Volume 1 Crime and Punishment Chapter 26 Wind and Snow
This is a vast forest, this forest is located in the heart of the Korvo Empire and the Halix Empire in Asia, this forest is extremely high latitude, and it can only see bright skies, green meadows, or a few friendly little animals for a few days a year.
But that was only for a few days.
The raging snowstorm that ravages here day after day makes this place perennially covered in silver, countless tall boreal conifers are covered with frost after the wind and snow solidify, the wood here is as famous as the cold here, every year in those few days without wind and snow, a large number of people come from afar to cut down the tall trees around this forest, but no one dares to take another step into the depths of this forest, because there is another creature living here, and the people who live nearby do not affectionately call them "silver wolves"
Silver wolves are not as elegant as their name, they live in the depths of this forest, the whole forest is their territory, they are organized, they are clearly divided, the division of labor is clear, and the level of terror is no less than that of the same number of armies of any empire, so their fur or teeth can often be sold for a sky-high price in the big cities, because it is not only precious and rare, but also a symbol of courage and strength.
The forest has its own name, Plato Wilches, a mouthful name that is seldom mentioned, for the snowstorm and whiteness of the mountains can only remind one of the saddest things, death.
So everyone knows it by another name, the Forest of the Dead.
Today, the Forest of the Dead welcomed guests for a long time, a small team of no more than twenty people is struggling to march in the middle of the Forest of the Dead, seeing that their direction of travel is actually straight towards the center of the forest, this kind of deadly practice has not appeared for many years, in the early years there will be some outlaws who enter here to hunt the silver wolf of the team, but as the casualty rate is getting higher and higher, and being injured here because of the extremely cold weather and difficulty in moving almost means death, so almost no one is willing to risk here anymore, even if the price of the silver wolf's fur is speculated higher and higher。
Every foot was on the snow barely reaching the base of the legs, the extremely cold wind was like a very thin knife cutting at every inch of exposed skin, and this team was very strange, the last one walked slowly in a gorgeous evening dress, and the snow on the road he traveled was automatically swept away, and before him was a group of children, the oldest was no more than twelve years old, each wearing only a thin suit, carrying a huge suitcase, which would even exceed their height if placed on the ground, and they walked in the snow with difficulty, but not a single person in this group complained or stopped, did not dare to stop following the pace of the person in front of him, and the leader was only about ten years old, not short, but extremely thin, he pursed his thin lips, and his face was full of perseverance that did not belong to his age.
Banker walked very hard, after the divine apocalypse, everyone after the baptism of soul power stimulated their own soul patterns and abilities, and at the same time with soul power, it brought a significant increase in physical strength, but he seemed to have missed the latter item, he could feel the faint flow of soul power in his body, but his body was still extremely weak.
Luo Mu had already taken over most of Bank's luggage, but Banker still looked shaky at the moment, as if he could fall down at any time.
"Brother Mu... I... I'm going to be able to do it."
Bank's body can't withstand the low temperature at this moment, although his body is already stronger than ordinary people and it is not without the slightest enhancement after receiving the divine revelation, but it is still too far from the minimum standard of being able to survive in this forest, Luo Mu slowed down slightly, and looked back at Bank, everyone was only wearing a very thin cloth shirt, a pair of trousers, Bank's palms, neck and face had been frostbitten and began to turn purple, Luo Mu glanced at Janus who was still walking unhurriedly at the end of the line from a distance, and then he carried Bank on his back, Luo Mu was already carrying far more materials than ordinary peopleAt the moment he almost just put Bank on his shoulder.
The much heavier weight made Luo Mu sink almost every foot deep in the snow, but he still didn't dare to stop half a step, and still hurriedly kept moving forward at the previous speed, because everyone in the team, including him, had just witnessed a completely different side of Janus.
Luo Mu was not at the front of the team at the beginning, the one at the front had to endure more wind and snow, and he also had to step on the snow that had never been stepped on, and the difficulty of walking was much greater than that of the rest, when he just entered the Forest of the Dead, there were six people in front of Luo Mu, and now he can walk at the front of the team, there is only one reason, that is, those six people are dead.
Whenever the person walking in front of him fell silently, Janus would suddenly appear at the front of the group, silently take out his cane and lightly beat the person who had fallen to the ground in his coma to block the path into the woods to the side, and then motioned for the person behind him to carry the baggage of the dead boy, and then the team would move on, no one would pay attention to the man buried deep in the thick snow of the nearby woods, and not even a single person in the team would take it for granted.
After the divine apocalypse, although they have obtained the soul power equivalent to the beginner soul envoy, but the soul power is dormant in their bodies, and the soul power will be awakened little by little over time, and when the soul power is fully awakened, it actually means that they will not live long, and now they are just ordinary people whose bodies are far stronger than ordinary people.
But Luo Mu is different, the dark matter is still flowing in his body as before, and the previous accumulation has greatly improved his body, so at this moment he can still insist on moving forward, and help Bank, but as he gets closer to the middle of the forest, the temperature becomes lower and lower, and the wind and snow show signs of strengthening, Luo Mu also feels that he can't hold on for too long, because a large amount of soul power is accumulated in the body, and the running speed of the dark matter has also been suppressed by a large part.
After Banker was carried on Luo Mu's back, there was no sound in an instant, Luo Mu's keen hearing allowed him to clearly hear that Banker's breathing was decreasing little by little, Luo Mu shook his shoulders violently, and Banker woke up leisurely, "To... Arrived?"
Luo Mu still walked forward step by step, his body had become no longer the slightest temperature in the endless dark night of losing his memory, at this moment he could not feel cold, but could only feel a piercing pain, he felt that the left hand holding Bank had lost consciousness a little bit.
But Luo Mu's voice was still calm, "Don't fall asleep, I will throw you directly in the snow next to you" Luo Mu paused slightly, and then said, "Just like those people just now" Banker seemed to be startled, a little sober, and said a little weakly, "Okay"
Luo Mu said again, "Count", so Banker counted from the beginning, Bank's voice was almost inaudible wrapped in the wind, only Luo Mu could hear the thin sound like a gossamer, "1... 2... 3...”
Time in this forest seems to be frozen by the cold and no longer passes, forever white, forever tall trees that cover the sky, I don't know how long it has been, Bank's voice has made Luo Mu almost inaudible, and Luo Mu can barely take a step, he is completely relying on a strong tenacity at the moment to barely support, the team's speed of action has become extremely slow, and at this time Janus still maintains a general speed to follow, someone in the center of the team has begun to coma, Janus's handling method is the same as before, this team is now counting Luo Mu and Bank, but there are only ten people left。
Miao Yun walked in the penultimate position at the back of the team, her physical strength was far beyond that of ordinary people, and now she still had the strength to maintain a neat walk, she kept looking at the front of the team, but the huge wind and snow made her see the back of the previous person It was already very difficult, and she couldn't see Luo Mu walking at the front of the team at all.
Banker had already counted five thousand three hundred and twenty, suddenly, he stopped, Luo Mu also stopped, he really couldn't walk, but he didn't faint, but pulled his leg out of the snow with great force, suddenly, Bank seemed to have recovered some spirit and whispered, "Brother Mu... Hold on a little longer, I have a feeling, not far away, just ahead"
After saying this, Bank fainted, Luo Mu hurriedly forced a breath and walked forward, not dozens of steps, he walked past a huge tree that ten people could barely embrace, and his eyes suddenly opened up, in front of him was a small open space surrounded by trees, there were a few small cabins outside the clearing, the wind and snow in the open space were still not small, but it seemed to have been cleaned and there was no deep snow, and there were many wooden tables in the center of the clearing, and the wooden tables were empty at the moment.
There was a figure standing in the middle of the clearing, and the wind whipped up the snow in the clearing, making it vaguely invisible.
Janus didn't know when he came to the front of the group, he still walked forward slowly with his hands behind his back, he first bowed slightly to the person in the center of the clearing and said respectfully, "I've seen my lord"
As if knowing that the man would not answer, he commanded the ten remaining men behind him to place the huge luggage on the wooden table in front of the clearing, and then made them stand in a row in front of the clearing, facing the person in the center.
Everyone was already at the end of the crossbow, and no one could stand normally, but Luo Mu stood up straight suddenly when he stood in front of that person, and his whole body was tense.
Then he seemed to burst out of all the potential in his body again, and roared very loudly, the sound even overwhelmed the sound of the wind and snow at this moment, and he rushed straight towards the person, and his usual calmness and calmness disappeared.
The only remaining dark matter in Luo Mu's body seemed to feel his violent mood fluctuations at the moment, running wildly, the open space was not big, and the wind attribute soul power in his body made Luo Mu's speed seem to be the fastest wind, he flashed away, and had rushed to the person, the cane in Janus's hand had already appeared, but the man raised his hand slightly, and Janus did not make the slightest movement.
Luo Mu rushed to the man and threw a punch with all his strength, but before he could hit half of the punch, a fist that was so fast that he couldn't even see clearly had already punched Luo Mu in the abdomen, and the force of that punch even sent Luo Mu flying in the air, at this moment Luo Mu stayed on the fist for half a moment, spit out a mouthful of blood at the ground, and half of the fist was weakly drooped down.
The blood dripped on the ground, and was instantly wrapped in ice flowers by the wind and snow, Luo Mu arched his body and covered his abdomen tightly, coughing violently, and he fell at the feet of the man, just like on the silver sand countless days ago.
"In my life, I will kill you" Luo Mu's voice seemed to contain countless blood, and hatred seemed to be able to gush out from the small body, accompanied by the sound that made the teeth ache as if he had gritted his teeth and squeezed out of countless cracks.
Hanji hadn't even glanced at Luo Mu before, but now, he glanced lightly at the young man who fell at his feet, plucked his windblown ear with one hand, and said casually
"I heard these words so much that my ears were calloused."