Astral Apostle

In the next few days, Zhou Jing followed the hunter squad in the forest looking for hunting targets.

Zhou Jing practiced while rushing, as if tirelessly, whenever he had time, he would ask Griff for advice on all kinds of knowledge. When other hunters were free, they would come to give pointers from time to time in order to understand.

In addition to the skills of using daggers, Griff also briefly pointed out the skills of hunting knives, as well as some wild survival skills, which are displayed on the panel as [Weapon Master-Hunting Knife] and [Wild Survival].

Zhou Jing also turned on the practice acceleration function, and the cost is 30 astral points and 20 astral points.

As for bow and arrow skills, the hunter did not intend to teach him.

Zhou Jing doesn't mind, the practice acceleration is not a multi-tasking, energy is also limited, in just a few days to learn three skills in duckling style, enough knowledge.

The level of these skills is Lv0, which means that they have not yet been learned and are not counted in the skill column.

He squeezed time as much as possible to practice the three abilities while on the road, and on the fourth day, he finally got rid of the whiteboard attribute-[Weapon Master-Dagger], [Weapon Master-Hunting Knife] and [Survival in the Wild] have reached Lv1 one after another, and the suffix shows the level of "beginner".

The acceleration effect of the practice ended, Zhou Jing thought for a while, and did not choose to renew.

On the one hand, when you have reached a higher skill level, the cost of practicing acceleration has increased. There are only 305 astral points in your hand, so you need to save a little bit. Another reason is that the expected stay time of the panel is five to seven days, and it has been four days since the arrival of oneself.

speaking of which, I don’t know how to calculate the number of days of stay, and how is the standard of "one day" determined. Even if the length of a day is different for different planets, even more how the main world is different from the current plane... I don't know what the formula is.

Perhaps the judgment is based on the time spent by the ontology? After the consciousness is released, convert the time spent on the main world body with the Time Flow Speed ​​difference, and finally get the stay time in Star Realm, and then convert it to the number of days?

Zhou Jing lacks intelligence in this area and can only speculate wildly. However, these few days have roughly estimated the length of a day in this world, which is almost the same as the planet living in the main world body.

In contrast, he was even more curious about the form of return after his stay expired. Was it because his body suddenly disappeared, or something else... he didn't receive this information.

I knew it when I returned, and Zhou Jing didn't get too entangled.

After the three skills were upgraded, he did not show them out of caution.

The level of beginner is not a big deal to hunters, but he feels that in the perception of these people, a person is impossible to make such a big improvement in such a short period of time, so I am afraid that he will doubt it He had concealed something before, and was suspected for nothing.

Because in the past, in order to inquire about information, I had to attack from side to side. Now I am quite suspicious.

Zhou Jing itself is used to low-key, which is similar to the "cautious" characteristic of this Astral Apostle.

On this road, in addition to having to talk to him, he has maintained a cautious attitude in most cases. The synchronization rate of this Astral Apostle has gradually increased to 26%, but he has not felt any changes for the time being.

Zhou Jing had a safe and fulfilling life along the way, and in the afternoon of the fourth day, the hunter squad finally approached the hunting goal of the trip.

...

"We are very close, the white spider monster is not far ahead."

Baron squatted on the ground and picked up a The root branch stirred a pool of white marks on the ground, stirring up the brushed slime.

There is more white mucus on the woodland ahead, intermittently, forming a winding trace extending into the woods.

Baron threw away the branches, stood up, and ordered in a deep voice:

"Everyone arranges the weapons and prepares the bait. We will set up traps and ambush rings in front."

The other hunters looked serious, took off the quiver to check the state of each arrow in it, and then took out the wild beast entrails tightly wrapped in their suitcases.

These were all taken out of the dozen or so snakes and wolves four days ago, and they were all rotted at this time. The hunt at the time was to obtain these baits.

"The white spider monster is a scavenger. It likes animal internal organs the most. As long as we can use these baits to introduce it into the trap, we can get the first opportunity. Maybe we can easily solve this goal."

Griff stood beside Zhou Jing and explained casually, with the soft and rotting animal innards still in his hands, his face was as usual, as if the tangy smell did not exist.

Zhou Jing tried his best to resist the urge to cover his nose, and asked in a muffled voice, "What does the white spider monster you are talking about look like?"

The goal of this hunter team It was to kill this strange beast. He listened to hunters all the way to say that strange beast was dangerous, but he hadn't actually seen it before, and there was no intuitive concept in his mind.

"The whole body is white, it secretes white mucus, and the key is in the abdomen... Well, actually I have never seen it. I am also hunting this strange beast for the first time. The information is all Captain Baron told us Yes. Before he came to Frostwood Village, he was a free hunter, hunting strange beasts everywhere, experienced and knowledgeable, and a senior strange beast hunter."

Baron heard the conversation between the two, looked back and waved his hands. Denial:

"I’m not too experienced...experience may be enough, but my strength is far worse, I don’t have the courage to take the second xenoblood potion."

xenoblood Potion can be taken multiple times for strengthening, but every time it is taken, the chance of survival is lower... Zhou Jing has already heard Griff on the road.

"As for you..." Baron looked at Zhou Jing and said, "You don't need to hunt with us, you can find a hidden place in the vicinity to hide, or you can climb up the tree and wait for us After the hunt, I will come back to find you."

"I will go with you to help arrange traps. When I fight, I will go up to the tree to hide."

Zhou Jing no Planning to stay, this is too passive.

If this group of hunters fails, they will not be able to walk out of the forest even if they hide themselves. With their lips and teeth cold, they might as well act with the large forces and don't fall behind.

Moreover, he also wants to collect intelligence and see what the strange beast is like, so that he can have a clear understanding of the dangers of this world, and he can arrange actions in the future.

Dean hearing this, shook his head and objected:

"I don’t think it will work, just take him along the way, but when we go hunting, we don’t have the energy to take care of him."

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"This is not a problem, you guys don’t care about me, I just hide on the side. And I might be able to help, such as guarding on the edge of the battlefield. If other wild beasts stray in, I can inform you. ." Zhou Jing fights.

What else Dean wanted to say, Baron raised his hand to beckon him to stop.

Baron touched his beard and thought about it for a few seconds, nodded and said: "This is also OK, it is already evening, we will most likely hunt in the middle of the night, you are indeed good at observation, when the time Comes is hidden in a tree that is farther away. When we fight, it’s good to help us pay attention to the situation around us, and don’t have to do other unnecessary things."

"Okay."

Zhou Jing immediately accepted it.

During this time, he has discovered that the values ​​of these hunters are slightly different from those of Interstellar Era, at least it is easier to trust others.

This is also the main reason why an unknown guy can be accepted.

If you switch to a modern one, it won’t be so easy.

Seeing this, many hunters did not express any more opinions, and silently began to prepare.

Baron took the team forward for a while, found an area suitable for ambush, arranged it as a trap, and then threw down the rotting animal entrails to create an induction route with the end pointing here.

It was not until dark that everything was ready. Everyone went up to the tree, quietly waiting for the prey to come.

...

The night is deep, and the forest becomes quiet, only the sound of leaves swaying in the breeze.

Everyone hid in different trees, no one talked and talked, tried not to make any movements, the breath almost disappeared.

It would be difficult for Zhou Jing to distinguish their silhouette unless they knew where they were hiding.

He also hid in the tree, hiding in the farthest position, paying attention to the wind and grass all around from time to time, while silently calculating the time in his heart.

"We have been waiting for almost three hours, shouldn't they plan to stay here overnight, so their bodies won't be frozen..."

I don't know how long it has passed, A strange crawling sound rang and gradually approached.

Sha Sha Sha——

A huge silhouette emerges in the night, quickly shuttles through the woods, moved towards this side, walking and stopping on the road, seeming to be devouring the hunters Arrange the bait.

It didn't take long for the creature to step into the woodland. Zhou Jing saw its appearance, and immediately suffocated.

The torso of this monster is divided into upper and lower parts. The lower body is like the abdomen of a spider, with eight hairy limbs extending out to support the body and walk. The upper body is an upright slender torso, with a fangs and hideous beast head, and the mouth is chewing on the rotting internal organs used as bait. There is a human-like slender arm on the left and right sides, but the ends are asymmetrically huge. sharp claw.

The body is five or six meters long, and the height is about four and a half meters. The upper body is covered with white skin like a thin film. Occasionally, azure blood vessels can be seen bulging under the skin. The lower torso is covered with a black carapace. When walking, the tail section leaves white mucus from time to time. The overall look is very vicious. It belongs to the style of painting that can scare children to cry at a glance.

"Is this the white spider monster they want to hunt, the so-called strange beast?"

Zhou Jing was shocked.

Small and chic, it looks really exciting!

It's only a bit worse than me playing games!

The white spider monster picked up the internal organs of the animal all the way and stuffed it into his mouth, walked into the center of the trap, picked up the last piece of bait, and the ground collapsed suddenly.

Boom!

The white spider monster was short and fell straight into the crypt trap.

Intensive clicks suddenly sounded, and the spikes hidden in the crypt traps were crushed by the lower body carapace of the white spider monster tenacious.

But there is still a part of spikes that penetrated into the vital part of the White Spider Monster's lower abdomen, which is its soft belly.

"Ziye——"

The miserable howl suddenly pierced the silence of the night forest.

It was like a signal, and many hunters hiding in the tree immediately polished the flint and threw it into the crypt.

Not only did they arrange spikes in the crypt traps, they also covered them with animal fat, and the fire was on.

Huh!

In the crypt, the fire suddenly rose.

The flame engulfed the howling white spider monster, making the dim forest suddenly bright. It's like a huge bonfire.

"Let the arrows!"

Along with shout out loudly, the rain of arrows poured out, instantly shooting the struggling silhouette in the crypt into a hedgehog.

An arrow followed by an arrow, as if you can't stop without shooting the quiver... such a big target, it's hard to miss it!

On the other side, Zhou Jing hides in the treetops and observes in secret.

He knew what traps the hunters had prepared, and he was not surprised at this time. He stared at the silhouette of the flame, which gradually stopped struggling, and muttered in his heart.

"Even if this formation did not burn to death, it would shoot into a hedgehog...should it be killed?"

While thinking like this, Zhou Jing suddenly saw Baron jump off Tree, moved towards the direction of the crypt.

Baron didn't know when he had a small bottle full of green liquid in his hand, bit off the cork, raised his head and slurped swig.

Blue veins quickly surfaced on the bare forehead, and Baron's expression became hideous, as if he was suffering from great pain, but his muscles seemed to swell in a circle.

The empty bottle rolled down from his hand, Baron took off the giant axe from his back, held it with both hands, dragged it diagonally on the ground, and gradually changed from walking to trotting, and finally into sprinting, stepping on the ground. Splash, like a charging bear!

At this moment, the flames in the crypt exploded!

Countless fire stars scattered out, and the white spider monster bounced into the air and flew out of the crypt.

It is full of burn marks, exuding a pungent burnt smell, and dozens of arrows are stuck in its upper body, which are also burning together.

Baron focused on this opportunity, and before the White Spider Monster landed, he was close.

The momentum of the sprint suddenly brakes, and the strong strength and the kinetic energy accumulated by the charge drive the giant axe through a meniscus.

The wind is whistling, momentum is big, power is deep!

The white spider monster was still in the air, and the two slender arms slapped the axe blade.

clang!

Iron axe and flesh and blood, but the sound is like metal collision!

The White Spider Monster had nowhere to take advantage, and its huge body flew out seven or eight meters, rolling on the ground, leaving a burning track.

But it got up on a bone, and looked miserable, but there was no sign of dying. On the contrary, it roared in anger, sharp and harsh, and the air was shocking.

At this time, Zhou Jing eyes slightly shrink.

He discovered that the two seemingly slender and fragile arms of the White Spider Monster caught Baron's heavy slash, only to leave a not very deep wound, which did not affect the movement at all, and was tenacious.

On the other hand, Baron staggered backwards, bearing the same counter-shock force, a large number of capillary blood vessels ruptured, and nosebleeds sprayed out.

"Huh...ha!"

Baron ran out of nosebleeds, his eyes widened and roared, dragging giant axe to rush up again, and fighting the white spider monster head-on.

The other orion still stayed in the tree, shooting arrows continuously to cover Baron. They were all ordinary persons who had never used the xenoblood potion, and suffered a blow from the terrifying power of the white spider monster. They were undead and seriously injured.

Only the official strange beast hunter can face the strange beast head-on.

The tonnage of the strange beast brings immense power. Baron's physical stamina is strong enough, and he seems to have drunk some booster, but he was still shot and rolled over by the white spider monster.

But his axe skills are superb. Giant axe is both a weapon and a shield. In addition to slashing and stabbing, he also has skillful blocking and evasion.

Baron keeps rolling and unloading, turning around the white spider monster like a whirlwind, waiting for the opportunity to leave axe wounds on the opponent, and his hunting experience as an experienced strange beast hunter is revealed, some The action looks simple and unpretentious, but it is extremely practical, and it restrains the white spider monster for a while.

"Ziye——"

The white spider monster screamed angrily, but because of its body structure, it appeared to be inflexible. A pair of giant claws kept swaying away, just like shooting the ground. Like a rat, dig out a ditch with claw marks on the ground.

Zhou Jing saw clearly from the tree, Baron more than once wanted to find a chance to get under the crotch of the white spider monster and attack the other's belly, but the white spider monster paid great attention to protecting the vital points that had been injured.

——Its abdomen was injured when it fell into the crypt, leaving a pool of white mucus and blood on the ground from time to time, as well as some broken organs and tissues.

At this moment, the arrow rain stopped suddenly.

The quiver...empty.

Nine hunters jumped down from the tree, drew their hunting knives and wandered up, tumbling like Baron, turning them into nine skilled pedicure masters.

Continuously attack the eight arthropod legs supporting the body of the white spider monster, and chop out a fire star.

They came up to share the pressure of Baron, and looking for opportunities, they wanted to shovel the white spider monster.

It's just that the physical fitness of these ordinary hunters is limited, and the opportunity is fleeting. They are difficult to grasp, mainly because they dare not be hit by the giant claw of the white spider monster, so they are restrained.

The White Spider Monster focused most of its attention on Baron. Obviously, he felt that Baron was the most threatening. Other hunters couldn't even cut off its lower limbs and carapace. To him, it was like a nasty fly.

It's not very harmful, but it's very insulting.

"Is this going well or not..."

Zhou Jing watched the hunting attentively.

It seems that everyone can't help the White Spider Monster, but the White Spider Monster got caught in a trap and accumulated a lot of injuries. As long as it is delayed, it will become weak sooner or later.

There was a stalemate for a while, and the White Spider Monster suddenly shook, and finally showed a tendency to slow down.

The weak spot suddenly came to life.

A hunter seized the opportunity, resolutely a sliding shovel, brushed the ground from the gap between the two arthropod legs to the bottom of the white spider monster, the hunting knife was pierced into the soft abdomen, and the handle was pulled hard. Pulling horizontally, the blood spurted instantly all over his face.

"His--"

The white spider monster howled miserably.

Pretty! What a slippery shovel!

The others are overjoyed.

However, before they were happy, the White Spider Monster suddenly put away eight legs and sat down.

dong!

The amazing weight of the White Spider Monster shocked the ground, and the hunter who got under it instantly lost his voice and sat dead.

This...Is this a cake? !

Zhou Jing's heart burst.

next moment, the giant claw of the white spider monster suddenly slammed out, and the speed was almost three-pointer because of the injury and irritation.

Rao is that other hunters were not stunned by the death of their companions, so they couldn't avoid them.

bang! bang!

With two muffled sounds, two ordinary Orion were shot by giant claw head-on, flew out more than ten meters, and fell heavily to the ground, with a large amount of blood overflowing from their mouths.

Seeing the situation taking a turn for the worse, Zhou Jing groaned in her heart and couldn’t sit still.

He hurriedly jumped out of the tree and ran to the side of a seriously injured hunter. Can't save people.

"Hey, can you still hold it?"

Zhou Jing squatted down to support the head of the severely wounded hunter. After a closer look, he found that it was Dean.

Dean's mouth kept spilling blood, and he was almost speechless, his eyes fixed on the white spider monster who stood up and danced frantically not far away.

He tremblingly picked up the hunting knife in his hand, with the last of his strength, he passed it into Zhou Jing's arms.

Get the knife quickly and fill my place...

Dean didn't say anything, but Zhou Jing understood what he meant.

Zhou Jing subconsciously held the hunting knife that Dean handed over.

Dean's palm suddenly loosened, and he fell weakly.

I can’t feel breathing anymore...

Zhou Jing looked down at Dean who stopped breathing, then turned to look at the white spider monster not far away, his heart beating violently, The memory flashed back like a revolving lantern.

His life in the past two decades has followed the life trajectory prescribed by the society and lived his life step by step.

Reading, studying, taking exams, graduating, being unemployed...

It has never been like today, facing life and death at close range, and personally experiencing the battle of life hanging by a thread.

Rough, savage, bloody...but with a certain inexplicable vitality.

It seems that at this time, I feel that life is alive, instead of being trapped in the walking corpse where life is gradually numb.

The monster who has the ability to take his own life is just a dozen meters away, at such a distance, he is in danger at any time, and it seems that he should be afraid, timid or withdrawn.

But he suddenly discovered that he hadn't had such emotions at all...just like facing Bonemen a few days ago the night.

——Not only is not timid, but even faintly excited!

The most difficult thing in the world is to know yourself. Before experiencing all the things in the world, no one can say to fully understand oneself.

Experiencing different things, you may make actions that you can’t even believe, and discover your potential to sleep quietly in some way.

No fear, no timidity.

Just the simplest...not afraid.

There is no reason, no consideration...no fear is no fear!

"So this is me..."

Zhou Jing whispered to herself.

The hand holding the knife slammed tight.

The excitement pumped by adrenaline swept every nerve! !