Chapter 520: Ambush
Under the jungle, how many murderous machines and bones are buried.
For this sentence, Ning Yue has always recognized it, and since he has grown up, he has been to a lot of jungles infested by demonic beasts, and none of them have been able to leave without fighting with them. Fortunately, in the situation of winning more and losing less, every defeat can be carried out with all his body.
Otherwise, a certain monster will be fed with it, and there will be an extra skeleton in the jungle that has been buried by time.
He was lucky, but among the crowd, the rest of the young warriors who stepped into the jungle with the intention of training may not be able to return safely. He had no doubt that just under the dead leaves he had just walked on, the bones of a warrior from years ago might be buried in the soil.
On the way after entering the Giant Wood Forest, maybe a large group of people and horses acted together, and the movement was not small, and the demonic beasts in the jungle were frightened away, or continued to lie dormant in the dark and did not dare to attack rashly, in short, so far, there has been no battle with any demonic beasts. And on the way, I also met two groups of young warriors walking together, who just glanced at each other, and didn't even have a simple exchange, so they hurriedly passed by.
Ning Yue's team, except for him and Meng Ye, were all disciples of the Fengyang Palace, led by a senior brother who looked sophisticated, with a total of seven men and four women, all of whom were capable of stance.
It has been half an hour since I rushed into the forest, and I have been changing the direction all the way under the guidance of the leader, and I have almost maintained the general direction of moving westward. Finally, the leader of the group suddenly stopped, and everyone grabbed the reins together, signaling the mount to stop.
The place where it is located is a clearing between several giant trees, which is much wider than the previous road, and the view is naturally wide and unobstructed.
"Take a break, and after half an hour, continue on your way. ”
With that, the leading disciple jumped off the fierce horse, letting the mount rest and graze on his side, while he took a large bow that he had taken off and mounted an arrow and shot it vertically at the sky.
Sou!
Huhuhuhu-
As the sharp arrow shot up into the air, a slightly sharp sound was heard, spreading in all directions. Hearing the sound, I saw that there was a wisp of cyan smoke rolling up at the top of the soaring arrow, all the way through the giant tree to the sky.
As if sensing the surprise in Ning Yue's eyes, the leading disciple looked back and explained: "These arrows are specially made, and there is a section of protrusion that is hollowed out inside, and when the arrow breaks through the air, it will make a sound. And in it, it is also filled with a special potion of gunfire, which burns smoke as the air flow is poured into the friction. The color of the smoke depends on the additional ingredients to be mixed into. Acting separately in this giant wood forest can only be a simple communication to each other. For example, cyan smoke is safe and sound. ”
"I see, it seems that the Wind Yang Hall has explored this giant wood forest a lot of times, and has so much experience. ”
Ning Yue nodded and jumped off his mount. Maintaining a riding posture for more than half an hour, for him who is not used to riding a horse, he is a little uncomfortable, and he really needs to take a break and move his muscles.
Raising his hand and clenching his fist, the leading disciple replied: "These experiences are not only exchanged for blood lessons by many people in the sect. The Giant Wood Forest is so large that very few people can cross it, and not so many people do that. Because in its westernmost part, it is the border between Zongwu Prefecture and the Unowned Wilderness, and it means that you may encounter roaming demons. In the face of the demonic beasts of the Giant Wood Forest, we have enough experience. But in the face of those more murderous and bloodthirsty demons, it won't work. ”
Yu Guang glanced at Meng Ye on the side, seeing that his expression did not change because of the words just now, Ning Yue's heart was at ease, and said: "This, I really didn't know before, it turns out that the other end of the Giant Wood Forest is the Ownerless Wilderness." At the beginning, on the border between the frontier of all nations and the unclaimed wilderness, I also fought against the demon army. Of course, I am not alone, and I am surrounded by soldiers of the Empire. ”
"I can't believe that you still have this experience. By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet, my name is Hao Chenqing, and I am considered a relatively senior disciple in the Fengyang Palace, but unfortunately I have never been qualified to become an elder. ”
The leader disciple shrugged his shoulders and smiled, and suddenly, his eyes narrowed slightly, the big bow in his hand was raised, and his left hand was handed out to the side.
Soon, another disciple took out a feather arrow and hurriedly handed it over, and in an instant, the sharp arrow was wound, and it pointed diagonally into the air, right behind Ning Yue.
His eyes also changed, Ning Yue turned his head to look, and followed the direction of Hao Chenqing's arrow, but what he could see was a giant tree, the main pole of the giant tree was light brown, growing straight up.
In this regard, he was puzzled for a while and said, "What's wrong?"
didn't answer him, Hao Chenqing just hooked his fingers and motioned for Ning Yue to come over. When the other party came to the front and back, the big bow with the arrow in his hand pointed again, still aiming at the giant tree. And this time, Ning Yue finally found out, and immediately gasped.
On the surface of the light brown giant wooden main pole, there was even a hidden figure, the surface of the body was almost the same as the bark from the texture to the color, if it weren't for Hao Chenqing's guidance, Ning Yue finally saw that the figure moved slightly, and he couldn't find that there was still a demonic beast lurking there.
"The Ghost Poison Lizard, a predator beast that is very good at camouflaging itself. The record of actively attacking humans is far less than that of other types of predator monsters, but it is also necessary to guard against it. Every year, more or less there are some new martial artists, and even a small number of experienced people, who die under the claws of the ghost shadow poisonous lizard. ”
When the words fell, the arrow broke through the air, accompanied by a crisp transmission sound, the arrow was nailed into the trunk of the tree, and the hidden figure was frightened, and hurriedly moved its four legs to climb higher, changing positions and continuing to hibernate.
"It's not low in revenge, and if it gets hurt, it's likely to attack us. However, he is not very bold, once the disguise is recognized, he will immediately hide away, and he will not dare to fall to the ground in a short time. Now, we're a little bit safer. ”
After that, Hao Chenqing put down the big bow in his hand and sat on the ground.
Ning Yue sat down and asked, "By the way, what is on top of the three carriages that followed the team out of the city before?"
When the team separated at the moment of entering the forest, it was Fei Xuan who signaled to him which way to go, and then he followed Hao Chenqing's team. At that time, he noticed that the three carriages at the back of the line had also separated, each following a team. Among them, the team that belonged to him and the team that Fei Xuan was in did not have a carriage to follow.
Hao Chenqing didn't hide it, and replied: "Some big guys can easily damage the weapons of large demonic beasts. However, it is very cumbersome, and if it is an ordinary experience in the forest, it will not be taken out. This time, if the enemy we are going to face is really a rumored alien beast, it really needs the strength of those big guys. ”
Ning Yue said in a deep voice: "In other words, the only order you received was to search for the missing person and deal with the rumored beasts that were likely to appear?"
"Not bad. What's the matter, it seems like you have something else on your mind?"
Hao Chenqing asked rhetorically, and an imperceptible brilliance seemed to flash in his eyes.
Hurriedly shaking his head, Ning Yue replied: "It's nothing, just ask casually." I felt a little weird, why did I have to look for the help of a few of us when there were so many people in the Fengyang Palace, and they were so well prepared? ”
This time, there were fifty disciples dispatched by the Fengyang Palace, and the seven or eight people on Fei Xuan's side, plus himself and Meng Ye, the total number was less than twenty percent of the Fengyang Palace's own, so he couldn't doubt it.
"One more person, one more force. No one can guarantee how many will make it back alive this time. What we need to do is not only to search and wander, but also to go deep into the heart of the Giant Wood Forest. went there, and none of the three sects in Xuanyang City could come back alive in any action. ”
Hao Chenqing's eyes suddenly had a faint trace of sadness, Ning Yue paid attention, and the other party's palm on the ground subconsciously shook his fingers and fell into the dirt.
With a sigh, he looked up at the sky.
"I noticed that every time the direction of the road changed slightly, there were markings carved into the trunks of the giant trees on the sides. If you look closely, it is not difficult to find that there are actually many traces carved on the trunk, but the previous ones have quickly faded due to the passage of time. ”
"Not bad. If it weren't for a large-scale dispatch like today, relying on the sound of arrows and the color of smoke to communicate with each other, usually when the team enters the Giant Wood Forest, they will find traces on the trunk of the tree on the way they walk, just in case, and also give a mark to the people who come to look for it later. ”
Huhuhuhuhu-
Suddenly, another whistle sounded in the air, and Hao Chenqing couldn't help but smile.
"It must have been another team that stopped and rested, firing an arrow to inform the location and situation. ”
Looking up, Ning Yue said: "I remember that the smoke when you fired the arrow was cyan before, which should indicate that there is no accident of peace." So, what does yellow smoke mean?"
"Yellow?"
Turning his head to look, Hao Chenqing's eyes sank slightly, looking at the yellow smoke that was about to completely dissipate in the middle of the air in the distance, and said: "I didn't encounter a direct battle, but the situation is not good, there are many dangerous species around." It seems that the luck of that team was not good. ”
Ning Yue understood, and then said, "Can you tell me, how many colors are there in total?"
Nodding, Hao Chenqing replied: "Except for the blue and yellow, red is for encountering battles, green is for retreat, and black is ...... The battle situation is critical, it may be a powerful magical beast that is difficult to deal with, or it may be an ambush by the rest of the warriors. After all, it is still very easy to take the opportunity to kill some enemy opponents in this giant wood forest, leaving no trace. ”
Suddenly, Ning Yue's eyes changed.
"So, do you think that the disappearance of two groups of people in a row this time is likely to be done by man, not Warcraft. Otherwise, the chances of leaving no trace at all are too slim. Unless, someone deliberately erased it. Or, if you make a bold guess, it was a conspiracy at the beginning, deliberately luring the people of the Wind Yang Hall into the Giant Wood Forest. ”
A faint hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and Hao Chenqing hesitated for a moment before nodding lightly and said, "I didn't expect you, you also thought of this." Before leaving, I mentioned this to the city lord, but in his opinion, our Fengyang Hall is so well-equipped to attack, whether it is a human or a beast, it can deal with it. ”
Ning Yue couldn't help but snort and replied: "If you are really so confident, why do you want to seek foreign aid?"
"I've said this before, multiple people have a lot of work. Alright, it's almost time to rest, let's get back on the road. If you have to spend the night in the forest today, you must prepare to camp in advance. ”
As if deliberately avoiding the question, Hao Chenqing hurriedly left, and then whistled to call for his mount.