lcionline Chapter 247: Hunter of Time
Chapter 247: Hunter of Time
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"That bad hunter? He is in the forest now. I suggest we wait until night to find him." After hearing Abes' request, Alvin just spread his hands.
"Bad hunter?" Abes repeated, and then continued to ask, "If he was a bad hunter, then how did he find the traces of that strange animal first? I thought this achievement should fall on an excellent person."
When this was mentioned, Alvin could only shake his head in distress.
"After all, the other hunters have never been able to encounter him. He is not a smart guy, but a very bad one. Even his hunting route is different from others. No wonder he is always in trouble."
"But this time, it was his uniqueness and unconventional approach that allowed him to discover those things."
"Who knows? He swore that the special traces of prey were related to the trouble that followed, and he kept providing some so-called evidence, but no one took it seriously."
"It wasn't until those hairs also appeared on the bodies of people who disappeared and reappeared that I realized how evil this kid was."
"After that, I have been trying to find some clues from the information and evidence provided by that kid, but I have never made any progress."
Ivan's words made Abes frown, he was obviously confused and uneasy about the current situation.
However, such a leader is reassuring enough.
After all, people are not born with knowledge, nor can they know it in advance.
It is already very good to have a leader who can judge a mistake, realize the mistake immediately after the evidence is presented, and start active research right away.
He doesn't get angry, cover up mistakes, or take credit for himself.
The evil hunter that Alvin mentioned also attracted Abes' attention.
Even for Abes, it would be impossible for him to find out the evidence of something that was going to happen a week or two in advance.
If you say it's luck, then I'm sorry for the job of hunter.
It is even more difficult to persist in providing useful information without giving up after enduring constant doubts. This persistence is already not easy.
"So, where exactly is he in the forest? Although I don't know the exact location, at least I want to see him right now, at least with a rough idea." Abes asked, with a determined look in his eyes.
Ivan sighed and replied, "If you insist, thanks to his father, I still have some contact with him and know some of his patterns of action."
"It's still early now. He should still be active in the dense forest southwest of Carterburg. The terrain there is complicated and no one else is willing to go there. I can take you there, but I won't go deep."
"Besides, if it's any later, I'm afraid he won't continue there."
"Thank you, Alvin."
Abes nodded, and at the same time, he reached out to grab Ivan and was about to leave, but was stopped by Ivan.
"Wait a minute, Master Qian Zhongzhan, are you leaving now? Are you in such a hurry?"
There was a hint of worry in Ivan's tone. "You know there are people missing now. If I were to ask you, the surrounding forests are actually very dangerous. Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Besides, you're leaving without breakfast?"
In response, Abesi could only knock on his helmet, and the other party said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, you didn't have a meal last night, and you don't have one now. It's my inconsideration. So, I'll bring you a plate, and you can just put some breakfast on it and go back to your room to eat."
"I will also arrange for someone to deliver your three meals to your room in the future."
After solving the problem of not having food in the future, Abes then explained, "If the hunter really has a lot of evidence, then as he continues to explore and go deeper, he will be the one closest to danger. It is the kind of situation where every minute of delay will increase the danger."
After all, in some melodramatic plots, the person who discovers the truth often doesn't live to see the end, but is stabbed to death, and the story ends halfway through.
The closer you get to the truth, the closer you may be to danger.
Abes didn't want to be the kind of person who was forced to play the detective game.
Therefore, finding this hunter and talking to him as soon as possible has become the top priority at the moment.
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After breakfast, Abes took Anivia and, under the guidance of Ivan, headed to the forest near Carterburg.
The lush forest also made Abes' eyes light up.
Unlike the area near the royal capital in the east, coniferous forests are predominant.
The mountains that crisscross the small kingdom actually blocked the snow wind from the east wilderness and retained the moisture blowing from the northwest, allowing the nearby forests to have some green leaves, which met Abes' definition of a forest.
All in all, not so North.
Abes and Anivia followed Ivan closer to the dense forest, feeling the warmth of the air and sunlight shining through the leaves on their bodies.
"How is it? Do you feel the air without the smell of ice and snow?" asked the blond half-elf while taking a deep breath.
"It let my lungs wake up. After all, if the calculation is correct, my lungs have been suffering in a confined space for a long time." Abes made a secret joke of his own.
The enclosed space, of course, refers to his sealed platinum coffin, which has followed the Mels family from Central China to the North, then to hell, and then back to the world.
However, Alvin, who was following beside him, thought it was the meaning of the fully enclosed armor.
In short, after they arrived, the leader of Carterburg was the first to wave goodbye to them.
"I'm sorry, but I still need to keep an eye on Carterburg. Even if you're not there, looting and cheating are likely to happen."
"Okay, go ahead and get busy."
The two stepped into the forest.
However, vitality means more than just the prosperity of green plants, but also animals.
It is no wonder that the person who first discovered the beginning of the incident was a hunter.
There is indeed room for hunters to survive here, unlike the northeastern region where the royal capital is located, where there is basically only one hunter in a village or town.
More animals will appear only if they go to the fertile southern soil where crops can grow vigorously.
When Abes fled with the survivors of Silvermoon Farm, they could only find prey in the Turtledove Forest before leaving the fertile south.
We continued heading north. If we hadn't captured a Lizardman supply camp, we would have never been able to hold on until we reached Sweet Leaf Town and start the next story.
They walked along the path, occasionally hearing the singing of birds and the sound of leaves blowing in the wind.
Suddenly, a little squirrel jumped down from the tree and landed on Anivia's shoulder. She was so startled that she quickly patted it with her hand, making the little squirrel jump back to the tree quickly.
Abes couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene.
After that, as they walked, they came to an open meadow, where a group of deer were grazing leisurely in the distance.
This was quite similar to the scene when he had taken the survivors and refugees from Silvermoon Farm out hunting. Therefore, while feeling the beauty of nature, Abes also became happy.
However, after walking for a while, Abes suddenly came to his senses.
"Anivia, we can't do this. Where we go, there are too many prey. The 'Little Phoenix' we are looking for is a terrible hunter."
After this sudden realization, the two decided to continue along the path deep in the forest, gradually moving away from where the prey gathered.
Barren mountains, relatively closed valleys, or some places that are obviously far away from water sources.
But then, Anivia drew out the longbow on her back with some caution.
"Master Abeth!" The blond double helix gnashed out his name, then glared at him and continued, "You should stay away from the prey, not get close to the monster!"
Perhaps it was Abeth Grande's intuition as a hero who fought against all kinds of monsters. Although he was only moving in the direction where there were fewer animals, he ended up bringing the two of them into some dangerous situations.
"where is it?"
Abes asked immediately.
"There."
Hearing Abes' question, the half-elf druid also stretched out his hand and pointed in a direction.
Because they were in a leafy forest, the visibility was poor due to the obstruction, so they could not see any movement in the direction that Anivia was pointing.
But even so, Abes had no intention of questioning it.
Because that's what the druid is for.
Although Anivia is a strange companion who combines the abilities of the Wildfire Society and the Spore Society, her core moral values seem to be a "release society" that releases some strange things. She calls herself a functional druid and mainly relies on arrows to deal damage.
But in terms of perception, he is definitely better than other candidates around Abes.
Besides, isn't it just a little bit unique?
Abes was the same. He merged the priest powers of the War Realm and the Light Realm to create a new branch called the Conquest Realm.
"So... what should we do?" Anivia asked, but Abes still showed no intention of drawing his weapon.
"There's no need to force our way in. Our goal isn't to kill the enemy. If the enemy doesn't leave the forest and approach us, we can just ignore them."
However, it seemed as if he agreed with what Abes said.
The next moment after Abes finished speaking, the noises began to get closer and closer, and the monsters gradually appeared.
Six huge creatures.
Although they are huge creatures, they are nothing compared to the three so-called "giants" that Abes fought, each of which was almost like the incarnation of a mountain god...
The six figures before us are giants in the true sense of the word.
Therefore, after seeing the situation clearly, Anivia breathed a sigh of relief.
Because they are large giants called ogres.
However, compared to the traditional elemental giants such as cloud giants and fire giants.
Ogres are giant creatures similar to trolls and demons, but they are more primitive and violent.
He was about nine to ten feet tall, and his weight was estimated to be only about a thousand pounds.
Although they are more primitive and do not understand the significance of forming tribes and clans like the elemental giants, let alone forming a power structure similar to a country, ogres sometimes gather together to form small hunting groups.
When two groups of ogres meet, one will try to capture members of the other to increase the number of its own group.
Additionally, ogre gangs will trade freely with their own members, especially if another friendly group of ogres arrives with a cache of food and weapons.
However, they only thought about increasing their numbers or conducting transactions when they met another ogre team.
When faced with creatures weaker than themselves - strictly speaking, when faced with creatures smaller than themselves, they have only one choice: bully!
Abes looked at the ogre in front of him. The ogre's appearance was enough to scare ordinary people.
They are tall, but not mighty. Compared to mighty, which is a synonym for an imposing superior, they seem more... stupid.
The chin is like that of an orc, with a slight protrusion.
The nose is flat and the mouth is open, revealing two huge teeth that can crush sand and gravel.
The weapons they held were huge clubs. Judging from their shape, they were clearly a whole, slightly cut trunk of a large tree. The huge weapons seemed particularly heavy in their hands.
And on his back, he also carried a javelin.
However, rather than being a javelin, it is more like a giant club in human size.
Even the sharpened tip of a javelin looks as thick as a human's head.
If you were stabbed by the tip of a spear like this, it would be more like being crushed to death by a blunt object rather than being pierced by a sharp object.
His muscular arms make him look as strong as trees, and combined with the body hair, he looks like another kind of coniferous forest.
In addition, the ogres are somewhat hunchbacked. Compared with their elemental giant relatives who walk upright, they are a bit like the difference between gorillas and humans - their hands are almost touching the ground, and if one of them is inconvenient, they might start to degenerate into walking on four legs.
However, the bloody untanned leather wrapped around their waists and the leather bags made of the same untanned leather in their hands allowed Abes to tentatively conclude that they were some kind of intelligent creatures.
"Giant creatures also have their own strengths and weaknesses... After seeing three such terrifying enemies, I really have no interest in you at all."
Abes originally didn't care and wanted to let Anivia go to fight, so as to relieve her depressed mood due to not being able to cast magic in the past few days.
However, after seeing an arrow flying out from behind the ogre, Abes immediately changed his mind.
Because, it was the figure of a hunter jumping down.
"About three hours and seven minutes, just the right amount of time."