Chapter Seventy-Eight: A Surprise Strike from the Sky
The catastrophe seems to have come to an end, but it's not a happy ending, it's terrible.
Although Lorenzo was in the rear to stop the fighters, when they broke away from the bombing block, the heavy sound of horses' hooves continued, coming from all directions, like a drum beating in people's hearts, bringing a closer depression.
Under the unified will of Lawrence, the warriors acted extremely efficiently, like cold machines, and they were ready to surround a few people in the morning, but fortunately, Eve and the others ran relatively fast, and the horses had not blocked the streets at the moment.
Eve looked ahead, the dock was already close at hand, but it seemed so far away.
Exhausted, everyone struggled to move, but in the expression of survival, Erin's expression was a little complicated, she followed the team closely, occasionally looking at the things in her hands, and then at the kestrel, whose fate was unknown.
Ever since he was picked up by Haybed, the guy had completely given up struggling, without a sound, not knowing if he was dead or dying.
Hybode didn't want to check the specific situation of the kestrels, in his words, if he was still alive, he would carry him out, and if he died, he could also use the kestrel as a meat shield, anyway, it would not be a loss to carry him away.
Unknowingly, Haybold also blended into this somewhat neurotic style.
Unfortunately, the moment of relaxation was very short-lived, and the sound of bloodthirsty breathing sounded in the darkness, and the war horse rushed out of the darkness and attacked several people.
In the dim sight, it seemed like a reality-shattering nightmare, and the warriors finally caught up with a few men, their guns and blades chilling with death.
Before it was time to give up, Eve slowed down and waited for the horse to approach, and when the warrior swung his blade at her, Eve moved quickly.
The slender figure easily dodged the sword strike, and with the power of the rangers, she reacted so quickly that she almost brushed it off, and it was also in the moment of dodging? Eve reached out and grabbed the arm that was wielding the sword.
She didn't have great strength?But her body was light enough and she had experience that could be used in battle?Eve flipped straight down the warrior's arm onto the horse?The slender lancet looked extremely deadly at the moment, and the warrior had just time to grasp the reins?The sharp iron ran down the neck into the flesh.
It was a fatal blow, and an ordinary man would have easily died under such an attack, but in the face of this violent warrior, it was obviously not enough to kill him completely.
There was no need to kill him, Eve repeatedly slammed the wound on his neck, these warriors with secret blood were too tenacious, it was better to make them powerless than to kill them, as long as a little delay was enough for them to escape.
The churning blade slit her throat, and the warrior was kicked down by Eve as blood gushed out, and Eve let out a cheering sound, and she grabbed a horse, but before she could have fun, the gun rang out, and the horse was shot into a sieve before it could run a few steps.
Eve reacted quickly, grabbed the reins and hung herself on the other side of the steed, and then rolled to the ground.
"These guys are really chasing after them. ”
Eve gasped, and the girl was now scarred, with abrasions on her arms, and deep sword wounds and bullet marks.
It stands to reason that with the ability and number of warriors, Eve and the others will not be able to run so far at all, as long as they continue to maintain the salvo just now, in this empty street, a few people can only tremble behind cover until they are surrounded and caught.
The warriors did not do this, they were not far and not close to Eve and the others, so to speak, a just right distance, like a hunter and his prey.
"Are they waiting for us to be exhausted?"
Hybod asked.
"Do you think we're really prey?"
At this point Erin said, her expression was very serious, and her pace gradually slowed down, and finally stopped in place.
"Erin, what are you doing!"
Hybold immediately scolded, but Erin shook her head, and she turned to look at the looming figure behind the sea of fire.
"The most valuable prey tonight is not you, nor is it my ......"
A Viking, a Gallo-Nalo, an Invig, all of them with different identities and statuses, but their value tonight seemed incomparably cheaper than his.
"Lorenzo, it's Lorenzo Holmos who they're hunting. ”
Erin's gaze was complicated and slightly frightened.
"That's what they're going to do. ”
Listening to Erin's words, Eve understood her consciousness for a moment, and for a while she didn't know what to do.
"Is that so? They were holding us back, but they were actually holding Lorenzo back, and as long as we didn't leave safely, Lorenzo would have to confront Lawrence for us until he died. ”
After seeing through the conspiracy, there was no joy, but it was even more gloomy, this is a conspiracy that cannot be changed even if it is seen through, and Eve doesn't know what to do now.
Lawrence has abandoned all contact with people, so he no longer has any weaknesses, but Lorenzo is different from him, Lorenzo has experienced the beauty of life, and has tasted the poison of happiness, he has a rare person who can be counted as a friend, Lorenzo cannot give it all up.
"Let's hide before we decide!"
Hybode shoved the two of them hard, and fell behind a carriage that had flipped on its side.
The fragile structure of the carriage could not stop many bullets, but as Eve analyzed, the purpose of the soldiers was not to kill them, but to drag them, and seeing that several people did not continue to flee, the gunfire gradually became much less.
"Choice one, we commit suicide now, and then Lorenzo will have no worries, maybe because we are dead, he will kill in a fit of rage?"
Erin said quickly, every minute and second were precious at the moment.
"Are you kidding?"
Hybord scolded that, as a Viking, he couldn't accept suicide.
"Of course. ”
Erin said with a smile, as if she had changed back to her old self, teasing others casually.
But soon, she calmed down, her expression stiffened together, like frozen ice, and then slowly raised the item in her hand.
It was a sparkling ruby, as if it were solidified blood.
A secret blood.
"Option two, use it, and kill it. ”
Erin stared at the blood in her hand, it was like the most perfect treasure in the world, provoking everyone to usurp it.
For a moment, everyone held their breath, their eyes fiery at the secret blood.
"Power vs. cost, it's a tough choice......"
Eve whispered that she knew more about the secret blood than the other two, and she knew the price of this power, and Lorenzo himself was the best example of this.
"Let me do it!"
Haybold said immediately.
"No, you can't, Hybod, you don't know the power of this thing, although it can give people strength, but with it comes the possibility of losing control, once you use it...... Maybe you won't be able to change back to yourself. ”
Eve's mind flashed with the twisted faces of the demons, like bloodthirsty and crazy beasts, but also like weeping and wailing dead, grieving for their cursed fate.
"So what do you say, just keep it going until someone dies?"
Haybold directly stretched out his hand to grasp the secret blood, perhaps because of the sense of crisis about the predicament, or because he was tempted by the secret blood, and there was anger in his voice.
"No...... I mean, this thing should be handed over to me. ”
Eve preempted him and snatched the secret blood from Erin's hand.
Now Eve feels wonderful, she feels like she was meant to be, she has followed the path of her fathers and gone deeper than they did.
"I'm a Ranger, a natural Ranger, I'm far more resistant to erosion than any of you, and if I use it, there's a good chance I won't get out of control. ”
Eve gripped the secret blood, she could feel the temperature of the blood, it tumbling and burning.
Someone whispered in their ears, luring them into the darkness.
"yes, that's what I'm supposed to do. ”
The sense of mission filled Eve's heart, and she didn't wait for the two of them to answer, and directly picked up the secret blood to inject it.
"Wait, Eve, it's not you who really need it. ”
Irene's voice sounded, her voice was cold, and for a moment the fiery Eve sobered up a little.
I saw her holding the kestrel in her arms, like a statue of the Virgin in the church, with a look of compassion.
Flicking the kestrel cheek, all she could feel was the coldness of a corpse, and Erin felt that today was a terrible day, there were very few people she could remember, and today she had almost lost everything.
"Give it to the kestrels, this thing might save him. ”
The hand was removed from the kestrel's chest, and there was still a slight heartbeat underneath it, the kestrel was not dead, but it was fast, and even if it could escape from here, it would not be able to make it to Invig without medical treatment.
Deathly silence descended here, and the time for a choice had come.
No matter how the words are modified, in fact, everyone knows very well that as long as they use the secret blood, they will fall into darkness, sacrifice themselves for their ideals, and become a member of the monster.
"I'm sorry for the decision you made, Kestrel Spirit. ”
Erin took the secret blood from Eve's hand and stabbed it into the kestrel's chest.
The mutation startled, and before Erin could stab the secret blood, another injection pierced the kestrel in the chest.
Looking at the hand holding the needle, Erin noticed that there was an extra person beside him at some point, perhaps due to the influence of secret blood and choice, and several people didn't even notice his arrival.
"First the red, then the yellow...... Wait, it's the first stitch!"
The guy pricked and pricked, as if he couldn't remember the order, he grumbled.
Without the slightest hesitation, Haybold raised his fist to knock over the sudden appearance, but then one hand caught his fist and only listened to the strange guy.
"Purifiers, high-ranking knights, you can call me a shrike, hello everyone!"
Shrike shook Haybod's hand vigorously, he couldn't understand why this guy was still thinking about shaking hands when he was so desperate.
"Ah!!h
A scream disrupted everyone's thoughts, and the kestrel sat up straight with a carp.
He opened his mouth wide and breathed heavily, all the while screaming incessantly.
"Huh, shrike. ”
The kestrel saw the shrike on the side, and his eyes were teary.
"It's good to see you again......! How long have I been asleep, and where is this place?"
"You've slept for a few minutes, it's still Gaulnalo, welcome back to Hell!"
Erin stared at this farce blankly, she felt that her emotions were completely fed to the dog, and her voice had a feeling of helplessness.
This guy ...... Probably really lucky.
"Wow! I feel like my chest is going to explode. ”
The kestrel tore open its clothes, revealing its wounded chest.
"Adrenaline, Flodron potions, and a few other things that could theoretically hold you out a little longer. ”
Shrike examines the kestrel's wounds, and although the guy looks alive, he is actually hanging on to the potion.
"Our ship is on the high seas, and the people from the Black Mountain Hospital are on standby, and they can save you even if you lose half your life, provided you get back there alive, understand?"
Shrike slapped the kestrel in the face, he was recruited by the shrike, the shrike knew very well what the kestrel was, although it was injected with Florent's medicine, but judging from this guy's way of thinking, he still needed some external force to make him sober.
"Are there any reinforcements? Now they're using us to hold Lorenzo down. ”
Eve said anxiously that the presence of the shrike had given them some hope to break the deadlock.
"Reinforcements? Do you think those two and a half count? ”
Shrike thought for a moment, then pointed in the direction of the dock where he had come.
"Two ...... Half?"
Two blinding rays of light leaped from the direction of the shrike finger, and it traced a burning trail under the night sky, and then landed on the position where the warriors were advancing.
Explosions, impacts, and fire.
There was a shrill buzz in my ears, and the earth trembled slightly from the vibration of the explosion, and under the light were two busy people and one mouse.
"The impact position is a little off.,Fix it.,The value is ......"
Nikolai put down his binoculars and said to Hercule beside him.
Hercule, for his part, laboriously reloaded the two mortars after correcting the values.
"Why did you bring this thing with you, are you sure you're here to rescue, not to land on the beach?"
Hercule yelled as he busied, carrying the off the ship and nearly killing him.
"Anyway, your place was vacant when we came, so I brought some experimental weapons with me...... Don't you think it's a great place to experiment, a perfect example of what's possible in urban combat. ”
Nikolai's voice was torn apart by the sound of overlapping cannons, and two more domes fell.
"Come on, Hercule!"
Amid the roaring explosion, Poirot jumped around Hercule, cheering him on.
Hercule looked at all of this with a somewhat complicated expression.
Under all kinds of intrigues, the port of Maruri has become a battlefield, where a group of monsters are fighting another group of monsters, and here he is still being encouraged by a chinchiller as an artilleryman.
He didn't think it was like a war, but like a hell of a fireworks display, and Hercule was the psycho who set the city on fire.
"Forget it, what do you want to do so much?"
Hercule shook his head, giving up thinking, and the light of the night sky was falling again.