Chapter 97: A New Hope
"Oh no, something is definitely wrong, let's go back quickly. I said as I turned my horse's head and galloped in the direction I had come.
Ye Beichen didn't say much, and followed closely behind me.
As we approached the goal, we took our bows and held them in our hands at the same time, and climbed over a hill in front of us, and we could already see the resting ground.
What I saw startled me was that they were being besieged by five scorpions, which were no ordinary scorpions, because each scorpion was the size of a sheep.
The spikes on the tail of the scorpion are highly venomous, which everyone knows, but it is the small scorpion we usually see, such a big scorpion, I dare not imagine the toxicity.
If I were to be stung by a scorpion like this, I wouldn't know what to do.
Fortunately, the training in the past few months showed its effect at this time, and everyone fanned around to face the scorpion, shooting arrow feathers non-stop, but also successfully stopped the scorpion's attack.
Ye Beichen and I had to speed up, because except for John and Paul, the arrows and feathers shot by the women hurt the scorpions in the scorpion.
It's not that the accuracy is not enough, it's that the power is always lacking, after all, we can see the reflective scales of those scorpions from afar.
I estimated that I was still more than 100 meters away from everyone, but I couldn't wait, so I fired an arrow directly at the big scorpion closest to everyone.
This is the first time I have fought this new bow, and I don't know the bottom in my heart, but I didn't expect that my arrow directly pierced the head of the big scorpion.
For a while, the remaining four scorpions also switched their attack targets to me and Ye Beichen, and while I was surprised by the power of my bow and arrow, I was also glad that I successfully attracted the attention of the scorpions, which was exactly the effect I wanted.
The speed of this scorpion is also a few pieces, and the distance of 100 meters is quickly shortened to 50 meters, but this is completely for me and Ye Beichen to test the bow.
The two of us stopped our horses, did not dodge or dodge, and directly opened our bows and arrows, two arrows for one person, which can be said to be evenly divided, and the four scorpions fell to the ground at the same time.
Only then did everyone quickly surround them.
"If it weren't for the black face, we would be miserable. Ling Han said.
"Yes, I really have to thank Blackface this time, if he hadn't warned us in time, we would have died. Liu Yue said.
"Can't you see something so big?" I asked, surprised.
"They come straight out of the sand. Rumeng said.
"Fortunately, the black face reminded us that we were prepared in advance, and the scorpion was five or six meters away when it appeared. Qiu Xue said.
"Old man, you're still reliable. I jumped off my horse and touched my black face and said.
After setting off again, Blackface also regained his former enthusiasm for me, and was licking my hand now.
"We're still too poor, if you hadn't arrived in time," Luna said, bowing her head.
"It's okay, you've done a good job, at least you can protect yourself. I said.
"But we can't even shoot a scorpion. Jones said.
"This is no ordinary scorpion, you see, such thick scale armor, if you change it to something else, you will definitely be able to handle it, even if it is one monster. I said.
"This scorpion is so big, could there be something else strange in front of it?" Luo Shuang asked.
"We've seen a lot of strange things on this island, unless he's a demon or a monster, he can definitely be killed, and you've been training for so long, don't you still believe in yourself?" I said.
"But the power of our archery is too much..."Xia He said.
"Practice slowly, besides, not all animals have such thick scale armor, don't be discouraged because of this one thing, the sword mountain and the sea of fire are coming. I said.
Only then did the women gradually regain their vigor and regain their grip on the bow in their hands.
"Alright, get on the horse, it's been a long time, and then let's hurry, I'll see what other monsters lie ahead. I said as I jumped on my blackface back and walked forward.
Everyone also got on their horses one after another, and was about to set off, when Ye Beichen stopped us.
"What's wrong?" I asked, looking at Ye Beichen.
"This scorpion is so big, if something else appears in front of it, it probably won't be small. Ye Beichen said.
"That's true, the locusts were also very scary, what do you think?" I said, jumping off my black face.
Everyone also dismounted and walked towards Ye Beichen.
"Don't you think this scorpion is a bit of a waste?" Ye Beichen said.
"This stuff shouldn't be tasty, right? It's so big, it's not easy to cook. I said.
"I don't mean eating, I'm talking about the venom on their tails. Ye Beichen said.
"Oh, I see, you're a great idea. I said, pulling out my dagger and walking towards the scorpion's corpse.
"What the hell are you talking about?" the women asked.
"Poison arrows. I stopped and said with a smile.
This time, everyone understood everything, and as if they had suddenly realized, they bolted their horses and walked quickly towards me.
"Such a big poison sac, I'm afraid it's a bit of a waste to smear it like this. I said, looking at the scorpion's tail.
"Find a bottle to take away?" Liu Yue said.
"Good idea, who sacrificed a bottle?" I asked.
"Use me this, I still have a bottle. Luna said, handing over a plastic water glass.
"I have one too. Ling Han said and handed over one.
"I have a big one here. Paul said as he handed one over.
"Okay, okay, that's enough, let's hurry up and squeeze the venom of these scorpions into the cup, but don't hurt your hands. I said as I took the cup from Luna.
After thinking about it, I don't use a dagger, what if I cut meat and eat it one day?
Putting away the dagger, I pulled out my sword and easily pierced the poison sac on the scorpion's tail.
"John, I'll leave this to you, and I'll help them. I said as I handed John the cup and walked towards the corpses of the other four scorpions.
Seeing that the women were about to be stabbed with daggers, I hurried to stop them.
"I'll come, don't touch this dagger, in case one day you cut meat and eat it. I said, raising my sword.
This time, the women were not slow to react, they put away their daggers one after another, and hurried over with cups to prepare to receive the venom.
The three cups of venom were filled, and there were still some left in the scorpion's poison sac, so I led everyone to take out the arrows in the quiver directly, and put the arrows into the venom and dipped them.
After all this, we quickly got on our horses and rushed forward, and the faces of the women were a little more confident.
With the blessing of poisoned arrows, even if it is just a little bit of skin, it can make the enemy ineffective.
We rode more than four times as fast as we walked, climbing over sand dunes with new discoveries and tall plants.
There was also more and more green on both sides of the river, and everyone had a smile on their faces, and it seemed that I was right to cross the desert.
"There's a forest ahead. Ye Beichen said loudly.
I looked up, and sure enough, I saw a patch of green, and the mounts under our crotch were excited, and they sped up their running without our urging.
Seeing the woods getting closer and closer, and the heat of the desert made me yearn for the shade more and more, everyone rushed into the woods and stood in the shade, as if they had ushered in a new hope.
"Look, I'll just say it's not bad here. I jumped off my black face and said.
"I just don't know if there are any big scorpions. Liu Yue said.
"That's right, then let's be careful, and find a place to settle down first. I said.
"What kind of trees are these?" Ling Han said, touching the body of the tree.
"Don't reach out and touch everything, in case it's poisonous. I said.
Ling Han was so frightened that he suddenly retracted his little hand, and when he saw that I was laughing, he glared at me fiercely, it was so cute.
"Why don't you flirt before you get a foothold? Rumeng said.
As soon as she said this, Ling Han and I both blushed.
"We keep going. I hurriedly pretended to be calm.
Before she could get far, Luna screamed.
"Look what kind of tree it is. Luna said, pointing to a leafy tree full of yellow fruits.
I followed the sound and saw that the fruit of the tree was as long as my forearm, and it was so round and round.
"It looks a bit like a mango tree, but it's not that big, is it?" I said to myself.
Without waiting for me to do anything, Ye Beichen walked over directly, picked a fruit and put it in front of his nose and smelled it.
I saw that his face changed slightly, and then he tore open the peel and bit down.
"It's a mango. Ye Beichen said.
After getting Ye Beichen's confirmation, all the women cheered and ran towards the mango tree.
But I felt uneasy, as if something was staring at us.