The booster on the tail wing of the magic airship slowly extinguished, and after a long slide, it finally reached the final landing point.
In the jungle on the northern outskirts of Wozhimala City, it is rare to find such gentle mountains outcropping the ground. The slopes are covered with lush grass and low shrubs. New trees growing from the surrounding jungle are constantly encroaching on this open space.
The ring-shaped outline of the surrounding young forest belt is clearly visible.
The captain told Suldak that an adventure group once discovered an ironwood forest here and hired many lumberjacks to cut down all the ironwood forest. Even the roots of the trees were dug up by the team that came after them.
Jing, in the past few years, the hillside here was full of pits left by excavations. In recent years, the grass has grown up, covering up this slope.
The captain told Suldak the specific conditions of this slope. The main reason was that after getting off the boat, you must pay attention to the path under your feet, otherwise if you accidentally step on the ground, you may fall into the remaining tree pits.
Because there is no airport terminal to berth the ship, the magic airship can only continue to move slowly at low altitude. The two crew members lowered the rope from the exit on the side of the ship. The members of the Surdak combat team came to the side of the ship one after another. The first one grabbed the rope and went down.
It was the half-elf archer Samira. Soon Samira came to the end of the rope, then released the rope with both hands, opened her body in the air, curled up the moment she landed, and rolled several times on the grass.
Stand up steadily.
Her footsteps did not stop, and she continued to chase the airship that kept moving forward. In the waist-deep grass, Samira was like a light-bodied deer, able to jump very far with every leap.
What the ogre Gulitem did was even simpler. He didn't even grab the rope and jumped directly between the gap between the two floating devices. His huge body was like a white cannonball, which exploded.
It landed on the hillside with a loud sound, and the air waves it raised almost blew a big crater out of the grass.
Only Andrew and Surdak followed the steps and slid down the rope to the end. Surdak found the right moment to pounce on a dense bush. This bush was like a soft mattress, which stabilized Surdak.
It was held firmly in the middle, but those thorns were also very flexible ropes. The moment Surdak's body fell, those thorns left a few blood stains in places that Surdak's armor could not take care of.
The smell of tree oil in the bush is very strong. This is a bush with dark purple berries the size of fingernails. The berries are very watery. If you accidentally touch those berries, the peel will burst and a stream of water will flow out.
The sticky purple slurry looks a bit disgusting, and there are some not-sharp thorns all over the rattan. The five-finger-shaped leaves exude a strong aroma of tree oil.
Surdak struggled to stand up from the cane. The indigenous warrior Andrew then jumped into the bushes. Seeing the berries all around, Andrew cheered. He seemed to know that the berries would explode when touched, so he did not reach out to touch them.
, he leaned over and stuck out his tongue to roll the berries hanging on the branches into his mouth, then showed an expression of great enjoyment.
But when he grinned at Suldak, his whole mouth was dyed blue. This dark blue berry is called blue berry, which is very famous in Wozhimala City. Its biggest feature is
Just can't pick it.
Andrew used a hatchet to cut through the thorns and create a path through the bushes.
Two people walked out of the bushes, and Samira and Gulitem were chasing after them. They were on the edge of this slope. According to the map, there were almost no hells in this area.
Vicious dogs, that's why the magician investigation team gave up on investigating this area.
The jungle has dense vegetation and thick bushes. The Nanai indigenous warrior Andrew opened the way with a hatchet in front, and he could barely walk through the jungle. Suldak once accompanied the second team in Handanar County in the Warsaw plane.
I have been patrolling the Gandhar Mountains for half a year, so I don’t find it difficult to cross the jungle.
The ogre has been living in the jungle on the outskirts of Wozhimala City. Traveling through the jungle is the ogre's daily life, so naturally he doesn't think it's anything.
Before the Hell Dogs laid siege to the city, the half-elf archer Samira was the guide of Wozhimara City. He would usually be hired by adventure groups to travel in the jungle near Wozmara City and walk along the ridge of the high mountains.
After a long time, there was indeed no hell dog to be seen. Not only were there no hell dogs, except for some birds on the top of the trees, there were almost no other jungle beasts.
This jungle was eerily quiet. Andrew walked under a big banyan tree and smelled a pile of feces between the roots of the tree. He identified it carefully before frowning and saying to Suldak:
"We have now broken into the territory of a magical beast. The aura left behind shows that this magical beast is very powerful and can scare away other beasts in this area. We must leave here as soon as possible."
Samira looked around the jungle and said, "They should be new immigrants..."
She jumped onto the big banyan tree, stood on the branch and looked around, saying: "This place used to be very safe, otherwise there would be no adventure group here to develop the ironwood forest. I'm going to check out what's going on."
.”
After saying that, she flew up to the top of the tree, jumped to another tree through the dense branches, and her body was as flexible as a monkey.
The team continued to walk north along the ridge. This direction ran counter to Wozhimala City. The shadow of the monster in the jungle had always shrouded everyone's minds. The road on the ridge was not easy to walk, and there was no prey in the jungle.
, which made the ogre a little irritable.
Surdak kept making some notes on the map in his hand. He found that his combat team had reached the edge of the map on the outskirts of Wozhimala. He continued walking towards the periphery and almost walked out of the map. The jungle here was like
As Samira said, the terrain between the mountains has become a bit complicated, and there are no signs of Hell Dog activity here. If Samira hadn't returned to the team, Surdak even thought of giving up.
Area search.
No hell dogs can be seen in this area. Since we are investigating the Devil's Gate, it stands to reason that there must be a large number of hell dogs.
Samira caught up with the fighting team. She jumped down from the tree, with a strange look in her eyes.
"What did you find? Did you find the Hell Dog?" Surdak stopped and asked curiously when he saw Samira with a hint of excitement on his face.
Samira shook her head, pointed to the southeast and said, "I know what kind of monster is occupying this place. It's an injured monster ape. I found its lair, which is in the cave opposite this ridge."
"..."
Surdak had seen an introduction to the Demonic Ape in the World of Warcraft Encyclopedia. This is a magical beast with strength ranging from level 2 to level 3. The adult Demonic Ape is extremely powerful and usually lives in dense mountain forests. It is not only intelligent but also very powerful.
, and is also proficient in the magic of natural elements and can control trees.
Andrew was obviously very familiar with the demon ape and asked Samira: "Shouldn't that thing build a nest on the top of the tree?"
Samira shook her head and said, "I don't know, I think it was injured."
"No wonder I can't see this guy's poop," Andrew said.
He found an excuse for not identifying what kind of monster the feces under the banyan tree belonged to.
Surdak thought that if he could hunt this demonic ape, his trip would not be in vain even if he did not find the whereabouts of the hell dog.
It's just that he can't understand that this place is not far from Wozhimala City, only the outer suburbs of Wozhimala City. The nobles of Bena Province have operated so much in Wozhimala City, how can there still be Warcraft here?
, this is a bit too unrealistic. The adventure groups in Wozhimara City really did nothing. Can't they clean up the monsters in the surrounding area? Or is this jungle too rich in resources?
Thinking of this, Surdak said: "The competition among the magic beasts in the Maca plane is so fierce... Do even the magic apes want to settle on the outskirts of Wozhimara City? This guy belongs to the category of second-level magic beasts.
All the magic materials can be sold at high prices, and there must be a magic core hidden in the skull."
Samira also echoed: "In the past, many adventure groups went to the Maka plane to hunt the great demon ape. There were several times when the adventure groups found guides to go deep into the Xindi Mountains, but I went to all
If you have never been there, how can you serve as a guide for them..."
"Captain, do you want to vote for this?" Andrew asked excitedly.
"You've come here, how can you come back empty-handed! Go and see..."
Suldak made a decision.
Only the ogre was not so willing. He had eaten monkeys before, which were considered one of the most unpalatable foods in the jungle.
He didn't want to catch a bigger monkey if he didn't have to.
…
The team walked down the slope on the side of the ridge. In the overgrown jungle, the low spaces were crowded with unknown shrubs. Fortunately, there were Nanai warriors opening the way in front. Even so, they continued walking all the way.
It is also very hard. The terrain here is quite complex, and the path you choose may lead to a cliff while walking.
Even with Samira as a guide, the shortcut she chose would have to climb two cliffs tens of meters high.
Climbing down from the cliff is not difficult for the team members, but it undoubtedly takes a little time, and the rocks below the cliff are rugged, and the ogre dare not jump directly.
The team worked hard to reach the bottom of the valley, and in front of them was another rushing river valley. This river was not very wide, but the water flow was fast.
The ogre jumped and jumped to the rocks on the other side of the river at the narrowest part of the river valley. Samira crossed the river valley directly from the top of the tree and pulled up a rope from the river. Surdak and Andrew slid directly across
rope.
Continuing forward, we entered a muddy swamp. The swamp was covered with mangroves with well-developed root systems. The road here was even more difficult to walk, and this swamp was a breeding ground for venomous insects, mosquitoes, and ants. Swarms of venomous insects and mosquitoes
Ants live here, and a large banyan tree houses countless birds. It can be said that this mangrove has raised a large number of mosquitoes. The large swarms of mosquitoes have made this place a paradise for birds.
Fortunately, there are Samira and Nanai indigenous warriors who are very familiar with the environment in the jungle. They also found a kind of tree with branches and leaves with a faint smell, and weaved the branches and leaves of this tree into garlands and put them on the neck and head.
, can effectively repel the most vicious mosquitoes.
After walking out of this mangrove, the jungle trees in front of me became taller. From time to time, I could see a sky-gazing tree. Countless tree vines hung down from the crown. These tree vines were all over the entire forest area. Instead, the half-elf girl became
Needing to be more careful, Andrew also raised the hatchet with both hands and stared at the trees and vines above his head.
Only the ogre followed at the back without any scruples. Suddenly, a tree shadow shot out from above his head, like a giant python wrapping around the ogre's arm. The ogre reacted very quickly, and swung towards the ogre with one hand.
With the next swing, he grabbed the vine with his backhand and suddenly pulled the vine, which was about the thickness of an adult's arm, straight. Next to him, Andrew quickly cut off the vine with a knife. The vine looked like...
The living giant python rolled on the ground for a while before slowly becoming rigid and turning into a ball of curled vines.
"This kind of magic vine fruit is a very precious magic herb. Every autumn, herbal traders always come to Wozhimara City to buy magic vine fruits. There are also many Nanai tribe members who die every year because of collecting magic vine fruits..."
Andrew said with a somewhat sad expression.
With the ogre in the team, the magic vines on the tree crown will not choose to attack others. Andrew reacts quickly. Every time the ogre is attacked, he can cut off the vines immediately and pass through this area.
In the forest area, the ogres were attacked more than twenty times. No wonder the birds in the river valley could hardly live in the trees, but not even a single bird could be seen in this jungle.
After walking through the forest with the actively stalking demonic vines, I discovered a cave halfway up the mountain wall. This cave was covered by dense trees. It was almost difficult to find it without getting closer. I didn’t know that Samira was so good.
How did we discover this place in such a short period of time?
"I have been here before. This cave was originally the residence of a group of mane people. Later, the mane people here were hunted down by the adventure group. The cave here became the location of the adventure group. I also want to find a place to rest at night.
I just wanted to take a look at this place, but I didn’t expect to encounter a demonic ape.” The half-elf archer pushed aside the bushes in front of him with his hands and explained as he stared at the cave not far away.
"We have to block it in the hole. Once it escapes, as long as it jumps to the tree, almost no one can stop it from escaping!" Andrew looked at the dense forest around him and said in a low voice.
"Gulitem, you and Samira will guard the entrance of the cave. Andrew and I will go into the cave to hunt the demon ape..." Surdak said.
The ogre looked at the cave, which was less than three meters high, and knew that even if he could barely duck his head to get in, it would be difficult for him to spread out in the cave, so he nodded to Surdak.
Seeing Samira take out a branch full of green and put it on the forest bow, Surdak quickly said to Samira: "Unless necessary, try not to use your ability to shoot arrows, be careful with it."