Chapter Twenty-Four: Little Fangs
Lulunaka is in some trouble. Or rather, it's not her trouble, it's the problem of the squad she's in now. The man in the mask had said that some of the little fangs had escaped, and instead of running back into the hole, they had gone somewhere else. At that time, the underground regiment was busy disposing of most of the small fangs that could not escape, as well as rescuing the wounded, but some of them escaped into the darkness. Chris led the four behind him in the direction of the passage, leaving the underground group behind, and then they encountered several small fangs gathered together. It was just a small fangs in front of them, and they didn't know if there would be more in the vicinity, or if they hadn't come closer, or if they were hiding in the dark.
Chris: They found these little fangs, and the little fangs found them, and the little fangs found them. Despite being short and thin, and with eyes that seem to be completely incapable of seeing, these little creatures have other ways of perceiving things other than them, noses, ears, ...... Probably more sensitive than a scouting expert like Chris.
To Little Fangs, anything that seems taller than them is an enemy, or a prey. They were all gathered together, with crude spears in their hands, shields and slingshots stacked up of unknown numbers, grinning and making ugly noises, as if demonstrating against the tall creatures in front of them.
"Go to the back, girl. Shortaxe stopped standing behind and walked forward, walking to Eko's side, with Marina and Lulunaka behind them, "But don't be scared to run around, God knows if there will be anything hiding that will pop out." ”
When I met with the underground group just now, everyone had seen the little fangs, although they were all dead, but they had already let people like Eko and Marina who were new to the underground know that this was a very ugly creature, and now it seemed that it had to be added to be very brutal. Judging by their cries and expressions, there is absolutely no mercy or sympathy for these things.
Hatchet and Eko threw the torch on the ground, the ground around it was not damp, and the torch was still burning when it hit the ground, giving them light so that they could not fight in the dark. The torches were soaked in the finest animal fat, and they burned brightly, illuminating the faces of both Fangs and Chris.
Shortaxe pulled out the double axe from his waist and held it in his hand, Chris stepped back slightly, came to Shortaxe, pulled out a slender dagger, and Eko held his shield to his chest, holding his longsword at the tiny fangs.
Marina reached out and grabbed Lulunaka and took a few steps back, already holding the magic book she had been hanging from her waist in her hand, "Don't leave me, at least I can still protect a little girl." ”
"Thank you, Marina. Lulunaka's voice trembled, completely frightened by the ugly creature in front of her, and she leaned close behind Marina and grabbed her by the waist, "I've heard of these things, but I've never seen them...... I've heard that they hunt the unlucky ones that come down the drain and eat them as food......"
Lulunaka's words did sound heart-wrenching, and if she had been caught by these things, she might not have even a corpse left, only a few gnawed bones.
"Don't be afraid. Marina touched Lunaka's head, "We're here." ”
Ahead, Little Fangs were already screaming and rushing this way. Five small fangs pounced on Chris at the front. Mr. Cloak flashed directly behind Eko, and the only way the little fangs were moving was Shortaxe and Eko. Eko bent down and retracted the unstoppable shields on his abdomen, the shield in front of him, and when the fangs pounced, he flicked the shield and knocked the two fangs open with the surface of the shield. The little thing looked thin, but it was not small, and Eko felt his shield-holding hand tingle. Three more small fangs rushed at him, but the dagger had already swung his axe, cleaving two into the ground. The axe left a bloody wound on Little Fang's body that almost ran through the entire body, causing Little Fang to scream in pain and make his voice even more unpleasant. The other, lucky enough to dodge the axe's swing range, rolled to the ground with its tiny fangs, and Chris had already lunged at it, the dagger stabbing straight into its neck. The little fangs didn't react, and a hole had already been cut in their throat. When Chris pulled the dagger out, it was clutching a bleeding wound and no weapon, and after a few steps, it collapsed.
Two of the little fangs that had been knocked off by Eko's shield fell to the ground, and as soon as they stood up, they heard a loud female voice, and then they turned into a ball of flames, screamed and ran away, and finally turned into a black mass of charcoal and fell to the ground.
The female voice belonged to Marina, and Luluna was stuck beside her, and Marina could be clearly heard shouting "burn". Lulunaka blinked, with the expression of seeing something interesting, and Marina, who was not paying attention, could not detect the change in Lulunaka's expression, and the others would not have such skills.
It was only a moment before the little fangs that had been encountered with their team fell to the ground, unable to stand up again. This wasn't a surprise to Shortaxe and Chris, both of whom had been in the Black Iron class for a long time, so long that they had learned and honed everything they could. And Ekou, a newcomer from the ground, also has the strength of the black iron class, but this small victory made him a little high-spirited.
"These things aren't that difficult. Eko moved his shield-wielding left hand and sent the little fangs flying, although his hand was paralyzed for a while, but the discomfort and unhappiness that had been haunting his heart after reaching the sewer suddenly became much less. Axe and Chris's somewhat disdainful attitude, as well as the more uninhabited underground group...... All this unhappiness seems to be dissipating. "This kind of thing, it seems that even if we get together, there is no threat. ”
The hatchet suddenly crumpled and threw the axe at Eko. The axe spun into a beautiful circle, and with a sound that tore through the air, it slashed at Ekor's head...... of the side.
When Eko saw the axe appear in his pupils, he was completely stunned and didn't react at all. The axe swept past his head, followed by the sound of an axe smashing into flesh behind him, followed by the screams of the little fangs. He looked back and saw a tiny fang, with an axe embedded in his shoulder, causing it to roll back and forth in pain. Its spear landed to the side, and if it weren't for the hatchet, it would have pierced into Eko's body somewhere.
"Burn!" Marina held the magic book in her left hand, and aimed her right hand at the little fangs that were intent on sneaking up on Eko. The little fangs that were rolling on the ground also burned, turning into a flame, rolling on the ground for a while, and then turning into a black object, unable to move again.
"Do you know how many people have been injured or even killed by Little Fangs because of their laxity?" Glaculus walked over and pulled out his weapon from Little Fang, "Everyone like you, thinks they did it, thinks they're safe, but the sewers aren't a big deal...... If you die a little fang, you may die one more stunned young man like you. ”
Eko froze there, glad the fire didn't shine on his face, otherwise his now flushed face of shame would have been seen by the others. Chris ignored the hatchet and Eko the whole time, and he walked over to the small fangs that had fallen to the ground, one by one to confirm if they were dead or not—stabbing them in the neck with a dagger to make sure. After confirming that the little fangs were too dead to die, he used a dagger to pry the teeth off of the little fangs.
It took a while for Eko to react to the dastard's words. He wasn't annoyed by this, but was afraid for a while, if it wasn't for the short axe just now, he would probably be poked out of a hole somewhere in his body now, and if the situation was a little worse, maybe it wouldn't be strange that he would die right here. The thought that he had almost collapsed in such a place made the hairs on his back stand on end.
When he was stunned, Marina came to him and patted him on the back to bring him back to his senses. "Don't be afraid, you've done a great job...... It's just a lack of experience. ”
Eko looked back and saw Marina's smiling face, and Lulunaka behind her. Marina smiled at him, "It's good that we found some reliable people, right?"
Marina's reliable people are, of course, Shortaxe and Chris. If he had a problem finding suspicious people like Shortaxe and Chris when he first arrived at the Rat Path, he really couldn't say that now. He put his shield back on his back, his sword back into his waist, and said to him as the dagget passed him back to the back of the group, "Thank you." ”
"Thank you for your money, young master. "If you die in this place, I'll only get half the money, and my reputation will deteriorate—not many people will want to hire a mercenary with a dead employer unless I lower the price." ”
Eko was tempted to take back his words of thanks. Although the short axe saved him once, the man still spoke in that tone, which he couldn't accept at all.