In such an empty and vast environment, it is difficult to judge the specific speed, and the surrounding scenery is close to the same, which can easily cause the illusion of slow movement. Of course, there is no need to judge speed here, the loud roar is enough to alarm the surrounding beasts to consciously avoid, and all the riders have to do is accelerate and accelerate, let the hair fly in the air as best they can, and let the cool breeze on the grassland blow out the enthusiasm for speed.

Ten minutes earlier, Freya had seen a faint pillar of smoke from a distance, the symbol of the tribe, the evening smoke. In the grasslands, before evening, the orcs who went out to graze would drive the herd back to the tribe, even if they were not familiar with the environment, they did not have to worry about getting lost, and they could always return to their homes by walking in the direction of the cooking smoke. Sometimes two small nomadic tribes are too close together, and the grazing orcs will accidentally go in the wrong direction to the other tribe, but this is nothing, as long as it is not during the tribal war, the rough and enthusiastic orcs will entertain the lost herdsman with the best wine and meat as if they were guests, and after dawn will ask the experienced old shepherd to follow the footprints and send the lost back to his own tribe.

However, the five hungry and exhausted adventurers have been driving at high speed for five minutes, but still have not reached the location of the cooking smoke, which is another common illusion in the grassland, which is too empty and flat to make a correct judgment of the distance. However, unless it is a lost person who is on the verge of death, this illusion will not bring much trouble, but will only make people constantly full of expectations and constantly disappointed, attracting angry curses from the deceived.

"It's really coming this time. Pannis's car drove side by side with Freya's magic car and said loudly, "In five minutes, you will probably be able to see the herdsmen's tents directly." ”

"You've already said it twice. Catherine said dissatisfiedly, "We are not ready to trust you anymore. ”

"This time it's real. Pannis said, "I can already smell the aroma of barbecue, and I won't lie to you this time." ”

That is to say. Catherine accurately grasped the point of her words, gritted her teeth and asked, "Did you deliberately lie to us before?"

"Hahaha. Pannis smiled dryly and said, "The wind is really cool tonight, hahahaha." ”

The four girls gritted their teeth together, if it weren't for the fear of causing the tragedy of overturning, it was estimated that all kinds of murderous weapons had fallen on him, even so, in the consciousness of the girls, Pannis should have been chased by everyone and ran around the orc grassland three times.

"It's not quite right, not just the smell of roasted meat, but the smell of burnt fur. Pannis suddenly stopped laughing, his face sank, and he frowned, and said, "No herdsman would be stupid enough to roast meat with his fur attached." ”

"Whoosh. "In the darkening twilight ahead, a firework suddenly shot into the sky, blood-red fireworks exploded in the air, even at dusk, the red light with an ominous meaning, reflected in the pupils of adventurers.

"A distress signal?" Catherine muttered a little confused. In the wild, this red firework is generally used as a distress signal, and it is the most emergency distress signal, but different forces, the pattern of the fireworks after the explosion is also different, and people who are familiar with this knowledge can often distinguish the identity of the helper through the pattern. However, although Catherine was familiar with all kinds of forces, she couldn't tell the meaning of what the fireworks represented, so she could only mutter, "Which of you can recognize this signal?"

The two riders slowed down at the same time, although the other party was so urgent that they needed to send out a red distress signal, but if the situation was unclear, it was the most stupid behavior to rush straight over, even if they decided to go to the rescue, they must be ready for battle and then rush over, otherwise it is no different from sending them to death. Pannis kept moving at a low pace and frowned, "I don't recognize it, I've never seen anything like this." ”

"Could it be the tribesmen?" Lina asked uncertainly, "It's also very possible that the tribe is in danger and then uses fireworks to ask other tribes for help." ”

"No way. Catherine shook her head and said, "This kind of fireworks is relatively special, it stays in the air for a long time, and it can only be used by special professions that are ready to fight at any time, and it is impossible for herders to use it." And think about it, you also know that the tribes on the grassland are far away from each other, and most of the time even if they use fast horses, they have to run for a day or two, and even if they really send out a distress signal, when the people of other tribes arrive here, it is estimated that they can only catch up to bury them. ”

"Then ......" Lina tilted her head and thought for a while, and said without giving up: "Maybe there is an inconspicuous old man hidden in the tribe, who once participated in a mercenary group or an adventure group when he was young, but the team was all wiped out, and only he escaped. ”

Catherine glared at her, not at all willing to say another word to her. Vivien's voice floated in front of Pannis, "I told you not to read too many bad novels, look at some strange thoughts you have in your head right now." ”

"I think it's possible. Lina shook her hair and said dissatisfiedly, "You guys don't know anything about literature. ”

"I think I've seen something like this somewhere. Freya ignored the friendly exchange between the girls, maintaining the same speed as Pannis, and looked up at the fading blood-red signal in the sky: "It seems to be a signal from the army, but I can't remember which army it belongs to." ”

"If it's an army, there's only orcs here. Vivien asked, leaning comfortably into Pannis's arms. Along the way, Vivien is the easiest of the three riders, and after being promoted to Legend, whether it is Vivien or Freya, the mana reserves have increased by leaps and bounds, and the time consumed by the magic car that can be supplied has naturally increased significantly. Therefore, in the past ten days, most of the time Freya was driving, and only a few times when Freya was not in good shape, Vivien would be asked to replace Vivien for an hour or two, so most of the time, Vivien sat on Pannis's body as she does now, and the burden on her mental power was even lighter than when she was resting at home.

"Pannis. Catherine thought for a moment and said, "Do you have a keen sense of what is going on in front of you? If it is really related to the army, could it be a tribal war between the orcs?"

"No, there is no point in sending distress signals in tribal wars. Pannis gestured, and the two magic cars quickly stopped, no longer making a roaring noise. After waiting for the surroundings to be quiet, Pannis closed his eyes and silently sensed for a while, before he opened his eyes and said, "It's too far away to hear the sound, but it should be related to Warcraft." We happened to be downwind, and I smelled the fishy smell of the monsters, and there were quite a few of them. ”

"Herd?" Catherine asked puzzledly, "Is this the edge of the grassland, and there are also large groups of demonic beasts?"

"Absolutely. Lina said: "Spring and autumn are the most active seasons for herds, and it is not surprising to encounter herds even on the edge of the grassland. However, the grassland monsters are instinctively reluctant to leave the grassland, so the more powerful the herd, the less likely they are to get close to the edge, because there is little food and the environment is not used to it. Stupid Vivian, you see, this is also the knowledge learned from the novel, see that you dare to discriminate against me casually. ”

"It turned out to be a herd of beasts preparing to accumulate energy for the winter. Catherine automatically ignored Lina's last sentence and nodded, "Let's go over and take a look, if it's really a herd of beasts attacking people, we can't ignore it." ”

"Why don't I go and see first?" Pannis asked, "Confirm the situation?"

"Forget it. Catherine said, "It's too far away, and it takes too much time to go back and forth, so let's get closer and see, and if you can't see what's going on, you're going to make sure." ”

Pannis nodded, and together with Freya, he restarted the magic cart, and with the roar of the machinery, the five of them began to approach the fireworks and smoke again, but the speed was obviously much lower than at the beginning, about the same as running at a moderate speed on horseback. Three minutes later, Pannis's expression moved, and he said in a loud voice, "I know what kind of monster it is, Deadtailed Dog." ”

After another minute, Catherine also nodded: "It is indeed a dog barking, and there are a lot of them, it seems that it is really a group of docked tail dogs." Move a little further and you should be able to see the battlefield soon, and if it's really just a tail-locking dog, that's fine. ”

"Broken tail dog, endemic to the orc grassland, the individual level ranges from black iron to bronze, and the high number of group levels fluctuates between silver and gold according to the number. However, the Severed Tail Dog does not have a symbiotic Warcraft, nor does it have the habit of cooperating with other Warcraft. Lina was behind Pannis, relying on Pannis's body to block the wind, and opened the Warcraft Illustrated Book in her bag and read: "If it's a tail-tailed dog, don't worry about other Warcraft, their nature doesn't allow it." ”

As Lina said, the Docked Tail is a very common endemic species in the grasslands, and most of the time it moves in family units of five or six. If there is only one, even two or three ordinary people with weapons can run away, even if it is a family group of five or six, they will only dare to sneak up on the herdsmen's livestock in the wild, and the herdsmen can easily drive them away with torches. However, after all, the tail-tailed dog has the blood of a wolf, once it gathers into a group, it seems to have metamorphosis, not only will its combat effectiveness be greatly improved, but its courage will also increase, and it will take the initiative to provoke some creatures that are much stronger than its own individuals, and occasionally there will be incidents of the nested tail dog group attacking the tribe.

The five men looked at their equipment while driving, confirmed that there was no problem, and then stopped staying and drove towards the place where the signal was given. Soon, a large field of fire could be seen in the distance in the twilight, and more than a dozen large tents were surrounded by a ring of flames in the center. (To be continued.) )