Chapter 778 He has become incidental
Hunters and Ellu followed the traces left by someone being dragged in the sea of trees. They ran wildly for a while and then slowed down.
It was not because of lack of physical strength, but because Gordon realized that they seemed to have misunderstood.
Other than the dragging marks, he found no traces of monsters. Instead, he found some strange footprints.
These footprints are obviously not those of Ancil. They have a slightly weird shape and are very shallow, so shallow that they are almost invisible. If he hadn't been very good at tracking traces, he would have almost ignored them.
There are generally two reasons why the footprints are so shallow, geological factors, or personal factors of the person who left the traces.
Geological factors needless to say. For example, if the rocky ground is hard enough, no footprints will be left.
Personal factors are more complicated, such as lighter weight, special sole structure and material, special walking skills, etc., all are possible.
Just like Hilda-senpai, she didn’t leave a single footprint along the way, just like a ghost.
In short, no matter what, these are definitely human footprints, and judging from details such as the stride length, there is a high probability that they were left by a short woman, probably an aborigine of the Sea of Trees.
In this case, all the previous random speculations can be overturned.
From being dragged back by an insect monster to use as a food reserve, he was accidentally rescued from a coma by an aboriginal woman who was hiding underground and didn't know what she was doing. After Fuyuelong left, she was taken back for treatment.
Hmm, very reasonable, even a little romantic.
As for the insect smell, it is not difficult to explain. For example, her body is stained with the body fluids of insect monsters, her equipment is made of insect materials, etc. It is possible.
Speaking of which, Ancier is very popular with women. How could a female aborigine emerge from the underground and save him between life and death?
Tell Herta when you get back.
The nerves that had been tense all night relaxed, and Gordon's thinking suddenly began to wander.
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"Um?"
The almost inaudible sound of breaking wind came, and Gordon's steps subconsciously stopped.
A wooden arrow passed over half a meter in front of him and was nailed to the trunk of a tree in front of him.
Gordon narrowed his eyes, but he didn't feel nervous.
This arrow was probably not aimed at killing him, let alone whether such a wooden arrow as thick as a finger could possibly penetrate his [He Yao].
Judging from his previous walking speed, even if he had not stopped just now, the arrow would not have hit him, but would have brushed past his face.
The timing is very precise and he is a skilled shooter.
So what are you going to do.
Provocation? warn? A show of force?
The four people and the two cats all looked towards the direction of the arrow.
The archer hiding in the shadows of the trees had no intention of appearing immediately, and among the hunters, only Hilda locked onto his specific location immediately.
She could draw her bow at any time, shoot the opponent through, and nail him to the tree, but the hunter's weapon was not an iron rule, so there was no need for her to do that.
Gordon's expression was still relaxed, but Hayata's face had darkened. She hated this kind of pretentious guy.
The Night Sword [Moon Shadow] popped out of its scabbard, and the sword flashed by. The big tree with the wooden arrow nailed on it was cut diagonally, and the lush tree crown fell over to cover the area where the archer was hiding.
A figure looked slightly embarrassed and sprang out.
His weapon is even more special, it is a short bow less than one meter long.
Hmm. At least compared to the giant hunting bows that hunters often use that are as tall as a person, it is a short bow.
The short bow is made of wood, which is nothing special. The key is that the bow grows with the archer's left hand.
The tough branches that make up the bow body are wrapped around the archer's left arm. It doesn't look like they can be easily detached. Some of the branches are even pierced into his flesh and blood, seeming to absorb nutrients and maintain the activity of the branches. .
Gordon patted Hayata on the shoulder to comfort her.
Hayata snorted and put away the sword. The guy in front of him looked like he was most likely an aborigine. Anhir was still in their hands, so they couldn't make the relationship too tense.
The archer also felt a little bitter in his heart.
Seeing heavily armed outsiders heading towards his homeland, as a ranger, he naturally became wary.
The purpose of shooting that arrow was indeed to scare the opponent and force the opponent to stop, but he really had no intention of staying in the shadow of the tree and playing tricks.
Who would have thought that the female archer in black immediately locked onto him, and he didn't dare to move for a moment, and then the strange woman with the scary-looking knife chopped down the tree and knocked himself out. .
The archer took a deep breath.
Although the way he appeared was a little embarrassing, he still tried hard to keep his face straight to make himself look more "majestic".
“For what purpose do outsiders come to our place?”
Gordon thought for a while and explained what he could to the archer. He was probably attacked and his companions were separated. He found that his companions had been taken away, and he followed them to have a look.
"At the ruins, there are holes in the ground, are they?" the archer muttered. "They should be our companions, wait? They flattened the forest, what do you think they were attacked by?"
These people have lived in the mountains and forests near the ancient pagoda ruins for generations, so it is not surprising that they know something about Fuyue Dragon.
Gordon didn't dare to say that they woke up the Fuyue Dragon. Anyway, that guy also went back to the ancient pagoda, so he said lightly, "Fuyue Dragon, in short, is a monster like a mountain floating in the sky."
"Mountain God! Dragon Wood!!" The archer screamed strangely, leaving Gordon and others behind and running towards the direction they came from.
"What's wrong with that guy?" Gale cast a crazy look at the archer who was running away, and then said nervously: "By the way, seeing that guy in such a hurry, aren't we in big trouble? "
"It shouldn't be that reason." Hilda walked to the big tree that was chopped down by Hayata and pulled out the wooden arrow nailed to the trunk.
“The trees growing on the back of the Fuyue Dragon are called ‘Dragon Woods’. They are as hard as steel and have some very magical properties.
The archer just now was probably interested in Longmu. Hehe, you all noticed the quiver behind him, right? "
Gordon and the three of them shook their heads in unison.
Hilda: "."
She felt a sense of helplessness in her heart.
However, Pig Chop raised his little paw, "The quiver on the man's back must also be a living cat? Or maybe it is a special plant cat. If every branch is broken off on the spot, it is a natural arrow cat."
“So smart.” Hilda rubbed Pork Chop’s head.
“I have said before that the indigenous people of the Sea of Trees have biotechnology and alchemy technology that are completely different from mainstream society, and a large part of their equipment is made from plants cultivated through special intervention.
The archer’s wooden bow, quiver, and even armor shown just now are all good examples.
If you go to their villages, you may see more of them. "
Gordon chuckled, "It just so happened that Ancil was taken there, so we could use the light to visit and maybe exchange some interesting things."
Xianglan looked at the hunters with expectant faces, then at the pig chop with eyes full of curiosity, and licked her paws.
“I always feel like the matter of retrieving Ansiel has become incidental, nya.”
(End of this chapter)