Comprehensive Martial Arts: Relying on Pili Martial Arts to Achieve Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Chapter 255: Attack on the Poison Forest
The dense forest was filled with poisonous fog.

The purple-black mist became blurry from ten steps away.

The soil underfoot is soft and moist, with a faint dark brown color, while the dead branches and leaves that are either spread on it or pressed underneath are a unique grayish-white color.

The withering of grass and trees is normal in autumn, but the scene before us is obviously not caused by the climate, because the White Dew Festival just passed a few days ago, and a green area like this should not show such a decayed appearance so quickly.

Therefore, there is only one reason for the abnormality here, and that is the poisonous gas in the air.

Just now, when Lu Ping was outside the woods, he had already seen that the poisonous gas inside was about six or seven meters high, completely covering the trees, and it was unknown how deep the range was spreading. Even if he jumped onto a tree, he was still surrounded by the poisonous fog and could not see the end.

As we move forward, the further we go, the weirder the surrounding environment becomes.

It's not that there were any special sound effects to create the atmosphere, but the "death" he saw made Lu Ping, a peace-loving and life-valuing person, feel increasingly uncomfortable.

After walking about two miles, the color of the fog began to change from purple-black to green.

Lu Ping is more familiar with this color, which is the green that represents "poison" in most games.

As the color of the fog changed, a very light, dull roar gradually came to my ears.

There were more than one roar, and it was very chaotic. It was hidden far away in the depths of the dense forest and the poisonous fog, and because of the surrounding environment, it was difficult to tell how far away it was.

Going further, Lu Ping made another new discovery.

Under the trees in a small area, there are many wooden barrels stacked.

"Why are there so many barrels here?"

Lu Ping was curious and walked forward to take a closer look.

The barrels were still new, and there were traces of wheels beside them, leading deep into the woods, in the direction from which the growling noises came.

dong dong dong——!
Lu Ping knocked on the wooden barrel gently and found that it was empty. After opening it, a faint smell of medicinal herbs immediately wafted out.

"It seems that this place was originally used to store medicinal herbs, and they must have been purchased in large quantities from outside and shipped in."

Each barrel has a distinct scent, but not all barrels smell the same.

Lu Ping smelled all the twenty or thirty wooden barrels that the other party had placed here, and was surprised to find that these many barrels had only contained two or three medicinal herbs.

"It seems that the smell of one of the herbs is very familiar. Is it... Andrographis paniculata?"

Andrographis paniculata is not a particularly rare or expensive medicinal herb. It is just that under normal circumstances, only medicinal herb dealers would purchase and use it in such large quantities.

"When we were at the Yinhuai Ghost Market, Feng Duyue once said that a group of people had bought a large amount of Andrographis not long ago. Later, Qu Yun proved that Andrographis is one of the important materials for refining poisonous corpses. On the way in just now, I also saw a lot of messy footprints, and those footprints were inwards but not outwards..."

"It seems that our guess was correct. The deep place in the forest is where those people made the poisonous corpse."

Lu Ping put down the wooden barrel and continued walking inside along the ruts on the ground.

Different from the strange atmosphere when we came in just now, this time some poisonous insects gradually appeared on the road.

These poisonous insects were either hung on books with silk or lying in wait in the grass, then they would aim at the blind spot in Lu Ping's sight, suddenly swing over or jump out, with their mouths wide open, fangs bared, and thorns exposed, and attack Lu Ping fiercely.

Fortunately, I wore long sleeves and long pants, otherwise it would be troublesome if I got bitten...

Whoosh—pop!

After dodging another sneak attack from the poisonous insect behind him, Lu Ping swiftly released a burst of energy to cut the attacker in half, and then watched its body fall from the air, hitting the ground with a thud, and a milky white slurry burst out, splashing all over the ground.

"Disgusting……"

"Since just now, this is the seventeenth time that the poisonous insects have attacked. Are all the poisonous creatures in this depth so violent?"

"Or is it because of the influence of these gases in the air that it has become irritable?"

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a rustling noise coming from the front, and the low roar that had been lingering in my ears was getting closer and louder.

"Is something coming?"

Blocked by the dense forest and miasma, Lu Ping could only vaguely see several black shadows moving quickly.

These black shadows seemed to be crouching like brainless beasts, and as swift as leopards. They crossed a distance of hundreds of meters in a few breaths, coming from the depths of the forest to a few meters away from Lu Ping.

Whizzing……

The black shadow did not rush to attack Lu Ping. Instead, it used the surrounding trees and thick fog to conceal its tracks, gathering strength and waiting for the right moment to strike with one blow.

"You're not going to attack? That's a bit of wisdom..."

Compared with humans, wild animals have keener senses and intuition, and can judge the gap between the enemy and ourselves more clearly to ensure the success rate of the hunting process.

But Lu Ping knew that those who were lying in ambush and preparing to attack were most likely not ordinary wild beasts in the forest, but the captured prisoners or the innocent villagers who had been killed.

Thinking of this, Lu Ping couldn't help feeling a little sad and compassion.

It was precisely this distraction that allowed the lurker in the darkness to find a rare opportunity.

Just then, the grass moved slightly, and an agile black shadow rushed towards Lu Ping's back from the blind spot behind him!

Bang——! ! !
Its movements were as fast as lightning, no less than Dongfang Bubai, and with its fangs and claws bared, it could move sideways four or five meters in the blink of an eye. An ordinary person would not be able to react in time.

But who is Lu Ping?
In his eyes, such a sneak attack was no different from a three-year-old child's fist.

When the shadows came near, Lu Ping had already released his mental power, alert to any movement around him, so he reacted immediately when the other party attacked him. With a tap of his toes, he moved sideways several meters and easily dodged the attack from behind.

Time seemed to stop, allowing Lu Ping to carefully observe the attacker.

I saw that the other person was a young man of ordinary appearance, who looked to be less than 30 years old. He was wearing a simple, rough, patched, and bleached cloth.

If nothing unexpected happens, he should be one of the missing villagers.

However, this man's current condition is not very good, because not only is his skin gray all over his body, but his eyes are also glowing red, his body is surrounded by green poisonous gas, his nails are an inch long, and his teeth are more prominent than those of ordinary people.

The overall look is like a wild beast.

This unusual appearance, even if it was the first time he saw it, Lu Ping could guess what the other person was like -

"Poisonous person?"

There is more than one poisonous person.

The first poisonous person to launch a sneak attack was the one who could least contain himself in the entire team.

When Lu Ping dodged his attack, he exposed more flaws than when he was standing still just now. So the other poisonous people who were lying in ambush nearby also launched attacks and pounced on Lu Ping who was still uncertain!
Lu Ping dare not be careless.

The poisonous people are different from the opponents he had encountered before. They are similar to zombies. If ordinary people are caught or bitten by them, they will be infected by them.

So when facing attacks from all directions, Lu Ping would dodge and hide whenever he could, not daring to fight too hard.

"Three... five... seven... seven in total?"

I can handle seven poisonous people, but I don’t know if the others can do it…

"It's really troublesome!"

While Lu Ping used the Water Wind Step to dodge the attacks of the poisonous corpses, he observed the movements and attack habits of each poisonous man, then seized the flaws and retreated.

Looking back, I already have this unique beauty in my hands.

"A night of spring breeze, the shadows of the waves, the sword holds the plum blossoms tightly, never letting them wither!"

The sword in his hand moved instantly, and ice flowers condensed in the air.

As the sword move was made, the temperature around dropped sharply, and the forest instantly turned into an ice field, and the bright green turned into white frost.

The center of the dense forest, which was originally surrounded by poisonous gas, was stained with a thick layer of white.

The ground, the grass, the tree roots...

Everything within three feet of the ground was instantly frozen into ice by the cold internal force activated by Lu Ping.

The seven poisonous corpses realized that their feet were frozen and they could not move. Their faces immediately became more ferocious. They twisted their waists frantically, trying to lift their legs to escape from the ice, but they could not break free no matter how hard they tried.

Crack-!
A crack appeared on the ice that sealed the poisonous corpse's feet. Seeing this, the poisonous corpse worked even harder, growled, and increased its strength by three points, trying to break free in one fell swoop.

The ice was under pressure, and seemed slightly unstable. Tiny ice crystals fell from the poisonous corpse's legs.

Just when the poisonous corpse was about to escape...

bass--!!

Seven colder, thicker, and higher blocks of ice rose from the ground, covering the ice that was only above the knees, and climbed all the way to above the waists of the poisonous corpses, freezing their hands before stopping.

Now the poisonous corpses couldn't even twist their waists or bend their fingers, let alone escape. They could only stare at Lu Ping with their eyes wide open, while letting out dry roars from their throats.

"It's so pitiful..."

Lu Ping sighed, put away his sword, walked forward, and carefully examined the seven poisonous corpses.

Among these seven poisonous corpses, six were dressed as ordinary villagers, but the last one was different. It was dressed in prisoner uniform. Lu Ping had seen this prisoner uniform before in the Hundred Victory Camp. It was produced by the Iron Army Guard.

So it was obvious that this man was one of the prisoners who were kidnapped.

After the poisonous corpse was frozen, its mental state deteriorated significantly.

After they roared at Lu Ping several times, the volume gradually became lower and the frequency began to decrease. Finally, they simply closed their eyes and stopped moving.

That feeling is just like cold-blooded animals going into hibernation when they get cold.

"Is it quiet now?"

Seeing that these poisonous corpses fell into a deep sleep, Lu Ping did not attack them anymore, but looked deeper into the jungle.

He couldn't believe that there were only seven fully formed, and powerful, poisonous corpses in the forest.

The more likely possibility is that up to here, we are only at the outermost edge of the enemy's nest, so only these weakest poisonous zombies were sent to guard it.

The deeper you go, the more poisonous zombies you will encounter and the stronger they will be.

"I don't know if other people have been attacked by poisonous corpses like me..."

"But with their strength, they should be able to escape, right?"

(End of this chapter)