Chapter 12 Mangroves

Guanglong was worried about being ambushed and looked around. When he was sure that there was no danger, he found the branches scattered on the ground, cut the flesh of the lizard with a knife, put it on, and then grilled it with hunger.

The burning firewood is taken from the mangrove tree, and the aroma after heating is not as charming as before, but more elegant and fragrant. The roasted lizard after aromatherapy hides its own fishy smell, and it tastes greasy and delicious, and has a good taste.

Finally had a hot meal. Guanglong didn't care about burning his mouth, and devoured half of the sea lizard before falling to the ground to rest.

Lenovo saw the smoke of cooking on the shore of the bitter sea, and it has been a long time since then. The fireworks are still flourishing~ Sheng, I don't know if the mangroves are burning, or if someone has just left.

He cut the remaining flesh of the sea lizards and tied them to the mangroves with rope for preservation. The skin of the sea lizard is not wasted, it is hung on a tree to dry, and maybe it can be used as a leather coat in the future.

After not seeing anyone for a long time, Guanglong curiously approached a mangrove tree and studied it carefully. He had never seen such smooth and delicate bark, as if it were human skin.

Guanglong took out the dragon knife and tried to make a cut on the bark. I saw the bark of the tree tearing and bleeding out a blood-like liquid. The laceration was still slowly shrinking, as if giving life. He retreated in astonishment, fearing that the tree would rise from the ground.

Bleeding trees do exist in the world of Guanglong, but they are by no means as terrifying as the mangroves in front of you. There are so many strange things in the new world, maybe he is lonely and unheard.

After a while, the blood was slowly absorbed by the bark, and the wound became more and more light. Guanglong couldn't help but marvel at what a magical mangrove tree it was.

Looking at the other mangroves, not far from the campfire, a familiar object delighted him. On the tree hangs the bow and arrow of Pinland.

Guanglong knew that she would not die so easily. The campfire must have been set up by a pinnacle as well, not only for cooking, but also to signal them. In this way, the chances of others surviving are greatly increased.

However, where did Yipinlan go? I didn't even take a close-fitting weapon, and I was obviously in a hurry. The only thing she could go was deep in the mangroves.

Although she was extremely reluctant to meet Yipinlan, she always wanted to catch her and receive the reward, but she couldn't bear to leave her, and I was afraid that she wouldn't be able to reach the underworld without her guidance.

Starting from a tree with a sea lizard skin, Guanglong groped his way into the woods. This place is far away from the bitter sea, but there is still no sign of animals, so I am scared away by him. Perhaps, it is also the influence of salt that the mangrove forest has become extraordinary.

No matter how bad the world is, there will be life, no matter what form it takes. But the gray-yellow land under Guanglong's feet is hard ~ Bang ~ Bang has no life, not even a single weed. The mangrove roots stretched outward, also thinking about escaping.

In the quiet mangrove forest, Guanglong always felt that there were a pair of eyes behind him looking at him timidly. When I turned around, there was nothing. Sometimes there is no wind, but there is no peace overhead, and the branches and leaves for no reason are moving, as if something is jumping in the forest. He suspects that it is an animal like a monkey, and sees strangers and is curious to follow.

These have-not-nothing instincts told Guanglong that he was being targeted from the start.

When he looked around blankly and suddenly, the mangrove tree in front of him changed. There are two twisted crescent shapes on the trunk of the tree, like eyes, and the branches on both sides of the branches spread out independently, like arms, plus the roots that are about to come out, isn't this a tree spirit crawling out of the ground. The further you go, the more vivid the Dryad's posture becomes, and all sorts of creepy ones.

Strangely, mangroves are supposed to have the ability to heal themselves. Guanglong had experimented with the trunk of the tree before, and the blood marks he had drawn quickly healed. That is, the eyes on the trunk are not artificial, but grow naturally?

He again made a cross in the trunk with his knife. Sure enough, the mangrove tree was stimulated and secreted ~ red sap, and the scar slowly repaired as the bark around the wound expanded.

Guanglong trembled and stepped out of the gaze of the dryads. Fortunately, there was no mouth on the trunk, otherwise he would not have dared to walk in casually. And he looked too much into his eyes, ignoring the higher up the trunk.

Guanglong looked up sharply and saw something hanging upside down near the branch of the canopy.

Whether it is the bones of an animal, the size of a large animal. All hanging from head to foot, two or three on almost every tree. The animals that could not be seen on the ground were all in the trees. It's impossible to guess who hung the animals from the tree. And depending on the degree of decomposition of the bones, it is not a matter of one or two years.

However, it is not easy to carry it artificially, and most of the mangroves are towering into the sky, not to mention carrying the carcasses of large animals. Unless this person has wings in life.

There is also a possibility that Guanglong broke into the territory of a primitive tribe, and the bones on it were the spoils of their hunting.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, the reason why the mangroves were red was because of the blood of the animals in the beginning.

Guanglong tilted his head and tried to identify the bones. He didn't recognize the animals as they turned into bones, and they still hung upside down. However, human bones can still be distinguished, and some of the bones are sporadically mixed with human bones.

The human bones are also headed down and in the same position. Look at the human bones, the arms are naturally drooping, the mouth is closed, and there is no painful struggle. Apparently after a long time, a peaceful death; Or, they were dead when they were hanged. Treating people as prey?

It's right to think about it, with primitive thinking, it's not surprising that cannibalism is not surprising. Could it be that Guanglong came to the cannibal tribe, and he began to be inexplicably nervous.

After walking out for a long time, there were no hideous mangroves, and there were no bones on them. Guanglong was secretly glad that he caught a glimpse of a large ~ piece of open land on the right, and finally walked out of the mangrove forest!

However, it is not as simple as it seems.

He saw the long-extinguished bonfire, still smoking. Not far away is a bow and arrow from a pinlan, as well as a sea lizard skin that serves as a coordinate.

Oh my God, it's come full circle, and it's back to square one.

Mangroves grow irregularly and look the same, making it difficult to distinguish the path they have traveled, but their ability to heal themselves cannot be marked. Guanglong looked at the mangrove forest in a daze, and the intricate paths inside were more metamorphosed than the labyrinth~.

Since you can't use a knife to make a mark on a tree, you might as well try something else. Guanglong's rope was certainly not enough, but it was the extinguished bonfire that caught his attention. If you use charcoal that has been burned, you may not be able to absorb it.

He tried to draw a circle on the trunk of a tree with charcoal, patiently waiting for a miracle.

For a long time, the circle on the tree did not disappear. He happily picked up two sticks of charcoal, marked them with circles, and set off.

In order to avoid getting lost in the woods and repeating the mistakes of the past, Guanglong drew circles every few trees.

I didn't meet the dryads and bones this time, and it was definitely not the way I was last time. And so on for more than an hour, until I re-encountered the campfire and the lizard skin.

Guanglong was extremely frustrated. There was no way for a while.

He sat on the ground to calm himself down, and continuing to push hard would only be fruitless. If you will return to the same place no matter how you go, then wait for the rabbit, and you will definitely be able to wait for Yipinlan.

When Yipinlan never appeared, even when there was a sound, Guanglong expected that she had an accident or encountered something that she didn't find.

He was secretly worried when there was a rustling sound from the depths of the mangrove forest.

But the voice was very close, but no one was seen. It's something that walks through the canopy, not a pinlan.

Guanglong shouted, "Who is it?" ”

He kept an eye on the distant canopy as a man suddenly jumped out of it and swooped in on him.