Chapter 282 Fog in the River
Yi River.
Apart from the Mande River, Dan had never seen a river with such a slow flow. If he was not worried about what might happen, he would definitely reach out to test whether the river water under the boat was really as sticky and greasy as it felt, like a condensed fat that flowed slowly but was always stagnant in one place. No one knew what kind of creatures lived in the water, but no matter what kind of monsters lived in the Yi River, they could only lie dormant in front of the dragon.
After all, even the swamp overlords such as the basilisk and the ferocious water beasts such as the giant jaw fish could only hide in the water obediently, waiting for the narrow wooden boat to leave their territory as if it was sliding over the condensed fat.
This wooden boat, which was painted with red and gray dyes, came from the tribe of Gada Guga. Dan generously transported twenty spears, twenty swords and three sets of armor from the Explorer. So the elders of the tribe sold Gada Guga to them without hesitation - of course, Gada Guga himself didn't know.
After knowing that Gada Guga was hired, the elder who spoke a language that even Dan couldn't understand was very happy, because Gada Guga was a rare good hunter in the tribe who had escaped the slave-hunting team of the northern foreigners and had gone south along the Yi River and went deep into the jungle to face the cannibal devil.
It must be because he sold it for a good price that these strange foreigners were so generous. More importantly, these foreigners didn't seem to be afraid of the dangers in the jungle that could kill a tribe member at any time.
A sure-win deal.
For more benefits, the elder even rented Dan three wooden boats of the tribe.
According to legend, a friendly foreign female chief brought these boats, but they didn't survive here after all. In order to commemorate those brave but stupid guys, the tribe drew the legendary runes that could protect them from the devil of the Yi River on the "boats" they left behind - it really worked, at least the "civilized" tribes north of the Yi River could gradually make a living by fishing.
Gada Guga, who didn't know this, looked at the river nervously, not knowing what he was thinking, while Dan nervously held the ruby necklace given to him by his father. Huohuo and Sendroth also moved slowly in the air, looking around cautiously.
The river gradually narrowed, and two large trees made of countless roots intertwined in the air, like a gate in the dark jungle. The skin was hard, and vines covered with scale-like patterns hung from the treetops, and mushrooms of unknown species bloomed quietly on them.
"Everyone, get down!" Gada Guga suddenly screamed in fear, and got down first. With a Dan hand, he pulled Beile, who was still stunned, up and down.
The wooden boat slowly slid towards the "gate". In a flash, the vines seemed to come alive, like the killer trees in the ancient forest that hunt passing animals, and rolled towards the people who had not had time to get down.
A Silver Blood soldier who hadn't had time to lie down let out a scream that Beile would never forget. A vine only rubbed him, without even tearing his clothes, but the six-foot-tall Silver Blood soldier straightened up and let out a piercing wail, as if ten thousand needles were inserted into his body.
He had no time to react at all. The vine rolled back like lightning, and the scale-like pattern stood up almost the moment the vine wrapped around the Silver Blood soldier, piercing deeply into his body. Hot blood gushed out of the wound, but immediately dyed the dark green and black vine red, as if the vine was sucking the soldier's blood. It seemed that the vine, which was still echoing in the air, seemed to have smelled the blood, and it was like a hound that had found its prey, and it madly wrapped around the soldier's body.
"Cendrolos!"
At the moment Dan shouted the dragon's name, the soldier's frightened eyes had not yet dissipated, and his flesh collapsed visibly, and the vines wrapped around him oozed a touch of blood red.
Dark green violent flames fell from the sky and passed over people's heads. The vines struggled, but they disappeared in the fire in the blink of an eye. The treetops that had grown for who knows how many years were burning fiercely. The dark green flames seemed to never go out, burning from the treetops to the distance.
In the blink of an eye, the two sides of the river emanated a foul smell, and the rotten soil in the shape of leaves could be vaguely seen to quickly harden. The ancient dense forest began to burn, but the humid air suppressed the fire.
The river in front of them suddenly became clear.
"Cendrolos, open the way."
Dan clenched the necklace in his hand and nervously looked at the river that was burned out by the flames. Indistinctly, they could see the towering building in the depths of the jungle.
It seemed to be a tall tower with many floors, the top was very sharp, but the layers below were getting wider and wider.
"Gada Guga, have you been there?" Dan pointed to the building at the end of the road.
The striped guide's eyes were full of fear at this time. He explained in a low voice, speaking very quickly, even Dan could only understand roughly.
He could only roughly distinguish what the striped guide said.
"Don't go there, the devil with scales, they will use the hearts of warriors for sacrifice, and everyone in several tribes died. Gray fog, disappear."
Dan frowned, he needed a little time to sort out what Gada Guga said.
"Gray fog, run!" The striped guide suddenly rushed to grab the oars like crazy, and the Silver Blood Army soldier who was responsible for rowing was stunned. At this time, the gray-white fog gradually spread from the jungle that was still emitting thick smoke and burning dark green flames, and from the Yi River.
The fire in the sky suddenly let out a sharp, hoarse and terrifying cry. Its long tentacles instantly swung out from its body. Two of them grabbed Senderos, and the rest stretched out to the river. One of them wrapped around the wooden boat and dragged Dan and his boat out of the fog.
The necklace on Dan's neck suddenly became hot, and he held Beile in his arms without hesitation: "Everyone, retreat, retreat."
The three wooden boats instantly changed from stern to bow. The oarsmen paddled hard, and rushed out at a speed that was difficult to achieve before while the gray-white fog just rose.
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Dan looked at the other boats vigilantly.
Sure enough, on the boat that had just rushed out of the gray-white fog and was a little slower, a sailor grabbed his neck in pain and knelt down.
"My Lord, save me~"
Dan watched as gray scales grew on the man's body at a speed visible to the naked eye - to be exact, his skin was hardening and cracking at a speed visible to the naked eye, his eyes were scarlet, and his open mouth gradually lost its color.
His silver hair began to fall off, and the scaly black spots on his body became more and more.
Dan looked at the man who could no longer speak in shock.
"How is this possible?"
