In order to survive, the humans in the black forest tried every means. They built their homes amidst the hardships and hardships, and opened up the wilderness through hard work.
Even if it is just a shack with air leakage from all sides, or a simple settlement built in a swamp, it is still much better than the sky and the ground.
In order to survive, human beings use their wisdom to the extreme. Everyone in the Black Forest has dexterous hands, and making and repairing weapons is a necessary skill.
In the forest, it is difficult for humans to fight hand-to-hand with monsters with sharp teeth. At this time, a lightweight crossbow can greatly improve the safety of venturing out. It blocks enemies and threats at a certain distance, making it possible to enter the forest.
Attack, retreat and defend.
The light crossbow that Zhou Qingfeng bought was worth the price. The arms of the crossbow were made of the best century-old catalpa wood in the forest. The cold weather made this wood very tough. The bow string was not beef tendon or rattan, but a 'shadow' as mentioned before.
Parasitic spider silk.
Thousands of spider silk are twisted into a thin bundle, which has excellent strength and elasticity. It is not afraid of water, moisture, or dryness, and is trustworthy at almost any time. If it is enchanted, it can also give magic damage to arrows.
Zhou Qingfeng used such a light crossbow to deliver a critical hit to the head of a mud monster. A crossbow bolt accurately shot into the monster's open mouth, penetrated the back of the head, and revealed a sharp arrow.
But......
'Shadow' shouted: "Run, boy."
The sludge monster's vitality is extremely tenacious, and it will not die even if it is shot in the head. The sludge monster hit by the crossbow bites directly, and the exposed half of the tail of the arrow is snapped off, and it continues to pounce on it nonchalantly.
Damn it!
Zhou Qingfeng screamed strangely and quickly backed away to distance himself. Although his strength was a bit weak, his escape speed was quite fast, as if he was smearing oil on his feet.
The three ordinary sludge monsters looked unscathed and rushed over again. They were covered in mud and water, and their four webbed feet clicked on the ground, twisting their bodies forward quickly.
Zhou Qingfeng cursed in his mind as he ran, "'Shadow', what's going on? The monster can't be killed, the poison has no effect, and it's still alive and kicking even after being shot in the head."
'Shadow' said disdainfully: "This kind of reptile has a small brain and a tough skin. The crossbow arrow you shot missed its vital point, so it naturally cannot kill it. However, the paralyzing poison on the arrow head has already taken effect, which will take some time."
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Zhou Qingfeng ran for more than ten meters and then turned back. Among the three mud monsters, he saw that the one hit by the crossbow was indeed trailing behind. After chasing for a while, his steps became staggering and crooked, making him obviously unable to keep up.
The remaining two sludge monsters chased the slow-moving short-legged dwarf. Seeing that Old Borg was about to be bitten to death by the monster, magic light lit up in its hands, and a scroll of 'Grease' was activated, covering a large area of greasy oil.
trace.
The two sludge monsters rushed very fast and stepped directly into the oil stain. They immediately skidded and collided with each other. Their speed was greatly reduced, and they stopped in front of the old dwarf.
But the grease spell can only block it for a while, and it won't take long for the two sludge monsters to escape from the oil stain. The old dwarf ran away again, shouting: "Shoot again! Victor, shoot again! The paralysis poison takes effect quickly, hurry up and try again
shoot."
Zhou Qingfeng turned around to see Todd who was fighting fiercely.
The leader of the sludge monster is much more powerful. It is much stronger than the other three in terms of strength, speed, and even cunning. Its skin is natural armor, which is smooth and tough.
Todd's ax hit his opponent several times, and a normal target would have been torn into pieces. However, the leader of the sludge monsters only had a few bruises, and there was no way he could inflict a fatal blow.
On the contrary, Todd was already in danger in the short battle. His ax was completely unable to deal with the flexible tongue of the leader of the sludge monster - that tongue was two to three meters long and sharp, like a spearhead with armor-piercing ability.
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Todd has been hit by this 'tongue spear' several times, and it was only thanks to the thick cowhide armor on his body that he could resist it. However, the limbs that could not be protected by the cowhide armor were troublesome. For example, he was hit on the thigh and was killed on the spot.
The hole was penetrated, and blood flowed like a stream.
The injured orc went crazy, and the ax blade danced like a windmill. However, the leader of the sludge monster kept retreating cunningly, clearly wanting to drag Todd to bleed to death.
In this case, Zhou Qingfeng quickly pulled the lever on the light crossbow, pulling the crossbow arm back to tighten it. A crossbow arrow with paralysis poison was loaded into the groove of the receiver.
"Todd, back off!" Zhou Qingfeng shouted.
The orc was already somewhat out of breath, and the fierce fighting had greatly consumed his physical strength. He let out a savage shout, but his two thighs were involuntarily stiff - something like a silt monster must have poison on its 'tongue spear'.
Although the poison of the sludge monster is not as good as the "paralysis poison" of the murder god, it still brings huge trouble to the orcs.
Hearing Zhou Qingfeng's shout, Todd stopped and breathed a sigh of relief. He did not expect that the leader of the sludge monster would be so difficult to deal with. He was powerful, fast, and had extremely strong defense, completely suppressing him.
The leader of the sludge monster originally kept a distance from Todd, but when Zhou Qingfeng came up, it immediately twisted its ugly eyeless head, opened its big mouth and let out a demonstrative neigh. Then...
This monster realized the danger of Zhou Qingfeng, and it quickly exerted force and rushed forward. It was extremely fast, and its huge body rushed in front of Zhou Qingfeng with the sound of wind. It opened its mouth wide and fired out its 'tongue spear' like a ballista.
A sonic boom that shook the air.
When the 'Tongue Spear' was about to penetrate Zhou Qingfeng's chest, a blue electric current suddenly flashed between the two. The 'Lightning Technique' scroll seized from the goblin warlock was activated, and an electric light as thick as an arm suddenly lit up.
....
The shore of the swamp instantly turned into darkness. All that was left in everyone's eyes was the dazzling lightning, and the roaring thunder sounded in their ears, which was shocking. Many people were running away in panic. Their eyes were blackened by the thunder and they fell to the ground.
Some people even became blind under the bright light and ran around randomly.
Zhou Qingfeng did not expect that the scene of this 'Lightning Technique' would be so big. After the arcane magic was activated, his ears buzzed and his eyes turned white. He stayed in place without moving. Suddenly he felt someone picking him up and dragging him.
Go back more than ten meters.
After a few seconds, Zhou Qingfeng regained some of his eyesight and could see the battlefield environment clearly again. It was Todd who dragged him away, and the orc even dropped his ax to save him.
The 'Lightning Technique' works quickly and is very effective when used to immediately stop the enemy.
After the leader of the sludge monster was electrocuted, his 'tongue spear' shrank, but the huge body still managed to crash into him. If Todd hadn't acted quickly, Zhou Qingfeng would have been knocked down by the monster, and most of his head would have been chewed off.
In such a flash of lightning, Todd was at the end of his strength. His ax was gone, and one thigh was full of black blood and could not be moved. This stubborn and brave orc could only say to Zhou Qingfeng: "Victor, damn
You're on your own."
The leader of the sludge monster opposite was also burned to death by the electricity. His originally smooth body surface was cracked everywhere, exposing the scarlet flesh inside. Most of its forelimb webbed feet were vaporized by the electricity, and its mobility was greatly reduced.
But the monster didn't die, and instead became even crazier. It opened its mouth wide and let out a harsh neigh, desperately pounced on it, trying to bite Zhou Qingfeng, the last threat, to death.
"Why does this monster always like to open its mouth so wide?" Zhou Qingfeng raised his crossbow, pointed it at the terrifying ugly mouth, and fired a shot into it.