Chapter 14: Soaring Experience Points
Mount Talong is not very tall, but the trees on it are unusually dense.
When the mountain wind rises, the mist mixed with the forest whistling in, the pine waves are like a tide everywhere you pass, and there is the sound of leaves flying far and near, and there is a fierce chill on the body, which makes Song Zheng can't help but shiver.
In this mountain forest, there are no roads at all, and they can only move forward with great difficulty, and the horses have long been difficult to pass.
However, Bridget looked very determined, even if she was walking, she had to go up the mountain, although Song Zheng secretly accused her of being too paranoid, but she had to accompany her.
After hesitating for a moment, Philip followed.
Of course, there were still many knights behind him, and a few knights stayed at the bottom of the mountain to guard the horses.
Compared to the beginning of this world, Song Zheng's ability to walk through the mountains and forests is much stronger now, but being in this dense forest still makes him a little frightened.
I don't know if it was luck or misfortune, everyone did not encounter the legendary snow monster in this Dalong Mountain, but encountered the mountain lion again, but this time they encountered a group!
Perhaps it was the smell of lion blood left on the body by killing the mountain lion earlier, and the lions had already rushed towards everyone in a rage when they were still far away.
Facing the roaring lions, if it weren't for the fact that there were enough people accompanying him, Song Zheng would definitely be the first to turn around and run.
The knights who accompanied them all raised their shields or swords nervously, and the groups of three or five leaned together to prepare for the battle with the lions, and it seemed that this mutual defense team should be the tactics they used in their daily training.
Bridget still faced the lions alone, but instead of recklessly confronting the lions as she did last time, she began to use swordsmanship.
In fact, her swordsmanship was very good, apparently she had been overly high-pointed, and her long sword flew up and down like a dragon, and she had already severely damaged two mountain lions in just a few rounds.
This made Song Zheng can't help but become interested in the martial arts of this world.
His current thief class only provides a 'stealing' skill, which allows him to have food and clothing, but is almost useless in the face of combat, and judging from Bridget's swordsmanship, the martial arts of this world are still very helpful in battle.
Of course, the most important thing at the moment is to mend the knife before those lions are completely dead...... There were eight lions in the rush, and they couldn't do much damage against dozens of well-armed knights, and they were quickly routed.
"It's a little more dangerous, but the benefits are really good." With the seven lions killed, Song Zheng's experience points have increased a lot, and the most important thing is that he doesn't need to fight the lion at all, just make up for it before the lion dies with a knife or shoot an arrow.
The last remaining lion may have realized that the enemy in front of him was too fierce, and turned and began to flee into the depths of the forest.
Bridget, who was in the middle of the battle, immediately chased after him with his sword.
Although Song Zheng wanted to remind her not to chase too deeply, it had no effect, as the 'guide' she recruited, Song Zheng had to follow, and Philip and those knights quickly followed.
The fleeing lion traveled far faster through the dense forest than the armored humans, and after a period of pursuit, the men had completely lost all traces of the lion.
"Do you have a way to track down the beast?" Bridget. Abidis looked at Song Zheng expectantly, obviously seeing him as a real hunter.
"This ...... Let me take a closer look. Song Zheng said with some embarrassment, he, a 'part-time' hunter, didn't have any skills to track beasts at all, so he could only see if he could find some traces of beasts around.
After all, this Dalong Mountain is like a primeval jungle, and the number of wild beasts will definitely not be small, and it should not be difficult to find other wild beasts theoretically.
Perhaps it was luck that Song Zheng spotted a trail of a beast just a few minutes later.
"This is the place, there are many wild beast tracks here, and the surrounding bushes are obviously scratched, this should be a beast path, most of the large beasts such as lions and tigers often pass through here." Song Zheng said excitedly, this so-called 'beast path' is exactly what he learned from the dwarf Tabas. Thunderspear learned the terminology.
"Okay, let's catch up and have a look." Bridget's face was already sweating, but she was still excited, and her eyes were as bright as the most beautiful stars.
Looking at her appearance in armor and wielding a long sword, Song Zheng also had to admit that Brigitte in military uniform had a very unique beautiful temperament, and it was no wonder that Philip did not hesitate to follow her deep into this dangerous Dalong Mountain in order to pursue her.
"It's a pity that her ending is not good......" Song Zheng suddenly remembered Bridget for no reason. Abydis' ending in World of Warcraft.
Although she was equally determined among the beasts, bent on banishing the undead and quelling the plague, she was blinded by the Dreadlord after becoming the leader of the Scarlet Crusade, and as a result, she resolutely set foot in Northrend to fight the Lich King, resulting in her final death, which is embarrassing.
"Maybe we should find a way to change her fate......" Song Zheng thought in his heart, but with his current strength, it seemed that nothing could be changed.
At this moment, the howl of a lion was suddenly heard in the dense forest ahead.
"Song Zheng, you are really an excellent hunter, then the lion should have escaped here!" Bridget excitedly complimented, and at the same time, the equipment hurried to catch up.
"Wait...... There seemed to be something strange about the lion's call. Song Zheng hurriedly grabbed her.
Bridgette couldn't help but stop to listen carefully, and soon her face changed dramatically, for the fear evident in the lion's howl had finally turned into a terrible scream.
A faint rush of blood drifted in the mountain wind, and at the same time there was a rumbling sound in the dense woods ahead, which was supposed to be some very large beast approaching.
As the sound got closer and closer, Song Zheng's heart also rose nervously.
Eventually, the dense foliage parted, and a monster covered in long white hair appeared in front of them.
"It's a snowman!" Philip immediately screamed, and then retreated, hiding among the knights he had brought with him.
The snowman was very tall, almost two people in height, and apart from being able to walk upright, its appearance had nothing to do with a 'human', but it was somewhat similar to an orangutan, but it was even taller and more hideous.
Song Zheng's gaze fell on the snowman's hand...... What that guy is holding in his hand seems to be the hind legs of a lion!
Obviously, the lion that escaped just now should have been caught by the snowman and then torn to pieces by the snowman.
The others should have seen this, and there were already a few knights quietly retreating.
Bridget's face was solemn, with one hand clenching the sword, and the other hand drawing a prayer symbol on her chest.
The armor on its body began to glow with golden light, and some strange runes could even be faintly seen.
As the golden light flowed, the long sword in his hand eventually also lit up with golden holy light, as dazzling as a burning flame.
Song Zheng couldn't help but touch the dwarf musket in his arms, but after looking at the snowman's thick fur, he finally pouted and gave up the idea of using the dwarf musket.