Chapter VIII
Within five minutes, all the guards were rotting to pulp. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info And the team rushed out of the arena and came to the wasteland. After a five-minute break, Evan felt better. At least back to normal, but still a little tired.
He quietly broke away from the group, preparing to find a way to escape on his own. The slave rebellion was such a big move, and the lord must have known about it at this time. It's true that the guards in the arena are all professional warriors, but being sent to guard the arena also shows that they are not really warriors who can fight well.
In order to break through the encirclement of the guards, the slaves were reduced by more than half. If you encounter the regular army under the lord's command, I am afraid that it will collapse at the first touch, and in the chaos of the army, no matter how strong Aven is, he will not be able to protect himself.
There were a few clever slaves who saw Evan leave, and they neither stopped nor alerted the others. For them, this is a great opportunity, as long as they do it well, they may be able to become a hero. As for the danger of being encircled and suppressed, it is worth taking in the face of power. What's more, the lord may not be able to find them, you know, this wasteland is very vast, and the number of slaves is not much.
After breaking away from the group, Aven began to search for water. This was the main reason why he left the team, the only water source in the wasteland was locked in the arena, and only the administrator knew where to hide the key. It's not that there is no water source in the wasteland, but most of them are small pools of water after the rain, and it is not enough for one person to drink, and it is not enough for dozens of people. Soon they would find out, and Evan didn't think they could solve the problem.
It was raining heavily the day before yesterday, from early morning until late at night. Many of the wild beasts of the moor cheered for the lack of water. Unfortunately, there are no ditches to store water, otherwise that rain would have brought enough water for more than 200 people to drink for half a month. Because there are no ditches, although it rains heavily, most of it seeps into the ground, and only a small amount of rainwater accumulates on the uneven red earth.
Today, residual water sources are scarce. Aven looked at the sun, looked for the north, and walked about two miles before finding a small water pool. And before him, there was a big guy who was drinking a lot of water.
This is an emerald rhinoceros, and there are many special animals on the continent of Gaia, and the emerald rhinoceros is one of them. The gods of nature and their subordinate gods always like to turn into wild beasts to play in the world, and when they are in the mood, they sometimes give blessings to some beasts. These beasts gain some abilities, some will be stronger, others will run faster.
The Emerald Rhino gains magic horns, though Evan sometimes wonders if this is a blessing or a curse. This is because the effect of the magic rhino horn is to increase the power of magic, but the Emerald Rhino does not do magic. Because of this trait, many mages began to hunt the Emerald Rhino in order to obtain magic horns to craft magic items.
However, in addition to this trait, the emerald rhinoceros is also stronger and more aggressive than the average rhinoceros. The Emerald Rhinoceros of the Allen Empire is extinct, and it can still be seen occasionally in tribal territory.
Evan felt that he had fully recovered, and he had thought a lot along the way, feeling that his previous situation should be because of the dragon blood in his body. According to Chu He's memories, the dragons were not the natives of Gaia, but moved into Gaia after a period of creation. The earliest dragons inhabited the most twisted places in the multiverse, where all evil began and ended. The creatures there concentrate all the traits that intelligent beings in the multiverse generally dislike, and each is ruthless. The gods called it the abyss, and regarded it as a place of exile for evil gods.
Now, the abyss is inhabited by demons. These sinful creatures trample on the rules of the gods, destroy all that is good, and destroy many worlds in the multiverse. The dragons are also an abyssal race, but they have been rebelled by the gods a long time ago, so they moved out of the abyss.
However, many dragons will have some characteristics of the abyssal race, such as irritability, greed, lust, etc. Among them, the black dragon is the closest dragon to the abyss, and there have been cases where the black dragon and the demon colluded to kill the gods.
The blood of demons contaminates all life, characterized by skin discoloration and increased power. However, the price is also terrible, and the soul will lose its freedom, be bound by the blood in its body, and become a slave to the devil.
Aven's situation is similar to this, but different. Because he was not contaminated by demonic blood, but mixed with the blood of the black dragon. Therefore, although he will lose control for a short time, he will not be enslaved by demons. And he's not really out of control, he just can't suppress his desire to kill, and he can control who he chooses to attack.
Brutal battles are fought every day in the wasteland, and most of the time for water. Since water is precious, all wasteland creatures will fight to defend it. The Emerald Rhino is no exception.
By this time, it had already taken an attacking stance, leaning down like a bull and smashing its front feet into the ground, whining in warning. Evan didn't plan to leave, even though the emerald rhinoceros in front of him was very strong. Sensing that Evan was not going to leave, the Emerald Rhino rushed over without hesitation.
Evan dropped the stick, intending to meet the Emerald Rhino with his bare hands. Although it was dangerous, this feeling also stimulated his blood, and his body boiled again. The second time is always much better than the first, and after getting used to this feeling, the desire to kill is not as strong as the first time.
The skin didn't turn purple, just reddened as if it were congested. The moment the Emerald Rhino slammed into him, Evan flashed to the right, avoiding the impact. Then grab the tail and pull it hard. The rhinoceros slipped on all fours and fell to the ground in one fell swoop. Evan immediately stepped forward, grabbed the rhinoceros by the horns on its back, and then clenched his right hand into a fist and slammed it into the eye.
After a few strikes, the rhinoceros let out a painful wail, and then struggled to shake Evan away. But at this time, his right eye was also swollen, probably invisible.
Evan who was thrown out rolled and quickly stood up again. Because the wounded rhinoceros is angry, he raises his front hooves and is about to trample down. Although it missed, the heavy blow still produced a fluctuation, which shook Evan twice.
At this moment, the rhinoceros rushed again, and this time Evan couldn't dodge, but only avoided the point. As he flew out, Evan felt a chill in his abdomen. After landing on the ground, I looked down and saw that a wound about seven or eight centimeters long had been cut on my abdomen, but fortunately it was not deep, but it was just a broken skin.
Many people think that orcs have rough skin and thick flesh, but in fact, the skin of orcs is not thicker and harder than that of humans. Aven's strong defense is more dependent on the black dragon bloodline, and the dragonborn's defense ability has always been very strong, and the recovery ability is also very outstanding. The arrows just now didn't hurt Aiwen, only left a few white marks.
Therefore, although the skin is only scratched, it also proves the sharpness of this horn. Evan had a new idea and was going to act on it immediately. Agitated the abdominal muscles to squeeze the wound, temporarily stopping the bleeding. The rhinoceros shook his dizzy head, tilted his head sideways and used his left eye to determine Aven's position, intending to ram again.
Only this time Evan wouldn't let it go, so he easily got out of the way and grabbed the rhinoceros by the neck with his right hand and ran with it. The rhinoceros probably remembered that his right eye had been attacked just now, and kept shaking his head to throw Evan down. It took a little effort for Evan to stabilize his figure, and then he immediately went into action.
The left hand grabbed the rhinoceros's magic horn and broke it hard, the rhinoceros let out a wail, and a bloody arrow shot out from the root of the horn, but the horn was still not completely broken. Evan rode directly on the rhinoceros's back, and the rhinoceros shook more violently. This situation is very similar to the bull riding in Chu He's memory, but given that rhinoceros weighs three or four times as much as ordinary cattle, there is no chance of survival once they fall.
Evan grabbed the magic horn with both hands and clamped his legs around the rhinoceros's waist, trying to break the horn completely. Blood kept pouring out of the cracks, and the wounds grew bigger and bigger. Evan didn't know what he was doing anymore, because the violent shaking had already made him dizzy, and the reason why he hadn't been shaken off was just a subconscious.
With a "click", the magic rhino horn was completely broken, and Ai Wen lost his focus and was thrown out. Unfortunately, the rhinoceros also lost too much blood and barely walked two steps before falling to the ground. Evan rolled twice on the ground, his rough skin scraped and exposed, revealing bright red flesh. The pain woke him up, and it made his blood boil even more.
The desire to kill that had awakened again had also affected Aven, and although it was far less dominant than the first time, it also made him feel a sense of depression. In order to vent, Evan stood up, shook his head vigorously, and stepped onto the back of the fallen rhinoceros again. The green tendons on his temples burst out, his pupils were slightly red, and he grabbed the rhinoceros who was still panting for breath and smashed his fist on the skull.
The huge force made the rhinoceros's skull "click", and the rhinoceros choked a large mouthful of blood from its slightly open mouth, and its eyes had completely turned into white eyes, obviously fainting. But Evan wasn't going to let it go, he clenched his fist and smashed it down again, still in the same position. This time it was no longer the sound of bones shattering, but a muffled sound.
With a "chirp", the two eyeballs of the rhinoceros were squeezed out of the eye sockets, and the skull fragments pierced the scalp and flew out, and the yellow and white brains flowed out together. The sharp bone splinter scratched Aven's palm, and it also made him sober up a little. The vitality of the rhinoceros is very tenacious, and even if the head has become like this, it is still not dead. Although there is no life left, at least there is a few more minutes of respite.
Ai Wen stood up and kicked the rhinoceros hard in the stomach, directly kicking the rhinoceros two meters away. Then he took two steps back, accelerated and rushed up with another kick, kicking the rhinoceros twice again. Bai Huahua's intestines overflowed from her mouth, and at the same time, the feces and urine on her lower body came out, all of which were kicked out by Ai Wen's two feet.
Seeing that the rhinoceros was completely dead, Evan sat down on the ground and began to gasp for air. Then he barely got up, staggered to the edge of the water and drank it. I used this ability twice in this short period of time, and my physical strength was overdrawn. Therefore, the sequelae this time are much stronger than the first time, and it is difficult to walk.
Evan has gradually figured out how to control this ability, but the sequelae of this also make it difficult for him. The first time, the strength was like being drained by a trace, and the second time it was taken away at one time. After drinking all the water in the pool, Evan regained a little strength.
He took out his horn, found a stone, and began to polish it. After all, a wooden stick is a blunt weapon, and it is not bad to use it to beat people, but it is very inconvenient to use it to do some trivial things. Although it is too extravagant to sharpen a dagger from magical rhino horns, it is the best choice in the current situation. There is no other object sharper than the rhino horn, not to mention that even if the mages get the rhino horn, they have to polish it into an ornament before they can use it.
The rhino horn is hard, and it takes a lot of work to polish it into the shape of the dagger, but Aven's requirements are not high, as long as it can be used, it is enough. So after a little bit of work, I didn't continue to polish the position of the handle.
After a little washing with the remaining water, Aven got to work. Cut the rhinoceros along the jaw to the lower body, peel off the skin of the limbs separately and keep it, and then turn the rhinoceros over to fix it. Rhino leather is also an excellent material for leather armor, and Aven plans to use it to make a few items. The skin on the limbs was sewn into a pocket and a water bag with thread and wooden needles removed from the garment, and then a bag full of rhinoceros blood was filled with a water bag.
The wasteland is very vast, and you may not be able to touch water sources on the way, and although the blood is fishy, it can quench your thirst at extraordinary times. The other pocket is used to store the powder that has just been polished and the rhino horn has been dropped, which has good medicinal value, and the tribal witch doctor likes to use the rhino horn powder to make voodoo potions, which can restore mana.
After the blood was taken, Evan took the whole skin off the rhinoceros's body, cut it slightly with a dagger, and sewed a leather coat and a pair of leather pants. Although the sewing is not good, the eye of the needle is too large, and it is breathable to wear. However, the basic defensiveness is still enough, so Aven doesn't care, and he can change it later when he finds a suitable tailor.
There was a little bit of leather left, and the clothes had been completely removed, and Evan used this leather to wrap some rhinoceros in a good position. Tie the package with a long strip of leather as a rope, tie it around the belt, and after resting for a while, get up and get ready to continue moving.
As soon as Evan stood up, he immediately leaned down again. A black figure appeared on the horizon, appearing to be a carnivore attracted by the smell of blood. Evan's current physical strength is not sure that he can deal with this guy, so it's best not to have a conflict if he can. This is not impossible, the hunting is very water-intensive, and if they could, the beasts of the wasteland would rather lie still hungry than get up to hunt during the waterless season.