piratefiction Chapter 47 "Sandstorm"
Chapter 47 "Sandstorm"
The soldiers who sent the message did not bring back the order to attack, but the commander of the fortress.
The commander was older than the general, but when Zhou Lingke saw him, his expression was the same as that of the general, the expression of joy and excitement of a child who saw a beloved gift.
He also wanted to touch the beast, but when Zhou Lingke saw the big cat who was still serving him, he could only shake his head in rejection of the old man.The old man was a little disappointed, but he soon became happy again—it doesn't matter if you don't let him touch it, as long as he knows it's a wild beast.
"I have a lot of targets who are eager for offal, but I don't think now is the time for it to go out." After bombarding Zhou Lingke with various questions, the commander looked at the big cat and let out a sigh. "From the time it appeared to the present, we have been tossing back and forth for more than an hour. And it can only exist for three hours, let this giant beast attack the enemy for an hour and a half, and then come back? No, this time It's too short for us or for it. What's more, it's a coincidence of your magical experiments, and it exists now for the first time. We don't know how strong this behemoth is against blows, how fast it is. How fast it is, how powerful its minions are, etc., it is still too unfamiliar to us. Although it has been a long time since I charged with a sword, I am still a warrior after all, and a warrior must not attack unless he has to. Throw it at the enemy when you are not yet familiar with the weapon."
"You're right." Zhou Lingke nodded, because he didn't think too much, "So, should I disband it now?"
"..." The commander's eyes immediately changed, from a child who got a toy to a child whose toy was about to be taken away, Zhou Lingke felt uneasy for a while, "Wait a little longer After a while, let me see it for a while. Master Nick... Are you sure you can summon it after ten days, right? And don't you need anything else? Like offerings or something?"
The commander didn't care about Zhou Lingke's private magic experiments that caused a lot of damage to Blackstone Fort. What he cared more about was whether the giant beast could be reproduced or even strengthened.
"No, I don't need it." Zhou Lingke shook his head.
"Then, please dismiss it. May I watch here, Master Nick?"
"We'd better step back, if we don't want to be buried in the bones." Zhou Lingke replied.
There were a few strong generals who wanted to say that they could carry it, but looking at the giant standing up and the shield in their hands, they all chose to retreat wisely.War Beast will always have someone to watch, it is really buried, even if it may not be good or bad, but they are all colleagues, and it will be depressing to become a laughing stock in the future.
They all moved away, including Zhou Lingke.Everyone looked at Zhou Lingke, thinking that there would be some brilliant sound effect.But no, he just waved at the big cat, and there was no other movement.What happened next did not disappoint the expected crowd.
The wind suddenly blew up.
The wind was not strong, but the people who were blown couldn't help shivering, because at that moment they felt a kind of coldness and fear from the heart, and some people even suddenly appeared in their minds. The moment he was most afraid of.Obviously it is daytime now, the sun hangs high in the sky, warm and bright.Some people couldn't help but took two steps back again, and after a few seconds of calm, the wind blew up again, and this time it didn't stop, but it blew bigger and higher with the big cat as the center!
"Keep on the hind legs!" The commander gave an order. They retreated 20 meters before, which was obviously not enough.
But during the time they backed away, the wind around the big cat had almost turned into a tornado, and people could only see the white wind, but not the giant beast in the wind.
Zhou Lingke was fascinated by the eyes, he rubbed it, and white sand came out.When he looked around again, he found that more sand was spreading out from under the tornado, or it was blown by the wind and scattered in all directions!In this lush and green place, a sandstorm has already blown before their eyes!They could no longer see the scenery five feet around them. People were groping in the dust, grabbing each other and trying to escape from here...
But in the blink of an eye, the wind stopped and everything calmed down.
People hung on trees, hid behind rocks, pulled each other, stood, sat, and lay down. Before the center of the tornado, there was a white sand dune as high as a person. The surrounding area was almost submerged by white sand. Although several tall trees were blown a little crookedly, they still stood tenaciously.
"Mi." Zhou Lingke was not spared by the wind and sand because he was the instigator of everything. He also fell to the ground, almost half of his body was buried in the sand, and he would probably be buried alive in a while.He was staring blankly at the white sand dune when a tender cry woke him up. When he turned his head, he saw a kitten with gray and black fur beside him, tilting his head and looking at it.
The chaos caught people off guard, but most of the people present were trained fighters, and the proper order was quickly restored.They began to count people, search for the missing, and rescue the wounded.When they saw Zhou Lingke, no one resented anything, but there was a kind of excitement and fanaticism-many of them have seen the power of magic appear on the battlefield. The sandstorm just now was not considered powerful, but it was Zhou Lingke. Exhibited by one person.
Zhou Lingke watched them busily come and go, and sat under the shadow of a big tree with the big cat in his arms.
"That cat..." Master Cruda also sat down, his hair and beard are now white, and a fine layer of white sand is stuck to his face. The situation of the others is similar, of course, they Everyone knows it's bone meal, but no one cares about it now.
"The center of magic is also the only spell-casting tool I need." The matter was slightly different from what he had thought before, but it could only be said to be better, and since the big cat was going to the battlefield, there was no need to hide it. Even if it is concealed in full view, it will always be discovered.Telling others the truth can also protect a big cat when it becomes a kitten.
"It and your original summon... No, it is your original summon?"
This time Zhou Lingke's answer was not so fast. She hesitated for a while, but finally chose to nod: "Yes. It is my original summoning object."
"Your magic experiment is to allow a dead soul to occupy a living body?!" When Cruda spoke, he would occasionally spray out a little white powder, but at this moment, this situation does not make people feel angry at all. feel ridiculous.
"I don't." Zhou Lingke shook his head, "Its body looks like it's alive, but it's actually just a product of alchemy."
"Is anyone okay?" It was the commander who interrupted. He came over at some point and heard the conversation between Zhou Lingke and Kruda.
"No." Zhou Lingke was so frightened that his heart beat wildly, and he quickly rejected this possibility. After hearing the negative answer, the commander still looked disappointed—he didn't think about resurrection or something like that, but As a weapon, a war beast with a wild beast at its core is already so powerful, what if a soldier is at its core?Although it may lack the wildness of a certain beast, it is definitely stronger than the beast in other aspects.
"Not at all possible?" The commander is not a magician, let alone a necromancer.But he had some insights, and he saw that the cat at the core didn't act dull and clumsy, but rather cunning and lively.This shows that the control was successful and did not deprive the sanity.If the control of the soul of the beast has reached this point, purely as an outsider, it should be possible to control people if some standards are lowered in response, right?
"It's totally impossible." Zhou Lingke continued to shake his head. It's one thing to help Mang Tan kill on the battlefield, but it's another thing to conduct human experiments. No matter how much Zhou Lingke's moral bottom line is lowered, it will not be lowered. Go to the level of two-legged paramecium like 731.
The commander looked at Zhou Lingke with a look of panic that made Zhou Lingke feel terrified, and at the same time he felt that his thoughts had probably been seen through by the veteran.But in the end, he didn't ask any more questions, just smiled and saluted, and then left, Zhou Lingke finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"My little friend, your complexion is not very good." The commander left, and Cruda's hand patted Zhou Lingke's shoulder, startling him.
"I'm fine." Zhou Lingke smiled at the old man who cared about him, but it was true that he felt a burst of fatigue from the moment the big cat became a kitten.It's like staying up all night watching the World Cup, and the excitement completely fades the next day.It is not a simple word that can describe it.The feeling of powerlessness spreads in the limbs, sleepiness and fatigue, and the longer the time, the deeper the feeling, especially when Kruta mentioned it, this feeling becomes more obvious, "It's just... a little tired." He shook Head, the big cat meowed on his shoulder.
"I think we have to go back as soon as possible, you have spent too much energy." Cruda raised his hand and beckoned two soldiers to come over, "Let them help you to a more comfortable place."
"No, I'm fine, there's no need..." Although he refused, under the insistence of Master Cruda, he changed to a place that was at least flatter, and fell asleep without knowing it.This time he didn't have any weird dreams, but he had already returned to the fortress when he woke up.The big cat was lying on the edge of his pillow, in a round ball. From Zhou Lingke's perspective, it was completely impossible to see where its back was and where was its butt...
Zhou Lingke thought that a big battle was about to start, and he was worried that his summoning skill would not be able to cool down the CD in time. However, half a month later, the outside of Blackstone Fortress was still peaceful. Standing on the top of the city and looking out, the scenery is not bad, but there is no trace of the enemy. trace.He still doesn't know that this is actually an indirect result of his tossing around - even though Mangtan is strictly controlled in all aspects, spies and traitors are indispensable in ancient and modern China and abroad, and the enemy has a certain understanding of the movement inside Blackstone Castle , some people began to be uncertain.