Chapter 52: The Dark Forest
I admit that I have never been a fisherman, but I remember that those experienced old fishermen can often know whether there are fish in the river or even where the fish are by a few splashes.
The evil lord lives on a lonely island all year round, and it is not uncommon for him to have this kind of ability. I thought he'd show his hand and take us to catch a few big fish for lunch.
I didn't answer, just wait and see. But the Evil King had no intention of doing so, and looked into the bushes on the shore.
We waited for a while, and just as I was about to lose my temper and ask him what he was thinking again, the Evil King assigned us a task, telling us where these people were hiding, where they were hiding, and so on.
Look at this stance, we're going to fight an ambush. My curiosity came up, and I said in my heart, could it be that the fish on Ghost Island are all strange level existences? Will they be able to land and breathe in a while?
The evil king didn't explain, and let us do as he said. I'm an iron donkey and an old cat, we're next to each other.
This kind of muffled sound is very painful to hide, especially when they are all hungry. I ended up with a little stomach ache when I was lying on my stomach. But the evil king will not let us get up.
It wasn't until around noon that a wooden boat appeared in the distance. From a distance, it is still a local native's boat.
There were no weapons on board, no cross-stake crossbows, and the two natives sitting on the ship were only carrying two small crossbows. In addition, there was a large bulging bag on the boat, and a hole in the corner of the bag was peeking out, and something like a vegetable leaf appeared from it. To put it bluntly, it's a bag of food.
We are in the dark, and they are in the light. I thought that if we were to attack suddenly, we would definitely be able to capture these two men and grab the boat for food.
I also glanced at the Evil King, and I vaguely understood why he wanted us to hide. To put it bluntly, this old guy has already found out the clues.
The Evil King was very calm, staring coldly at the approaching wooden boat, while the rest of us waited for his order.
But the Evil Lord had no intention of taking us with him, and suddenly he rushed out with his shotgun. It's really ruthless, he took out the meaning of leaving no living mouth, and slammed two shots at the two natives.
The two natives only had time to snort, and then swayed their bloody bodies and fell into the river.
The Evil Lord waved his hand and told us to get on board quickly. In fact, there is no need for him to emphasize it so much, we are all scrambling. And I don't care about anyone else, the first thing I do when I come to the ship is to rummage through that big bag.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that there were not only vegetable buns, but also dried meat. According to preliminary estimates, this bag of food is enough for eight of us to have a full meal.
I'm still talking about it, so let's come and eat together. The iron donkey was the most active, followed by the three dwarfs. But the Evil Lord gave a snort, and we all stopped and looked at him.
The evil king said, "This bag of food, leaving two-thirds, can only eat one-third." ”
Iron Donkey and I didn't understand, but the three little dwarfs were very obedient, and they all retreated to the evil king.
I know that the evil king said that one is one and two is two, and since he emphasized it so much, his decision will definitely not be changed. I sighed helplessly.
After this lunch was evenly distributed, I only ate four or five bites, barely enough to fill my stomach.
The evil king really didn't consider the actual situation of our people, and after the meal, he also said that since he was full of wine and food, he hurriedly paddled and walked deeper into the river.
I don't know where the so-called wine is or where the food is. But we were all very cooperative and hit the road immediately.
I thought we had a long way to go, and we'd have to paddle until dark, but who knew it would be an hour before we reached the end of the river. The sand and mud of the riverbed here are very permeable, and the river gradually narrows, eventually becoming a shoal.
We parked the boat on the beach, and I took the time to take care of the scenery. The front and left sides of this place are all covered by forests, and the forest on the left continues inward, and there is the stone mountain with half a skull. I saw this when I first arrived on Onijima, and it can be regarded as a landmark "building" of the island.
The evil king pointed to the stone mountain and said, "Our destination is at the foot of the mountain, this is not too far from the destination, we have to walk there, and half a day is enough to go back and forth." ”
All of us nodded in response, but I asked, "What are you going to do at the bottom of the mountain?" ”
This is also a question that has always been hidden in my mind. But the evil king waved his hand and said, "Then you will know." ”
And he also divided the remaining bag of food into two parts, one large and one small, and the small one was reserved for the injured dwarf, the evil king's meaning, he did not participate in this operation, just wait for us to come back on the boat, as for the big one, it was prepared for those of us who went to Stone Mountain, and let the "black fat man" be responsible for carrying it.
The iron donkey didn't look happy, after all, he had more burdens than the rest of us, but after thinking about it, he smiled and looked very happy.
I understand his little Jiujiu, to put it bluntly, Brother Donkey is not well-intentioned, and if he doesn't care about it on the road, he will steal it.
I didn't break him, and I also thought that I would privately grab him and get him the stolen goods and blackmail him into sharing me.
We didn't rest, we hurried on the road. Although the forest is lush and has a thriving scene, there is also one thing that stands out from the rest, and the trunks, leaves, and shrubs on the ground are all blackened.
It's like a beautiful green belt that has been covered by an ink rain. I'm also very sensitive, and I think there are a lot of strange things, especially since we are already in the middle of a ghost island, who knows if there will be any monsters hidden in this forest that we don't know?
The evil king and the three dwarfs were in the lead, and they walked very fast, and I told the iron donkey and the old cat about my worries, and we both deliberately pressed our paces and slowed down.
The evil king didn't notice it, and waved his hand to urge us from time to time, but after urging us a few times, he came back to his senses and guessed the reason why we were "lazy".
He beckoned the three dwarfs to stop, turned to us, and said, "You know? There is danger in this wood, but the danger zone is not yet there, at the foot of the rocky mountain. And where we are walking now, not to mention monsters, there are not even small animals. ”
Afraid that we would not believe us, he pointed around and said, "You can see, there is no sign of any animal infestation." ”
Neither the iron donkey nor I paid much attention to this convenient detail, so we immediately looked around. The old cat didn't move, he lowered his head and thought about things, and when the evil king shouted again, the old cat suddenly interjected.
He said, "Lord Evil Lord, I still feel that something is wrong, and I can't say why? ”
I guess it's the old cat's instincts. The Evil King looked at the old cat with a hint of strangeness on his expression, but after a flash, he immediately returned to normalcy and replied, "My intuition tells me that everything is normal here. ”
In my heart, the old cat and the evil king are all masters, and their intuition is very revealing, and they are so twisted, I don't know who to believe.
The old cat shrugged his shoulders and looked compromised. Our group set off again, and this time we picked up our pace.
As we go deeper, the bushes become denser and the gaps between trees narrower and narrower. My stomach was out of breath again, and I was gurgling.
In fact, I have been secretly paying attention to the iron donkey, and found that he has a long face, and he has no plans to steal food until now, but I really can't help it, so I leaned over to him and whispered, "'Big butler', give me a stutter." ”
The iron donkey glanced at me, and originally meant to reproach me, as if to say, am I a member of the special case team? Why can't you keep your mouth shut?
But I patted my stomach again, and the shriveled energy was seen in his eyes. He sighed, took out a distressed apprentice's posture, and while staring at his little eyes to prevent the evil monarch from discovering it, he reached out and touched it back, and took out a vegetable bun.
My body was smaller than the iron donkey, and after I took the vegetable buns, I hid behind him, trying to use this as a cover, and swallowed the vegetable buns in a few bites.
But just as I put all the buns in my mouth, there was a snorting sound in front of me.
Its practical description is not quite appropriate, there is a sad and desolate and tragic feeling in the voice, I was already doing petty theft, under the influence of this psychology, I was stimulated by the sound, and swallowed it at once.
I was so red that I stretched out my fingers and clasped my mouth vigorously, and I couldn't help but curse in my heart, saying that it was an evil king? Did he see me stealing it? But as for what? As for it! Scare me with this strange sound.
Originally, I wanted the iron donkey to block it for a while, so that when I swallowed this stutter, there would be no proof of death, and when the evil king wanted to talk about me, I would have to weigh it.
The actual situation was completely opposite to what I thought, the iron donkey not only did not block much, but also rushed out.
The Evil Lord, the Old Cat and the Short Boy, had a similar reaction, and they gathered in a heap, rushing out in unison, each with his weapon in hand.
And I'm standing here alone, still picking my throat and eyes, with vegetable bun crumbs hanging from the corners of my mouth, this is good, my bad behavior is all seen by everyone.
The Evil King gave me a deliberate look, and I was thinking about how to explain or lie about it, when he waved his hand and urged me to get together with them quickly.
I was a little bit of a reminiscence, and my heart said that the roar just now was from outside, and there were monsters around us!
I panicked a little and coughed as I leaned over. At this time, the iron donkey also asked everyone, "This cry is very strange, who knows what kind of animal it is?" ”
The old cat had a guess and replied first, "Elephant!" ”
They all say that they haven't eaten pork and haven't seen pigs run? When the animal world was broadcast on TV, I also heard the sound of elephants, and it was definitely a little different from the sound just now.
The iron donkey also immediately raised such a question, but the old cat didn't say much, just looked around coldly.
The Evil Lord reminded him, "Don't forget, this is Ghost Island!" ”
I was worried, and I said don't be told by the old cat, otherwise there will be an elephant, how can we deal with it?