Chapter 7: Misfortune Strikes

After a few days of hard work, the next city-state was not far away.

Although it is said that the west coast of the empire in this season is mild and humid, and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, but after all, this is also a trip, and the first few days Princess Liuying is still immersed in curiosity, even if it is a butterfly, a leaf can allow her to study for half a day, but after a long time, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, there are times when she is tired of seeing. So much so that when we got to the back, the question that came out of the carriage was no longer curious, but became, "How long will it be before we get to Fort Letter." "From the beginning of the half-day question, to the next minute of the question. Until the end, even Falgar was simply coping. Others have completely blocked out the sound.

But gradually, a few people realized that the situation was not right, and there were fewer and fewer trees around, to be exact, there were fewer and fewer living trees, all the trees were gone, and the grass beside the road gradually turned yellow, and finally it was a depression as far as the eye could see. The fifth child who was driving also noticed that something was wrong, and moved his body back, "Little boss, the situation is wrong, why is it like winter around." Qiu Bai poked his head out and looked around, and frowned, and finally got out of the carriage directly and sat next to Lao Wu, "It's really not right, we came to this place a few years ago, and we haven't seen it like this." How long does it take to get to Fort Letterte? Lao Wu estimated for a while, "If it's fast, it's about a day, and I definitely won't be able to get there today." Qiubai stood on the wheel, and shouted to the carriage behind, "Stop first, you have to explore the way, the situation is not right." ”

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The two carriages stopped on the side of the road, and Qiubai deliberately ran to the back to explain, telling the horse not to eat the dry grass around him, and walked forward with An and Jing.

"What's going on with all this grass and trees?" Jing leaned down and grabbed a handful of dry grass, and with a light pinch, it shattered into a handful of dregs. Qiubai pinched his waist and looked at a river not far away, and said, "It looks like it's seriously polluted." Let's go, go to the front and have a look. "The three of them strode to the river, only to see countless dead fish floating on the river, the smell was unpleasant, and the whole river took on a strange lilac color." This should be the magic contamination. Qiubai tilted his head and thought for a while, then said to himself, "I haven't heard that there is a big alchemy workshop in Fort Letterte, this should be an agricultural city." How can it be polluted like this? ”

"The point is that such a serious pollution is not only a problem of reducing grain production, but may also cause serious abnormalities." As soon as Qiubai's voice fell, there was a rustling sound from the dead wood in the distance. Just as a few people were stunned, a brown bear more than two meters tall pounced, "I'll go." Seeing this, Qiubai flew and flashed the brown bear fluttering. He hurriedly got up and stared at the creature in front of him. The brown bear in front of him can no longer be called a creature, its huge size can reach five or six meters when it stands up, several times larger than an ordinary brown bear, and its body is also in tatters, and in a few places you can even see the ribs of Sen Bai. His eyes were bloodshot, and his huge mouth was dripping. "This time it's for sure, it's definitely the magic pollution, which has caused the mutation." Qiu Bai cautiously stared at the demon bear in front of him. "This thing has to rely on heavy firepower, and the sword or something won't hurt him much." Ann said, "I'm afraid I can't even nail my fur through this little dart." Qiu Bai smiled wryly, "I knew that I brought the fifth child here, who would have thought that I would encounter such a thing." ”

"What now?" Jing looked at the two of them and asked.

"What else can we do, let's hold it off, you go find the fifth child." Qiu Bai slammed his hands on the ground, and in an instant, an alchemy pattern lit up on the ground, and then the earth began to roll, and a two-person tall stone statue rose from the ground. Seeing this, the demon bear was also unambiguous, and pounced on it with a roar, and the stone statue reacted quickly, and the left hand that he waved instantly turned into a shield, but with a bang, the shield was instantly shattered, and the demon bear was just changed direction. The fragments of the stone statue gathered again, and the entire stone statue was completely formed, holding a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, standing in front of the two of them. "Puppet refining?" Ann was a little surprised. "I think you might as well help if you have this skill." Qiubai said angrily. Ann pulled out a dart, "I don't think I can lose his eyes." Saying that, the two darts flew out and went straight to the door of the demon bear, and the demon bear naturally did not sit still, and waved his front paws to block the two darts, but the stone giant's sword did fall down at this time. With a bang, the long sword shattered, after all, it was made of earth and stone, and naturally it was impossible to have the sharpness of metal.

The demon bear shook his head twice, jumped up and threw the two-tall giant directly down, opening his huge mouth and biting the stone statue's head fiercely. Then, with a wave of his forearm, he tore the stone statue apart in a few strokes like tearing paper. "So fierce." Qiu Bai couldn't help but sigh as he watched the alchemy town on the ground gradually dim and finally dissipate. Then he silently recited the incantation, and another totem rose again under his feet, and suddenly, countless vines emerged from the position of the stone statue, entangled the hands and feet of the demon bear. Seeing this, An on the side threw a few darts fiercely, but this time the demon bear couldn't resist it, and his eyes were forbidden. There was a wail of pain. But at the same time, this also stimulated the beastly nature of the demon bear, and the vines that were just wrapped were all torn off. Seeing that he was about to break free, at this moment. The left shoulder of the demon bear exploded.

"It's so big." Lao Wu's voice came. "Little boss, step back." When Qiu Bai heard this, he naturally knew what he would send next, and instantly lifted the magic and flew back. An next to him also quickly retreated, followed by a few explosions, and there were several large holes on the demon bear's body that were deep and bone-seeing, "So hard." Lao Wu dropped the burst spear in his hand, the bracelet on his wrist lit up again, and a more domineering spear appeared on Lao Wu's shoulder, and the black barrel was still wailing at the demon bear. I'll send you to the western heavens with one shot. As Lao Wu pulled the trigger, a projectile was sent straight into the demon bear's chest with a roar, followed by a loud bang accompanied by fire and smoke. The smoke cleared, and I saw that only the lower half of the demon bear's body was left in the place just now, and the internal organs inside were blown to pieces, and the upper half of the body was even more missing. "Oh roar." Lao Wu put away his weapon and shouted excitedly, "Little boss, let's give this thing a good thing." ”

"What's that weapon called?" Stunned on the sidelines, he asked blankly.

Lao Wu put away the spear on his face, with a proud face, "This, looking for a mud leg custom, is probably to use the explosion of the explosive ore to beat out another piece of explosive ore, what is it called." Clay Legs shouts this thing Harvey, which translates to magic guns. This one of us has been improved by our little boss with alchemy, and it is several notches higher than that of the mud legs. After speaking, he took his shoulder and carried Qiubai with a smile, "I'm right, little boss." Qiubai nodded, "The one who told me is not wrong." ”

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"You look at Erga, the dwarfs are indeed much better equipped than ours." Princess Liuzakura, who was outside the carriage, looked at the place where the explosion just now and said.

"We've also seized a lot of mud-legged weapons, and the people in the alchemy workshop have tried to copy them, but it's not satisfactory." Falgar replied earnestly.

"Indeed, the dwarfs' processing skills are indeed much better than ours." Princess Liuzakura sighed, "So, we can only find a breakthrough somewhere else." ”

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"Your Royal Highness Princess, it seems that we can't rest today, and we must rush to Fort Litete as soon as possible. We found a demonized bear tainted with demonic elements in front of us, which means that there must be other demonized creatures around. Qiubai seriously explained the benefits and disadvantages, and the natural flow of cherry blossoms will not be capricious. The convoy didn't dare to stop at all, after all, this kind of thing is okay with one or two, if there are too many, it can't be dealt with at all. The convoy ran at full speed, and finally saw the gates of Fort Leyte near noon on the second day.

"Strange, why are there no gate guards." The old five entered the inner city without hindrance in a carriage, and the whole street was unusually deserted. There is not a trace of life. "What's the situation, where have all the people gone? I wasn't so lonely last time I was with the little boss. "The convoy quickly found a hotel, and everyone got out of the car." Didn't you come out to greet you?" The fifth muttered and pushed open the door. "Boss? Came out to do business. What about the bosses? Boss? Are you gasping for breath? The fifth man howled a few times, but there was still no response. It's weird. Just as the fifth child was about to turn around and leave, a weak voice came from behind the counter, "Water...... Water ......"

Lao Wu was frightened and clever, turned around to look for it, and after confirming it several times, he saw a little girl nesting behind the counter, a skinny little girl, with a tired face, chapped lips, and blank eyes. "Little boss, come quickly."