Sheyan glanced back at Reef, earnestly urging.
"We have to leave this place as soon as possible. I don't know why, but I feel that this place is extremely dangerous."
Reef panted slightly as he replied.
"Those monsters can't possibly catch up so quickly. Even if they can track our footprints in the snow, how can they track our escape route in this forest? They will also be tired. "
Sheyan shook his head, seriously replying.
"Those uruk-hais were originally sent here to hunt us down. They have the advantage in numbers, and their stamina is always at their peak. Furthermore, this pine forest canyon is long, but its width is only a few kilometres. They can easily line up and walk horizontally, arranging one person at a fixed interval. Like using a bamboo sieve to sift fishes in a ditch, they can effortlessly track us down."
Sheyan obviously didn't know that the uruk-hais were only left with 3 individuals. They couldn't possibly employ such a foolish yet effective method of sifting through a net. But he also didn't know that the uruk-hais possessed a dog's keen sense of smell, and could actually track their location. Hence, his caution wasn't wasted.
Reef nodded, muttering to himself for a while.
"Is there a chance we can reverse the situation and eliminate the pursuers?"
Sheyan carefully pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "That's right.
"Although the avalanche was terrifying, the uruk-hais' chances of survival are high. More importantly, what we have to escape from isn't just the pursuers, but a natural disaster."
"Natural disaster?" Reef was stunned. Sheyan earnestly continued.
"That's right. We've been walking in this pine forest for so long, but we haven't encountered a single living creature. Look at the surrounding trees, think of those pine towers we saw at the start! It's impossible for anything to devour the pine nuts so thoroughly, not even leaving the shell behind. Furthermore, there aren't any traces of pine nuts growing in the pine towers! What does this mean? This means there's a force that affected the surrounding trees, causing them to lose their ability to reproduce. Such a force can cause beasts to flee, and birds to vanish! "
"As we ventured deeper into this pine forest, the withering of the pine trees became more severe. This proves that we're nearing the core of the forest. Right now, we have to leave this damned place before the sky turns dark. If not, the danger will be huge! "
Reef nodded, but in the next second, he leapt up, his eyes gazing towards the path they came from. A black lightsaber flashed in his hand, swiftly entering battle mode. When Sheyan saw Reef's reaction, his pupils instantly contracted. He immediately bent down and pounced forward, rolling forward before turning back to look.
About a hundred metres behind, were the three uruk-hais that were in pursuit!
Especially the burly uruk-hai leader. Every step it took was like a heavy hammer striking the ground, causing the earth to tremble as it sprinted. The uruk-hai leader bared its fangs and grinned maliciously as it sprinted, displaying a carefree expression. It was like a cat catching a mouse, obviously treating the trio as prey in its bag.
"Run!"
Sheyan's voice sounded like it was squeezed out from the gaps of his teeth.
Facing 3 uruk-hais at this moment, it obviously signified the fate of becoming captives. More importantly, he and Reef could still return to the nightmare realm, but the elf maiden Melody couldn't escape her fate of being ravaged! This was definitely not a scene Sheyan wished to see!
Let's not talk about the fact that this elf lady was an extremely promising stock, just based on her undisguised feelings for him, he definitely wouldn't abandon her. Furthermore, the duration of their stay was related to the party's reward. Therefore, whether it was for personal or public reasons, Sheyan would definitely fight till the end!
But under such a tight pursuit, for some unknown reason, Sheyan and Reef's vision started to darken, blood trickling from their lips. The distance between them and the uruk-hais was rapidly shrinking. Just as Sheyan gritted his teeth and was about to reveal his trump card, he coincidentally ran up a gentle slope. His heart was filled with ecstasy!
In front of them, the pine forest had ended, revealing a vast lake!
After reaching here, the faint mist in the air seemed to have dissipated significantly. The sunlight suddenly intensified, the distant clouds were scorched into a bright red luster. Ten thousand rays of resplendent rays flashed back and forth across the surface of the lake, reflecting back and forth. Every ripple was an intense magnificence. Who would have thought, there would actually be such a huge lake in this valley. Such a magnificent and tranquil scene, was the first time Sheyan had witnessed such a scene in his entire life.
Without a doubt, to a brat like Sheyan who had been on a ship for a long time, his bones were practically soaked with the salty and fishy smell of the sea. With his proficiency in swimming, bringing along Reef and Melody wasn't a problem at all. If they could dive into the lake before the uruk-hais caught up, their chances of escaping would be greatly increased!
Gazing at this crystal clear lake, no matter if it was Sheyan or Reef, their hearts were set. They couldn't help but quicken their steps, they had a hundred percent confidence that they could successfully escape before the uruk-hais caught up!
But at this moment of hope, the uruk-hais leader behind them laughed maniacally. That laughter was filled with ridicule and delight. Sheyan couldn't help but turn back to take a look. To his surprise, the 3 uruk-hais who were bitterly chasing them had actually stopped running and were strolling forward slowly. It was like they were turtles in a jar.
"Could it be there's some great danger in the lake?"
Sheyan's heart flashed with such a thought, but he immediately steeled his resolve.
"Even if there's any danger ahead, compared to being chased by the uruk-hais, it's worth a gamble. Falling into the hands of the uruk-hais is a sure death. Even if there's a ferocious beast in the lake, I can lure it away with Reef or myself, there's still a chance of survival! "
Yet in the next second, Sheyan who was closely observing the lake surface suddenly blacked out. Following a sharp pain, he plunged into an endless darkness! At the same time, a furious roar resounded in his ears. It was Reef's voice.
Both of them were blinded at the same time!
For an ordinary person to suddenly lose their vision, one could imagine the fear in their heart. Furthermore, it was under such a perilous situation. Both of them lost their balance in the midst of sprinting, miserably crashing to the ground.
In this short span of hours, the two of them had experienced so many miraculous encounters and dangers. It could be said that most people wouldn't be able to experience it in their lifetime. From death to escaping, from life to death, this cycle repeated several times. But at this moment, the despair in their hearts was the most intense, dejected to the extreme.
"How did this happen, when did they strike?" Sheyan's mind raced, but he still couldn't figure it out. His facial muscles contorted, but he refused to give up. He frantically fumbled his way forward, until the uruk-hais leader stepped on him with a sinister smile.
"You bunch of fools, if you don't wash your eyes with holy water, you'll naturally be punished by the gods and become blind."
As it turns out, sunlight contained large amounts of ultraviolet rays, and the snow surface was able to strongly reflect ultraviolet rays. The reflectivity could reach 95% and above. Therefore, if a newcomer didn't take any protective measures, it would be very easy for their eyes to be burnt by the ultraviolet rays. The symptoms would be a large amount of black shadows, severely affecting their vision. Hence, it was mistaken as' blindness', and was also known as snow blindness. But after some rest, the bloodshot eyes would subside and the symptoms would disappear.
Sheyan and Reef had never been to a snowy mountain before. Along the way, they had been exposed to the ultraviolet rays for a long period of time. But because the time wasn't long, it didn't accumulate to a qualitative change. Only after escaping here and encountering the sparkling lake surface, and once again being exposed to the intense ultraviolet rays, the snow blindness reached a critical point and suddenly flared up. Both of them were terrified, not knowing what to do. It wasn't strange for them to be blinded.
The uruk-hais naturally didn't know what snow blindness and ultraviolet rays were, but they had been living in the snowy mountains for a long time, and were already used to such situations. Moreover, Saruman's doppelganger had specially concocted medicine. These uruk-hais and orcs had already developed a certain level of resistance after living in the snowy mountains for a long period of time. After washing their eyes with the medicine, they naturally wouldn't be affected by the snow blindness.
In this current barbaric and primitive world, the uruk-hais and orcs would attribute the cause of the snow blindness to the punishment of their god 'Saruman', which was reasonable.
The uruk-hai leader frequently captured captives, and was extremely experienced in knowing when the snow blindness of captives would flare up. Naturally, he had a card up his sleeve, and was sure that the duo would be blinded for a short period of time upon seeing the lake. Hence, he was extremely calm and unhurried in his pursuit.
In the previous avalanche, the group of uruk-hais had lost 5-6 of their members. This debt of blood was naturally placed on the duo's shoulders. Hence, the group of uruk-hais naturally didn't show them any respect. Instead, the duo was kicked a few times by the uruk-hais and slapped a few times. The uruk-hais then the uruk-hais' chief issued a command.
"Bring them back first. You can skin them or eat them as you wish. The sun is about to set, before anything happens, we have to leave quickly!"
The moment the uruk-hais leader mentioned the word 'abnormality', the other two uruk-hais shuddered. Not knowing what to think, they immediately grabbed the trio and left! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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