Volume 1 Chapter 93 Anecdotes of the Wilderness (4)
Opening his eyes, Thor wakes up from his sleep and begins to face a new day.
Last time, he absorbed Claude's black demon soul, and then slept all night, and the next day he was successfully promoted to the first rank.
After returning from the wilderness that day, Thor still swung his sword when he should swing his sword, and when he should be in a daze, he ate the milk paste bread he made himself.
Until the night came, he didn't think the next day would be any different until he fell asleep.
There was nothing thrilling about the promotion itself, it was as silent as a drizzle of rain soaking through the dirt. Although it came a little abruptly, it was expected.
When he woke up the next day, Thor clearly felt the changes in his body.
It is difficult to say whether it is a unilateral increase in strength or an expansion on a spiritual level.
It's hard to describe, and you know very well that your arms haven't gotten thicker, there's no significant change in muscle knots, and your appearance hasn't changed much.
To be exact, you're still the same you, but you just feel the power. The overflowing sense of surging power overflows over my heart like a tidal wave, and it makes people feel restless to change the world.
Thor didn't feel very happy about the fact that he had successfully advanced to the first order, because this was something that would eventually come as long as he didn't die.
Maybe it's because of the growth of age and the change of experience, coupled with the fact that he is always deliberately raising the mystery of promotion, when this result comes, he is very indifferent.
Life is phased, and Saul knows that when a person is at different stages of life, his focus, vision and mindset are always changing.
If it had been before, he would have been ecstatic for days.
As for now, there is still joy, but more of it is the confusion of facing the road ahead.
There are so many first-order people running around in Grey Curtain Town, but there are very few second-order ones. Of course, whether it is in this territory or in the adjacent territory, the second order is not nothing.
It's just that the information about second-order professionals that Xiugus has found back is piled up in front of him, either bits or pieces, and all of them reveal three words, 'I don't know'.
No one can tell what happened to the promotion of the first order to the second order, it seems that they just fell into a deep sleep, the problem is that even if the people who wake up are successful, they don't know anything, and some people just never wake up.
It's not that they don't want to say it, it's because they can't talk about it. The only thing they have in common is that they both fall into a long sleep when they move up the ranks, at least for a few days or more, depending on the person.
This was the source of Thor's confusion, and even the joy of being promoted to the first rank was diluted by this unknown uncertainty.
If you don't want to stop the search for power, you have to keep going.
If you have a strong opponent in front of you, you can muster up the courage to fight fiercely, but if even the opponent becomes mysterious and unspecific, self-encouragement can become a bit empty.
Thor originally wanted to leave the process of promotion to the first rank as a buffer, he wanted to know as much as possible, and he didn't dare to say that he could see through the context of the whole thing, but at least he had to be a little sure in his hands.
It's just that I'm going a little faster now, and I've already stood on the unpredictable line of life and death in advance. It seems that the door of death from the first order to the second order will still have to be pushed open by one's own hands after all.
As for the other key element of the promotion, the demon soul, there are also mixed rumors.
Some say that the demon souls that appear after the death of various monsters are different, and some say that the color of the demon soul represents different demon soul qualities, and some people say that the promotion has nothing to do with the color of the demon soul at all, only related to the number of demon souls absorbed.
It seems to all make sense, and there are different opinions.
There are so many secrets hidden in this world, and all Thor can do is keep a relentless heart of inquiry in the vastness of infinity.
"I didn't expect you to be promoted to the first rank before me. Surges came when he received the news, and the expression on his face was as if his own bacon had been taken by a dog.
He's actually quite happy for Thor, this guy just habitually wants to say a few strange things.
Thor gave a general account of what happened to him in the wilderness.
"Why do you always come across such good things. "Hughes was very angry.
Is it really a good thing to think of Claude's rotten appearance?, Saul rolled his eyes speechlessly.
"How does it feel?" asked Shogues.
"It's not good, it just seems to pee a little farther away. "Thor is as plain as water.
"Pee...... Farther away?" said Hughes, with his mouth open, as if someone had kicked down his tombstone.
Damn it, he was born and died with enthusiasm, just to step on the threshold of the first order and see the scenery farther away. This should be a great and motivating goal, if not an exaggeration to say that it will change your fate.
But when he got to Thor, this guy easily entered the first order, and he still looked careless. Shogues thinks this is Saul's arrogance, and he gets angry, so he grabs Saul by the placket and drags him out the door.
The two stood side by side at the edge of the cemetery and ripped open their pants and made a practical comparison.
“...... It seems to be a little farther away than I pee, but I suspect you just drank too much water and prepared in advance. "Shogues' duck beak is as hard as ever.
"Are you reconciled with Coveville?" Thor asked, putting his arm around Shogues' shoulders and quietly wiping his hands on his clothes.
Afterwards, Thor was so remorseful that he shouldn't have brought up this damn topic, and that retribution had come so quickly.
Shogues and Covier have indeed reconciled, and are in the midst of a period of restlessness from the rekindling of the fire, and by his own casual mention, Shogues seems to have found a new direction to show off.
He immediately took Cowell's hand and both went to Thor's cabin, looking affectionate and admiring, pointing at Thor's living environment from time to time, as if this was someone's doghouse.
He also said that the furnishings in Thor's house were vulgar and unaesthetically devoid, and how they would be arranged if they were the owners of the hut.
Thor had a black face the whole time, fortunately he had an Irene to play with, otherwise he didn't know if he could resist the vicious mental attack of the dog man and woman.
Not to mention the secrets of the whole world, now in just a corner of the wilderness, Thor has discovered countless strange things.
If Thor's first demon soul into the wilderness came from Claude, it was like picking it up for nothing. The second demon soul also came with ease, and although it didn't have the twists and turns of the first thing, it was still magical.
It was a normal day, too, and as Thor was looking down at a herb during his adventure, he suddenly heard weeds trembling not far away. Then a dog's head suddenly popped out of the grass, followed by two, three, six, seven.
At first glance, Thor thought it was a pack of wild dogs, but soon he saw that it was a pack of wolves, and that above the corners of their eyes there was a pair of chamfers that turned backwards into their foreheads.
Thor had bent his hand behind him to draw his sword, but he was in a tickling posture and suddenly stopped moving.
Damn, it's the Devilhorn Wolves.
In an instant, Thor completed the assessment of the combat strength of both sides, and almost at the same time as he came to a conclusion, he immediately turned around and ran wildly, without any delay.
There is a certain probability that the Demon Horn Wolf will appear Demon Soul, which is a fact recognized by adventurers. And Luo Dun has long said that if there will be a demon soul in the wilderness, the strength will be at least the first order or even above.
To be precise, the Devil-Horned Wolf is stronger than ordinary beasts, but it is not at the level of monsters, so perhaps it is more appropriate to call them 'monsters'. They are ferocious and fast, with strong, hairy four-legged paws that support their bodies to run quickly on the ground.
If he encounters one or two, Thor may try to shake it hard, but if it is a pack of about ten devil-horned wolves, even a team of adventurers here will probably have to choose to retreat.
So he made a decision in an instant and ran away decisively.
At this time, the whole pack had just emerged from the grass, and among them was an old wolf with a scar on his cheek, which seemed to be the leader.
Faced with Thor's back fleeing, the wolves didn't react for a while.
Under normal circumstances, shouldn't the two sides confront each other for a while, test each other for a while, and then start to kill the killer? But as soon as you meet and say hello, you don't turn around and run, it's really ...... No politeness at all.
Chasing is definitely to be chased, and there is no reason to let go of the prey in vain.
At the signal of the head wolf, the wolves chased in the direction of Thor's escape.
However, in the face of Thor's suicidal run, they ran in moderation, but they did not fast or slow behind their prey.
One is that it is full of weeds, with many thorny thorns and multi-branched shrubs, and it is not a plain terrain suitable for letting go of running. Moreover, the vision of the wolves is a little short, and constantly avoiding obstacles such as thorns will inevitably slow down their speed.
The second is that this group of devil-horned wolves has been fighting in this wilderness all year round, and who has not eaten a few adventurers.
Their rich hunting experience has taught them that there is no difference between running wild in the dark wilderness and looking for death, so they chase carefully so as not to suddenly encounter some bigger and stronger enemies, and it is difficult to say who the prey will be.
Thor ran wildly, both careful not to crash into the trees and not to trip over the bushes under his feet. The wolves blocked the direction behind them, and it was impossible to run towards Grey Curtain Town.
Listening to the sound of passing not far behind him, he didn't dare to look back, nor did he dare to stop and climb the tree, so he could only choose to go straight and all the way forward. He knew very well that if he was dragged by the wolves, there was almost no chance of getting away with it.
Once the running distance is extended, people will definitely not be able to outrun the wolf, regardless of physical strength or speed.
The sight of the scene was rapidly receding, and Thor flew over the obstacles on the ground from time to time, and in an instant he was already approaching the sleeping forest to the east.
In this hasty escape, he could only think of two solutions temporarily.
One is to run into the woodland, and if you are lucky enough to encounter a tree with low trees, you may be able to jump while running, climb the branch and swing directly to the tree, and then stand on the tree and compete with the wolves for patience.
As for whether the final result is to starve to death, or whether the wolves lose patience and leave, it is difficult to say. And if the wolves are smart enough to hunt and the other half stay to defend themselves, it will be very sad.
Another way is to cross the sleeping forest, run to the foot of the side of the forest, and follow the mountain to find a place like a cave or a crack in the mountain wall.
The space should not be too wide, and it is better to have just enough space for yourself before you can turn around and face the wolves, relying on the cramped terrain to find one-on-one or one-on-two opportunities.
However, the probability of finding such a suitable terrain in the temporary position is really slim.