Although the plesiosaur was driven away by the weird roar, the airship could no longer hold on at this time. It was swaying, its height was getting lower and lower, and it was visible to the naked eye that it was dying.
Although the crew worked hard to repair it, in the end the airship could only make an emergency landing in a desolate forest. The huge airbag deflated, hanging off a large tree branch, and finally landed next to a river beach.
Under the protection of divine magic, everyone on board was safe and sound, with only minor injuries at most. The remaining fuel of the airship was also properly disposed of, eliminating the risk of secondary explosions, and it was considered safe for the time being.
Naturally, the little donkey was safe and sound, and the parachute on its back could not be used.
It's a pity. Originally, Rolle wanted to see what it would be like to see a little donkey skydiving. It should be quite cute, right?
In the end, it was the doctor who was most seriously injured...
Fortunately, he was very skilled in medical and magical skills, and he also carried a lot of medicine. After drinking a few bottles, and after a while, his complexion recovered a lot.
"Ahem... What exactly was I attacked when I was maintaining the barrier? Did any of you notice it?"
"That must be a rough, evil, and ferocious guy. Thinking about it makes people feel scared. Fortunately, he retreated, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!"
The doctor said with lingering fear.
Luo Er lowered his head beside him and did not dare to say a word...
It was obviously impossible to leave now. Although I sent a distress signal, I received no response. It seemed that I had been disturbed in some way.
Even the compass and other measuring instruments on the ship were out of action, and the needles were moving wildly, making it impossible to determine the current specific position.
"I can only roughly guess based on the route that we should be in this area now..."
The captain pointed to a small area on the map and said.
This is close to the border of the Kodo Province. If you fly a little further north, you can enter the Weir Province where the imperial capital is located. And from the map, the nearest city seems to be less than a hundred kilometers away. If that doesn't work,
You can walk there.
At present, materials and supplies have been snatched from the airship. They are very sufficient. Even if they wait for help, they can last for many days, so everyone is not too worried.
Everyone made do with what was on the airship and set up a temporary camp on the river beach.
"After dawn tomorrow, let's explore the surrounding situation before making a decision. The forest at night is too dangerous and we cannot act rashly."
"We can't let down our guard tonight. The first mate has arranged the night watch. Everyone, please be smart."
The captain gave a few final instructions.
The surrounding crew members nodded one after another. It seemed that the battle just now was quite scary.
"The monster that roared in the end must be the terrifying monster that injured the bishop, right? Did any of you see it?"
"No, the light is too dark and it's all chaotic. Everything looks like a monster to me."
"The strange thing is, why did the monster turn around and run away after roaring? Could it be that it saw something terrible and just roared twice in a deterrent manner?"
The crew members were discussing again, and Rohr hesitated several times, but he still didn't have the nerve to speak.
He didn't want to admit that he was the 'monster' that caused the doctor to be injured.
However, I didn't shout or roar or anything, so what on earth were those flying dragons scared away by?
Could that thing have left yet? Is it hiding in the surrounding darkness, ready to ambush us at any time?
Luo Er thought about it in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. He stood up suddenly and said to everyone:
"No, I really can't worry about it. I have to patrol the surrounding area."
The captain and others instinctively wanted to dissuade him, but the doctor stopped him and continued:
"I will go with you."
"Goodbye, you'd better have a good rest."
Rohr waved his hands repeatedly.
"Didn't I tell you that I'm fine? Are you the doctor or am I the doctor?"
The doctor asked angrily.
Rolle had no choice but to change his rhetoric:
"No, I won't go too far. I'll just walk around a bit and be back in about ten minutes. There's no need to follow."
After hearing this, the doctor sat back down again.
Several brave priests and sailors wanted to go with him, but he declined them all.
"Don't look at me like this. In fact, I am an expert in wilderness survival. Don't worry."
"Just help me take care of my little donkey and little kitten."
After that, Luo Er put the little milk cat on the head of the little donkey and disappeared alone into the woods on the other side of the river beach.
He did not dare to take the little donkey with him, fearing that he would encounter some big monster and swallow his only mount in one gulp.
So everyone waited for ten minutes.
Rolle did not come back as promised.
Then waited another hour.
Rolle still hasn't come back.
Another two hours passed.
Still no sign of Rohr.
Everyone was a little anxious and planned to search and rescue.
But now it's very dark. Except for the camp where there is still some light, the surrounding forest is pitch black, like a huge mouth that can swallow everything. I really don't dare to get close.
The key is that you can't use a compass or anything else. If you go out to look for people, you will probably make more people disappear.
But the doctor insisted on letting people go to search and rescue, but the captain refused his request out of consideration for the safety of more people, and the two even had a quarrel over this.
Fortunately, when the two of them argued for another hour, Rohr finally came back.
"Ahem, the road is not easy to walk in the forest at night."
He coughed twice and looked slightly embarrassed.
In fact, he really planned to walk around the area to confirm the surrounding conditions and then come back.
As a result, after going around and around, such a large camp magically disappeared!
He quickly reached into his shirt pocket and tried to take out the little kitten.
Then I realized that I had left the little milk cat in the camp because of my blind confidence.
Now, it's a little embarrassing...
Rolle had no choice but to sleep alone in the woods in such unknown conditions, so he had no choice but to continue wandering around blindly.
Fortunately, he was lucky. He didn't walk long before he saw some fire.
So he ran over quickly, emerged from a bush, and said:
"Sorry, sorry, I'm leaving..."
Before he could finish his words, he realized something was wrong.
There is indeed a camp in front of me, but it is not my own camp. There are no airship wreckage around, and it is not close to the river beach.
About a dozen weird people in black robes with a large mosquito-repellent coil embroidered on their chests were gathered around a campfire, uttering a series of gibberish.
Under their feet, there was a huge arcane magic circle that was slowly rotating and emitting that dark green evil color.
"Uh... I went in the wrong direction?"
Luo Er smiled and scratched his head.
The other party was also startled by this guy who suddenly appeared from the bushes.
But they quickly reacted and took out daggers, daggers, pistols and other weapons from their arms, pointing at Rohr.
"No, can't you guys have something to say?"
Luo Er quickly took two steps back and reached for the sword at his waist.
"kill him!"
The group of men in black robes shouted and rushed towards Rohr.
"Why are you so unreasonable?"
"Then I can only convince people with reason!"
Luo Er said and went up to greet him.
The mosquito-repellent coils on the black-robed man's chest spun around, and Luo suddenly felt some changes in the surrounding air.
It seems to be getting heavier?
But his actions were not affected at all. The sword lit up with a snow-colored flash in his hand, successfully convincing the person who was rushing at the front.
The remaining men in black robes couldn't help but be stunned. Although their faces were covered by hoods, their expressions at this time were definitely full of surprise.
"Why? Will it be invalid?"
"He has not been mentally contaminated, and his actions have not become stiff or chaotic?"
"No, it's a tricky idea, get out quickly!"
The men in black robes took a few steps back, trying to escape.
As soon as Luo Er heard the word mental pollution, he was sure that the other party was definitely not a good person, so he responded in a low voice:
"Want to leave?"
"Did I allow it?"
As he spoke, his right hand gently brushed the hilt of the sword, and a few bright silver sword lights flashed again in the darkness.
In the blink of an eye, the men in black robes were convinced by him that they would never join a cult again in this life.
It's a pity that the little donkey is not here, otherwise we could have invited them to stay in a villa in the countryside.
It was a serious mistake not to bring two small animals out.
Rolle bent over and rummaged through them for a while, and in addition to some money, he also found two letters stained red with blood.
But this letter didn't seem to be written in Imperial language. Although Rohr knew every character, he couldn't understand the meaning of everything.
He had no choice but to rummage through several tents next to the camp, and finally found a radio station, some strange materials, and a code book.
"It's all here."
While telling the doctor and the others what happened, Rolle took out the seized things from his left hand.
The captain, doctor and others spent some effort and cooperated with the code book to successfully decipher the two secret letters.
There is not much specific content in it, only three or two sentences.
"The prey is on its way, ready to take action."
"The Apostle will give you strength!"
"lurk, follow, kill!"
Although it was only a one-sided secret message, I don’t know what kind of communication the two parties had, and the translation was also very unclear.
But we can still get a rough idea.
"They are here for me."
The doctor's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
"The development of new drugs is not kept secret, and many people come to us during the process, trying to invest and cooperate."
"But they were all rejected by me. I am not researching this drug to make money, and the headquarters fully supports my research and there is no shortage of money."
"Some people expressed regret and left, but some people left unwillingly."
After listening to the doctor's explanation, Rohr couldn't help but say:
"Everyone knows that your medicine is a good thing in the future, why are you not prepared at all?"
The doctor smiled bitterly, shook his head, and blamed himself:
"If you stay in the laboratory for a long time, your ideas will inevitably become naive and you will underestimate human greed and ugliness."
Luo Er sighed and had no choice but to say harsh words. He could only change his words and suggest:
"When you go to the Imperial Capital, you must pay attention to your own safety. If it doesn't work, I will follow you."
The doctor was stunned for a moment, his expression looked a little touched, but he still shook his head and said:
"It doesn't have to be like this. As long as I can reach the Imperial Capital, I will be safe. There is very tight security there."
"Sigh... Anyway, let's leave this hellish place first."
Rolle sighed.
At this moment, the captured radio suddenly made a beeping sound.
The correspondent on the ship quickly ran over, recorded the contents of the message, and then translated it using a code book. There was only one simple query:
"how is the progress?"
The captain and the doctor looked at each other for a while, looking a little at a loss, and then they turned to look at Rolle.
Rohr smiled coldly and said to the correspondent:
"You reply to him: 'The murderer was an enthusiastic member of the public who did not want to be named. Stop trying to trick my friends, or I will kill you all within three days! The ashes will be spread for you!'"
The correspondent couldn't help but look embarrassed, as if he didn't dare to send this telegram.
But Rohr pressed his shoulders and stared at him with unquestionable eyes.
The correspondent had no choice but to send the telegram out.
The radio station then fell into silence, and after waiting for a long time, there was no response. It seemed that the other party obviously did not want to have a boring spat with Rohr.
"Ah, by the way, since their radio station can be used, our distress signal should also be able to be sent out, right?"
The captain suddenly realized something and quickly asked the telegraph operator to try to contact the nearby airport.
Soon, a response was received here.
The other party was also very anxious, because they were not observed on the scheduled route, and they thought they had crashed. They had already dispatched a search and rescue team in advance and needed specific directions.
The radio was working, and the compass and various observation instruments were back to normal. The captain and the first mate worked hard to calculate the exact location of the camp and sent it via telegram.
The other party said that the search and rescue team's airship was already on the way and would arrive by tomorrow morning at the latest.
Everyone couldn't help but burst into cheers. This crisis was finally passed without any danger.
Although the doctor was equally happy, he was thinking about another problem in his mind.
Although Rohr's description was very understated, he happened to encounter a cultist camp while wandering around, easily subdued them, and snatched their radio station and code book.
It sounds calm, but as a bishop-level figure, the doctor obviously knows how cruel and dangerous the cultists are.
These guys are much more powerful than orthodox priests and bishops. They can obtain the ability of spiritual pollution from the evil gods they believe in, and combined with various weird sorcery, they can even threaten eighth-level experts.
But in front of Rohr, it seems that they are just a bunch of ants who are too lazy to mention it?
Although he knew that Rohr was very strong before, he was still confused at that time and had no clear understanding of Rohr's performance.
It wasn't until today that I had a clearer feeling.
My friend, who are you?
The doctor couldn't help but ask silently in his heart.
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