11. Mountain Beast God
Ashitaka carried the wounded on his back, sweating profusely, and the man riding on the road to Yak was still fussing about everything around him. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Although he is a brave and good fighter, his physical strength has not recovered due to the intense exercise that he has just avoided the pursuit of the Nine Sky Smoke, and the weight he has been carrying on the wounded all the time, Ashidaka has been a little out of strength.
Fortunately, Asidaka still has strong willpower, which he can still bear.
"Hey, little brother." The man asked worriedly, "I really can't take a break." ”
"Can't wait any longer, if this continues, this person will die." Asdidaka didn't bother to wipe the sweat from her face, and kept moving forward.
According to the information provided by the Nine Sky Smoke, directly west of the forest is the Iron Castle. As long as the wounded are delivered in time, then he will be saved.
Unconsciously, a large group of little tree spirits had gathered behind them, and the little tree spirits were stupidly imitating the appearance of Ashedaka's back, and some of them were shaking their heads and pretending to be very tired.
Looking at a little tree spirit who fell on the ground, Ashitaka couldn't help but smile, and the fatigue on his body was unconsciously lightened a little.
But the man doesn't think so: "Hey...... Little brother. They seem to be taking us on a long detour......"
It was indeed a long detour, and if they walked straight, they would be able to see the Iron Fort in less than half an hour. But the dryads clearly had a different reason for taking them on a long detour, and it was definitely well-intentioned.
"Trust them, trees don't lie." Ashitaka paused, taking a few breaths.
Just as a child trusts his mother unconditionally, as a child of the forest, Ashidaka is fully confident that the incarnation of the forest will not harm him.
The aching Asdidaka stepped step by step, his consciousness a little blurred. Then he suddenly saw a tree that was impossibly strong.
That's at least five people, six ...... A big tree that can only be hugged by seven people! The well-developed, life-filled torso amazed Ashidaka.
Such a huge tree must be the oldest miracle! Even when he was in the Ezo tribe, Ashidaka had never seen such a great tree!
The dense little tree spirits sat on the big tree, staring blankly at Ashedaka and them, so many tree spirits made the tired Ashedaka can't help but recover a little energy. He is now in such a great, ancient forest of mountain beast gods!
And when the man saw the dense group of dryads, he almost fainted with fright. Now the man just wants to go back to the Iron Fort to raise cattle.
"Is this your mother?" Asidaka looked at the giant tree and exclaimed, "What a great tree. ”
After the sigh, Asidaka continued to carry the wounded on his shoulder. After a while, when Asdidaka pushed aside the grass, he saw a scene that only existed in fantasy.
"Wow......" The view in front of him made Asshidaka marvel.
Countless giant trees towered like pillars in the sky, and from the trunk of the tree to the ground, all covered in turquoise moss. The green wetlands are dotted with potholes of varying sizes. Green, green, green, all green in the eyes. The dense moss silently recounts the ancient history of the forest, and the moist and fragrant wind blows in his face, lifting the spirit of Ashitaka.
Even more striking is the jewel-clear stream ahead. This means that Ashidaka can get water again.
Asidaka couldn't help but open her mouth, the sunlight shining through the dense foliage into the green light, and the blue butterflies rested silently in the puddle.
[Beautiful......] Asdidaka sighed again. Since stepping here, I feel that the fatigue of my whole body has been swept away, and I have too much energy to use.
As he walked, Asdidaka suddenly felt a different touch on the soles of his feet.
“!” As he looked out over the ground, it was clear that there were several large canine footprints and a pile of smaller footprints, stretching from one end of the forest. Such huge footprints could only be the mountain dog gods I saw before.
"It's the footsteps of the girl and the mountain dog...... Is this their territory? Asidaka speculated.
The footprints were still slightly wet, and it was obvious that they had just left. And the trajectory of the footprints is just staggered with the path of Asidaka. This made Ashidaka completely understand why the little dryad had taken them on a long detour.
Asidaka may not be attacked by the mountain dogs, but not the wounded man he carries and the man on Yaklu's back are not.
After silently thanking the little tree spirit in his heart, Ashidaka gently put the wounded man down, took out a bowl from the package and prepared to scoop water. But the man on the back of Ark Road looked around with some fear.
"This journey must be more than auspicious...... This is the gate to hell...... "The man shuddered as he spoke.
"Really? Then take a break. Asidaka lifted his hood, squatted down and washed the red porcelain bowl, then scooped up water from the bowl and prepared to feed the wounded.
Ashedaka, who had lowered his head, looked up and saw a large number of blue butterflies gathered on a stone in the stream, and new butterflies were constantly flying in to join them.
Ashidaka was very curious about such a strange sight, and when she looked up, it turned out to be a footprint.
But the footprint was very strange, it seemed to be the footprint of a three-toed beast, but Ashidaka had never seen such an animal.
And the footprints seemed to have some residual power, making Asshidaka feel a warm current. At the same time, the moss on this footprint is particularly lush.
It can be seen not only on stones, but also in rivers and on the mossy floor.
"Three-toed footprints...... It's still very new. Asdidaka affirmed, asking, "Is it the god of the mountains?" ”
As he spoke, Asshitaka looked up and looked around.
The green world is in harmony, silently conveying the breath of nature to Asidaka. But that's not what Ashidaka was looking for.
At the behest of his mind, Asidaka's head involuntarily tilted to one place. In the intertwined crevices of the giant trees, Asshidaka could faintly glimpse the dazzling sunlight outside.
【…… There's something! Ashidaka's pupils shrunk, and her falcon-like sharp vision drew the distant scene closer.
The scene that was pulled closer was the shadow of a wild deer moving in the sunlight. But Ashidaka's feelings told him that something more important was about to emerge.
As a result, Asshidaka's pupils narrowed further, and the sight that was so close was even closer.
Asidaka felt the illusion that the sunlight seemed to turn into a dazzling golden light...... No, not an illusion.
In the golden light, a completely different shadow came out in the distance, this beast-like shadow was different from the wild deer, it was so tall, sacred, and inviolable, and the huge horns on its head stood high, showing its unique status.
Just as Asidaka wanted to see more clearly, a mutation occurred.
The curse was touched again.
"Hmm!!" Asidaka suppressed his right arm, which was suddenly moving wildly, in great pain! This time, the reaction was stronger than the previous ones combined! It's like being disconnected from Asshidaka's body!
"Uh-huh, ahhhh!!h The pale-faced Ashitaka was oppressed by invisible resentment, and her short hair was blown by the invisible air current!
Asidaka clenched her right arm to prevent it from further expanding, while being oppressed by the extreme pain.
The moment of intense pain almost made Ashidaka faint, and the moment he saw the shadow in its entirety, his right hand began to riot wildly!
"Little brother? Are you okay? The timid man couldn't help but ask out loud when he saw Ashidaka's face turned blue with pain.
Asdidaka didn't answer him, and now he was fully engaged in fighting the curse. However, this time the resentment was too huge, and Asshidaka began to be unable to hold it back!
Gritting his teeth, Asidaka desperately soaked his entire right hand into the stream, the wound touched by the massive flow of water, which further exacerbated the frenzied pain.
But the stream seemed to have magical power, and the fierce resentment began to slow down after being immersed in the water, but it was still very violent.
Asidaka gritted his teeth and insisted on sweating profusely, as long as he couldn't survive this moment, Asdidaka would be completely devoured to death by the huge resentment!
The right arm beats like a heartbeat, beating vigorously and regularly. The sacred figure in the distance glanced over to Ashidakar's side and left the area. The dazzling golden light also disappeared completely.
As the divine figure vanished, Ashidaka's right arm stopped rioting at the same time and began to slowly return to normal.
Ashidaka felt the pressure on his body instantly clear, and the residual pain warned him that he was out of danger.
Asdidaka, who had survived the catastrophe, gasped for breath, and the momentary riot told Asdidaka that his curse could not be put on any longer.
Now temporarily out of danger for life, but what about later?
Sooner or later, the suppressed resentment will spring out like a volcanic eruption and completely consume the person named Ashitaka......