Chapter 142: Stranded Plan
The thunderstorm of the Death Forest's specialty, came without warning, and went without warning, because of the existence of the soundproof array, the girls couldn't hear whether the huge rain outside had stopped, but the soundproof circle couldn't stop the light. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThree seconds ago, it was still dark as midnight outside the makeshift shelter, and three seconds later, the sun was already shining on the shelter in the middle of the low woodland, and the bright sunlight penetrated through the tiny gaps between the broad leaves of the thick-leaved fern into the shelter, casting a hazy halo over the thick leaf edges of the white kudzu tree.
Three hours had passed since the rainstorm began, and the brief thunderstorm had fallen four times in a row, and the day-night phenomenon outside the shelter had been repeated four times, and after this time it stopped, the crisp chirping of birds gradually sounded in the nearby woodland. However, there was silence in the shelter, no one spoke, and everyone was quietly going about their business. Due to the previous overtired running, the girls were physically exhausted, and they were huddled together to take a nap at this time. Freya lay flat on the cleaned ground, the ground was covered with a thick Kathak skin, the warm and moisture-proof skin made the oval girl sleep very comfortably, on the same animal skin, Lina and Vivien pillowed on her stomach left and right, their heads rose and fell with Freya's every breath, looking very interesting. Eva was still sitting on a stake, looking to sit straight, but her body was motionless, and her eyes were not bright, I don't know if she had entered some kind of special state that belonged to machinery, beside her, two undead were huddled together, the little ones were very sensible, and knew that the sisters were sleeping, so they consciously remained silent, just gathered together to read a story book that they wanted to know where to find it, although from time to time they scuffled each other a few times because they wanted to turn the page, but in the blink of an eye they sat together intimately again.
Catherine wasn't particularly tired, as a knight, this level of physical exertion could barely be withstanding, so she didn't rest like the others, but removed the scale armor covering her body, and was very distressed to maintain the armor that was affected by the humid environment. Due to the dampness, the leather lining the scale armor has been a little soft, and it also exudes the smell of corruption, if it is not dried in time, I am afraid it will not be long before the girl needs to change to a new set of full-body armor, such a terrible consequence, of course, beyond the limit of the knight girl's patience, so although reluctantly, the girl still has to hold on to deal with her armor.
As for Pannis, he had long been pulled away from the girls by Corinda, and now the two old friends were sitting opposite each other in a corner of the shelter, and there were already ten standard leather wine bags in front of them, this kind of wine bags that could hold a kilogram of liquid each and the smell of spirits still emanating from the wine bags could fully explain how the two spent this time, but the two of them were like drinking just ordinary water, without any abnormality.
"Huh?" The knight girl who had just finished processing the scale armor was alarmed by the chirping of birds, and listened to the voices outside and asked, "The animals seem to have come out to move, does this mean that this rain is completely over?"
Flard, who was sitting with his mother, holding a small hunting bow only about half a meter long, said something, smiled back at Catherine, and nodded, "The rain has stopped, and there should be no such rainstorm in these areas for about three days." ”
"That's really good news. Catherine could only smile bitterly at the sudden rainstorm: "Since the rain has stopped, don't we have to set off now, didn't the original plan be to rush to the vicinity of the demarcation line before tonight?"
"Since the thunderstorm is coming early, the plan must be put on hold. Pannis shook the wine bag in his hand, sighed regretfully, and said, "As for the reason, you can go out and have a look." ”
Catherine opened the curtain in confusion, and there was a light outside the shelter, and the leaves became greener and the air fresher after the rain, and the water droplets hanging on the leaves reflected a colorful brilliance and shining dazzling in the sunlight. But if you look down, you can see the terrible situation outside the shelter that has already passed the rainstorm. Since it is now located on a flat land, the slightly lower ground is already soaked with water, and with each step, the water will not reach half of the calf, and the water will be covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, which is a masterpiece of the rain raging. Not only the fallen leaves, but even some small branches have been knocked down by the rain and lie on the ground horizontally and vertically, and it may not be long before these broken logs will quickly rot in the humid environment and return to the earth to provide a nourishment for the trees in the forest. Fortunately, the location of the temporary shelter was chosen on a slightly higher terrain, and there were drainage ditches and waterproof embankments dug on the ground to keep the shelter from flooding, otherwise, I am afraid that these three hours would have to be spent in water, which is certainly not an experience worth looking forward to.
"There is so much standing water, how heavy the rain is just now. Catherine sighed a little unexpectedly and said, "It seems that she really can't leave." ”
As she thought, it was not a wise move to operate in the forest of death in such road conditions. On the one hand, because the terrain is more complicated due to the stagnant water, and she cannot be judged by sight, she is easily affected by obstacles, and more importantly, because she sees some creatures.
After the rainstorm, the creatures in the forest finally broke free, and although most of the beasts and monsters just continued their daily lives, there were still a few creatures that were tempted by the torrential rain and stagnant water and became extraordinarily active.
Catherine saw mosquitoes, which were especially active at this time, only these ubiquitous small creatures, although they were small and inconspicuous, but when they were gathered together, they formed a huge form that could cover the sky, constantly hovering in the lowlands filled with stagnant water. They always make a buzzing sound when they flap their wings when they fly, and when they are one, they are not noticeable, but when so many of them are gathered together, the buzzing sound is simply exaggerated, and those who hear it can't help but feel a chill down their backs. There are a large number of these small creatures that cannot be judged, just within the range of vision, Catherine estimates that there are millions or even tens of millions of small flying bugs, and she doesn't know where they usually hide, but the girl feels that it is better not to know, she does not think that these bugs are harmless, according to Pannis's words not long ago, harmless creatures do not exist in the forest of death, even in the face of herbivores, if you are not prepared, you may die inexplicably.
"Don't mess with those bugs, they live by sucking blood, and their physical defenses can't stop their mouthparts at all, and it's hard to resist unless you keep your shield open for defense or simply burn them out. Even if it's a demigod, if you mess with them...... Huh?" said Pannis, suddenly raising his eyebrows, rubbing his chin and saying, "It seems that we have a guest." (To be continued.) )