March 22, 5th year of the federal calendar

I must admit that I am a somewhat proud person at heart, and although I am not conceited to think that I am extremely clever, I do have some haste from time to time. So, when a man is in a dangerous forest, what can be done to help him kill a pack of cunning wolves?

This question challenged my self-confidence, and after some reflection, all the thoughts that popped into my head were dismissed one by one. Pitfall? Poison? Sorry, these are not the methods that can be executed immediately.

I sat high on a hard branch, and from this angle I could clearly see eight wild wolves scattered more than a hundred meters to the southwest. Some of them yawned on the grass, while others crouched on large rocks and kept looking around. They seem to be at ease, but as soon as I do jump off a branch and attack them, the beasts react immediately. At a distance of more than a hundred meters, it was difficult for me to catch up with them in the jungle with complex terrain.

"I should have learned some long-range attacks in the first place." After thinking about it to no avail, I couldn't help but start thinking about it.

In the end, I gave up on continuing to torture my brain and decisively chose the stupidest method.

Yes, I simply closed my eyes and competed with the beasts for patience. After all, I have a lot of dry food with me, but these wild wolves always need to hunt to satisfy their hunger. In the case of low IQ and experience, this is probably the best approach. Of course, there is a more direct and effective method, and that is luck.

As it turned out, my luck was probably really good.

I didn't count the time, I have the impression that it took about half an hour, and I was burying my head in the dry food, viciously venting my inner dissatisfaction. Suddenly, a wolf howl sounded, and I almost fell off a branch.

I held on to the trunk of the tree with my right hand to steady my body, and in my field of vision there were already three red-maned wolves lying on the ground, with a few arrows stuck in their necks and hearts, and a small patch of grass stained red with blood. The remaining wolves probably sensed the danger to their lives, and immediately dispersed in a hurry, burrowing into the jungle and disappearing.

"Friend, you're safe, come down." It was a little guy who came out to help, and he looked like he was no more than fourteen or fifteen years old.

When I thought that I was rescued by such a child, my face suddenly felt a little unbearable. In order to maintain my image, my brain began to rac, and finally I thought of a cool action that is common in movies. I jumped straight off the tree and performed a superhero landing pose.

I think this action must be shocking enough.

As it turned out, I made the right decision. The little guy suddenly showed an expression of admiration and clapped his hands in salute me. My vanity was satisfied for a moment, until he asked a question the next. "Wow! Don't your knees hurt? He asked.

Hurt...... It hurts indeed.

I have to admit that jumping off a tree was a stupid idea, and it was a foolish decision to go to the Black Pine Forest alone, and if I had let go of my awkwardness and found a few companions to come with me, the journey would have gone much more smoothly. So, should I find myself a few regular teammates in the future? The answer is no, after all...... I'm still a stubborn person.

The little guy is a wonderful guy who knows each other well, and I just wanted to have a casual chat with him and thank him for his kindness. Who knew that he was very enthusiastic, and when he introduced himself, he said that his name was Hanekawa, from Chishui City, and he had just been recognized by his master not long ago, and then he was kicked into the black pine forest to practice.

Listening to Hanekawa's croaking and complaining for a long time, I interrupted the little guy who was about to reveal his old bottom with a wry smile. It can be seen that he is indeed a person who has studied with his master all the year round, has no social experience, and has no bad intentions. After learning the purpose of my trip, he enthusiastically offered to go with him to investigate, and in consideration of the possible troubles, I finally agreed to take him with me.

In this way, I temporarily added a little friend to my team.

……

Hanekawa is a very interesting little guy, and after getting acquainted with Du Qi, he began to talk to Du Qi about the interesting things he had encountered. In contrast, Duzi seemed much more silent, but although he was not talkative, he was also a good listener, and occasionally echoed a few words, and the whole journey no longer seemed so boring.

"In other words, Brother Duqi, you said that you wanted to track down the murderer, but you didn't look for or check the traces along the way. Tell me...... Tell me, any tricks? Hanekawa asked with sparkling eyes.

"How so? It's a special ability of mine! Duzi took the scales from his personal space and said casually, "I can roughly feel the location of its owner." It's not easy to explain, it's like ...... It's like a hound can track its prey based on its scent, eh...... It's not a good analogy, but that's how you understand it! ”

"That's it!" His eyes were filled with loss, and it was clear that he had already started to learn from Duzi. The depressed mood didn't last long, Hanekawa's eyes rolled, and his attention turned to the leather armor worn by Du Qi, and then asked: "Brother Du Qi, the equipment on your body is also very interesting, much better than ordinary standard armor, and the shape is much better than those ugly iron shells. This leather ...... Hey? This is made with materials from the Spotted Helmet! ”

"That's right, I built it myself."

"Wow...... You're still a hunter, so did you design this leather armor yourself? ”

"How is it possible, it's called Starry Night, you may have heard of it."

"Starry Night? Ah, I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it in real life...... I remember that the Starlight Night set was designed by the Forge Grandmaster, Lord Fireshogun. Alas! When I was at home, everyone praised me as a genius, and I always thought they were right. After a trip, I realized that I was the frog at the bottom of the well, and a real genius like you, big brother. Brother Duqi...... Look, can you help me build one? He asked, wry.

"Just call me big brother at you, I have to explain it to you. Now that you've heard of Starlight Night, you should know that there are three parts in this set, and I've only crafted this one myself. To tell you the truth, I'm just a rookie now, and it takes a lot of energy to build every time, and I can't start work anymore at the moment. However, for the sake of our fate, if there is a chance in the future, I will give you a better set. "Du Qi first wrote the blank check.

"Really? Then you will be my big brother from now on...... Wait a minute! Hanekawa suddenly smiled, and while stopping, he reached out and grabbed Du Qi beside him, "There's movement ahead." ”

Du Qi glanced at Hanekawa in surprise, he didn't say much from beginning to end, and he was always alert to the situation around him. But even so, without him knowing, the little guy who was talking and laughing unbridled told him that something was going on.

The next moment, Du Qi only saw the bushes in front of him tremble slightly, and then dozens of green vine-like objects flew out of the grass. It was as if they were a living creature, split into two groups in mid-air, and rushed towards Doki and Hanekawa respectively, as if it could sense their position.

"What the hell is this?" Du Qi didn't have time to make evasive moves, but subconsciously raised his shield to resist.

Dancing in the air, Fujiman suddenly turned and tried to circle behind the two of them.

Du Qi decisively abandoned the shield, and then changed to a two-handed sword holding posture, and quickly swung two swords to cut off more than a dozen vines that attacked him. "Hanekawa, what the hell is this?" He yelled.

"I don't know!" Hanekawa's immature face had a hint of panic on his face, and he had already thrown away the longbow in his hand and pulled out the dagger pinned to his thigh, trying to repel the strange vines that were constantly twisting.

Duzi felt the ground tremble slightly, as if a terrifying beast was swimming underground. An angry roar sounded in his ears, and more vines attacked the two of them, scattering in the air at the same time, turning into a net of heaven and earth.

The poorly functioning brain finally realized the difference in strength between the enemy and us, and Du Qi swung his sword again to cut off those unrelenting vines, pulled Hanchuan with his free left hand, and roared angrily: "What are you stupid, run away quickly!" ”

The angry scolding made Hanekawa calm down a little, and he followed closely behind Duqi, preparing to flee from this dangerous place. But as soon as the two of them pushed away, countless vines broke through the ground frantically, like long green snakes, scrambling towards the location of the two of them.

In the blink of an eye, green snakes were all around, encircling the two of them. Doki and Hanekawa could only go back to back, vainly waving their weapons to repel the incoming enemy. At this time, their feet were already entangled in death.

Du Qi swung his sword and swept downward, splitting the vine man wrapped around the calf of his right leg, and at the same time, he used his leg to tear off the remaining vine man. Then he used the same method to remove the restraint that was wrapped around his left leg.

"Hell, this thing is definitely not a plant." He clearly felt the touch of these vines on his skin. They look like tough plants on the outside, but when touched, they give them a sticky, slippery feel, like an octopus that has just been fished out of the water.

The roar from the ground became clearer, and Du Qi felt a dizzy nausea, and the long swing of his sword made him extremely tired. In a trance, he seemed to see an indescribable disgusting monster slowly seep out of the ground, like a green mass of flesh and blood, beating like a heart with a roar. With the monster as the center, countless green tentacles spread to the surrounding area, dancing wildly in the chaos.

At that moment, Duzi felt a boundless fear, not the fear of death, but the feeling that the soul would be swallowed up, an indescribable emotion that originated from the depths of consciousness.

Under the suppression of fear, he could not even shout out a cathartic roar.

Duqi's body was completely wrapped in vineman, and only his head was still exposed. He struggled frantically, trying to break free from the shackles of fear. Beside him, Hanekawa had completely lost consciousness, the ground had become as soft as quicksand, and the green hand dragged him into the ground little by little.

Time seemed to be slowed down a million times at this moment, and Duqi could clearly feel the slippery tentacles slowly sliding, from his jaw to his cheeks to his ears. The consciousness was slowly fading away, but his brain was so clear that he even knew when he was going to pass out.

Faintly, it was as if he heard the sound of something shattering.

Finally, the fear and unwillingness that had been held in my heart all turned into a roar, and it sounded at that time.