Our family is in decline

In fact, after so many years of decline, the Hamlet area, except around the town, is basically a wilderness. Only some villages and towns can be formed around the old roads leading to the outside world.

The so-called wilderness that Lance is currently developing is just the section leading to the ruins in the north of the town. Most of the other areas are already covered by dense forests.

All the way forward in the dense forest, while constructing the location and the route forward in the mind.

The area circled by Boslake is the part from Bastia to Hamlet. Because it borders the mountains and Bastia, it is a desolate area that is ignored by all three parties.

Therefore, there are no towns in that area, not even a few villages. They are all covered by dense forests that grow wildly.

Even if there was once, it is gone now because War Wolf came from here last time.

Those guys basically killed all the remaining villages, but things have changed. Wolf Warrior probably didn't expect that he would die in the empire, and the Wolf Fang tribe also turned into those twisted beast-like monsters. .

But Boslake really has to thank Wolf Warrior. If Wolf Warrior had not led the Wolf Fang Warriors to kill them all, what they would have encountered would not have been a big bird, but more strange things.

But what makes Lance curious is whether Wolf Warrior was targeted by the Screaming Demon at that time?

Was he beaten back?

Still fed?

It's a pity that no one can answer him this kind of question anymore...

There was no stopping along the way, and he quickly arrived at his destination. Lance stopped his random thoughts, slowed down and observed the surrounding situation.

According to Boslake's description, it is basically certain that this is the place where they encountered the Screaming Demon.

He turned on [Blood Hunting] to capture the smell left in the air, but there was no special smell left. Maybe it was because the thing was shot with an arrow before it even hit the ground, scaring it away.

If you bring Alhazred or Amanda with you, you can obtain information through some mysterious means. If you bring Laura, you can use falcons to conduct reconnaissance from the air. If you bring Grendel with you, you can obtain some information from nature...

But unfortunately, he is alone now. After losing the clue, Lance can only use this as a way to find other ways.

As the saying goes, climb high and see far away. My eyes swept over and found a nearby tree to climb up and overlook the wild scenery.

Pulling off the dense branches and leaves of the tree crown, Lance peeked into the vast and endless dense forest around him.

Even the autumn wind that gets stronger with the season has not been able to take away the strong vitality of this land. The plants are still green, without the feeling of being withered and desolate.

On the contrary, when the sun sets in the west, the entire dense forest presents an indescribable peaceful scene under the dusk.

He suddenly realized that he had been in this world for so long, and it seemed that he had never seriously looked at the scenery of Hamlet. Even if he looked at it, he was considering its role. When he fell into those environments, he was more on guard against whether it would suddenly appear. enemy.

The word "appreciation" seems to be a luxury for him.

Lance's impulse driven by a strong sense of crisis gradually dissipated, so he simply sat on the branch, leaning against the trunk and watching the sunset.

It wasn't until he saw the sun setting most of the way that he couldn't help but sigh.

"Even the sun will set..."

He just turned to the next sentence but changed his lazy tone and muttered to himself.

"But it will still rise."

He has rested for too long, and the ancestor will not stand still and wait for him.

When he was resting just now, he carefully recalled the characteristics of the Screaming Demon in the game, and found out a piece of information that he didn't care about at the time from the gradually blurred memory.

That is, before entering the Screaming Demon dungeon, a strange big tree will appear on the loading page... No, it should be a giant tree.

And this is the next clue to find the Screaming Demon.

Lance stood up and patted the contaminated dust, looking far away, using the last ray of light in the evening to discover the depths of the wilderness. Even from such a long distance, he could still feel the exaggerated trees that were far beyond the normal level.

Plain terrain is better, otherwise he wouldn't be able to see the special environmental signs in the mountains.

Now that he found the clue, Lance set off directly towards the target.

The target was far more exaggerated than he imagined. Just now he only saw tall tree stumps from too far away. The closer he got, the more strange he felt.

It is even more than ten stories high. Compared to the tallest trees around it, the lower half of it cannot even reach half of its height.

What is even more exaggerated than the height is the trunk that is so thick that even ten people might not be able to wrap it around it. Just standing in front of it gives people the feeling of oppression caused by a giant.

But compared to the huge size, what made Lance feel more depressed was the weird appearance of the big tree chosen as the nest by the screaming demon.

Like countless corrupted plants here, the trunk of the big tree is not straight but tilted.

The bark covering it seemed to be dead, like withered flesh. There were irregularly distributed tree tumors of different sizes on it, with some sap flowing out of them, like scabies.

There are no extra branches, not even a leaf, only thick branches above the top crown.

It's just that the thing is like a tentacle. It doesn't grow towards the sun like a normal plant, but is disorderly and twisted.

Some inexplicable vines are growing on the trees, making them look like spider webs.

The big tree looked like it had died long ago, but it had a strange aura everywhere.

Lance rushed up without much hesitation. The leaning tree body and those knobs made him feel much more relaxed. It was even easier to climb up by simply stepping on it than climbing the tree.

This distance was not in his eyes at all. He just stepped on the tree crown in the blink of an eye. What made him feel magical was that there was a platform directly in the middle of the tree crown. It was not a problem for ten people to stand on it, which showed how strong it was.

The platform was filled with a strong rotten stench, and white bones could be seen everywhere, some of them were beasts, but most of them were human beings.

The outer parts have become brittle due to the wind and sun, and you can hear the cracking sound wherever you step on them.

I don’t know if I can relieve the pressure, but there is an even more disgusting scene in front of me.

It was a nest composed of twisted branches and rotting corpses. The half-decomposed corpses wrapped in twisted branches seemed to blend into it, mixed with the fallen feathers that had long lost their luster and wrinkles.

The lair "woven" mixed with decaying human corpses gave people the impression of a twisted chaos and stomach-churning filth.

The first impression given to Lance was like a lazy and picky tenant who ate the plump "offal" and threw the rest aside.

A rental house where takeout boxes are stacked up to the bedside, and there are various leftovers in the boxes that are rotten...

Lance no longer cares about how to achieve the scene in front of him.

It wasn't that Lance was afraid, but that he was obsessed with germs and felt a kind of physical disgust.

But he soon changed his mind, because crows like to collect shiny things, and the screaming demon also has that habit.

It's just that their greed is more inclined to extraordinary items rich in spirituality. In that lair, Lance felt rich and complex spiritual fluctuations.

When I got closer, I saw that the nest was decorated with several fist-sized polygonal crystals, which looked like extremely red and black, but showed different colors under the light.

Lance could feel that this was a crystal condensed by spirituality. The spirituality contained in such a crystal would probably require hundreds of people. Even if the spirituality in it was very turbid, it would not be worth a few thousand gold coins.

Lance didn't know the origin of these things, he just knew that they now belonged to him.

But just when he reached out to grab the polygonal crystal, something seemed to disturb him. He heard a scream in the sky, and then a black shadow quickly swooped down in the already dark sky.

The speed was so fast that even Lance felt afraid and retreated to dodge before he could take the crystal away.

The monster figure descended, its claws like an eagle pounced towards Lance, but as he dodged, the claws fell on the nest, easily tearing apart the nest made of corpses and branches.

The impact force continued unabated in front, and the movement was so big that bones flew all over the ground. The wings were half-opened like a hen protecting its nest.

Fortunately, Lance hid decisively, otherwise he would have been caught by the sharp claws.

But at this time, he finally saw clearly who was coming.

It can stand up to an exaggerated figure of two meters tall, and its wingspan is really like a small plane when its wingspan is fully extended. No wonder Boslake said that it casts an overwhelming black shadow.

But this thing looks too abstract, similar to the body proportions of a crow, and it also has black feathers, but its body has long been corrupted by strange power.

What's on the head is no longer the crow's smart eyes, but a large one! Horrifying eyeballs of different sizes were spread on the fleshy and distorted face, constantly flashing, and just looking at them felt terrifying.

There are also two-fingered claws on the wing tips, which are a bit like the structure of some kind of dinosaur. This is a feature that distinguishes it from crows.

But now the outstretched wings don't have much hair anymore, and they look rotten. It's a miracle that they can even fly.

Large areas of flesh and blood on the body were twisted by strange forces, and the feathers fell off, revealing the flesh and blood inside that seemed to be corrupted and contaminated.

The most powerful chest muscles on the bird's chest disappeared, and the hair removal revealed only the skin and flesh that was close to the bone. Lance even saw the heavy arrow that was half inserted in it. There was no doubt that it was Boslake who shot it. of.

These changes can only be said to be trivial, the real focus lies behind.

Through its hairless wings, one can see that there is a deformed growth on the back of this thing that is only slightly smaller than its body.

No one knows what this thing is. It looks like a hunchback made of piled tumors, or like heads stuck to its back with rotten flesh and blood. Anyway, what stands out is something weird.

When he saw it for the first time, Lance was sure that this must be the work of his ancestor. The corrupting power that twisted the flesh and blood, as well as the extremely familiar eyeballs, all pointed to its origin.

But the battle was about to break out, and Lance was not given any more chances.

Peck!

The screaming demon flapped its wings and flew towards Lance's position, its black pointed beak piercing out like a sharp sword. It was so fast that others could only see a swift black shadow.

Lance was naturally not afraid. He raised his hand and pulled out the long sword and wolf fangs and slashed at him.

The sharp beak and the bone knife collided in an instant. The materials of both sides were neither gold nor iron, but at this time they made the sound of gold and iron clashing.

And from the strength of the feedback, you can feel that apart from the amazing speed, it is also powerful. It is worthy of being a terrifying scream demon.

The two of them had already collided three times in the time it took an ordinary person to move. For Lance, this thing was one of the few monsters that could keep up with his speed. The last one was the second-stage transformed Wolf Warrior.

The same black sharp beak can leave only white marks in the collision of the wolf's fangs, which is enough to show that the confrontation also has extraordinary power.

The Screaming Demon seemed to realize that Lance was not easy to mess with. After all, it could easily tear a human into pieces. The moment he pulled away, he opened his mouth and let out a scream.

Bird!

I didn't feel it from a distance just now, but it broke out right in front of me, and the harsh sound was like exploding in my ears.

Even though his soul was [protected], the physical abnormalities were still difficult to suppress. He felt a strong sense of nausea and vomiting and could not help but stop moving.

But what drove Lance even more crazy was that the thing actually opened its mouth toward him, spitting out the half-digested filth. It was obvious that it had just come back from prey, and the thing still had a few fingers and scattered bones.

Lance was really frightened and ran away quickly. Fortunately, he reacted quickly. If he got into it even a little bit, he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

He thought he had seen enough disgusting things in the den, but he didn't expect there were more.

Can’t your fucking ancestor do something clean and hygienic?

Dealing with these disgusting things every day is simply a humiliation to the battle!

This also angered Lance. He didn't engage in close combat with you at all. He drew his gun from a distance and started shooting.

But the Screaming Demon, whose speed was not inferior to his, fluttered its wings to dodge. That reaction showed Lance how powerful it was.

Because it is not dodging bullets, but dodging before pulling the trigger, dodging the muzzle.

This high-end operation directly made Lance confused. Was this thing really corrupted by the ancestor?

But Lance's hand movements didn't stop. If one shot didn't work, then two shots, three shots...

He held a pistol in each hand and poured bullets wantonly.

The figure was so huge that before he had time to dodge, the large sticky eyeballs on his face were shattered.

The blood mixed with the sticky purple-black fluid slid down like black tears. Coupled with the broken face, just seeing this scene made people's skin crawl.

The Screaming Demon screamed as if it had been severely injured, its limbs danced wildly, and its already weak feathers fell off and flew from its body.

But the same move was useless to Lance, it just felt noisy.

He immediately took out the hand cannon and pointed it at the Screaming Demon.

"goodbye!"