Chapter 4: The Mage
It's been here, but now, it's gone, and it's been a long time since it's gone. The carcasses left in the village have been eaten by the latecomers, and even the scavenging birds have stopped paying attention to this place where there is no way to provide them with more food, only some of the remaining flies and insects are still reluctant to stay here, trying to give birth to new life belonging to the same species.
In the other direction of the village, there were traces of the Demon Beast leaving, and Liu Li was very hesitant to continue according to the original plan, after all, the direction in which the Demon Beast left was the same as the direction he was going. It doesn't die, but if it's swallowed whole, who knows where it will be taken. And he still has a big psychological shadow about turning into food, after all...... Sooner or later it will be excreted out, not.
However, Liu Li was not without harvest, as some pickled jerky and several bottles of alcohol were found in a half-collapsed cellar. Although Liu Li was not a greedy person before the crossing, there must always be a way to release the pressure accumulated during this time. He decided to rest for one night in this deserted village, believing that since the Demon Beast had left, this almost deserted place for it should not be interested in returning.
Jerky, fruits, and a bottle of wine are a rare and hearty dinner for Liu Li, who has been walking in the forest for so long, but unfortunately, the strengthened physique not only did not bring about an increase in the amount of alcohol, but made him get drunk more quickly. Think about the occasional dinner with friends before the crossing, although I don't like to drink, but half a catty of 50 or 60 degrees of liquor poured down is only a little drunk, how is it like now, the degree of the villagers' own wine is only ten or twenty degrees, but only two or two drunk unconscious. Maybe this is the first side effect of the improvement of physical fitness, Liu Li thought hazyly.
Liu Li, who was drunk in the past, had a rare good night's sleep, and when he woke up, he did not have symptoms such as hangover headache and malaise, which made him a little happier in his heart. When searching the blacksmith shop yesterday, Liu Li obtained a good long dagger, and a chain mail that was not used to wearing, but it would not affect the movement, which also made Liu Li more confident in the future. Well...... As long as you don't encounter that monster again.
There was a longbow at range, and seven arrows. There is a heavy sword in melee combat, although it has been used these days and has not been maintained to make the blade a little dull, but after all, it is a heavy sword, and it is okay to smash people with a mallet, as for the task of opening the way, isn't there a newly harvested long dagger that can be used. Liu Li, who had counted the equipment, embarked on the journey again in the light of the morning sun.
As the time went on, Liu Li became more and more proficient in life in the forest. The increase in the number of deaths and the improvement of physical fitness have reached the limit of the current stage. Strength, stamina, reaction to accidents, and observation have increased from several times to dozens of times compared to the state they had just crossed over. If he is allowed to return to Earth in his current state, he can become a superhuman existence in terms of all aspects of his qualities. Of course, this is not talking about the superman of Meiman, Liu Li does not have that kind of power, and he has not learned to shoot lasers with his eyes. However, in this world, it seems that higher-end forces abound, and according to Kamal, they are just a small team of mercenaries who can barely make ends meet, and although they are not living in poverty, it is even more difficult to go further. Not to mention the existence of a mage here, Kamal doesn't know much about spellcasters, but he has been exposed to some of them in his life, according to his words, mages have magical powers, and they are not something that their small team of mercenaries can provoke. After walking like this for three days, the food that was easily found in the deserted village ran out again, and Liu Li had to return to live by hunting again.
Liu Li, who was hiding in a hidden place, held a longbow in his hand, and the target he aimed at was the creature suspected of being a deer leisurely gnawing on blades of grass in the forest. Liu Li was not in a hurry, he sensed another kind of aura, that kind of aura was exclusive to the carnivorous beast before hunting, and the other party also seemed to be aware of Liu Li's existence. Nature has been silently guiding Liu Li these days, to have careful observation, but also to have enough patience. "The cicada is already here, I'm not a praying mantis, I'm going to be a yellow finch. Liu Li, who was silently thinking in his heart, stared at the prey in front of him, and at the same time felt everything around him with his senses of hearing, smell, and the touch of the breeze across his skin, and he could feel that the trapper's patience was about to run out, and his opportunity was about to come.
"It's ...... Leopard?" Although the body and pattern are very similar to the leopard on the earth, what the hell are the tentacles that extend from the position of the cheekbones and fly to the sides of the body? Although Liu Li has seen many strange-shaped creatures since he crossed over, he can't help but complain every time he sees a novel species, which can be regarded as a way to release his inner pressure.
There was no chase, and the leopard swooped down on the deer just as it let its guard down, pressing it to the ground, its sharp teeth biting down on the throat of its prey. The deer struggled with all its might, although it may know in its heart that it could not escape the fate of death, but it did not want to give up its life just like that. The two long tails flicked at great speed, whipping at the predator's body with the sound of breaking wind. And at the moment when Liu Li was about to make a move, the leopard seemed to be frightened by something, and could no longer care about the prey in his mouth, and quickly fled into the distance. Even when he left, he passed by Liu Li, but he didn't glance at Liu Li.
Cold sweat soaked his back, Liu Li also felt it, the light tremor coming from his feet, the familiar feeling was like a cold giant hand, slowly but firmly grabbing his heart...... It's the beast. The tremor was slight, proving that Warcraft was still far from here, but it was undeniably it. The roar that followed proved his judgment, but to Liu Li's surprise, there was not only anger but also fear in the roar. What could make that powerful demonic beast fearful, Liu Li was also afraid, but he still wanted to know.
"I won't die anyway, or at worst, I'll die again. The thought of death in Liu Li's heart began to stir again. "Well, but this deer still can't give up, and you have to count on it for dinner. Looking at the deer who was lying there quietly, not knowing whether he was bitten to death or scared to death by the breath of the demonic beast, Liu Li hesitated slightly, then walked over and picked up the corpse and sneaked towards the direction of the epicenter. Anyway, for his current strength, whether or not to bear one more deer will not have much impact.
When Liu Li, who was hiding on the side, saw the demonic beast again, it had lost its majesty before. The long tail with bone spurs hung limply behind him, the tailbone had been broken, and only one side of the flesh was barely connected together. The long horns on his forehead also seemed to be broken by a huge force, and the bone armor on his body was even cracked, and dark red blood oozed out of the gaps in the bone armor, leaving an obvious pool of blood under his body. The blackened marks on its body seemed to prove that it had been baptized by flames, but the intact trees around it made people wonder where the flames came from.
To Liu Li's surprise, it was not the more powerful forest overlord who confronted the demonic beasts. It was just a human being, his temples were gray, and his face was precipitated with traces of time, and his short gray-white beard made his whole face look serious. Dressed in robes and holding a wooden staff, the fiery red light surrounding his body formed a mysterious rune that flickered and flickered. This is undoubtedly a powerful spellcaster.
Just as Liu Li was about to get closer and observe the situation in the field more carefully, the spellcaster suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction where Liu Li was hiding. What kind of eyes are that, Liu Li, who is looking at it, feels that all his mind is going to be immersed in it, as deep and dark as the deep sea, and it seems to be bursting with a flash of wisdom all the time. Liu Li didn't know how the caster of this world was rated, but in his instinctive sense, this caster who could even form a life level suppression on himself, even in this world, was a strong person at the upper level.
Liu Li wants to get rid of this feeling of being involuntarily, although he has experienced death more than once, he never wants to experience the feeling of his life being out of his control. The culprit who had made him feel this way for the first time was dying not far ahead, and he was as weak as an ant and powerless. But now, having experienced death, he has stood up again and again, strengthened his heart, abandoned despair just to become stronger, and he can no longer bear the humiliation of life being out of his control. He didn't and couldn't look away, only instinctively calmed down, and finally, Liu Li entered that state again, when he bent his bow and arrow for the first time after Kamal and the others died, the whole world was filled with strange colors.
In the colorful world, the red brilliance around the dying demonic beast's body is gradually dissipating, and other colors are gradually eroding the space around its body. The opposite of the confronting mage was the opposite, dazzling red filled every corner of his body, occasionally flashing black markings, while green, blue, and white spots of light were squeezed apart, especially the soft whites, as if fleeing from it with disgust and fear.
"All-knowing?" Wells looked surprised, expressing surprise that Liu Li, who had never been exposed to spells at first glance, could enter the state of omniscience. You must know that the mental cohesion of a warrior who fights with his body is still very different from the omniscience of a spellcaster, the former is more comfortable with his own control, while the latter is biased towards the control of the elements. "I didn't expect to come out this time and actually met a good seedling, if the origin is okay and the heart is good, just accept an apprentice, lest the old guys who go back to the imperial capital next time continue to make fun of themselves with no successor. ”
Wells, who had made up his mind, no longer paid attention to the demonic beast that was about to die, collected the power of the spell, and walked in front of Liu Li: "Who are you?" The depth in his eyes converged with the dissipation of the spell effect, and Liu Li also broke away from the state of omniscience, looking at the old man in front of him, leaving only the wisdom and brilliance in the other party's eyes in his mind.