Chapter 236: The Plague Lands
The speed of the special task force (a name given by Tang Dou to the slag) was extremely fast, and it was originally a three-day journey between the Long Bridge Post Station (still the name given by Tang Dou) to Fangya Mountain, but it took them two days to arrive.
After resting for a day in the Fangya Mountain stronghold, I saw the long-lost Ming Disaster, who also fled to the place of refuge with Warren and them, and held on for more than a month, only to wait for the rescue of the first expeditionary force.
After that, Warren and the others returned to the city of Kinunu, but Ming Nan continued to stay in Fangshan Mountain. This Ren TiannaΓ―ve confidant military advisor seems to have found a career in his life, and he is quite interested in building a stronghold.
Now that the next large-scale base is about to be established, it is difficult to apply to take charge of the construction work. The rear had already met and agreed, and it would not be long before he had to set off again.
"What the hell do you think?" When he left the Fangya Mountain stronghold, Tang Dou asked curiously.
Minan glanced back at Poleoza not far away: "I want him to stay away from the wrong place." But this Fog Hidden Continent is everywhere, and only in the stronghold under construction, can it still be united! β
Tang Dou realized: "Big man, it's not just your subordinates!" β
Ming Nan's voice was a little shaky: "I originally had a sister, and the two of us depended on each other, but later in a battle in the city, I was separated from her and never got together again...... I saw twin birthmarks on Poleoza that should have belonged only to me and my sister! β
Tang Dou said: "The big man is good, if you don't have a place to go in the future, you can go to the workshop." No one dares to stop you! β
Ming Nan didn't say anything, just saluted respectfully to Tang Dou.
The Einsatzgruppen set out again, this time further on, and there would be no more strongholds.
This time, the plan is to focus on stability, and we will settle on one area and move on to the next. Now the vicinity of Fangya Mountain has just stabilized, and it will take another month to head towards Bali Lake, and when Bali Lake is completed, it will radiate and spread out to the surrounding thousands of miles.
Finish the area in one year, and then start moving inland next year.
In the plan, it will take twenty years to nail all the strongholds to the predetermined positions. It will take fifty years to complete the mastery of the entire Fog Hidden Continent.
The inland of the Fog Hidden Continent is extremely dangerous, even if there is no threat of the living dead, just the threat of demon beasts and chaotic energy, this step is not easy to take.
Fifty years is already the result of rapid development.
After leaving the Fangya stronghold, the Einsatzgruppen accelerated their march inland, this time targeting the most central part of the mainland. The reconnaissance squad of the expeditionary force found the target there.
Because of the day and night, Tang Dou and the others compressed the original one-month journey to twenty days, and when they were approaching the goal, Tang Dou announced a two-day rest in order to recover before officially stepping into it.
The Plague Lands.
It's a barren land, the earth is cracked, the forests are withered, the rivers are dirty, and there is no plague here, it's called because it's like a plague.
It is said that in the Great War of Gods and Demons, a demon of plague died here. Then his bones turned into the remnants of the mountains, his hair into the sick forests of this place, and his blood into the murky rivers and lakes of this place.
Normal creatures can't survive here - there are monsters here, but they are all evil monsters that have been completely mutated. There was once a legend that the elven general who invented the evil spirit was inspired here, and from it he got the demon heart of the plague demon back then, which is why the evil spirit spirit was invented.
Of course, now that Tang Dou knows the truth, he understands that the elf general is a black cauldron, but no matter how you look at the environment of the plague land, it looks like it has something to do with the evil spirit battle spirit.
"Everyone prepare the evil spirit vaccine, as long as you feel the evil qi entering the body, or simply inexplicable heart palpitations, use it directly, don't feel sorry for the medicine, if it doesn't work, there will be a report immediately!" Tang Dou told everyone: "I don't want to kill anyone personally for a while!" β
Everyone nodded in understanding. They can still be a hero if they die on the battlefield, but if they are evil and die at the hands of their own people, it will be a shame.
"Po, you and Koharuko pay attention to the situation of all the war beasts. Notify me immediately if there is any problem! Tang Dou gave Bao the task of monitoring the war beasts.
Po patted his chest and said he would do it.
Everyone cautiously entered the plague land, and the first feeling was that the air here was terrible, and they would feel hot when they took a breath.
Tang Dou thought about it for a while, and made a batch of gas masks on the spot - in fact, they were a batch of masks, but they all had runes on them. With Tang Dou's current rune technology, this kind of temporary rune is completely out of the question.
The problem of breathing was solved, but it didn't take long for it to happen again.
There were so many black particles suspended in the air that they became more and more as they went deeper, so that everyone couldn't see the road ahead. In order to filter the toxins in the air, everyone put on gas masks, and as a result, it was impossible for the war beasts to distinguish the direction by smell.
In the end, Tang Dou had to lead the way - of course, this thing couldn't see clearly, but he had to find a target through the sense of breath.
"It's really embarrassing for those reconnaissance troops, I heard that more than a hundred people came, and less than five went out, and now I can understand how they got such a big loss!" Asuka said to Yun Zhen beside him.
Suddenly, Tang Dou, who was in front, stopped.
"What's wrong?" Warren stepped forward and asked.
"Something is wrong, something is following us. Be careful, everyone! "Tang Dou was extremely sensitive to breath, and he already felt an unusual aura.
Everyone was extremely convinced of Tang Dou, and when they heard him say this, they immediately became vigilant.
"There it is!" The first person to discover the enemy's traces turned out to be Lin Xiao.
To be precise, she discovered it with the Bright Tiger.
Xiao Chunzi stood beside the Bright Tiger, and when she heard Lin Xiao's words, she turned around and spit out a fireball. The Bright Tiger also roared with a tiger roar, and brushed the auxiliary soul technique to everyone.
Haruko's fireball hits the target, causing a violent burn, but soon more blurred shadows appear.
"Tiger!"
Tang Dou shouted, and the bright tiger comprehended. With a roar in the sky, an aura of light swept around.
When it comes to purification ability, in addition to life energy, it belongs to light energy. The Bright Tiger actually has a way to clean up the suspended objects around it, but it will be very power-consuming, and it is not practical when traveling.
But now that it is in a combat state, of course, it will no longer conserve soul power.
The aura swept by, and everyone's eyes were clear, but then they gasped.
They were surrounded.
Surrounded by a group of living dead.
"Is it the living dead? Or polluters? Lin Xiao held the hilt of the sword a little nervously.
"The living dead, I don't feel any anger in them, but unlike the ordinary living dead, these guys seem to be ...... Ponder? Tang Dou was a little unsure.
These living dead are more like the living dead he found in the HRE Kingdom at the beginning, when the 300,000 troops of the HRE Kingdom were transformed into the living dead, and some of them maintained a certain sanity, although this sanity was not as good as that of humans, but it was not like ordinary living dead who only knew how to fight around.
At that time, the living dead who were sane were all officers and strong men in the army, and he once thought that this was because of strength.
But after the battle with the Evil Dragon Army, he found out that something was wrong, no matter how strong he was in life, what was transformed after death was an unwise living dead.
And now, he saw the wise living dead again.
"These guys blend in perfectly with their surroundings and surround us! I should have complimented them! "Tang Dou is already a roaring sky bow.
Kuqiu also took out his pulley bow and stood with Tang Dou: "Fang Master, these living dead are a little different!" β
"Of course it's different, it's going to be ambushed, and the evil aura on my body is not as strong as I thought. Everyone be careful, don't be hurt by the other party, and would rather give up some attack opportunities to ensure that you don't get hurt! Tang Dou reminded loudly.
The stalemate did not last long, there was no possibility of negotiations between the two sides, and after a few moments, the battle began.
The number of the living dead is quite large, more than a thousand. But there are also a lot of people on the side of the special operations team, there are nearly five hundred people and war beasts, and all of them are elites, and the worst ones are all silver-level. As soon as the two sides exchanged fire, the Einsatzgruppen firmly gained the upper hand.
The Bright Tiger's light system ensures the safety of everyone, so that the front-line soldiers facing the living dead do not have to be so constrained. And the fire support in the rear can be vented to your heart's content.
The battle broke out quickly and ended quickly, in less than an hour, all the living dead were killed, and no one in the Einsatzgruppen team was injured, thanks to the light system assistance of the Bright Tiger and Koharuko's press.
There are injuries among the war beasts, but the physique of the demon beasts is much better than that of humans, small injuries are nothing at all, as long as they are treated, there is no problem, there is no need to worry about being polluted.
"Nicholas, what did you find?" Warren commanded the demon warriors to clean up the living ground, and saw Tang Dou squatting in front of a living dead person to study, so he stepped forward and asked.
"Look!" Tang Dou used the flying knife in his hand to cut open the chest of the living dead in front of him: "Do you think this thing is normal?" β
In the chest of the living dead, there is a pure black fist-sized hedron that represents the heart of the living dead, emitting an evil black light.
"We have also done some research on the living dead of the Evil Dragon Army before, and there is absolutely no such thing! Is this a special case? Warren frowned.
Tang Dou pointed to several living dead people around him who had been disemboweled: "Obviously not!" β
Warren looked over and saw evil hedrons.
"It's not natural, it's man-made, and if it's man-made, who will it be? Do these people have anything to do with the Evil Dragon Kingdom? Or is it okay? Tang Dou stood up and used his soul power to disperse the blood-stained evil qi on his hands: "It seems that we underestimated here!" There's more to it than that! β
Everyone came over to listen to Tang Dou's discovery, and their expressions became solemn.
"Anyway, keep going. Then we're probably going to have to keep going. Everyone can report their situation at any time, and they can't let go of any differences. Tang Dou clapped his hands and jumped on Po's back.
The Einsatzgruppen set off again, and this time it was fighting all the way, as Tang Dou said. The crowd almost walked all the way through the wreckage of the living dead.
In the end, even the gold-level masters were a little overwhelmed, let alone those silver elites. Fortunately, this time with the Bright Tiger and its light auxiliary ability, only two victims have appeared until now, and the rest of the wounded have been quickly healed.
At night, everyone found a place to rest, but the living dead became more active, and for the subsequent battle, Tang Dou took the initiative to serve as a vigil. He is the body of the medicine tripod and the source of life, unless it is a non-stop fight, otherwise as long as there is a little time, he can recover.
So he is the one who is least afraid of consumption, and of course he will take care of the vigil.
Of course, it is impossible for him to keep such a big circle alone, Xiao Chunzi and Ah Bao are with him, anyway, there is not much time for these two guys to shoot during the day, especially Ah Bao, the living dead do not take the initiative to attack him at all, unless he takes the initiative to attack the living dead, otherwise even if he stands in front of the living dead, the living dead will turn a blind eye.
"Boss, my Yin and Yin symbiotic attribute will only be effective against demon beasts, will these black crystal hearts of the living dead be transformed by demon cores?" Ah Bao held back for a day, and only discussed it with Tang Dou in the evening.
Bao's yin and yang symbiotic attributes are not only as simple as suppressing demon beasts, but there are many wonderful things, but they are all aimed at demon beasts, among which the demon beasts in nature, as long as they are not highly intelligent, ordinary demon beasts will not take the initiative to attack Ah Bao - of course, if it is a high-intelligence demon beast, then it will not casually attack the target of non-food and non-invaders.
"It's possible that you say that. But I'm more curious, who exactly did this? That fox-eyed smiling man, that's not his style. The Evil Dragon is a bit like him, but the rest of ...... Even Yang Suilin's idiot doesn't look like his handiwork. He is so arrogant and alone, it is really a loss of identity to do such a thing! Tang Dou rubbed his chin and said.
"Tut-tut, you really know me!" A long-lost voice sounded in Tang Dou's ears.
Everything around him came to a black-and-white halt once again, and even the beating campfire almost came to a standstill.
The horror on Po and Koharuko's faces bloomed in an extremely slow, extremely comical way, but Tang Dou did not fall into that feeling.
"A kind of control over time?" Encountering Tsubasa again, Tang Dou actually had the leisure to analyze the other party's moves.
"No, it's not a control of time! Time is not so easy to control anymore. It's a field, a field. Tsubasa appeared in front of Tang Dou: "I'm more curious, why can you master the time?" (To be continued.) )