Chapter 26 Vision
Feige rushed almost all the way down the hill, and he managed to catch up with Didlet, and then chased Tron without stopping. When they finally reunite in that sparse grove in the valley, Feige's lungs are going to explode.
"It's a little bit late to get back safely. ”
Feige looked up at the sky, and if he hadn't been gasping for breath, he would have complained: You don't have a watch, how do you know it's late? Are you counting your heartbeat all the way?
"Can you show me the kitten now?" Didlett didn't wait for Feige to agree, she reached over her hands and groped for him. The pure black ghost cat was carried in the cotton armor by Feige, and was staggering to sleep as his chest rose and fell. Didlet's hand touched it, and it seemed uncomfortable, twisting and trying to resist.
But it's too small, but it's three or four pounds heavy, and the main volume is hair, and there are no weapons other than moe, so of course it was snatched by Didlet. It struggled to open its eyes, time it and bite down on Didlet's iron glove.
"Mao ......" it retracted its mouth aggrievedly.
"It should be meow, not Mao...... I'm going to have to take the time to teach it well. Feige reached out to touch it, and his wrist was immediately entangled in the tail of the ghost cat. However, it did not have the strength to hang itself up, so it could not break free from Didlet's grasp.
Everyone came over, and they were all caught by the cute little black cat. However, Kylie began with an overly serious expression: "You're going to raise a ghost cat? This can't be! Tron, what are the characteristics of a ghost cat?"
"Dangerous creatures that are very good at stealing, cunning, and rely on accurate pounces to hunt, although they look like cats, they don't have a good ability to prevent fall damage...... That's all there should be. ”
"Go back and study harder, you forgot something. Feiqi, you shouldn't have started learning yet, but Wu Mama, Ramsden, who of you two knows?"
Wu Ma Ma was silent. Ramsden clenched his fists, as if to muster courage. He replied, "Adult ghost cats have a wide range of recipes, in which snakes are their favorite things. But the ghost cat cub can only eat its mother's milk, and nothing else. ”
"It's just milk...... Wait, do you only eat your mother's milk, or can you only eat the milk of a ghost cat?"
"It can't be replaced with other milk, it won't eat, and it won't digest it, which is harmful to the body. Ramsden was sad: "No one has ever been able to successfully raise a young ghost cat, but there are several precedents for domesticating adults." ”
"Feige, there's one more thing you need to consider. Cayle delivered another blow: "You bring it back to the castle, how will it survive this winter?
"I hold it all the time, and if the geist wants to hurt it, it must pass me first. "Feige has a soul harvesting dagger, and he doesn't worry about geists. "It's a hassle with milk, but I always have to try. I can't just leave it here. ”
"yes, you can't just throw it to fend for itself, can you?" Didriet rubbed her face against the black cat, and it pushed it away with a look of resistance. At this moment, the pink paw pads were revealed, which immediately attracted the attention of the elves. She got a new toy and fiddled with it with her fingers. "Feige, you saved the cat, give it a name? It has to be a girl's name, it's her. ”
"You rescued it?" I thought you robbed it......" Tron rubbed his nose: "Hurry up and come up with a name, and then let's get to work, there's still a griffin to deal with!"
"It's so dark, it's called Midnight, and it's called Briquette!" Feige asserted his ownership.
"Mao ......" Briquette, Midnight Hall, struggled and finally escaped back into Feige's hands. It found the clasp that the cotton armor had unfastened on its chest, and slipped through the gap. It looked around warily, then closed its eyes.
"Silly cat, it should be meow. Feige rubbed its head and hid it.
"Wait until we've got rid of the griffons!" Tron sighed, focusing everyone's attention. "Wu Mama, you arrange the shooting net on the tree, don't forget to camouflage, but also pay attention to the sky and report the situation at any time. Instructor, the hiding bunker is handed over to you. Ramsden, with the pot ready, took out the griffon's strips of meat and leather, ready to place the bait. Feige, let's two take this tree down. Here, get the saw. ”
"What am I doing?" asked Didlet.
"You come and lookout, and at the same time prepare your weapons, and if you have time to polish them, it's best to keep the volume down. ”
Tron pulled out the soft saw, grabbed one end with Feige, and began sawing the tree. The reason why the tree was being sawn down was to serve their plan. They needed to create a larger glade in the sparse woods so that the griffons could land. The bait is placed in the middle of the clearing, surrounded by relatively thick and tall trees.
The griffon's flight maneuverability is beyond the reach of many people, and everyone would rather fight a mammoth than a griffon. Therefore, luring the griffons is only the most basic part of Tron's plan, and how to limit the griffon's ability to fly is the focus. The most proficient weapons used by the Eagle School were crossbows and nets, and they brought a large net with them. Tough coconut fibers, extremely fine iron wires, and the tough spider silk of underground demon hunters are mixed and entangled. The net was twenty meters square, enough to entangle the griffin for a while.
Witch Mama hides him and Kaireh in different trees, each with a corner of the net. When the griffons landed, they used their crossbows to shoot one of the corners of the net in different directions, causing the net to spread out over the griffin's head. Feige and Ramsden have to grab the net as fast as they can, and then entangle the griffin with Witch Mama and Kailey, who have jumped off the tree. Tron and Didriet will attack the griffons in the net with their long weapons. The primary target is the blood vessels in the neck, which cannot be dodged quickly, is relatively easy to hit, and is deadly. The secondary target is the griffon's wings, which can be disabled by dealing enough damage to make it flightless.
Griffins are sure to struggle, and the net is unlikely to last long, so it is important to burst out with maximum damage in a short period of time, which requires the ambush personnel to be as close to the battlefield as possible in order to arrive at the first time. Everyone had potions to mask the smell and brought materials to make camouflage covers. On the battlefield, there were twice as many crossbows as combatants, at least in the first round of fire, there was no need to think about reloading, and the crossbows were poisoned.
Everyone is determined to win.
"We're going to win. Tron pulled the soft saw and encouraged Feige: "After the battle, the most important thing is not to panic. Griffons will struggle, they will resist, there will be blood everywhere, but you only have to think about one thing: the original plan. As long as you follow the plan, you know what you're doing, and other people know what you're doing, and they can cooperate with each other. The griffon's combat power is greater than that of any of us, but less than our cooperation. ”
"I remember, I'm not going to hold back. Feige replied, "I'm not nervous right now, I'm a little excited." I've been wondering what the faces of those people will be when we get back to the fortress with the griffin's head and hand in the mission? They must have thought that we were still searching in the mountains, tortured to death. ”
"That's for sure, and they're definitely going to have a surprised look on their faces. Tron agreed with Feige's words, "We're lucky this time, the griffons aren't far away because they're too vindictive." Usually in this season, because of the lack of prey, it should have flown far away. Half a month...... We may not be able to find it even in a month. ”
"It's good to be done. How much money will you have when you're done?" Feige asked curiously.
"Outside, the usual bounty for killing a griffin is about one hundred and fifty gold coins, and for some particularly dangerous griffons or griffons that have caused panic, the maximum can be two hundred and fifty. However, the church's mission gave less money, fifty gold coins. The main thing is still supplies. That is, the degree of eating and drinking. ”
"Hmm, don't you eat and drink the castle itself?"
"No, there is no shortage of maintenance fortresses and rations, but that is calculated according to ordinary people, and it is definitely not enough to eat for the consumption brought by our strict training. This time, let's get the griffon back and double the bounty. It is estimated that it can be exchanged for one cart of purified radish and two carts of purified devil powder. ”
"Devil powder?
"It's not clear for a while, but you'll know when the time comes. It's too early to talk about rewards for completing tasks. Tron sighed, then said, "The last time I completed a mission on my own and turned in the head of a woodland troll, they actually said that the mission was not registered. I waited there for three days before the messenger appeared. He was afraid to go on the road because of the rain in the mountains, so he stopped for five days at the town's companion inn. For the past five days, I have been searching and hunting monsters in the rain. Now, not only are they inefficient, but not many paladins are capable of acting alone in the Sunset Mountains. ”
"If there were, we wouldn't have been attacked by griffins, and two of them died in an instant, which is a sign of no vigilance at all. Remember what Instructor Kylie said when he saw the corpse?"
Tron nodded, he would not forget the crushed knight's corpse. The griffon grabbed it from the ground, lifted it high into the air, and dropped it. The claws did not pierce his armor, so he was alive in the process. But he didn't draw his sword! Calead said at the time that he was not as good as a timid rabbit, and that rabbits can bite!"
"Tron, what are so many paladins for?"
"Who do you ask me, who do I ask? The paladins of the church can't become noble lords if they can't be fiefdoms, but their training content is the same as that of fiefdom lords...... Not those things that fight monsters anyway. Almost, sawed here. Go and get busy with something else, let's push it down at the end. ”
Just knock down the tree and you'll have plenty of room to fight, but there's a lot of movement when it falls, so wait until you're ready. The Griffon Hunting Team cooperated with each other, and the preparations went very smoothly, so it was completed faster than expected. When Ramsden disguised the griffin's carcass and everything was ready, there were still more than three hours left in the evening.
"Let's go!" Tron nodded, and then joined the others in pushing the tree to the ground.