Deprived of intelligence and the ability to invent and use tools, humans are actually quite weak as a creature.
It lacks a strong snout and claws, its muscles are not strong enough, its skin is not thick enough, and it does not have scales. The soft belly and limbs are unable to withstand the claws and fangs of carnivores, and will be easily killed by a herbivore's counterattack. Even its senses are much weaker than those of other creatures.
More than 80% of people's information cognition of the surrounding environment comes from vision. As a social creature, hearing is more often used to communicate with similar people. The minimal sense of smell is usually used to identify sick individuals or rotten food in the group, and then instinctively dislike and reject those old, weak, sick and disabled individuals to avoid the spread of diseases caused by dense group living.
Without the light of wisdom, human beings would probably always be just small creatures that live in caves, shivering to avoid large predators, and go out to pick up berries during the day. If they are lucky, they can steal the leftovers of predators.
This is why the theory that human beings are the primates of all things has been born in various parts of the world, including the White Church. It is the gift of the gods that makes human beings so unique - and as for other civilizations including elves and dwarves, what statistics are there? In the concept of a large "person", there are still existences other than divine messengers. Since they appear so little and this part of the explanation is very difficult, most theologians have intentionally or unintentionally ignored this issue.
A small number of extremely blasphemous heretics, combined with the disconnected connection between the seclusion of other major races and the rise of human civilization, gave help to more advanced races, mainly elves and dwarfs, in the development of early human civilization, and these individuals became This theory is that the image of God spreads in human society and is preserved by praise.
This naturally offends many, many people, and most people who dare to say such things publicly will not end well. But if you think about it carefully, in fact, even the elves today have a certain degree of divinity in the minds of humans.
Live so long that he's almost immortal, and master magic that eludes humans - but let's get back to where we are.
Human beings who developed in groups did not change their strength. Human beings did not grow claws and fangs, nor did they evolve stronger muscles. What we do is, in turn, to expand the concept of "shelter" like a "cave" through the gathering of more individuals, through labor, and through wisdom. They enclosed the land, built walls and houses, and turned the entire world into their own sanctuary, where they populated it with hundreds and thousands of times the number of their ancestors.
In order to maintain the self-operation of this small closed system, human beings have developed a series of common cultures and common beliefs, and have begun to assign different responsibilities to different individuals in the system - most are responsible for labor, and a small number are responsible for managing these workers. .
The more mature a closed social system is, the more clear and complex the division of labor will be, and the individuals in high positions will be more clear and complex.
It is also farther and farther away from the world outside the original shelter-that is, nature.
What they eat every day is not something they hunt and handle with their own hands. What they eat is obtained by workers at the bottom, processed and slaughtered into a shape that cannot be discerned from its original shape, and then carefully cooked by others before being served to the table.
I eat meat every day, but I never know how big the creature with this kind of meat is, what kind of aura it exudes; what kind of road it likes to take in the wild and what kind of fruit it likes to eat; what kind of vital points can be hit with a single blow? It will kill; if it hits somewhere, it will become angry and cause your own death.
When you are separated from the human social system that you rely on for survival, and are thrown into the wilderness, and even when your greatest reliance on vision in the dark is completely deprived of you.
No matter how exquisite the clothes you are wearing are, how noble your status is in human society.
Like your ancestors in ancient times, you will tremble under the scent of predators eying you in the dark.
Even the survival instinct may not be as good as that of our ancient ancestors——
"Huh--" The roaring torch illuminated a limited area. Henry's tall back cast an elongated shadow under the light of the torch in his hand. The wind blew the fire and swayed, and even the ground could not be seen clearly.
Our Luoan girl and Yajiro stayed behind him, and a short distance away, Lulu led the way, while Galeva and Lao Qiao guarded another team, followed by Miss Doctor, who was also walking in the forest.
Only three of the young warriors from Pingshan County were now following Henry, trembling as if they were frightened little puppies, having long lost their previous high spirits.
This was an expected result, but it was a surprise that the group would agree to help.
The young man named Iwakura Kotaro, who was the leader of the Chinese clan in Tingshan County earlier, now looked clearly frightened. He was standing behind the sage in tattered clothes and clutching his wakizashi - and he It was also the person who asked for help this time.
Except for the two additional young warriors, the four followers with luggage were all gone. This is a scene that is easy to guess. The night was thick and visibility was extremely low. When something happened, the samurai master who did not bring much luggage turned around and ran away. The entourage with large and small bags left behind could not escape and was left in the same place. It is common Something.
Just panic, unexpectedly these warriors actually care about their followers. After going up the mountain for more than 1 hour and 40 minutes, they rolled down the ground and ran to Henry and his party. They took out all the belongings they had and asked them, with pale faces, to help search and rescue the followers for the sake of being fellow warriors, and promised. I'll be grateful if I find something.
They were just servants who had to spend a lot of money to save them. Combined with the fact that these followers dared to speak out to stop Torataro and others, it seems that they had grown up with these martial arts children since they were young, and they were valued followers like childhood sweethearts.
Although Torataro and others are responsible for all this, but considering that although these guys escaped from the battle, they were not completely ruthless, and they did intend to give Henry and others substantial rewards, our Mr. Sage naturally also I have no plans and money to live with.
Ryunosuke and his ronin group did not participate in this operation because Torataro simply ignored them. We don’t know whether it was because there were too many people and they were afraid of not having enough money to invite them, or because they were disdainful of the ronin. In short, only a small force of Henry and his party went up the mountain, and through Torataro’s frightened and gibberish description, they also roughly knew what they wanted. What kind of monsters and monsters are there.
Earth Spider.
One of the monsters in the Kazujinshinkaishi, it is said to be an extremely huge type of spider that does not build webs but burrows. They will dig holes in the ground and spin silk to use their strong silk threads to fix soil clods and fallen leaves to make a cover. Then they will lay a series of fine silk threads outside, hide in the pit and use the lid to hide themselves. .
When a creature touches the thread, it rushes out with lightning speed, captures it, and drags it into the tunnel.
Torataro and others, who got lost due to the darkness of night, passed by the nest of a soil spider when they were walking around. One of the young samurai was dragged in instantly, and the few of them who witnessed the scene were so frightened that they separated in panic, and when they waited After calming down a bit, I turned around but couldn't find my original position.
In the end, they could only head towards the only identifiable place - the orange light of the campfire at the foot of the mountain, and chose to run down here for help.
The composition of the team is very simple. Except for Lulu who is the guide and Miss Doctor, everyone else is a combatant. They put on light armor. Yajiro and Lao Qiao originally planned to bring a large bow to prevent the sneak attack of the man-faced bird. However, due to the inconvenience of longbows in the forest and the difficulty of aiming at night, under Henry's suggestion Next time they only brought spears.
Kazuto has a special long-stemmed weapon called a cross spear that is similar to Rigar's halberd or boar spear. As the name suggests, this spear not only has a pointed head but also has bladed ailerons on both sides. It can be used similar to the halberd to knock down the opponent, and when it stabs the target, the horizontal part also helps to expand the damage and restrain the opponent at a distance.
Facing monsters with tenacious vitality, using a cross gun is more reliable than an ordinary gun. Because after being hit, the opponent may not die immediately. If you are approached without control, you may also be injured.
Including our Roan girl and Galeva, there are a total of 4 people holding cross guns. Miss Doctor and Lulu only carried short knives for self-defense. The size of such a team is actually a bit minimalist, but considering the total number of people and composition, they really can't recruit many people.
The young master who has gone through a lot of things has now grown up rapidly and is no longer as boastful as he used to be, speaking and speaking with the honor of a warrior. He knew that he had some shortcomings and needed to learn. This time he came out just to accumulate experience.
Aya's intention is even simpler. As a doctor, she is very fascinated by the existence of monsters that are similar to ordinary creatures. And her knowledge about earth spiders is something the group can rely on.
In fact, it was Aya who judged that the attacking monster was probably a so-called earth spider, and who introduced the related habits. The hurried Torataro and his party only knew that there was a multi-legged black shadow that dragged their companions away. The various descriptions only made people confused in the end. The doctor lady summarized several characteristics and the terrain they passed through to give the answer. made such a conjecture.
It is important to know who the attacker is, because even monsters follow their territory and various rules. The knowledge in these books was provided by Ling, and knowing what kind of area they would probably set up an ambush in, people like Henry and Lulu who were familiar with the wild could consciously search for and exclude such terrain.
Soil spiders will build their nests in places with a lot of fallen leaves, because these fallen leaves on the ground can interfere with the vision of prey, and the complex surface makes it harder to see the outline of the cover they weave with silk stuck to the soil. In addition, it is best for these grounds to have relatively sparse shrubs, because in areas where shrubs are too dense, few prey will force their way through, and the probability of successful capture is too low if nest traps are arranged.
The main points to summarize from this are that the trees are tall and dense, mainly broad-leaved, and there are fallen leaves accumulated on the ground even in midsummer. The leaves block the sunlight, so there are not many shrubs growing in the terrain.
After summarizing these characteristics, we no longer run around aimlessly. Deliberately searching for similar landforms reduces the area that needs to be searched, and also makes search and rescue more efficient.
But because it was too dark, even with a torch that illuminated a much larger area than a lantern, they still walked for a while before they saw the more likely terrain.
And just as he walked over, a black figure made a "whoosh" sound and rushed over.
"Is it a spider?" Mira subconsciously asked this question, but the sage shook his head.
The black shadow was jumping back and forth on the nearby ground, which obviously did not fit the characteristics of the earth spider that likes to ambush.
"Give me the torch, and the others will gather together and stick the torch three steps away on the ground." He said this, and then threw the torch accurately while the others acted as required.
"Click——!" The blazing torch hit a shiny black shell that reflected light, and the segmented body with its long orange legs quickly moved away from the fire with a "click, click, click" sound.
"What a big centipede." The girl Luo An felt her hands shaking a little, and the shuddering feeling made many people get goosebumps.
"It's Centipede." Ling called out the common name, then grabbed Galeva's clothes and hid behind him.
"What's going on in this place? Are the bugs so big?" Old Qiao said while holding the cross gun vigilantly. The other people beside him didn't reply.
The oversized centipede was wandering in the forest as if looking for an opportunity to attack them, and Henry drew the sword from behind.
Jump forward before others can react.
"Hiss——!" Before the giant centipede opened its fangs, it was accurately stabbed in the mouth by the sword of the sage. He then grasped the hilt of the sword with both hands and twisted it hard and then lifted it, half of its head was sprayed. The body fluids of the insects fell to the ground.
Dead but not frozen, Baizu's body was still twisted and moving wildly on the spot, but Henry quickly poked half of the body with the tip of his sword and lifted it up, then kicked it up and kicked it away several meters away.
"Bang!" The sound of the carapace breaking and the rustling of the trees came. Less than 5 seconds after it appeared on the scene, this terrifying giant centipede returned to the dust.
The sage calmly picked up the torch that had just been thrown out for lighting, wiped off the insect body fluids on Claymore with a gentle wave, and put it back into the sheath on his back.
"...Watching the teacher hit these things will always give people the illusion that they are weak." The girl Luo An sighed helplessly, and her words also aroused the heartfelt approval of others next to her.
"Keep walking." The sage didn't care about this, he just turned around and said.
