The Flame Beast is the owner of Yanshan. It has no hair on its body, and its body is black and resembles a rock. Only its four legs are red. Every step it takes will leave traces on the ground similar to the shadow of flames. All the ferocious beasts in Yanshan are accompanied by fire. With the characteristics of life, the flame beast lives next to the flames all year round and relies on absorbing the flames to survive.
There is natural ground fire in the Flame Mountain. The ground fire is one of the best types of fire for casting weapons. According to the people in Yancheng, ordinary weapons can be baked away by the fireworks and the impurities in the weapons can be driven away, thus making the weapons more durable. The quality level has been raised to a higher level.
People from Yancheng often go to Yanshan to look for that special kind of fire. Unfortunately, there are usually powerful flame beasts guarding the fire. They rarely succeed. In short, the people from Yancheng are getting more and more bizarre, although the flame beasts they talk about are becoming more and more bizarre. It was very scary, but their words made everyone yearn for Yanshan and wanted to go in and find out.
"Wait a minute," just when Lu Yunyou was thinking about looking for fireworks to improve his weapon level, Hu Ruifeng, the leader of the Yancheng side, called out to everyone to stop. Then when everyone cast doubtful glances at him, he pointed directly at the front Some of the footprints exclaimed: "Those are the footprints of the flame beast."
After saying that, without waiting for anyone else to react, Hu Ruifeng took the lead and walked forward, while everyone followed him with expressions of surprise on their faces, until they stopped in front of the row of black footprints. It looked like there was more than one flame beast leaving footprints in the dense crowd. , those footprints are indeed similar to the texture of flames as the people of Yancheng said, even Lu Yunyou, who saw them for the first time, could easily identify them.
When Lu Yunyou and the others marveled at the specialness of the Flame Beast's footprints, the people in Yancheng were even more surprised than they were, especially the team leader Hu Ruifeng, who had already thought of many things based on the footprints on the ground.
Flame beasts generally live in the depths of the Flame Mountain and never move around the outskirts of the Flame Mountain. It is a wonder that they can find the footprints of the flame beasts outside the mountain. Judging from the footprints, not only are there a large number of flame beasts walking out, but there are also There was a high-level flame beast, so he quickly thought of a possibility.
The ground fire in Yanshan shifts every hundred years, and it may be time for the fireworks to shift again. The shifting of fireworks means that the fireworks will gradually extinguish where the fireworks originally existed, and the flame beasts must leave the place where they originally lived to find a new birthplace of fireworks. , if they look against the direction of the flame beast, they will definitely find the fireworks.
Judging from the distance between the footprints left by the flame beasts and the Flame Mountain, now is the best time for them to look for fireworks. It is conceivable that there must be fireworks in the mountains, but there are no longer flame beasts to guard them. Therefore, the people of Flame City The men were pleasantly surprised by their findings.
Then after Hu Ruifeng left one person to guide Lu Yunyou and the others, other people from Yancheng, including Hu Ruifeng, turned around to bring the news back to their respective clans. In the blink of an eye, Hu Ruifeng and others disappeared from their sight. Lu Yunyou and the Star Army personnel looked at each other, speechless.
"Master Gao, do you want to inform the general and the others of the news?" As soon as Hu Ruifeng and others left, a star trooper directly asked the leader of the team, Captain Gao Yu, for instructions.
"The purpose of our coming here is to kill the beasts, not to seize the treasure. Let's take a walk around first and wait until we return home in the evening." What Hu Ruifeng and others said just now indeed attracted Gao Yu a lot, but when he thought about waiting After a large number of people from Yancheng entered the mountain, they were unable to participate in the treasure hunt based on their strength. He could only suppress his thoughts first.
"Previously, the general said that the people in Yancheng should not only help us deal with the existing beast troubles, but also help us find out the cause of the beast troubles in Yanshan Mountain. Why don't we follow the footsteps of the flame beasts and look for them. Maybe things are related to "It's related to the flame beast." There was no objection to Gao Yu's statement, but some people still wanted to verify Hu Ruifeng's statement as soon as possible, so they simply suggested this.
"Lord Centurion is right. All the flame beasts in the mountains have left that place now. That place must be very safe. We can go there and have a look. As long as we can return to the city safely, I believe the general will not blame us."
“The earlier you go, the more you can grab.”
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Those fifth-level martial arts cultivators heard from the people of Yancheng that there were treasures in the Yanshan Mountain, and now was the easiest time to get the treasures. They all thought about roasting their weapons on the fireworks, and then looking for the treasures in the mountains.
Facing the persuasion of those Star Army personnel, Gao Yu was a little embarrassed. If they were not members of the army, they would naturally do whatever they wanted now. However, they had military orders, so how could they dare to act randomly.
Frowning, Gao Yu thought for a long time until another group of people followed the flame beast's whereabouts and found them. After a brief exchange between the two parties, Gao Yu and another captain directly asked those who wanted to go back to take the corpse of the beast back to life. , and asked someone to write to the general on his behalf, saying that they would not delay their trip, and those who did not want to go back would continue to the front with them to check the situation.
Lu Yunyou was asked to go back because his strength was too low, but after hearing that there were treasures in the mountains that could improve his cultivation, he wanted to try his luck.
Finally, after one of them said that he was stronger than the average fourth-level martial artist, the two captains agreed to let him stay. After the two teams merged, the number of people exceeded thirty.
The people in Yancheng separated from them because they wanted to seize the treasure, and first went to trace the traces left by the flame beast. The traces left by the flame beast were curved, but it seemed that the source was obviously in Yanshan. Waiting for those in Yancheng After the people went into the mountains, Lu Yunyou and the others followed behind them for half a day.
In the evening, Yanshan was still in front of them, but they didn't even go out of the forest. Instead, they entered an area full of poisonous barriers. When the weather got cold, mist filled the air, and soon the forest became completely white. It made them lose their way. After stopping, a dozen people did not dare to take another step forward.
Seeing that it was getting late, Gao Yu directly asked everyone to search for dead branches nearby, preparing to rest for the night and wait until the fog cleared tomorrow before leaving.
It is natural for everyone to spend the night outside. Whether it is Lu Yunyou or others, they have the experience of using the sky as a quilt and the earth as a bed. Before it gets dark and the fog has not fully grown, Lu Yunyou and the others picked up enough There was plenty of firewood, and as for food, it was still the dry food they had brought with them.
The fog in the forest was getting heavier and heavier. Before nightfall, the area around them was already completely white. Coupled with the fact that it was dark, no matter where they went at this time, they might get lost. Even people who were good at identifying directions would not dare to do so casually. Move, after dark, Gao Yu also specifically told everyone that no matter what situation they encounter tonight, everyone must stay together at all times and must not get separated from others.
During the break, because no one paid attention to him, Lu Yunyou sat alone and was given the duty of keeping watch by Gao Yu. Fortunately, he only stayed up until midnight, and someone would change the guard with him in the second half of the night.
Sitting next to a fire, Lu Yunyou listened carefully to the words of some martial arts cultivators. At first, those star soldiers kept talking about military affairs. Maybe they only had so many topics to talk about. It was not until Lu Yunyou became impatient that those people said For the purpose of robbing treasures, some people say that they will go back to become an officer after improving their cultivation level, while others say that they will leave the army after improving their strength to avoid dying on the battlefield sooner or later.
It wasn't until those people took a rest that Lu Yunyou felt that his ears were a little clearer. After the night, the visual range was narrower, maybe less than ten meters. In such a small area, Lu Yunyou could imagine that it didn't make much difference whether there was someone keeping watch.
There is no sound near them now. Only the roars of some ferocious beasts can be heard from the direction of Yanshan from time to time. They are sharp and terrifying. Occasionally, there are sounds coming from other directions.
It was impossible not to be afraid in this wilderness. Lu Yunyou was especially worried that high-level ferocious beasts would hunt and find them. Once they encountered high-level ferocious beasts, with their strength, they could only run away and escape into the forest with deep mist. It might be even more dangerous. Even if he died, no one would know. He didn't want to die here.
After thinking for a while, Lu Yunyou thought again of the woman named Song Yao during the day. She was obviously a few years older than him and had an average appearance. However, he just couldn't forget her face. Every time he thought of the way she looked at him, he would feel guilty. Even thinking about Lin Ruoxi could not eliminate that feeling. He was really worried about whether he fell in love with the other person, but he always felt that the feeling that the woman gave him was too special and not like a kind person. Thinking of this, he slowly gave up. Stay calm.
"Poisonous insect," just when he thought he shouldn't think about the woman, a person who was sleeping soundly shouted loudly as if he was stimulated, and the movement woke everyone up.
"This is a blood-sucking louse. There must be a water source nearby." When the bitten person brought the poisonous bug to the fire to show it to others, someone quickly recognized the finger-long blood-sucking louse.
"No, this kind of poison moves slowly, and its body temperature is the same as ours. It can approach us quietly. Everyone, please check whether there are any poisonous insects adsorbed on your body." Then, the knowledgeable person realized that something was wrong, and immediately Remind everyone loudly.
