Chapter 24: Wind Forest

Woooooooo

The mountain wind whistled by.

Bring a chill.

Wei Tao sat by the fire, his face flickering in the light of the fire.

Time passed, and the lit firewood was about to burn to an end.

The cave is returning to darkness.

Crackling!

With a soft sound, Wei Tao suddenly opened his eyes and turned to look out of the cave.

A simple warning unit he had set up there was triggered.

A low roar sounded, especially frightening in the night when the cold wind was howling.

Wei Tao got up slowly.

There is an extra handful of thistles in his left hand, and his right hand holds the hilt of the thick-backed mountain knife.

Bang la blah.

The dead leaves swirled into the hole, bringing with them a fishy smell.

In an instant, a dark shadow flashed.

More than a dozen thistles flew out at the same time, completely blocking the narrow space at the entrance of the cave.

Roar!

With a terrible roar, a leopard with pure black fur shook its head in pain, and an iron thistle was embedded in its left eye socket, and blood kept flowing down.

Swish!

As soon as Wei Tao raised his hand, another handful of thistles flew out.

However, this time it was not so lucky, the leopard dodged, most of the thistles were avoided, and only a few hits only hit its fur, and did not cause fatal damage.

Wei Tao's face remained unchanged, and the mountain knife in his hand was slowly raised.

The wounded leopard became more ferocious, and with a few violent claws, finally overcame its fear of flames, and like a black lightning, pounced on it.

What a speed!

After refining the muscles, Wei Tao has far surpassed ordinary people in terms of speed, strength, and reaction.

But even so, when facing the panther culling, I still felt a lot of pressure.

This guy is definitely more than a step stronger than the leopards on the earth.

Not only does it look more hideous and terrifying, but even its speed and strength are not comparable to that of a leopard on Earth.

The knife flashed.

The panther changed direction at the same time and swung down with one claw.

Click!

Sting!

Two shrill voices rang out at the same time.

Wei Tao staggered back, looking down at the coat that had been cut out on his chest, his face changed slightly.

Oh!

The panther roared in pain, and one of its forepaws was a blur of flesh and blood, and several deep, long cuts were cut.

Its dim pupils stared at the strange creature, which seemed to be very different from the prey it had eaten before.

Whether it was the instantaneous burst of speed and power, or the hard shell covered with spikes on its body, it posed a deadly threat.

The panther let out a menacing roar, but its body began to slowly retreat out of the cave.

It's scared.

Animals that live in the mountains and forests have a natural resistance to physical damage.

It's now very badly injured, and if it continues to fight, even if it can kill that guy, it will definitely not survive this winter.

"Come when you want, leave when you want?" Wei Tao touched his waist, and there was an extra handful of thistles in his hand.

"Do you think my hole is so easy to get into!?"

Swish!

More than a dozen thistles flew out.

The panther screamed again, and desperately fled outside the cave.

It's just the injured eyes and claws that make its movements less swift than before, and even a little twisted and deformed.

Rumble!

A huge fist with a blood-red body fell down and smashed into the panther's neck with great speed.

There was a crunch click.

The leopard's head tilted to one side, slumped on the ground and convulsed a few times, completely immovable.

"Yes, yes, such a large piece of meat is very nutritious, and it can stimulate qi and blood more than those captive pigs and sheep."

"This pure black leopard skin may be able to sell for a good price."

"No wonder Senior Brother Peng strongly recommended me to go into the mountains to practice, not only can I sharpen my fist skills, but also have a large amount of fierce beast meat to nourish qi and blood, except for the greater danger, the rest are all benefits."

Wei Tao grabbed one of his front paws in satisfaction and dragged the body to the fire that was about to be extinguished.

After this toss, he didn't plan to sleep anymore, and was ready to skin and flesh the panther, and then sprinkle it with the salt and chili powder he brought with him and roast it for the rest of the meal.

This kind of carnivore with a strong physique, the nutrients contained in his flesh and blood are extremely rich, and it is also very beneficial to his cultivation.

Little by little, time passed.

Suddenly, there was another faint sound of footsteps, mixed with the night wind.

Wei Tao frowned slightly.

It's weird.

I've lived in this cave for more than one night in the past, and I can't even touch a rabbit.

What's going on today, get together to catch the market?

He immediately pressed the fire, grabbed the basket and hid behind a rock.

Airplanes!

Buzz!

Immediately after the sound of breaking wind, several crossbow arrows were shot into the cave, colliding with dazzling sparks on the rocks.

Wei Tao restrained his breathing, his gaze fell on the nearest crossbow arrow, and his eyes couldn't help but froze.

At the end of the arrow shaft, two small characters are engraved on the seal.

The name is "Wind Forest".

Could it be the Wind Forest Military Town?

Didn't they camp a hundred miles south of the city?

How could it appear in the depths of the vast mountains to the west of Cangyuan City?

Soon, several stubborn armorers came out of the woods.

As soon as the leader waved his hand, two people immediately separated from the left and right, holding bows and crossbows to occupy the left and right sides of the hole.

Immediately after, two more people raised their round shields to protect the vital points in their chests, and the other hand grasped the steel knife and rushed in.

After a few breaths, a whistle came from inside the cave.

"My lord, there is a man in there, and he says that he is a medicine farmer who hunts."

"Fuck, is it just a medicine farmer!?"

Although the leader of the armor was scolding, the expression on his face suddenly relaxed, and even with a fear similar to the rest of his life, he put his sword into the sheath and strode into the cave.

When he saw Wei Tao standing by the fire for the first time, he was stunned.

Although the weather is getting cooler in autumn now,

But there is still a long way to go before the harsh winter.

But this guy in front of him actually put on heavy cotton clothes,

even wore a leather felt hat on his head to protect him from the wind,

Isn't he afraid of prickly heat?

"Are you a farmer who went into the mountains to collect medicine and hunt?"

With a little doubt, the armorer randomly found a flat stone and sat down, moving his somewhat sore body.

Wei Tao bowed and saluted, his expression sincere, "Several military masters, the grass people are indeed medicine farmers who go into the mountains to pick herbs, and by the way, they also hunt some prey for money. ”

"It's not winter yet, what are you doing wearing such a thick one?"

"My lord, the grass people have been weak and afraid of the wind since childhood, so they have no choice but to wear more."

"Frail and afraid of the wind?" When the leader saw the bloody leopard, his expression couldn't help but move slightly, and he secretly held the hilt of the knife.

"Can you kill such a beast alone, and now you tell me that you are weak?"

"If you go back to your lord, the grass man injured it with a trap, and after a few more days of tracking, I finally found an opportunity to take down this beast today."

"To be able to take out such a beast by yourself, even with the help of traps, you are quite good." The armor man slowly bowed his head, and then asked casually, "Have you seen a single injured woman in the Cangmang Mountains in the past few days?" ”

"Wounded woman?" Wei Tao immediately shook his head, "Lord Hui, the grass people have never seen it." ”

The armor didn't doubt this, only a disdainful smile appeared on his face, "You really haven't seen her, otherwise you would have turned into a twisted corpse a long time ago." ”

"Why, there's a very heavy back basket here." Suddenly, another voice sounded from behind the stone.

"My lord, this is the supply prepared by the grass people to go into the mountains to collect medicine and hunt." Wei Tao's pupils shrank slightly.

He didn't expect that these seemingly rugged armorers would search so carefully and find out all the things he had carefully arranged and hidden.

There was actually nothing in the back basket, it was really the supplies he prepared for going into the mountains to collect medicine.

At least in addition to thistles, darts, hidden arrows, knives, narrow knives, daggers, and gloves, there were really spare garments, and a bag of bread and bacon as dry food.

Whoa!

Something was knocked to the ground.

Shi Chang narrowed his eyes and looked at the murder weapon covering the ground in front of him, and the smile on his face disappeared in an instant.

A medicine farmer who works part-time as a hunter goes into the mountains to collect medicine and hunt, why is he carrying a basket of murder weapons!?

In addition to the lack of armor and crossbows, the few people in his team who distributed these murder weapons are still very wealthy!

What the hell is this guy trying to do?