The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 455 Tracking
  The Rokun River is an important river in the southern part of the wilderness. Its origin is located in the Baiyu Snow Mountain more than 2,000 miles south of Mansha City.

Looking from a distance, a line of white clouds seems to have appeared on the gray-brown foothills of the sky, slowly extending to the southeast. The bugbear warriors marched forward along the path of the Rokun River flowing in the mountains. The heavy armor on their bodies made dull collision sounds from time to time, playing a little tune with the rushing river water lapping against the rocks on the shore.

Whoosh! !

In the surrounding lush jungle, a green snake suddenly sprang out and shot straight at the only large hole made for vision in the bugbear's heavy helmet.

The bugbear remained calm and waved his big hand forward. The huge bear paw hit the green snake's soft body in the middle. The small thing, which was as thick as a wrist and more than two meters long, shot back at a faster speed and hit hard. on the branch behind him.

Snapped!
  Click!

The branch broke into two sections, and one section fell to the ground. The green snake that broke the branch was shattered into flesh at the impact site. It was pulled by the tough snake skin on the outside and managed to stay together as a whole, but it couldn't survive for long.

This small episode had no impact on the bugbear warrior in front of him. Even the hundreds of pounds of armor he wore did not put much burden on him during the long journey.

Walking in front of the twitching green snake, the bugbear stepped down and crushed the green snake's head. Then he picked up the snake corpse on the ground. I don't know when a sharp dagger appeared in his other hand. .

With three or two cuts, the bugbear skillfully cleaned off the snake's skin and internal organs, and washed it in the nearby river. It seemed that he was preparing to use this green snake as today's lunch.

The meal was cooked in one go. After the snake meat on skewers was roasted in the campfire, the bugbear lifted the helmet on his head and revealed his true colors.

Allen, who showed his true face, took a handful of cold river water and poured it on his face, dispelling the stuffy heat on his cheeks caused by wearing a helmet. This time, in order to hide from others, Allen changed into a suit of armor and wore it. Unless he needed to eat or excrete like now, he would not take off this layer of burden.

There's no way around it. Allen's body is so recognizable among bugbears. If it weren't for the heavy armor that envelops his body, most people would be able to guess Allen himself if he was seen and described casually. .

Why do you want to do this?
  Because this time Allen went out to do some shameful things.

According to the information obtained from the Assassin's Guild, the target Allen was looking for at this time was in the middle reaches of the Rokun River. After climbing over the main peak of Baiyu Snow Mountain and arriving at the tail foot branch of Snow Mountain Mountain, it will be the end of this journey.

Of course, just reaching the destination is not enough. How to find your goal is the most troublesome. Fortunately, as a legend, Allen wanted to search for a group of adventurers, which was relatively easy.

In the Grand Canyon of Os, the mountains on both sides are steep. A few tough plants cling to the stone walls here and there, struggling to survive. From time to time, there are the cries of apes and orangutans around.

Allen flew in mid-air, hiding his body in a cloud of white clouds. A pair of tiger eyes cast an eagle eye scroll spell. With his already excellent eyesight, Allen concentrated on overlooking the entire Grand Canyon.

Most places on the ground are covered with vegetation, so it is not easy to detect the existence of humanoid creatures.

The hobgoblin female Melody leaned on a huge ancient tree branch, closing her eyes and concentrating. In order to track the mission target, her team of nine people stayed in this damp and dark canyon for a full month.

The target was too cunning and left too few clues for tracking during the operation. Duke, the kobold assassin in the team who was good at tracking, chased in the wrong direction several times. The only thing that can be confirmed is that the other party still has not left this canyon, or that the other party has never thought of leaving this canyon area.

"Cuckoo! Cuckoo!!"

The rhythmic chirping of birds rang out, and Melody, who had been alert, immediately stood up from the branches. At the same time, several of her companions also appeared in the surrounding big trees, looking sharply at them. The direction of the birdsong.

Whoosh!Whizzing! !
  Soon, several adventurers exchanged glances and transformed into apes. They climbed on the hanging branches and vines, jumped between the branches, and ran forward quickly.

When they gradually approached the place where the birds were singing, the leading troll raised his hand, and the eight figures immediately stopped and restrained their breath.

"bok...woo..."

A low voice came from the throat of a kobold, followed by a vague magic fluctuation, and several figures gradually became blurred. However, it was the kobold who used the obscurity technique on several of his companions to make everyone more harmonious with nature.

The eight figures formed a stable formation in order and continued to move forward until a kobold figure suddenly appeared next to the ogre shield warrior in front of their team.

"Did you find that guy?"

Facing the sudden appearance, the ogre and his companions were not surprised at all, but lowered their voices and asked quietly.

"It's not that guy, but three humans hiding in a hidden cave above the canyon river."

Kobold assassin Willy nodded, but his expression was somewhat troubled.

"One of the humans is a spell caster. I don't know his level and ability, so I don't dare to get too close."

"In a cave?"

Although the mission information was wrong, the ogre captain Ryan did not think it was necessary to retreat. After all, the strength of their team was there. As long as they were not legendary powerhouses, there would be no difference even if there were two more target people. .

I heard that the enemy was hiding in a cave, which was good news for Ryan and his team members. As long as the entrance to the cave could be blocked, it would be very difficult for the enemy to escape.

"All ready!"

Except for the newly joined Melody and her dwarf mage companion Terence, the other six team members are all Ryan's old friends for many years. There is no need to make any pre-war arrangements. Everyone gathers weapons and various magics to start. imposed on the team members, and then in tacit understanding, they headed towards the cave under the leadership of Willy.

The cave is a bit far away, because there are two more mission targets, and one of them is a caster who can cast various magical spells, so everyone is very cautious in order to avoid being exposed when moving forward.

From time to time, the dwarf mage Terence waved his hand gently, silently reciting the spell and emitting a ray of light, and then the kobold Willie easily took out the magic props that had lost their effect one by one from the hidden corner.

In a short time, more than a dozen magic trap props were dismantled, and several simple mechanical traps were also dug out by the sharp-eyed Willy.

On the cliff, a lonely Qingtong proudly stretches its branches. In order to survive on this cliff, it has to work hard to grow thick and wide leaves between the branches to absorb more nutrients. .

And just under these wide leaves, a cave that the tall ogre could barely pass through was tightly blocked, making it almost difficult for others to detect its existence.

Ryan and the others have already touched the top of the cliff of the cave. They only need to go down another thirty meters along the cliff to completely block the cave. Their movements became more and more careful. Although the haze technique could not make their bodies disappear, it could change into various colors, allowing them to blend in with the surrounding environment.

Click! !
  chap!
  "Oops!!"

Even though everyone was very careful, no one expected that just when everyone was preparing to rappel, an inconspicuous stone suddenly broke from the cliff, and then a red light accompanied by a loud noise sounded. They had All the cover-ups were in vain.

Ryan raised the shield in his hand and struck the cliff with his one-handed ax, penetrating more than an inch into the solid rock. At the same time, his huge body jumped down the cliff, directly abandoning the rope that was not yet in place, trying to block the cave below first.

"Follow me!!"

At this time, his call came belatedly. The other adventurers did not hesitate and used their own methods to jump off the cliff. The dwarf Terrence and the kobold warlock Cozmo chanted the spell just a little later than everyone else. Soon after, they also flew up lightly, directly Chase your companion who jumped off the cliff.

The tip of the steel ax dragged a deep mark on the cliff, which prevented Ryan from losing control of his landing speed. Until he firmly stepped on the trunk of the Qingtong tree on the cliff, a series of rustling sounds rang out.

As soon as the heavy shield reached the cave, Ryan blocked the hidden cave and at the same time prepared to prepare for the impact.

Immediately afterwards, several team members fell down one after another, standing around Ryan with their bodies lowered and weapons raised.

"One, two... charge!!"

Ryan gave the order in a low voice, and as soon as he finished speaking, the muscles in his arms bulged, and he launched a shield charge towards the cave.

Several others followed at the same time, keeping a few meters away from Lena, and were wary of the increasingly dark environment.

A red light flashed in front of his eyes, and Ryan, who was rushing at the front, suddenly felt something bad. His legs hit the ground directly, and his shield thrust into the ground at the same time. After a loud bang, the turbulent air set off a shock wave.

The cave continued to tremble with loud noises, and layers of gravel fell on the cave wall that was within reach above the head, as well as dust all over the sky.

"drink!!"

Ryan's face turned pale, and then suddenly there was a bit of blood. It was obvious that his internal organs had been hit to a certain extent by this impact, but the teammates behind him were not injured at all, but their bodies were slightly damaged. It shook a few times, then returned to normal under strong control, and its eyes became more serious.

"Ding! Ding ding!!"

"They're outside the cave!!!"

The two spellcasters at the entrance of the cave exclaimed. Fortunately, the protective arrow spells on their bodies had taken effect, otherwise they would have already had several sharp arrows inserted into their vital parts.

The last two team members in the cave withdrew first and protected the two casters. However, with a violent tremor in the trunk of the Qingtong tree, the Qingtong tree that originally grew close to the rock slowly fell towards the river. .

The four adventurers also fell into the river involuntarily at this time, but the effect of the flying spell originally blessed by the two casters was still there, so they fell far less quickly than the two combat companions. The two sides pulled each other in a short time. Driving some distance.

In the narrow cave, it was not as easy for the remaining team members to turn around as it was when they got in. After losing the Qingtong tree as a foothold, even if the team members who turned around wanted to leave the cliff, they could only Jump into the river.

In the air, a ball of blazing flames hit the two casters head-on. The three humans who existed as prey changed their angles and became hunters.

"hot..."

Before the fireball came, Terrence uttered a syllable in his mouth, and the bracelet between his wrists flashed with brilliance. A translucent mana shield appeared in front of him and collided with the oncoming fireball.

boom! !

A ball of red light enveloped the figures of Terence and the two, and then there was a sizzling sound accompanied by the smell of burning saltpeter. Terrence and the kobold warlock felt something was wrong in their hearts. When they looked up, they found that in the original Qingtong Where the tree roots are entangled, an oak barrel held by one person is hanging under the hole.

boom! ! !
  The simpler the mechanical trap, the harder it is to detect sometimes. When the RDX gunpowder in the oak barrel is ignited, an explosion comparable to the power of a 6-7 level evocation spell will directly destroy the trap. In the cave, several teammates who had not had time to escape were buried in the cave on the spot.

The most unlucky among them was the half-orc Colin. He happened to be at the entrance of the cave. When he was about to jump down, he was directly knocked over by a wave of air and flew up. At that time, he spit out a mouthful of dirty blood and then jumped into the river. Fall down.

Densely packed gravel fell on the heads of Terence and the two men like raindrops. Some of them were directly deflected by the magic shields on their bodies, but more of them hit their fragile bodies directly.

Whoosh whoosh! !

On a piece of ice that suddenly appeared in the river, one of the three dripping human males was holding a horn bow and shooting rapidly at the two casters with deadly arrows.

Terrence and Cozmo were busy with their hands, hovering in mid-air and falling slowly. It was extremely difficult to close their eyes and concentrate on casting spells and building models. They could only rely on magic accessories, Spells stored in the staff gem cope.

puff! !

Terrence's left thigh was directly pierced by an arrow, and a piece of flesh and blood as big as his fist broke away from his body. The powerful arrow used the remaining force to directly penetrate into the stone wall of the cliff, constantly vibrating.

White Teeth bit down hard, and Talence firmly controlled his mental power that was about to go out of control. He finally completed a high-level teleportation technique at the last moment. His figure disappeared in mid-air, and then reappeared at the top of the canyon, a He staggered and almost fell to the ground.

Kozmer, the kobold warlock on the other side, is in a better situation than Terrence. Although the awakened warlock does not have life-saving spells like advanced teleportation, protective spells such as wind shield and mana shield are enough for him to withstand it safely. The enemy's attacks on the river surface slowly fell into the Kokun River.

boom! ! !
  There was another loud noise, and countless rubble flew out from the entrance of the cave that had just been exploded by RDX. A hobgoblin rushed out with a heavy hammer in his hand, exuding a faint pressure.

At the critical moment of life and death, the great goblin Melody finally no longer had to hide her strength. A more than 200-pound hammer in her hand transformed into a stone crusher, and she found her own legendary path. With a charged blow, she blocked the entrance of the cave. Countless rubble was thrown away directly by the tyrannical force.

After the cave was unblocked again, Melody took several shocked companions in the cave and slowly stood at the dilapidated cave entrance, which was thought to have been expanded two or three times, staring fiercely at the enemy on the river.

"……Walk!!"

The three humans were also decisive. After feeling the faint coercion on Melody's body, and with a cry from the caster, the three of them plunged into the river.

"Want to leave???"

As for the sudden burst of strength from his companions, Ryan, as the captain, was only shocked for a moment. When he saw the target plunge into the river, he roared, and then Roshan jumped straight in with a heavy shield. .

Bang! !

A water column splashed up, and not long after, a wave of water quickly chased in the direction where the three humans disappeared.

Melody was not slow in her movements. She took out a slow-fall scroll from the backpack behind her and jumped like a flying squirrel, dragging a heavy sledgehammer and sliding through the air towards Ryan.

The successive explosions and halos in the canyon naturally attracted Allen, who had been monitoring from the sky for more than two days. When he saw figures floating and chasing each other in the river, there was a hint of joy in his eyes.

"Got you!!"

　By the way, August is a new beginning. Many old readers seemed to have abandoned the book during the update break. I hope the next update can bring them back.

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  (End of this chapter)