The dragon just wants to stay at home, but the players are frantically upgrading their technology.

"Hmph... Huff~ Huff~"

Broken Bones opened its mouth, panting. Not daring to delay for even a moment, it quickly removed its shoulder armor, took the linen garment from the inner lining of the armor, and made a simple bandage around the arrowhead.

Now is not the time to remove the arrow.

He had very little magic left in his body; if the arrow were forcibly removed, he would surely bleed to death.

At the same time, there wasn't that time.

call out!

Just as Broken Bones was about to retrieve the removed shoulder armor, a piercing shriek came from the side.

A flash of white light appeared in Yu Guangzhong's mind, and alarm bells rang in Suigu's heart. He activated the last of his magic power, his muscles bulged, and he pushed off the ground with his right hand, his body suddenly springing up.

An arrow, carried by the wind, whistled past the broken arm and embedded itself deeply in another tree, its tail feathers trembling incessantly.

So accurate!

Broken Bones broke out in a cold sweat and looked up.

Behind the dense trees, on the back of the white wolf, a kobold with golden eyes looked coldly at the white wolf, his hands already nocking arrows and drawing his bow.

tread!

Almost instinctively, Sui Gu grabbed the horse-slaying sword beside him, stomped on the ground, and shot out.

call out!

boom!

Almost immediately after the bone-crushing movement, the arrow pierced through the trees, passed the spot where the bone-crushing had been, and embedded itself deeply in a tree, penetrating three inches into the wood.

Gazing in the direction where the shattered bones disappeared, Baicaoyuan's face was stern and focused as he shooed the wolf forward.

Although the white wolf is fast, it can't pick up speed at all in the dense forest.

The bone fragments darted left and right, constantly changing direction, and for a moment, it was difficult to catch up.

"Damn it, I was too focused on looking cool! I should have called a few more people."

As the white wolf ran, Baicaoyuan watched the retreating figure of Suigu from afar, his expression one of frustration, and he cursed under his breath.

Despite saying that, Baicaoyuan didn't log off and call for help.

With a broken bone and an arrow wound in his shoulder, he only received a simple bandage. Strenuous exercise would definitely tear the wound open again, so he couldn't run very far.

Just follow the trail like you would a prey, keeping at a distance.

Meanwhile, ahead, Broken Bones knew that this wasn't a solution.

His face darkened, he gripped the saber in his hand, turned around beside a large tree, leaped into the canopy, and concealed himself.

He planned to strike a fatal blow when the herb garden came to inspect the place.

But Baicaoyuan was not fooled at all.

Unable to find any broken bones, Baicaoyuan instructed the white wolf to circle around, clearing away and confirming any traces in the surrounding area.

Once the bone fragments are found, the Hundred Herbs Garden will, just like the first time, fire an arrow from afar.

"Damn it! They're treating me like prey!"

Once again found by the Hundred Herbs Garden, Broken Bones ran ahead, his face extremely gloomy.

He used to hunt kobolds like this; when had he ever been treated like this?

"Hopefully the other players will slow down."

Controlling the white wolf to follow at a distance, Baicaoyuan watched the fleeing skeleton ahead with a sense of helplessness.

After half of the reconnaissance squad finished their mission, they were all staring at the broken bones.

Some people even made bets on who could kill Broken Bones first.

However, he might not be able to defeat Bonebreaker in close combat, so he can only slowly whittle him down.

While they were chasing after the broken bones in the Hundred Herbs Garden, members of other reconnaissance teams also arrived, following the trail.

Among them was Cang, the squad leader of the reconnaissance team.

Cang took a map, went to the spot where the broken bones had just stopped, drew a point, and continued to examine it.

"The blood hadn't clotted yet; it had only been seven or eight minutes since I left."

Cang wiped the blood off the ground with his fingertips and gently sniffed it.

Immediately, Cang picked up the broken, blood-stained arrow shaft from the ground.

"I had my wound treated here, and then I was interrupted by Baicaoyuan. They were chasing me quite closely."

The broken arrow shaft spun between his fingertips. Cang's gaze swept over the arrow embedded in the tree, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"We need to change our approach; the squad leader can't lose to the vice squad leader."

As he spoke, Cang strode toward the direction of the shattered bones, following the marks on the ground as he tried to determine something.

Soon, the simple map in Cang's hand was filled with small dots.

"It changed direction multiple times and circled back several times, but overall it was moving in one direction."

Cang smiled as he pointed to the location of the stream on the map.

"Are you planning to use the stream to wash away the wounds and the smell, then go up the mountain to a downwind location to avoid the smell leaking out, and take a roundabout route to the Black Iron Tribe?"

Cang whispered, then turned and headed towards his chosen ambush position.

"It's a pity that the other half of the reconnaissance team is at various passes, clearing out the escaped goblins."

Cang shook his head, but a smile appeared on his lips.

"However, I can wait for you there."

Meanwhile, Baicaoyuan continued to follow Suigu from a distance, wearing him down.

call out!

An arrow pierced the bushes, producing a metallic clang, but Baicaoyuan showed no joy on his face.

He drew his bow and nocked two more arrows, which pierced the target.

But there was no sound of flesh being pierced, only a muffled thud.

"wrong!"

Bai Caoyuan's expression changed slightly. He dismounted from the wolf and pushed aside the bushes.

Inside was a blood-stained suit of armor; the metallic clang from just now had come from it.

Shattered Bones used his armor to create distance between himself and the enemy.

"Holy crap! This AI is way too smart!"

After cursing, Baicaoyuan drew his arrow and, following the trail, rode his wolf in pursuit once more.

at the same time.

Beside a small stream.

Wearing only a blood-stained linen robe and with a short arrow stuck in his shoulder, Broken Bones pushed aside the bushes and came out.

"Whoo~"

After glancing back and confirming that Baicaoyuan hadn't caught up yet, Suigu breathed a sigh of relief.

"We must quickly clean the wound and remove the odor, then make a roundabout approach."

Shattered Bones murmured to itself, trying to comfort itself, and dragged its weary body quickly toward the stream.

His gaze swept across the surroundings, and the broken bones confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the trees, the dead leaves, and the bushes.

Noticing a rock about knee-high by the stream, Suigu quickly walked over without giving it much thought.

And the little energy he had left in his body didn't allow him to think too much.

Arriving at the stream, Broken Bones sat down on a rock.

As his buttocks made contact with the stone, a solid sense of support came through him, and his broken bones relaxed.

Immediately afterwards, Broken Bones felt his vision go black, and an endless sense of fatigue and dizziness washed over him, making him want to fall asleep.

Do not!

Absolutely not!

Strong willpower allowed Shattered Bones to forcefully suppress this feeling.

"It's all my fault for being too greedy. If I had abandoned the tribe immediately and forced my way into the forest, things wouldn't have turned out this way."

Shattered Bones steadyed his body, feeling only a dry mouth and tongue. While reflecting on his actions, he reached into the water.

The biting cold of the stream seeped into my brain, stimulating my weary nerves.

Suigu used his hands as a ladle to bring the water to his mouth.

The stream water enters the throat, moistens the mouth, and flows into the limbs...

Suddenly, an overwhelming chill swept over me from behind.