Chapter 170: The Enemy Attacking Again (Part II)
The armed camel eagle formation landed at the large camp of the southeast command post outside Punjab, which was spacious and simple compared to the barracks inside the city, and hundreds of camel cavalry were galloping across the flat playground, brandishing swords and spears to attack the scarecrow. The Major raised his hand in salute and asked puzzledly.
Lieutenant Colonel Sardis rolled over and jumped off his mount and patted the camel eagle on the neck: "Our Lieutenant Colonel Jonah single-handedly conquered the land of volcanoes, a remarkable feat of personal heroism. ”
Jonah returned to the ground with the help of the cavalry, and said a little embarrassedly, "No, no, with the help of the lieutenant colonel and the flying cavalry, my partner and I can solve Ecbatana's plight, this is the glory of everyone!" As he spoke, he opened his satchel and took out the precious war agreement, "Please put it away, the pink-hat dwarves are no longer a threat to Tocharo, they are all good people who are understanding!"
While they were talking, the group returned to the barracks, where the Major had already arranged rooms for Jonah and Arsay. The astrologer took a pleasant bath, changed out of his tattered robes, and put on the new clothes he had brought from the Golden City, and immediately felt refreshed and tired. Wiping his hair and walking into the room, the Oriental sat on the bed with his head down and muttered: "What a beautiful pocket watch, a cute little yellow bird can fly out when the time is chime, and it can also play a beautiful waltz......"
"Alright. Jonah was amused, "There must be something similar in my gift, just take whichever you like." ”
"Ignore me, I'm just an unlucky Oriental......," said Assai gloomily, "I'll leave after lunch, and let me go to the Vedas alone, for I'm unlucky to be anywhere anyway......"
The astrologer patted him on the shoulder: "I will also go to the Veda." I won't leave you alone. ”
“...... What?" The Oriental's eyes lit up suddenly, "Are you serious?"
"Of course it's true. Jonah smiled, "Let's go together tomorrow." ”
"Great...... I can't live without you......" Assai's eyes sparkled at the 17-year-old boy, and the relief, happiness, relief and joy in his eyes crackled on Jonah's face, causing Jonah's little face to blush and said: "It's nothing, I also have a reason to go, not to accompany you......"
The Oriental clapped his hands and said, "I'm still worried that there will be trouble if I don't understand the language after I go to the Vedas, but since I have you, I'm completely relieved!"
“...... What?" the astrologer said confusedly.
"I also just heard that after the founding of Brahma, the official language of the Vedas was Sanskrit, and all citizens were required to abandon the lingua franca of the southern continent and use Sanskrit to write and converse instead. "Sanskrit, an ancient language that was originally used by Buddhism and paganism to write scriptures, only existed in temples, and no one knows why Brahma closed himself off and engaged in such a thankless popularization campaign. - Anyway, Brother Jonah, the Sanskrit you learned by accident is actually useful!"
"Oh, that's right...... So the reason why you partner with me is either as an astrologer or as a portable interpreter?" Jonah thought for a moment and glared at the other.
The Oriental smiled harmlessly: "No, no, it's more important to have a travel companion who can chat, and people who travel a lot know that having a partner to talk to is the first priority when traveling the world." ”
After Assai bathed and changed, the two of them began to unpack the Florean gifts, and exclaimed at all sorts of delicate machines, whether it was a small robot that peeled a pineapple while dancing, or a steam gyroscope that spit out soap bubbles that would not stop when they turned, they were all strange and amusing things. The only regret is that I couldn't find another beautiful pocket watch, "Forget it, it seems that my old buddy can't tolerate other pocket watches." The Oriental pulled out his tattered pocket watch, which was rusty and creaky and even the hands were crooked, and stroked the sneering old fellow lovingly.
"Can you tell us where it came from?" Jonah leaned over to look at it, a little curious, "Is that depression on the back of the watch a bullet hole?"
Asai hesitated, "It's nothing to tell you, but it's a bit complicated to say. That's right, I've asked you several times and haven't gotten an answer, so I'm free today, so I'll have to talk about it. ”
"What's the problem?" the astrologer asked.
"About Ryuhime......
Like some kind of curse that kept happening, the Oriental question was interrupted again, and a green light flew out of the deerskin bag with a "whoosh", and the moonlight elf drew several circles between the two of them, and shouted anxiously: "There is an enemy! There is an enemy! Don't you feel it?
The two men looked at each other, and Asai shook his head: "Powerful enemy? You mean that guy who is creeping down from the third-story balcony? ”
"Bah, you megalomaniac!" the little girl flew up and kicked the tip of the oriental's nose, "So obviously the dark power is not strong enough, I can feel that black and slimy evil in the bottle...... It's like a centipede crawling out of a foul-smelling pool of tar, disgusting and numb, ahh......hhh It makes me chill!"
"What are you talking about? Is there really an enemy?" clenched his staff, the astrologer hadn't figured out the situation yet.
"It's okay, it's okay, a dark magician or a magician, Miss Elf's space magic happens to be restrained by dark magic, so she seems a little sensitive. Asai pouted nonchalantly.
"Poof!" Suddenly, the glass window was pierced by a viscous black substance, and the glass did not break, but revealed a large hole as if it had been dissolved by strong acid, and the black liquid with the evil aura snaked forward like a living organism, raising its head and striking at Jonah. "It turned out to be a dark water magician, carving insect skills...... Dongfang glanced up at the ceiling, and his right hand lightly grasped the hilt of the "gluttonous" sword.
At this moment, the figure of a man appeared silently in the room, facing the black turbidity current, and in an instant the man was wrapped in darkness and turned into a trembling black mummy. “...... Zarinkuber?" Jonah exclaimed, not telling which of the two ensigns it was, only his crisp uniform.
The door opened, and another second lieutenant with a blank face walked in, "Please stand back." He waved his hand, and the other officer, who was wrapped in sticky asphalt, suddenly lowered his body and turned into a trickle that melted into his body, "Whoa!" The black viscous liquid that had lost its target spilled on the ground, and white smoke came out of the dissolved uniform.
Another stocky figure appeared on the balcony and looked up, it was none other than one of Mias's four men, a third-level doppelganger on the same level as Zarinku. "Want to go?" the guy who didn't know what to call Zarin roared, and his figure ejected, and it seemed that the Dark Water Warlock was missing a blow and wanted to retreat.
"Stay in the room. Zarinku nodded at Jonah and pushed the door open and walked out of the room.
The black water, out of its owner's control, dissolved the entire carpet and continued to gnaw at the stony floor, making a sizzling sound. "Bait?" the little girl looked at Assai. "Turn the tiger away from the mountain. The Oriental speculated. "Don't you feel like there's an enchantment, wouldn't it be too blatant to attack in the barracks?" Jonah wondered.
"Boom!" Suddenly, the entire ceiling shattered, and at the same time, a circle of enchantments enveloped the entire room, and the timing was very well matched. "Damn, Jonah, you crow's mouth!" the little boy cursed, unfurling the white shield of space to cover the three of them underneath. The rubble and the enemy's attack came at the same time, "Bang bang!" The magic elf's shield blocked two powerful attacks, and the smoke obscured the enemy's figure, and Jonah swung his staff back, but it was missed.
"Don't retreat to the wall, enemies could appear at any moment on the edge of the barrier. But I have to say, they really pick the time, even though it's noon, but today I feel very good. Assaitiantian's lips gently brushed away the dust and smoke from the air.
Six enemies appeared in front of him. In the center was their old acquaintance, the son of the Governor of the Guard, Herzemias, the genius white-robed priest Mias. The young man with the short staff had a face as heavy as water, and there was no sign of the young man's vivacity, and beside him stood several men of different names, tall and short, two of whom were officers he had brought from the Golden City, and the others had not seen them, presumably reinforcements from the Brotherhood.
"Look, look. Ever since I followed you, I've been entangled in this kind of trouble......" The moonlight elf exclaimed very unhappily, "You have to compensate the old lady for mental damage!
"I think you're enjoying the fight, Miss Elf. The Oriental said with a grin.
“...... Are you the roundworm in my belly, pigtailed man?" glared at him viciously.
Ah Sai suddenly swung out a sword, and the pale cyan sword light drew an arc behind him, "Ping!" The sound of the steel wire being cut came, and the enemy standing on the far right suddenly screamed in pain and coughed up a mouthful of blood. "Sneak attack? The Oriental pulled his braid over his shoulder and waved his finger slightly.
"Mias. Why did you join the Red Brotherhood? Why did you hunt me down?" Jonah asked aloud as he looked directly at the white-robed priest across from him, clutching his staff, Silafina.
"Jonah. The male-faced boy squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "At first, it was just a request from the chief deacon, but later, it became a personal grudge. I will repay you ten thousand times the shame you have placed on me...... No, a million times!"
"Shame? Did you say that you lost to 'Ugly Face' Richie? He's a real powerhouse, and you're just too young. The astrologer tried to comfort the other party, but he didn't expect this sentence to be taken as a naked sarcasm by Mias, "Young? Have you grown a ** idiot yourself?" the white-robed priest shouted and attacked.