In the dark passage of the cave, four people walked on the smooth pavement, and the sound of footsteps echoed in the empty corridor.

Leoli walked ahead, a metal lighter in his hand, glowing through the dark cavern tunnels that lit up ahead. And Ogata and the others followed him, talking along the way.

The topic around everyone is the tour guide and his wife who live under the silver fir tree on the top of this mountain.

Because everyone knows that if you want to rely on the tour guide and your wife to take them to the real exam venue, you should have to go through a rigorous test. As for the content of the test, they don't have an eyebrow in mind.

"Ahead is the exit from this cave." Leoli's face was overjoyed when he saw the light at the exit of the cave, and after nearly two hours of walking, he had lost his patience, and his lighter was already burning hot.

Hearing this, Ogata and the others raised their eyes to look in the direction of the exit that Leoli said, and they had indeed seen the light source, but they didn't know if it would be under the silver fir tree on the top of the mountain after they walked out.

Walking around the dark cave, even Ogata with a good memory had a hard time figuring out where this seemingly naturally formed cave passage leads.

Leoli turned off the lighter and quickened his pace, his face carrying the joy and anticipation of walking out of this passage.

The same is true of Ogata, who walked for about two hours, which has greatly exhausted everyone's patience.

When everyone stood at the exit of the passage and looked at it, everyone's faces couldn't help but show strange looks.

"It's a lake, damn it!" Leoli clenched his fists and looked at the sparkling waves in front of him. The lake water is clear and rippling under the moonlight. I wasn't in the mood to sit still and watch.

It's the same as Leoli of the acute child. Ogata and the others were not interested in the water, but they were concerned about how to get under the silver fir tree and find the guide and his wife who were on the top of the mountain and were in charge of showing them the way.

"I guess we're going to row over." Kurapika noticed that in the corner of the lake, there was a small boat that could accommodate the four of them, and analyzed rationally.

Hearing this, everyone looked at the small boat, which was very small and broken, but it was just a rope to pull it on. And there are sculls inside. It is obviously impossible to cross the ocean, but it is still more feasible to cross the lake.

Xiaojie's expression was happy: "It seems that we can only take this boat, row across this lake, and reach the shore on the other side." ”

Indeed, as he said, the only option left for everyone at the moment is to row a boat across the lake. There is no other way, you can't turn back the way you came. Looking for other ways out.

Leori and Kurapika nodded in agreement, only Ogata staring thoughtfully at the ship.

Obviously in this place. There happened to be a ship here, deliberately waiting for them to use it.

So Ogata thought that if it was really the tour guide couple who were waiting for them on the other side of the lake, then the couple must have known that several of them had already passed the old woman's test, but at this time they did not show up directly, but instead put a boat here and let everyone take the initiative to find them, what does this mean?

A slight smile curled into the corners of Ogata's mouth, the tour guide couple must be trying to pretend to be a ghost and create a new round of test questions for a few of them to solve. Thinking of the expression of the old woman at the foot of the mountain when she praised him as a smart person, it is not difficult to guess that this will create a problem for the tour guide, and it seems to be the most difficult question to solve along the way, otherwise it will not be set up at the final checkpoint when you are about to arrive at the exam venue.

Leori and the others boarded the boat, and Ogata finally stepped up gently and sat cross-legged at the stern.

The paddle work was given to someone with good body and strong strength, and it was obvious that Ogata, who seemed to be 'Sven weak', was not suitable for the job, because he did not have any advantages in terms of physical quality compared to the other three people.

So this kind of work was left to Leoli, who volunteered!

Apparently Leoli was smart, and he realized that he was the oldest of the four except Ogata. And he has always been very confident in his own strength, thinking that he will not lose to others.

Leo pulled up his sleeves, loosened his tie, exposed his strong arms, and began to swing gently on the surface of the lake with his oars in his hands.

The boat moves slowly in the ripples of the water, and under the clear surface of the lake, it seems that the naked eye can catch a fish or two swimming by. When the bright moonlight shines on this lake, it is not only pleasing to the eye, but also a quiet satisfaction.

Jay and Kurapika sit at the bow of the boat and keep an eye out for the movement ahead, while Ogata is responsible for watching out for danger behind and Leoli is in charge of rowing. Everyone came all the way from Whale Island to Dolly Island, with the same goal, across a sea and a mountain, and has established the most basic tacit understanding and friendship.

As the boat sailed into the middle of the lake, there were no ups and downs along the way, it was like an ordinary night.

But as the lake surfaced, there seemed to be some strange 'bang-la-la' sounds, and the qiē was shattered.

"Be careful of the beasts and monsters around here, I always feel that this lake is not peaceful." At this time, Kurapika untied the double knife from behind his back, and his eyes became sharp.

Hearing Kurapika's words, Xiao Jie also nodded, his perception was the strongest among the four, and he also held his gaze: "There are indeed traces of other creatures here." ”

"Warcraft?" Ogata's gaze blinked, he knew the beast, but he didn't have an exact understanding of what the monster was. However, it is not difficult to guess that theoretically, the Warcraft they are talking about should be creatures with a higher level of intelligence than the Beasts. But whether there are any strange abilities or something, it is anyone's guess.

Leori rowed hard, he was the closest person to Ogata, but he didn't notice the confusion on the latter's face.

When the fluctuations of the lake seemed to be getting bigger and bigger, and the ripples that had been hooked by the oars gradually turned into a current that spread in all directions, suddenly a large splash burst out, followed by a terrifying roar that was deafening.

Ogata's eyes froze. He quickly pulled out the scalpel inserted into the leather. The cramped hull of the whole person stood up. In the direction of the stern. He was directly confronted by a python-like monster hiding deep at the bottom of the lake, grinning wide, braving its white fangs, and shaking its body wildly.

"Leoli!" Xiao Jie and Kurapika's faces changed, and they hurriedly urged Leoli to speed up the paddle and avoid the pursuit of this huge monster as much as possible.

Leoli's scalp tingled when he noticed the monster. His face changed, his arms shook his oars quickly, and immediately the originally fluttering boat seemed to be equipped with a high-speed engine, and it broke the waves directly on the surface of the lake, with an indomitable momentum.

And this python-like monster did not give up on chasing after it, it swam in the lake water, like a human running on land, and exerted its instinctive predatory nature in a specific environment.

"Roar!"

I watched these lantern-sized eyes approach me roundly.

Ogata shook the scalpel out of his hand. At the same time, connect it with Gang Qi and control it as you like!

The tip of the scalpel reveals the edge. Stab at the python's head!

"Bang!" The scalpel slammed into the top of the python's head, and the black scales refracted the moonlight, engulfing the silvery-white sharpness.

The momentum of the blade came to an abrupt halt, and instead of sinking into the monster's flesh, the scalpel emitted an echo similar to a metallic impact. A terrifying scene happened, and it was difficult to shake its physical defense with the attack that it was bound to get.

Damn it. Ogata's eyes were cold, and instead of retracting his scalpel, he let the scalpel spin at an extremely fast speed in the surprised eyes of Kurapika and Xiaojie on the side, forming a cold vortex.

After a while, the scalpel struck again at the top of the python's head.

Silver light, twisted and arrogant!

But this time, with the tip of the knife as the middle point, the destructive power of the entire blade became terrifying in the high-speed rotation, and the half-cut blade was like a drill, slowly breaking through the skin and flesh layer of the monster, and it seemed that it could easily fall into its flesh.

The strangely colored blood slowly seeped down the handle of the scalpel and dripped into the surface of the lake, turning into a large area as black as ink

The monster roared as if it had gone mad, and the whole lake became more dangerous than the sea level, and its body made huge waves, slapping against the boat, and everyone felt like it might capsize at any moment.

Fortunately, thanks to Leoli's efforts, the ship was already close to the shore.

Ogata retrieved his scalpel, and the massive monster seemed to be unable to get close to the land, and in a bleeding state, it let out an unwilling roar of rage, and had to dive back into its lair, which was the bottom of the lake just now.

"It was really dangerous just now!" Leoli threw down the oars, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his clothes, and said with palpitations.

Kurapika smiled wryly and said, "yes, we can't fight that monster in the water. ”

"Ogata, are you alright?" At this time, Xiaojie asked Ogata around him with concern, because he was the only one who fought the monster head-on.

Ogata shook his head, he was naturally fine, because he had been holding the scalpel all the time, and he was going to fight the monster while ensuring his own safety. Although he didn't kill it, it also made the monster suffer, and there was only one reason why he wanted to do it, he hated snakes.

Just like some people don't like bugs, they don't like mice, but for Ogata, it's not fear, it's just hatred. Because snakes are more disgusting animals than insects in his opinion.

After going ashore, several people breathed a sigh of relief. Because the monster has receded, everyone can sort out their mood and accomplish more important things.

After looking around, Ogata noticed that the few of them had indeed crossed the lake and arrived at the top of the mountain, less than two hundred meters away from the moonlit silver fir tree.

"Thankfully, the old woman didn't lie to us." Leoli rolled down his sleeve again, stared at the silver fir tree like everyone else, and said happily.

Kurapika nodded slightly: "Let's go, maybe we have new tests to complete." ”

When the four of them arrived under the silver cedar tree, they found a solitary house that looked like the one Ogata and Leori had been living in some time ago.

Leoli walked up with a grin. Knock on the wooden door: "Is there anyone?" We are candidates under the mountain. ”

Ogata was behind him. Waiting for someone to open the door. Or respond to them.

But after waiting for a while, there was no response, and Leoli reached out with some impatience to push the wooden door that did not seem to be tightly closed.

Squeak!

When the door was pushed open and opened halfway through.

Through the light of the music, Ogata, who had a good eye, saw a terrible scene.

A tall monster with wings and a fox face, its pupils glinting in the darkness. It's holding a young girl hostage. And a man sat on the ground, trembling in horror at the monster.

"Be careful!" Ogata was the first to see it, and hurriedly reminded him.

When Kurapika and Xiaojie reacted, the fox monster had already dragged the girl with its claws and quickly broke through the door.

"Leoli, Kurapika, Xiaojie, I'll stay here to save people." Ogata quickly digested the situation and said to them.

The three of them came to their senses. Quickly chase in the direction where the monster disappeared.

Ogata, who remained at the scene, was a doctor, and he had noticed the injured in the room. The frightened man, if nothing else, was one of the tour guides who took them to the exam room this time, so it was necessary to save him.

After his companions chased him, Ogata adjusted his mind and walked into the hut at the top of the mountain.

He looked at the man who had fallen to the ground with a frightened look on his face.

"Is there any injury?" Ogata walked in and asked with concern.

The man pointed to the wound on his shoulder and said to Ogata, "I was scratched by that monster and here it is." ”

"Okay, I'll take a look." Ogata approached him, his face and expression as usual, unhurried and unhappy.

When he squatted down and helped the man to get up, his hand was on the man's shoulder, and the originally concerned and kind expression slowly became cold, and those eyes looked directly at him, and said word by word: "You are not human. ”

"Huh?" The man raised his head in surprise and looked at Ogata's eyes without hesitation, his pupils constricting slightly.

The face under the brim of the black hat is very calm.

The eyes are aggressive, as if they have determined their own judgment.

"Tell me, what's the test? Do you want me to kill you, or are you just the so-called tour guide? Ogata grabbed the man's arm and lifted the scalpel with the other, landing on his neck, the cold blade close to his skin.

The man pretended to be panicked: "What the hell are you talking about: I am a human being, a human who lives here, and it was my wife who was taken captive just now"

Ogata smiled softly, and he slowly exposed the other party's lies: "A real doctor can see the clue at a glance." Your wound is really true, and your changes really amaze me, but you can replicate the appearance, but it is difficult to clone the tissue changes inside the human bodyThe scratches of the wound extend from the outside to the inside, and the Cheng dù that you fall into, as well as the power you focus on, seem to have been deliberately faked from your own perspective. The torn epidermis was about an inch away, leaving no traces of blood. Obviously, in the process of forgery, in order not to hurt his own muscle tissue, he deliberately left a part of his spare strength. ”

"So being able to hurt yourself with your claws from this angle, leaving such a wound, makes me have to guess that you are a monster with the ability to change, not the human appearance in front of me."

"Oh?" The man's gaze changed, and his voice was lowered and deepened: "I really didn't expect that such an interesting guy would come to this year's hunter exam." You're right, I'm not human."

Hearing this, his mind turned, and he had already guessed the content of the test.

The essence of the hunter, the first level tests the basic way of survival, and the old woman tests the indispensable calmness and calmness of the psychological element, and here, what should be tested is the candidates' ability to distinguish between right and wrong!

Suddenly, Ogata put down the scalpel and looked at him, "It seems that the woman who was taken away is also your own kind." And the two of you, plus the fox just now, should be the tour guides stationed on this mountain, waiting for the candidates to come to the test, right? ”

"Amazing analytical skills." The man stood up, as if nothing happened, his face was calm: "Indeed, we are the tour guides who have welcomed the candidates in previous years. ”

"It seems that my test should be smooth. And you should be the so-called Warcraft, although you are different from humans, you have human intelligence, and the way of communication. Ogata said lightly.

The man didn't retort, just nodded. As Ogata said, the second he recognized his identity, it proved that he was qualified and had the qualifications to go to the candidate's venue.

"Did you drink anything?" Ogata sat on the ground and looked at the man across from him as if he were chatting about a family matter.

The man was stunned and looked at him in astonishment, then reacted, took out a bottle of drink from the refrigerator, and handed it to Ogata.

Ogata took it, glanced at the other party's expression, and then took a sip without hesitation.

"It's so sweet." Ogata put it down and pursed his lips.

The man couldn't help but ask at this time, "Don't you care about your companion?" They haven't come back yet, after all. ”

"Don't worry, I should be back soon." Ogata replied with a smile.

With Xiaojie's kind of little ghost close to nature, discovering the identity of these monsters should only be a matter of a short time. Besides, Kurapika is also the kind of person who is cool-headed, plus forget it, Kurapika and Xiaojie alone should be able to deal with it.

Ogata automatically filtered Leoli because this guy was a little careless when he was impulsive. (To be continued......)

PS: This is the eighth year that Bloodflower has gone through, and it was only in the sixth year that she got the opportunity to sign a contract. It's still in its infancy. I can only say that I lack talent, and I am the kind of writer who keeps sticking to the genre. Eight years ago, I loved writing PS and one-chapter testimonials, and I also liked to create groups to share my thoughts and achievements with everyone. But as time went on, I found myself more interested in quietly enjoying the joy of writing a book and the joy of receiving support. Good works, after all, someone will follow me and I'm satisfied, thank you!