Chapter 22: The Hunt
It was so quiet, as if in a tomb, a thick dead silence reigned in the place, no birdsong, no insects, no trace of wild beasts, even the rustling footsteps of two people on the pine needles on the ground was very clear!
All that appears in front of you is a thousand pine trees and snow, and it seems that there is no end in sight. In such a tense atmosphere, the consumption of physical strength can be said to have increased exponentially, as if the chest was heavily pressed by something intangible, and it didn't take long for the two of them to sit down and rest.
The reef was backed by a pine tree, gasping for breath:
"Jesus is above, what the hell is this place! A forest where there is not even a single beast, look at these pine towers, they are eaten clean! But what about the birds that eat these pine towers, and what about the squirrels? Where are they all? ”
Fang Senyan put down the fog song girl, sat down silently, pinched a ball of snow next to him and stuffed it into his mouth, and then stared at the top of the tree for a while and said:
"Mostly no wild beasts, no birds and no squirrels."
Reef sat up straight all of a sudden, and said in amazement:
"How is it possible, what is it that these pine nuts are eaten?"
Fang Senyan's eyes showed a contemplative look, he was not in a hurry to answer the reef's inquiry, but picked up a dead branch from the ground, and began to write and draw on the ground, and soon the reef also saw that Fang Senyan was describing the road map they had passed, so he immediately joined in.
The reef was older than Fang Senyan, and he had much more experience in the wilderness, so the two quickly determined their current location, and pessimistically found that they were not too far from the orc camp, if it was a straight line, it would only be about twenty kilometers at most.
The two looked at each other, smiled wryly, and shook their heads. However, Fang Senyan's eyes quickly turned firm, and there was a kind of ferocity that made Jiao Shi feel extremely familiar. Whenever Fang Senyan faced great danger, he would reveal his beast-like madness and toughness.
"Let's go." Fang Senyan stood up, covered his chest and coughed twice. Although the wound on the chest that was hit by the tentacle monster earlier has healed, the amalous state curse attached to it is like a maggot on the tarsal bone, and the poisonous ghost is still lingering, and it has been almost two hours now, and there is no sign of subsiding.
Fortunately, at this time, the fog song girl who was leaning on his shoulder barely opened her eyes, and pressed her palm to his chest with a pale face, and the green light drifted away, and you could see wisps of black gas floating out, and the gas formed the shape of centipedes, scorpions and other poisonous insects in the air, vivid, and then completely dispersed in the air.
Fang Senyan only felt a burst of coolness poured into his whole body, as if his whole body, along with his internal organs, had been washed by the clear and clean spring water, and he was immediately refreshed, and a hazy green light appeared faintly on the surface of his body.
And the Nightmare Mark also came with a hint:
"You have received the blessing of the Dawn Elves: all negative stats on you are removed, all of your Resistances are increased by 15%, and all of your Odds-related beneficial abilities are increased by 5% (including but not limited to Hit Chance, Critical Strike Chance, Synthesis Chance, etc.)."
After casting the blessing of the dawn elf, the elf girl fell into a semi-coma again, but she didn't seem to be seriously injured, not only the fresh body fragrance was still there, but also whether it was the hair color or the luster on the surface of the skin, it showed a strong feeling of vitality, like a new green shoot on a spring branch.
There is no doubt that her situation at this time can only be explained by one way, that is, she is in the advanced stage of transformation that needs to rest and accumulate, and when she fully recovers, she can be called the true dawn elf - the leader who can lead the elves of Middle-earth to return to the kingdom of God!
About half an hour later, the three surviving strong orcs slowly walked from a distance. The leader of the strong orcs kept fanning his nose, and then looked at the pine tree next to him and said coldly:
"They've stayed here."
The face of a strong orc next to him was quite ugly, and he said in a hoarse voice:
"It's past noon, and if we chase them any further, even if we return in time, we probably won't be able to avoid it...... Something! ”
The leader of the strong orcs suddenly turned around, his eyes were red, full of vicious warnings, and he could clearly see that there was a cyan sarcoma growing in his throat, and the blood vessels on the sarcoma were dense, and it was still beating suddenly, as if it was synchronized with the beating of the heart.
This sarcoma is an additional biotechnology researched by Saruman, and it is still in the experimental stage, and it is only used on some strong orcs with great use. This sarcoma is called a xenogenetic melanomas. The process of generation is quite weird and evil. It was discovered when Saruman was studying the tentacle monster.
Because the tentacle monster's mouth is very underdeveloped, it can only chew basic food, and it is difficult to digest it when swallowed, so there has always been a symbiotic worm in their stomach, this worm is good at secreting strong digestive juices, which can effectively decompose food, so if there is no parasitism of this worm, then the tentacle monster will often die due to indigestion.
However, everything in the world is too much, once the tentacle monster has a fixed and abundant food source, this worm will certainly not understand the importance of family planning/skin without hair, so it will also multiply in large numbers, and the end result is that the tentacle monster's digestive system is full and ruptured and dies. Therefore, when the tentacles understand this, dieting and regular and limited deworming become the two major events in their lives.
Some of these worms that were killed and expelled were turned into a strange parasite by Saruman using his unique blending method. If a strong orc with enough use appears, the tentacle monster will cut a small hole in its throat and bury it under its skin. After a period of time, a metaplasia melanoma develops.
The strong orc who was planted with this "xenobiotic black body tumor" is equivalent to having an extra heart, and both strength and survivability will be greatly increased. But because the worm used to refine has survived in the tentacle monster's body for a period of time, most of the actions of this strong orc will be perceived by the tentacle monster of the tumor, and once there is a betrayal, Saruman's clone can pass through the corresponding tentacle monster, and has the ability to kill the strong orc remotely at any time.
Facing the fierce gaze of the leader of the strong orcs, the questioning strong orc immediately took a step back, not daring to make a sound. Just as Saruman's doppelganger has the absolute right to control life and death over the leader of the strong orcs, the leader of the strong orcs can also form an absolute suppression of ordinary strong orcs!
"Chasing, not necessarily dead, not chasing, dying!"
The hoarse voice of the leader of the strong orcs has already dissected the powerful relationship very obviously, now go after the enemy and bring them back, then there is still a glimmer of life, if you don't chase it, the tentacle monster will be aware of anything that happens here, even if you successfully exit this fierce place, you will also die!
The three strong orcs were silent, and they didn't dare to say anything more, following the traces left by Fang Senyan and the others, they strode forward and chased after them. Their figures also gradually disappeared in the pine forest, and the dead silence of the pine forest regained that mysterious and quiet atmosphere, as if anything would be swallowed and smoothed out in it.
At this time, it was about three o'clock in the afternoon, and after the sunlight was filtered by the snow wind and clouds in the air, it shone down bleakly and reluctantly, and even had some white meaning, but it finally dispersed the dense fog in the valley.
At this time, under the sunlight, you can faintly see a faint mist steaming above the pine forest. If someone were to look at it from a distance, even their vision would be faintly distorted, as if there was a furnace below.
If this happens naturally, it means that there is something precious underneath the ground, most likely jade ore or something.
There are two lines of poetry called: "The pearl of the sea and the moon has tears, and the blue field says that the warm jade is smoking", the first line of the poem is to describe the pearl, and the meaning of the latter sentence is to allude to the fact that in the case of the light, the precious purple jade will rise out of the looming green smoke.
There is also an idiom called: Jewels, which means that the best pearls will automatically release brilliance, and treasures can release unique mist. However, at this time, looking at the strange mist shrouded above the pine forest, there will always be an ominous sign in my heart for no reason.
Fang Senyan and Jiao Shi continued to move forward, and the two of them knew at this time that they should save their physical strength as much as possible, so they also reduced the frequency of talking. As they continued to walk, they found that the pine forest in front of them had also become sparse, the bark of the pine forest had become dry and cracked, and the pine needles had died.
Seeing this situation, Fang Senyan's face became even more ugly, he couldn't help but turn his head to look at the back, there was a faint urge in his heart that he couldn't control and wanted to turn around and go back immediately, it should be because of the perception warning, but this impulse was immediately stifled by his reason.
Fang Senyan looked up at the sky, because he was "in this mountain", he didn't notice the faint mist shrouded in the pine forest, he just felt that the sun's rays were a little too white. In his jungle concept with the reef, as long as the sun is still there, then there will be relative safety.
"Whew......." Reef let out a long breath, "Let's rest now, this damn rule, why limit the storage space of Nightmare Mark?" I can't even find a drink of water, and I guess if I go at full speed, I'll slowly reduce my health. ”
(To be continued)