Chapter 20: The True Whisper of the Soul

Appearing at the edge of the Sogu Woods in front of you was a mark made of animal bones. The two thick leg bones are deeply inserted into the mud in a cross shape, the four ribs are inserted around the intersection of the leg bones before and after, the curved ribs are fixed on the ground respectively, but with the help of the curved top contact together, the skull of a beast is firmly placed on the top of the four ribs, and the whole imprint gives people a strange and dangerous feeling, which is the unique hunter mark of the swamp lizard people.

"So, when we see this hunter's mark, do we need to retreat for a while?" Catherine stood cautiously outside the mark, carefully observing the sign made of white bones: "I remember that the guild's communication notes for various clans mentioned that when you encounter a hunter mark, you must wait outside the range for the swamp people to remove the mark before acting. ”

In the records of the Adventurers' Guild, there is a rough description of the Hunter's Mark, which is a sign that the lizardmen are hunting in progress. In the unlikely event that you see the Hunter Mark during your swamp adventure, try not to enter an area divided by the Mark unless you are accompanied by a member of the Lizard Clan. Although the lizardmen are a hospitable people, they will not have a good attitude towards people who do not care about etiquette at all, so it will be difficult to make their swamp journey difficult without the help of the lizardmen. Secondly, the scope of the division of the hunter's mark means that it is the hunting ground of the lizardmen, and if outsiders break in, it is still a trivial matter to destroy the hunting plans of the lizardmen, in case this causes some hunters to be harmed by their prey in turn, it is likely to cause a diplomatic dispute between the lizardmen race and the adventurer's guild. In addition, the most important thing is the third point, the weapon is not eyed, rashly break into the hunting ground, you must be prepared to be injured by stray arrows and traps, the bow and crossbow arrows of the lizard people are also inherited from Artemis's gifts, second only to the level of elves in the Yala world, and the level of spear throwing and traps is even higher than that of elves, breaking into the hunting grounds of such a race is almost equivalent to killing yourself.

In the past, the girls had only seen the text description of the Hunter's Mark in the Adventurer's Illustrated Book. I haven't even seen a portrait, because the lizardmen have different imprints on behalf of each tribe, and the only thing they have in common is that they are all made of animal bones, so it is difficult to draw a specific appearance in the illustrated book. In the end, this can only be said.

"Hiss, let me take a look first. Galantis was not at all as cautious as Catherine, and walked casually to the sigil and glanced at it, and then looked in all directions around: "Hey, it turned out to be from the Swamp Skull Tribe." It's no wonder, hiss, this is the border between them and the hunting grounds of the Dust Mud, and it's normal for their mark to appear. It's okay, hiss, no need to wait outside, hiss, I know the people of the swamp tribe very well, we can go in, hiss. I just happened to take you on a tour of the hunting scene of our people, which you should have never seen before. ”

"Doesn't it seem rude?" Lina still maintained a holy posture, and said in a gentle voice, "If you will offend the other party, forget it, don't offend other people's habits in a hurry." ”

"Hiss, don't worry, I won't offend them if I follow, Hiss, we're both familiar with each other's taboos, so it's all right. Galantis soothed: "Don't worry about being injured by mistake and hissing." Everyone knows how to dodge the traps of other tribes, hiss, just follow me. First, hiss. Let's go in first, and after a certain distance, we will climb the tree and go to the upper world. ”

Several maidens cautiously followed Gallantis, crossing the dividing line marked by the Hunter's Mark. When they crossed the boundary and walked deeper for less than three minutes, among the five girls, except for Eva, who was still expressionless. The faces of the other four changed at the same time. In their hearts, the low and slow calls of countless people suddenly sounded, and the sound of the shouts seemed to come from the depths of their souls, and they were born with the power to make people's hearts palpitate. The call was actually just repeating a phrase, and many people were saying to them at the same time: "Stand back, stand back, get out of the hunting grounds, it's our hunting time, get out at once." ”

"Is this the Soul Whisper?" Vivien muttered, "Sure enough, it's the same as before, but a little more depressing, and why are there so many people? It's so noisy." ”

"It's really noisy. Catherine couldn't help frowning, she wanted to plug her ears, but she knew very well that it would not have an effect, so she gave up this behavior rationally: "This can already be regarded as a mental attack, and I died of a headache." ”

"Huh?" Freya whispered in surprise, her face relaxed with an uncomfortable look, and she said suspiciously, "Strange, the voice suddenly disappeared, what happened? Or did they give up and expel us? Why did the voice disappear all of a sudden." ”

"Because I talked to their leader in the same way, hiss, and they knew that I was with them, hiss, so they stopped driving you away. Galantis explained: "They are in a hurry to drive you away, mainly for fear of hurting you by mistake, hiss, fizz, strange to say, hiss, this time they hunt is extremely nervous, hiss, and the number of participants is extraordinarily large, let's hurry over and see, hiss, I think something special must have happened, hiss, otherwise ordinary hunting would never be like this." ”

"Can you find their location?" asked Catherine, "If you go to the upper world at the top of the tree, it should be difficult to see what is going on below, isn't that even harder to find?"

"They're going to come to me. After asserting with certainty, the lizardman lady patted a Suogu tree beside her: "Go up from here, I'll go up first, you can find me if you keep climbing up." ”

The bark of the tree is soft and elastic, the surface is covered with embedded wood grains, and it does not grow almost vertically like poplars or sycamores, and there are many raised wood tumors on the trunk, which is very easy to climb. And after climbing more than ten meters, you will enter a dense layer of branches and leaves, and the downward line of sight will soon be blocked by branches and leaves, and you will not be afraid to climb due to too high height. Therefore, the girls, even a relatively weak member like Vivien, can easily climb up with Catherine's support. The only obstacle is that after thirty meters, the overly dense foliage affects the climbing speed, and every step has to be tried to get through the gaps between the foliage, especially for Freya's size, the process of getting through is even more difficult. However, although it was difficult, after the oval princess struggled hard, she successfully climbed to the top of the tree, and what appeared in front of her was the lizardman lady standing firmly on a raised branch, her tail curled on the branch to fix her body, and she was looking up in the wind, trying to smell something in the wind. (To be continued.) )

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