The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

Although the Kata tribe is a hidden tribe living in the deep mountains, it still has close ties with the outside world. It not only arranges parliamentary commissioners in the Kuishan Allies, but also conducts a large amount of trade with the Kuishan Allies.

In order to facilitate contact with the outside world, the Kata tribe has set up strongholds and camps in the Kuishan Alliance. The camp located in the Newski Mountains is one of the strongholds for communicating with the outside world.

This stronghold is just in the middle of the mountain road, and if you continue to go forward, you need to enter the Blade's Edge Canyon. After passing through the Blade's Edge Canyon, you have crossed the Newski Mountains and reached the east foot of the mountain range, so this stronghold is usually a must-stop for caravans. Take a break.

It’s just that the purpose of the Kata tribe’s establishment of this stronghold is not to provide a resting place for caravans. The main function of this stronghold is to sell the fur and medicinal materials collected by the Kata tribe’s hunting. This is actually a commodity of the Kata tribe. distribution center.

Because dragons and snakes are mixed in and out of the caravan, and the camp itself has a large amount of goods that can be exchanged for property at any time, when the Kata tribe established this camp, they had already considered that there would be desperadoes who would take risks to rob the camp.

For this reason, many tribal warriors and hunters were stationed in the camp, and two shamans with extraordinary powers were also arranged here to ensure the safety of the camp.

In fact, such an arrangement was very appropriate, and several subsequent attacks on the camp were easily resolved by these fighters and hunters, and because of the shaman, the camp could still remain intact even in the depths of the forest full of monsters .

For those caravans traveling by land, the camp of the Kata tribe is a shelter that allows them to rest safely overnight in a dangerous environment.

However, in the eyes of the fire dancer caravan, this shelter is a strange scene. The gate of the camp is completely open, and the camp that should have been stationed with a large number of people is empty at the moment.

A normal person who knows a little bit of thinking will think that the people who are like the campsite may have been transferred back by the Kata tribe when they see this scene at first glance. The burning lighting torches and the large amount of unsorted prey fur on the ground reminded everyone all the time that the actual situation here was completely different from their guesses.

If the Kata tribe intends to abandon this campsite, no matter how urgent it is, they will definitely notify the Torch Harbor hunter rest area at the other end of the mountain road. This is not only because of their close relationship with the Kuishan Allies, but also because of Kata The tribe also arranged a team of hunters to stay there for a long time in the hunter rest area to help Torch Harbor deal with the monsters and beasts in the forest.

However, judging from what the fire dancer caravan saw when they passed the hunter's rest area, the Kata tribe hunters stationed there were still performing their tasks normally. Signs of the revoked order to the bivouac.

If one insists on saying that those hunters are deliberately acting, then the performance ability of those hunters can definitely be called a master level.

Compared with the ordinary members of the caravan who just felt that something was wrong and the situation was very unusual, those high-level executives who knew that someone in the caravan had disappeared couldn't help but have an idea in their minds, that is, the camp was attacked, and The attack was so sudden and powerful that almost everyone in the camp was taken away by the attackers before they could make any resistance.

That's why the torches used for lighting in the campsite will still be burning, and a large amount of fur goods used by the Kata tribe for trading will also be piled up on the ground without sorting out.

Bran ordered the caravan to remain on alert, and then convened high-level caravan leaders to discuss countermeasures.

The captain of the caravan guard first said: "Judging from the burning of the torches, they disappeared not long ago. If it was really because of an attack by an unknown monster, then the monster must not have gone far, and this place is still very dangerous. I suggest setting off immediately, not staying here, and crossing the mountains overnight."

Hearing the suggestion of the captain of the guard, everyone agreed. No matter whether the attack happened not long ago, no matter whether the monster is still here, the deserted campsite is a disturbing place, and it is not a suitable place. Great place to get caravans refreshed.

However, in the face of this proposal, a team manager in the caravan suddenly reminded: "Could the monster that attacked the campsite be the same monster that took those people away?"

After this reminder was uttered, everyone fell silent immediately. This does not mean that the team was extraordinarily careful and calm in their management. It is different from what they guessed, because if the guess is true, then this means that the monsters attacking the campsite have been targeting them from the very beginning.

"Don't you think it's strange?" At this time, Leo jumped off the back of the mountain step he was riding on, walked to the side of the people who were discussing countermeasures, and suddenly said: "Compared with your caravan, this campsite The defense force of the caravan should be stronger. If the monster staring at the caravan is the same monster as the monster attacking the camp, then it is fully capable of swallowing the entire caravan on the previous road. What about here?"

"That's right! That's right! If even the camp of the Kata tribe can be solved silently, how difficult is it to solve people like our caravan!" Hearing Leo's words, everyone immediately showed a startled look. , The haze on his face quickly faded away.

"If this is the case, it will be even more troublesome. It means that there are two powerful monsters entrenched here." But then Bran's words brought everyone back to reality.

Realizing that the situation had not improved, but worsened, everyone fell silent again, with worried expressions on their faces.

Just one monster is enough for them to deal with, but now there are two monsters staring at them, which makes them feel that they can no longer walk out of the mountain, and they can't help feeling a little hopeless in their hearts.

"I think there is actually only one monster here, not two." Leo suddenly said a diametrically opposite speculation. This speculation was contrary to his previous reminder, which made people feel at a loss after hearing it. Then I heard Leo continue to say: "Sometimes the eyes, body, mind and even the soul will deceive yourself, making people believe that everything you see is true, but think about it carefully Is it true?"

Everyone naturally understood what Leo meant, saying that the campsite they saw was an illusion, an illusion created by a monster, and it was difficult for them to agree with it.

Because all members of the Fire Dancer tribe in the caravan know what the near-real vision looks like, and almost every adult of the Fire Dancer tribe has taken the fire potion prepared by the tribe's shaman, entered the fire vision and accepted it. Baptized by the fire of nature, those who cannot recognize the vision of fire can only stay in the tribe and do various labors.

Afterwards, in the long-term business experience in the Mosang Continent, they also saw various monsters and enemies with supernatural powers, and also suffered attacks from hallucinatory supernatural powers, but because they had received the experience of flame illusions, it was easy for them Ability to see through illusions that seem all too real to others.

If the campsite of the Kata tribe in front of them was just an illusion created by a monster, then even if some people in the caravan could not distinguish these illusions, it would definitely not be impossible for everyone in the caravan to be unable to distinguish them.

So after Leo said his conjecture, no one thought the conjecture was correct.

In this regard, Leo did not intend to explain further, he told Bran that he wanted to walk in the caravan, and then turned around and walked towards the rest of the caravan without waiting for Bran's consent.

Unlike other high-level executives in the caravan, Bran had many conversations with Leo on the road and other contacts. These contacts made Bran's doubts in his heart reduced to the extreme, and at the same time made Bran feel that the other party was not an ordinary person. , or more correctly not an ordinary dignitary.

So when Leo calmly stated his judgment, even though Bran, like other caravan executives, felt that the camp in front of him could not be an illusion, he did not completely deny Leo's guess.

And he also felt that Leo had discovered something when he asked to walk around in the caravan. He really wanted to follow Leo to see what Leo was going to do, but as the caravan supervisor, he couldn't let go of what he was discussing now. All the countermeasures could only look at Leo's back with regret, quickly consult everyone's opinions, and make the final decision.

As Bran guessed, the reason why Leo proposed to walk in the caravan was indeed because he found some clues. He only needs to actually confirm his guess in his heart, instead of checking it through the spirit net.

While on the road, Leo discovered that the unknown existence that was staring at the caravan might have the ability to disable the spirit net, because he used the spirit net to infiltrate into the bodies of everyone in the caravan, and scanned their physical conditions , and this also made him know the physical condition of all the caravans well, even surpassing the parties themselves.

However, no matter how much he scanned, he still couldn't find any abnormalities, but when he analyzed all the normal feedback information, his instinctive perception kept reminding him that there was something wrong, but he just couldn't see it. Something is wrong.

It wasn't until the caravan came to the campsite of the Kata tribe that everyone saw the strange situation in the campsite, and almost everyone fell into panic, worry, and even despair, that Leo discovered something was wrong.

According to normal circumstances, if their mood swings are so huge, their bodies will have corresponding physiological reactions, such as rapid heartbeat, rapid blood flow, sweating, muscle tension and other reactions.

However, Leo found that when everyone in the caravan showed obvious panic, worry and other expressions on their faces through the feedback information after scanning the mental network, the organs in various parts of the body remained calm, just like the caravan. A person's spirit and body are separated into two independent individuals that will not affect each other.

In addition, the Fire Dancer Caravan is a caravan that has been doing business in various places all year round. Except for a small number of members in the caravan who are newly recruited, most of the others are veterans. They can survive monster attacks again and again. Coming down proved their strength, and it also strengthened their will.

Although they are in danger, these veterans will also feel fear and fear, but no matter what fear and fear, their firm will will definitely give them a corresponding fighting spirit, and they will hold the weapons in their hands tightly to deal with the attack from the source of fear.

But now, watching the fire dancer caravan, everyone fell into inexplicable fear and worry. Although they held weapons and put on a corresponding alert state, no one showed any fighting spirit.

There is no doubt that in such a state, if the caravan is attacked, the people in the caravan will either run away screaming, or they will be completely overwhelmed by fear, unable to make any resistance movements.

Obviously, there is a force affecting the spirit of everyone in the caravan, slowly accumulating negative emotions such as fear and worry in their hearts in a silent way, and will eventually completely defeat them.

And Leo had also vaguely noticed the other party's purpose of doing this just now, and its purpose is probably aimed at the negative emotions generated in the hearts of everyone in the caravan.

Although under the influence of unknown forces, Leo's mental net can no longer produce the desired effect, but his perception has become particularly sensitive at this time, and he can often find some abnormalities that he cannot find under rational conditions , so now he is walking in the caravan is using perception to find out the source of the current situation.

Leo, who was walking around, changed his walking direction by relying on the strength of his perception, shuttled through the crowd of the caravan, and soon came to the logistics team of the caravan. Most of the people here were recruiters. The job is also very simple, which is to provide services for other people in the caravan in terms of food and daily life.

These people are now acting more unbearably than the rest of the caravan. They have been completely controlled by the fear in their hearts. They curled up one by one and looked around worriedly. It was more like a decoration, and some people even dropped their weapons to the ground several times because their bodies were weak.

The only thing they can do now is to pray to the gods they believe in, and pray that the gods can help them overcome the difficulties in front of them. At the same time, some people complain about why they joined the fire dancer caravan and left In my hometown, some people even felt that if they were really attacked by monsters and they died under the claws or teeth of monsters, then it must be the fault of the fire dancer caravan.

Leo who came here stopped, his eyes swept over the logistics personnel in front of him one by one, and finally stopped on a woman who seemed to be pregnant in the team.