Volume 19, Chapter 45: Finding the Target

I took the crushed fruit and looked at it with confusion, and then said: "Is there anything suspicious about this? Isn't it just a crushed fruit?"

Sauter took the fruit from my hand and asked, "Do you know the name and characteristics of this thing?"

I shook my head and said: "There are so many plant fruits in "Zero", how can I remember them all? Could it be that this thing is special?"

"I don't know if it is special in other places, but it is indeed special here." Sauter said: "This fruit is called fragrant fruit, which is the fruit of a plant called the perfume tree, because the fruit itself It has no taste at all, hence the name fragrant fruit.”

"What's the use of this thing?"

"For players and most creatures, the only function of this fragrant fruit is to eat it as food. However, although it can replenish hunger, it is completely tasteless, so unless there is no choice, most people will not eat it. Those who eat this kind of fruit. Moreover, the perfume tree itself is actually relatively rare, so this kind of fruit is generally hard to see."

After listening to Sauter, I suddenly realized something. "Wait a minute, does the perfume tree you mentioned emit fragrance?"

Sot nodded, and then said: "As expected of President Ziri, he discovered it so quickly. There are no perfume trees nearby at all. The appearance of the fruit here means that something must have brought it here. However, in the jungle Most of the creatures have no interest in this fruit, so..."

"Did a player drop this thing when he passed by?" I finally understood what Sauter was talking about. Since this kind of thing that ordinary people have no interest in, and even Warcraft is too lazy to touch, can appear far away from its place of origin, the only possibility is that someone specially picked this thing and dropped it here halfway. But here comes the problem. The national barrier *** found that the player itself was already very strange. This person actually inexplicably picked this kind of fruit that no one needed. What is he going to do? Although this fruit is edible, Sauter also said it just now. This thing has no taste. Unless there is really nothing to eat and they are hungry, most people will not bother to eat this kind of thing. So, what is the purpose of the player passing here?

When I was about to ask Bailang to track the person who dropped this fruit based on the smell, Sauter suddenly said: "Actually, it's not that all creatures here are not interested in this fruit. As far as I know, this area should be There is a creature that likes this fruit. No, it shouldn’t be said that it likes it, but it should be said that it needs it.”

"Is there something that likes to eat this thing? What kind of creature is it? If it is really the fruit brought by that creature, does that mean it is not a player?"

Sauter said: "That's the problem. There is only one creature here that likes to eat fragrant fruits, but the demand is not large, and this creature does not have the habit of hoarding. They are used to going when they want to eat. Go to the location of the perfume tree in your memory, eat some, and then leave. You will never take the fragrant fruit away. If it is that kind of creature, let alone lose one. Even if it is dropped by someone else, they will pass by here. I will definitely eat this fruit.”

"Then it must be a human being." I called Bailang over as I said this, then handed the fruit to his nose and said, "Smell it and see if you can trace the scent of the person carrying this thing. "

Bailang came over and sniffed hard a few times, then sniffed hard on the ground. Finally, he suddenly straightened up and said, "I smell the fragrance."

"fragrance?"

Sauter immediately said: "Probably the perfume tree."

Bailang shook his head, then twisted his lips and revealed a rather scary smile: "It's a woman's scent."

"Can it be tracked?"

Bailang nodded and said: "Although the taste is very weak, I should still be able to catch up."

"Then follow up and take a look."

Anyway, I came here to look for clues. Since there are players here, they are probably Russians, and since they are operating in such a dangerous area, they must be planning some bad ideas. After all, the other side of the national barrier is where the elite Russians gathered as shown by the military god. They can't come to the dangerous national barrier area with such fanfare as a group trip, right?

With Bailang's nose, as long as the other party doesn't get into the water, he can still smell the smell that has been a little longer. Sometimes the smell was lighter at first and Bailang had to check back and forth several times before he could find the right direction. But after following for a while, the smell suddenly started to become stronger. Bailang didn't even have to look for the smell on the ground and just kept going. Rushing, we can only run all the way to keep up.

"Wait a minute." We were chasing after him when Aduo suddenly shouted.

"What's going on?" Bailang and I, who were running in front, both braked suddenly, then looked back at Aduo in confusion, waiting for her explanation.

A'duo was panting and tired from running too fast and couldn't answer me for a moment. Soot quickly came up and explained: "We can't chase like this anymore!"

"Why?"

"Ahead...ahead is the death zone!"

"Death zone?" I have no knowledge about this terrain in my memory, so I can only ask Sauter, who calls them guides.

Sauter probably knew that I didn't understand, so he explained directly: "The death zone is what our guides call it, and it generally refers to all places where the air of death and darkness is relatively strong. Entering such a place, unless you are a dark profession, otherwise Other personnel will slowly lose blood, and their own recovery ability will stop. Also, it is easier for undead creatures to appear in this kind of place. Now that this death zone happens to be in the national barrier area, it will definitely not be ordinary undead, so... …”

Before Sauter could explain, I interrupted him and said, "So we can run now." I snapped my fingers and released Ye Ying and Steel Claw together, and then before waiting for Sauter and When A'duo reacted, he directly used the tentacles on his back to roll the two of them onto his back. Then I turned over and climbed onto Ye Ying's back, directing Ye Ying and Steel Claw to start running wildly with Bai Lang. Due to our speed limit before, Bailang never started running at full speed, and the smell was relatively weak at first, so he couldn't track it at too fast a speed. But now that we have mounts, the smell in front is much stronger, and Bailang's speed immediately picks up.

Seeing that I not only didn't stop but also rushed forward with them, A'duo shouted desperately: "President Ziri, we really can't run any longer. There may be very advanced undead creatures ahead."

"It's because this is an area where the undead gather, so we can run with confidence."

"Why?"

"Because I'm here." Ling's figure suddenly appeared in front of me and said, sitting on Yeying's back.

"Are you...?" Sauter was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly remembered. "Are you that Ling? The most powerful one among President Ziri's demon pets?"

"Who told you I'm the most powerful one?" Ling asked funny.

A'duo said: "I saw in the video that every time there were many demon pets fighting together, you were the one directing them, so..."

"Does the commander have to be better than the soldiers? I am only responsible for commanding, and I am not ranked first in terms of combat effectiveness. If the overall combat effectiveness of the master's magic pet is calculated, the little guy should be the strongest!" Ling said It's actually the baby, and his sweet space is already an independent world. This ability to create the world and make rules far exceeds the ability of those of us to fight and kill. Of course, the baby may not be able to do it head-on as well as my other demon pets. The strongest one refers to the overall strength, not simply combat effectiveness.

Sauter suddenly reacted and said: "Wait a minute. Even if Miss Ling is here, we can't run around in such a dangerous place? If this happens..."

This guy must have known for the first time that he had the gift of a crow's mouth, because when an undead suddenly popped up in front of us, his expression was obviously more surprised than us.

"Soul Eater!" Seeing the undead creature that suddenly appeared from behind a giant black tree, Sauter was so frightened that his voice began to tremble.

The Soul Eater is an advanced advanced body in the ghost branch of the undead system. Its attack method has been transformed from a half-physical and half-magic attack to a fully spiritual attack. Moreover, this guy has a very abnormal ability, that is, it can attack every time. Every few minutes, he absorbs the souls of enemies or companions to recover damage for himself. If it is not injured, this absorption ability will quickly increase its attack power. Of course, it's okay to suck companions. The most annoying thing is that it can even suck the people it is fighting. Moreover, when it absorbs souls to replenish itself, it will also cause the opponent to have negative effects such as dizziness and reduced agility. It can be said that this is A standard skill that benefits oneself at the expense of others, and is super practical on the battlefield.

In fact, if it could just absorb the soul and restore itself, that would be nothing. The really terrible thing about Soul Eaters is that these guys live in groups. You rarely see a single Soul Eater wandering around, but as long as you find one, there will definitely be a group nearby.

Sure enough, after the first Soul Eater appeared, more than a dozen Soul Eaters suddenly appeared from behind the nearby trees, blocking the road in front of us.

Relying on their experience as guides, Sauter and A'duo knew they had entered an undead gathering area after seeing the nearby forest trees turn from green to black. However, although they knew they would encounter high-level undead, so many bites appeared at once. The Soul Man still scared the two of them half to death. However, just when the two of them were sweating so anxiously, something shocking happened suddenly.

The group of Soul Eaters suspended in the air like weightless hydrogen balloons suddenly landed on the ground collectively after appearing. Then they bent their energized right hands to their chests and bent down to caress us at the same time. Chest ceremony.

"Dear Master, you don't seem to belong to this area. Is there something wrong with your sudden appearance here?"

Soul Eater's words made Sauter and A'duo almost fall off the backs of the steel claws. When did Soul Eater become so polite?

Ling nodded slightly to the Soul Eaters in return, and then said with a condescending air: "We just passed by here to investigate some things. Have you seen anyone passing by here recently?"

One of the Soul Eaters with a darker color moved forward, and then replied respectfully: "Sorry, you are the only group of people we have met in recent months, but our scope of activities is only It’s limited to this area, maybe other companions have seen it, but if you need to inquire, please contact our master.”

Ling waved his hand and said: "Guide."

"Please wait a moment." The Soul Eater suddenly turned around and signaled, and the other Soul Eaters immediately floated over and surrounded us. Sauter and A'duo thought they were going to attack us and were trembling with fear. However, I had no intention of appeasing them. I directly retracted the steel claws and night shadows, and finally put away the darts and white waves that were used to explore the path.

After there were only a few of us left, the size was much smaller. The group of Soul Eaters held hands and surrounded us in the center. Then we saw that they suddenly let out a scream at the same time, and at the same time, a purple-colored figure appeared under our feet. The magic circle of black mist. As the magic circle's light flashed fiercely, the next second we appeared in a dark cave.

Although this cave is dark, it is not completely dark, because there are still many blue will-o'-wisps burning around it, so it is still somewhat bright. It was probably the first time that Sauter and Adu used soul projection. They thought we had teleported into the cave. In fact, what came here now was just our souls, and our bodies did not leave the place.

"I didn't expect to meet the regional master. It's really an honor to meet you." A hoarse voice appeared deep in the cave, and when we followed the voice and looked over, we happened to see a A skeleton with purple hellfire burning all over its body was walking down from the throne made of a pile of skeletons.

Ling didn't show any courtesy towards the skeleton's flattery, because with her strength there was no need to be polite. "I didn't expect that the leader of the Soul Eater would be a Skeleton Lord. Isn't your place very small?"

The skeleton walked up to us and said: "Back to the Master, in fact, I am not the Master of the Soul Eaters. The original Soul Eater was killed not long ago. I was originally the deputy commander here, so when the Master was Defeated and took over the problem.”

"You said the master was killed?" I asked before Ling could ask, "When? Who did it?"

Although I am not the God of Darkness, my attribute is that I have superior affinity to the undead, and Ling is by my side, so the skeleton lord answered directly without thinking: "Just three days ago, a group of Adventurers from the north did it.”

When we heard the word adventurer, Ling and I immediately looked at each other. The so-called adventurers of NPC are players. So we have found the right target.