Early in the morning, the morning light was dim, and a series of footsteps broke the silence of the valley.
On the deep and flat valley road, a group of figures were hurriedly heading towards the valley entrance.
Mu Su and the other five instructors walked at the front of the team, followed closely by Bian Yao and other 23 late-stage dream madmen, and six sword madmen, including Mu Qingge, walked at the back of the team.
Today, they will plunge into the vast virgin forest to participate in the "hunting death test".
No one in the group, including the teacher, spoke. Everyone had solemn expressions, and each walked calmly towards the exit of the valley!
It was not long, and the crowd left the valley and found themselves in the tall and green forest of giant trees.
The morning light has not yet penetrated the lush branches and leaves, and the light in the forest is not very bright.
Under the leadership of the instructor, Bian Yao and others lined up into the forest, passing through the dense and thick trees, heading due south.
About a moment later, a piece of open space with a radius of more than ten feet appeared in front of everyone. This open space was cleared manually and was specially used as a gathering point.
Bian Yao glanced around and unexpectedly found that the three persons in charge, Mu Qiyuan, Jiangu Mujian, and Baihuagu Mu Lingxiang, seemed to have arrived at the gathering place in advance and were standing quietly on the east side of the open space.
On the west side of the clearing, sixty-eight hunters wearing wolf masks had already been divided into five rows and thirteen columns, standing there neatly. The pair of eyes with faint green light stared coldly ahead through the two holes in the mask, their eyes as sharp as razor blades.
These "hunters" are all elites drawn from all over Mu County. Their cultivation levels are at the peak of Dream Madness. Their identities are extremely experienced criminals and rangers, and they are good at investigation, tracking and capture.
The participants in the hunting death test are divided into two parties: hunters and escapees.
Bian Yao and the other twenty-nine people who came out of the valley naturally belonged to the "fugitives" side.
Among all the "escapees", the ones recognized as the strongest are Mu Chen and the six sword cultivators from Sword Valley. Among them, Mu Qingge and Mu Xiao have not entered the Sword Madness Realm for a short period of time, so their basic cultivation is Be slightly weaker.
Under Mu Su¡¯s instructions, Bian Yao, Mu Qingge and twenty-seven Mu clan disciples stepped to the center of the open space one after another and stood scattered but orderly.
Afterwards, Mu Lingxiang stepped forward and distributed a special timer to each "escapee".
After the host announces the start of the "Hunting Death Test", the twenty-nine timers will automatically start the timing function. Every time a hunter defeats or captures a fugitive, the timer attached to the other party will be confiscated immediately and turned off.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The chief of the valley, in front of all those who consulted, solemnly recounted the rules of the "Hunting and Death Trial".
After speaking, Mu Qiyuan glanced meaningfully at the escapees in front of him. After a moment of silence, he suddenly uttered two words: "Time!"
In an instant, the crowd seemed to be frightened and suddenly dispersed!
?????????????????? Twenty-nine figures were seen, like arrows from the string, suddenly shooting away in different directions around them.
In just three or two breaths, all the "escapees" had disappeared into the dense forest and completely disappeared.
In the open space, the master of the valley and the disciples stood quietly, with different expressions.
All sixty-eight "hunters" sat down cross-legged, closed their eyes, and began to meditate and adjust their breath.
Time passed silently, and a moment passed quickly.
Mu Qiyuan opened his palms and glanced at the timer, then suddenly shouted: "Chase!"
Before the words were spoken, sixty-eight figures rose up one after another, one after another like a hungry falcon, leaping up and quickly flying towards the jungle in all directions.
Among them, there were nine hunters. Each three formed a team and chased toward the northeast one after another. A moment ago, the direction Mu Qingge fled was to the northeast.
Mu Qiyuan turned around and stood with his hands behind his back, looking toward the northeast with a calm expression and no abnormal emotions on his face.
Seeing all the hunters disappearing into the forest, Mu Su thought for a moment and suddenly asked: "Although he is only at the sword madness level, his talent and combat understanding are both excellent. Is there really no problem with this arrangement?"
"Do you need me to catch up and stare in the dark?" A teacher next to him took half a step forward and asked at the right time.
Mu Qiyuan lightly raised his right hand, indicating that it was not necessary, and said: "No need! Those nine people are all the most experienced hunters. Two of them are only half a step away from the Dream King and may break through at any time. ! The three hunting teams divided into nine people, no matter which team catches up first, will be a fool to deal with him.More than enough! What's more, he didn't know his situation yet, and he was in such an obvious disadvantage that there was no way he could be spared. "
Mu Lingxiang on the side couldn't help but frowned, his expression seemed a bit complicated, he was silent for a while, and finally suppressed the unbearable feeling in his heart, and asked: "He is a sword madman, in terms of speed Can the hunter catch up? "
Mu Qiyuan smiled softly and said confidently: "This is not a wide and unimpeded plain. In a forest environment, he cannot fully utilize his speed advantage. In comparison, hunting in this forest for many years, The roving 'Hunter' has an advantage. Although it takes a little more time and energy, it is only a matter of time to catch up with him!"
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The lush ancient forest is quiet and silent.
Suddenly, a gray figure darted left and right between the dense trees, running rapidly. The ground covered with old fallen leaves rustled with the rapid movement of footsteps.
Bian Yao focused his attention on the front, leaned his upper body forward, and tapped his feet alternately on the ground quickly. The slightly humid air rushed towards my face, and the sound of wind blew past my ears.
Within sight, towering ancient trees were rapidly retreating behind them.
According to the strategy discussed the day before yesterday, in order to avoid arousing the suspicion of the students, when Mu Qiyuan shouted the word "timing", Bian Yao chose to escape due east. After running a long distance, he turned back. Turn towards the northeast.
About half a moment later, Bian Yao finally saw the gray figure with the sword behind his back. He breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly sped up to catch up.
After a brief moment of walking hand in hand and a few words of conversation, the two figures suddenly separated.
Mu Qingge suddenly increased her speed and shot towards the left, running far behind on the right. The two walked in tandem, keeping the distance at about fifty feet, and their traveling routes were roughly diagonal and parallel, flying all the way to the northeast.
What a fugitive has to do is, of course, to run away and try his best to evade capture!
Mu Qingge, a fugitive, is fundamentally different from other "fugitives". He is running away in the true sense! Knowing that there would be hunters chasing after them, the two of them ran at high speed through the deep jungle without resting for a moment, with their minds focused.
In a jungle environment, this way of traveling not only consumes physical energy, but also consumes spiritual energy very quickly.
The first two hours were fine, but every half hour thereafter, Bian Yao would throw a few spiritual fruits into his mouth and swallow them whole.
The shadow of the sun rises gradually, quietly reaches the middle of the sky, and then sets in the west.
After the sky darkened, Bian Yao and Mu Qingge once again narrowed the distance between them, and then moved forward together. Until night fell and the forest was dark and dark, the two of them still did not dare to stop, but their speed was much slower than during the day.
In this way, the two of them worked nervously all night long, not daring to relax at all.
At dawn the next day, the two stopped and rested for about a moment, then distanced themselves again and continued on the road to escape.
As it approached noon, not far behind Bian Yao, three swift figures suddenly appeared.
Suddenly aware of the hunter's approach, Bian Yao quickly looked back, a look of panic on his face, and then suddenly turned around, speeding up and running away due east.
Seeing this, the three hunters turned their heads and exchanged glances with each other. They did not pursue them, but spread out slightly, speeding up to outflank them in the northeast direction.
Mu Qingge quickly shuttled between the green trees, carrying the simple sword wrapped in blue coarse cloth on his back. It was a little different from the past. This time he only wrapped the scabbard, leaving only the hilt uncovered.
While running, Mu Qingge's eyes froze slightly, and she suddenly stopped. She turned around and stood in front of a big tree, looking back calmly.
After a few breaths, three figures wearing wolf masks jumped out of the tree and appeared in the field of view in an inverted triangle formation.