2 Djinn Crisis

The two captains returned to the campfire and had breakfast with the soldiers. The soldiers of Charlie's squad drove all night, and some of them put their sleeping bags on the ground and fell asleep. Several young warriors chatted very speculatively with Milo's team, and everyone got along well and had a good time, only the armor reflecting the sunlight on their bodies reminded everyone that it was still a time of war.

War? Who and whom? - Humans and djinn, of course.

In this world, humans live on continents - it really doesn't matter what the name is, only this is the main continent, surrounded by oceans. There are two large countries on the continent - Sprelet and Aube, Splaite occupies a large area to the west of the continent, and there are several small countries around it; Obey is to the east, and the situation is similar to that of Spellet, which is inferior to the former in terms of total area and strength. What is surprising is that the location of the border between the two countries is actually a narrow stretch of land, and if the personnel of the two countries want to go to each other's country, the land route can only pass through this narrow section, and the rest can only take the sea route. In the sea off the mainland, there are also countless large and small islands, among which it happens to be in the sea southeast of Split and southwest of Aube, there is an archipelago country composed of thousands of islands - Dragon, compared with the first two large countries, although Dragon is also composed of islands, but because of the size of the two main islands, it is also a powerful country.

It is now the year 1802 of the imperial calendar, and the human civilization of this world has also entered the imperial era at this time, and almost all countries have monarchies, and the three great powers are among the representatives. Below the monarch was the hierarchy of ministers, nobles, landlords, peasants, and slaves, just as we were familiar with the Middle Ages. Since most of the land was very rich, most people were able to live a prosperous life, even ordinary farmers. The politics of all countries are also very stable, and after hundreds of years of division and merger, it has evolved into the current three-legged situation, and as long as small countries do not take the initiative to cause trouble, there will be no disaster of national destruction. The relationship between the three powers, Splett and Aube, is very ambiguous, there is no conflict of interest between the two countries, the rulers of both sides have no ambition to annex each other, and even the two countries have voices calling for an alliance. As an island nation, Dragon has close trade ties with the two countries, but sometimes there are maritime conflicts with Split, due to the fact that Sprout has a voice to expand its overseas territory, which leads to very tense relations between the two countries, and there are times when there are intermittent wars and trade exchanges are interrupted many times. Splitter had taken the initiative to attack Dragon many times, but due to the lack of strong naval development, he could only sigh and be ashamed of himself.

The development of the times determines this military development, as we are familiar with, the army of the imperial era is still in the war mode of armor, long swords, bows, and knights, but at this time it is also the node of the turn of the times, and there are many gunpowder weapons, such as arquebuses, which have been installed in some troops, and artillery is also equipped in small quantities, and it is even rumored that Sprint has begun to try out more advanced rifle weapons.

There is one more important thing - magic. The magic of this world benefits from a mechanism called "magic spells", in which users can manipulate the elemental particles around them to guide and use them when they chant a spell. Some relatively simple magic, such as fire, water flow, wind magic, etc., many people can use it freely, and there are also some more complex magic, such as transformation, which requires special training, and there are also more complex large-scale magic, such as teleportation, exploration circle, etc., which require many people or even dozens of people to cast spells at the same time to complete. How many kinds of "Magic Zou Yu" are there? No one knows, because the "magic spell" comes from an ancient book "Saknusem Manuscript", which records a lot of ancient history in ancient words, and the ancient text in it is still in a state of incomplete decipherment, and the chanting words of these magic formulas are the contents that have been deciphered in the "Saknusem Manuscript". The use and control of magic requires a great deal of talent and training, and although there are many people who can use magic in this world, it is still a minority relative to the overall population, and neither our two captains nor their soldiers can use it.

"It's been three years since the djinn appeared." "It's really tormenting." "Well, it's time to review this crisis." Several veterans suddenly burst into such discussions. "I'm going to listen, I'm going to listen." When the young soldier heard the exclamation of the veteran, he immediately came up, like a child who had not heard a story for a long time, but this behavior made the veteran frown, and it seemed that what he was going to say next was not so exciting. The young soldier sensed his faux pas, immediately quieted down, put away the smile he was about to show, bowed his head apologetically, and whispered, "I'm sorry." The veteran waved his hand slightly to indicate that it was okay, while the other young soldiers sat around with breakfast and listened to the veteran recount the experience.

"About three years ago, uh-yes, in 1799, when I was a coachman...... Working in a small town by the sea...... "The veteran lowered his head as if looking back on his life at that time, and then he sighed, "Alas...... Suddenly the bell rang in the town...... "His eyes suddenly became dull and he looked very nervous, and the young soldiers around him were also a little infected, and their mouths were half open, and they swallowed hard. “…… I saw that everyone was running, running like crazy, running for their lives...... Then I saw the djinn...... "The two young warriors held each other's hands together, their expressions still frozen, and then another veteran said to them, "You haven't seen a djinn yet, have you?" The two young men nodded together, "Then I'll tell you," the veteran took over the words of the old soldier before, "We were both coachmen at the time, and when the djinn appeared, we also ran like crazy, but fortunately there were horses, and we both escaped, and those behind didn't know......" Speaking of this, the veteran in front covered his face with his hands, and his hands trembled a little. "Djinn...... The devil knows where they popped out of nowhere, and just like that, they suddenly appeared in front of people's eyes. Tell you, the first time you see them, you think they're creatures from hell. A djinn, three people tall! Our highest estimate here is not even one leg of them! ”

"Wow!!" When the two young soldiers heard this, they couldn't help but cry out.

Ignoring their performance, the veteran continued: "They were all black, but you could clearly see the thick muscles of their bodies, and the tense veins, the thickness of a man's arm...... Ah, Captain! ”

Captain Charlie Hamp returned, sat down as well, and motioned for him to continue. "Don't look at the djinn's round head, the devil knows what's going on inside, and it's probably all thinking about how to eat us...... At first we thought it was only our town that was causing djinn, but then we met other escapees who realized that they controlled the entire southern coastline. ”

"It's like they're falling from the sky, they're appearing out of thin air, and they're attacking humans." This was said by Captain Charlie, who was very calm when he said it, "Even if they only attack us with their arms and bodies, we can't resist them, they are too tall and their strength is terrifying, so they are called 'Djinn'." ”

The veteran continued: "Then we were conscripted into the army to regain the lost homes and avenge those who died. ”

"Don't the djinn leave a mouth to live?" One soldier sniffed, but then thought the question might be stupid.

"Everywhere I passed, there were corpses strewn all over the field, and there was no grass...... "Captain Charlie said these words, and motioned for the veteran to continue, and then calmly looked at the terrified young man.

"When we got to the battlefield, we found out that heavily armed soldiers were no match for the djinn, and sometimes we might need ten people to kill a djinn, and we lost a lot. However, if the djinn can be killed, it is already a great hope, as long as we kill more djinn, we can succeed! Then, the veteran's eyes darkened. Next, it's time for the Battle of Toom. ”

Speaking of this, the young soldiers looked at each other, and seemed to feel a trace of fear, perhaps they had more or less heard of this appalling battle.

"I'll tell you," Captain Charlie continued, and then he lowered his voice, "I know about Toom City. He looked back at Captain Milo Entekoman and his team, who were not far away, to make sure they weren't paying attention, turned back, and said in a lower voice:

"That's them. Let's try not to let them hear it. ”