Chapter 11: Elemental Chaos Instrument

The two of them followed Eve's eyes, both of them looking shocked.

Suddenly, the three of them stood still like wood carvings, and even their breathing gradually slowed down.

"Found us?"

Mitt asked in a restless lowered voice.

"Not sure — or quiet."

Eve was right. If we sense that the other party is about to take an attacking stance, we will each run away! ”

"Hmm!"

The two nodded in unison, echoing Tlal's proposal.

Just wait quietly.

There was no action on either side.

Ten seconds of torture stood still, as if ten years had passed.

The silence sharpened the trio's sense of hearing—the sound of slightly faster footsteps approaching behind them.

The sound source is becoming clearer and clearer.

Who is it this time?

Because Mitt and Tlal were staring at the battalion commander in front of them, Eve turned to the sound source uneasily.

A middle-aged man in a military uniform approached the trio.

Until the battalion commander broke the suffocating dead silence with a kind tone.

"Is it finally here?"

Apparently greeting the middle-aged male soldier who was trotting.

Keeping an impatient trot, the man replied with awe.

The man was none other than Mauriella.

"I'm so sorry! I've kept you waiting. ”

"That's okay, the wait wasn't worthless."

Only then did the three of them let down their guard, it turned out that they were looking at the soldiers who were approaching here.

The battalion commander showed a warm smile like an old grandfather, but the invisible three people did not feel the slightest relaxation.

Could this be the so-called "hiding a knife in a smile"?

The three of them hurriedly moved out of the space and did not dare to block the path of the soldiers, after all, the invisibility of the body does not mean that their flesh has turned into air, and they cannot shuttle at will.

The soldier stopped at a distance of three steps from the battalion commander and saluted neatly.

"Is there anything you need to order?"

"Well—wait a minute."

The battalion commander glanced around.

The group of soldiers who were waiting for the safety of the battalion commander immediately left the field.

In an instant, only two people remained, the battalion commander and Mauriella—technically speaking, there should be three invisible ones.

Looking at Mauriella, who had already been removed from the position of captain, the battalion commander once again confirmed the doubt in his heart.

"Has there been any change in the body?"

"Report to the battalion commander, it's a pity that nothing happened."

"Really......?"

The battalion commander showed a regretful expression, and at the same time slowly approached Moriella.

This move alarmed Mauriella, but out of respect for his subordinates, he did not cowardly retreat.

I thought I was going to punch and kick him or speak ill of him, but I didn't know that it was unexpectedly gentle-

As if a father was arranging his son's sleeves, the battalion commander began to straighten the folds on his sleeves.

As a humble subordinate, Mauriella felt inexplicably oppressed and uncomfortable.

Is there any reason for a commander to take care of the clothes of his subordinates?

"Battalion commander......!"

Before she could finish speaking, Mauriela suddenly felt something stab her waist.

But the tightness is just a feeling, but there is no severe pain.

Looking down, the battalion commander was holding the assassination knife and stabbing him in the right side of his waist.

The reason why there is no pain is all due to the curse of Fortes.

Because the mysterious black mist once again burst out, protecting his body from the attack of the bayonet.

The black fog under the cover of the night was not very clear, and the three people who peeked did not see it at all.

I only knew that Mauriella's expression seemed very uncomfortable.

The battalion commander was not too surprised, but showed a disappointed look.

"Looks like the curse hasn't been removed yet."

"Yes...... Yes. ”

The grim battalion commander ignored the frightened and stunned Mauriella, withdrew his bayonet and stood away from Mauriella.

Turn your head to look at the constant sea level again.

"May I ask you a question?"

"Please...... Excuse me. ”

"Mauriella, will you hate me?"

"Hate...... Hate you? Why do they hate you? ”

"I've tried to kill you countless times, don't you have a little hatred in your heart?"

"No...... No, it won't! After all, his subordinates have also made irreparable mistakes, and his failure to apologize with death is the most undeserved fallacy. ”

Mauriella seemed to respond with confidence, but her tone was weak, coming from the helplessness and hesitation in her heart.

What the hell are you?

Why is he, who is no longer the captain of the third detachment, still uphold the spirit of a soldier and be loyal to the government?

In fact, he is no different from a civilian, just a pawn discarded by the higher-ups.

But why didn't you dare to refute the battalion commander in front of you?

I'm not stupid either, and the battalion commander clearly wants to take advantage of himself.

So what is the reason for the current self to continue to obey the battalion commander?

I have long been beyond the fear of death, and I am not afraid of the iron blood and obscenity of the battalion commander at all, and I can even carry all the attacks to kill the wicked man in front of me who treats himself as garbage.

Is it the guilt of the countless brothers who have died because of their arrogance?

Doesn't that mean...... The guilt that has nowhere to vent has to be atonement through the battalion commander?

The current battalion commander is nothing more than a punching bag for me.

That's right...... In a sense, the current self is immortal, and he can take the life of the battalion commander at any time.

Including those stinky fish and rotten shrimp that used to laugh at me.

Could it be that the subconscious instigated me to pretend to obey the battalion commander, but in fact took the opportunity to wipe out the government forces?

In this way, it seems that he has also made full use of the battalion commander! I don't seem to be as humble as I imagined.

That's right! The battalion commander who seems to be high above is actually just a pawn in my heart.

Instantly—Mauriella smiled inexplicably.

The sudden change in mood made Mauriella's heart feel an incomparable amount of power, and it was an unprecedented expansion.

What does it really feel like?

There is an urge to break the battalion commander into pieces, tempting the muscles and nerves of the whole body.

But Mauriela then suppressed the desire in her heart.

Then calm down.

What's going on? As if he had changed into a different person, he suddenly had an immeasurable killing intent in his heart......?

The cold air condensed the conversation between the two. The battalion commander questioned again.

"Mauriella, what do you think a soldier is?"

The casual question is very inexplicable, but I still repeat the standard answer.

"It should exist for the security of the people and the country."

"Hehe......"

The battalion commander chuckled coldly, his smile filled with childish mockery of Moriella's remarks.

"Soldiers are not such a beautiful existence. In my eyes, a soldier is an abandoned child - in all military service education, we, as commanders, try our best to instill false 'heroism', just so that you can dedicate your life to us without asking for anything in return, which is in line with the identity of 'abandoned children'. ”

"You...... Are you too radical to say that? ”

"Radical? I think it's pretty subtle. But don't be discouraged, I wasn't the supreme ruler from the beginning, I used to be the so-called outcast just now, and I was almost perfect from beginning to end - but I have a strong desire to survive, and I continue to step on the corpses of my brothers one by one to step on the current high position. This proves that I am not the material for an outcast. ”

The more the battalion commander spoke, the more difficult it was to suppress the arrogance and pride in his heart, and began to sneer.

His stiff back began to tremble with a sneer.

But Maureliera wasn't too surprised.

He had already seen through the nature of the battalion commander.

Even if this incident did not happen, I know very well.

The current mood can only be described as disappointment.

The bored Mauriella didn't know how to deal with this kind of scene, so she had to tactfully change the subject.

"I would like to interrupt you slightly, may I ask you what you want to tell your subordinates?"

"Wow! That's—"

Deliberately stopping at the whimsical sentence, the battalion commander turned his head to look at Mauriella—

"Come with me and meet with each other later."

"What do you say!? But now that his subordinates have even been removed from the position of captain, how can they have the right to participate in this transaction? ”

"Hehehehe...... What a stupid thing to say, you have an interesting new discovery that deserves to be appreciated by the other party! ”

"New ...... What's new? ...... you mean? ”

"Why do you think I would let you, who have no rank, come to such a secret trading place?"

"Is it because ...... Fords guy?"

The familiar name came out of Morirella's mouth in shock—and the battalion commander laughed unabashedly.

At the same time, the invisible trio were also speechless in shock.

It was very shocking to be able to hear the name of my mentor on such a mysterious occasion.

"The curse that Fortes has cast on you is bound to be the best example of how we can fight him, and bringing you to the arms trade site is also to get the other party ready with the relevant accessories and weapons, that's all."

"Original...... I see, it's great to be able to help the government......"

"Isn't that what you're supposed to do as soldiers?"

"That's true! Hahahaha......"

There was an embarrassed wry smile on his face, and Mauriella laughed bitterly.

The resentment in my heart eats away at reason, turning from helplessness to grievance, and now it is slowly turning into anger.

I don't know if the battalion commander felt this vague anger, but he then added:

"But I still have a word of advice for you - don't think about relying on the power of Fortes to rebel, even if you can rely on your own immortality to avenge me, you will not be able to defeat the power of the entire government."

"Please rest assured that your subordinates will never act foolishly against the will of the government."

"He is worthy of being the captain of the third detachment of the 'predecessor', and it is really admirable to be able to hold this spirit of loyalty to the country."

The tone of praise that sounds like admiration is mediocre, just like a prevaricating child's perfunctory.

At this time, a soldier in the distance ran towards the battalion commander at a trot.

Before the soldier could report, the battalion commander guessed what the soldier wanted to convey.

"Looks like they've arrived."

"...... do you mean?"

"The object of this transaction with us - the 'Black Snake Branch' from overseas."

The shocking name stunned everyone present - in addition to Moriella, who was kept in the dark, there were also three students who had been hiding themselves for a long time.

There will be no small clash tonight.

"Where the hell did that Portlands guy go?"

Angry, Mitt muttered at a low level.

"You go slower and save your stamina so that you don't have to wait until the technique is accidentally eliminated and you can escape at any time."

"Talar is easy to say, as a classmate, you still have to care about his safety, right?"

Having said that, how can you protect others if you don't care about your own state? Besides, we have completely lost track of him now, and it is useless to rush him. ”

"Eve, you...... When did you become so cold? ”

"I'm just analysing what we're supposed to do as it stands."

"What the hell is going on......? If it were an ordinary person, you would have been searching around anxiously a long time ago. ”

"Really? But now that you're in such a dangerous environment, it's time to calm down a little. ”

The three of them were following closely behind the battalion commander and Mauriella in an invisible position, and although the sound had long been erased by the "hidden wind", the cowardly timidity still kept the three from making too much noise.

This shows how much Mitt worries about Portlands' safety.

Even if he didn't dare to make the slightest noise, he still murmured unconsciously.

Eve, however, was not too worried about Portrains' safety, staring nervously at the two in front of her.

Tlal didn't say much, and his already calm personality was not shaken by the cold-bloodedness of the battalion commander.

The composure of the two made Mitt very incomprehensible.

"How can you be so calm? This is a secret trading place for the military, and if you are caught, you will die! Even the academy can't take back the right to life and death in Portlanes! ”

"If you have time to worry about Portlands, you might as well worry about your own safety first."

"Tlal is right, it's not Portlands or the White-Faced Demon that is bearing the brunt of it right now—it's what the military is going to trade with Black Snake."

"What...... What is the military going to trade with Black Snake, and what is it about our students? ”

"It's really none of your business. But as the president of the student council, I can't sit idly by. If you're timid, you can get out of here. ”

Eve explained soberly.

"That's what you had planned, right? —President Eve. ”

Unsurprisingly, Tlal confirmed.

Without even looking back, he nodded his head and acquiesced to Tlal's guess. Eve's eyes were fixed on the battalion commander and Mauriella.

That's right! As the president of the college's student council, Eve is obliged to share part of the responsibilities of the dean's dean.

In this town, there are two main forces-

They are the "government" with the public power of the kingdom and the "academy" with the power of the people.

The two restrain each other and each has its own way.

The government governs towns and distributes regional resources to manage the security of the districts in accordance with the Kingdom's directives. As a microphone for the private sector, the Academy is responsible for improving and monitoring the government's law enforcement process and results.

Academies are more than just places of education. Due to the congestion of urban areas, the education hall has to be entrusted with two major responsibilities.

This, of course, was the idea of the earliest kingdoms.

In recent years, the emerging criminal group "Black Snake" is suspected of bribing some government personnel, and the college has to urgently draw a line with the government and strengthen its restraint on the government.

Unlike in the past, the power of the town has been more clearly divided into two parts in recent days. It should be said that two opposing forces coexist in the town, and the state of the whole town is almost falling apart.

As the representative of the Academy, the Dean of the House was given a new task.

Drive the Black Serpent out of the kingdom and reorganize the forces within the government.

And as the president of the student council who assists the dean of the college, it is quite natural to share the responsibility.

That's what Eve was aiming for.

It's not exactly to help Portlands find out the true face of the white-faced demon, but he has already received traces from the government,

And then agreed to go with Portlands.

As for the source - maybe it's the help of the head of the house, or maybe it's gossip from someone else.

However, Eve's reaction did surprise Tlal a bit.

Eve has always been warm-hearted, and she is also the most concerned cadre in the school about the safety of students, and in the face of such a dangerous environment, it is impossible to wantonly ignore the safety of students.

There must be other reasons for such a reaction—Tlal speculated.

For this reason, Tlal is not as irritable as Mitte.

From the very beginning of the encounter with the government personnel moving around the area, Tlal guessed Eve's motive for coming.

It's a pity that Mitt hasn't understood it yet. After all, he was the most nervous of the four, and he couldn't figure out the situation.

Mitt was worried about Portlands' safety, but he didn't dare to leave the team alone to find Portlanes's traces.

There was an incompatible atmosphere between the three of them, and they followed closely behind the battalion commander and Mauriella.

Soon came to the warehouse.

The huge circular warehouses made of iron sheets are mottled with rust and are not noticeable at night. In addition to the guards walking back and forth, there are also a lot of huge crystal devices installed -

A huge sphere about the size of an adult male is placed on a wooden table, made of transparent glass as the material of the crystal ball, and the surface is wrapped with "magnetic elements", which has the effect of absorbing all the elements in the human body with high efficiency.

With the crystal ball as the center, if it is within a radius of 100 feet, all the elements in the body will be quickly absorbed, and it will not be able to trace back to the body.

This is the principle of the "Elemental Chaos Meter". Prevents large-scale or even tiny elemental battles in the vicinity.

The guards wore brownish-gray leather coats, made of the bark of the World Tree. Although it is not comparable to ordinary iron armor in terms of defense, it can prevent the outflow of elements from the body.

The bark of the World Tree is known as the "gauze of the wizarding world" and is widely used as a bandaging material for major surgeries.

Now used with the Elemental Chaos Sphere, the guards patrolling the surrounding area can maintain their magical abilities and fight the white-faced demons.

Although the magic cast by the guards will also be interfered with by the Elemental Chaos Meter, it will not completely disappear the spell.

At most, the power of the technique will be reduced by one order, and it will not become a threat.

This combat environment is indeed not good for the white-faced demon.

It is rumored that the white-faced demon has the ability to kill nearly 100 people in a short period of time, so it is inferred that this is not caused by martial arts, and most likely is the most lethal magic.

In order to defend against this threat, the government has also made great efforts.

The bark of the World Tree is listed as a high-level military raw material by the government, and it cannot be obtained at will in normal times, so the white-faced demons who are enemies of the government cannot use the bark of the World Tree to resist the absorption of the "Elemental Chaos Instrument".