Not long after, Steven caught up with him according to the mark left by Kate. After the two met, they continued to travel in the planned direction. They slowed down slightly, not as fast as when they rushed into the jungle or in the mountains a few days ago.
, this is to save physical strength, and secondly, to be ready to block the ogres following behind at any time.
After those ogres suffered several losses, they would definitely no longer send out small teams to open the way. The marching speed of the large army would definitely slow down. Moreover, they had to be prepared for sneak attacks by the two people in front of them at any time and became cautious. This would also
It will slow them down.
Calculated based on the time it took to arrive at the Dark Mountains more than a year ago, they still had plenty of time to get to Kotum, the big tree by the Bidras River. There were still ten days before the rainy season arrived in early March.
A few days were enough for them to ambush the ogres several times on the road. They estimated that the group of ogres chasing behind them could only be regarded as the vanguard, and the real large force should be further behind.
Otherwise, the remaining dozens of dwarfs would definitely not have the guts to chase the two of them!
Therefore, they must control the speed well. If it is too fast, the dwarf behind them will not be able to catch up and ambush them. If it is too slow, it will be very troublesome for the large troops coming from behind.
But the bad situation now is that they don't have many poison arrows left. Steven has shot more than a dozen poison arrows before, and it is impossible to recover them during the battle. There are only a few left in his quiver. Kate
He gave all the poisonous arrows in his quiver to Steven. Now he is only responsible for opening the way in front, while Steven is responsible for blocking the back. There are only a dozen of these arrows left, and there is no way to make them on the road.
, so Steven plans to use these poisonous arrows on those dwarves as much as possible.
Time slowly came to evening. The dwarfs did not catch up later in the day. It seemed that they were very careful. The two found a campsite, raised a bonfire and had dinner, as before, Steve
Wen took the time to rest for a while, and then waited for Kate to go to bed and let Steven stay overnight.
The night was uneventful. After getting up early in the morning, they packed up and had dinner. The two of them continued to set off. They deliberately slowed down on the road, but it was probably that the dwarfs were a little scared and never caught up. The two of them just drove on at this speed and didn't wait any longer.
They marched like this for three days. On the morning of the fourth day, they came to a river. They had waded across this river when they crossed it last year. The width of the river was only a few dozen meters. They found the river they had waded across at that time.
This section of the river is not deep during the dry season and the current is very slow, just enough for the two of them to hold the package and wade across it.
After crossing the river, Kate walked into the jungle and continued moving forward, leaving marks on the road. Steven chose a place to hide behind a bush by the river. He wanted to see how these ogres crossed the river.
Let's see if we can kill a few more.
Waiting until the afternoon, after boringly eating some dried meat and fish, Steven finally waited for the ogres at the back. First, a few of them carefully held up wooden shields, separated the branches and leaves of the jungle, and checked repeatedly by the river.
Then they returned to the jungle. Almost an hour later, they carried several rafts through the jungle and came to the river. There were two dwarfs wearing feather crowns standing in the jungle, seeming to be commanding inside. Then the group of dwarfs divided into
Two of them got on the three rafts, while the other few, including the two dwarfs wearing feather crowns, stayed in the jungle.
The three dwarfs on the raft began to paddle across the river. The ogre in front of the raft held up a wooden shield to guard against a possible sneak attack in front. The dwarfs on the sides and back kept paddling, and the dwarf squatting in the middle took out a shield.
With short bows, they were always ready to attack. The three rafts were soon halfway across the narrow river surface.
Steven's position was not directly in front of those ogres. He specifically chose a position more than 20 meters downstream when they were crossing the river, just to avoid the front of the river crossing. At this time, the few who were in front of the raft happened to be
The side that the dwarf couldn't block even if he raised his shield.
Steven saw the position of the raft, stood up, drew his bow and fired an arrow. The arrow flew out and pierced the side of the raft into a dwarf who was paddling hard. He was hit by an arrow in the chest. He immediately yelled and stopped paddling, trying to
Pulling out the feather arrow with his hand, Steven inserted the second arrow into the body of another dwarf behind him. This time, the dwarf on the raft finally discovered Steven. The ogres roared and paddled faster.
At the speed of the oars, several dwarfs in the middle of the raft stood up and shot at Steven with their bows drawn.
After Steven dodged a few incoming arrows, he shot another arrow at the dwarfs who stood up. Although the dwarf in front dodged the arrows, the guy behind him was pierced by the arrows.
chest.
Steven shot three arrows and killed the three dwarves without stopping. He immediately turned around and jumped into the jungle. The arrows shot by the ogres behind him were blocked by the dense branches and leaves of the jungle.
Steven rushed into the rainforest and chased directly in Kate's direction. These dwarfs were very careful now, which affected Steven's record to a certain extent.
Two hours later, Steven caught up with Kate. Along the way, Kate left marks at regular intervals. Steven walked along the marks much faster. After the two met, they stopped to rest for a while.
At the meeting, Steven described to Kate the way those dwarfs crossed the river and the results of their battle, and the two continued to set off later.
In the following days, the ogres did not catch up again. The two estimated that the distance between them might have increased to a day. They also speculated that the ogres might be able to determine their identities from the traces they left behind.
Traveling speed, after all, these dwarves are like the favored ones of the jungle. They seem to be born hunters of the jungle. They have already seen the two in terms of tracking. These ogres also met Steven and Kate.
Abnormal humans are generally defenseless when encountering them in the jungle. The destroyed expedition team is the best proof of this.
Two days later, they were close to the Bidras River. Steven relied on his super agility and strength to climb to the crown of a big tree with his bare hands and found the giant tree standing in the distance.
Tum, then the two of them determined their location and headed towards the giant tree.
A few hours later, the two arrived near the giant tree Kotum. The Bidras River lay not far in front of them. The clear water was still the same as when they crossed the river more than a year ago, and the dense jungle on the river bank was layered.
, dyed golden red under the sunset, full of primitive and wild atmosphere.
The two of them had plenty of time now, and they were not in a hurry. They found a place to camp not far from the river bank, preparing to have a good night's rest and look for the raft they had hidden a year ago the next day.