This is destined to be a moonless night. In the dark world, only the beam of light cast by the airship is left, like the only island in the dark ocean, isolated from the world, leaving only a fight to the death with madness.
The battle has begun, with countless gunshots mixed with rising flames in the dark night.
The arsonists began their work. Dozens of flamethrowers converged into a wall of flames. In essence, they sprayed not only flames, but also ignited fire oil. Neat bullets passed through the flames and penetrated the creatures in the darkness.
Under the thick lens, only countless shadows could be seen struggling in the sea of fire. Their flesh and blood were burned to charcoal. They rushed out of the line of fire with bloodthirsty desire, but were immediately pierced by bullets and fell down helplessly.
The soldiers wore sterilizing masks, and heavy breathing came from under the filter tank of the mask. Everyone instinctively avoided the dead figures. Black ashes rose with the night wind and fell on the fire-proof clothing.
Black spots.
"Inform the scavengers that we need a large-scale purge after tonight."
Looking at the slightly hot ashes in his hand, he felt a slight emotion, but it quickly subsided. Galahad waved his hand to shake it off.
"It's already in progress. Before the operation, the Mechanical Institute had already poured fifty tons of neutralizing liquid into the furnace column. After a day of steam discharge, the chemicals should now be piled up in the clouds, and in a few hours there will be
There was a small-scale artificial rainfall, and the rainwater was mixed with chemicals to purify and neutralize all these residues."
Shrike said as he took a few steps back. He didn't want to be touched by this remnant.
This is the weird thing about monsters. Only things related to them, even the ashes after death, will bring negative effects. Every time he performs a task related to monsters, Shrike will have nightmares for several days.
According to the index of the Geiger counter, it was just dessert before the meal. The fiercest battle was yet to come, with bullet casings tumbling and ash smoke everywhere.
Looking to one side, Shrike looked at the arriving man with interest, as if he didn't expect him to appear here.
"You're late robin."
As the iron snake stopped completely and looked at the man walking out of the thick steam, Galahad said unceremoniously.
"We haven't dealt with anomalies inside Old Dunling for a long time. In order to ensure sufficient firepower, it took a long time to transport that thing onto the train."
Robin explained to himself that he looked like a devout believer, with an iron cross hanging on his dark cloak. Following his fingers, Galahad looked in the direction of the steam.
It was another iron snake, completely wrapped in steam, and its sharp corner was exposed as the evening breeze blew by.
"Urgent call from the weapons arsenal. I heard it was processed by the Mechanical Institute. It should be perfect for use against inhuman creatures."
As the robin narrated, the thing was completely revealed in front of everyone. It was a smoothbore cannon with exquisite craftsmanship. The dark barrel was painted with the texture of flower branches using paint mixed with gold powder. If it weren't for the
A box of cannonballs that should probably be placed in an art gallery.
People in the Mechanical Institute are always like this, they create dangerous weapons and at the same time add artistic processing to the weapons.
"A total of three landslide-type smoothbore cannons, and two carriages with a total of four tons of kerosene. Arthur wants us to completely burn this place down."
As the transporter of this cargo, even Robin himself couldn't help but be shocked when he knew this.
"As for safety, please rest assured. We communicated with the Mechanical Institute before departure. They adjusted the output of the furnace pillar and the power on the operating route. Now the entire streets of Old Dunling are filled with hot steam, and the visibility is no more than three meters.
, no one knows what we shipped out."
Galahad nodded, but then he said.
"What I'm worried about is not this problem, but the elite power. The index of the Geiger counter has not stopped after breaking through the critical value, and is still rising steadily. In other words, the changes in the underground palace are not over yet, and the demons are still changing.
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This is undoubtedly bad news. The strength of the demon has slightly exceeded the plan's expectations.
"The purification agency and even the Demon Hunting Order do not choose to announce the existence of demons to the outside world. One of the reasons is their pollution. Even books recording their knowledge can make people crazy, let alone leaving one alive.
The demon has entered the old Dunling."
Galahad said worriedly.
"We have gone through training and specialization to barely fight against that kind of monster. Ordinary people have no ability to resist in front of them, and will directly fall into madness and pollution... or even become the next monster, and the old Dun Ling is the world's
Hub, once this 'madness' gets out of control, it will spread throughout the world along the transportation system of the Atrium Snake. You know the danger behind this, right?"
This is the reason why such weird monsters have never been known to the world. If you come into contact with them rashly, you will only die. It is the purification agency, an organization in the dark, that firmly seals them behind the city wall and maintains the sanity of the world.
It's a pity that the battlefield here is close to the city, otherwise Galahad would not be restrained by this. Otherwise, the war airships would directly clear the ground. With the inventory of weapons during the Glorious War, they could level the entire lower city.
But now is no longer the dark old age. At that time, people could only use silver swords and fire to fight against monsters. Now humans have more efficient weapons, and the balance of advantage has long been broken.
"We have also thought of this, so the armor is waiting for you."
The person who implemented this plan had already thought of everything, and even the armor was ready. The robin was full of confidence, and in his opinion, God was caring for the battlefield.
So following the words of the robin, the last steam tram slowly arrived. The armor's coating was matte black and hardly reflected light. If it weren't for the low roar of the engine, no one would have noticed its arrival. Endless
The steam was released as the gate opened, and the ferocious silhouette was outlined in the gray mist.
But it seems that it is not steam. Galahad can only feel an incomprehensible coldness in the fog. It should be air conditioning. This iron snake is a mobile icehouse. As the gate opens, the green light shines
It lit up, accompanied by vague singing, as if a woman was singing in it.
The soldier looked at the dim green light, and a woman's face emerged from it. She seemed to be crying or laughing. She seemed to be talking about something and asking the soldier all kinds of questions. He felt very nostalgic, but also sad, because that
Zhang Lian was his fiancée, but she died a few years ago.
His breathing was heavier than ever before, as if there was a lead weight pressing on his chest. He stretched out his hand and took heavy steps forward slightly. As long as he got closer, as long as he got closer, he could save her beloved from death.
Take it back from your hands, as long as...
"drop"
The long-ringing alarm bell interrupted the soldier's illusion, and then starting from the back of his neck, the nerve electrodes buried under the flesh and blood released a weak current across his brain. It was like waking up from a big dream, and he knelt down suddenly.
, only then did he realize that he had deviated from his position, bathed in the green light, and then the silver gun body appeared in front of him.
"Soldier, you are contaminated by nerves."
The shrike stood in front of the soldiers against the green light.
"Child, you shouldn't look at this thing."
Shrike knew what was behind him, but he never looked there from the beginning. Everyone present was the same, sticking to their posts.
"me……"
The soldier wanted to say something else, but his voice turned into a whimpering roar when it reached his mouth. It seemed to be another voice, but he didn't know it. The world distorted and deformed in his eyes, and finally turned into a bloody mass.
"It's time for you to rest."
That was the last thing he could hear. Shrike took out a syringe and stabbed him hard in the body. As the anesthetic poured into his blood vessels, the alarm bell finally stopped, and the soldier fell heavily.
"It looks like the neurological rehabilitation center will have new customers again."
Shrike muttered to himself and looked at the gun in his hand. Because of the green light behind him, the color of his silver-white gun was also reflected.
"So those madmen really succeeded?" he asked the robin.
The robin also turned his back and refused to face the light. He held the iron cross tightly in his hand and said slowly.
"It was successful a few months ago, but they have been debugging it. They feel that tonight's operation is very suitable for testing this weapon."
"They are playing with fire and burning themselves."
Shrike cursed angrily. He hated that weapon. To him, it was the embodiment of ominousness.
"But haven't we been playing with fire and burning ourselves after fighting against the demon for so long?"
Galahad said calmly. Among the three of them, he was the only one looking directly at the light. He seemed not to be affected in any way, with a complex look in his eyes.
"The index is still rising. We need to kill that monster in the underground palace. Galahad, according to what they said, currently only knight captains are qualified to use this weapon. This is the activation key."
Robin said as he handed over the iron cross in his hand. The seemingly smooth surface actually had hundreds of tiny grooves, just like the pattern of a key. It was also a key that opened an unknown box.
That's the real secret weapon tonight, and that's what Mockingbird is here for.
"Am I considered an experimental subject? It's really a luxury for a knight commander to conduct experiments for them."
Galahad paused, then laughed at himself, but still took the secret key. It felt as cold as if he was holding ice. Without any hesitation, he strode towards the green light.
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"So is this the reason why you suddenly appeared here tonight? According to the mission, you should be staying with Lancelot on the Voyage to Dawn."
Shrike could only hear the retreating footsteps of Galahad, and he felt bad, as if he were watching his friend walking into the abyss.
"Yes, this is the first batch of armors, thirteen pieces in total, which were distributed to the knight captains scattered in the territory of Yin Erweg by the Dawn Navigation while hunting down the demons. Arthur believes that this can turn the tide of the war.
weapons, even the Queen gave her approval."
Robin said helplessly, but he could only do this for the sake of victory.
"I understand you, Shrike, you hate that thing, but only it can allow us to fight against monsters, just like Arthur said when we first became knights.
Fighting against demons is a process of constantly paying a price."
The eyes under the mask were a little tired, and the arsonists lit up a burning sun in the dark night, illuminating his vision extremely brightly.
"Pay blood, pay pain, give everything we can until we die with nothing left."
As he spoke, the robin laughed instead. He looked at the shrike beside him and made the sign of the cross on his chest.
"I think I won't be so miserable. After all, I believe in God and fight against demons. I think I will definitely go to heaven after I die. As for you, Shrike..."
"I opened a casino, committed murder and arson, and engaged in various smuggling businesses. I broke almost all of Inverg's laws, but I know that I am a good person. It doesn't matter whether I go to heaven or not."
Shrike said directly that he didn't believe in any god. Instead of praying every day, it would be better to make a few more money to make him feel at ease.
At this moment, a hoarse low roar came from the carriage behind him, and Shrike's hands trembled slightly, but he did not turn around to help Galahad after all. A vague murmuring voice whispered in his ears, as if there was something at this moment.
Something woke up and came from the car behind it.
The green light finally went out, but a twisted black shadow walked out of it. His steps had the sound of steel, and hot steam surrounded his body, making it difficult for people to see his appearance clearly.
He just walked straight over, and when he passed the robin, he only heard the robin talking calmly.
"Galahad, you only have ten minutes to act after being fully activated. Kill that damn monster and come out alive."
The body paused for a moment, and there seemed to be two eyes staring at him in the hot steam, but the feeling soon disappeared. The figure moved forward again, passed everyone, and went straight to the depths of the sea of fire. In the process
No one tried to see that hateful figure.
"May you all turn away from evil and do good, live in peace forever, never be abandoned, and be protected forever."