Chapter Forty-Seven: The Iron-backed Bull
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"Shhhh The guide Elad lay on the ground, stretched out his hand to pull the leaves in front of him, and pointed to a group of demonic beasts in the forest clearing in the distance: "Don't make too much noise, be careful to alarm them." ”
"Iron-backed bulls. Pannis poked his head out of the gap beside Elard, taking in the strange creatures from afar.
The fast-flowing and wide Nalamia River divides the forest in half and makes the terrain very different. On the east side of the river is the Crushed Skull Hill, which is a purely forested hilly landform with rolling hills dotted with dense forests. On the west side of the river, however, it is flat, without any ups and downs in the terrain, and this flat forest is the famous wild cattle woodland within the flash forest, and there are thousands of iron-backed wild cattle living in the 1,000 square kilometers of woodland.
The Ironback Bull is a creature unique to the Flash Forest that resembles a cow, but has nothing to do with it. They have a head that is close to that of a cow, and they also have a sound similar to that of a cow, but they have sharp claws and sharp teeth, which can easily tear weak monsters to pieces with ferocity. They are omnivorous and prefer to eat meat, but when there is no prey, even if they eat grass for the whole year, they can ensure the supply of energy to their bodies, so they are very strong in survivability, and their populations are distributed in most areas of the glitter forest, of course, the highest density of wild cattle woodland.
In addition to using its teeth and claws as a means of attack, this monster will also send powerful lightning arrows from the top of its head to attack enemies as a last resort. However, casting lightning arrows will also have a great effect on the Ironback Brute itself, causing them to fall into a period of weakness for up to half a year, so this attack method will only be used when they are cornered. In fact, they rarely get cornered, as they are draped in rather tough scale armor, which makes their defenses outrageously high, and there are few predators in the Flash Forest.
Seven days had passed since the Nalamia River had passed, and the team had traversed almost the entire Wild Bull Woodland in seven days. At about nine o'clock in the morning of the seventh day, the team reached the edge of the Wild Cattle Woodland, where they once again encountered a herd of more than a dozen Wild Cows. In the past, although he had often encountered various numbers of wild bulls, under the guidance of Elard's experience, the time of the encounter was always after the wild bulls had eaten, and the well-fed wild bulls rested and frolicked on their own, completely ignoring the humans who passed not far away. But this time the herd of more than twenty brute bulls was different, they were particularly uneasy, their mouths let out an anxious cow roar, and from time to time they scraped the ground with their sharp claws.
"It's a sign that they're going on attack. Elad whispered, "Their roar is the last warning, and if the warning doesn't work, they'll attack." ”
"Are they warning us?" said long, silver-white hair from next to Pannis, and Lina craned her head curiously at the Ironback Bull.
"No, they haven't noticed us yet. Pannis shook his head, although he had never seen such a magical beast, but he was very familiar with most magical beasts, and he could easily deduce the meaning of each behavior of the group of brutes in front of him: "If they had discovered us, it would not have been the reaction they have now." ”
"And who are they warning about?" Vivien's voice rang out behind Pannis, at the same time
There was also the sound of brushing on paper.
"A strong foreign enemy. Pannis replied thoughtfully, "I don't know what it is, though." Elard, you know what?"
"It's supposed to be a ground bear. Elad said, "It's almost the junction of the Wild Bull Woodland and the Earth Bear Mountain, and I guess it should be two kinds of demonic beasts grabbing the territory." ”
"Earth Bear Mountain?" Lina looked into the distance, "I can't see the mountain at all." ”
"A kilometer away is Ground Bear Mountain. Elad replied, "It's just blocked by the trees, you can't see it, and after a few hundred meters you can see the traces of the mountain." ”
"Is the territorial consciousness of the iron-backed brute bull so strong?" Pannis heard Elad's answer, and asked with some confusion: "I saw that we didn't react when we passed by those brute bulls before, thinking that their territorial awareness was relatively weak." ”
"That's because in their eyes, we can't pose a threat at all, and the defense of their skin scale armor is too high, even if they stand still and let the high-level gold professionals attack, it will be difficult to break through their defenses. Elad said, "That's why they ignore us, if it were a threatening creature, they would have attacked like crazy." ”
"Okay, I see. Pannis asked, "Is it common for these two Warcraft to fight in their territories?"
"It's the opposite, it's very rare. "The ground bear is a very inanimate beast, and rarely leaves its cave lair, let alone descends, unless it is hunting. ”
"Abnormal, isn't it?" Pannis, narrowing his eyes and nodding thoughtfully, "It's really abnormal." ”
"Pannis. Catherine tugged at Pannis's clothes from behind, "What do you think?"
"It's pretty much what you think. Pannis didn't look back: "I'm wondering, the west side of the mountain is Raccoon Valley, if there is suddenly a Legendary-level human in Raccoon Canyon, will the ground bears feel the pressure and expand to the east?"
"Quite possibly. Pannis's question wasn't a question, but Elad replied anyway, "But there's one more Legendary Class in Raccoon Canyon?"
"No, no, it's just speculation. Pannis smiled, and suddenly pointed to the dense forest facing the bulls and said, "Over there, it should be here, I smell it." ”
Earth Bear Mountain is not a very large mountain in the scope of the Flash Forest, if you look down from a high altitude, it looks very inconspicuous, but the lord who occupies this place, that is, the ground bear, is very special, in addition to having all the characteristics of bears, the ground bear is also good at earth-attribute attack magic, and the best gravity technique makes their daily hunting very easy.
"Wait, wait. Lina interrupted Elard's introduction, "Why are they special?"
"Because the ground bears here are one of the few people who don't live in the heart of the Glitter Forest, but they have members of the Legendary Tier. Elad glared at Lina impatiently, and replied angrily: "In the Earth Bear Mountain, which covers an area of three hundred square kilometers, the number of ground bears in recent years is only twelve, but among these twelve ground bears, there are two Legendary-level male bears, which is a very special situation, so it is very famous in the surrounding hunters' circles." ”
"Two Legendary Ranks?" Catherine's voice behind her was a little uncalm: "So we have to secretly pass it over under the supervision of two Legendary Rank Demonic Beasts?"
"There is no danger as you think. Elard's voice suddenly became smaller: "Be quiet, they are coming." Ground bears and iron-backed bulls have one characteristic, their hearing and vision are very poor, and they are not even as sensitive as ordinary humans, but their sense of smell is very good, and they basically hunt with their sense of smell. ”
"Then I see. Catherine said, "We have deodorant powder sprinkled on us that can absorb odors, so it's hard for them to spot us." ”
"Yes, I can't find it. However, you can't rely too much on the powder, too strong smells will still lead to detection, especially the smell of blood, which is very sensitive to the smell of blood. Elad suddenly hit Pannis with his shoulder, and gestured in a direction with his eyes: "What's going on over there?"
In the dense forest not far to the east, sporadic iron-backed cattle continue to emerge from the bushes, making the number of wild cattle in a small glade more and more.
"This is to prepare for a big war. Pannis resisted the urge to whistle and let out an incomprehensible exclamation: "This kind of scene of high-level Warcraft clans fighting for territory is very rare, and the study of the habits and characteristics of Warcraft is of great significance, Vivian, you ......"
No one answered Pannis, and Vivien was now completely immersed in her own world, with a large number of magical symbols written from her pen in various ethnic languages, often containing four or five words in a paragraph, and ordinary people would not be able to read her records even if they got them. Vivien, who had completely forgotten everything several times, wanted to move forward to get closer to the glade, and if it weren't for Lina's desperate pulling, she might have to go to the center of the battlefield to find her.
"Don't stop her. Pannis instructed uneasily: "Don't let her climb out, then she will die." ”
"Moo. As if sensing something, all the bulls in the clearing suddenly stopped all movements, and at the same time let out a high-pitched cry, and lined up in three rows, front and back, aiming the sharp horns of their heads to the west. At the same time, heavy footsteps sounded in the jungle to the west, the bushes on the ground were abruptly separated, and the strong body of the ground bear emerged from the forest.
The ground bear has brown-black fur, the head and tail are between three and four meters long, and most of them can weigh 1,000 to 1,300 kilograms. This behemoth was exceptionally nimble in the forest, and the dense trees did not interfere with their movements, and they appeared in the glade without hindrance.
"Legendary. When the fifth and final ground bear emerged from the forest, Pannis's pupils suddenly contracted, and his already suppressed voice became even lower: "The legendary ground bear has actually descended the mountain. ”
"Shouldn't we go? Dora tugged at the corner of Catherine's clothes: "The legendary level has appeared, it's best not to stay for a long time." However, they are better to fight, and it is easier for us to climb over Bear Mountain. ”
"Wait. Pannis turned back and said, "It's easy to spot now, let's go when they're at their most intense." ”
Five ground bears let out a low roar in their throats and came out one after another. Without any confrontation, without any hesitation, the moment the two demonic beasts discovered each other, their red eyes were opened at the same time, and they launched a relative attack.