Chapter Eighty-Three: Strange Corpses
"Okay, go to the ruins!"
Lu Chengfeng's proposal won Chen Liu's mind, and he had long been curious about the spirit clan ruins in the basin. It's just that I'm worried about landing and riding the wind, so I've been holding back my thoughts. Now that Lu Chengfeng took the initiative to speak, he naturally agreed with both hands.
Seeing Chen Liu's excited expression, Lu Chengfeng smiled and reminded: "Don't be careless, although this is the relic of the Spirit Clan, it may not be a safe place. Ten years ago, the last Eldarns would most likely have left behind some means of protection when they left the Endless Forest. So, if you find anything abnormal, be sure to tell me as soon as possible. ”
"Boss Lu is relieved. Chen Liu knew the balance and nodded seriously.
Seeing that there was no problem, the two quietly set off. The main passage from the edge of the basin down to the Elven ruins was near the camp where the Bloody Knife mercenary team was stationed. Now, it has been monopolized by many big powers. It should be impossible to sneak down from there. After all, the basin is so big, and there is more than one road to the bottom of the basin. After a while, the two found a narrow slope.
The trail is not steep and there are sturdy vines to cling to. Following this, the two of them easily slid down the edge of the basin and officially set foot on the homeland of the Spirit Clan's ruins.
As early as when looking out from the basin, Lu Chengfeng already knew that this was a very large area. But after coming down and getting closer, the two of them really felt the vastness and vastness of the Spirit Clan's ruins. They walked along the ancient road paved with bluestone slabs for more than ten minutes before they came to the outer city wall, which had been turned into ruins.
From the broken wall more than twenty meters high, Lu Chengfeng could feel the strength of the Spirit Clan Kingdom back then. Unfortunately, this section of the wall is now crooked, and has collapsed in several places. The huge stone strips were covered with moss, and from time to time large vines and plants grew out of the cracks in the ruins, crawling half of the walls. The east gate where the two of them were located turned into rotten wooden planks under the rain and wind.
On the moss nearby, you can see a lot of messy footprints. It is conceivable that before the two of them, there were already many people who had sneaked here.
"Let's go. Lu Chengfeng greeted and strolled into the city gate.
If we say, the dilapidated city wall is a trace left by history. Inside the ruins, time almost stood still. Growing trees cover the ruins. The further you go in, the denser the trees become. In the end, abandoned ruins and palaces and trees coexist, and it is almost impossible to tell who is who.
"Where should we go?"
After coming in and taking a turn, Chen Liu, who had a sense of freshness, asked Lu Chengfeng. He noticed that Lu Chengfeng's movement was not aimless, but deliberately moving in a certain direction.
"Of course it's the temple. After Lu Chengfeng replied briefly, he explained a few more words: "There is nothing in these buildings on the periphery, and even if there is, it has been searched by the lone mercenaries who arrived first. If there is anything of value in this ruin, it is probably in the center of the ruins. ”
Chen Liu nodded and was about to follow, when he suddenly noticed a black shadow flashing under the shade and ruins in the distance, and immediately became vigilant.
"Who?" he asked aloud.
Lu Chengfeng also sensed the abnormality, drew his weapon, and walked over cautiously. However, before the two of them could get closer, the slender monster took the initiative to show its shape. It has yellow hair, well-developed limbs and a tail, except for the faint green life force on its two front paws, and its pupils are also green.
"Cat Demon?" Chen Liu said with some uncertainty: "Is there also a cat demon in the most central part of the Endless Forest?"
Indeed, if you look at the appearance alone, this monster with only green pupils looks like an ordinary cat demon. However, Lu Chengfeng, who understood the Spirit Clan, quickly judged from the subtle abnormalities that it was not a cat demon. At the very least, it's not an ordinary cat demon.
"It's a kind of magical beast raised by the Spirit Clan, much like a cat demon, but it's actually a mutant. The real name, no one knows it except the Eldars, but we have given it a nickname, it is called Gardener Ruhl!"
Lu Chengfeng said casually, we were naturally referring to the records of the Heavenly Wind Imperial Family, but Chen Liu didn't hear anything wrong, but asked, "Gardener Ruer, is this also the name of the Demon Beast?"
Lu Chengfeng smiled, looked at the monster whose eyes widened and stared at the two of them, and said, "It has a peculiar ability that can give birth to the Sorrowful Grass on the ground. Sorrowweed can both attack enemies and entangle targets. When it matures, it blooms beautifully, like a fine garden, and when it attacks, it makes a sound like a 'luhr'. That's why it has such a name. ”
This cat demon's mutant is not very patient. Before Lu Chengfeng could finish speaking, it had already let out a low scream, and its body tensed and rushed up.
"It's really impulsive. ”
Lu Chengfeng said lightly, waving his lightsaber to meet him.
This cat demon, the strength of the individual is only the fourth order. In addition to being fast and flexible, what can be done is also the means to give birth to the Sorrow Grass. As long as you pay attention to your feet and find that the Sorrowful Grass appears and dodges or cuts it directly, this guy will not pose any threat to Lu Chengfeng.
After changing directions twice in succession, Lu Chengfeng easily hit the gardener Ruer with a single move of the Earth Cracking Wave Sword. Chen Liu had already copied behind Ruer at this time, and before it could turn around and escape, he completed a flanking attack and directly killed the monster.
In the ruins of the Spirit Race, this should be considered the lowest level of threat.
If you can't cope with this level, you should go back the way you came and go home to wash and sleep.
Because the gardener Ruhl didn't have any valuable materials on him, the two didn't stop long and continued on the road. Along the way, the two of them saw the corpses of the slain demonic beasts more than once, as well as the statue guards that the Spirit Clan is good at. It is certain that they were all killed by the mercenaries who entered before, which saved Lu Chengfeng and Chen Liu trouble.
"The route we took seems to have been cleared. ”
Chen Liu didn't think it was a good thing to be relaxed, in his opinion, even if there was any benefit, it was estimated that it would be taken away by the predecessors. However, Lu Chengfeng did not respond to him immediately. After taking a few steps, Chen Liu, who felt a little strange, looked back, only to find that Lu Chengfeng had walked to the side of the road for some reason, half-squatting, and looked at the corpse of Burst Flame Lag.
"Is there something wrong?"
Chen Liu walked over and took a look, but didn't find anything abnormal.
This is a very ordinary fourth-order demonic beast corpse, which belonged to the lower race of the spirit race that was enslaved by indentured by the spirit race during his lifetime. This kind of demonic beast is not uncommon in the relics of the Spirit Clan.
"Look at how rotten it is. Lu Chengfeng pointed to the ground and said in a deep voice: "Compared with the other corpses found on the road, it can basically be concluded that this demonic beast has been dead for almost half a month. It has at least two deep bone scars on its body, which proves that it died at the hands of a human and not any other demonic beast. But the ones we saw before were basically killed in the past two days. Don't you think it's weird?"
"This ...... It's really weird!"
Chen Liu didn't react at first, but after thinking about it, he realized the problem pointed out by Lu Chengfeng, and said suspiciously: "From the disciples of the Earth Soul Sect discovering here, to returning to the sect to report and leak information, and then to our brigade coming, it will be a matter of this week at most. Even if it is counted for a few more days, the time will not be right! Judging from this corpse, someone broke into this place half a month ago. ”
"That's the problem!"
Lu Chengfeng patted the grass clippings on his clothes, got up and said, "Yin Yin and Yin discovered this place half a month ago, but the news we got is that the ruins of the Spirit Clan have been discovered in the past few days, and even the people of the Earth Soul Sect have not come to develop in a hurry. Moreover, there is only this highly decomposed corpse, why did we come all the way in and see no other similar corpses?"
This is also a problem.
Lu Chengfeng and they came in all the way and killed several monsters. Those who came half a month forward may encounter more monsters, and there is no reason to leave only such a corpse.
Chen Liu wanted to say that the person was lucky, but his lips moved, and he also felt that this possibility was really unlikely, and finally said: "The other corpses may have been disposed of by him." ”
Lu Chengfeng nodded, and suddenly became curious about this matter. He thought for a moment and said, "Follow me." ”
With Chen Liu, who was a little shady, the two searched along the way they came. About half an hour later, in a hidden corner of the ruins, the two found the same decomposed corpse. And judging from the marks on the corpse, it is actually inconsistent with the previous scars. The wound on the corpse of this demonic beast is very large, and nine times out of ten, a master with a giant sword directly hacked to death with brute force!
"Look no further. ”
Lu Chengfeng clapped his hands, and he already had a preliminary answer in his heart.
Half a month ago, a group of people had secretly infiltrated here. As for who they were and what they did here, Lu Chengfeng had no way of knowing.
"Those people seem to be trying to hide their tracks. The position just now, it is estimated that there was an inadvertent omission. Chen Liu had already come back to his senses, and pondered: "I don't want to let what I have been here be discovered, it seems that there must be a plan." ”
"Nine times out of ten, it's not a good thing. ”
Lu Chengfeng pondered this unexpected discovery, and at the same time considered the possible identities of those people, and whether anything major happened more than half a month ago. However, there was too little useful information, and Lu Chengfeng couldn't come up with any useful conclusions, so he had to give up in the end. However, he became more and more wary of this spirit relic. Because, most likely, someone is taking advantage of what article is here!
Chen Liu had the same idea, but just as the two of them were about to move on, there was a faint sound of talking from behind the ruins beside them.
Someone else is coming up from behind!