Chapter 68: The Hunt Begins
By the time the torture knife left, it was already dark.
The people of the Red Bear Tribe were already dressed and waiting in the courtyard.
Jiu Luo didn't wear the black robe he liked, and like ordinary tribesmen, he wore a simple coarse cloth military uniform, and led everyone to set off for the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
This trip is all killing, or don't stain a rare favorite clothes.
There are many fewer people in the ice city than on weekdays, and the hunting activities make most people rush to see the excitement, and even a lot of mobile merchants also go with them, so the rest of the city is either some old and weak people who are unable to move, or some people who don't like to see the lively women and children, but who have a little confidence in themselves, have rushed to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.
Before reaching the front of the mountain, you can hear the sound of boiling people, and after turning around, you can see all kinds of flags standing in the open space in front of the mountain, fluttering in the wind.
The torture knife was waiting for the rabbit in the ice city, and he did not come here, but he had already waited for Jiuluo in front of the mountain road.
"Brother Jiuluo. Xingyang saw him coming from a distance and rushed over to say hello.
"Does the Torture Hall Lord let you receive you here, and you don't have to participate in this hunt?"
Xingyang still looked cold, but there was no alienation in his tone, he did things more simply, took out the things that the torture knife handed to him directly, handed them to Jiuluo, and said: "The master of the torture hall ordered me to hand over this thing to you, and then go to the mountains to carry out the task." ”
He didn't say what kind of mission he was performing, but not long ago, the torture knife wanted Jiu Luo to take him and Wen Luo to ambush the Holy Clan assassins, so Jiu Luo refused and asked to do it alone. Now it seems that the torture knife still sent his right-hand man out, and I don't know why he did this, and sent everyone around him.
In his hand was a long wooden box and a ring-shaped jade buckle.
The wooden box was opened, and there was a long knife with a sheath lying inside.
"This knife is called Water Moon, and it is a magic knife. ”
"Magic Knife?"
Jiu Luo looked at the long knife, and at a cursory glance, the total length of this knife should be about one meter six, which is about the same length as the knife he usually uses. Picking up the knife and taking it, he felt the length of the blade in the sheath, the blade length should be about one meter two, this knife type can be used with both hands, it can be regarded as a more practical military knife.
The body of the Water Moon Knife is slender, and compared with common knives, this knife only has a slight arc, almost a straight edge. According to the ratio of the handle and the blade, plus the knife type, this knife should not be made for the people of the Northern Regions. With the height of the people in the Northern Regions, in order to give full play to the advantages of this knife type, it is necessary to be at least two meters away, and the blade is wider, so that the knife can be used, so that the marksmanship, knives and guns are suitable.
But for Jiuluo, who is about 1.9 meters tall, it is just right.
"The water moon knife is a royal saber of a dynasty in the central region, with the characteristics of both knives and guns, and can be used in exchange with one or two hands. Xingyang introduced the origin of the knife to Jiuluo, "But that's not why it's called the magic knife. ”
"Oh, it looks like this knife has another experience. When Jiu Luo heard this, he knew that this kind of standard blade could be called a magic knife, and it must have been said after some twists and turns.
Xing Yang nodded and said: "There is an army in the Middle Domain Imperial Dynasty, called the Heavenly Tiger Guard, which can only be selected by the elite of the army who have experienced many expeditions, and this sword is the saber of a Heavenly Tiger Guard. ”
There was still some time before the hunt began, and Xing Yang explained the origin of the knife in detail.
It turned out that there was a commander of the Tianhuwei on this day, young and promising, but when his career was booming, he didn't know what he did to evil his boss, and the boss wanted to ambush him with his relatives, so he betrayed the Tianhuwei and was hunted down by his boss.
But this commander's skills are extraordinary, and he has traveled extensively, and has escaped pursuit many times, but he still fell for the boss's tricks on the way to escape, accidentally killed a royal family of the dynasty, was surrounded and suppressed by the imperial army, and finally trapped him in the mountains and rivers of the Chinese domain.
When the commander learned that his relatives were dead, he was angry and fought the imperial army with a sword, and the battle lasted for several days and nights before it ended. This commander is indeed capable, but after all, the manpower is limited, and he still does not resist the siege of the army, and his life is lost in Shuiyue Mountain, but he is bloodied with a knife, and he dies without falling, and only after his death does anyone dare to come forward to collect the body.
If this is the end of this matter, it will be enough, after the death of this commander, he was executed by the monarch of the dynasty, and then his body was burned and ashes, and his sword was stored in the arsenal of the court. Seven days after the Battle of Shuiyue Mountain, someone in the court saw a figure resembling the commander enter the arsenal and go out at night with a knife, and the next day it was reported that the boss of the Heavenly Tiger Guard, who persecuted the commander, was stabbed to death at home, and the death was the same as that of the commander.
At first, they thought that someone was doing that revenge for the commander, but after more and more people were killed in their homes, the emperor ordered people to take out the knife and put it in the Ming Chamber to be guarded by hundreds of elite soldiers. At midnight, strange figures appeared, hundreds of elites were killed at the same moment, and the knife stabbed the monarch to death in the palace on this night.
The dynasty fell into panic, and finally invited the master from the heavenly city, and the master looked at it only to find that it was the resentment of the saber when it was led by the commander, and it slaughtered thousands of people in the special environment of Shuiyue Mountain, and it had become a magic sword! The magic knife became a grudge because of the grudge, and it would divide the resentful spirit in the sword at midnight and go to take revenge.
"So the knife is actually named after the place where the original owner fought his last battle?"
When Jiu Luo heard this, he took the hilt of the knife in his hand and pulled the knife out of the black sheath.
After a soft sound, the water moon knife came out of its sheath, and the slightly curved blade was like a clear spring, and the light was clear.
"The knife is like a clear spring, and the sound is clear, it is really difficult to see the appearance of the magic knife. Jiu Luo held the Water Moon Knife in one hand, and said strangely after turning around in his hand.
"This is the disguise of the magic knife, if it weren't for this, no one would dare to use this knife, but with the majesty of Brother Jiuluo's divine soul, I am afraid that this knife will have to suffer. Xing Yang showed a hint of a smile, as if he saw the Water Moon Demon Knife deflated in Jiuluo's hands.
"It's rare to see you smiling, whether it's a magic knife or a disguise, I use this knife easily, thank the master of the torture hall on my behalf, what he wants me to do, it's stable. Jiuluo returned the knife into the sheath and picked up the ring-shaped white jade buckle, "This is?"
Xing Yang introduced: "This is a pure heart white jade, and it is also a thing from the middle region, which has the effect of calming the mind and calming the mind. ”
"Calm your mind and calm your mind, but it complements this knife. Okay, I'll take everything and go. ”
Saying goodbye to Xingyang, Jiuluo took people away, the list was reported yesterday, and today you only need to come here to receive the number plate.
The rules of hunting are to go deep into the hunting area of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, hunt the demon beasts, take out the crystal nucleus of the demon beasts, and finally score the quality and quantity of the crystal nucleus, the one with the highest score wins; if the score is the same, the one with the highest quality wins.
In front of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, dozens of participating teams lined up in the open space of the mountain pass.
The contestants of the four top tribes stood at the forefront of these teams, and the order of entering the mountain was determined according to the ranking of the ring competition, so Jiu Luo and the others were standing at the forefront at the moment.
After repeating the rules of hunting again, the host shouted, "Into the mountain!"
Sensing the gaze of the person behind him, Jiu Luo glanced back and was facing Gao Zhulong.
Around him, there are young talents such as Baili Yanyun, Fox Don't Give Up, and Gao Baohu, but Shi Heize of the Black Snake Tribe is missing.
Nodding at him, Jiu Luo led people into the mountain.
The peaks of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain are many and steep, but when you first enter the mountain, it is relatively flat, and because the climate here is acceptable, the entrance to the mountain is full of dense forests.
"I don't need this pure-hearted white jade, you can take it, it can be regarded as compensation for getting you involved. ”
Jiu Luo walked in front, took off the white jade buckle, and threw it to Fang Ru behind him.
"Big brother, what are these words, I volunteered to help. Seeing Jiu Luo throw the white jade buckle in his hand, Fang Ru hurriedly put it in his hand.
Although this thing is a treasure, its effect is a bit weak for Jiuluo, and even the heavenly spirit can't use it. Fang Ru was not from the Northern Regions, so he didn't have to participate in this war, so Jiuluo gave it to Fang Ru, which was considered to give him some more chance to survive, the Holy Clan people were not easy to deal with, just look at the cautious appearance of the torture knife.
"The Holy Clan wants to get it, the Valley of the Three Calamities has to go, and the hunting activities have to be taken. Jiu Luo hung the Water Moon Knife on his waist and said his plan.
"Heavenly Spirit, you take Fang Ru and Xiong Shi to hunt demon beasts and get crystal nuclei. ”
"Big brother, do you want to ......" Fang Ru heard the meaning of Jiu Luo's words.
"Well, I'm going to hunt down the Holy Clansmen, and if you see them in the High Dragon, say I'm waiting for them at the mouth of the Valley of the Three Calamities. Jiu Luo took out the map that the torture knife had given him and threw it to Fang Ru, "You look at the map, don't go too deep into the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain. ”
"The map was given to us, what about you, big brother?"
"I've got it all in my head, don't worry, I'm not going to do anything I'm not sure about. ”
After this arrangement, Jiu Luo separated from Tianling and the others and went to the target location alone.
It's been too long. Jiu Luo sighed in his heart, he pressed the knife with his hand, feeling the awakening of the resentful spirit in the Shuiyue knife.
The wooden box containing the knife was the prop of the Heavenly City Master to seal the Water Moon Knife, and it had not changed when the knife was first taken out of the box, but after a long time, the knife began to change, and the original bright blade became dim, and a trace of resentment was also released from the knife, sending a distorted image to the knife bearer.
It's probably been sealed for a long time, and the resentful spirits in the Water Moon Knife can't recognize the external environment, so they come up and make that ghost trick, and when Jiu Luo was funny, he casually injected a burst of Gray Source Power into the knife, and the Water Moon Knife trembled, and immediately turned back to the clear spring-like blade.
"In the future, without my permission, you will keep it like this for me. Jiuluo sent a message to the resentful spirit of the Water Moon Knife.
The long knife trembled lightly and returned to his composure, and there was no other reaction, presumably agreeing with what he said, and compromising with the current situation.
Thinking back to the markings on the map, Jiu Luo glanced at the sky and ran in one direction.
On a mountain in the depths of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, a rumbling sound was heard, and a stone door was opened.
When the stone door was opened, the vine leaves and layers attached to it were scattered, filling the surroundings with smoke and dust. At this moment, a breeze blew out of the door, and flew into the sky with smoke and dust, making the air clean again.
"Finally came out, and the man didn't lie to us. There was a voice from within.
"I don't know how long this mountain road hasn't been used, and it hasn't been compacted by the pressure of the mountain. The man inside the stone gate said as he walked, and in the sunlight, he showed his face.
This person's face is covered with a wolf mask, it is the Holy Clan's Night Wolf Guard, different from the Night Wolf Guard who ambushed Jiuluo in the Ice Stone Valley, this wolf mask has a claw mark on the forehead, indicating that this is a high-grade Night Wolf Guard.
"Don't complain, you can't afford to miss a big thing. Another man walked out, his face covered in a cat-face mask.
"Hey, big-faced cat, you can't control me, you and I have different duties, I just kill people. The wolf-faced masked man clasped his hands to his chest, unimpressed by the cat-faced masked man's words.
As they spoke, dozens more walked out and stood behind them.
The cat-faced masked man didn't care about the wolf-faced masked man's words, he looked at the group of masked men who walked out behind him, and ordered: "According to yesterday's plan, we have two goals for this trip, the first goal is to assassinate, and Captain Night Wolf is in charge. ”
Seeing that the cat-faced masked man did not argue with him, the captain of the night wolf felt bored, and when he heard him talk about the task, he no longer spoke to provoke him, but said with a straight face: "In addition to the night wolf guard, ten more people will follow me." ”
In addition to the captain of the night wolf, there were also two ordinary night wolf guards, who stood behind him like puppets without saying a word, and then ten more saints wearing various masks came over.
"The second goal is to attract the tide of beasts, and I am in charge of it. "There are four other people behind the cat-faced masked man, wearing monkey masks on their faces.
"Then I'm going to have to go first, don't let the other team take the lead, and in the end I don't have anything to do. Seeing that the personnel were already in place, Captain Night Wolf rushed into the forest with the people behind him, and the group of people was agile, and they disappeared into the forest in a few jumps.
Seeing that Captain Night Wolf was gone, the cat-faced masked man didn't say any nonsense, and directly took out several black projectile-like things and distributed them to the four monkey masked people.
"This is the Beast King Pill given by the Holy Spirit, you go to these places and throw the Beast King Pill into the water, and after you are done, observe it nearby, if there is a demon beast that has red eyes after drinking water, it will come here to return to life. ”
The cat-faced masked man took out a few more animal skins, on which a simple map was drawn, marking several nearby water sources, and the monkey-masked people took the map and quickly went to the target place.
All he had to do was to ask these people to throw the Beast King Pill into the water source, the Beast King Pill is a miraculous medicine made by the Holy Spirit, and ordinary demon beasts will lose their minds when they drink the water thrown into the Beast King Pill, and obey the control of the fox god's attendants.
With such an arrangement, there are still several places in this Ten Thousand Beast Mountain, and what they want is not only to destroy the Ice City hunting, but also to annihilate the living forces of the Ice City tribe here in one fell swoop.
"It's time for the ice city to get moving. The cat-faced masked man looked back and sighed, and entered the forest.
The quiet Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain on weekdays is very lively at the moment, but it is only when you first enter the mountain forest. The area of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain is vast, and dozens of hunting teams are only a few hundred people, and it doesn't take long for them to calm down after pouring into the forest.
And Jiuluo ran for a while, and then encountered a team of targets.
"The hunt began. Jiu Luo muttered to himself, he did not shy away from his existence, and walked towards the group of saints.
This group of Saints also fell into blood mold, and before they could explore their own area, they encountered the Deadly Reaper. But they didn't know it at the moment, and when they saw that there were people from a lonely tribe, they happily took up arms and surrounded them.
With the long sound of Qingyue, the water moon long knife is out of the sheath.
Regardless of the reason, regardless of good or evil, the knife is a murder weapon, born to kill!
The Water Moon Knife slashed out the black dead moon in Jiuluo's hands!