Chapter 22: The Duel Begins
The next morning, Tsukizakura was woken up by the smell of barbecue. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
As soon as he rolled over, he got out of his sleeping bag and rolled out of the tent without bothering to fix his long, sleep-messy hair.
"Give me meat!"
There is no need to be surprised by Tsukizakura's current gaffe, no matter who it is, the food that has been eaten for several days is tasteless, and when it comes across fragrant meat, it will get out of control.
"Where's the meat?"
"Pei Lang brought it. Lin Mingfeng poured some salt into the pot, "Okay!"
Alice brought a full bowl of broth and put it in front of Yue Ying, Yue Ying didn't care about burning her mouth, she picked it up and poured it into her mouth, several people looked at him together, Lin Mingfeng's hand holding the spoon was hanging in the air, and the next bowl didn't continue to pour at all.
"How does it taste?" asked Wrench when she was almost done.
"It's good! It's just a little oily!"
"Okay, it's edible!" the crowd cheered and began pouring broth from the pot into their bowls, and the scene was like a mad dog fighting for food.
After eating, Yue Ying, who had just wiped his mouth, reacted, this was for him to test the poison, otherwise he would definitely not wait until he woke up and ate it before others began to eat.
"Because Captain, your stomach is good!" said the wrench, burping with a full satisfaction.
Then, Tsukizakura was fooled into being a good captain who was invincible to all poisons and sympathetic to his teammates, and the matter of testing him for poison was quickly forgotten.
"Where's Chief Darren?"
"I'm not there when I wake up, I guess I'm going back to prepare for the duel. Pei Lang, who was holding a bowl next to him, replied.
"Huh, Peilang, are you still there?"
Pei Lang smiled bitterly, "Hmm...... The chief commanded me to take you to the venue of the duel at noon. β
"Really, then I'm bothering you?"
ββ¦β¦ No, but seriously, you're really going?"
"Of course, I came here for a mission, and if I don't complete the mission, Sister Sheila won't be happy when I go back. β
"Okay...... Hopefully your decision is the right one. β
"By the way, what kind of meat did you bring? β
Hearing Tsukizakura ask this question, the rest of the people also pricked up their ears.
In this kind of cold place, vegetables and fruits are basically not to think about anything, so what can be eaten is generally meat, but Wrench and others can't figure out what beasts will survive in such a place where the undead are rampant.
"It's the meat of a carrion. β
ββ¦β¦ Huh?"
"Very good food source, you can eat anything, hardy, the manure can also be used as fertilizer, and the amount of meat when it matures...... If we hadn't found this bug, we wouldn't have been able to hold on. β
Lin Mingfeng's stomach immediately felt a churn.
The name scavenger isn't a good thing at first sound, and it's a bug - people have a reflexive aversion to multi-legged bugs, both men and women.
Although it tasted good just now, the thought of eating the meat of insects inevitably caused some reactions.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I'm just thinking, aren't you short of food?" asked Tsukizakura.
"We had a good harvest before this winter, otherwise I wouldn't have brought you food. Pei Lang grimaced, "Originally, I hoped you could leave here, but this meat is wasted." β
"But it's delicious, thank you. β
"It would have been better if you had said it was the flesh of worms earlier......" Wrench said weakly.
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After a few people felt weak from eating the flesh of the wormsβjust mentally, physically and completely fineβit was soon noon.
After packing up the camp, Pei Lang took Yueying and the others outside.
"Where are you going? Isn't it going to the fortress?"
"A duel will damage the grounds, and of course we can't fight in the fortress, and if we break the fortress, we won't have anywhere to go. Pei Lang pointed ahead and said, "We have cleared a forest, duel and cultivation, and it is generally in that place that it takes place, please follow me closely." β
Everyone did as they were told, and gradually, they met other hunters, all of whom glared angrily at Tsukizakura and the others, but they didn't say anything mocking or acting, thinking that it was ordered by Darren's leader.
However, to Tsukizakura's surprise, there were one or two hunters who were followed by a one-man tall hound.
"Wow, that's a big dog!"
"The Hound is our faithful companion, hard-working, and very combative, and can pull a sled on the road. Pei Lang smiled and touched the hound's chin, "And as long as you feed the bones with meat, if you really can't do it, you can also feed other things." β
"Others?" Lin Mingfeng raised his eyebrows.
"Like, the bones of the undead. Pei Lang grinned, giving people a hideous feeling.
Tsukizakura was startled and understood.
The place of the duel is a leveled woodland, here, many hunters are already there, and Tsukizakura saw the leader of Darren at a glance, he stood next to the field, and nodded slightly at Tsukizakura.
"Wen Yu is already waiting for you. Pei Lang stretched out his hand and pointed to the center of the field.
Yes, it was Wen Yu, who was already fully dressed, carrying a bow and arrow and a short knife, his face was still masked, his eyes were closed, and the falling snowflakes had covered his shoulders with a thin layer, and it seemed that he had been standing there for a long time.
"Isn't he cold?"
"Uh...... In general, early arrival is a sign of respect for the opponent...... It shouldn't be cold, right?" Mr. Marlos said uncertainly, "After all, he grew up here and should be used to it." β
"It's weird!" Yueying's words made Pei Lang feel a little impulsive to hit the wall.
"Ahem, it's time, you can go...... I hope you are safe. β
"Well, I'm leaving. Tsukizakura waved at the wrench and the others.
"I must win!" shouted the wrench, "I don't want to die!"
Lin Mingfeng immediately covered his mouth, pressed him to the ground with Alice, and beat him fatly, and specially greeted his face.
Mr. Marlos said worriedly, "It doesn't matter if I don't join them now, but please be safe......"
"It's okay, it's okay. Tsukizakura turned her head to look at the expressionless leader of Darren, smiled and said, "I will win, and I will win beautifully!"
The corners of Darren's mouth curled slightly.
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Under the hostile gaze, Yue Ying walked into the venue, and at the same time, Wen Yu also opened his eyes.
"Why are you so relaxed?"
"Why be nervous?" asked Tsukizakura rhetorically.
After a period of silence, Wen Yu probably didn't want to talk too much nonsense with Yue Ying, he directly pulled out the short knife and pointed at Yue Ying - it can be seen that Wen Yu is very well prepared for this duel, the short knife is sharpened brightly, and the reflected light is even a little dazzling.
"You look good, did you make it yourself?" Yue Ying was referring to Wen Yu's current white outfit, although his face and hair were covered, but the well-fitting cut and just the right design made Wen Yu look very beautiful, maybe it would be suitable for a fashion exhibition.
"......! you humiliated me!"
"Huh?"
"Enough!"
The voice of the leader of Darren came from afar, snuffing out this inexplicable dispute at the source.
"The duel that starts now, regardless of life and death, regardless of means, surrender, coma, and death are all considered failures, do you have any objections?"
are already standing on the field, and the two of them naturally don't.
"Good. Darren nodded.
As soon as he finished speaking, an arrow shot out of the hunter's ranks.
"When the arrow hits the ground, it begins. Darren dropped the words and shut his mouth.
So, under the gaze of everyone, the arrow reached the highest point, and then fell rapidly along the arc, and the arrow, which had not been aimed and adjusted, did not have the slightest lethality, but simply fell with the force of inertia towards the established point, where the two sides of the duel were in the center.
There was no sound, and the arrow rolled in the snow in great failure, and the arrow without an accurate head could not even be stuck in the snow, like a bird that failed to land.
No one laughed at the hunter who shot the arrow, because their eyes were already drawn to the field.
Yueying didn't have time to look at the arrow, he was looking for someone, the person who was still standing in front of him just now - Wen Yu.
The moment the arrow landed, Wen Yu disappeared, disappearing in this square without obstacles, not even footprints, as if he was not here in the first place.
"That's amazing. Tsukizakura was heartily amazed.
"Wen Yu's strength is also the strongest among all hunters, and what hunters are best at is hiding and tracking. Pei Lang said, "In the snow, Wen Yu is invincible." β
"You're confident. Lin Mingfeng said unhappily, "What is your relationship with him? β
"It doesn't matter, I'm just a loser under him, that's all. Pei Lang shook his head and replied.
Lin Mingfeng snorted, and then focused his attention on the square again.
Around the moon cherry blossoms, there was no movement at all.
Where is it?
Tsukizakura tried to find it with a simple method of magic perception, but it didn't work, and if she could hide it in this kind of snow, she naturally wouldn't ignore the amount of magic leakage, and if she didn't know it in advance, no one would have thought that there was a second person here.
"So-ah, hurry up and get out?" Tsukizakura shouted.
As soon as the words fell, Tsukizakura felt a disturbance of magical power around him, which disrupted his aura for a while, and at this moment, the blade struck.
"W-"
Tsukizakura didn't have time to care about the direction of the dagger, and he tried to swing the wyvern, blocking another short knife as it was about to stab him in the neck.
However, there is still no figure of Wen Yu.
Where is it?
The fluctuating magic around him interfered with Tsukizakura's judgment, and the snowflakes raised by the attack obscured Tsukizakur's vision, but Tsukizakura didn't wait in place, he rushed out and slashed at the snow in front of him.
There was no response, and his attack missed.
But Yue Ying didn't find Wen Yu, and the magic generated by that attack seemed to tear a hole in the air, and the magic circle that interfered with him immediately began to dissipate.
Yue Ying stopped, and the magic power in his whole body began to work, concentrated on his right hand, and he had already discovered Wen Yu, just behind him, in the air, holding a short knife, less than a position away from him.
The ear-wrenching sound exploded in an instant, and the snow in the square melted due to the collision of power and magic, and the white mist immediately filled the entire field.
Even if they couldn't see it, everyone present could feel the magical collision that took place in the white mist, and the sound of weapons attacking each other continued to stimulate everyone's eardrums, which was very uncomfortable, but it made people feel restless.
"Draw. The wrench breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well, a tie. β
"Tie? huh...... You don't have much eyesight!" Lin Mingfeng smiled sarcastically.
ββ¦β¦ What do you say?" Pei Lang frowned.
Lin Mingfeng pointed to the center of the white mist, where the battle was most intense, and even formed a vortex of mist, and small explosions kept occurring, like a small war.
"Did you see Tsukizakura draw her sword?"
This sentence made Pei Lang's face change drastically.
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