Il regno del terrore

Mysterious disappearances keep occurring in the forest, in an area that no one dares to enter anymore. When even a military convoy vanishes without a trace, the soldiers of Fort Willis organize an expedition to solve the mystery. Zagor investigates as well and discovers that a mysterious figure with a magical aura rules over men who obey him blindly and absolutely.

In the Widegreen Valley, beyond the northern borders of Darkwood, the law of Entak prevails a Native American endowed with the uncanny power to bend anyone to his will. Even Chico, after being kidnapped, unwillingly becomes one of the slaves of the valley’s ruler and takes part in an attack ordered by Entak against the soldiers of Major Powell, who have arrived in search of comrades who disappeared months earlier. Zagor, who managed to escape Entak after an initial clash, reaches the soldiers just as the attack is underway and finds himself facing his loyal companion of a thousand adventures as an enemy…

The story’s resolution unfolds at the heart of Entak’s realm, a small island in the middle of a lake, where a great tree stands and a mysterious spring flows: there lies the key to all of Entak’s secrets. And it is there that the Spirit with the Hatchet brings his challenge, fighting not only for his own life but also for that of Chico, the captured soldiers, and all of Entak’s victims, ultimately uncovering who the lord of the valley truly is and what lies hidden in his past.