5 Siren's Horn
The sky was faintly bright, and the first rays of dawn swept over the southern ridge, illuminating the moor. The wasteland is a fence of iron that stretches to the horizon, with no end in sight, separating the backing area from the coast, and a hunter is stationed at intervals.
"Already in the Kraken's Horn. Six months ago, Nokmar was polluted, and the inhabitants of the south continue to move downward, and those who are lucky to be here are lucky. We don't know the situation in the north, the news is completely cut off. Samuel grew sleepy.
Lorne also had severe dark circles under his eyes and didn't want to speak. After a night of driving, he learned a lot about the world from Samur.
This is the continent of Kane with many races and gods. To the east, the human realm led by the Steam Kingdom of Nokmar is blessed by the Virgin Celine of the Thorn Crown, and the adjacent Magic Kingdom of Wessell is populated by devout followers of the elemental gods.
In the middle of the continent there is an Augustus Tower, built by the followers of the Holy Spirit, and in the south, there is an elven territory blessed by the twin gods, called the Pure Forest, with a huge purifying ancient tree.
Of course, there was more to it than that, and Samuel said a lot, and Lorne just thought the world was too big, and too wonderful.
But everything was ruined six months ago.
According to the records of the "Old Chapters", there was a god system in this world a long time ago, called the Old God Clan. There are many of them, and descriptions of their appearance are obscure in the book, often described as "dark and chaotic", "unbearable gaze", or "indescribable".
The Old Ones, also known as the Old Evil Gods, came from nowhere, and they are too powerful. The continent of Kane has many of their favorite elements, and they want to seize it, and this move has caused the wrath of the gods.
Augustus, the god of the Holy Spirit, issued a conquest and summoned the twin gods, the god of the ice sea, the goddess Celine, etc., to launch a general attack on the old evil gods on the continent. The gods were so powerful that the battle lasted for hundreds of years, and eventually the gods sealed the Old Japanese Protoss at a terrible cost across the continent, dispersing their power, one of which was the Grand Sanctuary of the Noxmal royal capital.
But although the evil gods were sealed, their influence on the continent still did not disappear. From time to time, people hear the call from the abyss in their sleep, or see indescribable lights and shadows on the road, and the fear of the old domination haunts the continent.
In order to investigate these events, and to protect the seals of the Grand Sanctuary of Nokmar, an organization called the Secret Sacrifice Society was formed. They study the Old Days, learn the language of the Old Gods, and try to find a way to communicate with the evil gods.
Soon, there were four gifted young priests who showed fanaticism for the gods of the old days, frantically studying everything related to the old days. The other priests were worried, but they did not stop it, after all, it was their duty.
But the priests didn't expect that these four young people would eventually cause a catastrophe.
Six months ago, the four young priests, perhaps in sympathy with the evil god, were bewitched and found a way to break the seal, and went to the beneath the Great Sanctuary of Nokmar, opening the door to the taboo.
"Calsulu", one of the main gods of the Old Gods, returns to the world of Kane. The black mist broke through the dome of the Great Church and spread across the continent, contaminating creatures and turning into monsters, and the territory of humans shrank dramatically, as if the end had come.
But humans are an extremely resilient race, and even if the world is dominated by evil gods, they will inevitably resist and take back everything that belongs to them. Later, people stumbled upon the strange abilities that serums could bring, and hunters appeared.
The hunters who have gained the ability to organize themselves and fight against the monsters, kill them all, and reclaim the land of Nokmar little by little. However, there are too many monsters, and the number of hunters is limited after all, and nearly 50 hunters have died so far, but it is difficult to replenish them, so the progress is very slow.
The area around Wood Town, which had been cleaned up by hunters for people to live in, was destroyed by a sudden plague. The inhabitants were infected and died, and after death, they were resurrected and turned into monsters, and all their efforts were in vain.
That's why Sheena is so sad and angry. As a doctor, she couldn't see anyone die in front of her.
"Immediately to Baifan Town, our largest base, there are other villages and towns around. It's safe to be within the cordon, we were going to extend the cordon to Woodtown, but now there's no need for that. Samur lit his pipe again.
Lorne saw a dark blue sea in the distance of the wasteland, with a few villages and towns next to it, several miles away. As the carriage drove along the gravel road, he saw a wolf with sparse hair, dark red flesh and pus and blood.
Lorne was startled, grabbed the iron rake and was about to hit it. But the carriage was running too fast, and the blood wolf was very slow to react, and his head slowly turned a hundred and eighty degrees to look, and then twisted back, and was about to turn to catch up, when he heard a deafening gunshot.
Lorne's eyes widened, only to see that a patrolling hunter in the wasteland had blown the blood wolf's head out with a single shot from more than ten meters away, and what he was holding was a double-barreled shotgun!
"Don't worry, there are still some monsters left in the wasteland, and the pilgrims will take care of them. After dawn, the monsters will move much slower, so try not to go out of the base at night. Samur lowered the brim.
Lorne's spirit tightened and his sleepiness welled up, so he went to the carriage and sat down, yawning heavily. It was the first day he had survived in the world of Kane, and he was glad that he hadn't been bitten to death by a dog yesterday and hadn't chosen the way to church, so he met Samuel and them.
Lorne looked at his hands, dusty, black, and cracked. He poked his palms with his fingernails, slightly tingling and tingling, but he felt inexplicably relieved, at least he was really living in this world now.
The two carriages quickly drove down the wasteland and into the town of White Sails. A hundred meters outside the town, there is a huge stone fence nearly five meters high, and there is a huge iron gate at the entrance, which may have been set up as a line of defense in case of emergencies.
The town is not large, and there are almost no high-rise houses that exceed three floors. The convoy was greeted by a tall, sharp-eyed middle-aged man draped in a black mandra. He stood there, exuding majesty all over his body, dressed in black hard leather armor that looked worn out.
"Centurion. Samur rubbed his eyes and dismounted.
"Good work. The centurion patted Samuel on the shoulder, "Why did you come back early?"
Samur gave a brief account of his encounter with Lorne, the night attack on Wood Town, and Badwin's injury, and the centurion nodded, his expression solemn. Lorne got out of the carriage and bowed respectfully, and on the other side of the carriage Bhavin slowly got out of the carriage with Erin and Sheena supporting her.
Bawen's condition was very bad, although the risk of contamination was avoided after the injection of serum, the wound was not treated in time and became infected. Ba Wen was in a trance, his forehead was full of beads of sweat the size of beans, and his mouth was saying strange things.
"I need to prepare for surgery right away! I need three scythes, bring them as soon as possible!" "Sheena was very anxious, and settled Bawen on the stretcher.
A young nurse said: "There are monsters in the northwest planting area, many plants are polluted, and now only the eastern planting area still has sickle grass, but three is really too many." If there is any emergency, I'm afraid ......."
"This is an emergency! Bawen is an important force to protect us, I must do my best to save him!" Sheena was very anxious, pushing the stretcher cart and quickly leaving.
The centurion nodded heavily, he naturally understood how bad the situation was now. His eyes fell on Lorne's face, and he stepped forward: "Your name is Lorne Green." ”
Lorne only felt that this man's momentum took his breath away, and replied, "I am!"
"You are needed here, would you like to join the supply team?"