dark moon

Chapter 22 The First Floor

"Click, click." Moback's metal combat boots stepped on the glass floor, and the monotonous footsteps echoed among the building complexes. The dead city seemed extremely empty.

The dwarf holding his shield high has always been in the front row. To this shadow-chasing team, the dwarf Morbuck is a barrier that will never fall. No force can knock him down.

Four green will-o'-the-wisps floated in front, back, left, and right of the team, illuminating the surrounding environment. There was no doubt that they were Miridi's Ghost Light Technique.This time, it's not that Shuer is reluctant to part with the energy of the crystal lamp, but that the Ghost Light Technique can be freely controlled by Meridi, which is far more flexible than the crystal lamp in his hand. It is the most suitable for exploration. As for the weird Color and shape, inevitably have advantages and disadvantages.

The halfling was not in the team, but was hiding in the darkness, wandering in front of the team. Whether in sight or hearing, Macajron seemed to have disappeared, and no trace could be found.

Darkness is a close comrade of thieves. This is a saying that has been passed down for thousands of years. Macajerun hiding alone in the darkness is probably far safer than his teammates in groups.

But is that really the case?

"West by north, two doors, due east, one window. Be vigilant."

When exploring the city, the greatest danger comes from inside the buildings.Enemies on the road can be seen at a glance, and enemies jumping off the top of buildings can also be traced. Only the enemies hidden in buildings are the most troublesome.Once you ignore them, they will suddenly attack from the inside when passing through a door or a window, which is likely to cause huge trouble for the team.Therefore, what experienced mercenaries hate most is actions in the city.

"Passed successfully." This was the reply from Safu at the end of the team.

"Continue to pay attention, and then look away from 30 meters away."

"Yes."

"Mia, reconfirm the direction of the energy transmission line."

"230 meters away, the fourth transfer node, we are on the right track."

"Very good, Militi, sense life, make sure there is no life form within 100 meters."

"Confirmed, nothing abnormal."

The hearts of the Shadow Chaser team were very tense. Although there would be no intelligent creatures in the alien projection, and there were no abnormal reactions in the life perception, it did not mean that there were no enemies around.There are so many things that can hide one's traces, Xiure can list at least hundreds of them, not to mention that any weird things are possible in the projection of another world. People who completely believe in their own perception will often die very happily.

"This floor is too chaotic." The Lin Jing, who was wandering back and forth, suddenly ran to Xiuer's side, "Something's not right."

"Well, it's indeed a mess." Shuer also saw the problem, "It's like it's been looted. No, it's not looted. It should be said that it was deliberately destroyed."

The two were right, the first floor was in chaos.

The doors and windows of the building were broken, broken glass and iron fragments were scattered on the ground. Many strange vehicles that assisted bouncing were abandoned on the street. Various debris was scattered on the road. Sometimes there was even no place to stand. There was no use for the street. Metal facilities were knocked down at random, often blocking access roads, and...

"There are a lot of bloodstains here." Shuer suddenly waved his hand to stop the team, "There are also bullet casings from thermal weapons."

Indeed, on the wall in front of Shuer, the blue blood had dried and turned black, covering the ground in a layer. A large number of bullet casings were scattered around. There were still bullet marks on the metal wall of the opposite building.

"It seems that a fierce battle broke out here, and the casualties were quite large." Pointing to several similar marks around him, Shuer frowned and said, "Who are these frogmen fighting?"

"Captain, aren't they the enemies you mentioned?" The loaded dwarf just took the opportunity to rest for a while, "What's so strange about this?"

"No, it's not those things. The entrance above is intact and the enemies did not attack." Shuer shook his head and said, "Did this battle break out from within, or... was it a riot?"

"It is indeed possible." Mia said thoughtfully, "After being trapped here for too long, the frogs started killing each other?"

"It's impossible to judge, but there is one biggest question." Mility inspected several battlefields with her eyes, "Didn't you find that there is something missing here?"

"Well, there is no corpse." Shuer drew a circle on his chest with his fingers, strengthening the magic of sensing hostility to the limit.

"That's right, there's not a single corpse, human, animal, nothing."

Since the streets are in such chaos, it means that no one on both sides of the battle has the energy or time to clean up the battlefield, or even to recover weapons.Since the situation was so urgent, no one should have the thought to dispose of the corpses, and they were disposed of so cleanly that not a single one was left.

"Tsk tsk, it won't be the corpse who took itself away." The necromancer talked about the corpse without any scruples, and even wanted to make fun of it.

"Stop guessing and prioritize the target." Shuer pointed forward and made a continuing gesture, "No matter what, turn on the lights first. In an unfamiliar environment, darkness is not good for us, Macajron."

"I'm here." The halfling's voice suddenly appeared in the shadows not far in front of the team.

"You're ready to... die!"

Shuer's position was at the edge of the team. Just when he was halfway through the order, a sudden change occurred.

Among the chaos around him, a black shadow sprang out without warning, as fast as a black lightning, and had already rushed behind him in the blink of an eye.Seven powerful gold-level combat professionals and seven experienced old mercenaries, however, no one discovered the raid in advance. It was not until the attack had begun that the expressions of the few with the keenest perceptions changed.

The speed of the black shadow is so fast that it arrives almost at the same time as the sound of breaking through the air. It does not give the attacker a chance to react. Maybe those physics professionals who are fighting in close combat can respond in time, but any spellcasting professional , I’m afraid it’s too late to react.

Except Shuer.

After more than ten years of hard training in his hometown, countless battles through life and death, the accumulated combat experience finally showed its effect at this moment.

The body leans forward and the muscles contract. The difference may be only a few millimeters, but it is enough to change the outcome of the attack.

There was a sound of cracking silk, the thick cloth robe was torn, and the attack of the black shadow almost brushed against the skin of Shuer's back, and the wind brought up left a few shivers on the skin.

At the same time, the muscles of Shuer's arms had bulged high, and the power of divine magic was blessing his body. He raised the hammer and swung it horizontally. The hard hammer flashed with the white light of divine magic, and hit the black shadow firmly on the head. s position.

"Bang", the dull thumping sound was as loud as an explosion in the silent city, and at the same time, there was the crisp sound of broken bones.

The power that a gold-level battle priest can exert is astonishing, and it is no surprise that he can smash skulls.

But another thing is strange.

The skull was obviously smashed to pieces, but the attacking black shadow was not affected at all. With the power of the hammer, it dragged the rotten head into a ball, jumped into a building and disappeared.

It was only then that Saff's giant sword and Moria's spear landed next to Shuer.The two of them actually made the move at the same time as the attack occurred, but they didn't complete it until the attacker left. One can imagine how amazing the attacker's speed was.

"Stop, don't chase." Shuuer stopped them in advance before anyone else could show any intention of pursuing them. In the current environment, chasing rashly would be a dead end, and it would have no meaning other than venting one's anger.

"What?" The two mages looked at each other, and cold sweat broke out on their backs. Fortunately, the opponent's target was Shuer. If it were the two of them, they might not have time to react.

"Shrink the formation, intensive defense, Macajlen, you come back too."

The formation immediately changed according to the order, and the distance was shortened to at least help each other.

"Miridi."

"I'm sure there is absolutely no indication in the life perception."

"Safu." Shuer turned to the other one.

"I, I, I..."

"I'm fine. Don't be nervous. I don't blame you. Just answer the question directly." Facing the already somewhat confused female swordsman, what you need to do is not to rebuke but to appease, so that you can get the answer as quickly as possible.

"I, I am also sure that there is no breathing, no heartbeat, no movement, absolutely nothing."

"Well, I believe that there was no warning about my perceived hostility." Shuer squinted his eyes and said slowly, "It seems that this thing is definitely not a living thing. Could it be an undead?"

"Don't be ridiculous." The Necromancer immediately denied it. "If it is an undead, I can find it on the second floor. It cannot be an undead."

"What on earth is that?" Mia finally had the opportunity to ask the question in her heart, "I only saw a black shadow and nothing clearly."

"A dog." The dwarf thought for a while and added loudly, "At least it looks like a dog. Damn it, my eyes were actually deceived by a dog, bastard..."

"Shut up." Shuer interrupted the dwarf's complaint angrily, "I smashed its head."

"I saw it." Moria still looked careless, but her body was close to Xiu'er. On the warm fur, Xiu'er could feel the Lin Jing's slight trembling. Trembling with fear and anger mixed together.

"But it ran away normally." Shuer patted the forest elf's body to comfort him, "It's impossible for any living thing to do that, Miridi."

"I told you, those are definitely not undead."

"Okay, I believe it." Shuer nodded seriously.

He really believed that there was no profession that was more sensitive to the undead than the necromancer. Since Miridi twice denied the possibility that the other party was an undead, then this was a fact.

The problem is, it's not a living thing, it's not undead, it doesn't breathe, it doesn't have a heartbeat, what the hell is this?

Xiuer looked around. There were many shadows and silence all around. No one was sure whether there were more of these things in the dark, ready to jump out and attack at any time.

(End of this chapter)