The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

Barack and his hunters didn't announce the monster footprints, they just stepped up their guard secretly, and the hunters who were in charge of guarding the surrounding area and exploring the way ahead were no longer alone, but always kept five people in one. Group.

This kind of personnel arrangement led directly to loopholes in the overall defense of the team. Some wild beasts approached the marching team through these unintentional loopholes, waiting for an opportunity to attack. Those with the ability to drive or hunt them down, but it caused some panic among the asylum seekers.

Some people who are very sensitive to danger also noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. They put the weapons they hid earlier on where they could be pulled out at any time, and moved their walking position to a position slightly closer to the center, so that they could keep themselves in the same position. A location that is vulnerable to surprise attacks.

Leo and the Web Weaver still follow behind the big team, but Leo will leave the team from time to time to deal with some beasts that are enough to pose a threat to the lives of these ordinary people.

The sons of the swamp who appeared last night did not reappear, but left a lot of footprints, and even left some very new footprints in some far away places. It can be seen that these sons of the swamp have been following these people, even Leo Many footprints of monsters that do not belong to the Son of the Swamp were also found, and it seems that they should be other family members or unknown monsters.

These footprints made Leo unconsciously think of some legends about the Dibia Mountains, and he was also puzzled about the origins of these family members or monsters that began to appear frequently.

Because the inland source of the Dibia Mountains is in the Black Forest, there has always been a saying that the Dibia Mountains are a part of the Black Forest and an external extension of the Black Forest. It's just that although this kind of statement has always existed, no one has ever recognized it, because the Dibia Mountains are not like the Black Forest that will spare no effort to swallow any intruders. There are many people living in the mountains of the Dibia Mountains Among the steep mountains, they survived by relying on the various outputs of the Dibia Mountains. Those mountain people would encounter danger when entering and leaving the deep mountains, but compared with the dangers of the Black Forest, this level of danger was like strolling in their own backyard.

However, Leo now feels that this legend may not be just a rumor. Judging from the footprints left in the snow, there should be a large number of family members and beasts of different ethnic groups inhabiting the mountains of the Dibia Mountains.

It's just that there were not many rumors about the existence of these family members and monsters in the past, and they were very scattered, making it difficult to distinguish between true and false. But now these family members and monsters appear on a large scale, and they wander around these refuges like a pack of wolves hunting. Surrounding the attackers, waiting for an opportunity to attack, this situation is really weird.

If there were only a few dozen or more than a hundred people in the refugee team who crossed the Dibia Mountains, it would make sense to be targeted by these unknown family members and monsters. After all, fewer people have less strength, which is conducive to hunting. But now there are more than 1,000 people in this mountain-climbing team, at least 400 of them have combat experience and complete weapons, and the rest also have certain combat capabilities. Even if such a team is placed on the battlefield of Miria City, it can be regarded as a powerful team.

Even if those family members and monsters have some special abilities or powerful forces, if they have to deal with such a team, the final result may be mostly failure, which will only increase casualties to their own group.

Creatures with a little bit of intelligence will calculate the gains and losses. Although those family members and monsters are not human, it does not mean that their intelligence is weaker than humans. But the reality now is that they have indeed made a thankless decision. It seemed very abnormal to Leo.

The Web Weaver descended and appeared in the real world, harvesting the souls of dying people at such a close distance, and a large number of unknown family members and monsters who had disappeared also ran out to hunt a group of war refugees. Leo felt that there must be something in it. connection.

"Is there any special person among these refugees?" Leo suddenly had a guess, and turned his head to scan the refugees several times, and at the same time carefully checked the status of these people with the mental net.

Although Leo couldn't find any special existence among these people that would attract the attention of the family members and monsters, he still found some interesting things, such as a wizard disguised as an ordinary old man, and some civilized family members who can suppress the mutant parts , In addition, there are many ordinary people who have some spiritual reactions.

"What's going on here?" After learning about the situation, Leo couldn't help but feel puzzled, because there are too many people with psychic reactions in their bodies, the number is unbelievable, there are more than two hundred people.

The so-called psychic reaction is the conditioned reflex produced by the body when ordinary people come into contact with psychic energy. Some people with weak performance will only shiver, while those with strong reactions will experience dizziness and other uncomfortable reactions. Having a psychic reaction on the body does not mean that this person is a psychic, but only means that this person has the potential to become a psychic.

In the past, Leo had also discovered some people with spiritual reactions, but no matter whether it was the former Miria City or the Lake Town in the dream world, there were very few people with this kind of spiritual reactions, and the total number did not add up. to a hundred people. However, now he has easily found more than 200 people with obvious psychic reactions in the fleeing team of more than 1,000 people. This situation is very unusual, just like the family members and monsters appearing around the fleeing team .

With these doubts, Leo was also paying attention to the situation of these people while eliminating some fatal dangers around the fleeing team. Some small details that he hadn't noticed before and considered meaningless became more unclear in his eyes. meaning.

The fleeing team went smoothly along the way. Although some people were injured due to some accidents, overall there were no casualties, and because there was no wind and snow blocking them, they had already passed through the area at noon. At any time, the bottom of the valley entered the foot of the opposite mountain.

After a short rest and something to eat, the team continued on the road, but this time Barack did not lead everyone over the mountain, but walked deeper into the mountains along the winding glacial river at the foot of the mountain.

Different from the valley full of gravel, both sides of the glacier river are covered with giant redwoods unique to this area. This kind of tree is the best furniture and building materials, but because most of them grow in the deep mountains and are difficult to transport, so There is little circulation in the external timber market.

However, for the people in this fleeing team, the value of the Giant Sequoia is not on their minds. All the thoughts in their minds are to find a place to camp as soon as possible and have a good rest.

Compared with the valley in the morning, the road in the giant redwood forest is much easier to walk. The ground is covered with dirt accumulated after countless years of fallen leaves decaying, and it is covered with a thin layer of snow, which is neither very easy for people to step on. It is soft and not very hard, and it is very comfortable to walk on, not to worry about a snow-covered pit suddenly appearing somewhere, and there is no risk of injury.

It's just that the road is easy to go, but people's mood has turned bad, because the branches and leaves of the giant redwoods cover the sky, and when walking in the forest, the surroundings are pitch black, and only a little light can pass through. The leaves are falling down, making people barely able to see the surrounding things clearly.

In such a dark environment, emotions will inevitably be affected over time. Everyone becomes extremely sensitive, and a slight disturbance will cause a commotion. Some people even have slight hallucinations, always feeling that they are in the darkness of the surrounding forest. In the middle, something is watching them.

Before leading the team into the forest, Barak had already made preparations, such as changing the formation of the team, organizing people with weapons, and dispatching them to different positions of the team according to the team, assisting the outer hunter team to protect the team's safety. , and asked loudly from time to time on the way to let everyone know that they are safe now.

Undoubtedly, in terms of the arrangement of the team's various affairs and the handling of unexpected situations, Barack has achieved perfection and can hardly find any faults. However, no matter how perfect the arrangement is in advance, it is difficult to control the changes in people's hearts.

As the team went deeper into the forest for longer and longer, everyone could see the endless darkness of the forest, and couldn't help but have an illusion in their hearts that they would never be able to get out of the forest. Under the influence of the illusion, no matter how stable their mentality was, Inevitably there will be panic.

Under the influence of this panic, someone tried to suggest that the team walk along the edge of the glacier river, so that they could look up at the sky and have sunshine around them, which would relieve the uneasiness in the team.

But Barack vetoed it without even thinking about it. He, who has been in and out of the deep mountains all year round, knows very well that although the glaciers and rivers seem to have as little water as the mountain streams, it is not enough to pose a threat to anyone, but once the wind and snow stop, the sun will When it shines on the glacier, the snow on the glacier will melt quickly, and it is possible to turn this calm stream into a raging river in the blink of an eye.

It would be fine if he was walking alone on the edge of the glacier river. He could escape to a safe place before the crisis came, but now there are more than a thousand people in the team, and there are many old people and children with disabilities. In an accident, it was difficult for him to sit down and let everyone leave safely.

If there are casualties at that time, it will not only affect the morale of the team as a whole, but also cause obstacles to the next journey, and may even blame him for the casualties, which will damage the prestige he has just established and affect his reputation in front of those dignitaries. image and competency assessment.

Although he did not agree with the proposal of walking on the edge of the glacier river, Barack agreed to the proposal of other people to camp and rest, because he found that if he continued to walk, not only would he not walk fast, but it would also affect everyone's emotions. Stop, take a break, and recover from your low mood before continuing.

Therefore, Barak quickly found a small mound without too many trees and a wide view as a place to camp.

When the news of camping spread, everyone couldn't help cheering, and the morale that had been depressed was suddenly lifted. Although the distance traveled today was much less than yesterday, everyone felt more tired than yesterday , eating the first hot food and getting a good night's sleep became what they most wanted to do.

In the giant sequoia forest, there are a lot of dead branches falling from the trees. These things are very suitable for camping. These inexhaustible and inexhaustible dead branches can be used.

The completeness of the basic materials and the experience of camping once made the construction of the camp much faster than yesterday. In less than an hour, the entire camp has been set up, and there are even plenty of time and materials. Put some fences on the outer frame and arrange some traps to block possible wild animal attacks.

Just like yesterday, Leo and the Weaver still stayed at the edge of the camp. After dinner was ready and everyone gathered together, drinking hot soup, eating toast, and talking to each other, the family found yesterday again. They sent Leo and the Web Weaver, gave them food such as toast, and even brought a few blankets to keep out the cold.

Leo took the food and blanket without politeness, nor did he thank him, but secretly strengthened the witchcraft in this family.

This kind of witchcraft is not the witchcraft of the Velen world, but originated from the dream world. It is a witchcraft called magic protection created by the wizards of the wizard association combining dispel, secondary strengthening and shield surgery. . This kind of witchcraft can not only spontaneously disperse any beasts or evil creatures approaching with hostility, but also strengthen the body and spirit of the subject for a time limit. When necessary, witchcraft can also release all psionic energy to form psionic protection Shield, protecting the subject.

If a day ago, those who saw Leo and the Web Weaver just thought they were weirdos or people looking for death, then no matter how dull people are now, they can see that these people are not simple.

However, even so, no one dared to come forward to greet them, not only because of some unexplained concerns, but also because they were not interested in greeting Leo and others, and they were not even willing to approach these people .

Leo could feel that the reason for this situation had nothing to do with him, it was entirely because the Weaver of the Web always exuded a power similar to the human dispersal or negligence in witchcraft, and this power could subtly It affects the mood and thoughts of everyone around, making these people unconsciously ignore the existence of the Web Weaver, and Leo, who has always stayed with the Web Weaver, passively endured the effects of this power .

Because this psychic energy was too weak, Leo didn't notice it for a while, and now that he discovered the effect of this power, he also had a little interest in the little girl and her family, because from various situations... See, that family is obviously immune to this kind of psychic energy, hence the kind gesture.

What's even more interesting is that this family is also the family with the most peculiar reactions among all the ordinary people who Leo found had psychic reactions. Others reacted either with chills or dizziness, but only their family would instantly enter a state of deep sleep and speak some languages ​​they had never heard before.