Mysterious Hunting Ground

Chapter 270 260. Canaan, shooting lv5
Dean took the lead and walked calmly for about 5 minutes. The scouting shadow in front finally found an entrance on the side wall.

"Take it, these weapons are for you to defend yourself." Dean took out nine poisonous arrows and distributed them to Professor Aiden, who then handed them to everyone behind him. "Use them to stab. You don't need to attack seven inches to severely injure the snake monster." , but don’t hurt yourself. By the way, take the flashlight too.”

Professor Aiden's eyelids jumped as he looked at the exquisite arrows in his hand, which were as delicate as works of art. He couldn't tell where the other party took out the weapons and equipment. He couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me for asking, are you hiding from the world?" A member of the Witcher Organization? I have never seen anyone with such abilities as you."

Dean glanced at everyone and said meaningfully, "I don't know any demon hunter organization, but I hate monsters that eat people for no reason. If I see them, I will try to eliminate them as much as possible. I can also be regarded as a different kind of demon hunter. My creed does not include There is no obligation to save strangers. To me, evil humans are no different from monsters, but you are not vicious criminals, right?"

Everyone quickly shook their heads.

Dean turned around and climbed into the corridor on the side wall, avoiding the cobwebs hanging above his head.

This is not like the previous sewer with a ravine in the middle, but a corridor that can only accommodate two people standing side by side. The ceiling is less than three meters above the ground, and the walls and corners are covered with fungi and ferns.

It was very dark.

There is a strange smell similar to grass and the stench of rotten meat floating in the air...

Dean reached out and felt it in mid-air. There was no obvious wind or air flow, and the surrounding area was almost closed.

Aiden walked up from behind him, rubbing the side wall with bright eyes, "Smooth and frosted walls, this is the early architectural style of the Mayans. Guys, we have officially entered the interior of the temple."

"Where are you now?" the pastor approached and asked,

"The outermost periphery." Aiden drew spiral curves along the wall with his fingers. "We must keep drilling in and go to the deepest part of the temple. There must be shocking secrets and our hope of escape hidden there."

"Are there any traps in the temple?" Dean looked up and down. God's perspective was more suppressed, and the tunnel was winding. He could only rely on the extremely limited area he could see with his naked eyes.

"Maybe," Aiden suggested, "so everyone must pay attention to your steps. If you see any strange buttons, don't touch them. If you accidentally trigger the mechanism, everyone will be buried with you."

"You said that, I'm so scared." The muscular man at the end of the line said hesitantly, "Can we go back to the hall now?"

"Are you sure you can pass the juicer?" Dean persuaded him and ignored him. He looked at the flashlight and chose the left hand direction based on his strong intuition. His shadow fell at the end of the team to guard him.

Along the slowly sloping tunnel, there was only the heartbeat, breathing and light footsteps of a group of people. The atmosphere was suffocating, and every face was tense and stiff.

Dean discovered a large number of strange symbols carved on the walls, which looked like planets and constellations in the sky?

"Aiden, what does this symbol mean?"

The professor glanced at the intertwined image of seven stars and said, "This should be the Pleiades star cluster in Taurus."

"Why is there a star cluster painted in the Temple of the Phantom Serpent?" Ricky, who was following behind, raised his glasses frame and asked,

Aiden explained in a low voice, "Many members of the Blood Sacrifice Gang originated from ancient Indians, and they were extremely intelligent. In ancient times, they used to observe the Pleiades star cluster in the summer to determine the harvest of the next year. If the Pleiades star cluster looks like If it is big and bright, the next year will be a good harvest. If the Pleiades is small and blurry, then you need to prepare in advance, and the possibility of a good harvest is unlikely."

“They not only observed the Pleiades star cluster, but also referred to various planets such as Mercury, Venus, and Saturn, various constellations, and the activities of the sun and moon to determine the climate and harvest in the coming year. They even invented their Mayan calendar based on the laws of the movement of these stars. , solar calendar, Venus calendar..."

This is a bit like "watching the stars at night" in ancient China.

There was a strange light in Dean's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel that there was some connection between the ancient Indians in Mexico and China.

Not only for stargazing, the ancient Indians in the temple advocated blood sacrifices, and the blood sacrifices of the Chinese Yin and Shang Dynasties were not inferior at all.

With Aiden's introduction, everyone's attention was diverted, and the tension in their hearts was slightly relieved.

Katie asked curiously, "But at that time, the ancient Indians did not have high-tech equipment or various astronomical telescopes, so how could they observe the stars with only the naked eye?"

"They created observatories and pyramids to observe astronomical phenomena, but they cannot see everything clearly, so I have always held another view." Aiden's tone became very subtle, and his eyes flashed with excitement, "Some astronomical laws are not ancient What the Indians themselves observed was transmitted to them by the gods.”

Aiden pointed to a series of murals on the wall and said,
"The Blood Sacrifice Gang summons phantom snakes through blood sacrifices. When the phantom snakes arrive, they transmit a higher level of consciousness to them. For example, the stars, galactic activities, and even alien information painted on the walls of this temple are all phantom snakes. Knowledge given to believers, who in turn carved this knowledge into temples as a memorial.”

Dean discovered that the progress of "Dawn Until Dawn" actually jumped to 30.00%.

So the phantom snake will also give believers the wisdom of the stars in the temple?

Scott objected, "Isn't this a contradiction? If the phantom snake is so smart and omniscient, why has it declined and almost disappeared in modern society?"

Without waiting for Aiden to answer, Dean analyzed calmly, "Perhaps he underestimated the speed of human development. Although human beings have a short life span, they continue to pass on the knowledge they have accumulated throughout their lives from generation to generation. Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, and they gradually reached a god It is beyond His reach and beyond His control.”

Aiden nodded heavily, "For this reason, human beings have been making progress, especially in recent years, where science and technology have developed more and more rapidly. The Phantom Snake and most of the gods were glorious and powerful in the past, but they have been trapped in the past era. It failed to keep pace with the times and was gradually eliminated, and now it can only remain in the shadows.”

Jacob suddenly said, "Ahem, everyone, I suggest you not belittle Him in the temple of the Phantom Serpent."

……

After these words, everyone fell into silence. As Dean continued to shuttle through the maze-like intricate tunnels, Dean relied on his strong intuition to decisively choose the forked paths.

It has to be said that after mastering the omen expertise, he gradually acquired the characteristics of a tauren - he would never get lost in the maze, and his intuition would help him choose the right direction.

After walking for a while, he discovered another strange symbol, which looked like a ball made of dozens of snakes entangled together. "What symbol is this?"

Aiden looked over and his eyes became serious, "Canaan means snake, but it also means guard,"

Katie swallowed, "What are they guarding?"

"Silly girl, this is it," Aiden turned around and showed his white teeth, smiling sinisterly at everyone, "The ancient snake demon guards this temple, this hell, to prevent pagans like us from setting foot in it. Pass the labyrinth test of the phantom snake.”

Is there a snake monster here?
The faces of a group of people turned as white as falling into an ice cave.

If there are monsters surrounding this narrow tunnel from the front and back, there will be no place to hide.

"Professor Aiden, if you continue to deliberately scare people and affect morale, I will kill you directly." Brother Goko spat into his palms and waved the poison arrow in his hand at the professor.
"I'll kill you two murderers first!" The Texas Patrol also pointed the poisonous arrow at the two brothers.

Dean glanced at the three of them, and they all stopped in an instant, "If a snake demon appears, I will try my best to deal with it, but you have to follow the arrangement."

"Actually, I'm not afraid. Even if I'm chased by a snake demon, I'll die." Katie looked at Dean and said nervously and firmly, "If I die, I will go to heaven to be with my mother, and she will stand Wait for me next to Jesus.”

Scott put his arm around his sister's shoulders and nodded,
When Old Jacob heard this, a trace of pain and intolerance flashed in his eyes.

……

"Ahhh!"

Suddenly, a piercing roar came from the left side of the team, like a sharp knife inserted into the ear, shocking everyone into a cold sweat.

"Jesus, what's that sound?"

"Something is coming! The snake demon is coming!"

"Run away!"

"Forgot what I said? Stop and don't move." Dean waved his hand, and a gentle yet irresistible force of thought stopped the two men and women at the end of the team who were squeezing forward in a chaotic manner.

The others were afraid of Dean's majesty and strength, so they stood still and watched him move to the left side of the team.

The next second, five hissing humanoid creatures rushed over.

Wearing crotch protectors and tube tops made of several pieces of tattered and rotten cloth, they looked like animals that had just woken up from hibernation.

Large areas of skin were exposed to the air. They looked sickly and pale after not seeing the sun for so long, but they were also covered with various red and black patterns and beast totems.

They wear necklaces made of small bones such as human teeth around their necks. Their ugly faces covered with scales and horns also have large abstract patterns tattooed on them. Their eyes are dark slit-shaped vertical pupils, radiating cruel murderousness and viciousness. .

Two snake fangs popped out of the grinning mouth, and the bright red forked letter was spit out and retracted with a terrifying hissing sound.

Dean looked surprised.

Compared to the fashionable rock bands and dancing snake monsters that appeared in the bar, these five Canaanites looked and dressed like ancient antiques that had been sleeping underground for hundreds or thousands of years, monsters that lived in primitive society!

But their vitality was stronger than that of the snake monsters that appeared on the ground. They flew in front of everyone in the blink of an eye, and a strong fishy wind hit their faces with a strange smell of dampness and mold.

……

Dean suddenly pushed his hand, and the shadow flew forward.

The power of thought constructs an invisible wall that occupies the entire vertical section of the passage.

Boom!
Amidst the toothache-inducing noise, the leader of the snake demon slammed into the invisible wall. The bridge of his nose suddenly exploded like a tomato, and his eyeballs bulged out. His thin body jumped back five meters, hugging a group of rushing companions and turned into a monster. Got the rolling gourd.

Its limbs and neck were bent at horrifying angles, exposing bone stubble, and were directly broken.

But it only twisted slightly, and the broken and bent bones healed immediately. The snake monsters roared and got up, rushing towards Dean, as if they were twisting their bodies and jumping out of the grass.

But in mid-air, layers of white frost condensed on the scales and hair, and their heat was stripped away by invisible thoughts. When they fell in front of Dean, they had turned into five crystal clear ice sculptures.

bang bang —

Dean took out his M1900 and fired five shots in a row. The warhead turned around with the help of precise special effects and hit the ice sculpture seven inches on the back of its head.

Kaka.

Ice cubes flew like a rainstorm, and the five ice sculptures were completely exploded into flesh, skin, and bone fragments that sprayed all over the wall.

熟练+1*5，射击lv4(488→493/500)
……

"It's a miracle. You were able to defeat the Five Canaans so easily." Aiden looked at Dean's back with envy and admiration. "The power you control seems to be more powerful than what the Phantom Snake gave to the Blood Sacrifice Gang."

"So we are safe?" someone from the team asked cautiously.Dean didn't answer.

hiss--

There were fierce footsteps and gasps on both sides of the tunnel, much more violent than before. The entire tunnel shook up and down like an earthquake, and the black snake demon at the end of the tunnel swept towards the center.

"Oh my God, they're all monsters!"

"Dead!"

"Dean, what should we do? How can we help?"

"Don't move, just watch."

Dean thought for a moment.

He teleported towards the snake demon on the left side of the tunnel. He threw out a thick bolt of lightning with his hands, like a giant silver harpoon, passing through the air, cutting open the floor, and penetrating a row of snake demons from front to back, bathing them in the electric light. Dance.

The power of his mind transformed into an invisible giant palm, grabbing a few snake demons that were frozen by electricity, crumpling them into a ball, and throwing them out like cannonballs!
Click, click, click. Under the huge impact, the snake demon group fell backwards like dominoes!
The boiling left tunnel was instantly cleared.

Dean drew his bow and arrow, walked towards the tunnel on the right, and aimed at the ferocious-looking snake demon at the front.

Whizzing--

The bowstring hums.

A poisonous arrow penetrated the snake demon's chest and abdomen, but this time, the poison that was enough to dissolve ordinary snake demons failed to kill the ancient snake demon named Canaan. It just paused, pulled out the arrow, and He rushed towards me even more angrily and fiercely.

"The venom is ineffective against Canaan?" Dean reached out and grabbed the dark gold spear from the fantasy space with his right hand. He held it tightly and turned sideways. His front feet and knees were slightly bent. The muscles on his forearms swelled like a loach and instantly swelled. It was twice as thick as an ordinary person's thigh, and it squeezed the sleeves of a denim jacket.

Crazy life energy pours in, and at the same time, the power of the body overlaps and converges on the right hand like a tide.

Spears thrown.

call out--

A liver-breaking sonic boom sounded!
The biting wind blew through the entire tunnel, and everyone's hearts trembled, their eyes narrowed, and a dark golden light flashed in their vision.

Canaan, who was nearest to the right and had long braids, screamed. The strong animal instinct made him cross his hands in a shield shape in front of him, and then stabbed in with a huge force.

brush--

The dark gold spear pierced into Canaan's arms, chest and ribs with force, and penetrated through the back. The kinetic energy that was far from exhausted continued to penetrate the four Canaans with a subtle popping sound.

They were skewered in a pool of blood like skewers of meat, and their whole bodies convulsed and lost their fighting power.

But this terrifying scene did not frighten the Canaanite army that followed at all. Instead, it further aroused their ferocity. They were drooling and breathing heavily, stepping on the bodies of their seriously injured companions and continuing to attack.

The long knife embryo that Dean took out turned around in the palm of his hand, raised it high above his head, and threw out a bright arc of light, igniting a white gold flame.

He leaped up and faced Canaan's claws at an astonishing speed, slashing down with the thunderous sword!
The sound broke through the air and sparks flew everywhere.

The knife and claw collided, making a harsh friction sound of gold and iron.

The weapons made by Alpha's fangs are so sharp. Coupled with the life energy and Dean's own power, the power reaches an incredible level!
A flash of blood!
Canaan's claws were split into two, and a blood line opened where his body was pointed diagonally at the blade.

The long knife passed by in one stroke.

slam-la-

Dean passed through the corpse that was split in half, and the boiling life energy ignited the flesh, blood and internal organs fragments splashed on his body.

The offensive continued in waves.

The long knife that landed on the left side of the abdomen was stabbed forward, and the second Canaan was pierced through the abdomen. It hit the ceiling as if it was pierced by a knight's spear, and fell again.

boom!
The ferocious snake face with half-open fangs met Dean's right fist, and life energy poured into the skull, as if a bomb had been detonated and the head instantly exploded into a ball of minced meat.

Dean, who was stepping on the blood all over the ground, suddenly turned around, shook his wrist, stepped on the headless corpse, followed the inertia and pulled out the long knife in the flesh and blood, ducked to avoid the third Canaan that bit his neck, and turned to Behind it, the long knife held tightly in both hands was aimed at the back of its neck, and it was raised with great speed——

Blood spilled.

The head was chopped off ten meters away with a knife, and rolled past the feet of everyone in the team. The two fangs were still biting the lower lip mechanically.

With one breath, the three-headed Canaan died tragically.

"Gulu..." There was a clear sound of swallowing from the crowd. They widened their eyes and looked to the right. They could see a ghostly figure holding a long knife charging in the tunnel, like a battlefield meat grinder. He moves, dodges, and attacks at a speed that is difficult to detect with the naked eye. As the sword flashes, residual limbs, heads, internal organs, and blood are thrown everywhere.

Canaan, who bumped into the human figure, couldn't even utter a scream before being torn apart by sharp blades, dyeing the tunnel on the right a shocking blood red.

And the left side isn't much better.

The air crackled with bursts of pale electricity, flashed with red flames, and erupted with bursts of heart-stopping banging and crashing sounds. The temperature alternated between cold and hot.

It was as if an invisible devil was toying with the ferocious Canaans, throwing them up and down, crushing their bones, scorching them, and finally freezing them into beautiful ice sculptures.

"I, why do I feel that this person is more terrifying than Canaan?" The blond muscular woman whispered, "Isn't he some legendary monster wearing human skin?"

"You read that right," Aiden said confidently, "He is scarier than the monster."

"What kind of monster? This is clearly the messenger of God!" Jacob said with a pious look, "As long as we follow the messenger's footsteps closely, we can survive the trial and reach the destination safely."

……

5 minute later.

All movement disappeared.

In the sea of ​​​​blood and corpses, Dean waved his hand without hesitation, and the life energy washed away the mottled blood marks and broken bones on the long knife, making the blade smooth again, and then retracted it into the space.

他看向系统，近身宰杀了30头迦南，格斗lv4(232→292/500)。

He felt something in his heart. Every time the melee ability differed by one level, the gap was almost impossible to make up. Canaan, who had reached level 3 in strength, speed, and self-healing, was as fragile as paper in front of his level 4 self, who had a magical weapon.

……

He walked through the crowd and walked to the left among the frozen ice sculptures.

He continued to shoot the ice sculptures that Harvest Shadow had prepared in advance, and soon a feeling of swelling and bursting arose in his body, and a bright red prompt popped up in front of his eyes——

Shooting lv4 (493→500/500)
Whether to upgrade the level.

Promote.

Shooting lv4 → lv5 (0/700): In addition to accuracy, a second feature is born - Perception Suppression: With this feature turned on, when you shoot with long-range weapons such as firearms, bows and arrows, rocket launchers, darts, and javelins, every time you hit Target will cause additional damage to the target.If the target has perception attribute, then the perception attribute will be continuously weakened, and the specific effect is related to the perception of both parties.

This feature has domain-level effects, and unless the target has special resistances beyond the domain level, it cannot save.

You gain 1 point of Wisdom and 0.5 Sensitivity.

Sensitivity: 18.5→19
Perception: 17.5→18.5
……

Dean closed his eyes.

The sensitivity is improved, and the skin all over the body feels numb and tingling, as if you are soaking in a hot spring and enjoying the massage and transformation carefully optimized by billions of micro-robots.

The nerves, ligaments and tendons are strengthened and toughened, improving body balance.

He threw a random punch without making any sound, and the resistance of the air to his body seemed to become smaller.

In addition, a little improvement in perception turned into a stream of power spreading, nourishing his sensory organs.

The smell of blood in his nose is thicker, and his vision and hearing are sharper.

The unspeakable sixth sense was also enhanced, and the omen suddenly shook, sending back a piece of information - Lena was in the labyrinth of this temple, and there was a huge danger lurking in the heart of the temple.

Sure enough, Lena is inside!Wait for us!

Dean's expression perked up and he exchanged a look with Ying, then looked at the new instructions for shooting level 5,
"The characteristics of the domain level, according to the description, are more suitable for dealing with powerful individuals, especially those with weak perception."

"Ordinary aliens can't stand up to my attacks and are of no use at all. The monsters at the heart of the temple are just perfect for me to hone new characteristics."

Then he continued to shoot the remaining ice sculptures. As expected, the difficulty of upgrading further increased. In the past, killing one snake demon could provide 1 point of proficiency, but now two or three snake demons could increase one point of proficiency.

……

"Continue to leave?" Jacob respectfully interrupted his musings. Dean turned around and saw a group of teammates looking at him in awe, like looking up to a god.

"Magician, I didn't realize that you were still a berserker. You killed too quickly," Seth joked harshly, seeing that the atmosphere was not right, "You didn't even leave one end for me to enjoy!"

Dean took the Canaan venom glands and fangs that Shadow had collected from behind, walked over and patted Seth on the shoulder, "Then I will leave a female snake demon for your brothers next time. Let's go, everyone, keep moving forward!"

(End of this chapter)