Chapter 279: Expedition (7)
The night wind suddenly intensified, and the gray and black clouds quietly dispersed, revealing a full moon like a silver disk, sprinkling the bright moonlight, and in the blink of an eye, the darkness surrounding the temporary camp of the expedition team, like the sea at low tide, quickly disappeared into the wilderness. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Lu Bin looked at the frost-dyed earth, the screams of the monsters gradually faded away, and he couldn't help but sigh and ordered the mount under his crotch to return to the camp. Behind him, Altea immediately understood, and although he still had the intention of continuing the hunt, the citizen of the upper city was still a little uneasy alone.
The two returned to the temporary camp one after the other, and the sentry in charge of the vigil stepped forward to inspect them, saw their faces clearly, and immediately raised their hands to signal for release, after all, the former was the "first warrior" with a high reputation, and the Altea in the back even took the initiative to take care of the "generals" and "sages".
Casio and Pennius hadn't slept yet, and when "Anglo" returned unscathed, the two breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other and smiled, and then stepped forward to check together.
Lu Bin did not refuse their kindness, and allowed Casio and Pennius to take away the mounts, fetch water to wipe the battle marks on the armored barbarian pig.
His gaze was fixed on Althea, consciously or unconsciously, the little tail that followed him, and the expression of joy on his face, which was only well concealed, as if his pride and superiority were so obtrusive and incongruous in an expedition of all Gentiles.
"I dare to conclude that this man is a citizen of Uptown, who has entered the expedition on a mission of some kind, has special abilities, or carries some kind of strange object on him. ”
After all, the monster that he killed just now was much stronger than the two-headed lizard, but the origin of the monster that Lu Bin harvested did not have any collateral benefits.
Lu Bin didn't expect that Altea also had the same mood for the "First Warrior" at this time. The excitement cooled down, and the nephew of the lord of Atlas City, who also had great wisdom, also thought that the reason why he had gained less than expected must have fallen on the Gentile "Anglo".
Altea has high expectations for the god-given "soul furnace", the two-headed lizard in the Minosa forest, he didn't activate the artifact in time, and he didn't know if he missed it, but the monster with the power of the wind didn't get all the divine graces, just like being intercepted by someone halfway.
Altea has a strong sense of crisis, and it is deduced that the "First Warrior" Anglo is the one who intercepts the stream, after all, he used the whirlwind of the two-headed lizard, which was obviously taken from the monster that occupied the Minosa woods.
"All the monsters of the wilderness are mine, and all the graces of the gods will be mine, and whoever dares to hinder my steps, let him die. ”
Lu Bin didn't know that he was hated, but the feeling of the cold wind blowing on the back of his head still made him somewhat understand the reminder sent by fate.
The campfires in the makeshift camp were refilled with firewood several times by the rotating night watchposts, and continued to burn until the early hours of the next morning. As the glimmer of the morning light fell on the tent, with their heads resting on their weapons and their bodies covered with armor, the members of the expedition who had slept woke up one after another.
After washing their faces with cold water, everyone took turns to have a simple breakfast, and the "general" came forward to gather everyone and form an attack formation to advance in the direction of the target.
Fifteen double tents were still in place, after all, the brute bulls occupying the swamp near the river were not far from the makeshift camp.
Lu Bin rode the armored barbarian pig, walking at the pointed position of the forward queue, with a very wide field of vision, his eyes scanned left and right from time to time, and he saw all the branches of the Tosephine River under his feet.
Due to the underground infiltration of the river, the marshland near the river is covered with mud for up to 4 kilometers, which is irregular zigzag, half a kilometer wide and nearly 100 meters narrow.
Lush vegetation is everywhere, like musty green spots on cheese, dotted on the gray-black mud swamps, occasionally kingfishers fly by, voles, otters, poisonous snakes, frogs and other animals occasionally appear, but unfortunately there is no sign of the presence of wild bulls.
Hearing the doubts of the members of the expedition, the "sage" pointed to the place where the swamp was covered with vegetation: "The brute bull with copper skin and iron scales must be inside, not the whispers of the ignorant, and when he came to this swamp, he exterminated all the large animals that dared to resist with his terrible petrified breath, including the swamp lizard, which was also a monster. The green vegetation takes root and sprouts in the animal statues, otherwise no vegetation can take root in the swamp without hard soil. ”
The Gentiles present were astonished and did not know what to say, after all, the vast swamp was full of green vegetation, in other words, the poor victims could not be counted.
Lu Bin suddenly remembered the dim yellow eyes hidden in the depths of the darkness last night, and immediately reminded his companions: "It is impossible for that terrible bull to stay in the swamp and never go ashore, pay attention to the footprints of the cow's hooves on the ground, and you will definitely find useful clues." ”
When Casio and Pennius and the others heard this, they suddenly understood the trick, and Lu Bin saw the admiration on their faces, and felt that they had just done an inconspicuous thing, so they didn't take it to heart.
It didn't take long for the "First Warrior" to propose a way to find traces of the bull, and it quickly spread throughout the expedition, and even the dissatisfied "Sage" had to admit that he was slightly inferior.
The "general" pondered for a moment, and immediately dispersed the members of the expedition, looking for possible traces at the edge of the riverside swamp.
The originally dense formation became dispersed, but the loyal Casio and Penius were always by Lu Bin's side.
The monster hidden under the swamp slowly opens its dusk eyes, like a cold-blooded viper, covered with a transparent eyelid, so that it is able to see under the cloudy water.
The brute bull, who is extremely spiritual and intelligent, has long been aware of the movement of the "territory", but its eyes are fixed on the two strongest people.
There are followers who always guard the targets on both wings, and the chance of failure after a sneak attack is high, so the brute bull hiding under the swamp has his eyes fixed on Altea alone.
When this citizen from the upper city inadvertently stepped into the range of the bull's attack, the monster with two god-given natural abilities jumped out of the swamp with a "bang", carrying the muddy water, and rushed towards Althea, who was on alert but ignored the danger.
"Whew!" The two-meter-tall brute bull couldn't wait to spew mud-gray breath at the target before he could stand firm.
Unexpectedly, Altea, who has the power of the wind, just raised his hands, and a strong whirlwind appeared, which dispersed the breath of the dangerous wild bull.
However, the power of the wind wrapped around his left hand was slightly weaker, so that the left side of his body was affected by petrified breath, albeit very thin, and the exposed calf skin inevitably turned into a rocky texture.
The cunning and vicious brute bull, seeing that the target had not been seriously damaged, and that the terrifying human beings not far away were coming, opened his eyes without hesitation and glared fiercely at Altheia.
The dim serpent's eyes were raised, and the power of the laws of eternal existence in the underworld was revealed, taking on the form of a skeleton in a black cloak, like the death incarnation of the god of death, Tanatos, descending, and handing a sword to Althea to snatch souls and lives.
If it was an ordinary person, after being stared at by the Eye of Death of the Brute Bull, he would have been killed in an instant, but it is a pity that Altea inherited the golden blood of the hero, and at this time he had a god-given "soul furnace" in his body, which was protected by the immortal divinity.
[The power of the god of death can only affect mortals, and the god, as an immortal being, is not subject to any influence from Tanatos]
Walking back and forth between death and life, even if Althea was stupid and ignorant, he lost his mind in anger at this time, and the wind power in his right hand suddenly swelled and increased, like the iron fist of the Titan, smashing into the head of the swamp bull.
"Click", rushed to the nearby Lu Bin, faintly heard the sound of bones cracking, and then saw the tonnage monster, like a bean sprout, being blasted into the mud swamp by Altea's fist.
"Chance! Now it's my turn to grab the monster and the head. ”
Lu Bin's left hand was spread out, and a small pillar of sky blue wind appeared in the palm of his hand again, and as the distance got closer, the pillar of wind gradually became larger, and then he shook his hand and threw it out, landing on the position where the wild bull was blasted into the mud swamp, an obvious pit.
Lu Bin soon saw the dying bull, lying on his side at the bottom of the pit, his facial features were cracked and displaced, and the fine wounds kept flowing dark green blood, the taste was not stinky, but the smoke made people can't help but cry.
Lu Bin grabbed the tempered short spear with both hands, and with the help of the momentum of the mount, he kicked his legs on the back of the armored barbarian pig, and rushed forward with his strength.
He silently said "disperse" in his heart, and the high-speed whirlwind suddenly stopped, but Lu Bin fell into the swamp pit, aiming at the huge head, and the weight of his whole body was pressed on the short gun.
"Poof", the sharp tip of the spear penetrated the cheekbone of the bull, and stabbed into its skull, and the monster that was originally dizzy suddenly suffered a fatal blow, the whole body convulsed violently, and the dim eyes opened again.
Lu Bin knew that this swamp lord was about to release his death gaze, so he clenched his short spear and turned it violently, immediately grinding the brains of the brute bull, and the deadly death power disappeared instantly, and the flame-like anger in his eyes immediately dimmed.
The hot current continued to rush into his body, and the book of the traveling mage in Lu Bin's body shook violently: "Hmm...... Extracting the power of the law, this is really an unexpected harvest!"