A small insect fell from the tree and hit the hands held by Zheng Qing and Nicholas.
It's an Equisetum beetle.
This is a small beetle that feeds on leaves. Whichever tree the mother beetle gives birth to her larvae on, the larvae will feed on the leaves of that tree when they grow up.
At this moment, this little beetle was curling up its hocks, motionless, with its two slender antennae drooping on both sides of its body, swaying slightly in the wind, as if it were dead.
Zheng Qing didn't take it seriously - it was normal for him to be hit by an insect in the Silent Forest. It was nothing unusual even if the insect got into his nostrils, ears, or even mouth - he raised his hand to brush off the little insect. .
Once, twice, three times.
The young public-funded student played the ball three times in a row, but he didn't even hit it!
The world in front of him seemed to have double images, layers upon layers, the outstretched fingers changed from one to four or five, and the bugs on his hands seemed to have entered a kaleidoscope, appearing in countless fragments, making it difficult for him to distinguish them. It’s clear which one is real and which one is just an illusion.
He couldn't help but blink hard and looked up into the distance, trying to regain his illusion through 'looking far away'. Until this moment, he thought this was just a symptom of the magic power imbalance caused by the backlash from the previous battle formation.
But as far as the eye could see, the distance, height, and size of the entire world began to distort.
The boy suddenly felt horrified and turned to look at his companion.
Dylan was hanging upside down on the sycamore tree, with his hands crossed in front of his chest, and a pale red halo glowed all over his body - this was the form of the vampires when they were sleeping in the wild, he had heard Xiao Xiao mention it.
If Dylan still pays attention to some manners when sleeping, then Fatty Xin has no similar psychological burden at all. He stood behind Zheng Qing with his arms folded, snoring softly and abruptly, obviously sleeping very hastily.
Next to the fat wizard, the red-faced wizard was still rubbing his eyes vigorously, shaking his head, trying hard to fight against the sudden sleepiness. As the most experienced hunter in the Exoneration, he knew better than anyone else what falling asleep in the Silent Forest meant.
"It's... high-level... lethargic... tossing and turning... huh."
Xiao Xiao gritted his teeth and spoke intermittently. The set of bamboo slips given to him by Sima was spread out in front of him. The feather pen in his hand was trembling, as if he wanted to add a spell temporarily, but the crooked strokes on the bamboo slips confirmed it from the side. His efforts were destined to be ineffective.
In my ears, Nicholas's voice came faintly, as if saying hello and farewell to him, but also like shouting anxiously, the voice was melodious and distant, as if separated by a thick barrier.
The world starts to spin.
Zheng Qing couldn't use any strength at all. He felt as if he was wrestling with the wind.
"Think about it quietly!"
The young public-funded student used his last bit of strength to throw a few calming charms at his companions. Xiao Xiao slowly rolled his eyes at him, tilted his glasses, and snored loudly.
Then, Zheng Qing also fell asleep.
The singing insects, flying birds, swimming fish, fallen leaves and breeze all disappeared, and even the gurgling silent river became even more silent.
The whole forest was quiet, as if it had fallen into an eternal sleep.
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…
Whoosh!
Swish!
One after another, figures clad in black robes landed on the bank of the river bend. Each one was wearing a crow mask, and the numbers ranged from zero three to twenty-one.
"The Silent Forest should be changed to the Sleeping Forest today." Crow No. 3 still looked cynical, joking and joking with No. 7.
This time, No. 7 ignored him, but held up the Dharma book and carefully observed the surroundings.
"Alright, alright." Crow No. 3 patted his companion on the shoulder, confidently saying, "Today's sleeping spell was cast by a great wizard..."
"Quiet!"
A cold female voice interrupted the chatter of Crow No. 3. It was the witch who had previously hosted the big cyan net. She gave No. 3 a vicious look.
Crow No. 3 tilted its head, raised its hand obediently, and made a zipper motion in front of its long beak.
"The sleeping spell has a significant effect, but no conscious target has been observed!"
"The school's protective array will scan through this area in five minutes!"
"There was no unusual reaction from the Hunting Committee's observation team!"
"Everything is normal with the hunting competition contact mechanism!"
"The two nearest hunting teams are the Jiuyou Hunting Team and the Judgment Hunting Team, which are 19.31 kilometers away... If there is a conflict between the two hunting teams, it will not affect the project."
"The shielding array will expire in four minutes and thirty-seven seconds!"
Groups of blue flames appeared in front of the witch, turning into blue birds one after another, reporting news one after another. The chirpings gathered together and became the only sound within a few miles.
The witch raised her hands.
More than a dozen eyes fell on her.
"As planned," she waved her arm calmly and gave the order: "Twelve to twenty-one, you go collect materials...including the fish-man hiding in the river; No. 6, No. 9, No. 11 , go plant the spade tree, pay attention to the distance and range of the spade leaves; on the 3rd and 7th, are Gonglu Shu ready?"
"certainly!"
Crow No. 3 immediately patted the Dharma book hanging on his waist, confidently saying: "Two male Lu Shu are in estrus, they are in their prime, and their teeth are absolutely fine!"
The witch ignored the chatter behind him and focused on her busy companions.
On the flat and damp riverside, nine hunters from the Exoneration Hunting Team and the Edge Hunting Team were lying on the ground, snoring loudly. One crow after another landed next to them, opened the toolbox they were carrying, and began to collect materials. '.
They put on thin silk-skin gloves, carefully cut off a few hairs of these young wizards, used plastic-tipped droppers to extract the fluid from their mouths, and then released palm-sized mosquito-like creatures to extract their bodies. Blood and other body fluids in various locations.
The witch looked carefully at the belly of the mosquitoes.
The Zhang family's child's blood was as heavy as mercury, and the witch felt as if the belly of the mosquito sucking his blood was about to fall to the ground. Although the O'Brien family's child had more werewolf blood, he still had very little blood, and the blood-sucking mosquito had mouthparts.
They were all bent, but their stomachs were still deflated; and the giant blue man, perhaps because he had presided over the battle formation before, the giant's blood was still boiling, causing the mosquitoes that sucked his blood to turn blue, like aliens.
Then, her eyes fell on the most important target.
The captain of the Exoneration Hunting Team.
A boy named Zheng Qing.
The moment the blood-sucking mosquito's mouthparts penetrated his body, it spontaneously ignited without fire and turned into a ball of ashes.
"Come again."
The witch calmly ordered: "Don't waste ordinary mosquitoes, use female mosquitoes directly... The professor has anticipated this situation."
A mosquito that was nearly twice the size of the other mosquitoes but had a thinner mouthpart landed on the boy's arm. This time, bright red blood was pumped into the mosquito's belly and preserved in a golden halo.