Volume 1 The Gathering of the Storm Chapter 46 Phantom Devourer
"Haven't we ever encountered a fork in the road?" "How can we get lost?"
Luo Han pointed to a place not far away and motioned for everyone to take a closer look.
It was densely frequent, and the layers of plants blocked the view—the place where the previous few people had been temporarily hiding.
"We've been spinning in circles...... Nanhua immediately deflated after recognizing that place, and couldn't help but complain about the ups and downs, "Why are you so unreliable?"
"I can't help it, this area in the center of the forest is too weird, and my star-peeping pupil technique seems to be restricted...... Or rather, a complete loss of utility. Luo Han said helplessly, "My hearing and perception skills have also decreased a lot, and I have tried very hard to identify the direction, but I didn't expect it to work." ”
Feng Huan also suddenly realized that the reason why they couldn't sense the breath of demon beasts after walking for a long time was because they had been walking in the center of the forest at all.
"Then what now?" Nan Hua was a little impatient, "I heard that there are often third-order demon beasts in the central area, if we encounter them, it will be over." ”
"Luo Han can't even figure out the direction, let alone us. When the gentleman finds out that we are missing, he will definitely find a way to find us, and it is useless to hurry. Feng Huan was very calm, and said simply, "Whether you are waiting for rescue or trying to get out, you must first find a relatively safe place to stay." There are so many of us hanging out outside, the target is too big, and we may attract some monsters that we can't deal with, and then it will be even more troublesome. Let's take a look first, and don't hope to get out right away. ”
The hustle and bustle was reasonable, and the others agreed, and the person who led the way was replaced by the hustle.
The surrounding scenery is green at a glance, and it is indeed easy to be dazzled after looking at it for a long time. But if even Luo Han's targeted cultivation of eye power is ineffective, then the reason why low-level demon beasts dare not approach this area is probably not as simple as being afraid of third-order demon beasts.
As if in response to the worry in Fenghuo's heart, the group of people didn't walk for long, and a beast roar suddenly resounded through the forest!
Feng Huan was also shocked that no one found a demon beast approaching, and He Qingying, who was at the end of the team, caught up with everyone as soon as possible.
"Hold your breath!" her words were short and powerful, "hallucinogens in the air!"
Then, He Qingying took out a pill and stuffed it into the sleeping cloud cigarette mouth.
"This will help her slow down her breathing rate. He Qingying explained.
"I've heard this beast roar, it should be a phantom eater. Nanhua also spoke, "It's just a second-order demon beast, and it's good at creating illusions to trap enemies, and it's difficult for enemies to find it when hiding in illusions." The attack power is not high, but it is a very annoying monster. ”
It suddenly occurred to him that perhaps they had inadvertently fallen into the trap of the Phantom Eater, so they had lost their way. After all, in the illusion, everything you see in front of you may be fake, and if the illusion is not broken, it is useless to find the direction accurately.
"It seems that to find a way, this phantom eater must be defeated first. Luo Han obviously thought of it with Feng Huan, and at this moment he was already concentrating on the direction where the beast's roar came from.
"Don't be careless, don't rule out the possibility of becoming aggressive under the influence of the beast tide. Feng Huan said cautiously.
After not waiting long, a small beast in hard armor slowly crawled out of the forest.
It is not large, it is fatter than a spotted civet, and has a long scorpion-like thorny tail. There are three pairs of eyes on the head, and the bones are frightening, Mo said that he looked at it, and the wind just glanced at it, and he felt that the cold hair stood on end.
"It's a little thing that's pretty loud. Luo Han raised his eyebrows and questioned, "Does it really have a second order?"
The phantom devouring beast seemed to understand Luo Han's questioning, and yelled at Luo Han again, but instead of attacking him, it shrank back after roaring.
"Hey, don't go!"
Luo Han picked up the bow and shot it with an arrow!
However, the arrow did not move at all after penetrating the bush. Luo Han stepped forward suspiciously, opened the bushes and searched for a long time, but the arrow that had just been shot was nowhere to be found!
"Hell yes. Luo Han Chong Feng and the others shouted, "Do any of you have any experience in dealing with this thing?"
"Don't you still think that it doesn't deserve to be a second-order demon beast, it's just hiding, so it's helpless?" Nanhua still had the heart to sneer at Luo Han, "If you want to know how to get it, please Miss Ben!"
"I said, Miss, be sober, if we really can't get out of the forest because of the illusion, you will delay everyone's time. Luo Han also learned the yin and yang weirdness of southern painting, "Do you like to talk about it or not, it's nothing more than everyone continuing to be trapped together, I'm not in a hurry at all." ”
The two were arguing, and He Qingying interjected faintly on the side.
"There's a good chance that getting lost isn't due to a fantasy. ”
Everyone turned their heads to look at her in unison.
He Qingying thought for a moment and added, "At least it's not caused by the illusion of the Phantom Devouring Beast. I have never encountered this kind of monster before, but based on its characteristics, it can be surmised that the premise of its hallucinogenic nature should be...... The enemy inhaled the poisonous gas it emitted. It's poison, I can detect it. ”
When Nanhua heard this, he was even happier when he mocked Luo Han.
"Hey, do you hear me, getting lost is actually because you can't do the exercises, so why bother making excuses. ”
"If you have the ability, don't expect Young Master Ben to take you out of the forest, you can find the exit yourself!" Luo Han slanted his gaze.
"Don't make any noise. Wind Hustle hugged the man in his arms a little tighter, and sighed, "Now is not the time to joke, whether the Phantom Devourer has something to do with us getting lost, we can only find out if we catch it first." ”
Nanhua noticed the movement of the wind and bustle, and then remembered that Yunyan's condition was still unknown, and lowered his gaze with some annoyance.
"To deal with the Phantom Eater, you must first remove its tail thorns. After a long exhalation, Nan Hua said, "Qing Ying's guess is right, only those who inhale the poisonous gas will fall into the illusion it creates, and the tail thorn is its tool to spread the poisonous gas." It's actually not much use to just hold your breath, suck this thing in a little, and the Phantom Devourer has a way to let you enter the illusion realm. ”
"Damn, then you didn't say it earlier!" Luo Han almost rolled his eyes.
Nanhua spread his hands and said: "When Qingying let us hold our breath, it was already late, what was the use of saying it earlier?"
The corners of the eyes jumped when I heard the hustle and bustle, and most of these people were still unreliable.
According to Nanhua, most of them have entered the illusion and are unaware of it, as evidenced by the arrows that have just disappeared from the cold.
It may be easy to remove the tail thorn, but in the realm of the phantom devourer, the matter of finding this guy's body is a big mountain in front of them.
"Don't panic, my family and I have had an experience of falling into the Phantom Devouring Beast Illusion Realm before, and I've seen how they accurately find the hidden Phantasm Devourer. Nanhua shook his head and added again.
Luo Han really rolled his eyes this time and said, "Miss, can you finish speaking at one time?"
Nanhua rolled his eyes in return to Luo Han, and continued unhurriedly, looking very sure of her method.
She said that the Phantom Eater likes to tease people to create illusions, and that it will not leave when someone falls into its illusion, but will be happy to crouch nearby and observe those who are helpless.
"In the illusion, what looks exactly like the Phantom Eater must not be the Phantom Eater, a tree, a bush, a bird...... These are more likely Phantasm Eaters watching your jokes. "So—everyone remembers the grass and trees in their eyes, and after a while we move in one direction, and when we are out of the phantom beast's observation range, it will move its position with us." At this time, we only need to distinguish the change of scenery to find out that guy!"
The method of Nanhua sounds really feasible, but it is not so easy to remember every scene. Feng Huan thought that it might be easier for the four of them to remember a direction separately, but Luo Han vetoed the proposal.
"Today, I'm going to let you see the memory of Young Master Ben. Luo Han raised his head and stretched out his thumb to point at himself, "This kind of trivial matter, I can do it alone!"
Feng Huan smiled and nodded, but he didn't believe it at all, and while Luo Han began to remember, he also paid attention to the nearby scenery.
I have to say, it's really not an easy job. The more closely you look at them, the more tired your eyes become, and if you look at them roughly, it's easy to miss the details.
In the end, Feng Huan silently gave up the observation.
Waiting for Luo Han to indicate that they were ready, the group slowly moved their steps. Luo Han's gaze had been paying close attention to everything around them, and after they had moved a long enough distance, those clear eyes suddenly narrowed slightly when they scanned somewhere.
"Found it!" Luo Han's voice was quick and soft.
Nanhua quickly responded: "Attack directly, force it to appear." ”
Luo Han moved when he heard the sound, and before Nanhua's words fell, the arrow in his hand had already galloped out, running towards a piece of gravel in front of his body!
As soon as the tip of the arrow touched the rubble, the stone suddenly changed shape, and a roll dodged the attack. When it stood still, everyone looked at it, and it was the phantom devouring beast!
"It worked. Feng Huan finally smiled, "Luo Han, you also have some ability!"
"Haha, it's a little thing, it's a little thing!" Luo Han was overjoyed, and when he saw that the phantom devouring beast was about to slip away, he immediately followed, "Catch it!"
The four figures rushed after the Phantom Devouring Beast, Xu was chasing too tightly and the Phantom Devouring Beast felt that it couldn't run away, and before it could chase far, it suddenly turned around and launched an attack on everyone!
"Tail thorn, remove the tail thorn first!" Nanhua dodged while not forgetting to remind everyone, "Don't wait for it to create another illusion, we have to spend time looking for it!"
Feng Huan occupied his hands, there was no way to use Xiu Ming's whip, Luo Han and He Qingying's Lingwu short-range combat were very disadvantaged, only Nanhua's Futu Sword could fight, but she didn't have enough strength. So even if they knew that they had to remove the tail spines first, several people were still a little scrambling.
In the midst of this lightning and fire, Feng Huan saw He Qingying approaching the phantom devouring beast in an instant, her hands suddenly glowed jade, one hand directly grabbed the tail of the phantasm devouring beast, and the other hand clamped the tail thorn and folded and pulled, after a few inches of strength, the tail thorn of the phantom devouring beast was pulled off by her bare hands!