Volume 2 Chapter 21 The First Entry into the Cursed Land
Early in the morning of the second day, several teams of mercenaries who were not convinced by anyone on weekdays actually set off together. And it may be a coincidence, there are as many as five teams, you must know that in normal times, the average daily departure is less than one mercenary team, like so many mercenary teams on the same day, it is really rare.
Five mercenary teams, that's five passers-by.
Among them, only Ye Qing rode a horse alone, the other four teams, three were in a carriage, and Ye Qing did not see the true faces of the passers-by in the carriage, and a team of mercenaries were all dressed in black heavy armor, and each of them wore black helmets on their faces, making it impossible to tell which one was the passer-by.
Yongfu saw that Ye Qing was looking at these mercenary teams, so he quietly introduced them to Ye Qing.
The team dressed in black armor is led by one of the five high-level martial artists in Baishi Mountain, and its strength is the strongest; among them, the captain looks a little hangy, and his speech is also smooth, although he is only a middle-level cultivator in the martial arts realm, but his ability is not weak, and he is a person in the Qin Mu mercenary group; the other two mercenary teams, except for the captain who is a mid-level martial artist realm, the rest are only low-level in the martial artist realm, and they are all from mercenary groups with average strength.
All the way to the north, the vegetation is lush, but it is deserted.
Following a straight dirt road for the horses, a group of five mercenaries soon reached the edge of the Cursed Lands.
Looking ahead, the colors of heaven and earth are completely different. This side is colorful and vibrant, while the other side of the Cursed Lands is completely gray and lifeless.
The mercenary team rested in place, and everyone began to take out the prepared supplies and various weapons and armor from the storage bags, not only armed all their bodies, but even the mounts were wearing armor.
Once in the Cursed Lands, the storage bag will be completely non-functional, so everything you need in the Cursed Lands must be removed in advance.
When Ye Qing followed the team into the cursed land, what he saw in front of him immediately came alive again, and when he looked back, he felt that outside the cursed land, it had turned gray, which was really amazing.
However, Ye Qing didn't have much time to appreciate this wonder, because then she only felt that her body was heavy, and the armor on her body seemed to be ten times heavier than before.
"Miss Ye, except for these ordinary mounts, everyone feels the same, and they are slowly getting used to it. Yongfu beside Ye Qing comforted.
Ye Qing nodded, while familiarizing himself with the empty state of spiritual power in his body, he checked the surrounding environment, and also paid attention to the situation of the mercenaries around him.
In addition to the lack of spiritual power, the cursed land is not much different from the outside, and it also has mountains, waters, flowers and trees.
On the first day, everything was spent in peace, and when they encountered wild game that could be hunted, the mercenaries hunted it casually, as daily food, although the amount of it was not small, but it was better to keep some more in case.
Yongfu handed Ye Qing a hare leg that was known as fresh and tender, but Ye Qing gave up after eating a few bites, it was hard and woody, compared to the grilled fish made by Juanzi who ate in the fishing village a few days ago, it was really much worse.
Ye Qing's other guard, a young man named Xiaoba, persuaded: "Miss Ye should eat some." ”
Yongfu also said: "Yes, Miss Ye can eat some, you can't even eat this later." After walking a few miles, we will sprinkle animal repellent powder, and I guess even the birds will avoid us by then. ”
Ye Qing shook his head and continued to nibble on the hard cake in his hand.
As night fell, each of the five mercenaries set up their own tents. The mercenaries took turns resting in their tents, while the rest stood guard near or far. But even when resting, no one takes off their armor.
The mercenaries who were giggling and bragging in Baishiling on weekdays had been silent since they entered the cursed land, and Yongfu told Ye Qing that this was to preserve physical strength, and without spiritual power, everything returned to a primitive state, and physical strength and energy were the most scarce.
The passers-by in the three carriages did not get out of the carriage, and Ye Qing also honestly stayed in the camp tent to recuperate, this feeling of exhaustion has not been over for a long time, and it seems that he has returned to before the spiritual apocalypse.
Ye Qing, who was tired, soon fell asleep, and suddenly heard a voice in a daze, "The wind is coming!"
Immediately afterwards, the big camp tent sounded "la-la-la".
A gap suddenly appeared in the corner of the tent, and a fierce wind poured into the tent, and the huge tent seemed to be blown away in an instant.
Ye Qing immediately came to his senses, fortunately he was wearing such heavy armor, otherwise he was afraid that he would be blown away by this strong wind.
The bonfire had been completely blown out, and only a faint moon hung in the sky, allowing everyone to vaguely see the surroundings.
However, the mercenaries did not panic in the slightest, and all gathered around the tent, and after the rest of the people inside came out, they slowly gathered the tent in the strong wind.
The horses and supplies on the side have long been protected by mercenaries.
Ye Qing looked at the branches flying in the wind on the side, and tore off a piece with his hand, with the help of the moonlight, Ye Qing found that this branch was indeed more tenacious than the outside, and the inside was full of strong veins.
Everything in the Cursed Land is born in accordance with the natural environment, strong and sturdy animals, thick and tough plants, but they are too weak for outsiders.
As soon as the wind weakened a little, Ye Qing heard another voice in his ears: "The rain is coming!"
"Bang! bang!"
Big raindrops began to fall, and the weight and speed of the raindrops were much larger than those outside, and they fell on the body like a heavy punch.
Except for the passers-by in the three carriages, all the other men and horses wore helmets.
Each mercenary team has its own formation, the three mercenary teams with the carriage are centered on the carriage, and Ye Qing's team is centered on Ye Qing, and everyone gathers together.
The mercenaries with the shield leaned together, holding up a small space for Ye Qing.
Yongfu was next to Ye Qing: "Miss Ye, this rain is coming quickly, it shouldn't be raining for a long time, it can stop before dawn, and it won't delay tomorrow." ”
Ye Qing nodded, looking at the reactions of these mercenaries, it was obvious that they had strategies to deal with all kinds of situations in this cursed land, and the high escort fees were still worth it.
Sure enough, when it was dawn, the rain stopped, leaving only a muddy patch.
Walking forward in the mud, the speed was naturally half a minute slower, and it took half a day to get out of the mud.
Sure enough, after sprinkling animal repellent powder, I couldn't meet an animal on the road, but fortunately, I could pick some wild fruits from time to time, the taste of wild fruits was acceptable, and Ye Qing could barely eat some.
After three days like this, the power of wind and rain and thunder and lightning was extraordinary. As you go deeper and deeper into the Cursed Lands, the temperature around you gets cooler and colder.
However, there were no accidents for three consecutive days, and the tense nerves of the mercenaries had relaxed a lot at this time.
The passers-by on the three carriages never get off during the day, and the food and drink are all sent to the carriage by mercenaries, and it is estimated that the convenience of relieving them is solved at night, which is really low-key and cautious.
Ye Qing paid attention to saving his physical strength on the one hand, and on the other hand, he also had to pay attention to Wu Yuanshan's situation at any time, now that the five mercenary teams were acting together, Wu Yuanshan had no chance to make a move for a while.
On the fourth day of entering the Cursed Lands, the five mercenary teams that had been advancing and retreating together had a disagreement on the choice of the way forward.
It was already dark, and everyone decided to rest early and discuss the choice of the next path.