Chapter 219: Heavy losses
Before they knew it, they had come to a valley flanked by towering peaks.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that the pig had stopped, Niu Chongtian and the dog stepped forward to ask.
"The forest ahead doesn't make me feel good, but I don't see anything wrong with it!"
"So you mean to go up from both sides?"
Niu Chongtian pointed to the mountains on both sides.
Pig Wenkong shook his head, the mountains on both sides are very steep, and the rock walls on both sides of the valley are almost vertical, although it can be climbed, but it is very laborious, and the speed will be very slow. In addition, those who are old, weak, sick and disabled, they may not be able to climb up.
"Now, it can be said that there is only one road in the valley, returning the same way and climbing up from both sides, we can't afford to delay, once we move slowly, the beast tide may catch up with us, and we will definitely die at that time!"
"yes, we've got nowhere to go!"
"In that case, even if there is an abyssal hell ahead, you can break through. ”
The three of them had already made up their minds and could only move forward.
"Cheer up, there may be danger ahead, pay attention to protect your companions!"
This time, Niu Chongtian also walked in the front and opened the way with Zhu Wenkong.
Everyone was cautious and vigilant, and they didn't dare to take a breath, and slowly walked into the forest, scanning the surroundings.
In this way, they groped their way forward, step by step into the depths of the forest.
"Could it be that you feel wrong?"
Niu Chongtian couldn't help but touch the pig next to him with his shoulder, and now they had waded through the center of the forest and walked outside. Everyone was worried about this journey, but nothing happened, which made everyone a little weird and pig-smelling judgment.
"Be careful, don't be careless, we haven't left the forest yet!"
Zhu Wenkong's face was still solemn, and he didn't dare to relax in any way, and those who traveled a hundred miles were half ninety, and if they didn't reach the end, they must not be careless.
"Hmm!"
Niu Chongtian nodded, he naturally understood what Zhu Wenkong meant, although there had been no problem before, but he didn't get out of here, anything could happen.
"Cheer up, pay attention to your surroundings, and everyone hold on a little longer!"
Before the words fell, wisps of black mist emerged from the ground and filled the air, giving people a sense of foreboding.
"Be careful, cover your nose and mouth, and speed up your pace!"
Niu Chongtian's eyes were bright, and he saw these black fogs at a glance and reminded them in time.
However, these black mist are pervasive, directly penetrating the pores on the skin, ignoring the aura of protecting the body, and directly invading the body.
"Ahh
A scream sounded in the forest, and people shuddered when they heard it.
It was a pig-headed man, his limbs had turned into human form, and he was very unlucky, touching three wisps of black mist and burrowing into his body.
He fell to the ground immediately after the attack, his skin glowing in dark spots, then bulging, then cracking, black blood gushing out, leaving patches of festering skin.
Black blood was scattered everywhere, some of which landed on intact skin, causing the skin to erode in an instant, and pus and blood overflowed. Some of them are sprinkled on the surrounding vegetation, directly corroding the vegetation and turning it into dead objects.
The pig-headed man kept screaming, and couldn't help but reach out and scratch at the ruptured place, and with a light grab, a piece of rotten flesh was easily torn off, black and stinky, revealing the bones inside, and the bones became full of holes.
It's hard to look at.
"Leave him alone, let's go!"
Someone wanted to come forward to help, and the three patriarchs shouted, this person is no longer saved. This black mist is so poisonous that it will corrode people at once, and the corroded pus still has strong toxicity and corrosive ability. Once you touch it, not only will you not be able to save people, but you may also catch it yourself.
All we can do now is get out of here.
Everyone could only shed tears, suppress the sorrow in their hearts, speed up their pace, and rush outside.
......
"Woooooooo......oo
The men who rushed out lay on the ground and wept bitterly, and they narrowly escaped from the forest behind, but many of their companions were there forever, dead and dead, and even their bones had turned into pus.
At this time, the team was significantly reduced, and just now they lost a tenth. Although most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, they are all clansmen who have lived together for many years, how not to make their hearts ache!
"Cheer up, the crisis has not been resolved, we must live well for them!"
Niu Chongtian said loudly: "I am also sad, but this is not a reason for us to stay here and be sad, we should hurry up and escape to a safe place, where is our end, our goal, and their wish!"
So, in the midst of sadness, everyone once again embarked on the road of escape.
The forest filled with black mist fell silent, and pus flowed on the ground, gradually absorbed suddenly. The black fog also slowly sank into the ground.
"Hahaha, I'm alive again, I will definitely take revenge, waiting for me!"
A hoarse and unpleasant voice sounded in the dark underground, and those who listened to it got goosebumps.
Niu Chongtian and the three of them dragged their exhausted bodies and fled farther away. Now, we have come to a green meadow.
"Let's eat a little grass to replenish our strength, and then, it will be much safer to cross the big river in front of you!"
Niu Chongtian pointed to the vigorous and dense green grass under his feet, and then to a large river lying across the grass in the distance.
These days, the dry food on the body has been almost consumed, and the grass under the feet contains a strong aura, which is a good food.
So, I saw a strange scene, the cows were grazing, the pigs were arching the grass, and the dogs were licking the grass.
"Tick!"
Suddenly, a drop of dew slipped on the juicy green leaves of the grass.
This caught the dog's attention, and he listened intently, his brow furrowed.
Then, he quickly lay on the ground and bowed his head to listen.
Then, his face changed dramatically.
"Oh no, the beast tide is rapidly approaching!"
"What?"
Everyone was shocked, thinking that after escaping so far, they should be able to almost avoid the beast tide, but they didn't expect that they would catch up so quickly.
"Everyone, hurry to the river!"
Under the leadership of Niu Chongtian, everyone came to the river, only to see a single tree across the river more than 60 zhang wide. However, the width of this single-plank bridge is limited, and at most one person can pass at a time, so it is difficult for two people to walk side by side.
"Patriarch, go first, let's stay last with us old things!" the old minotaur stepped forward again.
This time, Niu Chongtian did not refuse again, because at this time he had to make a choice, for the reproduction of the race, he could only let the young people go first, and these older generations who did not have enough longevity would stay at the end, and he could only give up if necessary, even if he was unwilling, he had to consider the entire group.
He nodded, made eye contact with the other two patriarchs, and said, "Okay, young children first, women and children second, young adults follow closely behind, and old people last!"
Soon, batch after batch stepped on the single-plank bridge to the opposite bank, and the tremor on the ground became clearer and clearer!