Chapter 88 Interest in Corpses
The death of his companion made the centaur furious. He brandished his spear, locked onto the hyena man who had succeeded in the sneak attack, and rushed over.
The opponent attacked in anger, and the speed at which he attacked was simply astonishing.
The hyena man who thought he had succeeded in the sneak attack and was showing off his power the moment before, was frightened the next moment by the centaur who burst out with extraordinary speed and rushed in front of him, and his face changed drastically.
The astonishing momentum of the charge, coupled with the sudden thrust of the spear in his hand, came too fast. Although the hyena man made an emergency evasive action, he was unable to avoid it completely. The sharp spear head directly penetrated into the opponent's shoulder.
Instantly, blood splattered everywhere. The hyena man grimaced in pain and grabbed the handle of the spear with both arms, trying to break free.
Seeing this, the Centaur became furious and held the spear with both hands, intending to lift up the hyena man's entire body just like he used the spear to lift up the antelope.
But this time, things did not go smoothly.
As the two sides were struggling with strength, a crisp "crack" sound was heard, accompanied by scattered wood chips, and the spear broke on the spot. The hyena man who was hit by the spear hurriedly used his hands and feet to escape into the distance.
But how could the Centaur be willing to let it go? He took out the bow and arrow on his back and prepared to chase after it with the bow and arrow.
However, during this period, other hyenas around had already surrounded them.
There were more people on the other side, and the Centaurs wanted to provide support, but they were entangled by other hyenas and could not escape in a short time.
The change in the situation forced the Centaur to give up the pursuit and choose to retreat.
During this time, Zhou Xu, who was watching the whole process, was also full of thoughts...
[After the hyena succeeded in the sneak attack, they took the initiative to provoke the centaur. It was definitely not just because of their bad character. Their behavior was a bit similar to Li Ce's. They wanted to use this method to make the centaur lose his mind.]
[However, the hyena man probably didn't expect that the centaur would burst out at such an astonishing speed after being enraged. Even though he had prepared to evade the attack, he was unable to completely avoid it.]
[At the same time, the centaur was also quite calm. He might have been blinded by anger for a moment and launched an attack, but after realizing that the situation was not right, he immediately calmed down and made a relatively rational response.]
By observing the battle in the distance, Zhou Xu was undoubtedly fully aware that both the Centaurs and the Hyenas were not easy to deal with.
Just when Zhou Xu felt that his tribe had a "bleak future" because of the existence of these two "neighbors", the hyena people in the chaos had already taken advantage of the chaos and walked away with two antelope prey.
After receiving the signal, the other hyenas did not bother with the centaurs at all and fled on the spot.
Obviously, the hyenas' top priority has always been to take away the prey snatched from the centaurs.
However, if they just carried the prey and ran away, they would definitely be chased by the Centaurs.
In terms of speed, they were no match for the Centaurs.
Therefore, if you want to take the prey away smoothly, you must first entangle the Centaur.
This led to the subsequent battle.
Of course, they don't mind killing a few Centaurs in battle to reduce the threat posed by the other side.
The loss of a hyena's life was unexpected.
But it doesn't matter. Hyena people are cunning and cruel by nature, and they don't care about the life and death of their own people at all.
In their opinion, if one hyena man dies, there will be one less person to distribute food.
So when they evacuated, they didn't care about the bodies of their fellow tribesmen and just ran away.
On the other hand, after seeing the hyenas fleeing in all directions, the Centaurs realized that continuing to chase them would only be a waste of time, so they gathered around the bodies of their companions with grief and indignation on their faces, as if they were observing a moment of silence.
Then two centaurs leaned over, lifted up their companion's body, and placed it on the back of another companion's horse.
With a long howl, he left the area with the bodies of his companions.
After watching the two groups of people go away, Zhou Xu, who had released the "Eye of Insight", could not help but blink his eyes violently.
Using the 'Eye of Insight' for a long time will not only consume the corresponding mantra power, but also cause your eyes to become sore and swollen due to overuse.
At this moment, Zhou Xu could hardly keep his eyes open.
Because the pain was too severe, he could only relieve it by blinking continuously.
"Chongshan, Jinghong, there's no need to bring anyone else. The two of you should get ready and we'll go over there."
At this moment, Zhou Xu's idea in his mind was very simple, which was to see if he could pick up the body of the hyena man.
After all, he possesses the mantra of 'Skeleton Soldier Control', which makes him particularly interested in various corpses.
[Hyena man's corpse? If it can be controlled using the mantra of 'Skeleton Soldier Control', does it count as a special type of soldier? No, no, if you really want to talk about it, the skeleton soldiers themselves are already a special type of soldier, right? ]
With this thought in mind, the three of them acted quickly.
Originally, Zhou Xu wanted Zhou Chongshan and Ye Jinghong to do this.
However, considering that getting close to that place is risky after all, he still has the mantra of "speed enhancement" on him.
He followed them, and when the crisis really came, he would just tell the truth to speed up everyone's escape.
This is also the main reason why he only brought Zhou Chongshan and Ye Jinghong. It is not only because the two of them have excellent combat power, but more importantly, when he activates the mantra, he will only give the three of them acceleration, and the consumption will be relatively small.
The distance was still quite far, and it took them quite a while. Before getting completely close to the scene, Zhou Xu raised his hand slightly, signaling Zhou Chongshan and Ye Jinghong to wait a moment.
【Eye of Insight! 】
Out of caution, he opened the Eye of Insight again and scanned the surroundings.
After confirming that the centaurs and hyena people had indeed left completely and that there were no other potential threats around, he finally felt relieved and took Zhou Chongshan and Ye Jinghong towards the body of the hyena man.
Just now, while using the 'Eye of Insight' to check the surroundings, he also locked onto the location of the hyena man's corpse, and now he was heading straight for the target.
After getting closer, Zhou Xu discovered that the hyena man's death was such that blood was coming out from all his orifices. His entire chest was exaggeratedly sunken, and the horseshoe prints could be clearly seen on it.
Looking at the hyena man's corpse, Zhou Xu did not hesitate and directly activated the mantra...
[Controlled by Skeleton Soldiers! ]
However, the hyena man's corpse lying on the ground did not react at all.
This situation made Zhou Xu frown, and a new guess arose in his mind.
"Chongshan, carry the body on your back and let's get out of here first!"
Update is here, thanks to book friend 'Absolutely Not Suffering' for the reward!
(End of this chapter)
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