"Damn...this guy is so unpredictable!"
Qian Shang covered his broken right arm, his face pale and ferocious.
Several hunting team members around were also injured to varying degrees, with two or three seriously injured.
The entire hunting team was in a low mood.
This is the sixth day of their departure. Although the hunting team tried their best to avoid the Purple-feathered Dreadbird, they were still targeted by the cunning and vicious bird and chased it for two days.
The Purple-feathered Dreadbird likes to play with its prey like a cat and a mouse, sneaking up in the dark and escaping with a single blow, leaving its prey frightened and exhausted, and in the end it can only wait for the fate of being brutally killed.
Even Ling Yao, who is at the peak of Dongxu, would find it difficult to deal with such a monster.
——Because it can hide and escape, but Ling Yao must always be on guard against sneak attacks on the members of the hunting team and devote all his energy to protecting them.
What's more, Ling Yao is hiding his true identity now, and it is impossible to use the swordsmanship passed down from the Jianmen Sect in front of these people (however, most of the swordsmanship he knows can only be learned by the direct descendants), and there is no way to use his full strength.
You can only catch a thief in a thousand days, but there is no way to prevent a thief in a thousand days. After discovering that the group of people was being tracked by the Deinonychus and that some people were repeatedly injured, Lou Chuanyang also made a prompt decision and immediately adjusted his original plan of advancing at full speed to ambush the Deinonychus while advancing.
Unfortunately, the first ambush failed.
Although Ling Yao tried his best to cooperate with the action and entangled the Deinonychus for most of the time, there was still a loophole in the hunting team's encirclement, allowing the Deinonychus to escape during the gap, and seriously injured Qian Shang and others.
The doctors in the team could only deal with it briefly, barely stopping the bleeding of the wounded and fixing the broken limbs.
The inheritance of healing in the Liuchuan Forest Area is very scarce. Ordinary doctors and alchemists are even more precious here than the high-level weapon refiners in Xieba.
——Not to mention the alchemist who creates healing elixirs.
"Hey, there's no need to cry like this. I'm not dead yet."
Qian Shangqiang braced himself, patted the young pharmacist on the shoulder, and then looked at Yuan Xiaofeng,
"Captain, you should go first! I and other injured brothers will not follow you, so as not to become a drag."
Yuan Xiaofeng did not answer, but looked at him solemnly.
Not to mention that their current opponent is the purple-feathered Dreadclaw bird that likes to prey alone. Even if there are no monsters watching eagerly, a group of wounded people will not be able to escape the word "death" if they stay in a jungle with many monsters and poisons.
But as Qian Shang said, in the crisis-ridden Liuchuan Jungle, taking the wounded on the road will only make them more likely to fall into danger and even cause more deaths.
Originally, sending the wounded back to safety was the best option, but it was impossible for people from other tribes to accept them, and it was obviously impossible to send them back to Anqi at this time.
- They don't have time.
People like to say, "There is no distinction between high and low in human life." But the cruel reality has long made the distinction between high and low for some people clear.
Some people's lives are as precious as gold. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, the tribe must use all its strength to save it;
Some people's lives are as thin as paper. Even if they only have a broken arm, they can only be left to fend for themselves in the vast jungle.
Yuan Xiaofeng exhaled heavily from his nose, walked up to Qian Shang, and touched Qian Shang's chest with his fist:
"Take care of yourselves. Hold on until we come back."
Although no one knows how many of these wounded people will be able to survive until the large team returns.
Then Yuan Xiaofeng straightened up and shouted to the others:
"Renovation completed! Ready to go!"
Seeing the sinking but accustomed expressions of these people, Ling Yao couldn't help but touch his chin and chewed his teeth twice.
Previously, I had only seen the lives of the Rukawa people in their handwritten notes. I knew how they treated their injured companions, and I could also understand their choices.
But witnessing this scene with your own eyes, the feeling is still different after all.
Human life is like a piece of grass.
If Ling Yao hadn't been leaning against the sect's big tree to enjoy the shade, Ling Yao and his group of boys from Yueyao Peak would have gone out for training, and he might have experienced this kind of thing all the time.
However……
Ling Yao turned his head and glanced at Ling Linhan.
According to the routine, is it time for your kid to explode or something?
Like, what, this kind of behavior is wrong, we should not abandon any of our companions, you are equivalent to disregarding human life, the same human life, why should they sacrifice them to save Dao Jinwen first...
But no.
Although the little kid looked ugly and hesitated to speak, he still did not stop Yuan Xiaofeng and others from leaving.
Oh, it's over. The little brat really "changed the actor".
The hunting team members packed up and set off on the road one after another.
Lou Chuanyang walked at the end of the team, and before leaving, he patted Ling Linhan on the back, but neither of them spoke.
Just as Ling Yao was about to follow him, he saw Ling Linhan suddenly turned his head and ran towards Qian Shang and the others.
While the members of the hunting team were walking a little further, he took something out of his pocket, whispered a few words, and without giving Qian Shang and the others time to react, he hurried back and followed the group.
Ling Yao guessed that this kid secretly gave them some of his treasures, hoping that they could save their lives.
However, Ling Linhan probably didn't want the rest of the hunting team to see this kind of thing, so he just pretended to be blind for the time being.
With the words "abandon the wounded", the hunting team's march speed increased significantly.
Following the precedent of Ling Yao only knowing the plan and not participating in the discussion, Lou Chuanyang, Yuan Xiaofeng and Chang Shan gathered together to discuss the next round of counter-killing plan.
However, Ling Yao looked at the hunting team's strength and estimated that the plan was not much different from the previous wave.
——Despite the odds, he still managed to gain some results through his injuries.
In comparison, the kid's words were obviously reduced.
As Ling Yao walked, he secretly thought that if he could use all his strength and didn't need to take care of the people in the hunting team, he would be somewhat sure of hunting the Terrorclaw that just appeared.
And the result he calculated was - 50-50.
Although in terms of victory or defeat, the Deinonychus will definitely lose. But if you can’t hold up those big wings, you really can’t escape...
Even if Ling Yao's speed could keep up for a while, he still couldn't run around in the Liuchuan jungle without any scruples.
Otherwise, if he accidentally fell into a sixth-level or seventh-level monster's nest, let alone killing the Terrorclaw, it would be a good thing if he didn't belch first.
There are many more things to consider in actual combat in the wild than in internal competitions.
But, if there is a cheating kid who can help him...
"Why are you always looking at me?"
Ling Linhan suddenly looked at him and asked with curled lips.
Someone's fox tail started wagging again, I really pretended he didn't notice it.
Of course, someone is being arrogant and arrogant:
"If you don't look at me, how do you know I'm looking at you?"
Ling Linhan's mouth was so loud that it could hang on the oil bottle, and he whispered a bunch of curse words that Ling Yao couldn't understand. Well, as for why Ling Yao could hear that they were curse words...
Can that kid say anything nice to himself?
In short, the little kid finished venting his emotions, raised his head (?) and looked at Ling Yao again, and asked:
"Are you interested in the crystal core of those big wings?"
Ling Yao immediately knew what the little brat was planning, and he replied with empty eyes:
"The fifth-level elementary monster crystal core is not a rare thing, but it is still so difficult to get. Why would I be interested in it if I am at the peak of Dongxu?"
He was telling the truth, which is why this Terrorclaw bird is still alive and kicking around several nearby tribes even though its strength is not that great.
After all, these big wings are hard to kill and not worth much, so people with strength are naturally reluctant to take action.
It's not that Ling Linhan didn't know this truth, he just asked Ling Yao with the attitude of giving it a try.
But Ling Yao's answer is also very interesting - he knows his intentions, but he doesn't mean that he is unwilling to take action - he just thinks that the current reward is not attractive enough for him.
"I'll work with you to guarantee success. And then all the spoils will be yours?"
"The Purple-feathered Dreadclaw only has a beak of hair apart from its crystal core. Can I still bake its wings and eat them?"
"Xiaohong and I will trap it for you, and then it will be like giving it to you for free! Don't you want all this?"
After hearing this, Ling Yao suddenly stretched out his hand to Ling Linhan and slowly said:
"You gave Qian Shang and the others just now, give me a few pills too."
Ling Linhan:?
Seeing the little kid personally demonstrate an emoticon [I'm so stupid.jpg], Ling Yao had no choice but to explain:
"Additional reward. And hush money."
Ling Linhan:!
It’s not that I don’t know what you mean, I’m just shocked by your shamelessness, okay!
"That's not a valuable thing..."
"Then give me some more, it's not worth anything anyway."
Ling Linhan's eyes widened, and after realizing that his accusing eyes could not penetrate someone's shamelessness, he gritted his teeth, took out another small bottle of medicine from the mustard bag, and threw it directly into Ling Yao's hand.
Ling Yao didn't give up after taking the thing. He insisted on shaking the bottle to listen to the sound, and even wanted to take off the lid and take a look...
"Only three pills! No more!"
Ling Linhan gritted his teeth.
The elixir was indeed not a valuable thing. When he was at Shenlong Academy, Qi Xiangyun could make two bottles a day.
Its efficacy is also very average - it can probably withstand a full-force attack from Dongxu Jinjie, and if it is not attacked within one minute of taking it, the medicinal effect will disappear automatically.
It can only be taken once a day, otherwise drug resistance will develop and it will not work.
But the key is that things are rare and valuable.
When Ling Linhan "escaped" at that time, the inventory was only so small.
And in this damn place like Liuchuan, there was no way to replenish the elixir.
After seeing Ling Yao take the elixir, he had an expression that said, "Then I'll help you out of my way," and he also made inhuman remarks like, "Then you should gossip more to make it up to me." , Ling Linhan suddenly felt a little regretful.
Was he out of his mind when he thought of asking Ling Yao for help?
Isn’t this just making yourself miserable?
Qi returns to Qi, Ling Yao's strength is still very useful. Now that I had agreed, Ling Linhan immediately found Lou Chuanyang and the others and expressed his thoughts.
Of course, his words were "disguised" and "polished" - changing the fact that the two of them need to be in a deserted place to reveal their strength, and changing it to be able to solve the problem of the Dea Claw's killing move, which is too powerful to distinguish between friend and foe - in short, he changed it to The people of the hunting team are separated to facilitate planning.
When the hunting team was at a loss, this proposal was indeed very exciting. But Lou Chuanyang still felt worried:
"But there are only two of you, so I still don't feel reassured. It's too risky..."
Although Ling Linhan wanted to tell the cruel truth - "Only the two of us are the most reassuring", in the end, he personally pulled a certain salted fish over as a guarantee.
With his sharp tongue, he quickly convinced the three big bosses who made the decision. The second round of counter-killing plan was quickly formed, waiting for the second attack of the Deinclaw.
It is still three days away from the Thousand Poison Spider King's lair.
So while they're away, the team keeps moving. Just wait for the two of them to deal with the Terrorclaw, and then just catch up with the team.
That night, the hunting team stopped again for repairs.
The bonfire is lit. Smoke rises.
The low-level monsters that had been captured as food were disembowelled, and the smell of blood filled the air.
——The favorite taste of the Purple-feathered Terrorclaw.
call out--
Gaah——! Ga!
Hearing the chirping of birds, everyone tensed up their nerves, alerting themselves to the attack of the Deapod at any time.
Pulling-
Ah, ah, ah——
The sound of frightened birds flying could be heard from deep in the jungle.
"It turns out to be a crow..."
Someone breathed a sigh of relief.
However, at this moment, a purple light suddenly flew towards his throat without any warning!
"careful!"
Before Ling Linhan finished speaking, he saw Ling Yao's figure still rioting, teleporting to the side of the man and kicking him to the ground!
Then he flicked his wrist and raised his arm, and the scabbard immediately slipped from the sword, revealing a cold light.
And the exposed half of the sword's edge happened to collide with the flying purple light, causing a cluster of ripples of spiritual power in the darkness.
Ding--!
Bada.
The scabbard and a purple feather fell to the ground at the same time.
Only then did the other members of the hunting team react, showing off their weapons and looking around.
Ling Linhan ran over in three steps and helped the man who was kicked down by Ling Yao up.
At this moment, Ling Yao still maintained the posture of raising his sword to resist, but slowly closed his eyes.
A circle of complex and dim patterns appeared under his feet. As it rotated and expanded, various twisted talismans emerged.
Inspirational formation pattern. It is a small array that slightly amplifies the senses. It only needs to use spiritual power to outline the array pattern to be effective. It is particularly effective in actual combat in the wild.
Moreover, this formation can also be used with various sword techniques and is very malleable. It can be regarded as a practical skill that even an outer disciple of the Sword Sect can learn.
It's just that after spending so much effort on a somewhat "magical" skill, and making it so gorgeous, complex and multi-functional, it can even be seen as an astrolabe for others... A certain salted fish is probably the first.
Originally, he hadn't used this thing for many years. But as he entered the peak of Dongxu, he could use the spirit patterns to play more and more tricks, and he would use them in actual combat again.
Crackling. Poof. Poof. Huhu...
There was only the roar of flames in the air. And people breathing heavily.
Suddenly, Ling Yao's ears twitched.
call--
A corner of the array pattern suddenly lit up with a bright light.
"Bitter!"
Ling Yao suddenly opened his eyes, pointed his sword, and thunder exploded!
In the lightning, the figure of the Purple-feathered Terrorclaw gradually emerged and let out a chilling chirp!
