Chapter 49: Entering the Qingling Mountains for the first time (2)
Seeing Fang Chihan's gesture, all the mercenaries were on full alert. In the crowd, Xiao Che's eyes flashed with silver light, and a trace of invisible soul perception spread out, and he felt the aura of dozens of destiny-enlightening monsters thirty meters away.
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"It's a group of red-horned rhinoceros." With Fang Chihan's eyesight, from his position he could vaguely see dozens of red-horned rhinoceros not far away, perching by a stream and drinking water.
Fang Chihan's black eyes flashed, and he said quietly: "The rear team will lead the front team, don't make any noise. Take a detour to avoid these red-horned rhinoceros."
The red-horned rhinoceros is a relatively common type of lower-blooded monster. It likes to live in groups and is good at defense but not attack. It has a red horn on its head, which has strong fire attribute energy and high medicinal value, which can be compared with some fire
It's an elixir.
The strength of this red-horned rhinoceros is not strong, and the number of rhino groups is about the same as that of the Red Blood Mercenary Group. For the Red Blood Mercenary Group, fighting is a must-win situation. In the past, Fang Chihan would never give up this easily.
Fat meat that can be obtained. However, the purpose of their Red Blood Mercenary Group on this trip is the extremely rare Life Crystal Fruit. These unnecessary troubles can be saved, and it is a wise choice to take a detour.
The Red Blood Mercenary Group avoided the Red Horned Rhinoceros and walked for a few more kilometers. The group finally entered the central area of the Qingling Mountains and officially entered a zone full of dangers and opportunities.
Fang Chihan looked through the shadows of the trees above his head, estimated the approximate time, and then turned to look at the tired mercenary.
"Everyone, keep your spirits up. It's getting dark. Let's move forward a little further and try to find a cave to stay before it gets dark." Fang Chihan's lips moved slightly, and wisps of sound clearly reached the ears of every mercenary.
"Gather the sound into a line." Xiao Che's eyes lit up when he heard the subtle but clear voice. This technique is quite clever. You must have extremely high control over the infuriating energy to be able to give so many people at the same time like Fang Chihan.
Mercenary message.
Xiao Che thought to himself, this Fang Chihan is indeed extraordinary, his cultivation is noble, and his control of Qi is also extremely strong. At least this skill is far from what he can do at the moment.
All the mercenaries nodded and continued to move forward in silence.
The Red Blood Mercenary Group was groping forward in the dense forest. Since the route to find the Life Crystal Fruit was relatively remote, the veteran mercenaries including Fang Chihan rarely walked in the dense forest in this direction, which was relatively remote. Therefore, everyone was particularly focused.
, very cautious, even when cutting thorns and vines, for fear of making a loud noise and attracting monsters.
Along the way, Xiao Che gained a lot. Not only did he master a lot of knowledge about traveling in the forest, but he also killed more than a dozen monsters and obtained some monster crystals.
Suddenly, the sky above the Red Blood Mercenary Group became dark. Everyone looked up, only to find at least twenty blue-scaled birds flying past in groups, bringing with them bursts of green air. The blue-scaled birds are the best among lower-level bloodline monsters.
, the strength of each one is not inferior to the fate masters in the middle stage of Qi Ming Realm. If Xiao Che and his party were not in the deep forest, with towering ancient trees and lush branches, blocking the sight of the blue-scaled bird, otherwise a fierce battle would have occurred.
It's inevitable.
"This blue-scaled bird is not a gregarious monster. How come there are so many of them at the same time?" The thin mercenary frowned and said to himself.
Xiao Che's ears were very sensitive. Hearing his words, he glanced at him subconsciously. This thin mercenary was the third in command of the Red Blood Mercenary Group. His name was Zhang He. His strength was probably at the peak of the Five Marks Qi Ming Realm. Compared with that of Chen
Yan is even stronger.
"He is very observant and thoughtful. If he has doubts, there must be something wrong with him."
There's something wrong." Xiao Che rolled his eyes, subconsciously keeping an eye on it.
It was getting dark, and it was almost pitch black in the deep forests of the Qingling Mountains. But at this time, the Scarlet Blood Mercenary Group still could not find a cave to stay, so they had no choice but to camp and rest in a hidden area surrounded by many thorn bushes.
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The night in the Qingling Mountains is full of dangers. Many monsters will come out to look for food, including many powerful monsters of lower bloodline. Any mercenary who has experienced three missions knows that traveling at night is definitely the stupidest behavior. And in
In the Qingling Mountains, no matter in the middle or outer areas, it is forbidden to light fires. You must know that the monsters in the Qingling Mountains are not ordinary beasts. Flames will not scare them, but will attract them to attack in groups.
The mercenaries of the Red Blood Mercenary Group each found an area to settle down. Fang Chihan also arranged for eight night watchmen, most of whom were uninjured mercenaries who had less fighting during the day. The four captains of the Red Blood Mercenary Group
At this moment, they were gathered together and seemed to be discussing something.
"Boss, have you noticed that the central area of Qingling Mountains seems to be a little different from usual?" Zhang He, the third in command, asked doubtfully.
"I also feel that this atmosphere is a little different from usual." Chen Yan wiped his red long knife and said without raising his head.
Chen Yan is the fourth-in-command, and the second-in-command is a taciturn middle-aged mercenary who has barely spoken a word along the way. His name is Chen Cang, and he is Chen Yan's brother.
Hearing what the brothers said, Fang Chihan's faint feeling of uneasiness seemed to be much heavier. As old mercenaries who have been in the Qingling Mountains all year round, they have an intuition for danger and are extremely sensitive to changes in some situations.
, it was obvious that the four of them had a strange aura in the middle area of the Qingling Mountains.
"Is it related to the demon wolf clan's attack on Xicheng a few days ago?" Chen Yan thought for a while and came up with a very likely reason.
"No!" A cold and thick voice sounded, and it was Chen Cang who had never spoken.
"Why are you so sure, second brother?" Zhang He asked in surprise.
"The Blue-Fang Wolf King cannot command the Blue-Scaleed Bird." Chen Cang said coldly with no expression on his face.
"I see, it seems that the second brother has also noticed." Zhang He smiled and thought for a moment: "In the beast tide that day, most of the demon wolves were wiped out by the forces such as the Mingling Palace, and the Cangya Wolf King was seriously injured and died.
Fleeing, he should be recovering from his injuries at the moment. There are many groups of monsters in the Qingling Mountains, including many big ones. Although the wolf tribe is strong, it is not strong enough to affect the situation in the entire central area. Moreover, the colorful scaled bird that leads the group of blue-scaled birds
, is a Fusion Realm monster of the same level as the Cangya Wolf King, and the strength of the two groups is similar, so the Cangya Wolf King really has little to do with the current changes in the situation."
"According to your statement, could it be those demon kings and overlords who can affect the situation in the entire central area?!" Chen Yan's face changed after hearing this, and he guessed.
"It's somewhat possible, but it's also possible that it was caused by a few monster clans." Zhang He said very pertinently.
Fang Chihan listened to the conversation of several brothers and had some thoughts in his mind. If those demon kings were really the overlords, then this trip would probably be very unlucky. But speculation is just speculation after all. Unless the spirit treasure is born, the demon king will come out of the core.
The possibility of entering the area is almost zero. Immediately, Fang Chihan said solemnly to the three brothers: "No matter what, everyone should be more careful! This mission is very important to our Red Blood Mercenary Group, and there cannot be any mistakes.
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"Yes." Several people nodded, thinking of the destination of the mission, their eyes were all shining with anticipation.
Not far away, Xiao Che's hearing was very sensitive, and Fang Chihan and others did not deliberately block anything. He could almost hear the conversations of several people clearly. He did not know the previous situation in the Qingling Mountains, but from Fang Chihan and others
In people's conversations, you can vaguely feel something is wrong.
"Is there any hidden secret in this mission?" Xiao Che pondered and subconsciously looked at the man in gray cloak. This man has neither spoken nor moved a hand since he entered the Qingling Mountains. If he didn't exude a little anger, Xiao Che would
Che would think he was a puppet or a corpse.
"No matter what, let's take advantage of it." Xiao Che put aside his doubts, glanced around, jumped onto the branch of a big tree, sat down cross-legged, made sure no one was observing him, and began to activate the energy in his body.
Purple Qi Sea. For a moment, the Qi Sea hidden deep in his Dantian became active. Purple thunder energy flowed along his eight extraordinary meridians, extending around his body and limbs, and gradually gathered at the center of his eyebrows.
There, there is an illusory incomplete life card. The true air is nourished. As the thunder element's true energy continues to pour in, the incomplete life card gradually emits a faint silver light. As time goes by, the silver light becomes more intense, and suddenly
, a silvery original life force condensed and took shape, like a small silver snake that gently rotated around the incomplete life tablet for a moment, and then sank into Xiao Che's eyebrows like a hidden dragon entering the sea.
Xiao Che exhaled, opened his eyes, and estimated the time.
"It takes a cup of tea to condense a piece of original life force." Xiao Che grinned. This kind of warming speed is six times faster than before he recultivated, and it is estimated that it is not much worse than the warriors of the Black Iron Life Card.
"Currently, there are thirty-two strands of original life force. We will try to condense a full hundred strands by the time we reach the area where the Life Crystal Fruit is located." Xiao Che was full of confidence, and then closed his eyes again and continued to warm up the incomplete Life Card.
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Time passed silently, and in the blink of an eye, it was already late at night.
In a dark forest, most of the mercenaries of the Red Blood Mercenary Group were already asleep. Only eight mercenaries were responsible for keeping watch, but they were also a little sleepy at the moment. Xiao Che was still keeping his life tablet on the tree trunk with true air temperature.
I have become accustomed to only sleeping for two or three hours a day, and it is not yet time to fall asleep.
"Rustling~" The subtle sound of the monster beast's limbs rubbing against the weeds came from the weeds.
Several mercenaries who were keeping watch at night were completely unaware of this inaudible sound. On the contrary, Xiao Che, who was practicing, suddenly opened his eyes. He practiced "The Introduction of the Moon" and his perception of the night was particularly keen, not only his hearing.
, his eyesight is also extremely amazing. Although the forest is pitch black, in his eyes it is the same as day.
He looked towards the source of the sound, only to see several gray-black haired demonic beasts tiptoeing towards their camp, their sensitive black noses sniffing gently in the mountains and forests, and their small eyes flashing with fierce light.
, they sneaked for a certain distance, and as if they had discovered something, they suddenly sent out a slight invisible sound wave behind them like a signal.
Xiao Che took a closer look, and under the thin moonlight, he could see the piercing cold light reflected from the pale fangs in the mouth of the black-haired monster.
"Not good!" Seeing this, Xiao Che's expression changed, and he immediately understood what was happening, and rushed towards the group leader Fang Chihan very quickly.