[It’s divided into chapters, so let’s send the previous chapter first.
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Chapter 215 [Ritual]
The rain is still falling, but the intensity has become much weaker.
Chen Nuo and others had already put on military waterproof ponchos, and the surrounding mercenaries were still busy searching the entire camp carefully. Everyone looked very alert and dignified.
The search scope began to expand beyond the outpost camp.
Selina hung an automatic rifle on her shoulder and personally joined the search team. As if she had discovered something, she led a team of people to search deeply in the southeast direction.
In the team of seven ability users, there were also people who consciously began to spread out and look for something...
However, Chen Nuo never moved. He just stood under a tent, standing next to Vanel, his eyes staring in the opposite direction, as if he was slightly in a trance.
As for Sato Ryoko, she was obviously very nervous and did not dare to leave Chen Nuo's side. She always stayed within three to five meters of him.
After a while, the gray cat Blake came back. He got into the tent, took off the hood of the raincoat, exhaled, then unzipped the raincoat and put down the gray cat in his arms.
"Did you find it again?" Varnell asked.
“I didn’t find anything, everything in the camp was neatly arranged, and there was no sign of damage or disorder.
If, as you said, these people left on their own initiative, then they must have left in an orderly manner and did not evacuate in an emergency due to some unexpected incident."
There is a detail that no one says, but everyone knows it.
that is……
If the advance team here were to evacuate on their own initiative, then no matter what, they would at least use communication equipment to contact the main force and send out notifications.
"The communication equipment is in good condition, without damage or malfunction." Varnell shook his head and said: "It has been inspected.
Moreover, they did not take anything with them when they left. They only took away their weapons and ammunition, as well as a small amount of arms reserves. However, they did not take any supplies with them. Food and water were all left behind."
Soon, Bonfrey and the professor came back.
"Not found." Bonfrey spoke first before Vanel could ask.
The professor also shook his head: "I didn't find... no traces of any ability users fighting, or leaving traces of using abilities."
Vanel's eyes gradually became more and more ugly.
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There are seventeen people in the missing advance team.
Fifteen elite mercenaries from the Steel Fire Company are proficient in the use of weapons and have good combat skills. They are all experienced veterans and have above-average jungle survival abilities.
At the same time, there are two missing soldiers who are not soldiers of the mercenary company, but local indigenous guides who came here with the advance team.
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"Where's the sea monster?" Gray Cat suddenly asked.
Bonfrey shook his head and said: "The last time I saw Mr. Sea Monster and the golden bird were looking towards the north, and there were a few mercenaries with them."
"It's all due to the heavy rain." The professor sighed: "It has been raining so heavily for more than two hours. Even if there are any traces on the ground, such as footsteps or vegetation, they can easily be covered up and destroyed by the heavy rain.
.It’s hard to find any valuable clues.”
Varnell sighed and asked in a deep voice: "Mr. Harvey, what do you think?"
"..."
"Harvey?" Varnell frowned and looked at Chen Nuo.
Chen Nuo withdrew his gaze and looked back at Varnell.
"What are you looking at?" Bonfrey frowned.
Chen Nuo's face was expressionless, and he stretched out his hand to point to the place where he had just looked.
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In the distance, about twenty meters outside the camp, next to a slope under a big tree.
An indigenous guide in the team had taken off his shirt, sat on his knees on the ground, and raised his hands to the sky.
There was a dagger in his mouth, his eyes were closed tightly, as if he was mumbling something.
Chen Nuo recognized that this indigenous guide was the one he brought from the village when his team set out.
When we were camping last night, the guy who cut the crocodile meat was exactly this person.
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Bonfrey asked: "What is he doing?"
"I don't know, maybe it's some kind of prayer ceremony?" Vanel frowned and said, "One of the two guides led by the advance team is his brother.
These guides were all hired from the village where we set out.”
The professor squinted his eyes for a while and suddenly said: "This seems to be a sacrificial ceremony."
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The indigenous guide stood up, quickly picked up some stones from everywhere on the ground, and quickly placed a circle with various large and small stones on the ground.
Then he turned around and walked to the big tree, took off the dagger in his mouth, and quickly cut off a few pieces of bark from the big tree.
This guy carefully placed the piece of bark in the stone circle with his hands in a very respectful manner, then knelt down on the ground, took out a fire starter from his arms, and began to try to light the bark.
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Although the rain has lightened up a lot, it is still falling lightly. This method of lighting a fire in the rain is undoubtedly a bit stupid.
But the guide seemed to be very paranoid and tried to ignite the bark of the tree that had been wet by the rain.
Seeing this, Chen Nuo suddenly stepped out of the tent and strode towards the direction of the guide.
"Harvey?" Bonfrey asked, and then followed.
The professor did not hesitate and followed, followed by Ryoko Sato.
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"Use this." Chen Nuo stood behind the guide and handed over a windproof lighter. He spoke in Portuguese, which is commonly used by Brazilians.
The guide looked back at him, looked at the lighter in Chen Nuo's hand, and shook his head.
Then, this guy stood up, walked to the pine tree again, walked around in a circle, and after observing carefully, he quickly took out his dagger and cut on the trunk.
Soon, he cut off a bunch of tree knots with rosin in them, walked back to the pile of stones, placed the pine resin knots on the bark, and continued to light the fire.
With rosin, finally, after more than a minute, the fire was lit.
The rosin burned and black smoke was emitted, and the bark soon began to burn with difficulty.
The fire was not big, and was swaying in the stone circle in the fine rain.
The indigenous guide knelt down on the ground again, put his hands around his hands, and began to mutter something quickly in native language.
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"This is a ritual prayer to the sun god."
Chen Nuo didn't look back. He recognized the professor from the voice.
The professor stood behind Chen Nuo, staring at the indigenous guide and the fire-lit stone circle in front of him: "The stone circle on the ground is round, representing the sun, and the fire in the middle represents the power of the sun.
This is a religion that has been passed down from ancient times in America, but it only remains in some rural villages. People in the country’s cities have already believed in God on a large scale...well, that was brought by us Europeans."
"Yes, at the cost of destroying the Aztecs." Chen Nuo replied with a faint smile.
Hundreds of years ago, Spanish missionaries led a small group of people to conquer the last ancient civilization empire in South America: the Aztecs.
A musket was used, and...
Smallpox virus.
After tens of millions of people died, the Aztecs, the last ancient civilization empire in South America, were destroyed in the flames of war.
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"The religion that the Aztecs worshiped was polytheism. They worshiped many gods. Each different tribe had its own gods. Then all their gods added together formed a religious system with a complete set of religions.
Mythological genealogy.
This native should believe in the sun god."
Following the professor's deep voice, the indigenous guide quickly stood up.
In the stone circle, the bark of the tree has been burned out, and the fire is gradually getting weaker...
The native quickly stretched out his left hand, held the dagger in the palm of his left hand, and wiped it hard.
Soon, he fell into the last flames dripping with blood...
The natives chanted more and more quickly...
Finally, he suddenly opened his eyes, then quickly inserted the dagger into his waist to pick it up, bent down to straighten his shoes, and turned to look at Chen Nuo and others who were standing not far away and looking at him.
The indigenous guide raised his finger in a direction, and then ran out quickly like a dexterous ape!
Chen Nuo's eyes lit up!
He followed immediately. Seeing that the professor and Bonfrey were also coming up with you, Chen Nuo quickly shouted: "Bonfrey, stay in the camp! The camp cannot be without people with abilities! Just let the professor and I go!"
Then he shouted to Sato Ryoko in Japanese: "Ryoko! Stay with Vanel!"