Goblin Heavy Dependence

Chapter 40 Disappearance (4k -in-)

hum-

At this moment, Xia Nan seemed to have returned to the night before he traveled through time.

Under the influence of the tremendous force, the toes left the ground and the body was thrown high up like a doll in the hands of a child;

The intense pain from the back disappeared from my perception because it exceeded the limit of what the human body could bear, and was replaced by a gradually blurred consciousness;
My eyes were full of stars and my internal organs seemed to have moved to another place. What I saw in front of me was no longer the lush and green bushes, but the huge truck with its whistle blaring and the truck driver who was drunk and had a red face.

"puff!"

His lips opened and closed, the glaring blood spurting out of his mouth, and the smell of blood filling his nose, instantly brought him back to reality.

The body, which was covered with grass and leaf fragments, tumbled to the ground like a rag bag.

After a moment of pause, the intense pain engulfed Xia Nan's body and mind like a tide.

He couldn't judge the specific situation of his current injuries, but there was no doubt that the unbearable pain that came from all over his body, a mixture of dizziness, tingling, burning, swelling, and numbness, had completely deprived him of the ability to fight.

“Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!”

The situation took a sudden turn for the worse, and Xia Nan instinctively cursed in his heart.

Thinking of the healing potion in the small bag around his waist, he couldn't move his arms as he lay limp on the meadow.

The gray-white petrification at the fingertips spread at a speed visible to the naked eye due to the decline in the condition of the body's owner.

It spread to the first knuckle in the blink of an eye.

boom--

Heavy footsteps were heard in the dense forest out of sight.

The shadow cast by the huge body of the petrified lizard gradually enveloped Xia Nan on the ground.

"Are you going to die?"

At this moment, after the panic and resentment, his heart seemed unusually calm.

What flashed before his eyes was the rusty nail embedded in the skull of the dwarf Elki, the ankle of Gagu held upside down by the bear goblin, and the broken wooden bow in Maji's arms.

Even though he had never seriously thought about the final outcome of his career as a time traveler, after witnessing the fate of the rotten fish and shrimp team, he seemed to have subconsciously prepared himself to face everything.

"laugh!"

The shrill sound of the air being torn apart suddenly came from the tops of the trees not far away.

The sharp arrow flashed cold light, and the mist was suddenly rolled up.

The half-elf's iconic white-feather arrow vibrated and spun at high speed, shooting straight towards the petrified lizard at a speed that could only be seen as a shadow by the naked eye.

"Ding!"

The accuracy is insufficient.

Whether intentional or unintentional, the wooden arrow did not hit the lizard's eyes, but landed on the thick gray-green scales on the side of its body that were as thick as rocks.

Sparks flew, and the rough and solid defensive performance was comparable to that of steel scales, which easily blocked the arrow from the flesh and blood.

Only a light white scratch was left.

But precisely because of this, the petrified lizard's attention was temporarily diverted away from Xia Nan.

The neck piled with muscles and stone armor slowly turned, and the petrified lizard cast its gaze in the direction from which the wooden arrow came. A faint light flickered in its dark green eyes, and the "Petrifying Gaze" was cast invisibly.

At this moment, in a blind spot beyond the petrified lizard's sight, a shadow twisted, and a palm-sized brown clay pot was suddenly thrown out.

"Oh!"

Right in the middle of the petrified lizard's skull and nose.

The dark, viscous oil and turbid dust exploded and burned like a small bomb with just a spark.

hold head high--

The flames instantly ignited the petrified lizard's head.

A painful howl then sounded in the woods.

Xia Nan would naturally not let down his teammates who came to support him at the risk of their lives.

Even though his body was already seriously injured by the attack of the petrified lizard.

But the sudden calmness of his mind when he was facing death just now made him regain the ability to think and react.

Almost in the next second, the sound of the half-elf's wooden arrow breaking through the air reached his ears.

Xia Nan used his great willpower, gritted his teeth, and endured the boundless pain coming from all over his body, and forcibly controlled his already twisted arm.

Trembling, he took out the tube of healing potion that glowed fluorescently from his waist bag.

Use your teeth to bite off the cork.

Injection.

He drank half of it in one gulp.

The liquid is cool, with a slightly sweet and refreshing aroma.

After flowing into the abdominal cavity from the esophagus, it turns into warm currents, driving blood to circulate throughout the body.

It was like bathing in a hot spring, and the pain in the body was relieved in just a few breaths.

Regained control of the body.

A blue-gray figure burning with flames flashed in the corner of my eye.

At this moment, Xia Nan had no time to wait for the healing potion to take further effect.

As soon as he regained his mobility, he used his hands to support himself and forced himself to get up from the ground.

Then he continued running into the depths of the forest without looking back.

The wooden arrows, incendiary bombs, and the two half-elves who disappeared again after launching the attack made Xia Nan instinctively know that this was not the clarion call for a counterattack blown by Hai'an and Wood.

It was simply a delaying tactic designed to save himself from the petrified lizard's claws.

He must seize the opportunity and create as much distance as possible.

And this is indeed the case.

The sudden flames and the intense burning pain at the sensitive tip of its nose made the petrified lizard instinctively shake its head like a bull.

The relatively thin but still tough scales on its face also play a significant role in this.

Ten seconds? Or twenty seconds?

The flames that were burning fiercely just now were extinguished as the surrounding trees and grass were broken and crushed.

Hot air blew out of his large nostrils.

The two auras above the treetops had long since disappeared, and all that could be perceived was a figure in the distance ahead, stumbling away rapidly while still maintaining a certain speed.

As if being teased by a weak prey, the fierce rage unique to wild beasts ignited in the heart of this brutal monster.

"hold head high--"

It suddenly neighed towards the sky.

Then, like a tank, it rushed in the direction of Xia Nan's escape with a reckless and rough attitude.

……

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The heavy footsteps like the beating of drums were heard again from the dense forest behind him.

Xia Nan felt the shaking of the ground and the violent noise of trees falling around him.

I wanted to speed up, but my body had reached its limit.

My pace slowed down, and the soft grass beneath my feet felt like a swamp filled with mud and water, making it increasingly difficult to lift my legs.

Half a bottle of healing potion allowed him to temporarily recover from his serious injury and regain a certain degree of mobility.

But to recover to the original state in such a short time is obviously not something that can be achieved with just a small sip of potion.

After all, there is no prefix such as "powerful" or "extremely effective" in its name.

He just ran forward as fast as he could.

Even as the mist in the air grew thicker, visibility decreased rapidly, and the trees within sight became increasingly dense.

It has obviously left the "outskirts" of the misty forest.

In addition to this, Xia Nan noticed more.

The direction he temporarily chose at the critical moment seemed to be the source of the alien objects that made him hesitate before he decided to return.

Buildings of different styles blending among the branches of shrubs appeared more and more frequently on the roadside. Not only the once towering wooden restaurants, but also dilapidated temples with half a bronze bell hanging from them, and grand palaces that had collapsed for the most part...

It seemed as if I was gradually approaching the center of it all.

The high concentration of attention seems to speed up the flow of time.

I don’t know how long it took.

Until the warm currents from the healing potion gradually dissipated in the surge and could no longer be felt.

Xia Nancai slowly slowed down his pace due to his overdrawn physical strength.

"Huh...huh...huh..."

Breathing heavily and rapidly, consciousness and sanity returned to the brain along with the influx of air.

"Run...ran away?"

He was subconsciously surprised in his heart.

Even though I was running away just now, I could still clearly feel the petrified lizard chasing me even faster than at the beginning due to its anger.

With the speed he noticed in his mind at that time, there was even a moment when he felt that everything he had done before was in vain.

but……

"When?"

Since when did the footsteps of the basilisk suddenly disappear?
It is definitely not to escape its perception range, so that the other party will unconsciously slow down its pace in order to search for its location.

It was the kind of sound where the footsteps disappeared in an instant, as if the brakes had suddenly come on.

Breathing heavily.

Xia Nan's face was dazed after the intense exercise, and he looked around.

The fog in the air became much thicker, even weakening the sunlight above.

Suddenly I noticed something was wrong.

"What about those buildings?"

The ruins that were seen everywhere just now seemed to have suddenly disappeared, without even a brick or tile left.

Dark and quiet.

Xia Nan suddenly had an illusion.

At this moment, he was like standing on the earth that was ravaging like a natural disaster, in the center of a huge hurricane, calm but the most dangerous -

Eye of the storm.

He turned around subconsciously and took light steps forward.

hum-

There was no warning at all, it was extremely abrupt.

The space around Xia Nan suddenly distorted and blurred for a moment.

The next second, his body disappeared into the mist.

……

"Xianan? Xianan?"

Suddenly, a low voice calling out came from the depths of the dark and silent forest.

Hai'an crouched down and walked carefully among the trees.

Beside him is still his inseparable bodyguard Wood.

Unlike the neat and tidy appearance when they first met, the two now looked rather dishevelled.

Not only was his body covered with grass seeds and leaves, but even the hair on his forehead was matted together by sweat.

The silver-grey eyes emitted a faint glow in the darkness, and Hai'an was carefully searching for the figure of his companion.

The dark vision that comes from his elven bloodline allows him to capture things within sixty feet around him as clearly as in daylight even in a dimly lit environment.

not found.

Wood remained silent, but was also doing his best.

While remaining vigilant, he used his rich experience to carefully search the details of the surrounding woods.

One of them possesses combat skills related to "Ranger", and has elven blood that can be called "Nature's Favorite" flowing in his veins;
One is a "wanderer" who is good at hiding and active in the shadows.

Just by leaving the petrified lizard's sight, he easily escaped its perception.

It was precisely because of this that they were able to take advantage of the petrified lizard's inattention and launch a surprise attack from the side, rescuing Xia Nan from its claws.

Then he made a big circle and followed the movement all the way to this place.

"Master, here!"

Wood seemed to have discovered something, bent down, and reminded the half-elf beside him.

All he saw was a series of footprints on the soft and moist grass in front of him.

It seemed as if he was being chased by something from behind and was exhausted. His footprints were short and dense, with some broken plant roots left nearby.

But the strange thing is that the owner of the footprints seemed to disappear suddenly, causing the originally continuous footprints to come to an abrupt end on a certain piece of ground.

The half-elf Hai'an suddenly looked up, his eyes searching among the lush treetops.

"Master, this is already deep in the Misty Forest. We..."

Wood looked hesitant and reminded from the side.

Hearing this, Haian's expression remained unchanged.

He glanced at the sky overhead which was gradually becoming darker, then looked down at the footprints which suddenly ended.

He spoke slowly and firmly:

"Let's search for another two hours. If we still don't find anything... we'll temporarily retreat to the periphery."

"it is good."

……

Meanwhile, on the other side.

"boom!"

The blue-gray scales, as rough as rocks, slammed into the tree trunk.

It was strong enough to withstand the chopping of knives and axes. The thick brown bark was pierced in an instant, and the tree fibers were torn apart, revealing the tender white heart inside.

The petrified lizard "Basilisk" was venting the anger accumulated in its heart on this innocent oak tree.

Mud splashes.

The huge roots that were deeply embedded in the soil were suddenly lifted up along with half of the broken trunk under the monster's tremendous force that seemed to be able to crush steel.

It roared wildly, and a ghostly green light like a ghost fire flickered in its eyes.

Some of the scales on the nasal cavity on the top of the skull, as well as the surrounding brown crystalline bone spurs, have faint scorch marks on their surface after being burned.

The petrified lizard could sense the human presence gradually dissipating in the dense forest far ahead.

It also knew clearly that this weak creature was far from being its opponent.

Even if you happen to survive the attack of the "Petrifying Gaze", it only takes a light claw or a casual bite.

These cunning prey will become their dinner.

But even so, the petrified lizard had no intention of continuing to hunt.

It simply stayed outside the increasingly densely packed buildings, destroying the surrounding trees and bushes in vain and powerlessly.

It seems as if there is an invisible dividing line between it and those architectural ruins.

Make them dare not take even one step.

Until finally, dozens of towering trees were knocked to the ground, and countless disturbed creatures in the forest were turned into cold stone sculptures.

The petrified lizard then behaved in a human way, hesitantly and vigilantly, and looked from afar in the direction where Xia Nan disappeared.

Turn around.

Dragging its bloated body, it disappeared into the fog and deep forest.

(End of this chapter)