Chapter 18: The people who create miracles
After that, he did not find the whereabouts of his companions in the surroundings. Looking at the destroyed forest along the way, Wu Guang's eyes widened and he couldn't imagine that he had had fought fiercely with this huge evil creature. After that, he began his quest for the forest along its destroyed path. The atmosphere in the forest is very solemn, and although the giant spider has been killed, it is still necessary to find a companion as soon as possible, and if other accidents occur, you may have to use the blood of hell for a second chance.
He guessed that his companions should be around, unless they fell into the hands of the demon people. Wu Guang didn't think it was safe to shout, so he stayed for a moment, trying to search where the trail was, maybe his companions had already found their way back to the trail?
"Well, why have we forgotten the advice of Hayon and Andorra!" he repented, "Look at our present predicament! I wish we hadn't been controlled by desire—"
At the end of the day, he guessed the ruse of yesterday's battle, and with the help of luck he guessed that they had not strayed too far from the trail. After making up his mind, he began to walk cautiously forward. Although the Tree Nation people are not very good at walking quietly through the woods, they are not particularly difficult to sneak due to their detailed knowledge of the forest. This time, he put on the ring in advance just in case, although he would not use the power of the blood of hell unless it was absolutely necessary.
He walked cautiously a short distance, and found a place in front of him that was dark, more unfathomable than the shadows around him, as if shrouded in the unfading midnight, and as he got closer, he realized that it was a huge web that the spider had secreted for predation. Not only that, but he also found a large number of debris that had been eaten all around, and when he saw such a sight, he trembled with fear whether he wore a ring or not. Wu Guang tried to avoid encountering other monsters like before, and looked around, in the silence of the forest, he began to find that the spider he killed last night in the huge forest was the ruler of this territory.
Just at the corner of the woods, Wu Guang was stunned by the scene in front of him, twelve large and small oval balls hanging under the high branches. Out of the ball are the feet of the companions, or the tip of the nose, or part of the beard and hat. At this time, Wu Guang began to recall everything that had happened last night, and his companions had been bound by these bloated cocoons before he used the blood of hell, and it was likely that they were still addicted to their dreams, paralyzed by the spider's toxin.
Wu Guang immediately understood that it was time for him to do something. He couldn't jump that high, and he didn't have a bow or arrow in his hand, but after some searching, he found a dry message nearby with many sharp stone chips. So, like the protagonist of his novel who is very good at throwing stones, he finds a few goose-egg-sized, very good stone chips, and throws them at the spider silk of his friends hanging upside down. In an instant, the cocoon that bound Genesis fell.
The second hit Qiu Feng without hesitation, and the stone fragments that ejected just happened to hit Dali and Erni. He had an idea, and he used clever means to save everyone in a matter of minutes. Wu Guang's next job was to loosen the restraints of his companion, and in order to prevent his short sword from hurting his partner in the cocoon, he had to carefully control the strength.
The white spider silk was opened, and the smell of sour rancidity greeted them, and after a mess, these top spiritualists who had woken up from their sweet dreams looked blankly at Wu Guang, who was sweating profusely with a short sword. Maybe it was because they had a good night's sleep, their minds were unusually clear, and it only took one look to understand that it was Wu Guang who saved everyone.
It takes some time to recover after waking up from a dream, and the body that is paralyzed by the toxin gradually improves. After everyone learned about what happened that night, they all showed surprised eyes, and Hengsan took the parasol of the foggy people to question Wu Guang's statement. The three sisters of the Dragon Kingdom also didn't believe that an ordinary person had saved them, unless the Shuguo people in front of them were hiding something!
Speaking of concealment, Wu Guang didn't tell anyone about the fact of hell's blood, and the fewer people who knew about it to his intuition, the better. Then Wu Guang led everyone to observe the charred corpse of the giant spider monster, and Heng San had nothing to say and apologized to Wu Guang. Once again, the crowd began to be grateful to Andorra for inviting this ordinary tree man to join him on an adventure, and he had indeed performed incredible miracles. On this night, Wu Guang's status and voice in the adventure team immediately rose. Their praise also began to make the novelist feel like a great adventurer, and even if the truth of the matter was not that he had lit a fire with his wisdom and burned the spider to death, he was proud to be willing to protect his companions with his life.
After a while, everyone came to a clean message, cleansed their bodies of sloppy toxins, and then continued their journey. When asked about the origin of the spider, the three sisters of the Dragon Kingdom gave the answer.
"I once read in a book that there is a powerful demon beast lurking in the dark forest, although it is not at the level of the Nine Ancient Demon Beasts, but it makes the dark forest a forbidden area. Alin said, "Whether it is a human explorer or a demon race, once they enter the dark forest, they will die, and even a white-robed mage once fell here, and now it seems that these are the actions of this giant spider." ”
Amu said: "Andorra said before that the river in the dark forest is black, and in addition to the magic array that other mages once placed under this subordinate, it is very likely that it has been polluted by the violent poison of spiders, so that people who walk into the river will hallucinate. ”
"So we were poisoned from the start?" asked Qiu Feng.
"Yes, it's just that we didn't notice it," Arsen said, "and that's why the Dark Forest is notorious, and even the demons are in awe of it. Over time, this spider became the king of the entire forest, controlling everything in the dark—"
"It sounds terrifying," Genesis said, "Judging from the charred corpse, if this monster survives, its strength should be very strong, even the inheritor will have the upper hand, even if we have to work together to be sure of killing it-"
As he spoke, everyone's eyes fell on Wu Guang.
"Mr. Great Novelist, can you elaborate on how it was scorched?" Hengsan said coldly, "It's not that we don't believe you, but there must be something to hide in the process, and it is impossible for such a powerful demon beast to be killed for no reason, and none of us will believe this outrageous explanation." ”
"Actually, I don't know what happened, but last night I tried to lure the spider away, and when I woke up, it was already in front of me. The adventure team members asked Wu Guang a lot of questions, but most of the Shuguo people couldn't answer, since he chose to hide the truth about the blood of hell, then he had to face countless doubts, which was inevitable.
But no matter what, everyone was saved, and they also killed the giant demon beast that had been dominating the dark forest, and they had to avoid mentioning Wu Guang's concealment, judging from the novelist's reaction, he was not lying.
The sky was greener, the trees were no longer ghostly, and they finally had a chance to rest and catch their breath.
Everyone lay on the ground for a while, but soon, the topic of discussion returned to how Wu Guang defeated the giant demon beast. They asked Wu Guang to explain why the demon beast was killed, whether the novelist in front of him had a secret to hide from everyone, and for a moment, they even forgot about their adventure. Yokozo was particularly intrigued by this, and he insisted that Wu Guang tell the story from beginning to end, including how he lured away the demon beast and then fell unconscious. After a while, when it got dark, they began to ask other questions: where the hell was this, where was the original trail, where was the original trail, there was no food, and what should I do next...... They pondered these questions over and over again, as if expecting an answer that everyone supported. From this attitude, it can be seen that they have regarded Wu Guang as a member of the adventure team, and they have begun to respect the choice of the Shuguo people, which is exactly the same as Andorra's prediction. They really gradually began to believe that this ordinary person who could not open the pulse could create miracles that no one else could. Although there were many suspicions, everyone understood that if it wasn't for Wu Guang sacrificing his life to save them, they might have died a long time ago. The girl of the Dragon Kingdom surrounded Wu Guang in the center and asked for warmth, as if he had become a grandfather, and Dali and Erni also chatted with him often, hoping to share half of his wisdom. But Wu Guang knew in his heart that he was just a ring with great strength and good luck. These seemingly inexplicable and inconspicuous things have become their most important assets. In fact, they have begun to praise Wu Guang as a great adventurer.
Despite being out of the woods, the bad thing is that there is still nothing to eat, and no one has the strength to search around, even the original trail cannot be found. The original trail! These are the only words that come to the minds of the people, and they are still circling in the dark forest. Wu Guang could only watch the endless trees in front of him stretch into the distance, and after a while, everyone fell silent, except for Hengsan. After everyone was quiet and closed their eyes to rest, he was still talking to himself: "Hahaha! Hahaha! It turns out that you, a Shuguo person, have such abilities and good luck! Haha, I just knew, Mr. Wu Guang." You're really, really good—" Then he sank into his dream, and there was complete silence around him.