"In terms of personnel, the troops lost a total of twenty-four people, of which five were missing, thirteen were slightly injured, seven were seriously injured, and less than half of the doctors survived. In terms of materials, a baggage carriage was damaged, burned and trampled There are fifteen tents, but a few more can be pieced together from the parts that are still intact. A small part of the bread and bacon has also been lost. I made a rough estimate. If the mission is not delayed, it can barely support it. We return to the border, but if the mission is delayed, we will face food shortages in the last few days of our return."
General Yang Shen reported the summarized situation to Shen Dutong in detail. After hearing this, Shen Dutong also fell into deep thought. It was really beyond his expectation that the entire team suffered such a blow at the beginning of the mission. , this newly opened passage did not have enough pre-reconnaissance before, but such high frequency of monster attacks really made the soldiers exhausted, not to mention the monster flower they killed together last night.
That demonic flower doesn't look like anything to be afraid of, but in fact its strength is close to that of Qingxu. Not only can it release poisonous and violent gases, but it also has dozens of thick branches. The power of each swing is almost as powerful as that of a Yuxu monk. It was extremely hard both top and bottom, and it was not afraid of being immersed in water or fire. Even Lin Xiaotian's fire-eating spell attack could not do anything to it, forcing Shen Dutong to take action himself, using eight shining silver flying blades to perform the Eight Diagrams Sixty-Four Cuts, and finally killed the After killing the demon flower, they discovered that the demon flower was not only incredibly large, its roots had spread to a large area of surrounding land, but it also had a huge stomach pouch filled with human and animal bones. Do you know how many lives have been devoured so far?
The fierce battle last night has become a thing of the past. Now they should be concerned about the things in front of them. Shen Dutong said: "I understand what you mean. The losses of carriages and tents are still within the acceptable range. It's just those Pancakes and bacon are a bit troublesome, but I have told you before that several monks, including me, have magic weapons that can create independent spaces and store large amounts of food, so you don’t have to worry about food. , it is still distributed according to the standard quantity.”
While the two were discussing other matters, a panicked soldier ran over in a hurry. He knelt down on one knee and said breathlessly: "Report to the capital... that person who was imprisoned... The hunter who got up disappeared, and the soldiers guarding him... also died."
Shen Dutong's face changed slightly, and a trace of hatred appeared in his eyes, "Where is the place where he is detained? Take me there quickly!"
The soldier seemed frightened by Shen Dutong's eyes. He stood up hurriedly and led the two of them to the place where the hunters were imprisoned. In order to prevent the hunters from escaping, the place where the hunters were imprisoned was specially placed in the center of the camp, away from the Luo family's convoy. The stationed area is not very far away. It is said that there have not been many attacks by monsters here. After all, the Luo family's convoy not far away suffered almost no losses except for a few unlucky guys.
However, the reality was completely opposite to what was expected. The place where the hunters were imprisoned seemed to have been trampled by a hundred mad elephants. The trampled corpses of soldiers were scattered on the ground. Their armors were twisted and deformed, and their internal organs were crushed. It sprayed out from the mouth and nose, and it seemed that some kind of extraordinarily huge monster attacked here, which allowed the hunter to escape, but the remaining mana fluctuations on the scene revealed the hunter's true identity. Not a Netherland hunter, but a genuine Yuxu monk, and there is a high probability that he is an upper-level Yuxu!
Needless to say, this hunter is the ghost in the entire team. Before meeting him, the team was attacked by a scented bird. Immediately after catching him, the team's camp was broken into by monsters at night. Shen Dutong suppressed him. Due to the anger in his heart, his momentary error in judgment caused so many brothers to sacrifice in vain.
Yang Shenjiang found a broken rope on the ground. He picked it up and inspected it. The ends of the rope were uneven and the surface was covered with blood. It seemed that using that destructive magical power would also have a negative impact on the hunter himself. In terms of injuries, looking at the area where blood spattered on the ground, the hunter's injuries must have been serious. In this case, he did not run very far.
General Yang Shen quickly informed Shen Dutong of the situation. Shen Dutong thought for a moment and said: "This hunter is a monk. The monks from the sect will attract his attention. We can only send a tracking team to carry out this task. No. Dealing with him in time will not only reveal our whereabouts, but may also cause some unpredictable effects. At the same time, we set off immediately and move towards the mission destination. We need to complete the mission as soon as possible and then return. I also have an ominous premonition. The identity of this hunter is not that simple, he must have mastered some kind of magic to attract monsters, so we must leave immediately to avoid any complications."
The generals acted quickly to gather the scattered corps commanders and chiefs again and let them select suitable candidates from the defenders and forwards.
There are many candidates who are qualified for this task, but they must also try their best to ensure that the large force does not lack too much of its elite strength. The rear guard, Wu Zhang, offered to carry out this task and proposed to bring Yan Zheng from their team. Just now Yan Zheng, who had outstanding performance in the battle, naturally became a suitable candidate. In addition, he also had experience in exploratory operations. After Chief Ji made this suggestion, the general also expressed his approval. Guo Shenjiang had talked with him about this name. Warrior, it is said that his abilities have improved rapidly, and he has survived alone in the secluded world for a long time. As for tracking, there is another warrior named Hong Fei who can do the job. His family has been hunters for generations. He He had rich tracking experience, and also recommended several warriors with rich combat experience and good physical strength. He quickly formed a team of seven people. The general informed the generals about the candidates, and the generals listened. Agreeing, he ordered the generals to gather their personnel as soon as possible. He had something to tell these people.
Yan Zheng was sharpening his knife with a whetstone. Yan Zheng, who was still resting, received the order. He quickly stood up, put away the whetstone, and carried the long knife behind his back.
After a while, the seven-man team came to Dutong. Dutong looked at the soldiers who had gone through a lot of fighting, but their eyes were still full of energy. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart. The task he asked the seven people to perform was very dangerous, and even... It was tantamount to suicide, because they not only had to track the hunters, but also faced attacks from monsters. It seemed that because of the hunters, the monsters in this area became particularly violent, but they still stood up without hesitation, because they only had Only by removing all hidden dangers can more people come back alive.
Du Tong took out a firecracker-like object from his arms and put it solemnly into Commander Ji's hand, "After you find this hunter, you must not have a direct conflict with him. Use this object to send a signal immediately. I am engraved on this object." Only I can sense the mark, and I will come immediately after I sense it, and all you have to do is send out the signal and then retreat immediately, and go to the destination to join the large army, do you understand?"
"I understand!" Chief Ji saluted Dutong, and the others followed him.
They all waved in unison, "Go ahead and come back safely."
Under the leadership of Chief Ji, the seven people set off lightly, and their figures gradually disappeared into the lush woods.
"Capital, I don't understand your considerations for doing this. Let's not talk about whether these seven people can track the hunter. After you find the hunter, will you go there in person?" said the general.
"Even if their pursuit makes the hunter exhausted, I just scanned it with my spiritual consciousness. The hunter obviously had a deliberate direction to escape, which means that there must be his accomplices in that direction, and my spiritual consciousness was also said by some Unknown things interfered with it, and I couldn't always track his location. I suspected that he was not caught by us accidentally, but had been following us since we set off, just because of the attack of the scented bird. It was accidentally exposed." Du Tong expressed his speculation.
The general thought about it carefully, and his face suddenly became very ugly, because he thought of an unlikely possibility, that is, someone was deliberately obstructing their exploration operation. He didn't know what the specific situation of the fifty-seventh exploration operation was. But the situation they are facing now is very unusual. It is true that many monsters have violent tempers and will attack on their own initiative. However, such high frequency and joint attacks of different types of monsters have never happened before. The only reasonable explanation is that someone The ghost behind the scenes is causing trouble, and what purpose the ghost behind it has is very scary to think about.
"Don't think about it. We must complete this mission as soon as possible. Notify Luo Ting and let them get ready. We will set off immediately."
Luo Ting also had a sad look on his face. Even if he took action, a carriage was still damaged, the people on the carriage were also injured and killed, and the things loaded in the carriage were scattered all over the floor. Fortunately, it was just an observation tool, and it would not be in the way. It would only Slightly slow down the speed at which they complete their tasks.
