"It seems that Tiepi has indeed given us a surprise." Dulan was sitting idle under an old locust tree. Abu crawled past him excitedly and tried to rush up to the branches, but Dulan mercilessly stopped him.
He hugged her waist and held her in her arms.
Ignoring the fire-eating beast's protest, Duran reached out and scratched the softest spot on the back of Abu's neck. He sighed and said, "It's been more than two hours since the agreed time, and he hasn't shown up yet."
At this time, they were on the outskirts of the mushroom forest, about two miles outside the forest. There was a particularly huge mushroom growing here, as if a big umbrella covering the sky and the sun covered everything around it. Unlike other giant mushrooms,
The color of this mushroom is colorful and can be seen from a distance. It has also been recorded in the game data, so Duran customized this place as the place to meet the ogre.
This colorful mushroom is so eye-catching, there is no reason why Ironhide can't see it as long as he doesn't go deep into the mushroom forest.
"Maybe he was just late." Kate took out a copper knife, lightly cut a few times under the mushroom, and then put the cut mushroom meat into a small cloth bag. "When I was a child, I once had a
Dream, it would be great if there was a particularly huge mushroom growing in my backyard. When my mother and I were hungry, we only needed to cut a few cuts on the mushroom flesh to be full, and the next day, it would grow back, and from then on it would be full.
You don’t have to worry about being hungry anymore.”
"A very good dream. It's a pity that the mushrooms here are seriously contaminated by the magic of chaos. Thank God they don't provoke us." Duran commented.
"So I don't plan to take these mushroom meat back to eat." Kate put the bag away and held her chin and said, "It's already afternoon, what should we do if Ironhide doesn't show up again?"
Dulan picked up a stone and threw it boredly: "Of course I want to get him back. Although this guy is a coward, I can't abandon him if he calls me master."
"Wait another half hour."
Time flew by, the sun gradually set in the west, and the shadows of the trees in the mushroom forest became taller and more ferocious, but the ogre never appeared.
"It looks like he's in some kind of trouble. We can't wait any longer." Dulan stood up and patted his butt. He walked to a small pine tree next to the colorful mushrooms and opened one of the barks.
Found a clear mark.
"Finally, this guy is not too stupid, and he still left marks along the road. Let's look for them along the marks, but we have to be very careful along the way. Since Tiepi failed to come back on time, there must be something hidden somewhere on this road.
crisis."
Duran walked in the front. His perception was the highest and could avoid many unnecessary troubles. Abu walked side by side with Kate. The fire-eating beast was agile. Although it had no fighting ability, it was also very sensitive to danger.
The sparse markings along the way made Duran suspicious. Judging from these markings, Tiepi was very calm and calm when leaving marks. It was at least a mile or two along the way, and every mark was made neatly.
There was no rush, it didn't look like this guy had encountered any urgent matter at all.
"Did he not listen to my words and enter the depths of the Mushroom Forest?" Dulan couldn't help but think in his mind. When he told Tiepi to go into the forest first to look for the place that might be the entrance to the Shadow Valley, Dulan once ordered him very seriously.
He was not allowed to enter the depths of the forest, and was only allowed to search about three miles outside the mushroom forest at most. At that time, Ironhide nodded sternly to show that he understood. If he really did not go deep into the forest, then it would be difficult for these creatures in the periphery to attack those with silver power.
Ogres pose a threat, right?
Dulan was confused and followed the marks all the way.
What Duran didn't know was that although Tiepi did obey Duran's command, this guy had no idea about three miles. In addition, it was dark at night, so it was difficult to estimate how far he had walked, so he walked there unknowingly.
Deep in the forest.
The sky darkened little by little, and Dulan's expression changed from calm at first to a hint of worry. There was a huge difference between the information on paper and the actual scene. The mushroom forest was more terrifying than he imagined.
——While the giant mushrooms that cover the sky are intimidating, the strange patterns on the mushrooms are also like the ferocious faces of ghosts. What comes from the wind is either a stench or a dizzying breath. If Kate hadn’t carried a few mushrooms with her,
A bottle of sobriety potion brought from the black-clothed training base, the two of them might have been knocked down by the poisonous gas.
However, the road ahead became more obscure, but the marks left by Iron Bar could still be found easily. Duran could only call Kate and Abu to speed up. If Iron Bar could not be found before dark, then
The group of people will have to find a place to spend the night. The forest is full of dangers, especially at night. The power of chaos monsters will be released. If they are not careful enough, they may suffer big losses.
…
"This is the last mark. There are no traces of iron sheets on the trees nearby." Dulan looked helpless after checking the mark on a locust tree. The iron sheet should have happened nearby.
What kind of change, this change should have happened suddenly, and Tiepi didn't even have time to struggle or resist - at least Dulan didn't find any trace of struggle in the surrounding environment.
It was as if he had disappeared out of thin air after arriving here. This feeling made Duran shudder. At this moment, Kate suddenly pointed forward and said: "There seems to be fire there!"
Du Lan was shocked when he heard this. The sky was completely dark at this time. The presence of fire means there is intelligent life. Although it may not be a good thing, it may be related to the iron sheet.
So he made a gesture to Kate, whispered a spell in his mouth, and quickly entered the stealth state.
Dulan walked towards the direction of the fire, bypassing several giant mushrooms, and suddenly a large open space appeared in front of him. In front of the open space was a neat row of holly trees. Dulan's heart moved and he leaned over.
Behind the holly tree, there was a wide and boundless valley. There were dots of firelight coming from the right front of the valley. A breeze came over, and Duran could vaguely smell the water vapor in the air.
It's a lake. Duran thought for sure.
"Ironhide encountered an accident near here. Did he find the entrance to the Valley of Shadows?" Duran was a little confused, but he did not stay there for too long. After signaling Kate and Abu to wait near the holly tree, he stepped into the valley.
inside.
Different from the cold and cold atmosphere in the mushroom forest, the valley was as warm as spring. As soon as Dulan walked in, a feeling of comfort and joy emerged from the bottom of his heart. It was as if there was some happy magic in the air.
My hands and feet, which were originally cold, began to feel warm.
Although the light was still dim, as Duran moved forward, he could barely see the lake in the valley. The firelight that Duran saw before came from the edge of the lake.
Dulan bit his lip and tried to wake himself up - something must be wrong. According to the terrain of the valley, how could the firelight by the lake spread so far? It could still be seen through a row of holly trees.
A bonfire is too weird.
Although the entire valley gave people a positive and comfortable atmosphere, the more so, the more uneasy Dulan felt.
"No matter what, since I've already come in, I still have to go to the bonfire to have a look." Duran made up his mind and slowly sneaked towards the lake.
He opened his eyes wide and saw a dark shadow tied to the ground beside the bonfire. Before he could see the face of the shadow clearly, two little girls with twin tails appeared out of nowhere and blocked the way.
caught his sight.
Dulan held his breath and sneaked quietly, but the two little girls suddenly looked over. They looked almost exactly the same, with rosy cheeks and very cute.
The two little girls smiled at Duran, and suddenly, the bonfire suddenly disappeared.
The scenery around him changed crazily. In just a blink of an eye, Dulan found himself sitting in front of a clean dining table. On the other side of the dining table, the person sitting upright was actually Tiepi!
Before Dulan could ask what was going on, a golden light suddenly flashed on the dining table, and countless delicacies appeared in front of Dulan. Roast chicken dripping with golden oil, large plates of caviar and foie gras, grilled
Roasted whole lamb, a variety of vegetable and fruit salads, and delicious blood-red wine filled with silver bottles...
Dulan couldn't help but swallowed. The best thing he had eaten since time traveling was a piece of boiled beef soup provided by his hometown hotel! The rest of the time, he mostly had baked hard black bread as his staple food. It was really
It's hard to swallow.
The iron plate beside the dining table moved crazily without saying a word, and a large amount of food was put into his mouth. He almost didn't have time to chew it carefully - because every time he ate part of the food, a golden light flashed, and another
There will be more delicious food.
Du Lan resisted the temptation and clasped his right hand on his chest.
There, the platycodon flower badge exuded a slight light, and the cool breath flowed from the badge into his palm, and Dulan's mind suddenly became clearer.
At this moment, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and in an instant, he seemed to understand what all this was going on——
