Chapter 280: The Village’s Dilemma, Investigating the Causes
Chapter 280: The Village’s Dilemma, Investigating the Causes
Although Lin Feng and others successfully repelled the monster, the village's problems were not completely solved.
The next morning, Lin Feng and his companions visited the village to better understand its plight. They saw that most of the villagers' houses were dilapidated, and the crops in the fields were not producing well due to the disturbance of the monsters.
"Life is really unbearable." A villager sat in front of his house with a worried look on his face.
Zhao Xue stepped forward and asked softly, "Uncle, besides the harassment from the monsters, are there any other difficulties in the village?"
The uncle sighed and said, "Girl, this monster has taken away all our livestock. How can we farm without our oxen? Moreover, many young and strong people in the village are injured and can't work."
Wang Meng said angrily: "These abominable monsters have harmed us all like this!"
Li San looked at the desolate fields and thought: "We have to think of a way to help the village recover its vitality."
At this time, the village chief came over and said: "Thank you heroes for driving away the monsters, but we don't know if they will come again."
Lin Feng said: "Village Chief, don't worry, we will help everyone find a solution."
After returning to their residence, everyone began to discuss countermeasures.
"I think we should help the villagers repair their houses first, and then find a way to get some livestock," Lu Yun suggested.
Wang Meng scratched his head: "But where can we find livestock?"
Zhao Xue thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps other nearby villages may have extra livestock to exchange."
Lin Feng nodded. "That's a good idea. Let's split up. Wang Meng and Lu Yun will go to the nearby villages to check. Zhao Xue and Li San will stay in the village to help repair the houses. I'll go to the mountains to see if I can find some herbs to treat the injured villagers."
Everyone started to move. Wang Meng and Lu Yun encountered many difficulties along the way, including the rugged road and bad weather.
"This horrible weather is so unlucky." Wang Meng complained.
Lu Yun encouraged him: "Hold on a little longer. For the sake of the people in the village, we can't give up."
Finally, they came to a village and after some negotiations, they exchanged some items they had taken from the monsters for a few livestock.
In the village, Zhao Xue and Li San were busy repairing their house. Zhao Xue climbed onto the roof, patching up the leaks, her clothes soaked with sweat.
"Zhao Xue, be careful!" Li San shouted from below.
"It's okay, just hand me the wooden board." Zhao Xue said.
Lin Feng's search for herbs in the mountains was not successful as he encountered some ferocious wild beasts.
"Hmph, don't block my way!" Lin Feng waved his sword and fought with the beast.
After a hard fight, the required herbs were finally found.
When they returned to the village with their results, the villagers were very grateful.
"Thank you, you are really our saviors." An old lady said, holding Zhao Xue's hand.
However, just when everyone thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, the cry of the monster was heard again in the night.
"Oh no, they're coming again!" Wang Meng picked up the battle axe and rushed out.
Everyone once again started a fierce battle with the monsters...
After repelling the monsters again, Lin Feng and others realized that if they did not find out the reason why the monsters frequently harassed the village, they would not be able to completely solve the problem and let the villagers live a peaceful life.
"We can't just passively defend like this anymore. We have to find out the root cause of their appearance." Lin Feng said solemnly.
"That's right, it's not a solution to keep fighting like this. We have to find out what's going on." Wang Meng agreed. He still had some scratches on his body from the last battle.
Zhao Xue frowned slightly and thought, "Could it be that there is something near this village that attracts them?"
Lu Yun nodded: "It's possible, we need to investigate it carefully."
Li San looked at everyone and asked, "Then where do we start investigating?"
Lin Feng thought for a moment and said, "Let's go ask the elders in the village first. Maybe they know something we don't know."
The group began to visit the village and ask the elders. A white-haired old man sat at his door and reminisced, "When I was a child, I heard from the elders that there was a mysterious cave on the mountain behind the village. It was said that evil forces were sealed inside."
"Could it be that something in the cave ran out?" Lu Yun guessed.
"No matter what, we have to go and take a look." Lin Feng made up his mind.
Everyone prepared their equipment and headed towards the back mountain. The mountain road was rugged and full of thorns.
"This road is really difficult to walk on." Wang Meng complained while swinging his battle axe to chop off the thorns.
Zhao Xue glared at him and said, "Stop complaining and leave quickly."
After walking for a long time, they finally found the legendary cave. There was a strange smell at the entrance of the cave, which made people shudder.
"This place looks very dangerous." Li San said timidly.
Wang Meng snorted: "What are you afraid of? We are here."
Lin Feng walked into the cave carefully, and everyone followed closely behind. The cave was dark and damp, with strange lights flickering on the walls.
"Everyone be careful." Lin Feng reminded.
Suddenly, a group of bats flew over their heads, scaring everyone into screaming.
"Oh, I was scared to death." Lu Yun patted his chest.
Continuing to go deeper into the cave, they found some strange runes and traces of sacrifices.
"What does this mean?" Zhao Xue asked puzzledly, looking at the runes on the wall.
Li San studied it carefully and said, "I don't quite understand it, but I don't think it's a good thing."
Just then, a low roar came from deep in the cave.
"Oh no, there's something!" Lin Feng clenched the sword in his hand.
A huge monster rushed out from the darkness. It was huge and had sharp fangs and claws.
"What kind of monster is this?" Wang Meng widened his eyes.
"No matter what it is, let's defeat it first!" Lin Feng said, rushing forward first.
Everyone used their own abilities to engage in a fierce battle with the monster. The monster was very powerful, and each attack was extremely powerful.
"Everyone, be careful of its claws!" Zhao Xue shouted.
Wang Meng swung his battle axe hard and hit the monster's body, but only left a shallow mark.
"This guy is so thick-skinned!" Wang Meng cursed.
Li San continued to cast magic, trying to restrain the monster's actions.
"Let's attack its weaknesses together!" Lin Feng shouted.
After a hard battle, everyone finally found the monster's weakness and defeated it.
"Finally solved." Lu Yun collapsed to the ground exhausted.
Behind the monster, they found a seal that exuded an evil aura.
"It seems this is the reason why the monster appeared." Lin Feng said.
"Then what should we do?" Li San asked.
Lin Feng took a deep breath: "We must find a way to seal it again, otherwise the monster will continue to appear."
Everyone began to study how to seal this evil power...
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