On the bare mudflats by the canal, there are a row of strange footprints, the footprints are wide in front and narrow in the back, the toes are open like a fan, the toes seem to be connected by webbed, and the heels are human-like.

Not human, indeed. Iluri scratched the footprints with a scimitar and cleared out a cloud of green powder that looked like the green algae in the water had withered through sunlight.

Covered with green algae on the soles of her feet?" Iruli carefully observed the mud pool, the water in the canal was not much, and there were indeed a few traces of dried green algae on the exposed mudflat, but it was obviously much more sparse than the footprints.

This...... Did it come out of the water?" Iliel stared warily at the calm surface of the canal, the bottom of which was covered with green algae.

Flippers, green algae. Iluli slowly stood up: "Ten times." ”

She had a bad premonition, and looked along the far side of the canal, which was a canal leading from the Tamsui River outside the city, which meant that the monster was most likely from outside the city.

Let's go, sisters, and we'll look elsewhere. Iruli's mood turned gloomy, and the two missing family members were probably attacked by monsters.

Do you want to inform Rena, Iluri?"

Iliel was also a little nervous, the environment on both sides of the canal was particularly harsh, overgrown with half-body tall weeds, some broken walls and ruins were hidden in it, and even the air was full of fishy bitterness.

There is no time, and the quicker we move, the more likely it is that Sokem and Piseco will be safe. Iluri patted Iliel on the shoulder, turned back to the sisters and said, "Everyone get together, take care of each other, don't run around, especially the movement of the canal." ”

Fortunately, everyone has been a pirate, and they are much more courageous than ordinary people. Iruli led the group and began to search along the canal, except for the traces of the struggle here, there were scattered traces on the shore every short distance, faint footprints and dried blood, all the way to the far side of the canal.

And the length of the aqueduct, which stretched and twisted, to the base of the city wall, became more and more desolate, with clumps of shrubs, crumbling houses, and large trees growing in a haphazard manner.

It's almost uninhabited, and even homeless people and thieves don't set foot here.

It lasted until the afternoon, when the sunlight was obscured by the lush foliage, and the mottled darkness covered the ground like a huge net, and the leaves rustled and seemed to whisper to the spreading darkness.

Crunch, creaking footsteps stepping on the grass made it look particularly monotonous. Soon, from the direction of the sky, there were several shocking muffled thunders, the dark clouds began to condense, and the darkness was getting closer and closer.

At this time, the city walls were close to decay, the light was gray, and the vegetation was shading, and it was almost impossible to determine exactly where to step on next.

Iluri, it's going to rain heavily. Eliel raised her head, barely through the gaps in the leaves, but could only see the thick gray and black clouds: "The thunder is getting louder and louder. ”

I understand, Eliel. But we have to keep searching. Once it rains, footprints and blood stains will be washed away, and all clues will be lost. Iluri's mind was unusually clear, and she kept chopping through the weeds with her scimitar, watching for any traces that might exist.

Don't look at Iluri's usual formality, but once it comes to her family, she will enter another state - brave and determined.

The thunder grew louder and muffled, echoing from all sides in the walls and dilapidated buildings.

Click, click, huge raindrops began to fall from the sky, beating the leaves, pounding the rubble, knocking everywhere. The darkness was even thicker, and it was only in the flash of lightning that the surrounding scenery revealed its gray outline.

The elves' night vision worked, and even in the dark, Iruli could see the faces of her companions, who all looked nervous and tense, because of the presence of thunder, talking to each other, and shouting loudly.

Iluri!" The partner on the side shouted nervously, but deliberately suppressed: "Iluri." ”

As Eluri walked over, the elf grabbed her arm sharply, the scimitar in his hand gently cutting through the grass. At this moment, just as a bolt of lightning exploded overhead, Iruli could see her partner's eyes wide open, staring deadly ahead, as if something surprising had been discovered.

Iruli's gaze followed, and a few meters in front of the weeds, twisted trees, branches tangled together like snakes, and in the shadow of the trees, a crumbling wall of earth protruded.

In the darkness, on the inside of the earthen wall, something moved—jumping, wriggling, climbing, waving, hiding between the twisted trees and the earthen wall.

The lightning lit up again, and this time, apart from the distinct visible of them, there were other living creatures in the twisted trunks.

It was a green thing, the same color as the leaves, but by no means a part of the tree, a large, round thing, hanging upside down from the branches, with two rope-like arms thrown underneath, wriggling and stretching.

What the hell is that?" Eliel leaned over and swallowed heavily.

Not clear, but certainly not a good thing. Iluri frowned tightly, she didn't expect such a strange thing to happen in Arabe City, and there were such strange creatures.

Eliel, you and your sisters retreat some distance one after another. ”

What about you?"

I'm going to go up and have a look. Iruli pointed her scimitar at an uncle not far away, right at the corner between the twisted trees and the earthen wall.

Well, you have to pay attention to Ann. ”

I know how to measure. ”

Iriel and the others all knew that Iruli had been blessed by the gods and possessed divine powers, and it was best for her to observe.

Separated from her sisters, Iluri climbed up the tree with agility and silence, following a thick branch and leaning on the leaves for shelter.

Then, she saw the creatures behind the earthen walls.

It was a creature that looked like a human, but it was lying on the ground like a frog, its head arching in the grass, and it was impossible to see what it was.

Wait a minute!

Not one!

Behind the creature, there were two similar creatures, with elongated arms, black-green skin like silt, and their heads burrowing back into the grass.

Iluri gritted her teeth, and continued her somewhat adventurous climb upwards, closer to the edge to make her vision clearer. The leaves rustled, the thunder rumbled, and you couldn't even hear your own breathing.

Then, Iruli saw a small, shrub-covered hole behind the three creatures, in which clumps of dark green skin wriggled and rolled, squeezing out layers of silt.

So what is it exactly?

A fine layer of hot sweat oozed from Eruli's forehead, and the bean-sized raindrops became more and more urgent, and the monsters huddled in the cave squirmed faster and faster, like a clump of earthworms clumped together.

When the trickle of rain began to rag on the ground, the three living creatures on the outermost part of the cave began to crawl outside, and their heads came out of the grass.

It was a triangular head that was as flat as a toad, dark green skin with sickly white patches, and webbed feet and palms, as if it had come out to forage for food and sniffed in the air, gradually expanding its range of motion.

Eventually, the cave boiled over, and creatures of similar shapes, large and small, crowded out of the cave as if endlessly.

What made Iruli's scalp tingle even more was that many of the monsters were still wearing human costumes, tattered and covered in mud.

Elori, go, go! they're coming!"

Eliel and the others, who had retreated into the distance, also discovered this strange monster and immediately climbed the tree, anxiously urging Ilully.

At this moment, a monster that crawled to its subordinates suddenly raised its triangular head and looked straight at it with a pair of miserable green eyes.