My different world is game mode

Chapter 27 Strange things under heavy snow
Start with hunting this white fox.

The group's luck seemed to be improving as they went out for winter hunting.

They headed east and picked up another rabbit in a noose trap.

After two hours passed, even Dan's tracking was very successful.When she reached the easternmost point of her journey, she bent her bow and shot arrows again.

There was another sound of arrows.

A few minutes later, Dan picked up the thief that had stolen her kill from the ground.

This was a cute white ferret. It was probably this cuteness that impressed the huntress, so although it still joined Dan's luggage, it still saved its life.

Then the three of them turned around and continued heading west.

Around three or four o'clock in the afternoon, Lindsay and the others stopped again.

What stood in front of them this time was a vast frozen river, which should have been like a huge mirror stretching across the forest.But because of the heavy snow a few days ago, it was gently covered with a soft white velvet blanket.

Along both sides of the river, the silent trees are also covered in silver.

The branches and leaves occasionally trembled in the cold wind, making a rustling sound, and the falling snowflakes formed small snowballs, drifting across the ice in beautiful smoke-like tracks.

"Listen, kid, we're not going this way."

While Lindsay was still gazing at the beautiful scenery in front of her, Dan had already begun to take a detour and explained at the same time:

"In winter, you may think that the river is frozen and it is very safe, so you just run across it. But in fact, some places are still quite fragile, and you can fall into the river accidentally. If you are unlucky, you will be blocked under the frozen river... Believe me, apart from An Rui and his apprentices, it will be difficult for anyone else in our town to escape."

"And if you see that there are no trees on the river blocking your view, you can easily be noticed by some dangerous things. It is also very important to hide your tracks when moving in the forest."

With Dan's patient explanation, they began to return to the town.

It's not far from the town.

In order to facilitate crossing the river, a thick log was cut down across the river and became a bridge for people to pass.

But it's also due to the impact of the heavy snow.

Although the surface of the logs has been leveled.

But the snow cover, as well as the melting and refreezing of some snowflakes, made the entire single-plank bridge extremely slippery.

Lindsay had no doubts.

Anyone with poor balance will definitely slip up if they step on it!
"Come on! Come up here!"

However, before Lindsay could express his opinion, Dan lifted him and the torch one by one without any explanation.The female hunter seemed to be carrying a sack in one hand, stepping on the smooth logs, and walked across the river quickly.

The whole process was extremely smooth.

It was as if the frozen tree trunk had really turned into a smooth bridge under her feet.

During this period, Dan did not forget to promote Lindsay:

"Look, my thighs can move smoothly in places like this. Even if I carry a wild boar, there won't be any problems. These are all the benefits that hunter skills can bring to people!"

Now even his child Ju is embarrassed:

"mom!"

"Hahaha!" Dan laughed, with a happy smile on his face.

She crossed the wooden bridge in a few steps, put Lindsay and Ju back on the ground, and prepared to continue walking towards the town.

The result was less than 50 meters out.

The huntress's face suddenly turned serious.

She raised her right hand and used gestures to tell Lindsay and Ju to stay where they were, while she touched to the left.

Lindsay stared at Huntress's back.

She walked to a birch tree and kicked away a handful of snow with her feet. She could vaguely see a dark thing exposed on the ground.

At this point, Dan stopped all movements and stood there without saying a word.

The back also seemed to become darker.

Lindsay wanted to go check it out.

But he remembered his promise to obey orders yesterday, so he suppressed his curiosity and waited patiently.

Ju beside Lindsay asked him in a low voice:

"Mom, what's the matter?"

"Dan asked us to wait. She must have a reason. Let's wait here first."

Ju nodded and said no more words.

After a while, the huntress turned around and waved to them.

"You two, come here." Lindsay then walked over with the torch.

Amidst the crunching sound of the snow, he saw that under the snow that Dan had kicked away, there was a person's head!
Someone died in the woods and was buried in the snow!

"Dead person? This..."

Lindsay was speechless for a moment.

How come we met a human corpse outside during an ordinary hunting lesson?

Dan began to explain:
"This guy's name is Rez. The night before it snowed, he ran away from the town and left a serious farewell letter."

Running into the wild alone in winter?

Lindsay really didn’t understand the rationale for this move, and could only attribute the reason to the characteristics of this world:

"Is he also an awakened person?"

"Because there is not enough food or wood at home, so you go out to look for it?"

Dan shook his head:
"He's just a regular guy."

Now Lindsay couldn't understand it even more.

"Then why does he come to a place like this?"

"Because he misses home." At this time, Dan slowly turned his head and looked towards the distant east covered by the forest. "There are always people who can't stand the torment of loneliness. They feel that they, an ordinary person, will not attract the attention of the monsters, and want to try to transcend." Montenegro, return home.”

"The results of it?"

"He couldn't even make it through an ordinary winter night, so he died in this damn place."

"..."

Lindsay fell silent, speechless.

From his experiences in the town these past few days, he already knew that many people in the border town wanted to go home.

The homesickness that has been brewing for ten years cannot be underestimated.

But in Lindsay's heart, she didn't think this man's death was reckless and ridiculous.

Because in his plan, just like the dead man on the ground, he had the ambition to break through the Black Mountains and leave the distant frontier!
It was at this moment that Lindsay noticed a blind spot:
"Wait, Dan!"

"But it's so close to the town, so there's no reason for him to freeze to death in a place like this?"

The huntress was reminded by Lindsay and realized her restraints.

She quickly squatted down and swept more snow away from the body.

As a result, the abdomen of the corpse was completely exposed, and there were several conspicuous penetrating wounds, which were also mixed with ice residue that had not thawed.

Dan immediately recognized the culprit who caused such wounds, and Lindsay on the side also reacted. They said almost at the same time:

"Ice pick! Warcraft's spell!"

Without another word, the huntress activated her skills.

She squatted in front of the corpse, gently brushed her fingers over the wound, and her sharp eyes swept around like arrows.

"He was attacked by a monster deep in the forest, but luckily he didn't die immediately. He ran all the way back from the single-plank bridge, and finally fell here and was buried in the snow."

Dan told the results of his observations, and at the same time stretched out his hand to tidy up the appearance of the corpse.

She wanted to continue saying something, but her movements froze again.

"Ok?"

The huntress stood up instantly and looked across the glacier they had just crossed.

"There is the aura of using source matter!"

Dan immediately took off the wooden bow from his back and held an arrow in his right hand, ready to shoot at any time.

But after waiting for a few seconds, there was no movement on the other side of the glacier.

Signs of danger, corpses not far from the village, the essence breath belonging to the monster...

These three factors came together and it was impossible for the Huntress to ignore them.

So she immediately took action and walked towards the single-plank bridge where she came from. At the same time, she shouted to Lindsay behind her:

"Lindsay, you're here with a torch and looking at this body!"

"Remember, don't cross the river under any circumstances."

"If there is any problem, run to the town immediately!"

(End of this chapter)