Chapter 23, Vicious Dogs
There were no other superfluous remarks along the way, Xue Ran looked at the sinking red, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and turned around and said, "Keep up!" It's almost there! You have to get to the cliff peak before dark. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Not to mention the difficulty of moving when it is dark, those birds and animals that hide in the dark during the day will also begin to poke their heads out at night. After the first collapse event, the animals were exposed to those three minutes of sunlight, and they would mutate, which was extremely strong, which made Xue Ran and the four of them very difficult.
The sun was already reddening and crumbling in the west. Climb to the top of the mountain, go down and beyond, a mountain shaped like a giant fang. That's the Cliff Peak.
"So that's why it's also called Broken Tooth Peak in ancient books?" Zhao Tianyang studied it with interest, "Ancient books say that this tooth is the tooth of the gods......"
"Whew...... Xue Ran: I can't walk. Can you summon a big dog to travel on your behalf? ”
Tang Xuan panted and said breathlessly, she pressed one hand on her chest, which was really uncomfortable.
Xue Ran turned around, just handed her a bottle of mineral water, and said, "Bear with me." ”
Summoning the demon dog consumes Xue Ran's strength and spirit, not because he doesn't want to summon it, but because he takes precautions. Along the way, Xue Ran observed Luohan a lot, and the other party breathed evenly and his state was consistent.
Hurrying again, the four of them were like Kuafu chasing the sun, and like poor people driven by darkness.
"There's a kilometre to go, and there's a small cave on the other side of the cliff peak, where we're camping tonight."
As he spoke, Rustle ...... slowly crawled out of the grass a creature the size of a football, oblate, blood-red eyes, and barbed claws about the thickness of human fingers.
Is this a ladybug?
It was lying quietly on the blade of grass like this, but it gave Xue Ran and the four of them a great shock. I couldn't help but speed up.
The sky is getting dark, darkness is coming, and the insects that crawl during the day are already agitated for the carnival of the night. From time to time, strange sounds such as "rustling" came from the grass.
"Hoo ......"
A twenty-centimeter flying insect flew over, its flapping wings reflecting a metallic luster under the light of the afterglow.
Flying in front of Xue Ran, he looked at it intently, it had mutated beyond recognition, and he couldn't recognize what kind of insect it was. Raise the short sword in his hand and smash it down.
"Dang!"
It's really the sound of metal colliding!
In the blink of an eye, the mutated flying insect in front of him fell on the spot, and its deformed wings actually cut off several grasses on the ground.
"Huhu......"
Xue Ran turned his head suddenly, and there was a black pressure behind him, and countless flying insects flashed and rushed over with wings that were also as sharp as metal!
"Gather here! Call, Big Bell! ”
Xue Ran's face turned pale, and this group of flying insects swept by, just like a harvester, the originally uneven grass surface was cut across the board!
"Dangdangdang......"
Within the range of four people, Xue Ran summoned a large bell with a diameter of two meters, which just enveloped the four people in it. The violent metal crashing sound outside continued, and the strong tremor made people's hearts tighten.
"If we had slowed down for a second, our legs would have been cut off!" Xue Ran turned on the flashlight and wiped a cold sweat.
In the space of the large clock, four people look at each other. Tang Xuan patted Xue Ran on the shoulder and said to Luo Han: "See, my Xue Ran is very reliable, and it is guaranteed to be right to cooperate with him." ”
Luo Han's face was expressionless, he just reached out and stroked the copper bell body on the side, uneven, frowned slightly, looked at Xue Ran and said, "There are words on it." ”
Raising the flashlight, Xue Ran shone the light at the bell. There are indeed a lot of neatly arranged ancient characters on it.
After looking around roughly, Xue Ran said: "This bell has a origin, this word should be from the Shang Dynasty?" "I had studied short swords before, and Xue Ran learned a little bit of Shang Dynasty script.
Zhao Tianyang carefully identified it and shook his head, "It's very ancient, it should be earlier than the Shang Dynasty." Xue Ran, how did you get this big bell? ”
This is the summoning body, which he summoned. As for the rest, Xue Ran still didn't know anything. Suddenly, Xue Ran seemed to understand something. In his previous life, that summoner could use the summon body so well, did he do his homework on the summon body?
Thinking of this, Xue Ran's heart was hot. What is the origin of this big clock? Earlier than the Shang Dynasty, and what do these words represent?
The sound outside had ceased, and the four of them waited a few more minutes before they took the bell back and cautiously continued on.
"Thankfully, they're just passing by. After a while, it was already dark. Be careful, everyone. ”
Xue Ran handed over the short sword to Tang Xuan, and he walked in front to continue to explore the way. The last Luohan has been stuck in thought, and he has some impressions of the words in Zhong's body. It seems to be similar to what the "teacher" studied.
Walking in the grass, several people were cautious and careful, and occasionally there were arm-long crickets and other insects passing by, but fortunately, they only glanced at a few people and jumped away.
"Hoo ......"
With a long sigh of relief, Xue Ran illuminated the dark cave in front of him with a light and said, "It's coming soon." ”
The light flickered, as if a dark shadow had been illuminated. Immediately after that, something came out of the cave, "Wow~~!" ”
The four of them tensed, and the creature in front of the cave raised its head and howled against the moonlight. Then the light, Xue Ran couldn't see it very clearly, black and white fluff, long mouth, and after mutation, it also had fang-like bone spurs on its head! The body is of normal size.
"Is this a wolf?"
When a few people were wondering how there could be a wolf on this mountain, the thing made a voice again: "Wangwang......"
“……”
A few people were speechless, this is a dog!
Xue Ran took the short sword and looked at Luo Han. To get into the cave, they have to get rid of the mutated dog.
Slowly stepping forward, the vicious dog also sensed that the other party was approaching.
"Wow Wow...... Hiss...... Roar! ”
It lowered its head and yelled viciously at Xue Ran and Luohan. The hideous barbs on its head are very weird, and there are a lot of blood stains on it, and I'm afraid it is desperate to survive.
Xue Ran and Arhat outflanked one left and one right, Xue Ran raised a short sword and stabbed it, and the vicious dog jumped up violently and pounced on Xue Ran. and if he opens his mouth, he will bite. Luo Han quickly stepped forward and lifted his leg with a kick.
"Bang-"
The vicious dog flew out directly and stuck to the mountain next to the cave.
"Uh-huh...... Uh-huh......"
The vicious dog was not as heavy as an adult, and Rohan's kick broke several ribs in it, if it hadn't been stronger after mutation, it would have died.
Sliding down from above, the vicious dog curled up, hung its head, and stuck out its tongue to lick its body.
"Cowardly?" Tang Xuan pursed his lips, and then gave Luo Han a thumbs up, "Awesome!" ”
But Rohan didn't think so, he could have kicked him to death with this kick! Sure enough, as Xue Ran said, the world is already changing. Even these animals and insects have mutated, and humans are about to be eliminated if they don't grow stronger. And he himself has to be a superpower, to become stronger.
Looking at Xue Ran, Luo Han asked, "Kill it?" ”
Xue Ran thought for a while, looked at the vicious dog that had already confessed, and said, "I have a rope in my bag, tie it up, and let it keep vigil for me." ”
Rohan nodded and stepped forward with the rope. The vicious dog, which was suppressed by absolute force, did not dare to resist and was chained to the side of the tree.
Walking into the cave, I briefly inspected it, and there were several unknown insect corpses in it that looked like ten square meters. After Xue Ran disposed of it, he called them in.
After that, the four of them simply ate some bread, biscuits and other dry food, and then prepared to rest.
After climbing the mountain for a long time, among the four people, Tang Fu and Zhao Tianyang are ordinary people, they are very tired, and they fall asleep after lying down for a while.
Xue Ran played with the short sword in his hand, and Luohan came to the outside of the cave, found a vacant space, and played a set of Luohan boxing.
At this time, the poor mountain is black and oppressive, and from time to time there are the calls of insects and birds, and the sound is far away from this side. Luo Han finished his work and glanced at the leashed vicious dog, which could barely stand up.
Luo Han clenched his fists, and he longed for superpowers even more.
Xue Ran walked out and said, "Don't rest yet?" ”
"Get used to it." Luo Han crossed his arms and looked at the poor mountain in the dark night, "What is so special about this mountain, not only you, but also the old man must enter the mountain." ”
"What does the shelter know?" Xue Ran muttered. The fact that there are rough stones in Qianlong Mountain is only known to him, a reborn person.
"The old man is very selfish, and he will not disclose these sensitive issues. What I know is that they are also coming to Qianlong Mountain, ostensibly to investigate, and they have invited a few geological experts. ”
Listening to what Luo Han said, it is very likely that the "teacher" of the shelter came for the rough stone.
"We're going to have to hurry, it's about you getting stronger."
Luo Han nodded, compared to "teacher", the more he looked at Xue Ran, the more pleasing he became, and he couldn't help but talk a few more words, "Can your rusty ancient sword defend yourself?" ”
Xue Ran threw the short sword to Luo Han without hesitation, "You try." ”
Luo Han weighed it and danced casually. In the end, the tip of the sword pointed directly at Xue Ran's neck, and the difference of one centimeter stopped.
Xue Ran didn't blink his eyes, just smiled slightly. Luo Han looked at Xue Ran coldly, at this moment, in their eyes, there was nothing but the other party. Everyone is highly focused on their attention, and I am afraid that if they are not careful, in the blink of an eye, whoever will die at whose hands.
"Knock knock, knock knock, knock knock......"
The heart is beating faster.
"Good sword!"
The tense nerves eased slightly, and Luo Han withdrew his short sword, held it back in both hands, and said, "You are very similar to my dead junior brother. ”
"Thanks for the compliment."
No matter who his dead junior brother was, Luo Han's words obviously began to accept Xue Ran from his heart. Xue Ran quietly dispersed the bell in his palm and took the short sword with both hands.
The two men chatted together a few more times, and were about to enter the cave when the vicious dog suddenly got up from the ground and roared.
"Woohoo!"
Listen to the sound, there is a danger of someone approaching.
Dogs have stronger noses and hearings than humans, and since the vicious dogs have sensed something, then trouble is coming!