Chapter 99: Cloud Shadow in July 1997
Cloud Shadow in July 1997
We were already surrounded, there were at least six heavily armed soldiers around the hut, and groups of big black birds were circling above us. The language of their shouting was very similar to the accent of Luhe Village. We understood and shouted. After a few more conversations, we realized that the people outside were checking the werewolf's trail. We walked out of the house with vigilance, and immediately a soldier riding a big bird stepped forward.
The big bird with red eyes that looks like light bulbs is two meters tall. It approached us and ignored the threatening roars of Ana and A Fu, and looked beside us for a while, then flapped its wings and quacked, and the young female soldier on its back pointed towards us. report behind.
"There is no werewolf breath! Safety!"
Following her report, the giant bird knights in the sky raised their heights one after another, and the people who originally surrounded our hut also each mounted the big bird that fell to the ground, ready to take off.
"Who are you and where do you come from?" The female soldier riding on the back of the giant black bird stared at the torch in my hand, then looked at the two giant beasts beside us, and asked us aloud.
"We went into the mountains to avoid werewolves. We didn't have much to eat. We wanted to go down the mountain to find a place where people could live." I dared not tell her the truth, for fear that exposing Shanghe Village would bring unnecessary trouble to the villagers.
"You shouldn't come down the mountain, there are werewolves everywhere now!" she said after hearing us walking along the river: "You are lucky, the werewolves by the river have just been cleared, but it is not so safe to go forward, You should go back to the mountains!"
"Is it safe in the mountains?" I asked her.
"...It's not safe either." The female soldier replied embarrassedly: "There is no safe place around here now... Maybe you can go to the outpost and leave with the supply team." The
female soldier told us to wait until the day and face the sun Walk in the direction of the rising, and you can see the outpost in about two days' journey. There are empty cavalry around the outpost, you can ask them for directions.
"We don't know the way, can you send us to the outpost?" I took out a small cloth bag with gold coins and threw it to her. She raised her hand to catch it and weighed it. Throw it back again.
"You don't need to give me money, I'll send someone to escort you over there. You can exchange the money for some food at the outpost," she said, "I really don't understand how a spoiled young master like you appeared on the front line. She has already escaped." She obviously didn't like this gold coin, and also, this gold coin can't buy a decent metal weapon in Luhe Village, and the female soldier riding on the back of the big bird is obviously not lacking in this. money.
She is very fond of the two giant wolves in our team. Their size is so overwhelming that the trained big birds are reluctant to get too close to us, because Fu is always eager to try to pounce on them. .
Obviously, without these two giant wolves, it is impossible for us to live so long in the disaster area inundated with werewolves.
"I'll keep the money, take this as a thank you for your help." I squeezed a green bracelet from my pocket and threw it to her. She reached out and caught it. After looking around, she liked it very much: " Thank you for your gift, I will accept it, you should follow my companions closely, it is best to set off now."
"No problem, we will pack up now." I promised.
After a lot of people, we quickly packed up and left the hut. The hut became loose and fragile after I handled it with my ability. It will collapse after a rain or two and return to nature.
It seems that not every soldier has his own giant bird mount. Three soldiers walked with us after listening to the female soldier. They have the same peculiar talents as the female soldier. If we can see clearly, the few of us can't do it, and we don't walk too fast. Fortunately, they are very patient and stop and wait for us from time to time.
In the dark night, I couldn't see the big black birds at all. I could barely perceive their appearance with my superpower. They only had a pair of wings, much like an oversized crow.
I remember when I was in Luhe Village, I heard from the walking merchants that the northern lords had a group of crow knights who specialized in hunting werewolves. When the crows in gorgeous robes flew in the sky, they were covered in purple flames, and it was difficult for any werewolf. escape their sharp beaks and claws.
When I listened to it at the time, I just thought it was a story, because it is impossible for a big crow to fly with people in this world. Until now, I really saw a big crow.
I asked the soldiers who led us if they were the Northern Lord’s team. The soldier shook his head repeatedly. His accent was very heavy, and I could barely understand what he said. He said that the Northern Lord’s forbidden robe army was completely destroyed a long time ago. , They came here to support from Helencia. This battle has been fought for more than two years, and I don’t know how long it will be.
From their mouths, I learned that the "firehouse" that people said was the birthplace of werewolves was at best a corner area where the werewolf disaster passed by. This werewolf disaster caused by the carelessness of the Sakian Empire has swept more than 15 surrounding countries. , causing more than one million casualties.
The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Many countries very far away from us have sent soldiers to clear the werewolves. The soldiers in front of them are from the "Eternal Night Promenade" in Helencia. Many of them have never seen the sun before coming here. .
I was fascinated by the country they described to me. It was hard to imagine that these soldiers came from a country that rarely saw the sun. The place where they lived was full of black rock pillars dozens of meters high. These rocks were stronger than steel. It will absorb all light and create a "dark sanctuary" belonging to the Helencias.
We walked very fast on this road, but we were still very far from our destination.
The night was getting thinner, and the soldiers in front of them put on black helmets and masks to cover half of their faces, only showing their nostrils and mouths. Their ears were also different in structure from ours. The pinna was pointed and wider. Apparently they have great hearing.
Those flying giant birds have returned to their nests to rest, and the soldiers who led us said that the night crows of Helenthia hate the sun, so they only go out in the dark.
These self-proclaimed "Hylenian" soldiers are about 1.7 meters tall, their skin exposed to the sun is morbidly white, the light blue blood vessels are clearly visible, and their leather armor with metal pieces is very good. They carried two jet-black scimitars on their backs. Their helmets completely covered their eyes, but they did not affect their walking in the slightest. It seemed that they used their ears to hear sounds.
There is no doubt that the Helenians are meat-based, which can be seen from their sharp fangs. I asked the soldier who led the way if they eat vegetables. The soldier smiled and said that the Helenians only eat vegetables. Eat meat, and do not like to eat cooked.
They sounded like a bunch of savage cannibals, but they were very educated, and they were peculiar people.
They are undoubtedly from civilized countries, and their own language is very different from the dialect we use here. The tones of Cylencia are very light, like a low voice, and some of the tones require their sharp teeth to match their tongues. To make a sound, we can't learn.
This walk is a whole day. Rao is because I have good physical strength and I am exhausted. A few of my followers are already out of breath, but the soldiers in full armor are very relaxed. They chose the road where werewolves least appear. A little, but better than safety.
The fluffy Wang Jerry is very cute. The three soldiers like him very much. Wang Jerry is not afraid of life, and he happily asks people to hug him.
One of the soldiers who we are most familiar with said that Wang Jerry's body is very healthy. If they are in Xilenxia, such a child can be sent to the "Chanwu Academy" to test his talent, and if he is lucky, he can become a member of the Knights of the Night Raven. .
After chatting more with the soldiers, I realized that the people who rode the big crows were all very successful, and they were equivalent to officers in their troops. They gathered because they wanted to hunt down a group of very dangerous werewolves. , it is rare to see ten Night Raven Knights dispatched at the same time.
Thanks to those super-dangerous werewolves who don't know where to hide, the noble lady Knight of Night Raven is willing to send someone to escort us, lest we become food for the cunning werewolf.
In the evening, I took a break and had something to eat. The wind was very strong in the field. The faces of the three soldiers who led the way were very solemn. Fu and Ana were also very uneasy. I wanted to ask them what happened. Let me keep silent.
Not only them, but I also sensed some kind of prying eyes, but when I looked around, the surroundings were wide and the sky was clean.
"Strange thing..." The soldiers urged us to pack our things quickly, we have to leave immediately.
We hurry up and the soldiers said something was not right. Their noses were very sharp, and they didn't smell the werewolf. It just means that the werewolf was not in the wind, but there was no guarantee that the werewolf didn't ambush us through the cover.
I scattered the dust and went out, and the fine dust ran against the wind and enveloped the surrounding 300-meter radius. Every grass and tree was depicted in the flying collision of dust, without any large creatures.
Could it be... I turned my attention to the soil and immediately noticed the clue.
A slight tremor was spreading not far from our feet, and something was digging a hole in the ground!
I led the people to speed up, the soldiers were still looking around.
Can this thing dig as fast as we can walk on land?
"I can't see anything around." The soldier closer to us said maybe we were too sensitive and could slow down now.
"Could it be under... here?" I pointed to the ground.
In an instant, the expressions of the three soldiers changed.
"Oops, it's a burrowing worm, run!" They pulled out their weapons to cover our run, and a few of us ran forward like headless flies.
Before we could run, the ground shook abruptly, the soil cracked, a worm as thick as a bucket emerged from the ground with its jagged mouth and swooped at us, scarlet-green slime splashed everywhere, and we dodged its attacks screaming and panicking Running away, the worm shuddered eerily and fell to the ground, instead of continuing to attack us, it trembled as if watching us leave.
I stopped Ana and Afu who were about to jump up, and ran after the others, almost lifelessly, because the soldiers said that the burrowers were controlled by werewolves, and there must be werewolves hiding in the underground burrows. Out of the crypt, there is a giant wolf to protect us and we can't escape death.
"Roar!" More than a dozen burly shadows emerged from the cave where the big worm lying on the ground was located. They roared at us, we were so frightened that our souls were scared, and the soldiers also screamed for help. metal whistle.
Luckily for us, the dozen or so burly werewolves were not chasing after us, and they kept shouting furiously around the giant worm lying on the ground.
No one knows exactly what happened, but I do.
At the moment when the burrowing worm was about to break through the soil and burrow out, a sharp stone blade suddenly protruded from the soil hole. Divided into two, the bloody green liquid we saw earlier was its cockroach, a huge open wound more than two meters long, the big bug was already dead at that time, if I hadn't run too far, those werewolves would have Not chasing us, and now those werewolves can't escape death.
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