12dz Chapter 106: Wonders of Worm Valley
Chapter 106: Wonders of Worm Valley
Above my head, the dim light of the setting sun refracts through the layers of fog overhead to the ground.
Under my feet, the soil exudes a mixed smell of dampness, decay and grass.
A group of colorful ants the size of fingernails crawled across Yun Xi's instep.
She couldn't help but stiffen all over, and it took all her strength to hold back from screaming.
A broom made of leaves that appeared from nowhere suddenly reached out and swept away the army of ants that were trying to crawl onto her feet.
Yun Xi subconsciously looked up and found it was Bai You.
"Thank you!"
Yun Xi forced an ugly smile.
She thought she was not afraid of insects, but it turned out that she had never seen a world full of insects.
The group of ants changed their route and crawled past her feet. Yun Xi turned her eyes and found many colorful "buds" among the leaves of the low bushes.
Looking closely, these are not flower buds at all, but insect cocoons.
The cocoons are one after another, colorful, but the most common colors are black, white and yellow. In nature, the brighter the color, the more poisonous it is. These weird colors look unpleasant...
But there are also "hunters" eyeing us!
An unknown small insect with a grasshopper's head and the mouthparts of a mantis and a mosquito fluttered onto a leaf, its thick forelimbs hanging upside down on the leaf, and its long mouthparts pierced directly into a cocoon.
Cocoon...
Moved!
But its struggle was wrapped in an airtight cocoon, and its mouthparts might have secreted some kind of paralyzing fluid. Soon, the light-colored cocoon shell on the outside was stained with unknown body fluids, and its struggle slowly stopped.
The little insect starts its dinner...
There are too many, there are too many hunting and all kinds of bugs here.
However, no insect sounds could be heard in the entire Insect Valley, as if all the insects were "dumb"!
Yun Xi only looked at it for a while, and the hair on her arms stood up and she got goose bumps.
"Xixi, what's wrong? Are you cold?"
Bai You was always paying attention to Yun Xi's expression, and seeing this, he gently touched her arm.
"Ah? Baba, are you cold?" Mo Xi hurriedly pushed Bai You away from Yun Xi, took out a large piece of snake skin from his own space, and draped it on Yun Xi's body.
"This is my snake slough. Don't be afraid, Baba. These bugs won't dare to get close to you when they smell my scent."
Mo Xi also noticed that Yun Xi was acting strangely.
Sure enough, since he took out the snake skin, even the small insects that were still eating flew away in disgust. As for the colorful big ants that were still rushing around Yun Xi's feet, they also avoided her, and a good vacuum protection zone was formed around Yun Xi.
Huh, Yun Xi finally felt that the goose bumps on her body had subsided a little.
To be honest, Mo Xi's snake skin not only did not have the fishy smell as imagined, but instead had the faint scent of some unknown spice, the kind of fragrance that was specially blended when you walked into a noble SPA salon.
But the insects around seemed to be afraid of this smell.
"Thank you, Mo Xi." Yun Xi apologized sincerely.
Bai You felt a little unhappy after hearing this. He was the first one to notice Yun Xi's abnormality, but in the end, Mo Xi was the one who showed his courtesy.
No, he had to get his revenge somewhere else.
"Hey, where's the leader, Desu?"
It's been so long. He said he was going to look for a mark ahead, so why hasn't he come back yet?
After Bai You mentioned this, everyone realized that they had not heard from Di Su for a long time.
In fact, if they were further away, they couldn't even see the figures at the front of their own team.
"Wait, don't rush forward."
Yun Xi thought about it and took out a bundle of ropes from the space.
"The visibility here is so low, we tied the ropes around our waists."
She distributed three bundles of ropes to the three teams, and then took out several whistles, several rattles, and several small trumpets from the space.
"Team one blows the whistle, team two rings the bell, and team three plays the trumpet."
"If you encounter danger."
Yun Xi added.
"Xixi, do we want to go separately?" Bai You frowned, obviously disagreeing.
"This place looks so big, and there aren't many of us..."
"No, I'm just in case. Let's tie the ropes around our waists first, and then we'll try not to separate and explore one place at a time."
Yun Xi's answer put everyone at ease.
Just as everyone was about to explore the foggy area, Mo Xi suddenly grabbed Yun Xi.
"Wait, something's wrong!"
After saying that, Mo Xi pulled hard on a rope that had already been tied.
There was a rustling sound, and the soldiers who had entered the thick fog disappeared, leaving only...
A bare piece of rope.
There is something fishy, definitely something fishy.
This scene made everyone stop where they were, looking at the thick fog with awe.
"Benbo! Baishu!"
This was the name of the captain of Team 2 who was walking in the front. Bai You shouted several times at the top of his lungs, but there was no sound in the thick fog.
There was another indescribable silence.
"Goddess...should we...continue exploring forward?" Even the most timid Lost Rabbit Orc started to cry.
Seeing that the other beasts were looking at him, he felt embarrassed and had to cover his eyes with his long ears.
"I...I, I, I don't want to do this either, but...I can't...walk anymore."
The soldier's knees went weak and he half-knelt on the ground, looking at Yun Xi with a pitiful look.
Alas, what can Yun Xi say about his own people?
"How about if anyone is scared, go back to this cave and wait for news? If there is still no news by dawn, go back to the tribe directly?"
Yun Xi had no choice but to compromise, but she felt a little angry.
After all, before they even set out, a deserter appeared in the team.
But Yun Xi also knew that taking these "deserters" with her might actually hinder them later on.
"I...can we really do it?" The ones who answered her were all small-bodied orcs with low combat power, such as the lost rabbit orc, the field mouse orc, and the elk orc.
Yun Xi looked at the orcs of these races and nodded.
"You guys go back first. If you find anything wrong, go back to the tribe directly."
"How about you come back with us, Goddess? We don't need the hyena tribe's inventory."
It’s still the Lost Rabbit Orc, he said a little embarrassedly.
Yun Xi shook her head.
"No, I want to find the Worm Valley because..."
But it was difficult to express such a mysterious feeling, so he raised his chin towards them, signaling them to retreat first.
Seeing that Yun Xi, a female, dared to go straight to the Insect Valley, the males...
The male warrior who backed down lowered his head in embarrassment.
"I say, as warriors, you are too timid!" The White Lion Orc obviously felt it was shameful that his comrade deserted the battlefield, but the Lost Rabbit Orc was so frightened that he could hardly stand up.
He swallowed the extra words.
It seems that next time I go on this kind of hunting mission, I shouldn’t team up with timid orcs.
The orcs of the Beast Tribe have made up their minds, but that’s a story for later, so let’s not talk about it for now.
After the team's division of labor was redistributed, a reorganized brigade set off into the depths of the fog.
At this moment, the sky was still half gold and half red. The wisps of clouds were like light feathers, and the orange light was projected through these feathers. The entire Insect Valley seemed to have turned into the most splendid stage.
But even so, the light still couldn't penetrate the thick fog at all, casting a magical veil over the magnificent stage.
This kind of half-bright and half-drowsy light is most likely to make people relax their vigilance.
The leader has been replaced by Bai You. He walked at the front of the rope, holding the rope. In the middle of the rope, there was a small bell hanging, which was the only sound in the valley besides the footsteps!
They slowly climbed a steep slope along the bushes where there was no path.
Bai You, who was walking in the front, suddenly moved his ears. He covered the bell that was still making a soft sound, and then squatted in a cluster of lush bushes.
The team behind him noticed Bai You's reminder and quickly squatted down, holding their breath.
Footsteps approaching...
"I seemed to hear some sound just now?"
A rough voice sounded.
"Oh, don't talk nonsense. This Insect Valley is so quiet that I can almost hear my own heartbeat. Are you hallucinating?"
"But the priest has instructed us to be careful since this period is a time when blood and food are plentiful."
"No, didn't we just capture an orc?"
The first speed...was caught?
Yun Xi and Mo Xi looked at each other, feeling a little uneasy.
"Well, field mice just like to dig holes randomly."
"Didn't the little female from the hyena tribe say that there was a large tribe of several hundred people migrating ahead, and the priests had decided to launch a surprise attack tonight?"
"As long as we guard the Insect Valley and protect the Holy Vine, we don't have to fight in the front. How great is that..."
"It's better to check it carefully. It's better to be safe than sorry."
After saying that, the owner of the voice was about to head towards the bushes where Bai You was hiding.
Bai You clenched the weapon in his hand.
Once the orc got close, he prepared to pounce.
But suddenly, a fishy smell accompanied by the sound of water was heard.
“Shhhhh…ah, so comfortable…”
"Old Hu, can you...can you stay away from me when you release the water?"
The voice that was originally about to walk to Bai You stopped, covered its nose and changed direction.
"Ah...what does it matter? It didn't hurt you..."
"Aren't you going to let the water out?"
The orc named "Lao Hu" invited.
Perhaps the "hushing" sound could particularly arouse the orcs' physical desires, so another orc also stopped and watered a bush somewhere.
Bai You gestured to one of his men.
The two men crouched down and quietly sneaked behind the two orcs who were completely relaxed.
"Uh-huh..."
Just when the two guys who had just let off steam were about to pack up, they suddenly felt a fatal restraint on their necks!
They subconsciously tried to pry the restraints on their throats, but they only heard two soft "crackling" sounds of bones breaking, and the whole person instantly fell limp in their own warm urine.