Chapter 155: Water Ghost!
"Puff~Puff~Puff~"
The strange sound of footsteps came from the front, some similar to the sound of a duck's paw with flippers slapping on the ground, the footsteps were very frequent and brisk, and it was conceivable that the owner of this sound had good physical strength.
In about 3 seconds, the monster ran wildly for nearly 70 meters, reaching a distance of 20 meters in front of Lawson.
As the monster approached, Lawson visibly felt a stream of air rushing towards him, and the air flow smelled disgusting, fishy, salty, and rancid, with the smell of sewer sewage mixed with the choking smell of rancid dead fish.
'With feet like duck's paws and body smell like dead fish, he should be a water ghost!' The thought flashed through Rosen's mind.
The monster was already near, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he quickly pulled out the pull ring of the flashbang, estimated the position of the flashbang, and threw it decisively, and at the same time, he closed his eyes and judged the opponent's position only by the direction of the air flow in the sewer and the sound of footsteps.
'Bang~' There was a muffled sound, the flashbang exploded, and the aluminum and magnesium metal began to burn violently, releasing a dazzling white light, and the sewer was illuminated brightly, even if Lawson closed his eyes and through a layer of eyelids, he could still clearly feel this.
"Ah~~" A scream came from Lilith behind her, and she was startled by the sudden appearance of the intense light.
"呲~~~"
With a piercing scream like glass grinding, the monster was also startled by the sudden burst of light, and he couldn't adapt to such a strong light in a short period of time after living in the dark environment underground all year round.
There was a white expanse in front of him, he couldn't see anything, and his instinct for self-preservation made him stop rushing forward.
But he stopped, but Lawson didn't, he picked up the silver dust bomb he had prepared a long time ago, pulled off the tab, and threw it at the monster's feet.
"Gollum~~Boom~"
There was another dull explosion, not too loud and not very powerful, but a cloud of shiny silver powder filled the area around the monster's body.
In this world, metallic silver is considered a sacred metal, because it has a good poisonous effect on most monsters, and even the undead are very afraid of silver's damage.
Coincidentally, the water ghost's physique is also very sensitive to silver, and as soon as the silver powder falls on the surface of the water ghost's body, its skin begins to emit white smoke, and it begins to fester, and it begins to fester, as if it has been splashed with concentrated sulfuric acid.
"呲~~呲~~~" The water ghost covered his eyes and let out a sharp scream.
After being blinded by the strong light, he was poisoned by silver powder, and under the serial blows, he was almost stunned.
But Lawson doesn't show mercy.
Raise the spiral troll, flatten, activate the alchemy power to form a high-pressure air ring in the muzzle to shield the gun, and then you are about to shoot!
Although this series of combat movements was very smooth, however, Lawson's speed was still not fast enough, and at this moment, the water ghost came back to his senses, and before Lawson could shoot, his body suddenly took a step to the side, and with a 'poof~' sound, his whole body fell into the sewer of the inner room.
The sewer in the middle of the tunnel is about three meters wide, and the water in the waterway is pitch black, and there are a lot of indescribable things and foam floating on the surface, so you can't see the depth, let alone the things in the pond.
After the water ghost fell in, it was like a stone sinking to the bottom, and on the surface of the water, there was nothing to see except for some residual ripples.
The reason why the water ghost is called the water ghost is because the water is his home field, in the water, its speed is much faster than that of land, and its strength is also outrageous. If Rosen is on the shore, there is still a chance to live, and if he accidentally falls into the water, it is basically equivalent to delivering food to the water ghost.
"Damn it!"
Lawson cursed secretly, quickly took out a high-explosive grenade, ripped off the pull tab, and threw it towards the place where the monster fell into the water.
When he threw the grenade, he was accidentally injured by shrapnel fired everywhere, and he immediately fell to his stomach and stretched out his hands to cover Lilith's ears behind him.
Half a second later, the fire flashed in the sewage more than ten meters away, and there was a loud 'boom', the sewage splashed everywhere, the fire rose, the corridor was shaken, and the dust on the wall fell in clusters.
The sound of an astonishing explosion reflected back and forth on the walls, reaching the depths of the tunnel, and after a few seconds, several faint roars were heard from deep underground.
"Damn, this is terrible!" Rosen felt a headache.
Of course, compared to the monsters in the distance, the water ghosts in front of you are the most urgent threat.
After the explosion, with the afterglow of the flashbang, Lawson immediately looked at the place where the water ghost had fallen into the water, hoping to see the water ghost's body float up.
After waiting for about 3 seconds, the waves in the sewer were almost calm, and the glow of the flashbang became quite dim, but there was still no corpse of a water ghost on the water.
This monster doesn't know if it escaped or if it was lurking in the water and preparing to sneak up on them.
But no matter what his opponent thinks, Rosen must be prepared for the worst.
He stood up, holding a flashlight in his left hand and a flat spiral troll in his right hand, protecting Lilith behind his back, and his whole body was on guard to deal with the possible sneak attack of the water ghosts.
The sound of the explosion was gone, and the underground water of the black hole was quiet again, but unlike before, there was a water ghost lurking in the darkness, and once he let his guard down, this guy might rush out and give him a hard blow.
"Alchemist, the movement just now was too loud, and it has already alarmed many monsters nearby, and this place can't stay for a long time." Lilith reminded.
There is truth to this.
Lawson took a deep breath and activated the alchemy magic, maintaining his perception of the 2 meters around his body, so as not to be caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the water ghost.
Alchemy magic is peculiar, but not omnipotent, and its exploration of its surroundings is similar to that of vision, which is divided into two modes: vague perception and fine perception.
The advantage of fuzzy perception mode is that it is very labor-saving, and Lawson can maintain it all the time, but the disadvantage is that in this mode, he can only feel a rough outline.
If you want to know more, you have to focus on it and use the fine perception mode. In this case, he can even accurately perceive the presence of molecular atoms, but the disadvantage is that it is extremely energy-consuming, and it will also draw most of Lawson's attention, causing him to ignore the elemental changes in other directions of his body.
At this time, in order to prevent being attacked, Rosen naturally used the fuzzy perception mode.
'2 meters away, with the speed of a water ghost, left me with very limited reaction time. I have to be as flexible as possible. ’
After thinking about it, he unwrapped the package on his back, took out a long rope from it, and then turned around, carrying Lilith behind him, and securing the other party with the rope.
This was done to free his hands, and if he held Lilith all the time, he would only have one hand at most for fighting. In the face of a sneak attack on the water ghosts, doing so is simply self-defeating.
After fixing it, Lawson tied the package containing various equipment with rope to his chest, although this would affect his movement, but it would also help him to access all kinds of equipment from the package at any time.
After quickly completing these preparatory moves, Rosen stood up, spiraled a big troll in his right hand and a flashlight in his left hand, and began to trot along the way he had come from.
Fortunately, although Lilith is tall, she only weighs about 100 pounds, and after he has an undead physique, his strength and endurance have greatly increased, although he is carrying a person and a package that is not light, but his steps are still quite flexible.
After taking a few steps, he instructed, "Miss Linde, if you are not injured, don't make any noise. so as not to affect my judgment, understand? ”
The pitch-black underground space, the water ghosts hidden in the water that may sneak attack at any time, and any unexpected impact may make Lawson make a mistake in judgment during the battle, and thus fail to be killed.
"Well, I understand." Lilith replied with a low voice. In such a dangerous situation, she is a completely useless burden, and the other party still insists on running away with her, which is already a great kindness. The only thing she can do now is to do everything she can to reduce the drag on the other party's actions.
After running forward for about 50 meters, Rosen suddenly felt a trace of abnormality in the sewage of the waterway around him, and his attention immediately shifted to the anomaly, and the muzzle of the spiral troll in his hand also turned around at the first time.
However, when he tried to perceive it carefully, the anomaly disappeared without a trace.
'This water ghost is near me, he must have been tempting me!' Rosen was in awe.
If Rosen had just arrived in this world, he would definitely not hesitate to shoot at the surface of the water in the face of such a temptation, but now, he has also killed a lot of monsters and has a fairly rich experience in combat.
The so-called enemy does not move, I do not move. Any temptation, as long as it did not threaten his safety, he would never waste a bullet for it.
Just walked forward more than ten meters with such a nervous mind, Lawson suddenly moved in his heart, silently put away the flashlight, took out the meat grinder musket, and held it with his left hand.
The terrain of the underground tunnel is very simple, and the detection with the magic power of alchemy is completely sufficient. With this change, he has one more means of attack.