Chapter 79 Tumor-skinned Earthworms
When Raven and Nancy arrived at the scene, the packhorse team had been calmed down, but the scene in front of them still made Raven's eyebrows jump.
There is a packhorse lying on the snow. Its eyes are wide open, but it has gradually become blurred. There is black and red blood flowing out of its mouth and nose, forming icicles. It is obvious that it cannot survive. .
The goods were scattered on the ground.
On the belly of this packhorse, a large amount of blood oozed out, and the internal organs were spread out in a ball with steam, and they were still beating.
Its wounds didn't look like scratches from sharp blades, nor did they look like bites or scratches caused by wild beasts. Instead, they looked like invisible big hands grabbed its abdomen and tore it open brutally.
Just as Raven was about to go up to check, Mary jumped to the ground, turned around and whispered: "Don't come over!"
At the same time, she raised her index finger to her lips, saying Made a "shh" gesture.
Raven stopped Nancy who wanted to step forward and quietly watched Mary's performance.
It has to be said that this "Black Pearl" is really capable of growing up in the dangerous and bloody highlands without becoming the concubine of any big shot.
She tiptoed close to the fallen draft horse, stopped at the edge of the bloodstain, then tiptoed around to its back, suddenly drew out the sword from her waist and stabbed it in.
The packhorse had already bled a lot, but with this sword, more blood rushed out like a fountain. It didn't feel like it was stabbed in the back, but rather like it was stabbed in the throat.
At this moment, Mary let go of the hilt of the sword, pulled out the scimitar from her waist, and jumped up.
At the same time, the internal organs of the packhorse lying on the ground suddenly twitched, and a scarlet ribbon-like creature penetrated the intestinal wall and bounced out, and was about to fall into the snow.
Once you jump in, with its small size, you may never find it again in the vast snow.
Swish——
The scimitar was wrapped in black light and passed through the air. The ribbon-shaped creature split into two pieces and fell to the ground. It was still twitching, like two long tongues.
“It’s safe!” Mary wiped the sweat from her forehead, put the knife back into its sheath, and exhaled a breath of white air.
"Alert! Volaf, take the people to disperse the goods!" Raven ordered loudly, then got off his horse and walked forward. Nancy also dismounted and followed behind Raven.
As he fiddled with this strange creature with his rapier, a hint of surprise gradually appeared in Raven's eyes.
The creature's skin is actually not red, but transparent. Even its body is transparent. The red color actually comes from the flesh and blood of the packhorse it swallowed.
Although it is transparent, its skin is extremely tough, which reminds Raven of the original Donald.
Shaking his head to dispel the image of Donald from his mind, Raven continued to observe.
Originally, its total length was only about one foot, but as the vitality gradually passed away, the creature became limp and stretched out. The two pieces added together were actually more than two meters long. If it were not for the middle Covered in flesh and blood, it was almost invisible.
Its mouthparts are oval, like a sucker, but are densely packed with sharp and sharp teeth, quite similar to lampreys.
"This is the larvae of the first-order magic beast 'Tumor Skin Leech'." Mary explained: "But in Bloody Highlands, we more often call them 'White Death'."
"White Death? "Attracted by this name, Nancy also considered She couldn't get angry with Mary: "Why?"
A smile appeared on Mary's lips: "Because the leech leech will lay eggs in the rainy season, and they will hatch in the dry season the next year, and the larvae will feed on the same kind. , after eating a litter of brothers and sisters, just It grows so big in winter."
"Eh, so disgusting..." Nancy frowned in disgust,
"This is the law of Blood Highlands, only the strong can do it. Can survive here," Mary sighed. : “It moves quickly, moving in the snow as if it were swimming, and is very sensitive to vibrations. Once a large creature passes by, it will follow the sound, quietly climb on the prey, bite the prey, and release it. Toxin.”
"This toxin will paralyze the host's senses, making it unable to detect abnormalities, but it will also make the host's body very fragile. When it reaches a certain limit, it will strangle the host's body with force, and then get into the internal organs and start to explode. "Eat it so much."
When Nancy heard these descriptions, she felt extremely uncomfortable, as if she had a larvae of a leech leech on her body.
Mary's voice was still calm: "After eating the host's internal organs, it will temporarily hibernate. Once a creature approaches, it will become its new host and continue to reincarnate until it reaches adulthood and grows demons." Until the core."
"Why is it called tumor skin?" Raven suddenly asked.
"Lord Baron, look at this." Mary pointed a bulge on its skin with a scimitar: "This kind of induration will grow into tumor-like hard scales when it reaches adulthood, which are very hard. Ordinary enchanted weapons are difficult to pierce, so although it is a first-level monster, the Tumor Skin Leech is more difficult to deal with than many second-tier monsters.”
"It's so dangerous, why didn't you warn us earlier?" Nancy's tone was complaining.
It was Raven who answered her: "There is no need. There is no way to warn in advance about this kind of thing. It is impossible to prevent it. Moreover, we are all riding war horses and will not be directly in danger. If it is really publicized, it will cause trouble. Panic."
Standing up, seeing that Volaf had packed up the goods, Raven Gaosheng ordered: "Everyone mount up and start again!"
The group embarked on the journey again.
After experiencing such an unexpected incident, Mary highlighted her role and her status in the team was significantly improved. The soldiers looked at her with much less vigilance. Nancy no longer rejects her so much,
And Mary became more and more active, often introducing some unique creatures in the bloody highlands.
For example, a very low plant that is usually buried under the snow looks like a trampled hay at first glance, but as long as it is pulled out, You can get a crystal clear fruit like a cherry.
The fruit is not sweet, but has a strong spicy taste, which can add a lot of flavor to the broth every night. People in the Bloody Highlands call it "wild pearl".
Another example is a low shrub that blooms in winter. The flowers are snow-white and have no fragrance, so when you stand in the snow and look at it from a distance, it seems like it doesn’t exist.
It has a unique habit, that is, its flowers will move in the direction of the current moon, no matter day or night, so it is named "Moon-Watching Flower", and local experienced residents can identify the direction through it.
Not just plants, but also animals.
The most encountered creature is a kind of creature called "snow clam". The small one is as big as a fingernail, and the big one is about the size of a winter jujube. Its whole body is mottled in black and white, like pebbles stained with snow. They usually gather in leeward areas.
The name "Snow Clam" is indeed edible, but what you eat is not the mussel meat, but the liquid contained in it. It is extremely delicious. Adding one to a pot of soup is like stewing for three times. Just like an old hen.
Not only did she introduce and explore the uses of these animals and plants, Mary also did her "job" very well.
In just five days, Raven and the others discovered the traces left by Eric and the others at a camp, and it was only nine days before they set foot on the bloody highlands.
Under Raven's order, the soldiers once again began to camp and rest.
In the tent, Raven was sitting in the middle, while Nancy was wrapped in a blanket and sitting not far from him. She stretched out her hand to warm herself on the brazier: "Leaven, we don't have much fuel. We really need it." Is it so extravagant?"
"You don't have to use it if you don't like it," Raven said directly.
“Really, I’m talking about business!” Nancy frowned dissatisfied, but she would never retract her hand.
"We are about to arrive at Heleti's lair." Raven stared at the fire with an expressionless face:
"If we can't capture his lair, there is no use keeping fuel."
< br>"I understand!" Nancy's eyes lit up: "If we can capture his lair, we can get fuel from him, right?"
Leaven nodded.
"But..." Nancy rubbed her hands: "When will we arrive!"
"About two days." A voice came from outside the tent, and then Mary opened the tent curtain and walked in.
She placed the pot in her hand on the brazier: "Even if there is a snowstorm tomorrow, two days will be enough."
When the lid was lifted, an extremely delicious smell filled the air. In the air, Nancy immediately picked up the bowl and took a portion. Just as she was about to eat it, she stopped moving and placed it in front of Raven.
Looking at Raven's unmoved look, Nancy stretched out her little hand and waved it in front of his eyes: "What are you thinking about?"
"Don't make trouble!" Raven said in disgust. He frowned and missed her hand: "I'm thinking about Eric."
"I don't know where he went."
At this time, in the bloody highlands, Raven was not the only one who cared about Eric.
The stronghold of "Sand King" Heleti is called "Scorpion's Nest" and is located in a hill in the southeastern part of the Bloody Highlands.
It is named "The Nest", but this place is not a wooden structure, but a fortress made of stone.
The city wall, which is five meters high and three meters wide, connects the mountain passes on both sides. There are four sentry towers on the city wall, which are burning with fire at the moment.
Outside the city wall, there is a row of sharp stone giant horses placed every five meters, like a jungle of spears.
Within the city wall, there is a wide and flat courtyard, in which the fodder is piled up in an extremely orderly manner, with a certain density, which not only ensures that it will not be shot by rockets outside the wall, but also will not cause all the fire hazards. The fodder was burned.
The deepest part is a three-story castle. The walls are spliced into two colors, black on top and yellow on the bottom. It can be seen that it was rebuilt on the original basis after the collapse.
The city gate suddenly opened, and a galloping horse galloped in, stopping at the gate of the castle. The horse thief above jumped off his horse and rushed into the door.
He entered the hall, immediately knelt down on one knee and shouted:
"Lord Sand King! Just as you expected!"
"An army of about a hundred people is approaching the Scorpion Nest!"
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(End of this chapter )