Volume 1 The Gathering of the Storm Chapter 51 Twenty-one Days
Somewhere in the heart of the Jianhu Forest, after an earth-shattering loud bang, a cluster of tall trees was cut off at the waist, and the howling wind swept the broken leaves from the forest and fell to the ground with a clatter.
The severed trunk was cluttered with spider silk, and a ghost-faced spider fell on its back on its back, blue blood spilling all over the ground, looking badly wounded. Its eight legs twitched a few times, and it seemed to be trying to roll over, but a green light swept by, directly penetrating its body!
The ghost-faced spider was completely lifeless, and the forest was completely silent.
In the mist in the forest, several shadowy figures gradually became clear, and it was the five people in the hustle and bustle.
"It's dirty, ahhh
Nanhua looked disgusted, shook the mud that had just splashed on her body, and because of this action, she pulled a new injury to her arm, and she "hissed" and hung her arm down.
"It's really bloody, one arm is healed, and the other is injured. Nanhua complained, "I can't afford to lift the floating sword!"
"The monster's attack perfectly avoided your face, so be content!" Luo Han glanced at Nan Hua and covered the right side of his face with his handβthere were three claw marks of some kind of small beast.
Not only the two of them, but the other three also added a lot of new injuries to their bodies to a greater or lesser extent.
Yunyan's back was scabbed over by the ghost-faced spider leg spear, but there were a few new scratches on top of it, and he was still a little lame when he walked; He Qingying's injuries were mostly on his hands, and there was still a large bruise on the wrist of one hand, and there was also a trace of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, as if there were internal injuries; every part of Feng Huan's body was intact, but fortunately, there were some skin injuries, and there were no injuries to the muscles and bones.
As soon as they finished fighting the ghost-faced spiders, they were all breathless and sweaty, and sat down on the spot or leaned against the tree to gasp for breath.
"How many days have we been stuck in this place?" asked Nanhua weakly.
Luo Han snapped his fingers and replied, "I'm afraid it's been seventeen or eighteen days." β
"Twenty-one days. He Qingying said a definite number.
"I'll ...... It's been so long. β
"Isn't that the last day of the January period that Mr. explained today?" Yunyan looked around, "The ghost-faced spider is dead, but can we get out of this forest today?"
"Sister Yan, do you still have what Mr. Guan said!" Nan Hua touched his cooing belly, raised two eyebrows, and spoke two points quieter, "The food prepared was gone yesterday, and we are not like those high-level guys, we can't starve to death without eating." I'm so hungry that I only have the word 'eat' in my head, and I can't wait to hold the trunk of the tree and gnaw on it. β
Seeing Nanhua's depressed appearance, Feng Huan hurriedly comforted: "Don't panic, we will definitely be able to go out today." β
"That's right, the carved marks are basically enough, how can you leave the center area. Yunyan also chimed in.
"Let's clean up the ghost-faced spider first. Feng Huan greeted, "This is a third-order demon beast, it is much more valuable than the previous ones, and it is all in good spirits!"
Hearing this, Luo Han's eyes lit up, and Nanhua finally raised some interest.
Trapped in the forest these days, the most exciting moment for a group of people is when they search the intestines and stomach of the demon beasts after defeating them.
On that day, after discovering that the demon beast would not harm people's lives, but would only drive outsiders to the Jianhu Lake, Feng Huan came up with a bold plan.
In order to find a way out of the forest, they also wondered if they could climb to the top of the tree to see the way clearly. But when I climbed up, there was only a white mist on it.
In the end, they decided to try to get out of the forest by shooting arrows in the same direction as Luohan, but this time, they carved a conspicuous mark on the trunks of the trees along the way. After all, arrows may be lost, but trees will never run away with long legs.
If you encounter a demon beast that stands in the way, you will not retreat, and fight it. If they can't beat it, they will retreat in the direction of the imprint, and when the demon beasts see them retreating towards Jianhu, they will generally withdraw their killing moves and drive them away.
They fought and retreated, hanging those demon beasts to fight, and this stupid method actually allowed them to defeat a lot of second-order and even second-order mutant demon beasts.
However, the more this method works, the more it shows that the deterrent power of the big demon beast in Jianhu Lake is very strong.
Otherwise, those demon beasts would not dare to kill the prey in front of them when their lives were in danger.
For more than ten days, except for returning to Jianhu Lake at night to rest and use the water vitality of Jianhu Lake to speed up the repair of wounds, they have no leisure for a moment except to explore the way and fight with demon beasts.
Through the battle, they have collected a bunch of all kinds of demon beast Yuan Jing, and He Qingying's tequila needs for beast blood have been partially solved, and the rest of the demon beast materials add up, which is also a very considerable resource.
And with the sigil to show the way, each day, they can advance a little more distance than the day before. Calculating the radius of the forest, whether you can get out of the forest or not, basically depends on the past few days.
After packing up the usable things on the ghost-faced spider, the group also regained some physical strength, and Nanhua hurriedly urged everyone to leave quickly. Judging by her appearance, it is probably not that the heart of the forest is too eager, but that she is too hungry.
Feng Huan smiled helplessly, and the speed under his feet sped up a little.
After not walking long, Wind Hustle clearly felt that the mist around them had faded, and the perceived distance seemed to have returned to normal levels, indicating that they were indeed heading towards the edge of the forest.
Just as he was about to inform the others of this discovery, Yunyan at the end of the team suddenly spoke.
"Don't go, there's another monster coming towards us in front of us. From Yunyan's tone, you can tell that the situation is not good.
Sure enough, after perceiving it for a moment, she added, "It's the third order." β
Nanhua's hunger was already making her eyes glow, and when she heard this, she was so anxious that she stomped her feet: "What the hell, I met two third-order on the same day, and I walked here, can there still be a third-order?"
At this time, he didn't have time to appease Nanhua, and said in a deep voice: "Prepare for battle." β
Before the words fell, the footsteps of several people moved instantly, and they adjusted their positions immediately, and even Nanhua reflexively walked to the corresponding position.
Everyone tensed their nerves, just waiting for the unknown third-order demon beast to appear.
However, the first to come out was a teenager.
"Lin Huan?"
The first time he saw the figure, Wind Hustle called out his name.
"Huh?" After Lin Huan saw that there were Feng Huan and the others in front of him, he was first frightened back by their battle, and after relieving his breath, he asked, "I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you ...... Becoming so embarrassed?"
As he spoke, the broad-eared gray wolf of the lone wolf group then walked out and squatted behind Lin Huan.
Everyone then understood that the third-order demon beast aura that they had just sensed was originally from the gray wolf.
Feng Huan was about to explain their situation to Lin Huan, and Nanhua pounced first.
"I'll talk about it later, I'm dying of hunger, did you bring something to eat?"
"Huh?" Lin Huan didn't react for a while, facing the hungry wolf-like southern painting, he cast a gaze for help towards Feng Huan, "What the hell is going on?"
Feng Huan shrugged, let Yunyan pull Nanhua back first, and then told Lin Huan about the fact that they were forced into the depths of the forest by the demon beasts and got lost, and had to be trapped in the forest for more than twenty days.
Lin Huan was dumbfounded when he heard this.
After thinking about it for a long time, Lin Huan finally slowly recovered from the shock and remembered to answer Nanhua's question.
"Ah...... IβI didn't bring food today. Lin Huan pointed to the wide-eared gray wolf behind him, "In order to recover the confusion, I got separated from the other members of the lone wolf group, and the food was brought by them." β
"Yes, I finally ran into someone, but I ended up getting lost again. Nanhua's eyes lit up for a second and then dimmed, "I don't care, I can't walk anymore." β
"I'm not lost!" Lin Huan retorted, "There is confusion, and it is impossible to get lost." β
When Feng Huan heard this, he hurriedly asked, "You mean, the gray wolf can take us out of the forest?"
"Of course, it doesn't know how many times it has run in and out alone, can it not find its way?" Lin Huan swore by him, "But isn't your girl so hungry that she can't walk, let's get something to eat first, and then it's not too late to take you out!"
Hearing the word "eat", Nanhua immediately jumped up.
"Where's the food?!"
Feng Huan couldn't help but rub his temples twice, and then looked at the others, they all looked at Nanhua with the same helpless expressions.
"It's okay to eat first, but didn't you just say you didn't bring any food?"
"In the beast hunting group, you have to have some survival skills!" Lin Huan smiled proudly, "The forest is a treasure land, and it's not easy to find something to eat from local materials?"
Lin Huan ran to the side as he spoke, looked left and right in a bush, and turned over a piece of soil. Then, he grabbed a cluster of stems of a plant that had grown out of the ground, and with a strong pull, the tubers attached to the stalks broke through the soil.
Then he made a fire, roasted the tubers that he had plucked from all over the place, and gave them to the people.
I have to say that the aroma of this thing after roasting is really attractive, but Feng Huan has never eaten such a wild-grown plant, and it is difficult to accept it for a while.
Nanhua didn't say a word, and he didn't care about burning his mouth, so he just gnawed on his mouth.
The others were also hungry for a long time, and when they saw that Nanhua was eating well, they didn't resist the temptation, and Lin Huan even threw a few to the broad-eared gray wolf.
Feng Huan looked at the thing for a long time, and took a bite hesitantly, and a rich sweet fragrance spread on the tip of his tongue, filling his mouth.
"What's this thing called?" said the wind inquisitively.
Lin Huan's answer surprised Feng Huan.
"I don't know, I just can't eat it. β
"Brocade green potatoes. On the contrary, He Qingying's answer on the side sounded more reliable.
Lin Huan said: "Oh, the name is quite nice. β
"Good things are mostly toxic. He Qingying continued, "The brocade green potato flowers are very gorgeous when they bloom, and the special aroma they emit can attract all kinds of poisons, and it relies on those poisons to absorb nutrients. So actually, the tuber of this thing is poisonous. β
When he heard these words, Feng Huan was holding a piece of green potato in his mouth, and he couldn't spit it out or swallow it.
Luo Han and Lin Huan didn't eat anymore, and showed a confused expression towards He Qingying.
"What are you afraid of, Qingying is still eating by herself. Yunyan wasn't worried at all.
"That's it. Nanhua also took a big bite of green potatoes, and echoed a sentence.
But He Qingying said indifferently: "I'm not afraid of poison." β
"......" everyone was dumbfounded.
Whenever she encounters poisonous demon beasts these days, He Qingying's performance is outstanding, and she really knows everything about poisons. Feng Huan thought about it carefully, she had never been a detoxification pill for other people, she never took it herself, and she might really be a physique that was not afraid of poison.
Without waiting for everyone to ask, He Qingying said another sentence leisurely, dispelling everyone's doubts.
"The toxicity of green potatoes can be removed by roasting. β