Arthur was awakened from his sleep by a slight rustling sound.
When Arthur sat up, the rustling sound disappeared instantly.
Arthur glanced across the land, and there was nothing on the ground except clusters of red thorns on the left and right.
Arthur carried the great sword of meteors behind his back, took out the fourth-level even carved bow named "Wanderer's Sorrow" from the space bracelet, pulled out a sharp arrow and shot at the nearest thorn bush.
The arrow was stuck in the thorn bush, but there was no movement.
Arthur knocked a second arrow and shot toward the next thorn bush, and then the next.
Arthur waded forward slowly, and the arrows swept through the thorn bushes one by one. When he shot the seventh arrow, a dark red-skinned little monster jumped out from behind the thorn bushes, turned around and ran away.
A smile appeared on Arthur's lips, and the eighth arrow shot out of the string instantly. The little monster fell down at the sound, and the arrow penetrated one of the thighs and pinned it to the ground.
Arthur stepped forward and turned it over with his foot.
Just when Arthur turned it over, it jumped up from the ground and bit Arthur's throat with its sharp teeth.
Arthur held the carved bow in his hand horizontally, and the back of the bow was stuck under its neck, making it unable to reach it.
Only then did Arthur see the full picture of this little monster. It was almost as tall as Arthur's thigh. It had dark red skin, hairless and wrinkled, red eyes and a pointed mouth, full of sharp canine teeth. Except for the fact that it had no tail or fur, it had a somewhat different appearance. Similar to monkeys on the mainland.
This little thing was extremely vicious. Even though his neck was stuck by the arch of his back, he was still squeaking, stretching out his claws, and baring his teeth to bite Arthur.
Arthur threw his back hard and threw the little monster to the ground.
The little monster rolled a few times on the ground, its eyes rolled up, its mouth and nose were bleeding, and it stopped moving.
"Dead? Is this little thing so fragile? Just take it back and show it to Charlene." Arthur thought and bent down to grab the body of the little monster.
Just when Arthur's hand was about to touch the body, the little monster suddenly jumped up from the ground, pounced on Arthur, and opened its mouth to bite.
Arthur is wearing a level four "Running Vine Armor", and the little monster didn't leave any teeth marks on the vine armor after one bite. But this frightened Arthur so much that he reached out and grabbed the little monster's neck and pinched it.
There was a crunching sound, and Arthur, who had no strength left, directly crushed the little monster's neck. This time, he couldn't die again.
Arthur put the body into his bracelet and wiped the cold sweat from his head. He was so careless that he almost suffered a loss on such a weak creature. It is so vicious and knows how to use tricks. What kind of creature is this?
While Arthur was frowning and thinking, he suddenly felt a throbbing, coming from the magic power in his body. At that moment, he finally felt the sporadic magic elements in the space. Although it was not enough to gather together to activate the magic scroll, I finally saw hope, the hope of returning home!
Arthur continued to move forward excitedly.
Arthur had only walked half a day's journey when he encountered the little red-skinned monster again.
Seven or eight little monsters suddenly jumped out of the thorn bushes. This time, instead of running away, they actively attacked Arthur. Their attack method is no longer with teeth and claws, but with a black stick with long arms, one of which is sharpened, which can barely be called a gun.
Even so, the combat effectiveness of these little monsters was still pitifully low. Arthur swung his sword, one by one, and slaughtered these little monsters in an instant.
Arthur picked up their weapons and broke them with considerable effort.
They can make weapons and know how to use tricks. They can no longer be simply called monsters, but are intelligent races like humans, orcs, and elves.
The battle between Arthur and these little monsters has just begun. As Arthur continues to move forward, more and more little monsters rush out from the thorn bushes and from the ground and actively attack him. First there are a few scattered, then a dozen. , and later even groups of little monsters appeared.
Although he was not able to pose a huge threat to Arthur, he was still very annoying. The killings continued all the time. As Arthur walked by, he left a trail of corpses behind him.
Arthur felt that he was going deep into their territory. They must have regarded him as an intruder, so the attacks continued. But Arthur had to keep moving forward, because the magic elements in the space became more active as he moved forward, and Arthur was already able to communicate with them, but he just lacked a sufficient number.
After walking for an unknown amount of time in the killing that even Arthur himself felt bored and intolerable, the red thorn bushes on the ground disappeared, and what appeared in front of Arthur was a sparse black forest.
These trees are not tall, and their trunks are only an arm thick. What is strange is that the trunks and branches are black, and they are bare without a single leaf.
There are many little monsters standing on the trees, and the weapons in the hands of these little monsters are taken from the branches of these trees.
Arthur couldn't wait to rush into the woods. He could feel the strong flow of magic elements in the woods. As long as he rushed in, he could activate the magic scroll and go home.
But Arthur stopped in front of the woods.
Groups of little monsters rushed out from the woods. They did not pounce immediately, but formed a formation in front of the woods. In an instant, they were densely packed, completely blocking the road to the woods.
Arthur was stunned for a moment. These little monsters were actually arranged in five neat square formations. This was clearly an army!
There are so many ants that they kill an elephant! Arthur's scalp was numb when he looked at the thousands of little monsters in front of him, especially in the last two rows of each square. The standing little monsters were significantly taller, and their skin color changed from dark red to black. . The weapons in their hands were not rough wooden spears made of black branches, but blades similar to stone axes, and the blades were still shiny.
At the front of the phalanx, a black monster suddenly stood. This monster was almost as tall as Arthur. It was actually wearing a rough simple armor, which was taken from the bark of those black trees, and it was holding something similar to a scepter in its hand.
It should be the general of this army or the king of these red-skinned monsters. When Arthur looked at it, it looked back at Arthur. Unlike the ferocious and angry gazes in the eyes of other monsters, the gaze it looked at Arthur was unusually calm. If it weren't for the huge difference in appearance, it would have given Arthur the feeling that he was facing a person with flesh and blood and soul just like him.
Arthur was still hesitating, but a sound like a horn sounded in the woods first.
The king of the red-skinned monster pointed his scepter forward, and all the tall monsters behind the phalanx rushed to the front of the phalanx, and at the same time threw the stone ax in their hands at Arthur.
Stone axes all over the sky hit Arthur like meteorites. Arthur didn't know whether to rush forward or run back...