Chapter 135 Fifty. Tempest

   The crackling bonfire radiates warmth from time to time.

   The pot on the campfire was bubbling and bubbling, and a rich and fragrant broth was simmering in it.

  The outside of the window was as dark as the sky, and the occasional flash of thunder light revealed the distorted shadows of trees in the distance, and then darkened again, leaving only the rain streaks on the window and the sound of raindrops falling.

  The cold and warmth are blocked by a layer of wooden walls. In the hut, it seems that people can let go of their guard and physical fatigue.

   "Welcome, traveler from afar."

   The middle-aged man sitting opposite the bonfire showed a warm and friendly smile. His wife and son were sitting beside him, looking mixed with curiosity and friendliness.

   This solitary log cabin that stands in the depths of the Shadow Swamp doesn't seem as weird as it looks and imagines.

   At least that's what Anna thinks.

   But she saw that Lu Li didn't take off the dripping poncho, and the oil lamp was also within reach, so she decided to keep her attitude.

   And I don't know if it's subconscious, Anna always feels that something is wrong with them. It's not a look, it's not a breath, but it's just unspeakably weird...

   "We haven't seen anyone outside for a long time."

   The smile on the face of the middle-aged man never disappeared, like a warm-hearted host: "The weather outside is terrible, did you get lost here?"

   Lu Li swept over the heads of the family of three, there were no **** tentacles, the target was not them, so he nodded.

  Lu Li's indifference did not weaken the enthusiasm of the hut owner: "I'm so lucky, it's terrible to get lost in it in this weather."

   "It?" Lu Li took off his poncho and hood, and the edge of the block narrowed his view.

   "This swamp, it has consciousness, we call it the mother of the swamp, and we are sheltered by the mother of the swamp." The hostess replied. After she finished speaking, she folded her hands and prayed something in a low voice.

   In the murmur, four figures sat around the bonfire, and the shadows behind them swayed with the flames.

  The Swamp Mother sounds like some kind of evil spirit - or just a coincidence in the name.

   But the prompt from the seeker that "the swamp can hear things that don't belong to it" may have something to do with it.

   "Can you tell me about the Swamp Mother?"

  Long distance increases at a speed visible to the naked eye.

  The rainwater collects under the body along the waterproof poncho and penetrates into the floor below the body. It was gradually dried by the bonfire.

   "Of course, we are honored to spread the name of the Swamp Mother to outsiders." The hostess showed the same warm smile as her husband.

   stared blankly at this scene, and a flash of light flashed through Anna's mind.

   She knows where the weirdness that has been filling her heart comes from!

   is the speed of speech!

For some reason, the middle-aged man and his wife speak slowly like an old woman, as if each word and every word are not related to the previous word, but use a kind of eternal and unchanging. The rhythm was spoken lifelessly.

   But it doesn't seem to explain much... It's just that he speaks slowly, like stuttering. You can't beat someone just because they're slow to speak.

  Anna became distressed, worried that she did not have the reason and wisdom of Lu Li, but was infected with this guy's suspicion.

   "The Swamp Mother is the consciousness of this swamp, which can protect those who believe in it from harm and invasion. Every intelligent creature living in the swamp embraces the ubiquitous swamp master..."

  's slow pace of speech made her words sound like a believer in mass.

   "How to get the protection of the Swamp Mother." Lu Li's words made Anna look sideways.

  If the next journey can be relatively safe, Lu Li doesn't mind having a good relationship with the Swamp Mother.

  The male host and his wife turned to look at each other, the former smiled and said, "There are some rituals..."

   "Dad, I want to eat big meat!"

   A sudden crisp sound interrupted the dead voice.

   has nothing to do with the child's voice, but the rhythm of the little boy's speech is like a normal person.

  The dullness in the wooden house finally became lighter, like the sultry air pouring into a cool breeze.

   "But I want to eat big meat!" The little boy pursed his mouth. He was writing a diary when he came in from Lu Li. At this time, he was still holding the animal skin cover and wrote the diary of "Little Rena's Diary".

   "Okay... Husband, go get some wood, there may not be enough firewood for us to burn." The woman said slowly, unable to hold the child. He complained again: "It's all your fault that you always bring back big meat. Now my son has become so greedy."

  The host didn't say anything. He stood up with a strange warm smile, left the warm floor and walked to the door, took off the poncho hanging behind the door, put it on, and opened the wooden door.

  Call——

  The cold wind, carrying the rain, suddenly became clear and broke into the wooden house.

  The bonfire instantly dimmed, and the blown flames licked the edge of the bonfire stone.

  !

  The male host closed the wooden door heavily, and the shady wooden house became bright again as the bonfire stabilized.

   "How do I sound like they're going to eat you..."

  Anna whispered to Lu Li's ear.

  Lu Li didn't answer, his hand behind him got some water stains from the shadow behind him, and wrote a line of handwriting.

  【Go to the diary】

  Anna understood, floated behind the little boy who seemed to be named Rena, and peeked at the diary he was writing.

   Holding a pencil sharpened from charcoal in his hand, he bent his legs and wrote something crookedly on his knees.

  【The storm is coming, my father said that there is no prey today, so I can only eat those stale food, I hate storms]

  【A guest is coming! It's great, Mom and Dad will definitely treat him, and I can eat big meat again! 】

  【But guests can eat the best part, and I want to eat too... 】

   The little boy was still writing the last sentence, but Anna already understood the meaning. She returned behind Lu Li and whispered, "It's not that they want to eat you, they want to treat you to a big meal."

   "Who's talking?"

   The woman opposite the bonfire rolled her eyes and looked at Lu Li suspiciously.

   "Maybe it's the wind." Lu Li replied.

  The woman's eyes were still rolling, but she still smiled: "Please take off your poncho, it will be very inconvenient for a while."

"it is good."

  Lu Li nodded and took off his poncho.

   Some folds of water dripped down low, wetting the boards that Lu Li had written and scratched, hiding the traces.

   galla galla——

  In the quiet hut, there were suddenly some strange noises from the howling wind from the outside world.

   is like a sharp grinding of teeth.

  Anna was slightly startled, and suddenly, the door was knocked open by a giant force, not only the wind and rain, but also the middle-aged man and the savage who were entangled together.

  The sound of teeth grinding, screams, rain, thunder, and the dark and chaotic wooden house, the strong smell of blood dissipated.

   "Need help?" Lu Li stood up and asked.

   He saw under the thunder light, a few savages crawling on the ground outside the door quickly approached.

   "Then please." The woman quickly stood up and said.

"You're welcome."

  Lu Li raised the psychic gun and pulled the trigger.

   The head of the woman opposite the bonfire exploded.

   (end of this chapter)