Several men and women wore smiles as well, holding all sorts of things in their hands—needles and thread, small knives, scissors, bandages, and so on. These were all things to be used on the young girl.
These people had some experience too. They had practiced once on the corpse of a girl who had previously been used as a sacrifice, so as to avoid any accidents now.
With faintly confident smiles, they walked toward the girl bound to the Divine Tree. They believed they could do it well; then they would become the village's heroes and earn everyone's admiration.
Suddenly!
The girl, who had been constantly howling in agony, lowered her head. Her body hung limply, and she lost all movement.
This surprised everyone. Why had she suddenly stopped moving? Several people were just about to step forward and see what had happened.
Boom boom boom...
Bursts of rumbling rang out. Each Divine Tree gave off countless eerie auras that surged toward the girl like a tide, continuously pouring into her body.
Aahhh...
The Divine Trees let out shrieks like those of a young girl, filled with extreme pain, extreme despair, extreme hatred, and extreme fury. They were so terrifying it seemed as though they would tear open the heavens.
At that moment, the motionless girl slowly raised her head, revealing pitch-black eyes shaped like magatama. Her face was icy, and without a trace of emotion, she looked at everyone.
Faced with those eyes, countless people felt as if they had fallen into endless darkness. A powerful fear rose in their hearts, and their bodies trembled without stop.
The old man understood that something had gone wrong. His face turned ugly as he hurriedly shouted, "Kill her quickly! Do not hesitate at all!"
Hearing the village chief's words, the people