0041 Civilized beasts
Deep in the dangerous wilderness, everyone's nerves were tense, and Xue An became more sensitive because of it. www.biquge.info When he suddenly found himself being stared at with such an aggressive gaze, anger naturally erupted.
But just as he was about to open his mouth to ask why this man's gaze was so unfriendly, the news of the earth dog suddenly came from the front:
"Blood jade was found, thirteen pieces!"
This is a big bonus, especially when you encounter this kind of gift just after leaving the city gate, which is really a good sign. Everyone was very excited, and the swallow jumped up and down and pulled Xue An over to see the place where the blood jade was found, which made him forget the unhappiness just now.
But behind Xue An, the younger brother of the beautiful snake looked at the intimate behavior of Xue An and Yanzi, and his eyes were a little more vicious.
"Hey, toad, what are you looking at, don't think about it. The beauty snake was keenly aware of the strangeness of her brother, but she was also a little helpless, and the boy did not listen to her very much.
The toad was still staring at Xue An and Yanzi's backs, clenching his fists, and didn't take his eyes off for a long time.
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When Xue An saw the blood jade, the earth dog was holding a small knife, trying to pry the blood jade from the fist-sized rocks. The blood jade was deeply embedded, and the earth dog's knife was shattered, but only four or five blood jade pieces were pried off.
"I'll do it. Xue An motioned to the earth dog and asked him to accept the job. The earth dog nodded, and the rock was handed to Xue An, wrinkling his nose and inhaling, looking in the air for the smell of fierce beasts approaching.
The reason why the earth dog is qualified for the position of an eye (an observer searching for a ferocious beast) is because of his sensitive nose, from which he derives his nickname. As for why he has such a ability, no one knows, in this era, this kind of thing is equivalent to the life of a family, and few outsiders will know about it.
Xue An relied on his own body with bear muscles and tiger bones, and his internal qi was deep, and he was much faster than the earth dog when he pried up the blood jade, but it was still very laborious, and the stone wrapped in the blood jade seemed to be extremely hard.
Uncle Hu didn't know where it came from, so he didn't squeak, bent down and picked up a rock to help Xue An pry up the blood jade together. He didn't move much, but he was very skillful, and his speed was faster than Xue An, and he pried out all the blood jade in a few clicks.
After he finished doing this, he handed the blood jade to Yanzi, then turned his head and left again without saying a word. Since the official formation of the team, Uncle Beard has lost the feeling of being active in the mud nest, and always has a face to do what he should do, with a capable but indifferent look.
Uncle Hu Zi suddenly turned his head and said to Yanzi: "You and the earth dog go to the front to investigate, these blood jades appear a little strangely, this location should have been searched by many people for hundreds of years, so there should not be so many blood jades missing." ”
Yanzi nodded, turned his head to Xue An and smiled, and ran out with light steps. The Dirt Dog's probing ability comes from his excellent sense of smell, but his ability to move is not very good, so he needs swallows as a supplement.
The rest of Xue An and the four of them did not dare to stay in place, and carefully followed in the direction of the swallow and the earth dog.
Less than half an hour later, Swallow suddenly dragged an injured person into the field of vision of the four of them, and everyone became nervous all of a sudden.
When I got closer, I saw that the swallow was not dragging a dirt dog, but a middle-aged man who looked a little thin, his left leg was missing from the knee down, and the traces of gnawing could be clearly seen from the broken leg.
The man lost a lot of blood, but he was still able to barely stay conscious, Xue An hurriedly stepped forward and asked:
"What's wrong with you, what kind of beast have you encountered?"
"Turn back, it's a trap, the six people who came with me are dead! Damn, I didn't expect to meet a civilized beast so close to Drifting Snow City. The man's weak voice was very anxious, he had almost lost the ability to move now, and life and death were pinned on Xue An and the others.
Hearing the appearance of the Civilized Beast, Uncle Hu reacted violently, he was the only one of the six who had come into contact with the Civilized Beast. Civilized beasts are a very special class of fierce beasts, their combat effectiveness is not outstanding, but their intelligence is much higher than their counterparts of the same species, and they are often on par with the intelligent people in humans. They are characterized by a conspicuous blood-red color in their eyes.
Civilized beasts have a high status among the beasts, and do not need to hunt on their own, so they rarely come into contact with humans. And every time humans find a civilized beast with their own eyes, it is not a good sign, and often disasters have quietly befallen behind them.
Uncle Hu was in a hurry, and while whistling to summon the earth dog back to the front to explore the way, he picked up the middle-aged man with a broken leg on his back, and ordered with an ugly face:
"Let's withdraw immediately, the beauty snake cleans the traces, Xue An, you are the shield, stay at the end of the team, and guard against the attack of the beast!"
Uncle Hu Zi was experienced, and most of the people in the team, including Xue An, agreed with his decision, and turned around and retreated in the direction of Drifting Snow City.
Only the younger brother of the beauty snake, the ordinary-looking young man Toad, was a little unhappy, he had just been out of the city for a short time, and he had not gained much, so he really did not feel satisfied.
But before he could speak, he was stopped by a sharp look from his sister Beauty Snake, and with a cold snort, he turned his head to follow Uncle Beard's footsteps.
Yanzi looked at Xue An with some worry in his eyes. She was afraid that Xue An was inexperienced, and that he was too brainless and dangerous as a shield: "Be careful yourself, the rule of shields to block fierce beasts is that team members can evacuate as long as they run out of sight." Then he was not at ease, and added in a low voice: "If you see a medium-sized beast or above, run for your life, don't be stupid, life is more important than these rules!"
Xue An nodded, signaling that he understood, so that Yanzi could rest assured.
Uncle Beard turned his head in front and urged the swallow unhappily, the role of the eyes is very important at this time. Yanzi reluctantly glanced at Xue An again, and then ran forward lightly.
The earth dog rushed back from a distance and chased after the large army without stopping, leaving only the beauty snake and Xue An behind. At this time, the role of the beauty snake as a treasure bag came into play, and she ran with great skill, and at the same time took out many bottles and cans, and sprinkled the powder in them around.
Then, as if by magic, she pulled out a rabbit out of nowhere, tied a can of powder to the rabbit, and then drove the rabbit away in a different direction from the team.
This is her unique method, which can lure away the fierce beasts around her with a high probability. After doing this, she didn't look at Xue An, and chased after the four people in front of her with all her might. Xue An was still at the end of the line, guarding against the fierce beasts that might catch up.
After only a while, Xue An heard the sound of swishing wind behind him, and when he turned his head, he saw that it was a large group of green-skinned wolves, and several sturdy green-skinned wolves overtook him at a very fast speed, faintly threatening to surround him.