Chapter 30 Enemies coming from 8 directions
Chapter 30 Enemies coming from all directions
The night in the Black Fog Forest is extremely dark, and even people who are close by can only vaguely see an outline.
Ivan thought that the strange noises around him made him feel uncomfortable, but when the noise disappeared, he realized what real discomfort was. An uncontrollable fear began to grow in his blood vessels.
"ignition."
Liede gave a low shout, and torches lit up.
The torch fell into the center of the wooden fence, and a bonfire quickly burned.
"Pay attention to the vines, a tree monster is coming." It was Gro who gave the warning.
There were sounds all around again, rustling sounds, and sure enough, something like vines were approaching, on all sides. Under the light of the fire, it could be seen that the intimidation of the fire did not make the monster retreat.
Ivan didn't know if he was a jinx. He encountered the tree monster immediately after he thought of it. This luck was definitely bad. It might be that he was not compatible with the Black Pine Forest.
Although he complained in his heart, he did not slack off in his actions.
Everyone stood with their backs to the campfire, not caring at all about the burning flames.
"Whizzing."
Some vines drilled through the gaps in the wooden fences like long snakes, while others climbed over the wooden fences and attacked everyone together.
At once, all four directions were attacked.
Except for Ivan, the others were experienced in fighting the enemy. Although they were busy, they were not chaotic. They cut off the vines that dared to reach out one by one. Ivan made a few moves, with his father Lied on one side and Biman on the other, and he was also at ease.
However, the situation did not improve. The vines did not decrease. Instead, they appeared together with roots and grass stems, and increased little by little.
"Here."
A mercenary saw a tall moving figure not far away, waving his arms to direct the attacks on all sides. He thought it was the tree monster's body, and was preparing to rush over with the others to capture the thief and the leader.
But he was stopped by Lie.
Gro also warned: "That's a bunch of tangled vine roots, don't be fooled." He has sharp eyes and can always see things clearly first.
It's obviously a trap, and it's easy to be strangled by the tree monster if you try to get out.
If you defend for too long, you will lose. In a moment of carelessness, the bonfire made a loud bang and was hit by a thrown wooden stake. Sparks flew everywhere, forcing people to dodge and seeing the cunningness of the tree monster.
"The tree monster's biggest weakness is its speed." Lede observed this and finally ordered a shift of position: "Gro, I have a mission for you. You go in the front and I will lead the rear. We must withdraw immediately."
As he spoke, he pointed in a direction, patted Ivan beside him, and winked at Biman, asking them to follow with torches.
"No problem, Captain."
Gro agreed immediately, and without hesitation, he led the two men to the left and jumped over the wooden fence.
Biman and Ivan followed closely behind with torches.
Next came Marshall and his four companions, with Reed, Paul and other mercenaries bringing up the rear.
As he expected, the direction of the breakout was the most bluffing. The vines here were easier to deal with. The three people in front cut a path through like cutting melons and vegetables, but the few people at the back suffered a more violent attack.
"drink!"
As the leader of the group, Liede was at the end. An even more powerful aura burst out from him. His fighting spirit was like a black gauze dress, tightly protecting the surface of every part of his body. He casually raised the long sword in his hand, and the many entangled vines and roots immediately fell apart.
With the sword in his left hand and the shield in his right hand, the coordination was extremely smooth, stopping the tree monster's massive attack between his hands.
His outburst bought time for others to evacuate.
"Captain, they are out."
After a while, Gro and his men successfully broke through, and there were no more vines blocking the way ahead.
The people in front lead the way, while those behind fight and retreat.
In this way, after a lot of effort, they finally left the troublesome tree monster far behind.
There are two pieces of news right now. The good news is that we have escaped the pursuit.
The bad news is that we have gone some distance deep into the Black Mist Forest.
They had no choice before, they evacuated in the opposite direction, deep into the forest, and they didn't know how far they went.
Ivan saw that Paul was injured, his father looked a little tired, and the other three mercenaries were also injured, but none of them were serious. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
“There are wolf deer.”
Before they could catch their breath, other predators appeared around them, their eyes revealing a hint of ferocity in the light of the fire.
Wolf deer, also known as knife deer, is small in size, has dagger-like sharp horns on its head, and has the habits of wolves. It is a social predator and one of the more difficult beasts in the forest.
This is really a case of adding insult to injury.
The appearance of a wolf deer means that a group of wolf deer are nearby.
Ivan handed the torch and a healing potion to the injured Paul, took off the bow behind him and paid attention to the surroundings. His shield was lost in the previous breakout.
The group had no choice but to keep moving forward.
"Whoosh."
"Whoosh."
In a moment, two pairs of green lights flashed from behind, and two arrows fired one after another, hitting their respective targets, and the death moos of wolves and deer were heard on both sides.
Everyone noticed that one arrow came from Gro as expected, but the other came from the third young master of the captain's family, which surprised the mercenaries.
"go!"
Liede told everyone to leave quickly, without even caring about the prey.
Deer are as cunning as wolves. Once you get entangled by them, you will definitely pay a heavy price.
After a while, there was movement all around again, and it was quite a big movement. Something was wandering around. Gro tried to shoot an arrow, which startled the hunter who was following quietly. The pairs of narrow green lights reappeared.
Everyone thought to themselves that this was not good. This group of cunning wolf-deer must want to surround them and then launch an attack.
A fight is inevitable.
If it were daytime, the mercenaries would be able to handle it calmly, but this is the Black Fog Forest under the cover of night.
Ivan tightened the longbow in his hand, not daring to blink, the rotten stench of the forest lingering in his nostrils.
He suddenly noticed something strange and subconsciously shrugged his nose. The stench seemed stronger than before and had a familiar feel.
"Wait, I have an idea."
Ivan didn't bother to think about anything else and directly stopped the team from moving forward.
Facing the puzzled looks of the crowd, he continued, "Everyone smell the smell, there must be a large patch of skunk konjac on the left. We can take shelter inside for a while." The skunk konjac is similar to the black spider flower. Both can emit a unique scent and can also be used as medicinal materials.
Paul warned: "Ivan, the smell of skunk arum is poisonous."
Ivan said affirmatively: "I know, this smell seems strong and disgusting, but the toxicity is actually average. Those who have antidotes can take them first. Those who don't have them can find a way to detoxify them tomorrow. I will find a way. What Beeman said is right. I am a pharmacist.
Wolf deer are different from us. Their noses are extremely sensitive. They will never dare to approach the skunk konjac. In fact, most wild animals will not approach, so we can use this to wait until dawn. "
After hearing what he said, everyone didn't know what to say for a moment.
Led chose to believe his son and immediately ordered him to go to the left. Sure enough, there was a bush of skunk arum. Each skunk arum was more than two meters tall, with broad stems and leaves, like low trees.
Ivan took out a mask from his pocket and crawled under the broad leaves of the skunk arum.
Seeing this, the others also crawled in despite the strong stench, and their figures disappeared between the wide leaves.
(End of this chapter)