Chapter 3: Another squad
The night passed. The campfire was wet with the dew that fell in the early morning, and the two people who were keeping vigil could not endure the most sleepy time, wrapped in their own blankets, and fell asleep on the ground. Marshall, who was lying on the ground, wrapped himself in a blanket tightly, but he could not resist the invasion of dew and woke up from his tired sleep.
Marshall opened his eyes and found that the scene around him had changed once more, but the tone was still empty, the high stone walls were gone, and the exchange channels were probably open every night. She pulled out her badge and noticed that the black blemishes on the surface had disappeared a little. This further confirms their previous thoughts, that they are just the embodiment of the identity card in this space, and that their real selves are now somewhere else. This inadvertently begs an even more frightening question: Where are their real bodies stored?
Unlike yesterday, a small hill appeared in Marshall's field of vision, not far from them, and it was about a half-day walk away. She had a rough idea of the rules of the game: day was not their main battleground, but night was the best time to get gems. She patted the dew on her body, and she staggered to her feet, picked up the dead branches beside her, and poked the campfire not far away. Luckily, there were some sparks left in there, otherwise she would have had to work hard to live.
"Hmm......" Marshall saw the wooden sticks beside Yuri and Ellie, and there were still some shredded meat left on them. I don't know how many gems are spent on these meats...... Forget it, you can still get it from all kinds of beasts when the gems are gone, and the most important thing is to eat happily. She comforted herself like this, and the fire under her hand rose little by little.
It would have been nice if she had exchanged a little bit of food last night, and wouldn't have nibbled on dry and hard food...... Ah, why do they eat alone behind their backs! Looking back, I couldn't be greedy. She couldn't help but think of the scene where she and Haru were roasting meat on the grassland of Sisg before, and she felt sad again.
Marshall covered his mouth and yawned, and a few small black dots appeared on the edge of his vision, scurrying east and west on the other side of the horizon, and behind them were some fat white worms. Why are worms so big? They are like huge white balls that are soft, stretched and rounded by an invisible hand, and so on. She felt sick and didn't want to imagine what kind of hard fight these guys had gone through, and if she cut through these big guys and drenched in juice, she would rather disappear from the game immediately.
Marshall pulled out her magic hammer and watched the black dots come towards her, and her heart gradually lifted. She didn't want to wipe her ass for someone other than her own team, not to mention that the other party was in competition with herself, so it would be good not to snatch their identity cards. So, at the pace of her morning walk, she walked towards the enlarged figure, and now she wanted nothing more than to be a spectator.
The figures seemed to notice someone approaching them, and immediately waved their hands and shouted for help. The distance between the two sides was so far that Marshall could not hear anything, and all was drowned out by the distant rumble. These bulging giant insects are disgusting enough from a distance, and the sound they make as they wriggle on the ground is even more unbearable. She slowed her pace and picked up five rounds from the bullet pouch around her waist just in case.
The remaining members of the Golden Rose Knights also woke up one after another, and after finding Marshall missing, they planned to wait where they were. The figures in the distance drew closer and closer, and Zibelin immediately kept them in a fighting stance. Ilya's wound did not deteriorate after treatment and is slowly improving. They also saw the giant worm on the ground, and they were as disgusted as Marshall.
Marshall stopped stepping forward, she waited for the other to come over. The distant squad struggled with the giant worms, wielding swords and skins as they fled, taking turns fighting the relentless worms. These worms have thick heads and thin tails, three pairs of compound eyes like willow leaves, a mouth full of fangs in the middle of the white skin, and six small feet can be faintly seen under the fat body, which crunch when wriggling and making the sound of filing and repairing wood.
"Quick, help us! We're running out of it! "The opponent is about a boy about ten years old," one of our buddies was devoured by these big bugs! ”
Marshall didn't respond, and leaned forward three or two steps, she didn't want the two teams to come into contact, she could help if she could, and if she couldn't help her, she wouldn't stir up the troubled waters. There were three giant insects in total, each with several wounds cut by a sword. Marshall moved closer, sap of the same color oozing from the pale pink wound, and the muscles and internal organs that were constantly stirring under the skin could be seen.
Under the other party's desperate pleas, Marshall reluctantly fired two shots, focusing on the original wound. The bullet easily passed through the wound of the giant worm, and exploded the mass of flesh with two crackles. Astonishingly, the pink flesh wriggled back and forth after falling out of the giant worm's body, and even the organs were gurgling and throbbing. This guy's flesh and blood smell is heavier than that of a hyena, and it can still make a deep impression on people's nasal cavity from such a distance, mainly because the smell of blood is mixed with the smell of fresh feces that has just been pouted, which is warm and scorching. It seems that it is impossible to eat.
"Vomit ......" Marshall covered her mouth, nose and lower abdomen, almost throwing up, she quickly stepped back, not wanting to join the fight again.
The giant insect that was hit fluttered wildly on the ground, and the more it fluttered, the more the organs in its body bubbled out, and it even turned into a fountain, and the leaking organs became a small mountain, and the bulging white skin became shriveled. The attack of the team members also had a great effect on it, and all six eyes of the giant insect were blinded within half a minute, and the wounds on its body became larger and larger, and after a while, it fell to the ground, turning into a shriveled piece. It seems that the weakness of this giant insect is its fragile body, and the way to deal with it is to break the surface with points.
Marshall now finally knew that every creature in this test had weaknesses, and that every member of the team needed not only to cooperate with each other, but also to have the vision to figure out how to deal with specific prey, otherwise they would not be able to pass the test successfully. The other two giant insects were quickly defeated under the siege of everyone, and Marshall saw that the opposing team did not search for gems on the giant insects, but walked towards her, and thought to himself: this team is not very strong, and they don't even know that the dead prey has gems, which means that they have not succeeded in killing even a single creature.
Killing such a large worm must have been a lot of reward, and Marshall wanted to go up and pick it up, but he didn't want the other party to know this piece of information that was crucial to passing the exam. This is a squad of reserve knights made up of boys. In Marshall's opinion, it is estimated that there are very few women other than them in the Knight Academy. Initially judging that the other party was not hostile for the time being, Marshall walked over alone, even if the other party suddenly made a move, the magic weapon in her hand would collapse them all.
The teachers at the Knight Academy assured that there would be no casualties in the exam, and that Marshall would not have to leave any mercy on these people. The tallest square-faced boy in the group walked up to her, sweaty but smiling. She waved her hand in greeting, her eyes still fixed on the dead worm, where the gems were worth a lot.
"I didn't expect you to come alone, thank you, thank you, thank you for your great help!" The boy glanced at the magic gun in Marshall's hand, "Is your team nearby too?" He didn't introduce himself and didn't ask Marshall's name.
Marshall nodded, dispelled the idea of searching for corpses, and said, "Did these monsters also appear in the middle of the night?" ”
"Have you met it too? Or is you the only one left in your team......" The remaining boys followed one after another, and they saw Marshall's extremely simple attire, and their faces flashed with surprise one after another.
Marshall reluctantly looked at the giant insect lying on the ground, turned around and said, "We met a pack of hyenas last night. If nothing happens, let's leave it at that. ”
"Don't, don't, where did you get the firecrackle in your hand?" The boy hurriedly stepped forward to get close to Marshall, and saw that there was a golden rose pinned to her waist, and it was even more strange, "What about your teammates?" ”
"Can you answer me a few questions?" Marshall did not respond to the questions, "You and I are not actually teammates. ”
"Oh, oh......" the boy scratched his head in embarrassment, "you ask!" If I can, I'm sure I can answer, after all, we owe you a favor! Hey! ”
"Are you downsized?" Marshall asked casually, pretending to be casual, "Last night I saw a point of light on the map that belonged to you disappear. ”
The boy generously admitted: "Hmm...... Originally, there were five worms, we could only solve two, and our Lisbon was swallowed. We found that he suddenly disappeared when he was halfway swallowed, probably teleported away by the spell on his identity card......"
"Oh." Marshall generally confirmed the mechanism of the operation of the identity card: as soon as the owner of the identity card has a certain level of physical weakness, the identity card will automatically terminate the game. She asked the second question: "Is the saliva of this worm poisonous?" ”
"Yes." "Specifically, it should be corrosive, and even hard rock can melt away." ”
"That means half of your Lisbon is melted......" Marshall shuddered, "it's horrible......"
"The screams will probably be unforgettable for me." The boy smiled wryly, "But we are convinced that he is not dead, but just withdrew from this test." Ay? Is that your teammate? ”
Minia rushed over at an inopportune time, dragging a bloodstained gavel in her hand, and it was shocking to watch. She didn't mind at all and came to Marshall's side and said to the team in front of her, "Are you another team?" ”
"Yes, seeing where you are on the map, we rushed over. Thanks to this young lady......" the boy smiled shyly, "it seems that all of you in the squad are okay, and it's a blessing." ”
"In that case, why don't we get together and share the information we've gotten?"
The boy was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and hurriedly beckoned the team members behind him to follow: "Okay! ”
As soon as Minia said this, all the efforts of Marshall in front of her were in vain. Marshall poked Minia with his eyes, but unfortunately she didn't feel it at all.