Chapter 16: The Fall
Creatures that have already died are not afraid of a second death.
The Oasis of Ashem is littered with dwarf mummies that have been "resurrected" under the influence of Anubis' divine powers. They are like headhunters roaming the jungle, wielding rudimentary weapons to kill a living creature that invades the oasis.
When the airship that Su Qin and the others were riding passed above the green forest, the noise alarmed these little monsters who had been sleeping for many years. The living who flew through the air made the monsters wake up with a shrill whistling. To reach the airship suspended in the air, they unleashed several rudimentary crossbows covered in moss. These old machines made of animal tendons and rotten wood are not filled with matching arrows, but small monsters with murder weapons.
In screams that couldn't tell whether it was joy or panic, the little monsters flew into the starry night sky one by one. Due to technical reasons, most of these monsters that rushed into the sky fell back to the ground with their own screams, and a few of them were lucky enough to make it to the airship. It was this handful of lucky people who brought great trouble to Su Qin and them.
"Get them down." Eve shouted loudly behind O'Connor with her eyes closed. The sound of her screams even scared off a few small monsters around her.
"I'd like to, too, but there are too many of them." O'Connor kicked the little monster that was coming at him into the air with a volley. Then he pulled out the revolver and smashed the head of another monster.
It's a pity that compared to the ever-increasing number of monsters, this number of casualties is not even a drop in the bucket. More and more monsters fall into the airship, and this group of tyrannical creatures not only attacks the members of the airship, but also constantly destroys what seems to be complete. Inside the cab, Issy pulled out his pistol and kept firing, but soon the magazine ran out of bullets. He could only watch as the monsters pulled out the rudder and played with the roulette.
"It's not the way to go, they have to be stopped from coming up." Ziyuan shouted loudly.
"To put it mildly, do you have any specific ideas?" Jonathan screamed and held up a piece of wood to his chest, and several blue blowguns burst through the air and nailed them to the board.
"Cover me, I'll deal with the monsters who operate the ballista." Zi Yuan picked up the shotgun and repelled the three monsters that pounced on him, the tiny steel balls that erupted from the muzzle of the guns knocked their fragile bodies like a sieve. However, Anubis's divine power caused the monsters to drag such dilapidated bodies and continue to rush towards Ziyuan until they were sliced to pieces by a few rays of arc light. Yumi gasped and kicked the head of a monster that was still screaming after being cut off.
"I'll cover you and take out those annoying guys quickly."
Yumi took a mid-defensive stance with a knife in both hands, and the growing pain in her eyebrows made her feel very uncomfortable. This sudden encounter completely disrupted her thoughts, and the dark memories that had surfaced from the bottom of her heart already made her feel irritated. And the unbeatable monsters in front of her further aggravated the negative feelings that had bred in her heart. So much so that Yumi had to secretly suppress these feelings so as not to cause something worse.
Fortunately, they don't have to worry about Su Qin who is in a coma for the time being. The power of the Death Bracelet was enough to scare those guys off, and even if a few monsters happened to land next to him, they would be crushed by that weird long tail in the first place.
"Southwesterly wind, faint. There is no obscurator. Zi Yuan entered the realm of forgetting things and me with a rifle in his hand, leaving only those few simple crossbow machines that kept shooting monsters in his eyes. Some work experience that is inconvenient to talk about has given him a lot of experience in this area. Since the number of monsters below was terrifying, Ziyuan felt that instead of shooting a few small monsters of little value, it was better to directly destroy those crossbow machines.
So with the sound of a gunshot, the sturdy tendons on the crossbow machine were broken in two by the bullet. The extremely stretched beast tendons in the stressed state burst out with unexpected lethality when they broke, and it was like a huge scimitar that broke all the little monsters operating the crossbow machine around it into two.
"Great! Don't let go of those few units. Seeing this, Jonathan whistled a long whistle and urged.
Zi Yuan smiled and pulled the bolt to destroy the remaining crossbow machines one by one. Having lost the only tool that could pose a threat to the airship, the mummy monsters in the oasis could only roar angrily on the ground. And the little monsters that fell into the airship were also eliminated one by one after losing reinforcements.
Just when everyone thought that this matter was finally over, a shrill laugh suddenly came from their heads. Huge airbags filled with hydrogen are suspended above the airship, providing ample lift for the entire airship. At this time, a small monster with a stone dagger in his mouth was lying on the side of the airbag and rushing down, constantly sneering.
"What a bad day." O'Connor muttered to himself.
Before the words fell, the little monster grabbed the dagger and plunged it into the airbag. The disparity in air pressure between the inside and outside made the small hole pierced by the dagger instantly turn into a large hole. The ejected stream of hydrogen sent the entire airship spinning in the air. In the confusion, Issy hits the switch of the propulsion unit. The thrusters, which spew strong flames backwards, further intensified the spin of the airship.
In the face of the whirling air crash, O'Connor hugged Eve with one hand and tightly grasped the net pocket on the side of the ship with the other, and Jonathan also hugged his thighs below. On the other side, Yumi and Ziyuan used long knives and ropes to secure themselves to the deck. Staying in the wheelhouse, Issy rolled up and down in the rudimentary cabin like a mouse in a drum washing machine, but for the time being, he didn't have to worry about flying out of the boat.
Only Su Qin, who was in a coma, didn't know anything about it, and he was quickly thrown into the air because of inertia without regaining consciousness.
"......" Yumi gritted her teeth, not knowing what kind of mood she was feeling. She suddenly pulled the long knife inserted in the splint and took the initiative to leap towards Su Qin's unconscious body.
"Hey!" Ziyuan didn't have time to stop it, so he had to watch the two disappear into the night sky.
The airship, which was constantly losing its buoyancy, gradually fell into the dense green forest, and at the last moment before landing, Issy finally vomited and closed the thrusters, forcibly correcting the airship's 6 stance. The airship that landed diagonally slid an open path in the oasis, and although everyone was dizzy, they managed to hold on to a small life.
"What do we do next?" O'Connor staggered over to Ziyuan and asked tiredly:
"Go to the pyramids, and if you want to destroy Immorton, we must rely on the pyramids to strip him of his divine power." Ziyuan used the rifle as a crutch and slowly got up, he looked at the pyramid hidden by the woods and said resolutely.
"Before that, I want to ask a question? Why do you know so many things? Standing behind Ziyuan, O'Connor looked suspicious while quietly holding down the revolver pinned to his waist.
"Because, our captain is a wizard, what is the reason for that?" Ziyuan didn't look back, just replied casually with a slight smile. Concealed by a wide trench coat, his hand likewise held the pistol in the holster under his armpit.
"Well, I hope you didn't lie to me." Hearing this reply, O'Connor reluctantly raised his hand and shrugged his shoulders to indicate that he had nothing to refute.
With the exception of Issy, who volunteered to stay behind to repair the airship, everyone else left the airship and began to move in the direction of the pyramid.
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