Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1040 1022. Dark Forest

The atmosphere in the woods was not friendly.

Lan En has been in this world for two days. This is the second forest he has seen, but both woods have the same feeling.

It made him unclear whether this was a common feature of forests in this world.

The woods are very big, or they should be called forests.

The surrounding trees grew so densely that it almost seemed like it was lacking oxygen and making it difficult to breathe.

The winding and coiled branches grow in disorder, and there are no traces of vibrant biological activity in the forest.

There was no chirping of birds, no cry of wild beasts, not even the chirping of insects.

After coming out of Tom's cozy cabin and neat lawn, this drastic change in the atmosphere made Lan En and the others feel extremely abrupt.

Like now, Qilin is still a little dazed.

But fortunately, Lan En took the lead in completing the mental adjustment.

His nerves began to tighten moderately, and the muscles throughout his body began to heat up under the influence of the activated nerves, entering a state suitable for exercise.

His left hand rested on the handle of Arondette's knife at his waist.

"Flannel ball."

The witcher looked around cautiously while calling his partner's name.

"I'm meowing!"

Ellu, who had just rolled up his small cloak and stuffed it into the backpack on Qilin's back, raised his paws in response.

"You go up first and look at the position of the sun and the surrounding terrain. We have to first determine where that guy Old Tom threw us."

The flannel balls are crisp and neat.

Its breathing suddenly changed, and the [Light Body Breathing Technique] was used. In conjunction with its already light cat-shaped body, it rushed up towards the nearest twisted and growing tree with great agility.

Even when the body of the flannel ball quickly penetrated into the upper layer of the tree canopy, the wind brought by the speed around it made the large leaves rustle.

After a while, the cry of a kitten came from the canopy of the tree.

"I saw the sun, meow! It's here now. Wait! Boss! Something is coming from that direction, meow!"

From a kitten's perspective.

At this time, Elu Cat was already standing on the top of the crown branches of the big tree in the forest.

Relying on his racial superiority, Fengbuqiu's [Light Body Technique] has reached the level of the high-level solitary shadows in the Weiming Kingdom.

It can stand on the top of a swaying branch without breaking.

This gives it excellent viewing conditions.

And in the direction of the sun, in the dense woods in the distance, there was a large amount of disturbance in the crowns of the big trees.

The branches and leaves of this big tree swayed due to being struck and pulled, forming a straight path, quickly approaching in their direction!

At first glance, it seems that there is something huge, or a large group of things running towards here!

So Fluffy Ball used [Light Body Technique] to descend quickly like a shadow, while loudly reminding Lan En.

But Lan En actually didn't use it to remind him.

After all, the commotion over there is really quite big.

Lan En looked in that direction and patted Qilin's neck.

Gu Long understood in his heart, and azure blue current began to connect and flash between its hooves.

We are unfamiliar with the place here, so even if we don’t want to cause trouble, we should turn around and retreat first. Who knows what we might bump into again?

Might as well wait and see what is running rampant in this forest.

Even if the follow-up situation is troublesome and requires retreat, Qilin, which has completed its warm-up, can still use its speed to take Lan En and Velvet Ball away.

At this time, the Ellu cat also jumped down from the tree. It borrowed strength from Lan En's shoulder, and then stepped onto Qilin's saddle.

The thunder cat sword with the pattern of claws and meatballs printed on it was also pulled out from behind, and it was ready to face the direction where the noise was getting closer and closer.

Woods and shrubs are good sound-absorbing structures. In a dense jungle, you may not be able to hear another person's shout even from a distance of more than ten meters.

But not far away, the "click" sound of tree branches being pulled off and the "squeak" sound of leaves rubbing against each other have become one, even making it seem a bit noisy in this originally dead forest.

Fluffy Ball stood on the saddle, holding the Thundercat Sword.

Lan En also put his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist.

The Qilin lowered its head, and the Qilin's gray horns protruding from the face guard of the magic harness faced forward.

The three of them stood ready, and not far away in front of them, in addition to the chaotic sounds, the trees and branches in their field of vision were also shaking violently.

The atmosphere became increasingly sharp, and Lan En's hand resting on the handle of the knife had even pulled out a small section of the blade from the scabbard.

If any monster rushed out from the dense trees at this time, it would probably be killed in an instant.

"Uh-huh!"

Something suddenly rushed out from the shaking bushes, but Lan En's eyes narrowed slightly at first, and then returned to normal.

He didn't slash out instantly, but moved sideways to get a little bit out of the way.

Several gray shadows jumped out in succession.

The flannel ball was also holding a sword, and the expression of preparing to fight was still on his face, but it had already solidified.

"Meow?"

Because what jumped out from the bushes were seven or eight large rabbits with gray fur and a body length of nearly one meter!

These seven or eight rabbits were all covered with saddle ropes and the like, like sled dogs, and were connected in two rows.

After seeing Lan En and the three of them in the clearing between the woods, Lan En caught the eyes of the leading rabbit with his own reaction.

It showed a humanized expression of being caught off guard and surprised.

Immediately afterwards, the leading rabbit quickly used the position given by Lan En to turn and stop suddenly.

These big rabbits are not only arranged like sled dogs, but they are actually pulling a small car behind them.

"Oh my God! Bambi, did you eat mushrooms and destroy your brain? Don't stop!"

An old but energetic voice came from behind.

As the big rabbits pulling in the lead turned and stopped suddenly, the car they were pulling behind was also 'thrown' out of the bushes.

It was a simple but sturdy land sled made of wood. There was a sloppy old man standing on it, and he was shouting anxiously to the leading rabbit.

Lan En's eyes showed surprise. He said that the footsteps were so strange just now. The combination itself was strange enough.

The old man's slovenliness was beyond ordinary.

He only had a brown tattered robe to cover his body. Lan En couldn't even confirm whether the robe was originally brown or whether it had turned brown because it had not been washed for too long.

A broken leather hat was placed on his head, and his gray and frizzy hair was exposed. There is also a wooden staff slightly taller than a person in his hand, with a crystal on the top of the staff.

And is that bird droppings on the side of his forehead?

A piece of white with a green plaster-like substance covering a large piece of hair on his forehead.

But the strange thing is that he doesn't have a strong smell on his body.

After the wooden sled was thrown out by the big rabbits and stopped, the old man who was getting angry saw the three guys parked aside while anxiously looking around.

He shrank back subconsciously at first, and then quickly raised the staff in front of him.

Those cloudy eyes looked them up and down.

A tall guy, I don't know if he's human or not. A horse that is also taller than its peers. And a cat wearing armor and holding a sword?

The sloppy old man blinked, as if he was a little confused about the situation. Then he took back one of the hands holding the staff and rubbed his eyes.

It seemed that he was wondering if he had lost his brain by eating mushrooms.

Lan En also frowned and looked at the old man in front of him cautiously.

Through the exchange the day before, the demon hunter has determined that there is still an outrageous world master like the God of Creation in this world.

It is not inconsistent at all to say that it is the age of mythology.

Who knows who this old man is who pulls a sled with a big rabbit and races in the forest?

wizard? Forest god? Monster?

"Who are you? How did you appear in this dangerous land?"

The sloppy old man rubbed his eyes, and after confirming that the three guys in front of him were not hallucinations, he asked in a low and careful voice.

At the same time, the staff kept pointing at Lan En vigilantly.

"An accident." Lan En did not approach rashly, but just raised a hand to explain. "We didn't know where this place was, we just walked and arrived here in the blink of an eye."

"Don't be nervous, we don't mean any harm."

Using his almost innate communication skills, Lan En was calming down the sloppy old man in front of him who was obviously vigilant and wary.

When faced with outrageous remarks, the listener's first reaction is often not disbelief or refutation, but rather a pause.

That's what a sloppy old man is.

But before he could react, the leader of the wooden sled, the big rabbit, stood up straight, and at the same time, one of his hind legs and his big foot made a rapid "papapapa" beat on the ground.

Rabbits tend to have low-pitched calls, so they use this as a warning.

After the leading big rabbit issued a warning, the sloppy old man suddenly returned to his previous state - anxious and urgent.

"Is someone chasing you?"

Lan En asked tentatively.

This attracted a surprised look from the sloppy old man.

"You really don't know this dark forest? The person chasing me is not a human being!"

"Anyway, run first! Run first! Drive!"

He grasped the handle of the wooden sled tightly again, and the big rabbits pulling the sled started racing again under the leadership of the leader.

Lan En watched the sloppy old man wave to them at the end, so he simply got on his horse.

"Follow him."

The witcher patted the unicorn's neck and whispered to it.

Qilin's head nodded, and its hooves started to move flexibly and quickly!

Lan En and the others followed two positions behind the rabbit sled.

Not long after Qilin ran out of the clearing in the forest.

"Squeak!"

A sharp scream came from behind, accompanied by the sound of the body hitting the branches!

There is also the sound of sharp joints moving on the xylem of the trunk!

Lan En looked back and saw a large number of bats rushing out of the woods! The kind of big bat that can completely cover a person's upper body when it spreads its wings!

And huge spiders!

A spider about the same size as Lan En!

They all seemed to be extremely hungry, chasing after each other.