Chapter 79 Centaur
"Shit! Centaurs?!"
Although Zhou Xu had already accepted the reality that this was a magical world, up to now, all he had seen were humans.
Even if they were skeletons, they were humans when they were alive, right? Suddenly, such a group of special creatures that were obviously not human beings broke into his field of vision, which shocked him so much that he couldn't help but swear.
[After all, what race are centaurs? Orcs? No, they should be considered mythical creatures...]
Just as Zhou Xu was thinking this, the centaurs, who were obviously hunting, had already maintained a running posture and quickly drew their bows and drew their arrows.
The next second, an arrow was shot out, the arrow cut through the air and directly penetrated the hind leg of an antelope!
This arrow obviously had a significant impact on the running antelope, but the pressure of survival made it continue to run there, not daring to stop at all.
The Centaurs chasing behind seemed to have anticipated this situation.
While continuing to run wildly, they quickly pulled out an arrow from behind them and drew their bows again.
The antelope's wounds were constantly torn during the mad rush, and the blood that continued to flow out soon completely dyed the entire hind leg of the antelope red.
Gradually, the antelope began to slow down and could no longer distance itself from the Centaur hunters chasing behind it.
Almost at the same time as they completely caught up, several centaurs holding spears on the side stabbed out with their spears.
A few powerful thrusts with momentum easily penetrated the antelope's skin and flesh, forcing the antelope to the ground.
At this moment, the antelope, already covered in blood, was still struggling to stand up from the ground, but the passing of life quickly deprived it of all its vitality.
Looking at the body of the antelope, one of the Centaurs moved quickly. He directly pierced the body of the antelope with a spear, picked it up, and put it on the back of his horse.
Zhou Xu was horrified by the whole process.
It was not because the process of the Centaur hunting the antelope was so ferocious and scary. In fact, he had long been accustomed to this kind of scene.
What really frightened Zhou Xu was the strength displayed by the Centaurs! [Due to their special shape, the Centaurs have strong mobility and can be said to be natural cavalry units.]
[In addition, judging from its hunting performance just now, this centaur seems to have no shortcomings in terms of speed, endurance, and even strength. It is worthy of being a mythical creature.]
Of course, if it was just cavalry, Zhou Xu could also choose to lengthen the length of the bone spears and use spearmen to curb the cavalry.
But the problem now is that they not only have cavalry, they also have bows and arrows! The combination of bows and arrows plus cavalry, wouldn't that mean archers with the ability to shoot on horseback? ! Good man, in this era, just having a cavalry is already a bug, but it turns out that it also has the combat capability of archers? Isn't this a dimensionality reduction attack? Following this line of thought, Zhou Xu really had no idea how to deal with this group of centaurs.
His first reaction right now was to avoid them. He didn't want to get into an armed conflict with this group of Centaurs at all. If a real fight broke out, he felt that his chances of winning were slim.
Fortunately, the group of centaurs were probably just passing by, chasing a herd of antelopes.
After completing the hunt, they carried the prey and walked in another direction, with no intention of getting close to Zhou Xu and his team.
Keeping a safe distance should not be a big problem. Of course, a more important reason is that if they give up this resource-rich land, the development of their tribe will be restricted.
What is even more fatal is that with limited land and limited resources, even if they invest more time in development, it is difficult for them to make new breakthroughs.
Take the stone tools in front of him for example. If he couldn't find copper and iron ores, how could he advance from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age, or even the Iron Age? In order to find these ores, he had to keep exploring outside to find the precious resources hidden in various parts of the world.
"Jinghong, have you found a suitable place to camp nearby?"
According to Ye Jinghong's efficiency, he must have explored the surrounding environment before returning to the Black Moon Camp to report to him.
Now facing Zhou Xu's question, Ye Jinghong quickly said...
“There’s a river nearby.”
No need to say too much, just know this.
In this era, the only hard condition for setting up a camp in the wild is that there must be drinkable fresh water resources nearby.
On this basis, other resources are additional.
Of course, the more additional resources the better. After all, who would dislike this? Let Ye Jinghong lead the way, and the group quickly moved to the vicinity of the river.
Their arrival startled some small animals that were drinking water by the river. They quickly ran into the nearby grass and disappeared.
Zhou Xu and the others had no interest in chasing after him, and in this situation, it was generally impossible to catch up.
"Everyone, take a break."
Zhou Xu had not yet made any plans to set up a camp here, but they had been traveling a long distance and really needed to stop and rest for a while.
During this rest period, Zhou Xu habitually used his "Eye of Insight" to observe the surrounding situation.
With the blessing of the power of mantra, his strong insight allowed him to notice some small guys hiding in the bushes, and then he simply chose to ignore them.
These little guys had already noticed their arrival. Zhou Xu was sure that as long as they made the slightest movement, these little animals would immediately burst out at astonishing speed and escape from their sight.
It is unrealistic to catch them without any preparation, any advance deployment, and no corresponding hunting tools.
"It's almost time to rest, we should set off."
Under the observation of the 'Eye of Insight', there was nothing special found nearby.
If the centaurs hadn't appeared before, this area would have been a suitable place to camp, but now...
In order to ensure the safety of their camp, Zhou Xu now just wants to stay away from the group of centaurs that might appear!
Even farther away the better.
After confirming the direction the Centaurs left, after everyone had rested, Zhou Xu led everyone in the opposite direction along the river without hesitation.
Before the sun sets, I found a suitable spot...
"Well, this is it, we'll set up camp here!"
After going deep into the grassland, the surrounding environment is actually mostly monotonous. The reason why Zhou Xu chose this location is because there is a nice mound nearby.
After the camp is built, this mound can be used as a watchtower to guard against enemies that may approach their camp. It can be considered an innate security facility.
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