Nia's necklace and her dagger are now there. These two things cannot be lost under any circumstances.
"hateful!"
The boy got up from the ground and patted the dirt on his trouser legs.
Seeing that the little white-haired thief had run into the jungle, the boy did not catch up immediately.
When I think about this guy's flexibility and familiarity with the terrain, he probably can't handle it with his bare hands.
If I pursue it rashly now, I'm afraid I'll get nothing.
So the young man immediately turned back to the carriage and took the bow and arrow. Although he didn't know if it would be useful, it was still better than nothing.
I returned to the carriage and picked up the equipment before pursuing him again, but I didn't know if it would be too late.
Fortunately, as soon as the boy rushed into the bushes, he saw that nimble figure on the treetops in the distance.
This guy has a tuft of white hair on his head, and his whole body is dark brown. It is very similar to the color of the surrounding trees. It is easy to miss him if you are not paying attention.
After all, the young man's eyesight has been trained, and he can still easily see through this simple protective color.
"Chi! Chi!"
The little white-haired beast also noticed the boy's gaze, and was very surprised that the boy could actually see him at a glance.
But I was surprised. I was in a tree now. How could stupid and clumsy humans do anything about it?
With this thought in mind, it shook the "trophy" in its mouth toward the boy and raised its tail proudly.
However, the boy, a "stupid and clumsy" human being, really has a way to deal with it.
Seeing how arrogant this little thief was, the young man's face darkened. He took out an arrow from the quiver on his back, placed it on the bowstring, and pointed the arrow at the guy.
"grumble?"
The little white-haired beast, which had only seen humans a few times since its birth, didn't know what the boy was holding, so it curiously watched the boy's next movements.
As a result, the young man let go of the long string and struck at it with an arrow that made a sound like the wind. The little white-haired beast jumped directly to another branch, causing the young man's attack to miss.
"grumble!"
This instinctive leap saved its own life. The branch where the white-haired beast was originally was penetrated directly by the arrow and broke into two pieces.
"Don't run!!"
After understanding how powerful the young man was, this little white-haired beast didn't dare to stay any longer. Once this guy started running, it would just appear and disappear in mid-air. Even the young man would have a hard time locking onto such a fast-moving little creature.
Target.
Whizzing!
The young man shot two more feather arrows, but unfortunately they just missed the little white-haired beast. Moreover, there were trees blocking it from time to time, which would make him temporarily lose the position of the little beast.
"Jiji!"
For this little white-haired beast, the jungle is its home. Coupled with its small and flexible body, almost any thicker branch can become a springboard for it to use.
"Hoo, ho..."
The young man was panting, holding a bow in his left hand and an arrow in his right hand, running desperately through the forest.
Now he not only had to pay attention to the position of the little beast in the sky, but also the situation under his feet. This was a great test for the young man's physical strength and spirit.
He wanted to wait for an opportunity to shoot an arrow, but the opponent had almost no so-called movement trajectory, making it difficult to predict where the little beast would be in the next second.
"hateful……"
Seeing that the distance between himself and the little thief was getting farther and farther, the young man became more and more impatient, but he did not give up hope.
After all, because this little beast is holding a short sword that is almost half the size of its body in its mouth, it cannot increase its speed, and its physical energy is also limited. It has to pause for a while to breathe and recover.
This allowed the boy to find opportunities to attack it from time to time.
Whoosh!
Finally seizing the opportunity for the little beast to rest briefly, the young man shot out the arrow in his hand.
It's a pity that he passed by the opponent again this time. Although the arrow is fast, it still takes time to hit the target.
Although it was said to be resting, the little beast was extremely alert at this time, and it was not easy to hit it.
An opportunity must be found, that is when it has to stay longer or its movement trajectory can be predicted.
Of course, you can also use the method of constantly shooting arrows in the direction where the white-haired beast may move, and you can hit it as long as you are lucky.
but……
When he took out the feathered arrows from the quiver again, the young man fiddled with the arrows inside with his fingers and calculated that there were probably five or six feathered arrows left in the quiver.
Most of these spent arrows cannot be recycled, and you have to keep some arrows on the road just in case.
There were very few arrows left in the quiver, but he couldn't let him squander it wantonly.
“Chichi!!”
The little white-haired beast also felt that this human being was indeed difficult to deal with, and it was still unwilling to give up after chasing him until now.
But it is also unwilling to give up this "trophy". It has to take this treasure back to its "home", just like other collections in its "home".
This little white-haired beast is actually called a white-headed tree marten. They are born with the ability to sense spiritual objects, and they also enjoy collecting such objects.
Anyone who possesses spirituality in this world is often extraordinary. The dagger of Wenarcodo is naturally not a common thing, so it’s no wonder that the white-headed tree marten took a fancy to it.
The white-headed tree marten had to run around in the forest with a dagger that was only slightly lighter than its own weight. From time to time, it had to dodge the arrows shot by the young man, which made it equally exhausted.
"grumble!"
The opponent was chasing too closely, and the murderous aura coming from the human boy made the hair on the back of the tree marten's neck stand on end. The chill that went straight to the brain made the little guy shiver.
Do you want to give up? Can you just throw away this treasure that you already have?
Even though the young man chased him all the way, this white-headed tree marten still refused to drop the dagger in its mouth.
It is said that people die for money and birds die for food. The mentality of the white-headed tree marten is actually no different from that of greedy humans.
However, there is actually another reason why the white-headed tree marten still refuses to give up...
“Chichi!!”
Just ahead, the originally dense branches suddenly became sparse.
It was much more difficult to jump on the branches like this, but the tree marten was extremely excited, and its originally slow movements returned to their previous speed.
And the young man couldn't help but scream in his heart, because now he could clearly hear the sound of running water coming from the front.
There's water ahead!
The boy quickened his pace and ran out of the jungle following the figure at the top of the tree.
A river about two meters deep and fifteen or six meters wide successfully divided the forest into two parts.
For young people, this is also a difficult gap to cross.
"grumble!!"
But this white-headed tree marten didn't care about this "dead end". It would be better to say that it came to this place deliberately.
If a young man wants to cross the river, he can only swim obediently, but the tree marten is not worried about such a long leap at all.
There is a thin layer of fleshy wings connected between its limbs and sides. Although these fleshy wings are too small for it to fly, it can allow it to glide short distances in the forest.
If the tree marten directly crossed the river and went to another forest, the boy could only swim across the river.
Not only will the distance that was finally narrowed be widened again.
At the same time, the young man had to brave the coldness of the river and his gradually depleted physical energy to continue chasing this cunning thief.
There is no doubt that this difficulty will increase further.
"Ji~"
The white-headed tree marten, thinking he had a chance to win, proudly stood among the branches by the river, waiting for the panting human.
As soon as it saw the young man emerging from the bushes, it immediately spread its limbs and took advantage of the breeze to fly to the other side of the river.
"Oh, I caught you!"
Unexpectedly, the young man did not panic, but instead sneered and raised the hunting bow that was ready to go.
If you can change the trajectory in the air, then give it a try!
Whoosh!
The rapid arrow collided with the white-headed tree marten in the air, and this time it couldn't get out of the way.
The long-distance leap also made this guy's movement traceable.
This time the young man’s prediction was not wrong, so the outcome has been decided!
"Chi! Chi! Chi!"
The white-headed tree marten, hit by the arrow, fell straight to the river.
"Oops!"
But what fell into the river at the same time as this guy was the boy's dagger.
Not to mention that this "little thief" cannot die yet, he still has to get the whereabouts of the necklace from him.
And if this dagger was washed away by the current, I really don’t know where to find it.
Therefore, the young man could only make this choice.
"call……"
These things cannot get wet.
The young man first dropped the hunting bow in his hand and the quiver on his back.
Then he took another deep breath and took a run-up on the river bank.
"Fight!"
The young man took out what little strength he had left and jumped towards the rushing river.