King of The Wall

2021-01-06

Chapter 140 Ghouls Hunting
Neighing, Hound Barking and more disordered and in In the voice of a mess, the rangers who were in charge of finding and seducing the ghouls rushed past the crowd in small groups on horseback... The other Night's Watches who had been waiting for a long time also mounted their horses, and left a lot of things in place in a hurry. But there was no time to pick it up. Under the urging of the chief ranger, everyone kicked the horse's belly, led by the hounds, and walked along the predetermined route on the snow.

woo-woo-woo...woo!

The horn sounded again, three long and one short four, which meant that a sentinel reconfirmed that there were only ghouls and no Others in the field of vision, and told the brothers that the plan could continue... but the sound The horn's warrior is too dedicated. He should have mounted the horse and retreated to a safe position first and then sent a second signal, but was disturbed by the dual effect of fear and responsibility in his mind - the loud and clear sound of the horn is no suspense. The ground attracted the attention of the ghouls, and the rock he was standing on was quickly targeted by these ghosts.

Will saw the whole process of the youngster's sacrifice from the tree: the sentinel dropped the horn, jumped off the huge rock and ran towards the place where the horse was led, but found that there were also ghouls emerging from the trees ahead—— So he pulled out the short spear with the Dragonglass head attached to his waist, fiercely stabbed the ghoul's chest... When he pulled it out, he found that the tip of the spear had broken due to too much force, so he threw the spear shaft and ran away After a few steps, he was rushed from the side by Direwolf, a ghoul with a huge wound on his abdomen and his stomach protruding out of his body.

The screams came to an abrupt end.

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The poachers hid in the canopy, shiver coldly, clenched the obsidian dagger in his hand, and hugged the tree trunk tightly, not daring to make a sound. He admits that oneself is a coward, that day Waymar · Royce fought the Others to the death, and that's how oneself hides in a tree until it's over. But that time at least he was instructed by the superior to climb the tree and stand by, and escaped by accident. He also brought back the news of Waymar Ser's broken sword and the appearance of Others for Castle Black. His head... He was the first to disapprove of his oneself.

But what about leading the way for Benjen Stark's search party last time? The team encounters a human natural enemy who leads hundreds of ghouls. He holds a weapon specially prepared to deal with Others, but he is still timid enough to take his horse and flee. Along the way, I was holding the obsidian dagger that Igor gave to oneself, but I was not thinking of using it to kill the enemy, but praying that it would bless oneself to escape and ascend to heaven!

The first heroic weapon to kill Others in thousands of years, in the hands of Igor, it is the nemesis of the natural enemies of mankind, but in the hands of oneself, it has become a body protection talisman. If the oneself is conscious, I'm afraid it will look up to the sky and heave a deep sigh and then kill itself in anger... Not only that, but he also lied after escaping back to Castle Black: he tricked Commander Mormont into saying that the oneself was still hiding because Only by guarding the tree survived the disaster. After all the brothers died and turned into ghouls, they left the tree to find a horse to return... Both desertion and deceit, this kind of bad behavior, even his oneself can't be in the heart Defended oneself.

After a long period of trepidation, Benjen Stark and his elite Rangers did not return, seemingly wiped out. So, no one in this world can know that oneself is a deserter. A poor bastard who was frightened by Others, but became the lucky one who escaped from Others twice in the eyes of his brothers. Although he was not promoted, no matter where he went outside the wall, other Night's Watch soldiers were able to get along with him. He felt reassured by acting together, even tacitly acquiescing to him at the head when there was no superior...that's funny.

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There are ghouls everywhere in the woodland underfoot, Jeremy Lake Ser said, "It's a little too much." Hundreds of ghouls were muddleheaded, rushing past the feet of the poachers at different speeds, chasing in the direction where the ghoul catching team evacuated... In addition to the ghouls and wolves, there were actually corpse deer and corpse bears. And the corpse Giant!
Giant's movements appear to be significantly slower than ghouls - but it has long legs and seems to be slow, and it can chase people without ambiguity. With one step, two steps, three steps and four steps, with the slight tremor of the ground, the big guy gradually approached the tree where Will was hiding - it is as tall as two people, if it has human-like athletic ability, theoretically speaking Jump up is able to oneself!

The poacher closed his eyes and began muttering mutter incantations asking Gods to bless him.

Although he also knew clearly in oneself: if Gods really has eyes, he should bless heroes like Benjen Stark, how can he care about oneself, a deserter?

"Boom—"

The number Will was hiding was touched by Giant, and shook violently, and the snow on the canopy fell and hit the poacher. , let Will feel for a moment that his life is coming to an end, but he gritted his teeth, clinging to the trunk of the tree, his face being abraded by the trembling bark and not letting go.

Even if you die, at least you have to wait until the tree falls!

The tremors of the tree gradually stopped, and finally returned to calm. After a while, Will carefully opened his eyes and looked under his feet, only to find that the ghouls had gradually moved away, the corpse. Giant's body was still swaying, occasionally bumping into the tree trunk next to it - it turned out to be a lame corpse Giant, and it just came across the tree where oneself was hiding, it was a complete coincidence!

The danger gradually faded away, and between Heaven and Earth returned to silence...but the poachers still dared not get off the tree, the warrior who was blowing the horn was probably cold and lay on the ground covered in blood. , I don't know when I will get up and start my second "different life". Will wants to wait - see if the other brothers can complete the mission, then bring the horse back to pick up the oneself.

This place is still far from Wall, and he really didn't want to experience the experience of walking back on his legs all the way with the ability to survive in the wild.

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Night's Watches divided into three groups to retreat in three directions, which made the ghouls chasing also divided into three groups unconsciously, without the ghouls commanded by Others Brainless than the dumbest wild beasts, they chase and attack everything they come across in motion with extraordinary stamina and speed.

The only thing fortunate is that most ghouls run slower than horses after all - and this provides the Night's Watch's ghoul capture team with the possibility of scheduling and showcasing operations .

The lightest scout rode the best fast horses and ran between the three Night's Watches. Through reconnaissance and command, he helped the brothers to get rid of the pursuit of most of the slower ghouls and escape. Stop and stop... and eventually lead these ghosts closer to the trap.

"We're going to catch dead people, wolves, bears, it's too dangerous, kill them all!" Jeremy Lake Ser yelled: "Keep your distance!"

"A Giant! cried one of the rangers, "what to do?"

"Shoot to death, unless you want to drag this guy to King's Landing for King Robert!"

"Dragonglass The arrows have little effect on it! It has already shot two arrows, but it is still moving!"

"Use fire! This big guy must be very good to burn!" The new chief ranger ordered: "Quick Point, the trap is in front!"

How to set fire on the running horse? Fortunately, someone in the team was ordered to carry a lit torch at all times, so they rode close to each other, one ignited the special rocket in the other's hand, and then the archer turned around. It shoots at the corpse Giant.

The target is very large, and even the worst shooter can easily hit the target. The flame is extinguished in the rapid friction with the cold air, but the red-hot arrow quickly reignites the tarpaulin that wraps the arrow by the temperature. Under the gaze of several Night's Watches, the worn-out animal hair wrapped around the corpse of Giant burst into flames.

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The trap arrived, and the Rangers galloped around it, drawing the ghouls in pursuit.

The ground sank, and the fastest ghouls emptied their feet. With a loud noise like a collapsed house, they fell into the deep pit dug earlier, followed by the other corpses. The ghost didn't mean to avoid obstacles and traps at all, and got into it like dumplings one by one, and they all became turtles in the urn.

The crowd cheered and the horse stopped.

The trap is three meters deep, and the walls are nearly vertical. After the ghouls fall in, it is difficult to climb out again. The plan has been successful. Now... Night's Watchers can choose chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep like in the vegetable market. Standing on the ground, I carefully compared the prey in the trap, and then picked the most suitable one and brought it back to Wall.

The ideal is very good, but the accident happened. The flame on the lame corpse Giant who was chasing after them has spread all over the body and turned into a huge burning man - it is reasonable to say that the ghoul Once engulfed by flames, it will quickly fall down completely, but it may be because of its huge size that it contains more ice magic power in its body, which leads to a stronger "life force". It swayed and rushed towards the trap. .

"Stop it!" Jeremy yelled, "It's going to burn all of our prey!"

The last few Dragonglass arrows were shot at no money too Corpse Giant - Maybe it's more appropriate to call Fire Giant, but its inertia is too great, and eventually fell into the trap, squashing the other ghouls that were densely packed, and spreading the flames on its body. Come.

"Get the net!" The Chief Ranger was anxious. According to the investigation, wildling's forward troops are in a dozen or more li in the Northwest, and the dead army led by Others is in the due north... It's not easy to find another wave of ghouls without Others in a short period of time. If this The Night's Watches had no chance to try again: "Rescue our prey!"

The surrounding Night's Watches jumped off their horses, and they were still shooting and killing the moment before. The ghoul, but now it has to be rescued. Some of them pulled out their weapons to guard the surrounding area, while others quickly ran to the large net pockets that were prepared to be on the edge of the trap, and threw them into the trap.

Soon, a ghoul was entangled in the net pocket. In a chorus of slogans, several people pulled up the net pocket and pulled out the radish to bring out the mud. A ghoul with a flame on his body was also caught. pulled up. The two rangers flew forward and forcibly put out the fire with their gloves - the third and fourth hurried to help, covering the still writhing and struggling ghoul with a bag and pinning it firmly to the ground.

The fire Giant that fell into the trap lost its last vigor, and there was no movement... Maybe the water in the ghoul's body evaporated and the fur and corpse oil remained, maybe the flame was born to be a ghoul The nemesis, it and the rest of the lit ghouls, quickly turned the trap into a Fire Pit spewing raging flames that looked like the entrance to Hell.

"Stay away from the pit! Pack up the prey and bring it back to Castle Black!" Jeremy Lake relaxed: "The first team and the second team are responsible for the escort, and don't stop on the road. The third team turns back with me to see if there are any No other brothers to rescue!"

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