Embers of Embers

Chapter 718 Interlude
"To be honest, I still think it was a bad decision."
The channel rang out with chaotic gunshots and Kestrel's endless nonsense.
"Why don't we just blow this place up? Why go down and fight these monsters in person?"
The kestrel walked among the collapsed ruins, complaining as it searched forward, firing at the monsters that appeared in sight one after another.
"Blow it up? This is Fei Leng Cui!"
On his right wing, there was another red figure, Eve followed closely behind the kestrel, walking vigorously.
"What's wrong with Fei Lengcui! This is a necessary sacrifice, okay!"
Kestrel talks bad words and strides through this dark and decaying world.
Perhaps it was the impact of erosion, or perhaps it was the importance of this battle and the pressure it brought. The big-hearted Kestrel was having a hard time adapting now. He seemed very anxious and panicked.
"I mean, the ammunition we carry can't even blow up this place. Do you think we don't want to do this?"
Eve responded.
In the modern era of industrial development, swords, guns, swords and halberds are no longer the protagonists. What is really shrouded in the spotlight is steel and gunpowder.
With Yin Erweg's military power, it is not impossible to use ammunition to level the Feileng Cui, but now they do not have thousands of troops, only the elite troops brought by the Voyage to Dawn, the only thing they can do is to step by step control the situation.
"What's more, we need the existence of Feileng Cui... at least we can't destroy it too completely."
Shao Liangye's voice sounded on the channel. After landing, Eve did not see his figure, but what could be predicted was that the anonymous people were going on a killing spree, full of anger and revenge.
They want to take back the pain of old Dunling from here.
"If...if the battle is successful and we completely [exile] the Unspeakable, then its existence will be removed from our knowledge, but from calculations, it will not be completely eliminated in an instant. Disappear, but gradually weaken the sense of existence over several years or even decades, until it is completely [exiled].”
"so what?"
Kestrel asked. He was a good operator, but when it came to understanding some complicated things, Kestrel felt that his brain was shutting down.
"That is to say, even if we win, we will set up an outpost here to monitor it and watch it be completely [exiled]!"
Eve answered for Shao Liangye. The signal was getting worse and worse. It might be due to erosion or the distance between the two. Gradually, they lost the news of other people and became a group of people on the sea. of isolated islands.
"Clear the area!"
Eve said to Kestrel, both of them led a small group of elite team members, all fully armed to kill all the monsters in sight.
The gunfire continued, and with the blessing of antimemetic, the antimemetic warhead could effectively kill monsters, not to mention that it was plated with holy silver.
The Kestrel was on full fire, and it also made bursts of ghostly screams.
It feels good to have plenty of ammunition. I heard from Lorenzo that in the Demon Hunting Order, holy silver is a precious thing, but in their hands, it is just like ordinary iron ore, and they can get as much as they want.
A weird sense of luxury came to his mind, and Kestrel opened fire casually, blowing up a demon's head, and red and white splattered all over the floor, just like popping up balloons at an amusement park.
"There shouldn't be many survivors in Feilengcui, right?"
Kestrel asked, after killing for so long, they didn't see a single living person.
"I don't know, maybe."
Speaking of this, Eve couldn't help but feel heavy. If the decisive battle of the old Dun Ling failed, would the old Dun Ling become the same as Feileng Cui?Under Roger's crazy march, it turned into the same charred and dilapidated ruins.
She didn't dare to think about it anymore, and then came the pressure.
"That's the final battlefield."
The kestrel raised its head, stretched out its hand, and pointed in the direction of the Seven Hills, where the flames were soaring into the sky. Not long ago, the Navigation Dawn conducted a round of bombing above, which shook the sky and the earth, and the flames could be seen here.
"Judging by the time, I think Lorenzo has already started taking action, right?"
Kestrel muttered, even the movements in his hands stopped.
"The main force of the Knights Templar is also at the Seven Hills. It is the final battlefield. From this point of view, our situation is not too bad."
Eve said, compared with there, Feilengcui seemed less scary.
While the two were talking, bursts of commotion sounded. Eve looked warily towards the direction of the sound, while Kestrel raised his hand and signaled orders to the team members behind him.
Everything happened very quickly. When Eve noticed the other party, the other party had already arrived here. Thick smoke rose from the dilapidated ruins, and then the walls shattered and a ferocious figure emerged from the ground.
"Fire!"
Kestrel shouted and pulled the trigger. A dense rain of bullets hit the opponent's body with crackling sounds, but the expected tearing of flesh and blood did not happen. Instead, there were bursts of crashing sounds between metals, as if all the ammunition was fired. On solid iron armor.
"Retreat! It's a strengthened demon!"
Eve made a judgment right away. Just by the sound, she could tell that the other party was a monster in iron armor. This kind of monster was very troublesome, and the dense firepower had little effect on it.
She grabbed the kestrel and threw it to one side. Immediately afterwards, the ground where the two of them were was shattered by the huge force, and the ferocious figure smelled of blood and gunpowder.
The rest of the team members also made due judgments. They were all fighters who survived the torrential rain in Old Dunling. During that long war, they fought against such monsters many times.
"Somewhat something is wrong."
The kestrel rolled up and stood up. He stared at the ferocious figure behind the smoke with serious eyes.
Although he is a big-hearted guy, Kestrel still has the professionalism he should have. Otherwise, he wouldn't be a high-ranking knight, and he wouldn't be lucky enough to live until now.
The cool evening breeze blew by, blowing away the smoke and dust, revealing the figure. As expected, the demon was wearing strong iron armor, but the armor was full of cracks, and blood was still seeping out of it, making it even more terrifying. The other half of its body, the entire left side of its body, seemed to be cut open by some kind of sharp blade. The flesh and blood of the section squirmed with difficulty. They tried to heal, but it was as if life had reached its limit and the self-healing Very slowly.
"Have you ever seen such weak monsters? I always think they are full of energy."
As he spoke, Kestrel rushed towards the demon, raised the gun in his hand, and fired at the torn section of his body.
The bullet hit the unprotected flesh and blood and penetrated into the scarlet. Under the influence of the antimeme and the holy silver, it was like strong acid eroding the body. The demon let out bursts of low roars and slammed into the kestrel angrily.
"Kestrel!"
Eve shouted, she suspected that this guy was crazy because of working overtime, and he had no intention of avoiding him.
Kestrel stood on the spot and continued to fire at the demon. The bullets were nailed into the flesh one by one. Just when the demon was about to touch him, he put down the gun and shot the hook towards the building nearby. The figure flew past and hit the tall building. The wall where he was, and the demon smashed into the place where he was just now.
"Do you think those corrupt Templar Knights are capable of doing this?"
Kestrel asked Eve, "I believe they can deal with ordinary monsters, but such a tricky guy would be very difficult for us to hunt..."
"Demon hunter!" Eve shouted, "Don't forget, there is also a demon hunting order here."
Kestrel unexpectedly became smarter at this time, he shook his head and said.
"I don't think it was the witchers who did it. If the witchers were still alive, they would not let the disaster spread here at all. Instead, they would guard the Seven Hills together with the Templar Knights."
"You mean..."
"Laurence, Lawrence's Legion, hell, I'm starting to remember some really bad stuff."
Kestrel's mouth trembled slightly and he complained endlessly.
The trip to Gaulnaro was really an unforgettable memory, so unforgettable that it almost became the psychological shadow of Kestrel. Sometimes in retrospect, he didn't know how to describe everything he experienced at that time. He witnessed I saw the changes in the world situation, saw Lawrence's madness, and experienced some beauty, but lost it quickly.
Kestrel's eyes became fierce, and his complaints were of many kinds. Sometimes they were endless nonsense, and other times he preferred to smash things to vent his emotions.
"Fire at the wound! This guy can't hold on much longer!"
Kestrel immediately ordered, he loosened the hook rope, landed on a bulge below, and replaced it with a slightly bulky thermite rifle.
I don't know why there was a nameless rage in my heart. I pulled the trigger, and streams of fire hit the wound. With the fire support of others, the wound was quickly smashed. Several kilograms of warheads penetrated into the flesh and blood, killing the demon. His bones and internal organs were all turned into a bloody mess.
Fell down, turned into a huge corpse, and was buried with other collapsed ruins.
"Lawrence's legion is here too," Kestrel muttered, "Yes, that's how it is, they set off before us."
Walking to the raised edge, the kestrel clung to the sloping and collapsed wall, slid to the ground, and joined Eve.
"I guess Lawrence came too, maybe he's there now."
The kestrel looks towards the fires high in the mountains, burning the wilderness.
"What do you want to do? Go there?" Eve asked.
"How come, soldier against soldier, king against king, you must be self-aware," Kestrel shook his head, "Guys like us, this is our battlefield, as for Lorenzo, I can only bless this unlucky ghost, can Cut down the Unspeakable along with Lawrence."
"Your condition looks a little strange, Kestrel, are you okay?" Eve asked.
She looked at Kestrel with some worry. At this moment, she really hoped that Kestrel would say something bad. It seemed that he who was always full of comedy elements was the normal him, just like Lorenzo, when such a funny artist is serious When you wake up, it indicates that something bad is about to happen.
"Probably, I just remembered some not-so-good things, and it's really hard to maintain a relaxed attitude in this damn place."
Kestrel said, taking out a Florund potion and injecting it into his neck.
"I remembered something Lorenzo told me earlier."
"what?"
Kestrel paused for a few seconds, looking like he was thinking seriously. He didn't care about the feelings of others. Eve shook Kestrel's shoulders in panic.
"You calm down!"
"What's wrong!" Kestrel couldn't understand.
"You look like you're thinking seriously, it's really scary!"
Eve thought about it and did not use more excessive words to modify it. In her opinion, the kestrel thinking seriously was like a meditating monkey, which was very funny and absurd.
Kestrel himself didn't realize it, and unknowingly, he, like Lorenzo, was reduced to a funny character.
"Why is it so scary when I think seriously?" Kestrel asked, and Eve remained silent.
The two were silent for a few seconds. Gunshots and roars were heard in the distance, as well as the sound of heavy steps. Their team was very light, without the Original Sin Armor following them. They were on the edge of the battlefield, searching for survivors.
"Luck is limited..." Kestrel said quietly, "When you run out of luck, you will die."
"You think your luck is over?"
"Who knows?" Kestrel shrugged. "Every time I think I'm going to die, I somehow survive... It seems like my last bit of luck is very durable."
Kestrel commented on himself.
During the chat, one could see thick smoke rising, accompanied by violent crashing sounds, as if some giant beast was smashing through obstacles along the way and running all the way.
"A new guest has arrived."
Kestrel raised his thermite rifle and raised his hand to give orders to the others.
"What do you think it could be?"
"No matter what it is, as long as it's not human, kill them all," Eve said viciously, looking around, "There aren't any survivors here anyway, right?"
After saying that, the collapse of the building spread here, the roar of wild beasts was heard in the flying dust, and a huge fuzzy body appeared in the eyes of several people. Eve's expression was shocked. This was much larger than the monster they had encountered before. Too much.
"Oh oh oh oh oh!"
At this time, there were shouts of ghosts nearby, and the kestrel was seen firing continuously, looking happy and cheering.
"What are you crazy about!" Eve shouted. She began to be confused about the kestrel. It looked panicked just now, but now it became active again.
"I want to understand one thing!"
Kestrel shouted.
"If my luck runs out, I will definitely die, but if I don't run out, no matter how bad my situation is, I can survive, right!"
Death is inevitable, it is destined to come, the only difference is whether it is now or in the distant and unknown future.
Kestrel didn't care about this anymore. Luck had its way and protected him so that he didn't need to worry too much.
Either die, or be lucky to return, it's so simple, it doesn't take that much thought at all.
Empty the ammunition, reload, fire, and the Kestrel advances through the dust and fireworks.
"In that case! What else is there to worry about!"
As if enlightened, Kestrel felt like a god of war for a moment.
(End of this chapter)