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"Keep going in a straight line. Elad said as he walked, "You can basically see the dragon's trace." ”

Coming within the reach of the most dangerous dragon's marks, no one wants to speak again. Just after enjoying the real performance of the serial hunting between the monsters in the forest, everyone's heart is heavy. For those who experience it for the first time, no matter how many times others describe how dangerous it is, and how strange the way the monsters hunt here, they can't get an intuitive impression. Only by witnessing the real scene of a hunt, as it is now, can we truly understand the danger that Elird keeps mentioning.

The chirping of birds resounded constantly on the branches of the forest, and all kinds of birds jumped and flew between the branches, staring with curiosity at this group of special creatures on the ground, which were rarely seen. In the low bushes, the occasional passing monster emerged from the branches and leaves, measuring the difference in strength between the two sides with a wary contrasting look, and after a while, he regretfully lost interest and re-hid his body, but there were still a few bold monsters with a glimmer of hope, quietly following the advancing crowd, wanting to see if there was any chance to hunt again.

This large area is an open area in the glitter forest, and the density of trees is relatively low, although the trees are still full of glitter vines, but due to the small number, the brightness is much worse than that of the rest of the area. Of course, also because of the low density of trees, the visibility is much better, and when you look up at the sky, you can even see the stars in the sky through the gaps in the canopy.

Not only the stars, but also the pillars of smoke. Through the gaps in the canopy, you can see far north, and a column of smoke rises from the forest and soars into the night sky. The smoke column is not thick or thick, but it is still very striking in the clear night sky, and it shows its presence.

"Anyone?" Catherine said in surprise as she looked at the pillar of smoke, "and it's just to the north." ”

"That's a special signal for help. Dora frowned and asked tentatively, "Senior sister, do you want to go over and have a look?"

"Mr. Elard. Catherine didn't answer right away, but turned to the guide and asked, "Does the position of that pillar of smoke need to be detoured? If so, how long will it take?

"There's no need to take a detour, it's just on our way forward. Elad looked up at the sky: "It's still about ten kilometers away from us, but how can they stop here, in this area, only the innermost part of the Dragon's Scar is safe, and the rest of the place is very dangerous." ”

"Then go ahead. Catherine and Dora looked at each other and nodded: "Don't reply to the signal yet, be careful, and see the situation first." ”

The distance of ten kilometers is not far, if you advance on the plains, with the physical fitness of a high-level professional, even with all the equipment, the distance of ten kilometers is only half an hour, but in the jungle, this time will increase by four to five times, and the premise is that it is not dense and easy to walk in the jungle like now.

"You keep going, and I'll go ahead and find the way. Elad whispered to the group and ducked into the woods ahead.

At this time, the team returned to the denser alert formation when they first entered the forest, with Catherine still leading the way, and the rest of the people followed in dense groups about five meters behind them, and Pannis was on guard at the end of the group. Such a formation can ensure that no matter which direction the enemy is encountered, the main part of the team will have sufficient strength to deal with it, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, once the main part of the team encounters the danger of traps, it will cause the vast majority of people to be attacked, and no one can be an exception. However, since Catherine is in front of her, even if there are traps along the way, they will be resisted by Catherine, who has the highest defensive strength, so theoretically speaking, the safety of the main part is still fully guaranteed.

Unfortunately, theoretical things are generally just numbers, and the cruel reality often shatters illusory theories. Therefore, when the crisis came, no one expected it, and even with the strange degree of experience of Pannis, there was no sign of the crisis coming.

At this time, the team happened to march to a rocky surface, and the ground was covered with large areas of rock, and sparse trees stubbornly and stubbornly burrowed out of the cracks in the rocks, adding some life to the surface. Aside from the sparse trees, there are only mosses and lichens that grow close to the rocks, and these yellow, verdant fungus creatures are scattered all over the rocky surface, which is slightly strange. Catherine tentatively walked a few steps on the rock, and found that the moss was not as slippery as she had imagined, and there was nothing unusual about walking up, so she was relieved to continue on her way. For wild adventures, compared to the dirt ground, the surface of the rock is still more popular with adventurers, because the soil ground is soft, many monsters may lurk under the soil layer to attack the creatures that pass by, and the rock texture is hard, the monsters cannot lurk in the rocks, relatively speaking, it is much safer.

But there are always exceptions, and when Pannis walked up the moss-strewn rock, everything was normal, but after walking a few dozen steps, Pannis's face suddenly changed.

"Jump up, jump out of the moss. Pannis shouted a warning as fast as he could, and the rope around his waist flew out like a snake and wrapped around the branches overhead. Pannis, who jumped up with the rope, grabbed the rope with his right hand and swung forward, first kicked out with both feet at the same time, and didn't care about controlling the power, he directly kicked Lina and Phantom Fox closest to him, and then continued to move forward to pick up Vivian in front of them, when he wanted to continue to kick away the gopher and the shadow wolf in front, they had lost their balance and fell to the ground with surprise on their faces.

Hearing Pannis's shout, Dora, who was walking beside the gopher and the shadow wolf, was lucky and jumped forward without hesitation, and the whip on her waist threw out the night owl that wrapped around her not far behind, and then grabbed the half-fallen gopher with her hand, and jumped out of the moss-covered area with a vertical leap. As soon as they landed, Lina and Phantom Fox, who were kicked away, smashed over, and several people rolled on the ground.

And Pannis, who was holding Vivian, swung a distance in the air with the help of the rope, and landed lightly, and the rope flew out again, wrapping around the fallen shadow wolf and dragging him back.

But alas, it was already too late.

The gopher at the end suddenly let out a terrible and desperate scream, pointed at his feet in horror and disbelief, and could not say a word. Everyone saw his feet, and at the same time understood the reason why he and the shadow wolf fell.

The feet of the two have disappeared strangely, or rather, all the skin and muscles on the feet of the two have disappeared, as if they have been corroded, leaving only the bare ankles and a clean skeleton left at the original soles of the feet, because the muscles have disappeared, the phalanges of the feet have completely fallen off, and only the large metatarsal bones and tarsal bones that still retain some tendons are still hanging loosely on the ankle bones. Obviously, the two of them were completely corroded without any notice, and the soles of their bones alone could not control the balance of their bodies at all, and it was natural for them to fall.

The lucky gopher at least had a chance to scream, but the unfortunate shadow wolf didn't even have a chance to scream. When Pannis flipped him face down, there was a gasp in the ranks. The Shadow Wolf's face was gone, only a skeleton with a large mouth was left on the front, and half of the brain, including the eyes, had been corroded along with the muscles on the surface, and the whole person had stopped breathing.

"What's wrong?" Elad, who heard the screams, hurried back, and as soon as he came back, he saw such a shocking scene, and could only ask blankly, "Is this ...... What's going on?"

No one answered him, and everyone was scrambling to check each other's feet. The shoes under everyone's feet have traces of corrosion, Catherine and Dora are boots with metal soles, and the rate of corrosion is obviously slower than other people's shoes, so even Catherine, who is walking in the front, is lucky to be safe, Lina and Phantom Fox are relatively close to the end, and the time spent walking on the moss is shorter, and there is a thin layer of paper left on the soles, and the night owl walking beside the two was also pulled up by Dora in time, and it was also safe.

"Vivien, your feet. Lina screamed as she pointed at Vivien's feet, and a large patch of blood spilled from the soles of Vivien's feet. Vivien walked ahead of Lina, walking on the moss longer than Lina, the soles of her shoes had been completely corroded, and even the skin and muscles on the soles of her feet had been corroded away, and even the bones could be faintly seen through the remaining muscles. From the remaining muscles, blood donations continue to pour out, and they can't stop.

The pain caused by the muscles directly touching the ground should have been intense, but Vivian didn't seem to feel anything at all, sat on the ground as if nothing happened, pointed to the gopher and said to Lina who ran to prepare for treatment: "Although I bleed, I didn't hurt the bones, it's not a big problem, and if the gopher is treated immediately, although it is inevitable that he will be partially disabled in the second half of his life, he may still walk on his own strength, you go and stabilize his condition first and then take care of me." ”

As an experienced adventurer, Lina obviously understood the order of treatment, but there was a wrong choice in a hurry, and after being reminded by the calm Vivian, Lina did not argue stupidly like a novice, but immediately turned around and walked to the gopher and began to chant a healing prayer.

Pannis knelt at Vivian's feet and lifted Vivian's feet to his thighs, and Vivien didn't resist or show any pain, instead smiling and letting Pannis fiddle with it.

Re-examining the wound on the soles of Vivien's feet, Pannis couldn't help but sigh softly. In fact, Vivien's injuries were not as serious as they appeared, only a layer of epidermis on the soles of her feet was really corroded, and the reason why the bones could be faintly seen was because her feet were originally like this, or rather, the rest of her body was almost like this except for her face.

Her body, as if there were no muscles. Of course, this statement is not correct, the number of muscles is the same in every normal person, but the thickness of the muscle fibers is different, and the weight thickness is different. For Vivien, the muscles in her body can only be said to be present, not at all about stoutness, let alone thickness. So every part of her body feels loose to the touch, except for a layer of skin and a thin layer of fat, which is hard bone, so that those who see it can't help but wonder how she can stand up and move freely on her own.

Of course, Pannis was also suspicious, but he didn't ask, just silently washed the wound on Vivien's foot with a potion, and after a rough stop to the bleeding, waited for Lina's arrival.