Chapter 487: World Border Journey (1)
The first day after leaving the Three-Point Land: After a night of recuperation, Hua Mulan is full of energy again, and the team is able to set off smoothly to the Great Wall border.
Day 2: After a night of "careful consideration", Hua Mulan "threatened" Baili Shouyao early in the morning not to disclose her embarrassing incident of mushroom poisoning to the members of the Great Wall Guard, so as not to affect her great and perfect image in the hearts of her teammates. Langgou was obviously very disdainful and said that she never had any image in the guard, whether from the perspective of a woman or a captain.
Then he was severely beaten by the angry woman.
Day 3: After walking for 2 days, even Wang Yao was a little surprised.
Although I knew very early on that there were many dangers "outside", when I really went out, I realized that the real situation was much worse than what I said. There were poor mountains and bad waters everywhere, mazes and swamps, and poisonous miasma. The living conditions were very harsh. There were also various kinds of demons that were more ferocious than the canyon monsters. They had a strong sense of territory and hated humans. Once they met, they would fight to the death. If an ordinary soldier stepped out of the territory of his own force, it would be impossible for him to survive.
The so-called "hero" is a transcendent being created to protect fragile humans from being harmed by demons. Zhuang Zhou did not seem to lie about this.
Day 5: Hua Mulan was poisoned again after accidentally eating poisonous fungi. The team had to stop and rest for another day. Why didn't she learn her lesson? Baili Shouyao was speechless.
As for Wang Yao, he had already found a huge tree and lay on it, staring at the sky in a daze. Only Baili Shouyao was busy taking care of Hua Mulan, who looked dazed and in a trance.
Day 6: When setting out the next day, Baili Shouyao was naturally "threatened" by Hua Mulan again. Forced by the woman's "tyrannical power" and the lessons learned from the previous incident, the wolfhound obviously did not dare to say anything more this time.
Day 8: As we got further away from the Three Points Land, the road became more rugged and difficult to travel. The number of demons also became more and more dense, and there were many types, including land, sea and air, and their attack methods were also unique. The one that impressed me most was a wild monster similar to "Slime". Its attack method was to spit mucus from its mouth. Anyway, that day, Mulan, as a front-line fighter, was basically slimy from the inside out and had no chance to do anything.
Day 10: Encountered a giant ostrich-like demon. Hua Mulan, who had been hungry for a whole day, immediately turned green, just like a starving wolf seeing meat. After Baili Shouyue's explanation, Wang Yao realized that the demons from the outside world were different from the wild monsters in the canyon. The meat of the former contained a lot of bacterial toxins and was completely inedible. Only a very small number of them could be used as food for human consumption. Even so, they had to be processed like pufferfish, and they had to be carefully dissected for a long time before they could be eaten normally.
Mulan always fails to distinguish between different types of mushrooms, but it's a relief that she can at least tell which wild monsters are edible. But it can also be seen that even someone as heartless as Mulan is afraid of it, which shows that its toxicity is so strong that even a hero may not be able to withstand it.
Day 11: Before they knew it, they were completely far away from the Three Points. In Baili Shouyao's opinion, Wang Yao, as a teammate, was just "slacking off" the entire 11-day journey. He never took the initiative to help when he encountered demon attacks. Whenever he had free time, he would find a place to lie down and sleep or stare at the sky. No one knew what he was thinking, and it was completely unpredictable.
In view of Wang Yao's Buddhist behavior, the wolf man specially gave him a new nickname "hunzi".
Day 15: Hua Mulan was poisoned again. It was only half a month and she was poisoned three times. Such a high frequency made Wang Yao suspicious. Although she looked very beautiful, would her flesh be more poisonous than that of the demons? Baili Shouyao thought so too, but he didn't hide it and said it directly. As a result, he was beaten up by Hua Mulan again.
This time Hua Mulan obviously used all her strength. The wolf man was beaten so hard that he cried and howled. The scene was extremely tragic. Perhaps the screams were too shrill, and they scared away all the demons within a radius of dozens of miles. Anyway, no demons dared to show up in the next two days.
Day 17: Actually, Wang Yao cannot be blamed for being a "loser". It was really because Hua Mulan was too energetic. After walking for half a month, she managed to kill all the demons she met. But it must be said that heroes at the [Legend] level are indeed extraordinary. Along the way, Hua Mulan can almost be said to be invincible. At least hundreds of demons died under her heavy sword.
Day 22: By chance, Wang Yao discovered a very strange phenomenon, that is, compared with Hua Mulan and Shou Yue, the demons seemed to "hate" him more, just like the dark tyrant he met in the canyon river, Wang Yao seemed to be born with a gene to be hated by the demons. It was just a pity for the female warrior in the front row who blocked most of the hatred of the demons for Wang Yao without knowing it.
"I remember there weren't so many demons when I came here?" This was the sentence Mulan said most often later.
Day 24: Hua Mulan was poisoned again, this time more seriously than before, and she vomited a lot. Even Wang Yao began to wonder, it took the two of them half a year to reach Sanfendi, was it because Hua Mulan often ate poisonous food?
Day 27: Due to a little carelessness, Hua Mulan almost ate the obviously poisonous berries again. Under Baili Shouyao's "suggestion", it was finally decided to tie a red rope on Hua Mulan's wrist, and then let the gangster Wang Yao lead her from behind to prevent her from eating anything randomly. She would just need to be released when she met the demon.
Actually, this was a bad idea, because Wang Yao felt like he was walking a dog several times.
By the way, Mulan herself doesn't seem to be disgusted.
Day 31: One month after leaving the Three-Point Land, with Wang Yao in charge of leading the team, Hua Mulan finally did not have the opportunity to eat all kinds of wild fruits on the roadside in the next few days, and the team's marching speed was significantly faster.
Day 35: The outside world does not seem to be as beautiful as expected. After walking for more than a month, all I saw were swamps with rotting vegetation, mountains with withered jungles, and lifeless pools of water. Even when I occasionally passed through some tropical rainforests, the seemingly lush shrubs were faintly filled with an air of decadence. Was I worrying too much?
Day 39: When Wang Yao was in a daze, he also felt confused. If he had made up his mind to take Luna away from the Three-Point Land earlier, would the situation be completely different now?
Day 42: Occasionally, the image of the girl dancing for him on the top of Wolonggang that night would flash back to his mind.
Day 46: I have been suffering from insomnia for three consecutive days. Is this the so-called aftereffects of war? Sometimes when I take a short nap, I dream about my life as a soldier.
Day 50: No, that's not right. It's not an illusion. The breath of the earth seems to be very 'weak'. The earth... is slowly dying?
Day 55: We unexpectedly encountered a small group of demons in the woods. As usual, we untied the ropes, released Hua Mulan, Shouyue sniped as an assistant, and Wang Yao watched the show. Day 60: Life is a wilderness, not a track. Many things do not have to be meaningful. Even if you just eat and wait for death, it does not mean you are wasting your time. As long as you want, you can do those seemingly meaningless things, such as being in a daze, watching ants fight, and lying on a tree all day. Hua Mulan, who has always been heartless, agrees with this view, while Baili Shouyue says that this way of living is really too lazy.
Day 97: After more than three months of trekking through mountains and rivers, the three-person team finally arrived at the border of the Great Wall.
When his combat boots stepped on the loose sand, Wang Yao raised his head from under his hood, and what came into view was a towering city gate.
Unlike the Great Wall in our impression, the Great Wall here is built on the edge of the desert. It is made of giant black rocks that are harder than steel. The wall is 32 meters high and stretches to the horizon with no end in sight. It is extremely magnificent, like an ancient and majestic guardian god, standing silently between heaven and earth, protecting thousands of lives behind.
This is an engineering marvel that is enough to amaze anyone.
The Great Wall has always been the symbol of Chinese civilization and an outstanding work of ancient fortification. In this world, its existence also carries the same sacred duty: to defend against and intercept the brutal and bloodthirsty demon groups in the Yunzhong Desert for all living beings.
"Huh~ I'm finally back!" Mulan raised her hands high, and with an expression of great joy, she stretched her body, which was stiff from the long journey, and showed off her plump and graceful figure. It seemed that only by returning to the Great Wall could this woman completely let go of her body and mind and show herself to the fullest.
Baili Shouyao, who was behind him, was also able to breathe a sigh of relief. To be honest, going on a mission alone with Hua Mulan was more tiring than going on 100 canyon battles.
Of course, since he was almost beaten up by Hua Mulan last time, Baili Shouyao has learned his lesson. At least there are some things he would never dare to say in front of Hua Mulan even if he was beaten to death.
"Is there anyone here? Open the door! I'm back, sister!"
Completely unaware of the resentful look in Shouyue's eyes behind her, the woman put her hands on her hips and shouted at the city gate with a heroic spirit, like a general returning from a triumphant victory. Her loud voice quickly passed over the 30-meter-high wall, causing the defenders inside the wall to react.
Gu Long
With a deafening roar, a giant door as big as a mountain slowly opened. Its weight, heavier than a thousand pounds, forced the earth to tremble accordingly.
No wonder the Great Wall can be used as a defensive fortification against demons. Looking at the city gate in front of us with its outrageously thick thickness, even a hero would need a long time to break it down.
As the door slowly opened, four figures appeared behind the increasingly wide gap, standing side by side with strong and vigorous auras.
Under the hood, Wang Yao's pair of deep, heterochromatic eyes glowed with a faint luster.
The Unyielding Iron Wall Su Lie; a tank-type hero, [Grandmaster] level, a burly soldier, his smile gives people a very generous and gentle feeling, and it also reminds Wang Yao unconsciously of the captain of the soldiers and the former Demon King Su An many years ago.
Baili Xuance, the Scythe of Arrogance; an assassin-type hero, [Elite] level, Baili Shouyao's younger brother. The upturned corners of his mouth always reveal his absolute confidence and arrogance. With his fiery red hair and upright wolf ears, he looks very energetic.
Bomb Cat Shen Mengxi; a wizard-type hero, [Elite] level, a cat-demon hybrid, very short in stature, like a seven or eight-year-old human child. Although he has a cat-like body shape, the two small canine teeth on his smiling face make him look cute and childlike. It is estimated that if he is placed in the aristocratic circle, he will become a mascot deeply loved by ladies and young ladies.
There is also a blue stone man hiding inside the city gate, with only one head sticking out and looking over, as if he is very shy?
Infinity Shield: Shield Mountain; Support hero, [Elite] level.
"Hmm? Eh??"
Hua Mulan was surprised and confused by the appearance of her four teammates: "Why are you still at the Great Wall? Didn't you say half a year ago that you would enter the border in advance?"
(End of this chapter)