Chapter 37 The First Crisis
Lolo breathed a sigh of relief. Although she kept reminding herself not to take someone's pranks to heart, to be honest, there was always someone behind her imitating your every move that made you feel indescribable. Fortunately, the lunatic ran to torture others after playing for a while.
The rookie brave man was also reflecting whether his previous training for the teenager was a bit too harsh, which led to his irreversible severe mental stimulation, so he is so abnormal now.
Lolo even remembered the horror story the boy told her before, and wondered if he had secretly ate something unclean on his back. He had already had signs of illness.
Thinking of this, the girl shivered involuntarily, and at the same time she made up her mind that whenever the magician did something strange, she would be the first to rush up and chop him up. If this kid had any knowledge in the fountain, he would also thank her for eliminating the harm for the people.
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It was already dark, and there was quiet in the woods, with only the rustling footsteps of the adventure team, and the atmosphere was very silent.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, people did not light the torch. The lighting used a magic lamp, which is the most common magic weapon, emits a faint blue light, which is a bit like a phosphorus fire. The advantage is that the movement and stillness are small, and it is not easy to disturb the sleeping beasts in the forest. The disadvantage is that the cost is relatively high.
In fact, nothing is not expensive for any thing produced by a magician. Even this kind of ordinary magic lamp that can be made by even a magic apprentice sells for as much as a gold coin.
There is also a specially customized version specially designed for nobles. In terms of efficacy, there is almost no difference between the ordinary version. After it is made, you can ask a special craftsman to carve some patterns that seem mysterious but are actually useless. The price is more than ten times more expensive, and the huge profit is comparable to robbery.
However, even so, magic lamps are still in short supply. Especially for those who have been active in the wild and underground for many years, magic lamps are standard for everyone to use.
The magic lamp that the old thief Edward had used for more than 20 years was unfortunately scrapped during the last expedition, and now he bought it again after spending twice the money from the black market.
Due to the special natural environment of the endless sea of trees, the starlight above the head is difficult to penetrate the lush branches and leaves. When the sun rises into the mountains, the forest becomes dark and you can't see your fingers. Therefore, most animals will stop moving at night, which is also the reason why the expedition team chooses to travel at night.
But Lolo felt that something seemed to be peeking at them in the depths of the darkness, and she couldn't help but hold the sword in her hand tightly.
"Don't be nervous, it's the Ghost-Faced Monkey." Hansen seemed to see what the girl was thinking, so he patiently explained, "The Ghost-Faced Monkey is one of the few animals in the endless sea of trees that are active at noon. He has a strong curiosity and likes to observe unknown things, but he usually does not attack casually."
After a pause, he added, "Be careful not to show too strong aggressiveness. We are likely to enter their territory. Ghost-faced monkeys are social animals, and even the smallest community has hundreds of them. The consequences of provoking them are very serious."
But as the second-level swordsman said, as long as he does not show any aggressiveness, the Ghost-faced Monkey will only silently stare at the expedition team in the distance in the darkness.
As I continued to deepen, everyone's nerves were undoubtedly tighter than the night before.
Everyone tried their best to act lightly, and no one would chat anymore, for fear of disturbing those real ferocious beasts.
Fortunately, the expedition team did not encounter much trouble until dawn, but everyone did not feel relaxed because the real test had just begun.
The most dangerous thing is actually the journey from now until the afternoon to the arrival of the dungeon. After the sun rises, the members of the expedition team found that the grimacing monkeys had been hanging behind them and dispersed at some point, replaced by a group of ravens with cold eyes.
They stood in a row on the branches of the tree, looking down at the expedition team under their feet.
This is not a good sign. Ravens are scavenging organisms and are often regarded as synonymous with disasters. They will be troubles wherever they appear.
On the new day, creatures in the endless sea of trees woke up from their sleep and began to go out for food, wandering around to fill their stomachs. There were many ferocious predators. For example, the group of two-headed wolves that Rob and others encountered are as powerful as first-level professionals, and the key is that there are still sixteen.
Without Hansen's greeting, everyone had already drawn out their weapons, and even the entourage had thrown away the load, and rushed to pick up the guys beside him.
Hansen's face was solemn. This was the first time the expedition team was facing a crisis. There were sixteen two-headed wolves. The number was more or less. As a second-level swordsman, he could deal with four of them at a time. Edward's words were slightly weak due to his profession limitations, so he could deal with three of them. The remaining nine people happened to be one.
It doesn't sound too difficult, but don't forget that six of these nine people are sermons, whose strength is far from professionals. In addition, the priest Hilton is not a combatant, let alone the wild beasts like the two-headed wolf are the most cunning. They are well versed in the hunting process. They act in a unified manner, with a moderate attack and defense, and can often defeat opponents who are much stronger than themselves.
On the other hand, everyone on the expedition team had just met each other for a while and was still in the running-in stage. Unexpectedly, he encountered such a difficult situation in the first battle, and Hansen also had a headache.
The rookie brave man quietly moved two steps and protected the quasi-magic behind him. The blonde handsome man who had been arrogant and said that he wanted to protect her was now running to the two second-level professionals.
Luo Luo's right hand trembled slightly, and this was the first time she had participated in actual combat after becoming a swordsman. She had basically just stopped practicing with others before, and it was the first time she had encountered such a life and death moment.
However, since she had made up her mind to go to the dungeon, there would be no shortage of similar battles afterwards, so the girl did not intend to escape. She stared at the silver female wolf closest to her, raised the elf sword in her hand, and was careful to be on guard.
However, the wolves just surrounded the adventure team and let out a few low roars from their throats to scare their prey, but they did not seem to be in a hurry to launch an attack. One of the wolf heads looked back from time to time.
"What are they doing?" The abnormal behavior of the wolf pack made Lolo instinctively uneasy.
"It seems that I'm probably waiting for their leader."
The rookie brave man originally asked the captain Hansen, because among all the people, the second-level swordsman has experienced the most battles and has the richest experience, and he should have the most say in similar emergencies, but Lolo did not expect that the boy who finally answered her was the boy who had been silent before.
Chapter completed!