Chapter 16: The Dangerous Candus
There were only five people who went hunting on this day, in order to control the number of people within the range that the beasts could not detect, this was the best choice, so let's put Mu Fengye and Takashi aside, just the personal abilities of Yoshikawada Teru and Sakuruma can hunt a lot of monsters. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
But the question is where to find those creatures? It's the third day of arriving at this lake, and there is no sign of wild beasts, and it seems that they are forbidden to set foot here.
"Sakura, it doesn't matter what the injuries on your body are, right?" Mu Fengye never dared to stay away from Sakurama, on the one hand, she was more trustworthy than the previous two, on the other hand, she didn't know how her injuries were, in case she was reluctant, she had to be sent back immediately.
Sakuruma lifted her shirt from under her school uniform, revealing a patch of snow-white skin, the wound fading, looking like the scar she had found on her back that day.
"In this world, it seems that all but fatal wounds will heal quickly, so don't worry. β
It seems that this is indeed the case, and the wound on Mu Fengye's hand has been completely healed, and there is not even a scar left. Although this is a world created by God, I didn't expect him to be able to make this world change the constitution of human beings, or it may be that the unknown ingredients hidden in the air speed up the healing of wounds, or the water drunk has some kind of ability.
After walking for about thirty minutes, Kawasa Hui and Jill in front stopped, thinking that they had found their prey, and Mu Fengye's eyes also revealed a light of hope.
"Mu Feng, we have been walking for so long, there is no smell of living things at all, in fact, I have already discovered it since I came here that day, there don't seem to be any wild beasts here, so I proposed to rest in the lake. Kawada Teru looked around and sighed, "I'm afraid we'll have to walk a long way to see those things again, the berries picked there in the camp are enough for breakfast, we have to catch food before noon and bring it back, and we have to measure twenty people." β
These words made Mu Fengye fall into the deep valley all of a sudden, it was only five hours to find the shelter of the beasts, and after a battle, he got twenty portions of food and brought it back, this is simply impossible to complete, even if he barely brought back food once, he will continue this kind of thing tomorrow, and the five of them alone really can't support the food resources of twenty people!
Jill opened the map and kept scrolling in the direction he had come, and it would take at least half a day to go back, and it seemed that the people in the camp had to give up the idea of a meal, and if only they could bring back enough food before the evening.
"Wait a minute, don't you think it's strange?" Gao Zhi suddenly stopped them, pointed to his head and said, "Mu Feng, this forest should be double-layered, right? But why haven't we seen the road leading to it for three days in a row?"
If Gao Zhi didn't remind himself, Mu Fengye would probably have forgotten that there was still a layer of forest above his head, indeed, there was only an entrance to the clearing when he and Vera came that day, why couldn't other places lead to it? Or did there still be some secrets hidden in the clearing that hadn't been discovered yet?
"Let's go up there and have a look. Jill suddenly suggested.
"Hey, you're not crazy, it's at least a day to walk from here to the clearing, and we don't have that much time to waste on the road. Kawada Teru looked at the whole distance and resolutely rejected Jill's suggestion, there would be no other creatures in this forest, and there was no need to take such a big risk to go to the second layer.
"Shhhhh Sakuruma walked to the middle, made a silent gesture, and then closed her eyes and listened to something, and everyone watched nervously as she moved, and no one dared to disturb her, for fear that she would miss any details.
The rare wind blew through the trees, and the leaves rustled restlessly, and there seemed to be other movement in this rustling sound, which could not be heard at all if you did not listen carefully. The voice was very peaceful and the rhythm was very slow, but at this time, Sakura grabbed Mu Fengye's arm and called the other three to retreat.
"It's Candus! We can't beat them! Hurry up!" Sakurama's eyes were indeed a little panicked, she was obviously so calm and calm when she met Mekai before, even if she was injured, she still remained natural, but this time it was different, I'm afraid the "Candus" in her mouth was even more terrifying than Mekay!
Without daring to look back, they ran for nearly a few hundred meters before the crowd stopped under the tree out of breath.
"I said, you, why are you running? Are those things powerful?" asked Jill as he gasped sharply and looked back at the forest, his impression that Sakurama's bow and arrows were much more terrifying than those beasts!
"Candus are social creatures, usually numbering about ten, they are not very large, but they are covered in spikes, and they must not be fought head-on without the right weapons. Sakuruma has been holding her abdomen, it seems that the injuries there have not completely healed, and if it weren't for her, everyone would probably have died here just now.
"Have you ever seen those things?" asked Teru Kawada.
Sakurama nodded, and said indifferently: "I saw them on the way here, Candus used Mekai as food, and they happened to attack a Makai that day, and that fierce creature didn't even have room to resist, and it only took a few minutes to die under the spikes of several Candus." β
"Cut, that's a nuisance, but that's the only creature we've ever seen, right?" Jill stood up, "Since you said that Candus feeds on Mekay, it looks like they won't be around here, that is...... We only had those candus for food. β
Gao Zhi and Mu Fengye were also silent, they felt that what Jill said made sense, at present, it seems that Candus is one of the predators of this forest, there should be many creatures stronger than them, but it is not a species that they can easily deal with without weapons, if they want to find creatures that are easier to hunt, they must bypass those Candus to go farther away, so that time will be consumed a lot.
"There's no way, we have to fight with those guys to know the outcome, right? If we can beat Mekay, we won't necessarily lose to them, because they don't have human intelligence. "Teru Kawada found a few stiff sticks nearby, unless the spikes on those candus were made of steel, they would definitely break!
"Don't rush to conclusions, those candus attack a lot like human hunting, because they are not as large as Makay, so they must let their companions use them as bait first, and once the prey is baited, they will quickly rush up, and it will be difficult for the encircled animals to escape, and ninety-five percent will die in it. Sakurama condensed the obsidian in the air in her hands, ready to summon her own weapons to cover Mu Fengye at any time.
"Even so, you have to try it, just pay attention to your surroundings when you see the first one, right?" Gao Zhi tried the weapon in his hand, it was stronger than the one he used before, and he could fight it without any taboos, anyway, the other party was not a human, no matter what it became, it was just food.
"The reason a few predators fail is because they don't see their prey as an enemy. β
Jill's words suddenly appeared in Gao Zhi's mind, and his eyes changed in an instant, yes, those creatures called Candus are enemies, and in order to become their own food, they must first become enemies.
"Sakurama, can you tell how many hearts Candus has this time?" Mu Fengye remembered when Sakuruma was hunting Mekay, when she shot two arrows into its two hearts in exactly the same way.
"There's only one, but the beating of the heart is not very noticeable, and there is probably some protection on the outside of the heart. Sakuruma said as she picked up the branches on the ground and made arrows, these obsidian crystals looked very hard, I don't know what they were made of, "I'll support you in the back, remember to be back to back when you see the first Candus, otherwise someone will be attacked, those Candus are fast, don't underestimate their abilities." β
To be on the safe side, Sakuruma made about a hundred arrows before stopping, putting them all in the quiver behind her back, and her body leaned back sharply, and it seemed that those things were not light.
"Okay, it's time to go, are you two ready?" Jill glanced back at Mu Fengye and Gao Zhi, Gao Zhi's appearance was obviously affected by yesterday, his eyes were completely different from the first time, this was not the eyes that a survivor should have, but the killing intent that a predator should have.
"No problem. Mu Fengye's expression was slightly nervous, he probably hadn't forgotten the feeling he had when he faced the black dog for the first time.
The group headed for Candus' habitat again, and everyone was quiet all the way until they approached the place where they had just been, where the trees listened to the wind among the cherry blossoms, and the border from which they retreated.
"Mu Feng, you go over first and lure out the Kandus who was used as bait. Sakurama patted Mu Fengye's back, her expression was very serious, it seemed that she was not good at dealing with those things, but she still tried her best to maintain her mentality, "Don't worry, I will cover you in the back, after luring out the bait, you immediately rush out to kill it, at this time other Candus should also rush out, remember to protect yourself, I will do some support appropriately." β
"Got it. Sakuruma's words were reassuring to everyone for some reason, probably because she was the only one who had obtained the ability of the obsidian weapon, and the only one they could trust was her, and what level of power did that god-given gift to humans have?
Mu Fengye slowly walked out of the woods, holding the wooden stick with both hands, looking around cautiously, the sound of breathing was getting closer and closer, very heavy, like heavy footsteps stepping on his heart!
"Chirpβ"
A creepy voice suddenly sounded, and a brown creature about half the height of a human quickly rushed out of the grass, its body was indeed covered with terrifying spikes, those thorns were about twenty centimeters long, all over the body, and even the eyes of the thing could not see where it grew!
"Jill, go kill it!" Kawada Teru and the three of them got up at the same time and raised the wooden stick in their hands to smash at the Candus who appeared in front of them, and what they didn't even Sakurama didn't expect was that about ten or so Candus suddenly burst out of the surrounding woods!
"What?!"