When the rain stopped completely, night fell completely over the forest.
Under the cover of night, the forest wakes up from its slumber. Every corner is filled with the harsh sound of insects, and the roar of monsters is always lingering in the ears, erratic, sometimes far and sometimes near. Although you are among fifteen-meter-high tree branches with the water directly below you, so you don't have to worry about attacks from ordinary monsters, it still makes you feel uneasy.
Zhang Mu used wood to build a simple platform among the tree branches. He threw some leaves on it and used it as a bed. He used pine wood to raise a bonfire in a small tree hole. The warm firelight danced, adding to the darkness and coldness. The night brings a little light and warmth.
Several large pieces of fish meat were roasted on the fire, and the hungry people began to enjoy dinner. The fish is a kind of creepy monster, but the meat quality is excellent, and the meat on the abdomen is especially tender. Although I brought some food with me to the forest, most of it was chocolate and candies. Although they were high in calories, they couldn't fill my stomach.
Seven people gathered around the bonfire, fighting for every ounce of heat and security. Qin Min and Leng Yun were talking on the side. They had known each other before the disaster.
The fat man took a piece of slightly burnt grilled fish and ate it while laughing: "Haha, this stupid fish wanted to eat us, but we ended up eating it!"
Sun Bing smiled honestly: "To be honest, I can't believe it now that we can defeat such a huge monster."
The fat man took off his soaked shirt and put it on the fire to bake. The white fat piled up like a mountain. Several women subconsciously stayed away from him, but the fat man didn't care. His stomach was like a bottomless pit that could never be filled. In less than ten minutes, several large pieces of meat were eaten.
"I'm full!" The fat man touched his belly with satisfaction and said, "This meat tastes pretty good, but there is no seasoning. What a pity. Boss, why don't you cut more and bring it back? We can take it with us to eat on the road!"
Zhang Mu fiddled with the bonfire with his sword and said casually: "Do you have any common sense? Do you want to die if you carry raw meat with you? There are countless creatures with sensitive senses of smell in the forest, not to mention there are many mosquitoes and it is very hot during the day. It will rot in less than two days."
Fatty thinks about it too.
Qin Min took a piece of meat from the fire and handed it to Liu Yao and Chen Ling, "If you don't eat it, the fat man will eat it all by himself."
Chen Ling felt grateful: "Thank you."
Qin Min smiled and said: "You're welcome, we will be partners from now on."
Chen Ling nodded. The scene of captain Zhang Mu fighting to the death with the fish had deeply shocked her. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed that a young man with a delicate appearance could be such a brave and crazy warrior!
The two became new members of the team. Liu Yao is a standard otaku, silent, rarely talkative, and not good at communicating. Chen Ling is a white-collar worker and is relatively smooth, so she is relatively better off. The two experienced a series of dangers and although they narrowly escaped death, they were still unable to recover.
Zhang Mu said: "Have a good rest after eating and drinking. We have to move on tomorrow."
After everyone had dinner, they all lay down on the simple wooden beds and began to rest. Within a few minutes, the fat man was snoring loudly, and Zhang Mu also entered a light sleep state. Except for the two of them, it was difficult for everyone else to fall asleep. It was too dark all around, and the damp, cold, and extremely uncomfortable wooden bed was really hard to get used to.
Early the next morning.
Except for Zhang Mu and Fatty, everyone else looked haggard, probably the result of not sleeping all night. After carefully boarding the river bank, everyone continued to move north.
After the night rain, the weather was exceptionally clear. The lush branches and leaves blocked the light. The strong sunlight had been shining for a long time, and the forest became like a steamer. After only a few steps, the whole body was soaked, which was no different from being fished out of the water. Trekking in the jungle is very laborious, because the dense jungle will block the line of sight, making it difficult to see the road ahead. If you lack experience and a calm mind, it is easy to circle around in one place repeatedly, unable to walk three miles in a day, and eventually completely lost in the jungle. In the jungle.
There are many venomous insects and snakes in the jungle, and even some plants are highly poisonous. If you are not careful, you will lose your life. There are traces of monster activity everywhere in the forest, such as feces, scratches, leftover corpses, giant snakes' shed skins, dinosaur footprints, etc.
Most of these traces are very fresh, reminding people all the time that danger is nearby and never far away. However, the team was lucky. They walked for about two hours and encountered no other threats except for a few scattered monsters.
"Wait a minute." Zhang Mu suddenly raised his right hand, causing the others to stop nervously.
The fat man held the ax tightly: "Old... boss, what's wrong!"
Zhang Mu sniffed and frowned: "There's something wrong with this forest, it's too quiet! It also smells like blood! Qin Min, check the surroundings."
The fat man sniffed hard and said, "The smell of blood? How can I smell it?"
Zhang Mu has experienced countless baptisms of blood, so he is particularly sensitive to the smell of blood.
Qin Min did not dare to be careless, so he immediately called a bird and asked it to investigate nearby. The little bird had just flown into the woods ahead, when suddenly a white object shot out from the woods. The little bird was hit, whining, and fell into the control.
Qin Min screamed: "There is a monster hidden in the grass!"
Susu!
Everyone heard a small sound from the grass. No one had time to react. A white thing shot out from it and landed on Qin Min. Qin Min let out a shrill scream and fell to the ground. It was a net. The white cobwebs, tinged with red, are obviously highly poisonous.
Qin Min's face was hit, and clusters of blisters appeared on her delicate skin, which even began to fester.
"Xiao Min!" Leng Yun had a good relationship with Qin Min and hurriedly went over to support her: "It's okay!"
Zhang Mu quickly took out his sword and held it in front of him, shouting loudly: "Sun Bing, defend!"
Sun Bing held his shield and stood in front of Qin Min and Leng Yun. The rustling sound in the jungle became more obvious. Many ferocious big spiders emerged from it. They were bigger than a wheel. Their bodies were black and gray, and their eight legs were like There are eight sharp blades, the hairs on the legs are as sharp as steel needles, the black gem-like compound eyes glow with a cold light, and the mouth has blood left in it and is constantly chewing something, which is really creepy.
[Giant Jungle Spider] (common monster), level 5, life 55, magic 35.
These spiders kept coming out of the nearby bushes, and in a short time they surrounded several people. It was estimated that there were more than twenty or thirty of them. Their skill is to shoot webs. The spider web itself has no offensive power, but it is poisonous and can stick to the target, making it unable to move.
Zhang Mu held his hands in each hand and drew out his sword, "Be careful of spider silk attacks!"
None of them had time to take action.
"ah!"
Another scream sounded from behind the team, coming from Liu Yao, who had just joined the team. Because of their low level, lack of experience, and lack of equipment and skills, they were placed at the end of the team together with Chen Ling. When everyone looked back, the situation was shocking.
A big red spider with a thick silk thread hung silently from behind and hugged Liu Yao from behind. Its long legs were covered with barbs, making it impossible for him to break free. At the same time, it used a pair of The fangs dig into the soft neck skin. The moment Liu Yao was bitten, he was probably injected with venom. His eyes quickly turned white, his skin turned red, and he began to twitch violently.
Chen Ling screamed and backed away hurriedly.
"Damn it!" The fat man went up angrily, swung his ax and struck at the spider, "Go to hell!"
The red spider was obviously an elite monster, and its reaction speed was extremely fast. Before the ax was applied, the spider silk shrank, and the big spider returned to the branch more than ten meters high. Liu Yao became limp and had no ability to resist. The eight legs of the spider were quickly moved, and a large amount of sticky thin spider silk was wrapped around it. It only took a few seconds to be wrapped into a human figurine.
Leng Yun condensed an ice arrow and hit the spider just in time, inserting it into the ring-shaped belly. It let out a hiss and jumped away holding Liu Yao, who was wrapped in a human figurine.
The fat man stamped his feet in anger.
At this time, the spider swarm launched an attack, and each large spider came fiercely. As soon as it entered the range, it would immediately spit out poisonous silk. Zhang Mu attracted most of the firepower alone, avoided several spider threads, threw the dagger with his left hand, and inserted it into the spider's head. Then he activated the speed skating skill, rushed over with his feet on the ground, and stabbed the spider's head with the fish-killing sword. department.
"Squeak!" The spider let out a weird scream, and a large drum of sticky and foul-smelling black substance poured out from the wound. It struggled for a few times and then stopped moving.
Zhang Mu swung his sword to attack other spiders. These spiders were very weak in defense and could be killed with only one or two attacks. Their appearance is scary, but their attack power is not strong. Except for the troublesome spider silk, they are not difficult to deal with.
Fatty and Sun Bing each stood on one side, blocking the attacks of the spider swarm. Leng Yun's ice arrow could instantly kill the spiders, but the cooling time was too long, so it was not easy to use. After leaving a few corpses behind, the spider swarm finally gave up the attack and all turned around and hid in the forest.
Zhang Mu came back: "Are you okay?"
Sun Bing's shield was covered with spider silk. He lifted his petrified state and said, "I'm fine. That little brother was caught by a spider. What should I do?"
Zhang Mu shook his head and said nothing.
Liu Yao is in danger.
Leng Yun shouted anxiously: "Come quickly, Xiao Min's condition is very bad."
Zhang Mu didn't care whether Liu Yao lived or died, but Qin Min was an important investigator and a very important role in the team, especially in the complex and dangerous jungle environment. Several people walked over immediately. Qin Min was shot in the face by a spider silk, causing swelling and ulceration. However, the injury was basically cured by Leng Yun. However, Qin Min's eyes were poisoned and she lost her vision and almost became blind.
Qin Min closed her eyes tightly and shouted in great panic, "What should I do? My eyes, I can't see!"
Leng Yun's skill [Healing Hand] can restore health, but it can't restore the disability. At least it requires a C-level or higher healing spell. Being blind in a place like this would undoubtedly lead to a death sentence.
"Don't be afraid." Zhang Mu leaned over to check and comforted him: "It's okay. The injury is not too serious. As long as it is upgraded, it will recover."
Leng Yun breathed a sigh of relief, held Qin Min's hand tightly and said, "It's okay, we will help you upgrade."
Qin Min also felt relieved. Her experience value reached 99%, and she could reach level 5 as long as she killed a few ordinary monsters.
Zhang Mu looked around and said, "This is too unsafe. Let's leave quickly!"
The spider swarm would come back at any time. Leng Yun healed Sun Bing and Fatty's injuries. They avoided the woods touched by the spider and moved forward in one direction. After walking only a few hundred meters, a piece of grass appeared in front, and a human figurine wrapped in spider silk appeared in front.
The fat man was surprised: "This... isn't this that boy Liu Yao? Why is he here?"
Sun Bing suddenly shouted in a low voice and stuttered: "Captain... Captain, look, this..."
Zhang Mu wanted to look where he was pointing, and saw a bright red elite spider lying in the bushes not far away, cut in half, with purple blood spreading all over the grass.
Its head is missing!
The fat man was startled: "What the hell, why did this spider die here? Who killed it!"
Zhang Quan suddenly felt like his hair was standing on end, and an extremely ominous feeling enveloped his heart.