Chapter 97 What do you think
“Puff, puff, puff!!!”
Before he finished speaking, the sound of dense flapping wings was heard, followed by five or six palm-sized birds with red eyes and clear green bodies. They formed a goose shape and swooped down towards the people below.
Those scarlet eyes were like the gaze of the god of death. As they swooped down, they rubbed the air and made sharp explosions, and big holes were directly ripped in the thick leaves.
"Guangyou!"
A wizard used his own defense to open a huge mural of light above the heads of several people, just blocking the path of this team of red-eyed kingfishers.
Without a sound or any fluctuation, the five red-eyed kingfishers directly broke through the strongest intermediate defense magic Guangyou, and their angles slightly turned, causing a harsh noise.
The bird's beak, as sharp as a sword, instantly pierced through the young light mage of the Xuandu Hunter Group.
"Xiao Yang!" The leader of the hunter group exclaimed, and the flames on his hands lit up. But his eyes were instantly fixed. There was no wound on Xiao Yang's body. The scene of being pierced was just his imagination.
The five real red-eyed kingfishers, each as big as a palm, were hovering in front of Xiao Yang's chest and abdomen, motionless, like processed specimens.
Those sharp bird beaks emitted a sharp cold light. If they moved forward an inch, they would easily pierce Xiao Yang's chest.
"It was you who saved him!" Wen Du turned his head and looked at Bai Mo, a space mage in the team whose eyes were shining with silver light.
Hearing this, the others also looked at Bai Mo.
The faint silver light emanating from Bai Mo's eyes shone into the eyes of everyone who looked at him.
He stretched out his hand and pointed at the five red-eyed kingfishers. He heard a slight cicada chirping in the air, and a light silver broadsword condensed above the five red-eyed kingfishers. The sword light fell, and with a slight sound of piercing flesh, the five red-eyed kingfishers were cut in two.
"This is obvious." After doing everything, Bai Mo glanced at them and said lightly.
“Brother Bai’s spiritual realm seems to be quite high.” Second Captain Wu Xuan, who was slowly pacing forward with the others, had a twinkling look in his eyes. “I’ve heard of someone who is also a genius in the space department.”
"Oh? Who is it?" Bai Mo asked calmly, having already thought about how to be humble later.
"His name is Ai Jiangtu, he is from the Northern Military. We have received his help in a mission before."
Wu Xuan's voice was neither hurried nor slow, and he had a relaxed demeanor. But the words he uttered were not to Bai Mo's liking.
Bai Mo rolled his eyes calmly, nodded slightly, and ended the conversation.
The team continued to move forward, but the two people beside them had become quiet.
The hunter group has a clear division of labor. There are special reconnaissance mages who are constantly wandering in the forest, looking for traces of humans. In their hands, they also hold a wind-seeking wizard.
The two wizards who were walking in front and clearing the way were each leading a police dog demon, which were best at detecting the scent of humans.
The Xuandu Hunter Group, Bai Mo and others were able to move forward by following their guidance.
Otherwise, if they just cross the central part of Wuyi Mountains, they might need great luck to see their target.
…
Giant trees stand tall, their millions of branches and leaves forming a curtain that blocks out the sunlight.
But in the center of the forest, there are wooden houses. Under each wooden house is a large cage, and inside the cages are humans.
They were covered in dirt, half-dressed, with dull expressions, dim eyes, and messy hair. The stench of decay filled the entire cage, and it was hard to tell whether it was from the filth in the cage or from them.
Some people wearing white clothes poured steamed buns and water into the cages one by one.
"We've been discovered here, shouldn't we leave?" A man with a dignified and upright face asked, standing on a tall tree and overlooking the cargo storage and transshipment base they had worked so hard to build below.
Next to him, an old woman dressed in judge's clothes glanced at him and answered in a rather light tone.
"What are you afraid of? The blood sacrifice formation has been completed. When we smelt these 343 people, we will get a powerful commander-level cursed beast! Kill all those who come here! Then we won't be discovered!"
"But..." The man hesitated and murmured, "But the cursed beast didn't listen to us and only knew how to kill!"
The old woman's eyes flashed with disdain, and she said nonchalantly: "Then let it kill, and we just hide. There will be many wizards in this forest soon, enough for him to kill! When it kills to its heart's content, you and I will pretend to have just discovered this place, and then get rid of the harm for the people. What do you say, Captain Cai?"
"This recipe is good, but there may not be enough time. If there are fish that slip through the net... Besides, the main body of the Commander-level Cursed Beast Monster is not easy to find."
"There are some mountain spirits outside that are blocking the way. It's enough to delay for a while. I didn't tell them the news. As for the fish that slipped through the net, we can catch and kill them when the time comes."
There was a cruel and vicious light in Cheng Ying's eyes. Her information network relied on these criminal gangs that committed fraud and trafficking. Now that these organizations were tried, they would be eradicated. So before she left, she would leave a big gift.
Her eyes were fixed on the guard next to her, with a strange light flashing in her pupils, and she spoke in a deep voice:
"As for the main body, I think a high-level wizard should be enough."
…
The Xuandu Hunters were moving in an orderly manner until they passed a gorgeous bamboo sea where purple branches and emerald green leaves intertwined and shone.
Lingling immediately signaled Bai Mo to stop. Bai Mo took a look at the beautiful scenery in front of him: purple stems, green leaves, spread high, arranged quietly. The ground and the sky were all green, and in the middle was a sea of purple, gorgeous, charming, quiet and soothing.
One can't help but feel happy and think about staying here for a while, brewing wine with green leaves and making tea with a purple pot.
But after Lingling's reminder, Bai Mo re-examined the bamboo forest and felt that it was too quiet.
And those so-called purple branches were just covered with thin purple hairs, and through the sound-detecting earrings, he didn't even hear the sound of insects crawling.
And Wu Xuan's voice resounded into the ears of everyone in the team.
“Stop!”
The team stopped immediately. When the exploration mage heard the command in the communicator, he turned around and stopped moving into the bamboo forest. Instead, he continued exploring along the edge of the forest.
Wu Xuan's voice continued to ring out, "This is the Purple-haired Polygonatum, a plant-type demon. Most of them are slaves, but there are also warriors among them."
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and with a flash of silver light, a general-level black-scaled clouded leopard that he had killed before was thrown into the bamboo forest.
Smelling the scent of flesh and blood, the originally peaceful bamboo sea became restless, with branches and leaves swaying towards the flying black-scaled clouded leopard. Countless branches and leaves were like slender and sharp mouthparts, densely wrapping up the mass of flesh and blood that had intruded upon them.
The green branches and leaves penetrated the body of the black-scaled clouded leopard, which was like a three-story building, tearing off pieces of skin and flesh. Bones fell to the ground, and gnarled roots broke out of the ground and devoured all the bones.
In less than three seconds, everything returned to silence, and bamboo leaves as big as half a washbasin fell to the ground, making the ground beautiful and natural again.
However, none of the mages outside the bamboo forest would feel that this extremely beautiful bamboo forest was so pleasant.
"This is their true face. Although we are outnumbered and will not be afraid of a few slaves, our goal is not to eradicate this group of purple-haired jade bamboo monsters. We cannot waste our magic energy in vain! Rest here and wait for the results of the investigation by the magician."
The main mages responsible for reconnaissance in the team are a pair of brothers, both of whom are high-level and are veteran reconnaissance experts who major in Wind, secondarily in Shadow, and thirdly in Earth.
Not long after, Wang Long came back first, and after some time, his brother Wang Shuo came back. They talked for a while and Wang Shuo reported to Wu Xuan.
"Second Captain, this purple-haired jade bamboo forest is more than ten miles from south to north. We are in its southern section. We can bypass it about three miles to the south. However, there is a Danxia rock area there. I suspect that there are Danyan rock demons living there."
Hearing this, not only Wu Xuan, but also the hunters who were listening around frowned. These Danyan Rock Demons are a group of warrior-level creatures.
They are a group of elemental monsters with both fire and earth elements. Not only do they have strong defense, but their attack is also not much worse than that of a mid-level fire mage.
Wuyi Mountain is such a great natural place for cultivation, but it has not been cleared of demons for such a long time. Isn’t it because of these powerful elemental creatures?
Wherever there are red rock Danxia land and rocks, there may be a group of Danyan rock demons living and breeding.
Wu Xuan was not as worried as his teammates. His frown soon relaxed and he asked Wang Shuo in a soothing tone:
"How's the situation in the north?"
Hearing this, Wang Shuo did not look relaxed. He had gone to the north to investigate, but he was still driven back.
"There are two nests of red-eyed kingfishers outside the bamboo forest in the north. Although there are not many of them, there are more than ten warlord-level red-eyed kingfishers in them. I was almost caught up by them."
After hearing this, the others also looked unhappy. It was already difficult to guard against the slave-level Red-Eyed Kingfisher, and now there was another warrior. Someone glanced at Bai Mo and suggested, "Boss, why don't we go meet those Red-Eyed Kingfishers? Don't we have Brother Bai? He is also a space-type, and is better than the second boss's space-type."
"How can Xiaobai, a mid-level one, block so many!" Wu Xuan's familiar address made Bai Mo's mouth twitch. He is not a pet, let alone Xiaobai!
White sister!!!
"We are surrounded by demons. Xuan'er, let's just kill our way through these purple-haired jade bamboo demons. Do you think we can do that?"
The commander waved his hand impatiently, and a spark ignited the air. He spoke to the people around him in a heroic manner.
“Yes!!”
"The captain is right, fuck him!"
Two voices echoed, and it seemed as if dozens of people were shouting in unison.
However, the other hunters did not get too excited. They looked at the two people silently and turned their eyes away.
He turned to look at Wu Xuan, who was in command and always had a way to help them get through the difficult times with minimal losses.
Wen Du also looked at Wu Xuan and asked, "Xuan'er, what do you think?"
"Let's go through the Danxia Rocks. I have a way to prevent them from showing up! But it will all depend on your performance, Wendu."
"Xuan'er is right, these bamboos don't look like they can withstand a lot of damage, or maybe those stone demons have thick skins!" Wen Du patted Wu Xuan's shoulder and said with great anticipation.
Although everyone didn't understand what kind of medicine Wu Xuan bought in his gourd, they all agreed with Wu Xuan's instructions and headed south together, preparing to pass through the Danxia rock area and bypass the purple-haired Polygonatum forest.
While following the team, Bai Mo was guessing at the method Wu Xuan mentioned. After guessing for a while, he had no answer, so he decided to ask the small encyclopedia on his back.
"Lingling, do you know Captain Wu's method?"
"Fire!" Lingling's little head hidden in the hood popped out a word. Knowing that Bai Mo still didn't understand, she continued to explain calmly.
“Danyan Rock Demons are special demons that can only be found in the Wuyi Mountains. They were bred by the unique earth and fire properties contained in the Danxia rock land of the Wuyi Mountains.
However, since there is not much fire attribute in the land, and their growth is to balance the fire attribute and earth attribute in their bodies, they like to eat fire. As long as the Danxia rock land they are about to pass through is covered with fire, the Danyan Rock Demons will not attack the intruders, they will first absorb the fire. "
"So that's how it is." After learning some obscure knowledge, Bai Mo pondered and asked, "What if the two elements in their bodies reach a balance?"
"They will involuntarily absorb the earth attribute, so they have never achieved balance." Lingling answered calmly. She wanted to say something else.
The scarred woman who was standing by looked thoughtful, just like the surrounding Xuandu hunters. Then the scarred woman asked sternly:
"Little girl, you are so young, what do you know? Don't talk nonsense. If you do that, not only will you kill someone, but you will also lose face!"
"What the little girl said is correct. I heard about this method of feeding the Danyan Rock Demon with fire from the older hunters in Wuyi Mountain."
Wu Xuan, who had been walking in the middle of the team, was actually not far away from Bai Mo and the others. In addition, Bai Mo and Lingling did not deliberately conceal their conversation, so basically everyone heard it. Although he was also surprised how a young girl could understand these things, he still expressed his agreement with a smile.
Lingling raised her head from Bai Mo's shoulder and turned to look at the woman and Wu Xuan who was not far away. "My name is Lingling."
The two were stunned, one curled his lips, and the other smiled indifferently.
Then Lingling's calm voice continued, "The Danyan Rock Demons are a group of warrior-level elemental creatures. They don't eat just any fire. If your fire is just ordinary fire, then you are not feeding them, but provoking them."
"Really?!" Wu Xuan asked subconsciously, his eyes became serious, and his fair and slender hands unconsciously clasped together. It's not that there are no mages with spiritual fire in the team, but there are not many. Including Wen Du, there are only two.
The Danyan Rock Demon's eating speed was not slow. He had originally planned to have the three fire mages in the team take turns feeding the Danyan Rock Demon with fire, because as the main combat mage of the hunter group, Wen Du had to keep as much of his magic power as possible behind.
But now it seems that this magic energy cannot be saved.
Lingling ignored Wu Xuan's subconscious doubts. Her words were mainly for Bai Mo to hear, so that he would be more vigilant.
However, Wen Du's heroic words were spread by his loud and clear voice, "Don't be afraid! I have top-level spiritual fire, watch me feed them to death."
"You are not allowed to release high-level magic or above at that time!" Wu Xuan frowned, his tone stern like a wife scolding her husband for fooling around outside.
"I know, I know." Wen Du nodded subconsciously.
(End of this chapter)
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