Showers Chapter 8: Combat Mobilization
"The Biology of Elsa" - Jane Goodall. οΌ
Phantom of the Night - Cat Lizard:
Cats and lizards are swift and graceful magical beasts. Cats and lizards walk on tiptoe with their tails raised, and they like to curl their tails when sleeping.
Cat lizards are eyelids, so they are able to blink and moisten their eyes by licking them, but they are very afraid of bright lights. The light of the day can make them obscene, and if they see a bright light in the dark, they will be severely affected - from dizziness due to temporary blindness to outright death.
In appearance, these species are basically similar, and no subspecies have been found. They are slender in size, dark purple in color, and dark red on the head and tail. Cat lizards have thicker tails because their green mana and black mana storage organs are in the tail. If it loses its tail, the lizard loses its ability to cast spells - changing from a monster to a normal beast.
Cats and lizards inhabit damp, shady forests and are particularly fond of building their homes around streams and waterfalls β they love the aquatic plants and pebbles of the river. An adult cat lizard can reach 1.8 meters ~ 2.1 meters in size. They are semi-arboreal species, with no suckers on their toes, unable to climb steep cliffs and slippery trees, instead of their small, retractable claws, which are mostly active on the ground and climb lower trees.
Cat lizards are a quiet species that are used to living in groups as families. When they hunt, they may unite several tribes and harass their prey in groups, eventually besieging them to death. They are nocturnal and rarely come out during the day, except for drinking. The temperature that is more suitable for them is 8~36 degrees, if the temperature is lower than 4 degrees, you should be careful, they will become violent predators, crazy hunting, eating to maintain body energy.
Cats love humidity, and 65%-80% humidity will make them extremely comfortable, and they will become lazy. They have an almost obsessive love for humus, which they usually collect and put in their nests to sleep.
The society of cats and lizards is a matriarchal society, and there is a great difference between male and female. Male cats and lizards are usually responsible for taking care of their habitats, cleaning up feces and collecting building materials, so most male cats and lizards have a docile temperament. Female feline lizards are about 15% larger than male feline lizards, and their tails are thicker and store more mana, which makes them take on most of the hunting tasks in the fecal lizard society. Usually a family clan is led by a female cat lizard. Female cat lizards are less cold tolerant than male cat lizards, and low temperatures can cause them to be unusually violent and hysterical about wanting to eat.
Cat lizards can unleash three types of magic:
The first is the 'Dimensional Shadow', powered by black mana, a magic that envelops the lizard in a layer of Shadow Mist. In this state, they cannot be blocked by any matter or energy that cannot affect the Shadow Realm. Matching their skin color and habits, they are natural assassins.
The second is a green mana-driven 'mega-magic', which causes the lizard's body to expand until its stored green mana is depleted, causing a slight decrease in speed but a 30%-45% increase in power, depending on the individual's strength. Male lizards can last up to 8 seconds, females usually last more than 12 seconds, and tribal leaders have even reached 15 seconds.
The last is 'decay' driven by both green and black mana, the only life-fighting spell for the lizard, which can corrupt a piece of matter, depending on the amount of mana invested. This spell is slow to unleash, but extremely powerful. However, no matter how much mana is invested, the lizard that casts the 'decay' magic will sleep forever.
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Svertana hurriedly said goodbye to Longtalon Fort. Slava gathered the people of Longtalon Castle in the small square of the inner courtyard of the castle and solemnly announced: "I, Slava Worf, Duke of Running Wolf of the Holy Falcon Empire, Lord of Zamir, and Master of Longtalon Fort, hereby solemnly announce that Zanmir is in a state of combat readiness. Anthony Wolfe! β
Anthony solemnly stepped out of the ranks, performed a formal courtesy, and shouted imposingly: "In!" Father! "It's like he's an adult.
"Spador Doris!"
"In!" I saw a female knight with a rough voice come out of the ranksβher nose was half collapsed, and she had a deep scar from her left eye to her neck. She puffed out her chest proudly, and the expression on her face was glorious.
"Order you to lead 140 cavalry members of your headquarters with their subordinates, attendants, and trainee knights, and assign 120 guards to you to patrol and maintain order between the Wolf's Tooth Fortress and the Steelbeard Fort in the northern part of the Zammir Territory. Those who have meritorious service will be awarded 4th to 2nd class merit according to the size of their merit, and after the end of the war, 3 trainee knights will have their tails cut off! β
Anthony (Spado): "Commanded!" (Anthony seems to be louder excited.) οΌ
Slava was a little uneasy, Anthony had always been proud, and he was a little prejudiced against women going to war. He remembered that Anthony often said that "women should stay in the castle or at home to do things, and the battlefield is where men should go", so he specially ordered: "Anthony, this operation is in full charge of Lady Doris, you are only assisting Lady Doris in handling affairs as a subordinate officer, if the situation changes, you must unconditionally carry out any orders of Lady Doris!" β
Anthony only thought that he was going to war, and he wanted to prove himself in front of his father, as if he was about to burst out, and he didn't care about his father's advice, and agreed to it.
Seeing that Anthony agreed, Slava continued to order: "Michael Donawan! Joseph Claude! Jon Corner! β
Michael bent over, and a slippery voice rang out: "The subordinate is here." β
Joseph (Jon): "The subordinate is here." β
"Joseph, Jon, and you lead 180 cavalry men from their headquarters to protect Michael and support the logging fortress. Michael served as a staff member, and the three of you assisted Ms. Elpala in consolidating the defenses of the logging fortress and protecting the logging team's operations, ensuring the safety of the logging team's lives and operations. If the beast tide invades the fortress, the three of you need to hunt it with all their might, and even one beast will not let go of the logging fortress! β
The three of them took the order together, and Slava seemed a little relieved that he could not give up on the third son, and was about to say something, when Michael said, "Don't worry, Slava, I will watch the little guy Giver for you." β
Slava patted Michael on the back as if to say, "It's all up to you." Michael responded by giving him a determined look.
"Sunderland!"
"I'm here! Father! Sunderland happily replied that he had been punished by his father during this time, but he had suffocated in the castle. Be serious! Sunderland. Elena complained about her brother dissatisfied.
Slava glared at Sunderland, but instead of reprimanding him in front of so many people, he continued to issue orders: "Sunderland, you and Chief Carlo are responsible for the transfer and placement of orc friends. Sunderland, I remind you that you're only responsible for leading the way and logistics, remember! Carlo, my brother, Sunderland will assist you in the settlement of your people. β
"Slava, thank you for your generosity, you are an eternal friend, brother, and ally of the orcs, the Father of the Heavenly Spirits and the Mother of the Earth Spirits who will forever witness the oath of the Orcs!" Carlo said gratefully.
"Don't say that, my brother, the world is very prejudiced against orcsβbut the orcs live in Aisha as equals as we are, and our souls are as noble as the souls of any life."
"Well, you and my brother don't have to say more. Anastasia! β
"Father." Anastasia replied softly.
"Anastasia, I need you to mobilize as many priests, priests, nuns and grandmothers as possible in the monastery of the territory, I need them to heal the people of Zamir, prevent the wounds from worsening, calm people, and most importantly! Let the hungry people have a warm bite on this cold day. β
"Yes, father." Anastasia has always been gentle and likable.
"Kyurem! Wenna! β
Kyurem (Winna): "The subordinates are here." β
"You and the two of you led 1,600 Zanmir Armored Cavalry and 220 Longtalon Fort's Blue Speed Dragoons, and deployed another 300 guards and 400 Zanmir Wolves to strictly guard the Terror Mountain Pass on the western border of Zanmir Territory.
"We will not fail in our mission!" The second knight held his chest with his left hand and knelt with his sword in his right hand.
"Alright, the deployment is complete, and the rest of the people will rest in Longtalon Fort and discuss it when the situation is over. The congregation will go back and get ready, and we will leave early tomorrow morning! β