Chapter 11: The Lonely Traveler
The afternoon in the forest was still scorching, and the sun hanging high in the sky was constantly scorching the forest, and although the dense branches overhead blocked most of the light for Kraser, the scorching breath could still be clearly felt by him walking under the trees. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Krazer held the thick branches in his hand, and walked through the dense forest step by step, because under the accumulation of many years, the ground was covered by a thick layer of leaves, he walked slowly between the trees with a deep foot and a shallow foot, and from time to time he used his hand to remove the branches in front of him, and the sound of birds from time to time in the depths of the forest from time to time added a trace of anxiety to his irritable mood, after all, it is not a simple matter to get lost in this vast forest sea, although the sun above his head suggests that he still has enough time for the day, but if he does not find a suitable route out quicklyWhen night fell again, it was when he was in a desperate situation again.
"It's really unlucky! It's all to blame on that damn wolf, why is it chasing me, it's all chasing me and getting lost, what the hell is this place, I'll look at the map." As he spoke, Kretzer took out the magical map that his father had given him before leaving, but then he whispered in his mouth. "Damn, why do you only have an approximate location, why can't you show my location, how should this broken map be used? Why can't you tell where you are as easily as you can at home, since you can't even tell your own location, what's the use of it, what the hell am I!"
Kratzer kept complaining, gesturing with his hands, trying to discern the general direction, but in vain, and in the end he gave up the futile gesture and walked slowly into the forest.
"I remember the sun was rising in the east, Berkeley was in the east of the empire, I looked at which side it should be, damn it! How do I feel that no matter which way I look, this damn sun is hanging above my head, damn it! I'm going to get lost! Ah! Who's going to save me, poor lost lamb! I'm glad I'm with you, isn't it, cute Gollum! Hmm! Yes, yes, the name Tanatos is too long, I'll call you in the future! I'm so good! Hahaha! You'll be with me, right! If you don't speak, it means that you agree. As he spoke, Krezer held up the black four-legged snake-like beast he had renamed Gollum on his shoulder, and said with a little affection.
I saw that the latter seemed to understand Krezer's words, rolled his eyes helplessly, bared his mouth to reveal a mouthful of sharp and fine small teeth, and from time to time there were bursts of low roars in his throat, and it used its actions to express its strong dissatisfaction with the name.
"Gollum, if you don't agree, you don't want to drink the same wine you just drank again!" Krage smirked like a fox.
Hearing this, the little guy's head drooped down, but then he raised his head suddenly, stretched out his little tongue slightly, the corners of his mouth turned up, and his little face showed a puppy-like flattering expression, making a ho-ho-ho sound. Kretzer watched the little guy keep flattering, and his irritable mood slowly calmed down.
"Well, since I've lost my way, it's useless to be anxious, let's go with the flow! After all, I'm with you! Don't you say yes! Little guy! Let's find a clearing first! There are so many trees in the forest that if you don't pay attention to it, you'll stand still, so let's find a place to fill our stomachs first, and then we won't rush today, and have a good night's rest, and when the sun rises tomorrow morning, we will know the general direction, and it seems that this is the only way to do it." Kraeer shook the flattering Tanatos in his hand, placed it on his shoulder, and walked towards a nearby giant tree that looked much more lush than the others, but could not be named.
Leaning back against the giant tree, Krazer took out a bucket of water and a small barrel of wine from the ring, and some things that his father had forced into his beef jerky before leaving, and it seemed that his father's decision was correct at this moment, otherwise he would now be in danger of running out of food. Kratzer chewed the beef jerky in his mouth boredly, and after passing some of the grunts on his shoulders, he began to really observe the forest he was in.
As far as he could see, there were unusually tall trees, and they were all huge trees that he could not name, and these huge trees grew unusually tall for many years because no one had cut them down, and Krezer felt that the short ones had to be eighty or ninety feet tall, and the tall ones had to be at least nearly one hundred and twenty feet. It was the first time Creeser had seen such a tall tree, more than twice as tall as the place where he had fought the wolves, and it was for this reason that Krezer dared to conclude that he had reached the depths of this labyrinthine forest.
Because of the luxuriant growth, the tall canopies are intricately intertwined with each other, almost making the forest here form a whole that does not separate from each other, and even the dazzling sunlight can only shine through the narrow gaps between the canopies, and the wisps of light shine on the ground covered with leaves.
Looking at the quiet and dark woods, Krazer couldn't help but sigh helplessly, not to mention that he was a novice who had never walked in the woods, even those hunters and experienced mercenaries who had been shuttling in the woods all year round could get lost if they were not careful. Although he didn't want to give up too soon, Krazer still decided in a direction in vain and walked a distance, and finally he gave up this move, and sat down under a seemingly clean-looking tree root, yawned, and a deep tiredness suddenly came over him, in order to make the jumping up and down Thanatos stop a little, he deliberately took out a large barrel of wine from the ring, put it in front of it, and pointed with his finger.
"Gollum, you have to stay by my side honestly, otherwise if you run around in the forest with your small body, you will definitely become the prey of other carnivorous monsters, so if you stay here honestly, this barrel of wine will be your prize, understand?"
But apparently, Thanatos didn't listen to him, and even seemed to disdain the name from Kraser's mouth, whose petite body had long since disappeared into the barrel, and Krazer could only tell from the constant grunting of the barrel that the little creature had begun to enjoy its deliciousness. Krezer even looked into the barrel curiously, and found that Thanatos kept swimming like a fish, he shook his head helplessly and smiled, thinking to himself, what kind of monster he picked up, why was he more alcoholic than his father, and he even wondered if Thanatos had drunk the original owner poorly, so he was driven out by the original owner.
But in any case, he was walking alone in this uninhabited forest, and it was indeed his luck to have it by his side, and this monster was so spiritual, not much worse than Old Jack's big black dog, which made him even more fond of Tanatos. Although the love of drinking is a disadvantage, as long as he doesn't drink as much as his father does, he can boast about the heroic deeds of his youth, and this little guy is very interesting when he gets drunk, which makes Kreizer love it even more, and most importantly, the appearance of this little guy looks too much like a dragon, except that it does not have a pair of wings, it is simply a hundredfold smaller version of a giant dragon.
Just as every teenager has a dream of becoming a hero in their hearts, dragon slaying warriors are obviously the obvious choice for warriors, but there is nothing more honorable for a mage than having a dragon as a fighting partner. Since he was a child, Krazer was full of yearning for the deeds of these heroes under the guidance of his mentor, so he hoped that Thanatos was a dragon from the bottom of his heart, even if it was the lowest level of the lower dragon, but he couldn't think of what kind of dragon would grow so petite, and it was no exaggeration to say that Thanatos was more like a four-legged snake than a dragon.
Looking at Thanatos, who was still swimming freely in the barrel, Krezer shook his head, expelled this unrealistic idea from his mind, leaned against the big tree beside him and closed his eyes, perhaps because there were so many things that had happened in the past two days, and his body and mind were too tired, so that he had just leaned on the root of the tree, and it didn't take long for him to fall asleep, he felt that he had a very real dream, in which he was riding on the body of Thanatos, and at this time Thanatos had already turned into a dragon nearly a hundred feet long and soared freely in the sky。
In the dream, he flew all the way from Berkeley to the small town of El Rock on Thanatos, and flew through countless towns along the way, where he was warmly welcomed and admired by the people, and the beautiful young girls presented him with beautiful wreaths and fragrant kisses, and the young children looked at him with longing and envy. Everywhere he went, it was like this, until Krazer rode Thanatos back to the sky above the town, but he was horrified to find that the peaceful and prosperous town had long since become a ruins standing there, and the dragon-like Thanatos under him also turned into an authentic four-legged snake, and immediately he fell from the air to the ground, as the distance from the ground narrowed, the ruins of the town were seen more and more clearly, after seeing this scene, Krizer suddenly shouted, suddenly opened his eyes, and woke up from the dream。
At this time, night had fallen into this forest, the hazy moonlight was like a blazing sun, only a ray of moonlight shone into the woods, which made the whole forest seem strange and strange, Krazer rubbed his somewhat sore eyes, looked around, and found that he was still in this labyrinthine forest, and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
At this moment, Krazer was extremely glad that he was in this forest, and he hoped that the vision in his dream would never come. The cool breeze blowing in the woods at night made him shiver involuntarily, and after wiping the sweat from his forehead, he patted the empty bucket that had fallen to the ground next to him, and tried to call out Thanatos inside.
But when he patted it lightly twice, he found that the barrel that had fallen to the ground was empty, and there was nothing in it, and this discovery could not help but make him break out in a cold sweat, and he wondered if this little fellow should run around in the forest!
If that were the case, how would he have managed to get this drunken and troublesome little creature out of the labyrinthine forest, where Kreeser felt his head buzz as if it were about to explode.
"Gollum, Gollum, where are you, come back, we're going to start tasting the wine!"
Kratzer put his hands in front of his mouth, formed a simple horn, and shouted in a low voice, he didn't dare to shout loudly in this forest, especially at this time of night, there were countless demonic beasts hunting, with his current physical condition, recruiting one or two demonic beasts at random was enough for him to go around without eating. But apparently he was not willing to leave Tanatos here, and after waving his hand to put away the empty barrel on the ground, he put his hand to his mouth and lowered his voice again and whispered.
"Thanatos, Thanatos, come back, we're leaving!"
This time the name was indeed effective, and not long after Kraser's words fell, there was a strange sound from the tall canopy not far away, and with the movement of the branches, a bright red fruit was squeezed out of the lush branches, and then the little black head of Thanatos appeared in Kraser's sight.
Seeing this, Krazer couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and he looked at Thanatos, who was running towards him with a red unknown fruit in his mouth, and didn't know what to say, because it was obvious that the little guy was looking for food for him. He waved to Thanatos helplessly, signaling it to come into his arms quickly, but at that moment something unexpected happened, and there was another strange noise in the branches and leaves where Thanatos appeared, and this time it was much louder than before.
Curious at this, Kratzer caught Thanatos, who was jumping towards him from a branch, and stopped to watch, but soon regretted his decision. A hideous-looking wolf head suddenly squeezed out of the dense branches, and a pair of earthy yellow eyes full of bloodthirsty anger scanned the surroundings, and finally stopped on the curious Creser.
In this way, a man and a beast looked at each other, obviously both of them were a little surprised why the other party appeared here, but then Krazer regretted why he didn't choose to leave at the first time but stood here curiously and watched and didn't leave, because he had just recognized the origin of the wolf head that suddenly appeared in front of him, because it belonged to the third-order demonic beast wolf-faced monkey.
An ordinary third-order demonic beast could not make Krazer retreat, but a group was different, this wolf-faced monkey was one of the rare gregarious beasts of carnivorous demonic beasts, and since one appeared here, the others were definitely not far from here. It was at this point that Kratzer regretted the decision he had made, but it was already too late, for the owner of the wolf's head had completely squeezed his body out of the dense branches and appeared in front of him in its entirety, followed by a wolf-like roar from the wolf-faced ape's mouth.
This roar immediately startled Krazer, who seemed to have just reacted, and did not care to complain about Tanatos, who was lying on his shoulder, and ran away, and rushed into the woods without even having time to find a random direction. But then there were one or two wolf howls from behind him, then three or four, and finally the whole forest was full of wolf howls, listening to the countless wolf howls coming from behind him, Krazer could only choose to run for his life, and he couldn't stop for a moment, because he knew that his body had not fully recovered now, and even if he had fully recovered, it would be impossible to defeat a group of third-order wolf-faced monkeys in this labyrinthine forest.
Now he can only run for his life, and the faster he runs, the better the chance of survival.