Chapter 43: Escape and Chase
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The perception range has reached its peak, and it is impossible to probe half a step forward, but no matter what happens, now is not the time to cultivate or sleep, no matter what comes, it is no longer safe, even if it is just an ordinary mercenary passing by, Sharon's appearance is enough to be a reason for their misfortune, even if she wears a mask, it can't guarantee anything.
Retracting consciousness, the energy is still circulating in the body, and it is impossible to exit the meditative state, but fortunately, the energy of the body that has entered is not as irreversible as it was at the beginning. Time waits for no one, and Lu Chen has no choice but to forcibly reverse the operation of the energy and try to force them back into the black gem to end the meditation.
"What are you doing, idiot, don't you want to live!"
The harsh words of the loli immediately appeared in his mind, and Lu Chen's consciousness was as if he had been hit by something, and the reversal of energy stopped before it began.
"Help me, someone's coming, it could be an enemy. Although the words are not good, Lu Chen knows that this loli must be very strong, at least she can control the black gem lightly and not blow herself up.
There was no answer, but after a few seconds, Lu Chen clearly felt that the energy circulating in his body was withdrawn. I didn't care about the arrogant Lori, but as soon as I wanted to get up, a feeling of prostration hit my brain.
"This is quite light, with the strength of the strong, forcibly pumping out energy during cultivation will cause the collapse of the body at any time, don't try it again in the future, if you want to cultivate with the help of the life stone, you must not be disturbed. Little Lori's child's voice appeared in my mind again. This time it was the most ordinary thing this voice said, but the tone was still so proud.
Lu Chen took it to heart, and then shook Sharon sideways to wake up, and Alice's thief bird flew away when he rolled over.
This chick is completely finished, and she has no previous vigilance at all, and in a daze, she actually said "Let me sleep more", while resting her head on Lu Chen's chest, and rubbing to find a more comfortable position.
If it was usual, Lu Chen would have wished she was like this, but now he was not in the mood, so he could only push her away forcefully.
"What are you doing, people sleep well. Sharon rubbed her reluctant eyes and complained aggrievedly.
Lu Chen was also a little reluctant, Sharon was a warrior after all, unlike him who could temporarily replace sleep with meditation, but now was not the time to accommodate her: "Someone is coming, you put on a mask, help me put out the fire, and sleep in another place." ”
Sharon didn't react at first, her big shining eyes blinked at Lu Chen a few times, as if she didn't understand what it had to do with someone coming to sleep with her, and then she suddenly woke up, and quickly did as Lu Chen said.
The two of them were busy for a while, and after extinguishing the fire ring that had been arranged with great difficulty, Lu Chen saw Sharon wearing a mask.
This time she didn't have a chance to wear heavy makeup, the effect was very different from before, even under the cover of the mask, Sharon still looked very beautiful, compared to her real appearance, it was like an angel fell into the mortal world and hid her wings. Lu Chen looked helpless, and understood why she was wearing makeup, but he couldn't figure out what the meaning of wearing such a face was.
"That~, my mother said that applying makeup directly on the face is not good for the skin, so the role of this mask is basically for me to make up. Sharon explained weakly. Without asking, she knew why Lu Chen was staring at her, the same thing had happened many times in the academy, the difference was that it was only said to female classmates at that time.
Sharon's explanation made Lu Chen have the urge to roll his eyes, but the approaching danger made him unable to relax, got up and identified the direction a little, and pulled Sharon away.
After running a little distance, Lu Chen repeated his old trick and released a swamp behind him, Sharon remembered that Alice, the thief bird, did not follow, considering the current situation, she did not want to go back to find it dizzily, but her face was full of "worry and reluctance". And Lu Chen has already locked the Lori and the thief bird together, but he hasn't found the connection between them yet, so he is sure that it will follow along, and he is not worried that it will leave him.
Then, Lu Chen didn't run west, observed the surroundings, and asked Sharon a little embarrassed: "Can you take me to swing out of here among the trees, whether it's south or north, as long as it's not facing west." "If he could, he would never want to do this, but now there is no other choice, if those people really come to them, with the other party's degree, the two of them will definitely kill themselves if they go west, and they can only try a detour.
Looking at the vines that were faintly hanging between the branches, Sharon immediately understood what Lu Chen meant, and didn't give him any chance to prepare, grabbed him up to his shoulders, jumped on the nearest big branch, and waited until he stood firm before jokingly saying: "Hold on, as long as these vines are strong enough, there will be no problem." ”
Lu Chen was speechless, it was obvious that Sharon was deliberately so rough, he was nervous and uncomfortable, he could only endure the discomfort of turning upside down, and put his hands around her waist, but he didn't dare to push too hard, and his bloodshot head was only left with unspeakable distress.
In his original imagination, it should be a romantic scene where the two of them climbed the tree together, and then hugged each other's waists, grabbed the vine with one free hand or lay behind her with one hand, and could take advantage of it, but now it has become a sandbag, don't say anything to take advantage of, the stomach rests on her shoulder, and it is a blessing not to vomit.
Sharon didn't mind holding her waist tightly, although she couldn't see his face, she could already imagine how ugly Lu Chen's expression was, and her face was already smiling happily. I don't know why, thinking of Lu Chen's sad expression, Sharon felt a burst of relief in her heart, not revenge, just a liking, of course, only she can treat him like this. As for the question that someone may be chasing behind, she doesn't have that psychological pressure when she can't see the specific situation.
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The firewood pile was lit up again, and the ten trackers looked at the large area that had been treated, which was considered a camp place. As a senior mercenary, everyone has some knowledge of tracking, and can imagine how the target rests here, even some small aristocratic outings do not have this kind of posture.
This time, without Serge, the best companion at tracking, everyone could see that the target had just left, and it should be the fight with the monster that caught their attention, but it was a little surprising that the other party's alertness would be so strong.
According to the location where the last monster was killed, and the time it took to arrive here, the other party would appear several hundred meters away, and this distance should only be done by magicians. But judging from the information provided by the fat man and the information collected in the village, such a mercenary group could not afford to hire a mage, and judging from the footprints of the target, there could be no mage, just the two women and children who were confirmed to be warriors.
Everyone was a little confused, but this question was not very important, seeing that they were about to catch up with the target, they didn't need Dimmit's words of encouragement, they all took the initiative to run along with the traces, and they were still planning to return to this exaggerated camp to have a good time after catching the woman.
But after ten minutes of running fast, the ten people stood in front of a small swamp and were at a loss, and even Serge looked at the place where the traces suddenly disappeared with a look of disbelief.
"It is impossible for them to disappear out of thin air, the wind element here is also very stable, most of them are hidden nearby with special techniques, everyone scattered to search, mainly on the left and right, the other party knows that we are catching up, and it is unlikely that they will continue to run west. At this time, Dimmit can only order so.
Of course, the small-scale search was fruitless, and in desperation, Dimiit could only divide the team into three and continue to expand the search area, while Serge, a five-star hunter, made a request to stay, first, in case the other party hid nearby and waited for them to leave, and second, he was very entangled in this insoluble mystery of disappearance.
After everyone left, Searle crouched at the last footprints of the two of them and thought. The visibility of the forest at night was very low, and he thought of an unlikely possibility: one of the targets had the strength of six stars, so was it possible to jump and lead people away with fighting spirit in order to confuse the direction of escape?
Anyway, he couldn't think of anything, so Serge jumped up on the big tree beside him, intending to see if there were any strange traces around him from a high place.
Coincidentally, he jumped on the tree that Lu Chen and the others had left from, and naturally saw that there were new trampling marks on the thick branches that could bear his weight, and looking at the faint vines between the trees in astonishment, Searle finally thought of how the target had disappeared.
After searching, a second stampede was found on a tree to the north, and Searle immediately fired a signal into the sky, pointing out the direction of the target's escape. Then, just as he was about to catch up, another strong premonition popped up in his head: the other party might return to the same place.
The tracks on the trees were more difficult to identify than on the ground, and even he himself was not sure that he could track them, so turning back, which seemed the most dangerous, might be the safest way to escape.
With this conclusion accompanied by a hunch, Serge hesitated slightly, and without waiting for the others to arrive, he hurried in the direction he came.
When he thought about a seriously injured six-star warrior and an opponent who was at most a low-level magician, he didn't have any fear at all, and even if his conclusion was wrong, it wouldn't affect the tracking of others.
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The flash that suddenly appeared in the night sky, Lu Chen also saw it, and he didn't have to guess to know that it was a signal from the opponent's traces. I didn't dare to bet that they would find the wrong direction, and after thinking about it for a while, Lu Chen's heart was crossed, so he simply asked Sharon to turn back in another direction.
With little visibility at night, and wandering on trees that are difficult to trace, as long as you find the wrong tree, you may lose the two of you, Lu Chen decides to follow the principle that "the most dangerous place is often the safest place". God knows how long it will take to run west out of the forest, and it would be better to spend another two days returning the same way and getting out of the forest, but if there is still an enemy near the place where the forest has entered, it can only be said that it is providential, and there is nothing to complain about.