotic. He never expected that the practice of using people as sacrifices still existed here. It was truly chilling.
The man, a smirk playing on his lips, picked up a dagger from the ground and slowly walked to the girl's side.
The girl shook her head more frequently. She wanted to shout, but she couldn't make a sound at all. She could only make "mmm" sounds from her throat, which made her look very pitiful.
"Stop! What are you doing?"
Lu Yuan couldn't hold back any longer; he pointed at the man and shouted.
The man did indeed put his hand to his mouth in a shushing gesture: "Shh! Don't be afraid, I'm just giving her a chance to breathe and speak! I won't hurt her! Haha!"
After saying that, the man cut the rope on the rag hard, and then yanked the rag off.
The girl screamed desperately, "Help me! Help me! Don't eat me! Don't eat me!"
The sound was loud, penetrating the entire room. Lu Yuan felt as if the sound had struck the depths of his heart. He immediately thought of Wei Xiaoshan. Chaos reigned everywhere; continents had shattered into islands, then reformed, including places where civilization had long since vanished. What if…
Thinking about this, Lu Yuan dared not think about it anymore.
"What are you doing? This is torture!" Lu Yuan shouted hysterically at the other party.
The man sneered, "Torture? Heh, no, no, no, she was a sacrifice, an offering to the gods. We are merely punishing her sins according to the gods' guidance! Only by devouring her bit by bit will the gods forgive the sins we humans have committed!"
The man kept muttering cult-like words, which shocked Lu Yuan. What kind of utter nonsense was this? Looking around at the people, they all appeared to be humble believers, but their eyes gleamed with evil as they stared at the girl's body like a pack of beasts.
"Enough! What do you want?"
"Hehe, simple. Share this offering with us, then become one of our followers, and the car will be yours for free! As long as you agree, you will receive divine forgiveness! I'm saving you!"
"Bastards! Are you even human? You're a bunch of animals, worse than animals!" Xiwen's hands trembled violently as he desperately berated these people.
"Sigh! It seems you still can't understand! Then our deal is over! You are not worthy to be called our followers!" After saying that, the man reached out and took out a dagger, about to cut the girl's thigh.
Tears streamed down the girl's face as she screamed desperately, her body trembling violently. Several people nearby quickly went over and held her down.
Lu Yuan picked up his gun, pointed it at the other person, and shouted angrily, "Stop! Stop!"
Xiwen, standing opposite Lu Yuan, was also holding a pistol and about to pull the trigger.
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, and Lu Yuan froze on the spot, staring at Xi Wen opposite him in disbelief.
Xiwen was also completely bewildered and raised his hand to indicate that he was not the one who fired the shot.
The men who were holding the girl down were immediately startled and squatted down. They saw that the man who had been holding down the girl had a bloody hole in his head, from which various colored liquids—red, white, yellow—were constantly gushing out, spraying all over the girl like a watering can.
The girl stopped screaming and looked at the blood all over her body and the unknown things in her eyes, somewhat bewildered.
Then she screamed again.
At that moment, Lu Yuanzhi felt someone slowly approaching from behind. He turned around abruptly and felt a chill on his neck.
"Don't move!"
Lu Yuan immediately stiffened. He couldn't understand when someone had appeared behind him. Clearly, it was the one who had fired the shot.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Yuan realized that the person following him when he entered the village was him. At the time, Lu Yuan thought it was just his imagination playing tricks on him, but now it seemed that this person was truly formidable, managing to evade his excellent hearing. It was simply terrifying.
The other party did not ask Lu Yuan to raise his hands, and Lu Yuan did not do so, keeping his pistol pointed at the crowd.
The man was wearing a black hoodie, and despite the cold weather, he was radiating heat from head to toe, as if he had just come out of the shower.
The man's steps were incredibly light, like a cat—no, more like a cheetah—his feet barely making a sound on the ground. Yet, he held guns in both hands, one of which was aimed at Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan didn't know whether the other party was friend or foe, so he could only be wary. However, the other party put a lot of pressure on him, making him feel like he couldn't breathe.
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