Chapter 136 Hunting
Between heaven and earth, there was a vast expanse of desolate land, and the rain was pouring down, as if one had directly entered a white water world.
However, just a few dozen seconds ago, this place was still as dry as the Gobi Desert. Even if one stepped on it, one could still see the dry sand under the mud skin that had not been completely soaked. Although the sand was instantly soaked by the rain and turned into a pool of yellow slurry, it was enough to prove that the previous impression was definitely not an illusion.
Suddenly, a gray tentacle stretched out from under the earth. The tentacle was as thick as a bowl and more than ten meters long. It stretched out and tightly entangled a soldier of the Steel Bear Knights on an all-terrain vehicle, dragging him into the mud. The soldier shouted wildly and danced, but he was still inevitably dragged away, and finally pulled into a quagmire. In an instant, a shocking crimson color gurgled out of the quagmire. The hand that was stretched out and exposed outside the quagmire suddenly stiffened, and then sank into the quagmire.
This was an attempt by the Steel Bear Knights to expand. After they had established a foothold at the initial base, they began to expand around at all costs. Especially after they found out that there was an extremely rare Terra Stone Refining Mine in the northeast, they were determined to build a permanent base there to protect their own rights and interests!
However, such determination also brought astonishing losses. In just eleven hours, the Steel Bear Knights suffered more than 120 casualties. These 120 people were core warriors who had been trained for at least eight years, not to mention that among these 120 people, there were 24 elite warriors. These elite warriors were all powerful professionals, and the armor they wore was also carefully formulated. The resources spent by the Steel Bear Knights on these elite warriors, if converted into gold, would even exceed their weight!
Such a loss made the leaders of the Steel Bear Knights feel deeply painful, so they turned their attention to Lin, Xi and others who were free, hoping that they would lead the team to help open up the wilderness and create a relatively safe passage in this terrible wilderness. If Lin and Xi, two people with outstanding strength, were the leaders of the team, they would be able to successfully reduce the losses of their team members.
Of course, to ask Lin, Xi, Meimei, Duize, and Jet to take action, there must be a price to pay, and it is not an ordinary price.
At this time, what everyone cares about is Du Yuqi's safety. Although Jet's follower contract has not been cancelled, it is enough to show that Du Yuqi is still alive, but they only know this. As for how Du Yuqi is alive, whether he is alive and kicking or dying and in urgent need of rescue, they are still confused.
Therefore, if you want to get specific information about Du Yuqi at this time, you still have to use Wattley's divination. However, if you want to divine Du Yuqi's general situation in this sealed place, you must have enough sacrifices and spellcasting materials, and all these things will fall on the Steel Bear Knights.
After meeting Wattley's requirements, Lin, Xi and their group finally got the news of Du Yuqi, but the news was very vague, showing that Du Yuqi was in great danger, but his condition was still good, not seriously injured and dying. At this time, the Steel Bear Knights offered a generous reward, and they took on the task of helping to clear the road.
At this time, another strange tentacle popped out from the ground with a snap and rolled towards another all-terrain vehicle. However, at this time, a long pen had already stabbed out and pinned the tentacle accurately. Although the tentacle pulled frantically, it was useless. It was stretched straight in the air. Then Xi had already passed by. The chain in her hand rolled out like a spirit snake, grabbed the tentacle and pulled it, then tore it off from the tail, and then pulled it into the all-terrain vehicle.
Jet pounced on it very simply, pressed the broken tentacle under his body, and then tied it into a knot with his hands and feet and threw it aside.
You can see that a lot of light yellow mucus seeped out of the broken part of the tentacle. After the mucus met the air, it quickly dried and turned into small crystals. There was a fragrant and fresh breath in the air. Naturally, there were auxiliary soldiers nearby who quickly came to collect it.
It turns out that the "tentacles" that emerged from the ground were not monsters, but the roots of plants that had sensed the breath of rain and emerged from the depths of the sand. All creatures living here must seize any opportunity to absorb nutrients in order to survive in such a harsh environment and pass on their gene chains.
According to the research of the Steel Bear Knights, the pale yellow particles contained in these roots after the mucus is dried are very rare. At present, it can be determined that they are very excellent alchemical auxiliary materials. The alchemical potions refined from them can be said to have an increase of more than 30 percentage points in success rate and efficiency, and the side effects are reduced by 10%.
Therefore, although collecting such roots is actually a very dangerous thing, the Steel Bear Knights still treat it as a routine. Once it is determined that there are dark clouds in this area and heavy rain is about to fall, a team will be sent to collect them. With the help of Lin Hexi and others, not only the collection efficiency is improved, but the collection damage rate is also reduced sharply.
When more than a dozen mutant roots were collected, a dull and shocking thunder began to sound in the sky. It was deafening and made people's minds shake. After hearing the thunder, the all-terrain vehicle that Lin was riding sent out a flare, which shot high into the sky and then slowly fell. The scarlet mist painted a heavy stroke in the air, as if a terrible wound had been cut on the sky, which lasted for a long time.
Then, all the more than 30 all-terrain vehicles that came quickly drove towards this side, and finally formed a big circle, all with the front of the car facing inward and the rear facing outward, and black smoke was spewing out of the exhaust pipe. At the same time, the tailgate of the all-terrain vehicle had been opened, revealing the black hole of the weapon hole from inside, .kanh. c From time to time, a flash of electricity jumped out from it, which looked full of deterrence.
Those who stayed in the car to operate weapons were all auxiliary personnel such as drivers. The fighters with close combat capabilities climbed onto the roof and gathered towards where Lin was. At this time, it was obvious that all the forces were twisted into a rope to ensure sufficient deterrence.
Then, in the thunder and wind in the distance, large groups of black shadows were approaching rapidly. If you look closely, you can find that these large groups of black shadows are actually giant moths. The wings of these giant moths have terrifying ghost face patterns. Each one is as big as a car. As they approach, there are bursts of evil and sinister laughter in the air. This sound comes from the wings of these giant moths when they fly. After hearing it, it is terrifying. If a timid person hears it, he will probably be scared to death.
These giant moths were initially hovering over the ATVs, like a pack of hunting wolves spying on the target's weakness. When they began to hover over the convoy, the ATV's engine roared again, and then a two-meter-diameter rotor blade was seen extending from the side and began to rotate at high speed. The original purpose of this rotor blade was to allow the ATV to perform short-distance jumps and glides, playing the same effect as a hovercraft. At this time, it blew into the air, and the entire convoy started together, and immediately formed a strong wind blowing upwards.
The purpose of the convoy doing this is because the hovering of these ghost-faced giant moths is not simple, because from their body surface, a group of colorless and transparent poisonous powder will fall down at this time. After these poisonous powders are inhaled or even touched, they will make the soldiers completely crazy and kill each other regardless of everything. Many of the soldiers who were lost at the beginning were sacrificed in vain.