Chapter 625 Dusk Battle
The journey was quite boring. The wild grass was everywhere and no animals were seen along the way. Only a few rabbits with fur similar to the color of the wild grass ran by, but they quickly hid in the earth holes and disappeared.
"Those rabbits are very sensitive and hard to catch. Besides, the rabbits here are very sparsely distributed and have little meat. It is not worthwhile to catch them." Sura talked about the grassland when he was bored on the road.
"There is little food here, so few people live here. Only a few of us small settlements will stay here."
The three continued to walk. As time approached noon, without the shade of the jungle, the sun was baking very hot. Walking on the grass, the body was wrapped in the sultry air flow and sweat flowed.
"Huhu--" Sura stopped a little tiredly, indicating that he wanted to rest for a while.
"Aren't you and your friend tired?" She saw that Tilan didn't sweat much.
"I'm fine. Maybe I'm lighter and walk less." People with light bodies do save a lot of energy when running long distances.
On the other side, Orlesi was also a little tired at this time, and her steps slowed down a lot. Seeing Tilan stop, she also sat on the ground and stopped moving.
"Tilan, I'm tired."
"I know, let's take a rest." Tilan thought for a while, took out the cup of water from the small basket on her back, and slowly gathered the water vapor around her. However, it was dry here, so the speed was much slower than in the jungle.
Seeing Tilan gradually produce clean water, Sura looked at her with envy.
"With your ability, you will be welcomed in many settlements. There are too few places to drink water in the wild. If you carry water, it will be too heavy and tiring."
"Don't other people have this ability?"
"I haven't heard of it. Generally, extraordinary people only major in a few important skills, especially in combat, and rarely in life."
"By the way, you should be able to read." Sura remembered something.
"Well, I do know how to read."
Speaking of which, the word "literate" has almost no room for use in modern society, so much so that Tilan was slightly stunned after hearing it.
"That's great. Several children in the settlement fight every day, don't learn anything, and no one teaches them. It's a headache for the moose boss. It would be great if you could teach them."
"How many people live in your settlement?" Hearing this, Tilan finally became curious.
"There are 26 people in total, including adults and children. It's not a small number. At the beginning, there were only four of us, the moose boss and me."
"But with so many people, eating is also a problem, so I came out this time to try my luck."
"Can you bring the prey back by yourself?" Tilan saw that she was a little tired just by hurrying.
"Of course I can, I am a high-level human who can use tools, of course I can do it, with four rollers and wooden bars, I can easily drag it."
"You don't know the unique ability of our iron core species, that is to convert other substances into iron. This ability can occasionally be used on the body to resist damage."
"Very powerful." No wonder she said she was very popular. This ability is a rare productivity in this relatively backward world without industry.
"Hehe, but this ability is extinguished with His Majesty Hephaestus, so it is not that strong, otherwise we can build a world of steel with our bare hands." Sura was so proud when she heard Tilan's praise, as if she had received great affirmation.
"No more talking, let's go, let's go, we have to hurry back, I'm hungry." After a short rest, Sura stood up. She was really in good physical condition, and she recovered a lot of endurance in a few minutes.
So the three of them continued on their way. As noon passed, the three of them walked and stopped, and slowly saw the reddish-brown mountains on the grassland in the distance, which were similar in color to clay.
Looking at the simple clock in the bag, Sura told Tilan that it was already past three in the afternoon, and they would be able to reach the settlement in the evening and have dinner with everyone.
"Boss Moose has enclosed a piece of land in the valley, and used the safe soil dug out from the ground to grow some crops. We used to rely on this to survive, but now that there are more people, it's not enough to eat."
"Safe soil?"
"Well, most of the soil on the surface is polluted. Although plants can grow there, these plants have accumulated a lot of toxins and pollution. People will get strange diseases if they eat too much. You can see the grass on the ground here is a mixture of withered yellow and emerald green, and there is very little clean and tender color."
"The same goes for animals. The internal organs are basically inedible. You can only eat some meat, and not too much."
"It is said that some powerful races have occupied land with little pollution. The food and bread produced there are very precious commodities, and they can be exchanged for things in various places."
"It's really not easy." The girl couldn't help but sigh. This also reminded her of the Emerald Skirt in the past. At that time, many places in the north had the same experience. Fortunately, the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region is not a closed place. The grain production in various parts of the Federation is sufficient, and there are various artificial plantations to supplement fruits and vegetables.
The three of them continued to move forward. As they slowly approached, Tilan could see the wisps of green smoke rising from behind the rock, and there was a slight smell of burning in the air.
Did they start to cook? She thought of the movies and TV shows where people in the old days often cooked with firewood in the evening, which was very warm.
"Oh no, it's on fire!" Sura suddenly shouted.
"With so much smoke, won't they put out the fire? Yacao, no, something might have happened." Sura thought of something, threw down the bag on his back, and rushed to the rock quickly, without even having time to explain anything to Tilan.
"I'm going to help. If you can keep up, come quickly. If you can help, I'll let the moose boss prepare a sumptuous meal for you!" She said as she ran, waving the gun in her hand in the air.
Seeing this, Tilan also wanted to go up and help, but Ores couldn't run fast at this time, so she couldn't leave her behind.
She could only use some magic power with some pain. She held Orlais's hand and used the low-level secret technique recorded by the Qingluan faction. This kind of spell for speeding up travel was originally a technique used by outer disciples when they went on long journeys in the Third Era. Now, with all kinds of airplanes and hovercrafts, almost no one uses it.
With the blessing of the spell, the two of them became much lighter, and then their steps became faster and they ran much more easily. Holding Orles' hand, Tilan also hurriedly followed and caught up with Sura in the distance.
As the three of them continued to approach, the shouting and fighting sounds behind the rocks gradually became clearer, and there were also several crisp gunshots.
In the valley, a group of dark red-skinned alien humanoids shouted fanatically. They threw burning black things and set fire to everything they saw. At the same time, some of the people stationed in the valley rushed forward with weapons to fight them, and several people hid behind the wooden wall and shot with muskets. Unfortunately, the quality of these muskets was generally low, and the accuracy was low. It took several shots to hit once.
In the open space in the middle, the collapsed watchtower and debris were burning, dividing the open space. Many bodies had fallen on the ground, most of whom were people stationed in the settlement, and there were very few dark red-skinned aliens.
"Awoo--"
a long howl sounded in the valley, and a dozen "black-spotted beasts" rushed out of the fire and pounced on the people fighting in the middle. Three of them bit a brave warrior and tried to overturn him, while the other party picked up a thick machete and chopped it on the back of a "black-spotted beast", making it wail.
"Hiss, hiss, hahaha, noni hiccup (you lowly bastards)." The dark red alien who led the group laughed at him. His chest was bare, and he only had a dark brown fur apron on his body. His muscles were dense like earthworms, and he looked extremely ferocious and terrifying.
After saying that, he jumped up with the rough stone blade in his hand, and hit the originally brave warrior back several steps and fell to the ground with one knife. Then he rushed up with a wanton smile, cut the opponent's head directly with one knife, and grabbed it.
"No!" Seeing their general beheaded by the enemy, the remaining people in the settlement panicked. Some of the fighters who had been struggling to hold on lost their minds and were found by the enemy and knocked down in one move.
"Wow, hahaha~" The remaining dark red aliens also laughed wildly. They kept lighting fires and stabbed and chopped down those who were still resisting.
One of the men just blocked the heavy stone blade with his gun, and was hit in the abdomen by a dark red alien with his knee. He knelt down with all his strength, and then the opponent hit him on the back of the neck with a skilled knife, causing him to faint.
"Tino Niga (caught one)." As he said this, he threw the fainted man behind him, and the thinner dark red aliens who followed took out ropes to tie up the man.
Crying and wailing spread in the valley settlement, and the few remaining people also lost their fighting spirit and began to run for their lives. Unfortunately, this was a fenced valley, and there were only towering mountain walls behind.
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"Hehehe——" He muttered a wild and unrestrained laugh, and seemed very excited and in a good mood. The broad stone blade swept across, directly smashing the debris that blocked the way, blowing two of them away and hitting the mountain wall, and then slashed down with a knife, splitting one of them in half, and blood spurted out. "Ahhh——" The man who was not dead yet struggled to crawl on the ground with his last bit of strength, but unfortunately he lost his ability to move after crawling a few steps and fell to the ground with his eyes open. The thick soles of his feet stepped on the gravel ground, and one of them crushed the head that had not yet closed its eyes, and then continued to step into the cave in the mountain wall. The air here was cool and dry, and the further you walked in, the more pottery jars you could see. "Knock" the knife slapped down, and the pottery jar broke with a sound, revealing the ground wheat bran flour inside. This tall dark red alien rarely stopped, picked up some with his fingers, and put it in his mouth to taste. "Chew, Luga (delicious)." Then he turned around and called two younger brothers to come and take good care of the pottery jars, and then prepared to look inside again. At this time, a long and angry roar came from the depths of the cave, and the sound was dull, like the deep mooing of a big cow. Then there were hurried footsteps and running sounds, and the whole cave seemed to shake as if the ground was shaking. A figure about three meters tall with bloodshot eyes rushed out from the inside of the cave. He raised his arms high, and his huge palms pounced down like thick iron, grabbing the alien leader holding the stone blade. The stone blade slashed obliquely in the air, cutting through the rough palm, bringing up some sparks, and then was firmly grasped by the shoulders and lifted up by the giant hands. After his feet left the ground, the dark red alien leader kept struggling, and the earthworm-like hideous muscles on his body also exuded bright red blood, as tight as steel bars. The blade in his hand kept slashing, leaving bloody wounds on the arm of the opposite black shadow. Afterwards, he was grabbed and slammed against the stone wall in the corner, and his back and head cracked the stone. But this was not the end. The other party still grabbed the dark red alien leader and smashed his head against the stone wall again and again like a bell, until the whole head was broken into mud and flesh. He threw it down, howled, and continued to rush out of the cave. At this moment, seeing their leader's tragic death, the rest of the dark red aliens were also horrified. They retreated in panic, and kept throwing out burning black paste to block this terrifying tall figure. During the chase, the black shadow walked out of the cave and finally exposed itself to the evening sky, revealing its conspicuous giant horns and hind hooves. Its body was like a human-shaped moose magnified several times. At this moment, its eyes were like those of an ox, full of bloodshot, looking at everything in the valley, making a mournful howl, and then, regardless of the burning flames on its body, it rushed towards the invading dark red aliens, killing several of them along the way. The pair of thick antlers on its head lowered their heads and slashed across the ground, taking away several aliens who had no time to dodge along the way, dragging them up, drawing a high parabola in the air, crashing into the mountain wall, rolling to the ground, and being trampled to death by him who came again. Turning around, this figure covered with wounds, bloodstains, and burning with flames and smoke moved its hind hooves and rushed towards the dark red aliens who were constantly retreating and fleeing, smashing countless debris in this valley, going back and forth again and again, chasing every unfamiliar moving figure in the blood-red vision. Two thick wrists grabbed the arm, lifted it high, and then tore it apart from the air. The smelly blood and internal organs poured onto the ground, and the mournful cry like a bull's roar echoed through the mountains.
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When Tilan, Sura and the other two arrived, the entire valley was a tragic and messy scene, with burnt ashes, black blood and various mutilated corpses everywhere.
Only in the middle of the open space, a tall figure was kneeling on the ground, with flesh and intestines hanging from the huge horns on his head, and dark red fire marks on his body that had not been completely extinguished. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive.
(End of this chapter)
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