The gray wolf's struggle was of no use and had the opposite effect.
I saw that in addition to entering the body from the mouth, there were also some grass threads that penetrated into the body along the other holes in the gray wolf's head, such as the nostrils and ears. There were even some grass threads that opened the gray wolf's closed eyelids, bypassed the eyeballs, entered deep into the skull, and invaded the most fragile brain.
The next moment, the gray wolf twitched violently, and his whole body went limp. He was not dead, but lost all ability to resist, and stared blankly ahead.
"brush!"
The branches of the giant tree drooped down again, picked up the motionless gray wolf, and threw it into the tree hole.
After a while, the face on the tree trunk showed a somewhat vigilant and solemn expression.
After a few seconds, his face became a little cunning again, and after a slow smile, he returned to normal.
In place, nothing seemed to happen, except for the bloody air.
…
the other side.
Richard, Popovich and Holo continued deep into the forest until dusk.
The three people appeared in an open space, looking around with a little vigilance, checking for clues - this was the place where the third exploration team was brutally killed. The only people who escaped before could provide limited clues, so the three people worked hard to collect For more information, try to restore the scene that originally happened here.
At this time, the corpse of the dead wizard of the Society of Truth in the clearing had long since disappeared without a trace. It was taken away by the carnivorous animals in the forest and used as stored food, leaving only some fragments of clothing and vague traces of the battle.
The three of them studied this for a long time and speculated that the original exploration team had a fierce head-on confrontation with the enemy. However, the exploration team was not defeated head-on, but was attacked by some unknown sneak attacks, which caused the formation to be mixed and unable to cooperate, so they were slaughtered.
"It's a pity." After studying it, Holo dropped a piece of clothing and said with regret, "If there were a complete body on the spot, we might be able to get more information using pre-cast spells. But let's not talk about the body now. , not even a certain part of the body, so we can only make uncertain guesses."
Popobo Vicky carefully picked up the pieces of clothing left by Holo, took a few steps away, fiddled with them for a while, looked at Holo and asked aloud: "I remember, there are some pre-cast spells, as long as you get the deceased You can use psychic methods to obtain information from items you have come into contact with, can't you?"
After hearing this, Holo glanced at Bobo Bovich, without being angry, and asked slowly: "Who did you listen to?"
"This..." Bobo Bovich's expression froze, "I once had a wizard friend who I didn't know very well."
"I guess, you and your wizard friend are not very familiar with pre-cast spells, right?" Holo said.
"Why do you say that?"
"Because if one of you is familiar with prophecy spells, you wouldn't have such a conversation." Holo replied, "Pre-cast spells are indeed magical, but they are not omnipotent. In most cases, they are It is a relatively inferior method and a last resort.
There are too many uncertainties and limitations in prophecy spells. As you said, as long as you can get the items that the deceased has touched, you can obtain information through psychic means. That is already the domain of God, and wizards cannot do it at all. . "
"That's not necessarily true," Popobo Vicki said, "My wizard friend said that according to some records, ancient wizards could indeed do it a long time ago."
"A long time ago? Ancient wizard?" Holo didn't expect Bobo Bovich to say that. She was stunned for a moment and said noncommittally, "Maybe. But too many ancient prophecy spells have been lost. In this era, , really can’t do it.”
Bobo Bovich shrugged and did not dwell on this point any longer.
At this time, Richard said not far away: "You two, come and take a look at this place."
"What?" Bobo Bovich and Holo walked over and saw Richard crouching down, observing a small patch of slightly bent grass next to him.
"This is the trace left by some kind of creature that walked here not long ago." Richard said.
"So?" Bobo Boovich asked.
Richard spoke up: "As I said before, the animals in this forest are deliberately hiding from us because of the control of the culprit. If an animal appears in our area, it is naturally abnormal.
You see, these traces were not left in a hurry. Pay attention to the direction in which the grass was bent. There are several differences. It should be that someone wandered here. This shows that the other party is definitely not an animal that was driven away by the culprit and escaped from us. It is very likely that it is an animal specially arranged by the culprit. "
"Is it the spy who monitors us?" Holo looked at Richard and asked guessing.
"It doesn't look like it." Richard shook his head, "If it's an eyeliner, there's no point in wandering around here. I'm more inclined to think that the other party is an ambusher than an eyeliner."
"Ambusher? Ambush us?" Bobo Bowitch asked.
"Yes, ambush us." Richard said, "This is the scene where the third exploration team was massacred. If we encounter them, we will stop because of both emotion and reason. Then we can use this to carry out an ambush attack."
"Then how should we deal with it? Find the other party first, and then destroy the other party's ambush?" Holo suggested.
"No need to go to such trouble." Richard shook his head and said, "If the other party really wants to ambush us, then they should be ready to confront us head-on. In other words, they are ready to fight us in a decisive battle - this is not Is that what we want
We can just wait here and wait for the other party to take the initiative to attack. Naturally, their ambush will not be effective, and we can save some energy and see the true details of the other party. "
After listening to Richard's words, Popobo Vicki and Holo thought for a moment, nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's do this."
…
The night got dark.
The night in the forest is much darker than the night in the wilderness because it is blocked by many tall trees. Even in a clearing in the forest, this didn't change much.
Richard, Bobo Bo Vicki and Holo rested silently in the open space, as if each other was soaked in sticky ink. The moist and cold air in the night lingered around, like a hungry devil, constantly looking for possible loopholes, ready to take advantage of them, but was blocked time and again by the invisible force field maintained by the three people.
Everything was extremely quiet, like a dark oil painting or a group of statues.
This went on for a long time, until a weak wind appeared.
"call-"
The wind blew from the side and passed close to the ground, then suddenly rose up and left in one direction, like a naughty elf.
Holo's eyes opened and she looked into the depths of the night with awareness.