Chapter 21: Running at the top of the tree web
"What, what are you smelling?" asked Catherine, "are you looking for the people of the Swamp Tribe?"
"No, hiss, the members of their tribe are right here at our feet, hiss, lurking among the tree nets between the upper and lower worlds, hiss, I don't need to smell it. Galantis shook his head and said, "I want to smell what they're doing, hiss, to figure out why they're hunting so seriously." ”
"Why don't you ask them directly?" Catherine asked suspiciously, "It is said that you can communicate with them with soul whispering, and you don't have to worry about disturbing your prey, why don't you take advantage of it?"
"I asked, hiss, but they didn't answer. Galantis muttered dissatisfiedly, "Make a very mysterious look, hiss, but the more they do this, the more curious I feel, hiss, so I will see if I can smell it myself." ”
"It's a pity you didn't smell it. Pannis had actually been sniffing Galantis for a long time, and then he shrugged and said, "I didn't smell it either, the sweet fragrance of the Suogu wood is too heavy, and it is confused by the pungent scent of the wetland orchid, and it is too difficult to tell what is being hunted." But listening to the voice, the Swamp Skull tribe made a lot of noise this time, and the surrounding radius of nearly ten kilometers was blocked by them, there is such a large-scale operation on this side of the North Marsh, what are they hunting?"
"Forget it, hiss, just take a look. Galantis let go of the tail that was curling around the branch, and jumped forward flexibly by the elasticity of the branch: "Hey, come with me, be careful on the road, hiss, if you fall, you can't fall, but you don't have scales to protect you, be careful of being stabbed by the protruding branch." Come, hiss, follow my example, see the landing point under your feet, hiss. When jumping, try to choose thick branches as support points, yes, this kind of branches, hiss. Don't try to fight the elasticity of the trunk, hiss, it will take several times more effort to move, hiss, hiss, like me. With the help of elasticity as a forward driving force, hey, you see I can go out four or five meters with a jump, but I don't really use much force. ”
Ms. Lizardman's explanation,Mainly for the three spell-casting professional girls,Catherine and Eva have not yet learned to save strength with the power of the rebound.,But after all, it's a physics profession.,The ability to control the body is very strong.,You can move forward relatively smoothly on the tree web.,But the three spell-casting professional girls are more difficult.。 Although their physical fitness far exceeds that of ordinary humans, they have never had the experience of walking in this special area, and when they set up camp last night, they did not participate in going out to collect camping materials, nor did they have the opportunity to adapt, so they will be very cautious with every step, carefully lowering their heads, lest they fall down when they step on the air.
"Don't stare at the bottom of your feet. Pannis suddenly appeared silently behind Freya like a shadow, reached out around her waist, and stabilized her body that was about to fall: "The more you stare at your feet, the easier it is to fall." Relax your body, look your eyes forward, and think about the feeling you had when you first learned to drive a magic car, it's actually the same. Right. In this way, you can only see the step in front of you when you stare at your feet, and you don't have time to react in advance to what situation you will encounter next, so raise your head, look at the distance in front of you, and believe in your own physical fitness. The selected foothold will not be empty. ”
Lina secretly blessed her body with a magic technique that increases strength and speed, and the increase in speed can also increase the reaction ability slightly, which is very helpful for jumping in the forest. Therefore, Lina was the first to adapt to this way of moving forward, and was also the first to hit her head on a branch. Fortunately, Pannis moved sideways in time, and reached out to support the silver-haired girl's body that fell backwards: "Don't increase the speed too fast, you can't adapt to high-speed jumping now, of course, don't be too slow, only after you are proficient can you slow down like us, you just maintain a normal running speed." Don't be afraid of falling, trust me, I'll hold you in time. Vivian, too, the idea of using magic silk threads as support is very good, but be careful, in this way, mobility and adaptability will be significantly reduced, but it doesn't matter if you use it, we can make up for you when the strain ability is reduced, hmm, this vine berry has just been picked and is delicious, look, there is another one here, do you want to taste it, hey, don't beat people here, okay, okay, I won't eat it. ”
As the girls slowly became proficient, the speed of the seven people also increased significantly, watching the trees quickly retreat under their feet, enjoying the wind blowing on their faces, several girls even liked the feeling of running.
Seeing the sea of trees in the upper world deep in the swamp is completely different from the visual effect of being by the lake. The sea of trees in the depths of the swamp is like a green grassland, with trees of different heights like rolling hills, and vines of different colors growing vine leaves on the vines that entangle the trees, like colorful wildflowers dotted on the grassland. The breeze blows, and the branches and leaves of the Suogu wood at the top sway, like weeds that rise and fall with the breeze, and if it weren't for the tree nets full of gaps under their feet, I'm afraid the girls would have mistaken this place for an orc grassland in the southwest.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss. As they ran, the seven of them seemed to have suddenly fallen into the encirclement of snakes, and a hissing sound sounded around them, and the voices sounded from all directions, and they were not disconnected.
"Here we are, hiss. Galantis finally stopped, looked around, and said affirmatively, "Here they are, hiss, this should be the command center of their hunt." ”
The girls stopped after the Lizardman Lady and looked around, the upper world was still empty, and no one was in sight. However, although the lizardmen of the Swamp Skull tribe were well hidden, the maidens quickly spotted them with their keen energy sense, and they hid in the tree web, smeared with purple and green dyes on their bodies, forming a protective color to blend themselves with the tree web.
"Hiss. The tree net shook slightly, and the girls watched as an extraordinarily tall lizardman seemed to suddenly emerge out of thin air, deftly burrowing out of the tree net and making a series of hissing cries at everyone. Despite his tall stature, the lizardman barely made any sound when he burrowed through the tree web, indicating that he barely touched a single leaf. The lizardmen's yellow-green eyes stared at the six members of the party, hissing in a voice that didn't know what they were saying. (To be continued.) )
PS: Physically and mentally exhausted, I can't speak