543.On the Way (2)
Seeing that the appearance of this forest was much different from the past, everyone naturally became more and more vigilant. After Suggs chanted the Crowd Concealment Technique and Chrissy added the Elven magic "Blessing of Swiftness" to the group, the crowd picked up slightly.
Not far away, everyone saw several corpses hanging on the twisted and withered trunks on both sides, which seemed to have completely lost their water and their bodies were unnaturally twisted, and they were tightly imprisoned by the spreading branches, as if they had grown in the trees and merged with them.
Their hollow eyes stared straight ahead, instilling fear for no apparent reason.
Judging from the costumes on their bodies, they don't look like adventurers who will go deep into this kind of forest, but they look a bit like rich merchants or nobles, and they don't know how to appear in this kind of forest and lose their lives in vain.
Could it be that the citizens of the Duchy of Dragon are fleeing abroad, just like those demonic beasts?
However, after going such a long distance, I didn't see a single demonic beast, and even the insects that should have been very common in this kind of forest were nowhere to be seen, and there was a dead silence and weirdness everywhere.
Zhou Ke'er's Blue Mark Sword was already in his hand - the concentration of evil in this forest was very high, and it seemed to be mixed with some inexplicable energy, forming some kind of blockade, under the interference of this blockade, Zhou Ke'er could hardly teleport, even if he could barely succeed, Zhou Ke'er estimated... Either you can teleport a short distance, or you don't know where you're teleporting.
In addition, the sky is gradually becoming darker at this time, and I think that in a while, the last bit of the sun's afterglow will be hidden in the sky.
The forest was about to become dark, and the road was going to be even more difficult to walk. And there is no place where everyone can be stationed, and even if they are stationed, it is better not to light a fire, otherwise the target will be too obvious, and it will be easy to attract the attention of certain beings.
"No, it's going to get dark. We can't make our way through this forest in the dark, it's too dangerous. We've got to get down to where we can see it. ”
Suggs raised his eyes and looked at the sky, and came to the same conclusion as Zhou Ke'er, so he immediately waved his staff and used some kind of spell similar to telepathy, making his voice sound in everyone's hearts.
Theon turned around and nodded at Suggs, but then spread his hands forward, indicating that there was no place to camp in front of him with dense trees.
Then Suggs's voice sounded in everyone's heads again: "This place is indeed not suitable for stationing. But we don't need to find a flat place to fit - we can't have a campfire right now. So as long as you find a safe place to rest, it is enough. ”
Zhou Keer squinted her eyes and thought about it, and secretly released the dependents' puppies.
Immediately, a black shadow flashed away, and under the cover of the grass, no one else noticed, and Zhou Ke'er's dependents disappeared behind the layers of trees.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and the scene in front of everyone's eyes had begun to blur, so they all quickened their pace.
Zhou Ke'er didn't need light when he saw with his right eye, so he could barely see the scene clearly in the dark. It's just that the concentration of evil in this forest is too high, and even if you look at it with your right eye, you can only barely make out the outline of the road ahead in a large area of pitch black.
Zhou Ke'er thought for a moment, walked forward, leaned into Xi'ang's ear and whispered, "How long does it take to walk through this forest?" ”
Xi Ang was stunned, tilted his head slightly, and caught a glimpse of Zhou Ke'er, whose face was almost up, and couldn't help but blush, and immediately replied in a low voice: "It will take at least two days to travel - according to the original route, you can reach the royal capital in three days, but if you take a detour now, it will take about two or three days to reach the royal capital after leaving this forest." ”
Zhou Ke'er frowned slightly, but she didn't expect the detour to extend the distance by nearly half.
But there is no way, the original route further forward is indeed a cult that cannot be matched at all. Detours are a relatively safer option.
And even after arriving at the royal capital, it is necessary to avoid fighting as much as possible. Zhou Ke'er had a hunch that this event mission would definitely be related to the king of the Duchy of Dragon, so it couldn't be something that he could solve alone, and he had to wait until the other players were in place.
Moreover, even the monsters on the way to the royal capital were already so powerful that everyone had to avoid them, not to mention the royal capital that was most affected by the evil spirit.
Moreover, once Xion and Suggs, who are slightly stronger than Zhou Ke'er, enter the royal capital, it should be very difficult to maintain their sanity and sobriety under the interference of heavy evil, and it may be difficult for their strength to play nine times out of ten, which will be even more difficult.
Well... Thinking about it this way, slowing down their trip was the right choice. It's still useful for Zhou Ke'er to keep them, you can't let them die in such a hurry, it's best to delay it until the player enters this world, and then plan to enter the royal capital of the Duchy of Dragon.
Zhou Ke'er pondered, not noticing that he still maintained his original movements, almost leaning on the side of Xiang's face. A warm snort brushed over Theon's cheeks, as if carrying a faint scent.
Xi Ang immediately blushed, and subconsciously wanted to take a few more steps forward, but after thinking about it, he still didn't do it, and still maintained this action.
The others thought that Xiang was talking to Zhou Ke'er, and the sky was already dark, so they couldn't see the movements of the two clearly, so they didn't find anything wrong.
"Just... Let's go here, it's really completely dark if we go any further, it's too dangerous to travel at night, how about we rest here for a night? ”
After walking a short distance, Theon finally couldn't help himself, quickened his pace, walked a few steps ahead, and pointed to a small patch of grass and said to the others.
It's actually a very simple space between trees, but it happens to be slightly larger, so it's okay to accommodate a few people to sit, but it's certainly not enough if you want to camp - but it doesn't seem like everyone needs to camp.
Suggs looked at the clearing and sighed: "There's no way, there's no suitable place to camp along the way, so let's settle here for the time being..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly heard a small scream coming from a distance, which seemed to be mixed with a cry for help.
Everyone was staring.
Chrissy whispered, "Did you hear that?" Didn't I hear it wrong? ”
Xi Ang nodded solemnly: "It should be right... It seems that we can't rest yet. ”
Zhou Ke'er saw that they seemed to want to rush over there, and couldn't help frowning: "Where are you going?" What if it's a trap? And... Even if we go, we may only lose our lives. ”
Suggs waved his staff and shook his head at Zhou Ke'er with a smile.
Xi Ang showed a smile at Zhou Ke'er: "However, I am a brave man." ”