Putting aside Lu Yunyou's matter, after Hong Ying informed everyone of the exact departure time, everyone did not fight outside like they did in the past few days this afternoon, nor did they go to the tavern to eat or drink in the evening. Everyone was in their own guest rooms. Packing things, of course they didn't have much luggage to pack. The only difference from when they came was that some people had an extra set of clothes in their bags.
Nothing happened overnight, and all the people gathered on time in an open space outside the inn early the next morning. Then at Hong Ying's order, everyone directly protected the convoy and set off.
The food the four mammoths received at the inn was not bad. After a few days of rest, they were in good condition when they first hit the road. After another night, the road conditions were much better than yesterday. Following the ruts left by other teams, the team was completely Able to move forward at normal speed.
There are not many roads to Dilong City. As long as you follow the team in front, the safety will be greatly improved. It has to be said that a rain will be of great benefit to everyone in carrying out their tasks. The teams are not far apart, and each team The possibility of encountering danger will be greatly reduced.
Considering this, everyone was in a relaxed mood when traveling. They gathered together in twos and threes and kept talking about some interesting things that happened at the inn.
In just one hour, the team moved forward for more than ten miles. At this speed, it is not a problem to cover a hundred miles in one day. It only takes three to five days for the team to reach Dilong City.
Everyone was not disappointed. After one day, as expected, the convoy moved forward a hundred miles, and everyone was delighted with the progress.
After a good night's rest, Hong Ying asked everyone to set off before dawn the next morning, just to reach Dilong City as soon as possible. Unfortunately, today's trip was not as smooth as yesterday. Not long after the team set off, someone discovered something unusual.
"Do you smell anything?" While the people at the back were chatting enthusiastically, someone from the front of the team suddenly turned around and asked.
"It seems to smell like rotting corpses," then, a martial artist frowned and expressed his inference.
The next moment, everyone tried their best to capture the smell wafting in the air. Within a moment, many people said they smelled the stench emitted by rotting corpses, and the source of the smell seemed to be right in front of the convoy. If there was something The ferocious beast died a few days ago, and after being exposed to a lot of rain, there was nothing surprising about the smell coming out after the weather cleared. However, the smell came from the front of the road, which made it difficult not to think the worst.
As the convoy continued to move forward, the stench became more obvious, and everyone vaguely heard the screams of some ferocious beasts, but the distance was too far, so they could not hear what ferocious beasts were screaming for the time being.
"There must be something going on ahead!" Fang Ting covered his nose and said with certainty to Lu Yunyou and others next to him.
"It shouldn't have any impact on us, otherwise Ling Yun and the others would have come back a long time ago," he said without refuting Fang Ting's inference, but Zhang Yuan also had his own opinion.
"Don't be anxious, you'll know when you go to the front and take a look," after the two of them finished speaking, Lu Yunyou also said briefly.
Then, when everyone was making various guesses about the situation ahead, the voice coming from the front became clearer. Soon after, a person responsible for investigating the situation returned to the convoy and reported the situation ahead to Hong Ying.
It turned out that a group of corpse vultures were eating on the road. The food of those corpse vultures was the corpses of several large ferocious beasts. However, the location of those corpses was very strange. They were right in the middle of the road, blocking most of the road. There were trees beside the road. The team may not be able to go right around it.
After asking about the situation, Hong Ying did not let the convoy stop. After a while, when everyone could see the situation ahead, they all quickly covered their noses. They saw several ferocious beasts similar to mammoths in front of the road. Corpses blocked their way, and the most important thing was that there were a group of corpse vultures feeding on carrion gathered around those corpses, numbering no less than twenty.
The corpses of the rotting ferocious beasts looked dilapidated as they were pecked by corpse vultures, exuding bursts of stench, and the pungent smell constantly impacted everyone's nerves.
"Ling Yun, what's going on over there?" After meeting up with the man in Tsing Yi who was checking the road conditions ahead, Hong Ying asked him directly the reason.
"Brother Zhou and I have confirmed that the previous teams did pass through this road. There are obviously different ruts in front of the corpse vulture feeding area. Those beast corpses should have been deliberately placed there last night. "Facing Hong Ying's inquiry, Ling Yun told all his findings with a solemn expression.
The next moment, the entire team looked serious because of what he said, because according to Ling Yun, it was obvious that someone deliberately wanted to block the road ahead, at least to make the road temporarily impassable. Considering those people did this Everyone couldn't help but worry about his intentions.
"Brother, what should we do now?" Judging from the situation ahead, the corpse vultures that are eating will not leave easily because of their attack. Instead, they may attack them. Considering the consequences of fighting with those corpse vultures, Zou Please ask directly.
"This road is blocked." After careful inspection, Hong Ying found that the corpse vultures were more than two meters tall, with wings spread over three meters wide. Their sharp claws and beaks looked extremely aggressive.
Based on past experience, he knew that the corpse vulture itself was vicious and had venom in its mouth. Being pecked by it would make people miserable. Even if the corpse vulture would slowly eat its fill, they might not leave immediately as long as the food was still there.
The more than twenty corpse vultures are basically just fourth-level ferocious beasts. If they really have to fight against these corpse vultures with hard claws and long beaks, they will not take any advantage, so if it is not necessary, he will never Let everyone take action against these ferocious birds.
From the perspective of removing the rotting corpses, the huge corpses of the ferocious beasts were too bulky, and they were unable to remove the rotting corpses without angering the corpse vultures. What troubled him the most was the size of the several rotting corpses. It seems that it is enough for the corpse vultures to eat for a day or two. The group of corpse vultures will definitely not leave early before the food is finished. If they want to wait, they need to move to a place where they can't smell the smell of rotting corpses.
After carefully observing the situation in front of him, Hong Ying became more and more certain that someone deliberately placed the corpses of those ferocious beasts in the middle of the road to block the progress of the rear team. However, even so, he could only announce to everyone: "This road If it doesn’t work, let’s go another way.”
"Okay." After waiting for a long time, they saw Hong Ying preparing to turn around and go back. Everyone had no objections. After unanimously agreeing, everyone controlled the convoy to turn around.
Speaking of which, most of the people in the team had the same idea as Hong Ying. The problem of corpse vultures blocking the road was difficult to solve. There were dense trees on both sides of the road, making it impossible to drive. They could either bypass this area or retreat to a less smelly area. Some places have to wait patiently.
Waiting for a day or two for the corpse vultures to finish eating the rotting corpses before leaving is not a good idea, because someone may place other rotting corpses in front of them during the two days. In addition, their mission time is limited, and Hong Ying also They don't want to wait any longer. After all, if they complete the task later, the commission they get will be reduced accordingly.
In addition, when they left the inn, there were still some teams that had not left. When those teams found that the way forward was blocked, they would also choose to take a detour. By then, following them would ensure their safety. Now, as long as they retreat a certain distance and find a suitable path Just take a detour through the fork in the road and then return to the main road.
Those who placed the corpses of the ferocious beasts were in a good position. After retreating for several miles, everyone found a fork in the road where they could drive. To be precise, it was not a road, but it was just a road that could barely be driven. In order for the vehicle to move smoothly, there must be someone at all times. Make a way ahead.
In fact, when returning from the original route, everyone also considered joining forces with the team coming from behind to solve the roadblock problem in front. However, among all the teams heading to Dilong City, they were the team that started relatively late and waited at the fork. After an hour, because no other team came, Hong Yingcai did not choose to continue waiting.
After entering the forest area, everyone felt a little uneasy. There was a constant rustling sound when stepping on the dead leaves in that area. Moreover, the forest was overgrown with weeds and the road was slippery. It was not easy for everyone to clear the way for the mammoth. It was not easy at all. Not in the mood to chat, the situation improved until they found two fruit trees and everyone had a feast.
After chatting and talking freely, the haze caused by being deliberately blocked by others gradually disappeared, and everyone felt that they could return to the main road as soon as possible.
"Do you think other teams will encounter similar situations?" Fang Ting asked as they walked.
"There are not many routes nearby, but there are many teams going to Dilong City. If they all encounter similar situations, then the teams that meet together will definitely choose to go together."
"There are still hundreds of miles to go from Dilong City. If those evil people set up similar obstacles on every road, the schedule of many teams will be affected."
