Chapter 35: The Mist

"Quack, quack. The earth-shattering croaking of frogs rang out. The Hunter Frog is much louder than the other frogs, and the noise attack caused by thousands of Hunter Frogs gathered together is enough to stun the average human into a stupor. Countless hunter frogs dragged their slippery and wet bodies, constantly rubbing against everyone's calves, and the constant contact at close range made everyone have a disgusting expression on their faces.

The gray-brown torrent of frogs could not be seen at a glance, and it rushed past everyone's feet like a tide, but it was not long before people found that the torrent suddenly stopped and did not move forward. Looking down, all the hunter frogs were very close to each other, lying motionless on the ground neatly, as if they were resting, only the strongest hunter frog in the outermost circle still maintained a squatting posture, facing the periphery and guarding the surroundings.

Finding out that this hunter frog had plans to rest on the spot, everyone was secretly anxious. It was less than fifty minutes before the fog reappeared, but there were still nearly forty minutes before they walked out of the fog forest, and the time was very short, and no accidents were allowed, but now this group of hunter frogs suddenly stayed still, trapping ten people in the sea of frogs.

Guide Elad stood in place, and could see cold sweat dripping from his forehead. No matter how experienced he was, he couldn't think of anything to do in this special situation, so he could only wait helplessly for the hunter frogs to end their temporary rest and move on. Pannis stood frowning for a moment, then suddenly moved, raised his right hand with a very slow movement and flicked it into the distance, and a silver coin flew out of his fingertips, silently passing through several large trees under Catherine's regretful gaze, flying a distance of twenty meters before landing on the layer of fallen leaves, making a slight sound.

The sound of "huhu" immediately sounded, and the hunter frog on the outermost alert directly spewed out the broken bones in the body, and dozens of broken bones formed a rain of bullets in the air, and at the same time smashed at the landing point of the silver coin, and the powerful force directly smashed the thick layer of fallen leaves through dozens of fist-sized holes, if it was a person standing there, even the shield of a gold-level professional would be directly smashed, and it was difficult to be spared. After the rain of bullets erupted, the vigilant hunter frog did not notice any sound of any further approach, and squatted down again, listening vigilantly to the sounds around him.

With the speed and intensity of the hunter frog's spit, no one present dared to say that they could completely avoid it, let alone prevent a wave of attacks, so for everyone who was trapped, being found was basically equivalent to serious injury or even death. Everyone is carefully controlling their bodies, and even controlling their breathing, no one knows if excessive breathing will attract the attack of the hunter frog, and no one wants to be the first to try.

As the minutes ticked by, the frogs showed no signs of moving, and you could even feel that the humidity in the dense forest was slowly rising, a sign of the reappearance of the fog. Pannis let out a long sigh in his heart, his gaze communicated silently with Catherine for a moment, and then his arm slowly lifted again, high above his head, and a hook lock appeared silently from his wrist, and the hook and lock rose little by little as if it were being held by a hand, without stirring up a little wind. The hook lock slowly rose about ten meters, as if it was controlled by someone and wrapped around a thick and hard branch, Pannis's hands were forced, and his body began to rise silently. Everyone looked at his feet in amazement, and the ascent did not make any noise from the fallen leaves on the ground, which was a very unbelievable situation.

In order not to make a sound, Pannis's body rose very slowly, and it even took nearly five minutes to reach the distance of ten meters, and when Pannis's right hand rested on the branch, everyone's hearts were relieved. But the next moment, Pannis made an act that no one could imagine, hanging on the tree, in the midst of a large group of hunter frogs, suddenly let out a burst of laughter, the laughter was high-pitched and clear, rich in strong penetration, enough for all the hunter frogs to hear clearly.

In the next moment, a dark cloud rose into the air, and all the Hunter Frogs, including those resting on their stomachs, jumped up at the same time, spitting out broken bones at Pannis's position, but Pannis had already hooked the branch and swung it vigorously at the same time as the laughter came out, avoiding the rain of bullets from the Hunter Frog and climbing to another branch. Climbing up the branches, Pannis did not stop, and fell outside the hunter frog group in a few jumps in a row, and the dark cloud-like bullet rain shadow generally chased behind Pannis, and hit the foothold before Pannis, but failed to stop Pannis's movements, and the landed Pannis rolled forward four or five times in a row, and did not even have time to look back, although he stumbled a few times when he stood up, he still rushed forward with the force of the impact and disappeared into the dense forest. As if stimulated, a large number of hunter frogs all set out, jumping at high speed and chasing after Pannis, and in an instant the large group of frogs disappeared, leaving only broken leaves and broken and fallen branches.

"He's hurt. When the frogs left, Dora stared at Pannis's back and said loudly, "There have been at least twenty attacks on the legs and back, and you must save him, otherwise he will not be able to escape." ”

"Let's go. Catherine's voice was indescribably depressed, and she said loudly, "All the people go out, to leave the Fog Forest before the fog appears, immediately. ”

"Senior sister, you!" Dora obviously couldn't figure out why Catherine would give up on her teammates, and just wanted to argue about something, but when she looked up, she saw the heartache and determination in Catherine's eyes, so she could only shake her head helplessly, and took the lead in running out behind Erad.

"Eldest sister, don't be sad, he said before that he won't die. Vivien comforted Catherine as she ran, "He'll be back soon." ”

"Do you think it's nice to die once? Every time he dies, it means that we drag him down again. Catherine's tone was still filled with deep anger, and she suddenly let out a long sigh: "I'm sorry Vivian, I wasn't angry with you just now, I just ......"

"I understand, I don't blame you, big sister. Vivian smiled faintly and shook her head: "We will catch up, we will catch up one day, don't you believe in your own potential?"

"Of course I do. The gloom in Catherine's eyes faded, and she regained her brilliance, and cried out, "Go, run faster, time is running out." ”

Fast progress is very difficult in the forest, in addition to various traps and sleeping monsters, dense bushes, horizontal vines, and undulating terrain are the most dangerous enemies to advance. Even if Catherine followed closely behind Elad and chopped through the plants that blocked her way, her speed still couldn't increase much, and the professionals could only keep looking at the timer as they ran, silently calculating the time they had left.

After running for a long time, there was a sudden noise in the bushes around him, and Pannis came out of the bushes in a mess, and joined the running team without any unusual expression, and whispered, "Sorry, I'm late." ”

Dora's surprised eyes almost bulged out, and she glanced at Pannis's back several times, and Pannis's back still had a lot of large blood stains, and then she was not lightly injured before. But what surprised Dora even more was Catherine's reaction, seeing Pannis return, Catherine was silent for a moment, shook Pannis's arm heavily as she ran, and whispered: "It's good to have an injury, it's good to have an injury." ”

"Hey, Catherine, you're so sad for me to want me to get hurt. Pannis was stunned for a moment, the corners of his mouth slowly turned up, revealing a gentle smile, but his mouth said: "I can't do it, my heart is broken, I need first aid." ”

"Don't let Lina treat you for a while. Catherine squinted at Pannis, "So, what did you just say?"

"I said I was wrong, Captain. Pannis immediately lowered his head and seriously admitted his mistake, while running alongside Elad with the same speed, changing the subject: "How far is it?"

"This bastard. Catherine took a sip of her anger, but didn't notice that her smile had become extraordinarily bright.

"Trouble. Elad gasped and replied loudly, "It's too late, we've been delayed by the Hunter Frog for too long, and even if we run at this speed, we will still be ten minutes away when the fog appears." Now we have to prepare, let's climb the tree now, or the fog will rise and disperse in a while. ”

"No, keep running. It wasn't Pannis, it was Vivien. Pannis glanced back at Vivien, nodded, and said to Elard, "Listen to her, keep running, keep you safe." ”

"How could I possibly believe it. Elad said dissatisfiedly, "There is a one percent chance of surviving if you climb up." ”

"Keep running, you have a 100% chance of surviving. Pannis said, "Let's see if you dare to bet this time." ”

As he ran, Elad was silent for a while before replying, "I think I'm crazy too, and I want to believe you, so keep running with me." ”

"Sister, carry me. Vivien jumped behind Catherine and asked Catherine to carry herself, and without Vivien's speed restrictions, the group ran faster.

But, as Alad had said, it was too late, and the transpiring mist appeared from the ground without warning, quickly filling the dense forest, and it didn't take two minutes to fill the entire space ten meters below.

Being in the thick fog makes people realize how powerful the fog is. The thick fog completely obscured the vision, and even if people were only half a meter apart, they could not see each other's silhouettes at all, let alone see the environment and identify the road. Fortunately, before this, Pannis had already taken out a long rope in advance and asked everyone to tie it around their waists in turn, so as to stifle the danger of separation. After his vision was obscured, Elad had to stop, and the rest of the people quickly approached him and surrounded him in the middle, forming a defensive circle.

"And now?" Seeing that Pannis was very sure, Dora also chose to trust, and asked directly, "What do you need us to do?"

"Defend, wait. Pannis said without looking back: "It won't be long, you must be safe until then." Don't be stingy with your fighting spirit, once you find that something is wrong, immediately open a shield to defend, don't reduce your personnel here. ”

"No problem. Since she couldn't use a long whip in the jungle, Dora kept her weapon in sword form, and she transformed it into a whip and flung it out gently. The whip turned flexibly, along a distance of one meter around the perimeter of the defensive array, and circled around the defensive array: "As long as large creatures approach, I guarantee that they will be able to detect it, whether they make a sound or not, but I can't warn if they are small." ”

"I'll take care of the rest. Pannis closed his eyes and immersed himself in the world of hearing.