In this way, the formation of the temporary team changed to that of miscellaneous mercenaries walking at the front, soldiers in full armor walking in the center, and Dick walking at the end.
Everyone was walking slowly in this dense and towering forest. Fortunately, there was a winding path ahead. There were large black bloodstains on the path, which should be the poisonous blood left after the green dragon was seriously injured.
This dried blood can just lead everyone to continue searching for the green dragon.
Geralt no longer falls in love with Little Yennefer this time, but comes to Dick.
Dick understands, slow down a few steps, and put a little distance away from the front.
Geralt whispered, "Dick, why do I feel something is wrong?"
Dick also responded in a low voice, "Those soldiers are not normal."
"Because they had conflicts with those mercenaries, that's why you came to this conclusion?"
"No, on the bridge just now, those soldiers drew their swords when Wyvern came, but their first target was not Wyvern, but me."
Geralt was silent for a few seconds, and then replied, "Be careful, Dick."
"I know, you should also be careful. Except for Leidi and Little Yennefer who are trustworthy, others may betray you at any time. We will act accordingly."
"Okay."
After entering a jungle again, I saw that the woods on both sides became richer, greener and brighter.
Dick Listening to the rustling sound of the breeze and other smaller sounds mixed in, I felt more and more uncomfortable.
Faintly, his sixth sense was warning him.
Dick shouted forward, "Stop everything."
The captain in front raised his right hand to signal everyone to stop, then turned to look at Dick: "What? Demon hunter, what's the matter?"
"My Witcher Senses told me that something doesn't look good here and we need to be more careful."
"What's not going right?"
"I can't explain clearly. I just feel like there is danger lurking in this jungle."
"Hmph!" the captain sneered, "Where in this world is there no danger? Using 'seems' to remind me is not accurate, so continue on your way."
After that, he turned back and let the miscellaneous mercenaries continue to explore the way forward.
The mercenaries had actually heard Dick's words and felt helpless.
These mercenaries now understood that they were cannon fodder exploring the road, but the situation was no better than others, so they could only move forward slowly.
At the same time, he also drew out his weapon and was secretly vigilant.
Dick Seeing that they were still going their own way, they didn't activate the demon hunter's secondary senses and wasted energy in vain. Anyway, someone was exploring the way ahead, and they were the first to be attacked. Maybe they could also use up some fully armored mercenaries who were hostile to them.
Then he looked at Geralt next to him:
"Let's be careful and protect Little Yennefer.
"If there is a sneak attack by Monster, she is the best target as she has no power to restrain the chicken."
"I know, Dick, but did you really hear something unusual?"
Dick smiled and pointed to his ear, "I did hear it. There seemed to be other sounds in the wind. Listen carefully."
"I didn't hear it. [School of the Coyote]'s senses are indeed not as sharp as yours [School of the Lynx]'s, but I trust your judgment."
Geralt pulled out the silver sword from behind. Seeing this, Leidi also held the giant sword in his hand, alerting him from left to right, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings.
In this way, in the temporary team of four people, Dick walked at the front, followed by Little Yennefer, and to the left and right of Little Yennefer were Geralt and Leidi. Several people vaguely protected Little Yennefer in the center.
Little Yennefer also glanced at Dick gratefully, and at the same time raised his head and complained to the big white-haired man, "If you were with Alice, you shouldn't be so careless."
Without waiting for Geralt to try hard to explain, Dick suppressed his smile, and after walking a few dozen meters, he said in a deep voice, "Stop."
His voice was not loud, he was just reminding the other three people.
Geralt also seemed to hear an unusual sound through Witcher Senses. The two demon hunters looked at each other, stayed put, and concentrated on feeling the sound of wind and extra rustling in their ears.
Extra rustle?
Where is the source of that sound?
Questions flooded into both of their minds at the same time. Following the source of the sound, they both looked up at the extremely green and delicate woods on both sides, only to see densely packed venomous snakes about half a meter long climbing on their branches and buds.
Some venomous snakes even have branches that are so crowded that their bodies are intertwined together like twists.
Its head is triangular in shape, clearly different from its neck, and has thick scales on its back. It is a group of green vipers.
If patients with trypophobia see this scene, they will definitely be excited.
Vipers are extremely venomous. If you are accidentally bitten and do not receive timely treatment, you will die from organ failure.
At this time, this dense group of vipers were spitting out messages and staring at the people below with their small green bean-like eyes.
Because its color blends in with the surrounding trees, and Dick only focused on the low jungle on both sides, it did not notice the danger above.
The vipers in front of them did not attack when everyone entered the woods. Instead, they lay in wait for the right moment.
In other words, these vipers are intelligent!
Dick shouted warning ahead, "Be careful!"
Seeing that the vipers on the left were exposed, they attacked one after another.
But what Dick thought was different was that these vipers did not immediately crawl to the ground and bite a few people. Instead, they curled up on the branches, straightened their upper trunks, and opened their tongues to kiss.
With a "whoosh" sound, a piece of light yellow liquid spurted out from it like a tiny water arrow, targeting the four people Dick.
When Dick saw this, he immediately raised his right hand and hit Venom with a fan-shaped Mind Shockwave.
And Geralt also made the same action as Dick, and the distance affected by his Mind Shockwave was almost the same as Dick.
The two shock waves merged together, easily blocking the venom shot by the viper.
A poisonous rain fell on the ground, making a hissing sound and emitting white smoke, corroding the ground into a shallow pit.
The crisis on the left was temporarily resolved, and Dick turned around, but the viper on the tree on the other side had already raised its head and opened its tongue to kiss, and the venom in its mouth was ready to be unleashed.
Upon seeing this, Geralt quickly protected Little Yennefer, but the sorceress stopped talking at this time. She lowered her head, closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and whispered words with obscure rhymes in her red lips. She was casting a spell.
At the same time, the people in front were also attacked by vipers hiding in the trees.
Even after Dick was reminded, these people did not fully react, especially those miscellaneous mercenaries.
Large amounts of venom splashed on their bodies. In the contaminated areas, the moisture in the skin gradually dried up, and the venom slowly spread to surrounding tissues.
One of the mercenaries screamed in pain, swung the knife with his right hand and cut off the left arm that was eroded by the venom, but to no avail.
The venom spreads very quickly, and even self-inflicted wounds cannot stop it.
For a moment, the mercenary's face turned pale, then his lips turned purple, he foamed at the mouth, twitched and fell down, without breath.
The regular soldiers in full armor reacted much faster. They put the square steel shields behind them in front of them, and then leaned on their sides, using the steel shields to resist the erosion of the venom.
At the same time, after the vipers sprayed a wave of venom, the soldiers, in groups of three, were able to quickly climb up the tree trunks in a few steps, standing on the branches and harvesting the lives of the vipers with their long swords.
Especially the captain, his martial arts seemed to be even more outstanding. He jumped more than one meter high with a single leap, grabbed the branch with his armored gloves, spun his body half a circle in the air, and jumped onto the branch easily.
One foot crushed the head of a viper.
After these vipers are sprayed with the first wave of toxins, they briefly enter a refractory period, and their physical fitness is completely weakened.
Coupled with the strength of the soldiers in full armor, in the blink of an eye, the offensive and defensive momentum was different.