Chapter Twenty-Three: The Labyrinth of the Blood Lake
"Boss, they should have stayed here for a while, there was their breath in the tree, they should have fled in that direction," a kobold orc reported to a one-eyed bear after carefully searching a large tree
"Chase, this time our Blood Bear Regiment has taken on this task, we must cut off that kid's head, we can't ruin our reputation" The one-eyed bear orc showed a cruel smile
"That kid must be slaughtered, he really detonated three magic weapons, and the seven brothers were gone on the spot. A bruised wolf-headed man said hatefully
"Old ghost, you run fast, you rush over with your canine teeth first, if you encounter it, don't startle the snake, send a signal to the brothers, and we will arrive later. The one-eyed bear said to an orc who looked like a skeleton
"Okay, Inuya, you come with me. The skeleton man said, pointing to one of the three ko-headed orcs
"Let's all rest, let's go in half an hour," the one-eyed bear shouted to the dozens of orcs behind him as he looked at the skeleton man's departing figure
The Blood Bear Regiment is a well-known bandit gang on the territory of the Bear Clan, and the battle is fierce and difficult. The big boss One-Eyed Bear was the first third son of the Blood Bear Tribe, but because the battle for the position of the patriarch failed, he simply withdrew from the Blood Bear Department and started a business with his followers that did not cost him. Over the past few decades, it has gathered a hundred and ten orc masters, which is a very powerful force. Coupled with the care of some of the elders of the Blood Bear Tribe, no one wants to provoke these bandits.
This time they took on a mission entrusted with assassination, and the other party made a generous move, but lost more than a dozen brothers one after another. The blood bear couldn't hold it back, and personally led the team to chase after him. After several stops on the road, I found that the kid seemed to have disappeared, and then I realized that the other party might have hid in the blood forest.
"Boss, I carefully examined the corpse of the blood beast just now, and it was dead for a few hours at most, and the other party should have rested here half a day ago. If we had chased it faster, we would have caught up at 10 a.m. An orc with a vulture head said, holding a bloody beast corpse
"Brothers, the fat sheep is ahead. Hurry up, everyone, and we must catch up with them before midnight. The one-eyed bear said as he stretched out his bloody tongue and licked his lips
The two of them walked for a day, and when they found the enemy who had not chased them, they thought that they had been freed from the entanglement of killing, and had slowed down. Walking and chatting along the way, there is no longer the initial desolation.
"What's going on, how do I feel like I've been spinning around in the neighborhood," Akasu said, pointing to the big tree where the two had just rested.
"yes, you see, that's the horsetail that I stepped on when I was picking blood mushrooms," Mia said, pointing to a nest in the grass not far away
"Could it be that we encountered the Blood Labyrinth?" Mia said with a slight surprise
"Blood Labyrinth, you didn't end up here on purpose, did you," Akasu asked, looking at Mia
"Nonsense, how do I know where the blood labyrinth is, and it's not the way I know it alone" Mia pouted as if she was about to cry
"Hey, I'm just asking, now that I'm in this situation, I'm going to think about what to do. It's almost midnight, and if we can't go out, we'll find a place to rest. We might be able to find a way out tomorrow morning," Akasu said, sitting down and resting
While meditating and resting, Akasu seriously felt the flow of energy around him.
Past experience has taught him that no matter what kind of labyrinth, as long as it is not an illusion, there is always a specific law in the flow of energy. As long as you follow the direction of energy flow, you can basically get out of the maze.
There are too many dark energies here, and they have begun to interfere with the flow of other energies, and Akasu was amazed in his heart after carefully probing the energy attributes.
There seems to be a strong energy fluctuation in the northeast, and that place must be the exit of this labyrinth.
The two rested for a while, and Akasu took Mia to the northeast according to the fluctuations she had just perceived. After walking for about an hour, through a dense area of vines, a vast lake came into view.
"It's really a blood labyrinth!" Mia excitedly hugged Akasu beside her and kissed her twice.
Mia looked at the vast surface of the lake, her eyes full of excitement. She wasn't exactly telling the truth to Akasu. She came to the Silver Bear Tribe not just to find her uncle, Mill Valley, but because his father had told him that there was a blood forest near the Silver Bear Tribe. The blood crystal on the blood beast is a substance that the elf clan must use to evoke the ancestral lineage, so even if the two of them do not encounter the pursuit and successfully reach the silver bear tribe, she herself will find a chance to come to the blood forest to see if she can harvest the blood crystal. It's just that at that time, I was afraid that he would ask his uncle to help her complete her goal, and the blood crystals she harvested would only be the blood crystals of some small blood beasts, and it was impossible to get more pure blood crystals of ferocious blood beasts like following Akasu.
"The Great Elven Ancestor blessed, it really made me encounter the Blood Labyrinth. That's my biggest lucky star. Mia hugged Akasu and kissed her again
"This is a lake, how can it be a blood labyrinth? You can't be mistaken," Akasu asked, looking at the lake
"This is the lake of blood, and you see it's full of algae, and it's the same as it says. Only in the blood lake can blood algae grow, and as long as there is a blood lake, there may be a blood maze. Legend has it that there are nine blood lakes and only one blood labyrinth, and in order to find the blood labyrinth, you must first find the blood lake. Do you understand?" Mia looked at Akasu happily, as if Akasu had the most beautiful star in the world on his face.
"Even if this is a blood lake, there doesn't necessarily have to be a blood labyrinth, right?" said Akasu helplessly
"At least half of the chances, because my father has already been to seven blood lakes. Mia said seriously
"Looks like you really brought me here," Akasu said with a sigh
"Asu, I'm sorry, I didn't tell you the truth before, I did come to the Silver Bear Tribe mainly for the Blood Forest, and the blood crystals on the blood beasts are especially important to our elf clan. But I didn't expect that there would be a blood lake here, there are hundreds of lost places in the Blood Forest, but not every forest will encounter a blood lake. I really didn't want to deceive you. Mia lowered her head and tears flowed down her face
"Forget it, I didn't blame you either. Since this is the Blood Lake, then how to pass through the Blood Lake, your father should have told you" Akasu said that he did not blame Mia, and smiled hard at the corner of his mouth.
"Asu, you're so nice. Mia hugged Akasu and kissed him earnestly, this time not on the cheek but on Akasu's lips, and her tongue was entangled and kissed for a long time.
"Thank you, Aso, I'll never forget how you helped me," Mia said earnestly as she gathered her emotions and turned to Acasu
"I didn't do anything either...... Akasu scratched his head embarrassedly as he reminisced about Mia's sudden fragrant kiss, thinking that this was a good man's reward.