Sword and Magic and Taxi

The cold river water kept trying to pour into Zhao Mai's mouth, with the disgusting taste of alchemy potion; white waves hit his eyes, and a layer of slippery grease climbed up, making it uncomfortable and sticky.

Under this situation, it was difficult to see clearly in the distance, and the thick fog caused by Lucius still had not dissipated. As he came ashore, it had already covered the west bank of the river. Zhao Mai wanted to call for help, but he had to spit out the water in his mouth first, right?

The huge backpack was as heavy as a stone, constantly pulling hard on his back, trying to drag Zhao Mai to the bottom of the water. Zhao Mai held the grain reserves in one hand and the wooden shield in the other, leaving only his mouth empty. He took a sharp breath, lowered his head, relied on the touch of his tongue and lips to find the strap tied to his chest, and then pulled hard.

It is estimated that the gums will bleed by this time. The straps of the backpack were loosened and the backpack opened. Then the water pulled, Zhao Mai pulled out his arms one by one, and he was finally liberated!

The wooden shield was floating on the water, and the reserve grain had climbed up. He was biting Zhao Mai's collar with his teeth and dragging him up. Zhao Mai is not that greedy. He only needs to lie on it with his upper body to get enough buoyancy. The oily smoke river carried the two of them all the way down, and after a while, they could no longer see the place where they fought the kobolds just now.

After taking a few hard breaths, Zhao Mai started paddling toward the river. The water quality of the Youyan River is not good. There are no aquatic plants in the water to interfere with the water, and there are no fish to disturb the water. Paddling is not difficult. But the pain under Zhao Mai's left rib where he was injured by the magic missile was so painful that he didn't even dare to breathe hard. Maybe one of his ribs was broken.

He had no choice but to hold the shield with his left arm, and slowly moved his right arm and legs, gasping and sweating as he moved. Reserve also came to the edge of the shield and stretched out a small paw to paddle through the water. However, he always looked in the wrong direction, causing the shield to keep spinning.

After finally stepping on the bottom of the river, Zhao Mai limped ashore. Although the fighting time is short, it consumes a lot of physical strength. This is where the junior apprentices lack experience. The mind is too tense, and the muscles are also affected in the same way, so I always act in an overloaded manner. How can I lie down without getting tired?

Li Li shook his body vigorously to shake off all the water on his hair. Then it came to Zhao Mai, stuck out its tongue and checked around, and then very smartly took the initiative to do the lookout work.

Zhao Mai opened his leather armor, checked his wounds, and then shook his head. This is not a wound that can be healed naturally. It seems that magic must be used. He only has two first-level spell slots, one for magic berry and one for treating minor injuries. You must know that a potion to treat minor injuries costs fifty gold coins, which is far more than the value of a spell slot. How could he not always leave a slot for healing spells?

I have never experienced the effects of healing spells before, and now I want to give it a try. Being at the edge of the forest, the natural force here is very abundant, and the effect of the spell has also been improved. Zhao Mai heard a rattling sound in his body, accompanied by the numb and whooshing feeling when the bones rubbed. After that, the pain in the muscles and skin also eased, and several small scratches began to scab.

After simply treating the minor injury, Zhao Mai no longer had to worry about the condition of the wound. All that was left was to eat well, sleep well, and wait for it to heal naturally. Is it so effective in treating minor injuries? He also felt a little incredible. The strength of the magic missile is not high, so the wounds caused should not be too severe. Maybe it is just because my body is too weak that the wounds appear to be terrible, right? I believe that in the future, as long as we continue to improve our affinity with the force of nature, the steady stream of vitality will continue to strengthen our body.

We need to check the equipment. We can't use our bare hands. Zhao Mai opened the bomb bay of the Megalodon musket, took out the cartridge case and put it away, while cleaning up the residue after burning. There are no smokeless ******s these days, so there will always be some left in there. If it is soaked in water, it will inevitably turn into mud.

Not a single bullet in the belt was lost. I have to say that Green's skills are really good. However, during the struggle, the wax seal of one bullet was erased and the gunpowder inside became watery. Zhao Mai was reluctant to throw it away, so he kept it in his belt until he had the opportunity to reconstitute the gunpowder in the future.

The food reserve suddenly barked and rushed towards the river. Zhao Mai turned around and saw that his backpack was half sinking and half floating, being carried by the current to a place close to the river bank. He hurried over, stood in chest-deep water, fished it out with his hands, and then dragged his backpack ashore.

The bag was washed away by the current, and some things inside were lost, including Zhao Mai's favorite pot and the most valuable large canvas. Originally, this canvas could be used to make tents, quilts, or even stretchers and beds, but now it has all come to nothing.

There are not many usable items left, the sling is still there but the projectiles are gone; there is only one candle left, but it can still be melted down to replenish the wax seal at the bottom of the shell. The water bladder is still there, which is almost the best news. The cool spring water inside is not comparable to the smelly water of Youyan River. Even though he had just come up from the river, Zhao Mai still felt a little thirsty and hurriedly shared the remaining sweet water with the reserve grain.

A rope slipped from the backpack strap and hung limply on the ground. Follow the rope to find the disconnection, which is obviously cut by a sharp weapon! A surge of anger suddenly rose in Zhao Mai's heart, this bastard actually hurt me like this!

Calculating the remaining length of the rope, it can only be Lucius's fault! Why did he cut off the rope? Did he think he could do whatever he wanted under the cover of thick fog? I didn't expect it, I always thought that some of his mothers-in-law were annoying, but I didn't realize that he had such bad intentions!

There is a kind of person in this world that Zhao Mai can never forgive, and that is the traitor who betrayed his teammates! Everyone worked together to escape from the kobolds' pursuit. No, before we could escape completely, Lucius, you bastard, you started to abandon your teammates at the back? Will this do you any good? Do you think a small river can drown me?

Zhao Mai took action immediately, packed up his things quickly, left the river bank, and hid in the woods. Lucius broke the rope in the thick fog, and even after he got ashore, he had to explain what happened to the other two people. No matter how eloquent he was, Aphra and Ziyue would probably choose to search downstream. Even if they take a step back, their patrol mission is not over yet. Lang'er Town is still downstream. If they walk along the river, they will inevitably reach Zhao Mai's current location.

So Zhao Mai hid, captured the Megalodon in his hands, and prepared to teach Lucius a profound lesson.

Time passed quickly, and waiting became very boring. The reserve turned over, exposing his belly and continued to sleep. The surroundings were so quiet, it was as if I could even hear the sound of the sun setting. Zhao Mai moved his stiff fingers, put a small awning on his forehead, and looked upstream.

How long have you been floating in the river? It's only a few kilometers away from death, right? Is it time to come over anyway? Could it be that the three of them were so frightened that they turned around and went back to the community? Zhao Mai thought for a while, this was very inconsistent with their character. Facing the unknown situation, he began to hesitate.