"Are you saying that someone went missing last night, or was it the sentry that night?" Viscount Eric touched his chin that had just been shaved, looked at Captain Knox who came to report, and muttered: "Since it is a sentry, why didn't any abnormalities be found during the handover, not to mention that this Harris is still the captain of the Night Patrol Team?"

"Report to Lord Viscount, the rest of their team said that it was convenient for this Harris to leave his post at the time of the handover, and planned to go back to rest directly. However, several people in the tent with him said that Harris did not return to the camping tent that night, and did not notice anything unusual until this morning when the felling task was assigned. ”

"In addition, we checked the direction of the camp pointed out by the night patrol team, and found a trace of being crushed at the edge of the camp, which should be the trace of a python crawling" Speaking of this, Knox showed a solemn face: "If you judge by the traces, the widest part of this python is estimated to be as thick as two people hugging each other, and the body length must be twenty meters long." ”

"Twenty meters!" Viscount Rao is Viscount Eric couldn't help but be surprised when he saw a lot, and his face also showed a solemn look.

Viscount Eric thought for a moment and then asked, "Knox, such a huge python, even the traces of daily life are not small. But you didn't explore your surroundings yesterday, but you didn't find any traces. ”

"I heard that pythons swallow food whole, and then dormant and digest for a long time, this python may have swallowed a large chunk some time ago and went back to the nest to digest it" Bourcho, the internal affairs officer, stood aside and interjected: "It was raining heavily a few days ago, and the traces left by it were naturally cleaned up." ”

"That's right," Viscount Eric nodded, and then asked Knox, "Have you followed this trail, have you found anything?"

"We followed its traces to look for the past, but after a circle, the traces returned to the river and disappeared," Captain Knox shook his head and said helplessly, "Even on the other side, there was no trace of it, as if it had been buried in the river." ”

"Only, if it lives in the middle of a river, how can it go around in a big circle and approach the camp from one side of the forest?" muttered Eric, "if it was an accident that was nothing, but if it was purposefully explored and even diverted into confusion, and had a great intelligence, it would be terrible." ”

"Probably not, this is just a beast after all" Knox was still a little unconvinced, showing a slight disdain: "Even if it is more than twenty meters long, what can that barren and shrunken brain do." ”

"Captain Knox, that's not necessarily," Bourcho hurriedly said, "Remember that big octopus in the sea, no matter how wise it is, it's not low." This python is so huge, but with some intelligence, it is beyond the ability of ordinary people. ”

"It's just a python," Knox looked at Bourgeois with even more disdain, looking at Bourcho with a cautious expression: "You're too cowardly, Bourcho." No matter how big a python is, it is just a python, and although it is dangerous and terrifying, what kind of attack can a python have? It is nothing more than entanglement, strangulation, and devouring people. ”

"What's more, such a huge body is afraid that even the flexibility has been lost, except for a fat pig like you, who can't avoid it. In addition to expressing disdain for the python's combat prowess, Knox did not forget to taunt Bourcho.

"It's okay, Knox" Looking at the triumphant Knox, Viscount Eric spoke: "Although the python has a single way to attack, this python is too big, and this huge body alone is the strongest weapon, why is it not as unbearable as you say." ”

"Besides, even if you can get out of the way, the newly built camp can't afford to toss like that. In any case, we still have to strengthen our defenses and establish patrols. After saying that, Eric gave another order to Knox: "You go and plan the patrol list first, try to arrange as many people as possible, and especially emphasize not to act alone." ”

"Yes, Lord Viscount, I promise to complete the mission. Although Knox is very confident in his ability, he also understands the concept of a giant python of more than 20 meters, and if he is not careful, he will be crushed into pulp, and the previous one was just a coward like Bourcho.

"That's good, besides, Bourjo" Viscount Eric turned to Bourcho again: "Look at you are quite idle, there are still a few usable guns left on the battleship, you can take a few people to dismantle them, although there is not enough ammunition, it can be a deterrent." ”

"Uh... Lord Viscount... Actually, I..."

"Huh?"

"No... It's okay" Bourcho stammered and wanted to excuse something, looked at the staring viscount, and cried with a sad face, but he couldn't say anything, so he had to turn back to the camp and pick people to dismantle the artillery.

The other side

Alets was cutting down trees at the edge of the camp

"Hey, Alex, have you heard?" said the bearded Bob, with a bushy beard.

"Hmm, do you mean someone has been eaten by a python," replied Alet, without looking back.

"You know, I heard that this python has to be twenty meters long" The bearded Bob had an exaggerated expression: "Tut-tut, such a big thing, what do you say you grew up eating"

"Who knows" Old Jack suddenly answered: "Anyway, I didn't grow so big by eating people." ”

"Hey, your log can still speak, old Jack" Bob saw that old Jack, who had been silent, opened his mouth and teased a few words: "However, I heard that you guys used to be on the edge of the swamp, have you ever seen such a big thing?"

"Seriously, no" Old Jack saw that he had already opened the chatterbox, so he simply didn't close it, put down the axe and said: "The largest I have seen is only seven or eight meters, and I have seen it once, and it scared me a lot at the time, but fortunately it swallowed a flower deer, and I was not interested, so I could escape." ”

"Tut-tut, such a big thing, tut-tut. The bearded Bob was still amazed.

"But I've heard a legend, so don't take it seriously. Old Jack paused.

"Tell me quickly" The bearded Jack saw that Old Jack had stopped, and hurriedly urged him: "You are really grinding and chirping." ”

"I've heard people say that deep into the stormy sea, there is a kind of hydra," followed Bob's words, and old Jack spoke, and several people around him also put down their work and gathered around.

"Does he have to have nine heads?" asked a confused Fry.

"Isn't this nonsense, don't interrupt me" Old Jack waved his hand and said impatiently: "This hydra, it must be twenty or thirty meters long."

"Twenty or thirty meters?" exclaimed the others, "Couldn't this be bigger than this python?"

"Of course, this is a legendary monster" Old Jack seemed to enjoy the pleasure of being watched: "The head of the hydra is divided into real head and fake head, one real head and eight fake heads, the fake head will grow out if it is cut off, and the head that falls off can still bite people!"

"It's really fake, how can a monster be so powerful, this immortal body. Old Jack, you're not going to be lying, are you?" everyone didn't believe it, and some people booed.

"How come, am I that kind of person?" Old Jack seemed to be very dissatisfied with the doubts of the crowd, and hurriedly said: "This is going to say that the real head, as long as the real head is cut off, the false head will become eight new snakes, and then cut off all their heads, and you can kill it." ”

"Awesome" and "what's more" A bunch of people applauded, touting and trying to get Old Jack to hurry up. Old Jack didn't shirk it, and told some stories and legends he had heard, but he frightened a group of peasants into a daze.

Alletse didn't think it was interesting, although his life was not good on weekdays, but he grew up in the city, and he had heard a lot of tavern stories, and Old Jack's words didn't arouse much interest.

Instead of wasting time, it is better to move the wood back to complete the target first, and then you can rest early. Thinking of this, Alex carried a log on his back and walked towards the camp, strange to say, his left hand had not only recovered a long time ago, but also had grown a lot, but could barely resist. A group of people are fascinated by Old Jack's story, and no one pays attention to Alex, who leaves halfway.

Soon Alez returned the log to the camp, and looking at the last log marker, he walked towards the logging area again, but he was only halfway through when a scream was heard in the distance. The scream startled Alex, and a figure scurried out of the grass and rushed toward the camp. Seeing that Alez was stunned, he hurriedly grabbed Alez and dragged him to run.

Only then did Alez realize that it was the bearded Bob who pulled him, and before he could ask anything, Bob shouted first: "There is a snake behind you, hydra, run." ”

When Aleci heard this, he didn't doubt it, Bob is usually quite reliable, and he won't be deceived by this kind of thing, not to mention that he runs more vigorously than himself.

But when he was about to reach the camp, he suddenly heard the sound of branches breaking and the grass being crushed behind him, and he couldn't help but look back, which surprised him.