Chapter 559: Winter Strikes (8)
The verdant forest is alive and smells in the warm sun, and it is connected to the surrounding snowfields that have not yet faded to form a picture of fantasy and beauty.
The stream of the moss flows, through the jungle of vibrant trees and low shrubs, the crisp tinkling sound of the mossy rocks, and the crystal clear splashes of the water, all of which are full of the meaning of a beautiful forest, but beneath the surface beauty, there seems to be something different.
It's quiet, everything is so quiet here that there doesn't seem to be any sound except the splashing of the stream, and I don't know where the animals in the forest have gone.
An elk seemed to be unable to resist the temptation of thirst, and began to look around very cautiously, and it cautiously walked to the edge of the stream, and the whole forest was so quiet and eerie that it could only hear the sound of it stepping on the dirt and grass, and the elk lowered its head and drank in the stream, but its ears were still vigilant.
Suddenly, it raised its head and looked around, as if it had spotted some potential danger, and for harmless herbivores like elk, although less aggressive than those of predators, their alert hearing would allow them to spot threats earlier.
However, this seemed to be a false warning, and the elk listened intently for a long time without noticing any other sound, and continued to drink by the stream, but at that moment a large shadow suddenly rushed in from a distance.
Its movements were swift and violent, almost turning into a hurricane, and in the middle of the run, the trees around it collapsed, and the elk let out a terrible wail, and then turned and ran.
But it was too late. The huge black shadow emitted a dark red sheen. And then it gets brighter and brighter. In the end, the dazzling red lines of the city are as if the constellations under the night sky have turned into mortal dust, and the form of animals has run through the forest.
The monster seemed to let out a low roar under the wild run, but it was faintly imperceptible to the shaking of the earth and the wail of the forest, and its whole body was bubbling with a blinding sheen, and then in the dazzling light source, it threw out a long, sharp whip.
Before it arrived, its tail was already aimed at the elk.
The monster seemed to have calculated the distance. The moment he crossed the stream, he landed on his hind legs, forcibly stopped, and then turned his body upside down, his long tail flung into the distance like a whip, and accurately slashed at the fleeing elk.
The elk seemed unaware and continued to run forward, but after two steps, it suddenly collapsed, and its whole body split in two in an instant.
The monster's tail sliced it in two like a knife, and a large amount of blood and internal organs poured out along the smooth gap, and the elk had lost its vitality in an instant. At this point, all that fell to the ground was a lifeless corpse.
The monster jumped from a distance, then stepped on the carcass of the elk and began to feast. It was so large that it only had one claw that exceeded the elk's body, and it swallowed the elk in two bites, leaving only blood splattered around it, rendering a beautiful forest like hell.
This is Mao Wen, and Mao Wen is carnivorous.
The ship is battling with the fate of the crash, but the fate of the colony ship has been confirmed, and it crashed outside the northern frontier two months ago.
The 120,000-strong colony is a huge fortune for the Wraiths, and the starting capital for attacking Westeros doesn't matter if there are survivors on the colony ship, as they will soon be part of the army of ghouls as well.
There are also a small number of Mao Wen among the ghouls, but there are many Mao Wen who survived with their strong physique, they have traveled all the way through the snow field, reproducing and recuperating, it is estimated that according to their fertility, there should already be a large group at this time.
Now it can be explained why there are almost no other creatures in the forest, because they have become Maowen's food, and there is a reason why the forest is so quiet, because when an apex predator comes to a certain territory, other creatures that are even more sensible choose to retreat.
But even insects and birds and beasts are scattered seems to be an exaggeration, and a top predator may not be able to do this, but a group of top predators.
The huge Mao Wen chewed and swallowed the elk's bones, and then slowly stood up, the bright red luster around its body had gradually dimmed with the end of the hunt, and it looked into the distance, Mao Wen's super vision system allowed it to see the snow and the city beyond the forest through the layers of trees.
On the snowy plain stands a crumbling and magnificent city, standing alone near the snowfield, and if you stretch everything around you into the air, you will find that this is the northern Winterfell, and more importantly, the forest around Winterfell is densely covered with countless Maowen lurking in the snow.
They hid silently all around, motionless and allowed the snow to fall into a small snow bag, which was placed like a grave in the wilderness, and when you counted it, there were thousands......
If it weren't for the fact that Mao Wen had so many numbers, he would not have forced Stannis and Bolton to join forces, after all, both of them were commanders with tens of thousands of troops under their commands, but at this time, Mao Wen's number had exceeded a thousand, and these tens of thousands of human infantry and cavalry were really not enough, and they couldn't even send out the situation here.
Similarly, the night watchmen sent out before Snow's disappearance also became Mao Wen's belly, and the night watch team that did not know the situation near Winterfell plunged into Mao Wen's encirclement, and none of them came out alive, and even the information was eaten by Mao Wen, so Winterfell still did not know that the Great Wall had fallen.
The army of strangers is ready to move south, and Stannis and Bolton, two important members of the human race, are still besieged in Winterfell by thousands of Maowen...... Complete one's misery.
"I'll just say that there will definitely be no good thing in a war, you see, you see." Sparks burst from the crackling brazier, making a scorching sound that shook the spirits of the patrolling city guards, and one of the soldiers, who looked a little old, relaxed without leaving a trace, and then complained in a low voice.
The guards who had been on guard for a day were very tired, especially in this era, and the treatment was not very good. And it is even worse when the city is trapped and cannot be resupplied. A few of his companions nearby didn't bother to take care of him. Only one of the city defenders, who looked like heads, took over, "Alright." He glanced at the man lazily and lowered his voice as well, "It's good that you're still alive." ”
"Be content, you forgot the fate of Lord Stannis who wanted to lead people to explore the path a few days ago, thousands of foot soldiers, not a single one came back, I heard that there were less than ten monsters. There are a total of how many monsters there are outside, at least thousands. ”
"Where the hell did these goddamn monsters come from!" Hearing this, the veteran who began to speak was also a little chilling, he shuddered, scolded and complained, "Now those surrounding villages are unlucky, it's been more than a month, how much do you think they can survive?" ”
"I don't think I'll survive a single one." The leader of the patrol team said, "Unless they get the news in advance and abandon the village and flee, they will be discovered by the monsters." The whole village had to die, and there was no way to resist. ”
"But we're stuck in Winterfell. How can I tell them the news, how many people Lord Bolton has sent back and forth, and not a single reply has been sent so far. ”
"This damn monster!" The nearby guards began to complain and curse in low voices, many of their relatives and friends were in the nearby villages, and some even lived outside.
As soon as Mao Wen was trapped in the city, a radius of 100 miles must be their hunting area, and once a nearby village was discovered by them, it was estimated that he would be killed.
The leader didn't seem to feel that the blow was enough, and continued to whisper, "What's even more terrifying is their ability to hide, we all have good hunters, have you ever seen such a prey that can hide itself?" ”
The people around are shaking their heads, the climate in the north is relatively cold, except for a few rare warm land that can grow food, most of the food depends on the purchase of other realms, so the resources of the north have been tight, in order to be able to eat a full stomach, so almost every adult man has practiced a good hunting skill, hunting prey to fill the stomach.
"Let's just talk about the last time, the night watchman from the Wall...... We were all about to open the door to him, when suddenly a monster sprang out of the snow near the gate, and we didn't say when it had sneaked in, but that we had been staring at the walls all day, and we hadn't noticed anything wrong there. ”
Mao Wen may be able to get close to the city at night, but the city defense army must be patrolling during the day, and they have walked back and forth on the wall countless times, and they have not noticed anything wrong in the snow below, which is enough to show that Mao Wen's hidden ability is terrifying.
Mao Wen from the Fifth Star is a cold-blooded animal, and it is unclear if it also has the nature of turtle breath or hibernation, and Kai Neng actually knows very little about its habits, only a small amount of experience about it accumulated in previous battles.
At that time, human beings were based on the establishment of a colony star, so they didn't figure out the specific situation of Mao Wen, so they hurriedly washed the ground with a laser cannon, thinking that a beast would not pose much of a threat, but now, the Yunxing government has received a lesson from the blood of 120,000 people, and they have to pay for these 120,000 people.
But...... No matter where I am, there are always my companions who are strange beings, such as the old soldier Youzi who spoke at the beginning, his focus is obviously not quite right, after listening to what the leader said, he thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "Hey, what the hell is the matter with that night watchman, aren't they stationed on the miserable Great Wall all year round?" ”
"The Great Wall is miserable." The leader first glared at him, and then pondered the question, "What else can happen, it must be important military intelligence......
But after thinking about it, he couldn't figure out what was worth the night watchman's appearance, so he could only say angrily, "Why do you care so much, now that everyone is dead, who do you ask, or you go down and talk to those monsters?" ”
"Forget it." The veteran hurriedly shook his head, and then waved his hand, and the people around him let out a burst of laughter, the soldiers during the war were very nervous, no matter what era, there was psychological pressure, and without a psychiatrist, you need to find something to adjust yourself.
"I still want to save my life to find Ariane, but I can't leave it here." He continued, but then his face darkened, as if he remembered something, "I forgot, Ariana is also in a nearby village, and I don't know what happened to her." ”
Ariana is a ** in a nearby village, and she is a little well-known within a radius of 100 miles, and the city defense troops present all know this, and they were stunned when they originally wanted to laugh again, and then they didn't speak.
Mao Wen doesn't care if you look good or not, humans are just food in their eyes, or ...... Exquisite food.
The soldiers are facing a battle between humans and monsters, and their future lives are all unknown, but it is cruel enough for Mao Wen to deprive the soldiers of their longing for **, so Theon is even more tragic when he is removed by Bolton to use **, but Bolton himself is fine, and now the monsters are besieging the city...... There is also idle teasing.
"You know I have the power to kill you easily." Melisandre calmly looked at the black-haired man in front of her, who was not as tall as herself, and said with an unhappy face.
"I know, of course I do." Ramsburton was obviously a little off-guard, he admitted it very calmly, and then looked at Melisandre with the same calm.
Melisandre wanted to give him a blank look, but she held back in order to keep herself as a witch, and she said lightly, "Then can you give me an explanation why you entered my room at night, Lord Burton." ”
"Because I want to know an answer." Burton squeezed out a look at Melisandre, but it didn't look sincere.
"There are more questions in the world, and there are more people who want to know the answers, why should I tell you, and what can I tell you."
"Just because...... You can't use your magic, you're a woman now and I'm a man. Burton's smile was very strange, and he raised his eyebrows at Melisandre, as if to say that everyone understood what he meant.
Melisandre was annoyed and wanted a big fireball to press on Rams's face, uh...... Melisandre doesn't have a big fireball, oh forget it, she's always got something to throw anyway, but she finally held back, "Why can't you use magic?" "I don't feel any hindrance, nothing in this world can stop me, because no one can stop the Lord of Light, not even the bottomless night." ”
Rams kept smiling at her, which made Melisandre a little apprehensive, and only after Melisandre finished speaking, Rams said, "Oh dear, don't say it's useless, everyone knows that you can use magic, but do you dare to use it here, use it on me." (To be continued......)