Witch Forest Friends Club

Her demeanor of serious reasoning is really suitable for changing the witch's hat on her head into a deer hat, and holding a pipe in her mouth.

In order to avoid bumpy climbing, Anjaye specially used vines and mushroom witchcraft to install a large hollow mushroom hanging basket on the backs of Bill and Lance, which is large enough for two girls to sit in and become koala babies.

Before leaving, Jana's caravan, cows, and Bunty's horses were all entrusted by the old Jose to the care of the logistics aunt.She and Adele were placed on Lance's back to spare them the trek.As for Bunty, a problem child, she can't just sit still. Just like her nickname, she starts to play wild when she enters the mountains and forests.

Anjaye and Elsa fixed their bodies in the hanging basket with vines, and the mushroom man took on the heavy responsibility of trekking in the mountains and forests. The girls were able to find time to observe the situation of the team secretly.

From the departure to the Battle of Dole Town, the mercenaries following Gambino's troops suffered a lot of losses, but they still maintained a scale of more than 400 people.

Compared with the loose management of them when they set off from Shuyu Town, Gambino began to send cavalry to closely monitor them after going deep into the sparsely populated southerly wilderness inland - this group wanted to follow the wolves to pick up meat and bones The gnawing hyenas, like the little apprentices, became pitiful worms captured by Gambino's army—but Gambino's methods against them were much crueler than those against Fanna.

But now that they were out of the deterrence of the large army, this group of hyenas who had lost their supply ability and were only half-fed were as manic and violent as if they had pink eye disease.An Jiaye even felt that if the old wolf hadn't built up his power and was hard to offend, this motley army would have mutinied not long after entering the deep forest.

Except for Ronan's "wave group", the girl felt normal. The other mercenaries, Anjaye, believed that they were not the same species as humans. I don't know if the fog distorted their human nature, or they were born with chaotic and bloodthirsty genes, which were hidden. The evil breath in the fog is enhanced.

Even the summoned demons are easier to deal with than them-at least the demons have to abide by the hell contract.

The hostility and prejudice against Gambino, which had nowhere to be released, was passed on to this group of bereaved dogs by Anjaye.

Coupled with the vigilance of self-preservation, the girl began to spread spores in the nearby miscellaneous mercenary team without anyone knowing.

The only thing that made Anjaye feel reliable was Ronan's "Tide" group, which was arranged to guard next to the patrol team.

"Miss, I bet." Elsa whispered into Anjaye's ear, "According to the old wolf's personality, these mercenaries were recruited by him as cannon fodder."

"It's good to know, some of them must be fearful and uneasy." An Jiaye commented on this, "And among the mercenaries, apart from Ronan, there must be other Gambino's subordinates."

The girl fulfilled her duties as the captain, and took the opportunity to warn the two troublemakers in the team.

"The old wolf will restrain the mercenaries. We just need to march quietly and don't cause trouble."

"It would be great if we could restrain them." Bounty kept jumping between the steep mountains and rocks and roots with his long legs, "My dad and I know how despicable the mercenaries who have been wandering in the fog all year round are. The guys who survived on the battlefield are all butchers who kill without batting an eyelid, but the mercenaries who are not bound by martial arts, betrayal and secret stabbing methods are even more disgusting."

In order to confirm the information about the shortcut, soon after An Jiaye was on the road, he specially asked Ronan, who claimed to have "measured the peninsula with his feet", to inquire about the news.

"What's in the Rexxar Mountains?"

"Of course there is a treasure." The bard just squeezed out a handsome smile, and gave a plausible puzzle, "A treasure of extraordinary craftsmanship."

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Compared with the boring journey in the endless wilderness, mountain climbing is a test that tortures the little witches physically and mentally.

Especially the natural hazards with complex terrain and harsh environment like the Lexus Mountains.

Even if it is only the southwest branch of the outer periphery, for the little witches who have just stepped out of the ivory tower, it is the first time in their lives that they have a fierce confrontation with wild nature.

However, the old wolf obviously came prepared. Under his strong coordination, the team crossed the torrents of the mountain streams in an orderly manner, and climbed the continuous ridges in the surging mountains and haze.

He fulfilled the promise before he left, and personally went out to stand in front of the patrol team, taking good care of the little witches.

After surviving the catastrophe in Duer Town, the pilgrims have obviously become much tougher. Even Fanna, whose fighting spirit has been weakened, has abandoned her usual elegant and reserved etiquette without the help of a wandering horse.The noble girl's legs were only suitable for walking in the garden, and she quickly adapted to climbing up the rocks piled up with decayed leaves, biting tightly behind An Jiaye and the others.

As Anjaye expected, Ronan himself joined the scouts sent by Gambino. As the leading vanguard, they used the howling of wolves and the sound of bird whistles to send back useful information from time to time to avoid possible dangers ahead.Coupled with the fact that the little witches sent out their envoys to assist in the investigation, and took turns using various witchcraft such as "exorcism", "building bridges over water", and "avoiding thorns" to clear the way, this huge mountaineering team with hundreds of people only took one day In a short time, he arrived at the first gentle slope on the south side of the mountain without any danger.

In a lush beech forest, the apprentices of the psychic department raised a temporary barrier intertwined with shrubs and vines, and under Fanna's arrangement, they vigilantly divided the camp into different areas with tree walls to guard against hyenas and Gambino.

They didn't bring tents, and in the area designated for pilgrims, they spawned branches, leaves and vines to temporarily build green huts, and took turns to watch the night.

The Dandelion team lived in two large mushroom houses spawned by the giant transformation technique—the mushroom named "conch ball", which was kindly provided by Anjaye, and the giant transformation technique was handed over to Bunty, who was too energetic. Fortunately, there were no troubles under the guidance of Adeli.

Anjaye's move is all to take care of Elsa, who is very particular about the quality of sleep - to save this squeamish cat from scratching and making noise, and even has no time to write notes.

The shape of the "conch ball" is similar to a domed conch with a thin head and a thick bottom, covered with barbs.The inside of the fungus is hollow, and the mycorrhizal has specially reserved air outlets for entry and exit, which are sealed with tough thorny vines, and there are Bill and Lance guarding them.

Even though the inside of the "Conch Ball" is just a narrow and empty small dark room, it is very comfortable to lie on the soft creeper, and the temperature inside the mushroom is also warm, which isolates the cold and fog of the mountains, which is really practical and preventive. High quality natural tent all in one.

As usual, the shadow servant took out the beloved pillow and quilt for Elsa and laid it out.After comforting the cat and falling asleep, Anjaye finally had private time.She gnawed off a stamina mushroom, and with the help of starlight lighting, she began to sort out her pilgrimage notes, and to classify and study the specimens collected during mountain climbing during the day.

The girl regards climbing Lexus Mountain as an ecological investigation full of surprises.Every time you climb to a height range, the species structure that makes up the forest vegetation changes greatly, from aspen forest to nutmeg tree, from beech to twisted leaf pine, and even the fungal species on parasitic trees also change accordingly-it is really a level A three-dimensional ecological museum with a very rich sense.

Occasionally use the eagle eye technique to look up at the top of the cloud and mist, and you can even see tall and tall cloud pines like giants, watching in rows on the higher ridges.

"There are a lot of precious mushrooms in Lexus Mountain. Teacher Rudir will be very happy if she sees them." When the girl rested along the way, she took time to harvest a bunch of rich fungal samples.She drew pictures in her notes and initially recorded the observation characteristics, and then planted the spore prints of several characteristic mushrooms into the Heartbud Staff, planning to try to develop new fungi when she had time to meditate Mushroom combination spell.

The pilgrims passed the first night tired and restless.

Thanks to the witchcraft effect, the little witches can make up for the disadvantage of being delicate and weak - for mountain climbing, "light as a feather", "swiftness" or summoning a clay puppet to carry themselves are all standard spells bit.Otherwise, just climbing the mountain for one day is enough for them to lie down and not get up the next day.

When Anjaye was still dancing with the mushrooms in her sleep, a loud noise outside the house woke her up.

The girl suppressed her anger and dispersed the vines that opened the door, only to see Bill, the gatekeeper, lying on the ground with one foot stepped on the fat white back by the old wolf, his short legs and fat hands kept shaking, trying to struggle and roll Can't turn over either.

Seeing Anjaye coming out of the mushroom house, the old wolf let go of his feet. Bill immediately rolled to Anjaye's side and sat behind his master with an aggrieved expression on his face. o(T ヘ To)

"Sorry, this fat mushroom wants to wrestle with me." The old wolf said without apology, "I like to play too."

"Tell me if you have anything to say." If it wasn't for defeating Gambino, the girl really wanted to fill his mouth with mushrooms.

"Two mercenaries disappeared last night." Every time the old wolf showed up, he would not bring good news. Their corpses, there are oddities in this wood."

Jungle Murder?

Anjaye frowned, feeling that the matter was not simple.She turned her head and looked at Elsa who had just got out of the "conch ball". The white-haired girl showed a happy smile—the original beautiful beech forest suddenly fell into a horrifying atmosphere.

When Anjaye called the other members of the Dandelion team and two big mushrooms, and followed the old wolf to the scene of the crime in the dense forest some distance from the camp, he found Ronan and his Liushuiling guarding the two corpses.

The luxuriant tree crowns with emerald green and golden branches and leaves are connected together, and the vision is a peaceful and quiet deep forest beauty. However, under this isolated beauty, a shocking tragedy has just happened.

Two remnants of human flesh with only thin skin left, adhered to the tall armored skeleton-the form showed a terrifying sense of freshness, a large group of beetles and flies smelling of blood, and the corpse still dripping with pus Climb up and down.

The girls covered their noses and approached with disgust on their faces. This time, Adele managed to hold back her vomiting, which greatly pleased Bunty, who was ready to cover her mouth at any time.

"Miss An, you are finally here." Ronan pointed to Liu Shuiling lying on his shoulder, "Amanda felt a lot of malice."

"Is it sucked dry?" Elsa picked up a branch and poked the bones on the ground, just like a cat trying to test a mouse with its paws to see if it was pretending to be dead.

"Obviously two people were attacked at the same time, but there was no commotion." Gambino squeezed out a sneer and said, "Either they were killed unprepared, or the attackers were far superior to them."

"There are no traces of monsters left near the corpse, it looks like it was killed by a ghost that suddenly appeared." Ronan pointed the tip of his sword at the conspicuous objects scattered around the corpse, "But we found some leftover mushrooms beside the corpse, That's why I asked Miss An to come and look for clues."

"It's not poisonous mushrooms. It seems that they know how to do it." An Jiaye also squatted down with his staff on his back, picked up different mushrooms from time to time to observe carefully, smelled the smell of the mushroom meat, and finally picked out a piece that was bitten out. Tooth marks and gaps in the dark pink large mushrooms.

"It's the sleeping mushroom." The girl held up the mushroom for everyone to watch. "It's a thick and delicious forest mushroom that can be eaten raw. Its taste and aroma are very attractive to animals. It is often mixed with other edible forest mushrooms." , It is difficult for ordinary people to distinguish. Even if it is an adult wild boar, as long as it eats one flower, it will fall into a deep sleep, and it is very effective as a sleep aid."

"Isn't this a substitute for Maleficent?" Jana asked in surprise.

"It's not the same. The side effects of sleeping mushrooms can be eliminated with the detoxification spell." Anjaye began to collect the mushroom samples next to the corpse.

"Then they were killed in a dream after eating this sleeping mushroom by mistake?" Gambino kicked the mummy, showing no respect for the dead, "It seems that the dry food given out really can't satisfy some gluttons. Ghost Appetite."

"Does Miss An know what killed them?" Ronan rubbed his stubbled chin and said, "This kind of sharp and shrunken hole-shaped wound is not normal, not only the blood, but also the internal organs have been emptied .”

"It is roughly speculated that the sleeping mushroom is a kind of mushroom that is often associated with predators. It can help the host to prey on the prey, and take the opportunity to obtain more nutrients and expand the range of transmission." An Jiaye stood up and looked around the fog like a hazy illusion. Forest.

"But we didn't find any traces of beasts nearby." Ronan raised doubts.

"Predators are not necessarily wild beasts." Anjaye stared at the roots of the sleeping mushroom, the developed hyphae dripping with white gelatinous mucus, "It's hiding in this forest."

"Although its traces are well hidden by plant affinity talents, fungi will not lie."

An Jiaye took out the mantra bell from his pocket, shook it lightly by his ear, listened carefully to the crisp echo, and then pointed the mushroom staff at an area on the ground.

"Lance, use the rapid growth technique."

The red umbrella mushroom man quickly shook its "big chicken leg" mallet, and cast a spell towards the place pointed by the little master-the witchcraft took effect immediately, and colorful and diverse forest mushrooms appeared on the ground.

"This is the fungal spore that fell from the monster's body when it moved. We just follow the mushroom."

After the girl finished speaking, she took the lead in propping up her staff and followed her forward, and kept directing Lance to use the rapid growth technique, so that the traces left by the enemy could not be hidden.

They followed the path pointed out by the mushrooms - bypassing the maze-like shadows of trees, they finally came to a shallow river full of reefs and with a strong flow.

Under a majestic beech tree surrounded by three people on the river bank, there is a small stone altar enshrined. Around the altar and even on the roots and trunk of the big tree, there are clusters of colorful mushroom bushes. A weird mummy that bows down to a small stone statue.

They looked exactly the same as the mercenaries, except that their smooth and deformed limbs were naked, with cracked and dull scales, dorsal fins, and tail fins, and they didn't look like a human's short and thin body.

"It's the statue of the god of running water!" Bounty walked to the shade of the tree to observe the statue, and then turned his head to greet everyone.

Anjaye raised his head and sniffed the smell in the air.

"Adeli, Dream Breaker Curse."

The girl with three-strand braids who was thrown away by Bounty seemed frightened by the gloomy atmosphere of mummified corpses worshiping gods. She took out the quill staff with trepidation, and drew a series of flowing curses from a distance across the altar.

As the imprint of the spell turned into a burst of brilliant silver halos, which spread in a rippling shape—as if invisible water waves rippled through everyone's vision, the confusing illusion created by the woods and fog suddenly changed.

"Where is the man-eating monster?" The bobcat girl was still looking around stupidly.

"Bunty, look over your head."

Anjaye frowned and raised the stick of Heart Bud, pointing to Bunty's back.

"Eh?" The girl saw that the companions on the opposite side showed hellish expressions, and instantly a chill that made her hair stand on end exploded from her spine.

The girl instinctively bent over and turned her head, seeing a string of sticky saliva dripping on her shoulder.

"Clattering" a strange wind whistled, and the branches and leaves of the beech tree crown shook.

A strange wooden claw covered with green leaves and branches slammed down on her.

There was a sudden burst of mental whipping screams in the woodland. After the illusion was broken, the big beech behind the bobcat girl was revealed!

It was a hard-skinned dryad with sharp teeth and a swollen face!

Chapter 42 Mushrooms Master the Art of Torture

Don't make me angry, or one day, you will find mushrooms growing on your body. ——"Ankaye's Chat Notes"

Seeing that he was about to be smashed into a meatloaf by the tree spirit's big monster claws, Bunty made a nimble "Lynx Roll", narrowly dodging the heavy blow from behind.

The girl's proficient dodging skills can be seen from the fact that she was honed through many battles under the hands of her knight father in her hometown. An Jiaye felt that it was a pity that she didn't change into a sword and shield to fight monsters in close combat.

As the smoke and dust dispersed, the big tree spirit pulled up his thick legs that had been stuck into the rock and soil, and strode towards Bounty with a "cracking boom".

The ferocious human-faced tumors distributed on the bark spit out sticky translucent high-heat resin one after another, and then clusters of tree root spikes appeared one after another on the ground, rushing towards Bunty like a snake's shadow, but all She dodged quickly with her amazing jumping ability.

"I hate things that look like snakes!" The girl's twisted braids were centered on the back of her head, spinning wildly with the wind like a messy pointer.

Bunty dodged the saturated jet of resin with dazzling continuous back rolls, and jumped into the air by stepping on twisting and wriggling tree roots. scope.

After landing handsomely, after bending her knees for buffering, she raised her hand and shot a flaming arrow in seconds, throwing a spear at the hard bark tree spirit, a big target that didn't even need to be aimed at.

The Dryad blocked the ballistic trajectory with its rough-skinned, thick-armoured claws. After dispersing the flaming arrows, it lowered the swaying tree crown. Its dark facial features pointed at the crowd, and let out a spiritual scream, but the witches who had been prepared for a long time Hit the wall.

Elsa twirled the iron staff and laid a magic shield in front of the team, so that the scream of the mind was as pleasant as the breeze blowing on the face.She was so excited that she was about to summon Shadow Flame to join the battle, but was stopped by Anjaye's staff.

"Don't burn it." Anjaye turned his head to warn the troublemakers in front of him, "I'll keep it for use."

This is a native dryad that is about to become extinct on the peninsula.

Although it is not a tree shepherd born out of heaven and earth like Master Ludir, it is considered a rare species among plants with long legs, especially its symbiosis with a large number of forest mushrooms, which is very worth observing and reference.

The girl stared at the blood-soaked tree root spikes like tentacles—

It's just that this dryad is not a neutral character who can communicate friendlyly, but a cunning predator who is proficient in camouflage.

"Bill, Lance, beat it up." Anjaye clapped her hands and decided that she would capture this rare creature alive.

The emoticons bulging on the faces of the big mushrooms suddenly became full of fighting spirit o(≧mouth≦)o.

Two strong mushroom men were carrying big mallets weighing three hundred catties, and with their left hands supported by the girl's mushroom witchcraft, they set up a tough round shield with a red wax toadstool arch.

Facing the two slowly advancing shield walls, the Dryad moved forward a few steps to gain momentum, then violently raised the big monster claw and swung it, but was blocked by a precise shield from the mushroom hunk, and released the heavy Claw.

The thick mallet took the opportunity to hit the dryad, but after hitting the solid bark and rebounding, it was caught by the tangled claws of the branches, and the two mushroom men began to wrestle with the dryad.

The tree roots spread and flowed on the ground, entangled the chubby limbs of Bill and Lance, trying to drill into the mushroom skin and drag them down. "Skin surgery" has nowhere to start.

The mushroom leader with the "blessing of the earth" - as long as he doesn't meet a warrior with peak strength and skill like Gambino, how can he be afraid of the obscene attack of a bad tree.

"If it's only to this extent, it's over." An Jiaye stretched out the mushroom staff, released a "giant growth technique", and added "bear power" to the two large mushrooms.

Even though the girl didn't put much magic essence into it, the mushrooms in the forest that had been affected by the "Giant Growth Technique" on the tree spirit still grew rapidly, drawing nutrients from the host body continuously, and each plant grew from a fist to a face The size of a basin makes the dryad's trunk as cumbersome as a toad's.

The tree spirit, who was still fighting back and forth with the mushroom man, suddenly became a slow-moving block, and Bill went around behind his buttocks and attacked back and forth, completely falling into the attack rhythm of the two mushroom men.

The two mushroom men with greatly increased brute force, holding the big mallets tightly with both hands, entered the mixed doubles mode.The dryad who was mercilessly beaten by them had just been hit on the stomach by the mallet, and was hit on the back immediately, falling into a cycle of repeated beatings of ghosts and animals, and all the branches and leaves twitched and fell off—if the dryad's body could Distinguish between the concepts of the stomach and the back.

Especially Lance's "Hercules" Corynebacterium, which is a mushroom mace with spikes.

"Xiao An, you said that the sleeping mushroom is delicious, I really want to try it." After the situation entered into a one-sided massacre, Elsa, who was bored watching the play, simply squatted on the ground to pick up the mushroom, "Is there any way?" safe to eat?"

"Yes, take it home and eat it before going to bed." An Jiaye said perfunctorily, "In this way, your sleep quality will be assured."

"A good way." Elsa felt that it made sense, and immediately ordered the shadow servant to stretch out her big black fluid hands, and stored a bunch of large forest mushrooms.