dark moon

Chapter 29 The Battle Begins

"Have your brain been burned out by the cursed metal?" The indifferent elf mage glared at Xiure, obviously very dissatisfied with his perfunctory answer. He walked over and opened the door and looked outside, "The way you opened the door... boom."

"The posture is indeed not standard, well, it seems that mine is not quite right either."

"Eh? Is this some interesting game?" Looking at Xiure and then at Mia, the beautiful Lin Jing bit her nails, her big eyes filled with curiosity, "What on earth is out there that makes you two look like this?" nervous?"

"Bang", there was a heavy banging sound at the metal door, Xiuer answered for him.

"Bang, bang, bang." The metal wall was very thick and the metal door was very strong. It could not be shaken by the impact from outside, but the sound still came in.The source of the sound is very persistent, continuous and never-ending, and getting denser and denser. Even though we know it is unlikely, it still makes people worry that the walls cannot support it.

"The city has come to life." Shuer's face was gloomy. "There are a lot of frog people outside, hanging around the door."

"Captain, are you kidding me?" The dwarf shouted loudly, "It is impossible for there to be people in the alien projection. Even if you are a special case, there may only be one or two cases. How can there be a large number of cases?"

"Bang bang bang", maybe because the dwarf's loud voice alerted the outside world, the sound of hitting the metal door became more intensive, and the sudden acceleration made the dwarf shrink his neck subconsciously.

"Well, there are indeed a lot of frogs." Mia agreed expressionlessly, "And when I opened the door to look, they were not wandering, but swarming over here. They must have discovered us."

"There were no signs of life before. Could it be a newly resurrected undead?" Militi wanted to open the door and take a look, but she gave up the idea after hearing a series of banging on the door.

"It's not like, it's agile, athletic, and jumping freely. It doesn't look like the undead just woke up." Mia shook her head vigorously, "By the way, surveillance equipment, such an important place as the energy supply center, must have something like the monitoring room in the security area. Equipment, now that the power supply has been restored, you should be able to see the situation outside."

"Don't think about it, the idiot dwarf and I just went around in a circle." The halfling spread his hands, "There are indeed a few glass planes like that in the room at the right end, but they are completely black and there is nothing on them."

"Nonsense, the power supply hasn't been restored just now. It may not be the case now. Let's go and take a look. Wait, Mia, seal the door with ice first to avoid trouble if it is knocked open."

Shuer's guess was correct. As the power supply was restored, the glass plane of the surveillance equipment also lit up. The three sides of glass showed the situation around the gate from three angles.

The good news is that it has been confirmed that everyone's work is working very well, and the light has returned to the outside. Although the light source above the head cannot be seen due to the angle, everything around the door can be seen clearly.

The bad news is also obvious. More and more people have gathered around the gate. These frogmen mainly move forward by bouncing, and occasionally walk upright. Their forward posture is very special.

"There's something wrong with these people." Shuer pressed his finger on the glass surface, "Look at their clothes."

In fact, the frogmen don't have any clothes on them. At best, they just have a few pieces of rags hanging on them. It's hard to call them clothes anymore.

"In Moria's album..."

"Eh? Xiure, you still used it, I knew it."

"Don't make trouble." Xiure patted Lin Jing's back, "Although the people in that picture album are very...well, frugal in their clothes, some of them are gone, but it can also prove that the frog people still wear clothes. , not wearing any clothes is a special case. However, most people here are not wearing any clothes, and looking at the rags on their bodies, it cannot be said that they are not wearing clothes, but that their clothes have been...corrupted? "

"It does look like it's rotten." Others nodded thoughtfully, "Have they never had any clothes to change?"

"No, it's not that I don't have any clothes to change." Macajron leaned over and pointed to several different places on the plane, "Look at these people, here, here and here. The color here is obviously different from other parts of the body. This is the formation of dust. The stains are covered, and other parts are covered or in different positions, so there is no dust.”

"In other words, he kept the same posture for a long time, and he didn't move again until now. So I think it's not that they don't have any clothes to change, but that they haven't moved for decades, so the clothes will rot."

"They are not undead. Their joints are soft, they walk normally, and they respond to external stimuli. These things are definitely not undead." After staring at the screen for a long time, Mility said with certainty, "But they are definitely not living things, let alone without life energy. , and has no normal biological manifestations."

"For example, this person is abnormal. Half of his foot is missing. Tsk, these frogs actually have their hands and feet attached. It's really disgusting. Although the picture is not clear and the specific condition of the injury can't be seen clearly, It can be seen that the fracture is still relatively new, but there is no bleeding, and even the walking posture has not changed much. The existing changes are only due to the natural adjustment after losing the body part, and have nothing to do with pain."

"So, they don't feel pain, they don't bleed, they don't have life, but they don't die either. What on earth is this?"

"Eh? It looks like our plants." Moria tilted her head blankly, "But our plants also have life, but you can't sense it."

"Mushroom." Xiu Er's face was suddenly covered with gloom, "No, it should be said, the plants outside."

Everyone was silent. Xiure suddenly connected the two things together, which made everyone unable to accept it for a while.But I have to admit that this idea is quite reasonable, and it can at least explain why those frog people are in their current state. "You mean, they have turned into plants?" The Necromancer lowered his voice subconsciously, "It's unlikely. There is no precedent for living things turning into plants."

"No, it's still possible, and very likely." Shuer suddenly took off the hammer from his waist, "Everyone, prepare before the war."

Within a second, everyone shut their mouths and did not continue to talk about the plants or ask why. From the moment they heard the words "preparation before war", everyone began to sort out the items silently.

The dwarf put on the horn helmet again, and placed the six throwing axes in the most convenient position. The sweat on the handles of the battle ax and shield was wiped clean; the halfling licked his lips and wrapped the dagger handle carefully with a new coarse cloth. , the loose cuffs and trousers were also re-tied, making him look sharp and capable.

The mountain elf repeatedly selected six spell scrolls and inserted them into the leather buckle of the belt. Four blue test tubes were pinned into the grooves of the wristband. Some dim crystals on the top of the wooden staff were replaced. It would be better to waste a little. Also keep in top condition; a dark spar is inserted into the pendant on the necromancer's chest, and black mist begins to emerge from the skull held in his left hand, and two green flames emerge from the black hole. His eyes lit up, and he looked like a resurrected undead.

The forest elf's expression was still so leisurely, as if she was wandering in the embrace of the forest, but when she walked around behind Xiure for a few seconds, only a pile of wooden scale parts were left on the ground, as well as a stone with more than ten roots. The tall oak tree moved slowly; as for Safu, she took off her cloth robe and neatly folded it away, revealing the soft leather armor underneath. After carefully polishing the blade of the giant sword with both hands a few times, she was heading towards Seoul begged for her lancet.

"It is forbidden to use that thing this time, so you can fight it in your current state." Shuer shook his head and refused, leaving no room for negotiation. "Remember, they are just a group of plants now and are no longer human beings, so you don't want to fight at all." You need to be afraid of them, you can’t be afraid of the dummies in the store.”

At least the dummy wouldn't move. Of course Sapphire wouldn't say such words. The female swordsman just listened and nodded seriously.

"Are you all ready?"

The response Shure received was a thumbs up from everyone.

"Very good, here are the key points of the battle."

"First of all, it's our enemies, those people-like things at the door, pay attention, not only them, look here, here, and here, this should be the dog that attacked me just now, but it should be confirmed now, then It's not a dog, but some kind of lizard with longer legs. No matter what it is, remember, they are extremely fast and powerful, and they are very dangerous. There are also these types, which look like scales and feel the world There are no higher animals."

"Secondly, there are the combat requirements. This time the requirements are very special, but they must be strictly implemented. My requirement is to never get hurt."

"Attention, this is not joking with you, nor is it telling you to pay attention to safety, but 'absolutely' don't get hurt, even if you break a little bit of skin. Anyone who thinks he can't do it doesn't need to participate in this battle, and he won't It will affect the distribution of loot after the end of Chasing Shadow. No? Well, remember, injuries are absolutely not allowed."

"Finally, it's the battle plan. We are all old teammates. There is no need to arrange the battle plan in advance. Everything will be subject to changes on the spot."

"The above three points are not allowed to have any doubts. Do you remember them all?"

What responded to Xiure was not a solemn expression and a nervous demeanor, but six smiles with different appearances but the same meaning. They were the free and confident smiles of a warrior who had experienced hundreds of battles before the battle.

"Very good, I'm very satisfied. Now let's explain the goal of this operation."

Xiuer's eyes turned to several glass planes, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"The goal is simple, kill them all."

"Whatever they are, whether they are dead or alive, kill them all so they can never stand up again."

"I hate trouble and I hate being entangled. Since they dare to actively attack us, they must be prepared to pay the price. Now, it is time to make them pay the price."

"What do you think?"

"Roar!" Headed by Moback, everyone, regardless of gender, raised their weapons at the same time and let out a thunderous cry.

"Kill them all!"

"Then, the battle begins."

　It's a bit troublesome. The old habit has returned recently and the pace of the story has slowed down. Fortunately, I found it in time.

　　There's nothing I can do about it now. I'll adjust the rhythm later and try to make it easier for normal people to adapt...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)