Wandering in the world of martial arts

Chapter 379 The Secret of the Forest

Does Cang Mo know?
Wu Chen was stunned, but he didn't care to think about it, and hurriedly followed Gu Yuan.

"Mo, do you know where these shadow mice come from?" Gu Yuan couldn't help asking as she walked.

"Hmm... If there are no accidents, you should know the answer in a few minutes." Cang Mo nodded slightly.

"Great!" Wu Chen couldn't help being overjoyed.

Unexpectedly, Cang Mo had thought about this problem a long time ago. If definite evidence can be found within a few minutes, then the 1500 survival points must belong to them!

"Let's dig up the roots of this tree and dig all the way in!" Cang Mo ran into the woods and pointed at a young tree that was intact.

"I come!"

Wu Chen picked up his excellent hoe and started digging up the soil around the roots of the tree.

Since there is only one hoe, Cang Mo and Gu Yuan have no tools, so they can only help a little on the side.

However, there was no need, Wu Chen's speed alone was already extremely fast.

Even in order to grab the 1500 survival points for this main quest, he even used his internal strength.

"Mo, do you think the Shadow Mouse is related to this kind of tree?" Gu Yuan said.

"Do you still remember that on the second night, a total of four adult shadow rats appeared, but on the third night, there was only one adult shadow rat?" Cang Mo said something.

"Of course I know. There was a lot of talk about this matter in the camp, and everyone thought it was abnormal." Gu Yuan nodded immediately.

They have been in this dark forest for 6 days, and every night, shadow rats attack.

There was only one sneak attack on the first day, and the number gradually increased.

However, starting from the 4th day, although it is also increasing, it does not increase exponentially like the 2nd and 3rd days.

This also makes the pressure they face in the next three days not as great as imagined.

Another strange thing is the number of adult shadow mice.

Except that 2 appeared on the 4nd day, 3 appeared on the 1rd day, and 5 appeared on the 5th day, none of them appeared at other times. This is rather strange and does not conform to the increasing law they deduced.

"Actually, there is a detail, I don't know if you have paid attention to it.

On the second day, in order to repair the small mine, Wu Chen chopped down 2 adult trees with a height of 4 meters, and by night, 4 adult shadow mice appeared.

And on the third day, Wu Chen chopped down another adult tree in order to invite the woodcutter.

On the 5th day, in order to restore the fishing hut, Wu Chen cut down a total of 5 more that day.

In our camp, at present, only we have the perfect logging axe, and no one else will touch this kind of adult tree. This three consecutive numbers of coincidences is actually a clear signal. "Cang Mo said slowly.

Both Wu Chen and Gu Yuan showed a look of sudden realization.

Wu Chen was the one who felled the tree himself, he knew it all too well, but he never connected his tree-cutting behavior with the number of adult shadow mice that appeared at night.

Now that Cang Mo pointed it out, he realized that it seemed to be the case!

"Including the number of shadow mice that appear in the camp every night, it is roughly the same as the number of trees cut down in the camp during the day.

It's just because the size of the trees is different, and there is no specific person in the camp to carry out the statistics of the specific number of cuts, so there is a little error.

Another thing that troubles us is why we have never seen the shadow of these shadow mice except when we are attacked at night?
Where are these shadow mice hiding?
One thing to pay special attention to is that on the first day, the Shadowmouse that sneaked up that night was the only one that was not killed that day. After it sneaked up and killed a person, it probably left after eating and did not attack the camp. The strange thing is that you chased it scattered for a long time, but you didn't even see its shadow.

Is it running too fast, or that its hiding place is actually near us, but is it more hidden?

Combined with the connection between shadowmouse and trees, I guess that the hiding place of these shadowmouse is probably also related to trees!However, above the trees, we cut them down all day long, and there is nothing abnormal, so it can only be..."

"Under the tree!" Wu Chen and Gu Yuan said this conclusion in unison.

In fact, everyone can notice and discover these things Cang Mo said, but most people don't connect them together.

Of course, now that the system has given a hint, with a direction, it is likely that more people will guess in this direction.

So Wu Chen must hurry up!
After a while, there was only a loud bang, and after Wu Chen's continuous digging, the young tree fell obliquely, but the roots were still stuck in the soil.

Wu Chen simply put down the hoe, and directly picked up the trunk of the tree with both hands. In addition, Cang Mo and Gu Yuan also came to help, and the three of them worked together to pull back hard!

With a "crash", this sapling was finally uprooted from the ground!

But at this moment, suddenly, from the root of the big tree, a black shadow sprang up, and with a move of its sharp claws, it swung towards Wu Chen who was standing in the front!
"court death!"

Wu Chen yelled sharply, and struck out with his palm, and with a "bang", he killed the black shadow that popped up suddenly with a palm!
After finishing the shadow mouse, the three of them looked at the root of the tree, and sure enough, they found that under the big tree, the long and tangled roots were knotted together, strangely forming a circular nest , that size is just enough for a shadow mouse to live in.

After confirming this scene, the three of them looked at each other with some horror in their eyes.

This is really a little scary!
Of course, a shadow mouse is nothing, but the question is, how many trees are there in total in this dark forest?
Tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? Millions?
do not know.

This dark forest seems to be boundless. After 6 days of exploration, they couldn't touch the edge of this dark forest at all!
The current situation is that there is a shadowmouse parasitizing under every tree, so how terrifying the number of shadowmouse will be in the entire dark forest!
Don't look at these shadow rats now. They are cutting one by one and appearing one after another, and they are not attacking them all together. Perhaps, this is because the number they cut is still relatively small!

The hundreds of trees are really nothing compared to the entire forest.

But if they continue to cut down, will they wake up all the Shadowmouse in this forest?
At that time, millions of shadow mice will attack together, including adult shadow mice, even more powerful than adult shadow mice, they have never seen a higher-level shadow mouse, the hundreds of people in this camp, there is no It is possible to withstand a wave, and even Wu Chen himself may be submerged in the wave of shadow mice like the vast sea!
"The main task, to find the source of the shadow mouse, has been completed!
Rewards have been given out to the trialer who discovers the truth first! "

A reminder sounded, and the entire camp was still gearing up, eager to try, imagining that they were the first to find out the truth, and they all froze.

What's going on with your mother?
Seems like a few minutes?

In just a few minutes, someone found out the truth?What an international joke!
"You have already learned the secrets hidden in the dark forest.

Yes, under every shadow tree, there is a shadow mouse, and they are a community that shares weal and woe.

Human beings cut down trees to build their own homes, which can be used as a price, but what is destroyed is the homes that other creatures depend on for survival.

For every shadow tree you cut down, a shadow mouse will be homeless, and will follow you forever.

You should be thankful, because the number of shadow trees you cut down is still relatively small.

The huge shadowmouse group has not awakened a sense of racial crisis because of your actions.

However, this is only a matter of time.

Even if you stop cutting down, the seeds of killing have already been sprinkled on this dark land.

The blood of every shadow mouse is the tears flowing in this forest!
The revenge of the forest is coming!
You got the main mission, escape from the dark forest!

Start from your camp in the direction of the rising sun, pass through the 'Shadow Trail', and leave this forest before the shadow rat tribe riots!

Note that this is a long journey without supplies along the way, please make adequate preparations before fleeing.

You get the optional quest, Lord of the Shadow Rats!

In this dark forest, there is the tallest shadow tree, and the king of shadow mice lives at the bottom of the tree. If you can kill him, you will get a rich reward!However, this will also lead to an earlier timing of the Shadowrat riot!
You got the side mission, escort the NPC!

The NPCs in the camp have helped you a lot. If you can escort them away during the escape, you can gain their friendship and appreciation.

Note that everyone can only choose to accept the task of escorting one of the NPCs. If the escort fails, they will be punished negatively. Please choose carefully. "

The sound of this reminder undoubtedly triggered a major earthquake in the entire camp!

They have no time to care about who it is, and they have found out the truth so quickly.

Every tree is a shadow mouse?
This truth is really too scary.

They all knew one thing clearly, that is, the shadowrat group really rioted, and absolutely none of them could survive!

Many people rushed to the base camp immediately.

In the base camp, those things that were dead expensive and no one bought, now as long as they are useful, they are all scrambled for!
Everyone knows that this road to escape will definitely not be smooth.

There are no supplies along the way, so it is very important to stock up on supplies on the way.

"Captain Li, what shall we do?"

"Are you going to escape now?"

Many people were running around in a hurry. The critical situation made them panic, and they all looked at their backbone, Li Zhiqiang, as if asking for help.

"Please calm down!"

At this time, Li Zhiqiang couldn't feel calm, but he knew that as the leader, he would never be in a mess.

"Escape is definitely necessary, but one should not be too anxious, otherwise more crises will be caused due to lack of preparation.

I would like to ask everyone to get everything ready tomorrow, and we will set off together in the morning of the day after tomorrow to find the 'Shadow Path'! "

(End of this chapter)