Chapter XXIV: The Second Batch of Missing Persons
"Blow the trumpet. Hearing the name Ghost Space, Dark's face changed, and he immediately gave an order to his subordinates, and then turned his head and said solemnly, "Are you sure?"
It's no wonder that Duck is suspicious, because the probability that the murderer is a ghost space is too low.
After the peak of the Age of Chaos, the frequency of eruptions in the ghost space began to decline, and in the years before and after the establishment of the Temple of the Gods, the frequency of eruptions had dropped to a level where it only appeared once in tens or even hundreds of years. And in the past three hundred years, there has not been a single report of the appearance of the ghost space, so that the vast majority of human beings regard it as an ancient legend, and many people even doubt the authenticity of others, and only those races who have lived long enough still remember the horror of the mysterious killer of the ghost space.
But even they, because they hadn't heard from the ghost space for too long, slowly threw it into the depths of their memories, let alone a pure human like Dark.
If you think about it, when you go out and encounter an unexpected situation, it happens to be a ghost space that hasn't appeared for hundreds of years?
But Duck still did not hesitate to give the order to blow the horn, not only because he promised to obey Shure's command, but also because he knew Shuer, this bastard is indeed insidious and cunning, but every order he gave may seem unreasonable, but in fact it is well thought out, every seemingly inexplicable move, in fact, there is an invisible thread behind it to connect them.
Just do it, and if you don't understand something, you can think about it later. Therefore, Duck blew the horn for the first time, and then made an inquiry.
"Look at my face. Who knows, Shul pointed to his face, "Does it look like a certainty?"
Of course not, Duck smiled wryly, he also had a problem with his brain, how could this kind of thing be determined in advance, it can only be guessed.
Soon, however, he couldn't even smile bitterly.
Because there is no trumpet in response.
According to the rules of the mercenary group, after one party sends a horn signal, the other party must respond within thirty seconds, unless they get into trouble and must remain silent, or they simply do not receive the horn signal at all. Theoretically, the detachment led by Marlene should have responded with a trumpet by this time, but there was silence in the wilderness, and there was not even the sound of birds or insects, let alone the obvious sound of a trumpet.
"Blow it again. Dark's face instantly became expressionless, and his voice was unusually solemn, "The highest level of emergency contact signal. ”
"Woo woo~~" This time the horn sound was extremely urgent, and you could hear the urgency in it by listening to the sound.
"Something happened. There was silence for a moment with his hands behind his back, the tall blonde knight clutched the red rose tightly, took a few deep breaths, and his voice returned to its usual composure, "Everyone, dismount, feed, rest, and be ready to act at any time." ”
"Yes. With a bang, the horse's hooves stomped on the ground neatly, and no one asked why, and the five knights turned over and dismounted in unison, took out fresh beast meat from their backpacks, and began to feed their beloved Wind Splitting Beast.
"As you can see, the two leaders, the situation is very strange. Shuer tapped his fingers on his thighs, squinted his eyes and said softly, "At this time, what I am most afraid of is rash action, not only you, but also us, because no one can be sure what the consequences of rash action will be." ”
"So, I need you two to stay here and reassure those people and keep them calm and normal, and don't act in any panic. It's for the good of all of you, and I think with your cleverness, you should be able to understand what I mean. ”
The two of them, of course, understood that this was a serious threat.
The enemy now is uncertain, and the life and death of the comrades are uncertain, and it is necessary to have a sufficiently stable rear in order to deal with possible threats. If the parasites can stay stable, it's fine, but if not, Shure's team can only turn around and leave, leaving the parasites to fend for themselves. This is still good, another possibility is that the knights forcibly suppress the unstable factors, and as nobles and priests, it is not a big deal to really kill a few low-level civilians who have rashly committed crimes in the wild, and no one will show dissatisfaction with this.
Of course, there is no deep affection between these parasites, everyone is just using each other, and Linda and McRae don't care too much about the lives of other parasites. But the two knew that if they didn't perform well enough and failed to complete the tasks assigned by Xiu'er, Xiu'er's evaluation of the two would be greatly reduced, and after the crisis passed, maybe they would really treat them like everyone else, and put them in the nearest city and ignore them.
This is not the expectation of the two, they are still hoping that Shuer can send them to their destination as they said before, and it would be better if they could continue to shelter the two, so even if there is only a glimmer of hope, the two of them must try to fulfill Shuer's orders and make them seem more useful.
"Don't worry, you won't be left to handle it yourself. Shur patted the two of them on the shoulder like a good elder, "We will also leave men behind to help you maintain the stability of the camp." ”
Under the puzzled gazes of the two, Shul slowly walked back to Lisa's side and whispered, "In a moment, you tell Talina that they must never leave the protection of the carriage unless absolutely necessary, and then let the coachman obey the knights' instructions and park the carriage to the safest place." ”
"Uh-huh. Although I don't know what Shuer's plans are, Lisa still nodded vigorously, don't look at the atmosphere is getting more and more solemn now, but the girl's heart is getting happier and happier, let her brother give her instructions like those two bad women, Lisa is already very satisfied, as for the content of the order?
"You are free to move under the carriage yourself, but don't go too far from the carriage, I will leave the knights to protect you if you are attacked......"
"Hehe, the great Lord Lisa is a golden-rank priest, with a knight in front of him, what enemy can't be solved?" the girl raised her head and said with a self-contained expression, "What's more, Lord Lisa has also killed people with her own hands, although it can only be regarded as half, but she is also a veteran who has seen blood." ”
"Lisa-sama is amazing. Touching Lisa's soft blonde hair, Shuer's mood was extremely complicated, and he didn't know whether he should be happy or sad. He wanted to protect her from any danger, so that she could hide behind her back forever and enjoy safety, but Shure also knew in her heart that this was not right. Only by going through the test of wind and waves, can the girl grow up and transform into a truly powerful priest, perhaps, let her follow her behind her back like this, and face the danger with herself, it is also a good choice?
This is not something to consider now.
Shul shook his head self-deprecatingly, gave the girl a thumbs up in encouragement, and finally returned to Dark.
The handsome knight was sitting upright on his luggage at this time, and put the dry dough cake into his mouth with a relaxed expression. But the five loyal subordinates were not so calm, the five people sat around the regiment commander, the same silence, the same eating action, the serious ferocity and murderous aura made the atmosphere a gloomy, like a group of fierce beasts that could burst out and pounce on their prey at any time, which made people shudder.
Normal people, no matter how familiar the relationship is, it is inevitable to be cautious in the face of the amazing momentum of the knights, but Shuer is always the exception, he seems to be not affected by the atmosphere at all, and slowly and unguardedly sneaked in front of Dark, sat on the ground casually, stretched out his hand lazily and said, "Give me a piece." ”
", don't even think about taking advantage of dry food, but before you go, you can say that you are responsible for your own food. "Duck is the only one of the knights who remains normal, or at least can laugh lightly. Although he refused, he still threw out a piece of bread and said casually, "What are you going to do later?"
"Who's got the best wilderness skills?" Duck's question was a no-end question, but Shul picked it up, "Don't tell me no, I'm not in the mood to beat you up right now." ”
"Crescent, you'll follow in a moment. Duck understood, and retorted, "It's as if you're sure you'll defeat me." ”
"The others stayed, protecting Lisa and the four of them. Although theoretically, if you don't run around, you shouldn't encounter any danger, but it's better to be careful and leave someone to protect you. Shure didn't bother to argue with Duck, "Let's go over and investigate, your people have lost contact, and they should have nothing to do with the big camp next door." ”
"North wind, scorpion thorns, wolf fangs, you three stay. "The strongest combat power among the knights, the most thoughtful Knight Scorpion Thorn, and the fastest Knight Wolf Fang, these three people stay to protect, enough to deal with most attacks, not to mention that there is also the gold-level priest Lisa as the backing, an excellent healer, enough for the three of them to exert a higher level of combat power, "Don't leave the protected person, in case of danger, to protect the members of the Dark Moon Sanctuary first, if you have spare time, then protect those parasites." ”
"Understood. ”
Although they are knights who like to uphold justice, they can see that they can still distinguish the importance and the severity, so that they will not be hot-headed for a while, and for the sake of so-called justice, they will let the client fall into danger.
"Let's be clearer now, Shure. "After everything was arranged, Duck threw away the bread in his hand and asked the question he was most concerned about," Marlene...... Are you really stuck in a ghost space?"
"It's not certain yet, so it's time to investigate, and you can only make a judgment if you go and see it for yourself. Shur sighed and said, "Even if you investigate, you have to be careful, don't forget, they only went to investigate and then disappeared." ”
"Thank you. There was silence for a while, and Duck suddenly burst into a thank-you.
"Two big men, can you not be so sensual?" Shuer moved to the side in disgust, "Stay away from me, perverted"