Chapter 12: The Vast Wilderness
Chapter 12: The Vast Wilderness
The vast wilderness.
Just as we passed Yuwang Valley, a strange whimpering sound like crying and complaining echoed in the air.
The dense forest is dark and deep. The branches of the several large trees in the front row appear graceful and shaped like women. In the middle, the old bark face emerges. Noticing the people coming, several trees let out sharp and weird laughter.
Lao Hei was startled. A strong fishy smell rushed into his nose, and his most relied upon sense of smell suddenly stopped working.
Jiang He picked up the steel fork and decisively activated Garuda Mode 1. Pure green energy flowed from the palm of his hand and spread to the head and tail of the steel fork, like a large green fluorescent stick.
"Be careful, they have a symbiotic relationship with other alien species."
Lao Hei nodded upon hearing this, and immediately lowered his head. His entire body was covered with hair that stood on end. Each strand of his shiny black hair now looked as cold as steel needles, flashing with a metallic luster.
In the dense forest, heavy footsteps are approaching.
Before anyone was seen, a huge rock the size of a millstone flew in from the sky, surrounded by visible white air waves. The sonic boom-like sound overlapped like thunder, instantly destroying two large trees.
Jiang He and Lao Hei each jumped to the side, leaving a half-meter-deep pit on the spot, with smoke and dust rising up.
The sound of roar followed closely. The monster had one leg nearly five meters high, a human face and a monkey body, green skin and a long tail. Muscles piled up on its body like hills. When it ran wildly, its speed was as fast as a running wolf.
"Whoosh whoosh."
Lao Hei's body shook, and countless black "steel needles" burst out, like pouring rain, instantly covering the monster's body. The black needles pierced the guy's flesh, making a continuous sound of a wooden hammer hitting a drum, causing it to immediately bleed.
The monster felt pain, but his speed did not slow down at all. He saw that the black dog had lost its fur, so he aimed at someone and launched an attack. A huge shadow covered him with astonishing momentum. He put his hands, which were as big as human heads, together and hammered out with a strong wind.
Jiang He leaped sideways and turned around, swinging the green steel fork in his hand in a circle, fiercely sweeping across the enemy's abdomen. The tip of the steel fork seemed to have green flames rising, tearing a belt-like blood mark on his flesh.
The monster looked extremely ferocious, and it rushed sideways, completely unaware of its own injuries.
Jiang He rushed forward, slid under the enemy, stood up instantly, waved his hands like a bird flapping its wings, used his body to pull his hands to create the effect of drawing a bow and gathering momentum, and fired a shot as powerful as a meteor. The tip of the gun burst out with a green edge, fiercely piercing into the monster's back and piercing through the abdomen, causing blood to gushed out like a fountain.
The monster's lower body had no strength left, so it turned around and waved its arms desperately, stirring up a cloud of dust.
Jiang He drew his gun and jumped back, avoiding the attack, and half-crouched to gather strength.
A black shadow pounced, digging its sharp claws into the monster's eye sockets. Lao Hei bit half of the enemy's head with one bite, looking very ferocious. His tail covered with black steel needles rolled off the opponent's nose.
The monster hugged the black dog with both hands, but before he could exert any strength, a green light pierced through his face.
The monster staggered and fell to the ground with a bang. Lao Hei jumped down and spat a few times. He didn't like the smell of humanoid creatures.
Jiang He violently peeled off the flesh and blood from the corpse, removed the limbs and spine, and stuffed them all into the bag. Encountering extreme heat radiation, these bones turned into gray powder and were quickly absorbed by the half-dragon bones.
Seeing the monster die, the big tree let out a tragic wail. The old bark was bleeding wildly and the branches and leaves were dancing wildly like the struggle of a dying person.
"Xiao He, this guy looks like a mountain ghost." Lao Hei said in surprise. There are many ancient rumors on Anping Island. When the old people talk about it, they can only describe it as "ancient times". The specific years are often impossible to verify, but they have been passed down from generation to generation.
“It should all be true.”
Jiang He walked to the tree and swept the steel fork with all his strength. It seemed as if a green moon appeared in front of his eyes. After several times, the wailing and struggling stopped. Several large trees broke, and a large amount of blood gushed out from the broken places, quickly turning the surroundings into a quagmire.
The mountain ghost is somewhere between a monster and a beast. The ancients in some areas worshipped it as the god of mountains and rivers. It usually lives in trees and has great brute force. In the local legend of Anping, the wife of the mountain ghost is called the Mountain Lady, who takes care of her husband's daily life, dances and sings, and never leaves his side.
Several large trees were dug up with their roots, and stuffed into the bag to be baptized by heat radiation. The half-dragon bones, which were more than ten meters long, were piled together. The surface began to melt, and a substance similar to molten iron flowed out. Jiang He pondered. He first interrupted the transformation process, then peeled the skin and bones, cut the meat and drank the blood, and put the remains into the "corpse incinerator" to melt and forge day and night. If the half-dragon had a spirit in heaven, I don't know how much he would hate him.
On the other side, Lao Hei's sense of smell gradually recovered.
The two men walked into the dark and dense forest. There were deposits of humus everywhere. Occasionally, there was a rustling sound in their ears. At a certain moment, in a very far place, there was a loud noise as if a mountain was collapsing. After a moment, there was a tremor of the earth, and the gravel jumped around.
Jiang He was slightly shocked. In this primeval forest, there were powerful creatures that he absolutely could not contend with at the moment.
When they arrived at a flat ground, Lao Hei didn't have time to talk and just barked. Jiang He understood and immediately rolled to the side. Almost in the next second, a black shadow flashed among the dark woods.
The person who came was shaped like a human, but very short, with sharp claws. After failing to hit, the black shadow plunged into the tree and disappeared.
"The woodcutter sings and walks and sits in asceticism, his clothes are no different from those of ordinary people, his claws can tear tigers and leopards apart, and his fine tools are made of wood."
This is a species that can move between trees.
Just as Jiang He and Lao Hei were planning to besiege the big tree, a group of trees in the back of the dense forest broke, and a giant elephant with a body as white as snow passed by. Its body was two times larger than a normal African elephant, and its fangs were like knives and guns. The trees blocking the way had no chance of survival.
The white jade elephant didn't even look at the man and dog present, and ran hurriedly into the distance, raising dust and smoke all the way. At the same time, hundreds of paths were opened up on the edge of the vast wilderness, and the white jade elephants were gathering towards one place.
After the troublemaker left, Mu Ke suddenly jumped up from the ground, his sharp claws emitting a cold light, like a sword for chopping copper and iron.
The sharp claws tore someone's clothes, causing clusters of dazzling sparks to burst out, but the half-dragon armor only left cuts. Mu Ke showed human-like surprise when he saw this.
Jiang He suddenly had three wounds on his cheeks, which were actually caused by the sharp wind. Due to the short distance, he did not have time to raise his gun and hand it over. He immediately pushed the butt of the gun forward with his left hand, and the word "pry" came to life. He was originally defending against the flat gun, but he turned defense into offense.
Close range gun, own dragon tail swing.
With his small body, Mu Ke stepped on the end of the gun, suddenly jumped up a bit, and swung his claws down again, with the momentum of an axe.
Jiang He turned his back and raised the gun with both hands.
Close range gun: Overlord lifting the tripod.
The sharp claws collided with the steel fork, and the sound of metal buzzing sounded.
Mu Ke fell down and was about to touch the ground. In the dense forest, the tree roots were intertwined under the ground, which provided him with passages to move freely, making him invincible.
At this moment, Lao Hei, who had been observing the opportunity, swung his tail and shot out black needles, successfully hitting Mu Ke.
Jiang He took advantage of the momentary flaw and turned around. There was enough space for him to use his powerful spear skills, and the wind was howling.
Sweeping Hoof Spear·Long River Sunset.
The steel fork hit Mu Ke's torso with great force, like an iron rod hitting a baseball. His bones burst, his internal organs rotted, and his body flew sideways. Lao Hei jumped up and bit the enemy's throat, ending the battle completely.
Jiang He wiped his face. If it were him alone, he would have to fight fiercely against the mountain ghost and the wood guest, but with Lao Hei's cooperation, the effect was significantly improved.
"Bah bah bah."
Lao Hei flicked his tongue and said that Mu Ke was also a humanoid creature.
(End of this chapter)