The little antelope on the other side of the stream drank the water, snuggled up next to the adult antelope and licked the fluff, now it was the turn of the adult antelope to drink water, this was the opportunity that the manticore-tailed tiger had been waiting for, so that the prey could relax its vigilance, the two antelopes did not perceive the deadly threat in the slightest, and the adult antelope slowly lowered its head and stuck its tongue into the stream.

The manticore-tailed tiger moved, slowly pushing a step forward, and its two fangs bared out.

Katrina said anxiously: "The manticore-tailed tiger is going to do it!"

Tarrant pressed her arm tightly, "Manticores need to eat, or they'll starve to death, and that's what happens every day in the forest." ”

The adult antelope's long ears flickered, and the slight grinding sound from the grass behind it alerted it to the fact that this water source was inhabited by the most threatening predators, and it decided to abandon the water and jump to the right.

The little antelope has not yet detected the crisis and follows leisurely. This is the last chance, the scorpion-tailed tiger hind limbs exert force, the body suddenly rushed out of the forest, the front paws pounced on the body of the little antelope, the little antelope looked back in panic, let out a miserable cry, the adult antelope hesitated to stop, after a moment of hesitation took a big stride forward, it could not save the little antelope.

The fangs pierced into the lower abdomen of the little antelope, it was still struggling to break free from the predator's claws, the tail spines of the manticore-tailed tiger pierced into its stomach, and a large dose of venom destroyed the nervous system of the antelope, and after a while, the little antelope collapsed to the ground, its limbs twitched slightly, and bloodshot saliva foam flowed from the corners of its mouth.

Successful predation, the manticore-tailed tiger arched the antelope's belly to enjoy the fruits of its labor, and a long bloody intestine was pulled out.

Katrina shook off Tarrant's hand, "It was just eaten, and its mother left it alone?"

"The old antelope knows how to protect itself, so it can continue to survive under the cruel rules of survival, and the little antelope needs to learn this in order to grow", Tarrant put the dried armor aside, it was almost dry, he quietly glanced at the mage's robe, the lower end was still wet, and it had to be dried again.

"This is the cruelty of nature, and we can stop it!"

"If we stop every predator, the predators will starve to death and the forest will be eaten up. ”

Catrina looked down sullenly, and the beast across from her made an offensive "Gege" eating sound, gnawing on the bones, frowning and fiddling with the hem of her skirt, muttering something to herself.

Rex walked over, "It's time to go, we've been here long enough, we'll find them by noon." ”

"Yes", Tarrant put on his armor.

The trio walked up the creek, which continued upward, alternating between meadows and woodlands.

Katrina followed the two of them, not saying a word along the way, and Tarrant looked back, "Still thinking about that little antelope?"

Katrina ignored it, uncharacteristically quiet.

Tarrant no longer provokes her, concentrate on hurrying, today's task is to find them, and then find the entrance to the Psychic Monster Cave, there can be no mistake in a global action, Cuilin Mountain here must be well prepared by tomorrow night.

As the ground gradually rose, they walked up a steep hill and looked back to get a bird's-eye view of the woodland they had just passed, and in the distance the well-groomed turquoise farmland of Watt Town, where they were now taller than the tallest building in Siant.

There is a large protruding plateau in front of it, from which the stream flows down and requires climbing tools.

Rex stopped in front of the high ground, "You have to take a detour, you can't get through here." ”

"Will they miss their camp, and the mountains above are not suitable for camping," Tarrant speculated.

"I don't see any signs of activity", Rex slapped the soil on the high ground hard, the part that was not covered by vegetation was very soft, and even if there were climbing tools to go up, it was dangerous.

"Take a break here and settle for lunch. ”

The team sat down in a clearing in front of the high ground, coarse bread and streams.

A birdsong came from above the heights, and Tarrant looked up, and a figure appeared on the edge of the heights, thinly dressed, thin, and holding a bow in his hand, and Tarrant got up and shouted, "Friend, where is the way up?"

The man looked at the three of them repeatedly, and after a while, he opened his mouth and asked, "What are you doing here?"

From the clothes he was wearing, his physical appearance, and his skin, Tarrant assumed that it was a Balancebringer, and he replied, "We're looking for a Redstone Balancebringer, and we have something important." ”

"What's the matter?" the messengers are accustomed to life in the mountains, and there is little social communication, so they are wooden and cautious.

"Regarding the investigation into the disappearance of Mount Treewood, we are from the Knights of the Light of Sanctuary and need to meet your Grand Druid. ”

The Grand Druid is like the head of an area, weighing and judging the behavior of the Balance Emissary, and it is up to the Grand Druid to decide how to solve the problems and troubles that arise in the forest.

The man above seemed to understand their intentions and pointed to the right: "Go this way", and the archers led the way on the high ground.

The team walked in his direction, into a wooded field. A low conversation could be heard not far away, and Rex looked around and reminded softly, "There are quite a few people in this forest. ”

"This could be the camp. ”

A scantily clad woman stepped out from the left, dressed in a very short cloth made of strange material, covering only her tall breasts and round buttocks, her gaze fixed on the three men, and her steps did not stop.

Catherina's affection shifted, she had never seen anyone walk in public in such a dress, and she followed Tarrant, "What a strange person. ”

"They don't like the products of human society, and the clothes on their bodies are made of materials from the woods. ”

Without saying a word, the woman walked into the dense forest on the other side.

The team continued to move forward, and four men and women in front of them gathered in a group and whispered discussions, and when they saw the stranger, they stopped talking, stood up and dispersed. Strangers from human society are not welcome, and in the eyes of the Messenger of Balance, strangers will only cause trouble.

One of the men asked Tarrant, "What are you doing here?"

"We are investigators of the Knights of the Light of Sanctuary, and we have important matters to see the Grand Druid, right away. ”

The urging tone did not make the other party anxious, and the man carefully examined the three of them from head to toe one by one before he spoke, "Follow me." ”

He led the group to a high slope, where a small tributary flowed into the stream.

When you get closer, you can vaguely see a black cave hidden behind the high slope covered with green vegetation, and the entrance of the cave is covered with green vines, which is a natural hiding place.

The man ripped open the green vine, "The Great Druid is inside." ”

Taran nodded his head and went into the cave, which was very large, about four meters high, and there was a long space in front of it that was stuck in darkness, and the small tributary flowed quietly on the floor of the cave, and the roof of the cave occasionally dripped water droplets into the tributaries, making a very rhythmic sound of "ticking" and "ticking".

The light was a little dim, and Tarrant blinked a few times, getting used to the surroundings a little, and walked forward.

About a few dozen meters into the cave, Tarrant saw a group of people standing in a heap, discussing something blasphemous in a low voice, he didn't want to be too presumptuous, and coughed hard.

The eyes of the men were focused, and one of them asked, "Who are you, what are you doing here?"

They were all dressed in the same way, thin fabric, and it was impossible to tell which one was the Great Druid, and Tarrant tried to show a kind smile as much as possible, "Hello, I'm the investigator of the Light of Siant's Shelter, and I need your help on something important. ”

"Siant, that filthy human colony, you're not welcome here. A woman said coldly.

"Let him finish," interrupted a tall, thin man in the middle, "what do you need help with?" ”

The man could be the Grand Druid, and Tarrant approached him, "I'm the Sheltered Light's investigator in charge of the Psitronic Incident, and there's evidence of Mt. Treewood, here," he accentuated the word, "there's their lair." ”

The emissaries of balance collectively let out a soft cry as they whispered to each other, and the man in the middle motioned for them to be quiet and asked, "We have lived in this place for generations, and we are familiar with every tree and grass in the mountains and forests, and even the slightest change cannot escape our eyes, how can the Light of Shelter discover the nests of the psivalists before we discover their nests?"

"We've got enough clues," Tarrant's voice echoed through the cave, and he roughly described to the Balance Messengers how he had gotten the map from the Falcon.

Rex pulled out the map from the Spirit Pattern Bag and presented it to the man in the middle, "This is the map. ”

The man opened the map, stared at the red dot on Cuilin Mountain, and after a short thought, handed the map to the person next to him to circulate, "I am the Great Druid here, there is indeed a missing case in this area of Cuilin Mountain, and the balance envoy is actively looking for clues." If the map is noted, I'll help, but ......" he shook his head slightly, waiting for the other members' opinions.

The envoys present looked at it, and one of the rangers explained, "There is something wrong with this picture. ”

Tarrant turned his gaze to him, "What do you mean?"

"The area marked above is a meadow, flat terrain, with no high-slope crypts, and even if their nests are in that location, the entrance is definitely not there. ”

"You mean to say that there is no downward passage in that place. ”

"Yes!" the Ranger nodded affirmatively.

Tarrant believed his words, and they knew about Castle Hill as well as a warrior knew about a sword, and they couldn't go wrong.

The situation was a bit complicated, and the map drawn by the falcon certainly couldn't go wrong, and Tarrant held his chin, "Can you describe the terrain there in more detail?"

The ranger picked up the map and spread it on the ground, pointing to the red dot, "The whole area here is grass, with scattered and sparse trees, none of them are big trees, there are no tree holes, to the south is a cliff, under the cliff is the Lanmiao Plain, to the east is the woods, there are all kinds of ferocious predators, and to the west is a valley, and the disappearances in this area are concentrated in this valley." ”

There will be no entrance and exit from the cliff, and the woods to the east are not suitable, carnivores, like manticore-tailed tigers, can hide for a long time waiting for their prey to appear, and the spirit sucking monsters will not choose such dangerous places, as for the valley, the spirit sucking monsters will not be stupid enough to choose to hunt at the door of their homes to reveal their location, Tarrant pointed to the north of the red dot, "What is this place?"

The Grand Druid replied, "The woods, there is one of our camps. ”

There was more than one camp in the forest, and there were no less than ten camp in the mountains of Sérenso alone, each with a Grand Druid, and Tarrant asked, "Will there be a similar discovery in the camp over there?"

A druid in the crowd walked out: "No, I came from there yesterday, and it's normal." News about nearby camps is common, and if we find it, we'll know it here. ”

Completely clueless, Tarrant crouched down and carefully examined the area around the map.

"Wait!" a crisp female voice walked to the map.

Tarrant looked up, the feet were directly in front of him, and as his gaze rose from the feet, a pair of sturdy thighs came into view, followed by a small black pitch around a short skirt, a female druid, Tarrant hurriedly got up and coughed awkwardly, "What's the problem." ”

The female druid crouched down and pointed to the north side of the red dot, "It's possible to ...... here"

She leaned down to reveal a deep groove, and the peaks on either side of the mountain bulged from the top of the thin scarf.

Tarrant closed her eyes hard, tried to open them again, and focused her full attention on the map at the end of her finger, where nothing was marked.

The ranger on the side said suspiciously, "There, the most unlikely place." ”

"What do you mean?" Tarrant vaguely felt that it was not an easy place.

"It's an area that the living can't approach, a temple of oblivion surrounded by death and loss," the Grand Druid snapped.