Seeing that it was just a rabbit, Jianqian and I both breathed a sigh of relief. Jianqian wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It's been a wild rabbit playing tricks for a long time to scare me..."
Before he finished speaking, Guiyan Chen, who was standing aside, suddenly put his index finger to his mouth, signaling us not to talk.
I saw that his expression was still solemn, and my heart that had just been relieved suddenly became high again.
He quickly glanced around and lowered his voice and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ghost Eye Chen frowned and said: "The One-horned Earth Dragon is lurking nearby. As long as it sees an opportunity, it will attack us. Its speed is extremely fast. You'd better not take it lightly."
"If this monster is still around here, why doesn't the shadow scream?" I glanced at the shadow leaning on the tree trunk and asked in confusion.
Jianjian also said on the side: "That's right, if this monster was nearby, how could this hare survive? I'm afraid it would have become a delicious meal in its belly."
Ghost Eye Chen explained: "This one-horned earth dragon lurks extremely hidden, and the shadows cannot detect its existence, so it will naturally not chirp. Moreover, after the one-horned earth dragon started to swallow the coffin mushroom, it stopped eating. This process It could last for years,"
After listening to what Guiyan Chen said, I became even more puzzled and asked, "Then how can you be sure that the one-horned earth dragon is still lurking near us?"
Ghost Eye Chen frowned and said: "Based on the smell, the body of the one-horned earth dragon will emit a unique fishy smell,"
It suddenly dawned on me that no wonder the fishy smell like dead fish we smelled was actually emitted by the one-horned earth dragon.
Ghost Eye Chen's words made the atmosphere suddenly become tense again. I subconsciously clenched the dragon's tooth in my hand. At this moment, the shadow that was originally resting on the branch suddenly fluttered its wings and made several sounds again. Almost at the same time as the urgent call, there was a slight rustling sound from a bush directly in front of us.
When something happened, I immediately opened my eyes wide and stared at the bushes.
How I wished it was the same gray-brown rabbit, but this time there was no rabbit jumping out of the bushes, and because the bushes were too thick, I couldn't see clearly what was hidden inside.
"Damn it, what the hell are you pretending to be?" Perhaps because it was just a rabbit that popped out just now, Jianjian became a lot more courageous. He bent down and picked up a large piece of hard soil from the ground, and moved towards it. The bushes were thrown over.
The moment the hard soil hit the ground, with a muffled "bang" sound, the bushes began to shake in a large area. It seemed that Jianjian hit the thing hidden in the bushes. And judging from the shaking of the bushes, it can be inferred that it must be a big guy.
Seeing this, the three of us quickly tightened our grip on the thing in our hands and quickly took a few steps back.
After a while, a huge head poked out from the bushes. When I saw the head, I broke out in a cold sweat.
This is an extremely weird and terrifying head. The head is one foot in diameter and is covered with scales. It is not as round as a snake's head. It can even be said to have sharp edges and corners. The tip of the nose is tilted upward. There is a hair about half the size of the head above the head. The horn-like protrusions that are as long as a foot really look like they have a horn. The corners of its mouth are also covered with horny protrusions. The mouth is slightly open, with several sharp teeth exposed at the corners of the mouth. , it is not like snakes that constantly spit out snake bites. In addition, its pair of eyes are also very special. They are completely different from ordinary snake eyes. They are actually triangular in shape and have a pair of blood-red pupils. There seemed to be a murderous intent hidden in his eyes.
Most snakes rely on their tongues to collect odor particles in the surrounding environment in order to find prey. This is why snakes need to constantly spit out messages, and it is precisely because the tongue has this special sensing function that snakes Other sensory organs such as the eyes and nose are relatively weak. However, although the monster in front of us is a snake, its habits are completely different from those of snakes. Not only does it not rely on its tongue to sense its surroundings, but its eyesight seems to be quite good. No wonder we just opened it When the flashlight is on, it will suddenly stop moving.
All in all, looking at this head alone, I can't connect it with a snake at all. I really think of a dragon. Although I have never seen a real dragon, I have seen it in dreams that are both real and illusory. Not to mention, this monster looks quite similar to that dragon, especially the pair of eyes.
The one-horned earth dragon glared at us with its ferocious eyes, but did not pounce immediately. Most of its body was hidden in the bushes, with only its head and lower half of its body exposed. We don’t know what it wanted. What to do.
Ghost Eye Chen stared at the head of the one-horned earth dragon for a while, then lowered his voice and said: "The snake shape of this one-horned earth dragon has gradually degenerated, and the dragon shape has become increasingly apparent, which means that it has at least swallowed I got more than thirty coffin mushrooms,"
"Damn it, you've eaten so much of this damn thing, why are you still trying to grab this one from us?" I said, holding the dragon tooth in my hand across my chest, ready to fight to the death. In preparation, Jianjian also picked up a military shovel in one hand.
Unexpectedly, Ghost Eye Chen quickly stopped us and said: "Don't be reckless. Since this one-horned earth dragon has taken on the shape of a dragon, it has a certain spirituality. Maybe we can try to communicate with it."
"You can still communicate with this thing," I couldn't help but be a little surprised, but then I thought about it. Ghost Eye Chen can even communicate with the flying centipede that is about to become a spirit. It is not surprising that he can communicate with this one-horned earth dragon.
Unexpectedly, Guiyan Chen shook his head and said, "I can't."
"Then you said you should communicate with it,"
Ghost Eye Chen glanced at me and said meaningfully: "Although I can't, you maybe can,"
"I,," I was stunned for a moment.
Ghost Eye Chen continued: "You have the blood of a demon hunter flowing in your body. It is said that the demon hunter can communicate with the real dragon, and maybe he can also communicate with this dragon that has taken on the shape of a dragon,"
"Holy crap, are you kidding? What if we can't communicate?"
Ghost Eye Chen said slowly: "This is a one-horned earth dragon that is about to become a real dragon. Just a few of us will never be able to fight it. There are only two ways for now. One is to kill the coffin mushroom. Hand it over obediently, and the second is to take the initiative to communicate with it and try to persuade it,"
I didn’t expect that Ghost Eye Chen would actually ask me to persuade a one-horned earth dragon. In my opinion, this was simply a fantasy. What’s more, I didn’t know how to communicate with that thing. Of course, I didn’t at first. willing.
But after waiting for a while, I found that although the one-horned earth dragon looked ferocious, it had no intention of attacking us, and there seemed to be a familiar familiarity in its eyes.
I couldn't help but think of the huge fire dragon I saw in the dream that was both real and illusory. I pondered for a moment, changed my mind, and decided to follow Guiyan Chen's idea and try to "communicate" with this one-horned earth dragon. "have a look.
I took a deep breath and walked slowly towards the one-horned earth dragon.
Unexpectedly, I had just taken a few steps forward when the one-horned earth dragon suddenly raised its head, stared at me with its eyes, and made a "gurgling" sound in its mouth, as if to warn me not to get too close.
I quickly stopped. At this time, the ferocious head of the one-horned earth dragon was less than two meters away from me. Seeing it at such a close distance, its appearance became even more ferocious. It made me feel scared, fearing that it would suddenly Jump towards me.
In order to prevent it from launching a sudden attack on me, I subconsciously tightened the dragon's fang in my hand. Unexpectedly, the one-horned earth dragon seemed to sense the threat, and suddenly opened its mouth and let out a piercing scream at me.
Ghost Eye Chen, who was standing behind me, said: "Brother Shi Yu, put away the dragon's teeth quickly, lest the one-horned earth dragon think you are going to deal with it."
I was stunned at first, then I thought: Dragon teeth are my weapons of self-defense. If the negotiation with this monster breaks down, I will point to this dragon tooth and retreat, so how can I put it away?
Thinking of this, not only did I not put away the dragon's teeth, but I tightened my grip.
The one-horned earth dragon screamed at me again, and its body that was originally hidden in the bushes came out a lot, and a large part of its body was bent into a bow shape. Judging from its posture, it seemed to be preparing to attack me. .
Seeing this, Ghost Eye Chen hurriedly shouted: "Brother Shi Yu, stop being stubborn and put away the dragon teeth quickly."
I hesitated for a moment, but finally listened to Ghost Eye Chen's words and put away the dragon tooth, but still touched the handle of the dragon tooth with one hand, and turned the toes of my left foot to the left side of my body, ready to dodge at any time. Be prepared in case the one-horned earth dragon launches a sudden attack on me.
What I didn't expect was that after I put away the dragon's teeth, the one-horned earth dragon's mood immediately became much calmer. Not only did it stop screaming at me, but its body also slowly shrank back.
I couldn't help but be slightly startled. It seemed that this monster was indeed spiritual, and maybe I could actually communicate with it.
But the question is how to communicate with it.
I was a little at a loss for a moment, and Ghost Eye Chen whispered behind me: "Just treat it as a person and say whatever you need to say."
After listening to what Guiyan Chen said, I calmed down, cupped my hands towards the one-horned earth dragon, and said bravely: "I know you also came here for this coffin mushroom, and I also know that this coffin mushroom has extraordinary significance to you. , but today I took this coffin mushroom to save my friend’s life. I will treat it as a favor that I owe you today, and I will repay you double in the future.”
After saying this, I regretted it. The thing in front of me was a dragon, not to mention whether it could understand human speech. Even if it could understand, how could it care whether I owed it a favor or not.
I was thinking about what else to say, when the one-horned earth dragon suddenly groaned at me, then turned around, dove into the bushes, and soon disappeared.