A clean, steady palm was inserted into the frozen icy soil. With the movement of the palm, the ice soil was gradually peeled away, revealing some black charcoal residues inside. Zero grabbed a handful of such carbon slag with his hands, put it between his nose and smelled it, and even stuck out his tongue to lightly touch the carbon slag. As the slightly bitter taste melted on the tip of the tongue, Zero already knew how many hours ago it was probably produced.
Beside Zero, Merlin stood holding an axe. The dignified eyes of the red prince flitted across the leeward hill, and he asked in a deep voice, "Have they ever rested here?"
"It shouldn't be wrong. These cokes are from 5 hours ago. And I found some interesting things over there." Zero stood up, and near him were several snowdrifts that had been parted. One of the snowdrifts was scattered with the fur and bones of some mutant beasts, while the other snowdrifts were stained with the blood of certain creatures.
"May I ask, what do those bugs in Midra feed on?" Zero asked as he picked up a piece of fur that was still stained with blood.
Merlin replied: "They can eat almost anything. But Midra is very picky. It only sucks the blood of the food. It is a blood-sucking bug."
Zero's sight fell on another snowdrift, where were the mummified corpses of some mutant beasts. The muscles of these corpses were all atrophied, and the skin and hair were gray and decayed. Obviously, Midra is not as simple as sucking blood. To be correct, it will suck the life essence of food.
"Obviously these bugs in Kaiserras don't like cooked food, so these foods are prepared for other companions." Zero kicked the coke under his feet, and the head of a violent bear nearby: "Eat all the food at once. A violent bear, if it doesn't have a lot of companions, it is a high-ranking ability user. Judging from the traces of this resting place that doesn't look too messy, it should be the latter. Dear Grand Duke, I don't know what you think of ?”
Merlin thought for a moment, then sneered and said, "It should be those humans who hit our Netherese shield. I was really surprised when I saw that Midra had a secret relationship with them."
"So do you know who the instigator behind these humans is?"
"I don't know about this. At that time, I only cooperated with them in order to kill you by their hands. Otherwise, I would not go with those dirty guys."
Ling Xiao smiled and said, "Let's go, maybe we can surprise them when they are resting next time."
"Can you predict their course?"
"It's not difficult." Zero said: "We have been chasing them for four or five days, and it is not difficult to judge the moving distance and time required from the places where they rest each time. As long as I have these data, I can probably predict Where is their next resting place. The question is, whose speed is faster."
"In terms of speed, the bugs have an advantage over us." Merlin said in a deep voice.
Ling Moran, with their foot strength, if they walk on the ground, they can probably advance more than 400 kilometers a day. But in the mountains, due to the influence of the environment and climate, it is already very good to be able to advance 100 kilometers a day. As for Midra, the speed is faster than them because of the flying insects. This is absolute.
"So we don't have much time, but the traces they left tell me that the physical strength of the red beetle flying insects is also limited. Every time we fly for four or five hours, we have to rest. Only by advancing intermittently for 24 hours can we hope to get ahead of them."
"It's just that, I have no problem, as for you..."
Zero said lightly: "Don't worry about me, my endurance will not be inferior to anyone."
"That's good, I hope you don't become my burden!" Merlin snorted coldly.
The two stopped communicating, and what followed was a silent journey. When they were on the road, they did not have any communication and communication. Usually Zero leads the way, followed by Merlin. This time was no exception, Zero was like a ghost, running silently on the snow in the mountains, leaving only a very faint shadow. And the Red Grand Duke is like a raging flame, no matter how heavy the wind and snow on the mountain peak, it cannot be blown out.
Time passed bit by bit, Zero and Merlin were on their way, and so was Midra, Betsy and others. If Tulash Mountain is a competition field, then the end point is the mountain exit in the north. Whoever gets there first will have the upper hand in this race. And the key point is time. Whoever takes the shortest time has a chance to win.
It was sunset again, and the red beetle flying insects began to descend. Betsy, sitting on one of the flying insects, opened her eyes from her doze. Betsy had to admit that in the environment of Tulash Mountain, the scarlet beetle was indeed the best means of transportation. Their thick carapaces ensure that they will not be affected by strong winds at high altitudes, while their powerful wings guarantee high-altitude flight.
But God opens a window and always closes another.
Although the red beetle flies have the relatively rare flying ability in this era, their physical strength is only enough to support four to five hours of flying. And when carrying passengers on the back, this time will be reduced by about 20%. Flying in high-altitude strong winds, their speed is only a few dozen kilometers per hour, and they cannot fly at night because of the bug's vision problems. Therefore, this team of bugs can only advance about 150 kilometers every day. .
At this speed, it would take at least five days for them to fly out of the range of the Tulash Mountain Range.
After three days of rest, Betsy and Pedafini have recovered a lot. Among them, Pedelfini was in the best condition. The huge wound on her chest and abdomen had basically healed, leaving only a light red scar. As for energy, it has recovered to 80% of its peak level, which is enough to deal with any big battle.
Betsy was not so lucky, his left arm was disabled, which was equivalent to losing about 20% of his combat strength. Fortunately, this did not cause his ability level to regress, otherwise Betsy would be worse off than dead. But the ashes spreader is no longer as calm as before, and Betsy, who has only recovered 60 to 70% of his energy, can only use one more rain of natural disaster fire, plus one or two fires of disaster, and the power will drop slightly , which made Betsy feel very depressed.
In addition to the two passengers, Betsy and Pedafini, there was a third passenger in the worm team. Betsy, the alien woman wrapped in a gray robe, has seen it before. Before waiting for Bane and the others to meet in the Zambes Mountains, he and Pedafini attacked the woman's team and fought a battle. . It was later discovered that they, the Grignians, were mixed with Zero.
But what Betsy didn't expect was that the so-called important person in Midella's mouth was actually this woman.
This made Betsy regret it very much. If he had known this before, he should have taken it with all his strength when they met for the first time that day, and maybe he could have taken Ludu into his pocket without bloodshed.
It is of course useless to regret now, the initiative has been taken by Midra, and Betsy and Pedafini can only play the role of thugs now.
After all the flying insects descended, Betsy looked at the surrounding environment. This is a certain corner of the Tulash Mountain Range, where stalagmites are everywhere, and the environment can be called complex. It's just that these stalagmites are not natural, but the fragile part of the mountain rock has been eroded by the cold wind, and the rest is the hardest part of the mountain rock. Betsy flicked his fingers on one of the stalagmites, and there was a hint of gold and stone, which showed that the stalagmite was already as strong as steel, otherwise it would not be preserved.
This stalagmite forest is as long as a hundred meters high, slanting and pointing straight to the sky. The short one is also ten meters long, with a pointed top and a thick bottom, like a row of fangs. The flying insects are careful when descending to avoid hitting these natural stone teeth. After getting off the flying insects, the woman wrapped in the gray robe was watched over by at least a dozen red-armored flying insects, and Midra herself was resting not far away.
That place was simply forbidden, even Betsy and Pedafini were not allowed to approach easily. Except for the worms who were in charge of guarding, the rest of the worms walked down the mountain, and they would find some hibernating mutant beasts in the crevices of the mountains or in the dead wood. Some of it will be food for Betsy and the others, and the rest will be a meal for the bugs.
After dinner, they will spend the evening in this stalagmite forest. When tomorrow dawns, it is time to set off. Betsy is used to this kind of marching rhythm. He and Pedafini sat down where they were far away from the bugs and where they could see what was going on.
Pedafini leaned on a thick stalagmite, squinted at Midra and said, "I don't trust these bugs."
"Me too, but as far as the current situation is concerned, we have no choice but to cooperate with them." Betsy said lightly.
"Have you ever thought that if, as the bug said, it possesses the technology that can control the mind of creatures. Then we are likely to be controlled by it and become its soldiers if we send it to our door like this." Little Pedafini soundtrack.
"Actually, I doubt whether Midra can get out of this mountain range." Betsy sighed softly, his meaning was obvious. If Midra couldn't even get out of this mountain range, and there was no talk of returning to Kaiseras, then Pedafini's worries became very distant.
The Bloody Queen frowned and said, "You mean the Red Duke?"
"That's right, you saw it in Storm Fortress too. Merlin was also very concerned about that woman, otherwise she wouldn't have been taken away." Betsy was attacked by Ice Wing at that time, but he was still calmly observing the changes in the square , That's why I knew about Merlin Shemidra taking Ademili.
Pedafini was not as careful as he was. At that time, there were many incidents in the Storm Fortress, and she didn't notice this detail at all.
"The Red Duke will definitely catch up. At that time..." Betsy's face suddenly changed when he said this.
A bleak red moonlight appeared on the horizon, at first it was just an inconspicuous red band, but in the blink of an eye it roared and turned into an arc-shaped moonlight with a length of ten meters. The red moonlight easily cut through the stalagmites on the path forward. These rocks, which were as hard as steel, were easily cut through like butter before the moonlight. This shows how sharp the energy edge that makes up the crescent moon is. Even with Pedafini's ability, she was unwilling to touch it easily.
Almost as soon as Betsy's expression changed, Pedafini immediately transformed into a Purgatory Demon General. Transformed into a seductive witch from purgatory, Pedafini snorted coldly. The anti-knuckle feet stepped on the ground, and the rock was torn apart. The Bloody Queen had already cut across the crescent moon, and Betsy shook her head again and again.
After Yuemang chopped off dozens of stalagmites along the way, only four red beetle flying insects descended from the sky. The flying insects blasted out high-temperature fireballs and landed on Yuemang's body, but they couldn't stop its flying speed at all. If the moonlight does not change its flight trajectory, then its destination is the insect king Midra. So these Midra's personal guard bugs were so red-eyed that they pounced on Yuemang, intending to use their bodies to prevent Yuemang from continuing to advance.
But they forgot that the hardness of their carapaces is only slightly harder than stalagmites. So the personal guard bug was like a moth to a flame. As soon as it hit the moonlight, it couldn't last for two seconds before it was cut in half. While the insect blood was flying, Pedafini fell from the sky. The Bloody Queen stepped on the top of the moonlight, pressed hard, and there was a muffled sound in the air, but finally pushed the moonlight towards the ground, and finally sank into the ground and disappeared, leaving only a ten-meter-long road, which was unknown to the depth. Geometry Rifts!
[I'm in a bad mood recently, and I'm not in a good state. Today's chapter is a bit short, so everyone will just read it. These days, I always feel very irritable in my heart. There are reasons at work and at home. I will adjust my emotions as soon as possible, hoping to regain my previous passion~~]