Gunfire, Punk & Necromancers

There is no need for soaking in nutrient solution, no white mice and protein worms, and dormant martial arts are treated as non-existent - Ge Gongdao and Zhuang Xuteng currently rely on human beings' own abilities and medical technology to recover from their injuries.

In order to cover up their connection with Kaho's death, they set a policy of "pretending to be innocent", an important one of which was "not being injured."Zhuang Xuteng has successfully fought with Colonel Taft in "full strength" and completed 50.00% of the disguise.The remaining 50.00% is to recover slowly, especially to avoid being suspected of having the ability to recover overnight.

The company's informants must be able to see the situation in Peicheng Second Hospital, and their recovery speed must also be monitored.As soon as Ge Gongdao reminded him, Zhuang Xuteng understood: He could only endure the slow progress of recovery now, unless Colonel Taft and his gang left Peicheng, or the doctor agreed to discharge them.

When you get home, you can recover quickly and pretend to be sick at the same time, right?

"Has Morgana been here?" Zhuang Xuteng tilted his head and asked.

"Been here. It was the two sisters who called her. When she came here for the first time, I was still in a coma and Prince saw her." Brother Dao lay on his back and looked at the ceiling and said, "Prince said She didn't cry, she just stared at you blankly. At that time, you were still wearing a full set of life support devices and at least twenty tubes inserted into your body."

"She has returned to work at PCPD and comes back to see you every day after work." Brother Dao turned his head and continued: "Do you want to give her a call? Although she may be on duty now, I believe she will use the phone as soon as possible. The speed is coming to see you."

"Great. The remote control I have can only call the nurse. I can only rely on you to do such a difficult thing."

"Okay." Ge Gongdao agreed, and then directed Prince to get his phone, find Morgana's number and call it.

The call was connected, and within seconds it was pressed against Zhuang Xuteng's face.The voice that most reassures and makes Morgana happy must come from Zhuang Xuteng, not Prince or Ge Gongdao. "Hi, I'm awake. Everything feels fine." Zhuang Xuteng pretended to be calm and asked, "How are you?"

"I'm not good! I almost became a little widow!" Morgana was angry, but Zhuang Xuteng could tell that her anger was to suppress other emotions to avoid crying all at once. "I'm catching a thief here. I've trapped him. I'll see you after I catch him. Hey! Use heavy weapons! Hit me! I'm impatient! Since he won't surrender, then I don't care whether he lives or lives. Woolen cloth!"

The call was hung up by Morgana, and it seemed that the attack had begun.Zhuang Xuteng observed a millisecond of silence for the thief on the other end of the phone. Who told him to happen to meet Morgana who was eager to get off work?
"Are you relieved? As mercenaries, the greatest happiness is that someone can save you when you are injured and fall down, and then there are still people who care." Gogongdao said while giving Prince a wink.Others rely on their charm points to throw away their flirtatious glances, and his was definitely a strength test, otherwise why would Prince cover his forehead so quickly?

"Okay, you are also sick and need to rest. Stop fussing here! Besides, Naike has just woken up and his physical strength is limited. He will see Morgana later. Don't let him chat with you, an idiot. !" Prince stepped forward and pinched Ge Gongdao's big nose, and then began to close the curtain between the two beds.

"Prince is right. Recuperate your mind first and wait for Morgana to come!" Ge Gongdao gave the last instruction and then shut up.

It’s time to recuperate.Zhuang Xuteng already felt tired after just dealing with the doctor and chatting for a while, which was absolutely impossible in the past.He let out a slow, long breath, closed his eyes gently, and let his body relax.Rest for a while now, and then show your best (current) state to see Morgana. This is the most important thing.

Zhuang Xuteng just wanted to close his eyes and rest his mind, but he quickly fell asleep and came to the Stone Pillar Hall.Only then did he think of a question: If he survived this time, it must be because of the help of the Lich Master, right?Just like the previous sit-in protest, the Lich Master used necromancy to hang himself.Well, I have to thank him properly.

"No, there is no such thing." Master Lich shook his head firmly and said, "I said, I can no longer understand the situation outside through you, including your physical condition. Think about it carefully, the pain It’s the touch. When you use super cache martial arts, your touch can sense the surroundings. If I can contact you, can’t I sense the surroundings?”

Zhuang Xuteng was stunned for a moment and asked: "You really didn't take action? I broke so many bones and most of my organs were ruptured. Logically speaking, I should die... Is that noble savior implant so powerful?"

"I don't know what implant you are talking about, but you have been using bone forging. As long as you persist, your body will be very tough. At that time, you said that you were looking for suitable metal, but you felt that steel was not enough. A titanium alloy..."

Zhuang Xuteng nodded and said: "Oh, by the way, titanium alloy bones. Using the bone forging technique to eat titanium alloy cigarette holders has completely become a habit, and I forgot about it. It seems that this thing saved my life, for me The vital organs of my body shared the damage and absorbed the most lethal part. Speaking of which, it was you who saved my life, because you also taught me the bone forging technique."

"On this point, I can bear to thank you: you're welcome." Master Lich tilted his head slightly and said: "So, you are seriously injured?"

"Yes, the kind that is near death. I have been in a coma in the hospital for a week and just woke up today. Hey, why didn't I come here when I was in a coma?"

"You can only come when you want to come - without that thought, the spell will not be activated. The spell is just a tool, without a brain, and cannot actively help you do anything." Master Lich stepped down from the throne, poked Zhuang Xuteng with his knuckle finger, and asked : “How long will it take you to recover?”

"The doctor said it will take at least two to three months, and the first three weeks are the most dangerous, but he is very optimistic now. I am now in the second week and have not yet completely stabilized." Zhuang Xuteng said: "I will spend three weeks in the hospital first. After I stabilized, I applied for discharge. As soon as I got home, I used dormant martial arts to speed up my recovery. I will try my best to return to my condition after one month, but I will not be able to go out for activities until three months."

"why?"

Zhuang Xuteng told the Lich Master his recent encounters and laid out his strategy for dealing with the company.The Lich Master's greatest concern is indeed Colonel Taft's ability to pull people over as soon as he stretches out his hand, and to keep people away from him when he reaches out his hand again.It said that it can also be done using necromancy. Even Zhuang Xuteng has completely learned that technique, but the total mana is not strong enough.

"You mean the tentacles of resentful spirits?" Zhuang Xuteng thought for a moment, then nodded. "As long as your magic power is strong enough, you can indeed use your tentacles to pull people in and push them out. Use the Wraith Servant to block the ghost energy bullets... it's not completely hopeless. When you analyze it this way, I don't think that guy's method is very mysterious. ”

"It's nothing mysterious, but it's still unpredictable - you don't know if he has other skills, and you don't know what those skills are." The Lich Master said: "It's just like us mages, the most troublesome thing is guessing what the opponent will do. What. Every technique has a way to restrain it. Even if it doesn’t exist for a while, as long as there is time, there will always be one. I don’t know if the other party will restrain my technique, so I don’t dare to make the first move. So, deterrence is formed. , our society is not completely controlled by a few powerful mages." "You are also one of those powerful mages, right?"

"Yes, of course I am one of them." Master Lich nodded and said: "Recently, I studied the article on the pillar that belongs to you, and I understand a truth. The mutual restraint between us great mages has a negative impact on society. In terms of stability, it doesn't actually matter - we have a small number of people and close strength, so it is easy to reach a consensus. The restriction is only superficial - what really restricts us is that middle-level and low-level spellcasters can also threaten us through restraint spells. Let’s take their voices seriously.”

The Lich Master snapped his fingers and said: "With my magic power, I can cast a necromancy spell that can destroy an entire city in one minute. When casting this spell, I can deploy twelve different protections at the same time. Barriers, blocking may require attacks. But each of these twelve barriers must have restraint spells. As long as a few spellcasters gather together and happen to have these spells, I will be stripped of protection, and it is very likely that I will suffer a spell backlash and be wiped out."

"After I became famous, I was obsessed with spellcasting deductions, which is simulating various spell battle situations. I also had spell duels with many people, both fatal and non-fatal, so I discovered this earlier than others. Question. I think of two ways. One is to keep the spells I have researched secret. Others don’t know what I know, so they can’t research restraint spells, and I will be safe. The second is to let everyone keep it secret, so that everyone can They didn’t dare to take action, and I was safe. Later, I chose the second method: taking the lead in building the Stone Pillar Hall, showing what I had learned, and pushing all mages close to my level to do the same."

Zhuang Xuteng touched his chin, then gave a thumbs up to the Lich Master and praised: "You have allowed many people to learn more spells. This is amazing. It is much better than what we have here - it is still difficult to teach a shadow follower spells." Picking and choosing, hiding and tucking. But why do you suddenly say this?"

The Lich Master shook his head and said: "You were severely beaten by Colonel Taft from the company. The key is that you have never seen or heard of his fighting methods. Your employer in Peicheng Bingli is also ranked high, right? You only know that the company is powerful, but you don’t know why they are so powerful. This is not your problem, but the company chose the method that I abandoned: keeping it secret."

"Just keeping it a secret is actually fine, but how long has it been since the last corporate war?" Master Lich said: "The four largest group companies are not even a fraction of the number of archmages in my hometown. Even if each company has five There are ten decision-makers, and there are [-] great mages in my world! Now these four companies are jointly acting, and the companies are all ants, which pose no threat at all. What situation will this lead to? "

Zhuang Xuteng sighed.Not only did he know the answer, he got beat up by that answer. "The company can do whatever it wants."

Master Lich nodded and said: "You didn't like the company before, but you will like the previous company later. Zhuang Xuteng, I am pessimistic about your world."

Zhuang Xuteng thought carefully for a while and felt depressed.He sat on the ground, constantly dispelling the gray mist around him.Since the Lich Master gradually recovered, the mist has become much lighter and is not as "vibrant" as before.They used to be quite thick, and they wanted to wrap around them whenever they got the chance, as if they wanted to swallow people.Although he has never been able to swallow anyone, or even really get close to Zhuang Xuteng, he at least has that energy.Now, it's as lifeless as Peicheng.

"Is there any way to prevent it from getting worse?" Zhuang Xuteng asked.

"The way to deal with the company is on that pillar of yours. Don't ask me. My knowledge and experience are far inferior to what's on that pillar." Master Lich shook his finger and said, "If you ask how to deal with Tafu, I I have some ideas.”

Zhuang Xuteng sat on the ground, quietly looking at the pillars in the distance, with many thoughts running through his mind.After a while, he withdrew his gaze, looked at Master Lich again, and said, "I can't care about things that far away, so just take care of yourself. Tell me how I should deal with Tafu?"

Master Lich nodded slightly, as if he already knew Zhuang Xuteng's attitude and choice.It immediately said: "Your set of super computing martial arts is very good, and my super cache martial arts are also very strong. The two can also be combined well, but they will bring about an obvious problem: you are too fragile."

"You will fall down after three punches. You have no room for error. This is too bad for you." Master Lich said: "Since you have broken bones and broken internal organs this time, and you are still in a dangerous period, then take this opportunity to strengthen Bone forging. In the past, you were worried about turning into a skeleton like me, so you chose the most conservative method when forging bones. Now you also see the benefits of bone forging, and you also feel the threat. More importantly, you don’t have any The tendency to turn into a titanium alloy skeleton shouldn’t be scary anymore, right?”

Zhuang Xuteng nodded and admitted that Master Lich was right.

"The bone forging technique I taught you was directly converted from necromancy. It didn't take your brain into consideration, so it was lacking. My skull is hollow inside, but your skull is hard and your brain is soft, so you must solve it. The risk of concussion. The same goes for your internal organs. The chest is protected by ribs, but the abdominal cavity is a hole—oh, how convenient it is to become a lich..."

"Stop! I won't change into a lich." Zhuang Xuteng said quickly: "Even if you don't consider the loss of the lower body, once I become a lich, I won't be able to use muscle implants."

"I'm just saying, I know you don't want to change." Master Lich waved his hand and said: "I have found a way to improve the bone forging technique and combine it with the bone shield technique to enhance your overall defense capability. If you If you can take super-calculated martial arts one step further on the basis of muscle control, such as controlling your internal organs to create a force-relieving effect, your defense capabilities can be taken to another level."

"Uh... using super-calculated martial arts on the internal organs? Doesn't this conform to the basic structure of the human body?"

"Do you think my skeleton conforms to the structure of the human body?" Master Lich laughed twice and said, "It is true that your muscles cannot grow inward, but the Wraith Servant can! Just use it as a buffer."

"Yes!" Zhuang Xuteng punched his fist and his eyes lit up.

Master Lich nodded slowly and said: "Use the tools around you, especially your brain. Another suggestion for you: Never think that your power will not be cracked, it is only a matter of time. Once you decide to reveal the secret hidden Use your strength to the fullest and don’t hold anything back.”

"Eh? What does that mean?"

"I'm lamenting why Colonel Taft didn't kill all of you here." The Lich Master said: "If I were him, I would kill people and silence them."