Chapter 42: The Battle for the Change of Lives IV
The two of them didn't know where they were, and they didn't dare to rush into the forest, so they crossed two ravines and walked all the way close to the ground, looking left and right, looking for water.
The sky was getting brighter, and after walking for a while, Wei Zhen suddenly realized something, climbed a high slope, quickly climbed a big tree, and when he reached the canopy, he hooked the trunk with his left hand, raised his right hand between his eyebrows, and looked around.
Du Xiaoqiu climbed up, followed his example, and looked into the distance from another direction. He was quick-witted, and he had already guessed the purpose of Wei Zhen's move.
"Over there. After a while, the two of them stretched out their arms, and almost at the same time pointed to the southeast, where there was a dense forest of clouds and mist, and the fog was noticeably thicker than elsewhere.
The two of them followed this direction, cautiously and quickly.
About an hour later, the little heads of the two poked out from among the dense branches and leaves, and they looked at the clear blue lake below with a range of seven or eight feet, but they dared to rush down.
All kinds of fierce beasts gathered around the lake at this moment, in addition to the black-fronted tiger, the brute-horned lion, the long-tailed leopard, the forest wolf, etc., there are also several monsters they have never seen before, the appearance is strange and terrifying, exhorting long red and purple tongues, or swallowing the lake water, or combing hair. These fierce beasts seem to have reached a natural tacit understanding with each other, each standing on its own territory, not invading each other.
It wasn't until the early sun rose in mid-air, and the sun shone directly from the sky, reflecting the lake like a mirror, that the beasts began to slowly depart with staggering steps.
Du Xiaoqiu's heart jumped, and he was about to jump down, but his back suddenly tightened, and Wei Zhen grabbed his neck.
"Wait. Wei Zhen said in a low voice, a sign of extreme danger appeared in his mind.
Sure enough, about a tea hour had passed, and there was a sound of landing on the other side of the lake, and three young slaves jumped from another big tree and came to the lake in a few steps.
"Haha, it looks like there's no one else here. A young man with a scarface burst out laughing, crouched down and drank water.
"Be quiet, those beasts haven't gone far yet. A white-faced young man next to him complained, his eyes looked around carefully, and after confirming it again, he half-squatted down and sipped water.
The three of them were relaxed for a moment, and suddenly there were a few wind sounds in the forest, and several crossbow arrows shot out, and the three of them fell to the ground and died in a scream before they could get up.
"Hehe!" a thin young man with a dwarf-like figure sneered on his face, and carried two homemade crossbow arrows in his hand, burrowed out of a low bush on the ground, circled around the corpses of the three people a few times, and looked around vigilantly before bending down to collect the identity plates of the three people.
The thin young man carefully touched the three people's corpses inside and out, and found eight/nine pouches and a dozen or so identity plates, he nodded contentedly and laughed to himself, and was not in a hurry to drink water, only took out a handful of lake water to wipe his face, and then took out the water bladder on his waist, squatted sideways, and held a crossbow in one hand for defense, obviously extremely cautious.
He tried everything to take precautions, but he didn't expect that behind him, one of the "corpses" stood up silently at this moment, picked up a pebble, and smashed it down on the back of his head.
"Thankfully, I was able to put a few extra hides on my back and save my life. The one who spoke was the white-faced young man among the previous three.
He slammed the back of the thin young man's head dozens of times, still uneasy, kicked a few more times, grabbed the things in the other party's hand, and took out more than a dozen pouches and nameplates from his arms.
"This hair is big!" he smirked as he took the skinny young man's two crossbow arrows.
Before his laughter fell, a long pointed tree spear flew to his chest at this time, and he smiled as he watched the tree spear penetrate his body, his eyes glazed, and his body immediately withered and fell, but this time he was really too dead to die anymore.
Only ten meters away from Wei Zhen and Du Xiaoqiu, another big tree, on which a young man jumped down. This young man has an honest face, with a bit of innocence and honesty on his face.
He is a ninth-level spiritual priest.
"Brother in the tree, please show up, I have found you, we can divide these things equally. The honest young man gently pulled the long tree spear out of the white-faced young man's corpse, but there was a spiritual crossbow arrow hidden behind him in his left hand, and shouted at the forest in front of him with a smile.
Wei Zhen and Du Xiaoqiu glanced at each other in surprise, seeing the shock in each other's hearts.
"To show up or not to show up?"
The same meaning flashed in the eyes of the two.
The battle to change one's life has entered the third day, and the people who have survived until now are not simple, they are all clever and extraordinary.
"If my brother doesn't show up again, I'm going to take action. The young man by the lake continued, still with a harmless smile on his face.
Wei Zhen's heart flashed instantly, if it had been before, he might have jumped down a long time ago. But at this moment, an irrepressible thought suddenly came to his mind - this may be another trap, the honest young man was not sure if there was anyone else in the tree by the lake, everything he did and said was a temptation, so he was reluctant to act.
If the two of them refused to show up, the young man would have picked up the spoils of war and left, and the danger would naturally be gone. But dozens of identity badges, dozens of ration bags, and water bladders and crossbow arrows are a rare necessity for anyone who participates in the battle to change their lives, and the allure is just as exciting. Once they get these things, in this wild bear ditch full of murderous machines, their lives will have an extra guarantee and hope.
Just when the two of them were still hesitating, another person appeared from another tree forty meters away. When Wei Zhen saw this person for the first time, he suddenly secretly screamed "Oops" in his heart, his body tensed up in an instant, and he was ready to rush to kill at any time.
The man was a handsome young man wearing a sackcloth and straw hat, always a little shy and shy in his expression, his age looked the same as Wei Zhen and Du Xiaoqiu, and he had a medicinal herb basket hanging from his waist.
"Do you know him?" Du Xiaoqiu noticed Wei Zhen's abnormality.
"I don't know, I've seen it twice. Wei Zhen said in a sullen voice. He also didn't understand why he had a crush on this unknown teenager.
When the honest young man saw the handsome young man suddenly appear, his expression was obviously stunned, obviously he didn't expect that someone would really come out. However, seeing that the other party was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, and his cultivation was only a fifth-level spiritual master, he was suddenly relieved a lot.
"It's a little brother, what do you call it?" The young man said in a kind tone, but his eyes glanced around imperceptibly.
The appearance of the handsome young man was completely unexpected, and in his mind, it was impossible for the other party to live alone until now with the other party's young age and the cultivation of a fifth-level spiritual monk.
"They're there. The handsome young man stretched out his fair-skinned right hand and suddenly pointed at it, which was where Wei Zhen and Du Xiaoqiu were hiding.
"Oh?" the honest young man was taken aback again, and looked in the direction of his finger.
"This kid betrayed both of us. Du Xiaoqiu glared at the young man from afar, but still jumped off the tree with Wei Zhen.
The three of them quickly walked to one place, but kept a distance of three or two meters.
Wei Zhen smiled kindly at the beautiful young man, but the other party just winked at him, and then he smelled a vague scent of herbs on the tip of his nose.
"I invite you to eat the fruit. The handsome young man said, taking out three nameless fruits from the herb basket and throwing them at the three of them.
After Wei Zhen took it, he threw it directly into his mouth, and Du Xiaoqiu was pinching the fruit to look at it carefully, and when he wanted to remind him, it was too late.
The honest young man only put the red fruit in his right hand to play, he saw Du Xiaoqiu and Wei Zhen's cultivation at a glance, and his eyes stayed on Wei Zhen for an extra second, although he was a little surprised in his heart, his tone seemed to be very happy, and said: "Why don't you all follow me, I guarantee that everyone can win alive." ”
As he spoke, he took a few steps forward, narrowing the distance between the four of them a lot.
Du Xiaoqiu pouted.
"No, besides, the formation of a team of four violates the rules of participation. ”
All kinds of dramatic changes by the lake before, he and Wei Zhen, and the handsome young man all saw it, if it weren't for the three of them, this honest young man would be the last yellow finch in "The Praying Mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind".
The invitation was rejected bluntly, and the honest young man was not angry, and raised his right hand to plunge the spear into the ground, and that innocent smile appeared on his face again.
"The four of us will divide things equally at once, this is not a place to stay for long. ”
He simply crouched down and began to rummage through the piles of loot on the ground.
"Huh, that's 'rhino'—" The young man suddenly looked frightened, and dragged the word "rhino" a little, pointing his right index finger to the side of the three people.
When Wei Zhen and Du Xiaoqiu heard the word "rhino", their scalps suddenly tingled, and the scene of last night's life and death horror still stayed in their minds and did not completely disperse.
The hearts of the two of them tightened at the same time, and Du Xiaoqiu didn't even dare to turn his head back, just thinking about raising his feet and slipping away.
Wei Zhen was about to look sideways, but he saw the beautiful young man winking at him again, and he suddenly realized that this was another trap released by the honest young man.
But it was too late, the young man handed out a lightning bolt in his left hand, pulled the spirit crossbow arrow, and shouted in his mouth: "Go and die!"
Wei Zhen's regret can no longer be described in words, but the ruthlessness in his heart was suddenly stimulated at this moment, he clenched his fist in his left hand and held a black stick in his right hand, and rushed towards the honest young man desperately.
Three crossbow arrows shot out like lightning, and the handsome young man seemed to have been prepared, and one sideways easily avoided the arrow that was fired at him.
Wei Zhenhe pounced and blocked an arrow shot at Du Xiaoqiu at the same time. He felt a sharp pain in his left rib, but it was this arrow that hit him, and the other arrow hit him right in the chest.