Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 452 In-depth
Chapter 460 Going Deep

After dawn, Jiang Tian had already led the team to walk in the mountains.And as the best signpost and pointing point, it is the traces of the large grass and trees left by the gathering of a large number of beasts.It's just that Jiang Tian is still wondering about one thing, how to maintain these herds in this mountain.

You must know that among the beast corpses counted after the war, there are as many as thousands of them except for some wreckages that have no bones left or are too broken; Most of them left the team and were torn, trampled, and crushed to death.

Compared with the ratio of casualties in conventional wars, this time there are basically more dead and fewer wounded, because once the wounded fall into the herd, there is basically no chance of surviving.Therefore, the final battle loss ratio reached almost 0.9:1, which is only unsatisfactory for Jiang Tian.

Because this is a relatively well-prepared stand-by and defensive battle; at the same time, a considerable number of special weapons are used.If it wasn't for Jiang Tian's decisive order in the end, he used one of the hole cards brought by the dark censor department, the special smoke bomb that can stimulate and destroy the senses of strange animals.

I'm afraid that the corresponding casualties and losses in the camp will continue to expand further.In fact, except for the Ningwu Town Garrison and Jinwu Sergeants brought by Pang Xun, several other government soldiers, regiment training and capture troops all broke up and fled to varying degrees during the night's battle.

It was only because there was really nowhere to escape at that time, and these alien beasts could not communicate, let alone accept surrender, but only had the desire to bite and devour; this aroused the desperate resistance of the troops in these places, otherwise the morale of the troops would be shaken. They had already collapsed on the spot and were out of control.

But since the attack of the beast horde was successfully blocked, the various experiences and lessons learned after this battle are enough to make the remaining troops somewhat transformed.Maybe the next time they face a similar beast horde, they won't be so flustered and overwhelmed.

In contrast, as a unit directly under the Superintendent, at the critical moment, they used special means to overcome numerous obstacles and detoured to attack the rear of the beast horde; the battalion of troops who cut off their retreat to the mountains and forests completed the battle with almost no damage or casualties. The task of intercepting most of the fleeing beasts.

But this is because, among them, 37 elite members from the four squads directly under the supervision team who have completed adaptive training, use their own mutations to enhance their strength, speed, reaction, and resilience to varying degrees; most of the pressure and aggression of
Therefore, in the end, except for a dozen or so panicked alien beasts, they fled to the wilderness along the gap on the edge of the formation; most of the alien beasts that escaped during the chaotic battle fell outside this mountain pass. The layman Zuoying of the Xijing Branch, in front of the temporary front line;
After the war, when cleaning up the scene and searching for and treating survivors, Jiang Tian made more discoveries.Because, he found that the corpses of these killed alien beasts were full of a large number of crooked deformities and incomplete variants, as if they were rapidly catalyzed in a short period of time.

In contrast, there is only one fish that slipped through the net and fled. It obviously possesses a considerable degree of intelligence. It can control and guide the large armored beasts in the field of beasts in disguise, and those more than a hundred ghosts who can gather crowds and fight with weapons. It is a complete body that has undergone mature breeding and long-term training.

But after all, the attack is not a thousand pigs, sheep or cows and horses, but bloodthirsty and carnivorous beasts that even don't hesitate to kill each other. How did you gather these herds, and how to control and feed these fierce beasts?Obviously, the answer to everything lies in the hidden mountains and dense forests.

Therefore, the battle was over, and Jiang Tian did not hesitate to entrust the aftermath to his deputy Pang Xun.Then, when a faint white belly began to appear in the dark sky, he led the reorganized team directly under the supervisor and the layman Zuoying, and chased towards the mountain without stopping.

Going deeper into the mountainous area, towering trees with luxuriant foliage and coiled old vines can be found everywhere, forming a large area of ​​dark and deep shade trees that cover the sky and the sun; under the shade of the trees are thick moss, Mulch and fallen leaves, bulging roots intertwined among the rocks.

Therefore, even in the morning when the sun is high and the sun is shining, walking in these mountains and forests, there is still not much sunlight.On the contrary, it was the forest wind blowing from the deep place that made people feel chilled all over.Occasionally, you can also see the faint mist and miasma between the low and concave ground for a long time.

However, apart from sporadic bird calls and a few wriggling earthworms in the messy soil that was trampled out of the ground during this journey, there was almost no movement of any other living things, as if in the once turbulent In the midst of the beast horde, it was like being swallowed up.

I came across a hidden small mountain village by chance in the rocky forest, but the outer wall was broken and the fence was overturned; almost all the wooden huts and huts had traces of violently smashed doors and windows, and the ground was in a mess.Only the faintly dry and blackened bloodstains on the wall indicated the tragic events that had happened there.

In fact, it was a temporary stronghold where a certain group of troops who once entered the mountain for crusade temporarily stayed; all the corpses in this mountain village disappeared except for some broken flags and weapons, and the overthrown fortifications. There are only a large number of traces dragging upwards.

Then, as the terrain gradually became rough, the traces of trampling and dragging became more and more scattered; but the largest groups of footprints distributed among them, as well as the new stubble of trees that were rolled and knocked down during the running, It has become a guiding light to continue to guide Jiang Tian.

As we took turns to explore upwards, the terrain became more and more towering and dangerous.Sometimes the mountain road suddenly disappears, and the mountain wall seems to be straight. On the rock wall is the ancient Cangqiu tree that has grown for thousands of years. down.

At first, traces of patches could be seen along the way, but it didn't take long for the signs of large groups of activities to disappear.There are only countless trees and rocks stretching and connecting, and the footsteps of spiked leather boots trampling on dry branches and gravel echo back and forth on the mountain cliffs; it is covered by the sound of forest sea waves stirred up by the autumn wind.

However, Jiang Tian became more and more sure of the target's location.Because, in the reminder that suddenly jumped out of his vision, he noticed some bits and pieces, extremely subtle energy residues; in the normal vision, it was the faint blood stains scattered among the grass, mud and gravel.

It's just that it's basically difficult to detect it from the surrounding environment if you don't observe it carefully.According to the direction of these dim bloodstains, he finally deviated from the Yangchang mountain road, and followed the traces of the large area of ​​weeds that were pressed out, and came to a small waterfall in a mountain fissure.

And in the sunken pool constantly washed by the waterfall, there is a huge alien-shaped skeleton lying on its back; on the skeleton, there are still strands of dry flesh and blood, as well as very obvious signs of large and small bites.The moment he saw the skeleton, Jiang Tian suddenly had some kind of enlightenment.

Because, he instinctively intuited that this strange-shaped skeleton hidden in the mountain fissure pool had something to do with the newly emerging beast tide.Then the sergeants who searched at the scene also found more artificial artifacts and other things; such as broken chains under the water and hooked spears piercing through the body...

It looks familiar, it seems that it is part of the three-piece set of nets, chains, and hooks used by ordinary people to target alien beasts that Jiang Tian spread.Immediately afterwards, the sergeant who climbed over the upper waterfall also heard faint screams again.

Immediately, Jiang Tian, ​​who jumped up to the top, saw a dozen corpses of strange beasts that were rapidly decomposing on both sides of a winding and sloping mountain stream.But from the point of view of form, the limbs and torso are severely deformed and incomplete, as if they died in the process of transformation.

And along this mountain stream, more and more corpses of various dead beasts were found.In the end, Jiang Tian stood on the top of a cliff behind a mountain.In front of his eyes is a quiet and green hidden valley; there are many buildings faintly scattered at the bottom of the valley hidden by lush trees.

It's just that these buildings with civil structures are obviously old; the tiled roofs are covered with weeds, and the old walls are also submerged in moss and mottled vines.However, there are special stone-paved paths between these buildings, and the figures of some deformed animals swim among them.

And where these strange beasts linger, there are piles of bones, large and small, left over from eating, which makes people shudder when they look at them.After observing for a while, Jiang Tian gave an order; in an instant, a piece of incendiary cans and gunpowder bombs were thrown condescendingly into the building that had been reduced to a den.

With a loud explosion and flames, more strange beasts came out of their hiding places, scarred or stained with flames, and fled in all directions... Immediately afterwards, the directly subordinate team, fully clothed, also dragged the ropes along the way. Sliding down the mountain wall, killing the beasts in groups of three or five.

After a while, Jiang Tian, ​​who landed on the top of one of the buildings and killed a few of the largest beasts, saw a large group of people from the other side of the valley road clearing away the blocked trees and falling rocks, and they also gathered together one after another. And enter, according to the knife and shield to block those fleeing beasts.

After an hour passed, the battle in the valley ended quickly; even the cubs of the strange beasts hidden in those buildings/nests were found one by one; then they were lit and burned up.In the midst of the fireworks, Jiang Tian came to the depths of the valley.

Because, there is an unusually open cave here, and the entrance of the cave has even been artificially carved into a shrine-like shape with some simple patterns.And in the cave, along with the faint whirring sound, an indescribable stench rushed towards his face.

　Can you guess what you found this time?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)