Chapter Ninety-Eight: Spells and Bullets
They didn't know about my master's existence, probably thinking that something had happened in the tomb of the Dragon King, which caused the yin qi and mist to dissipate.
Senior Brother Zhuang and Senior Brother Feng carried the two captives and slid down the trunk of the tree, and Liang Houzai and I followed them back to the ground.
My master looked at Erlong Bay under the moonlight, his expression became a little unnatural, and I didn't know what Master was thinking.
After about fifteen minutes or so, a strong white light suddenly erupted on the bank of Erlong Bay.
The light burst out without warning, and although I was far away from the river, my eyes were directed at it when the light appeared, and for a moment I felt a tingling in my eyes, and then I couldn't see anything clearly.
I almost fell, but Senior Brother Feng hurriedly came over to hold me up, and he muttered, "Why do you even use flashbangs?" ”
Because my eyes were shaken, I didn't see what happened next on the bank of Erlong Bay. Only the sound of a raindrop of fire, accompanied by a small number of explosions, and the sound of wailing was heard incessantly.
Shootouts in reality are completely different from shootouts on TV.
In reality, explosions are short-lived, often "Bang! It's over, and it's not as shocking as it is on TV.
But bullets in reality are much more powerful than bullets on TV, especially rifle bullets.
Watching the TV show, a person who has been shot several times can still endure the pain and fight his way out of the enemy army, to be honest, that kind of plot is pure nonsense. In reality, if you are shot, there is not just an extra bullet hole on your body, if the bullet hits a person's arm or thigh, this hand and this leg are likely to be directly knocked away, and flesh and blood are splashed everywhere.
The bullet in the movie can penetrate a person, but the bullet in reality can easily tear a person.
The wails on the banks of the Erlong Bay River came from those who were hit by bullets, and they didn't feel it at the moment of being shot, but after a few seconds, a huge sense of pain invaded the brain along the pain nerves, and in an instant, people could completely lose their combat effectiveness. Some people didn't even have time to cry out for pain, and they passed out in an instant due to the severe pain.
I remember when I was about eleven years old, I asked Master, "Master, why did my Uncle Xia say that there are fewer and fewer people who can do magic now?" ”
My master said, "Because no matter how powerful the spell is, it can't beat a bullet." ”
After that, I asked Master another question, the specific content of which I don't remember very clearly, probably asking him why we have to pass it on from generation to generation since the techniques that we have passed down from generation to generation are not as practical as modern thermal weapons.
The master said, "Because no matter how powerful a firearm is, it can't do spells." ”
Isn't this a contradiction in the preamble?
But this is how the master explained, he said, which is more powerful, the magic or the bullet, mainly depends on who can take the lead.
Master used an analogy, for example, I have a gun in my hand to kill Luo Youfang, but I don't know where Luo Youfang is, at this time, as long as Luo Youfang gets my birthday and gives me a ritual, even if I don't see him, he can still kill me.
But if I confront Luo Youfang face to face, I have a gun in my hand, he has to use a spell against me, no matter what kind of spell it is, it will take time to cast it, and it only takes a moment to shoot. So in this case, Luo Youfang is not my opponent no matter how high he is.
In fact, at that time, I couldn't understand the meaning of Master's words, after all, for me at that time, I had seen the power of magic, but when it came to bullets, my understanding of its power was limited to those film and television works on TV, not to mention that my schoolwork was so intense that I rarely watched TV.
But when Senior Brother Zhuang took me to the riverside of Erlong Bay, I saw those people whose bodies were torn apart by bullets, and my whole heart suddenly reached my throat.
I never dreamed that that small, smooth looking warhead could be such a ferocious and vicious thing.
Liang Zi's battle can be said to be a complete victory, thanks to the blessing of the original flash grenade, the more than 100 mercenaries gathered at the mouth of Erlong Bay were all put down by them, and on Liang Zi's side, only one person was cut by the flying shrapnel at the corner of his eyebrows, although the others were also injured, but none of them were red.
Although I didn't see how Liang Zi and the others fought this battle, I also knew that he was facing five times his strength at that time, and it should be very difficult to wipe out the opponent and ensure that there were no casualties on his side, or this was simply an impossible task.
But Liang Zi just did it, he seemed to be very used to this kind of battle, at this time, while directing others to clean up the battlefield, he chatted with my Senior Brother Feng: "Brother Feng, we haven't seen each other for a few years, right?" Hey, I'll be discharged from the army next year, are you still short of people over there? ”
Senior Brother Feng didn't answer him, but just asked, "You are leaving, who will lead your team?" ”
Liang Zi smiled: "When I leave, naturally someone will take over my class, by the way, where is Uncle Chai, I haven't seen him since just now?" ”
As he was talking, my Senior Brother Zhuang walked over and said to Liang Zi, "Uncle Shi has gone back to get something, and it is estimated that he will come back in about an hour." Liangzi, you have people set up a few tents, let's keep vigil here tonight. Wait a while, my uncle will go to the grave, and we will have to give him the wind on the shore. Did you bring the tent for the march? ”
Liang Zi nodded, and then looked a little disappointed: "Of course I brought it, which time did the people who followed your door to the Soul Village go on a mission that was not ten days and half a month, where can we sleep without a tent?" Hey, I heard you say that there is a tomb in this place before, and I was excited for a while, but listen to what you mean, Uncle Chai doesn't plan to take us with him this time, it's a pity, it's a pity. ”
Senior Brother Feng also sighed and said, "Uncle Chai went to the tomb this time, mainly to see someone. ”
Liang Zi asked curiously, "Who are you seeing?" ”
But Senior Brother Feng waved his hand at him and said, "This is an internal matter of our Soul Village, and we can't tell you." ”
Liang Zi shook his head with a smile and left, and then he found two people, and with the help of my Senior Brother Zhuang and Senior Brother Feng, he quickly set up a few tents, and after the others packed up the battlefield, they guarded on the riverbank.
I guess the people who went to the grave before probably never dreamed that the outside world had been turned upside down at this moment, their companions had been wiped out, and the guards on the riverbank had been replaced by soldiers of the special operations team.
An hour later, my master came back with two burdens, one long and one short, and Liang Zi greeted him and he ignored it.
My master walked to the river in a gust of wind, picked up a gun from the ground, and shouted at me, "You and Houzai stay on the shore honestly." ”
After saying that, my master jumped into the river, and in the blink of an eye, there was no one.
I looked at the ripples in the middle of the river, and I felt very uncomfortable, I knew that Master didn't plan to take me into the Dragon King's Tomb, but I didn't expect him to leave in such a hurry, and before he left, he didn't even say when he would be back.
Master has great ability, I know this, but Master also said that the tomb of the Dragon King is very dangerous, although I also know that he is used to making a big fuss, often depicting nothing as terrible, terrifying, and often overly modest, for example, he often says that our lineage in Chenzhou Fu is not deep, but in fact it does not seem to be the case.
I guess that Master said that the Dragon King's Tomb was dangerous, maybe he was scaring me again, he was just afraid that I would secretly follow me to the tomb, for my Master, I was nothing more than a small oil bottle at that time, and I would not only not be able to help him, but would also become a burden to him.
But I don't know what's wrong, after Master went to the grave, I was worried for no reason, and I always felt as if something was going to happen to him.
Xian'er knew my thoughts, she showed her head from my shoulder, and kindly persuaded me: "Don't worry, Chai Ye's Taoism is deep, and nothing will happen." ”
I nodded pretendedly, but my heart was still apprehensive.
At this time, Liang Zi also came over, he glanced towards the middle of the river, smacked his tongue again, and said, "This water is muddy enough." ”
I was still worried about Master's safety, so I couldn't help but ask Liang Zi: "Uncle Liang Zi, you said that my master will not be in danger, can you send a few people down?" ”
Liang Zi waved his hand at me: "You can call me Liang Zi, what uncle, brother, call me old." It's definitely not okay to send someone down, Brother Zhuang said just now, Uncle Chai is determined to go to the tomb alone this time, if I take someone down, Uncle Chai will definitely be unhappy, and second, when we go to the tomb, we will become a burden to him if we don't say it well. Alright, don't think about that, come over and get something to eat. ”
After saying that, Liang Zi pulled me towards one of the tents, and I saw that Senior Brother Zhuang and Senior Brother Feng had already lit a fire, opened a few cans of beef, and placed them next to the fire to roast slowly.
Liang Houzai couldn't help frowning when he saw the light of the bonfire: "Aren't you afraid of being discovered by raising a bonfire here?" After all, there are still so many corpses that have not been disposed of. ”
Liang Houzai's words reached Liang Zi's ears, and Liang Zi smiled: "Don't look at your age, your heart is quite thin, don't worry, there are our secret sentinels watching around here, and there will be no problems." ”
I also asked Liang Zi, "Are all those people dead just now?" ”
When I spoke, I tried to keep calm, but my heart kept bursting, after all, it was more than a hundred people, and they died like this, although I also knew that they were not good people, but this piece of fresh life was gone, for me, it was still difficult to accept.
It was the first time I had seen a dead man, and although it was dark and I couldn't fully see the corpses, I could smell the blood mixed with the smell of gunpowder in the air, and occasionally I saw some stumps.
Afterwards, I sometimes thought that if it weren't for the horrors I had seen as a child, I might have fainted on the spot just by seeing those severed limbs.