The two of them summoned the little gold and silver, and found a random place to settle down in the dry part of the valley and rest for the night.

Early the next morning, after eating dry food, he rode on a small gold and silver to the south.

After only half an hour, there was a burst of fog blowing in front of him, and his vision was blurred. After flying for a while, the fog became thicker, and I couldn't see my five fingers in it, let alone distinguish between north and south, west and east.

Only then did Shi Xin react and make the little gold and silver turn back so that he could tell the direction.

I finally flew out, and when I looked back, the exit had changed, and it was completely different from the direction in which I entered. It was clear that it was from north to south, but now it has become from west to east.

Looking up ahead, the dense fog is blocked, and there is something hidden inside, and I don't know how to start.

I'm afraid it's not possible to enter from above, so you can only walk in.

Descending from the ground, the shadows of the trees were heavy, and there seemed to be the roar of unknown creatures, which was probably what the woodcutter called the "Forest of Death". It's just that now there are no hurricanes, and you can't see if there are mountains in the depths.

Shi Xin and Cai Yan were already ninth-rank pulse masters, and they were also deeply disturbed. Even the little gold and silver, who had always been bold, carefully stretched their necks and kept looking in.

"Yan'er, are you afraid? Either you stay here now, and I'll go in alone. ”

"With my senior brother by my side, there's nothing to be afraid of. I'm also a ninth-rank pulse master, don't underestimate it, senior brother, my teacher Yanqin can still help you when it's critical. ”

Shi Xin thought about it, and this statement made sense. Shi Yanqin is not only effective against people, but also against animals and summons, and Cai Yan has enough self-protection ability.

Shi Xin is in front, Cai Yan is in the middle, and Xiao Jinyin is behind, and the two of them and a python officially stepped into this "forest of death".

Beneath his feet was a thick layer of rotten leaves, rustling on them, inhaling a thick, damp mist in his nose that was quite unpleasant, and visibility inside was so poor that even a man with excellent eyesight like Sharpness could only slow down for fear that something would come out of the vicinity.

The most terrifying thing is the heavy atmosphere, which is overwhelming.

After walking for about ten feet, nothing abnormal happened, and Shi Xin's heart slowly relaxed. Looking back, the way in was hazy, and when I looked up, even though the sun was shining outside, there was not a single ray of light that could penetrate in. The surrounding scenery is exactly the same, some unknown towering trees and strange flowers and plants, even a well-informed person like Cai Yan has never heard of it.

Suddenly, there was a slight rustling sound ahead, and it was fleeting.

Shi Cai's relaxed nerves immediately tensed, stopped their steps, and listened quietly, the voice had already disappeared.

After waiting for a while, the surroundings were still quiet, and Shi Xin whispered: "Maybe some small animals are passing by, we don't have to be nervous, let's keep walking!"

Holding Cai Yan's hand, he tightened and continued to move forward.

After walking for a while, there was another rustling sound in front of them, this time much closer to them, but still couldn't make out what it was.

The difference is that this time the movement did not go away, and it sounded to stop in place.

Shi Xin clasped Cai Yan's hand and rushed forward.

In the middle of this, there was a sudden loud noise in front of me, and the rustling sound suddenly increased, as if countless things were pouring in together.

A cold sweat broke out on Shi Xin's hands.

This is a normal phenomenon, no matter how strong you are, you can be a little uneasy when you encounter something unpredictable in a strange and mysterious place.

Shi Xin is like this, let alone Cai Yan. Her face was pale, her heart was beating wildly, and she looked pitiful.

However, the performance of Xiao Jinyin was impressive, and several times he was eager to rush in front of Shi Xin, but Nobuko swallowed quickly, and a pair of python eyes flashed with excitement, as if there was some prey waiting for it to catch in front of him.

Before Shi Xin could get closer, he could already smell a fishy smell, in addition to the rustling sound, there were some animal "squeak" chirping.

It is speculated that there should be a small group of animals in front of them.

Since it was a small animal, Shi Xin put his mind at ease. He is not afraid of poison, but also has the Xuanwu True Qi to protect himself, and the water and soil cover the soldiers to block it.

Just as he was about to move forward, he suddenly heard a "squeak" sound under his feet, and an animal rushed over.

When he looked closely, his hair suddenly stood on end.

The creature was covered in short, coarse ‖ black hair, except for a bald head. The body is not large, but it is very fat, and the tail is long, like a mouse. The strangest thing is its nose, the tip of which has more than twenty tentacles, sticky, constantly stirring around the tip of the nose. The eyes are similar to soybeans, with a white membrane on them, I don't know if they are blind, in short, their eyesight is not good.

The four claws are wide and the nails are hard. The head is pointed and the body is wide, and it is very disgusting. Almost certainly, this is a type of rodent.

"Squeak squeak~"

The creature screamed a few times at his feet, but before Shi Xin could react, his nose probed down, and the tentacles squirmed faster, burrowing into the ground at a rapid speed, and disappeared in an instant.

As soon as it moved, the same "squeak" sound was heard in front of it, followed by a "poof, puff", and in the very low visibility, Shi Xin vaguely saw large areas of rodents burrowing into the ground, dead leaves and soil being stirred. Beauty Nest

Immediately afterward, the forest returned to calm.

It's eerily quiet.

Shi Xin and Cai Yan glanced at each other, and were about to step forward to check, Cai Yan shook his head resolutely, his expression becoming very frightened.

Shi Xin suddenly came to his senses, the girl was born with resistance to animals such as snakes and rats, and when she saw this fluffy black-haired mouse, goosebumps all over her body rose, and she was afraid to avoid it, how dare she take the initiative to step forward?

Shi Xin had no choice but to tell her not to go far and go up to check on herself.

The scene was a mess, leaving a lot of feces, but otherwise nothing unusual. Shi Xin frowned, not knowing what they wanted to do.

But this is clearly a planned operation, the first rat is the vanguard, the first to investigate, and the rat group behind to follow it.

Mere rats, but they seem to have wisdom?

Shi Xin was about to go back, when he suddenly felt the earth tremble, followed by a rumbling sound, and finally Cai Yan's scream came, and it kept falling.

Is the rat swarm trying to lure me away?

Listening to Cai Yan's voice, Shi Xin was anxious and quickened his pace. When I arrived at the place, I saw that the ground had collapsed into a big hole, and Cai Yan and Xiao Jinyin were nowhere to be seen.

Shi Xin gasped, it was really premeditated, the rats had actually dug a big hole here a long time ago, waiting for them to be tricked. Such a large hole is a huge project for a small number of rodents, and the number of uses must be in the tens of thousands.

The burrows were densely covered with rats, some of which were too late to dodge, and some of them were squirming and biting the corpses of their own kind, squeaking and screaming.

Shi Xin's scalp was numb and he almost threw up. But no, the safety of Cai Yan and Xiao Jinyin is important.

With a loud shout, he jumped down the rat hole. Sacrificing the Ghost King Shield and the Sword of the Son of Heaven, the "Geothermal Divine Power" and the "Heavenly Cold Divine Power" attacked together, and the cries were loud, and countless rats were frozen to death and burned to death.

The blood and feces of rats spray on the body, and the smell is unpleasant.

Fortunately, at the critical time, the Xuanwu True Qi was released, and the filthy ‖ was bounced out.

But Shi Xin couldn't care so much, Cai Yan's screams were still faintly recognizable after going down the cave, he didn't dare to delay, and he hurriedly chased after him.

At this time, the Ghost King Shield was put away, and only the Sword of the Son of Heaven was retained. Through the flash of fire from the Sword of the Son of Heaven, he observed his surroundings as he ran.

It was a wide tunnel, and unlike the Great Cavern, the surrounding soil was smooth and solid, and it was clear that it had been formed for a long time. There are a lot of shallow rat footprints on the feet, and the small holes are dotted with stars, which is believed to be the usual habitat.

It's just that there are a few more wide paw prints in this tunnel, and Shi Xin recognizes them as small gold and silver, believing that it is the first invasive species since the formation of the rat hole.

Shi Xin killed all the way, and Cai Yan's voice got closer and closer. Although I was very anxious, I was a little helpless. The dignified ninth-rank five-fold pulse master was unexpectedly put together by these sneaky and disgusting rats, and the lady and the pet were actually caught, and they would definitely be laughed at when they spread out.

After walking more than a dozen feet, the tunnels here suddenly widened, and the rats became larger. is also more intelligent, instead of standing stupidly and letting Shi Xin kill, but shrinking into the rat hole one after another. When Shi Xin walked away, the rat's head was invariably exposed, and the long tentacles kept wriggling, exploring the unusual breath in the air.

Their attitude made Shi Xin nervous, for they were only curious and surprised, but not the slightest fear, and they were obviously afraid.

"Senior brother, save me~"

After a scream and help, Cai Yan's voice stopped abruptly. Suddenly, I heard a thudding sound again, accompanied by the roar of the little gold and silver, as if it was fighting with something.

The sound of the fight was getting closer, and the hole was getting bigger. Shi Xin jumped out with a leap.

It is a large cave about 50 zhang wide, dry and refreshing, and there is no smell of rats.

The ground was covered with gold and silver treasures, illuminating the cave as bright as day. Not far from the entrance of the cave, Xiao Jinyin was besieged by thousands of huge rats, and let out frequent roars. Hundreds of rat carcasses were parked around them, and many of them were squeaking around the periphery ready to join the warband.

These rats are very different from the outside, they are about the size of medium-sized dogs, and their tentacles are even more ridiculously long, constantly spraying mucus on Xiao Jinyin's body, which is very disgusting.

They are also more organized, and although there are countless corpses of their kind lying on the ground, they are not as well-trained as those outside.

Originally, with the ability of small gold and silver, even animals larger than them could be solved casually, wouldn't it be a matter of spitting a few mouthfuls of fire? Even if they were bitten, it didn't matter, and the scale armor was extremely hard.

But the wisdom of these large rat swarms is very high, and they even play some similar "sound east and west" cooperation, Xiao Jinyin cares about one thing and the other, his body has been filled with mucus, and his movements are getting slower and slower, even his mouth can't open, and the ice and snow and the pillar of fire can't spray out.

If it goes on like this, even if the rats can't bite it, it will be trapped.

Shi Xin was about to go up to help, when suddenly a sharp cry came from behind the gold and silver jewelry, although it was still a "squeak", but it was far more high-pitched and thick.

When the rats heard this, they squirted several mouthfuls of slime into Xiao Jinyin's body, sticking it to the ground.

Then, without hesitation, he threw down the small gold and silver, and strode over with his head towards Shi Xin.