Chapter 141: Adventures Under the Moon (Ⅰ)
The night wind was blowing head-on, carrying a faint fragrance of flowers, which made Qiao An feel at ease. At this time, there was a piercing and long howling suddenly in front of him. Although he couldn't tell what kind of beast was howling, it made his scalp tingle. The black horse below seemed to be frightened by the whistling sound, stopped and neighed, unwilling to continue approaching the direction where the howling sound came from.
Joan got off the horse and stroked the mane of the foal to calm it down. At this time, there was another strange whistling sound from the front, and the sharp and high-pitched sound rushed straight into the sky, scaring the horse, which had just calmed down a little bit, into panic again.
Joan frowned, took the rein, and walked forward lightly, intending to find out what monster blocked his only way.
Illuminated by the hazy moonlight, Joan saw through the gaps in the branches and leaves, and saw a white figure swinging around in the spruce forest near the river, as if flying without touching the ground. Joan moved closer to a distance, and after careful observation, he found that it was a white-haired ape. At first glance, it looked similar to the common orangutans in the forest, but after a closer distance, it was discovered that this guy was much larger than ordinary orangutans. He was eight feet tall when he straightened up, and what was more frightening was that he had four thick and long arms.
Joan held his breath, staring at the monster leaping and howling in the forest, feeling worried secretly. This monster named "four-armed orangutan" appeared in the depths of the primeval jungle in Yalfheim. Joan also saw it once during his stay in the Algonquin Valley. At that time, the security team of Powhatan Village As if facing a big enemy, it took a lot of effort to drive away the four-armed orangutan who broke into the village to steal cattle, but unfortunately, the robber still carried away a calf.
The intelligence level of the four-armed orangutan is similar to that of ordinary apes, and it is relatively intelligent among wild animals, but its strength and temper are much greater than that of ordinary apes-with four long arms working together, it can easily lift a bull high , thrown to the ground. The four-armed orangutan has a bad temper and is aggressive. Once a lone traveler like Joan is spotted by the four-armed orangutan, he will definitely be attacked fiercely.
Qiao An stroked the black pony's mane, motioning it to crawl in the bushes and keep silent, so as not to be noticed by the "King of the Mountain" in the opposite forest. The black foal obeyed his arrangement meekly. Joan tied the reins to a bush, prepared the dagger and shield, and squatted in the bushes to sneak quietly.
At the edge of the forest, Joan dared not continue to invade the "territory" of the four-armed orangutan. He picked up a small stone, blessed it with "phantom sound", and then activated the "Hand of High Mage", and controlled the magic hand to hold the stone Deliver to the limit distance that mana can maintain, and then throw it far away.
The stone drew an arc in the night sky, and when it landed, it triggered the "Phantom Sound Technique", making a burst of loud laughter.
The four-armed orangutan who was swinging on the tree immediately turned his head to look in the direction of the laughter, widened his eyes vigilantly, threw off his four long arms, and rushed over with a howling roar.
Seeing that it was attracted by the bait, Joan immediately turned around and ran back to the bush where the black horse was hiding. He hurriedly untied the rein, got on the horse and galloped, and ran through the woods for twenty miles before the four-armed orangutan realized that he had been deceived. , Didn't stop until the black horse was so tired that he was sweating all over.
Joan breathed a sigh of relief, got off his horse, took the reins and walked to a shallow river bank, let the horse drink, and filled a jug of clear river water himself, and drank it to moisten his dry throat.
The night wind blows along the river, and the scent of flowers that follow along the way becomes more intense. Qiao An took a deep breath of the fragrance of flowers, as if a pair of gentle and invisible hands were soothing her tense nerves, she unknowingly relaxed her mind.
Joan glanced back at the black pony. The animal seemed to be affected by the wonderful fragrance of flowers, and it ran towards the direction of the fragrance of flowers without his master's permission.
Qiao An quickly caught up and grabbed the rein, faintly feeling that something was wrong. He once studied pharmacy with Dr. Kelendir, and he knew that the scents emitted by certain plants when they bloom contain special medicinal ingredients, some of which can attract specific types of mosquitoes and facilitate pollination of flowers; To the floral-scented creature hallucinating.
The scent of flowers wafting in the night wind aroused Joan's suspicion. He guessed that the scent of flowers contained ingredients similar to sedatives. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why smelling this scent made people feel distracted and drowsy.
Joan took out a handkerchief, soaked it in water, and covered her face to block the scent of flowers. Sure enough, he felt his mind became clearer, and was about to urge the horse to stay away from this strange place, when suddenly there was a roar from behind. The echoes reverberated in the night sky, and the old birds in the forest were frightened, screaming and fluttering their wings, flying up like a dark cloud over the treetops.
Hearing the familiar roar, Joan guessed without turning his head that the "four-armed gorilla" must have caught up!
The four-armed gorilla screamed one after another, quickly moving from far to near. The black horse was frightened and ran away in a panic. Joan was nearly pulled down by the frightened horse, so he ran a few steps and jumped onto the horse's back, holding the rein to force the black horse to keep in the right direction.
In front of the river beach is a valley shaded by greenery. Qiao An was eager to get rid of the four-armed orangutan, and rushed into the valley with his horse. After running for two miles, he found that there were many flowers blooming in the valley, and most of them were red mandala. Made him feel dizzy.
Qiao An regained his composure and realized that the roar behind him had disappeared. It was unknown whether the four-armed gorilla was tired of roaring or gave up chasing. What worried him even more was that the black pony was in an abnormal state of mind. Just now, he was so frightened that he ran wildly. Now he smelled the fragrance from the sea of datura flowers, and he showed that dazed and sluggish expression again, and his steps were slow. slow down.
Joan got off the horse, covered his face with a wet handkerchief, tied it around the back of his head, and made a simple gas mask to resist the strange scent of flowers coming from all directions. Then he took out a towel from the saddle bag and twisted it. Wet a towel with a boiling kettle, covered the black pony's face, and made a "gas mask" for it.
Stimulated by the cold water, the black pony regained its consciousness, and obediently followed Joan to the depths of the valley.
Joan originally wanted to pass through this quiet valley shrouded in mystery as soon as possible, but the strange movement behind him forced him to stop, led his horse and hid in a bush, held his breath, and looked out through the dense branches. snoop.
About three minutes later, a huge white figure appeared in his field of vision, it was the four-armed orangutan following him. At first, the monster climbed the branches and flew all the way, jumping from one tree to another, and when it reached the depths of the valley, a large number of low Datura bushes replaced tall trees, and the four-armed orangutan was forced to jump down from the tree. , using the lower arms to assist a pair of thick short legs to run on the ground, jumping and jumping, the speed is not inferior to that of a galloping horse.