Chapter 61: An Unpleasant First Time

"Do you see what kind of creature it is?" Zhao Mai held his shield, and could only see the silhouette of a shadow. The creatures www.biquge.info are very cunning and do not come out of the woods at all. In the same way, they do not leave, and every now and then they throw a few stones or a few branches to declare their existence.

This kind of harassment annoys the boys. They must always pay attention to the movement in the woods and not relax for a moment. However, if it were to rush in and attack, no one would dare to make this decision lightly because they did not know the enemy's situation. They could only hug up the group and walk downstream along the riverbank, hoping to find a more suitable terrain. It would be nice to reach a human village.

Zhao Mai still has some impressions of the map on both sides of the oily smoke river, and knows that this is basically a barren area. Over the past many years, the river has been slowly moving westward by eroding the ground, leaving behind a large number of destroyed old riverbeds. For a long time, such actions have created a strange scene of life on one side of the river and barren on the other. On the side near the farmer's forest, the river flows under the roots of the trees, while on the Zhao Mai side, the old riverbed is devoid of grass.

Further afield, on Raven Plain, there are only a few small villages, all built around some sweet water wells, not on the banks of the Oily River. A few people may have to walk all the way to Wolf's Ear, near the shores of Ash Lake, to get help. This news will have a very bad impact on morale, so Zhao Mai didn't say it at all.

Anxious emotions began to appear in the hearts of several people unconsciously, but no one showed it. The three exchange students in the Eagle Wings community, who were also the best performers among the Druid apprentices, were still mentally strong, at least until now, there had been no complaints or quarrels with each other.

"I can't see clearly, maybe it's a bunch of kobolds. "The person with the best eyes belongs to Lucius, who uses a bow and arrow to suppress, which is one of the reasons why the other party has not rushed up yet. Zhao Mai analyzed that it was very likely that the first arrow he shot hit the target, otherwise it would be difficult to explain the situation of the other party's sudden timidity.

"Kobolds can see in the dark, and if we drag it until dark, we'll be in trouble. Zhao Mai looked at the sky: "It's noon now, these people have been following us for several hours and are still unwilling to give up, and the possibility of them giving up in the next few hours is very small." Now we have to decide whether to find a place to defend or ......"

"It's better to find a way to cross the river and let it be our defensive barrier. ”

"Is it necessary to run away for a few kobolds?" Lucius also felt that what Zhao Mai said was a good idea, but he just didn't want to admit it.

"Let's take back the initiative on the battlefield first. Zhao Mai said: "Even if it is a pack of wolves, it will transfer, surround and then counterattack." ”

"But you carry such a heavy load, and it is very dangerous to cross the river. The current here is not very fast, but the water is wide and I don't know how deep it is. You can't swim through. Afra persuaded. But when she said this, she had already agreed to the plan to cross the river.

"I have a bundle of rope in my backpack, which is barely enough. Zhao Mai had unconsciously taken command of the team: "Let the owl catch and fly over, fly around the tree twice, and then let the gibbon pass." Afra, see if you can keep the monkey holding on to the rope, and the two ladies will go first. Lucius, you don't have a problem with that, right?" Lucius shook his head.

"I'm a good swimmer, do you want me to swim over first?" Ziyue Mao said on her own. "I can hold my breath for five minutes, and a normal fish can't swim me. ”

"Then you are responsible for dealing with emergencies, okay?" Zhao Mai arranged: "You are our security guarantee." ”

"No problem!"

They walked a few hundred meters and came to a place where the river looked wider, but the current was relatively gentle. Ziyue opened Zhao Mai's backpack and exclaimed, "There are so many things", while taking out a bundle of ropes and throwing it to the owl. Then she commanded the bird with gestures and whistles, and made it fly across the river with a rope, and found a tree, and made a few circles around the branches, so that it could be tightened.

Of course, you can't expect this rope to be completely strong. Afra then grabbed the side of the river bank and allowed her gibbon to climb over. The rope was loose, but it still held on. "Hold on to the rope!" shouted the black girl for the first time.

"I'll go first, hehe!" Ziyue rushed quickly into the river, and a fierce man plunged into it. With the help of a rope, swim quickly. When she got ashore, she hurriedly tied a knot in the rope and beckoned to Afra.

The enemy in the woods was not a fool either, and immediately rushed out when he saw this scene. Lucius raised his hand and fired two arrows, one of which struck, knocking down one of the kobolds, rolling on the ground and wailing. But there were still ten kobolds with weapons of all kinds, screaming frantically and rushing across the bush line.

"Who will entangle the technique, cast one towards a crowded place!" Zhao Mai still calmly commanded: "Afra, you hurry up!"

Afra possessed herself and grabbed a few blades of grass from the ground and scattered them out. With the sound of her chanting incantations, a large number of vines emerged from the barren ground. Several kobolds who didn't have time to react crashed into it at once, or tripped over, or were tied hand and foot. Unfortunately, the original vegetation here is too sparse, and the effects of the entanglement technique cannot be fully realized.

Zhao Mai took advantage of this time to take the rope and tied it to his waist in three or two. "Lucius, come and shoot at me, I'll cover for you!"

The kobold was already throwing his short javelin, and although none of them had been able to hit yet, it also reduced Lucius's accuracy in archery. Someone could help him cover, Lucius couldn't ask for it. Standing behind Zhao Mai, many javelins are things that Zhao Mai, who has a shield, needs to worry about.

The cheetah had already rushed out, burrowing into the crowd of dogheads, disrupting each other with its agile steps. Kobolds carry weapons, whether spears or scimitars, and are still a great threat to juvenile cheetahs. Lucius's shooting skills were not enough to support his animal companions in the melee, so he did not dare to give the order to attack with all his might.

A javelin flew in, and Zhao Mai saw the opportunity, tilted the shield at an angle, and then slapped it outward. Fortunately, the kobold did not have much strength, and the javelin could be blocked without much effort. A kobold took advantage of this time to throw out the short sword in his hand and used it as a throwing weapon to kill Zhao Mai. How to defend against multi-directional attacks, this has already been said when Ranger Carl explained. Even if there is no absolute defense of the spare tire shield, Zhao Mai can take care of it.

After all, this wooden shield is much lighter than a spare tire.

A bow and arrow were fired, and another goblin fell. But then, it's time to get into melee. Zhao Mai half-crouched, clenched the Megalodon spear, and was ready.