Mortal Epic of Douluo

"Atreus, thank you for your help. Don't worry, I will definitely solve this matter." Omero comforted Atreus, looking at him with a guilty look on his face.

"I'm sorry I couldn't help, I..."

Sophia touched Atreus' little head affectionately, "It's okay, Atreus, it's enough for you to have this courage and heart. I believe uncle and aunt, we will get through this difficulty!"

Oscar also came over and gave Atreus a hug, then took him to have breakfast.

Omero waited for Atreus to leave and then sighed: "Oh, we can never sell those two acres of land. The only way now is to go hunting in the mountains. I will pack my things and go into the mountains now."

Sofia held her husband's rough hand and worriedly asked: "Is it too dangerous to go hunting in winter? Besides, we are in such a hurry, and there is no way to find other hunters to go into the mountains together..."

"I know, Sophia, but I really can't help it. That's two hundred copper soul coins! After three days, every day we delay, the interest will be one point higher. We can't delay!" Omero complained while While walking to the woodshed, he began to arm himself. His hunting skills were taught by Kratos. Although they were not exquisite enough, the necessary equipment was indispensable.

Omero's weapons are relatively simple. His bow is made from a complete maple sapling. The arrowhead is forged from scrap iron in a small workshop in the countryside. The arrow feathers are very low-grade crow feathers. The arrow shaft is Processed birch saplings.

The only valuable thing is the bowstring. Its material is produced in the Beiyuan Province of the Tiandou Empire next door. Kratos dug it from a 120-year-old wilderness bison.

Sofia looked at her husband who was putting on hunting equipment. Whenever he made a big move, the wound caused by the knight's whip yesterday would make him grit his teeth in pain, and she became even more worried.

"I don't know if it will snow again, so why don't I put on my cloak?" She took a moose skin cloak from a wall of the woodshed and a moose skin backpack for him. Come with you, Omero."

"How is this okay? If you follow me into the mountains, what will happen to the children?"

Sofia gently put the moose skin cloak on Omero and helped him register his backpack. "The children have grown up. Oscar and Atreus are very sensible children. They learned how to live and cook very early." It’s okay, it’ll be okay.”

"Although, but...it's too dangerous in the mountains in winter, how could I?"

"But if you go into the mountains alone, even if you catch prey, how much can you resist? With me here, maybe we only need to go into the mountains once to catch enough prey."

Omero looked at his wife's determined eyes and knew that no matter how much he tried to persuade her, he could not persuade her. Moreover, Sofia was right, he really couldn't bring back many prey when he went into the mountains alone. He sighed: "Oh——, okay Come on, let’s go together.”

Sophia smiled and began to put on the equipment for hiking into the mountain. She put on forest deerskin trousers and boots, a rabbit hat and gloves made of soft-bone rabbit skin, and then placed a few simple traps in her bag. Firestone...and a wolfskin sleeping bag on their backs, the two of them were fully armed.

Sophia walked out of the woodshed and comforted the two little guys affectionately: "Brave Oscar, brave Atreus, stay at home, lock the door, and don't go anywhere, okay?"

Atreus puffed up his chest and said, "Don't worry, Aunt Sofia, I will definitely take good care of Oscar!"

Oscar retorted: "I don't need you to take care of me. The food I cook is better than yours!"

"You are so thin that you can't even chop wood. Of course I will take care of you."

......

Seeing the two little guys disapproving of each other, Sophia and Omero both laughed. Although they were a bit noisy, they actually had a very good relationship.

After waving goodbye, Omero and Sophia walked towards the north without looking back. They would pass through Count Ogunode's forest farm and enter the Rakoul Mountains.

The Rakoul Mountains are located in the northern part of the Bolton area. They belong to the natural dividing line between the northwest region of the continent and the far north - the remaining branches of the Northern Mountains. It is the collective name for this mountainous area in the north by people in the Bolton area, because every time Rakoul Mountains When the clan members appear, they are always in this mountainous area.

Lakor Mountain is not far away. Omero and Sophia walked non-stop for three hours, about thirty miles away, before reaching the foot of the mountain. Of course, this is only the outer periphery. Lakor Mountain is actually very vast.

Many beasts here are named after "Rakor", such as the 600-year-old Rakor bear that killed Kratos. Omero's target today is not a beast, he is just an ordinary person with zero soul power. , it's okay to encounter a lone wolf, but if he encounters a big guy like a tiger, leopard, or bear, he will have no choice but to wait for death.

Omero is very familiar with the situation outside. The knights of the Ogunode family like to hunt in the mountains very much and come almost every week, so there are very few large beasts and carnivorous soul beasts in the outside.

However, Omero quickly took out his bow and arrows, watching all directions and listening in all directions, always ready to draw the bowstring.

Hunting in winter requires enough patience, because many animals have the habit of hibernating, and in winter, except for white, other colors are very obvious. The moose skin cloak and deerskin bottoms worn by Omero are extremely resistant to rain and snow and provide energy. Good, but the only drawback is that it is darker in color and is easily exposed in the snow.

So Omero decided to gamble his luck. He found several "rabbit trails" and then selected three spots where he thought soft-bone rabbits were most likely to appear. He and his wife buried simple traps with soft-bone rabbits as bait. My favorite carrot.

After setting up the trap, Omero and Sofia patrolled the mountains and forests, hoping to find more prey. During this period, he discovered a herd of deer, but these cunning guys always fled before he could get close enough to shoot an arrow. .

The effect of the simple trap was not very good. After squatting for nearly four hours, the couple only harvested two thin skeletal rabbits.

Winter prey is usually very skinny, but no matter how skinny it is, there is always some meat, but Omero felt that these two soft-bone rabbits that were greedy for carrots were less than two pounds.

"Alas~ Such a little meat is not even enough to stuff between the teeth..."

A soft-bone rabbit weighing less than two kilograms, minus the fur, bones, and internal organs. It was still winter, so it was hard to say whether it would have eight ounces of meat. The calories provided by this little meat were probably not as much as what they consumed today.

Looking up at the position of the sun, Omero found that the time had reached two o'clock in the afternoon, which was not a good sign.

Every farmer has a seasonal map in his head, which has been passed down orally from countless ancestors. Omero made a rough calculation: It is still January, and the sky will start to darken in two hours, which is when " "Dusk", in more than two hours, night will completely arrive.

The hunt must end before five o'clock and find a resting place!The temperature will drop rapidly after the sun sets. Even though the weather has started to get warmer recently, his clothes are not enough to withstand the severe cold of winter nights. He must find a sheltered place to set up a fire as soon as possible, otherwise he and Sophia will never see tomorrow. sun!

If it were in the past, he would have found a few fellow hunters to go into the mountains together, and they would implement encirclement and suppression tactics on the deer herd, which was efficient and labor-saving.If he goes up the mountain alone in summer and autumn, he can use the bushes as cover to shoot arrows from a distance, or make more traps to hunt soft-bone rabbits.

But now he doesn't have enough time. There are still three hours. Omero has no patience to wait for the soft-bone rabbit to come to the door by himself. He must take the initiative.

Omero twisted hard and broke the neck of the soft-bone rabbit, put it into his backpack, then clenched his fist and prayed: "O God of Angels, may your mercy come to the world and let me gain something!"

"Yo-"

"Yo-"

A cool and sharp animal chirp sounded, echoing in the empty mountains.

This is?Lu Ming!

Omero felt a sudden joy in his heart. Kratos taught him the "language" of deer. This is not courting, fighting, or warning. This deer that calls is asking about the location of the herd. This is a lost deer. deer!

The sound came from below. Omero asked Sophia to stay where she was so as not to disturb the forest deer. He groped over gently and on a raised slope, he saw the forest deer lowering his head to eat grass roots.

Even while eating, Lin Lu was very alert, raising his head from time to time to look around. However, Omero's position was just behind him and there was a height difference, so it was difficult for Lin Lu to spot him.

"Thank you Angel God for your gift!"

Omero controlled his excitement and gently pulled up the bow string. His vision focused on Lin Lu, and other things around him suddenly blurred. He could only see this graceful Lin Lu.

This may be his only chance today. It can't just be a shot, it must be a fatal blow. If the shot hits the ground or hits Lin Lu without directly killing him, Lin Lu will be frightened and run away. Omero doesn't have that many time to go on a long hunt.

The bow string had been stretched into the shape of a full moon. The moment the forest deer raised its head, Omero instantly let go of the arrow in his hand, and the sharp arrow shot through the air, pointing directly at the back of the forest deer's head.

"Whoosh!"

bingo!

The forest deer roared again, but this time the roar was no longer clear, but low. After shaking a few times, the graceful stag fell to the ground.

"Great, Sofia, come on!"

Omero took the lead in climbing down the slope and came to Lin Lu's side, and found that it was still panting heavily, with blood flowing out of tears along the arrow shaft.

Without any hesitation, Omero took out his hunting knife and stabbed Linlu's pharyngeal tube to bleed it. At this time, his wife also arrived. Omero quickly ordered: "Sophia, hurry up, use snow to bleed Linlu's blood." Bury it!”

Although there are not many large beasts on the outskirts of Raqoer Mountain, be careful with the Wannian Ship. Winter is the season when food is scarce. Covering up the smell of blood in a timely manner is an effective way to avoid large beasts.

The hunting knife in his hand is also a relic of Kratos. It is very sharp, and the deerskin is like paper in front of it, and it can be cut easily.Omero's technique was very sophisticated, and he soon peeled off a whole deer hide. Although the hide was not perfect due to the arrow holes in the back of the head, it was still top-notch.

"This deerskin is really good. It should be sold at a high price!" Sophia said happily.

Oscar was also very happy. Fortunately, the day's efforts were not in vain. He continued to cut off the limbs of the forest deer, but only kept the thigh part, and threw away the meatless calf hooves.Then he cut off the tenderloins, ribs and other parts that were sold at a high price... Omero's smile became brighter with each piece of meat he put into his backpack.

The next thing he needs to do is to find a tall tree and hang them on the high branches to prevent wild beasts from stealing food. When he hunts a deer or catches a few more rabbits tomorrow, he can come back and take it away.

"Roar--!"

There was a low roar from behind, a low roar like thunder.

Omero shuddered for a moment, turned his head quickly, and saw a huge Rakkor bear in his eyes. It stood up and roared to the sky. The thunderous roar instantly made his eardrums bleed.

"Run! Sophia!"

He pushed Sophia away as quickly as possible, then poured out all the pieces of meat in the moose skin backpack, dropped all the heavy equipment on his body, quickly stood up and faced it head-on, and at the same time nocked the bow and drew the arrow.

Rakor Bear is not a ferocious beast, it is a spirit beast!

Omero didn't know how many years of cultivation this Lakor bear had, but even if it wasn't a spirit beast, an adult bear, a bear that was hungry in winter, was not something he could fight against.

It is impossible to run. Kratos said that the running speed of ordinary people is very slow compared to many large beasts. Only by relying on a team and weapons, ordinary people without soul power can fight against them.

But if you encounter a soul beast, especially a cruel soul beast like Rakor Bear, you can only hope for good luck.

The venison scattered on the ground was exuding a strong smell of blood. Omero was extremely hopeful that the Rakkor bear in front of him could change its target. In the past, he had not encountered situations where he faced the beasts directly. Usually, the beasts would choose to wait for him. After leaving, enjoy the delicious food "passed" directly to your mouth.

But this Rakkor bear never shifted its eyes from Omero for a moment. Omero now somewhat understood what Kratos said when he taught him hunting skills:

"When wild beasts meet humans, they usually do not attack recklessly, but instead weigh the pros and cons. Although they are not smart enough, they know that humans carry weapons that are lethal to them. But soul beasts are different. They are naturally on the same side as humans. On the opposite side, unless the soul beast you face is timid by nature or it feels the disparity in strength, a life-and-death struggle is inevitable."

Fright, fear, despair.

"Roar--!!!"

Snowing.

Snowflakes fell from the sky again. Atreus reached out to catch a crystal snowflake, and the cold touch suddenly aroused goosebumps.

Not only did it snow, but there was also frost. The weather was about to get warmer, but who would have thought that the cold would hit again.

Fortunately, the snow was not heavy and the wind was not strong. Atreus wished Uncle Omero and Aunt Sofia in his heart, hoping that they would catch the prey smoothly and return smoothly.

............

The night is coming, and Atreus's heart is always high. The risk of hunting in winter is very high, but the current situation is that time waits for no one. He is only a six-year-old child, and there is really not much he can do. .

Oscar went to bed early after dinner. After Omero and Sophia left, he did not stay at home honestly. Instead, he took Oscar to look for squirrel or chipmunk nests in the nearby forest. However, The results were not high, many holes looked like they had been disturbed, and today’s harvest was less than two kilograms.

"Oscar, Oscar!"

He heard a call from a distance, and Atreus recognized it as the voice of village chief Lester. He walked out of the house and saw a thin figure holding a lantern trotting towards this side.

"Grandpa Lester, what's going on? What happened to make you so anxious?"

"You, you...ha, ha..."

Seeing that Lester was out of breath and couldn't even finish his sentence, Atreus immediately helped him hold the lantern and carried it gently for him: "Don't be anxious. Speak slowly. Do you want to come in for a drink of water?"

Lester breathed for a while, regained his breath, and said word by word: "Omero, and Sophia... they were attacked by a Rakkor bear while hunting!"

"What?...But, Mount Lakor is thirty miles away from here. How did you know that he was attacked?"

"Hey!" Lester stamped his feet anxiously, "A few distinguished soul masters dragged a corpse all the way from Delling Village in the north to here. When I went out, I saw that both corpses were bitten. It’s beyond recognition, but the moose skin cloak he’s wearing, isn’t it Omero?!”

Lester eagerly pushed aside Atreus, walked into the house, and pulled Oscar up, who was still half asleep, "There is no time to explain now. Come with me to confirm first. Several soul masters are still waiting. Here we are, don’t dare to keep them waiting!”

After saying that, he put Oscar on his back and hurried north, while Atreus followed at a trot.

The snow stopped soon, and there were almost no clouds in the sky tonight. Only a slight north wind was blowing, and a layer of frost formed on the branches on the roadside.