It was very dark inside the woods and the wind was very strong.
Cheng Peng, Zhang Channian, Fei Er and Yu Fei were fully armed and led by a hunter's guild attendant who was wearing a maid outfit that didn't match the atmosphere at all, and went deep into this inaccessible jungle.
"Generally speaking, we do not open areas beyond the border." The rather petite and cute girl seemed to be completely unaware of what a dangerous thing everyone was about to do. She jumped up and down along the way and watched.
He became very interested, "Actually, I'm also very curious. It is said that even after crossing the border, it is just a virgin forest. Even if some monsters appear, they are just ordinary types. At most, flying dragons appear more frequently...
What does this level mean? Why should we close these areas?"
"You know, I have always dreamed of crossing the border and seeing what the outside world is like since I was a child!"
"So this time you finally got your wish?" Phil, who was very good at dealing with NPCs, took out a microphone from nowhere, handed it to the girl's mouth, and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"
The waiter was startled by his sudden move, and her hand directly touched the short knife hanging at her waist. But before she could pick up the weapon, she saw clearly what Phil handed over, and her surprise turned into joy.
, took the microphone with a smile, cleared his throat, and spoke in a serious and dull tone similar to that of a meeting host.
"Frankly speaking, it's just average, very average. It's not mysterious or dangerous at all!"
This answer is certainly not surprising—in fact, this is also the unanimous sentiment of everyone.
I thought that this trip would be full of all kinds of dangers. Maybe the top flying dragon species would appear everywhere along the way, maybe there would be many disasters, and maybe even other ancient dragon species on the road... According to the Hunter Guild
, beyond the border is a complete wilderness, and all kinds of dangers are contained in it. Even the most experienced hunter will only die if he rashly goes deep into it. Only extraordinary skills and even more extraordinary luck can make the rash
The explorers came back alive after going deep into the wilderness.
However, in fact, there is nothing in this forest, which is called "extremely dangerous", except for some monsters that are so weak that no one is interested in them.
Yes, there is nothing, not even "extreme danger", not even the most basic danger.
"Compared with the forest next to the village, the trees are just taller, thicker and denser... Even the animals in the forest are much fewer. Fortunately, this mission is not so strict in terms of supply, otherwise it would have to rely on the extra
Supplies, I'm afraid we'll be hungry when we get to the back..." Zhang Channian said a little depressed, "This is the first time I've encountered such a situation where I can't even get enough food..."
He muttered and patted his belly: "If I had known that I could only eat dry food along the way, I should have eaten more barbecue before setting off..."
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. These few words of his were just casual complaints. It was nothing to the ears of Cheng Peng and Yu Fei, but Phil could hear something strange in these words.
Among the five people here, NPCs don’t need to be considered. Although Cheng Peng and Yu Fei have excellent combat capabilities, their hunting skills are ultimately acquired through temporary assault training. Many details are still vague. Only Zhang Channian and Phil are the real ones.
He was truly a man who was progressing from a novice to a peak hunter step by step. So Zhang Channian's casual complaints gave Phil a lot of inspiration.
He was meditating while rushing on his way, and unknowingly fell behind the team.
Just when everyone turned around to tell him to speed up, Phil yelled.
"I understand!" A look of nervousness and excitement appeared on his face, "It's really dangerous here!"
"What?" Everyone was stunned and didn't understand why he said that.
"Don't you think it's very quiet here, with very few monsters and almost no danger?" After figuring out the key to the problem, Phil's thinking suddenly broadened and he began to speak eloquently, "Of course this discovery is correct.
But have you ever thought about why there are so few monsters here?"
"The land here is fertile and the trees are luxuriant, which is very suitable for herbivorous dragons to live. If there are more herbivorous dragons as food, the number of carnivorous dragons as predators will naturally increase - this is common sense in nature, no matter where it is,
It applies, and there should be no exception here - don’t you think so?"
What he said was reasonable and reasonable, and everyone nodded.
"But now, we rarely see monsters along the way. Even if we occasionally see a few, they are neither herbivorous dragons nor carnivorous dragons, but large insects and the like... What does this mean?"
Cheng Peng and Yu Fei looked confused, the NPC waiter from the Hunter Guild was still looking around, and only Zhang Channian showed a thoughtful expression.
Phil didn't leave everyone confused for a long time. He only waited for two or three seconds before continuing.
"Compared with herbivorous dragons and carnivorous dragons, what is the biggest difference? According to my experience, the biggest difference between them is intelligence!"
"I understand!" Zhang Channian took over the topic and said in a deep voice, "All kinds of dragons disappeared without a trace because there was something scary here, so they all ran away; and large insects have a short life cycle.
, their intelligence is low, and they cannot understand the horror of that kind of thing, so they stay here."
"That's right!" Phil nodded repeatedly, his expression becoming more serious, "This proves that... the big guy we are going to deal with does live here, and... it moves around a lot!"
Yes, only regular activities will make all the other dragons in this area flee and not dare to approach.
This discovery made everyone secretly vigilant, and everyone took out their weapons and were ready to fight at any time.
The waiter of the Hunter Guild, who had previously lamented that this profession was too peaceful, showed no fear. Instead, he excitedly took out his two swords and gestured, as if he was planning to fight.
Time passed little by little, the sun gradually turned westward, and the woods gradually became dark.
After walking for a while, when it was getting late, it suddenly opened up before my eyes, but I had already walked out of the forest.
"This forest is much smaller than I expected..." the waitress from the Hunter's Guild muttered in a low voice, "I thought it would take four or five days to walk, but I didn't expect that it only took one day to walk out.
...As a result, nothing special happened along the way...The most annoying thing is that there must be something ahead, but it can't..."
She stamped her feet angrily, but in the end she carried out the mission of the Hunter Guild, left a supply, checked and registered the items carried by everyone, and then left.
"Although I don't know whether you can complete the feat of conquering the ancient dragon species, at least I will bless you." Before leaving, she sincerely extended her best wishes to everyone, "I wish you victory and immediate success!"
After the waiter left, everyone began to set up the camp.
Camping in the wilderness is a big skill, and there are many things that need to be paid attention to. Generally, novices often do not do well in camping, resulting in insufficient rest, which affects their combat effectiveness. In the end, they lose the battle that they can obviously win.
However, among the four people here, there is no such rookie.
Both the two senior hunters and Cheng Peng and Yu Fei are experts in survival in the wild. Even if they don’t catch a bug, they can still chew it with relish. They say something like, “It’s crunchy and crispy, like chicken, and it tastes great.”
——Only Mr. Bei can do that kind of thing. Normal humans cannot reach that level. But at least they will never hold back their teammates in setting up camp.
While he was busy setting up the camp, Zhang Channian suddenly shouted.
"Look!"
Everyone looked in the direction he pointed and saw a lake in the distance, which seemed to be about the size of four or five stadiums.
"What's wrong with this?" Cheng Peng asked doubtfully, "It's just a small lake."
"Pay attention to the trees by the lake!" Zhang Channian reminded, "Beside those trees, there are many signs of uprooting of big trees."
After saying this, everyone understood.
Taking a closer look, their expressions changed one after another.
The area around the small lake... was full of traces of uprooted trees, as if some huge force had uprooted all the trees surrounding the lake.
"There is nothing in the lake." Phil, who was planning to go fishing, also came back at this time. "It's very strange. Not to mention water dragons, there aren't even any small fish! No, there aren't even aquatic plants!"
"Because... this is not a lake at all!" Zhang Channian said with a livid face and gritted his teeth, "This is the trace left by the Fuyue Dragon devouring the forest and the earth!"
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The update is finally completed...I'll go get my computer repaired tomorrow...
