Chapter 20: Missing
Huang Quan gestured to her, pointing to a large tree in the distance.
Haruka nodded, jumped down from the tree, then trotted all the way to the bottom of the tree, climbed up in a few strokes, half-crouched on a branch, and took off the bow and arrow. After leaving Huangquan, she showed her ability to be a good hunter.
The branch was not thick, and when she stood on it, it immediately sank, and then heaved slightly. But Haruka is like nailing to a branch, and he can't move.
Huang Quan silently jumped to the ground, hunched and sneaked into the depths of the forest. He hadn't gone far before he was greeted by a pungent stench, which immediately made him frown.
I have to say that the smell of cannibals is really annoying.
There was a rustling sound in the bushes ahead, and three ogres stepped out of the bushes. They wore leather skirts around their lower bodies, their naked tops painted with various colors, and the corpses of several wild beasts hung around their waists.
They sniffed vigorously as they walked. This time, Huang Quan looked more closely, and found that these cannibals had upturned nostrils and large noses, so he knew that their sense of smell was probably very keen.
Huang Quan was half-crouched against a clump of grass, and three ogres walked past him, not noticing that there was a living creature next to him.
Huang Quan got up, silent, like a ghost, came behind the last cannibal, put one hand on his shoulder, and the short knife in the other hand was inserted into the gap between the vertebrae with precision, and the slash severed the spine.
The ogre immediately lost control of his body, unable to even scream, and collapsed to the ground. Huang Quan lunged at the second man-eater, also slashing his spine.
But then it didn't go so well, just after killing the second target, the man-eater who was walking in the front suddenly turned around and stared at Huang Quan.
Seeing his constantly moving nose, Huang Quan's heart was full of unpleasantness. Obviously, I was smelled.
Huang Quan didn't understand, how could this stinking guy smell himself? Does it smell so big on your body?
Whether he was happy or not in his heart, Huang Quan's subordinates did not pause at all, and pounced on this cannibal like lightning. Who knows how many cannibals there are in the jungle, and if he is allowed to send a signal, it will be a problem.
With a soft thud, Huang Quan accurately pierced the heart of the ogre.
Normally, most creatures will immediately lose the ability to resist when they receive this kind of damage. But the cannibal picked up the iron axe in his hand and slashed at the Yellow Spring, roaring loudly at the same time.
Huang Quan reacted very quickly, and slammed into the cannibal's arms, dodging an axe, and at the same time reached out to grab his throat, killing the half-screaming roar, and then twisted the short knife in his hand, crushing his heart.
The ogre still glared at Huang Quan fiercely, and slowly fell.
A faint roar began to sound in the distant forest, with occasional long howls.
"It's a nuisance." Huang Quan shook his head and walked in the direction of Yao. It was too late to dispose of the corpses, and there was not enough time to erase the traces, and with the keen senses of the cannibals, they would soon be able to find this place.
He didn't expect that the life force of the ogre was so tenacious, and it could still resist after such a heavy blow, in Huangquan's knowledge system, this kind of attack was enough to solve most creatures, and probably only cold-blooded reptiles were exceptions.
The scream of the ogre was not simple to hear in Huang Quan's ears, and it was mixed with a sharp and strange howl. This whistling sound is inaudible to the normal human ear, but it can penetrate many obstacles and travel farther.
Cannibals rely on this sound to keep in touch.
The organs built into the Huangquan ear are able to capture sound waves of various frequencies, and also have the function of distinguishing and comparing.
In the vast territory of the empire, many strange races lived. There is a kind of indigenous people who even talk to sounds outside the range of normal human hearing. This race relied on this to connect with each other and try to rebel against the Empire's rule.
Aware of this, the Imperial Research Institute quickly came up with a device capable of capturing sound waves outside the normal human hearing range. And the race, which was born to use ultrasound or infrasound, also ushered in a round of purge.
The place where Huangquan currently hunts ogres is not far from the camp, and if you use a carpet search here, you will most likely find the camp, after all, this camp is not small.
The ogres have come to such an extent that they may be searching little by little these days.
Huang Quan called Yao down from the tree and said, "Let's go back, the camp must be moved immediately." ”
"Huh?" Haruka's face turned pale and asked, "Is there no other way?" ”
"Nope."
"Okay." In front of Huang Quan, Haruka was very obedient.
Huang Quan suddenly felt a little ashamed in his heart, of course he didn't have no way at all.
It was only a matter of time before the camp was discovered, but as long as he made more arrangements, he could temporarily divert the attention of the ogres, or he could put more thought and effort into killing all the ogre spies who found the neighborhood for a few days.
But he wanted to see the Life Stone sooner rather than later, so he could determine if it was the Stone of Radiance. If the Stone of Life is the Stone of Radiance, then his body will be able to recover faster.
Tens of thousands of years of sleep, even if the empire's technology in this field has been extremely advanced, so that his body can still retain basic activity, but after all, it still caused irreversible damage.
Nearly half of his body had been strengthened by the Holy Radiance, and he had not reacted in the slightest yet. Normally, these bodies are dead. But it's not really that, as long as you absorb enough Holy Radiance, you can bring them back to life.
Although the tribes here are primitive and backward, they are more advanced than the empire in some areas, such as the use of the Life Stone.
However, this world is full of weirdness, and he always feels an indescribable vague malice. He wants to regain his strength as soon as possible and, if possible, repair his weapons and equipment.
Only the power is true, this sentence is a famous saying in any star field.
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There was chaos in the camp, and all the people who stayed behind gathered in the square, making a lot of noise.
The Great Elder stared at the corpse of the giant rock in front of him, his face was naturally extremely ugly, and his hands trembled slightly. No matter how noisy the people around him were, the Great Elder didn't say a word.
After a few moments, when the crowd finally quieted down, the Great Elder looked at the warrior who had returned the corpse and said, "Are you sure, that person only needs ...... Kill the boulder with one hand? ”
"That's right, the boulder didn't resist at all, and he couldn't resist, and then he died." The samurai's face turned pale and he had not recovered from the great shock until now.
The Great Elder stared at him for a long time before he said, "If it weren't for the fact that you had killed no less than thirty ogres, I would have wondered if you were too frightened and misunderstood. ”
The faces of the old men next to him became more and more ugly, staring at the corpses on the ground, not knowing what they were thinking.
"This matter will be treated as a duel." The Great Elder's words immediately stirred up a wave, and even several elders who were discussing the matter together looked at him with shocked expressions.
Before everyone could retort, the Great Elder raised his voice: "That person said that he would take the place of the boulder. Don't forget, we're about to start the migration! ”
The crowd fell silent, and almost everyone had a look of fear on their faces. It's been too close since the last migration, and those painful memories have not been forgotten. On that migration path, half of the people fell.
"But ......"
The Great Elder immediately turned his head, glared at the person who spoke, and shouted, "No! There is that person on the migration path, and there can be many people who survive! And that includes you, too! ”
The man shrank back, not daring to say anything more.
People whispered, but no one stood up against it, not even the women of the boulder were silent. The boulder is dead, but they want to live.
"Then it was decided, and it will be punished as a duel." The Grand Elder repeated his decision.
Although the elders are qualified to deliberate, they are far from being as authoritative as the Great Elders. But an old and respectful elder hesitated and asked, "What if he is a spy sent by those cannibals?" ”
"If he was a spy, we would have died long ago."
This sentence dispelled all doubts. If Huang Quan is a man-eater, then he doesn't have to bother at all, just kill all the people in the tribe.
"When he returns, let him come to me." The Great Elder commanded to go down, then looked at the body of the boulder and said, "Bury him, bury him a little deeper, and don't let the ogres find him." ”
Several men left carrying the body of the boulder.
Before the Great Elder stepped into the big house in the center of the camp, Huang Quan's voice sounded behind him: "I've returned." Also, before you want to ask anything, it's a good idea to prepare for the migration. ”
"Migrating?"
"The ogres have appeared on the outskirts of the camp, and I killed a few, but still got one to scream. So if you're unlucky, you'll probably see a man-eater here by noon tomorrow. ”
The crowd was silent, no one would accuse Huang Quan of not killing neatly enough, in fact, being able to kill the last one to give the cannibal a chance to speak out was already a powerful force they couldn't imagine.
At this time, no one thought of the boulder, the great shadow brought by the ogre, exuding fear that was imprinted in the imprint of life.
The Great Elder's face changed, and he finally made up his mind and shouted, "Ring the bell, seven rings!" ”