Zhou Qingfeng and Todd ran away on horseback, neither of them could run before dark.
The orcs did not eat at the White Crow Camp, and became very manic when they were hungry. Zhou Qingfeng couldn't help but stop because of the pain in his thighs and buttocks when he rode for the first time. After landing, he staggered and had to spread his legs and move like a duck.
There is no village in front of the meeting, no shop behind, so you can only spend one night in the woods on the roadside. The two tied their horses to a tree to prepare for camping.
"Victor, you stay to guard the horses. I'll go to the woods to see if I can find something to eat." Todd saw Zhou Qingfeng's duck steps and knew that he could not count on him.
Some horse-feeding beans hung behind the saddle. While feeding the horse, Zhou Qingfeng had to find a way to pick up some firewood nearby. A bonfire must be lit at night, otherwise the biting cold wind can blow into the bones and numb people.
Todd went into the woods and disappeared three or five times. Zhou Qingfeng picked up some dry wood but couldn't wait for the orc to return for a long time. He had to dig into the woods to find it, and soon discovered that the woods were strange.
It was almost night, and the woods were very dark and there were no worms and birds. Only the howling mountain breeze blew over the branches, making a weird sound.
Todd is tall and strong like a bull entering the woods. The ground was full of his big footprints, and many branches were broken off by him, leaving obvious traces-only more than 100 meters into the forest, the footprints of the orcs suddenly disappeared.
Zhou Qingfeng was extremely surprised, scanning vigilantly back and forth among the trees.
The forest is extremely quiet, the smell is unpleasant, only the heartbeat and breathing are closely followed. The wind blew through the tree canopy, but there was a persistent fog in the woods. He looked around, trying to find new clues, but there was nothing in the woods.
Wait..., it smells rancid.
The litter accumulated all year round in the woods, and the remains of various monsters left after their deaths are rotting. But there was a touch of blood mixed in the stench, which must have been left just now.
Zhou Qingfeng wanted to follow the bloody anger to see the situation.
"Boy, stop. Do you want to die?"'Shadow' said in Zhou Qingfeng's mind, "This place is too dangerous for you, how can you walk around?"
"Any problem?" Zhou Qingfeng asked rhetorically.
"Shadow" reminded: "There is a lasso trap in front of you. If you go over, you will be chained and hung in the air. There is obviously an ambush in this forest."
"There is an ambush?" Zhou Qingfeng stopped and opened his eyes to scan back and forth, "Who is in ambush? Where?" He only saw a cane hanging from the tree not far away, but this cane was in the woods. It's not uncommon to see it everywhere.
"You need dark vision." The'Shadow' is probably a spell cast that greatly improved Zhou Qingfeng's vision in the forest, and he could see farther and clearer. "There are various monsters in the forest, the most common are goblins. You look carefully."
A few meters behind the cane, the fallen leaves formed a bunker, and several goblins were hiding in there holding their breath. To make these green-skinned monsters so patient is entirely because they have long lived in the forest aware of prey approaching.
The vision in the gloomy woods is very poor, and it is difficult to find the target even close at hand. The eyes of goblins can see objects in the dark. They dig out shallow holes in the ground, bury themselves in them, cover them with fallen leaves, and wait for their prey to come by themselves.
Obviously I heard the soft footsteps of the prey approaching, but after waiting for a long time, the prey did not fall into the trap. You must know that there are countless nooses, bows, and ground sinks under the dense linen of this wood. Triggering any of them will lead to death.
After waiting for ten minutes, a goblin lost his patience. He raised his head and opened the leaves covering his body, wanting to see where the prey went
But just as it appeared, a sharp stabbing sword suddenly appeared in the shadow of the tree trunk. The tip of the sword revealed a sharp edge, easily piercing the ragged leather armor pierced through his chest, and piercing his weak lower ribs at an oblique angle.
The assault and severe pain caused this goblin to instantly lose the ability to resist and escape. It fell to the ground with a flustered wave of hands, fluttering with his hands and feet, making a strange cry of "Ok" or "Ok".
For this small creature, this blow would kill it.
The companion was attacked, and the other ambush goblins were also shocked. They were never brave creatures. They swished out from hiding under the leaves, running around like headless flies, causing a lot of chaos in the woods.
The thin thorn sword pierced from the shadow slowly retracted, and Zhou Qingfeng couldn't hide because of the attack. He showed his figure and looked at the ground still not completely dead, and the goblin who was still trying to stand up and flee, said in surprise: "There is really an ambush."
The goblins ran around for a while before they realized that there was only one enemy. Several little goblin bosses called "Ok" twice, and a group of goblin soldiers grabbed short spears and spread out an arc-shaped encirclement. There are seven or eight in each group.
Although the enemy is weak, the number has an absolute advantage. Their dwarf figures leaped out of the bushes, rotting leaves, and even branches, instantly occupying every corner of the field of vision.
Zhou Qingfeng held the thin stabbing sword, feeling that his eyes were a little insufficient, and it was difficult to take care of the besieging enemy. He was wondering if he should launch an assault in one direction, and the "shadow" in his mind shouted in a deep voice: "Would you not retreat?"
Back
"Don't think goblins are easy to deal with. They will never confront you head-on, and they like to have toxins on their weapons. As long as you cut a little flesh, you will either be paralyzed, faint, or even die. I am very weak now, and there is no way to treat it. you."
The tone of the'shadow' is low and unhurried. It probably lived for a long time, was accustomed to seeing life and death, and was unmoved by the scene before him.
"Oh..., the enemy advances and I retreat, right?" Zhou Qingfeng jumped back in a tone of'I have learned new knowledge', and hid in a shadow to avoid the predicament of being besieged. .
Seeing that the opponent was running away, the little boss of the goblin called Chacha's commander forward. Hearing a series of fine footsteps in the woods, the target quickly separated and turned to the flanks of the goblins.
The goblin soldiers continued to send out the warning of "Ok Ouk", and turned the short spear or short bow in their hands to point in the direction of the sound. They swarmed up like a tide, or backed away, shooting arrows or throwing short spears at the target from behind.
Zhou Qingfeng wandered in the shadow of the woods, but the "Shadow" quickly reminded him that the goblin had an excellent vision in the forest, and it was meaningless to simply hide. If you really want to deal with them, you must be more cunning than these little green-skin monsters.
More cunning
Zhou Qingfeng had to retreat again, pulling a further distance, predicting the direction of the goblin's attack, and looking for the individual to be alone—the rules are simple, but in the complex and perilous woods, this is a very intellectual battle .
Zhou Qingfeng has a strong'perception', but the perception of'shadow' is several times stronger than him. It constantly reminds the existence of danger and guides Zhou Qingfeng to launch an attack on the messy goblin team, so the enchanted edge of the thin thorn sword will always surprise unexpectedly.