Hollow Knight: Hallownest

"Tell me what you want to hear?"

The leg-eater felt the breath of the person in front of him, from laziness to excitement, at the moment when the breath of his talisman disappeared.

Regret, very regret!

It turns out that this guy has long been interested in his talisman. If he had known it, he would not have been so anxious.

"Do you know the route to Mantis Village?"

"Didn't you bring a map when you came here?"

"Note that I am asking you now..."

The leg-eater was helpless. The explorer in front of him was really a weirdo. He didn't even know the route.

I picked up a stone from the side, thought about it for a while, and then started scratching it on the ground.

"You go straight down from our place, turn right when you reach the end, and then..."

"Stop, stop, stop! How can I know where it is just by paddling like this? Is there anything iconic?"

"Why are you so anxious? I haven't finished speaking yet. I even took advantage of what I said. What a greedy guy."

"..."

"The route I just mentioned is very obvious, because there is no other way, and there are road signs, and then you will encounter a fork in the road."

"On the right is a mushroom wasteland. Don't go there, go left. You will see the entrance to the city soon."

"City of Tears?"

"Otherwise, don't stop, keep walking down and you will see the people in Mantis Village."

"Row."

Murong roughly marked a route on the map according to what the leg-eater said, and then went to rest.

......

Early the next morning, Mo Rong discovered that the leg-eater beside the tent was missing, and there was no sign of him in the tent either. He probably went out.

The two of them tidied up a little and went out of this place. Morong wanted to visit Mantis Village today.

Following the leg-eater's instructions, the two of them had a smooth journey without encountering any dead ends, and this section of the road felt more and more familiar as they walked.

Is this the way back from the last shipment?

After passing a section of road guarded by mushroom warriors, the two of them saw the gate of the City of Tears.

But the destination is not here. After following the route on the map for a while, the scenery on the roadside has changed. Many masks and heads are interspersed on the roadside with something similar to the forelimbs of a mantis, as if to warn anyone. Anyone who wants to be an enemy here should stop ahead.

"Wow, are these the heads of intruders?"

"It should be. After all, the tribes living here are the most courageous and good at fighting in this land."

"I know that my elders once said that they wanted to dig the Antler Station here before to provide transportation convenience for this group of warriors, but who knew that they were directly rejected by their lord."

"why?"

"I don't know. The elders said they don't want to be disturbed by outsiders."

Mo Rong nodded. This is true. If anyone can enter, then this place is not such a pure place.

"Who is coming?!"

A mantis warrior stopped in front of the two of them, glaring angrily and arching his body, seemingly ready for battle.

Mo Rong subconsciously raised his hands and said hurriedly:

"We don't have any ill intentions, we just came to Mantis Village for a visit."

"Hmph! If you are like those boring explorers, you only have an unfounded curiosity and see how beautiful this place is."

"Then I advise you to go back to where you came from. There is no magnificence here as you imagined, but only the noble pursuit of martial arts!"

Mantis Warrior snapped.

"Besides, weak people are not welcome in Mantis Village."

After saying that, he glanced at Mo Rong, the meaning was self-evident.

Mo Rong put down his hands. He was not happy to be told by the mantis warrior, "Who are you calling a coward? I will chop off your forelimbs."

"Then how are you going to let us in?"

"It's easy, beat me."

The mantis warrior raised his forelimbs and said with a fierce voice.

"Then come on."

Mo Rong pulled out the bone nail and was too lazy to talk nonsense to the mantis warrior in front of him. Since he could defeat this kind of man, he should stop wasting his words.

Seeing that the two were fighting fiercely, Fast quickly ran to the side to watch the battle so as not to affect it.

"Be careful!"

Mo Rong picked up the bone nail and kicked towards it. The mantis warrior reacted quickly. When he saw the bone nail coming, he stepped back and missed it.

This is not over yet. The mantis warrior retreated just to accumulate strength. When he saw Mo Rong's bone nails retracting, his two forelimbs instantly extended, so fast that afterimages appeared in the air, cutting towards Mo Rong.

Mo Rong was already prepared for his move. When he put away the bone nails, he immediately rushed to the side with his moth-wing cloak, dodged a fierce blow, then jumped up high, fired the bone nails on his back, and used his body to With a twist, he slashed hard at the mantis warrior below.

Powerful chop!

Upon seeing this, the mantis warrior immediately raised his forelimbs in front of his chest to resist Mo Rong's force falling from the sky, but it had little effect, and he was almost forced to his knees by this move.

He originally wanted to put aside the bone nails and carry out an upward move, but this force told him that if he abandoned defense and turned to attack, his body would be defeated in an instant.

Under strong pressure, Mo Rong saw that the mantis warrior had no strength to fight back, so he put away the bone nails and retreated to the side.

"What is my strength? Can I enter the Mantis Village?"

The Mantis warrior also knew that he was defeated, and it was already breaking the rules to stop Mo Rong, so he stepped aside and said:

"After you defeat me, I can no longer stop you from moving forward. But there are thousands of warriors in our Mantis Village. If you don't show your absolute strength, you will be unable to move forward in the village."

Mo Rong looked at the Mantis Warrior, pointed forward with an ominous feeling and said:

"You mean, if I encounter warriors like you in the front, they will all challenge me?"

The mantis warrior chuckled and said:

"Of course, but there won't be too many warriors from our clan, so you can rest assured."

"That's good."

"The rest are young mantises. They are full of energy. I wish you good luck."

"..."

Seeing that the two had finished fighting, Fast hurriedly followed Mo Rong, but was stopped by the Mantis Warrior.

"Who are you?"

Seeing his fierce look, Fast couldn't help but be so frightened that his legs trembled and he dared not move forward. Seeing that the mantis warrior wanted to attack Fast again, Mo Rong hurriedly said:

"Don't worry, little brother, this is my mount, it came with me."

Fast nodded firmly.

After hearing this, the Mantis warrior calmed down his momentum and stopped embarrassing Fast.

"Are you scared?"

Mo Rong looked at the map and then walked forward, not forgetting to tease Fast beside him.

"I...why am I afraid?"

"Then why didn't you leave just now?"

"My legs are numb. I won't be able to walk for a while."

Mo Rong seemed to be smiling but not smiling. This little guy's mouth was harder than the shell on his body.

As the mantis warrior said before, there were indeed several warriors and young men in front who challenged Murong, but without exception, they were all defeated by Murong's bone nails.

"You are very strong. I really hope you can participate in the selection."

The last warrior said this when he was defeated, but before Mo Rong could figure out what he meant, the man left.

"Death-seeking wanderers, welcome."

"I wish you a happy death under our claws."

Mo Rong looked at the words hanging on the wall and carved on some kind of material, and realized that Mantis Village was not far away from them.

Sure enough, at the end of the map, at the door of an anciently decorated passage, Mo Rong saw two guards in front of the door.

In short, it was another battle that had to be fought. After the two were defeated, Morong asked them what the soldier said just now.

"I heard on the way here what selections you were conducting?"

The soldier and the young man looked at each other. The soldier did not say anything, but the young man came forward with interest.

"That's right, are you here to participate too?"

"Can I do that too?"

Mo Rong pointed at himself, which was quite novel. From what the previous warriors said, this selection should be a selection within the Mantis tribe.

"Hmm~, I don't know either. In this case, I will take you over to have a look."

After saying that, he turned around and said something to the guard at the passage, and then led Mo Rong and the others in.

......

"What are you here for?"

The mantis young man was very curious about the two outsiders from the village, and looked back at the two people while flying ahead.

The mantis clan lives in the village all year round. They advocate martial arts and have a rare warlike and competitive spirit since birth. Challenging the strong is their favorite thing.

But this also brought disadvantages. The lords of their tribe prohibited their tribesmen from going out. Firstly, because the outside world did not advocate force and preferred peace, and secondly, it was related to some missions of their tribe.

Normally, anyone who wants to enter Mantis Village has to pass all the way. Being able to meet people outside the village is something that this young man dare not even think about, so it is impossible to see that Mo Rong and the two are not interested now.

"Oh, I'm here to look for Mantis Claw."

Mo Rong followed it and said.

When the young man heard this, his wings flapped even more briskly.

"I don't know who you heard this from, but my clan does have mantis claws, and there are quite a few of them, but you can't take them away with just a mouthful."

"Of course it won't be for nothing, I will pay you Geo."

The mantis young man shook his head.

"You can't buy Nagio."

"The mantis claw is the symbol of our clan. If an outsider gets the mantis claw, it means that our clan has recognized him. Do you know why?"

Morong shook his head. He remembered that if he wanted the recognition of the Mantis tribe in the game, it would not be enough just to get the Mantis Claw.

"Because if outsiders want to get the mantis claw, there is only one way."

"It means passing the test of our clan lord."