Chapter Twenty-Nine: Friend or Foe: A Source of Unease
It was extremely quiet, and only the sound of Li Te's and the others breathing seemed to be there, which proved that they were still alive.
"Ling'er, it's pitch black, what do you think it could be?" Yu Xiangyao leaned back against the civet cat, carefully looked at the dark dense forest around her over and over again, and after gaining nothing, she had to turn her eyes to the dagger that shone with a strange red glow. She muttered in her heart: "Before the weapons on the mural are figured out, it's good that no one else will do bad things!"
"Be careful, the enemy is coming!" the civet cat did not transmit a voice in his heart, but shouted directly. Yu Xiangyao was taken aback, and suddenly was yelled at like this in the quiet, and no one could stand it. But she still held the dagger firmly.
The woods in front of him rattled, and the civet's panting was a little urgent, and the hissing sound was a little trembling, not due to fear, but due to nervousness. In the world of phantom beasts, it is normal to eat and be eaten, and a phantom beast like it that has just evolved to the psychic level is a very nourishing "food" for a phantom beast that has already evolved to the same level. If this is the case, the proud winged civet will never dare to die like this. Yu Xiangyao felt Ling'er's impatience from her heart, and just wanted to comfort it.
Just as he was thinking, a huge black shadow slowly appeared. Appearing first than the figure were three diamond-shaped purple lights, which were more fierce and cold than the blue eyes of the winged civet cats at night. The source of the three beams of purple light came from three hideous evil eyes, and the owner of this evil eye was a "wolf" twice as big as the civet cat in actual combat form. The giant wolf that came out made people see its gray fur, with purple lines on its four legs and back, and a strip of purple hair along its back that was long and towering, looking domineering and mighty. The blood stains on the fangs and claws make people shudder. At this moment, the third eye and the normal two eyes on its forehead were cold and seeping, staring at Yu Xiangyao and the "food" lying on the ground as if it were staring at its prey, and warm saliva dripped from its bloody mouth from time to time.
The civet cat was frightened and began to retreat in small steps, and the neighing sound that had been so threatening just now suddenly withered like a baby crying. It stepped back and didn't stop until it touched Yu Xiangyao's thigh. Without waiting for Ling'er to nervously tell her master the name of the phantom beast in front of her, Yu Xiangyao took the first step to muttered to herself.
"Three-eyed wolf king?" Yu Xiangyao's voice was still so good, but after hearing it, the civet cat couldn't help but pick up this stupid guy and take off.
Before the matter was over, the woods behind the wolf king suddenly burst into flames, and a black-skinned wild boar with a raging flame burning on its back rushed out of the woods, and set fire to many trees along the way, and the firelight instantly brightened the surroundings a lot. The muscles that were as strong as rocks, the sharp fangs about a meter long, one of which had a red ribbon hanging from it, not only imagined the power of its charge. The boar's back is not all flames, but along the ridge, from the front back that bows high down to the tail. The Flame Boar stopped on the right side of the Wolf King, and from there he ploughed the earth with his left hoof.
"Fireridge boar?" Yu Xiangyao muttered. Compared to the civet cat sitting on the ground after seeing this, Yu Xiangyao seemed too calm. The civet cat thinks so, a three-eyed wolf king, maybe he can fight with all his might, maybe he can't beat it, but he must be able to run. Now there is another fire-ridged boar......
In the forest behind him, there was a sudden "buzzing" sound. Yu Xiangyao looked back, only to see that in the depths of the dark forest, there was a behemoth slowly walking towards them, due to the blurred vision, it could only be estimated that it was roughly six or seven meters tall and the same size as a human.
Yu Xiangyao said in surprise: "It can't be the 'Black Forest Elder', right?"
The civet cat weakly looks with its eyes, it doesn't matter if you don't look at it, you will be startled when you look at it. It wasn't a person at all, but a dry, decaying tree with big branches. No, it's more appropriate to say it's a tree man. The lower half of the trunk was split into feet, and the branches on both sides swayed back and forth like arms, each step was so heavy and powerful. The key point is that the trunk of the tree in the center grows strangely shaped "eyes" and "noses", and the trunk is not only dark but also moss. The most terrifying thing is that there are many strange beast heads hanging from the branches. The swaying collided with a crisp sound.
In addition to these three, there are also two phantom beasts with a normal body shape. One meter long, shaped like a praying mantis, the "green sickle", the whole body is cyan, the slender body, the four-legged double sickle, and the back has two wings. and the two-headed "two-headed divine dog", which has the appearance and body shape of an ordinary brown and yellow wolf dog, except for the two heads that are special, other characteristics are no different from normal wolf dogs. Having said that, when this wolf dog appeared, the purple light, flames, and other abilities of the other four phantom beasts to show their personalities were instantly weakened a lot.
The civet didn't want to say anything, and although Yu Xiangyao had been there to comfort it that it was okay, it refused to believe it, and was surrounded by five powerful phantom beasts on all sides. It can't escape, and the only thing it can do now is to silently watch the situation develop. Even Yu Xiangyao slowly walked over to the Three-Eyed Wolf King, but it didn't have the strength to stop it.
I saw Yu Xiangyao laughing happily, and waved towards the location of the two-headed divine dog: "Uncle Cao Shuang, I'm here, come out quickly!"
"Hahahaha, I didn't expect our aunt to also become a phantom beast master. "Before I saw anyone, laughter came first. When the laughter that echoed throughout the forest stopped, it was clear that a figure jumping between the trees and walking on the ground finally fell from the sky and landed gently in front of the two-headed dog. The two-headed divine dog, which was originally fierce and vicious, was docile and cute at the moment, and his two heads rubbed against this person's calves.
By the light of the fire behind the fire-ridged boar, this figure could be seen clearly. His surname is Cao, his name is Shuang, the image of an ordinary middle-aged uncle, in his early forties, with short hair. Dressed in ordinary linen clothes, he is of medium stature, only 1.7 meters tall. Cao Shuang laughed very happily at the moment, and on his slightly vicissitudes of life, three scars from the left forehead and through the right eye could be clearly seen. It's hard to guess what kind of pain such an honest uncle has experienced.
Cao Shuang also waved his hand to Yu Xiangyao not far away, and as soon as he spoke: "Xiangyao, that's your ......" Before the word "phantom beast" could be spoken, another voice in the forest interrupted Cao Shuang.
"Sister Xiangyao, are you okay, I'm worried about my brother dying!" The man's voice didn't sound like a girl, but it made outsiders feel very contrived. The owner of the voice was a teenager, he didn't say a word, and after walking out of the forest, he ran straight to Yu Xiangyao, and when he came to him, he grabbed her little hand and asked for warmth. This young man is indeed a talent, with a handsome face. At the age of fifteen, he has a well-proportioned, muscular body, and a warm and charming smile. He looked at Yu Xiangyao's eyes, full of fascination and longing.
Yu Xiangyao first felt flattered, and then felt extremely uncomfortable. Yu Xiangyao said with a little nervousness: "Han Fei...... I'm glad to meet you too...... But this is not the first time we have met. Halfway through speaking, Yu Xiangyao laboriously pulled her little hand out of Han Fei's hand. immediately ran towards Uncle Cao Shuang.
"Xiangyao, you've been away from home for so long, I have a lot to say to you!" Han Fei made a gesture of spreading his right hand and said to Yu Xiangyao very regretfully.
"Uh......" When Yu Xiangyao heard this, although she was facing away from Han Fei, she still couldn't help but shudder and shake her palm. Han Fei is the master of the Three-Eyed Wolf King, and he has a powerful phantom beast. From the first time she saw the Three-Eyed Wolf King, Yu Xiangyao knew that it was someone from the village, and it was not a dangerous situation at all.
A few seconds later, the owners of other phantom beasts appeared one after another. The owner of the green sickle beast, Han Fu, a fourteen-year-old boy, Han Fei's cousin. He is slightly chubby, and his appearance is much worse than that of his cousin. Although he is not good-looking, he is gorgeously dressed. In his eyes, the desire for Yu Xiangyao was no worse than that of his cousin. Han Fu is not only fat, but also not tall, only a little more than 1.6 meters. So when I ran, the flesh on my stomach flashed. He seems to be a special case of the Phantom Beastmaster, and it can be seen from his body that the Phantom Beastmaster and his own Phantom Beast are ...... in appearance You don't have to have much in common.
Han Fu directly surrounded Yu Xiangyao's side, shouting one "sister" after another, compared to Han Fei, Yu Xiangyao and Han Fu, the little fat man, are much closer. Han Fu kept making Yu Xiangyao laugh, which made the excluded Han Fei a little jealous. But as soon as they saw Yu Xiangyao's smile, the two brothers Han Fei and Han Fu were immediately stunned.
In the distance, the hostess of the fire-ridge boar, the square kite. She is also a beautiful girl, although her beauty is a little worse than Yu Xiangyao. However, the eighteen-year-old Fang Kite has the mature taste of a big girl. Her personality is also completely different from Yu Xiangyao, with short black hair and full of wildness. Yu Xiangyao was already in a short dress and short skirt, and her dress was even more bold, her clothes covered a few key points, and only the belt of sandals covered a little more on her body. Wheat-colored skin, plump body with slender thighs. One leg stepped the bluestone slab and whistled at Yu Xiangyao. Yu Xiangyao immediately ran over excitedly and shouted "Sister Kite". Fang Yuan was also happy to press Yu Xiangyao's head. When Han Fei and Han Fu saw this scene, they just pouted. Because everyone knows that this square kite can be regarded as a normal "woman".
The slowest "Black Forest Elder" finally walked up to everyone, and a man who appeared out of nowhere appeared in front of everyone without saying a word and out of nowhere. Yu Xiangyao saw it, and just asked very restrainedly: "Brother Yuchang is good." "I didn't dare to speak anymore. This Yuchang is ordinary-looking, tall, and in his early twenties. The cool color of black clothes and black pants is also his favorite. It was too cold for a person, so he just nodded lightly and said nothing. Then he leaned against the "big tree" behind him, and closed his mind, as if everything had nothing to do with him. The crowd ignored him and continued to talk.
The winged civet that had been curled up to the side finally understood. It turned out that Yu Xiangyao and they all knew each other, and it seemed that they were both from the Phantom Beast Village. It wasn't much to worry about, but one thing that made it curious was that all five of them were wearing steel shoulder pads and had been made to look like snakeheads.