New Gods of North America.

Chapter 75 Wendigo

noon,

We had lunch together at the farmer's house.

According to the custom in Kansas,
For lunch, people usually just have something casual, which is the so-called "simple meal".

But even so,

The farmer's house provides a large and filling loose meat sandwich with more meat than bread.
As well as the almost unlimited supply of homemade cheese,
If compared with the Kingdom of Windsor in the Old World today, it is already a luxury experience that at least middle-class families can enjoy as a "daily" experience.

——This is also the charm of the western part of America today, which can attract a large number of immigrants from ordinary families to come and explore.

Relying on the superior environment of vast land, sparse population and large plains,
As long as the public security is better and there are no natural disasters, the food supply for the settlers is basically sufficient and abundant.

If you want to be rich and powerful, it is a bit difficult.
But if you just want to live a life where you can eat more meat, eggs and milk every day, it is much easier than working in a factory in some of the old powers in the Old World.

But this kind of life,
Currently, this benefit can only be enjoyed when you are "settled down".

If you are traveling in the wilderness with no village in front and no shop behind,

Most of the people,

Still can't avoid having to eat hard bread.

It's the kind of thing that makes your temples tired when you chew it.

After lunch,

The two carriages drove side by side on the road back to the town, and the horses paced slowly in front.

Pastor Hake was sitting in the driver's seat of the carriage next to him, talking to this side:
"So, Wayne, you are being targeted by the Fallen again?"

Wayne is here.

She packed up the two bottles of holy water Pastor Hake had just given her. The holy water Pastor Hake had brought was indeed "high-end," even spicier than the holy water Inissa had herself. By comparison, it was relatively more refreshing.

I heard Pastor Hake ask this question.

Wayne also corrected him slightly:

“I wasn’t just being ‘targeted’.

"That guy was probably a member or leader of a gang, and now he broke into a private house and attempted murder in revenge.

"According to the current laws in the New World, he should have been hanged at least twice."

Pastor Hake nodded slightly:

“It’s not easy being a sheriff.

"However, public figures must be mentally prepared to become targets of thugs at any time, rather than being timid and hiding behind the scenes."

Wayne nodded. "So, Pastor Hake, since you're so close to me now, you might get attacked by that guy in the next few days. You need to be careful."

Reverend Hake shrank his neck, then laughed awkwardly:

"No matter how crazy that fallen one is, he wouldn't attack a church, right?"

Wayne turned his head and looked back at him, expressionless and silent.

Pastor Hake's smile froze for a moment:
“Not to the point of…right?”

……

There is really no way to investigate today's cattle-stealing case.

——The other party didn’t even take the stolen goods away, but destroyed them nearby.

Try to get Peter to play a tracking dog.

It hadn't taken a few steps beside Niu Niu's body when it began scratching its head with its front legs.

However, not far away, several people found some suspicious wheel tracks and footprints.

It hasn't rained these days.

Most people's footprints were not obvious, and one could only vaguely see that someone seemed to have waited there for a short while.

Once the wheel tracks reached the main road, there was no way to follow.

But at least it's reasonable to guess that the other party has a means of transportation. Fortunately, today's case seems to match the guy who attacked Wayne last night.

So it seems there is no need to check.

Just wait for the other party to come to you.

So they took a look around and sent Reverend Hake back to the church.

Then we went home to rest for a while and washed up in advance. The four-wheel drive left the town after nightfall.

I dare not go too far,

I'm worried that the other party might attract a large number of wild animals like gray wolves or brown bears, which would be troublesome.

Light a bonfire in the wild,

After grilling some meat and cooking a pot of vegetable soup, they put out the campfire, took their dinner to another place, and then started eating dinner.

Originally, dinner could have been prepared at home.
However, Wayne and his men had planned to take the man who was planning to attack out for a walk every night for the past few days, and to change the location randomly after a while, so as not to give the other party a chance to prepare for an ambush.

That late at night, I was free anyway,

Why not just have a picnic while you're at it?

It’s a pity that nothing happened overnight.

The next day, several people went back to confirm the situation at home.

Don't try to walk people away.
In the end, someone robbed the house or set traps in it.

Fortunately, those small devices arranged in advance,

There are no signs of having been touched.

……

Until the third night,
Wayne, who was on duty, saw the bright full moon rising halfway into the sky. He estimated that it was almost time and was about to drive slowly to another place.

Then the monster brought by the attacker suddenly revealed its true appearance beside the carriage:
A humanoid monster that was so thin that its bones were visible, with a broad upper body, long arms, and huge claws.

It looks a bit like a zombie, but it is a bit cleaner.
At least there's no dripping or anything.

If the insect swarm monster created by the second "God's Messenger" just looked like the Wendigo, a monster unique to North America,
The monster in front of me,

It seems to be the authentic "Wendigo" produced in America.

At this time, the monster was on all fours, with its back arched, hind legs bent, and its front claws a little too big, like a beast ready to pounce.

It feels like an agile thing.

"Ow—"

The Wendigo howled towards the carriage.
The volume was not low, but the tone was not sharp, a bit like a hoarse voice that had broken while singing.

The horses' feet trampled lightly,

I immediately became restless.

"boom!"

Inissa had already picked up her special bolt-action rifle.
He fired a shot at where the Wendigo was crouching.

Then I saw the other person's figure flash quickly and move to the side.

It seems he wasn't shot.

The Wendigo's movements were like those in the game scenes that Wayne had seen, with stuck frames and dropped frames.
It moved very fast at one moment, but then stopped in place almost motionless at the next moment.

It gives people a feeling of intermittent discomfort.

Wayne saw the Wendigo's ridiculously large forelimbs lowered again, as if it was about to flutter again.
He picked up the lever rifle and fired a burst of shots.
A series of dust and small pits appeared on the ground between the carriage and the wendigo.

Lina beside her also shook the reins,
"drive--"

The four-wheel drive vehicle immediately accelerated from zero.
Don't fight with them in the place they choose.

(End of this chapter)