Chapter 82: The Waterways
The two small eyes of the river crab kept turning, and their claws were waving at the humans in front of them, and they occasionally made tentative attacks.
The tiny claws support the half-meter-tall body and can also make some flexible movements, and the two huge claws can bring a whistling wind with each swing.
At this time, Alan was facing the little guy in front of him, who was no longer small, and rode around it with great interest.
The river crabs of Heisongde are famous for resisting beatings, and the gray hard shell on their bodies is not able to break the defense of ordinary knights at all, and because of the particularity of the magical beasts near the Heisongde River, they are not very different from ordinary crabs, their sense of hearing is very keen, and they can respond quickly to any disturbances, but their vision is not very good.
It's a good and a flaw, it's nothing if you face a normal human, but Eren is a mage.
And an unusual mage.
The war horse is sensitive, without Allen's command, the river crab can be quickly dodged by it every time it attacks, and occasionally can use its hooves or head to fight back;
It's just that its attack is basically insignificant to the river crab, and the iron horn arches only leave a little white spot on the body, and it doesn't break the defense at all.
But despite this, the river crab was still a little messy by the harassment of the war horse, and the two pincers that were originally tightly defended slowly showed flaws.
So Alan saw the opportunity, and the attack that he had been preparing for a long time suddenly released, and the arrow flew out with a whizz!
The river crabs of Hei Songde have strong hearing, and they are already on guard when Alan raises his bow and arrow, but some things can be guarded against, and some cannot be guarded against.
A whistling sound of arrows piercing the air appeared from the side of the crab in vain, and its pincers quickly opened a block, but it didn't block anything at all!
If it were a human, it would probably be very puzzled, but the river crab is not so intelligent, or even if it has, there is no time to wonder.
Just as the whistling sound of the arrow affected the river crab, the real iron arrow had already appeared, piercing the void like thunder and shooting at the river crab with the front door wide open!
The target is its tiny eyes.
Because he was misled by the previous voice, the river crab didn't have time to respond, so the iron arrow popped and accurately hit the river crab's left eye!
The rock-solid body trembled a little, but except for an iron arrow inserted shallowly into the eye area, the river crab still moved freely as if it had not been affected, and even as if it had been stimulated, the attack became more and more manic!
The wind whistling with pincers waving, and the river crab with its back to the long river of Black Sonder seemed to be guarding its homeland, resisting Allen's attack, and the sunlight shining on the water surface, the ripples of the river reflected here, as if the river crab was dressed in a layer of radiance, and as if admiring its heroic fighting posture, it was clothed with a glorious brilliance.
Although the war horse was sensitive, it was still swept to the front leg by its pincers before it could react, so it screamed in pain. Attacking again was also a little timid.
It's just that despite this, Alan still didn't pay much attention, although the river crab became a little violent, but because of this, it was not so difficult to bite, he sat on his horse calmly, the bow and arrow in his hand were ready to be on standby, and from time to time he used illusion magic to harass and attack.
The river crab's eyesight is not very good, and its habit of relying on hearing cannot be changed in a short period of time, and it is constantly harassed by the illusion, and there is basically no possibility of defense, so gradually, both eyes of the river crab have been pierced by iron arrows, not only that, but the penetrating iron arrows are constantly bombarded by external forces and pierced towards the brain surrounded by layers of river crabs!
Because Eren didn't find any other weaknesses in it other than two eyes, he could only attack the two eyes of the river crab.
This is still a certain degree of difficulty, the eyes of the river crab are also very strong, the iron arrow can only go into a small piece on it, and it will not affect the brain in the shell of the river crab at all;
If it were someone else, there would probably be no way to do it except use those supernatural powers to penetrate his body, but Eren still has some means to deal with it.
It's not magic, it's archery!
The bow and arrow in his hand were fired from time to time, and Eren was silent for a long time with each attack, but the effect was amazing.
Arrow after arrow, each shot will hit the end of the iron arrow that is pierced in the eye of the river crab, and basically never misses!
Seeing this, the younger brother Andre first exclaimed, and then looked at the eldest brother Andrew: "Look at other people's archery, and then look at you;
"I have nothing to say. ”
Andrew said sullenly, looking at his younger brother with a little ill-willedness: "I just hope that the next time I aim at your ass, I can get the guidance of Young Master Allen, so that I can be more accurate." ”
"Come on, you. ”
Putting down the wooden beam in his hand, Andre pouted and said: "Your archery skills are too bad, you can't even shoot a rabbit at a distance of ten meters, even if you have Young Master Allen to guide you, it is estimated that it will be indiscriminate, and you still want to shoot my ass?"
"Wait until you'll be able to hunt a rabbit on your own. ”
Andrew was a little depressed and a little speechless as if he remembered something unhappy by what he said, so he hated the hemp rope in his hand and fixed the wood to the boat shelf.
Yes, the boat rack, at this time the guards and the two brothers Andrew are making a boat!
A boat that can accommodate five or six people.
At this time, the group had arrived at the three-way junction of Hei Songde, and was faced with the choice of the next trip.
From here, head east along the Black Songde River to the Source River Gorge, then through the canyon to the town of Candela, then along the town of Candela into the eastern part of the Scarlet Plains, and finally across the plains to Samuel.
This road is the safest and preferred for caravans, but it can be long and detouring.
Alan didn't choose this one, or rather, he didn't choose it.
The other starts from here, crossing the Black Sonde River into the southern part of the Scarlet Plains, and then follows the Scarlet Plains in a straight line to Samuel.
The road was relatively close, but there were countless orcs in the southern part of the Scarlet Plains, and even if the group was careful, they would not be able to avoid encountering those barbarians.
The distance is close, but the danger is quite high.
Alan also didn't choose this path.
Or rather, he chose this path, but not the conventional route, but on a whim, he chose to take the water route!
As the name suggests, the three-way crossing consists of three branching rivers. The Black Pine River flows to this point and splits into three paths, one continuing east to the Source River Gorge and the other leading to the depths of the Burning Wilderness, the realm of Reef City.
The last road is straight to the southern part of the Scarlet Plains!
If they followed this route, Eren and his party could walk through the most dangerous southern part of the Scarlet Plains without worrying about the orcs. !
It's not that it's hidden from here, in fact, the boat is not necessarily hidden from the river, but it will be very conspicuous.
However, the Black Songde River was so wide that the ships were conspicuous on it, but the orcs could not reach them unless they went into the water.
So Alan chose to take a chance.
Yes, adventure, the convenience of this waterway is visible to all, but basically no one chooses to try this route, because the river in Heisunde is very rough and there are countless reefs, and if you are not careful, you will face the fate of shipwreck.
In addition, if you really go from here, there is a great risk of being discovered by the orcs, and this kind of behavior is basically equivalent to passing through the hinterland of the orc realm, and you may be watched forward by countless devouring eyes, which makes people shudder to think about it.
Alan had considered these questions before, but he still chose this path because he had the means to deal with them.