Just as everyone was rejoicing over having defeated the Flame Lizard, a continuous drumbeat rang out in the woods, accompanied by more footsteps.
Dozens of natives wearing animal skin armor, with oil paint on their faces and leaves in their hair, and holding silver spears in their hands, surrounded Ye Feng and his group.
The natives had cold expressions and looked extremely fierce.
The burly native in the front had muscles as solid as hills, but his body was covered with charred scars, which were all marks left by burns.
His eyes swept across Ye Feng and the others, then quickly swept across the giant lizards on the ground. An indescribable anger surged on his face.
Grandma Butterfly muttered quietly, "Oh no! These monitor lizards seem to be their pets. We killed them, and they are here to settle the score with us."
At this time, an old man with white hair and a cane came out from the indigenous team. He looked terrified and his hand holding the cane was shaking.
“Did you kill these giant lizards?”
Ye Feng nodded: "We killed him."
The old man cried and sat down on the ground: "You have caused a great disaster. These giant lizards are the messengers of the demon king. They cannot be killed. If you kill them, it will bring disaster. Fire Pillar, our village is finished this time."
The man with muscles as strong as a mountain was called Huozhu. He whispered something into the old man's ear with a serious expression, which made the old man shake his head continuously. It was obvious that the two had different opinions.
Although the voice was very soft and close to his ear, Ye Feng could hear it clearly because of his superhuman senses.
"Village chief, now that we have killed the Flame Giant Lizard, there is no way to hide. Our village has never had outsiders come. They were able to kill dozens of giant lizards. They might be the legendary immortals. With their help, we may be able to defeat the demon king."
"Impossible, those are just legends. There is no immortal here. There is only a scorched earth. It's a pity that I have been the village chief of Lieyan Village for a hundred years, but I can't protect the men, women, old and young in the village. I feel ashamed of my ancestors."
"Anyway, we can only try our best."
"It's useless, silly boy. All of us, including these people, will only be a choke point if we encounter the demon king. It's better for us to escape."
"I'm not running away. This is our land. I want to challenge the Demon King."
"You silly boy..."
Ye Feng interrupted their argument: "What is the demon king you are talking about?"
Hearing Ye Feng mention the Demon King, Huo Zhu, the old village chief and all the indigenous warriors showed expressions of horror.
Huozhu shook his spear, and the sharp tip of the spear pointed at Ye Feng's throat: "Who are you? How do you know the demon king? Are you its spy?"
Ye Feng sneered, gently pinched the tip of the gun with his fingers, and pushed it aside: "I am a human like you, how can I be a spy of the Demon King? I know the Demon King because of what you said."
Huozhu was furious when he saw Ye Feng holding the tip of his spear with two fingers.
This boy is too arrogant. Does he not want this pair of fingers anymore
He tried to pull back the spear suddenly, but was surprised to find that the spear did not obey his command at all. It was like it was welded to the opponent's hand and could not be pulled out at all.
The old village chief saw the clue and looked at Ye Feng in surprise: "Young man, are you immortals?"
Jiang Yixue smiled and said, "Grandpa, we are not immortals. We are human beings just like you."
The old village chief sighed and said, "Since you are not immortals, it is useless to tell you. I can't help you."
"Although we are not immortals, if we work together, we have strength that even immortals cannot match. From the Giant Tree Forest to the Devil's Desert and then to the Flame Swamp, maybe we can really help?"
When the old village chief heard Ye Feng talk about the Giant Tree Forest and the Devil's Desert, his depressed expression became a little brighter.
"Young man, do the giant tree forest and devil's desert you mentioned really exist?"
Old Qin said impatiently: "Of course it exists, that's where we came from."
The old village chief's eyes turned joyful: "It seems that the legend is true. They came from the Giant Tree Forest. This time we are saved."
"What legend?"
"My fellow heroes, follow me to a place where you will understand. Fire Pillar, you all take back your guns and lead these heroes to our holy land."
Huozhu looked excited, and asked his men to put away their spears. He clenched his fists and said, "My name is Huozhu. This was all a misunderstanding. Everyone, follow me to the holy land of our Lieyan Village. There you will find the answers you want to know."
After passing through the woods, they came to a charred hill. On the hill, there was a cave more than one person tall. There was a torch in the cave, and the flickering flames illuminated the cave.
There are some images carved on the stone walls in the cave.
It looks simple and mottled, and has a long history.
Although the images have become blurred after years of wear and tear, and some of the stone carvings have been completely weathered away, most of the images are still recognizable.
There are carvings of giant tree forests and devil's deserts on the stone walls, with crooked text annotations next to them. There is also a flaming swamp marked. In the flaming swamp, there is a huge ferocious beast that makes some small people kneel down and worship it, and offer their bodies as a sacrifice.
Ye Feng took a rough look and found that these little people were the villagers of Lieyan Village, and the huge ferocious beast was the Demon King they were talking about.
Next to the demon king, there are some ugly giant lizards carved, which look like the demon king's subordinates.
At the end of the image on the stone wall, there is a group of people. Their footprints are particularly long, going from the Giant Tree Forest to the Devil's Desert and then to the Flame Swamp.
Finally they killed the demon king, and the huge beast's head fell to the ground, while the villagers of Flame Village danced around the flames to celebrate.
The old village chief pointed at the little men who killed the ferocious beasts in the portraits on the stone wall, and burst into tears: "Heroes, this is you, you are the immortals in our ancient prophecy."
"So what exactly is this demon king?"
The old village chief looked a little terrified. He looked around to make sure the demon king didn't know. "This demon king has lived here for thousands of years. When I was a child, my grandfather told me not to provoke it. Every time the underground fire erupts, we have to sacrifice the villagers."
Jiang Yixue didn't quite understand: "Sacrifice? What does that mean?"
The old village chief's eyes were filled with tears, humiliation and anger, and his hand holding the cane was trembling slightly.
"Alas, every time we offer sacrifice, we send two girls from the village to the Demon King. When the sacrifice is about to begin, the Demon King will send the Flame Lizard to the village. If we don't hand in the sacrifice on time, the Flame Lizard will slaughter us and burn down our village."