"Great Black Sky?" This was the first time the Fatty had heard such a strange name. From Old Man Yao's expression, it seemed to refer to something terrifying.
"Hey, keep your voice down. If Great Black Sky finds out someone's talking about it, tonight's going to be rough." Old Man Yao hurriedly waved at the Fatty.
Based on his experience with previous missions, Jiang Cheng realized that this so-called Great Black Sky was the source of the strange happenings in this village. And now they were facing an entirely new mission.
The mission team even included the four older men. Judging from the information they'd brought, as long as they successfully completed the mission, they could join up with the main force led by Lin Wan'er.
The old man took out a cigarette case, pulled out a cigarette, and offered it to Old Man Yao. "Brother Yao, have one of these. We brothers are new here and don't know the rules of the mountains. Could you do us a favor and tell us about them?"
"Ah! It all started half a year ago."
In Old Man Yao's heavy voice, Jiang Cheng and the others gradually learned what had happened. Until half a year ago, this had been a quiet, peaceful village of hunters.
There had been dozens of households in the village, making it one of the larger settlements among the dozen or so villages in the surrounding mountains. The people had lived relatively comfortably. Then, one night half a year ago, disaster struck.
Since the village was built in the mountains, the villagers had a habit of keeping torches burning at night. It was partly to guard against wild animals attacking the village, and partly because the elders had passed down stories that some evil spirits in the woods