The next morning... it's not quite right to say morning. In a ghostly place like the Dead Forest, gray fog shrouds the whole day and night, making it really difficult to tell the difference between day and night.
By the way, is there day and night in the hell world? It seems that since I arrived, the sky has always been dark red. It has never been brighter or darker. Is it the environment in this area or the entire hell world, lacking the sunrise and sunset, and the moon rising and setting.
Thinking about this unimportant question, I sneaked out of the cave and peeked outside for a few times. I found no enemy, then I patted the soil on my body, jumped up, and returned to the ground.
It seems that digging a hole for the winter... No, it is still feasible to dig a hole to hide. After all, even if those giant spiders can dig holes, they cannot dig dozens of meters deep in one go. Well, I am indeed an expert in the wild.
Praising myself proudly, I switched back to my life-saving COSPLAY bear transformation and prepared to continue on my way, trying to get out of this hellish place as soon as possible.
The markings I made last night are still there.
I took a few glances on the ground and immediately found a mark made of branches arranged in the shape of an arrow, pointing forward. This was specially made to prevent me from remembering the direction I was going when I woke up. Fortunately, it was not destroyed.
[I think such a mark is dispensable for you] Early in the morning, Evelina started to complain energetically.
But I like to hear this sentence.
[Really, right? It’s okay for a maze runner like me not to mark the road. How could he not know the way? Marking is just to prevent certain accidents that have a chance of less than one in a million. He is a mature and careful person. The embodiment of a cautious risk-taker. 】
[Forget it, just think whatever you want. ] Evelina's voice revealed a severe sense of exhaustion, even though she was still very energetic just now.
[So, what are you going to do today? 】
[I have already thought about this while I was resting, so let’s move forward bit by bit and don’t jump into the trap again] I will tell you the result of my careful consideration last night.
It would be too risky to attract a horde of monsters chasing you like yesterday.
[Is it too late to prepare to do this now? 】
[It’s too late to mend the problem, but it’s still not dead] I said with a deep look on my face, with the brilliance of a philosopher shining on my face.
【unclear meaning. 】
[That’s why I say you have a salty head. 】I rolled my eyes disdainfully and continued to move forward regardless of Evelina's protests.
Sneaky, no need to shoot.
If half a day has passed...
[What's going on? It's a little too smooth. 】 Stopped, I looked in disbelief.
Although I advance slowly, I can't be so lucky that I won't encounter a single enemy. I'm fully prepared to kill people, kill villages, and burn corpses. I can never let my whereabouts be revealed again.
But most of the day has passed, and not a single enemy has been seen. The giant spider that is the master of the dead forest, the dwarves everywhere, the elusive soul of dusk, and the dark bat that suddenly fell from the sky, as if they suddenly went to another place. Dimensional.
The entire dead forest has always been quiet, exuding an extremely weird feeling. If it weren't for the sound of my footsteps, I even doubted that I had entered the world of a silent movie, and I couldn't help but feel a creepy feeling.
Not normal, so abnormal.
[Could it be that you went back? ] Evelina ran out to cause trouble again.
[Why do you always doubt my sense of direction? 】I am very angry. Can't this Salted Fish Sword learn to look at problems from another angle?
[No, I never doubted it, really. 】
[I always feel that there is something in your words, you are indeed a guy who likes to hide his head and show his tail] I said sarcastically.
[Shut up, you guys who are not even qualified to pull me out. 】 Being pointed at the pain, Evelina became extremely corrupted.
[It’s not that I can’t pull it out, but because of your pride, I can’t bear to pull it out. After all, the sword head has “that shape”, haha. 】
[What kind of shape is it? Tell me what kind of shape it is. If you guess wrong, I will tear your stinking mouth off! 】
I whistled and avoided answering, letting Evelina yell angrily.
Sometimes, it is always necessary to leave a bit of suspense to be beautiful.
Another half hour passed, and still no enemy was encountered. This dead forest was a little too quiet.
[I said Evelina, generally when encountering this kind of situation, what will happen next? ] I couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful and asked with difficulty.
【snort! ] This guy was still angry about what he had just done, so he slapped me hard and said in a malicious tone.
[As far as the game is concerned, if you haven’t encountered an enemy and there are no traps and mazes blocking the way, doesn’t it mean that you will meet the BOSS soon? 】
[Haha... Hahaha, that's right, but I really hope this "game" can be more gentle and give me a place to replenish my blood and mana before meeting the BOSS. 】
I laughed dryly, no longer in the mood to pay attention to the gloating in Evelina's voice.
Sure enough, is this the time to meet the BOSS? I said that with my quasi-tragic emperor aura, it would be impossible for me to have such a smooth journey. The result would be an accumulation of tragedies, so I should be given a big gift.
[I hope the ruler of the dead forest won’t be so strong. 】It is a blessing, not a curse. It is a curse that cannot be avoided. At this moment, I can only pray silently like this.
I don’t have any hope of killing the BOSS in an instant or splurging on equipment. Various intelligence shows that the rulers in the Dead Forest are not as easy to bully as those in the Cracked Earth and Death Volcanoes. I may not be able to suppress them, even if I can. , there are countless giant spiders in this dead forest. The ruler can summon five figures of subordinates at any time, forming a strong force to restrain me. I can kill the BOSS instantly.
This may be a more difficult battle than the Battle of Horazon, I sighed and thought.
However, the biggest difference compared to the battle of Horazon is that I can run away at any time, it is not the kind of battle where I have to defeat the opponent.
Thinking of this, I encouraged myself and continued to take steps forward.
As I walked, suddenly, an inexplicable shadow appeared in my heart, and my instinctive sense of crisis began to sound the alarm. Every step forward, my steps became heavier.
This...what's going on?
I was inexplicably horrified.
Even when I faced Horasan, I had never felt this way before, this kind of inner vigilance, uneasiness, and even...a slight sense of fear.
Are you kidding? I am just a ruler of the Dead Forest. Even if the opponent is at the top of the world and cannot be defeated, I can still escape. Why do I have this feeling? What is this uneasy and ominous premonition about? Even the BOSS of a region I am so scared, how will I face the four demon kings in the future, let alone the three demon gods.
There was a strong unwillingness and stubbornness in my heart. I gritted my teeth and continued to move forward.
I want to see what the origin of this BOSS that made me react like this is, and what kind of three-headed and six-armed thing he has.
[I think it’s better to forget it. Don’t force it. The next enemy will be very powerful for you. ] Evelina's voice sounded slowly, not the usual teasing tone, but with a serious feeling.
This is the first time it reminds me like this.
[However, it is already too late to force it or not at this time, so you can do it yourself. 】 Immediately after finishing speaking, Evelina's voice gradually disappeared, seemingly ready to dive to watch a show.
Even Evelina said this. Who is the enemy this time?
I stopped with a solemn expression and looked ahead.
Suddenly, the ground shook slightly.
A few seconds later, there was another shock. This time the shock was much stronger. It felt like it was gradually approaching, but the sound was very dull and did not sound like the sound of a huge thing walking on the ground.
A few seconds later, there was another shock. This time, the entire ground was shaking continuously. Logically speaking, if there was a huge thing approaching, then I could already see its silhouette, but in front of me, except for what seemed eternal, There is nothing but dead trees.
Suddenly, a terrifying and powerful force stared over me and fell on me, as if I was being stared at by some extremely terrifying gaze. My whole body tensed up uncontrollably, and my hair stood on end, as if I was suddenly caught. Like a cat with a tail, it jumped up involuntarily and jumped hundreds of meters into the air.
what happened?
I widened my eyes and looked at the scenery in front of me in disbelief.
A large open space, a huge open space that I had not seen since entering the dead forest, appeared not far ahead.
I can guarantee that this open space did not exist before this. It seemed to appear out of thin air with the shaking sounds just now, full of mystery and weirdness.
Of course, if it were just this, it wouldn't be enough to make me so frightened and show a look of fear.
That's because the shape of this open space turned out to be the shape of a very clear spider, with its huge round belly, eight-segmented legs, and even a pair of terrifying fangs in front of its mouthparts, all of which can be seen, lifelike. It was like an invisible spider covering this dead forest.
Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but get goosebumps all over my body. The crisis alarm in my heart became louder and louder. There was even a shadow of death in my heart. Various signs told me that the extremely terrifying death that had not yet shown its face was in front of me. Ruler Lin is definitely not something he can match now.
This rare feeling made me unable to hold on any longer, and I immediately wanted to teleport away.
Suddenly, a boundless coercion of the world fell from the sky, sealing off the entire space. Even if I burst out with the power of the world in an instant, I still couldn't resist it. I was suppressed to death, and my body suddenly became heavier. A hundred times, it trembled violently and couldn't teleport.
run!
Unable to teleport, I had no choice but to kick the bear's feet hard, sending out a huge burst of air in the air. My whole body was like shooting a cannonball, and I covered a distance of several miles in the blink of an eye.
But the spider-shaped clearing also stepped out with a leg at this moment, and the ground shook. It also spanned a distance of several miles as if teleporting, and followed closely behind it. The speed was no slower than the COSPLAY bear.
It is obviously a huge body that looks to be as large as ten miles in radius! !
As I ran away at full speed, I couldn't help but look back in surprise. I couldn't understand why such a huge creature could follow him.
Just as I glanced over, I suddenly saw that from the terrifying spider clearing, soil suddenly spewed out. Huge chunks of hundreds of kilograms and tons of mud flew up from the ground. A huge hole with a diameter of tens of meters was drilled into the ground.
No, this isn’t a hole, it’s a mouth, a spider’s mouth! ! !
When I saw the familiar pair of fangs above the [cave entrance] and the green mucus dripping from the eaves of the cave entrance, I was frightened out of my mind. Moreover, only a small part of this mouth was exposed. How big is this mouth? This scary thing , How big is the spider hidden underground? Is it really as big as the exposed open space?
Wait, why does this giant mouth feel so familiar to me?
We were clearly in a narrow escape situation, but I couldn't help but a familiar scene flashed through my mind.
By the way, I remembered, isn't the entrance to the Spider Cave in the Spider Forest exactly the same as this giant mouth emerging from it? !
Could it be...could this be it?
My heart was filled with chills, and I no longer dared to doubt the size of this terrifying spider that had not yet shown its face.
Because at that time, I walked around a lot in its [belly], and I knew the size of the space inside.
This is definitely a prehistoric giant super spider that has lived for an unknown length of time.
I remember the old drunkard told me this time and time again.
A petite enemy may not necessarily be weak, but you must remember that the strength of a super huge guy must be directly proportional to its size.
Wait, Boss Spider, I have something to say. For the sake of me swimming in your belly once, please let me go! ! !
The huge size coupled with the terrifying coercion it exuded was ten times and a hundred times more powerful than Horazon. I couldn't help shouting in my heart. Under the threat of death, I speeded up again and exceeded the limit to my escape level.
At this moment, the tens-meter-large [hole] drilled out of the ground suddenly sucked in, erupting with an unprecedented terrifying suction force. The body of the Cosplay Bear, which was running forward, was unexpectedly pulled backward by this suction force.
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