Chapter 185: Darkness
Due to his huge size, the corresponding mount of Captain Kemon is also quite large.
Once Kemon is going out of the city, after all, it will alarm all directions.
Basically, this means that the Knights will go out of the city to attack a lair of aliens, or prepare an expedition to attack a city-state occupied by aliens.
Given the stealthy nature of this operation.
The head of the Kemon group did not join the training camp, and the team leader was someone else.
A top knight figure who is better suited to lead a trainee knight out of town.
It's time.
Members of the Knights of the Knights of the Knights gathered at the gates of the city and surrounded the carriages with the apprentice knights to ensure the safety of the young men before they arrived at the "camp".
Mia deliberately approached Han Dong in the carriage, pointed to the knight outside the window and said:
"Wow! Knights of Beamon...... Wild troops!
The strongest combat unit in the land and forest area, it belongs to the vanguard army of the Thirteen Knights...... Led by Commander Kemon, this force will become the most ferocious beast pack in the Holy City, engulfing and tearing enemies apart in an instant.
It is currently only a part of the Knights of Bimon.
However, it was more than enough to escort us. ”
"It's wild!"
The members of the Knights of Bimon are markedly different from the usual image of knights riding horses, armed with swords and shields, and wearing armor.
Most of them are dressed in animal skins, and their appearance and armor are very rough and irritable.
The biggest difference is their beast mounts...... Giant wolves, grizzly bears, lions, panthers, goats, and more.
One of the basic requirements for joining the Beamon Knights is to control a beast that is strong enough to be used as a symbol of identity and ability.
However, among these ferocious, manic beasts, there is a unique and peculiar mount.
Its owner is the leader of this operation, the deputy head of the [Knights of the Kemon Order] - Sonam. Hydra.
A slender woman with waist-length black hair embellished with snake head eyebrows.
Judging from the characteristics of the waistless clothing of gauze scarves and nose studs, it seems to have come from India.
Her mount is a thirteen-meter-long black python.
If you look closely, you will also find that the deputy head of Hydra has a pair of terrifying snake eyes - pale yellow whites and long pointed pupils, which can make people feel creepy when she glances at them.
Hydra held up a tattooed arm with nine snakes, and a sharp voice reached the ears of every member gathered at the West Gate:
All obey orders!
Wear goggles!
Wear protective attire!
We're about to leave the city!
In the large carriage where the six newcomers were, everyone had their own movements.
Mia took out a black cloth first.
As the sorcery spreads across the surface of the black cloth, it transforms into a black wizard's robe and envelops her entire body, while wearing a wizard's hat.
Since the right half of Mia's face is covered by a mask, she only needs to wear a single brass goggle to cover her left eye.
The berserker Daou and the blacksmith Wen Li just put on the goggles they carried with them, and did not make any other superfluous movements.
Captain Abel, when he put on a simple white goggles, the aura in his body changed.
In Han Dong's special vision, he could see that the aura around Abel was changing slightly.
These white breaths condense into the head of an owl, which seems to be greatly enhanced in terms of alertness.
"Owl Guardian" - When enabled, it increases the individual's alertness and reduces the probability of being affected by mental pollution.
Among the six newcomers, the easiest action is [Demps. Martin]
The young man, known as the Young Magician, just lightly touched his copper-wire eyes with his fingers.
As a colorful glow flashes on the lens, it can be regarded as turning on the "goggles" mode.
As for Han Dong, it is still the same as before.
After touching the crow mark on the back of his hand, a burst of black feathers flew and the "Crow Doctor Outfit" covered his body.
"Raven...... Could it be the Prophet?! No wonder it's so powerful, wow! ”
Blacksmith Wen Li, who was already interested in the side team, suddenly became more interested.
Merely.
While staring at Mia, who was 'the same door' and had a relatively close relationship with Han Dong, Wen Li temporarily dismissed the idea of chatting with this vice-team.
"Let's wait until we get to the camp.
If you are really a student of the Prophet, you can try to become 'good friends' with him, according to the teacher.
In the future, if you can enter the "Gate of Destiny" with the Prophet's students, the probability of death will be greatly reduced. ”
…………
The gates opened, and the beasts attacked.
All out of town.
The metal carriage in which the six newcomers rode was at the back of the line, and a ferocious vulture stood on top of it.
It's weird.
The moment the carriage crossed the city gates.
A strange 'sense of homecoming' arose in Han Dong's heart.
For the never-ending dark night environment outside the city, Han Dong did not feel the slightest discomfort...... Instead, he is in a state of high spirits.
Due to the appearance of strange demons, darkness is brought to the world.
As early as two hundred years ago, the world was shrouded in a thick layer of fog, and the sunlight could no longer shine directly on the ground, and the world officially entered the [Dark Age].
Only the Holy City and a few other world city-states are not affected by the fog and have a normal diurnal variation.
Once you leave the city, you will be plunged into never-ending darkness, and all the mysterious investigations will be carried out in the dark.
All kinds of plants around the world are genetically altered under the influence of 'fog'.
They no longer photosynthesize.
Instead, a large number of "miniature suckers" are created on the surface of the bark and leaves, through which the "mist" in the air is sucked in, and the vitality is replenished, so that various plants can thrive.
Since the basic structure has not changed much, after a series of intracellular reactions, plants that absorb the mist will also release oxygen.
The amount of oxygen in the air is constant.
But...... As plants inhale this 'mist' for a long time, their appearance changes dramatically.
The distorted form is only the most rudimentary change of the plant.
Some of the larger trees will form a 'groove structure' on the surface of the trunk, creating a terrifying black face.
Not only does it look scary, but these grooves have a large number of miniature suction cups inside, and small animals that come close to them will be 'preyed' and turned into nutrients for the trees.
Moreover, plants that have absorbed enough nutrients may even be "semi-activated".
Able to perform simple twisting and winding activities...... It will show a certain aggression towards living beings that are close to it.
During the carriage galloping through the [Gaine Forest], you can occasionally see some huge black shadows writhing in the forest, and it is these semi-activated plants.
Paired with a terrifying tree face, it will make newcomers who are out of town for the first time shudder.
"Ah...... It's scary! ”
Take this opportunity.
Mia pretended to be trembling in fear, hugged Han Dong beside her tightly, and even leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Don't make me say '...... Sit it on your own! ”