Chapter 8 The Lost Trail of the Mountains and Forests
I found a river valley stream, took off my equipment and cleaned it, and began to judge my position, although I turned in the tunnel, but obviously this is not too far away from the northeast corner of the exit of the No. 4 tunnel, because when I entered the mountain, I was on the right side of the valley where the debris flow occurred, that is, the east slope, after entering the tunnel, it was basically all the way up, obviously not through the valley to the west slope, the gentle slope should be northeast, about five kilometers away from the debris flow valley.
The moon has risen, and it is still bright. Higg has an innate affinity for the forest, and after several years of hunting experience, he feels that the forest is not as dangerous as the mine, and that he has already mastered the rules of jungle survival. I haven't hunted any beasts in the past few years, but I must have visited this area not too far from the Grand Canyon, so I don't have to worry about any large beasts here.
It's a high altitude area, and even in summer, the chill starts to hit at night. There was no difficulty, I found a slightly flat place, took out a few birds' nests, found some lavender, made a fire, and threw some of the lavender into the fire. An hour later, Higg had dried all his laundry, began to move the fire aside, only the burning charcoal was left, and threw more than a dozen eggs into the charcoal, the charcoal gradually went out, Higg took out the eggs and put them aside, flattened and smashed the charcoal, spread it with a thick layer of lavender, and a comfortable and warm bed was built. The residual heat of the ground will give the new bed a period of heat, lavender keeps insects and mosquitoes away, and the campfire is still burning next to it, which is the natural enemy of all wild beasts. Higg peeled off the bird's eggs and started his own dinner, he had not eaten for a day and a night, although he could go three or two days without eating without affecting his physical strength, but the high physical exertion still made it difficult for him to eat.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, Higg regretted that he had made a serious mistake, this place was not far from the Grand Canyon, and the campfire on the mountain would reveal his location. Although the mudslide made people feel that they were going to die, it could not be ruled out that those who wanted to kill themselves would send a search team to clear the mountain of all suspicious targets out of caution, and the werewolf's madness on a full moon night made Higg's heart tremble.
Since Andrew implied that the Kuba fortress was dangerous, the conspiracy must have come from there.
Even if the mudslide accident almost 100% sentences him to death, there will definitely be a small number of people who come out to make sure that his goal has disappeared.
Sigri straightened out his thoughts, since his location was exposed, and he was not far from the Grand Canyon, it would no longer be safe here. The only thing that can comfort me is that the other party's arrest or killing of him can only be a conspiracy, not a conspiracy.
If the other party discovers the entrance to the tunnel not far from here, the probability of not dying in the eyes of the other party will be greatly increased.
Higg has always trusted his own judgment and does not base his luck on the mistakes of his opponents. So he stood up and cleaned the place of his own traces, and instead of extinguishing the bonfire, a few sticks of wood were added.
The danger comes from the direction of the canyon, it is impossible to go west, to the south is the road out of the mountain, if the search personnel come, they will also enter the mountain from this direction, and to the north is the impassable Gran Mountains, and then there is the territory of the barbarians.
Heading east, along the Glen Mountains, into the dense forest, it is safest to be in the forest.
Not long after Higg left, a team of five appeared around the campfire, confirming Higg's judgment. It was correct to have a team search the mountain, but the team did not return to the fortress for the night at all, but searched overnight.
In fact, early the morning after the mudslide, the nearest Kuba fortress sent a search and rescue team to cover up the situation, dispatching five search teams to the mountainous area, and even using the air power of the royal griffin. The search yielded no results, and three squads were left behind at night to continue the night search in the mountains.
The leader of the squad of five is a swordsman, leading two archers and two spearmen.
"It shouldn't have been far away, chase?" A spearman asked his leader.
"Where to chase, who to chase? Are you sure it's that person? The leader asked rhetorically.
"This is a good opportunity to make meritorious contributions, if it is really that guy, we will be developed." The gunner continued.
The leader ignored him: "Search the neighborhood separately, pay attention!" ”
The four creeps immediately scattered in all directions.
Half an hour later, the archers heard a warning signal not far away, and the others quickly approached.
Before he could report, the archer was scolded by the split: "Don't you have a brain, your warning will startle the snake, understand?" ”
The archer panicked, "I'm sorry, it's too weird here." You see the entrance of this cave, it should be a mine, there is still blood on the ground, there should have been a battle, the fork can actually penetrate this big tree, and the animal skin tied to the fork is still bloody. ”
The swordsman looked closely, and the clues were not difficult to find, someone had crawled out of the pit using a leather rope, but he was not sure if it was the target they were looking for.
"Immediately raise three fires in the direction of the fortress, and the others are on alert." The swordsman gave the order to the mouthy spearman.
The fires were quickly generated, and in the direction of the fortress, three fires were built, and the finished glyphs were distributed.
"Look east, and be careful to stay on guard." Swordsman Command.
"Why east? If it's me, go south......" the gunner questioned
Before he finished speaking, he was kicked by the swordsman, "You still want to make meritorious service in your brain, do you think everyone is as stupid as you?" You are responsible for leaving markers on the search path, and the others should be vigilant, don't leave your life here, and you want to make meritorious contributions, hum! ”
The archer's warning Higg did receive it, and he was once again lucky enough to escape the search party. He believed that the people who could be sent here to conduct a night search must be top reconnaissance masters, and his poor counter-investigation methods could not escape the eyes of the other party, and he only hoped to escape as far away as possible at night.
So, in the jungle, Higg hurried in front, and the five-man team followed closely behind. Higg couldn't erase the traces of his own journey through the forest, and even though he had used a clumsy disguise to confuse his opponent, Higg still felt that his opponent had not been fooled, but had delayed his own time.
When the moon began to set in the west, the sun rose, and Higg and the search team did not distance themselves too much, there was no time to meditate, and the mana did not recover much. He didn't dare to go too far into the depths of the mountain range, there might be fierce beasts there, and it was better not to go in until he had to.
Running overnight, although it was in the mountains, it was at least fifty or sixty kilometers eastward, because he didn't dare to hurry too fast, and the high-intensity explosive power would make him physically unable to make ends meet. I didn't get rid of the pursuers at night, it was difficult to do it during the day, I didn't have any supplies, and I was injured, dozens of hours of high-intensity consumption in a row, only a dozen bird eggs were replenished, and I usually didn't eat for three or two days, that was because there was no high consumption, and under the current situation, I finally began to feel that my physical strength had dropped a lot, and my endurance was almost to the limit.
In the summer, the wild fruits in the mountains were not ripe, and Higg still barely ate a few, and the feeling of green and sour teeth was indeed refreshing, and it also made people even more hungry.
Near noon, the pursuers in the rear were clearly visible, with a five-person configuration, a clear division of labor, command, open the road to guard, and mark along the road.
The pursuers spotted Higg as well, but instead of being impatient, one of the archers shot an arrow into the sky, which exploded into white smoke in the air. The leader is really an excellent detective, and the target has been confirmed, but there is no hurry.
Higg knew it was a signal to call for reinforcements. Five of themselves can't deal with it, and it's the same if they come to reinforcements, anyway, they don't have to worry about their debts, let the creditors worry, it's useless to be anxious, now they can only set off to the north to the depths of the forest, and now they hope to meet the beast, at least they can increase the uncertainty factor, at most they have a few more beast creditors.
The deeper you go in the forest, the older and bigger the trees, and the darker the light. Higg and the team remained in sight at all times.
"Cluck...... There was a hen crow in the sky, and Higg was taken aback, he knew that it was not a rooster crow, it was a royal griffin. He has not yet been discovered in the depths of the forest, and the other party is in contact with his team. The griffon family has always been loyal to the Terran royal family, and the queen has personally arranged to serve in various units, and the army that can have the griffin legion is the descendant of the royal family. But when did the fortress become a descendant of Her Majesty?
When did I become the enemy of the world? Higg wondered if even Her Majesty's griffons were coming for trouble. Now there are about three hours before dark, Higg knows that the other party is ready to make a move, a small detachment on the ground, there are griffins flying in the sky, I don't know how many there are, I don't know how many there are, I don't have physical strength, I don't have magic power, the difference is huge, in the face of the absolute difference in strength, any conspiracy and trickery is futile.
Higg went numb and walked forward mechanically, not a single of the expected beasts appeared.
As he walked, Higg found that there was no way, and a cliff stopped him, the cliff was bottomless, and the cliff was misty and misty, like a fairyland, and on the other side of the cliff was also a cliff that surrounded the whole valley.
Higg could only walk along the edge of the cliff into the mountains, and the team in the rear narrowed the distance, Higg knew that they were going to do it, and more seriously, the forest suddenly came to an end, and at his feet was a huge rock mass, which could not grow trees.
Without the cover of the forest, Higg saw two griffons hovering in the sky.
There was a cliff in front, a chasing soldier in the back, and a griffin in the sky, but Higg was much calmer: "Andrew, the magic skills you taught me are not effective, I can't escape!" Hmph, you have to pull a cushion to die. "Higg took the bow of the tree elves, dripped blood on the runes, took out an arrow, and prepared to shoot one of the griffons, using the griffin as a back, and it was worth it.
The clever griffons did not rush to dive and attack, they were afraid that Higg would return to the forest and would have to wait until the team could cooperate before attacking down, so they circled high on the cliff.