Chapter Forty-Eight: Devouring
In the dense forest sea, the surrounding dense vegetation is crowded together, and the pain of small insects and bones comes from the skin.
The fleeing crowd didn't care about chopping thorns to open the way, the pain on their bodies had already made them crazy, and they could only blindly run towards the front of them with the fewest insects.
Next to Loki was a frenzied orc, with a howl of pain in his ears, and the half-elf boy was the thinnest and most in the forefront, running wildly through the dense forest.
"Oh my God, the bugs got into my ears, damn it, in my mouth. ”
It was the cry of the human Com, who apparently did not listen to some advice from the cats and orcs, beware of the poisonous insects of the jungle and protect his skin, ears, mouth, nose and other organs.
Loki gasped violently in his mouth, his breathing was suppressed for a while, but he didn't dare to take it off with the sackcloth around his mouth, and there was a sharp pain on his skin, he clenched his teeth, and he didn't dare to pause in his steps.
In this forest full of vegetation obstacles, Loki's agile and dexterous movements and thin body became an advantage, and after running wildly for a while, the insects around him finally decreased, and at the same time, he also threw off the people behind him.
Loki slapped his body quickly, and the strange insect like a tobacco worm on his body finally disappeared, and he wiped the skin on his forehead on his face, feeling that he could feel a little bit of blood that had been eaten by the small worm.
The insect didn't know if it was poisonous or not, and he looked at the large number of red dots on the back of his hands.
Even if it was poisonous, he couldn't deal with it, and at this time there was a sound of scraping from the bushes behind him, and it was the people behind him catching up.
The orcs were the most sturdy of the bunch, and had long since fallen behind in the dense forest escapes, and the first to emerge from the dense bushes was the mountain man Moor, who was said to have been a brilliant hunter.
Loki went over to help with the slapping and removed the small rice worms from Moore in the back.
The people behind finally caught up one after another, and after a period of tossing, everyone finally got rid of the small worms on their bodies.
The good news is that they found that the dreaded bug wasn't poisonous, but that the bite caused severe pain in the skin.
Kom clasped his ears with his fingers, and with the help of Aina, he finally got the worms out of his mouth.
Comm scolded again and again: "Damn slave traders, damn place, damn forest, this is the first time I've seen this kind of damn bug?"
The half-elf Windwind also complained to Loki, "Littlefinger, how did you lead the way, you idiot, do you want us to die?"
"Damn, shut up. The cat orc suddenly let out a low roar, her ears twitching, and she observed the quiet plants around her.
Loki's eyes were cold, and he glanced at the half-elf of the same race, and continued.
"Be careful, something is wrong, the bugs in the back are completely gone, and it's surprisingly quiet here. ”
Hearing him say this, everyone realized that there was indeed something wrong here, not only was there no sound of birds, beasts and insects chirping around, but also the plants here were a little wrong, many trees had a somewhat distorted appearance, and the branches seemed to have shrunk and withered.
I walked cautiously for a while, although the environment was a little weird, but the vegetation in the bushes was not as dense as before, and the speed of walking was much faster.
It was past the afternoon, the sun was already a little tilted, and it was a little dark and gloomy in this dense forest, and Loki gradually turned on the shimmer vision to adapt to his surroundings, but he didn't see any danger.
Passing by twisted and strange trees, there was an oppressive atmosphere, and everyone endured hunger and torment in their hearts.
The half-elf in the back looked at the same clan walking in front of him, he was ignored by Littlefinger just now, he had a feeling of indignation that he was being ignored, and kicked hard at one of the largest dead woods.
The slight vibration of the trunk of the tree as if it had suddenly been transmitted to the branches, and from the branches to other twisted dead trees, a low trembling sound suddenly came from overhead.
The orc's eyes widened in astonishment, and he said, "What the hell is this?"
"Get out of the way. The cat orc suddenly let out a low roar at the team in front of him.
Long before Ruby reminded him, Loki had already noticed that something was wrong, that stupid half-elf called Headwind, who seemed to have alarmed something in the trees.
Overhead, a huge black shadow fell, and Loki kicked his feet, reflexing quickly and rolling from the side.
Before he could get up and look back, there was already a terrible howl in his ears, the voice of the mountain man Moore who had just walked behind Loki.
Looking back, there was a huge gray-brown creature with three tentacles, this monster was gray-brown and somewhat transparent, and there was a huge cavity sac in the middle, which looked a bit like the 'hydra worm' that Loki knew in his previous life.
But this thing is the size of a short tree, it is definitely not a 'hydroid', the mountain man Mur was entangled by the tentacles of this monster, and the small half of his body below had been swallowed by the cavity sac in the middle, and a trace of surprise flashed in Loki's eyes.
No one had ever seen such a thing, and for a moment they froze in place, and even the most reckless orcs had a hint of fear in their eyes.
The cat orc's voice trembled a little: "It's Rong Kui, Rong Kui, but I've never heard of such a big one." ”
Moore had the fierce character of a mountain hunter, and in the blink of an eye, most of his body and one arm were swallowed up, and he howled loudly, leaving a blade in his hand like a monster cavity.
The skin of this huge creature that looks like a dissolved sunflower is not tough, and the huge cavity sac is actually cut by Moore with a deep opening.
At this time, the fleeing crowd reacted, and Warren, who was of the same clan, rushed forward with a roar and cut off a huge tentacle of dissolving sunflower with a sword.
Loki stepped on the crossbow and put it on the string, and in a moment, a crossbow arrow shot out went straight into the middle chamber of the dissolved sunflower.
Panya, Aina, and Warren, the mountain people, rushed forward one after another to help, and under the sharp cutting of a cold weapon, two of the tentacles of this kind of dissolved sunflower that could not distinguish between plants and animals were cut off, and the cavity sac in the middle was completely dissected.
Moore fell to the ground covered in mucus, and he didn't seem to feel any pain, except for a twitch in his neck, and even more strangely, the pungent smoke began to rise from his body.
This is stomach acid, the digestive juice of the dissolved sunflower, which is more powerful than the strong acid that Loki had seen in his previous life.
The orc tried to use the weapon in his hand to remove the mucus and biological tissue film from Moore's body, only to see that the lower limbs and arms were devoid of flesh, but strangely there was no blood, and all the flesh was glued together.
Ruby said, "Lycium, no, the average Meltmill is the size of a little finger, and it is a parasitic plant that only hunts for a few bugs. ”
"And this monster's method of predation is very similar to that of Melt, the prey will be swallowed into the stomach, and then paralyzed and dissolved, and Moore's body and internal organs have been dissolved by the slime. ”
Moore's eyes widened, and although most of his body was corroded and dissolved, his face was eerily serene, and he couldn't see any pain.
In less than a moment, his neck twitched a few more times, and his pupils slowly dilated and died.