Chapter 110: Kuimu Demon
The night was dark.
Duan Heng and the other twenty people left the salted fish castle in a low-key manner, the Luo family brothers and sisters did not appear, and the entire fortress was as quiet as before, as if nothing had happened.
Looking back at the salted fish castle shrouded in the night, Duan Heng didn't know what it felt, perhaps because the road ahead was long, a distance of 890,000 miles, which made him feel very unreal.
No one spoke, but the speed of the procession was rapidly increasing, and under the bleak starlight, the team of only twenty people was like an arrow off the string, breaking through the night, breaking through the wind, rolling away with smoke and dust.
Galloping all night, at dawn, they had already run nearly two thousand miles away, I have to say that the blackhorned beast worth five hundred immortal stones, when it was a real divine horse, could not see the slightest fatigue, and similar to Xu Meng, Jing Sanniang and others under the seat of the high-grade blackhorned beast, it was even more extraordinary.
"Stop, rest for two hours, feed the blackhorned beasts, the first group assembles the Divine Machine Heavy Crossbow, the second group is on guard at the perimeter, and so on in the future!"
Xu Meng shouted in front of him, all of them didn't feel much tired, this rest was also to allow the blackhorned beast to recover its strength, after all, there was no need to rush for death until the moment of real crisis.
Duan Heng was learning from the others at this time, taking care of the blackhorned beasts, but at the same time, he was very curious to look at the two heavy crossbows that had been quickly assembled, he really didn't expect that there were still such two big killing weapons in the team.
This kind of divine machine heavy crossbow was different from the sniper heavy crossbow he had seen, the volume was only about one-fifth, but it was more refined, and the mysterious pattern on it made Duan Heng even more reminiscent of the machine war horse.
"Hmph, it's just two looks, and they need to be controlled by someone, you know, the real magic machine heavy crossbow, that is, it doesn't need to be controlled by anyone, and it can lock any enemy by itself, which is much more powerful. β
Gong Xingzhi's voice came from behind him, Duan Heng turned his head, but he could only smile bitterly, this guy is eyeing himself, he is obviously from the fifth group, but he has to come here to talk to himself.
However, there are no specific rules for this break, and Jing Sanniang, Ma Ming, and Su Weiyi, who are also in the third group, ignore him, so it is also good to have a palace to answer questions.
Duan Heng responded with a hum, but on the other hand, he looked around, there were no mountains in sight, there was no mountain range around him, it was all a desolate wilderness, there was no life, and he couldn't even see a demon corpse.
"Don't look around, and then go west for 10,000 miles, it's impossible for you to have such leisure, that is the territory of the Kuimu Demon Clan, they like to plunder everywhere the most, all the prey they find will not give up easily, and they will not die. Gong Xingzhi said lightly, there seemed to be nothing he didn't know.
"Kuimu Demon, is it a wolf?Also, isn't this a trade route?" Duan Heng was curious.
"Kuimu Demon is Kuimu Demon, wolf is wolf, those are two different existences, although they are somewhat similar in appearance, but they will never admit that they are a wolf, if you want to anger a Kuimu Demon, then the best way is to yell at it, 'You are a wolf or a dog', rest assured, the result will be 100% it will go crazy, I have tried more than a dozen times, and I have tried it again and again. β
Duan Heng grinned when he heard this, he probably would be furious if anyone heard it, "Are you from Beiping?"
"No, I am a descendant of immigrants, immigrants from the Tang Dynasty, but it's nothing, the route we take is not a trade route, the real direct business route to the Great Wilderness Prefecture Ranshi City has to go from the south, through the Black Wind Pass, Mangshan, Jiugucheng, Tiemen Ferry, across the Hengjiang River, over the Jiuying Mountain, and then from Jushui down the river, and then to the Ranshi City, the journey is 1.5 million miles, passing through 39 counties, 12 big cities, a medium-sized caravan, back and forth, it will take at least six years, but the profits earned are unimaginable, we are shortcut this timeγ β
After Gong Xingzhi said it casually, he staggered away again, but this time, Duan Heng looked at his back, and his heart was much different.
What does this guy mean?
After resting, the team continued on the road, and did not rest at night, so in less than two days, they had run out of tens of thousands of miles, and until this time, the surface of the land had undergone some changes, the surrounding undulating mountains began to appear, the ravines on the ground were also increasing, and even some low grass and trees could be seen, although they were still malnourished, but at least they had some vitality.
"Everyone, change your armor, put on armor for the blackhorned beasts, and be ready to fight at any time! β
Xu Meng's tone was very solemn, of course everyone didn't dare to slack off, quickly changed into heavy armor, and after a little rest, they entered this new region vigilantly.
After marching forward for more than 100 miles, Duan Heng saw that on a very conspicuous cliff in front of him, dozens of spears poked there, and at one end of the spear, there were human heads poked one by one, some of the heads were already shriveled, turned gray by the wind and sun, and some of the heads were rotting, and there were even three blood-drenched human heads, which were obviously killed not long ago.
And on the side of this cliff, a large piece was cut out, and a few big characters were engraved on it.
"Whoever crosses this line will die!"
"Hmph, it's so deceitful. Li Tianhai in front suddenly said angrily.
"Don't be verbose, rush over!"
Xu Meng shouted, and he took the lead in rushing over the cliff, and behind the cliff, there was a zigzag curved valley, less than a hundred meters wide, and on both sides were hills with a very steep slope, which was simply the best place for ambush.
But everyone didn't have time to care about it at this time, and only urged the blackhorned beast to speed up, because this was the closest and easiest place to break through.
"Whew!"
But soon, a roar sounded in the distance, and on the opposite hill, there were more than a hundred huge monsters, like wolves, not wolves, like people and non-human beings, they were either holding bows and crossbows, or holding boulders, or holding huge wooden sticks, whining and screaming.
But at about the same time, two points the size of a copper coin, as if something more spark-loud than a flame had sunk into the mountain.
In the next moment, there was no vigorous explosion, no gorgeous and colorful effects, the only thing that appeared was a piece of flying ash, and the hundreds of Kuimu demons were actually burned at this moment.
The one who shot was Li Tianhai, who had a talent and cultivation.
And what he released was a demonic qi technique, which was no different from the kind of flame technique that Yue Ziqing had released a few days ago, and the nature was no different.
But the effect is really eye-opening, this silent evil qi spell is definitely much more terrifying than the performative attack with sound and light.
It is estimated that the only weakness is that it is easy to be consumed quickly, and after being released once or twice, it will take a day or two to recover as before, and whoever has more evil qi in reserve and the higher the quality will be able to have the last laugh.
This was just a small episode, and the speed of the whole team did not slow down at all, and in the blink of an eye, they rushed through this Z-shaped valley, and then appeared in front of everyone, which was an endless prairie.
To be honest, this kind of dark green full of eyes really made Duan Heng a little uncomfortable, he had long been accustomed to looking at a barren scene in the past year.
Who would have thought that after leaving the rule of Gluttonous Prefecture and coming to this real, uninhabited, and reckless world, he could actually see this kind of kind green.
I don't know if this is a kind of irony.
"Everyone put on the talisman, and so do all the blackhorned beasts, follow me and don't fall behind!"
It's just that in the face of this vibrant prairie, everyone in the team is like a great enemy, and Xu Meng commanded loudly.
Of course, Duan Heng didn't dare to have any doubts at this time, and immediately took out three protective talisman seals and pasted them on himself and the two blackhorned beasts.
And it was only a minute before he finally understood why he was so careful.
I saw that Xu Meng and the other first group stepped into the half-waist-deep weeds, and immediately heard the sound of "buzzing", and then followed closely, a black smoke cloud rose from the green grass, so that at a glance, it was impossible to see the green grassland before.
It was a black poisonous mosquito about the size of a wasp.
But this is not the end, because the sound is still spreading in all directions, and God knows how many poisonous mosquitoes are alarmed.
"Hurry up, keep up!"
Xu Meng's shouts sounded faintly in front, and the buzzing of those poisonous mosquitoes formed a huge wave that covered the sky.
At this time, who dared to slack off, even the blackhorned beast under the seat was desperate, and ran wildly towards the front.
Then you can hear the sound of "crackling" and "crackling", but it is the poisonous mosquitoes that hit the protective shield formed by the protective talisman.
Luckily, the level of this talisman purchased at the Rotten Shrimp Merchant was obviously very high, so even such a crazy impact could be unharmed.
In this way, he rushed out of hundreds of miles in one breath, and the overwhelming smoke clouds of poisonous mosquitoes were much rarer, but this danger was not over, in the places where poisonous mosquitoes were scarce, the poisonous insects in the grass were equally rampant, and the poisonous insects that were the size of a fist or the size of a skull were more aggressive, even if there was a protective talisman, it was difficult to get rid of.
Fortunately, after everyone in the team released a few evil qi spells, they finally passed this level with the deterrent power of evil qi.
By this time, they had run a thousand miles through this strange grassland.
The Gobi Desert landform appeared in front again, but this time, even Duan Heng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Uncle, these Kuimu demons are more and more disgusting every time, the last time I passed by, there were not so many poisonous insects, and this time I actually found a two-tailed demon scorpion in the poisonous insects! It's too ruthless, fortunately we prepared a nine-grade protective talisman this time, otherwise it would not be easy to break through." β
"Don't stop, keep picking up speed, I guessβ"
Before Xu Meng's words were finished, everyone heard a desolate horn sound from the distant sky, and then there was a rumbling, trembling sound.
"Damn, the old lady hates these monster cavalry to death!
This time, even Jing Sanniang, who has always been fierce, couldn't help but scold.
"Don't complain, be energetic, each according to his ability, each obey the destiny of heaven, if anyone is left behind, don't save it, either live or die, rush over!"