The hunters and Eru followed the trail of someone as they were dragged through the sea of trees, and followed for a while before slowing down.

Not because of physical exhaustion, but because Gordon realized that they seemed to have misunderstood.

He didn't find any traces of monsters other than drag marks, but rather strange footprints.

The footprints were clearly not Anhill's, they were slightly oddly shaped, and very shallow, so shallow that they were almost invisible, and if he hadn't been so good at trace tracking, he would have almost ignored the past.

There are generally two reasons why the footprints are so light, geological factors, or personal factors of the person who left the traces.

Needless to say, geological factors, such as rocky ground that is hard enough, will not leave footprints.

Personal factors are more complicated, such as light weight, special sole structure material, special step skills, etc.

Just like Hilda's predecessors, she didn't leave a single footprint along the way, like a ghost.

In short, in any case, this must be a human footprint, and judging from the details such as stride length, it is likely that it was left by a small woman, and it is likely to be the aborigines of Juhai.

In this case, all the previous nonsense speculations can be overturned.

From being dragged back by insect monsters as reserve food, to being accidentally rescued by an aboriginal woman who was hiding underground and didn't know what she was doing in a coma, and was taken back for treatment after the Ukiyue Dragon left.

Well, it's reasonable, and even a little romantic.

As for the smell of insects, it's not difficult to explain, for example, she has the body fluids of an insect-like monster on her body, for example, her equipment is made of insect-based materials, etc., it is possible.

Anyway, Anhil's guy is so good at being a woman, hey, between life and death, there can be a female aboriginal who saved him?

Go back and tell Hertha.

The nerves that had been tense all night relaxed, and Gordon's mind suddenly began to diverge.

"Whoosh-"

"Huh?"

The almost inaudible sound of breaking wind hit, and Gordon's steps subconsciously paused.

A wooden arrow swept more than half a meter in front of him and nailed it to the trunk of a tree in front of him.

Gordon narrowed his eyes, not nervous.

This arrow should not have come to kill him, not to mention whether this kind of finger-thick wooden arrow could shoot through his [He Yao].

Judging from the speed of his previous walk, even if he hadn't stopped just now, the arrow should not have hit him, but would have grazed his face.

The timing is very accurate, and he is a skilled shooter.

So what are you going to do.

Provocation? Warn? Show of force?

The four of them and the two cats looked in unison in the direction where the arrows were coming.

The archers who were hidden in the shadows of the trees did not immediately appear, and Hilda was the only hunter to locate him immediately.

She could shoot them through the tree at any time with her bow drawn, but the hunter's weapon was not an iron law against people, and she didn't have to.

Gordon's expression was relaxed, but Hayata's face was dark, and she hated this kind of pretending to be a ghost.

The Night Knife [Moon Shadow] popped out of its scabbard, and the sword light flashed, and the large tree with the wooden arrows nailed was cut diagonally, and the lush canopy of the tree toppled down to cover the area where the archers were hiding.

A figure sprang out in a slightly embarrassed way.

It was a man dressed in strange light armor made of a variety of materials, including but not limited to leaves, rattans, scales, and textiles.

His weapon was even more special, a short bow less than a meter long.

Well. At least compared to the giant hunting bows that hunters often used to be one person high, it was a short bow.

The short bow is made of wood, which is nothing special, the point is that the bow is long with the archer's left hand.

The flexible branches that make up the bow are wrapped around the archer's left arm, and it doesn't look like it can be easily detached, and several branches even penetrate into his flesh, as if to draw nutrients and maintain the vitality of the branches.

Gordon patted Hayatta on the shoulder, reassuring her.

Hayatta snorted and put away the knife, this guy in front of him seems to be most likely an aborigine, and Anhil is still in their hands, so they can't make the relationship too stiff.

The archer was also a little bitter in his heart.

Seeing the heavily armed outsiders heading in the direction of their homeland, he was naturally vigilant as a forest ranger.

It was true that the arrow was fired to scare the other party and force the other party to stop, but he really didn't plan to stay in the shadow of the tree all the time and pretend to be a ghost.

Who would have thought that the female archer in black would lock on to him at once, and he didn't dare to move for a while, and then the strange woman with a terrifying knife cut down the tree and smashed herself out.

The archer took a deep breath.

Although the way he appeared was a little embarrassed, he still tried to keep his face strained so that he could appear more "majestic".

"Outsiders, come to our place, what are you doing?"

Gordon thought about it, picked up what he could say and explained to the archer, probably that he had been attacked, his companion was separated, and he found that his companion had been taken away, and he followed him over to have a look.

"Where the ruins are, there are caves in the ground, and there are worms," muttered the archer, "it should be our companions, etc.?" Flattened the forest, was attacked by something, you say?! ”

These people have lived in the mountains and forests near the ruins of the ancient pagoda for generations, so it is not surprising that they know something about the Ukigaku.

Gordon didn't dare to say that the Fuyue Dragon was awakened by them, anyway, the guy also went back to the ancient tower, so he said lightly, "The Fuyue Dragon, in short, is a monster like a mountain floating in the air." ”

"Mountain God! Dragonwood !! The archer screamed, leaving Gordon and the others to gallop in the direction they had come.

"What's wrong with that guy?" Gail threw a neurotic look at the archers who were rushing away, and then said a little nervously: "Anyway, seeing that guy is in such a hurry, we won't be in a big trouble, right?" ”

"Probably not that." Hilda walked over to the tree that had been cut down by Hayatta and pulled out the wooden arrow nailed to the trunk.

"The trees that grow on the back of the Ugake dragon are called 'dragon wood', and they have a steely hardness and some very magical properties.

That archer just now should be interested in Ryuki, huhu, you've all noticed it, the quiver behind him. ”

The three of Gordon shook their heads in unison.

Hilda: "."

She had a sense of helplessness in her heart that there was a chicken and a duck talking.

Instead, the pork chop raised his little paws, "The quiver behind that person should also be a living meow?" Or that is a special plant meow, each branch is broken off on the spot, which is a natural arrow meow. ”

"That's smart." Hilda rubbed the pork chop's head.

"As I've said before, the natives of Jukai have biotechnology and alchemy techniques that are completely different from those of mainstream society, and a large part of their equipment is made from plants that have been cultivated through special interventions.

The archer's wooden bow, quiver, and even armor are good examples.

If you go to their village, you may see more. ”

Gordon smiled, "It just so happened that Anhill was taken over there, and we just happened to borrow the light to visit it, and maybe we could exchange something interesting." ”

Xianglan looked at the hunters with anticipatory faces, and then at the pork chop full of curiosity, licking her paws.

"I always feel like finding Anhill has become a meow."

(End of chapter)