Chapter 171: Multiple Traps
Not?
The girl sitting on Kuidou's shoulder grabbed the branches around its head, feeling extremely relieved.
However, she looked at the end, leaving black lines on the ground that were thinner than a hair, revealing a look of doubt.
What's going on?
And after burying the silk threads, the Kuidou who walked in front will restore the ground to its original state, leaving no trace of what they have walked through.
The girl couldn't understand it, but she wasn't the only one who left with her.
Three of them are the three "bandits" who have been active in this forest all year round and are proficient in hunting and trapping, and they can still understand it.
Obviously.
Li Changan and Xiao Fan are laying some "cordons".
If there is no one to chase after it, it is naturally better.
But if there are really people who don't want to let go of their insignificant little robbers, these shadow threads hidden under the ground can play a good role.
At least.
It is possible to tell them how far the enemy is away.
Therefore, when they looked at Li Changan, they were full of convincing.
Really.
The people who can be found by the big bosses to escort them away will not be ordinary people.
Li Changan did a series of things that made them feel at ease.
When they walked out of a certain distance, Xiao Fantasy put away the cover of "Shadow Escape" and "Ink Shadow".
At the same time, everyone who had been holding their breath and didn't dare to speak finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Uncle, are you from the outside? Are you from Molong City? β
The first one who couldn't hold it back was obviously the girl who ran away.
Looking at Li Changan's eyes, in addition to the innocence and purity that are extremely rare outside, there is also full of curiosity.
Li Changan had seen this look, just like when he saw Xiao Phantom for the first time when he was in the mimicry area of the Tranquility Society.
That kind of look that has never been polluted by the outside world.
Merely.....
Uncle?
The corners of Li Changan's eyes twitched slightly.
Although, it was okay to call him that way for a girl to be eleven or twelve.
But why is Yin Lin his sister, so he must be his uncle?
"Woo woo~~"
Feeling the helplessness of Li Changan's heart, Xiao Phantom covered his mouth and snickered, but he accidentally couldn't hold back his laughter.
Gave it an angry look.
I don't think there's any need to argue with a little girl.
Besides, Yin Lin is his sister, he is an uncle, so isn't he a generation higher than Yin Lin?
I comforted myself like this, and my mood was much better.
He bowed his head slightly, "Yes." β
After receiving an affirmative answer, the girl's bright little eyes instantly became brighter, and then she asked, "Is there really ice cream outside that uncle?" Is there a school where a lot of children play together? Also, is there an amusement park where there are many children to play with? β
Listening to her question, Li Changan didn't react yet.
The adults beside her were silent.
Looking at the state of those adults, Li Changan almost understood the state of the "Hidden Forest" group.
Although, living in a dense jungle, with the natural danger of the woods, they can be protected from the distractions of the outside world.
But because of this, many children have lost the fun they should have.
Being isolated and derailed from the world still deprives them of some choices after all.
Just looking at the girl's eyes eager for answers, Li Changan nodded again, "Yes." β
After a pause, he added, "If I have a chance, I can take you to see it." β
"Really?!"
The girl's face was full of surprise.
"Meow~~Meow~~"
Little Fantasy rushes to answer.
It also saw the shadow of itself from the girl's body.
"Woo!"
The girl pounded her head hard and whimpered excitedly.
Several adults looked at her and opened their mouths to say something, but they didn't say anything.
They couldn't tell the girl that although there were many new things in the outside world, there were more helpless and disappointing things.
However, they should at least give the girl a choice.
In this regard, Li Changan didn't say much.
Either way, it has little to do with him.
After exiting the shadows, they all moved much faster.
But just when everyone thought that they were completely out of danger, Xiao Phantom suddenly spoke up.
"Meow!"
Li Changan's complexion also changed slightly.
"I covered up the traces so much, but I was still found......."
Everyone noticed his expression, and their hearts tightened.
Catching up?
What about the big boss?
It can't be a problem, right?
Although they have absolute confidence in the strength and ability of the Hidden Forest, the other party is after all the "Spark" bandit gang that poured out of the nest.
The first thing they were worried about was their big boss.
If Li Changan knew their thoughts, he would definitely have a deeper understanding of the group of people in the "Hidden Forest".
"Little Fantasy, how many people?"
It is clear that the shadow threads left behind are not enough to obtain this information.
However, the biggest role of Li Changan letting Xiao Phantom leave these silk threads is to perceive the pursuit, but there is another layer of effect.
Xiao Fantasy can use these silk threads as a basis to "shadow Yan" to obtain information.
The phantom in his eyes flickered and fell.
The results were obtained very quickly.
"Meow-"
Raise your two paws and break your fingers.
It should be two third-order and five second-order.
Seven people.....
I really look up to them.
Li Changan took a deep breath, stood where he was and did not leave immediately.
Phantom and Kuidou looked at him, waiting for him to make a decision.
The girl and several people from the "Hidden Forest" also looked at him.
He's not going to run, is he?
He's not going to give up on us, is he?
In the hearts of several adults, such thoughts couldn't help but appear.
From a normal person's point of view, there is nothing wrong with doing so.
But the girl believed in him very much.
After a while.
Li Changan suddenly said: "Do you know what places are near here that are easy to defend and difficult to attack?" β
In terms of understanding the surrounding environment, it is obviously still them.
Hearing this, the people of the "Hidden Forest" secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"I know." One of them spoke.
"You are?"
"Wu Liang."
Unscrupulous?
Li Changan did not hesitate.
"Okay, let's go."
...
A secluded slope.
The slope is steep, and because it is on the backlit side, there is a lot of moss on the slope, and it is not easy to settle down.
And the slope is very long, if you want to go around, it takes a lot of time, if you can stand on the top of the slope, if you don't have a spirit beast that can fly, it is really difficult to go up, it is an easy to defend and difficult to attack location.
It is obviously unrealistic to take these injured people and a little girl to avoid being chased by a group of robbers who are more familiar with the forest environment.
So, if you really want to leave safely, getting rid of them is the only option.
Standing at the bottom of the slope, Wu Liang couldn't help but ask:
"Are we going to fight here?"
"Do your spirit beasts still have combat power?"
Li Changan asked rhetorically.
Several people looked at each other, gritted their teeth and said:
"Yes!"
Then one of them glanced at the girl and the two women, and asked hesitantly:
"Yes...... Let the girls go first? We're broken! β
"There's no need." Li Changan shook his head, "If you cross us, they will be caught up sooner or later, just wait for the result here." β
The three strong men looked resolute and nodded heavily.
"I hope Brother Evergreen can take them away, we will definitely buy enough time."
saw Li Changan waving his hand.
led Xiao Fan and Kuidou to a position a hundred meters outside the slope.
"You guys, the more serious and tragic the destruction of this place, the more like a battle broke out."
Well?
The three people who heard the words were stunned.
Destruction?
Li Changan frowned slightly.
"I don't have time to explain to you, if you want to survive, just do it!"
"Oooh....."
Facing Li Changan, who suddenly became unquestionable, the three nodded honestly.
After making these arrangements, Li Changan took Xiao Fan and Kui Dou back thirty meters.
"Kuidou...."
Li Chang'an then commanded Kuidou and began to paint special ritual patterns on the ground, covering a larger area than all the ceremonies he had drawn before.
Kuidou was in charge of drawing, and Xiao Fantasy carefully used the "impulsive ink" to lay shadow lines.
"Kuidou, the lines here are a little more curved. Xiao Fan, the ink line here is a little deeper. β
The two spirit beasts were very cooperative.
On the other side, the "bang, bang" movement is endless.
Draw the ritual pattern accurately, and there can be no mistake in the slightest, otherwise the whole ritual will not be able to play a role, and there will be some unpredictable dangers, which is the most deadly.
After drawing and filling in the ink lines, Li Changan asked Kuidou to restore the ground to its original state and cover it with dead branches and leaves.
"Brother Changqing, do you think this is about the same?"
On the other side, Wu Liang and the others also almost destroyed the woods.
The ground is full of messes.
After a brief glance, Li Changan bowed slightly.
"Yes. Then you go over there and set up traps, and you set up the traps that you usually use most often, and the ones that are lethal enough, and be careful not to guess the lines. β
Point to the other side of the ritual, near the ramp.
The doubts in the eyes of the three of them were even stronger.
What is this for?
One of them reminded, "That ...... Brother Evergreen, although we are very confident in the traps we have arranged, they are all used against wild spirit beasts, and against the people of 'Starfire', it may not be very effective. β
"It's okay, do it."
Li Changan didn't raise his head, and continued to arrange the ceremony with a serious expression.
The value of the materials used this time is high, and after getting rid of this trouble, we must let Yinlin reimburse.
It really didn't work, so he went to Fei Chengqing for reimbursement.
In short, it must be reimbursed!
The attitude is extremely resolute.
After the ceremony was arranged, he asked Kui Dou to add a layer of cover to the trap set by the three of them.
Although it seems to be a lot more hidden, it is still more obvious to professionals.
After making all these preparations, Li Changan took a few people in the clouds and fog and walked down the slope.
"Little Phantom, send them up."
At Li Chang'an's suggestion, Xiao Huan sent the girl and the other two women to the slope.
Subsequently.
He took out a few bottles from his bosom and poured out some colorful pills.
"One for each person, so are spirit beasts, don't eat more, but don't eat less either, don't blame me for dying."
As he spoke, he ate a few for himself, Xiao Fan, and Kui Dou.
"It's ......"
Although they were puzzled, Wu Liang and the three of them still did it.
"Antidote."
Li Changan said quietly.
Antidote?
Is this going to be poisonous?
However, ordinary poison doesn't work for those people.
And......
So much?!
From just now to now, Li Changan has made a lot of arrangements, but Wu Liang and the three said that they couldn't understand it at all.
"Wait a minute, all actions are under my command, including expressions."
Glancing at the three people with resolute expressions on their faces, Li Changan admonished.
Expression?
Wu Liang and the three of them were stunned for a moment, and only the last stiff nodding was left.
The crowd waited silently for the pursuit to come.
"Meow."
With Xiao Huan's soft drink, Li Changan narrowed his eyes.
"Here we are."
Soon.
Several figures appeared in their sight, and beside them, there were also their respective spirit beasts.
"Brother Li, they're there."
The "Ah Li" and "Ah Xin" in Xie Xinghuo's mouth, in the mouths of these little minions, have become "Brother Li" and "Brother Xin".
"See." Ali glanced at Li Changan and the others, not surprised.
Instead, I looked at the mess on the ground, a little surprised, and a little puzzled.
Got into a fight?
"Be careful." Ali reminded that he was still more vigilant.
He didn't believe that the other party would obediently tie his hands.
There are pitfalls.
On the other side, after noticing that people were coming, Li Changan said in a low voice, "Fight to the death." β
Wu Liang and the three of them had already made such preparations, whether it was them or their spirit beasts, they all put on the appearance that whoever came would bite off a piece of meat.
Li Changan quietly handed over the three opened glass bottles to Kuidou.
The knowing Kuidou was quietly transported underground through the roots and placed in the center of the ritual drawn by Li Changan earlier.
For a while, the colorless and odorless poison gas began to slowly drift away.
These three bottles were all the poisons that Granny Gu had left him, one of which had been used before and was highly poisonous, and the other two, one with psychedelic and hypnotic effects, and one with paralyzing and sensory dulling effects.
The seven of Aliashin walked through the mess and walked into the ceremony.
Well?
Ashin noticed that the ground seemed to have been reclaimed, but because of the interference of the "battle traces", he was not very sure.
At this time, I heard a sharp-eyed subordinate remind:
"Brother Li, Brother Xin, there is a trap!"
Just between the ceremony and Li Changan, the trap laid by Wu Liang and the others, which seemed to be very well concealed, was discovered by people who were also good at arranging traps almost in the blink of an eye.
Ashin and the seven looked at it, and suddenly showed a sudden look.
Coupled with the determination of Li Changan and the others and their spirit beasts, they all showed hideous smiles.
The Battle of the Trapped Beasts.
"Brother Evergreen, they have discovered the trap." Wu Liang said regretfully.
Li Changan's expression remained unchanged.
"It was meant to be kept for them to see."
Well?
The traces of the trap attracted their attention well, and the lines buried in the ritual were subconsciously ignored.
"Surprised, then angry."
Without waiting for them to understand, Li Changan's voice sounded in the ears of Wu Liang and the others again.
When they heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned.
Li Changan did explain that their expressions needed to be under his control after that, but this sudden change was still a little uncomfortable.
The corner of his eye watched the stiff expressions of the three of them change, and the corners of Li Changan's mouth twitched slightly.
There is no acting at all.
However, because the seven of Ashin Ali were relatively far away, they were not very noticed.
Barely enough.
"Brother Li, Brother Xin, kill them, right?" One of them was ready to move.
But Ali frowned and swept over Li Chang'an and their spirit beasts.
The battle of trapped beasts, fighting to the death, is most likely to cause heavy losses to the besieging people because of the counterattack of the opponent regardless of their lives.
The other party has obviously reached the end of the crossbow, and such a loss is a bit more than worth the loss for them.
Determine how much resistance they still have.
"You two, the spirit beast is going to test it."
Ali casually ordered two of his subordinates, as well as their spirit beasts.
The two looked at each other and did not object.
The trap has been discovered, and Li Chang'an's state is even worse, even if there is danger, it should be too late to retreat in time.
And so.
"Tusks, raid!"
"Sword Feather Falcon, Feather Sword!"
Two negative level five or sixth-order spirit beasts attacked from the ground and the air respectively.
Wu Liang and the three of them had no way to do this, their spirit beasts really didn't have much combat power anymore.
However, Li Changan did not count their combat effectiveness at the beginning.
Xiao Fantasy and Kuidou are enough to cope.
"Little Phantom, Phantom Pupil. Kuidou, spear! β
Hearing this, the first time the two spirit beasts cooperated in battle, under the command of Li Changan, they showed a good tacit understanding.
"Meow-"
I saw that Xiao Phantom, who was light and dexterous like a black leopard, roared angrily towards the sword feather falcon that was rushing to the sky, attracting the attention of the other party, and at the same time, the light blue halo in his eyes suddenly spread, and the hazy and illusory color burst out from the bottom of his eyes.
The next second.
"Bracket!!"
The sturdy Kui Dou palm was held in the air, and a large number of wood chips, dead branches, and broken wood instantly condensed into a thick wooden spear in its hand.
The "Spike" skill has also been blessed with the spear.
Whoosh β
The sound of breaking the sky suddenly sounded.
The sword feather falcon didn't even have time to react, and when it came back to its senses, a sharp wooden spear glowing with cold glow had already appeared in front of its eyes, occupying most of its pupils.
Perverse!!!
The sword feather falcon screamed.
Poofββ!!!
But in an instant, the wooden spear pierced it.
The first one.
"Ahββ!!h
And the spirit master, who is the sword feather falcon, felt the break of the contract, and covered his head in pain and knelt on the ground, his body trembling incessantly.
The fanged beast that attacked with the Sword Feather Falcon suddenly attacked Li Chang'an and them after passing through the trap area.
But it was greeted by a three-tailed civet cat with a bit of banter in his eyes.
"Little Fantasy, don't be seconded."
In this regard, Xiao Fan, who is proficient in "acting", deeply understands what Li Changan means.
With a tired face, he dodged the fanged beast's attack with great difficulty, and instead swept his body with a claw.
Roarββ!!
The fanged beast with a sore face turned hideous, and did not hesitate to pounce again.
And Xiao Phantom stood on the ground, his chest rising and falling violently for a moment, and then saw the right time and pounced.
Puff β
The claws pierced through the fanged beast's body in an instant.
The second.
Killing two spirit beasts one after another, causing two of the seven people who came to chase them to almost lose their ability to move due to the breaking of the contract.
But.
Obviously, they are just small minions, and they are not worth paying attention to, and the two third-order spirit masters led by Ah Li and Ah Xin are the ones who pose the greatest threat to Li Chang'an.
"Do you see clearly?" Ali asked.
Ashin bowed slightly, "The Unyielding Dryad should be at the eighth or ninth level of the negative level, and that black cat is at the restricted level, but it ...... The state does not seem to be ideal. β
"But it's fast, it's very aggressive, and it's a threat." Ali added.
Can summon two spirit beasts at the same time, and is a third-order spirit master.
They didn't pay much attention to the losses of their two men.
But the restricted-level ink shadow three-tailed civet cat makes them a bit of a mouse-bogey.
If you don't care about your life and safety, you may still be replaced.
"Brother Li, Brother Xin, what to do?" Someone asked.
Click, click, click
Without waiting for them to decide, they saw Li Changan gritting his teeth and "resolutely" smashed several bottles of liquid of different colors under his feet.
For a while, a thick poisonous mist of various colors began to spread.
Poison.....
Ali narrowed his eyes, glanced at Ashin, and said:
"Ranged attack, attrition."
After that, the rest of the people, including the two of them, did not hesitate to launch their own long-range offensive methods.
Wait for the poisonous fog to completely dissipate, and they should already have no means of countermeasures.
"Evergreen Brothers, We ......"
Seeing Li Changan smashing a few bottles of poison that seemed to be relatively common, Wu Liang quietly swallowed his saliva and asked.
If you hadn't taken the antidote just now, you would have died, right?
"Wait."
The answer given by Li Changan is very simple.
At the same time, he took a step forward and patted Kuidou, instantly completing the adjustment of his ability.
"Wooden armor."
Wood armor of A proficiency level.
Click, click, click
The surrounding wooden strips, the wooden branches on Kuidou's body, quickly reconstructed and evolved.
A heavy wooden knight-like armor instantly covered its entire body.
"Bracket!!"
Kaito took a step forward and crossed in front of everyone.
"Little Phantom, pay attention to the attacks of those restricted-level spirit beasts."
"Meow!"
Kui Dou was responsible for defending against the relatively weak threat, while Xiao Fantasy was responsible for neutralizing the attacks of the few restricted-level spirit beasts.
At such a long distance, it is obviously unrealistic to want to inflict damage through long-range attacks.
However, the people of "Starfire" did not intend to cause damage in the first place, their purpose was to consume.
With a large number of people and a large number of spirit beasts, consumption is definitely the best choice for understandable.
Moreover, the people on the opposite side and the spirit beasts were obviously in a worse state.
And what Li Changan needs most now is time.
He did the result of all this arrangement, just to convince the other party that they were dying, and they couldn't hold on if they consumed more.
Time.
An offensive and defensive battle broke out on this slope.
Xiao Fantasy seems to be in a state of "no", but it seems that he has been maintaining this state, neither good nor bad.
Kuito withstood most of the attacks, but the wooden armor on his body was extremely strong, and although it was injured, it was mostly not serious, and it was rooted in the brown roots beneath the ground, absorbing minerals in a steady stream.
The fanged beast and the sword-feathered falcon that fell to the ground became its best recovery sustenance.
Slowly.
Ali and Ashin are finally starting to realize that something is wrong.
Counterpart...... Why does it seem to be a little consumed?
Moreover, on his side, several second-order spirit masters had already begun to feel unwell.
Poison...... Poison?!
Ali was a spirit, and he reacted instantly.
He looked up at Li Changan suddenly.
I saw that the poisonous fog on their side had dissipated.
And Li Changan's face showed a playful smile.
The Ink Shadow Three-Tailed Civet, I don't know when, had already crossed the trap line and appeared relatively close to them-
The initiation of the ceremony is on the verge of it.
Buzz β
Abrupt.
As the little illusion injects spirituality into the ritual pattern.
After a light tremble, the hazy ink-colored mist suddenly spread.
Gu Po is good at shadow attribute spirit beasts, and the astronomical society is also good at shadow attribute spirit beasts.
Therefore, among the rituals learned from the two parties, Li Changan is the most proficient in rituals related to shadow attributes.
This moment.
The ritual pattern is fully activated.
The home field of the three-tailed civet cat of the ink shadow has also been completely opened.
And because of the paralysis and the dullness of the senses, the "Spark" people who realized it later finally realized.
From the very beginning, they walked into the trap laid by Li Changan.
One...... With multiple camouflages, it is an extremely inconspicuous but deadliest trap.
Li Changan's voice became cold, and he said awe-inspiringly:
"Little Phantom, kill!"