Wilderness survival is a difficult skill to master.
Human beings have no night vision, so they suffer greatly after dark. Running hastily at night consumes even more energy.
Even though his physique was far superior to that of ordinary people, Lord Exxon of the Long Legs family could not break through the limitations of his abilities. He ran away from Green Valley Town when he saw an opportunity, but he could not run very far overnight.
Humanity's ability to transform nature is weak, and there are too many undeveloped areas in the wilderness. Beasts and ghosts often live in dense forests and grass.
Roads in the North are even more scarce, and you will lose your way if you can't walk far from the towns.
Precisely because the wild environment is complex and extremely dangerous, Adrian and others just give up when they see a good chance. Even if they are faced with a big fish, they do not pursue it closely.
Exxon bumped around like a blind man in the desolate night. His heavy breathing after being injured was like a light, attracting many predators that haunted the night.
Several gray wolves and wandering zombies attacked him, but they couldn't take any advantage.
At dawn, the prince saw clearly that he had escaped into the woods near Green Valley Town. The town walls were still within sight, and he had not escaped far at all.
Outside the forest were hacked-to-death wolf corpses and dismembered undead. Exxon leaned against the tree with his ice ax in his hand. He was covered in wounds from the bites of wolf fangs and the claw marks of living corpses.
As the captain of the guard of Cold Wind City, Exxon has never been in such an embarrassing situation. If he were wearing armor and riding a horse, he could still fight with his opponent. But the situation last night was really a joke.
Mahan.
Exon remembered this name. His face was trembling with hatred and his teeth were chattering. It was absolutely intolerable for nobles to be defeated by commoners and even untouchables.
As for the town of Green Valley, it made Exxon hate it even more. This town witnessed the defeat of Longlegs, and the residents of the town would definitely spread the word.
Just thinking about what those lowly guys would talk about behind their backs made the noble Lord's face turn red and he wished he could wipe that town off the map immediately.
Gritting his teeth, Exxon pulled out a slender crossbow bolt from the wound on his shoulder. The gray wolf and the living zombies couldn't do anything to him, but the hunting team last night really almost killed him.
There was a trace of flesh hanging on the bloody crossbow bolt. It was unknown who shot Exxon with a folding light crossbow, hitting his left shoulder. Fortunately, it was the left shoulder. If it had hit the heart a little bit, he would not have survived.
Ordinary crossbow arrows have a low firing speed and require a length of more than thirty centimeters to maintain stability. They also come with a tail with great resistance.
But the crossbow bolt in Exon's hand was only ten centimeters long, made of wrought iron, and had a very small tail. This little thing was very vicious and extremely penetrating.
When the arrow hit him, Exon felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer, and he staggered to the ground. He relied entirely on his thick skin and strong body to get back up and escape.
Exxon faced the rising sun and gritted his teeth to observe this unique thing. Who would tell him that Victor Hugo in Cold Wind City was easy to deal with in the future? He would definitely disagree.
Just the fast pursuit last night was enough to scare away most of the hostile forces. This action of the Long-Legs Family killed several family knights, and it can be said to be a huge defeat.
Exxon was also stabbed in the butt, and he relied on the antidote from the Frost Temple to survive. But looking back now, the wound is still black, and the entire flesh is completely numb.
This level of toxicity is extremely rare.
"Where did the bloody halflings get the poison?"
If Exon hadn't reacted quickly, escaped quickly and found Tias to obtain the antidote. Based on the intensity of the poison, he would have died after even a moment's hesitation.
Pooh!
Exxon was filled with hatred.
Despicable people also hate despicable opponents.
Victor Hugo is not a pedantic person, and he will do anything to achieve his goals. But he still has money, which is even more troublesome.
When Exxon returns, the family will definitely not send a small group of people to cause trouble after seeing his miserable state.
I can't stay here for long, I have to leave quickly.
Exon gathered some strength, grabbed his battle ax and walked out of the woods where he was hiding. As soon as he came out, he saw a figure passing in front of him, and immediately shouted: "Tias."
The rookie knight was walking along the woods in despair. His steps were staggering and his mental state was extremely bad, but his physical condition was not serious.
In the dark night, this kid also couldn't escape very far and kept circling around Green Valley Town. Just because he was running east and west like a headless fly, the hunting team couldn't chase him.
At dawn, Tias recognized the direction and chose to walk south. At this moment, he just wanted to go home and cry bitterly - this operation was a failure, and for a rookie, it was like a landslide.
"Tias."
Lord Exxon shouted again with a louder voice, feeling happy in his heart. He hobbled towards the rookie and shouted: "Take off your clothes quickly and give them to me."
When it comes to who the rookie Cavalier wants to see the most at the moment, Exxon, who he once respected, definitely ranks first.
In the past, the lord was noble, majestic, and had superb fighting skills. Tias was the object of study and imitation. But this time he followed the opponent into battle, and what he saw was another person.
He is cold-blooded to civilians, cruel to the weak, cowardly to powerful enemies, and even abandons himself in the face of a crisis.
How could this be what the knight did?
Exon thought that Tias was frightened after last night's battle, so he shouted the first time but there was no response, and then he shouted again. But Tias was very clear-minded, he was just frustrated and really didn't want to respond.
When the second louder shout sounded, Tias faced Exxon. When the Lord approached, he found that he habitually lowered his head to obey orders, and then raised his head sharply to resist.
Exon was unaware of the rookie's psychology. He only patted Tias cheerfully on the shoulder and said, "Give me the clothes you are wearing and the medicine you are carrying. I know you have everything in your backpack."
"
The noble Lord is as rough as a black bear wearing only underpants, and Tias is a weakling in front of him.
The latter was extremely angry and even though he was unwilling mentally, he couldn't help but take off the medicine, bandages and even clothes he was wearing and give them to the other party.
This was obedience that had been engraved in his bones for a long time. Tias felt extremely humiliated by his surrender - the guy in front of him left him behind last night, and now he actually had the nerve to ask for help from him.
How can this person be so shameless?
Seeing the rookie shed tears while taking off his clothes, Exxon burst out laughing. Tias's clothes didn't fit him properly and he had to tear some holes to put them on.
But it's better than a pair of underpants.
"Don't worry, don't cry." Exxon thought the rookie was feeling sad about last night's failure. On the contrary, he said optimistically: "It doesn't matter if you fail once, we will come back again.
Victor Hugo is very powerful, even stronger than we imagined. I admit that this operation failed, but I will review it and make corrections.
I have to say that the barbarian from the black forest has a lot to learn from. Just because his men move quickly, we are far behind."
Exon put on his clothes again and bandaged some of his wounds. He encouraged Tias: "My son, your performance this time is very good.
Stop crying, a setback is nothing.
As long as I can go back, I will definitely promote you. I will appoint you as the squad leader and lead a team of five or six knights. Believe me, this training will make you stronger."
The prince put on rookie clothes and walked south laughing. People who didn't know thought he had won the battle.
Tias was stripped down to only his underpants and stood there blankly. He was unexperienced and was actually moved by a few words of encouragement and promises.
But whenever he thought about what happened last night, he seemed extremely conflicted and driven to madness.