Zhou Qingfeng and Todd fled on horseback, and neither of them could run before dark.
The orcs didn't have any food in the White Crow Camp and were very hungry. Zhou Qingfeng, because it was his first time riding a horse, his thighs and buttocks were so painful that he couldn't help but stop. After he landed, he staggered even while walking and had to turn aside.
Legs, move like a duck.
There was no village in front of them or a store in the back, so they had to spend the night in the woods on the roadside. The two tied their horses to a tree and had to prepare for camping.
"Victor, you stay and guard the horses. I'll go to the woods to see if I can find some food." Todd saw Zhou Qingfeng's duck steps and knew he couldn't expect anything from him.
There were some beans to feed the horses hanging on the back of the saddle. While feeding the horses, Zhou Qingfeng had to find a way to pick up some firewood and wood nearby. A bonfire had to be lit at night, otherwise the biting cold wind would blow into the bones and numb the person.
Todd went into the woods and disappeared after a few moments. Zhou Qingfeng picked up some dry firewood but couldn't wait for the orcs to come back for a long time. He had to go into the woods to look for it, and soon found that this woods was much weirder.
It was almost night, and the forest was very dark, with no chirping of insects or birds. Only the howling mountain wind blew through the branches, making strange sounds.
Todd was as tall and strong as a wild bull entering the woods. His large footprints were all over the ground, and many branches were broken by him, leaving obvious traces. After entering the forest for more than a hundred meters, the orc's footprints suddenly disappeared.
Zhou Qingfeng was extremely surprised and scanned back and forth among the trees vigilantly.
The forest was extremely quiet and had an unpleasant smell. Only his heartbeat and breathing were closely accompanying him. The wind blew through the canopy of the trees, but there was a lingering mist in the woods. He looked around, trying to find new clues, but there was nothing in the woods.
Nothing.
Wait...it smells rancid.
The dead branches and leaves accumulated in the woods over the years, as well as the remains left behind after the death of various monsters, are rotting. However, the stench is mixed with a touch of blood, which must have been left recently.
Zhou Qingfeng wanted to follow the bloody smell and go over to see the situation.
"Boy, stop. Do you want to die?" 'Shadow' said in Zhou Qingfeng's mind, "This place is too dangerous for you, how can you walk around?"
"Is there any problem?" Zhou Qingfeng asked.
'Shadow' warned: "There is a noose trap in front of you. If you walk past it, you will be tied by your feet and hung in the air. There is obviously an ambush in this forest."
"Is there an ambush?" Zhou Qingfeng stopped and glanced back and forth with wide eyes, "Who is ambush? Where?" He only saw a rattan hanging from the tree not far away, but this kind of rattan is in the woods.
It's seen everywhere, it's not unusual.
"You need dark vision." 'Shadow' probably cast some spell to greatly improve Zhou Qingfeng's vision in the forest. He can see farther and clearer. "There are various monsters in the forest. The most common ones are
It's a goblin. Watch carefully."
A few meters away behind the vines, the fallen leaves formed a shelter, and several goblins were hiding inside to hold their breath. The reason why these green-skinned monsters are so patient is entirely because they, who have lived in the forest for a long time, sense that there is prey.
is getting closer.
The vision in the gloomy woods is very poor, and it is difficult to spot the target even if it is close at hand. The eyes of goblins can see in the dark. They dig out shallow pits on the ground, bury themselves in them, cover them with fallen leaves, and wait.
Follow the prey to the door yourself.
I clearly heard the soft footsteps of the prey approaching, but after waiting for a long time, I didn't see the prey falling into the trap. You must know that this forest has been densely covered with countless nooses, nests, and traps. Triggering any one of them will
Causing death.
After waiting for about ten minutes, a goblin lost its patience. It raised its head and pushed aside the leaves that covered its body, trying to see where the prey had gone.
But just as it emerged, a sharp stabbing sword suddenly appeared in the shadow of the tree trunk. The tip of the sword showed a sharp edge, easily piercing the tattered leather armor on its chest, and pierced its weak lower ribs at an oblique angle.
The sudden attack and severe pain caused the goblin to instantly lose its ability to resist and escape. It only waved its hand in panic and fell to the ground, waving its hands and feet wildly and letting out strange screams of "Ok" and "Ok".
For such a small creature, this blow would kill it.
When their companions were attacked, other ambushed goblins were also frightened. They were never brave creatures. They swished out from under the leaves where they were hiding and ran around like headless flies, causing quite a bit of chaos in the woods.
.
The thin stabbing sword pierced in the shadow was slowly retracted, and Zhou Qingfeng was unable to hide due to the attack. He revealed his body, looked at the goblin on the ground who was still trying to stand up and escape, and said in surprise: "There really is
Ambush."
The goblins ran around for a while before they realized that they had only one enemy. Several goblin leaders said "Ok" twice, and groups of goblin soldiers grabbed short spears and launched an arc-shaped encirclement. Each group had
Seven or eight.
Although the enemy is weak, their numbers hold an absolute advantage. Their short figures jump out from the trees, rotten leaves, and even branches, instantly occupying every corner of the field of vision.
Zhou Qingfeng held the thin stabbing sword and felt that his eyesight was not enough to take care of the enemies approaching. He was just thinking about whether he should launch an assault in one direction when the 'shadow' in his mind shouted in a deep voice: "You
Won’t you retreat?”
Back off?
"Don't think that goblins are easy to deal with. They will never confront you head-on. They also like to contaminate their weapons with poison. As long as you scratch a little flesh, you will either be paralyzed, faint, or even die directly. I am very weak now and there is no way to treat me.
you."
The tone of the 'Shadow' was low and calm. It had probably lived for a long time and was used to life and death fights, so it was unmoved by the scene in front of it.
"Oh..., the enemy advances and we retreat, right?" Zhou Qingfeng said in a tone of 'I have learned new knowledge', and quickly jumped back and hid in the shadows to avoid the dilemma of being besieged.
.
Upon discovering that his opponent was escaping, the goblin leader called Chicha to direct his men forward. Hearing a series of soft footsteps coming from the woods, the target left at a very fast speed and turned to the flanks of the goblins.
The goblin soldiers continued to issue "Oke Oke" warnings, turning the short spears or short bows in their hands to point in the direction of the sound. They swarmed up like a tide, or retreated with a cry, shooting or throwing arrows at the target from behind.
Short spear.
Zhou Qingfeng wandered in the shadows of the woods, but the 'shadow' quickly reminded him that goblins have excellent vision in the forest, and simply hiding is meaningless. If you really want to deal with them, you must be better than these short green monsters.
More cunning.
More cunning?
Zhou Qingfeng had to retreat again, opening a greater distance, predicting the direction of the goblin attack, and looking for lone individuals - the rules are simple, but in the complicated and dangerous woods, this is a very test of intelligence.
fighting.
Zhou Qingfeng has a strong 'perception', but the perception of 'shadow' is several times stronger than his. It constantly reminds Zhou Qingfeng of the existence of danger and guides Zhou Qingfeng to attack the chaotic goblin team, so the enchanted edge of the thin stabbing sword is always