From the advent of the mountains and seas

Chapter 48 The Human-faced Butterfly
Penglai Xiandao is close at hand.

Commander Lu immediately ordered the fleet to approach at full speed.

However, approaching does not mean landing on the island. Ordinary boatmen and soldiers may regard the island in front of them as the residence of immortals, but Commander Lu and other high-level officials know very well that the island must be extremely dangerous.

An Jing could see the clues from the humanoid monster in the sea monster's tentacles, so Tang Ruosheng, a senior scholar, needless to say.

Moreover, the size of the main ship prevents it from getting too close to the island, otherwise it is easy to run aground and can only berth near the shore.

The iron anchor sank to the bottom of the sea.

Two guard ships loaded with tools and a large army of soldiers raised their sails.

They will be the pioneers, the first to land on the island.

An Jing, Nangong Lian, and Tie Wushuang, as aliens, were also assigned by Commander Lu to join the first team to land on the island.

It's just that their work is different from other personnel on the guard ship.

Ordinary boatmen and soldiers only need to establish an advance base on the shore to ensure that the follow-up team can land on the island smoothly, while An Jing and the others must undertake the task of surveying the environment on the island to ensure that there is no danger near the advance base.

What Nangong Lian said earlier about "pathfinder cannon fodder" seems to be verified here.

Of course, Commander Lu did not plan to hand over the task of exploring the road to the three of them, but instead sent a team led by Jin Yiwei Qianhu to accompany them. The scope of the survey was temporarily limited to the jungle near the coast, and they were not allowed to go deep into the island. .

The guard ship approached the island, and the survey team belonging to An Jing and others set off in a small boat first.

"After landing on the island, follow my orders and do not act without authorization!"

Holding the token of Jinyiwei in his hand, and two short knives hanging diagonally from his waist, Qianhu, surnamed Qin, stood at the bow of the boat, turned around and said to An Jing and the others.

An Jing nodded perfunctorily, and looked at the other people on the same boat.

In addition to the three strangers and Qin Qianhu, there are also ten armored soldiers and two Qin Tianjian scholars.

10 minute later.

The boat stopped on the shore, and a soldier jumped off first, and tied the bow rope to the nearby reef.

An Jing and others landed on the island one after another stepping on the soft sandy beach.

After not staying on the beach for long and confirming that there was no danger nearby, Qin Qianhu first shot a signal arrow to inform the guard ship that it was safe to dock, then found a location, and waved for everyone to follow him into the jungle for investigation.

The team formation is elliptical.

Tie Wushuang is the tallest and strongest, and with the blessing of mechanism skills, he is the most suitable pioneer. He walks in front of the team with a double-sided ax in his hand. He can easily cut down the shrubs and branches blocking the way in a few strokes, clearing the way in the dense forest. Make a way.

An Jing and Qin Qianhu lived separately on the left and right sides of the team, protecting the flanks.

Nangong Lian and several crossbowmen were in the middle, and the two bachelors who had no combat effectiveness were at the innermost side of the team.

Step into the forest and observe the surrounding environment at all times.

The most intuitive feeling of Anjing is the amazing vitality displayed by the creatures on the island when he comes into contact with this Penglai fairy island at close range!

The area as far as the eye can see, whether it is shrubs, woods or weeds on the ground, is full of vitality, not to mention the various flowers that can be seen everywhere, decorating the entire jungle into a dreamlike garden.

There are still milky white clouds of smoke among the crowns above the head, and there are a few crisp birdsong from time to time.

Such a peaceful and peaceful environment constantly wears down the vigilance of everyone in the team.

The breeze blew across the faces, making the sharp eyes of the soldiers loose, and the fragrance of flowers refreshed the hearts and minds of the soldiers, relaxing the tense spirits of the soldiers, making the steps under their feet more brisk, and the weapons in their hands were lowered to save effort.

Qin Qianhu sternly reminded her many times, but the effect only lasted for a short while.

Every time they travel a certain distance, the bachelors will stop to collect various flowers and plants, and prepare to take them back as research samples to further understand the environment on Penglai Xiandao.

The whole reconnaissance process was so smooth, like an outing, that the formation was unknowingly loose.

"As expected of Penglai Immortal Island, there are really beautiful scenery everywhere, and the residence of immortals is different from that of mortals."

Nangong Lian didn't know when she came to An Jing's side, wearing a small yellow flower plucked by the roadside on her left ear, smiling sweetly, waiting for the attention of the people next to her to turn to other places, and asked in a low voice,

"How did you think about the suggestion I gave you on the boat?"

On the left side of the line, An Jing, who was still maintaining a high level of vigilance, frowned. Hearing Nangong Lian's question, he nodded indistinctly. He wanted to know what the purpose of this woman was.

It's just that An Jing still wants to find out what is hidden in this forest at this stage.

The more he lingered in this jungle, the more he felt that this place was full of weirdness.

You must know that An Jing was still practicing in the secret realm not long ago, and he had seen with his own eyes how terrifying the overlord was hidden in a jungle that seemed to be full of vitality, and the state of this island was somewhat similar to the forbidden zone of the secret realm.

bang bang~
There was a sudden crisp sound.

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to the direction of the sound.

The bachelor standing in front of the bush seemed to have discovered something, and leaned under the bush and took out half a ceramic shard.

"Come and see, there are clay pots buried in this place, maybe they are vessels of immortals!"

The bachelor pointed in front of him, excited by his accidental discovery. He tried to dig out the clay pot from the soil with both hands, but the bushes shook because of the heavy digging, and a large group of butterflies flew out from it.

The bachelor who was focused on "digging treasures" just raised his wide sleeves to drive away, but Qin Qianhu, who was standing behind him, suddenly changed his face, grabbed his collar and dragged him back, yelling,
"Stay away from these butterflies! Be careful!"

An Jing, whose eyesight had been strengthened after taking the spirit fruit, saw the appearance of these butterflies, the pupils of his eyes suddenly contracted, and Nuan Dong unsheathed the butterflies approaching him.

When the butterfly's body landed on the ground, there was clearly a wrinkled and twisted human face growing between the insect's wings!

The sudden change made the soldiers who came all the way to relax their vigilance unavoidably flustered. Fortunately, Nangong Lian immediately made a move and shook his hands lightly. Immediately afterwards, a ring of fire rose from his palm and spread, driving the butterfly away.

Tie Wushuang stretched out his right hand and grabbed the butterflies that were close to him in the air, and crushed them into a pulp.

He is not afraid of the poisonous butterflies?
Noticing this detail, An Jing couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and his eyes fell on Tie Wushuang's generous palm.

The scholar who fell to the ground because of Qin Qianhu's dragging pointed at the crown of the tree above his head and screamed repeatedly,
"On the tree. Watch out for the top of your head!"

Almost at the same time as he spoke, several strange birds with human palms on their backs flew down from the canopy above everyone's heads.

At this time, the few crossbowmen who were closer had already reacted, and they raised their bows and shot.

After all, it is the bravery selected from the army, the accuracy is needless to say.

Several arrows nailed the falling strange bird directly to the tree trunk.

Purple blood slid down their bodies, and the bloody smell spread out uncontrollably.

The quiet forest suddenly became restless.

Before the formation could be reorganized, a soldier suddenly fell to his knees.

(End of this chapter)