Chapter 424: Horror in the Woods
This forest is not very large, but the eerie atmosphere is no weaker than the endless forest in the extreme north of the continent!
I saw that at the edge of the woods, there were large areas of burned marks. Further inside, there are many trees lying there as if they had been blown down by a strong wind.
And in the deeper part of the woods, there was no sign of any small animals, let alone other animals that were much larger, and there was not even a single bird in the entire forest!
It's weird......
What keeps Frank and Ryder hiding in this strange forest and not going back is that they see Big Blackfoot in the daytime, when they look out into the woods!
Of course, due to the distance, they only saw a dark shadow flashing through the woods.
At the time, they thought it was a hallucination, but it was impossible for two people to hallucinate at the same time. After the two men talked, they immediately felt the need to come and explore the woods.
At this moment, they had chased to the deepest part of the woods. There are more than 10 meters of stout trees here, and there are many varieties of trees, and in the dark night, Ryder, as a carpenter, can tell what kind of trees are around. Of course, he also did not have time to observe his surroundings, at this time, he focused all his attention on the donkey running in front of him.
Ryder is almost sure!
The dark shadow he and Frank saw was Big Blackfoot!
Pique was missing for the first week, and Big Black Paws didn't return to Peace Town! So, most likely, Big Black Paws was with Pique!
Ryder runs as fast as he can, but where can he keep up with the speed of Big Blackfoot? If it's on the plains, in just a dozen seconds, he might lose sight of Big Blackfoot.
Finally, Ryder stopped by Frank's side.
Don't chase it?
Actually, it doesn't matter whether he chases or not, because in the dark, Ryder has determined one thing!
Ryder gasped as he said to Frank beside him, "My directness is getting clearer and clearer! Peake is in this wood! We can't find him today, and tomorrow we will find Peake by taking all the mercenaries over during the day." ”
It was Ryder's instinct, and Frank didn't, but he had seen the big black feet in the lumber yard, and the flame of hope in his heart had been kindled. "I'm going to keep chasing," he said to Ryder, "you go back to the mercenaries first! I'm afraid that Big Blackfoot will alarm his master and make him misunderstand that we are enemies!"
"Yes, it's too dark, Big Blackfoot doesn't recognize us, and he'll definitely warn Pique. Ryder thought for two seconds and immediately made a decision, "I'll chase with you!"
In this way, two big men with the same axes on their backs began to run wildly through the woods again. The two black shadows swept away, like two blind bears at a glance.
If Zhu Tian saw such a scene, he would have to shout: "Xiong Da! Xiong Da! Bald Qiang has come to cut down trees again......
Of course, Zhu Tian can't see such a scene, and the only person who can see such a scene at this moment is a pair of blue pupils hidden in the dark!
Swish!
The blue pupils disappeared in an instant, and the next moment, another black shadow ran through the trees!
"There it is!"
Suddenly, Frank pointed out a direction as if he realized something!
Ryder is not far behind!
A strong feeling has welled up in their hearts, and this feeling is called hope!
However, when they are full of hope, full of passion, and are about to burn their blood and run away...... With a muffled snap, the two figures suddenly disappeared into the night!
A black donkey quietly came out of the darkness and began to nibble on the tender grass on the ground in a hurry......
......
......
"Uh......"
Ryder lay in the darkness and struggled to turn over. Immediately, he heard a voice full of strong warning beside him:
"Don't move!"
In an instant, Ryder's body froze there.
After "Hiss !!" adjusts to the dark environment, Ryder finally sees everything around him clearly!
So, I fell into the pit?
Ryder looked at the barbs protruding from the ground in front of him, and suddenly felt a chill in his butt.
It must have been a foot long, and the sharpened branches stuck into the ground like a sharp dagger towering over the ground.
Thankfully, he didn't fall on the barbs! Looking at the few barbs scattered around him, Ryder thanked the god of light for his favor.
No, Frank!
After understanding the surrounding situation, he lay on the ground and did not turn directly, but carefully avoided the barbs and stood up, only then turned to look back.
I saw Frank lying in the center of the pit, one of his calves had been pierced by a barb!
Looking at the self-bleeding calf, Ryder couldn't help but gasp.
Fortunately, he didn't have the urge to turn around directly, otherwise he would have been pierced by the barbs behind him.
"Don't be nervous, tear a strip of cloth for me. Frank muffled.
In contrast to Ryder's grinning expression, Frank was utterly calm. The two of them are completely two extremes, and those who don't know think that Ryder is injured. "Brother Frank, I'll help you," Ryder tore through his clothes, his hands trembling uncontrollably, "it should be...... How?"
Sting!
Frank answered him directly with action. I saw him raise his left leg suddenly, and a line of blood rushed straight out, almost shooting Ryder in the face. "Hold on!" Frank instructed, "it's okay to be a little stronger." ”
When Ryder heard this, he pressed the penetrating wound of Frank's leg to prevent the blood from spurting out.
Frank took out a small brown bottle from his arms, and a drop of silver liquid slowly fell into his mouth, and he immediately put the brown bottle away. "Let it go. He said.
Let go?
Let go of the blood and it will spurt out!
Ryder wondered.
"It's okay, let it go, trust me. ”
Ryder was stunned for a moment, but finally removed his hand from Frank's calf. Frank immediately pressed his penetrating wound with both hands.
Under Ryder's astonished gaze, a trace of pure white light emerged from his palm.
After more than ten seconds, a drop of sweat fell from Frank's face, and as this drop of sweat fell, the white light in his hand also disappeared.
Extraordinary power!
Ryder licked his tongue, remembering that Peake had treated his injuries in the same way.
He saw that Frank's calf was bleeding anymore, and he could see from the hole in his trouser leg that his wound seemed to be healed!
Seeing this, Ryder exhaled deeply.
It was only then that Frank began to look up, and Ryder followed his gaze.
By the faint light of the moon, they could probably see the location of the hole.
Is it only four meters deep? Ryder silently calculated the distance from the bottom of the pit to the top of the pit in his mind. Thinking that if Frank stepped on his back, he should be able to reach the hole. But just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly felt a strong wind blowing beside him.
Then he saw that Frank's hands were on the ground at the entrance of the cave!
What a strong outburst! Ryder couldn't help but admire in his heart. Soon, he saw Frank's body disappear into the hole.
After a dozen seconds, a long branch came down. Ryder climbed up the branches and back to the ground.
That's when Ryder's brain started working.
So, they just fell into the hunter's pit?
There was not a single animal in this strange woods, which Ryder had long confirmed. What's the use of preparing such a hunting pit that kills wild boars?
Or is it to hunt humans? This is a kind of scary conjecture, and it has already begun to go against what I wanted in my heart. Ryder felt that Peake was in the middle of the forest, and his premonitions were extremely strong, but after falling into a hunting hole, all his premonitions were shattered by the barb!
By this time, Ryder had become less certain. And he was scared at first, he didn't have the magical skills of Frank, and if he was seriously injured like that, he could only sit there and wait for death.
"That direction!" Frank regained his sense of direction as Ryder pondered, pointing to a dark spot and saying to Ryder, "Wait until I'm running ahead, you're three paces away from me!"
Although Ryder was still scared in his heart, he didn't think about it, so he quickly followed.
簌簌簌!!
Before he could take two steps, Frank stepped on another hunting hole! Fortunately, he was prepared, and the moment he fell, he grabbed the edge of the hole!
Ryder's eyes were quick and he pulled Frank up.
Looking down, like the previous hunting hole, the bottom of the cave is full of jagged barbs.
Only a few steps away, Ryder couldn't help but look back.
Ten meters?
Dig a new hunting hole at 10 meters?
This density is not just for catching prey, it's more like ambushing humans!
What is hiding in the darkness? Ryder blinked, as if trying to see through the trees and the earth, and stared deeply at everything around him.
"Take this slowly," Ryder picked up a twig from the ground, "and handed it to Frank." ”
Frank didn't dare to act rashly at this time, but he had a strong impulse in his heart - hurry!
Forcing the urge to suppress his heart, he knew he had to stay calm.
Everything before was something that the two of them instinctively did after seeing Big Black Feet, and at this time both of them regained their composure.
Ryder was a little disheartened and said:
"Isn't that a big black foot? just a black donkey that looks like a big black foot?"
Frank shook his head uncertainly and said, "It's all possible." ”
Ryder sighed: "Alas, Big Black Feet knows us, and it won't harm us." ”
Frank pondered for a moment, his eyes glinting with confusion. "Go on," he said, "and we must find out the people of this forest anyway." ”
In the darkness of the night, the two men kept a certain distance, Frank in front and Ryder in the back. Even now, neither of them has removed the axe behind their backs. Perhaps, they are still trusting their inner judgment.
There seemed to be only two hunting pits, and after walking hundreds of meters away, they never encountered a third hunting pit again.
This made them suddenly realize that it was a black shadow in the woods that deliberately led them into the hunting pit!
"Do you see the last shadow?" said Frank in a deep voice, without looking back, "the shadow that led us to the hunting pit." ”
"Big Black Feet, you mean?"
"No, before I fell into the hunting pit, I saw a figure distinctly. Frank said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, the flame of hope in Ryder's heart gradually extinguished...... If it were Pique, it wouldn't lead them into a barb-filled hunting pit.
Ryder was silently pondering, when Frank suddenly shouted into the darkness, "Master, please come out! I believe you are here!"
Master......
In the darkness of the night, only a vague echo echoed him.
Except for a dead silence...... No, there's a figure!
Ryder's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked at the figure that appeared twenty meters in front of him.
It's that simple?
Just shouted and he came out?
So, is he Pique?