Chapter 35 35. Catching Cannibals
As Lan En expected, simple traps were placed in several places on the road.
Not that complicated, similar to what hunters do to capture wild beasts.
Lan En's observation ability dismantled these arrangements into pieces.
The roaring bear head necklace hung securely around his neck, which made Lan En even more at ease.
Because this shows that there is no trace of magic involvement in this area.
Everyone followed them all the way to a cave.
Lan signaled to Phillip behind him at the entrance of the cave that this was the murderer's hiding place.
The witcher felt the wind direction at the entrance of the cave and determined that there was only one exit to the cave.
The sergeants were ready in a relaxed atmosphere. They hung a kind of iron lantern on their chests.
A candle is placed in the middle of the fully enclosed iron box, leaving only a small window that can be opened and closed on the outside.
The structure of this kind of lantern can gather the light to illuminate forward, and if you hang it on your chest through a layer of armor, you will not feel hot or burnt.
It is a kind of medieval war wisdom.
The sergeants filed in, and the sound of armors clashing and rubbing against each other seemed urgent and dense under the echo of the cave.
Yes, Lan En and the soldiers no longer care about concealment at this time.
In the dim light of the fire, people could vaguely see a strange figure looking panicked deep in the cave.
"Run, bastard! Run faster and see where you can go!" A leading soldier shouted with undisguised malice and anger. "How dare you eat people in Durnham! You can't even think of being hanged. We will tie you to a pyre and burn you alive so that you can atone for your sins!"
But even though he was shouting, the hand in his hand But the shield never dropped from his face.
This undoubtedly helped him.
A stone flew out from the depths of the cave and hit the shield with a bang.
The shield was slightly tilted, but it recovered its posture in the blink of an eye.
There is no doubt that criminals who can eat people are the most threatening type. There is no way that such people can be caught without mercy.
If the stone thrown just now was not blocked by the shield, it would probably hit the soldier's helmet directly.
The helmet can effectively protect the head, but this structure determines that even if the helmet is slapped twice by the enemy, the person inside will be dizzy.
Not to mention a heavy stone.
Historically, the unarmed skills of the Yenicheri troops were the famous "Yenicheri Big Slap".
"Resist! Okay! Continue to resist!"
The soldiers' pace became faster, and the anger of having their faith trampled on burst out together with the resentment of wearing armor and going deep into the swamp.
Lan heard York shouting too.
“Bitch, we’ll make you beg to be burned on the stake!”
Finally, a man couldn't stand the threat from outside. He threw a dozen stones like crazy and then pounced on them.
All the stones were blocked by the shield soldiers in front of the team.
And this man really wants to know what terrible punishment he will face. In Lan En's opinion, his purpose in rushing forward is to die rather than live.
A dagger as short as an arm did not protect the torso at all. It danced wildly and hit the soldier's blade.
"He doesn't want to live anymore, don't kill him here."
The witcher has low-light vision, and Lan En can see the murderer's little thoughts, so he simply reminds him.
What this guy did is completely worthy of all the torture in this world.
These veterans cooperated very well. While the murderer was entangled with one of the soldiers, three sword and shield soldiers raised their shields and surrounded him.
The three shields squeezed inward, and the murderer's arm holding the dagger was caught in the gap, and it was broken with a click.
After screaming in vain, several one-handed swords were thrust through the gaps in the shield.
The tip of the sword was all pointed downwards, and most of it was stabbed in the thigh. Now that things have reached this point, it can be said that the dust has settled.
The remaining nearly ten soldiers did not even take action.
A group of people dragged the beast out of the cave and exposed it to the sun.
It was then that everyone saw his appearance clearly.
The pale skin, deep-set eye sockets, and body shape data are quite consistent with what Lan En provided.
He was wearing a black open-waisted animal skin vest, with no other coverings on his upper body.
A human palm serves as a pendant, with a rope passed through the wrist bone and worn around his neck.
The palm was cut off from the wrist and seemed to have been treated with antiseptic treatment. It remained plump before being dried but did not stink.
In order to prevent him from escaping, the soldiers simply left two holes in the soles of his feet with swords.
From the instep to the sole of the foot, it is transparent from top to bottom.
As for whether you will get infected in the swamp?
He is going to be burned at the stake. Do I care if he gets infected?
Philip is in a good mood.
“Thanks to you, Master. Otherwise, this bastard is hiding here, and we don’t know how much effort it would take to catch him!”
"Just remember the reward. Wow, this bastard smells so much of human flesh that it almost makes me sick to my stomach."
"Don't worry about the reward! We captured him alive, and the reward will definitely be It won’t be less!”
Lan nodded, and he agreed with Phillip’s idea.
Life is more valuable than death.
But looking at the cannibal who was still wailing, Lan became a little more serious and made suggestions to Phillip.
"It's a good thing to complete the mission, but let me say one more thing, that guy should not be alone."
"Huh? There is also a murderer?"
Philip was shocked, but Lan En shook his head He shook his head and waved his hands.
"He was the only one who committed crimes in Durnham, but what I said is that this guy should belong to a group of cannibals."
"How do you know?"
The sergeant looked at Lan En suspiciously. The young man raised his chin and pointed at the palm necklace on the murderer's chest.
“Look at that necklace. A human palm, neatly processed and hung around the neck. This is an obviously ceremonial decoration, and it can only be used if you are among a certain targeted group. , will give birth to the need for 'ritual' and 'ornaments'."
Philip's vision is as clear as a child's.
Seeing this, Lan En pursed his lips and touched his forehead.
“Let’s put it this way, believers of the eternal fire will leave flame patterns all over their bodies, but others will not do so.”
"Oh~ I understand." Phillip nodded up and down, "You mean he believes in a cannibal sect?"
"That's okay if you think so." Lan En reluctantly agreed with this statement.
“Look at that palm necklace, the wrist incision has obviously been processed, and the wrist bones can be exposed cleanly. The antiseptic method is also very good, which shows that they have eaten many people and can even use the palms of these people Come and figure out a process for making decorations. They are organized, Philip."
Lan En asked him to be careful, and it would be best to strengthen the security forces to patrol the area.
But Philip said: "I can't do it, Master."
The man spoke in a very plain tone, and his tone was so light that it was almost not like he was talking about a group of organized cannibals, but a few mischievous children.
“We only have so many people, and we can’t support more people.”
“Maybe you don’t believe it, this world is not like this. For more than ten years, I have felt like In a different world, you beat me and I beat you, until the ground was filled with blood and I didn’t know why. In the past, no one would steal a child no matter how poor Willen was, but now I have been living in the past two years. Dozens of reports of missing children have been received this month. We have to take care of this first, otherwise the farmers will not be able to farm with peace of mind."
"The people are broken, master. If I go to the cannibal sect, I will kill them, but if I don't meet the world, how much can I do even if I am a king? "
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