Chapter 12: An Absurd and Twisted World
After dawn, the team of five searched the neighborhood again, but did not find the suspected contractor Russell, who had been with them last night. A man who had fled back last night followed them, his expression nervous and frightened.
They searched the forest all day avoiding the terrible frogs, and found a smooth path in addition to some berries and nuts that could be used as food.
Everyone walked along the path, hoping to find a village or a populated population, and the sky gradually darkened.
A bright full moon rises into the sky.
"Yo! It's a full moon! Mercury snorted excitedly, "The light is so bright that you don't need a torch to see it!" β
Brilliant moonlight shone through the trees, rocks and grass. Mercury threw down his torch and swaggered to a far corner where the fire could not shine and beckoned to everyone, as if nothing had happened.
"It seems that it is safe to leave the fire under the full moon." The tall boy said happily.
Freya clasped her hands to her chest: "Don't get too complacent. The world was so strangely constructed that I didn't feel safe even in the bright moonlight. β
Xiao Yan looked up at the bright full moon, and always felt that this moon was different from what he was used to.
"It's beautiful! It makes people feel like they can't help but bow and worship. Galadia also looked up at the sky, with an expression of fascination on her face.
The insects around him and the noise in the grass suddenly disappeared, and Xiao Yan suddenly heard a confused whisper circling around his ears. Like a roar, like a moan.
The whispers came like a tidal wave, and at first it was bearable, but it didn't take long for the sound to be almost maddening.
"Ahh What happened to you...... Look, everyone! At that moment, Valkyrie suddenly exclaimed.
Following the direction of her finger, everyone found that the man who had just been rescued was lying up in pain, and the hair on his whole body grew sharply, becoming as hard and dense as a mane.
"This ...... What kind of ...... are you going to make trouble?"
"Look what! Run! Xiao Yan and Mercury reacted quickly, grabbed the food by the fire and ran. Valkyrie and Galadia followed. Freya has always been an iceberg beauty's cold temperament, but at this time, she can't react. She hurriedly retreated, but wondered if it would be a loss of identity to run away in such a panic.
"Poof!" Freya's long, straight legs tripped over the roots of the tree and fell to the ground, and the man in the mutation glared at him.
His face had become as hideous as that of a boar or a jackal, his sharp, pale fangs drooling, and his blood-red eyes stared straight at Freya as she fell to the ground.
Freya chuckled in fright, realizing that she had lost even the power to scream. She only felt that her mind was dizzy, and she subconsciously wanted to run away but couldn't move.
"Werewolves. Race: Inhuman. Strength 10, Agility 4, Stamina 5, Perception 2, Intelligence 0, Spirit 0, Charisma 0.
Special Skill 1: Fright. Inflicts fright on small and medium-sized creatures that see a werewolf for the first time, causing stun and slow. β
"The werewolf gaze has taken a toll on you, reducing your SAN by 3 points."
Since his personal space was also blocked, Xiao Yan shoved the roasted frog into Valkyrie, who was also frightened, and ran over to pick up Freya and turned around and ran.
Freya spun around for a while, and then found herself being held in the arms of a man and running wildly.
"Let it go...... Let go~" Freya felt the man's hand seem to be pressing on her ass, and hurriedly shouted. Before Freya could finish her sentence, a terrible howl resounded through the forest.
"Woo woo ββ!"
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"Let it go...... Let go of the speed and run! Run! Freya patted Xiao Yan's head and screamed!
Galadia ran as fast as she could, and Valkyrie followed closely with the frog's legs.
Xiao Yan and Mercury lagged behind, and the sound of heavy footsteps and the crackling of broken branches in the bushes came from behind, and the sound was getting closer and closer.
"Hurry up! Hurry up! It's catching up! Looking directly behind her, Freya's voice was full of tears.
"Mercury, why are you running so fast!" Xiao Yan and Mercury, you chase after me, and Xiao Yan, who is holding Freya, finds himself being overtaken little by little.
"What! What do you care about me! Mercury gasped as he ran: "What time is it?" Leave me alone and feed the monster yourself! β
Xiao Yan and the ice beauty who was held in his arms shouted together: "No! Mercury! We won't leave you behind! If you want to die, you will die with you! β
These five powerhouses who came to challenge the extreme value were swept all over the ground, the whirring wind blew rapidly past his ears, and the low roar was getting closer and closer, Xiao Yan could even smell the stench of a corpse in the monster's mouth. Freya was so nervous that she pinched Xiao Yan's arm, almost pinching blood.
There was a tremor on the ground, as if some giant beast was walking on the ground, Xiao Yan and the others thought it was the footsteps of the monster behind them at first, but they didn't expect Galadia, who was running in front, to suddenly turn around and turn back, pulling Valkyrie, who was running in second place, to turn around and escape.
"Don't go ahead! There's a bigger one! β
Xiao Yan and Mercury stabbed and stabbed a sharp turn, followed by a sharp turn by the two young ladies. Freya hugged Xiao Yan tightly, for fear that he would throw herself down.
The maned monster that followed behind everyone howled and rushed over. Freya noticed that the werewolf hadn't followed since the turn, and the five of them ran wild in the bright moonlight.
When Freya reacted, she looked left and right and found that the five people had come to a clearing, and hurriedly pulled Xiao Yan's arm to stop him.
"Everyone, stop! The monster is gone. β
Hearing Freya say this, the four of them who were running out of breath all stopped and looked around vigilantly.
"Wheez~ Wheezing to death!"
"Mistress Freya, aren't you going to come down?" Xiao Yan looked at Freya, who hugged him like a koala.
"I don't! I can't run fast in this world. β
Valkyrie patted the panting Galadia: "What did you just see in front of you?" Big monsters? β
Galadia had a frightened expression on her face: "You can't imagine what I'm seeing...... Its body was huge, walking upright on two legs like a human, covered with thick fur, with the head of a deer and the wings of a bird, and only one eye, which was as absurd and strange as a picture drawn by a kindergarten child......
Freya cupped her forehead: "It's probably a chaotic creature again. I feel that the world is full of disturbances and distortions that are indescribable and beyond common sense. Just a moment ago, my SAN value dropped again. That hidden presence affects the creatures and us all the time. β
Xiao Yan slowly put Freya down, the strength after suppressing the attribute was not comparable to before, and he was really tired and panicked when he ran wildly with his sister just now. He gasped for a moment and said, "We need to find some weapons." A stronger, more powerful weapon. β
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In this place where tools were scarce, the five men could only find some wood, and bundle them with sharper rocks to make simple spears.
Luckily, there were many broken logs scattered among the trees, about 50 centimeters long and as thick as a bowl, and the incisions were so smooth that they seemed to have been broken by a sharp blow.
Valkyrie found some tough rattan and wood, and with the help of everyone, tied the logs together to make an ugly, bloated piece of wood armor.
"I can't even walk in my clothes." Valkyrie took two steps in his dress, and when he found that his current self was completely unsuitable, he took it off and handed it to everyone.
"And it's just ugly." Mercury took two steps back, "Wearing this is like a barrel on your body. It's definitely going to drop the SAN value, I don't wear it! β
Freya and Galadia had disgust written on their faces, and in the end, this barrel armor fell into Xiao Yan's hands.
"It's not that heavy." Xiao Yan took two steps and made a knock-dong shaking sound, "I think it's good!" Much safer. β
"Hahaha~" "Hey, hey, hey! Everyone laughed, "You're like a bear." β
Valkyrie couldn't help but smile and tied Xiao Yan tightly with rattan to prevent the armor from falling off while moving.
"Raise your hand." With a sweet smile on the corner of her mouth, the red-haired girl tightened the front knot for Xiao Yan, as warm as a wife tying a tie for her husband at work.
"Is it tight?" Valkyrie's expression is serious and cute, and his thin eyebrows and eyes are crooked. When she leaned down to tie the rattan around Xiao Yan's waist, Xiao Yan saw half of her fair and plump breasts exposed.
"It's a little tight......"
"Then I'll loosen it for you."
"No, that's all." Galadia walked up in two steps and pulled the rattan tightly, "If you don't hurry, there is no point!" β
"Wow, tap." Xiao Yan felt that he was deflated, and yesterday's dinner was going to be squeezed out. But Galadia was staring at him with a cold gaze, and the MT of the Tianwen team immediately shut up.
Xiao Yan, who had put on the barrel armor, stumbled twice, and waved his newly made wooden spear and the oak stake he had picked up a few more times.
"Good, I feel like I'm doing MT again."
After having the thick barrel MT, everyone inexplicably felt a lot more stable, as if they had returned to the plane world they were accustomed to adventuring.
There are many different landforms in this world. The leaves of the forest have taken on a red and yellow hue, which is pleasing to the eye with the green leaves that have not fallen; If you don't go far, you'll encounter a dark and damp swamp, and you don't know what is wriggling under the clumps of reeds.
Occasionally, a bird landed on the swamp and was caught in the black mud by something in the blink of an eye.
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"Tick Tick Tick ......"
"Griffith, current SAN value of 85."
"Galadia, current SAN value of 85."
"Valkyrie, the current SAN value is 85."
"Freya, the current SAN value is 85."
"Mercury, current SAN value of 85."
(End of chapter)
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