Chapter 45: Trail of Destruction
The charred corpse fell into the melting snow, and the head that had already been unrecognizable was raised in the northwest direction, as if the lip flap that had been punctured by wire and connected was constantly trying to open and close, and the body was constantly trembling, and there was no stop struggling, although this struggle was gradually weakening, but this strong visual impact still made Donald and his party decide to stop and check the strange corpse.
"Lilo, you just said he wasn't an undead?"
Donald looked at the guy on the ground, if this thing wasn't undead...... What else could it be?
"Not the undead..... There is no dead spirit. ”
Undead creatures generally have negative energy on their bodies, and even the intensity of negative energy represents the level of undead creatures in some cases, but there is no undead dead on the moving corpse in front of him, Donald also came to the same conclusion after perceiving it with his own spiritual power.
"It can't be a living person, can it? It's all burned like this, and it's not dead?"
Stephanie pointed to the corpse on the ground and said in some surprise.
"The captain of the guard said just now, this guy is not human, I wonder if it could be some kind of humanoid monster, because the fire resistance is relatively strong, they thought it had been burned to death so they left, in fact, it was not burned to death...... But it's also fast. ”
Anthony rested his right hand on the short knife at his waist, frowning as he looked at the almost immobilized corpse on the ground.
"No, you two don't talk too much, this guy is a corpse, yes, it's just a processed corpse, you see. ”
The Psionic state was activated, and Donald's gaze focused on the corpse's head, and he casually unleashed a spirit razor technique, and the energy blade sliced through the back of the corpse's head that had ceased to move, splitting its entire head in two.
Tear open the charred flesh and expose the brain inside.
Perhaps because of the incineration, the brain was yellowish-brown in appearance, and roughly at the back of the head, there was a plug-like presence inserted diagonally into the brain, and around it were scattered some strange steel needles, which also pierced the brain.
Donald knew that this was probably the reason why the body could still move after being burned to such an extent, but he couldn't figure out how this principle worked.
"Machine-made creatures are based on the human brain...... Never heard of this technology. ”
The mental power controlled the object behind his head to pull out, and Donald looked at the obvious signs of artificiality on it, and said with a little dazedness.
He was a bit of a man who liked to read books and newspapers, but after being in Dmingham for so long, he was sure he had never seen a single newspaper about the technique.
"I think I've heard a little bit about this a year ago, when I was a chef at a science seminar in Dmingham, and I was listening to the academics chatting near the podium before dinner was made. ”
Anthony paused to sort out the contents of his memories, and then said,
"Some people say that there is a corpse technique in the inland area that allows corpses to move, not as a dark wizard's evil spell, but as a special corpse control technique...... I can't remember exactly that, because there was so much technical vocabulary in their conversation that I couldn't understand as a chef. ”
"Controlling corpses with mechanical instruments, although not undead creatures, is obviously not popular anywhere, no wonder those people want to burn corpses here, and there is a high reward for the wanted person. ”
The emergence of every emerging technology always faces criticism from the outside world, not to mention this technology that carries some taboo topics in itself.
Manipulating corpses, no matter what benefits this technology can ultimately achieve, if it is in a religious district, it will be a strangulation of the apostles, who don't care what the technology can contribute to society, and the desecration of corpses is a crime that can be enough to break the bones.
It now seems that even in secular areas, this sociopath-sounding technology is still hostile.
"Stephanie, bring a piece of cloth, we're ready to go to Renas. ”
"You want to put it away?"
Stephanie, who walked back to the carriage to get the cloth, had a strange expression.
This kind of thing that comes out of the corpse's brain is always not so comfortable.
"Well, it's not good to put it directly into the space ring, so you still have to wrap it in cloth. ”
Donald didn't really want to do anything, just a wizard's curiosity to put it away and prepare for a chance to study it again.
Taking the plug-in from the corpse's brain, the carriage hit the road again, soon reaching the city of Reynas.
"It's a good city. ”
Donald looked at the cars on the street, the rows of buildings on the side of the road, the urban construction of Renas can be said to be quite elegant, the infrastructure is perfect, the buildings are scattered, there are some works of art along the street from time to time, and the urban greenery has not fallen, Donald looked around the surrounding environment is not inferior to the Tallinn district of Dmingham.
"Very well indeed, at first glance Reynas has a much higher standard of living than Beruye and Delchimo, but what you just said is wrong, Donald. ”
Stephanie lifted her chin and put on a "come and ask me why" expression.
"Then may I ask this beautiful young lady, what is wrong with my words?"
"Renus isn't as good as you seem, except that we happened to be in its wealthy area. ”
Stephanie held a book full of introductions to inland cities, and then said,
"The book says that the gap between rich and poor in this city is unimaginable, you don't look at the rich area is so beautiful and exquisite, if you go to the poor area, you will know how much dirt is hidden behind the city, and this is all thanks to the rulers of Renas, the Talos family, a ...... praised by the rich to the sky, and spurned by the poor to the roadside sinkhole"
"Stop, the gap between the rich and the poor will exist in most cities in the Lane Empire, and the religious area may be smaller, but not the religious area, even Demingham, which is known as the pearl of the sea, doesn't there exist in the land area, and I don't think it's strange that Renas also has this situation...... Besides, you plagiarized the second half of this sentence from a book, right?"
If you want to talk about the gap between rich and poor, you can't talk about it for a few days and nights, and Donald is not interested in discussing this matter here.
"Why don't you go find a restaurant first, it's almost past lunchtime, and I'll go out and buy the things you'll need for the next trip later." ”
Anthony was clearly more interested in food and forcibly changed the subject.
"I'm okay with that, it's all dried meat these days, I'll have to eat it later......"
Donald was halfway through his sentence when his body shook violently, and he suddenly stood up from the carriage and looked around.
"What's wrong?"
Stephanie was startled by his sudden movements.
"One of my two biggest enemies at the moment, nearby! I can vaguely feel the aura of that special power...... The power of destruction!"
After a long time, Donald once again felt the power of the irascible madness!