Chapter 504: Turning the Tiger Away from the Mountain
"I really want to eat sukiyabe......"
Lin let out a hot breath into his hands and warmed ten fingers. The clothes that were divided by the Wuhun Hall were indeed very warm, but the gloves were half-fingered gloves......
This is because full-finger gloves reduce the sensitivity of the samurai's fingers and make it difficult to control full-screen smartphones, so they simply send half-fingered gloves and leave cloth by the way.
"Let's stay up, we'll have to wait another half an hour for the shift change, and then we can go to the camp to eat and rest." Uncle Sato, who was next to him, glanced at the two watchmen walking in front and pouted: "They're not hungry yet, so don't complain." β
At this time, the watchman in front turned around, glanced at the setting sun in the distance, and asked in English, "Where are we patrolling?" β
"I'll take a look." Lin took out his mobile phone and looked at the map, and said: "This is Lobster Mountain, after walking around the mountain road, and then walking to the No. 54 road road, the Wuhun Hall has arranged vehicles on the road, and will take us back to the camp to change shifts." β
The watchman looked around and said, "There are no lobsters here, why is it called Lobster Hill?" β
Another watchman said angrily: "There are no elephants in that elephant mountain just now, isn't it just a place name." Victor, we're not here for tourism. β
"OKOK, Neville, of course I remember my real mission to come all the way to the cherry blossoms." Victor the Warden spread his hands and said, "We are here to fight the Demon King for justice and peace. β
"But when it comes to lobsters, I'm kind of craving lobster, and when the investigation is over, I'm going to have to try the lobsters from the cherry blossoms...... I've heard that spiny lobster is delicious. β
Lin raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard thisβ1.
Saying that, Victor touched his chin and asked Lin and Sato, "Well, I'm just here for the power of the Demon King." If I can grab the power of the Demon King, I will be promoted and raised immediately, and I can even become the second person in the Watchmen after the Angel Captain...... No, even the angel Zach has to give way to me! If you grab the Demon King ability, what reward will the Wuhun Hall have? β
The two watchmen, plus the two Soul Hall warriors, are the patrol units sent by the joint investigation team to the middle of the Missile Mountains.
The Hida Mountains are actually very large, known as the cherry blossom Alps, spanning several prefectures from north to south, with famous mountaineering routes and ski centers, rivers in the north that have developed hydropower, and even young volcanoes such as Mt. Norikura and Mt. Ontake.
If you really want to conduct a thorough search of the Missile Mountain Range, let alone the monks of the Wuhun Palace, even if you throw nearly 30,000 police officers from the Quan Fanying Metropolitan Police Department into it, I am afraid that you can only make a splash, and there will be no sound with a single plop.
And when there are more people, it is easy to be confused, they want to find the demon king, not let the demon king fish in troubled waters and run away while the chaos is gone.
Therefore, the Metropolitan Police Department in Toyama Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture and other areas is only responsible for thoroughly inspecting the surrounding hotels and investigating the information of strangers, and there is no need to go into the mountains to investigate; As for the investigation of the Missile Mountain Range, because the watchmen found the followers of the Demon King who caused the source of the trouble, the Fishman Troll, and found key information from the believer's residence, it was confirmed that the Demon King was in the middle of the Missile, so the joint investigation team divided troops into the mountains to patrol and search.
And the Wuhun Hall has the most samurai (urgently summoned from all over the cherry blossoms), so the patrol team configuration is generally two transcendents from each country + two or three Wuhun Hall samurai, and the samurai will patrol the mountains everywhere.
And all of them are equipped with signal flares, once the Demon King is discovered, the first thing is to send a signal - each patrol team is configured with four or five transcendents, even if the Demon King can't be defeated, there is always a chance to send a signal.
This is also the reason why ordinary police officers are not allowed to investigate: in the complex terrain of the mountains, the advantage of the demon king over ordinary people is almost crushing, and any spell can make ordinary people incapacitated, and only the transcendent can barely resist the suppression of the demon king.
Lin and Sato were originally just ordinary members of the Wuhun Palace, with acceptable qualifications and no connections, if they followed the normal rhythm, most of them would become logistics instructors of the Wuhun Palace.
But because they witnessed the ghost stalls and crows of the god of food in the Asgard Palace, they got a little attention from above.
And because of this little attention, the two of them have had more opportunities to make meritorious contributions in the past few months, and then they have successfully become the fighters of the Wuhun Hall - samurai.
Sato glanced at the two watchmen and showed a polite smile from a social person: "There is a reward, and the Wuhun Hall will not ignore anyone's merits." But we samurai are here to enforce justice, and we don't care about the amount of reward. β
Victor and Newt can basically represent two typical examples of foreigners in the joint investigation team: those who come for justice and revenge, such as Newt, who most of his relatives and friends died at the hands of the demon king's followers, or were affected by the source of the disaster; For the sake of profit, such as Victor, he just wants to obtain the powerful ability of the demon king, and then use this power to fight for a higher status.
On the contrary, it is the warriors of the Wuhun Palace, most of whom only come because of the mission. Like Lin and Sato, they don't have the idea of snatching the Demon King's ability at all - they know that their strength is low and they are not qualified to participate in the extraordinary battle, so they only plan to honestly do the job of leading the way, and it is best not to meet the Demon King, and patrol peacefully until the shift change.
It's no wonder that they have this kind of thought, mainly because there are no weak chickens among the transcendents sent by other countries, and all of them are at least three-cloud level onmyoji or samurai.
How can Ichiyun samurai like Lin and Sato compete with them for the head of the demon king, that is, they know a little battle spells?
Victor muttered, 'Sakura people are so boring,' and continued his patrol.
Because it was already dark, they turned on their tactical flashlights to illuminate the mountain road, scanning the grass above and below the mountain from time to time. Victor was quiet for a while, and his mouth became restless again: "Let's look like this, can we really find the Demon King?" β
Compared with the lifeless Newt, Victor is very easy to get along with except for talking a little more, so Sato thought about it and talked to him:
"If the information is correct, the Demon King stayed in Shirakawa Township yesterday and will move to the northwest, then she will most likely pass by Mt. Elephant (Elephant Mountain), Mt. Akamogi, and Mt. Ogasa."
Sato, who has studied the map, said, "The patrol route covers the entire mountainous area, and if she does move this way, she will inevitably be discovered." β
"What if she doesn't go to the mountains?" Victor asked.
"Roads, highways, and railways are strictly checked, and even people walking on the streets, both men and women, have to be identified. As long as she walks down the street to buy food and drink, she will definitely be discovered. Sato said patiently.
Lin interjected at this time and asked, "The Sakura Great Samurai seems to be sure that the Demon King will definitely enter the mountain, and he doesn't know where they are on duty...... By the way, the information about the Demon King comes from your watchmen, why did you ask us instead? β
"From the Watchmen, what does it have to do with me." Victor rubbed his somewhat stiff neck and said, "God knows why Bright is always so lucky, he can find key clues and evidence by walking around, and he happened to meet the fish-man troll when he came to Fanying in advance...... He held the clue himself, and he didn't tell us. β
Victor thought for a moment and said, "Well, anyway, if you listen to what he says, you'll definitely be fine." Several of my colleagues have been promoted and raised because they worked with Bright, and almost none of them are injured, and Bright will always protect them. β
Lin said in a very envious tone, and said yearningly: "It is worthy of the 'prince' Leopold, if only I could follow him......"
Sato slapped the back of Lin's head hard - have you kid forgotten that you are a warrior of the Soul Hall? So disloyal?
Lin touched the back of his head and said, "Oh, Uncle Sato, don't look at me and say that I am very envious, in fact...... I'm really envious.
You see, Mr. Leopold is like the protagonist of an RPG, and it is very safe to get a promotion and a salary increase with him, which is not a good thing. This time, we will capture the Demon King under his leadership, and it will definitely go well. β
Victor also said: "Yes, yes, yes, and Bright is very easy to get along with, and he is very popular, when this operation is over, I plan to mess with him." β
Lin raised an eyebrow - 2.
Sato sighed helplessly: "I hope so." β
While chatting and patrolling, they quickly walked out around Lobster Hill and walked directly along the mountain road towards the road. Victor, who has good eyesight, can even see a car parked on the road, stretch his waist, and say with a smile on his face: "Okay, as long as we finish this journey, we can rest!" β
Lin listened to the eyebrows jumping wildly - 3!
Lin smashed his mouth and said, "That, Victor......"
"Huh?" Victor turned his head to look at him, "What's wrong?" β
"Actually, I'm more superstitious, and when I'm on a mission, I might ...... if I say things like 'what will happen when it's over?'
"What could be?"
"You may not be able to go back safely......"
At this moment, Newt kicked his legs and threw himself at Victor in front of him, yelling, "Victor! β
Victor was also extremely fast, but he had already lost the opportunity, only to feel the back of his head being hit by a violent force, and he fell to the ground unconscious.
Newt, who was nearly two meters tall, rushed over like a rugby player, letting out a low roar in his throat, and tawny armor appeared on his body, as if he wanted to knock the attacker away!
However, a phantom shadow drifted by in the light of the flashlight, avoiding Newt's culling as if it were a frightening scarf. Lin and Sato only heard the sound of walnuts breaking in the back of Newt's head, and then Newt fell.
Two D-class transcendents, equivalent to the powerhouses of the Sanyun Onmyoji, were killed by the attackers in the middle of the rabbit and the fall!
Sato and Hayashi immediately stepped back and pulled out the flare gun in their pouches.
But their speed was completely inferior to that of the Phantom, and even the illumination of the tactical flashlight did not allow them to see the Phantom's appearance.
As soon as Sato took out the flare gun, he was shot away by the Phantom, and then Lin heard a scream and saw Uncle Sato being knocked into a tree, and fainted softly.
At this time, Lin finally caught the weapon used by the Phantom - it was a stick!
He ran so wildly that he threw away his flashlight and took a lot of effort to pull out his flare gun. But the misfortune was not a one-way street, he didn't look at the road when he fled in a hurry, kicked the thick tree roots on the ground, and the whole person flew out, falling and eating.
Miserable!
Lin completely ignored the physical pain, and there was endless panic and complaining in his heart - all blamed on that Victor, nothing to set up a flag, now it's okay, the group is gone!
Lin turned over and was stunned for a moment - in the direction behind him, no one chased after him.
Don't...... Did I survive?
The bitter and vengeful Newt, the ambitious Victor, and the discerning Uncle Sato are all dead, and I am the only one who survives?
Before he could feel the surprise of life and the guilt of surviving alone, he heard the sound of leaves being trampled behind him.
Ran behind me?
Lin raised his stiff head, just in time to see that the weapon that killed Uncle Sato was smashing into his head from above.
Today's last quarter moon was very bright, and the bright moonlight gave plenty of light, allowing Lin to see what weapon had killed the four of them at the last moment of his life.
Behold, the pink rod, and the white feather, and the red beak like a bird's beak......
Lin was filled with incredible surprise in his heart: Wait, isn't this a magic weapon that is so famous that even children are shocked -
Kinomoto Sakura's Seal Staff!?
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"You were also attacked by Kinomoto Sakura?"
The warrior of the Martial Spirit Hall on the walkie-talkie was stunned: "Also? β
On a large rock on the mountain road, there is a red-haired girl who is only about 150 years tall. She was nibbling on an apple in her left hand and a walkie-talkie in her right hand, saying, "You're the third patrol to tell me that you were knocked unconscious by the Staff of Seals." β
"Did you see a flare and rush in the direction of it?"
Walkie-talkie: "Yes, Sakura Daisamurai, although we feel that the road is a bit far, we should be on standby, but the Iron Sun Transcendent in the team has to go over, so we have to go along." β
The red-haired girl took another bite of the apple: "And then when you walked on the road, you were attacked?" β
"Yes, we can't see who or how many people are on the other side, we can only vaguely see that the weapon that attacked us was the Staff of Seals. We probably fainted for about ten minutes before we came to our senses, and the people of the Iron Sun sent out signal flares as soon as they woke up......"
"Got it."
Switching the channel of the walkie-talkie, and waiting for the signal to connect, the red-haired girl said, "Kadeer, where are you?" β
"I'm rushing in the direction of the flare." The European lone wolf said, "There has been a battle over there for two hours in a row, and it seems that the Demon King wants to fight us to the death there. β
The red-haired girl said, "Maybe it's not the Demon King, the weapon used by the attacker is too strange." β
"That's why I only endured it for three hours, and that Bright guy guessed wrong."
Kader hung up the phone, and the red-haired girl called Dazzle, Ursa, and Youjian, and found that Daze and Ursa had already passed, and Youjian was about to leave.
The red-haired girl threw the clean apple into the mountain, stretched out her hand to the side, and the red-armored warrior next to her immediately handed out a big red apple.
As she ate, she wondered - why the Staff of Seals?
Could it be that the Demon King likes to watch the magic card girl Sakura? Chances are, based on her age, she probably watched the anime as a child......
Could it be that the power of the Demon King has to be used with a magic wand? This is also possible......
Or maybe it wasn't the Demon King at all, the man who attacked the patrol with the Staff of Seals was just trying to divert the tiger from the mountain.
But what if the Demon King is really over there and is killed by the lone wolf?
The power of the Demon King, Sakura is the most urgently needed - Sakura earthquakes, storms, and landslides almost every day, if there is that kind of power to control the source of chaos......
The red-haired girl took a bite of the apple hard, turned on the walkie-talkie, and asked, "Bright, where are you?" β
"Garrison at the gate." The kindness and heartiness in Bright's voice could not be concealed even after the inferior repetition of the walkie-talkie: "Apricot, what are your orders?" β
Red-haired girl: "They've all gone to District D to find the Demon King, let's go too!" You guessed it wrong, the Demon King didn't plan to revisit his old place at all, he just wanted to make a big fuss before he died. β
ββ¦β¦ Maybe. Okay then, Apricot, I'm off too. Bright seemed a little regretful, but quickly said: "When the time comes, each according to his ability." β
"Each according to his ability!"
The red-haired girl jumped down, and next to her, a Akabi samurai with a spear three meters long, walked over and bent down, and said softly, "Apricot, your ......"
The red-haired girl took the spear and stabbed the Akabi samurai in the knee with her backhand, causing him to kneel down on one knee with a groan.
"You are worthy to call my name too? I'll talk about it when you catch up. The red-haired girl snorted: "Also, don't bend down in front of me, I'm not that short!" β
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On the other side, Bright, dressed in a white trench coat, surrounded by watchmen, walked along the mountain road towards the area where flares were frequent.
A sword bolt crossed Bright's shoulder, slashing an upside-down branch in front of Bright, and Bright smiled, "Thanks, Celis." β
The praised female watchman was not happy, but shouted and asked, "Javier, how did you open the way?" The branch almost hit Bright just now! β
Javier, the strong man who opened the way ahead, made a ashamed voice: "Sorry, I was distracted just now......"
"Javier, if you can't get out of the way, let me ......"
"Alright, alright." Bright said softly: "That branch can't hurt me, Celis, don't overreact, and Javier, you've been doing a good job, it's normal to make a little mistake, it's okay." β
"Hmph...... Well, Bright. β
"I'll keep trying, Bright."
A small episode passed, but at this time, Bright suddenly stopped, looked around, and the four watchmen around him did not change their expressions, and immediately launched a guardian formation with Bright as the center.
The mountain forest is very quiet, with steep slopes on the left and dense trees on the right, and the only sound in your ears is the rustle of the leaves in the wind, and the birds and insects chirping in the distance. The bright moon has been obscured by snow clouds, and the tiny snowflakes ride the not bright moonlight, refuse to be held by the wind, and scatter on the earth, ending a short but pure and beautiful life.
After four seconds, Bright suddenly burst out laughing: "I just think the scenery here is beautiful, nothing happens, you guys are too sensitive." β
The watchmen breathed a sigh of relief, and Cyris said, "Then this operation is over, Bright, you should have a good vacation." You haven't had a vacation in a long time. β
"yes, yes, Bright, you're working too hard."
"Boss, you've done enough, you can take a break."
Bright smiled: "Speaking of rest, you don't have a rest either." If you want to take a vacation, you can take a vacation, don't worry about me. β
"Don't." Selyse shook her head: "If you have a holiday, I will accompany you on a holiday; You don't take a holiday, and I work with you. β
"Me too, there will be a lot of benefits with you, and I don't want to miss out on any great things."
"Boss, as long as you don't drive me away, I will always follow you."
Bright spread his hands: "Okay, okay, with your group of reliable teammates, I'm so happy that I want to work overtime for a few months in a row......"
"Don't, you have to take a day off!"
"Boss ......"
The laughter of the watchmen faded away, and in the bushes next to where Bright and the others were standing, two men and women were lying embracing each other.
Ren Suo was lying on the ground, Qiao Muyi rode on Ren Suo, and the two of them were completely close to each other, leaving no gaps. The four eyes are facing each other, and between the eye waves, it seems that they can clearly know what the other party is thinking.
Ren Suo pressed Qiao Muyi's waist with one hand and let her hold her close to herself; Holding a mask in one hand to cover Qiao Muyi's mouth and nose, Qiao Muyi's Rulan exhaled, making his palms a little itchy.
"It's okay." He whispered, "He can't find you, don't be nervous." β
Qiao Muyi's body stiffened, and instead of relaxing, his body continued to hug Ren Suo tightly.
Qiao Muyi was indeed nervous because she felt that she was being discovered by Bright, but when Ren Suo suddenly took off her mask and hugged her......
Well, I'm nervous anyway.