The night in the Black Mist Forest was particularly dark, and even people who were close at hand could only vaguely see an outline. I thought that the strange sounds around me made me feel uncomfortable, but when the noise disappeared, Ivan knew what it meant to be truly uncomfortable, and a trace of uncontrollable fear grew in his blood vessels. "Light a fire." Leide shouted in a low voice, and a torch was lit. The torch fell in the middle of the wooden fence, and a bonfire quickly burned. "Pay attention to the vines, there are tree monsters coming." It was Gro who issued the reminder. There were sounds again around, rustling and shuttling sounds, and there were indeed things like vines approaching, on all sides. Under the illumination of the fire, it can be seen that the deterrence of the flames did not make the monster retreat. Ivan didn't know if he was a jinx. He had just thought of the tree monster before and immediately encountered it. This luck was definitely not good, and it might not be compatible with the Black Pine Forest. Although he complained in his heart, he did not slack off in his actions. Everyone stood with their backs to the bonfire, not caring about the burning flames.
"Swoosh." Some vines drilled through the gaps in the wooden fence like long snakes, and some climbed over the wooden fence, attacking everyone together. For a moment, all four directions were attacked. Except for Ivan, the others were experienced in fighting the enemy. Although they were busy, they were not chaotic, and they cut off the vines that dared to reach out one by one. Ivan made a few moves, with his father Lied on one side and Biman on the other side, and they were also at ease. However, the situation did not improve. The vines did not decrease, but appeared together with roots and grass stems, increasing little by little. "Here." A mercenary saw a tall moving figure not far away, waving his arms to command the attacks around him. He thought it was the tree monster's body, and was about to kill it with the others beside him to capture the thief and the king. But he was stopped by Lied. Gro also reminded: "That is a group of entangled vines and roots, don't be fooled." He has a sharp eye and can always see things clearly first. It was obviously a trap. If you fight your way out, you will be strangled by the tree monster. If you defend too long, you will lose. If you are not careful, the campfire will be hit by a thrown wooden stake with a "boom". Sparks flew everywhere, forcing people to dodge and let everyone see the cunning of the tree monster. "The biggest weakness of the tree monster is speed." Led observed this moment and finally ordered to move the position: "Gro, I will give you a task. You go in the front and I will lead the rear. We must withdraw immediately." He pointed out a direction, patted Ivan beside him, and winked at Biman, asking them to follow with torches. "No problem, captain." Gro agreed immediately, and without hesitation led two people to the left and jumped out of the wooden fence. Biman and Ivan followed closely with torches. Then came Marshall and his four men, and Led led Paul and other mercenaries to cover the rear. As he expected, the direction of the breakout was the most bluffing, and the vines here were easier to deal with. The three people in front cut a path like cutting melons and vegetables, but the few people behind were attacked more fiercely. "Hah!"
As the leader, Liede was at the back, and he burst out with a more powerful aura. His fighting spirit was like a black gauze, tightly protecting the surface of various parts of his body. He casually raised the long sword in his hand, and the many entangled vines and roots immediately fell apart. The left hand sword and the right hand shield, the coordination was particularly smooth, so that the tree monster's surging attack stopped between his hands. His burst bought time for others to withdraw. "Leader, kill it." After a while, Gro led his men to break through successfully, and there were no vines blocking the way ahead. The people in front opened the way, and the people behind fought and retreated. In this way, it took a lot of effort for them to leave the difficult tree monster far behind. There are two pieces of news at the moment. The good news is that they got rid of the pursuit. The bad news is that they went deep into the Black Mist Forest. They had no choice before, they retreated in the opposite direction, deep into the forest, and they didn't know how far they went. Ivan saw that Paul was injured, his father looked a little tired, and the other three mercenaries were also injured, but they were all fine, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "There are wolf deer." Before they could catch their breath, other predators appeared around, and their eyes revealed a hint of ferocity under the reflection of the fire. Wolf deer, also known as knife deer, are small in size, with sharp horns like daggers on their heads, and have the habits of wolves. They are group predators and belong to the more difficult beasts in the forest. This is really a case of adding insult to injury. The appearance of a wolf deer means that there is a group of wolf deer nearby. Ivan handed the torch and a healing potion in his hand to the injured Paul, took off the bow behind him and paid attention to the slightest movement around him. His shield was lost in the previous breakout. The group had to keep moving forward. "Swoosh." "Swoosh." Instantly, two pairs of green lights flashed behind them, and two arrows rang out one after another, hitting their respective targets, and the death moos of wolf deer sounded on both sides. Everyone noticed that one arrow came from Gro, who was not unexpected, and the other arrow came from the third young master of the captain's family, which surprised the mercenaries. "Let's go!" Leide called everyone to leave quickly, not even caring about the prey. Wolf deer are as cunning as wolves. Once they are entangled, they will definitely pay a heavy price. After a while, there was movement around again, and it was a big movement. Something was wandering around. Gro tried to shoot an arrow, disturbing the hunters who were following quietly, and the pairs of narrow green lights appeared again. Everyone thought it was not good. This group of cunning wolf deer must want to surround them and then attack.
A fight is inevitable. If it was daytime, the mercenaries would be able to deal with it calmly, but this is the Black Fog Forest under the night. Ivan tightened the longbow in his hand, not daring to blink, and the rotten stench of the forest lingered in his nose. He suddenly noticed something strange and subconsciously shrugged his nose. The stench seemed to be stronger than before, and it felt familiar. "Wait, I have a way." Ivan didn't care about other things and directly stopped the advancing team. Facing the puzzled looks of the crowd, he continued: "Everyone smell the smell, there must be a large area of skunk konjac on the left, we can take shelter inside." Skunk konjac is similar to black spider flower, both can emit unique smells, and can also be used as medicinal materials. Paul reminded: "Ivan, the smell of skunk konjac is poisonous." Ivan said affirmatively: "I know, this smell seems strong and disgusting, but the toxicity is actually average. Those who have antidotes can take it first. If you don't have them, you can find a way to detoxify tomorrow. I will find a way. Beaman is right. I am a pharmacist. Wolf deer are different from us. Their noses are extremely sensitive. They will never dare to approach skunk konjac. In fact, most wild animals will not approach. We can use this to wait until dawn." After hearing his words, everyone didn't know what to say for a while. Red chose to believe his son and immediately ordered to go to the left. Sure enough, there was a skunk konjac bush. Each skunk konjac was more than two meters tall, with wide stems and leaves, like low trees. Ivan took out a mask from his pocket and was the first to crawl under the broad leaves of the skunk arum. Seeing this, the others also crawled in despite the strong stench, and their figures disappeared between the broad leaves.
