Black Soil Forest, peripheral.
A group of eight people were walking quickly towards Black Soil Forest.
The leader was a tall and thin man who looked like a scholar in a blue gown. The man held an iron fan in his hand. He had a long and narrow cheek, prominent cheekbones, and his eyes were always squinting, giving people a sinister feeling like a poisonous snake.
The seven people following behind were all holding sharp blades, and their bodies were strong and agile in their movements. They were obviously masters of martial arts.
The Confucian man holding an iron fan stopped when he saw Black Soil Forest not far away, his eyes fell on a bald man behind him and asked.
"Black Soil Forest is ahead, Huang Lao Ba, are you sure the news this time is reliable? Don't let me make this trip in vain, otherwise you know what will happen."
Upon hearing the man's words, the bald man named Huang Lao Ba immediately patted his chest, grinned on his ugly face, and spoke with certainty.
"Don't worry, Venerable Yan's news this time is 100% true. I heard it from the Sun family with my own ears. That is to say, their team really encountered that thing. Otherwise, there would not be only two people left running down the mountain and finally intercepted by me."
"That's the best. If this thing comes to pass, you will benefit from it."
Hearing this, the man known as Venerable Yan smiled on his face, but it matched his uncoordinated facial features. Even his smile gave people an indescribable awkward feeling.
"And no one is allowed to leak anything about this matter, otherwise I don't need to take action. With the ruthless style of the master's family, none of us can escape."
"Don't worry, Venerable Yan, brothers are not fools. Even if a knife is held on their necks, they will never reveal a word..."
The seven people behind him all patted their chests and spoke conclusively.
"Then let's go quickly. Don't delay any more. If the monkey ruins our things, our trip will be in vain."
Yan Feng raised his eyebrows, and after saying that, he was the first to plunge into Black Soil Forest. Not to be outdone, the seven people behind him tightened their grip and quickly followed.
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Click.
Decay The tree branch was trampled by black riding boots, making a slight crisp sound.
Lin Sheng bowed slightly and walked through the forest.
Bang, he threw a pebble from his hand and knocked down a small gray snake entangled on a branch three meters away.
His strength was so great that even if it was just a piece of gravel, it would blow up nearly half of the little snake's body in just one blow, leaving only half of the body twisting unconsciously.
Lin Sheng recognizes this little snake. It is a kind of snake called Gray Wood Snake. It is also poisonous. Although it is not as poisonous as Crested Snake, it should not be underestimated. Being bitten is quite troublesome.
Moreover, this kind of snake is very concealed, and if you are not careful, you will be attacked by it and get a bite.
However, there was nothing to hide in Lin Sheng's eyes. From the moment he entered Black Soil Forest, he had been extra cautious and always paid attention to the surrounding environment. He discovered Gray Wood Snake hiding in front early in the morning.
In line with the principle of not wasting, Lin Sheng picked up half of Gray Wood Snake's body and found that the snake gallbladder was still intact. He dug it out and put it into a cloth bag. He then searched for the broken corpse on the ground and isolated the fangs and venom sacs.
Although the Gray Wood Snake snake gallbladder is relatively valuable, the fangs and venom sacs cannot be wasted.
After several actual battles, he has determined the value of hidden weapons.
So before going into the mountains, he had already asked the blacksmith shop in the town to make a row of darts and pin them on the lining of his clothes.
The poison sacs and fangs can be used to make venom powder to quench the poison on the darts.
After tidying up, he continued to search around and soon found a few more bright red flowers.
After a little identification, he recognized that the bright red flower was a plant called Red Blood Grass, which contained highly toxic substances.
Lin Sheng put on gloves and carefully picked off the red flower and put it in his pocket.
He had already stuffed four or five kinds of plants of different colors in his pockets, all of which were poisonous.
He had already memorized that Compendium of Herbs, and he could recognize most of the plants in this Yangping Mountain.
Not only these highly toxic plants, but also some herbs with good medicinal value, he also collected and put them in his pockets. After all, in addition to looking for high-quality ape Mortal Beast, he also went into the mountains to make money.
These things can be sold at a good price.
Because his perception is much better than that of others, he has a much higher chance of collecting herbs and other plants.
"The strength of the sense of smell is undoubtedly the most important in searching for herbs and poisonous weeds. It is also more important than eyesight. The Perception Boost brought about by Horned Eagle entering the body is more reflected in the aspect of vision. Perhaps I can choose an animal with the most outstanding sense of smell when entering the body. In this way, the efficiency of searching for various herbs will undoubtedly be much improved."
"It's not just limited to medicinal herbs. Those Strange Beasts also have their own unique smells. In a dense mountain forest like Yangping Mountain, perhaps the sense of smell is easier to find traces of Strange Beast."
Lin Sheng had such an idea in his mind.
It's just a pity that among the Strange Beast that he has put into his body now, there is nothing that has a very prominent sense of smell.
Even most of them are not as good as Horned Eagle.
"This matter is not urgent. Finding Black Tiger Ape is the main business now."
The area of Black Soil Forest is not small, at least dozens of miles in radius.
It has been two or three hours since he entered Black Soil Forest, but unfortunately he did not find any trace of Black Tiger Ape.
He had expected this situation before he came in. After all, this was only the central area of Yangping Mountain. High-quality Mortal Beast like Black Tiger Ape would not be so common even if he liked the environment of Black Soil Forest.
It is even impossible that there is no Black Tiger Ape in the entire Black Soil Forest.
But this time, good luck seemed to favor him. After searching Black Soil Forest for another half an hour, Lin Sheng suddenly heard a strange howling sound.
The cry sounded like crying and laughing, and was quite evil. The sound was not close to him. According to his judgment, it should be two or three miles away.
Hearing this kind of ghostly howl, Lin Sheng's eyes lit up, and a look of surprise could not be concealed on his face.
According to the information he collected about Black Tiger Ape, this is what it sounds like.
"I didn't expect to find out so soon."
Lin Sheng did not hesitate and walked quickly towards the direction where the cry came from.
He didn't run with all his strength. After all, there were a lot of poisons in this Black Soil Forest. He didn't want to cause the boat to capsize in the gutter because of his impatience.
And if he attracts attacks from some Strange Beasts out of impatience, it is very likely that he will disturb those Black Tiger Apes.
As a high-grade Mortal Beast, the combat power of Black Tiger Ape is not comparable to that of the ordinary mid-grade Mortal Beast.
This can be seen from the initial encirclement and suppression of Tusk Mountain Boar.
And compared to Tusk Mountain Boar, Black Tiger Ape is even more difficult to a certain extent.
Tusk Mountain Boar is huge, with rough skin and thick flesh. As long as you are smarter and not too slow, you can still escape from it.
But facing Black Tiger Ape is not that easy.
Black Tiger Ape is known for its speed and agility. This advantage is amplified in the mountains and forests. It has a cruel temperament and is quite vengeful.
And in terms of intelligence, it is much stronger than Tusk Mountain Boar. Once it is targeted, it is difficult to escape.
Even if Lin Sheng's current strength is different from before, he doesn't dare to be careless in the face of Black Tiger Ape.
Not long after, he got closer and closer to the source of the cry. At this time, Black Tiger Ape didn't know what happened, and he would scream from time to time.
As the distance got closer, Lin Sheng became more and more careful.
Soon, judging from the cry, Black Tiger Ape was probably only about a hundred meters away from him.
Lin Sheng raised the iron gun in his hand, gently pushed aside the bushes that blocked his vision, and focused his eyes to look forward.
I saw only a dark ape with long black hair sitting on a thick ancient branch.
The ape is larger than a normal adult man. It should be about two meters tall at a rough glance. Its limbs are thick and powerful. From the outline of muscles covered under its spear, it is not difficult to imagine the tyrannical and explosive power contained in this body.
Looking up, he saw a white cheek that was completely opposite to the black.
Instead of white cheeks, there are fine white hairs growing on the cheeks. The nose is flat and the eyes are round. Even from a distance of a hundred meters Lin Sheng, you can see the cruelty and wildness in his eyes.
"This is Black Tiger Ape!!"
Seeing this Lin Sheng has determined that this big black monkey is the main target of his trip.
His eyes paused on the black claws protruding from the black hair on Black Tiger Ape's limbs.
Black Tiger Ape's sharp claws on its limbs are highly poisonous, and as long as the skin is scratched by them, it will be contaminated with the potent rotten poison.
The Black Tiger Ape in front of me had streams of fresh Blood Flow flowing out from its left arm, sticking the black spear together. It was obviously injured.
Seeing this, Lin Sheng narrowed his eyes and began to scan around Black Tiger Ape.
The strength of Black Tiger Ape is definitely the top among the high-grade Mortal Beast, and someone who can injure it so violently is definitely not weak at all.
Lin Sheng did not rush to take action, but scanned the surroundings for a few minutes. After confirming that nothing unusual was found, he relaxed a little and began to carefully touch Black Tiger Ape on the ancient tree.
This Black Tiger Ape is injured. Although the extent of the injury is not clear, it will definitely have a certain impact on it. This is undoubtedly a good thing for Lin Sheng.
At this time, Black Tiger Ape was constantly sticking out his tongue to lick the wound on his left arm, and his vigilance towards the surrounding environment would undoubtedly be reduced.
Lin Sheng moved slowly and carefully until the distance was reduced to fifty meters.
At this distance, he could see an iron spear or a dart, and there was no absolute certainty that he could hit Black Tiger Ape.
After pondering for a moment, he decided to move forward a little further.
However, he still underestimated Black Tiger Ape's vigilance and cunning.
At this time, Lin Sheng had been staring closely at Black Tiger Ape, but Black Tiger Ape suddenly stopped licking, and instead stretched out his hand to scratch his head, as if grabbing the skin lice in the hair, and turned to the other side of the ancient tree.
Seeing this scene, Lin Sheng frowned slightly. At this moment, Black Tiger Ape's figure had been completely blocked by the thick trunk of the ancient tree. He was not in a hurry and just continued to touch forward.
However, after a few breaths passed, he suddenly felt the hairs on his body stand up, and his expression changed Lin Sheng Without thinking, his legs suddenly swelled, he stepped heavily on the ground, and his body rolled to the side.
The moment he avoided it, he clearly felt the sound of wind cutting through the air and passing by his neck.
Lin Sheng dodged a few meters away, stood up immediately, and frowned at the tall black figure that had appeared a few meters away.
"Black Tiger Ape."
That Black Tiger Ape had touched his side quietly at some point. Even with his perception, he didn't notice it. He only noticed it just when he launched the attack.
If he hadn't been decisive and pulled away directly, I'm afraid that the claw just now would have hit his neck directly.
Even if he couldn't kill him at once, he would still be infected by the poison, and he wouldn't be able to escape the end of death.
Lin Sheng quickly realized that it seemed that Hei Huyuan might have discovered him a long time ago. The reason why he did not take action directly was because he wanted to trick himself. This thought was no less than that of others.
At this time, Black Tiger Ape stood upright, with two dark eyes, looking at his palms, and then at Lin Sheng not far away, with a trace of doubt and surprise on his face.
It seemed that he was quite puzzled by the failed sneak attack.
But soon it looked Distortion, and kept making strange screams from its mouth. It grinned at Lin Sheng, showing its mouth full of fangs, and it was obviously angry.
Seeing this scene, Lin Sheng exhaled heavily, tightened his grip on the iron gun, moved his neck slightly, and showed a ferocious smile on his face.
"Zarp, I wonder if you can still scream out after I smash your head to pieces?"
As soon as the words fell, Lin Sheng was already striding towards Black Tiger Ape.
Since a sneak attack is hopeless, just go for it.
I don't know if Black Tiger Ape heard what Lin Sheng meant, but after letting out two strange screams again, he also rushed towards Lin Sheng.
One person and one ape approached quickly, the iron spear broke the air, and went straight to Black Tiger Ape to smash his head.
He doesn't know much about marksmanship, so he prefers to use the iron gun in his hand as an iron rod.
Seeing that this stick was not easy to deal with, Black Tiger Ape did not choose to confront it head-on. Instead, he nimbly dodged to one side and at the same time stretched out his claws to grab Lin Sheng's thigh.
Lin Sheng did not retract the iron gun to resist, but turned the smash into a sweeping sweep and smashed over.
Black Tiger Ape is indeed very fast, much faster than him, but there is not much difference in shooting speed between the two.
Faced with the iron gun sent straight at him, Black Tiger Ape did not choose to confront it head-on. Instead, he stepped back to avoid the attack range of the iron gun.
It didn't stop at all, and turned into a black shadow and rushed towards the other side of Lin Sheng.
Lin Sheng drew his gun to resist.
The claws of his hands slapped heavily on the gun body, and Lin Sheng felt a strong force coming from him. The strength of this Black Tiger Ape was actually not small, and even exceeded him.
He took two steps back, swaying as if he was unsteady on his feet.
Black Tiger Ape immediately approached Black Tiger Ape and raised his hand to grab Lin Sheng's chest.
Lin Sheng flipped his wrist, and two darts shot out.
The distance between the two was only two or three meters at this time. At such a close distance, Lin Sheng asked himself that he would never be able to escape even if he entered the body of a white ape.
Black Tiger Ape had a look of surprise in his eyes, and the next moment his body made a weird deflection, barely able to avoid two darts.
However, before it could relax, five darts were fired again.
This time Black Tiger Ape couldn't avoid it, and all five darts fell on him.