From Resident Evil to becoming a gacha god

Chapter 106 That way of dying is more honorable

Xiao Miao raised her hand to reassure him: "Village Chief, I know you're anxious, but please don't rush. Take a moment to explain clearly what happened in the village. Has anyone died?"

"No...no one died, but..." The village chief gasped for breath, and his servants and villagers chimed in, giving a rough outline of what had happened.

The story begins about two weeks ago. The neighboring village relies entirely on a stream that flows down from the mountain for its drinking water.

Two weeks ago, the stream water suddenly developed a strange smell. At first, the villagers didn't pay attention to it, but after drinking the strange-smelling water, the livestock in the village gradually became restless, and the villagers became increasingly irritable. In just two weeks, four or five fights broke out.

Seeing that things couldn't go on like this, the village chief led the villagers up the mountain to check the water source, only to find that the water source at the top of the mountain had already been contaminated by a large number of bat carcasses.

The terrain around the water source was steep, and forcibly clearing it would be too dangerous. However, the village could not do without the water source. After thinking it over, the village chief led the villagers to find a place in the nearby low-lying area to dig a well.

All the able-bodied men in the village took turns digging, and the well was dug very quickly, but instead of finding water, they dug up a corpse.

After burying the body, the villagers continued digging. The next day, strange things began to happen in the village. First, the livestock started barking in the middle of the night. Then, each household discovered that their poultry had gone missing, from chicks to hens, and even the guard dog, Big Yellow, was not spared.

As of today, nearly half of the village's livestock are gone. The villagers, who have suffered heavy losses, suspect that villagers who did not lose anything are responsible, and a bloody conflict has even broken out.

After listening to the village chief's description, Xiao Miao looked at Master Lin and said, "It sounds a bit like zombies causing trouble."

Master Lin nodded: "It does look very similar, we must deal with it as soon as possible."

The village chief quickly bowed and said, "Thank you both for your trouble."

Master Lin initially didn't want to take Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai out to work, but fearing they might cause trouble at the mortuary, he ultimately decided to bring them along.

After everyone left, the zombie Xiaobao poked its head out from the second floor and looked around. It seemed to have sensed something, so it hopped and skipped into the warehouse, covered itself in explosives, and quietly left the mortuary.

The village, Renjia Town, and Yizhuang are arranged in a triangle. The group did not walk for long before they arrived at the valley where the village is located.

The village is small, but there are many places where accidents have occurred. Almost every household has experienced the disappearance of livestock. There is also the water source on the mountain that needs to be investigated. Master Lin decided to split up and take action.

Xiao Miao wanted to stop him, as everyone knows that splitting up in a horror movie is very unwise and often leads to the annihilation of the main characters. However, considering that this was in China and that Master Lin was there, the situation was completely different, so Xiao Miao didn't say anything.

It's 2 PM now. If we all work together, it will probably be dark by the time we finish the entire investigation.

The yin energy is stronger at night, making it much more dangerous than during the day. It would be better to split up and investigate separately to finish as soon as possible.

Xiao Miao was in charge of investigating the houses on the east side of the village, Master Lin was in charge of the west side of the village, Wen Cai went up the mountain with the village chief to re-investigate the pollution of the water source, and Qiu Sheng went with the villagers to the burial site to confirm whether the body was still there.

Two hours later, everyone gathered at the village chief's house to summarize the investigation results.

"There are indeed a lot of bat carcasses in the mountain water source, it stinks horribly," Wencai said.

Qiu Sheng's expression turned grave: "The excavated corpse is gone. It must be that it turned into a zombie and caused chaos. Village chief, was there anything on the corpse that could identify it? Or was a tombstone unearthed?"

By confirming the identity or finding the tombstone, the time of burial of the body can be determined, and the level of cultivation of the zombie can be easily calculated, thus making it easier for Master Lin and Master Xiao to formulate a plan to subdue it.

The comparison is the best approach. Although Qiu Sheng is also unreliable, he is still much better than Wen Cai, who is even more unreliable.

A flicker of panic crossed the village chief's face, but he concealed it well, feigning to recall the events of the time before slowly shaking his head: "No, there was nothing on the body."

He lied. There was a cross stuck in the corpse's chest, with a ruby on it. The ruby was mostly covered by yellow mud. The worldly village chief recognized it as a treasure and sent the villagers away to secretly keep the cross and ruby for himself.

"I've examined the dead livestock in the village. Their essence and blood have vanished, and they have two bloody holes on their necks, but they're smaller than the wounds caused by zombies. It's very strange." Master Lin frowned. This was the first time he had ever seen such an injury. It resembled what a zombie would do, but the details didn't match up.

"It's definitely not a zombie." Xiao Miao shook his head.

"Oh?" Master Lin's spirits lifted. "Young brother, have you ever seen this situation before?"

He recalled Xiao Miao's identity as a wandering Taoist priest and figured that Xiao Miao must have traveled extensively and experienced similar events.

Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles, and traveling ten thousand miles is not as good as meeting countless people. Xiao Miao has traveled ten thousand miles and met countless people. He may not be as good as me in terms of Taoist magic, but his knowledge must be broader and deeper.

The village chief also cast a curious glance. He hadn't had much hope for Xiao Miao at all. Although Xiao Miao had a good reputation, the traditional belief that a young man with no experience was unreliable was deeply ingrained. Compared to Xiao Miao, the village chief trusted Master Lin more.

Looking back now, I realize I was being superficial.

Xiao Miao didn't keep everyone in suspense and, meeting their questioning gazes, truthfully said, "I suspect it's the work of vampires, Daoist Master. In the families you investigated, those whose livestock hadn't died or been abducted, didn't they all have garlic hanging nearby?"

Master Lin looked up in recollection and slowly nodded: "It seems that's indeed the case."

Xiao Miao clapped his hands: "That makes sense! Garlic is one of the things vampires fear most."

Qiu Sheng looked on with curiosity: "How could a monster be afraid of garlic? That's so strange."

Wen Cai scratched his head and complained, "Yeah, so if I ate garlic for lunch and breathed on that vampire, would that scare it away, hahaha?"

Halfway through his laughter, Wen Cai noticed that no one else was laughing, so he awkwardly stopped laughing, shrank back, and lowered his head.

Xiao Miao looked at the village chief: "Vampires are Western things, they wouldn't normally appear here. Are there any Western things around here, like a church?"

"Yes!" the village chief replied immediately. "Many years ago, there was a church on the other side of the mountain. Later, I don't know what happened, but the church suddenly collapsed. The missionaries and nuns then went to the west side of the village and rebuilt a small church."

Xiao Miao stood up: "Let's not delay, let's go to the church."

The village chief hurriedly tried to persuade them to stay: "Master Xiao, Master Lin, it's almost dinnertime. Why don't we eat first and then go? Or you could stay at my house for the night and we can talk about it tomorrow?"

The village chief was somewhat frightened, especially after hearing that the strange occurrences in the village were indeed caused by evil spirits; he became even more afraid.

He didn't want to go on the adventure with Xiao Miao and the others, nor did he want the enlightened master to leave him. He hoped to postpone it until dawn, when the yang energy would be abundant, and he thought that evil spirits wouldn't dare to come out and harm people at that time.

Especially since I stole its cross and ruby, I wonder if that vampire will come after me?

Xiao Miao shook his head: "That vampire has only been awake for a short time. This matter must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise the longer it is delayed, the more powerful it will become."

"That's right, Wencai, you stay here to protect the village chief. Qiusheng will come with us," said Master Lin. He could tell at a glance what the village chief was worried about, so he left the most troublesome Wencai behind to put the village chief at ease.

He knew about Wencai Pit, but the village chief didn't. Moreover, compared to ordinary people who were completely different, Wencai was at least a bit bolder and could play a role in crucial moments.

"Huh? Me?" Wen Cai was startled, pointed to himself, and looked bitter.

Xiao Miao patted his shoulder: "It's okay, the village chief's family has a lot of garlic. You and the village chief can string the garlic together and hang it around your necks, and the vampires won't bite you."

Wen Cai's legs felt weak: "Brother Xiao, the temperature has been fluctuating these past few days. What if the vampire catches a cold and can't smell garlic?"

"Then shout it out loud!"

Wen Cai's eyes lit up: "Are vampires afraid of sound?"

"Don't be afraid."

"Then Brother Xiao, you still want me to shout?"

"That way you'll die with more dignity."

Wen Cai was dumbfounded, his face full of bitterness.

"Alright! Stop dawdling and making a fool of yourself!" Master Lin walked over to Wencai and scolded him in a low voice. Then he handed Wencai a stack of talismans, a box of cinnabar, and a ball of red rope: "Use the red rope and cinnabar to set up an array in the courtyard. We'll be right back. It won't take much time."

"Oh~"

On the flat land on the west side of the village, a two-story stone building stands quietly. The courtyard extends outward from the stone building, and there are two simple houses in the courtyard.

When Xiao Miao and his group arrived, a group of nuns were screaming and running out.