Chapter 165: Crossing the Lake
The murderer has been gone for nearly half a day, and it is not easy to catch up. 「」
However, walking in the forest, you can't gallop, even if the murderer is one of the strongest among the participants, you can't help but guard against the potential danger of alarming the monsters and beasts in the forest.
But the other party got the beast avoidance potion of the person who was killed, as long as the action was not big enough to alarm the beast herd, the travel speed could be increased a lot, probably for this purpose, and it was also one of the reasons why the other party took that potion.
According to the foot distance, the distance has been stretched far away, and there is no need to worry about the other party noticing that someone is following behind him for the time being, Lin An is not sure if he can catch up with the other party, so he can only speed up while entering the plant perception.
Titi's plant perception has a great increase in the dense vegetation forest, but Lin An can perceive while walking, also because Lin An's mental power is strong, and plant perception is Titi's innate instinct, which will only consume a small amount of natural power.
The other party's speed was much faster than she imagined, and the traces left behind were also very clear, as if they were not concealed.
Lin An also saw a trace left after killing on the road, but from the residual blood, the other party encountered not a person this time, but a lone beast in the forest.
But the beast caused the other party to deviate slightly from the original direction, and then folded back, and the creases of the grass and trees left later were more obvious, and it seemed that the footsteps were heavier, probably because the other party was carrying the prey on his back. 「」
Lin An simply distinguished the smell of the blood, and knew that it was probably left by a feline.
The vigorous qi and blood in the blood and the faint energy residue indicated that it was likely to be a demonic beast, with a rank between the first and second levels, but it still didn't seem to cause any trouble to the other party.
A day later, Lin An came to the vicinity of a lake. At this time, she still did not catch up with the murderer who followed.
But Lin An couldn't speed up.
Although this body has strong recovery power, it has not been trained by the explanation, and its body and endurance are far inferior to the other party.
What's more, although the safety of following the other party has greatly increased, she still needs to leave enough body to deal with possible accidents and dangers.
Perceives a lake ahead. Lin An did not come closer. Pause and hide in the dense forest on the edge of the lake.
Because she sensed that not only were there people near the lake, but there were also people hidden in the nearby forest. 「」
Lin An's spiritual power and plant perception can be said to be a radar detector that is superior to its peers. Although he couldn't see it with his own eyes, from the breaking of branches and leaves and the unnatural lodging of the grass, Lin An could understand the overall situation around him in real time.
When you perceive a difference in the condition of the grass and trees in front of you. She stopped her progress just outside of what those people might perceive, so she wasn't noticed.
But the side effect of being too far away was that the distance between where she was and the edge of the lake was more than a mile. What is perceived is nowhere near as clear as the optimal range.
Lin An was not in a hurry, hid in a clump of long grass, took out a concentrated food pill from the space and threw it into his mouth to replenish nutrients and energy.
The rich aroma of meat and the taste of vegetable soup melt in the mouth.
But in fact, this kind of food pill is not rich in these two ingredients, but the original recipe tastes bad, and Lin An asked for some finished products from the fortress. Changed its taste.
This kind of food pill can only be used in emergencies when the army is in battle or on a rapid march. It can't replace the effect of food on the human body, and it may deteriorate after a long time, and the cost of making zuò is not cost-effective, so the Grant Fortress located at the rear of the battle line is only routinely stored for preparation, and Lin An opened his mouth to want it, so he was sent some. 「」
For Lin An, this food pill, which can replenish energy and maintain the minimum consumption of the body in times of crisis, takes up less space than food, so she uses half of the space where the food is placed to place the food pills.
The body and tired muscles are slowly recovering, as if preparing for a possible battle.
Lin lurked quietly, sensing the situation in front of her, and at the same time alerting the rear, in case someone approached her back like her.
By the lake and in the woods, not counting Lin An himself, there were a total of five people she perceived.
Two people by the lake, three people in the forest.
However, among those five people, there was no trace of the murderer she followed, because none of them had the bloody smell of the slain feline demonic beast.
The two people by the lake were closer, but they didn't seem to know each other, one was standing on a raft in the water, the other was standing on the shore, a safe distance from each other, facing this side, as if they were talking.
Among them, the person standing on the raft spoke in a loud voice, and the sound shook the water surface, and even the grass at the water's edge and the algae under the water could be slightly felt, and then their feelings were transmitted to Lin An's plant perception, and Lin An could tell that the other party was talking. 「」
As the two spoke, two of the other three people who were hiding in the forest moved slightly, and walked out from different directions.
When he saw the other party's zài, not only the two people who were originally by the lake, but even the two of them were obviously taken aback.
The two people by the lake didn't expect someone to spy in the forest, and the two people who walked out of the forest didn't expect that there was another party in the forest besides themselves, and the four of them didn't know each other, and they were a little nervous about each other.
The distance is too far to know their situation clearly, but the other two should not go out aimlessly, exposing themselves to save zài.
If she knew that someone had been spying on her in the dark, even if she didn't fight, she would immediately leave the place and run away.
But although the atmosphere was tense, the four of them did not move without saying a word, but while guarding each other, they all obviously divided part of their attention to look at the person standing on the raft.
Sensing this situation, Lin An's heart moved, and he had some guesses in his heart.
However, she did not act rashly, carefully avoiding the maximum range of perception of the last person hiding in the forest, and approached the downwind of the position of the four. 「」
Entering the optimal perception range, the plant perception suddenly became much clearer.
With a keen sense of hearing, Lin An caught every word of the four people brought by the wind.
But some language fragments are enough to verify Lin An's previous guess:
The three people on the shore really wanted to borrow the raft of the man on the water to cross the lake - they obviously did not have a water vehicle like Lin An, and even if they did, they might not be able to use it here, and they did not want to waste time to rebuild a raft and reduce the time advantage brought by their ranking.
Everyone knows that the participants who arrive at the Colorful Demon Source first may not be beneficial, but the more time is delayed on the road, the more participants enter, and the more fierce the competition and crisis.
Of course, judging from the elemental concentration of this plane fragment, there must be no bad treasures here, and there will even be many that are rare to see in the outside world.
However, the participants who were able to enter so early were the best of all the participants, and they were also the backbone of the participants sent by their respective forces, and most of them had already learned some about the situation here from their respective forces or countries.
They all came for a purpose, or for some treasures designated by the forces, or for killing more demons, or for their own opportunities to advance to the ** master, or both, so if you can find treasures on the way, of course, it is good to take them, if you don't meet them, you won't delay time in order to sweep the treasures of the first layer.
In the current situation, it is obvious that this large lake has blocked their way in this direction, and it is not impossible to detour, but the distance and time spent will increase significantly, so that the risk of encountering enemies and possible encounters on the road will be greatly increased.
Therefore, the raft of the participants on the lake is the only means of transportation to cross the lake.
But any participant who enters here is not a fool, and the participant with the raft is no more than a lake, stranded here, obviously strange.
It was for this reason that the participant who was standing on the shore did not dare to make a decision lightly, but now two more participants who had the same needs as him were added, and the first participant was on guard, but also quickly figured out the reason why the other two were not found out but came out on their own, and he was secretly happy in his heart, and wanted to join forces with the other two.
The two participants who appeared later were also for this purpose, as the first participant seemed to have a tendency to negotiate with the participants on the raft, and if they did not show up again, they would not necessarily return when the raft left.
What's more, they have been delaying for some time by this lake, and their hearts are also a little anxious.
Crossing the lake is the most urgent thing in front of us, and other competitive relationships can be put down first, and they are all participants who entered earlier, and neither one is absolutely better than the other, not to mention that there is more than one person present.
The three people on the shore looked at each other, distinguishing each other's clothes and accents, and they all saw that they did not know and trust each other, and in this case, they were relatively equal in status and strength, but they could try to cross the lake in the same boat.
What's more, if the three of them get on the raft together, they are not afraid of what the participant on the raft dares to do.
The first participant on the shore was a male warrior, who was thin and small, with no weapon in his hand, and his eyes rolled, and he suddenly spoke first, looking at the two people who appeared behind.
"You two also thought about the lake?"
The other two didn't dare to underestimate him, because this body type was probably formed by cultivating martial arts related to speed and agility, and the most notorious professional nemesis among the low-level mages was the assassin and killer who took this route.
One of the latter two happened to be a mage, and he looked at the thin warrior vigilantly, but he didn't make a sound, but the other spoke.
"We did think about the lake, but I don't know if anyone would disagree!"
It was a burly warrior who spoke, dressed in a distinctly northern Perret accent and with a distinctly overgrown facial hair, presumably of the highlander blood of southern Perre.
"I don't mind, but you've heard our conversation before, and if you think that the lake comes at a price, I wonder if this gentleman is willing to let you go on the raft together."
The thin warrior said a few words, and faintly pointed the finger at the participant on the raft, as if the price charged by the participant to him made him very painful, so he had the intention of using the two of them to put pressure on the former. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the Biquge www.biquge.info (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation. )