36 Flame Tiger
Thorn ancient, light black deep forest.
As the carriage, guarded by a dozen heavily armoured riders, passed through the dense broad-leaved forest, the wind whirred the yellowed dead leaves, and the ground trembled slightly through the soles of the feet.
The shallow black forest belongs to the land area of the Great Hong Kingdom, and the south of the Lingkou belongs to the Ebony Tribal Jurisdiction of the Gentile State.
The Ebony tribe often clashed and fought with other tribes, but because they were backed by counties, they were not taboo about anything, and it was common for them to plunder the population and forcibly occupy territory.
Zhai Tianlin, who joined the army, took over Pingyang Prefecture three months ago, and now this team of people is the family members who will rush to Jincheng to settle down.
The mist soaked the sheepskins on his body, lurking in the overgrown bushes, Evil Xiaoqi was like a hidden cheetah, his eyes staring at the only mountain tea ceremony without blinking.
The sky in the distance was high and blue, and the cotton-wool-like clouds were lazily huddled together. The edges of the branches and leaves of the trees are covered with a bright golden edge, and the gaps in the branches and leaves of the dense forest shine through the dappled light and shadow on the dirt pavement. A few small yellow-gray birds perched on the branches chirping.
It was really a nice day.
Picking open the corner of the curtain, he revealed a face with skin like mutton fat jade, and his long eyelashes were black and shiny, lined with star-like eyes.
"It was a really nice day. ”
Zhai Tianlin's pearl in the palm of his hand, Zhai Lu couldn't help but sigh softly. Little did she know that the minions hidden in the darkness in the distance had revealed their bloodthirsty nature, and that great danger was coming.
The wind blew the trees and made a rustling sound, and several small birds fluttered their wings and flew up, and a fallen leaf rolled and swirled, and silently landed on Gashi's shoulder.
The man in green armor on the left side of the carriage rode a black horse and looked around vigilantly, this time escorting the family members of the Dutong Shi family into the city, it can be said that he had some thoughts. The original plan to escort a large number of elite cavalry was stranded due to the tight battle at the front, and most of the main forces were adjusted to the border guards.
So several teams of cars and horses that looked the same set off from Zhencheng to the same destination in batches. No one knew that those people were the real family members of the Dutong Shi, let alone that they would be personally led by Zuo Hu Shi Gashi through a wild primeval forest.
Now this cavalry, regardless of the small number of people, is carefully selected by Gashi, and it is agile and well-equipped.
"Miss, this is the primeval forest of the Light Black Region, a wild place under the jurisdiction of the Ebony Ministry, and birds and beasts are often infested, so it is better to be careful. Gashi tightened his grip on the reins of the horse, and watched as the young lady lifted the beaded curtain of the window, and said uneasily: "There must be savage people in the wilderness, so it is better to be careful." ”
"Okay, okay, what danger can Lang Lang Qiankun have, you dancing knives and sticks are too scrupulous. It's really boring to be afraid of wolves and tigers. Suddenly lost interest, his eyes drooped and his cheeks were slightly red. Yang Lu teared down the bead curtain in displeasure and hid her face in the carriage.
Gashi shook his head with a wry smile, thinking that the eldest lady has a big temper, maybe she has been in the deep boudoir compound for a long time, and she doesn't realize that the city is sinister and unpredictable.
It's really not deeply involved in the world.
Gashi couldn't help but sigh softly, and the black horse under his crotch suddenly stopped, his ears pricked up, and his nostrils let out a rapid gasping sound uneasily. The horse's head turned back, its mouth neighing in horror, and its two front hooves kept pounding on the dirt floor. As if infected, several handsome horses beside him also stopped, some drooped their horses' heads, some stepped on the ground with their hind hooves, and a low whimper sounded.
Gashi turned his head sideways to look back, and as far as the eye could see, there were almost tall trees that covered the sky, and the weeds and wildflowers under his feet were crushed by ruts into scar-like ruts. It seems that there are really very few people here.
He looked at his colleagues and reached out vigilantly to grasp the saber at his waist, and threw his advice at him.
Gashi's expression was calm, and he didn't give any instructions. The young lady in the carriage noticed the uneasy calm, quietly poked her head out, crossed the hats and helmets of several knights, glanced not far away, and quickly retracted her head with a frightened scream.
Following the young lady's line of sight, Gashi found a colorful giant beetle entwined about thirty meters old elm tree, and if you didn't look closely, the black-red dull color was mixed with the elm bark. But now that this guy is moving, no one can know how sharp the awl-like teeth of the giant worm are, and the white teeth that are exposed are palpitating.
Gashi was an experienced hunter who often went hunting in the wilderness with his staff, and he knew that any beast of prey would not attack humans unless he was frightened or starved.
The giant beetle stared at the group of centaurs with bronze bell-like eyes, the blood-red letter kept swallowing, and the dark brown snake head poked out half of it, as if it was also thinking about how to deal with these stupid humans.
"After all, a beast is a beast, and a stupid beast doesn't have a brain. Miss rest assured, don't be afraid, just leave it to your subordinates. Although Gashi comforted the young lady, he still felt a faint uneasiness in his heart, and there was always a misty and ominous premonition shrouded him. Involuntarily, his left hand touched his waist, and the cylindrical object was still there, and the ancient totem carved on the seal was raised and frosted on the fingertips.
Steel-forged muscles covered with black satin-like fur, a proud horse that has been killed for a long time. At this moment, he raised his front hooves, and did not intend to walk, knocking on the ground to remind his master uneasily, and his frightened eyes turned his head from time to time to look behind. Its gaze was not at the big cockroach on the right, but in the darkness where the sun could not shine. The wind blew the branches and leaves like a sea of mountains, and in addition to the red vegetation of the coniferous leaves and the vast variety of trees, the thorny bushes were like barren yellow tidal flats.
Like the darkness before dawn, the fear of the unknown will eventually pierce the dark sky.
Gashi did not intend to move on, and ordered a few of his men to tie their horses to nearby trees and feed them some fodder. The other samurai stood by the lady's carriage and were not allowed to leave for a moment.
Gashi transferred two archers to lie on the branches of the trees more than ten meters away from the big dragon, as long as there was a wind and grass, the crossbow arrows coated with dense poison in the best range would carry the scream of the wind and immediately penetrate the huge chest cavity of the beast and shatter the heart.
Standing under the ancient road, the staggered canopy forms a huge natural barrier one after another. Looking up at the sky, it doesn't seem so far away, as if you can reach out and touch the low-hanging white clouds. Gashi held the dark cloud knife tightly in his right hand, and subconsciously pressed the cylinder wrapped around his waist with his left hand. It felt like there was always a pair of eyes behind them, spying on them in the dark. The reason why we stopped moving forward is not to sit idly by. It's for the sake of preparing for the battle, not to mention that the final killer has not yet been revealed.
When the wind rises again, the forest sea is as rough as waves.
The crossbow bolts wrapped in the cold did not have time to be activated. The head of the giant beetle sank into the endless darkness, leaving only its fleshy body to tremble spasmally, and the smell of slime and blood from the flying slime and blood passed through the air. After a while, it snapped and fell into the overgrown bushes.
No one could see exactly what kind of attack the giant worm had suffered, because everything was moving so fast that it was beyond the limits of its eyesight.
Horses graze under the trees with a snort, the wind blows the leaves and the birds chirp from time to time in the depths of the woods. Everything was calm as if nothing had happened.
Several katanas were unsheathed, their eyes fixed on the depths of the dense forest that obscured the light of day. There seems to be a gate to hell that can devour humanity at any time.
Cold sweat was already pouring out of his back, and Gashi's hand touched his waist, hesitated, and pulled out the copper pipe.
Unscrewed the tube cover, put it on his mouth, blew it gently, and with a low and delightful sound, a light blue smoke rose up. Walk through the branches, over the high canopy, and into the sky.
It's coming, it's finally here.
The jungle boy's eyes were as sharp as knives and blades with his face painted in blue and green flowers and plants. Fear has burned into a burning fire in the hearts of young people. The muscles at the corners of his mouth were tense, and Evil Xiaoqi was dressed in a sheepskin coated with the smell of blood, which had been smoked by the ancient dense hair, and it was believed that it could tempt the olfactory system of any livestock.
The initial nerves tensed with Lin Tao's whistling, and then a flock of unknown birds on the tree branches flew away in fright. A few remnants of leaves rolled and fluttered. Gashi's hand pressed on the hilt of the knife, and cold sweat broke out in his palm. His pupils were constricting, staring intently into the depths of the forest. Several subordinates tacitly formed a triangular formation to surround the carriage.
The air seemed to freeze in an instant, exuding an endless aura of slaughter.
The wind blows the forest.
The ground beneath his feet was silent, and the palpitating shock still didn't appear. Cold sweat broke out on Evil Xiaoqi's forehead, and the silent flow of time seemed to test the young man's patience.
"It turns out that it is not necessarily the hunter who has patience. Gashi sighed lowly: "Sometimes, the prey will be more calm. "I thought to myself, maybe humans are more like prey in their eyes.
It seems that he is also waiting for the opportunity, the legendary flame tiger is an animal with a high IQ, and when hunting, the soles of its feet seem to step on cotton silently. The corners of the samurai's mouth tightened, his brows furrowed into the word "Chuan", and the long knife in his hand reflected the cold of the sky.
"It's not a good sign, the Flame Tiger has been missing for a long time, and it looks like we're in trouble. Another samurai said.
The sunlight was filtered by the layers of leaves, leaking to the ground into a faint thin halo, and the whole forest seemed to be shrouded in haze, and it was impossible to see it in a trance.
The screams were accompanied by the sound of bones shattering, and splatters of slime mixed with bloody broken flesh and bones. The smell of blood came to his nose, and watching his subordinates bite off the carotid artery with a "click" from a bloody mouth so closely, even if he was a battle-hardened Gada Protector, his heart's endurance was believed to have reached the limit.
At the moment of the knife, he met those golden-blue eyes, full of desire to kill.
It was a colorful tiger with a ferocious aura all over its body, and its blood-red and golden hair glowed like metal in the light of the sky. Like a demon.
Several long knives slashed at their hands almost simultaneously, slicing through the void to form several lightning-like cold lights.
With a beast roar, Gashi's wrist shook, and his heart tightened. The long knife came out of his hand.
The moment the blade touched the Flame Tiger, Gashi felt that something was wrong, and the power transmitted from his wrist felt like it was slashing into the void.
Several samurai's long knives were taken out of their hands almost at the same time, and they all shouted in defeat: "This beast is invulnerable." ”
The corners of the mucus splashed from the corners of his mouth spewed a fishy smell, a pair of blood-red eyes widened, and the hideous tiger's mouth in the roar frantically bit the samurai's neck artery again, blood gushing like a spring, splattering everywhere. The carriage also trembled slightly under the violent impact, Zhai Lu's screams came from inside, and the horses were also startled, and their noses were around a few big locust trees in an uneasy circle, and the horses' hooves kept digging the grass under their feet.
It seemed that the animal was angry, and the fur of the Flame Tiger shimmered blood-red in the sunlight shining through the leaves. From a distance, it looks like a flame.
A chill spread from his toes to his back, Gashi was terrified, almost two snaps of his fingers, this beast solved the two subordinates, the speed and strength were impeccable, and all he could do now was to pray silently to God in his heart.
Perhaps it was Gashi's piety that moved the heavens, and in the next moment, the situation changed.
The fierce beast clad in flames suddenly spun around and rushed eastward with a cold wind swishing.
The smell of the wind suddenly became stronger.