"Drink!"

With another clean slash, an earth dog died under Duan Qing's sword. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info He put away his weapon and made a "Yay!" to the other members of the rear. The victory posture, and then, as usual, got the roll of the eyes of the others.

It was another day, and the team continued deeper into the forest. Some other monsters scattered around them also began to appear around them.

With the "owned" high-level members, they should be completely at ease in terms of combat, but Xue Lingphantom Ice then told them that he would not participate in the battle too much.

"I'll help you with the formation." At that time, she said so, as for why she didn't help, but she didn't say a word more.

In desperation, the remaining four novices were left to deal with the increasingly difficult battles on their own. Although this was originally expected by themselves, every time a monster jumped out from behind the trees or in the bushes, and everyone rushed up, they would involuntarily subconsciously look back, and then there was a little more resentment in their hearts.

You really don't help......

Mengzhu even maliciously guessed that the woman must have a habit of abusing novice players, and the evil young man of Jicheng also read something like "There are thousands of brothers under him, and you will look good in the future". Duan Qing himself didn't care about this, not only because of his confidence, but also because he could vaguely guess some reasons—although he himself wasn't sure if his guess was correct.

However, after two days of observation, the woman named Snow Spirit Phantom Ice is a very cautious player. As for whether this is her nature or whether she is deliberately guarding against something, he is hard to say.

In continuous battles, there are naturally dangers. Once, as they were weaving through the leafy branches, a slender serpentine figure swooped down from one of the branches above and attacked them with lightning speed. Although they killed the green snake immediately, the evil boy of Jicheng who was walking in the middle of the team had already been bitten, and seeing his face turned blue in an instant, most of them had been poisoned.

"The system says I'm suffering from acute poisoning...... A long green bar appears in my status bar...... My life is declining......" As if death was coming, the order in which the evil young man spoke was a little confused.

"You." Duan Qing shook his head: "Why is it always you ......who is injured?"

In their previous preparations, there was no such thing as detoxification. It's not that there is no sale in the village, at least there must be a herb shop, but the deficit has been drawn in their faces, and they naturally can't afford to buy excess things. The evil young man in Jicheng trembled for a long time, and a few people finally figured out that the green poisoned state bar was also slowly declining, but the speed was so slow, it was obvious that the evil young man couldn't afford to wait.

Even no matter how strong a master is, there is nothing he can do about such a "set kill", and Duan Qing even began to remind him to explain his last words. Behind the sound of "click" footsteps, the black cloak figure walked over and pulled out a vial from his waist, which contained some green liquid.

"Drink it."

The cold tone, the suspicion, the medicine looks disgusting, and other thoughts, now can't stop the evil young man in Jicheng from grasping the last straw. He took the vial, drank it without hesitation, and then the blue-black on his face quickly faded.

"Hey, that green bar is gone!" The feeling of being reborn is always exciting, and this is the case at this time: "Thank you...... Sister Bing. ”

At this time, he used normal words, Duan Qing pursed his lips, and the cloaked figure did not speak again, and walked to the side again and waited for the journey to continue.

This incident has raised everyone's vigilance against this forest a little. However, after discussing for a while, there was nothing they could do about such an attack, and in the end they could only go to an open place as much as possible, in order to have some time and space to react when the sudden attack came.

The open terrain is almost invisible in such a forest, but this state of alertness is the right choice. During their subsequent expeditions, they encountered various strange attacks, all of which they successfully avoided. For example, a gorilla that has gone crazy for some reason, and a herd of earth dogs, and some unknown breed of large cheetah - the leopard still poses some threat to them, but after harassing it for a while, it may find that the idea in front of it is a little sticky, and it lurks for a while and then runs away quietly. Duan Qing and the others only found out about this after a long time, so they were worried for a long time.

Sometimes strange ranged attacks flew over their heads, sometimes hard fruits, sometimes just bits and pieces of stones, and when they looked up to find the killer, they always saw nothing, but they could guess that the monkeys had done it. In this case, there is no way but to endure the pain on his head and the loss of health, and leave cautiously and quickly.

Morale would naturally be a little lower, but it was much stronger than what had happened when they first entered the forest, and at least with a little suggestion from the woman, they had a slight direction forward.

When camping last night, the cold-as-a-frost woman had made some initial plans based on what she had learned. The basic content is to hope that they will purposefully find some destroyed places in their next trips.

"According to what Moshang Qingshan told me, the Trick you are looking for is a ...... The person who guarded the forest, then the **** left in a hurry, probably found out that there was some destruction in this forest, and he wanted to come over to stop it, but in the end he disappeared without knowing what happened. ”

The light of the fire shone on the beautiful face hidden under the cloak, and a few strands of black hair peeked out from the side, swaying slightly in the heat of the flames. This was the first time she had participated in a discussion, but her tone was as cold as ever, as if she had been commanded by a superior person: "So we need to pay attention to those places that have been destroyed by the forest." Fallen trees, crushed lawns, or where there are signs of felling or charring...... Whether it's a monster or a man-made one, this kind of place must be obvious, and the area must be very large, otherwise that Trick wouldn't be so anxious to a normal extent......"

As if admonishing the tone, large and small aspects, and even about the details of the part are involved, several people who play the front and who are behind, who is in front of the palace is responsible for the investigation, and the search range is expanded as much as possible to ensure the safety of the team...... In short, after some arrangement, the actions of the whole team now seem to be much more scientific. Even Mengzhu had to admit that the cold and arrogant woman's words and actions were very convincing, and everyone's hearts also had great recognition of this only high-level player.

Of course, Duan Qing still kept a sideline attitude with a smile on his face for those practices of purging team discipline and careful planning, and when it was daytime, the woman stopped talking, just followed the back of the team silently. Everything is going on as normal as yesterday, but you can vaguely see that the efficiency has improved a lot.

They also found a lot of places where there were traces of destruction, but they all looked like they were left by nature after the battle, and they didn't know which "ancestors" who came here fought bravely here and told their deeds to future generations in this way. But the strangeness and weirdness of the Emerald Forest are known to the people of Greenstone Village, and they will not feel strange when they encounter anything in it, and the slightest traces of battle will not make people be shocked by the feeling that "there was a great war here".

Of course, the ones that a few people saw about the woman behind him in the previous two days were not among them.

After a while of exploring, things finally took a turn around at noon when the team was resting.

Other people have also proposed to rest many times before, but they have been rejected by the woman in the back, of course, on the grounds that they should hurry up and complete the task as soon as possible, and they can also return it as soon as possible. But when it's time to eat, that stop is inevitable. At this time, the rest of the people were still sitting together, the evil young man was still boasting to Xiaobai Ah Niu about his former greatness, and the little girl Mengzhu was watching the excitement on one side, but her eyes glanced at the roots of the tree on the other side from time to time, where Xue Lingphantom Ice was continuing to follow last night's progress and continue to ask for information from the bad uncle.

There's nothing to say anyway, as long as you don't get hooked up......

However, the situation over there is still a little different from last night's situation.

Regarding the characteristics of various aspects of this Emerald Forest, and even as a player's impression of the Emerald Forest and Greenstone Village, the questions raised by Snow Spirit Phantom Ice now are obviously the same concept, and ordinary players will not be interested in these aspects, but Duan Qing thought about it and still said some of his own opinions.

"Greenstone Village is a ...... A peaceful and peaceful place. The environment is beautiful, the people are simple, and it is very suitable for a novice village, this place almost does not make people feel dangerous, and the basic game setting and world view are also mentioned......"

"Then this Emerald Forest is ...... compared to Greenstone Village"

Duan Qing glanced at her: "I understand what you mean, as far as I know, this forest is not a place where newcomers who have just played this game should come in every sense." ”

He leaned against the trunk of a tree, his eyes looking at the dense green leaves above, as if he could see the sky above through there: "This place...... There are almost no roads, the scene is complicated, it is a natural labyrinth, and I heard that those who have come in here say that there are almost no fixed markers here, so it is difficult to find the place where you walked before, as if the whole forest has been refreshed. I don't know if you've heard of this, but ...... Refresh this kind of thing, which is very common in ordinary games, but in the free world...... Very unusual. ”

He exhaled: "....... And the strength of the monster. Not only is there a wide variety, the attack power is high, the attack methods are also strange, and most importantly, ...... They often appear without warning. ”

Looking at the eye waves on the opposite side, Duan Qing guessed that the other party should have the same experience, he smiled, and then fiddled with the short sword on one side: "This feeling is indeed very annoying, you don't know what you have done, there will be strange troubles coming to you, and when you start to face these troubles, you will find that they are powerful and unreasonable......"

The light became more intense, as if he wanted to see something from Duan Qing, Duan Qing knew that he might be right, but he didn't want to fall out with her at the moment, after all, he was just an eleventh-level small player, if he was targeted by someone like the other party, he would have no way to save his life.

"Ahem, so, this place is next to a newbie village, and it's very close, obviously...... Irrational. ”

The head under the cloak lowered again, masking the sharp light, and after a moment, a deep voice came from there: "Unreasonable...... Of course it doesn't make sense".

She picked up the sword in her hand and placed it across her lap, the fingers of one hand rubbing the black scabbard: "I still want to know...... Here's why. ”

As if to speak to her, another gust of wind passed by, and as soon as her words fell, the leaves rustled. But Duan Qing smelled something unusual from the air that had just been taken away.

He thought for a moment, then looked over there, and found that the hood was also a little offset, and the unknown insect chirp nearby suddenly sounded, and the indifferent gaze was also staring at him, and the meaning contained in that look made him swallow back what he wanted to say just now.

He lowered his head, and then spoke slowly: "General...... In such a situation, it is either the result of the natural evolution of the game algorithm in this world, or there are some other reasons in it. ”

"The former's words only mean that we are unlucky and reincarnated in this miserable place, although I don't mind exercising in such a place...... If it's the latter, it's much more likely. ”

"For example, this forest was originally an ordinary forest, but then it suffered a mutation similar to that of the Magic Empire, and it became the weird one it is now...... Hey, how do I think this setting is quite normal, there is this routine in every fantasy game. Another example is that the depths of the forest are actually the entrance to some other world, well, let's say the Demon Realm, and then some powerful creatures rule here, and now we are only met with some of these minions...... However, I've never seen a demon world that uses all kinds of animals as minions, is it really okay to have such things as monkeys, wild boars, gorillas? Or...... It's actually just a prank of the system, the free world is so hot now, and the novices who squeezed in to play have exhausted their birthplaces, so the system temporarily generated a novice village in this remote place, so the balance or anything is not considered. However, this is the first time I have seen such a strange novice arrangement......"

Every time Duan Qing said a possibility, he denied it first, this way of self-complaining made Xue Linghuanbing a little crying and laughing, but he couldn't refute it - now it seems that whether it is about the level of understanding of the novice village or the level of opening his mind, he is probably inferior to him.

"Or if this place actually has a natural will, well, or the will of the forest, whatever. Anyway, it's a self-evolving thing, and then because of it, the monsters here are getting stronger and stronger......." The continued, and the woman pouted.

"I want to think about it....... Maybe there are powerful people living in this forest, or maybe there are many powerful people, or even a race here, maybe elves? I haven't heard of it anyway, but it would be nice if it were elves, I yearn for this race, and if you look at the design standards of the general fantasy theme, it makes sense that the forest of this race exists like this...... Oops, I can't make it up. Duan Qing closed his eyes in pain, and the woman on the side turned her scabbard, and then chuckled.

"Another example......."

Duan Qing opened his eyes and stared in a certain direction: "What are the relics of the Ancient Magic Empire in here......

The rotation stopped, and the body under the cloak tensed suddenly.

Yu Guang watched all this, Duan Qing smiled imperceptibly, and his voice continued after a natural pause: "That ruin must have some remnants of the magic era, and then precipitate, mutate, and ferment, affecting this place....... Oh, or maybe it's not so troublesome, maybe people have some kind of defensive circle or something......"

Something was condensing in the air, the words stopped, and after a short silence, the woman quietly looked up and found that Duan Qing's gaze was not looking at anything else—he was looking at herself.

"I think we thought of each other, didn't we?"

Snow Spirit Phantom Ice's right hand rested on the hilt of the sword.

"Oh......" Duan Qing hurriedly raised his hands: "Don't be so wild, okay, this kind of word is not suitable for women, and it is such a beautiful beauty as you......" His voice was low: "And such a big news, you can see it everywhere on the Internet......"

The woman blinked, her body did not relax, but her words turned to the place before: "Oh, I am beautiful, this is indeed true. ”

"So I don't skimp on my praise, and ...... Don't want this beauty to be ruined. ”

The woman looked at him for a moment, then lowered her hand: "So...... Do you want to help me? Just your strength? ”

"Look, reason tells you that it's definitely impossible for a small player like me to threaten you, but you still can't help but ooze killing intent, in fact, these **** have wanted to kill me more than once, right?"

"Do you think your voyeurism has been discovered by no one, that little girl has found out."

"That's not called voyeurism, it's just bright...... Spy on you. ”

It's like there's a tacit understanding all of a sudden, and the two of them plan to talk about a winner now. The woman didn't mean to draw her sword again, but her expression became colder, and the other party looked more calm, as if she didn't care about the-for-tat situation.

"Now I don't have a mother-in-law anymore, I know you don't trust us, you probably guess what we know, you even want to know which force we come from......"

"What do you want to prove, prove that you are an innocent person?"

"No, no, no, I'm just a newbie......"

"Newbie? Ha, although you are very well hidden, but those little habits of yours can't hide from my eyes......"

"Oh, your eyesight is really good, you can actually see the true strength of my Qingshan Sword God. But...... So what, I didn't intend to hide ......"

"Is that so? Then just tell me everything you know, and I won't mind talking to you...... Share. ”

"Why? Do I know you very well, beauty? And I've already covered our situation......"

"Less garlic ......"

"Okay, okay, I know you won't believe me when I say it, but we're all normal players, and we just want to have a good time...... Well, I don't know what their goals are, at least I am. ”

At the end of the conversation, Duan Qing's face finally became ...... Serious.

"So we don't trust you, at least I am."

"So we're not going to help you, at least...... I'm not going to help you. ”

"Is that your attitude?" The woman said contemptuously, "Just now you were still saying that I was beautiful...... If you're going to ask me to beg you, or if you're going to retreat, then ......"

"You can do as much as you want, or continue with your useless conjectures. With the strength of our people, it is natural that trickery is meaningless, but in the same way, there is naturally a limit to what can be done...... The stakes in this are up to you. ”

"I just want to say now that if the time comes to come, I'm resolute...... On their side. ”

"Because I don't like women like you."

Having said this, Xue Ling's face finally changed, and it was a feeling of being broken through. The woman gritted her teeth, but Duan Qing didn't care about these things, although she didn't plan to tear her face so early, she still had a feeling of raising her eyebrows.

Let you make a face these days...... Do you think you are a precious species?

The words have been made clear, and it is no longer useful to stand here stupidly. Duan Qing stood up and was just about to leave, when the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice next to him raised his head.

"Stop."

As a leader who has been in a top position all year round, Xue Lingphantom Ice naturally couldn't bear the ridicule of this man just now. But because of this, Snow Spirit Phantom Ice was also able to get out of the anger and calmly think about the current situation.

In the middle of a forest, there is definitely no way to complete the task by yourself, although with the addition of these people, the success rate has not increased much, but it is better than being alone...... And excluding the words of the person who was full of personal feelings just now, she also had to admit that some of what he said was still relatively correct.

I need help, this person ...... There is a way, I may have underestimated him. Although he said a lot....... Whew, the big woman can bend and stretch, now is not the time to settle accounts, take advantage of the current topic to talk very openly, as long as she shows a certain amount of sincerity......

As long as you can complete the task......

Many thoughts crossed her mind. Duan Qing looked at the woman who bowed her head and was silent, thinking that she was going to say two cruel words. He pursed his lips, then raised his hand as if sensing something.

"Shh......h

The woman raised her head suspiciously, and the girl over there had already run over in small steps: "Uncle! Do you hear me......"

"Shhhhh......hh ”

Except for the woman in front of them, several people in the team had heard this voice before, and it was the strange voice they had heard before they met Snow Spirit Phantom Ice.

"Keng...... ......

Although Xue Ling Phantom Ice didn't understand what was going on, he still followed Duan Qing's gesture, gathered with the rest of the people, and then slowly touched the sound.

The strange noise grew louder and louder, and as several people got closer, the sound became discerning: it was indeed the sound of something hoeing the ground.

Several people looked at each other, could it be that someone was plowing the land in this forest? Or is it farming? This also ...... That's weird, isn't it......

Jicheng Evil Shao and Mengzhu began to struggle again with the choice of whether to continue to approach, and Ah Niu over there had to go directly like last time, but this time he was finally stopped by Duan Qing.

What is supposed to come will come eventually...... Finding that several people began to look at him again, Duan Qing also began to think about it in the midst of the headache.

In such a place, farming must be against harmony. But what else can a hoe be used for...... Or maybe it wasn't a hoe at all, but something else, like the footsteps of some kind of monster...... But this voice appeared so suddenly, is there such an uncaring predator......

And the voice hasn't moved in a long time......

In short, this is not the sound of nature, some kind of animal, or some kind of person, using tools...... It sounded like digging through the dirt, digging through the dirt......

Is it digging a hole? Dig a large hole in the forest, which can be used to ...... Hunting?

A figure suddenly flashed in Duan Qing's mind: the farm uncle wearing a red and black plaid shirt, a straw hat, and a straw fork.

Don't...... Is that him?