Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Inspector of the Mountains and Forests
Seeing Lan Yiwen fall, Joseph's heart suddenly lifted, and he saw that there was no lizard in the depths of the tunnel, and then ran out from behind the rock where he was hiding. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Old York, how is he, is he okay?" Joseph helped Lan Yiwen up with some concern.
"It's okay, it's just a side effect of the 'Berserker's Fury', it looks like he's going to sleep for three days and three nights, this kid is really reckless, regardless of the fact that the effect of the 'Berserker's Fury was stimulated, so he rushed forward with his bare hands, if it weren't for his physical fitness was really good, I'm afraid he would have lost both of those moments just now. Okay, Joseph hurry up and lift him to the lizard, and we're going to get out of here. The big guy has escaped, but maybe he still has companions, these lizards are very strange, and we have to hurry to Luoshi Village. With that, Old York hurried to the back and went to see Hogg and them. This tunnel has been walked by old York for decades, and although it has encountered a few times the lizard in the center of the earth, it has not been as thrilling as it is today.
After gaining a short period of freedom, the unconscious Lan Yiwen was tied to the lizard's back again, but this time he had a companion, and the two brothers and sisters, Olli and Hostur, were too injured to be unconscious, so they had to be tied to the lizard's back to move forward.
As a result of the attack, the speed of the caravan increased markedly, and Old York walked cautiously at the front of the line, Hogg with his arms hanging in the middle of the procession, and Tuhuo at the end of the line.
Joseph was no longer as easy as a caravan, and he was worried about whether this caravan could still be used, knowing that the tunnel in the Cameron Mountains had saved their caravan a lot of time and made a lot of profits. Even little John knew that now was not the time to play, his delicate little face was always stiff, and his little short sword was tightly held in his hand, and while he tended to the three wounded, he looked vigilantly at the holes around him, for fear that some monster would jump out of the crack in the rock.
By the time the Ship of the Desert came out of the Cameron Mountain tunnel, it had been two days later, and the entire group had been on high alert for the past two days. Old York, who had always been a heavy drinker, had put down his beloved big wine bag, and his sharp tomahawk had always been at hand, ready to slash at his oncoming opponents, and even Cook had been sober for two days.
When the verdant taiga at the foot of Mount Cameron appeared in front of Joseph's eyes, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. The crisp and cold air shook him, and the tension and anxiety of the past few days seemed to disappear with it.
"Whew, it's finally here, and it's good that I haven't encountered those centric lizards again. Joseph pinched his eyebrows tiredly, he had been on his guard at all times even if he had rested in the tunnel for the past two days, lest there be any more trouble, and now that he really smelled the cool breath of winter, he dared to rest assured.
Not far ahead, as long as it takes less than half a day's trip, you can see a dwarven village. That village, called Rockfall, was Joseph's first stop, where he would make a brief resupply. Joseph has been walking this trade route with Old York for more than ten years, and he is already familiar with Luoshi Village, and he can rest well when he arrives.
"Joseph, Joseph, are we about to arrive?" Little John, who was at the end of the group, jumped up when he finally got out of the tunnel, and he ran to the front of the group excitedly, carefully surveying his surroundings.
"Alright, little John, don't be careless, we haven't gotten to the place yet, there are a lot of wind wolves in the woods here, be careful that they drag you back to the den while you're not looking. ”
"Wind wolf, what's that?" said little John, curling his neck, and looking around cautiously, as if some beast lurked in the depths of the woods, ready to pounce on him at any moment.
"Okay boy, don't be afraid, with me Hogg here, those wind wolves can't get close. You must know that the first beast I hunted was a white-haired wailer. Hogg, who was walking in the middle of the line, couldn't help but grin at the sight of little John's cautious appearance, and although he still had one arm hanging from his chest, it did not stop him from wielding his precious axe full of chips with his other hand.
"Hogg, this is the hundredth time I've heard you speak of your white-haired wailer, and in fact I wonder if there's such a thing. Tuhuo, who was at the front of the team, turned his head and said narrowly.
"Of course not, I swear the first wind wolf that fell under my axe must have been white, and I remember that the fur was as white as the snow and ice of the Cameron Mountains. Hearing Tuhuo's questioning, Hogg explained angrily.
"Shhhhh
Seeing the strange appearance of old York, Joseph couldn't help but be shocked, although it was out of the tunnel, it did not mean that it was absolutely safe, you must know that the swarms of wind wolves in this thousand needles forest are also the great enemies of travelers, these guys with brown and yellow fur often lurk in the weeds, staring at the object they take as prey with their cunning eyes, ready to tear open the throat of the prey with their sharp curved claws.
Not far from the front of the caravan, a half-man-tall field of withered yellow weeds suddenly shook and made a sound of sneering, and then under the watchful eyes of everyone, a white leopard with black spots slowly walked out of the grass.
Seeing this leopard, several dwarves breathed a sigh of relief and put down their weapons in unison.
"Looks like an old friend is coming. Old York put the axe in his waist, touched his beard, and turned his head to Joseph.
As soon as Old York finished speaking, a short figure in a snow-white cloak came out from behind the trunk, holding a magic shotgun in both hands, and looked at everyone with a smile on his face.
"Hey, Gareev, I'm glad to see you, are you okay? Joseph seemed to be familiar with the visitor, and greeted him with a smile on his face.
"Well, it turned out to be Joseph and Old York, Mona was still talking about why you didn't come here two days ago" He looked at Ollie, Horstul, and Lan Yiwen who were lying on the lizard, and looked at Old York with inquiring eyes.
"In the tunnels, we had some trouble, and a couple of lizards attacked us. Hogg pursed his lips disappreciatively, as if the powerful centric lizards were just small reptiles.
"Lizard?" said Gareev Iron Felt frowned, but he didn't look too surprised. He looked at the scarred crowd and urged, "Let's wait until we get back to the village, the village chief and everyone are waiting for you." ”
Seeing the strange color on Geralev's face, Joseph couldn't help but glance at old York, and a sense of worry rose in their hearts at the same time. Looks like something is going on.
Walking on the way to the implementation village, little John was secretly looking at the leopard walking in front, with curiosity in his eyes.
"Hey, little one, Tata is pretty. Seeing Little John's curious look, Hogg quietly patted him on the shoulder.
"What's that?, it looks very ......," said little John, who thought for a moment before saying in the affirmative, "it looks so elegant." ”
"yes, I think so, too. Listening to Little John's words, Hogg looked very happy, and he explained to Little John with great interest the origin of Tata: "That's Tata, a stormy frostbeast. Tempest Frostmon is a proud beast that cannot be tamed easily. Galleyv had stumbled upon the Storm Frostbeast in the depths of a large rift valley in the Cameron Mountains, and when he found Tata, it had been trapped in a cavern in the frost wall for an unknown amount of time, and it looked like it was dying. Without hesitation, Garev went down into the rift valley at great risk, knowing that in the depths of the rift the cold air from the North Continent raged all day long, and the fierce storm was wrapped in ice crystals, and the bare skin of the person was blown as if it had been cut by a sharp knife, and there was a strong stinging sensation. If you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss. It was in this danger that Gareev rescued Tata and brought him back to the village to take care of him, and he followed Gareev after Tata recovered. At this, Hogg had an envious look on his face, and it was clear that the dwarven lad wanted such a companion as well.
"If only we could find one, or we would search for it sometimes, and maybe we could find it." Little John understood Hogg's thoughts, and he couldn't help but push Hogg to go with him in search of the cubs of the Storm Frostbeast.
"Good idea. But I'll have to wait until I recover. Hearing Little John's "whisper", Hogg's eyes lit up, and he looked at Old York, who was walking in the team and talking to Gareev, and gestured to Little John with his still intact hand.
Old York was unaware of the little plan between Hogg and Little John, and his mind was preoccupied with Gladyv's abnormal reaction.
"I said, old man, the village has been fine lately. Old York asked, worried.
"It's not too good. Grulev smiled bitterly, "Many of the boys in the village have been attacked by lizards. ”
"What?" said Old York, who glanced at Joseph, who was equally surprised, and asked, "Have there been any recent incidents of lizards hurting people in the tunnels?"
Gareev tugged at his snow-white cloak, and was about to start explaining when he heard a shout from Tata ahead, and when Gareev looked up, he saw that the caravan was close to the village of rockfall, and not far away was the gate of the village made of bluestone. Beneath the stone arch stood a group of dwarves, led by Rock Boulder, the head of Rockfall Village, a strong dwarven man with a black beard.