Mysterious Village

Like a river, the time has flowed.

Tian Long had already migrated a week ago. Unfortunately, he was unable to gather much information about this empire or the world he was in, but he still found some clues.

He was in the Arceus Empire.

It is rumored that the emperor was a << Martial Lord >>.

With that, he came to the conclusion that he was in a low-level empire.

He had also successfully advanced to the Ninth Stage of << Senior Martial >>, but that also wiped out the medications he had in his body. Now, he depended on himself.

As he noticed that there were no contribution points in his portfolio, he decided to complete some missions.

As well as disciples, the elders could also complete missions, acquiring contribution points, to exchange for pills, items, among others.

He had taken an investigation mission.

It was notified by a group of travelers, that many residents of a small village were acting strangely, in addition, they also reported that many people were disappearing, whether relatives, friends, or members of the sect. This could only be the fault of a nearby criminal group, but it was also reported that many bodies in that group were found.

He then packed his bags and left for the village.

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Tian Long's journey was very smooth. He had not encountered any beast, which was not very strange, since many disciples came down from the sect every day in search of resources or to complete elimination missions.

As soon as he arrived in the village, he found many residents gathered in the center of the village.

"Excuse."

He said in a calm voice.

"Who are you?"

An aged man asked with a questioning expression.

"I am an elder of the burning heart sect, I came to investigate the disappearances."

"Ah! I see! Nice to meet you, I am the leader of the village, Jun Rao."

Tian Long then followed Jun Rao to his home, which was well maintained compared to the homes of other residents.

Entering, Jun Rao called his grandson, who made tea for the two men.

"So, tell me, did anyone from your village disappear?"

"In the beginning, one of my warriors disappeared, that was not very unusual, since we live daily between life and death."

With a weak sigh, Jun Rao continued.

"However, we started to become suspicious when, in three days in a row, six or more people had disappeared, among these people, was my granddaughter, who hardly leaves the village."

"I see ... how many people have disappeared since then?"

"16."

"Do you suspect anyone, or do you have any leads?"

Tian Long asked.

"No..."

Tian Long felt that something was strange. Jun Rao did not show sadness at the disappearance of his granddaughter, moreover, he also noticed that many people in this village did not seem to have a conscience.

He noticed many doing meaningless actions or just standing in silence as if they were following a script.

The responses of this man, Jun Rao, were also very strange since he asked a question and the man answered in a strange and almost scripted way.

Leaving this aside, he said goodbye to Jun Rao and walked around the village for a while.

His hypothesis was correct, the various residents of this village followed a very standard script.

There was a young man who caught a fish, threw it in the water again, and fished it again. This was repeated several times.

He also noticed that Jao Run had returned to the center of the village, where many people were gathered and were talking nonsense.

"Did you see yesterday's rain? ..."

"Yes! She was very beautiful ..."

"Where's my son, ah! I remembered he died 10 years ago ..."

Tian Long stopped in front of a young man, who was looking at the sky with an expression full of happiness.

"What's your name?"

Tian Long asked.

The young man did not answer his question but continued looking at the sky with the same expression, it seemed that nothing in the world could disturb him.

Seeing that he would not get much useful information in the village, Tian Long left.

It wasn't long before the night came, and he noticed that the village was strangely quiet.

Returning to the center of it, he noticed that all the residents were lying motionless on the floor. His eyes were open, so it was possible that Tian Long saw something that caught his eye.

"There is no glow."

The residents' eyes were dull as if they were blind, and they took no action.

It was then that he noticed a very strange smell. He had smelled it before, but he did not remember correctly, since it was dozens, if not hundreds of years ago.

Following the disgusting smell, he noticed that it was coming from outside the village, but that it was still not far away.

Tian Long arrived in a dark and quiet cave. If it weren't for the smell she gave off, he would say this was a very common cave. But there was also something about her that disturbed him a little.

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In a large cave, many bones were lying on the floor, while many cells held men and women, old and young.

In the center of the cave, a man in a black overcoat made some hand signals, while a mountain of bodies burned in dark, frightening flames.

On this man's side, a colossal beast was lying down, with a big wound on his abdomen. If someone from this world saw this beast, they would recognize it instantly, this was a True Dragon, known in many legends of heroes and demons.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

The man stopped his hand signals while watching a man walking calmly through the cave's corridors.

"!!!"

"How did he get through my traps ?!"

The man asked in a thick, cold voice.

'Even a << Martial King >> would have a problem getting into my cave ...'

It was then that the man in the overcoat noticed that he could not feel the cultivation of that man walking calmly, not that he - Tian Long - was a mortal with no cultivation, but probably, that he was much stronger than him. That was the thinking of the man in the overcoat.

However, what he did not know, was that if Tian Long wanted, not even a << Martial King >> could see behind his cultivation. This is a skill he has acquired in his many years of experience.