Chapter 17: The Roar of the Beast
The mountains and forests are foggy and the sky is slightly dark, and it is early in the morning. The sun has not yet risen from the mountains.
Ahan walked briskly through a path in the woods, the road was muddy and slippery, but it didn't seem to affect him.
He touched the ground on his toes, light and agile like a civet cat, and every time the soles of his feet touched the ground, the footboard suddenly tightened, and between the swings of his ankles, his body swished forward. Each step is about a meter or two, and the forward speed is very fast.
The trail is lined with lush greenery, old trees and vines, and lush foliage form an impermeable green net in mid-air, making the originally dim sky even more gloomy.
The morning dew rolled among the leaves, occasionally falling in a pour, and in a moment Ahan was drenched as if he had been drenched in the rain.
In his heart, he secretly recalled the feeling of that battle between life and death.
At that time, the knife in the hand seemed to be no longer a weapon, but an extension of the hand, the knife moved at will, incomparably mysterious, every move was like an antelope hanging horns, no trace could be found. But when it came time to exterminate the race, he found that this feeling suddenly disappeared, and he could no longer capture it, as if it was illusory. He faintly felt that if he could stabilize that feeling, then his sword technique would also enter a new realm.
However, I don't know if it was lucky or unfortunate, at that time, the Wuji people had already lost their fighting spirit, and as soon as they were defeated, he was safe and lost the opportunity to enter this realm again.
He understands that this kind of realm can be encountered but not sought, in addition to honestly practicing the basic moves, inscribed the moves to the bone marrow, so that everything falls into place, another quick way is to experience the battle between life and death again.
Of course, without the Uki, the only object that Ahan could experience life and death was the beast in the mountains and forests.
As he progressed deeper into the forest, Ahan's speed slowed, and he shook the steel knife in his hand, bowed slightly, and suddenly stepped over the path and burrowed into the dense jungle.
His breathing was slow and long, his eyes were blazing, and his face was vigilant. Affected by the planet's immense gravity, the beasts here are just as powerful. Moreover, according to the clansmen, in the depths of the mountains and forests, there is a more powerful existence, and even the entire hunting team in the clan does not dare to enter the depths. It was no longer a place for the people to enter. So he had to be careful.
The woods were silent, very quiet, except for a few strange chirps and roars occasionally. This is a real primeval forest, and I don't know how many thousands of years this forest has existed on this planet, and there is a smell of decay and erosion everywhere around. The blue-white sun overhead, through the layers of impermeable green nets, left only a few tenacious and tiny flecks of light.
Ahan moved forward slowly, silently. From time to time, he paused to listen intently. As time passed, his movements became slower and his face became more serious.
Some beasts will turn and run when they encounter humans, while some fierce beasts will attack humans when they see them. Before he could see what was in front of him, he had to hide himself from the creatures in the forest. Otherwise, I'm afraid that even nine lives will not be enough to squander.
His body slowly approached the front silently, and his breathing gradually became vague. Then he gently brushed aside the bushes that stood in front of him, his eyes narrowing slightly.
A creature covered in wrinkles and with stubby limbs was leisurely nibbling on the bark of a tree in front of it, layers of skin kneaded together like rags, and thick layers of mud. It was fat, the size of a van from a previous life.
It's a mud beast that usually lives in mud or pools, but today, the scent of this plant still attracts it here.
This is a milk gum tree, and when its fruit is ripe, the trunk secretes a white gum substance, which has a sweet aroma that many creatures like to nibble on. When the animal eats the bark and the tree shakes, the mature seeds fall in a flutter, and the upside-down spikes hook the fur of the creature, carrying the seeds in all directions.
A smile appeared on Ahan's face, the mud beast was clumsy on land, with thick skin and flesh, and was his best training target.
Thinking of this, he no longer hid, stood up from the bushes, and dragged the steel knife step by step towards the front.
As soon as there was a slight sound, this mud beast, which had been very cautious, immediately noticed it. It reluctantly stopped eating, its fat body turned in a different direction, and a sharp warning sound sounded from its mouth. Mung bean-like eyes, full of fierce light. It only hopes that its intimidation will make the comer retreat from the difficulties and not disturb its own food.
But it may have forgotten that this is not the mud pond where it has lived since childhood, but the solid ground, where its abilities are greatly reduced, and if the mud beast is in the mud or swamp, Ahan will definitely turn and run away.
It soon found that the little dot had ignored its warnings, but kept approaching it, and this behavior finally angered it, and its stubby limbs slowly crawled forward, and its mouth showed two dagger-like fangs.
The two of them were moving faster and faster, and suddenly Ahan turned sideways, dodging the giant mouth of the mud beast flying by. The steel knife flicked a knife flower nimbly out of his hand, and the back of the knife slashed towards its throat.
"Whew!"
The throat was hit so hard that even its rough skin and thick flesh had to let out a roar of pain.
Yahan's expression was relaxed, and the steel knife in his hand was like a spiritual snake breathing, or cutting, blocking, or teasing. Although it was only the back of the knife, the weight of the steel knife itself, combined with the immense physical strength of Ahan, made every move painful for the mud beast.
However, this mud beast is too slow to do much training at all. By now, its usefulness had been completely drained by him.
Yahan thought about it, and with a movement of his wrist, the steel knife slashed through an arc, slashing hard at the neck of the mud beast, and the sharp steel knife effortlessly passed through the layers of folded skin, and a huge head rolled to the ground, and the huge body that had lost its head continued to rush for a distance, and then fell to the ground with a bang.
Ahan walked swiftly past its corpse, slowing down again toward the forest. His luck was apparently very good today, and it wasn't long before he ran into another quicknut.
No one knows who took these names, but they are all valuable knowledge that has been passed down orally from generation to generation. However, these names are very vivid, such as the Bug, as the name suggests, this animal is very fast and makes cooing sounds.
The creature resembles a bat, with a transparent capsule between its limbs, a flattened tail the size of a cat, and is agile and agile, even gliding briefly through the air. This creature is very difficult, cruel, vindictive, and fond of eating offal.
As soon as Ahan confronted it, a smile appeared on his face, and the Swift Goo Beast was undoubtedly the best target for sword training.
The Swift Goo was agile, fast, and even as agile in the air as it was on the ground. Good at moving around in a small area.
After fighting for more than a minute, his knife had not yet touched its fluff, and he had already paid the price for a few scratches.
Basically, after judging the Swift Beast's ability to move, his speed gradually became faster and faster, and every time the blade slashed through the air, it would let out a sharp roar. From a distance, he seemed to be surrounded by a dark shadow.
Under the cold sword light, the Xungu Beast finally felt the pressure, and did not dare to get too close, but just jumped around in the shadow of the knife nimbly, waiting for an opportunity to attack.
Suddenly, the swift beast froze, and then, a black shadow swept through like lightning, and the swift beast quickly broke into two, blood splattered everywhere.
Just when Yahan looked puzzled, there was a sudden commotion in the surrounding mountains and forests, and soon it was quiet again, and even the usual sounds of insects and birds were completely gone, and the whole forest was silent. Faintly, he seemed to hear the sound of whistles ringing in the distance, and there was a feeling of fear in his heart.
"What is it that can make the creatures of this mountain forest completely quiet?" He exclaimed.
But soon he forcibly suppressed his curiosity, which was far beyond his comprehension.
"It seems that we can only go here, this mountain forest is a little abnormal today!" Ah Han was a little worried in his heart, took the steel knife, and quickly walked down the mountain.