Chapter 25 Tracking

The remaining four didn't waste any more time and immediately embarked on a journey to the south. With a devastated cemetery left behind, Fraser stared firmly ahead, suppressing the anger in his heart.

The scenery in the forest is the same, and the long hours of walking between the trees can be tiring, and even time is passing inadvertently. Everywhere the group passed, there were traces of people passing by, trampled mud floors, bent bushes, and even broken branches, and they could easily find the enemy's trail without Fraser leading the way.

"I see how they're a little bit panicked. Barney examined a few traces and asked, puzzled, "Are they so afraid of us?"

Fraser paused to rest, raised his water bladder and took a long sip of water. "Evil mages can't move quickly with those corpses, and just controlling the walking dead will drain their mental energy, let alone keep them out of obstacles. ”

Barney made a disgusted expression before turning to Lyria. "Can you imagine a group of decomposing, pus-drenched corpses lining up in the forest, stepping over obstacles and moving forward?"

Lyria glared at Barney with disdain and pushed him away. "Stay away from me, you disgusting fellow, be careful if you say such disgusting things again, be careful that I cut your tongue!"

"What a fierce woman. Barney fled to Geoff's side and talked to him about something.

After a short rest, the group set off again, and the longer they followed, the more obvious the traces around them became, and the closer they were to each other in terms of the time of the traces.

Barney's mouth is dishonest again. "You say we're getting closer and closer to those monsters, will they be waiting for us right in front of us, just waiting for us to catch up and surprise us?"

Lyria wanted to cut his tongue out with a knife now. "Barney, if you don't speak, will you ......?"

Before he could finish speaking, Fraser, who was walking in the front, suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" Geoff stopped immediately after Fraser.

Fraser observed for a moment, then tilted his head slightly and said, "There's a room ahead." ”

"Probably a hunter's hut, which is common in the forest, for the rest of the hunters passing by. Lyria also stopped, but instead of looking ahead, she leaned her back to the two in front of her to notice the movement behind her.

Barney and Lyria also turned to be on guard, but they didn't forget to say a word. "Shall we go over? or do we go around?"

Geoff pondered for a moment and made a decision. "Let's go over and take a look, maybe there's a clue, even if no one else can find out if there's any food or equipment to replenish. ”

Barney hesitated, "I don't know why I always think it's better not to go over." ”

Lyria glanced at him. "I think it was a mistake to bring you here, Barney, it's too late for you to go back now. ”

"No kidding, how can it be too late now?" Barney shook his head. "Well, I'll listen to you. ”

Geoff drew his sword and walked slowly towards the hut with Fraser. There was no one around the hut, and there was no one at all, and there was a small clearing around the house, with a few branches piled up in a mess, and nothing else.

"It seems that there is no one here. Lyria whispered.

"Maybe I'll sleep in the house. Barney responded.

Getting closer and closer to the hut, Geoff seemed to smell something, and subconsciously sniffed his nose. "I have a bad feeling, wait a while you two stay outside the house, and Frazier and I can go in and take a look. ”

"Come on, Geoff, do you think I don't smell it? Lyria said puffy.

"You're just out there!" said Fraser, who suddenly spoke, glancing at Geoff, and then suddenly rushed towards the house, who followed suit.

The two of them ran to the door of the hut in a few steps, and Geoff kicked the wooden door open, but he didn't expect that the wooden door was not locked, and he stumbled into the house with too much force, and Fraser hurriedly followed. Lyria and Barney also arrive at the door, and the two of them stand guard outside the door and listen to the movement inside the house, and they will rush in to help their companions if something happens. But to the surprise of the two, they listened for a while and there was no sound of fighting except for the footsteps of their companions in the house.

Lyria couldn't help but ask softly, "What's going on inside, you guys gave me a signal." ”

Geoff's voice came slowly. "Don't come in, we'll be out right away. ”

"You tell us what's going on inside?" Barney couldn't help but ask, but no one answered him.

Lyria winked at Barney, and before Barney could stop her, she rushed into the house, and Barney groaned and ran after her. As soon as the two entered the house, they were shocked by the tragic image in front of them, even as mercenaries, they could not bear such a cruel and bloody scene. I saw that the stumps of the room were scattered in all corners, and the dark red blood covered most of the room, which had long since coagulated and stopped flowing. A strong stench hit everyone's noses, and it was no longer the smell of blood, but a disgusting stench of rancidity.

Lyria covered her mouth and ran out of the house vomiting, and Barney couldn't hold back for a while and ran out, leaving Fraser and Geoff to continue to check inside the house. It took about ten minutes for the two of them to slowly come out of the house, and Geoff did not forget to close the door, and then sat down on a tree stump with a sigh of relief.

Lyria vomited almost the contents of her stomach and sat limply on the floor. "It's not easy for you guys to stay in there for so long, did you find anything?"

Geoff nodded. "Judging by the clothes on the stump, those must be hunters gathered here, and there must be several of them. ”

"No, there are more than a few, there should be a dozen. Fraser stood against a tree trunk. "The stumps were only a small part, and a large part of them were missing. ”

"When you say this, I also noticed that some arms and feet are not matched, and the number of bodies and heads is abnormal, and I thought I was taken by a nearby beast. Geoff said thoughtfully.

"Hell, don't say any more. Barney apparently hadn't vomited yet, and ran to the side and threw up.

Lyria thought for a moment. "Could it be that the missing limbs have been reassembled into bodies as we saw before?"

"That's right, and it's no longer here, taken away by the evil mage. Fraser nodded in agreement.

Lyria still frowned. "But how can there be so many hunters gathered here? It stands to reason that most of the hunters are sent out in small groups, or even on their own. ”

Geoff sighed. "I'm afraid they were caught here and killed together. ”

Lyria's body shuddered. "It's so cruel that it makes me shudder just thinking about that scene. ”

Fraser looked around. "It's been a while since they've been out of here, so we'd better catch up quickly. ”

Geoff and Lyria stood up, and Barney walked back. "Then the strength of the other party should become stronger and stronger, and the more people they kill, the more corpses they will have. ”

Geoff looked at the lifeless cabin. "I'm afraid yes, Barney, maybe we're going to be dealing with a team of dozens of 'people'. ”

"I just begged myself not to be one of them. Lyria took a sip of cold water and cheered up.