Zandi Village is surrounded by two small rivers, with a population of about 150, and the scale is not very large. From a distance, you can see wooden houses arranged in an orderly manner, full of rich original style.

Crossing the gurgling river, Nanx thought about the words Zuzu said on the road.

"[Resurrection Corpse] is a voodoo warlock in Haiti who cast a spell on a living person to death, and then uses Resurrection Technique to resurrect him, turning him into a monster that is worse than death, allowing his master to enslave him at will. The mines in the north of Zandi Village are all occupied by Resurrection Corpse, and Resurrection Corpse often comes around the village to hunt living people and increase companions."

Nanke asked how the resurrection corpses first appeared, but Zuzu wanted to speak but stopped, so he finally asked Nanke to ask the high priest in the village himself.

"Eighty-mostly they made it themselves," Jade said to Nanke in Chinese. "Their tribesmen all moved from Haiti. Voodoo is popular in Haiti, and worshiping snake spirits is also in line with the belief of Voodoo."

After getting closer, Nanke discovered that Zanti Village did not only have wooden houses, but also a long and narrow, slightly reddish dirt road leading from the north of the village to the mine. At the end of the other side of the dirt road were two houses made of dirt. Some were made of straw on the roof, some were made of tiles, and even solar panels were covered with roofs.

Zandi Village, which is mixed with civilization and primitive, does not appear quiet because of nightfall. A bonfire was formed under a thick and dense tree in the middle of the village. Almost all the people of the village were surrounded by the bonfire, looking forward to some kind of sacred ritual that was coming.

"Sure enough," Jade pointed his hand at the six men who slapped the drums around the fire. "The midnight ritual of the Voodoo religion, probably the high priest has finished praying, chanting mantras and libations, drawing talismans, and now is the final stage of singing, beating drums and dancing."

Because there are some girls from Dongshan No. 1 Middle School who buy voodoo dolls from Taobao to curse people they don’t like, Nanke has no good impression of voodoo. After hearing Jade pointed out that Zanti Village believes in voodoo religion, Nanke couldn’t help but frown and asked Zuzu who was leading the way straight to the point:

"You just refused to tell me how the resurrection corpse came from, because you and the voodoo warlock are all in the same system? Who are you going to curse when you hold a sacrifice in the middle of the night?"

Nanke's words showed that he had known very little about Voodoo before, which made Zuzu even more doubt whether "Snake Spirit" was an envoy sent by his ancestors, but he tried to explain respectfully:

"Serpent Spirit, you will not confuse the 'voodoo' in European and American horror movies with the real 'voodoo'? In order to distinguish it from the horror impression given by voodoo, we even do not use the word 'Voodoo' in many occasions, but use 'Vodou'. The original meaning of 'voodoo' is 'eti' and 'gods'. We have a total of 401 gods from 21 sects, most of whom are kind gods."

Zuzu's dark eyes reflected the light of the bonfire, and his sincere tone strengthened his persuasion.

"A kind god will not turn people into resurrection corpses. Only the evil gods will do that. The midnight sacrifice presided over by the high priest is a ceremony to request the Holy Spirit to protect us. It is precisely because of the existence of the high priest that the evil spirits driven by the voodoo warlock cannot enter the village."

The six men around the bonfire were sweating and spinning faster and faster. Each of them was pounding their own hand drums frantically. Behind them, many people, regardless of gender, surrounded each other hand in hand, humming strange tunes and dancing unique dances, giving Nanke a very exotic artistic enjoyment.

However, in a foreign country, Nanke was still more vigilant.

"Wait, you just said that the true way of chanting is 'Vodoo', but why did you mention 'voodoo warlock' again? Is voodoo warlock the one who creates the resurrection corpse?"

Zuzu felt that he could not hide it anymore, so he had to answer: "In order to draw a clear line with the fallen tribe who called evil spirits, we simply called him "voodoo warlock" in white movies. In short, the gods of the Vodoo sect will not forgive him! The Holy Spirit will definitely punish him for us!"

Emerald whispered in Nanke's ear: "These people don't seem to think that they can defeat that 'voodoo warlock'. They have to rely on the Holy Spirit of the Vodoo Church for everything. I'm afraid you have been misunderstood as an envoy sent by their ancestors."

Because Zuzu had understood the Chinese word "Gold Mine" before, Jade felt that the other party did not completely understand Chinese. In order to make a complete deal, even when communicating with Nanke in Chinese, he should try to lower the volume as much as possible.

"The hunting team is back!"

"dad!"

The children in the village were originally on the outermost side of the fire. Now, when they saw Zuzu leading the team back, they ran over to see what prey the hunting team had captured. After finding nothing, they surrounded Nanke and Jade curiously. Dozens of children who looked very healthy and lively were crowded with excitement on their faces.

One thing is reduced to another. Jade treats Zuzu and others without any mercy, and keeps guarding everywhere with a cold face. After seeing the children in the village, the whole face suddenly melts. A fat child wants to reach out to touch Jade's ninja knife. Jade quickly retracts the knife back into the sheath and stops it: "Be careful! You will cut your fingers!"

"Ah! Sister can speak our language!" The children were surprised. Because of the special clothes of jade, they ignored Nanke, but surrounded the jade and asked questions in a lingering manner:

"Sister, are you a ninja? Let's play the 'Earth-Breaking Star' and see if it's OK?"

"Ninja Dart! Give me a ninja dart as a souvenir!"

"Sister, are you here to help us fight wild boars? Where did the wild boars go?"

"Idiot! The wild boar must have been eaten by the resurrection corpse! My sister is helping us fight the resurrection corpse!"

Jade, surrounded by children, cast a look at Nanke for help. Nanke felt that Jade's expression was obviously "pain and happy", so he did not intervene.

At this time, the midnight ritual entered the "mask dance" stage, and the sound of hand drums resounded throughout the village. Some elderly villagers wore masks to play their ancestors, or "summoned the souls of their ancestors to themselves." The past and present, death and life were thus integrated and intertwined.

The "ancestors" wearing masks arbitrate the conflicts among villagers, expose improper behavior, and teach people to live in peace, while others respect them as if they were respecting true ancestors.

Because of the bonfire not far away, midnight in Africa seemed even hotter. Nanke simply pulled off his white shirt that was damaged in the battle, revealing his upper body's skin, and experiencing the strange style and warm rhythm around him.

Nanke has just started exercising and has no muscles to boast about, which is incomparable to Zuzu, who has been hunting all year round. However, Zuzu did not dare to show any disrespect in front of "Master Snake Spirit".

(Lord Snake Ling was sent by his ancestors to save Zandi Village. I shouldn't doubt him! Lord Snake Ling's female guards look like the appearance of children. They are the messengers of their ancestors, so they like to see our descendants flourishing, right?)

Just as Nanke smelled the scent of barbecue and wanted to know when the midnight festival would be held at the buffet session, he saw a burly middle-aged man coming towards him behind the bonfire.

"This is our high priest," Zuzu said in Nanke's ear and retreated to the side, "he will answer all your questions."

Nanke was shirtless and his hands were put in his pockets, against the fire, and he could not see the high priest's appearance immediately.
Chapter completed!