Chapter 148 The Legend of the Leopard Man (Two Chapters in One)
Chapter 148 The Legend of the Leopard Man (two chapters in one)
Author: Cheng Jianxin
Chapter 148 The Legend of the Leopard Man (two chapters in one)
Tazan Morgan, the son of the doctor, is a ten-year-old boy.
This spring, the boy's mother died of illness.
The pain of losing his mother made him depressed and depressed.
Dr. Morgan also misses his deceased wife, but he also shoulders important scientific research tasks.
It is not easy to balance work and taking care of my son.
The doctor had an idea and thought of a good way to get the best of both worlds.
Influenced by his father, Tazan has been interested in wildlife and folklore since he was a child. He has always begged his father to take him abroad to participate in field trips.
This summer vacation is a good opportunity.
In order to help his son get over the pain of losing his mother, Dr. Morgan made an exception and agreed to take him to the Wakanda rainforest expedition team to give him a summer vacation worth remembering.
At first, the boy enjoyed his wild adventure.
It was not until the inspection mission was about to end that trouble began!
The scientific expedition team was attacked by a group of black panthers deep in the jungle!
Under the leadership of a mixed-race guide, he narrowly escaped pursuit.
Only the unlucky little Tazan was bitten by the ferocious black panther.
The wound was quickly bandaged and treated.
It seemed that the bleeding had stopped and healed, but the boy's condition did not improve.
The persistent high fever and mumbling were damaging his brain.
The guide believed that the boy might have been infected with "lycanthropy".
He was given belladonna tincture, but unfortunately it didn't work.
The high fever became more severe and he was already life-threatening.
The full moon night is approaching.
The boy's blood may boil at any time and turn into a mad beast.
For the safety of the team, this time bomb must be isolated!
Dr. Morgan would never abandon his son and would stay with him no matter what.
The cold and strong mixed-race guide knocked Dr. Morgan unconscious and took the boy away by force.
The guide is half indigenous and grew up in a rainforest tribe.
Carrying the feverish and comatose boy on his back, he returned to his hometown and sought treatment from the wise shaman.
This is the boy's last hope.
The old woman with tattoos and wrinkles on her face, with a baby skull necklace hanging around her neck, looked at the boy, shook her head and sighed.
"Is there little hope?" the guide asked the mother-in-law.
"It's almost hopeless." The old woman said calmly, "Go back and tell his father that the boy is dead, don't worry about him anymore."
The guide sighed, turned and left.
Back on the boat, in order to make the doctor give up, the guide said that the boy was dead and threw the body into the river.
Probably, it has been eaten by a crocodile.
Dr. Morgan wailed.
Leave this sad place with a broken heart.
…
On the indigenous tribe side, the old woman has not given up completely.
The reason why the shaman mother-in-law is worshiped by the tribesmen is not all because of pretending to be a ghost.
In fact, she is a lycanthrope sorcerer.
She used a needle polished with fish bones to infuse the comatose boy in a primitive way.
Injection of blood vessel awakening agent.
The old woman had no hope at all, she was just treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor.
But a miracle happened.
In the nightmare caused by high fever, the boy learned the "calming meditation method", suppressed the lycanthropy virus, and miraculously survived!
From that day on, boys from the city began to live in indigenous villages and learn martial arts and magic from their shamans.
The animal bloodline continues to evolve as the boy grows.
Soon, the boy awakened the ability to transform into a beast.
He often transforms into a black panther and hunts in the forest.
Occasionally, we will cooperate with local indigenous hunters to hunt large and difficult beasts.
The boy's strength won the hunter's admiration.
The legend about him spread among the indigenous tribes, and became more and more evil as it spread.
Even the colonists who established a trading post at the estuary dock also heard about this leopard man named "Tarzan" who appeared and disappeared in the jungle.
…
Five years later.
An expedition group came to the rainforest.
There are twenty people in the team, and there is only one female member.
Wearing hunting clothes, high boots, and a deerstalker hat, he held a copper-cased telescope in his hand.
This dashing blonde beauty is the sponsor and leader of the expedition, and her name is Arcadia von Mainz.
Arcadia is only sixteen years old and studying at the School of Folklore and Natural History at the University of Cachen. She is very interested in rainforest ecology and indigenous folk culture.
This summer vacation, this adventurous aristocratic lady organized a group at her own expense and came to the jungle of Wakanda, which she had longed for.
At the river mouth trading station, while hiring a guide, Arcadia heard the legend of "Tarzan the Leopard Man" for the first time.
Tarzan, a handsome boy who can transform into a black panther.
Not only that, it is said that leopard people are also kind-hearted and have a sense of justice.
He often helps the natives hunt wild beasts and fight against evil demi-humans.
Even the colonists who got lost in the jungle were helped by him many times.
Miss Arcadia immediately took a keen interest in this "noble savage".
So I very willfully revised the scientific expedition plan and decided to set the search for the Leopard Man as the first priority.
Most of the other team members disagreed with this.
But there is no way, she is the boss, she has the final say.
During the expedition, we found the footprints of big cats.
He actually walks upright!
This discovery excited Arcadia.
Based on her professional knowledge, she concluded that the large cat that walks upright is most likely the legendary leopard man.
With full expectations, Arcadia led the team to follow the Leopard Man's footprints.
In the dim forest, the faint chirping of insects can be heard from time to time.
There is a faint fragrance floating in the air.
Everyone, including Arcadia, thought the fragrance of flowers was quite pleasant at first.
As we continue walking for a while, the fragrance of flowers gradually becomes stronger.
The tangy fragrance can make people dizzy.
You can even smell a faint fishy smell.
The guide was the first to realize that the situation was not good, and quickly urged everyone to cover their mouths and noses and retreat to the original route!
It's too late.
In the dense forest, a strong wind suddenly blew.
The fragrance of flowers becomes stronger and stronger, sweeping with the wind.
To be precise, this can no longer be called a fragrance.
It is clearly a suffocating stench!
Like a rotting corpse!
The stench is mixed with toxins.
The expedition team members inhaled it unknowingly and fainted one after another.
Only Arcadia can still maintain a trace of consciousness.
This aristocratic lady did not dare to venture deep into the dense forest just because she was indulgent and willful.
Her family inherits the bloodline of "Avenging Angel".
"Arcadia's Celestial Avenger" is the origin of her name.
Arcadia has awakened her angelic bloodline and is at the late second level of cultivation.
Under normal circumstances, monsters that secretly poison themselves are no match for her.
Unfortunately, Arcadia was born into a noble family and lacked experience in outdoor exploration, so she was accidentally plotted against her.
Just as she was trying to fight off the dizziness caused by the toxin, there was a rustling sound in the forest.
A huge activated corpse-scented konjac slowly crawled over, dragging its vines.
This monster's flower plant is three meters high.
The petals are red and plump and emit a foul odor.
A group of bats are surrounding the smelly flowers, pollinating them.
Revitalized corpse-scented konjac needs a lot of nutrients during the flowering season.
Live prey is her favorite meal.
Spread the fragrance of the flowers to stun the prey, and then you can stretch the vines, drag the prey to you, crush the bones, and pile them under the roots.
Like compost.
The climate of the tropical rainforest causes the body to decompose quickly.
The revitalized corpse-scented konjac sticks its roots into the carrion, greedily absorbing the nutrient-rich liquid from the decomposition of muscles.
This is how she eats.
Arcadia awakened to the detoxification spell, but at this time her consciousness was blurred and she was unable to concentrate on casting the spell and detoxify on her own.
As he watched the smelly strange flower approach, two vines had already entangled the legs of the nearby scientific expedition team members and were dragging them backwards.
Arcadia knew in her heart that if she could not hold on, the entire scientific expedition team would be wiped out.
The girl steeled herself, held on to the tree trunk, and stood up slowly.
Try your best to activate the second-level atavistic form!
Arcadia's whole body bursts with holy radiance!
By the time the light faded, his image had completely changed.
His blond hair turned into silver threads.
The metal mask covers his face, revealing a pair of bright eyes.
The gorgeous knight armor and the pair of shining wings on the back seem to be made of silver!
Arcadia's angel form is like a tall and muscular silver sculpture, exuding holy brilliance!
However, she is not a real metal construct after all.
The body of an angel can only temporarily suppress the toxin attack.
Arcadia still felt dizzy and unable to concentrate on casting spells.
She knew that she didn't have much time left for herself.
Must be resolved quickly!
Miss Angel raised her hands and silently prayed to the ancestors for blessings.
Silver light flashed in the palm, and two masses of liquid metal slowly gush out.
Extend upward and shape into a long sword.
Arcadia holds silver swords in both hands and rushes towards the corpse-scented konjac.
Swish!!
Amidst the sound of breaking wind, the sword light flashed continuously!
Two vines were cut off on the spot!
Arcadia held her two swords upright with her backhand, the hilts of the swords butting together, like magnets, they were tightly attracted to each other.
Two one-handed swords combined to form a double-headed sword.
Arcadia, twirling the hilt of her sword with both hands.
The double-headed sword whirled and circled in front of her, like a ball of silver windmills.
Cut off all the vines that are stretching over from the opposite side.
In the blink of an eye, the vines all over the body of the Living Corpse Fragrance Konjac were shaved clean by the blade storm!
The animated corpse-scented konjac slowly retreats.
She was scared and wanted to run away!
Arcadia gritted her teeth, with a killing intent in her eyes!
We can't let this strange flower go!
Otherwise, wait until you are exhausted and pass out...
What if this monster comes back again?!
Now, while you can still fight, you must kill them all and eliminate future troubles forever!
Arcadia extracted magic power to empower the double-headed sword with the Angel clan's signature secret skill - Holy Slash.
The silver blade, the light soared!
Divine energy, if it has substance!
Arcadia raised her double-headed sword and slashed forward with all her might.
At this time, she was no less than ten meters away from the corpse-scented konjac.
Under normal circumstances, the other party cannot be touched.
However, the moment he swung his sword——
The sword blade suddenly shined brightly, inspiring a sword energy!
Level 2 martial arts - a flash of sword energy!
Wow!!
Arcadia's sword energy is like a silver crescent moon.
Breaking away from the sword blade, it roared across the air and slashed towards the corpse-scented konjac.
This blow is integrated with the "Holy Slash", and the additional radiant damage is even more powerful than the "Flash of Sword Qi" itself!
Click!
The sword energy flashed past.
The thick activated corpse-scented konjac was directly cut in half!
"Phew...it's finally over."
Seeing that the strange flower had been killed, Arcadia breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as my nerves relax, I feel weak all over.
He leaned against the tree trunk, slowly sat down, and fell into coma.
The angel's armor is automatically disarmed after she loses consciousness.
The silver avenging angel turned back into a schoolgirl.
At this time, slight footsteps came from the forest.
A black panther jumped out of the grass and walked quickly to the girl.
He lowered his head and smelled her breath.
After confirming that she was still alive, her green eyes showed a look of relief.
The black panther stood up straight, standing on its feet like a human.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into the form of a leopard head and a human body.
The naked body is tall and strong, without a trace of fat.
Under the dark and shiny fur, strong muscle lines are highlighted.
The black panther looked around at the unconscious people in the forest with a sad look on his face.
He is not good at detoxifying, what should he do?
"give it to me."
Allen finally found the right opportunity to suppress the self-will of the ancestral spirit and take over control of this body.
From a bystander, he became the real protagonist of this ancestral memory.
Young Black Panther, Tazan Morgan.
I accepted his leadership cooperatively, and my own will quietly retreated into the background.
Allen moved his hands and feet and was very satisfied with his Black Panther form.
Look down at your crotch...
It seems a bit inelegant to be careless.
Looking around, he walked towards a male scientific expedition team member nearby.
Just take off your pants and put them on yourself.
I'm a little thinner, but I can wear it just fine.
Allen tore a hole in the back of his pants and took out his tail.
It feels much more comfortable now.
Wagging his tail, he walked up to Arcadia.
A bone spur popped out of the palm of his left hand, piercing the girl's skin and sucking out the toxins from her body.
Do the same for other comatose people.
Arcadia is worthy of being a descendant of angels, and her body is stronger than ordinary people.
The last one fainted due to poisoning, and the first one woke up.
When he opened his eyes and saw the black panther boy, his face was filled with surprise.
"Wow! Tai, Tai, Mr. Tarzan! Is it really you?"
"Nice to meet you! Can you sign your name for me?"
Allen swung his tail and complained secretly.
This golden-haired cat has a pretty face, but doesn't seem very smart.
He escaped from death without crying or making a fuss, but he still stayed here to be silly and happy. What a big heart!
Allen picked up Arcadia, put it on his shoulders, turned around and left.
Arcadia was startled, but quickly calmed down.
She struggled to turn over on his shoulder, adjusting from a lying position to a sitting position.
Her right arm hugged his neck, fixing herself on the Black Panther's broad and strong shoulders.
"Hey! Mr. Taishan, you haven't answered my question yet!"
The aristocratic girl sat on the shoulders of the monster with a leopard head and body, her little feet dangling and her mouth chattering endlessly.
"You don't understand my language, right?"
"I've learned a few words in the Wakandan dialect..."
"Let me think about how to say 'hello'..."
"Don't bother, I can understand you." Allen said angrily.
"That's great! Thank you to the ancestors for eliminating the communication barriers between us!"
The girl was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear.
"Mr. Taishan, your accent is very standard. Where did you learn the common language?"
"No one needs to teach me, I can do it already." Allen hugged her calf and quickened his pace, "Besides, my name is not Taishan."
"Then you are...?"
"My name is Tazan." Allen explained casually. "The aborigines can't pronounce it clearly and mispronounce it as Taishan, but it doesn't matter."
"So that's it!" Arcadia said with a look of surprise on her face, "It's so strange to hear the word aboriginal from your mouth!"
"Mr. Tazan, aren't you the most authentic aboriginal?"
"Actually, I'm not." Allen shook his head.
The furry leopard ears rubbed the outside of the girl's waist.
Both of them felt itchy.
Allen remained silent.
Arcadia couldn't help but shrink back and chuckle.
"Tazan, you can call me Arcadia."
"Um."
"Actually, you can put me down and I will leave on my own!"
Allen shook his head and still carried her on his shoulders.
Arcadia soon understood why he persisted.
Not far away, a mountain stream split the jungle.
There are cliffs on both sides of the mountain stream.
It is a hundred feet wide and there is no bridge to cross it.
"Hold me tight." Allen warned.
Arcadia arched her waist and hugged his neck tightly with her arms.
"Tazan, do you want to jump directly over the cliff?"
Allen nodded.
Arcadia's face turned slightly pale.
"Actually, you don't have to do this, because I -"
Before he finished speaking, Allen had already jumped up.
He hugged the girl's slender calf with his left hand, and freed his right hand to grab a rattan hanging in the air.
Just like on a swing, you use the force to fly forward.
Flying over the mountain stream, he grabbed another vine.
The relay continued leisurely until it leaped over the deep stream and reached the other side.
puff!
Allen landed smoothly on his feet.
The long and breathy scream in my ears, like the coloratura of a soprano singer, has not stopped.
"Ahhhh——"
Allen rubbed his ears and put the girl down who was screaming with her eyes closed.
"Ahhhh - ah?" Arcadia opened her eyes and saw that she had crossed the cliff, "Oh! It's okay then!"
Wiping away the cold sweat, Arcadia said with lingering fear: "I was scared to death! I almost made my pee out of fear!"
Allen raised his ears warily, turned his head and sniffed his shoulder.
"What are you smelling? I mean it was almost!" The girl's cheeks turned red and she stamped her feet coquettishly.
Allen shrugged and remained silent.
"I didn't have time to say it just now." Arcadia smiled bitterly, "Actually, you don't have to hold me in such a dangerous move, because... I can fly."
"…………"
Allen recalled that Arcadia's angel form did have a pair of very conspicuous wings.
"It doesn't matter whether you can fly or not, I just want to look cool."
Allen simply told the truth.
"By the way, since you can fly, why were you screaming in fear just now?"
"Well……"
Now it was Arcadia's turn to be embarrassed.
"That's just instinct...well, subconscious behavior, don't worry about it!"
At this time, shouts came from across the mountain stream.
Arcadia's teammates caught up and were waving and shouting in this direction.
Allen glanced at them, then turned back to Arcadia and said: "Not far ahead, there is a Wakandan village. If you tell me my name, you can get food and huts there."
"Great! I'm planning to go to the Wakanda tribe to interview the local folk customs!" Arcadia said with joy on her face, "By the way, how can my teammates get here?"
"Don't expect me to carry them over one by one." Alan replied with a cold face, "Can't you fly? Turn into an angel and carry them over on your back."
"I don't!" Arcadia rolled her eyes.
How could a noble lady do such a job of waiting on others?
"Then let them take a detour. It's not too far anyway." After saying that, Allen went straight forward.
"Tazan, wait a minute!" Arcadia trotted to catch up, "Why don't you come with me to the indigenous village?"
"I still have to hunt, and I'll go home later."
"I'll wait for you to come back in the village!"
"it's up to you."
"Thanks to you today, otherwise we would be in misfortune!" Arcadia said gratefully, "How can I repay you?"
"You can try to repay me with colored glass beads, just say they are high-end gems produced in the civilized world." Allen said lightly.
"Ah? Hehehe... I didn't expect you to be so funny!"
Arcadia burst into laughter.
"I heard that colonists often used this trick to defraud the simple aborigines. I will not do such immoral things!"
Arcadia stopped laughing and held Allen's hand with a sincere look on her face.
"Tazan, my friend! I really want to repay you!"
Allen stopped and looked down into the girl's innocent eyes.
"If you really repay me, bring me a letter and give it to Dr. Morgan at Kachen University."
"Aha?!" Arcadia was shocked, "I'm studying at the University of Kachen! Do you know the deputy dean of our Folklore Institute?"
"Of course I know you." Allen sighed.
The ancestral spirit he merged with was Dr. Morgan's only son, Tazan Morgan.
The two of them talked while walking.
Arcadia was very sympathetic when he told him about what happened five years ago. She patted her plump chest and promised to help him deliver the message.
Arcadia's team inspected the Wakandan village for two weeks.
For Allen's sake, the local indigenous people were very enthusiastic towards them and answered all their questions.
This scientific research trip was very fruitful.
The return date is approaching, and Arcadia is reluctant to leave.
The thing I can't let go of the most is the Black Panther.
On the occasion of parting, Arcadia hugged Allen and made a promise to him with sincere feelings.