Chapter 207 Tracking down the gray dwarf
"This ingredient ...... It seems like I've never seen it before. ā
She held a hexagonal amethyst to reflect the blood, revealing its composition.
Unlike photonic microscopes on Earth, the crystal does not reflect microorganisms, but rather a template similar to an element, representing a variety of different components that squeeze against each other to form a homogeneous mass of matter, the most striking of which is a golden area.
"Golden Blood Template!"
She looked at the place in amazement.
Even with her experience, she didn't know what this gold color meant.
"There are no toxin features, and there are no dangerous bugs, that's just a drop of ordinary blood......"
The sorceress reached for the test tube containing the blood and introduced some culture fluid into it.
As a result, as soon as the culture liquid was poured in, it grew at an unusually alarming rate, bubbling and blistering, and in an instant, it overflowed the mouth of the test tube and landed on her hand.
The sorceress's hands, like her face, were covered with deep wrinkles, and the liquid drenched the entire back of her hand like a cool river flowing across the dry riverbed.
"Since there is no toxin, I don't care about it, I will wash it off later."
She glanced at the somewhat cloudy liquid and focused her attention again on the reaction in the test tube.
"It's itchy!"
Just as she was intently observing, her hands suddenly itched.
This itch is different from the gray powder. It's not in the skin and flesh, it's all the way to the heart.
Could it be that this vial of blood contains an unknown poison?
The sorceress's mouth was chanting, and a green light emanated from her palm. It was placed on the hand covered in liquid.
"This is a high-level incantation to remove toxins, and it doesn't work?"
She was horrified to find that the green light had disappeared into her hands as if it had been swallowed.
"Ahh
Then her heart itched, and the sorceress let out a shrill cry.
If Natsu were still here, he would find that this cry was very delicate, not at all like the voice of an old witch, but more like a young girl.
"I was too careless this time......"
She clutched her heart and slowly fell to the ground. There was a look of chagrin in his eyes.
ā¦ā¦
After Natsu came out of the tree house, he walked far away to a tree and rested against the trunk. Just thinking about whether to find a place to sleep first, the little Lori in black flew over from the forest.
"Master, why are you hurt?"
Looking at Xia's bloodstained fingers, she asked distressedly.
"Your tracking mission is complete? How can it be so fast. ā
Seeing her go and come back. Xia had a strange face.
"Of course it's done, master."
The little Lori in black held her chest up.
"You're really efficient...... I just gave the old witch some blood, not injured, hoping that after taking it, it will make her body a little better. ā
Xia didn't go to the river to clean the wound, but stretched out his tongue and licked it lightly twice, licking the blood on it clean, as for the small wound, it had already healed.
"Isn't that dangerous, master? Wendy used to say......" Little Lori in black said worriedly.
"It's okay, just give it, even if she suspects the origin of this blood, she won't think of me. I'm just going to find those otherworldly creatures that don't have zĆ i. ā
Before giving the other party blood, Xia had already thought about the joints, so he didn't care much about it.
Her blood is a little special, though. But in fact, it is not as bluffing as the princess of the gods described by Wendy, she and Stephanie have done it many times, and the effect of the blood is at most to make the dying fish live a little longer, neither quickly healing the wound nor treating the serious disease, which is too far from the rumor.
"Master, there's something strange about the gray dwarves."
The little Lori in black hugged her waist:
"The direction they were heading towards the underground forest. And I listened to their conversation, and it seemed that I wanted to go back to a big underground city. The trip would take days, so I sprinkled some dew on their heads, and the stupid dwarves thought it was raining. ā
She said with a grin.
"Good job."
Natsu touched Stephanie's little head and complimented.
"Let's go, follow them...... Let's get those guys out of the area first. ā
She "snapped" and slapped the palm of her hand:
"The Grey Dwarves hate most races, including humans; And he is extremely aggressive by nature, and it is a scourge to stay nearby sooner or later. ā
"Master, are you aiming for their treasure?"
The little Lori in black said with glowing eyes:
"Dwarves and dragons alike are collectors of shiny treasures, and we may find a lot of good things in their lair."
āā¦ā¦ Nonsense. ā
Natsu stretched out his finger and flicked it on the door of her head:
"We're just fighting violence and peace, where is the treasure."
She showed a righteous and awe-inspiring expression.
The little Lori in black covered her head, looking incredulous.
"But...... Heroes also have to eat, and we must always receive some remuneration for doing good deeds. ā
Xia "hehe" laughed twice:
"Let's go! Let's go and tear down the gray dwarves' lair. ā
She checked her gear, handed some of the more cumbersome things to Stephanie, took only the sword and the dagger, and chased in the direction the gray dwarf had left.
She was much faster than these dwarves who were less than lv200, catching up with them when it was dark.
"Master, they don't seem to be going to rest, they're still running."
Stephanie wondered as she looked at the gray dwarves who were running forward as if they had been whipped with a whip.
"Even if the dwarves have a lot of stamina, it's not a good idea to go on a constant journey through a dangerous forest. They seem to be afraid of something. ā
Xia Yuan stayed behind, jumping from tree to tree, observing the gray dwarf's movements.
"You go to the front and listen to what they're saying. You should be able to understand why they did this. ā
She gave instructions to Stephanie.
"Good master."
The black-clothed little Lori immediately flew forward and hung above the gray dwarf's head.
"They're saying the name 'Gladys.'"
After a while, she said to Xia Chuanyin:
"The gray dwarves seem to be terrified of the name, and even though they are tired now, they still use it to spur themselves on to keep running."
"Gladys?"
Xia thought about it for a long time, but he didn't find the origin of this name in his memory.
"Forget it, they're crazy, we can't go crazy with them. Let's find a place to sleep later. ā
She felt a little heavy in her legs, a sign of overdraft.
She had been scurrying through the forest all this time. I don't even walk much, I spend most of my time running and jumping, which puts a lot of load on my body and doesn't get enough rest.
"These guys have limited speed anyway. Even if you run one night longer than me, you won't fall too far, and if you continue to chase tomorrow morning, you should be able to catch up by noon. ā
Having made up her mind, she said to Stephanie:
"Continue eavesdropping on their conversations to see if there are any valuable clues, and we'll follow them for a while, and then find a safe place to rest."
"Master, I seem to have heard a clue about Gladys."
The little Lori in black reported:
"Run out of this forest all night to be safe, or Queen Gladys' claws will tear the dwarves' bones apart. That's what they say about the masters. ā
Xia began to hear the word "queen" and his spirits lifted.
But then I felt that something was wrong, how did this claw come about?
Could it be a human body, with a pair of monster claws? She thought of the orangutan and the bear.
These two monsters are not kings in the forest, though. But they are also very terrifying, the orangutan can smash the head of the saber-toothed tiger with two fists, and is agile and good at jumping; The giant bear is a huge power-type boss, with rough skin and thick flesh, and she usually walks around when she sees it.
"It's fine if you meet a giant bear. I didn't pay any attention to it at speed and just left. But the orangutan is much more troublesome. Maybe I'm faster on the flats, but in the forest, ......."
A wariness appeared in her heart, and she looked around from time to time, for fear that a magic orangutan would suddenly jump out of some tree.
At the same time, he secretly scolded the way the gray dwarves gave their nicknames: Which of your female orangutans and female bears is called the queen? It's like water in the brain.
"Master, what should I do if those gray dwarves stop talking?"
The little Lori in black said in her mind.
"Stop, find a place to rest for the night."
Xia Fei got on a tree, looked around on the treetops, and after a while, he saw a hill not far away.
The mountain is only about 100 meters high, and the surface of the entire mountain is dark blue, which looks a bit like a flooded rock.
"In any case, the safety factor of the cave is much stronger than that of the tree cave, so let's choose to camp there tonight."
Natsu jumped down from the tree and ran towards the hill.
"Is there danger here?"
She took the little Lori in black to the bottom of the mountain, looked at the knife-like mountain wall and asked.
"I don't feel a powerful monster nearby."
The black-clothed little Lori opened the detection range to the maximum and shook her head.
"That's good."
Xia Anxin walked along the foot of the mountain, looking up from time to time, hoping to find a cave where he could stay.
In the wild, rock-made caves are an excellent place to rest, followed by earth-rock caves, which are more prone to poisonous insects and snakes.
Tree hollows in the forest are relatively poor hiding places, after all, the more ferocious beasts can knock down hollow tree trunks, and their keen sense of smell also allows them to spot human tracks with ease.
"Master, there's a big cave ahead."
The little Lori in black came out of the mountain wall:
"But it feels very bad to me inside, so I'll build yƬ or change places."
"Then look for the rock cavities inside the mountain, and if the outer wall is thin, I can cut it directly with a sword."
Natsu waited at the foot of the mountain for a while, and Stephanie finally found a hole about three meters in diameter, about ten meters below the top of the mountain.
āā¦ā¦ You've really found a good spot. ā
Xia looked at the rock wall that was not much rougher than the mirror, and reluctantly took off his pants, revealing the black stockings inside.
The dark flap of the wings of the flame brought her to the top of the rock wall, and drew a circle with her sword at the spot Stephanie had designated, and the dark blue rock was sliced open like tofu, revealing a swarthy entrance.
"Whew!"
A low-level wind magic swept over, sweeping away the clutter in the cave, and Xia flew inside, and found that it was actually quite spacious, so she asked Stephanie to cover the cut rock wall from the outside and fly in stealth.
"Whew!"
Natsu poked a small hole in the hole with the tip of his sword to ventilate, and then lay down on the mat he had prepared.
"Master, I'll give you a massage."
The little Lori in black obediently stretched out her hands and kneaded her legs wrapped in stockings for the master.
Her technique was much better than at the beginning, and the silver-haired girl let out a soft moan of comfort, and after only a moment, she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
After she fell asleep, the little Lori in black routinely stood guard outside with a weapon.
She can't drink alcohol when she is on alert, because the smell of alcohol will attract monsters, so she can only hang in the air boredly, looking at the bright moon in a daze.
The night was already very deep, and strange movements sounded in the forest from time to time, and occasionally the cries of night owls, and just as she was boringly counting the stars, Natsu suddenly woke up.
"What's the matter, can't sleep?"
She rarely saw this, and sat there staring for a long time, dragging her heavy body away from the rock wall, and the night breeze blew with a chill in front of her.
"Master, aren't you tired?"
The little Lori in black put down the battle axe in her hand and hugged her worriedly.
"I'm tired, but I can't sleep, as if I always feel like something is going to happen."
Xia hugged her and sat at the entrance of the cave, and the two looked at the moon together in a daze, and after a long time, the little Lori in black suddenly said loudly:
"Master, is the moon dark?" (To be continued) R580