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"Twitter, twitter. A loud noise came from afar, sharp and harsh, but with some strange rhythms and undulations, which clearly had the most basic characteristics of a language, and of course, only the most basic features. Pannis frowned, he had a keen sense of smell, and from a distance of more than a hundred meters, he could already smell the scent of this group of mountain apes, which was obviously not so amazing.

After receiving the warning of the night owl, everyone did not choose to flee. First, if you choose to flee into the forest now, it is the time when the light is the darkest, and it is difficult to ensure normal travel. The second is that the forest is the territory of mountain apes, and fighting mountain apes in the forest is the least ideal choice, and it is better to defend in situ. And the most important thing is the third point, mountain apes are not very aggressive, and they can often choose to communicate with movements and graphics to a certain extent, so it is not necessarily a real battle, and even if a battle does occur, it is often not life-threatening. So, whatever the reason, it's best to stay put.

Soon, the mountain ape was within visual range of the woodland. The appearance of mountain apes is not much different from that of ordinary apes, with the same brownish-yellow body hair, the same erect forelimbs that can hang down to the knees, and the same robust and well-developed lower limbs, which are difficult to distinguish from the appearance. The real difference is subtle, for example, although it uses a mixture of four-limbed walking and upright walking like ordinary apes, mountain apes walk upright for much longer than ordinary apes, for example, although they are also noisy and scattered, they have a little more discipline and restraint than ordinary apes, for example, they prefer to climb on trees compared to ordinary apes, mountain apes choose to walk on the ground more often, and for example, some of them carry a few thick bamboos on their backs, which is a behavior that ordinary apes do not do.

"Huh, bamboo?" Pannis was stunned when he saw the bamboo behind the mountain ape, and after looking at their size, he shrugged his shoulders and sat down again: "It's okay, don't be nervous, this is a group of female mountain apes who are responsible for collecting plants, as long as you don't take the initiative to attack them, it will have no effect on us." ”

"Are you sure?" Dora asked, looking at the apes that had already spotted everyone not far away, with some suspicion, "It's dangerous to be unguarded." ”

"I'm pretty sure. You look at the bamboo behind them, that's their collection container, and the middle is empty, which is used to hold the fruit. And if you look at their size, the male apes will be thicker than them, and the coat color will be slightly darker than them. "And if you choose to be vigilant, it sends a malicious signal, and if they're sensitive, you might induce them to fight back." It's completely unnecessary to fight, so sit back and relax. ”

He's right. Elad also nodded in favor of Pannis: "At times like these, ignoring them is the best option." ”

"Okay. Dora hesitated and waved her hand, motioning for the mercenaries to sit down again, but her eyes were still unintentionally glancing in the direction of the apes.

At the same time, the apes also spotted the human team and stopped advancing, gathering together to watch the humans sitting around vigilantly, and their mouths kept communicating with simple cries and roars. After observing for a while, it was found that the humans did not directly pounce on the attack like other magical beasts, so they reverted back to the forward formation, and a few weak apes returned the same way, while most of the rest avoided the crowd from the side of the mountain and disappeared into another jungle.

"It's exactly like you said. Dora exhaled, "It's good that there doesn't be a fight." Although this group of demonic beasts is only silver rank, if there is an encounter, it will be troublesome if it attracts a large number of male apes. ”

"No, it's troublesome now. Pannis frowned, and looked at the path of the apes with a very bad face: "Have you noticed the apes that have returned the same way?"

"You mean, they're going back to report the news?" Catherine was the first to understand what Pannis's words meant, "Are they that smart?"

"They're a very, very intelligent of Warcraft. Pannis said solemnly, "Maybe it's because we're too close to their habitat that's why they're so vigilant." ”

"Do you know where they are?" exclaimed Elard, "I haven't found it in years." ”

"I don't know. Pannis shook his head: "It's just a guess from what they do." ”

"And what will happen when they go back to report the news?" Lina looked into the distance as Pannis, but all she saw was a sea of trees, "Will they send a large army to attack us?"

"It's not that exaggerated. Pannis shook his head and said, "The worst-case scenario is that the strong people in their population bring some more powerful apes to expel us, and we are not allowed to enter the Crushed Hills again, but a large army is dispatched for the sake of a few of us." ”

"What then?" said Catherine, embarrassed, "it would be troublesome not to enter the Skullshatter Hills. ”

"It's a big deal to spend a few more days taking a detour, and you don't have to worry about food supplies anyway. Pannis spread out his hands and replaced his face with a relaxed smile: "It's not very likely that this thing will happen, and even if it happens, there are some ways to solve it, even if you can't solve it and be expelled, you can make a detour to get to where we are going, so you don't need to be so nervous at all." ”

"Okay, keep eating. Catherine trusted Pannis's every judgment, and no longer had a nervous expression: "No matter what happens, you have to eat enough." Even if you fight, you have to eat enough to have strength, don't look at it, eat quickly. ”

As a certain mage scholar once said in the process of studying the mind, something that can go wrong will always go wrong, and the more you worry about it happening, the more it will happen. Soon after everyone had finished eating, the night owls, who had re-climbed the trees to keep guard, sounded the alarm again, and more than a dozen mountain apes were hurrying towards here.

"It's a nuisance. Catherine reluctantly took off her shield: "Is this a battle that has to be fought?"

"Fighting seems to be inevitable. Pannis thought for a moment and suddenly laughed: "But it doesn't matter, there is a good way to solve it, although it also has to fight." ”

"Okay?" everyone watched suspiciously, as Pannis pulled the phantom fox aside, whispering something, occasionally pointing their fingers at Dora. Phantom Fox shook his head at first refused, but seemed to be quickly persuaded by Pannis, who asked him the same question. Pannis took out a pen and paper, hurriedly drew a picture and handed it to the phantom fox, when the phantom fox took the picture, the expression on his face that wanted to smile and forcibly held back was very exciting.

"Hey, what the hell are you two thinking about?" Dora asked dissatisfiedly when she saw the two returning, "You still have to talk about it secretly." ”

"Can't say. Pannis mysteriously raised his finger and shook it gently: "You must not say it, it will not work if you say it." Don't worry, even if I want to hurt you, Phantom Fox won't agree, right?"

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"Knock, knock, knock. "The mountain ape in the distance is not so much running as jumping. With the help of vines and tree trunks in the dense forest, the ten apes seemed to fly, leaping a distance of several meters between the dense forests, and the speed was surprisingly fast. Pannis's previous concerns were very correct, at such a speed, if he was chased in the mountains and forests, it would be impossible to escape.

The ten male apes that came running were obviously much stronger than the previous group of female apes, and the first one was more than two meters tall, with thick and powerful limbs, and the body parts formed an inverted triangle shape, even if it was covered with long brown and yellow hair, the knotted muscles under it could still be faintly seen. Although they are stout, they leap through the woods, and they are obviously agile and reflexes amazingly.

"Roar, squeak, chirp. The chaotic cries of different heights clearly penetrated everyone's ears from dozens of meters away. Catherine covered her forehead with a melancholy look and sighed, "They are really ...... It's too noisy. ”

"Actually, it's pretty good now. The corners of Pennis's mouth twitched, "You haven't peeked into their colony, it's really lively." A few hundred apes can make the entire settlement more noisy than the market area of the capital of knowledge, and the most important thing is that they can still live on their own, which is not easy. ”

"Ten golden steps, you really value us. Catherine looked at the group of apes running wildly: "But it should be no problem, I can win, after all, I still belong to the Warcraft, and I have no fighting spirit." ”

"Don't bother. Pannis stood beside Catherine with her chest crossed very calmly, and glanced at the phantom fox very covertly. Phantom Fox sighed helplessly, formed a few spell marks on his hand, and cast an unknown magic. Seeing that the Phantom Fox had done all this, Pannis smiled and said, "Their leader will most likely take the initiative to ask for a duel in a while, and then it will be hard for you, Catherine." ”

"Shall I come? Okay, no problem. Catherine agreed without hesitation: "But you are so sure? I always feel that you are doing something bad again, say, who are you going to play?"

"Haha, how could such a kind person as me go to trick people. Pannis looked at the sky and whistled a few times as if nothing had happened: "If you want to play it, you will play the monkey on the other side." ”

"I don't believe it. Catherine glared at Pannis, laughing and laughing, and did not forget to instruct, "Don't go too far." ”

"Rest assured. Pannis raised his hand and pointed, "Here they are." ”

The apes, who were not far away, made a strong leap, jumped over a distance of more than ten meters in the air, and fell from the sky like dark clouds, and a large piece of black pressure pressed down, and when they landed, they made a dull sound, splashing a lot of gravel on the ground.

"Roar, roar, roar. The ape in the lead thumped his hands to his chest and let out a loud roar with his head held high, and the other nine stood behind him and roared in unison. After watching the apes' every move, Pannis suddenly frowned, and whispered to Catherine: "It's troublesome, it's actually the leader who personally led the team out." Their leader's strength is not simple, gold is high-level, and they can simply use rough fighting energy, which is not easy to deal with. ”

"Do I have to be empty-handed?" asked Catherine.

"How could it be. Pannis shook his head and said, "You can use weapons." ”

"Then I won't lose. Catherine's body ignited with fighting spirit, and she said confidently: "With the sword and shield in hand, I will not lose to any enemy within the golden rank." ”

"Then please. Pannis patted Catherine on the shoulder, turned and walked up to the apes, making the same movements as the apes, beating his hands on his chest and letting out a threatening roar from his mouth.