Chapter 178: The City of Ancient Trees - Terramis (2)
When the sun shone on Chen Kai and them again, they spent a night that seemed to be peaceful. It's just that everyone knows that last night was not peaceful, because they at least saw hundreds of polluted people wandering around, but they didn't want to or didn't dare to approach the location of the temple.
Because the natural aura that permeates this temple is poisonous to these polluted, although these natural scents are very faint, they have adapted to the polluted people in the Denzel Forest who distort the power of nature. But at best, it's just hard to adapt, and if these tainted people really have the courage to rush in, they will choose to rush in, but unfortunately the spells of elven mages such as Nero Aru have made these tainted people lose their courage.
Although they had been mutated by the warped force, a trace of reason gradually returned to their bodies as time passed. If they didn't have reason, there would be no escape, and the most important thing is that these polluted people and the commanders would exist. The conductor was absolutely sober, and though he had a lot of twisted thoughts in his mind, a lot of thoughts of hatred for the elves, he was terrified at the sight of hundreds of polluted people dying.
In the end, the leader of the polluted could only stand in the dark forest with the target of hatred, watching Chen Kai and them ride away, of course, he could also contact the other polluted, but the problem was that if the other polluted people saw his situation, then they would swallow his group first. After all, in the Denzel Forest, in order to survive, these polluted people need to attack other creatures, and there is also competition and annexation between them.
So before its own strength was restored. The only thing the polluted people who have taken over the area can do is to hide in the forest. It's just that these polluted people also know that they can't hide for long, and one day they will be discovered and swallowed up by polluted people in other areas.
Of course, this qiē had nothing to do with Chen Kai, and the dwarves writhed on their horses and tried to sit up straight. Armand tiptoed frustratedly trying to get his feet on the stirrups, but his legs were a little shorter. However, after a little modification, the dwarves finally got a little better, but these saddles were still not modified according to the body structure of the dwarves, so it was very uncomfortable for a few black dwarves to sit on them.
However, even if it is uncomfortable, it is better to ride on a horse than to walk on the ground, the only problem is that Chen Kai and they are too optimistic to estimate the situation of the road. It is true that the millennia-old road has not been completely destroyed by the forest, at least the traces of the road are very clear, and it has been winding forward and snaking deep into the Denzel forest towards Teramis. Just because the route isn't damaged doesn't mean it's in good condition, just like the road that always needs to be repaired, it's full of potholes eroded by rainwater. At the same time, some twisted roots clinging to the road. A large amount of moss occupies a large area of the road, and the road surface is not visible at all.
The only thing the horse's hooves feel when they step on these mosses is that the ground is very soft. At the very least, the horseshoe can sink into the ground by at least one centimeter. Every time the horse's hooves were raised, it would bring up a patch of green moss, many of which were inhabited by tiny insects. Riding on Lal's back, Chen Kai's eyes kept looking around, and what he held in his hand was not a giant sword, but a spear. The hole pierced through the Flame Demon Count Hugodi's Longinus spear, and after not using it for a long time, Chen Kai held it in his hand again. The original color of the spear turned red after absorbing a large amount of the blood of Count Hugodi. Even after being purified, there were some mottled marks on the gun. This makes this replica weapon look even more inconspicuous. However, the quality of the weapon itself is not degraded by purification. Instead, it becomes even more terrifying.
Although the sharpness value of the weapon has not changed, the additional piercing effect is enough to be proud of many weapons, even if Guan Yu's Judgment Blade is not as strong as Chen Kai's spear at some times. It's just that Chen Kai is a little afraid of such a weapon. Because even after being purified, the name of this gun was not purified, but became the bloodthirsty Longinus. Although the overall attributes have not changed, Chen Kai is worried that there will be some problems with this weapon, so he uses it much less often than in the past.
After all, Chen Kai's weapon skills have reached the master level of a giant sword rather than a gun weapon, so it will be more powerful when using a giant sword, but there is no doubt that it will be better to use a gun weapon when riding a war horse. Combined with Ral's short dash to generate terrifying speed, Chen Kai can use Longinus to stab a very terrifying attack. In fact, the attack effect of the giant sword in Chen Kai's hand is not worse than this gun, but the biggest difference between the two sides is directly in the attack speed, the Longinus gun with the piercing effect is at least half a second faster than the glow blade in swing speed.
However, in any case, the most important thing for Chen Kai now is to monitor the surrounding situation, once a polluted person rushes out of the forest on both sides, then he must quickly instigate Lal to meet him. For Chen Kai, riding Laer, a huge Andean war horse, in addition to being stable, another advantage is that he doesn't need to guide the other party at all, and Ral, who has a high level of intelligence, can understand Chen Kai's instructions, except that he can't speak, his IQ is not worse than those four or five-year-old children.
Therefore, Chen Kai can let go of the reins and hold his hand on the weapon, not paying attention to the situation on the road, just need to ensure that he is always sitting on the horse. For Ral will judge for himself whether the road ahead can be followed, and at the same time can lead the horses behind to move according to his actions. There was no doubt that being able to ride a horse made it much easier for Chen Kai and them, and their movement speed was much faster, but even if they rode a horse, it would take them nearly two months to reach the Elven Empire through the Denzel Forest. Because the road conditions are so bad, even on horses they can't move at a speed of 50 kilometers a day. The journey of the 2,000 Highway will take forty days at the fastest according to the current speed, if it is slower, then Chen Kai and they will have to hehe. After all, they don't have enough food and water. If it were a little slower, at the current consumption, maybe they really couldn't guarantee the consumption that was originally expected for three months. After all, every time they fight, Chen Kai and they will consume a lot of supplies, if the battle lasts for two months, it is estimated that Chen Kai and they will not eat meat in the future, even the most basic bread and water will be a problem.
Because after each battle, Chen Kai and the others need to eat a lot to recover the body and other states consumed, so the more they fight, the faster their supplies will be consumed. In such a situation, the food stored in the tent that could last for a week is now only supporting for a few days, and it is about to bottom out. Although Chen Kai and the others still have a lot of materials in storage, if they are consumed at this rate, let alone three months, even if two months are enough. If they encounter a high-intensity battle, even a month, it may make Chen Kai's stored materials bottom out, and as for the potions, they may bottom out faster.
The hooves of the war horse gently stepped on the moss, and the huge branches above their heads grew into branches, completely covering the entire road, making Chen Kai's environment quite dark. However, the environment here is slightly brighter than in the forest, at least Chen Kai and they don't need torches to see the road. This environment is still dissatisfying. But at least Chen Kai and they can save fuel. At the same time, you can occasionally see the sun in the sky through the gaps in the leaves.
Looking at the surrounding trees, Chen Kai felt that this road might be the most vibrant place in the entire Denzel Forest, if not the most vibrant place, it must be one of them. Because there are a lot of bugs living under the moss on the road, and these things are not found in other areas of the forest. It's just that the vitality also means that there will be other creatures, and compared to the extreme silence in the forest, the road is obviously much more lively.
After leaving the village range ten kilometers. Chen Kai: They encountered the first wave of enemies, and these enemies were the ones they had encountered before. Of course, not those who are polluted. Rather, it's hundreds of dwarf forest monsters. They were searching for eggs under a tree that had collapsed on the side of the road. A forest monster with a fat white moth in his mouth was the first to see Chen Kai riding Lal.
When a scream roared out of its mouth biting the fat moth, Chen Kai had already instigated Lal to rush towards it quickly. In less than three seconds, Lal crossed a distance of several tens of meters, increasing his speed to nearly sixty kilometers per second in a short period of time. also let Chen Kai rush directly into the strange pile.
The head that was biting the moth was pierced by the spear in Chen Kai's hand in an instant, and at the same time, there seemed to be a glimmer of light on the mottled blood stains on the spear, but in the end it disappeared. Chen Kai didn't notice that flash of light at all, because the dou qi he blessed itself was exuding a warm luster.
Then the spear in Chen Kai's hand began to be continuously withdrawn and then stabbed out, because of the additional piercing effect, Chen Kai didn't have to worry about not being able to cause damage after hitting the target, he only needed to do one thing, that is, to hit the target faster. As long as he hits the target, even if it only hits a certain part of the opponent's body, Chen Kai can cause considerable damage to the opponent.
The only problem for Chen Kai was probably that these forest monsters were too small, and it would take a lot of energy for him to hit the target. Fortunately, there were not many of these forest monsters, and after Chen Kai rushed into the midst of them, these monsters immediately fell into chaos, because Xu Fei's preparation spell struck almost at the same time as Chen Kai rushed in. The spell attack made the forest monsters who originally wanted to pounce on Chen Kai quickly blind, and by the time they recovered from the spell blow, the others had already rushed over. The only ones who didn't rush were the dwarves who were trying to stabilize their bodies and shoot, but the recoil and sound of the muskets in their hands were so loud that even the recoil of the horses' ears almost made the horses under their butts fall limp.
The bullet went straight through the branches above his head, and he didn't know where it went, and by the time the dwarf had managed to pull the horse up, the battle was over. Hundreds of forest monsters were completely knocked out in less than three minutes, and as the monsters near the bottom of the Denzel forest, they are basically the type of cannon fodder that has been abused.
However, even cannon fodder is dignified, but unfortunately, in the face of extremely powerful violent face, these forest monsters who tried to prove their dignity have all turned into corpses. Looking at the slightly rising experience points in his experience slot, Chen Kai exhaled a sullen breath in frustration. Then he instigated his horses to start on his way. For Chen Kai and them, these forest monsters were just a small episode on their journey, they couldn't bring much harm to everyone, at most they could only add a little color to their journey. It's just that this color is blood-colored for Chen Kai and these forest monsters, and when everyone leaves, all the forest monsters on the ground are dead except for those who were dug up and the insects are still alive.
White, black, and brown insects crawl out from under the moss, burrow into these corpses, eat and lay eggs, and in an hour, tens of thousands of larvae emerge from their shells. When Chen Kai and the others left for two hours, all the corpses of the forest monsters had completely disappeared, and even the bones had been completely devoured and decomposed by those small insects and turned into nourishment for their own growth. After only two or three hours, the bugs became very fat, and then a group of forest monsters appeared here and began digging for the bugs under the moss to serve as food. In the process of digging, they naturally have to dig out some monster bones that have not been decomposed. But the forest monsters didn't react to it. Because that's how the Denzel Forest lives.
On the way forward, Chen Kai and the others encountered at least three or four waves of forest monsters, and these forest monsters were unexpectedly turned into nourishment by the roadside forest or into insect feces by Chen Kai. The number of these monsters is more or less, and when Chen Kai has a lot of them, there are at least two or three hundred in their field of vision, if it weren't for a few elven mages to make a move, maybe Chen Kai and them would be overwhelmed. But when they were young, Chen Kai and they only saw a dozen. These dozen or so forest monsters are not only very weak. And almost all of them were injured. But after seeing Chen Kai and them, they still rushed forward without hesitation. Compared to their relatives outside the forest. These forest monsters are undoubtedly a little more backbone, and certainly more silly and idiotic.
However, for Chen Kai, such a backbone forest monster is extremely annoying, and the most important thing is that they find that there are a little more monsters on this road now. It's a pity if you change the road. Then there is no doubt that you need to go into the more dangerous forests. Whether to choose the forest monsters that are easy to bully but maybe have a large number, or to choose the unknown creatures that are more difficult to deal with and dangerous, including those who are polluted, Chen Kai has no doubt that they chose the former. It's just that they are also worried, after all, what will happen if there are only forest monsters on the road now, if a more powerful monster appears.
Fortunately, Chen Kai and their luck were not so weak, and after killing several waves of forest monsters in a row, they found a post station on the forest road. Of course, the wooden post station has completely collapsed, and the elf post station that Chen Kai saw can be said to be a very old historical relic. The rubble that fell to the ground was almost occupied by weeds and insects, and Chen Kai cleaned up for half an hour in order to clear a place to rest. Of course, in this half an hour, Chen Kai and the others also obtained some fresh ingredients, dozens of wriggling white moths. The hypertrophied moths are at least seven or eight centimeters long, and they look white and fat, and they exude a very good smell when roasted. It's just that it is estimated that there are not many people who dare to take this mouth, only Chen Kai and a few dwarves dare to stuff this kind of insect into their mouths. Oh! No, there is another one, that is the minotaur girl Alyssa, she knows very well the preciousness of food, in the underground world, if there is no food to eat, let alone moths, even maggots, she has eaten them.
It's just that if Chen Kai and the others knew that these moths pulled out of the tree poles actually didn't just suck the branches, they didn't even let go of the corpses, and they didn't know if Chen Kai could still stuff them into his mouth. Of course he didn't know it now, and it was much cleaner than the worms that crawled on the ground and pulled out of the tree poles.
"Boss! What does it taste like? Fei Yun looked at Chen Kai biting the roasted insects and asked in a low voice, in fact, he also wanted to try it at first, after all, he had tested that these insects were basically non-poisonous. It's just that in the end, he still didn't have the courage to stuff these fat bugs into his mouth, after all, he didn't say that there was no food at all.
"Very nice! Chicken-flavored, do you want to try it? Chen Kai stuffed a fat bug into his mouth, as he said, the bug tasted really good, except for the lack of seasoning, everything else felt good.
"Forget it! I'd better eat bread! Fei Yun originally wanted to take the worm, but in the end, he gave up after thinking about it for a while, and instead concentrated on eating the bread in his hand. When he finished eating the last piece of bread, Chen Kai also stuffed all the roasted worms in his hand into his stomach, but these worms could only be regarded as snacks, and his staple food was bread.
While Chen Kai was eating bread, Armand was sandwiching baked worms between slices of bread and then spreading cream to turn them into sandwiches, there is no doubt that his behavior is definitely a pioneering act, but it definitely fills his stomach more than Chen Kaigan eating worms. The most important thing is that he doesn't see the insects in this way, and he doesn't feel so disgusting when he eats them. (To be continued......)