"After hearing the safety training, I might choose to start by checking for traps."
Nina smiled.
"Jake might be a good partner."
"Cut! Very good!"
Michael nodded.
"After entering the forest later, we will shoot another set of shots of 'searching for traces of Mountain n'."
Nina nodded, got up, and returned to the assembled team.
Michael found William: "Mr. Priest, I'm ready here."
After the training just now, William asked everyone to gather in one place.
He released the captured Mountain Man and demonstrated the weaknesses of these monsters to everyone.
After ensuring that everyone simulated an attack once, he distributed the task for this ti.
"Capture Mountain n alive. Once encountering danger, prioritize your own life."
William said holding the set gaphone.
"Set off!"
Everyone was fully ard and entered the dense forest in a combined triangle formation.
William commanded from the center.
This could expand the search range, and in case of danger, nearby companions could also respond quickly.
Originally, Michael planned to let each squad search separately, but he was strictly rejected by William.
Never give the enemy a chance to catch anyone alone.
Sizzle...
A burst of static noise ca from the walkie-talkie.
"'Don't Be Curious' Squad testing, everything is safe so far!"
"'Double Tap' Squad testing! No traces of Mountain n found."
"'Run Away' Squad testing..."
Reports from various squads ca from the walkie-talkie.
An amulet was tied to the transceiver; these were all 30-year vintage holy artifacts.
To prevent the device signal from being interfered with by evil forces, each squad received one before departure.
William looked at his phone with no signal; at this ti, they had walked a distance.
And as they went deeper into the forest, the power entrenched in it beca thicker and thicker.
The low-quality holy artifacts on William's body had lost their effect at this ti.
He observed with [Holy Eye] and found that the Holy Power inside was drawn and floated towards the depths of the forest.
"This seems to be so kind of power-stripping magic." He thought to himself.
But since the walkie-talkie could be used normally, it ant that holy artifacts at the "Sacred Relic" level would not be affected.
In the "Don't Be Curious" Squad, Nina and Jake held tools respectively, checking the ground vigilantly.
Passing a patch of fallen leaves, Nina suddenly reached out and pulled Jake.
The latter's raised foot was about to land, but stopped suddenly a few inches from the ground.
"Help us watch the surroundings."
After signaling to other squads not far away, Nina squatted down.
Jake slowly withdrew his raised foot, then helped Nina cover important parts.
Nina picked up a branch and gently pushed aside the leaves in front.
Then, a rope device was revealed.
Following the direction, she found a trap on the tree trunk.
Just as she was about to destroy it, Nina rembered what Mr. Priest said during the previous training.
"Don't rush to act when encountering a trap; observe for a while longer. Maybe there is more than one danger..."
Nina hurriedly opened her eyes wide, and sure enough, she found two more rope devices nearby.
If she had chosen to act just now, she would definitely have fallen for it.
These Mountain n are really cunning!
Whoosh... whoosh.
Several sounds of breaking air rang out, and the traps on the tree were completely destroyed.
Nina and Jake nodded to each other, then disappeared into the bushes.
Under a big tree not far from the two.
A Mountain Man with no upper lip was hiding here.
"!"
It held a longbow and aid at the backs of the two for a long ti, but finally gave up.
That human man always used a wooden board to guard the blind spot, which gave it no opening.
Thinking of what happened just now, "No Upper Lip" smashed the tree trunk hard.
As an expert in catching people in the tribe, it had so experience in setting traps.
Seeing those two humans approaching just now, No Upper Lip's eyes lit up instantly.
Thought this was another suspense-free hunt.
Even No Upper Lip was prepared to catch the female human back to serve as a breeding tool for its generation.
But the opponent actually discovered its trap.
Even the second set of traps hidden nearby was destroyed.
This made No Upper Lip extrely irritable.
Before today, this group of humans was clearly not so alert!
Such scenes were also happening in other squads.
Before long, so figures of Mountain n began to appear in the dense forest.
Obviously, they couldn't hold back anymore.
On the other side, Run Away Squad.
Thwack~
A sharp axe flashed through the air and sank deeply into the tree trunk.
Then a human head poked out from behind the tree.
Jones's throat rolled; the axe was only a few centiters away from him just now.
If he hadn't ducked in ti, his head would have been split in half by now.
"When walking in the forest, be able to find cover at any ti. When hearing movent, get down imdiately..."
Jones wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Fortunately, I listened to Mr. Priest, otherwise I would have died here today." He thought to himself.
"Hey! Check if that guy is gone!"
Elena lay on the ground and tugged at the forr's hem.
At this ti, this hot beauty had long put on long clothes and also put so protective gear on the outer layer.
This ti the two were assigned to the sa squad.
Originally Elena's target was Dale or Jake.
But after the training class, everyone disliked her for being just a flower vase (pretty face), and only Jones took the initiative to approach her.
Although knowing this guy had bad intentions, Elena could only compromise.
"Hmph! You guys, I will definitely make you pay!" She raged inwardly.
Jones looked around for a mont and found a Mountain Man behind a tree.
"Those guys are still guarding!"
Elena frowned: "Can we find a way to catch that guy!"
She didn't like this feeling of being hunted.
Jones's eyes rolled: "Mr. Priest once said, to make the enemy let down their guard, deception is always a good choice."
He thought for a mont and soon had an idea.
Jones took out a plastic bag from his backpack, which contained a calf.
This was taken from the Mountain Man at the camp.
"Oh! Ugh..."
Opening the bag, a foul sll gushed out instantly.
Jones and Elena hurriedly pinched their noses.
"I'll sar this blood on my body later..." Jones whispered.
After synchronizing with other squads, Jones began to act.
Painful groans soon rang out in the dense forest.
Not far away, that Mountain Man's eyes lit up.
It thought it missed, but it seed to have hit the target.
"..."
It squeezed out a few strange sounds from its throat, then ran down the slope.
Before long, sure enough, it saw the figure of the prey under a tree.
The sll of blood in the air made the Mountain Man even more excited.
It quickened its pace.
But in the next mont, it found its body falling forward.
Seeing the target fall, Elena smashed the Mountain Man's joints hard a few tis, ensuring the latter couldn't get up in a short ti.
Aside, Jones also got up imdiately, took out a rope, and tied up this monster.
Due to prior agreent, other squads just watched from a distance and did not intervene to help, to avoid being caught off guard by Mountain n.
Thud!
The Mountain Man was brought back to William.
"Oh my God! You really caught a Mountain Man!" Michael sounded excited and imdiately aid the cara at the Run Away Squad.
"Of course, this is all thanks to using traps..." Jones struck a victory pose.
"These stupid guys never look at the ground..." Elena also squeezed in front of the cara.
Taking advantage of the gap while the two were being interviewed, William carried the Mountain Man aside.
After questioning with [Atonent Persuasion], he raised an eyebrow.
"Captured passers-by; all males are eaten, and females beco tools for breeding offspring."
"Children born will stay on the outskirts of the forest, while those born between Mountain n will be sent deep into the forest."
William rubbed his chin.
The reproduction thod of these monsters seed more complex and outrageous than in the original work.
At the sa ti, he discovered another thing.
This Mountain Man seed less strong than the one encountered on the highway earlier.
But due to limited information, it was difficult for William to draw any conclusions temporarily.
Confirming that this Mountain Man could not provide other valuable information.
William asked the other party to identify the traps it set.
Then this guy also beca part of the spare bait.
Next, the squads in the dense forest sent back good news one after another, and quite a few Mountain n were brought to William.
"Sure enough, as long as one is consciously guarded, these monsters in Arican horror movies will find it hard to succeed." He thought to himself.
In subsequent questioning, William learned so other information.
This group of Mountain n living on the edge of the forest called themselves "First Generation Servants."
They were mainly responsible for hunting passing "Lucky Ones" and providing food for the depths of the forest.
And the "First Generation" referred to the offspring of Mountain n and normal humans.
They were strictly forbidden to step into the forest and could only guard the periphery for life.
William pondered inwardly.
"Judging from the above information, this group of Mountain n seems to have so kind of bloodline screening custom."
As for what was special about Mountain n with purer bloodlines, these guys in front of him didn't know.
mories related to this were also erased.
And judging from "Servants," obviously there was also a demon behind this group of guys.
But so far, William hadn't found any symbols or marks related to it.
Besides the above, there was another piece of information that caught his attention.
"There is a wooden house in the forest where a higher 'Generation' Mountain Man lives."
From their description, that Mountain Man ca from the depths of the forest and had a very high status.
All Mountain n living on the periphery had to listen to that guy.
Besides, that Mountain Man was very powerful.
"Tall and sturdy, can crush a big tree with a gentle grip, tail can stop the healing ability of the 'First Generation'."
William recalled the description of that guy. "This is sowhat similar to the cannibal ntioned by Jenny's father."
At the sa ti, that powerful Mountain Man would enter the depths of the forest every once in a while.
At that ti, it would bring food and newborns.
But when returning, the figures of those deford children were gone.
And today, it happened that a female Mountain Man reached her due date and was waiting for the birth of the child in that wooden house.
William imdiately asked everyone to change direction and head towards the cabin in the woods.
Not long after they left, a slender figure appeared on a tree trunk.
She was wearing a gray cloak and had a long narrow box tied to her back.
A breeze brushed past the treetops, and the branches and leaves collided with each other.
And that figure had disappeared.
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