The dragon was lying on a cliff more than ten meters high, roaring angrily at Xu Chen and others below, his fist-sized eyes shining with a vicious and bloodthirsty light.
Facing such a terrifying monster, not only Xu Chen almost peeed with fear, but even a group of hunters who had just been eager to go to Rilong all panicked again in an instant.
"Bow and arrow, shoot!"
In front of the beast, Feng issued the attack order without hesitation.
Boom boom boom boom…
The archers who were quick to prepare quickly launched an attack, and arrows were fired at the dragon in dense numbers.
"Ang~~~"
With the roar, the dragon swooped down, sweeping its claws and long tail around. A large number of broad-leafed plants in the valley were broken and fell. Most of the arrows missed, but a few of them still hit the body, but the damage did not seem to be high, and some were directly killed.
It bounced off, and even though some of it went in, it quickly fell out again as the dragon's skin trembled like a spasm.
Holy shit, is this thing invulnerable?
Such a terrifying situation frightened Xu Chen instantly.
However, it was obvious that a group of hunters were more experienced. While shouting and evading, another round of arrows was shot out, and there were also prepared spearmen who also threw their spears.
The beasts were ferocious and the valley was narrow. The defensive and attack formations they practiced on weekdays were no longer of much use. A group of hunters could only scatter and fight on their own. However, their long-term hunting experience and habits did not make them completely panic. Instead, they quickly
It extended a certain attack distance to all sides.
However, the terrain of the valley is indeed too complex, and many locations cannot be retreated at all. If you step back, you will find huge rocks and rapid and narrow streams. The only advantage is that there are enough people.
Therefore, under the dense and constant attacks of dozens of people, although the dragon beast had high resistance, it still received more than ten blows in a row. Short spears and bows and arrows were pierced into the body, and blood could obviously be seen flowing out.
With the roar of the dragon, it jumped and scattered everywhere.
Xu Chen, Gu Ju and others were completely unable to participate in this fierce battle, and could only hide and retreat deep into the thick fog.
"Horn!"
Although Xu Chen could not participate in the attack, he also knew that prestige and courage were crucial, so he yelled at Gu to blow the trumpet quickly.
"Woooooo~~"
The horn blew, and the deep and loud sound vibrated in the thick fog rolling in the valley, penetrating the canyon and reaching the sky.
The sound of the horn caused the dragon beast to pause for a moment, and in an instant, it was struck by seven or eight arrows and a few short spears.
"Ang~~"
Under the intensive attack, the dragon finally felt the threat of death. After letting out an angry and shrill roar, he jumped up high, climbed the steep rock wall and quickly disappeared into the thick fog, leaving only a puff of puffs all the way.
The sound of falling stone chips.
"Chai Ga!"
A group of hunters roared excitedly and chased after him.
Killing and pursuit is almost the most commonly used hunting method by hunters.
Unfortunately, in this foggy canyon, this method was completely ineffective. After a group of people chased hundreds of meters into the valley, they finally had no way to pursue them. Xu Chen was also afraid of casualties caused by the unknown situation, so he hurriedly
Let Gu blow the horn again to stop the attack.
Soon, the wind returned with a large group of hunters looking annoyed.
At this time, the place where the battle had just taken place was already in a mess.
A large area of broad-leafed plants was broken and fell all around, and many people were covered in venom from broken plants. Their skin was burning and numb, and everyone grinned and hurried to the stream to wash their bodies.
"Find a way out of here quickly!"
Although there were no casualties, a group of people were still embarrassed.
This is the dragon's old lair, so it's obviously not advisable to stay for a long time.
If they were attacked after dark, they would suffer heavy casualties, so Xu Chen loudly urged to find a way quickly.
Soon, someone found a place where they could climb up the mountain. A group of people did not dare to stay in the valley. Instead, they used the same method. The flexible person led the way, and then lowered the rope along the way to help the people behind climb forward.
An hour later, a group of people climbed halfway up the mountain, and the terrain gradually became gentle and open.
At this time, the sun had already set over the distant mountains, leaving only a faint glow of sunset.
The cold wind howled in the surrounding mountains, and the rolling waves of the forest were like the surge of the tide.
Standing on the mountainside and looking at the valley below, the cliffs are steep and bottomless, and the clouds and mist roll like a dragon's abyss.
"Ang~~"
In the mist of the deep stream, an angry roar could be faintly heard.
"Let's go, speed up and continue, we must reach the top of the mountain before dark!"
Xu Chen's hair stood on end and he loudly urged to leave quickly.
Although the dragon beast is very different from the legendary dragon he is familiar with, there are some similarities. That is, it looks strange and looks nothing like it. In fact, it has a faint charm of a dragon.
The image of the dragon has actually been changing in ancient times. I don’t know when the earliest dragon myth began, but it should have appeared in the middle and late Neolithic Age. These can be found from archaeology, and the dragons of various cultural periods.
The images are all different, and it was not until the Qin and Han Dynasties that they gradually took shape, and eventually evolved into the five-clawed golden dragon totem exclusively used by the emperor in the feudal period.
Xu Chen didn't know whether the dragon beast he encountered now was related to the dragon totem he once knew.
But after witnessing it twice, he was convinced that when the ancients created things like dragons, they definitely shouldn't have made them out of imagination. The green dragon, white tiger, red bird, and Xuanwu were the four legendary mythical beasts. The other three were all very normal shapes.
Only dragons are unique, which doesn't make sense.
Then the biggest possibility is that the dragon should be a real creature with a very similar prototype. Some people say it is a snake, some say it is a crocodile, but in fact they are not similar.
Xu Chen felt that the beast he saw now was the closest prototype creature.
Perhaps, this dragon is that dragon.
It's just that this kind of beast is rare in the world and extinct relatively early. Coupled with the myth of the continuous progress of civilization, it becomes more and more mysterious.
…
What time is the cold star? The moon is as curved as a hook.
A few miles away from the valley Xu Chen called Yinlong Gorge, near the ridge.
In a natural cave leeward, a group of hunters were sleeping in their clothes.
Xu Chen was lying among a group of snoring savages who were grinding their teeth, picking at their bellies and talking in their sleep, looking at the cold mountains outside the cave with wide-eyed eyes.
Although he was wrapped in animal skins, he was still shivering from the cold.
Moreover, the roars of wild beasts can be heard one after another all around, far and near, like a singing contest, without stopping at all.
This primitive society is simply not a place for people to stay.
The Ba people don't feel it yet, but everything goes wrong as soon as they go out. Sleeping in such a barren mountain, there is no sense of security at all, and they always feel like they are being watched by wild beasts...
There seemed to be some movement outside the cave.
But when he took a closer look, there was nothing there, just a quiet group.
It seems that I was too tired from traveling all night for the past two days. I was tired and hungry and had hallucinations.
Xu Chen was about to close his eyes and force himself to sleep, but he vaguely seemed to see a black shadow falling outside the cave with a roar. It was very large. In the dark night, it looked like a super big gecko.
what?
Xu Chen got up with a horrified grunt, widened his eyes and watched carefully again, then the hair on his body stood up, and roared that the dragon was coming. In an instant, the entire cave was full of hunters hugging their waists, hugging their legs and snoring, and opened their eyes in panic.
"Ang~~"
The black shadow outside the cave let out a shocking roar.
"Longga~~~"
The sleepy hunters were finally shaken away from their sleep by this roar. They roared in fear and jumped up looking for their bows, arrows and spears. The whole cave was instantly in panic.
"Boom boom boom boom..."
The hunter who got the bow and arrow started shooting randomly everywhere outside the cave. After a round of arrows passed, he realized that the outside of the cave was empty and the dragon had long disappeared.
The dragon goes as quickly as it comes, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
But everyone's drowsiness was not frightened at all. They all gathered around in fear, nervously staring out of the dark cave entrance with weapons in hand.
More than ten minutes passed, and there was no sound outside except the howling night wind and Lin Tao.
Even the roars of wild beasts that had been coming from the surrounding mountains seemed to suddenly disappear without a trace.
"Xiga!"
Some people finally couldn't bear it anymore and yawned and put down their weapons.
More people also lowered their weapons, but they still looked nervous as they looked left and right.
Xu Chen was naturally even more nervous.
If he hadn't been unable to sleep just now, they wouldn't have stolen the tower this time, but this dragon would have succeeded in stealing the tower.
Once they rush in, it is estimated that more than half of them will be killed or injured, and it is very likely that the group will be wiped out.
He died before he left the army, which made the hero burst into tears.
He has just begun to gain the upper hand as king, and he cannot die in these barren mountains no matter what.
Therefore, Xu Chen exchanged a few words with Feng and asked him to arrange for people to take turns staying on duty at night to carefully observe the situation.
The main reason is that there is no portable fire at the moment. If you can light a bonfire before falling asleep, it will definitely be a huge shock and intimidation to this kind of creature that is accustomed to living near water.
Unfortunately not.
After someone stayed on duty for the night, Xu Chen's nervousness finally subsided a lot. He was half asleep and half awake. It seemed that he heard the sound of a dragon roaring many times throughout the night, sometimes far and sometimes near, wandering and echoing around the ridge, but at least it was still a night.
After spending the time safely, he waited until the sky was slightly bright in the east, and then he fell asleep for a while. When someone pushed him awake, it was already bright.