Stopping his mount, Moriarty dismounted and walked to a piece of dry grass at the front of the road. He squatted down and gently pushed aside some dark yellow grass blades. Moriarty stared at it and immediately saw a looming burnt black line.
The imprints were hidden among the mottled grass like snake lines, and they snaked far forward.
Lowering his head slightly, Moriarty put the tip of his nose gently over the black mark and sniffed it carefully. A very special burnt smell penetrated into his nasal cavity along with the ordinary smell of hay.
Yes, these were the footprints left by the Gog Demon. Moriarty stood up and laughed silently.
Because he has lived in the demon plane for a long time and is born with the extraordinary ability of fire-based spells, Gog's body surface temperature is much higher than that of ordinary Antagrich creatures. In today's dry early winter season
When Gog walks on a pasture full of dead grass, it is inevitable that the high temperature of his soles will burn the hay along the way to black. Such burnt marks are also the best guide to trace the Gog demon.
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Now that he had found the exact trace of his target, Moriarty threw away the useless burden on his horse and left the four hounds where they were. Then the single horse pursued it along the scorched marks in the grass.
About two hours later, near noon, Moriarty, who was riding fast, finally saw three shaking black figures at the far end of the horizon ahead. But he did not sprint up immediately, but directly
He swung his horse's head and galloped towards a lonely tall dome in front of him on the left. After climbing to the top of the hill and taking a closer look, Moriarty finally confirmed that the three black figures were the target of his mission - the Gog Demon.
Because he did not carry any far-reaching tools such as a telescope, Moriarty could only vaguely see three Gog walking along the embankment on the north bank of the Rainbow River. The speed was not fast, but more like they were wandering aimlessly.
The purpose of wandering is normal. And more importantly, the three Gog demons did not have any awareness or warning about Moriarty's arrival.
Stopping at the top of the hill, Moriarty carefully scanned the nearby terrain and quickly thought about the next steps. After about five minutes, he had made a decision.
Pulling the reins, Moriarty rode the horse down the dome, then stepped directly into the Rainbow River, wading towards the south bank. Because it was the dry season in winter, the water of the Rainbow River was quite shallow, and the deepest part was
It could only barely reach the belly of the horse. It took more than a minute for Moriarty to successfully cross the Rainbow River.
After crossing the river, after the water stains on the legs and feet of the horse were shaken off, Moriarty continued to drive the horse southward. After running two or three kilometers away, he turned back to the west and moved forward quickly. If
If you look at it from the sky, you will find that Moriarty is actually catching up to the Gog Demon in a large arc, quietly.
After galloping for nearly half an hour, Moriarty finally arrived at the decisive battlefield he found and selected on the top of the dome.
This is a small valley. The mouth of the valley faces the Rainbow River, about a hundred meters away from the south bank of the river. Moriarty drove his horse directly into the small valley and confirmed that there was no other way out of the valley, and the surrounding cliffs were quite high, like a large urn. So.
Even if there is any noise in the small valley, it is difficult to hear it outside the valley. Jumping off the mount, Moriarty nodded lightly with satisfaction, tied the horse firmly in the deepest part of the small valley, and tightened the horse's mouth. Then, he
He quickly ran out of the valley entrance and hurried towards the Rainbow River.
Judging by the Gog Demon's pace, it would take about a quarter of an hour for them to reach the vicinity, so Moriarty was not worried that his whereabouts would be discovered in advance.
Arriving at the river bank, Moriarty quickly scanned the surroundings, then took a few steps to a pebble the size of a washbasin on the bank, bent down, and gently lifted the pebble to reveal a gap two fingers wide.
Then, Moriarty took out the sealed small jar from his arms again, unscrewed the mouth of the jar, poured out a bright yellow translucent crystal the size of an olive stone, put it into the gap under the cobblestones, and finally replaced the stone.
Yan Si moved back. But soon, an unstoppable strong sulfur smell emerged from under the cobblestones and slowly spread on the Rainbow River.
It turns out that this bright yellow translucent crystal is the "sulfur gall" that Moriarty refined in the studio before setting off. Different from the semi-sulfur crystals used in brute force potions, the purity of sulfur gall is much higher, and
Most of the impurities have been removed, and it can be called concentrated sulfur essence. However, the difficulty of refining sulfur bile is much more difficult than that of semi-sulfur crystallization. Because sulfur itself is a very flammable substance, it is inevitable during the purification process
It involves high temperature and high pressure, so if you are not careful, the sulfur material will burn or even explode. Fortunately, after obtaining the fire element field (pseudo), Moriarty can rely on pure fire magic to slowly refine the alchemy raw materials, although this requires
It took a lot of time and a lot of mana, but Moriarty still successfully produced several high-quality finished sulfur galls before setting off. Before, it was the unique smell emitted by the sulfur galls that made it possible.
The hounds found similar faint traces left in the air by the gog demons.
After placing the first sulfur gall, Moriarty buried the second one fifty meters across. Then, Moriarty immediately rushed back to the small valley and threw the last sulfur gall into the valley entrance.
The position of one point.
After completing all of this, Moriarty hid silently under the shadow of a vine in the small valley, waiting patiently.
After about ten minutes, the three Gog demons came to the other side of the small valley in alert and exhausted condition.
Because they have not received any flesh and blood food for many days in a row, and they were more or less injured during the previous breakout battle, the three Gog demons looked quite embarrassed. The Gog demon walking in the front was more powerful than the other two.
As long as it is obviously half a head taller, and the color of the body is darker, it is very close to fiery red. However, its injuries are also the most serious, and even most of the entire tail has been cut off. But even so, the other two Gog's
The leader was still in awe, following him carefully with his head lowered and his hands lowered.
After walking forward for more than ten meters, suddenly, the leading Gog stopped, and at the same time raised his head and sniffed violently into the air. Soon, the other two Gog, who also noticed something strange, also began to open their nostrils.
Sniff it vigorously.
"Brimstone!" A few seconds later, the leader Gog shouted in devilish language, and pointed to the south bank of the Rainbow River, where Moriarty buried the first sulfur gall.
"Brimstone! Brimstone!" As if they had found the most precious treasure, and as if they had seen the most delicious delicacies, the two smaller Gog demons also followed and shouted. At this moment, for many days,
The fatigue, hunger, thirst, fear, pain and other emotions encountered seemed to suddenly burst out collectively. The desire and greed for sulfur instantly overwhelmed all consideration and awe. Without waiting for the leader to issue an order, the two Gog demons
He rushed into the cold river water and forcibly crossed to the south bank of Rainbow River.
Seeing this scene, the leader Gog, who was still hesitant and wary because of the inexplicable smell of sulfur, no longer had time to think about it, and immediately jumped into the river.
Because of his height and long legs, although he was slightly behind when he started, the leader Gog Demon was the first to rush to the south bank of the Rainbow River.
As soon as he stepped onto the embankment, the leader Gog immediately ran non-stop towards the source of the sulfur smell. Soon, under the big pebble, the leader Gog found an "extremely attractive" translucent sulfur gall.
Holding the gall of sulfur carefully in his hand, leader Gog's red eyes were filled with intoxication and desire. Under the high temperature of Gog's palm, the dry skin of the gall of sulfur began to slowly dissolve and soften. Then,
As the first drop of liquid translucent solution condensed from the surface of the sulfur gall, a thick dark yellow smoke slowly rose up. Like a deep drug addict, the leader Gog put his ugly head into the smoke.
Above, he inhaled hard, inhaling the yellow smoke into his nose, and then stretched out a slender scarlet tongue, gently licked the drop of solution formed on the sulfur gallbladder, and then rolled it back into his mouth without missing a trace.
Close your eyes heavily, taste and enjoy with a satisfied expression.
On the side, the other two Gog demons followed closely behind the leader, staring at the sulfur gall in his hand with envy. However, they knew that they could never snatch the sulfur from the opponent's hand, so the two Gog demons
He could only wait helplessly and unwillingly, hoping that after the leader was completely satisfied, he might leave some leftovers for himself. But at this moment, there was suddenly another charming sulfur scent wafting from not far away.
Come over. Immediately, the remaining two Gog demons seemed to have been shocked by electricity, and they ran towards the corner where the second sulfur gall was hidden. After that, after a fierce struggle that could be called a bayonet, another one
Gog grabbed his own precious trophies at the cost of being covered in scars, and began to enjoy it impatiently.
Compared to his two "companions", the last Gog stood desolately in the cold wind, covered in black blood, and even one of his eyes could no longer open. But this is the law of the devil, the strong possesses everything.
, the weak have nothing. And with such a serious injury, this Gog may not even live for long.
However, the great ancestor of demons did not seem to have completely given up on this poor guy. Just when the weakest Gog demon was about to collapse and die, another faint and wonderful breath slowly came from the direction of the small valley.
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Regardless of other considerations, Gog left the river empty-handed and began to run towards the small valley alone.
Even though it was about to die, this Gog was determined to be buried with gall of sulfur.
