Ye An

In order to reach the high ground, it is necessary to pass through a dense forest that is flooded.

The forest is full of trees, the umbrella-shaped canopy is immersed in the water, the hard branches stretch out in all directions, and the oval leaves are layered on top of each other.There are a few mutated pine trees among them, the needle-like leaves are extremely sharp, and they shimmer coldly under the water.

When passing through this dense forest, the turtles became very careful. The sharp branches and leaves are likely to cause damage to the eyes of the turtles.

As the group of turtles moved forward slowly, the ropes pulling the warship tensed suddenly, and then loosened the next moment. The bottom of the boat pressed against the top of the canopy, making an indistinct blunt, dull sound, as if a sharp blade was scratching across the surface of the board. .

Suddenly, a black vortex gushed out of the dense forest, shuttled and swirled among the trees, and gradually approached the group of sea turtles.

Ye An knelt on one knee at the edge of the tortoise shell, probed into the water, and found a large group of water turtles.Each is about the length of an adult's hand and has a dark brown body.Due to the large number, they gather together and condense into shadows when they float upwards, like a tornado climbing up from the water.

Water slugs are the larvae of dragonflies, and they have a fierce temperament.After evolutionary mutation, the body size has become larger, and the ability to prey and hunt is also stronger.

Ye An suddenly remembered that when he assimilated tiger-striped carnivorous butterflies before, he found that there were many groups in the nearby river, but this water was clean.

He didn't have time to think about it before, but comparing it now, this group of water turtles must be the most important reason.

There are such ferocious predators underwater, let alone mutated butterflies, most mutated fish and frogs will deliberately avoid them.

When the water scorpion appeared, there were layers of eddies in the forest, and ring-shaped ripples on the water surface.

The water waves spread outward, one circle after another.

The green canopy is swaying in the river, and a large number of leaves are detached from the branches and floating on the water, like a long green road leading directly to the highlands.

This long road looks smooth, but there are deadly dangers hidden below.

With their hard carapace and plastron, sea turtles are not afraid of being bitten by water gnats. The neck and forelimbs are also covered with thick and hard skin, which is also difficult to tear.

Only the eyes are the fatal weakness.

When the water squirrels attacked, the group of sea turtles all speeded up and stuck their necks out of the water at the same time, effectively avoiding the attack of the water squirrels.

Ye An looked at the surface of the water. In less than a moment, the turtle's forelimbs were covered with water gnats, and the ear-piercing sound of biting and gnawing was drowned out by the water, but judging from the floating debris, the turtle's defense was not foolproof.

After pondering for a moment, Ye An bent down and approached the water surface, trying to assimilate the water turtles in the river.

He was ready to fail, but he didn't realize that although the water squirrel was ferocious, it was easier to communicate with than the tiger-striped carnivorous butterfly.Although the information delivered was not entirely positive, for Ye An, as long as he could communicate, there was hope, and he could pass through this water area safely and avoid the possibility of getting into trouble again.

After making up his mind, Ye An continued to activate his abilities. Because he was too concentrated, a wave of water hit his hands, and his palms couldn't help slipping, almost falling into the water.

"careful!"

The cool palm clasped Ye An's waist, successfully preventing him from falling into the water.

Ye An calmed down, before he had time to thank Xiao Yun, he grabbed his arm with his backhand and continued to maintain the connection with Shui Xi.

With Ye An's unremitting efforts, the water scorpion group finally received positive feedback.

The black whirlwind began to gather, and the leeches lying on the turtle's forelimbs and neck were separated one by one.

It was only then that Ye An realized that there were quite a few at the bottom of the boat.

Thinking of their sharp mouthparts, Ye An has no doubt that these scary little guys can bite through the wood and destroy the bilge of the warship.

The water turtles gathered together, swam around the turtle for several weeks, slowly sank underwater, and hid back in the dense tree canopy.

Ye An breathed a sigh of relief, and sat directly on the tortoise shell, his body habitually leaned back, but he didn't lie down as expected, but leaned against Xiao Yun.

"Tired?" Xiao Yun supported Ye An's shoulder and asked with concern.

"A little bit." Ye An didn't move away, raised a hand and patted his forehead, trying to wake himself up.

According to past experience, it is impossible to completely cut off his connection with the water scorpion group.Try hard, at least you can block most of them.If he doesn't do this, he will inevitably be influenced by the other party.

With Ye An's abilities, there was no need to have such worries.

However, he encountered repeated dangers and assimilated several huge populations in a short period of time. No matter how strong his ability was, he couldn't bear it.

Ye An leaned on Xiao Yun's body, closed his eyes, and showed obvious fatigue in his expression.

The turtle got rid of the threat of the water swarm, accelerated through the dense forest, and headed towards the high ground.

The hunters, Bauhinia and others on the deck were located far away, so they couldn't see the underwater changes clearly at the first time, but judging from the performance of Ye An and Xiao Yun, they also knew that the team had just encountered danger.

Before they could figure it out, the matter was settled.

Jason was lying on the side of the boat, and wanted to wave to Xiao Yun and ask what happened.I didn't want a wave to hit, and the hull began to bump again.He wasn't seasick, but because he had been fasting for a long time, he inevitably felt uncomfortable in his stomach.

"then!"

There was a sound, and a dark object smashed in his direction.

Jason's reaction was extremely quick, and he immediately reached out to catch it.Holding it in the palm, I realized that it turned out to be a sap-flowing branch.

Bauhinia stood a few steps away, raised the remaining half of the branch in his hand, waved it at Jason, tore off the bark, opened his mouth to bite off a piece, chewed it a few times, swallowed the sweet juice, and spit out the indestructible fiber .

"It has a sweet taste, can replenish physical strength, and can also make people energetic." Bauhinia said.

"Thank you." Jason nodded.

"No need." Zijing waved her hand, pointing to the woman who stooped to put up the rope, "This is thanks, thank you for saving her before."

The warship encountered a big wave earlier, and the rope tied to the woman broke, and she was almost swept away by the waves.In the nick of time, it was Jason who grabbed her and saved her life.

Bauhinia didn't want to owe favors, and the woman couldn't speak, so she came forward to thank her.

Understanding what the other party meant, Jason didn't say any more. He took out his dagger and cut the branch into several pieces, throwing them to several hunters respectively.Seeing this situation, Bauhinia was not stingy, and took out the remaining branches and distributed them to the people on board.

This was brought back from another flooded forest by helping Ye An before.Although it is not as good as barbecue and wheat cakes, it is very useful for replenishing physical strength and boosting spirits.

A gust of wind blew across the deck, everyone sniffed, and even smelled the aroma of fruit.

Ye An and Xiao Yun also noticed it. Ye An sat up straight and looked forward. The highland was close at hand. There seemed to be fruit trees behind the jagged rocks, and the wind was blowing from that direction.

"I guess there will be good luck." Ye An put one hand on his forehead to cover the falling rain, wanting to see more clearly.

"I hope so." Xiao Yun said.

"Don't be so serious." Ye An relaxed, bent his elbow to push Xiao Yun, turned his head and said with a smile.

Xiao Yun tilted his head and covered his abdomen with one hand, somewhat surprised... Ye An thought for a while, and two words flashed in his mind: cute?

After crossing a relatively gentle waterway, the team finally landed.

The turtles landed first, each occupying a section of the river beach, lying down motionless, apparently ready to take a good rest.

Tiger sharks have no way to go ashore and can only swim in shallow water.

Ye An has reached an agreement with the water gnats, as long as the tiger sharks don't break into their territory, the water gnats will not take the initiative to attack.

With a bang, the warship docked.

Everyone on the boat couldn't wait to put down the plank, and each dragged a rope to fall from the boat.

After fleeing on the water for many days, suddenly their feet were on the ground, and the hunters were a little staggering and unable to stand steadily.Bauhinia and the others adapted well, put away the rope, walked quickly to Ye An, and asked where to set up the camp.

"No hurry, take a walk around here first to avoid accidents."

It doesn't look like it from a distance, but it's only after docking that I realize that this highland looks like a small island.It's not as big as Ye An's isolated island, and its area is really not small.Before resting, search carefully to find any lurking danger.

Everyone reached a consensus, divided into several teams, and headed in different directions, preparing to search this high ground thoroughly.

"Be careful." Ye An said.

Bauhinia nodded, picked up a weapon, and led people to search around the highlands. If any abnormalities were found, they would immediately send out a signal.

The hunters were responsible for searching around the rock pile, while Ye An and Xiao Yun set off together to the center of the highland, where the fruit forest was.

"Remember, once you find the situation, send a signal immediately!" Ye An told Bauhinia again.

"Don't worry, my lord."

After confirming that everything was ready, Ye An signaled to Xiao Yun, who gave Jason a few more instructions, then picked up a bundle of ropes, walked quickly to Ye An, and headed towards the woods with him.