Victor and his party hurried out of the gate of Echo Town before evening. They were nominally out on a pathfinding and reconnaissance mission. They had a mission document issued by the Adventurer's Guild as proof. The soldiers guarding the gate did not make things difficult for them, and opened the door to let them go.
As for Yog, he wore the same full-body cotton armor as the others, a hood on his head, and a windproof mask on his face, covering himself tightly, with only a pair of eyes exposed. In addition, his body shape was relatively well-proportioned.
The body proportions are closer to that of a half-elf, rather than as stout as his barbarian compatriots, like a thick city wall.
Yog blended in among the team and was inconspicuous.
So, Yog, a blue-skinned barbarian boy, followed Victor and escaped from the place of imprisonment smoothly.
After leaving the town, they headed north along the steep ridge. In this direction, the mountains and forests were rolling, the terrain was rugged, and there were few people.
When the towering city walls of Echo Town disappeared behind him, Yog couldn't help but pull off his windproof mask, kneel on the ground, gasping for air, breathing in the fresh and natural air in the mountains and forests, and tears flowing down unconsciously.
"Get up and hurry up, don't think it's safe now, you weakling!"
The burning Delina followed Yog. She had a hot temper, kicked Yog in the butt and yelled at him.
Yog, who had finally escaped, suddenly realized that his life was still in the hands of this group of adventurers, and he could not be said to be out of danger yet. So, he quickly got up, took a peek at Delina's face, and said with
Barbarian language whispered: "Just leave, why are you so fierce?"
As he said that, he walked quickly to Victor and followed closely. He had an intuition that as long as he was near Victor, the other adventurers in the team would not beat him or scold him, just like they did at the Braun Town Plantation.
Everything is fine with him following Vertok.
Victor never forgot that the new character he was pretending to be did not know the barbarian boy Yog, and as a stranger, it was difficult for him to accept that a barbarian was too close to him.
"Hey, be careful, don't get too close to me!" He turned back with a fierce look in his eyes and warned with disgust on his face.
Yog was stunned for a moment, but he was not afraid. He just nodded subconsciously and took a few steps back. His obedient look was just like his attitude towards Wiltok at the Braun Town Plantation.
There is no doubt that Jorg still thinks of him as Vertok.
Victor couldn't help but frown secretly, and at the same time he was even more curious about how Yog recognized that he was Wiltok?
Of course, he cannot reveal his true identity in front of Yog under any circumstances now, otherwise it will arouse the serious suspicion of the Chief of Split Rock, causing the plan to rescue the survivors to fail.
Victor had no choice but to endure his curious nature and follow the team on their way.
For adventurers, the biggest danger is not fighting and killing, but the unfamiliar wild environment. For example, if adventurers fail to find food and water sources in time, become hungry, thirsty and exhausted, and encounter extreme climate changes, it is easy to cause hypothermia or heatstroke.
; Another example is that if you accidentally fall while walking and fail to receive timely and effective treatment, these will lead to death. Moreover, similar non-combat attrition accounts for the majority of deaths of travelers in the wild, even more than those caused by encountering ferocious beasts and poisonous insects.
Several times more.
As the experience and lessons of the predecessors continue to accumulate, it has gradually become a science for adventurers to travel in unfamiliar wild environments. The city-state academy calls it pathfinding.
The Ranger Sisters have maxed out the pathfinding skill. Ruth is at the front of the team, responsible for exploring the path; Jessica is at the end of the team, responsible for breaking up the rear. They have flying forest falcons to act as scouts.
Friends, you only need to spend a drop of secret blood to use your mind to perceive the terrain beyond your sight.
Like most mountain forests, the terrain of the Godore Mountains is complex and changeable, with undulating rocks stretching for hundreds of kilometers and criss-crossing valleys and ravines, like a huge semi-enclosed maze. Even experienced adventurers can easily end up in dead ends.
Dead end.
The road under Victor's feet became narrower and narrower. To their left was a rocky cliff, and to their right was a cliff more than 300 meters deep. The place where they could stay was only large enough for one person to pass.
Everyone had to line up in a line, follow the teammates in front, and move forward step by step.
At this time, a normal adventure group must consider whether to turn back, because there is no end in sight for the road ahead, and they don’t know whether it will be a dead end. If it is really a dead end, the adventurers will waste a lot of physical energy in vain.
When the temperature drops sharply at night, everyone's situation will become very difficult.
Ruth, the leader, will not have this kind of confusion. Through psychic communication with her investigation partner Lin Shuan, she has a complete grasp of the terrain within a ten-kilometer radius.
However, Ruth only plans the shortest route based on the strength level of the team members. Such a path is destined to be difficult for some people.
The barbarian boy Yog almost clung to the stone wall, with his back to the cliff, walking forward sideways like a crab. If the mountain wind hadn't been so strong that everyone couldn't make a sound, he would have cried and begged Vic in front of him.
Walk more slowly.
Yog is not an ordinary barbarian. His physical fitness is weaker than that of ordinary barbarians. Such a steep and narrow mountain road, hindered by strong winds, is a huge challenge for him.
Victor didn't pay attention to Yog's predicament, and the alchemist demon Delina followed Yog. If anything happened, he could always ensure his safety.
The sun gradually sets in the west, and the towering mountains cast a huge shadow on the valley to the east. Walking on the cliff, Victor can see the dividing line of light and shadow in the valley. On one side are the autumn woods illuminated by the afterglow of the setting sun, and on the other side are the
A dark valley shrouded in shadow.
Compared to the majesty of nature, they are really as insignificant as ants.
Before Victor could feel his insignificance, the shield guard Harvey who was walking in front of him stopped and made a gesture to him, indicating that the leader Ruth had found the place to get off the cliff.
This chapter is not over, please click the next page to continue reading! Ruth stopped, the vicious Herman, the giant Mowgli, the stinking Lifdel, the burning Delina, the four alchemical demons, and the shield guard Harvey
, gladiatorial slave Kent, rangers Jessica and Victor, plus a barbarian boy Yog, a total of nine teammates gathered around her, waiting for the next step of action.
"Look carefully, jump down from me and pay attention to every landing point of mine."
Ruth was wearing a windproof mask, but her voice was still muffled by the mountain wind whistling in her ears. The female ranger simply stopped talking, just arched her eyebrows at Victor, and then leaned back, her head and feet covered with blood.
Fall off a cliff.
Yog suddenly saw a half-elf female adventurer jumping off a cliff. His eyes widened for a moment, and he pointed there with his hand, making a whooshing sound in his throat.
He really couldn't understand why the leading female adventurer committed suicide by jumping off a cliff when everything was fine.
However, what Yog didn't know was that Ruth had a very practical ability as the Lord Ranger. As long as she could move freely, she would not make a mistake.
Although the cliffs here are dangerous, they are not as smooth and flat as the city walls. The stone walls are dotted with uneven rocks, and there are a lot of vines and thorns that can be used to climb. Many goats live on the cliffs, as well as leopards and bears.
Monkeys and monkeys also often climb cliffs.
Half-elves have undergone rigorous training and have enough courage to climb cliffs with bare hands.
Things that ordinary people can do are even more difficult to do without a group of extraordinary beings who have ignited the fire of their souls and implanted the touch of the alchemical snake.
Victor has not yet ignited the fire of the soul, but he is proficient in the secret form of the monkey, and his agility is not inferior to that of a real ape. Even though he currently maintains an affinity for the water element, his perception attribute cannot exceed 20 points, but he can still cross mountains and ridges.
There was no difficulty for him, not to mention that Ruth had already shown every landing point for the jump.
The barbarian boy watched the half-elf adventurers jumping off the cliff one after another. He finally understood that Ruth had not committed suicide just now, but continued to lead the way.
Yog panicked and desperately grabbed Victor's arm, but Delina behind him cut his hands behind her and held him in place. He could only yell: "What should I do? What should I do?"
Victor just winked at the gladiator slave Kent, who understood the situation, then strode over, grabbed the belt of the barbarian boy, lifted him onto his shoulders, and jumped straight off the cliff.
Kent was originally a ferocious half-elf warrior, with a strong body and amazing strength. Later, he ignited the fire of the soul and could control the power of every muscle in his body with great precision. It was easy for him to carry Yog down the cliff.
The rest of the people jumped off one after another. The cliff several hundred meters high was by no means an insurmountable chasm for them.
Victor used his hands and feet to rise and fall on the cliff as dexterously as an ape. It didn't take long before he reached the bottom of the cliff.
At the foot of the mountain is a large river valley, but now it is the dry season, the river valley has turned into a meadow wetland, covered with reeds more than two meters high, so dense that you can't see the end of it.
The few people who came down first had already cut a circle of open space with their hatchets. Harvey stepped on the fallen reed pole, jumped hard, felt the softness and dampness under his feet, and muttered: "The swamp plus the reed swamp is my favorite."
Both of those annoying things are here!"
"Don't worry, Ruth and I can always find the best way." Jessica raised her chin and smiled triumphantly.
Victor was secretly paying attention to Yog's reaction. If Kent frightened Yog when he took him off the cliff, it would be difficult to explain to the barbarian slave girl leader Ingrid later.
Yog didn't even scream when he was forced to "jump off the cliff", and he was still in a daze now. No wonder Victor was worried that he was over-stimulated and had mental problems.
The blue-skinned barbarian boy suddenly noticed that Victor was observing him. His eyes lit up and he immediately got rid of his agitated mood. He slowly walked over and quietly said to Victor: "I also want to learn your cliff jumping skills. Can you teach me how to jump off a cliff?"
I?"
In my impression, Yog is very studious and extremely smart. He can learn reading and writing, sliding movements, forging alloys and other skills in one go. Even the Myen Sage of Braun Town was surprised by his learning ability and thought that his
The level of intelligence has surpassed that of most half-elves.
However, climbing over mountains and ridges as if walking on flat ground is not an ordinary skill. Even if some types of goats can run and jump on cliffs, it is because they are familiar with the terrain and have memorized all their footholds. But Ruth and Jessica rely on
One of the extraordinary talents of the sixth-level rangers is actually the extraordinary talent of the sixth-level archers. They do not need to consume their own secret blood, but can maintain freedom of movement in unfamiliar environments by relying only on intuition and never make a mistake.
Without this extraordinary talent, even if the adventurer has ignited the fire of the soul, it is not easy to get off the cliff, and there is still a certain risk. However, Victor and the others know the stable footholds in advance, so they can maintain freedom of movement.
state, jumping off the cliff easily.
It is a very refreshing experience to move freely and have no obstructions. No wonder Yog is envious of others who have the ability to "jump off a cliff".
Victor himself did not have the extraordinary gift of freedom of movement. Thanks to Ruth who pointed out the path first, he was able to fall to the ground smoothly.
What's more, extraordinary talents cannot be taught and learned.
Victor glanced at Yog coldly, then turned away and ignored him at all.
In any case, Yog was not frightened by the gladiator slave Kent, and his courage also impressed Victor.
Several alchemy demons are very capable. Their souls and wills are loaded with a lot of knowledge and practical skills. They can use reed poles to weave many round pads and buckle them on waterproof leather boots, so that they can walk without getting tired.
Everyone fell into the mud.
Ruth forced her way through the dense reeds and led the team towards the depths of the river valley wetland.
Autumn reeds are not strong, but there are too many of them, which not only blocks the view of Victor and his party, but also poses a great obstacle to their journey. The leader, Ruth, is not known for her strength and is light, so she pushed them aside
Although the reeds didn't take much effort, the endless reeds would still quickly consume her physical energy.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Victor soon realized that Ruth was carrying a heavy burden. After thinking about it, he quickly passed the others, came to the front of the team, and said to Ruth:
"I'll help you clear the way."
He is now the tallest and largest person in the team. He has strong muscles evolved from the gold-level alchemical snake touch. His physical toughness and basic strength have been enhanced by about 20%. Things like walking through the reed swamps are difficult for him.
It's easy for him.
In addition, Victor's eyes are now green, he maintains his affinity for the water element, has awakened his surge talent, and has abundant physical energy that far exceeds that of any follower.
Ruth smiled brightly at Victor, pointed to Yog next to him, and said, "Why does this guy keep following you?"
A flattering smile immediately appeared on Yog's face.
Victor turned back and shouted to the back: "Kent, come here, drag this barbarian slave to the middle of the team, don't let him run around. Others should protect him."
The gladiator slave strode over, with a straight face, and escorted the dejected Yog back to the center of the team.
The reed swamp is not safe. Victor has already heard the roar of animals, which is very similar to the roar of cattle. It can penetrate the roar of the wind blowing the reeds. It can be seen that these animals are huge and powerful. Their voices are very similar to those of herbivorous animals such as bison.
Animals, assuming there are beasts that prey on them in the reeds, those beasts must be strong enough.
The main reason is that two or three meters high reeds block the vision. Although Victor and his followers are not afraid of wild beasts, the barbarian boy Yog has not been implanted with the alchemical snake touch, so he may still be fatally injured.
The main task of this trip is to ensure Yog's safety until he is handed over to the barbarian slave girl leader Ingrid.
The followers sandwiched Yog in the middle of the group and continued trudging through the reeds.
Victor borrowed the alchemy demon's long-handled ax gun, tied the hatchet to the front end of the ax gun, and used it to sweep left and right towards the ground. The reeds in front of him were all broken. In this way, it was very easy for him to cut the reeds to clear a path.
convenient.
Not long after, the front suddenly opened up, and Ruth led them to an open space.
No, to be precise, it is an animal path in the reed swamp.
Reeds, pennisetum, elephant grass and other tall herbaceous plants were all trampled by wild beasts, forming a road about six meters wide, winding forward to who knows where.
There are only so many passable places in the meadow wetlands. High-level rangers can find them, and so can the beasts living here. The fact that the team led by Ruth broke into the beast's path only means that she has found the right path.
"Huh?" Ruth, who was sharp-eyed, found a intact palm mark in the animal path, which aroused her interest.
"It's a tiger paw print." Jessica squeezed through the crowd, came to squat down next to Ruth, gestured with the palm marks on the ground with her delicate hands, frowned and said, "It's too big... According to the claw marks, I
It is estimated that this tiger has a shoulder height of two meters and weighs more than 3,000 pounds... It is impossible for ordinary spotted tigers and night sabers to grow so big!"
Victor held the sickle converted from a long-handled ax gun and asked: "Dire Tiger?"
"It must be a ferocious beast." Jessica nodded vigorously, then changed the subject and said, "However, I think it may be the legendary saber-toothed beast."
"Saber-toothed beast?!" Ruth said excitedly: "You mean the kind of saber-toothed beast that can hunt wild monsters?"
"Yes."
"Can saber-toothed beasts be tamed by tamers?"
"Yes."
"I really want it to be my fighting partner..."
"Hehe, I want it too."
The sisters were just joking. Adult saber-toothed beasts are powerful and agile, and have the ability to hunt ogres, because they can always avoid the ogre leader's pursuit.
If the saber-toothed beast here is smart enough, it will be almost impossible for Victor's team to find it.
The alchemy demons eat souls and drink blood, and a powerful saber-toothed beast can just satisfy their appetite. For saber-toothed beasts, they are a danger.
Based on this judgment, the Ranger sisters concluded that even if there was a saber-toothed beast nearby, it would stay far away.
Victor and his party were not too afraid of the lone saber-toothed beast. They still decided to use the animal path to cross the meadow wetland and go to the predetermined location to meet and negotiate with Ingrid. If they encountered a saber-toothed beast on the way, they would catch and kill it if they could.
Then kill them, but the most important thing is that they can't reveal any flaws when they are on the road, otherwise the ferocious beast will not be able to restrain its hunting instinct and launch a fatal surprise attack on them.
Everyone formed a relatively tight defense formation. Everyone was alert, holding weapons in hand, and always paying attention to the reeds on both sides of the animal path. Ruth and Jessica also took turns driving their animal companion Lin Falcon,
The team circled overhead for reconnaissance.
As long as there is no opportunity to take advantage of it, according to the habits of saber-toothed beasts, they will never show up, as if they don't exist.
Victor said he was not afraid of saber-toothed beasts, but as time went by, the pressure brought by the ferocious saber-toothed beasts gradually increased, especially when it was getting late, the sun had completely sunk below the horizon, and darkness enveloped the swamp.
Everyone had a stern expression and remained silent.
Suddenly, Victor felt a palpitation in his heart. Before he had a deeper understanding of this, Ruth and Jessica had already issued a warning!
"There is danger, coming from the sky!"
"Everyone go into the reed swamp on the left and lie down to hide!"
Harvey and Kent immediately dragged Victor into the reeds nearby, lay down on the ground, and hid themselves.
At this time, Victor had clearly felt a coercion approaching rapidly from the southwest!
"Hidden Breathing Technique!" Victor reminded everyone quickly, and then used the Hidden Life Breathing Technique in the Golden Toad's Secret Form to lower his heartbeat rate, and his breathing became like a gossamer, like lifeless wood, but his perception
And the spirit becomes particularly sharp.
Three giant creatures carried strong air currents and slid past Victor's head. Large swaths of dry reeds could not withstand the air pressure they stirred up, and they broke one after another, making a continuous clicking sound.
Victor saw their terrifying, slender bodies full of power and beauty, as well as their iconic dragon wings, dragon scales, and their power that could shock the soul!