A blade light like blue lightning was drawn out from the scabbard and slashed towards the black panther in front of him. Although the black panther jumped back reflexively in an instant, it was still cut by the blade light, and blood spurted out of its forelimbs. Then it staggered and took a few steps back before it stabilized its body.
Once he made the move, the swordsman did not stop, but quickly followed, slightly pressing the hilt of the sword, adjusting the direction while running, and then chopped it down diagonally. In this way, he could both attack and block the black panther's sudden attack.
Facing this extremely experienced swordsman, the black panther was obviously at a disadvantage. One wrong step led to another. Because of the injury to its front limbs, it was a little inflexible in running and moving. After a fight, although a few scratches were left on the swordsman's body, more knife wounds and bloodstains appeared on its body.
Dark red blood slowly seeped out from the fur and dripped, staining the grass below with a slightly sticky consistency, and then slowly flowed down.
"Roar——" The black panther crouched down, walked slowly, and growled.
Just when everyone thought it would attack again, the black panther suddenly turned around and rushed into the depths of the forest, disappearing in an instant.
At first, the swordsman wanted to give chase, but the situation in the forest was complicated, with all kinds of thorns and branches covering each other. Even if he could cut a path with his sword, his speed would be far slower than that of the black panther, which could lower its body and move flexibly.
After failing to catch up, the swordsman retreated without hesitation. His companions also stepped forward to help him treat the wound, first washing it with wine, and then bandaging it with a bandage.
Seeing the two men gradually finishing their work and preparing to set off again, Luo Lanxier couldn't help but ask, "Is a situation like today common? I mean, such a difficult monster."
After hearing this, the swordsman paused for a moment before answering, "It's not common. In fact, we only encounter fifth-level monsters a few times in half a year, and not every encounter results in a conflict."
"These monsters also have their considerations. They don't have herbs or treatment methods, so they generally won't choose opponents that are too strong."
"But there are exceptions. For example, I defeated the black panther just now, but that was because Miss Jialan discovered its tracks in advance. If it had succeeded in a sneak attack, I would have died in one encounter."
"So, even though the difference in strength between us is not that big, it still dares to attack me."
"I see." Loran Hill nodded.
"Next time, how about I take action? After all, I took your money and asked a lot of extra questions."
"Then we'll have to trouble Miss Jialan." The three of them did not refuse. After all, they really needed help at this time.
After that, the four of them walked for about seven or eight miles. It was getting dark, so they began to look for a place to spend the night.
They lit a bonfire under a big tree directly beside the road, and then moved a few stones to separate the bonfire from the road.
"This can prevent passers-by from directly peeping and making them feel a little worried, and it can also avoid sudden arrows from the road." Although Loran Hill had not asked yet, one of the swordsmen had already started introducing the girl, as if he anticipated that the young lady would be very curious.
"Yeah." Loran Hill blinked and nodded, wondering if he was asking too many questions.
Sitting by the campfire, several people took out the food they had prepared in advance and took turns eating. This way, there was always someone on duty to keep watch in case of sudden attacks from monsters, and if the food was poisonous, they would not all collapse suddenly.
Loran Hill also took out the cooked beef that he had packed at the restaurant at noon, heated it slightly, and a faint aroma of sauce wafted out, and then he ate it in small bites.
After finishing the meal, several people took turns to sleep for a while, then extinguished the campfire and continued on their way with torches. However, this time they did not take the main road, but entered the mountains beside the road, looking for a more secluded place, and then jumped onto a tree to rest without lighting a lamp.
This can greatly prevent you from being discovered and attacked at night by criminals, and it can also avoid many monsters and beasts, making you much safer.
Sitting in the shade of the trees, looking at the three people opposite him who were each staying on different trees and providing cross-cover for each other, Loran Hill felt that these bodyguards and swordsmen were really experienced and extremely cautious. After all, they made a living by doing this.
After thinking about it for a while, Loran Hill leaned against a thick branch, wrapped herself in a thin blanket, and prepared to sleep there for the night. The scene on the tree reminded her of a long time ago, when she had just woken up from the forest and had also slept on a tree a few nights ago.
At first she was worried about snakes and insects, but in fact it was not that serious. Most snakes are active during the day and rest at night, and there are not so many insects climbing up the trees.
As the night deepened, bursts of insect chirping could be heard from the mountains, and then things gradually returned to silence, except for the sound of bats flying in the sky.
This continued until dawn, when the group finally woke up.
"Miss Jialan, did you sleep well last night?" The leading swordsman came over.
"Not bad." Loran Hill poured out a little water from a bamboo tube and patted his cheek to sober himself up a little.
"That's great. Let's eat something and set off. We'll try to get to the vicinity of Jiuhuang Mountain today."
The group had already walked more than twenty miles yesterday. If they speed up a little while longer, they will arrive in no time.
Compared to yesterday, the group's pace today was much lighter, perhaps because they were about to reach their destination. However, this situation did not last long. After walking for an hour and turning a corner, several arrows were shot out from the woods beside the road.
This long-planned arrow was no ordinary arrow. It was coated with a special liquid. One of the three people failed to react in time and was hit by the arrow, leaving a wound. Of the remaining two, one dodged it, and the other blocked the arrow with his scabbard.
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