Chapter 14 The Green-stemmed Plants II
As Fan withdrew the catapult iron gun, he also pulled out the greenstem plant in the hole, and it took him a lot of effort to drag the nearly three-meter-long greenstem plant to the ground. Avi also walked over at this time, and the two of them realized that the green-stemmed plant was not so much a plant as a "tongue" wrapped in the skin.
Avi picked up the Quenching Knight Sword and slowly dissected the greenstem plant. He noticed that when the blood-red core inside died, the green skin became relatively less hard, and he was able to slowly cut through it with the knight's sword. And when he cut down the green skin, the blood-red core inside was like a tongue, and the green stem epidermis was its mouth, which was used to protect the core. The core inside is not all blood-red, only the sharp part of the cone is particularly bright red, and the tail end of the core is connected to the tail end of the green skin, so it seems that this attacking core is likely to grow in the skin of the green stem.
There was still some debris at the end of the end, and both Avi and Fan could smell some unpleasant odors, presumably from the debris of minced meat and bones, but there was no way to determine whether the debris was a human or an animal.
"It's disgusting, the plants are going to come out and eat people now!" Fan picked up some hay and kept wiping his iron spear, because the iron spear was sticking to a lot of blood-red slime just now.
Avi noticed that the three-meter-long green-stemmed plant had no roots at all, and the tail end was like a snake's tail, with only a closed tip.
Avi and Fan looked at each other, they both realized that these green-stemmed plants were not simple, because they were actually hunting humans, and the potato mercenary group came this time, if they couldn't destroy these green-stemmed plants, it was likely to become a dinner for these things.
Leonard and Franklin the Elder, though pulled away by the Marcus brothers, are still arguing there.
"I finally know why you've survived so long, and I'm sure you've betrayed your companions before!" Leonard tried to push Marcus out of his way.
"What you said is so ugly! I just accidentally fell and accidentally touched your leg, and I didn't mean to harm you at all!" Franklin didn't show weakness, although he couldn't beat the other party, but in front of the other partners, he couldn't just admit what he had done.
"Don't you all argue! Now Bowen is dead! Blake also lost his thigh to save you! If he quarrels again, I'll chop you all up!" Matthews pushed Franklin to the ground, and his anger was not only because of the team's infighting and the loss of his partner, but more importantly, because he had just killed the rise, and the green-stemmed plants ran away.
Blake's thigh was tightly bandaged, but he fainted from the severe pain. The Potato Mercenaries don't have a proper doctor, Patrick knows a little about treating injuries because he lives in battle, and Noor knows a thing or two about simple bandaging. And Ayana, Feo and Russell once said that she knows a little bit of survival skills, and she probably knows how to stop bleeding.
However, Blake's situation is too serious, and Fylde does not plan to go to the lair that Ayana refers to immediately, "Let's carry Blake back to Kulan's house first, and then think about it in the long run!" Fed blamed himself for Bowen's death and Blake's injury, he did not expect that there would be so many green stem plants, and they were organized and premeditated to sneak up on his subordinates at this moment of great need.
In fact, the green-stemmed plant that Fei De faced just now was the weakest, and he eliminated it without much effort, but his subordinates met with an accident. At that time, when he was the squad leader of the Moon Shield Mercenary Regiment and Andre's subordinates, no matter which of his subordinates was killed or injured in battle, Fei De would not feel any pain, but this time was different, after all, it was the first time he accepted the mercenary mission, and the first time he was the only team leader, he really felt uncomfortable.
"Yes, let's go back to the employer's house first!" Noor said as he stood beside Blake, who had fainted, his hands clenched into fists and breathing through his mouth, "I'm going to ask that old woman for himself why there are so many man-eating plants!"
When Noor said the word "cannibalism", Kosi shuddered. She had been in a state of panic since now, and her eyes were foggy. She was also a person who had experienced battles, but it was only after seeing the plants that came out of the ground that she had dragged a living mercenary away that she realized that there was a life in this world that she was completely unknown. Coupled with the fear of the rest of the Potato Mercenary Group, the Duke's daughter was even more frightened and speechless.
"I don't think so," Bignose Fan had already checked the green-stemmed plant he had killed, "Didn't she just say she had found the nest of these disgusting things?" he pointed at Ayana as he finished speaking, and the other only nodded slightly.
"What lair?!" Marcus asked on the other side.
What Ayana whispered to Fidel was heard by Fan, and Fide had no choice but to say to everyone, "Ayana found the nest of these green-stemmed plants in the depths of the forest when she left here the night," he told him all about himself, "She also found that in addition to the ten green-stemmed plants that attacked us just now, there were some relatively young green-stemmed plants hiding in that nest, and it seemed that those were not plants at all, but just monsters wrapped in rough green skin. ”
Ayana nodded to the crowd, and after leaving the pond, she walked further west, where the vegetation had grown so lush that even the trees had grown very tall. However, Ayana was surprised to find no signs of wild animals in the wooded area since she was a child, and she began to realize that she had stepped into the territory of the green-stemmed plants.
She approached slowly, trying not to make a sound, but she didn't expect this silent fumbling to last nearly two hours before she came across something that moved. In a mountain stream, snake-like light red objects wriggled on the ground and in the water, and they had a thin layer of green skin on their bodies, and these disgusting creatures were supposed to be the larvae of the green-stemmed plants that attacked them.
Ayana had a way of moving through the forest with silence, so it would be difficult for even the sharpest of animals to detect the little girl's approach, and those creatures that didn't seem to have eyes, mouths, ears, or noses would certainly not notice Ayana. However, Ayana didn't dare to get too close, because there were some relatively large green-stemmed plants that came out of the ground and then burrowed back in, and it seemed that these mature bodies were protecting the larvae.
Although the creatures looked like creatures, AYANA did not notice that they were eating or excreting, she hid in a dark place and observed for a long time, the larvae did not move except wriggling, and the mature ones hid in the dirt for most of the time - until Ayana saw something unthinkable.
At the source of the mountain stream, some thick liquid suddenly flowed down, and those crimson liquids mixed with the mountain spring water, and flowed down the stones to the bottom of the mountain stream. As if suddenly awakened, the larvae began to squirm into the liquid, like an animal drinking water, making a "gurgling" sound, and the light red tip of the head of the larvae was even more open, and that place was undoubtedly absorbing the dark red liquid.
Ayana slowly reached for the bow and arrows on her back, knowing that the hatchlings must be at their weakest, and if she killed them at this time, she would be able to save a lot of trouble. She also noticed that the mature ones were burrowing into the ground before she thought about making a move, but just as she had already set up several arrowless arrows and was about to kill all the larvae in one blow, the mature ones suddenly began to wriggle in the ground, "swimming" in the direction of the east.
The little girl immediately held her breath and did not dare to make the slightest movement, so as not to disturb the mature bodies. And just as the mature ones were leaving, the larvae also burrowed to the bottom of the water in an instant, making Ayana lose her purpose.
Seeing that the opportunity was lost, Ayana continued to wait, but she soon realized that the matures were moving in the direction of Fidel.
After listening to Fidd's account, the others were all surprised by Ayana's adventure, if it was them, they would definitely be found and killed by those green-stemmed plants. Even the best players like Patrick and Greif don't have the confidence to be able to face multiple green-stemmed plants at the same time.
"I think we should go back to the employer's house first. Greif saw that Keth had been frightened by the monsters, and he didn't want to risk it.
"You can go back, but we should send someone to that lair and pick up those disgusting things!" Big-nosed Fan didn't care about the life and death of the others, he crossed his hands on his chest, and looked at Fidel with his eyes, waiting for the deputy head of the regiment to give instructions.
"I also agree with Squad Leader Fan's proposal, after all, we are mercenaries, if we abandon the mission because of a little loss, then what kind of mercenary is it?" Leonard, the squad leader who no longer quarreled with Franklin, is now full of anger and just wants to find a place to vent.
The Marcus brothers agreed, after all, casualties were a common occurrence for mercenaries, and they had long been accustomed to walking on the brink of death. It's rare that now that I have mastered the movements of those green-stemmed plants, I should take advantage of this side to kill a lot of mature bodies and pursue them and wipe out all those things.
The rest of the people were neutral, expressing their willingness to follow Fidel's arrangement.
"I've decided, Greif, you take Kesi back to the old woman's house first, and Franklin and Noor carry Black back to see if the old man has any herbs for his injuries," Fed knew they couldn't back down, and now was the best chance to destroy the greenstem creatures, "The others followed me to their lair." ”
Everyone said in unison, "Yes!"