Chapter 5: The Demon Hunter
In a place like Tianbu Mountain, where demons haunt, there is often a kind of hunter who hunts demons for a living, although they are not cultivators, but they also win the praise and envy of the world, and are respected as "demon hunters". Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Most of the demon hunters are ancestral skills, and it is extremely difficult for ordinary hunters to become demon hunters, of course, there are exceptions, that is, those who have entered the cultivation of the main sect like the academy, but have no results, and some will choose to become demon hunters. In addition to selling the flesh and blood of demons and the special materials of their bodies, the demon hunter is more important to tame the demon and become a human mount or beast hunter, so the demon hunter is not only mysterious to ordinary people, but also very noble.
Zhang Ershan and Zhang Sanshan two brothers have been hunting demons in the mountains and forests with their father since they were children, and they know every grass and tree on Tianbu Mountain well, and this hiking trail has gone no less than 100 times, and they are definitely one of the best demon hunters in this area of Toddler Mountain. And during each mountain climb, the two brothers will help to bring some students up the mountain to earn some extra money. Every climb in the academy is a good opportunity for carp to jump over the dragon gate, coupled with the danger of the mountaineering road, so that every transfer has become one of the main incomes of the two brothers, so the two will carefully select one or two children of wealthy families as escort candidates every time. Just like this time, one of the two people they escorted was the son of a high-ranking official in a nearby big city, and the other was the young master of the big dart bureau. If the two of them are successfully sent up the mountain this time, then the two brothers will definitely have no worries about food and clothing in the coming year!
"It ate ......"
Zhang Sanshan held down the excited young master of the official family, but unfortunately it was too late at this time, and the demon who was eating forage on the other side of the tree suddenly raised his head, glanced at the place where Zhang Sanshan and the five of them were hiding, and then rushed over angrily.
"Wow!" Zhang Ershan saw that the location had been exposed, so he hurriedly shot an arrow, which hit the demon's right front foot.
The beast was wounded by an arrow, and he screamed on the spot, and the six blood pupils were like spitting fire, and their speed suddenly doubled, and it was a full five or six meters in just one jump, and it was about to pounce in front of the Zhang brothers and others.
"Young master, let's go!" At this time, the guards brought by the young master of the official family saw that the situation was critical, and hurriedly pulled their son-in-law away.
"Sanshan, you take them first, and I'll lead them away. Seeing the demon rushing forward, Zhang Ershan did not feel a little nervous, but calmly commanded.
Zhang Ershan shot two arrows in a row as he spoke, but neither of these arrows hit the demon, but only landed in front of the demon, which made the angry demon have to slow down. Demons are called demons because they have a stronger intelligence than ordinary beasts, but this also makes them more sensitive to danger. Although Zhang Ershan's two arrows did not hit it, it sobered up from its extreme anger and had a trace of scruples about the unknown enemy. A figure leaped out of the jungle in front of it with lightning speed, fleeing to one side at a rapid pace, shattering the demon's newly raised vigilance. It screamed, and with a sharp force of its four legs, it leaped up like a spring, and chased after the fleeing fellow.
The demon shuttled through the forest like an elf, and the branches of the mountains and rocks could not stop it at all, and the elegance of its posture was intoxicating. However, as soon as it pounced on a certain position behind Zhang Ershan, a large net made of dozens of vines of different thicknesses suddenly rose from the ground to block its way, and instantly trapped this demon in it. But before everyone could rejoice, the monster broke through the net with its ferocity, and the vines broke open with a series of "crackling" sounds. Covered in blood by the barbs on the vines, the monster continued to chase after Zhang Ershan without any care.
This monster is called "Six-pupil Horned Antelope" - because it has six demonic silver pupils on its head, it is also a very rare demon in Tianbu Mountain, Zhang Ershan and the other five people found its traces by chance, and under the fan of the two young masters, they started to hunt. The Zhang brothers had never hunted such a demon before, but they learned about its habits from their father, so they were very confident in their hearts - and it was because it was the first time they encountered this precious demon that made the two brothers make this bold and reckless decision.
Zhang Ershan desperately fled forward and turned around from time to time to release arrows, trying to block the six-pupiled horned antelope from approaching, but when he saw it easily break through the vine net, he realized that he had obviously underestimated the speed and strength of this monster, and the trap they had laid before seemed to be a fictitious one. However, Zhang Ershan did not panic, he jumped forward, jumped over a trap he had set, and then rolled to the side. Almost at the same time, the demon had already jumped behind the hunter, Zhang Ershan even clearly felt the heat exhaled by the monster, he hurriedly turned over, raised the bow and arrow in his hand and pointed at the sky. However, the monster did not pounce, but stepped squarely into the trap next to Zhang Ershan, and fell into it with a "boom".
The monster screamed, and fell into the trap entirely. The trap was full of vines and ropes, and between the vines and ropes was full of large and small barbs and spikes. Zhang Ershan took a deep breath, then quickly got up, and looked down at the big hole next to him, only to see a blood-stained monster struggling in the hole, but before the hunter had time to be happy, he saw that the six-eyed silver pupils on the monster's head lit up together. Zhang Ershan was very familiar with the ability of demons, and when he saw the strange appearance of the monster, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he hurriedly threw himself backwards and fell to the ground.
With a "boom" sound, a huge explosion storm was set off in the soil cave, and countless dust rose like a wave, burying Zhang Ershan on the side of the cave. At this moment, a black shadow flew out of the thick smoke and dust, and landed in the jungle beside it. But at this time, the demon did not pay attention to Zhang Ershan, who was buried, but walked towards the depths of the woods with a fence, and the successive traps made it know the cunning of the enemy, so it chose to flee when it was injured.
At the same time, Zhang Sanshan, who was hiding not far away, rushed towards the mound of dirt next to the trap like lightning, hurriedly digging through the dirt, hoping to save his brother's life. The six-pupiled horned antelope, who was about to disappear, suddenly turned around at this moment, glanced at Zhang Sanshan, who was digging, and then slowly disappeared between the mountains and forests.
"Bastard, hold on!" Zhang Sanshan scolded as he desperately dug into the dirt, almost yelling.
After a long while, when Zhang Sanshan was almost in despair, his hand touched a soft object, and he was overjoyed, and desperately dug up the soil and pulled out Zhang Ershan inside.
"Am I not dead yet?" After a round of first aid, Zhang Ershan, who was covered in dust, finally came to his senses.
"It's a pity that 'six-pupiled antelope', I thought it was ......"
"It can't escape!" The cold words of the young master of the official family made Zhang Sanshan's face gloomy for a while, so he interrupted unceremoniously.
"We don't have much time, if we go hunting again, I'm afraid it's too late!" the guard beside the young master of the official family reminded coldly.
"It won't waste much time, and at this time, that monster is obediently waiting for us to catch it!" Zhang Ershan climbed up with difficulty and said confidently.
“......”
Half a day later, under the leadership of the Zhang brothers, everyone found the "six-pupiled horned antelope" in front of a cave two miles away, but at this time it had fainted to the ground, in addition to continuous convulsions, completely unconscious. The appearance of this demon is very similar to an antelope, but it has the size and majesty of a war horse, the original dark black long hair has been bloodstained at this time, and the long horns on the head are threaded one by one, like a sharp knife erected high, imagine the way it penetrates the human body, making people have a chilling feeling, and the weird six eyes on the head have all been closed at this time, but Zhang Ershan recalled the red blood pupils when the monster stared at him, and he couldn't help but feel palpitations.
"Help it bring the beast riding ring!" Zhang Ershan kicked the demon on the ground and said calmly.
"How could it be ......" The young master of the official family looked at the demon on the ground in surprise, with an incredible look in his eyes.
Without saying a word, Zhang Sanshan stepped forward, took a circle from his waist, put it around the neck of the six-pupiled horned antelope, and took a water bag to open the monster's mouth and pour it in. After a while, the unconscious demon came to his senses and looked at the people in front of him suspiciously.
"Be good, don't be afraid!" Zhang Sanshan gently stroked the demon while taking out a bottle of medicine from his backpack: "You are injured! Lie down obediently, I'll help you wipe some medicine......"
"The demon's self-healing ability is very fast, and it will be able to move freely after half a day, now let's take a rest!" Zhang Ershan saw that the demon had been subdued, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said to everyone with a smile.
"Can it ride now?"
"It's not trained yet, won't it hurt......"
"This beast looks so weird, can it see all six of its eyes?"
At this time, the three guys were completely attracted by the demon, and they surrounded Zhang Sanshan and the newly-acquired riding beast to ask questions, and even the guard, who usually cherished words like gold, became a curious baby at this time.
In order to catch this six-pupiled demon antelope, it took a lot of effort by the Zhang brothers, and now that they have finally caught this demon, everyone rested by a nearby stream. And not long after everyone sat down, Zhang Ershan suddenly fell to the ground and listened carefully.
"Where are we?" asked Zhang Ershan nervously and in a low voice.
"Here it is...... It should be the area where the 'Devil's Tooth Ant' is located. Zhang Sanshan replied after carefully observing the nearby landforms.
"Prepare 'stinky polyps'!" Zhang Ershan shouted loudly.
Zhang Sanshan was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly took out a box in his baggage, and took out a few pills from it and put them in the stream next to him. In just a few moments, the pill that had been put in the water had turned into a pile of slimy liquid. Zhang Sanshan carefully smeared the liquid on the arrows, and only after all the arrows were covered with the liquid did he give half of the arrows to his brother.
"Be careful, stay behind us. Zhang Ershan carefully guarded the other side of the stream with a bow and arrow, and at the same time did not forget to remind the three people beside him.
"What kind of demon is it?" "Seeing the appearance of the Zhang brothers as if they were facing a great enemy, the young master of the official family not only did not get nervous, but asked excitedly.
"It's a demon tooth ant, this kind of demon is extremely terrifying, and there are no chickens and dogs left wherever it passes!" Zhang Sanshan patiently explained.
As soon as everyone was ready, there was a noise from across the stream, and then two figures suddenly appeared in the jungle. Everyone took a closer look and found that the two people, one old and one young, were full of despair, and fled towards the stream in embarrassment, obviously trying to use the stream to block the footsteps of the devil tooth ants. Seeing that the two of them were about to reach the creek, at this time, the magic tooth ants behind them were already surging and pounced on the two unlucky guys. And at this moment, the old man saw that the ant colony was about to die, and suddenly pushed the young man next to him out desperately, and escaped the fierce attack of the ant colony, but the old man also lost the hope of escaping and fell into the ant colony in an instant.
When the Zhang brothers saw that the old man actually sacrificed himself to save others, they couldn't help but be deeply moved. At this time, the young man who had just escaped from the trap saw the old man trapped, and he was immediately frightened, and rushed towards the ant colony like crazy, completely ignoring his own safety. Seeing that the young man was also so affectionate, the Zhang brothers quickly glanced at each other, and then invariably bent their bows and shot two arrows at the opposite side of the stream.
With two arrows, the boy who was rushing towards the ant colony suddenly fell to the ground with an arrow in his left foot, and another rocket shot into the ant colony. The Zhang brothers have lived in the mountains and forests for half their lives, and they have long been familiar with each other's intentions, so the two arrows were shot at different targets on the opposite side. As soon as the arrow at the colony landed, the colony fled as if it had exploded its nest, as if it had encountered something terrible. Almost at the same time, two or three more fiery arrows came from the other side of the creek, and they also shot into the colony without deviation, and the originally fierce ant colony suddenly retreated like a defeated army, and disappeared into the jungle in the blink of an eye, leaving only the wounded old and the young.
"How is that possible?" the three people behind the Zhang brothers were stunned by the situation in front of them.
"The skunk is made from the feces of the natural enemies of the devil tooth ants and dozens of special herbs, and it is a panacea to deal with them!" Zhang Sanshan explained proudly, and followed his brother to the other side of the creek to save people!