Chapter 13: A Rainy Dawn
"It's raining in Tisball?" Ode also seemed surprised by this, muttered a word, and then took off his coat and draped it on Oya's head.
Ouya shrunk her neck slightly, looked up at Oude, didn't say anything, moved quietly under her feet, and leaned against Oude's side.
Oude smiled slightly, and touched Ouya's head through his clothes, "It's okay, we'll be on the flying ship in a while, and when we fly over the clouds, we can see the sunny sky again." ”
Ouya nodded, leaned towards Oude again, and his body trembled slightly.
The city of Tisbor has always been in the desert, and there are almost no lakes and rivers nearby, so all water comes from the ground. The daytime here is perennially hot, and there is no wind or rain, no one expected to usher in rainy weather today.
According to the information I saw in the city library before, this rain should be the first precipitation since humans came to the desert where Tisball is located, although the day is hot, but now the dark clouds have blocked the sun, and the rain has taken away the heat, and it is still relatively cold. Moreover, Oude had planned to leave early in the morning, and his clothes and luggage were packed in advance, so he didn't bring any extra clothes at all.
The surface was getting closer and closer, and the rain was getting heavier, and about a few dozen seconds passed, and as the flat deceleration stopped, we finally reached the ground in Tisbor.
At this time, the surface of the ground was not at all what it should be during the day, the surrounding light was dim, as if it were night, and even many houses were lit up, and there were no people on the roads, only a few people sheltering from the rain under the dilapidated tents not far away.
Not only are there almost no pedestrians, but there are not many defenders and machines in charge of defense near the city walls, because dragons are nocturnal creatures, so at night Tisbor's garrison is the strongest, and merchants and pedestrians are also active at night, first, there is no high temperature at night, and secondly, when dragons attack, they can take refuge immediately.
That's why the ground is desolate during the day, because the inhabitants, merchants, and most of the defenders are resting, and now that it's raining, the garrison is even weaker.
"Dear Mechanic, please come here." A soldier stepped forward and led us to the docking station of the flying ship in Tisbor, on the ground. With the click of gears, several clouds of steam erupted from the large machinery not far away, and Oude's flying ship was transported along the track towards our position, stopping again with a click ten meters in front of us.
"Your flying ship is ready for you and ready to take off at any time, may God bless you." The soldier saluted again and left.
"Xiaoya J7, come on, let's hurry up." Oude walked to the side of the ship, and Ouya followed, while I stopped where I was, not following.
During the afternoon I spent in Tisbor, I carefully observed the surrounding environment, and the ship was docked on the ground to the north of Tisbor, where a few soldiers usually patrol, but for some unknown reason I did not see them today.
The military factory is the place where the largest number of soldiers in Tisball is located on the ground, but it is located in the southwest corner of the city, and the ship docking station is next to the large open space in the center to the south, then there are large residential areas in the northeast, east, and southeast, and the industrial area is in the easternmost part of Tisbor.
We are now on the edge of the mooring station, and the gates are now open so that Oudeh's ships can sail out. That is to say, a few steps further back is the central clearing, and about fifteen meters to the west of the central clearing is the small gate for merchants, which is now open.
Normally there would be four soldiers guarding the gate, but now, because of the rain, two of them were not there, and the remaining two were not far away to inspect a merchant's goods.
How can I let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if I don't leave at this time, I won't have a chance to go!
Two tiny clouds of white vapor erupted from the heat vents in my legs, and just as I was about to speed up, a deafening roar came from the distant sky, followed by a shrill siren on the city walls, and a soldier defending the city shouted, "It's a dragon!" Dragons have attacked Tisball City! Dragon Seed Attack! Hurry up and get the equipment to fight! ”
"Dragons? Aren't dragons nocturnal! Why do you ...... during the day? I got it, because it's raining! Ou De was a little panicked, and he hurriedly shouted to Ou Ya, "Xiao Ya, come up!" Hurry up ......"
Before he finished speaking, a huge shadow flashed, and in an instant, a large flame swept overhead, overwhelmingly smashing into the residential area. And then there's the second, and then the third...... In just a few seconds, dozens of black dragons flew over Tisball, and the entire city burst into flames.
The fire spread in an instant, the houses were set on fire, large swaths were toppled, and the collapsed stone walls and broken wood fell on those who were still asleep, and in an instant they turned into a puddle of flesh and mud. The burned people wailed bitterly, and were eventually burned to ashes in the fire. The mother who lost her child cried loudly, the man with his broken leg begged for help, and people fled in all directions in a panic, shouts and cries for help mingled, and the originally peaceful city instantly became a purgatory on earth.
A woman who was unfortunate enough to be ignited screamed and ran in the direction of Ouya, her arms had been burned off, and the flesh on her face was also burned, looking as hideous as a burning zombie.
"Help me! Help me! ”
Ouya's eyes widened, her lips trembled constantly, and her little face turned pale with fright, but she still gritted her teeth and shouted at Oude: "Quick, give me a bucket of ......"
Before the word "water" could be spoken, Oude quickly walked to her side, kicked the woman out of the air, raised his hand to grab Ouya, and directly put her on the flying ship.
Ouya looked at Ou De in disbelief, she couldn't believe that her brother, who would give food to the poor, and her brother, who had always been very gentle and kind to her, would do such a thing.
"Why ......" Ouya's lips trembled even more, and tears were about to burst out of her eyes.
"Shut up!" Oude shouted loudly, this time directly stopping the tears that Ouya was about to shed in his eyes.
"Do you want to die! That woman won't survive anyway! If you don't hurry up, it's too late! At this time, Oude's facial muscles were extremely distorted, and he was already angry and uncontrollable.
Ouya's eyes completely lost their luster at this moment, and her empty pupils had lost even the ability to focus, allowing Oude to drag her aside.
Putting down Ouya, he turned to me and shouted, "J7, come up!" ”
I ignored him, and instead turned and walked briskly towards the west gate, where no one cared, let alone the guards.
Seeing that I was moving in the opposite direction, Oude gritted his teeth and said, "It's really a useless thing, it's broken at this time." With that, he threw Ouya aside, drove the flying ship off the ground quickly, and walked away.
I walked as fast as I could through the central plaza and past the gate on the west side. I looked up and saw that the clouds were all over the place, and there was no end in sight, indicating that at least everywhere I could see, it was like this.
Without sunlight, I wouldn't have been able to recharge my batteries, and by the time I got to the Dragon's Lair, I would have less than an hour left. This is really not good news.
At this moment, another roar was heard from the distant sky, and the sound swept like a wave, and in an instant the entire ground began to tremble slightly. Immediately after, a black shadow quickly enlarged, and almost the next second I saw it, it flashed over my head, so fast that I could not catch it with my eyes, and as soon as it passed, a strong gust of wind whistled and lasted for three seconds before stopping.
I looked back and saw a purple-black dragon more than twice the size of an ordinary wyvern hovering over Tisbor, its scales made of metal, its eyes and wings, its huge wings as if it were about to cover the sky, its stout, scaly tail swept across, and more than a tenth of Tisbor's houses disappeared without a trace in an instant.
That's, that's the dragon in the notes!?
I froze in place, looking at the incomparable behemoth in the sky, and I was completely shocked, because I really couldn't think of any way to get the crystal from its minions, it was simply unrealistic.
But the next moment I reacted, if I saw it here, it means that there is no dragon in the dragon's lair to take care of those two crystals?
It seems that the god of luck is standing by my side once again, so that even if it is less than an hour, I can get the crystal that can grant my wishes.
I'm going to have to hurry up when they're attacking Tisbor.
Stepping out heavily, stepping on a deep footprint on the desert sand, according to the speed at which the dragon species is attacking Tisball now, if the humans can't come up with any weapons that can effectively fight the dragon, I'm afraid they won't last long, at most half an hour, they can completely capture this place.
But there is more than this city, even if it is the largest, it is also the most populous city, but it can be placed in the total population of this world, no more than half.
So it's a gamble, in the space of four hours, whether these dragons will destroy the humans and return to the lair first, or whether I will get the crystal first to fulfill my wish, and I will have to resign myself to fate. All I can do now is try to make the next step bigger.
I'm still in the desert, and I'm still able to keep up the fast walk, but I'm not far into the desert, and the soft sandy soil watered by the rain is bound to slow me down, and the weather is ......
I secretly prayed in my heart that I would make it to the Dragon's Lair......