High Above

  Chapter 10 Snooping

  The lake forest at night is not bleak, the moonlight passing through the tree trunks and broad-leaved branches is mysterious and cold, it leaks sparsely from the dense canopy, dotted with silvery white light spots on the black humus.

  The white-haired boy dragged the corpse wrapped in tarpaulin, walking in the depths of the lake forest away from the forest road.

  The heavy corpse sank into the rotting leaves and soft soil, and it needed to be dragged hard to make it move forward slowly, leaving a rather obvious mark.

   "The primeval jungle is outrageous."

The tropical jungle by the sea is extremely humid at night, and Ian's thin linen clothes are mixed with sweat and moisture, sticking tightly to the skin, which is extremely uncomfortable, and he has to pay attention to the dark green moss under his feet, which is wet and slippery. Everywhere in this jungle is covered with dead things, whether it is tree roots, stones or rotten wood, if you step on it accidentally, you will fall.

After dragging the corpse for a while, Ian had to stop and take a rest. He wiped the sweat off his head with his cuff, panted, and couldn't help complaining: "The rotting leaves are at least a foot deep, I doubt I need to dig a hole, Just cover people under the leaves."

  That's what I said, but Ian still brought a shovel, and he didn't intend to save this effort.

Ian is very clear that the traces of dragging Osena's body are difficult to cover up, but the place in Hulin is changing rapidly, and everything will return to its original state in a few days. He is not worried that the dragging marks will be discovered, even if it is When I found it, I probably thought it was made by a crazy wild boar.

At the beginning, Ian also thought about carrying the corpse, but not to mention that carrying the corpse will consume more energy. Because of the pressure, he will be stuck in the too soft ground and rotten leaves in the lake forest while carrying the corpse. In the process, one step will sink one step, just like walking on snow.

  However, the strange thing is that even if Ian has to take a rest after walking for a while, until now, he has not felt the 'tiredness of being unable to move'.

   On the contrary, the more he exercised, the more he felt an endless stream of physical strength released from the inside of his body and scattered into his limbs.

  Ian touched his lower abdomen, thoughtful.

The grilled fish and venison he ate before seemed to be a source of strength, and the melting heat flowed out from his abdomen, so that he only needed to stop and take a few breaths, and his whole body was full of energy again—and as he again and again After exhausting his energy again and again, and waiting for his energy to recover, Ian found that even his drowsiness disappeared, his whole body was refreshed, and his mind became more sensitive.

  Undoubtedly, this is the result of the abnormal digestion and conversion efficiency of physical power.

  The food he ate quickly provided him with a lot of physical strength, and it was with this that he had enough strength to reach the depths of the lake forest.

   "But will be hungry soon."

  Feeling the physical strength gushing out of his body, Ian understood the price of this extraordinary energy. He couldn't help thinking about the future with some anxiety: "How much food is there at home? I'm afraid I won't be able to eat a few meals."

   "In the future, if I want to ensure my normal development and growth, I will definitely need more food..."

   Fortunately, this is a coastal port, and there are many rivers and lakes next to it, so it is not difficult to catch fish.

   But even so, finding a sufficient source of food is still a big problem for Ian. After all, the Air Force can’t go to the fish market to buy fish every time, right?

  Ian's destination for this trip was deep in the lake forest, on the edge of one of the small lakes.

  One of the reasons is naturally that there are few people there, but the most important thing is that Ian needs a lot of water to complete a very important thing for him.

  For this reason, he also deliberately brought a lot of tools in a bag of wheat, even if he was inconvenient to move, he insisted on doing so.

  Of course, even though the journey was difficult and exhausting, Ian did not relax his vigilance.

   This is also the reason why he was able to discover the strange breathing sound after the bushes not far away in the first place.

  A black shadow lurks in the canopy of a broad-leaved tree on one side. It is extremely concealed, and it moves silently, not even disturbing a single leaf.

  If it weren't for Ian's facial features becoming more acute after he awakened his psionic powers, and he could detect the slight movement of the moonlight not far away, he really wouldn't be able to spot the shadow.

  Without hesitation, Ian took a step back. He reached out to grab the pitchfork behind him—he had predicted that he would encounter danger in the lake forest, so how could he not be armed?

Knowing that he had been discovered, the black shadow was no longer covering up, and it jumped straight down from the tree, bringing with it a foul smelling wind. Ian heard a low guttural roar, and without thinking, he directly threw Ossena's body Push forward and smash towards the black shadow.

Naturally, the black figure didn't want to be hit by a grown man's corpse, so it dexterously stepped on the air, stepped on the corpse and jumped away. It landed steadily aside, but lost the opportunity to condescend and make a surprise attack, so it stared at Iraq viciously. kindness.

  Clutching the pitchfork in his hand, the boy stared intently. He saw a big mouth full of sharp yellow and white teeth, and a long red tongue dripping sticky saliva.

  A forest leopard.

There is a big difference between male and female of this kind of creature. Male leopards are ferocious and brutal, and cannot be tamed unless they are cultivated from an early age. They can grow up to a height of more than one meter at the shoulder and weigh more than 200 kilograms; It weighs more than ten kilograms and is often used as a partner of the aborigines to hunt animals.

  The good news is that this is a female leopard, and the food is obviously insufficient, so it doesn't matter whether it can weigh more than 30 kilograms.

  The bad news is that killing a human cub by a feline predator is obviously the same as drinking soup—he is now estimated to be just over 1.4 meters tall, and weighs about half the weight of the other party.

   "Huh."

   Letting out a breath, Ian held the pitchfork with both hands and the bottom of the fork head with one hand, so that the grip is more stable, and the pitchfork can be extended at any time if necessary.

His gaze was focused on Lin Leopard from beginning to end, and Ian could tell that the female leopard was afraid of him, otherwise he would have attacked again—and he knew very well that he could only defend himself against a predatory cat. Or, they have no right to take the initiative to attack.

unless…

  Ian took a step forward, which made Lin Bao immediately arch his back, alert to the coming attack—but contrary to expectations, the boy kicked Ossena's body forward on the ground.

  The corpse rolled, the tarpaulin wrapped around the corpse spread out, and the smell of blood and meat spilled out. Lin Bao was momentarily distracted, the smell of flesh and blood made him even hungrier, and his attention was instinctively diverted.

   And Ian was holding the pitchfork tightly at this moment, staring at the distracted Lin Bao in front of him.

  He steps forward.

   And a golden light followed behind him.

  …

  Golden light followed early on.

At that time, the sky was still dark, under the brilliance of the setting sun, the hot summer wind was blowing, and the blue-gray clouds were slowly moving towards the west, and the end of the sky was the dividing line between the sea and the sky, and scattered stars were scattered on both sides of this line. side.

  Dim twilight hangs over the Harrison Harbor sky, and the orange-red glow covers the sea and stretches all the way to the street.

  The old knight was walking on the deserted streets, his taupe eyes staring at the sea and the setting sun in the distance.

  The man has traveled far and wide, and it seems that he has not stayed in a certain place to rest quietly for a long time. He looks very strong, his face is not particularly old, but his hair is gray and white, showing signs of premature aging.

   It had been a while since he had been back in Port Harris. Thanks to the storm eight years ago, many houses in the harbor were in ruins, and some areas were completely abandoned, and have not been rebuilt until now.

  Although he no longer has the strength he had many years ago, he can still do it just by staying in the city, hiding traces of his existence, and living with them without everyone knowing.

  The city looked dilapidated under the setting sun, and the city no longer had the glory of its heyday. The old knight couldn't help recalling some things, feeling a little sad.

Harrison Port, a small outpost built in the pioneering era, has now become the southernmost port of the empire, connecting the flames and the Canaan Moore sea trade route. 'Rebellion' and the storm eight years ago, it may have become the brightest pearl in the south of the empire.

  Once upon a time, men placed far more expectations on this port than anyone else.

   It's just that, as time goes by, Harrison Port will inevitably fall into stagnation like other cities on this land.

"Ugh…"

   Sighing, the old knight shook his head slightly. I am indeed getting old, but just a mere sunset will make my imagination run wild.

   Pressing his mind, he continued to walk.

  Gangdong was hit by the heaviest storm that year. There are not many people living here. Now there are no people on both sides of the entire street. Only at night can you see a little light, and it will go out soon.

   Hidden here, the least likely to be found.

But today, the old knight noticed something different. He smelled a faint smell of blood, which came from an old house, but the breathing sound was only the voices of two children, one big and one small. .

   Raising his eyebrows, he walked forward and came to the window quietly.

  (end of this chapter)