Chapter 53: The Drink of Hope
Yu Lian was stunned. Asher was stunned. Everyone was stunned. Of course, even the bear-man Baka was full of confusion, even if he was drenched in the maroon blood and organs gushing out of the sandman.
Until the time the smooth two flesh of the Great Elder Hessen fell to the ground, everyone was still in a daze.
"W-whose is this?" After a long while, Ashur couldn't help but say.
"Of course the big head is his." Yu Lian pointed at Baca the bear man as a matter of course.
"This, this, this ......"
"It's not fair, is it? You've been hurt the most, but I can attest that he's the one who does the most damage! Yu Lian couldn't help but smile and said seriously.
"Sir, I, I don't have to ......" Baka looked ashamed and cringed, and hurriedly shook his head. Ignoring his size and bloody face, plus the half-pulled intestines hanging on his shoulders, he really looked like an honest old peasant, so naturally he would never dare to grab the spoils of war with a "chief" like Yu Lian and a "awakened master" like Ya Xiu.
"Shut up, I said you have it!" Yu Liandao. He is in a good mood now, and the fact that the Great Elder was hacked to death means that history has really changed, and the senior sister should not lie in the petri dish for half a year. As for who hacked it to death, whether or not multiple people should share the spoils is really a trivial issue.
Sergeant Bearman closed his mouth sullenly, shrunk his head and stopped talking. He still felt that he was ashamed, and his heart was full of fear, feeling like a man who had eaten the watermelon of the landlord's master's house.
Yu Lian glanced at the other party with hatred, and then looked at the several crystals of different colors condensed on the corpse, and determined that it should be a few obsidian, and the quality was not low. But that's about it. Although it is also zero element, it is the most found and the most widely used in zero element.
It's not low in quality or purity, but it's certainly not as valuable as my bag of Mithril. Yu Lian made such a judgment, and said to Yashu: "The reason why you didn't hide but resisted was because you were afraid of hurting other ordinary soldiers, right?" ”
Asher was stunned for a moment, then smiled noncommittally. He didn't speak, but the rest of the people looked at him completely differently.
Yu Lian pointed to the Qiyao crystal and said, "You can take those things first, estimate the valuation, or imagine whether you can make a treasure that suits you, and then discuss with us after thinking about it." Baka, you think that's okay, right? ”
Naturally, the bear man didn't dare to have any opinions, and nodded busily. With a constipated expression of "labor and management have lost a lot", Ashur picked up the spar on the corpse, but as soon as the thing arrived, he was smiling again.
No matter how "common" the zero element is, it is also zero element, not to mention that the quality is so good.
Lieutenant Parkin glared at the bear man with jealousy, but it was more like the natural reaction of a colleague around him who had won the 100 million jackpot, and there was no special malice. He gritted his teeth, and then said, "Sir...... Uh, warrant officer, are we going to dispose of, uh, the corpse of the enemy chief? ”
If it was customary for Hesson to be beheaded for several days - this was the normal operation of the Governor's Office in dealing with rebels, and human rights could not be left to the natives of the colony. However, he is also a psyker, and everyone took away the Qiyao crystals produced on his corpse, which is naturally operated in accordance with the "Awakened Watch Convention".
Although Yu Lian scoffed at the convention's reference to artificially turning psionics into a class, he felt that there was nothing wrong with giving his opponent's corpse due respect. He looked at the dead fish eyes on the corpse of the Great Elder, sighed, and apologized in his heart, while using the camera head on the captain's plane to take photos of the Great Elder's corpse from all angles, and recorded the location. Only then did he use psionic impact to push out a pit in the ground.
"Baka, you are the soldier who ended his life, and you will preside over the funeral. Well, the sandfolk have a tradition of cremation. Take a few warriors, go find a few totem poles, yes, it's their banner! Set up a table for Mr. Hesson and cremate him. The ashes are kept and sprinkled in the inner lake when the time comes. Yu Lian instructed the bear man.
Naturally, the bear people will not object. He felt that it was a great honor for him to be able to preside over the funeral of a powerful psychic person, even if it was an enemy, and his eyes were full of gratitude and longing.
"Oh, by the way, if it's Senpai...... When Bonaparte's army arrived, he told him everything about the place. ”
Once again, Baca the Bear showed a state of pressure and bewilderment. Presiding Bonaparte, such a great leader? Me, how can I talk to her?
"Then we ......" Asher held his waist and looked reluctant to stand, looking expectant.
"Go on! Didn't I say that if you don't see the corpse of Kaz Khan, you won't be successful! Yu Lian said: "In addition, don't put on the virtue of being seriously injured and needing to rest." Didn't you have a nickname like 'Nine Lives Bird Ashur' in the guerrilla training camp? It means that you have nine heads and nine lungs, unlimited physical strength, and unlimited health! ”
Asher felt tired for a while, and stood up straight with his face covered, not even interested in discernment.
Of course, it was even more difficult for him to understand why Yu Lian was so serious, so he pointed in the direction of the east: "There are subtle spiritual energy fluctuations over there, but I'm not sure if it's your target. ”
Yu Lian also felt it, but he thought about it carefully, thought about the actions of Kaz Khan in the "Later Generations" record, shook his head and said in a deep voice: "No, let's go back!" Back to the Alqi Heights! ”
Uh, look at your preoccupied appearance, I'm afraid that Kazhan is very difficult to deal with, right? But I've never heard of it, it's probably just an unknown tribal chieftain, right? Could it be that such a big grudge is robbing your girl...... Wait, let this guy who is suspected to be the sword wielder of the Contemporary Pilgrim Alliance of the Temple and even the illegitimate son of the emperor be so concerned, could it be that he is some peerless big devil, just disguised as a little chief?
Well, it's not impossible. For some high-ranking specific psykers, not to mention disguised as a sandman, it is not impossible to swim in the asteroid belt by making yourself an amoeba.
So, it seems that this incident is just a rebellion of the indigenous people against the colonial government, but maybe there is a bigger conspiracy behind it? A grand conspiracy big enough to involve the Templars, the Alliance, and the Empire?
Asher felt that he might have overdone it, but he couldn't help it. Either way, that guy named "Kazhan" must be very idle, and he must deal with it well.
Kaz Khan, who lost almost everything overnight, of course didn't know that he had been made up by Yashu's brain into the image of a cosmic-level big devil. The future "father of independence" of the Shamin showed extraordinary psychological qualities at this time. He froze in place for less than a minute, licked his mouth, and swallowed the remains of his wife, who had been holding him in his arms, into his stomach.
He tightened the undamaged talisman around his neck again, and found an iron spear to support himself to his feet.
He looked around at his surroundings and watched the sandfolks scatter like an outsider. He listened to the direction of the artillery fire, looked at the sky, and then limped towards the retreating flow of people, to the northeast.
As he walked, his movements seemed to be getting lighter and lighter, and his pace was quickening. His injuries seem to be weakening and his strength is recovering.
A few minutes later, when he was completely able to give up the support of the iron gun and walk upright, Kaoru's voice came from behind him.
"Kaz? Katz! Great, finally found you. ”
Kazhan turned his head and looked at Kaoru, who was riding a speed dragon and leading another horse, running towards him, his face first happy, then sad. He didn't see the figure of the mentor, and with his cleverness he naturally guessed what was happening. However, with a glimmer of hope that even he couldn't believe, he asked with difficulty, "What about Mr. Hessen?" ”
“…… He stayed behind. He said that he wanted me to take you out. Kaz, he's pinning his hopes on you. ”
"Yes, yes?" Kaz sighed, but only sighed.
Of course he was sad, but at this time he didn't even have time for silent mourning, on the contrary, he was destined to become a hero, and he felt more of a heavy sense of mission and responsibility.
"Drop the Athlon! It's just a target. Kazhan said to Kaoru.
Kaoru hesitated for a few seconds, but finally chose to believe the other party.
"There are enemies everywhere. In heaven, on earth, everywhere. We can't regroup the broken troops, so following most of the routs so headlessly and brainlessly, it is more likely that they will be caught up by the airships of the earthlings...... Now it is only possible to go north. Kaz Khan said again.
"North? Ah, the Inland Sea? Kaoru suddenly realized.
"Yes, we can dive through the Inland Sea and get out of the battlefield!" Kaz Khan said.
New Yumen is an arid planet with a lack of water, and the inland sea adjacent to Tulong to the north is the second largest body of water on the planet, about the size of the Caspian Sea. However, although the sandmen live in this world of wind, sand and rocks day and night, they have the appearance of reptiles and an air bag hidden in their jaws, which can be used for long dives in shallow water.
This difficult brother and brother are all decisive people, since they have decided to do it immediately, they really left their mounts at the moment, mixed in the large army, and walked towards the north little by little.
Kazhan was right, and for more than an hour on the ensuing flight, they really did not encounter their pursuers. The biggest danger is that a bomb dropped by a drone explodes more than 50 meters away. During this time, Kaoru also treated his injuries by the way for his companion and his future leader and something.
Standing on the shore of the Inland Sea, looking at the waves of water that had spawned out of sight, Kaoru said to Kaz again, "Your path will give you the strongest recovery and physical strength, but this is limited after all, so you must be cautious. Also, if it's an emergency, be sure to protect yourself, or even leave me on the run altogether! ”
"Don't be stupid! I've lost so much today and couldn't have lost more! I will definitely fulfill the dream of the Great Elder for him, but I can't do it alone! You know, we have to be together. ”
Kaoru wanted to say something, but was directly interrupted by the other party.
"Let's go! For the sake of the future of the sandmen, we must also protect ourselves! ”
Kaoru's face may have been thinking too much and a little shy, but he quickly reacted, stomped his feet, gritted his teeth and followed.
The two elites of the Awakened of the Sandfolk silently dived into the water, hiding in the shallow water near the beach, letting the shadows of the peaks and highlands obscure their vague figures in the water, and cautiously advanced.
Then, more than an hour passed, and they finally gradually left the noise and bloodshed of the battlefield behind. Kaz Khan could see through the water waves, but he could also see the rising ion light curtain in and out of the high ground, bringing the surrounding lake water to a brilliant dark blue, how spectacular, how gorgeous!
"This should have been remembered in our epic magnificence! It's the drums of war that broke through Tulon! When Kazhan thought of this, he was even more grief-stricken.
He tried to dispel these emotions and sped up his swimming movements, wanting to get out of here as soon as possible.
But at this moment, the red rays suddenly swept over the water, and they fixed on their location like ospreys that had found their prey.
The dense sound of "flutter flutter", with water pressure and a strong sense of crisis, came down as a hood.