Chapter 174: Demonic Beasts in the Night (Part I)
The three of them marched silently in the boundless Daze, and the dragon grass painted a safe path with its glittering blue leaves, and I don't know how long this journey took until Jonah didn't even see a small animal. There were not half birds, frogs, snakes, even insects, except for the colorful plants, the lifeless gray water. Jonah wanted to ask Assay why, but he hesitated for a while but couldn't speak, and despite the fact that the Oriental seemed very open-minded, Jonah felt guilty and absolutely sorry for this hearty, reliable, and heartfelt friend.
He took out the condensed version of "Geographical Estimation of the East Road" from his bag and flipped through it, he had already read the chapter about Yun Mengze, and did not explain it in detail, but a nearby entry caught his attention: the legendary Warcraft.
"The legendary Monsters: The center of the world is the Sea of Divine Blessing (of course, you can also think of it as an overly large inland lake, if the Anglican Church does not object), there are many magical beasts living along the shores of the Sea of Divine Blessing, and several of the more common magical beasts in the East are often called demon beasts, which can be domesticated to take care of homes, deter foreign enemies, and nurse babies (unlikely). There are many opinions in the academic community as to why the survival range of Warcraft is limited to the vicinity of the Sea of Divine Blessing, and it is generally believed that the concentration of elements in the Sea of Divine Blessing is relatively high, and the magic element is the basic condition for the survival of Warcraft. However, these theories cannot explain a single phenomenon: according to the ancient legends of the Eastern Continent (and the accounts of many poor people with missing arms and legs), there are countless legendary magical beasts living in the depths of Yunmengze, hiding under the water, and the daring intruders of the watchers are ready to jump out and strike a fatal blow to passers-by. According to eyewitnesses, these monsters have a very strange form, completely different from the species recorded near the Endless Sea, but they are very powerful, with unimaginable physical strength and magical attack power. Before I could see what it looked like, I flew out, and when I looked down, my legs were still in place, and only my upper body flew out. That's a mess you'll never forget. —said Lao Zhang, a military lieutenant from the Later Qin State. 'With the strength of my seventh-level great swordsman, I can't stop it from spitting out a mouthful of saliva, this is really a great shame, if I am healed, I will definitely go to that demonic beast for revenge!' - said the captain of a mercenary regiment from the Southern Continent who did not want to be named, it should be pointed out that he died of sepsis the day after leaving this passage, after all, there are not many cases of revenge after a large hole in the stomach has been pierced, and the liver, small intestine and half of the stomach can be healed. ”
Jonah pursed his lips, secretly despising the inky, poor-mouthed language style of the Geography series.
"What are you doing, Brother Jonah?" said to Asai as he turned around.
"Oh nothing, I want to almost have some information...... I'm sorry, I'll go faster. The astrologer apologized.
"It's okay, it's okay to walk slowly, the sun is about to set, and we'll camp in the water area ahead, where there's a large patch of dragon grass, maybe we can clear out a piece of dry ground." The Oriental said.
Jonah waved at him and continued to read the next chapter.
"Assuming that the legendary Monster really exists - and not the nonsense that the mentally deranged people themselves cut off their own feet and then come back to make up - then completely overturn the survival mechanism of the Monster, because Yunmengze is a very special place: it is a barren land of magical elements. This huge lake of more than 2,000 square miles is a forbidden area for magical creatures, to be precise, a forbidden area for all living things, and the gray color of the water is due to the lack of essential elements for life in the water and air, even plankton cannot survive, and the food chain built on this foundation naturally cannot exist. The only few plants that survive in the deep water are the 'Rootless Fire' that feeds on animals that feed them on the miasma (there are always birds with lower IQs that fly into the miasma), animals that strayed into the lake (even if they don't prey on these fools), and humans (humans are their staple food in terms of probability). Low-level magical beasts need to eat a lot of animals and plants, and high-level magical beasts directly absorb the magical elements of the outside world, neither of which can be true, so what does the legendary magical beast of Yunmengze rely on to survive? The first astrology mentor Gilberto Gilbernet (with the deepest respect) once crossed Yunmengze alone during his journey around the world when he was young, and he wrote in his (unverified here) diary: These outcasts are the remnants of that great war, the purest blood heirs, who have crossed the ocean to come here for some reason. And the president of the Contemporary Wizards Association, Lord Nama G. Atherea, has also done research on Yunmengze Demonic Beasts, and the research results were published in the journal of the Wizards Association, but they were collected and destroyed before they were published, and this matter became an unsolved case within the Association, and was often mentioned together with her own disappearance. Neither Master Gilbert-Neion (the editor will not give up every opportunity to pay tribute) nor President Atherea (may she find her way back) have not come to a conclusion, so 'Legendary Monster' is an entry that has yet to be researched and excavated, and I hope that every traveler who dares to enter Yunmengze can return safely, leaving precious information before he breathes, and contributing to the Geographical Estimation series of products. ”
Jonah closed the book in confusion. The name of the first astrology instructor and the missing president of the Magician Guild appeared in the entry, it turned out that so many big people had come to this mysterious water, how many secrets did Yun Mengze hide? He looked around, as dusk approached, the multicolored miasma obviously began to decline, and his vision began to become blurred, is there a vicious demonic beast hidden behind the mist? The young man clenched his staff to raise his vigilance.
"Alright, let's set up camp here. Asai hailed, and Shroud and Jonah gathered around him. Xiaolong walked in front of him silently for a day, and now his face was slightly tired, but it seemed that he still had no desire to chat, and he wondered if it was Assai's identity that stimulated him. Jonah noticed that he was still holding the famous sword "Jair", and peeked at Assai, but did not find that the Oriental had the intention of returning the sword.
Asai touched his chin to assess his surroundings, "Brother Jonah, use fire attack magic to make a circle, the water here is very shallow, and you only need to lift two inches of dirt to keep the water out. With your ability it will certainly not be a problem. ”
The astrologer nodded, raising his staff to guide the "Spiral Trident". The orange rays quickly illuminated Yun Mengze, "Boom, boom, boom......" As he turned his body, three thick energy rays lifted mud in the water, and deep gullies appeared on the ground, and the mud gushed out of the water and piled up, and then was quickly dried by the heat, and the white water vapor overflowed. Soon, a five-yard circle was completed, and the ruby went out, "Is that okay?" Jonah surveyed his work.
"Perfect. Asai snapped his fingers, bent down and grabbed a dragon grass and pulled it out vigorously, and the incredibly long roots gushed out of the ground with dirt, "This grass is very greedy, as long as you throw the roots in the water, it will suck this unnutritious water dry. The Oriental said. Sure enough, the water in the circle was rapidly falling, and the blue dragon grass was expanding, and the leaves became as transparent as crystal. Soon the water in the area was sucked up, leaving behind a pool of rotten mud, and Asai threw out the plants that had been soaked up and instructed: "Do one more shot, bake the mud dry, and you can set up camp." ”
Jonah used a small scorching ray to accomplish the task, and while carefully controlling the star array, he asked curiously, "Have you been to Yunmengze before, why are you so familiar with Er's affairs?"
Ah Sai said a little embarrassed: "When I was very young, the defense of the city wall was not strict at that time, I once secretly ran out once, in fact, it was the field drill from the Long Family Courtyard to Yunmengze, I followed these people from afar, I wanted to see her a few more times, but in the end I didn't find a chance to speak alone...... These things can be regarded as taught to me by the Long family......"
The 17-year-old man's heart moved, and he sighed slightly.
Soon a dry space appeared, Long Shenlu took out a thin blanket from his backpack and spread it on the ground, and Asai harvested a few dried dragon grasses and lit a bonfire. This strange plant, once dried, makes a great material for combustion, and the blue leaves are bubbling with oil, and the fire is very strong. The Orientals taught the other two men to take off their boots and use small sticks to prop them up in front of the campfire, so that the water inside would quickly dry up. "Ah, sure enough, it's more important to dry your feet. Asai was half-lying on the ground and groaned comfortably.
"Well, the miasma is coming, what should I do?" Jonah looked worriedly above his head. Now the multicolored miasma was only seven or eight feet above the ground, so close that it could be touched with a stretch of hand.
"This. Ah Sai took out a handful of small beads from his coat pocket and poured them on the ground, "The miasma pills produced by the Long family, each pill can be kept for four hours, and the three pills can be supported until dawn." ”
"This is the highest-level 'heaven' character miasma removal pill, and the deacon-level figures of the Long family only have a quota of fifteen pills per year......! Where did you get that?" said Long Shenlu in surprise.
"You probably don't want to know too much. The Oriental smiled. He picked up a bead and crushed it vigorously, countless scattered points of light overflowed, and slowly rose into the air to form a hemispherical shield, and the multicolored miasma dispersed with a light touch on the surface. "Don't go out of this range, even if it's Tianzi, it's only such a small range. "Then let's start eating, I've been waiting for a long time!"