The sound was very slight, like branches swaying slightly in the wind. It didn't sound like much at first, but after hearing it for a long time, it felt strange. Ever since Bing Zhixie and the others entered the woods, they had been hearing the wind blowing the treetops.
The sound is always intermittent, sometimes there, sometimes not. But this time is different, it has been ringing for a long time and has no intention of stopping.
Of course, this may be because the wind has been blowing for a long time this time. But if you listen carefully, the rustling sound is also mixed with a very small collision sound. The sound is very small and crisp, a bit like the sound of metal hitting each other.
.And the sound is getting louder, more numerous, and denser.
The wind was still blowing outside the small valley. Bing Zhixie and the others turned around and carefully looked for the source of the sound. But at a glance, the woods were still the same as before, and nothing was moving.
There was also some gentle swaying among the branches, but it didn't match the sound.
"Corpse!" Alice suddenly screamed, pointing at the snow and saying: "The corpse is gone!"
Everyone was shocked, and the corpse on the ground was indeed gone. Just now, a corpse fell from the branch and fell on Alice. This was a real thing. But now, such a big corpse fell on the ground.
, it disappeared after a while, but there were clearly traces of the corpse on the snow, which was really incredible.
Cedar forests are not like ordinary woods. They are thick and tall, with dense needle-like leaves that can be covered with snow. Not much light can shine in from the outside, and the whole forest is dark and gloomy.
Everyone felt chills running down their spines just thinking about it. There were no monsters or other living people in the forest. How could something like this happen? There was a strange sound in this silent forest. The Danluer tribe was being skinned.
The bodies were also missing. These strange things happened in just a few moments. I couldn’t help but wonder, could there be a forest spirit doing something strange?
Carter looked around and saw that the other bodies were still there, but that one was missing.
"Ouch~!" Ixusen suddenly screamed in pain, and his four hooves kept jumping in the snow, like ants on a hot pot, with nowhere to put their feet.
Bertha, who was closest to her, asked her what was going on. When she raised her feet, she saw that they were covered with a lot of white stuff, which looked like snow but not quite like it.
Bing Zhixie's expression changed, and he set fire on Ishusen's legs. He used the wind element to lift the four people up. The five people floating in the air came together and saw Ishusen's feet.
It has been bitten with holes everywhere, and the deepest part is so deep that you can see the bones. There are only a few leather strips left in the four deerskin sleeves.
Bertha picked up a small white beetle the size of a grain of rice that was burned to death on her leg and asked, "What is this?"
This insect's body is ice white, and even its three pairs of tiny legs are translucent. If you look closely, you can see that the front mouthparts open and close like four saw blades.
Bingzhixie said: "The King Beetle."
"King beetle, is this thing also called a king?" Alice didn't believe it.
Bingzhixie said: "Your Majesty didn't say it was big, but that it was powerful. Look." The magic power of his fingertips moved and lifted a piece of snow on the ground.
I saw layers of small white crystal beetles under the snow, piled together like white waves, which made people's scalp explode. There are more and more of those insects, and they are where they come from.
Those who crawl from the opposite direction can walk under the snow. The giant king beetles, layer upon layer, make a crisp sound when they touch together.
As soon as they saw the corpses on the ground, they crawled out of the snow and devoured the frozen corpses in a matter of seconds, leaving even the fur clothes next to them.
Seeing these giant king beetles, which numbered in the tens of millions, Carter said: "We can give them a run for their money."
Icebeard seemed to be afraid of these insects. He was thrashing around in Alice's arms and barking. He was obviously very frightened. I'm afraid this is what he was most afraid of encountering when digging tunnels.
Bingzhixie said: "Now we have something to eat."
The other four people were stunned. Bertha raised the insect on her finger and said, "You didn't mean to eat this, did you?"
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no," Alice shook her head crazily and shouted, "I won't eat it, they just ate the corpse."
After hearing what she said, everyone almost vomited.
Bing Zhixie also felt that eating this food was disgusting, so she didn't say any more.
"Fire Magic·Big Flame Wall." Bing Zhixie made imaginary gestures with his ten fingers, and the magic light on his fingertips formed a magic circle as big as a millstone. The flames in the magic light spurted out and burned across the white insects. This king
Beetles are dry by nature and will burn instantly.
These king beetles have always foraged in groups. What they fear most is catching fire. Once the fire burns, the other companions will be burned together. So when the fire burns, all the bugs under the surrounding snow rush in from all directions, trying to catch the flames.
But their efforts were in vain. Bingzhixie's magical flames were too strong. The more they came, the more the fire burned. Even the melting snow couldn't put out the fire for a while.
The fire burned seven to eight feet high, and even the cedar trees were burned. Bingzhi's evil magic moved again, and the snow around and on the trees melted into water, extinguishing the fire. Those insects that were burned red
, was so stimulated by the cold water that it exploded with crackling sounds.
Carter took the lead and was the first to jump down. He looked at the hill-like mountain of insects, which had turned into charcoal black, and steam was still rising from it: "Hey! The magician is so good, he can do everything.
It can be done. Hey, Bertha, why weren't you a magician before?"
"I'm happy to." Others jumped down, and Bertha grabbed a handful of insect corpses and asked, "Is this thing really edible?"
"Yeah, and it's very nutritious." Bingzhixie said.
Bertha shook her head: "No matter how rich it is, I won't eat it."
"Come and help Ishuson, she is still in pain." Alice was using her most basic water magic to treat Ishuson.
Bertha took off the small medicine bag from her waist and quickly gave her medicine. When walking in the wild, a medical bag is indispensable. The medicine in this bag was bought by Sando, a serious medical practitioner. It can treat all injuries and the effect is good.
Not bad. In addition, there is Bing Zhixie, a serious magician in all departments, and he still knows some medical magic.
After being bandaged, Ishusen still couldn't stand up. The bites from the king beetles were so severe that it would take two or three days for the flesh on her feet to grow back.
After trying several times, Ixusen still couldn't stand up and said to Bing Zhixie: "Sorry, I have to hold you back again."
Carter smiled and said: "Why do you apologize to him? Don't partners help each other when they are together?"
Ixusen glanced at Bing Zhixie, full of guilt.
Alice was also worried that Bing Zhixie would be angry. She tugged at the corner of his clothes and said, "Don't blame her. She didn't want to. Who knows what kind of bugs there are under the snow. If Ixusen hadn't been bitten,
, don’t you know that too?”
Carter pushed Bing Zhixie and said, "Hey, you're not really angry because of this, are you?"
Bertha said: "Out in the wilderness, any accident can happen. How can we blame our companions for the accident?"
Bing Zhixie pushed up her magic hat and said coldly: "I didn't say anything, please don't always be like this, okay? It's inexplicable." After saying that, he walked aside as if he was unhappy.
Alice asked Carter and the others: "What does my master mean?"
Carter scratched his head: "It should be no problem."
Alice and Ishuson both smiled happily.
Bertha said: "We'd better not stay here anymore and wait until we get out of the woods. These corpses are hanging on our heads. It's weird."
Alice took off the luggage from Ishuson's back and carried it on her own. Carter and Bertha were about to help her out, but she suddenly stopped.
"What's the matter?" asked Bertha.
Ixusen pointed to the back of the mountain: "Look."
Everyone looked in the direction she pointed, and saw a hole suddenly appeared on the back of the mountain a few meters away from them in the dim forest. The hole was not big, only the size of a watermelon, but they didn't know when.
appeared.
Bing Zhixie stepped forward carefully and took a look. The cave was dark and deep. There were traces of melting ice and snow at the hole, which must have been melted by the fire just now.
"Go away." Carter shouted, took off the giant sword from his back, and slashed it upward. The entire hole was suddenly blown open. Under the shattered ice dust, a frozen corpse rolled out.
.
This corpse was still wearing the clothes of the Danluer tribe. Only half of the body was left, and most of it was buried in the ice. Bertha looked at the limbs of the corpse among the ice cubes scattered around. They should be
It could have been shattered by Carter's blow just now.
Carter smiled sheepishly: "I don't know either."
Bing Zhixie looked at the corpse on the ground, then looked back at the skinned corpse hanging on the tree. Then he remembered what the Danluer people said, that there happened to be another cave here, and he couldn't help but feel worried. He had been holding a copy of it before.
Rao Xing thought in his heart that these might not be the bodies of Wenke's group, but judging from the current situation, it was probably them.
Seeing Bing Zhixie's solemn expression and looking at these situations, bad premonitions emerged in everyone's mind. Could Wenke be in this hole? What could be in this hole?