"The scariest thing in the forest is not the monster."
He casually fired an ice bullet and froze the bucket-thick venomous snake hanging on a tree not far away and integrated with the whole tree into an ice lump. Then he repeated it for an unknown number of times. If he accidentally gets bitten by this venomous snake, , if you swallow it again, even those who change jobs will feel uncomfortable.
"Because they are not monsters, we cannot know their names. Even the most experienced adventurers dare not say that they have known all the monsters in the forest, so most of the time we do not know how big the creatures in front of us are. If you are strong, you may be deceived by its petiteness, you may be confused by its appearance, and you may often misjudge and put yourself in danger, just like that cluster of flowers..."
As he said this, Phoenix pointed to a dozen scattered flowers not far away under the quiet shade of the trees. These flowers looked a bit like tulips - it should be said that they were magnified dozens of times, with the bunched buds It is the size of a washbasin and is exuding a rich aroma. The pink flower buds and the green shade of the trees complement each other. A few beams of sunlight slightly shine through, rendering the shade as peaceful and beautiful as a green forest wonderland.
Oh, I know this. Kane said in his book that there must be some monster hiding underground. They use this peach orchard to attract passing small animals and then prey on them. The corpses become fertilizer for those giant tulips. It can be said to be mutually beneficial. Reciprocity.
When I said this, Phoenix smiled and said nothing. At that moment, the dead dog who looked fearless and fearless of me was attracted by the rich fragrance and quiet environment. Girls always like it. These beautiful things, dragons are no exception.
"Is everything okay?"
I asked, pointing at the dead dog that was staggering towards the trap with a drunken look. Phoenix smiled and shook his head, indicating that it was okay, but I still secretly pinched a throwing knife in my hand. The dead dog is my food reserve. How can you let other people eat it?
Think so. The dead dog has reached the foot of the tree shade, and the expected enemy hiding underground has not appeared. It is lying on the ground beautifully, enjoying the shade under the big tree. It seems that it wants to take a nap, but from our perspective . But he found that the huge tulip bud was slowly hanging down, hanging over the dead dog. The bud opened to reveal rows of sharp teeth that were completely contrary to its beautiful appearance. It swallowed the dead dog with a grunt, and then immediately closed it tightly. .
"Ga----oh----ga----oh-
The roar of a dead dog came from inside the bud, and it seemed to be scurrying about like a headless fly, but the structure of the bud was like rubber, and no matter how hard it struggled, it was of no avail.
Deserve it. Make you normally arrogant.
Just when I was about to cut off the entire flower. There was a flash of light next to him. The dead dog covered in the flower-scented mucus appeared next to me. Lying on the ground with his limbs in a large font. Panting feebly.
It's not just Phoenix. Even I was halfway through throwing the throwing knife. He also looked at the dead dog with his mouth wide open in disbelief.
"Old... brother. If I read it correctly just now. This... this should be the wizard's teleportation. But why didn't I notice the magic fluctuation?"
Phoenix rubbed his eyes in disbelief - even he was still one level away from mastering the teleportation skill. Appeared on a dog?
"This...ask me. I don't know either."
I was more surprised than Phoenix. I knew that the dead dog would automatically teleport to me as long as I left a certain distance. But this is the first time I have seen a dead dog with teleportation skills. By the way, is this really still a dog? Could it be that he picked up some strange food to store up? Will eating it cause diarrhea?
"Gah----"
After regaining her breath, Leona stood up angrily and roared at the giant tulips. She was just a humble human being, but now even a little flower dared to bully this princess. It comes with a skill that automatically teleports to the opponent. Not the first dragon to be eaten by a flower? Shame, shame.
Roaring like this, our fearless Dragon Princess, her golden curly hair shaking, rushed forward with great momentum, about to start a vigorous fight with that damn piranha.
"Wait, we can't go there now..."
After waking up, Phoenix quickly used telekinesis to catch the dead dog that rushed out out of thin air.
"Ga oh ga oh----"
What do you, a humble human being, want to do? Why do you want to prevent this princess from taking revenge? Do you want to go against our dragon clan? Kill you, this princess will really kill you.
He looked at the blond poodle who kept bluffing towards him with a cute look. Phoenix looked at me dumbfounded. Brother, there are things around you. Are all of them so unique?
Soon, Phoenix solved our puzzle. He controlled several large rocks and simulated the sound of rumbling footsteps as he "ran" towards the man-eating tulip. As soon as he reached his feet, countless sharp thorns suddenly protruded from the ground. The hard stone was instantly pierced by these thorns.
"The prey caught by the piranha is just bait. Small animals usually live in groups. When one is caught by the piranha, the others will immediately rush over to rescue them. This is the opportunity for these ground stinging insects to hunt. .”
Phoenix said this, but compared to his explanation, I was more surprised by his ability to control telekinesis. He was able to control a dead dog while manipulating several boulders at the same time to accurately simulate the roar of a beast. At least to me now It is far from possible. As expected, the wandering mage has many unique skills.
"The ground stinger is a piranha and there is no danger to us adventurers. I just want to tell you that even some plants and insects know how to use strategies, so don't underestimate any creature in the forest. Their ancestors Generations have lived here for who knows how many years, and the hunting skills passed down have been quite perfect. In Kurast, many more adventurers die from other accidents every year than from monsters."
I nodded, carefully taking Phoenix's words into my heart, and then saw the dead dog that was still struggling under the control of his telekinesis.
"I know, I know, let me help you get revenge."
With a tap of his finger, a barrel-thick volcanic explosion burst out of the ground like a lit firework, accompanied by white smoke rising from the cracked surface. The piranha was burned to ashes in an instant, and in the charred pit after the volcanic explosion, there were also many disgusting scorched fist-sized insects, which should be the ground stinging insects that Phoenix mentioned.
Leona: Hoho, you damn human being, don’t think that just because you signed a master-servant contract, you want to please this princess. Let me tell you, this princess will not thank you for this, not at all. You should apologize to the enemies who dare to rob my princess. Yes, you should die for this princess.
Thinking like this, she still calmed down after being put down by Phoenix. He lowered his pair of beady black eyes in vain, and although his mouth was hard, he always felt a sense of defeat in his heart...
"Brother. Not bad. It seems I still underestimated you."
Seeing me showing this hand, Phoenix's eyes lit up and he sighed sincerely.
"A slightly improved volcanic explosion is nothing to make a fuss about." I said disapprovingly. A Kurast-level druid can do it, right? This is what the old drunkard told me.
The biggest advantage of Druid's third-level skill Volcanic Explosion is that it is hard to guard against. Even assassins can't dodge it. The biggest disadvantage is its uncertainty. You have no idea whether it can hit the enemy you want to hit, and the nine-level volcanic explosion I now master consumes up to 19 mana points each time. It can be said that it is all the magic I have mastered, including other professional magic. One of the most expensive ones. If I miss the enemy, wouldn’t I be vomiting blood?
Therefore, my first consideration is practicality, and correct all the random attacks and waste on the original basis. The result of the improvement is just like what I just did, consuming 1.5 mana to release a targeted volcanic explosion. This is much more practical, but the control is not very good now. If you want to cast it accurately, you must use your fingers to aim at the casting location to concentrate your energy.
"Oh my God, who is the idiot who told you this? I have never seen any druid adventurer in Kurast who can perform this trick. I have seen a few in the Demon Fortress. , To be honest. You druids also have the transformation system and the summoning system. They are far from being able to devote themselves wholeheartedly to magic research like us mages, so as far as I know. At least you must be at the demon fortress level. Only druids can master this technique. If you don't plan to develop the element system, I'm afraid you won't be able to understand it even in Harrogas..."
I'm angry, that old drunkard Kasha has been lying to me, causing me to keep practicing tremblingly, for fear of being laughed at by adventurers of the same level. Bastard, when I return to Rogge, I won't be able to see how drunk the whole camp is. Buy it all and let you enjoy the feeling of being in pain...
"How come, you've been to the Demon Fortress, tell me what the situation was like there?"
I endured the veins on my forehead and asked "pleasantly". Wanderers are not like us adventurers who have to complete any tasks before they can go to the next level, so I am not surprised that Phoenix has been to the Demon Fortress.
"The Fortress of Demons, it is really a ghost place with only steel and blood, the sky and the earth are gray, the monsters are also abnormally strong, I only came out once and I dare not come out again, I'm afraid you are the only one like me, brother. Only with your own skills can you survive there..." Fenix, who was well-informed, immediately started talking non-stop.
Under the leadership of Phoenix, a competent tour guide, I finally had a general understanding of the forest. Of course, it was only a general understanding. It only ensured that I would not encounter any unknown dangers while walking along the river. I also encountered many monsters. , such as the Thorny Wood Demon with a negative stealth skill level. This group of mourners who have been eroded by evil forces are incredibly powerful, but their shortcoming of being afraid of fire is very prominent. As long as there is a wizard or a mercenary with fire skills in the team, Dealing with them is not difficult.
Swamp dwellers, this group of ugly monsters who are good at guerrilla tactics, under the guidance of Phoenix, we finally mastered how to lure them ashore. If we can outflank and annihilate them, of course, if that doesn't work, we can also use fishing.
There are two monsters that make me even more disgusted. One is the jungle hunter. It is said to be a hunter, but in fact it is a disgusting big baboon with a green appearance and a skin as slippery as a swamp dweller. It is the sand dune beast that appeared in Lu Gaoyin. An evolved form of the devil, what they are best at is using protective color to ambush Yin people. If the camouflage skills of the Thorny Wood Demon are negative, then theirs are master level. Even Phoenix, a veteran, made one a few days ago. Not aware. One of them jumped out of a tree and attacked us. As a result, he didn't even raise his head in front of us for a whole day.
There is another kind, ugh, talking about this kind of monster, people and gods are simply outraged. I don’t know how the old guy God created such a helpless thing. The sucker is a flying insect-like monster with a sharp straw in its front mouth and thin transparent wings that are buzzing and fanning. It looks like an enlarged mosquito. There is a soft red belly at the back. Judging from the appearance, , maybe a little scary, but not enough to make adventurers depressed. What's really disgusting is its ability to suck, as the name suggests. Although the attack is not high, it can absorb the opponent's energy and mana. If you are surrounded by dozens of these suckers, even the most ferocious barbarians can suck you into a necromancer-like expression in less than a minute. …
Of course, one of the two major forces in the forest - the dwarves - is indispensable. However, along the way we encountered dwarves who were either projected or corrupted by evil forces. We did not encounter any purebred dwarf tribes. , probably because purebred dwarves have higher IQs. So we deliberately avoided places where we adventurers often hang out.
After walking like this for a few days, Phoenix unexpectedly reached level 36 and learned level 4 skills, especially teleportation, the wizard's ultimate life-saving skill. His strength improved by more than one or two points, and he became more coquettish. At one point and two o'clock, he would use teleportation to wander around in front of us all day long when he had nothing to do. However, one time he just learned it and was not yet proficient. There was a deviation in the landing point of the teleportation, and it moved directly into the water. We were still wondering why a good living person suddenly disappeared. We waited until we saw the bubbles popping out of the nearby river. It dawned on him, and then Phoenix jumped out of the water screaming, with several piranhas attached to his butt. Only then did the little boy finally settle down in anger. I honestly began to master my new skills and never dared to show them off again.
snort. When we reach level 36 and get a staff with teleportation skills, how proud will you be then?
Unknowingly, we have left Kurast for more than a week, but we walked along the winding river, so it is not far out of Kurast. If you are familiar with the road, you can go straight through the forest, which is about two days' journey. You can go back.
That day, when we met a tribe of hundreds of dwarfs, Phoenix was excited. He pointed at the two strange totem-like stone pillars at the entrance of the tribe and told me that this was a tribe that had not been affected by evil forces. In the erosion land tribe, only these sane dwarves would do the symbolic things now when they are full and have nothing to do.
Although seeing this kind of pure dwarf tribe for the first time really opened my eyes, Phoenix must have been too excited. It was not the first time he saw it.
"You don't know something. This pure dwarf is particularly easy to deceive precisely because his IQ is neither high nor low." As if he thought of something, Phoenix's mouth was already smiling crookedly, and he took out a weird hat The strange hat, if you look closely, is the same as the indigenous hat worn by the dwarf wizard.
He put the hat on his head, then took out a strange jar, blackened his face and exposed parts with the unknown thing inside, and then took out a short spear that seemed to be often used by dwarves. In the hand, looking at it this way, it looks like a dwarf wizard, a little taller, and wearing a robe...
"Is this okay?" I widened my eyes and looked at Phoenix stupidly. Although he did look a bit like a dwarf wizard, he couldn't match him in terms of height or clothing.
"Of course. Rather than appearance, the dwarfs judge their kind more by smell. These dyes are all specially made by me. They can completely deceive the dwarves' noses, as long as these dwarfs have not been deceived by the same trick before. It's no problem, just watch from the side." As he said that, he shook his clothes and took an excited step, looking like he was sacrificing himself generously.
"Chirp——" When he reached the gate, Phoenix, who was dressed as a dwarf wizard, was stopped by two dwarfs holding short spears, but he was not attacked. It seemed that there was something going on. I hid on the side of the little dwarf. The bushes looked dumbfounded.
After a while, a dwarf wizard came with a dozen dwarfs armed with short spears or kitchen knives, followed by five or six people who wielded hidden weapons. A closer look showed that the dwarf wizard was still a leader. In other words, this tribe has experienced at least 10 transformations, and its combat effectiveness is already very impressive.
"Wa...Wayo, this brother is so good...so tall, so big...big."
The dwarf wizard took a few steps forward, looked at Phoenix and said. The legend that the dwarf wizard can speak Chinese is true, but the pronunciation is too stiff and not very coherent, just like a foreigner with brain and language impairments speaking Chinese after being drunk.
The average height of the dwarves is about half a meter, and the dwarf wizard will choose the tallest and strongest dwarf of the tribe to ride on, so the height is about one meter, while Phoenix is about 1.67 meters. In the eyes of the dwarf wizard Of course it would look very suspicious, if not for the similar smell. It had already ordered its men to throw this guy into a pot and cook it.
"That, that, that... that's me... below me, there are... there are two..."
Phoenix imitated the tone of the dwarf wizard. He stammered and pointed to his body. The waist and knees inside the robe twisted in an extremely soft posture, making it look as if there were really two dwarfs stacked underneath.
When I saw it, I was impressed. The Wanderer was indeed proficient in acrobatics. Not to mention Phoenix's weird posture, just imitating the life of the dwarf wizard so closely was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Wayo. So powerful? I'm already staggered riding one dwarf, but this brother actually rides two? Hearing what Phoenix said, the dwarf wizard was immediately in awe, but the doubt in his heart was still not completely eliminated.
"Brother...Brother, you, you...where did your clothes come from..."
It pointed at the clothes on Phoenix's body and said, "Both the dwarf and the dwarf wizard wear no clothes. The only thing covering their shame is the grass skirt made of leaves around the waist. When the wind blows. It really has a Hawaiian flavor.
"Snatched...snatched...from...the big monkey..."
Phoenix seems to have said that dwarves generally call us adventurers big monkeys, while their natural enemies, the elves, seem to have pointed ears...
At this time, the dwarf wizard basically believed it, but it was still not at ease because it was always suspicious, and put forward one last test.
"Brother...brother, let's...show...perform...for everyone."
Phoenix knew that there were only two performances that the dwarf wizard was talking about. One is their signature skill of breathing fire. The raging fire can burn down a paladin with high armor and thick blood to half his life in a few seconds, which is very lethal. The other one is resurrection. Like the fallen wizard, the dwarf wizard can resurrect his subordinates.
Fortunately, he was not forced to perform the resurrection spell, otherwise his secret would be exposed. Phoenix thought this way. The second-level fire skill of the mage, Hellfire, was just close to the fire-breathing ability of the dwarf wizard. He immediately performed it and also Turning around coquettishly with the pillar of fire.
Therefore, Phoenix, who claimed to have been taken away from his hometown by the "big monkey" and fled here, successfully entered the dwarf tribe. I am not worried. I don't know if he has other means to escape, but just in the past few days Mastering the teleportation skill is enough to make Phoenix fearless in the face of danger, of course, provided that he does not transfer it into the dwarf's pot like he accidentally transferred it into the river last time...
Following from a distance, I saw that Phoenix and the dwarf wizard seemed to be talking about something, but the distance was too far, so I couldn't hear it at all. After chatting for a long time, he seemed to be enthusiastically invited by the dwarf wizard to talk to him like a fallen demon. Next to the camp-like cauldron, the atmosphere was suddenly silent for a while. Suddenly, a ring of ice exploded from Phoenix's body, freezing all the dwarves, including the dwarf wizard, into popsicles. Then he teleported and he had appeared. At the gate of the tribe, he ran away in embarrassment and shouted, "Brother Wu Fan, come and save me."
I almost covered my stomach and laughed, but my subordinates did not dare to neglect, because without the instructions of the defrosted dwarf wizard, the dwarfs guarding the door had already chased after him. With their speed, they wanted to shoot two flowers on Phoenix's butt. Spending that is easy.
Instructing Xiaoxue and the others to rush out, I leisurely prepared a giant lava rock, and when the angry dwarf wizard rushed up, I threw it head-on. I relied on my agility to dodge the dwarf wizard, and also threw it at me. Before I could breathe a sigh of relief, the entire lava rock suddenly exploded under my control, sifting a dozen dwarves including it into sieves. Killing the dwarf wizard is the first task to clear out the dwarf tribe. First, Not to mention that they will be resurrected, even I dare not resist the fire-breathing technique alone.
Without the dwarf wizard, the remaining dwarves were all killed by Xiaoxue, the others, and the overbearing Phoenix in less than a minute. I packed up the scattered gold coins and potions on the ground. I was quite interested in what Phoenix encountered at that time, and he was in such a mess. .
"Ugh, stop talking. I didn't expect this damn dwarf to be so hospitable." With that said, Phoenix came to the pot and kicked it hard, knocking half of the pot to the ground. The cauldron was kicked over, and the disgusting black soup inside flowed all over the floor, along with various corpses. Upon closer inspection, there seemed to be a human skeleton among the corpses.
Damn, I finally know why Phoenix escaped in such a mess. I wouldn’t stick to any of these things even if I starve to death...
"But it's not without gain this time." After smashing the entire tribe to pieces, Phoenix let out a sigh of relief before suddenly turning into a smile.
"Didn't you say you wanted to find the lost Gidbin? I got some information from the dwarf wizard, but I can't guarantee whether it's accurate or not."
I was immediately moved when I heard that. It turns out that this is the case. I asked Phoenix why he had nothing to do and disguised himself as a dwarf wizard. I only mentioned Gidbin's mission when chatting with him, but he didn't expect it. With this in mind, although his temperament is a bit frivolous, he is indeed a warm-hearted and careful good guy. This friend is worth keeping.
According to the dwarf wizard, several dwarves from a dwarf tribe in the south seemed to have sneaked into Kurast last month and brought a lot of good things. The wizard of that tribe was so impressive that he was afraid of other dwarves. He spread the word about it with his trophies as if he didn't know it, so even the dwarf tribe here had heard about it.
Let’s not talk about whether the news is true or not. Just the vague statement of “a certain dwarf tribe in the south” is enough to give people a headache. However, Phoenix said that the south is exactly the direction of the Spider Forest teleportation station, so even if there is little hope, It's a good idea to drop by and have a look.
In addition, after being smashed by Phoenix, we discovered that there was a spring water and a storage box behind the dwarf tribe. Although it was full, we still drank several sips. It was not easy to find a spring water. There was only one remaining There are not many of them, most of them are in remote corners. It has been a long time since I encountered them in the temple. Is it because I am not lucky in this regard?
As for the storage box, it was the first time I had seen a Kurast-style storage box, so Phoenix fully demonstrated his cowardly demeanor and generously said that he would let me open it and the contents inside would belong to me. In his opinion, what good things could be found in the storage chests of a tribe of hundreds of dwarves?
After confirming with Phoenix again and again, I finally found the mechanism and pressed it. There was a sound of stone, and the stone cover on the storage box moved away. I looked inside. Well, there was indeed nothing good. There were only a dozen gold coins. A healing potion in a bottle, and...
Well, there is also a blue Eagle's Magic Bead, which is really not a gain for me. When I played with the blue Eagle's Magic Bead casually in my hand, our handsome Uncle Phoenix Two drops of male tears fell from my eyes...
