Barak and his hunter men did not announce the monster footprints, but only secretly strengthened their vigilance. The hunters who were responsible for surrounding security work and exploring the way forward were no longer alone, but always maintained a group of five.

Group.

This kind of marginal arrangement of personnel directly led to loopholes in the overall defense of the team. Some wild beasts approached the marching team through these unintentional loopholes, waiting for opportunities to attack. Although these beasts were able to be discovered in time, some of the refugees in the team had fighting

The capable people drove or killed them, but this caused some panic among the refugees.

Some people who were very sensitive to danger also noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. They put the weapons they had hidden earlier on their bodies so that they could be pulled out at any time. They also moved their walking position slightly closer to the center to keep themselves at a constant position.

A location prone to sudden attacks.

Leo and the Web Weaver were still following the large team, but Leo would break away from the team from time to time to kill some beasts that could pose a life threat to these ordinary people.

The children of the swamp who appeared last night did not appear again, but they left a lot of footprints, and even some very new footprints in some places far away. This shows that these children of the swamp have been following these people, even Leo

We also found many traces of monsters that did not belong to the Children of the Swamp. They seemed to be other Familia or unknown monsters.

These footprints made Leo unconsciously think of some legends about the Dibia Mountains, and he also wondered about the origins of these familiars or monsters that began to appear frequently.

Because the inland source of the Dibia Mountains is in the Black Forest, there has always been a saying that the Dibia Mountains are part of the Black Forest and an external extension of the Black Forest. However, although this view has always existed,

But no one has ever recognized this statement, because the Dibia Mountains are not like the Black Forest, which will spare no effort to devour any rash intruder. There are many people living in the mountains of the Dibia Mountains, relying on Dibia

Various products of the sub-mountain range exist. Even though those mountain people will encounter danger when entering and leaving the deep mountains, the degree of danger is compared to the danger in the black forest, and it is like strolling in their own backyard.

However, Leo now feels that this legend may not be just a rumor. Judging from the footprints left in the snow, there should be a large number of Familia and beasts of different ethnic groups living in the mountains of the Dibia Mountains.

However, in the past, there were not many rumors about the existence of these Familia and monsters, and they were very scattered, and it was even more difficult to tell whether they were true or not. But now these Familia and monsters appear in large numbers, and wander around these refuges like wolves hunting.

Surrounding the attackers, waiting for opportunities to attack, this situation is really weird.

It would make sense if the team of refugees crossing the Dibia Mountains only had a few dozen or more than a hundred people and were targeted by these unknown families and monsters. After all, there were fewer people and less strength, which was easier for hunting. But now this team of people crossing the mountain is full of people.

There are more than a thousand people, of whom at least 400 have combat experience and complete weapons, and the rest also have certain combat capabilities. Such a team can be considered a fighting force even if it is placed on the battlefield of Miria City.

A strong team.

Even if those dependents and monsters have some special abilities or powerful forces, if they have to deal with such a team, the final result will probably be failure, which will only cause more casualties to their own tribe.

Any creature with a little bit of intelligence will calculate the gains and losses. Although those dependents and monsters are not humanoid, it does not mean that their intelligence is weaker than humans. But the reality now is that they have indeed made a thankless decision.

It seemed very abnormal to Leo.

The web spinner came and possessed him, appeared in the real world, and harvested the souls of dying people at such a close distance. A large number of unknown family members and monsters who had disappeared also ran out to hunt a group of war refugees. Leo felt that there must be someone among them.

kind of connection.

"Is there any special person among these refugees?" Leo suddenly came up with a guess, and turned his head and scanned the refugees back and forth several times, while using his mental net to carefully check the status of these people.

Although Leo was not able to find any special existence among these people that would attract the attention of the dependents and monsters, he still found some interesting things, such as a wizard disguised as an ordinary old man, and some civilized dependents who could suppress mutated parts.

, and there are also many ordinary people who have some psychic reactions.

"What's going on?" After Leo understood the situation, he couldn't help but be confused, because there were so many people with psychic reactions, so many that it was unbelievable, more than two hundred people.

The so-called psychic reaction is the conditioned reflex produced by the body when ordinary people are exposed to psychic energy. Some with weak reactions will only shudder, while those with strong reactions will produce dizziness and other uncomfortable reactions. The body has psychic reactions, and

It does not mean that this person is a psyker, it just means that this person has the potential to become a psyker.

Leo has also discovered some people who have psychic reactions in their bodies before, but whether it is the former Miria City or the Lake Town in the dream world, there are very few people with such psychic reactions, and the total number is not even.

to a hundred people. However, now he easily discovered that more than two hundred people among the more than one thousand people in the escape team had obvious psychic reactions. This situation was very unusual, just like the people who appeared around the escape team.

Familia, like monsters.

With these doubts, Leo was also paying attention to the situation of these people while eliminating some fatal dangers around the fleeing team. Some small details that he had not noticed before and thought were meaningless also became more unclear in his eyes.

meaning.

The evacuation team went quite smoothly along the way. Although some people were injured due to some accidents, there were generally no casualties. And because there was no wind or snow to hinder them, they had already passed through this area at noon.

At any time, at the bottom of the valley, we reached the foot of the mountain on the opposite side.

After taking a short rest and eating something, the team continued on the road, but this time Barak did not lead them over the mountain peaks, but instead walked deeper into the mountains along the winding glacier river at the foot of the mountains.

Unlike valleys full of gravel, both sides of the glacier river are covered with giant sequoias unique to this area. These trees are the best furniture and building materials. They can only be used because most of them grow deep in the mountains and are difficult to transport.

There is little circulation in the external timber market.

However, for the people in this escape team, the value of the giant redwoods was not in their hearts. All they thought about was to find a place to camp as soon as possible and have a good rest.

Compared with the morning valley, the road in the Giant Sequoia Forest is much easier to walk. The ground is covered with dirt accumulated after countless years of decayed leaves. It is covered with a thin layer of snow, making it difficult to walk on.

It's soft and not very hard, so it's very comfortable to walk on. You don't have to worry about a snow-covered hole suddenly appearing somewhere, so there's no risk of injury.

However, although the road is going well, people's mood has become worse, because the sky-blocking branches and leaves of the giant redwoods cover the entire sky. When walking in the forest, the surroundings are pitch black, and only a little light can penetrate.

The leaves are falling, allowing people to barely see the surrounding things clearly.

In this dark environment, emotions will inevitably be affected over time. Everyone becomes extremely sensitive. The slightest disturbance will cause a commotion. Some people even have mild hallucinations, always feeling that they are in the darkness of the surrounding forest.

Something is watching them.

Before Barak led the team into the forest, he had already made preparations, such as changing the team's formation, organizing people with weapons, and stationing them in different positions of the team according to the team, and assisting the surrounding hunter team to protect the team's safety.

, and asked loudly about the situation from time to time during the march, letting everyone know that they were safe now.

Undoubtedly, Ballack has done a perfect job in arranging all things in the team and handling unexpected situations, with almost no faults to be found. However, no matter how perfect the arrangements are in advance, it is difficult to control the changes in people's hearts.

As the team went deeper into the forest for longer and longer, everyone could see the endless darkness of the forest. They couldn't help but have the illusion that they would never be able to get out of the forest. Under the influence of the illusion, no matter how stable their mentality was,

Panic is inevitable.

Under the influence of this panic, someone tried to propose that the team walk along the edge of the glacier river, so that they could look up at the sky and have sunlight around them, which could alleviate the uneasiness in the team.

But Barak vetoed it without even thinking about it. Having been in the mountains all year round, he knew very well that although the glacier rivers now looked like mountain streams with very little water flow, which was not enough to pose a threat to anyone, once the wind and snow stopped, the sun would

If the light shines on the glacier, the snow on the glacier will melt quickly, and this calm stream may turn into a raging river in the blink of an eye.

It would be fine if he was just walking on the edge of the glacier river. He could escape to a safe place before the crisis came. But now there is a team of more than a thousand people, and there are many elderly people and children with limited mobility in it. Once

If something happened, it would be difficult for him to sit back and let everyone leave safely.

When casualties occur, it will not only affect the overall morale of the team and create obstacles for the rest of the journey, but may even blame him for the casualties, damaging his newly established prestige and affecting his ability to stand up to those powerful men.

Image and competency assessment.

Although he did not agree with the proposal of walking on the edge of the glacier river, Barak did agree with the proposal of others to camp and rest, because he found that if he continued walking, not only would he not be able to walk fast, but it would also affect everyone's emotions.

Stop, take a rest, and recover from your low mood before continuing.

Therefore, Barak quickly found a small mound with not many trees and a wide view as a camping site.

When the news of setting up camp spread, everyone couldn't help but cheer. The originally depressed morale suddenly improved. Although the distance traveled today was much shorter than yesterday, everyone felt more tired than yesterday.

, eating the first bit of hot food and having a good sleep have become the things they want to do most.

In the giant sequoia forest, there are a large number of dead branches that have fallen from the trees. These are very suitable for camping, whether they are used as fences to protect against wild beasts, wood for campfires, or supports for building tents.

These inexhaustible dead branches can be used.

The complete basic materials and the experience of setting up a camp made the camp set up much faster than yesterday. In less than an hour, the entire camp was set up, and there was even plenty of time and materials to set up the camp.

Put up some fences outside and set up some traps to block possible wild beast attacks.

Just like yesterday, Leo and the web spinner were still staying at the edge of the camp. When dinner was ready and everyone gathered together, drinking hot soup, eating toast, and talking to each other, the family from yesterday found them again.

He brought Leo and the Web Weaver, gave them toast and other food, and even brought a few blankets to keep out the cold.

Leo took the food and blankets without politeness, and without saying thanks, he just secretly strengthened the witchcraft on the family.

This kind of witchcraft is not a witchcraft in the world of Velen, but comes from the dream world. It is a witchcraft called magic protection created by the wizards of the Wizards Association by combining dispersion, secondary strengthening and shielding.

.This kind of witchcraft can not only spontaneously drive away any hostile beasts or evil creatures that are approaching, but also strengthen the body and spirit of the subject for a limited time. When necessary, the witchcraft can also release all spiritual energy to form spiritual energy.

Shield, protect the subject.

If a day ago, those who saw Leo and the Web Weaver just thought they were weirdos or people looking for death, then now even the most stupid people can see that these people are not simple.

However, even so, no one dared to come forward to say hello to them, not only because of some unknown concerns, but also because they were not interested in saying hello to Leo and others, and were not even willing to approach these people.

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Leo can feel that the reason why this situation occurs has nothing to do with him. It is entirely because the web weaver always exudes a power similar to the human dispersion or neglect in witchcraft. This power can be subtle.

It affects the mood and thoughts of everyone around them, causing these people to unconsciously ignore the existence of the web weaver. Leo, who always stays with the web weaver, passively endures the effects of this power.

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Because this spiritual energy was too weak, Leo did not notice it for a while. But now that he discovered the effects of this power, he also became interested in the little girl and her family, because from various circumstances

Look, that family is obviously immune to this kind of psychic power, that's why they behaved in such a friendly manner.

What's even more interesting is that this family is also the one with the strangest reaction among all the ordinary people Leo found who had psychic reactions. The others' reactions were either shivers or dizziness, but this family was the only one.
Chapter completed!