rune hunter

Chapter 13 The Law of Survival
This forest has no name, on the map it is just a part of the northern foothills of the Cloud and Mist Mountains.In the eyes of ordinary humans, there is no end in sight, and the seemingly endless green mountains, compared with the "Emerald Sea" forest that occupies the entire western world, are like the gap between the stars and the moon.

But even so, it is still a real "virgin forest".This word means that from ancient times to the present, this place has never been conquered by any unnatural civilized race.Not to mention the beasts, sub-dragons, giant carnivorous plants, and even unknowable ancient creatures lurking in the depths of the forest, even the forest itself has evolved into a life form that is difficult for humans to understand.

As long as there is enough time, demigods of the natural pantheon, or even real gods, may also be bred in this mountain range.So even though it is always silent and looks so quiet, no one dares to invade it rashly.

Except for the believers of the natural pantheon, or the "hunters" who are themselves in the natural law of the forest, even the most elite fighters here dare not say that they can retreat unscathed.

"The core of the law of nature is survival, natural selection, survival of the fittest."

"The so-called ability to survive does not necessarily require sharp swords or strong strength. Every animal and plant in the forest has its own way of survival."

With two or three blows to clear the undergrowth blocking the way, Al retracted the ax and kicked the chopped branches aside.

"From our human point of view, if we want to survive in the forest, we must give full play to our strengths. Our bodies are weaker than those beasts, but our brains are smarter than them."

A lot of survival experience in the forest was accumulated bit by bit by El himself with his own life.Only when you really enter the forest will you understand that many theoretical things do not apply.

If you want to use words to describe the danger in the forest, no matter what the words are, they are weak.Fortunately, he has been learning his adoptive father's storytelling skills since he was a child, and he knows how to organize language. If it were another hunter, he might not be able to say anything after chewing his tongue.

El had been leading Tiana and Tika deep into the forest for several hours. They walked along a mountain stream for a while, and then went back into the forest before the sun rose overhead.From then until now, there are endless towering trees all around, without any other reference objects, and there is no real road.

So far, they haven't encountered a truly threatening beast, also thanks to El's familiarity with the herd's territory.However, the short-term security often makes people feel paralyzed. The two girls have obviously relaxed their vigilance, which makes El a big headache. He has to learn how to nagging like an old woman, repeatedly reminding them to cheer up.

Tika was carrying a big backpack, and El abandoned more than half of the food in it again, and stuffed it with a bunch of weird but not heavy things.Pans and other kitchen utensils strapped to the outside of the backpack looked comical.The little maid was not aware of this, but was enjoying the scenery along the way with great interest.Her physical strength is actually not bad, but she has no experience of traveling outside before.

Tiana followed behind with her head down, her lips pursed, her pale face flushed from the long journey.Al didn't burden her with extra packages, and at the same time deliberately slowed down.But in the end, her body hadn't fully recovered, and the girl was already a little shaky after walking for a long time.

Due to the embarrassment caused by the excitement in the morning, Tiana calmed down and felt ashamed. The strong sense of shame made the eldest lady not ask El for help all the way, but just followed behind without saying a word. .

Fortunately, whenever her panting sound was a little heavy, a kind hand would be stretched out in front of her, and when she looked up, she could see Tika's lively and lovely smile.

Last night, the two girls whispered in the same bed for half the night, and after getting up, they became good friends who were familiar with each other.Although Tika was very dissatisfied with El's playfulness, she didn't mean to blame Tiana.With a woman's intuition, she had already guessed that Tiana was the one who saved the village in the pharmaceutical industry.The reason why she followed El out of the village was not only her dependence on him, but also her vague awareness of his true intentions.

If she could help Tiana to repay this kindness, she would also be willing to make an effort.

"Thank you, Tika," Tiana said sincerely.While it wasn't intentional, the fact is that she did use Tika in order to eliminate her enemies, and nearly caused irreparable damage.Even now the girl has enough reasons to be hostile to herself, but she still chooses tolerance.

"It's okay, just tell me if you can't walk anymore." Tikka carefully held Tiana's uninjured wrist, and her forehead was covered with fine sweat.

Blind travel without knowing the destination often creates extra fatigue.

Hearing the footsteps gradually disappearing behind him, El couldn't help but think of the exhausted young deer he had encountered.He watched from a distance that the fawn was being chased by some wild beast, and fled in a panic into an unfamiliar woodland.

The young deer fell under a seemingly ordinary tree, and within a few minutes, it was tightly bound by the vines hanging from the tree.When he walked over, there was only a mass of bloody meat sauce left.

In the forest during the day, the threat of wild animals is actually not great, and most of the carnivorous beasts are nocturnal animals.The greatest danger comes from the forest itself - you don't know which creature likes to eat meat.

The place where the three people are currently is basically an ordinary fir tree, and it seems that there is no danger on the surface, and it is very quiet.

However, in the hunter's experience, sometimes quiet is not necessarily a good thing.

There are all kinds of strange creatures bred in the forest, and more or less there will always be some sounds.The most common and loudest sound is the chirping of birds, but these little things are also the most sensitive, and they will flee immediately when they find a threat from a distance.

When you find that the surroundings suddenly become quiet and even the sound of birds disappears, it often means that you have stepped into some kind of "hunting ground" of existence.

In the bushes under the fir forest, there are some seemingly inconspicuous thorny branches hidden. As long as you look carefully, you will find that the brown thorny vines are full of sharp and sharp barbs, and they are faintly scattered. The stench of corpses.

In the rotten soil covered with fallen leaves under the roots of the tree, there are clusters of tender green grass growing here and there. Only through the power of the runes can one find that there is a shimmer of light shrouded in it.If one can see through that layer of illusion, one will find that there are many bones remaining under the grass!

It is conceivable that if ignorant travelers use this place as a resting camp, they will be eaten up in less than half a night, and there will not even be a complete skeleton left.

El stopped in his tracks and signaled the two girls to follow him closely. Unexpectedly, Tika followed behind him step by step, and accidentally bumped into his chest without paying attention.

"Hmm..." Tika wailed with tears in her eyes, covered her sore nose, and looked at El with confusion.

"Be careful. I sprinkled grass ash on your shoes and hands. It can repel insects, but it can't cover up the smell of flesh and blood. Don't touch any plants with your body."

El looked at the state of the two of them and shook his head involuntarily.His speed over mountains and mountains alone was several times faster than now, and it was really exhausting to take these two inexperienced girls with him.

He took Tiana's hand, bent down, and hugged her horizontally amidst the girl's exclamation.Tiana's body is very light, it is not a burden for him.

"Huh?!" Tika opened her eyes wide in surprise, curled her mouth aggrievedly, and muttered softly.

"The master is really a lecherous villain! It's fine to cuddle in broad daylight, but you have to take advantage of the danger to move your hands and feet. Hey, hey, there is a third person here...Obviously I am also very tired."

"Rush to the next safe camping place early, and you can rest early." El knocked on the head of the little maid: "Dare to complain to the master, and you are not allowed to eat at night."

"Bullying people! Bullying people!" Tika whispered while covering her head.

"Aren't maids just for bullying and scolding?"

El responded with fuel, and was threatened by the little maid poking her back as expected.After playing around like this, Tika finally regained his spirits, and the speed of the team suddenly increased a lot.

"Thank...thank you." Tiana blushed and said softly on El's chest.Moon-white hair fell from her ears and brushed Al's cheek.

The warm and soft body in his arms made El inevitably start to lose his mind again, but the murderous aura coming from behind made him secretly warn himself that he was getting angry from eating too much meat recently, but he must keep his mind clear.

Tiana's speed delayed her journey a lot. Although it's not too late now, there are not many places in the forest that can safely spend the night.El strode forward, picking up speed.

"We have to climb over the mountain in front of us before the sun goes down. That is the habitat of the bear family. Bears are one of the few large beasts that are active during the day. There will be no other beasts in their territory. It is very dark at night." completely."

Thinking of the unlucky velociraptor he encountered, El shook his head, it was a special case after all.Anything can happen in the forest, and no one can guarantee [-]% safety.It's just that I have dealt with those bears too much, and I am more familiar with their living habits.

"Mr. El..." Tiana's voice came from beside her ear, barely audible.

"Ok?"

"Are you going, where are you going?"

"Going to the south..." El hesitated, but he didn't have a specific goal for the time being, and he was not very familiar with the world outside the forest.

"As long as you can stay away from the north, I hope the plague will stop here."

　Background PS: The original beginning of this book is a story about Tiana growing from a lady to a hero in the Northern Plague.Later, considering the tastes of the readers of the main station, this story was cut off in the world line of Zhoumu, allowing El to directly enter the plot.But this created another problem, that is, the hidden attributes of Tika in the original plot were completely covered up by Tiana's protagonist halo...

　　——Okay, the above is purely a pain in the ass, students who don’t understand, just pretend to be the author o(∩_∩)o
　　
　
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