After several days of hunting, Yan Zheng had saved a lot of monster meat. The amount was enough for him to walk out of the forest. In order to facilitate storage and carrying, he cut the meat into strips and hung them on the trees during the day to let the sunlight out. It is dried in the sun and stored in the cave at night. The dried meat not only replenishes energy but also has a different flavor.
However, he has almost killed all the weak monsters around him. If you explore further, you may encounter monsters that are more dangerous than the monster snake. He insists on practicing the Zhi Ge Jue to steadily increase Yan Zheng's strength and speed. , even if he encounters a more powerful monster, he is still able to fight, but the complexity of this forest makes Yan Zheng dare not take risks. He is still too weak now, and finding ways to avoid danger and survive is the first priority.
After weighing the situation, Yan Zheng made the decision to postpone leaving the forest because with his ability, he would not be able to catch up with the large army in a short time. Instead, he would be exhausted due to excessive rush, which would only increase the risk.
It would be great if I could become a monk. Although the ability to soar into the clouds and mist and travel thousands of miles without relying on any external objects after reaching the realm of Chongxu is a bit fanciful, but when you step into the realm of Yuxu, you can use magic weapons, fly with swords, and rush on your way. The speed has been greatly accelerated, and the distance traveled in half a day can catch up with the normal march of several days. It does not have to be as difficult as it is now to catch up with the large army.
However, Yan Zheng has made plans in the past few days. He knows the place where the large army must pass. As long as he gets there, even if he cannot catch up with the large army, he can still return to the border by his own ability, although the route into the deep realm is different every time. They are all the same, but there is one location that every army must add to their route when planning, and it is always marked as a striking red dot on the map.
The Dalin Dynasty has been established for a long time, and the exploration of the Netherland has continued for many years. During this period, many detailed maps have been drawn. However, the Netherland is mysterious and ever-changing. Some of the huge rocks marked as landmarks on the map will He disappeared mysteriously, and the river that could have been used for supply and repair completely dried up overnight.
Over the years, the dynasty has spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build dozens of large border fortresses, in which troops are stationed for the purpose of detecting and warning dangerous situations. In addition, they can also serve as supply depots for exploratory troops. However, these fortresses eventually failed due to environmental factors. Abandoned and damaged due to various reasons such as drastic changes or predator attacks, only a few survived.
The place where the large army will be repairing this time is one of them. It is said to be a border fortress, but the shape of the construction is more like a standard acropolis. The buildings used for living are in tatters, and the walls can be used for guarding and storing food. The basement is exceptionally strong. Even if it encounters an irresistible tide of beasts or a highly destructive natural disaster, it can still be supported for a long time by relying on these things.
The area of the fortress is not large, maybe only a quarter of an ordinary city, but it has been standing in the secluded environment for many years, sheltering countless frontier soldiers, and many people know it like home. It was even given the name "Jingling City".
The location of Jingling City is at the junction of the dangerous zone and the safe zone in the Netherland. As long as you get there, you can smoothly enter the safe zone, and you can also follow the road signs to find the way back to the border. You can also get supplies from it, which greatly improves your chance of survival. Odds, and that's where Yan Zheng will go next.
Yan Zheng followed his previous memories and walked out of the forest the way Luo Tianchen took them. He didn't know if anything had changed in the past few days, so he had to walk for a while and then stop to re-determine the direction. Fortunately, there was only one in the sky now. Sun, it's not that difficult to identify the direction. It only takes about two days for him to get out of this jungle.
He once heard the veterans talk about the wonder of "Three Suns in the Sky". Three suns rise into the sky at the same time and move along irregular orbits. It not only makes the temperature extremely hot, but also makes people feel disoriented. .
"Three Days in the Sky" is just an environmental phenomenon, but the long-circulated "Dragon Purple Moon" is even more terrifying. When the purple moon rises in the sky, the entire secluded realm will be shrouded in a penetrating purple light. , all creatures bathed in purple light will fall into a state of extreme madness. They will not only engage in self-harm, but also attack each other, and even try to devour other creatures several times larger than themselves.
The veterans who had witnessed the "Long Ziyue" and survived had never refused to describe the scene again. Yan Zheng could only read the unforgettable fear from their expressions.
Yan Zheng began to rejoice at his luck. In the past few days after his rebirth, he did not encounter any strange phenomena. Under the shock of the aura of the demonic snake, he did not encounter too powerful demonic beasts. It seemed that there was some invisible force controlling these things. Dangerous things are driven away from him.
After two days of arduous trek, Yan Zheng successfully walked out of the jungle. Outside the jungle, there was a continuous hilly area. This just matched his memory. A few days ago, Luo Tianchen came from this area. He took them away from the main force in the name of performing reconnaissance missions.
If you continue to advance along this hilly area, you will be able to reach Jingling City. Then starting from Jingling City and heading to the border, you can return to the guard station according to the previously set return route without going back.
The hilly area serves as a buffer area, and deeper into it is a large plateau and mountainous area, which is the destination of their exploration.
The last exploration operation did not achieve good results. The changing environment of the Netherland brought them a lot of trouble. The temperature in the hilly area where Yan Zheng is now is quite suitable. Even if he is wearing thin clothes, it is not cold at night, but on the plateau After that, as the altitude increases, the temperature will plummet to below freezing point. Under such harsh conditions, the troops who performed the last exploration operation could not even reach the top of the plateau.
This time, under the leadership of two commanders of the Qingxu Realm, the large army was fully prepared and carried a large amount of supplies. It was about to reach the top of the plateau. Yan Zheng roughly calculated based on the time. If everything went normally and there were no encounters. What danger, then the large army should have reached the plateau by now, and by the time he passed through the hilly area, the large army would have already embarked on the way back, just in time to meet up with the large army in Jingling City.
Hilly areas are always much better than mountains and plains. The mountains are rugged and difficult to walk. According to his current speed, it is estimated that he has not reached Jingling City before the large army leaves. In the plains, there are many swamps and scarce resources. He can only replenish energy now. He could rely on the remaining dried meat. In order to leave the forest quickly, he rushed early at dawn every day. Unknowingly, most of the dried meat was eaten. Next, if he wanted to replenish energy, he had to rely on the food growing on the trees. Wild fruit.
Three days flew by, and Yan Zheng arrived at the edge of the hilly area. Not far away was the location of Jingling City. The hard work of the past few days made his already tattered clothes even more torn. He removed them and installed wooden handles. It can be used as a mop, but there is no way to take a shower. My body is dark and smells bad.
Yan Zheng took out the last piece of dried meat from his arms and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it with difficulty. By picking wild fruits from the trees and accidentally catching a few rabbit-shaped monsters, he finally walked through this hilly area. , the will to survive always has the upper hand, even if he is extremely tired, he does not stop moving forward, not to mention that with a body like his, he cannot die even if he wants to.
Of course he thought about giving up, but after thinking about it, he knew that if he died of starvation, the power of the red gauze bodhi would keep him reborn and would not eliminate hunger; what if he died of drowning? He will continue to be reborn and die, and he will never be able to get rid of the suffocating feeling of drowning. It is better to die than to live. He has finally been reborn, and he cannot just fall in such an unknown place.
Gradually, Yan Zheng was able to see the wall of Jingling City in the distance. He sat down next to a crooked neck tree and prepared to take a rest. Anyway, this time would not be a waste of time. Before the sun sets, he will definitely be able to Arrive at Jingling City.
Because transportation teams come regularly to deliver supplies, fresh food and sufficient water are always stored in the basement there. Some alcoholic veterans will secretly replace the water in the kettle with wine and secretly take advantage of the exploration operation. Mix the wine into the water jar and drink to your fill with the others.
Yan Zheng felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier. These three days of high-intensity marching were too much for his body, which had been trained in the Zhi Ge Jue. The wild fruits growing in the hills were sour and astringent, and they would become sticky after being roasted. It produced a strange spicy smell, just like peppercorns that had turned into apple-sized peppers. It was not something for people to eat at all. He just wanted to eat some food that the human taste could bear. In a daze, he seemed to have smelled it. The smell of bread, bacon and sorghum wine.
Suddenly, an unusual sound of thunder made Yan Zheng wake up suddenly. The thunder shook the sky and the earth, and it could not be formed naturally. The surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth also began to become chaotic, converging towards the place where the thunder sounded. go.
Yan Zheng stood up and looked into the distance. On the plateau, there was a dark cloud as heavy as iron, and thunder and lightning flashed from time to time in the dark cloud.
A giant crocodile that covered the sky poked its head out from the thick clouds. Its back was covered with thick scales as black as ink, and its body was wrapped with wisps of electric light. It was about a thousand feet long, and its huge head had a It has two horns, and its open mouth is filled with extremely sharp fangs, and it exhales gusts of wind while swallowing.
It’s actually the World-Eating Underworld Crocodile!
Yan Zheng was horrified and inexplicable. How could such a terrifying monster that was comparable to the peak of Chongxu appear here? Did anyone disturb it? What about the large troops exploring the plateau? !
