Chapter 6: The Mysterious Forester
Ilul stepped on her fluttering shoes and ran wildly through the dense forest, and her tears finally flowed. Months of hard training have come to naught, and the most painful thing for her is how she is worthy of her mother who is looking at her on the earth, the dream of her hometown is far away, loneliness and confusion are tightly entangled in this wandering alien girl, and from time to time there are branches and leaves in her ears that are swept up by the strong wind and hit her cheeks, and she hurts hotly.
What to do? What the hell should I do? Luer slowly lifted her tear-stained face. Suddenly, the vigilance of a soldier she had trained all her life made her pause her grief. What is this place? She looked around: the trees stood with strange expressions, their unshaped, fat trunks intertwined, trapping her in them, and occasionally dark shadows passing overhead, making strange and inhuman screams. Everything, all stared at her with a hideous look.
Ilul's heart fluttered. She thought that the jungle around here had already been trodden, and she didn't know when she would break into such a rare primeval forest.
She searched carefully for the way she had come. From time to time, you have to keep an eye out for monsters lurking behind you. However, the more she walked forward, the more flustered she became. What if the road is not an exit? Perhaps he is moving towards death in the depths of the forest. Thinking about it all the time, looking at the trees around them, they were still so strange and hateful, and there was no trace of familiarity at all. However, the sky slowly faded and the surroundings became cold. She still scurried around like a fawn that had strayed into a labyrinth. Is it really impossible to get out? Will she never have a chance to return to her hometown? Ilul bit her lip, and the sadness and despair of Fang Cai came back to her heart like a tide.
"Lost? Girl? At that moment, in the silence of the woods, a nice, slightly muffled voice came from above her head, startling Luel.
Luer tilted his head suddenly, only to feel a blue shadow flicker in front of him. Under the reflection of the sunlight, a blinding white light came straight in front of him. Yi'er gasped, and the dazzling sword catapulted out of her sleeve, which was worthy of the attack. However, as if there was a powerful suction force invisible, the dazzling light sword spun around disobediently and plunged straight into the ground under his feet.
Before Yiluer bent down, she felt a flower in front of her, and under the golden sunlight, a handsome and slender figure stood proudly in front of her. His glittering gold and silver costume exudes an aristocratic atmosphere, and he has an earring hanging from his left ear, which is very similar to the number "7" of the Gaxing.
The person who came took the lead in smiling and withdrew his sword back into its sheath: "At a young age, if you don't have the ability to break into the dense forest alone, don't be strong." Your reaction is quite fast, but your concentration is too poor, and I disarmed you in three or two clicks. ”
Ilul frantically drew his lightsaber from the ground. Suddenly, she felt that the person in front of her seemed to be a little familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere.
"Who the hell are you?" Ilul's voice was hoarse.
"Chas." He said succinctly: "You can be regarded as the owner of this forest." ”
"You're a forest keeper?" It dawned on her.
"That's my father."
I see.
"It's my turn to ask you," his voice turned stern, "who are you?" It's getting dark, what are you doing here? ”
"I'm ......," Ilul muttered softly, "I, accidentally, got lost." ”
She was answered by a string of mocking laughs.
"Do you have any money?" Chas asked solemnly.
"Do what?" Ilul immediately became vigilant.
"If you don't do anything, I'll have to pay to be a guide."
Chas picked a strangely shaped leaf and chewed it in his mouth, striding forward, and Lull hesitated for a moment, put away his sparkling shoes, and carefully followed him. This Chas, to be honest, Ilul found something strange, especially the way he "greeted" her in the first place. Yet she believed him, perhaps because of his cheerful appearance and nonchalance. Suddenly, she noticed that his straight shoulders twitched slightly, as if he was snickering at something.
After walking for a long time, Luer looked at the road on both sides, it was still so unfamiliar, and she couldn't help asking, "How long will it take to get there?" ”
"It's not far over a hill."
As he spoke, he walked, and suddenly a river appeared in front of him, which was neither wide nor narrow.
"Wait," Lull said suspiciously, "I know I'm not good at remembering, but I'm sure I never crossed a river when I came." ”
"Fool," said Chas, "I don't know how you got in, but at the moment, it's the fastest path." ”
As he spoke, Chas jumped over the two-meter-wide stream and turned to wait for her.
It's really not polite. Ilul said secretly, looking at the turbulent river, took a deep breath, took a few steps back, picked a narrower section, flew over, stepped twice in the air, and landed dangerously on the opposite bank. Chas was staring at her like a cat scouting a mouse.
"Not bad," said Chas slowly, "like a bird." ”
"I almost fell, but you were watching from the side!" The road became more and more rugged and difficult, and she was sure that he must be deliberately manipulating her.
After walking for a while, Chas suddenly asked softly, "I've always been curious, when I met you just now, you seemed to be sad, did something happen?" ”
"Nope." Ilul said stiffly.
"Why say it? The people in the forest are the best at keeping secrets: don't look at me happy, in fact, I don't even have anyone to talk to, and the big forest is my only friend. If you tell me, to whom shall I speak? Chas said lightly.
Yiluer couldn't help but be moved, bit her lower lip, and slowly spoke: "Actually, I didn't know who my parents were until I was 16 years old......"
Luer poured out his life experience, the hard training in the past few months, and the failure of the exam. Chas listened intently.
"No wonder you're so light, you were born on the star axis, and the gravitational pull there is naturally much stronger than here."
"What's the use of being light," a wry smile tugged at the corner of Ilul's lips, "it's brushed off anyway." ”
"What do those old antiques know?" Chaslang laughed loudly: "I just thought that none of the freshmen in the past few years satisfied me, and it turned out that the good seedlings were eliminated." ”
"What did you say?"
Chas looked at the confused Ilul, and said confidently: "I have long seen that your qualifications are extraordinary, otherwise you are not very ......"
Ilul glanced at him suspiciously, "What do you mean?" ”
"Little girl, it's your luck to meet me, otherwise you really won't have a chance with the Holy Guard." He laughed loudly, and the gentle and mischievous Chas disappeared in an instant.
Ilul took a step back and said vigilantly, "Who are you?" ”
"Don't worry," Chas smiled faintly and pointed ahead, "Just look at it." ”
Ilul pressed the suspicion in her heart, stood on tiptoe and looked into the heart of the valley, and it took a long time to see that under the thick shade of the trees, there were huge mushroom-shaped buildings protruding from the ground, and extremely long antennas were attached to them, and each "mushroom" was guarded by several warriors in special uniforms.
Suddenly feeling fooled, Ilul took two steps back and stammered, "You...... Where the hell did it take me? ”
"This is a secret military base in the depths of the Grand Canyon of Talou," Chas smiled slyly, "that is, my barracks." ”