Chapter Ninety-Eight: A Bolt of Lightning
The battle mage was even more brave than Roach had thought, and even before he could figure out what it was, a bolt of lightning had already been thrown from Roach's ranks.
Today's atmospheric situation is really terrible, the highland climate and man-made storms, not to mention the fact that this lightning bolt was created in close proximity to the crowd, not to mention the taste. Roach's hair was disturbed by strong static electricity, which erupted in the wind like a weed, and the force of the force formed a twisted suction force around him.
However, Roach knew that lightning was a good choice, and the magic power consumed was limited, and the effect was outstanding. A bolt of lightning will not flatten a mountain or twist a deep pit, but it can destroy the nerves of a living creature. He watched with relish as the strange man and the monster were struck by lightning, and the lightning slashed diagonally, suddenly losing its flash at a distance of about a meter close to the monster.
What's going on? Roach couldn't help but take a step forward, he didn't see anything, but he was sure that there was an invisible protective shell around the person herding the monster.
The atmosphere of the battle mages was tense, far from the level of fear, but they were all serious. One hit missed, the battle mage did not rush to continue the attack, Roach did not have the duel experience of the mage, but he always felt that if it was a turn-based, the opponent should fight back now. The battle mages were on standby, but the waiting counterattack did not speak immediately, and the strange man watched them from afar.
In the midst of this quiet confrontation, Rocky gradually heard a slight murmur coming from the wind. At first, he may ignore it, but Roach doesn't know that it was a few seconds when he began to react that it was not a natural sound in the wasteland, like metal parts swinging rhythmically. In the midst of the tense unknown, this sound makes people feel laid-back, as if sitting in the window of a café on a summer day, the wrought iron sign above the head is aged and blown by the wind.
It was an eerie feeling, the herding alien did not attack, he ignored the lightning attack, and stood gloomily in the wind through an invisible shield, like a ghost watching the living.
Roach couldn't think of what he was observing. The lineup on their side will not be a secret, and no one needs to stare at Du Zhengyi to recognize him.
Roach leaned over in the wind to keep his center of gravity, and looked at the giant lobster-like alien creature, its tonnage was really heavy enough, and the bottom plate was stable enough to stand still in the wind.
Motionless? Something wasn't right, Roach's heart moved. He watched the monster closely, he had seen wild animals hunting, they stood still before attacking to wait for their moment. At such a distance, Roach couldn't see its physiology clearly, and he turned his attention to the ghost, what was on his face? There has never been a situation where a mage has put props on his face, and humans will ......
Roach snapped to the blurred shape, he had seen it, he had seen someone on the side of the street in Lhasa wearing that thing on their faces. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Oxygen!" ”
"What?" Du Zhengyi didn't understand what he meant, and asked loudly.
Luo Qi eagerly grabbed Du Zhengyi's arm and yelled, "Brother, kill him, quick!" He's inhaling oxygen, he's waiting for it to drop even lower, that monster must be a hypoxic creature! If the oxygen level drops any further, our speed will drop even lower, and the thing will become more aggressive......"
His words were choked back by a bloody gust of wind, and Roach shivered fiercely. He was dragged away by Du Zhengyi, he didn't understand what was happening, his eyes were fixed on the monster and the strange man and did not turn away, only to feel that the mage around him was like a flock of birds thrown into stones, scattering lightly and dodging. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a black shadow, and the sound of metal clashing sounded in his ears, and in that moment he understood the source of the metallic sound.
"The second one." Someone calmly said in a loud voice, it might be Yan Hao.
Archie understood, and he turned his head to look at the second monster that appeared out of thin air, and there was also a man in black standing beside him, also wearing a breathing mask on his face. Roach could see two things clearly at a glance, one was that this person had a pair of cold and vicious black eyes, and the other was that his breathing mask was very delicate and strong, like a human military product, not the same as the oxygen inhalation device used by tourists on the plateau. This was the first time he had ever used a human-made tool, but the Lotus Burner didn't dislike it at all.
Luo Qi felt a wave of disgust when he saw the angle of their attack clearly, and they were heading straight for Liu Ziyu. In this group, the two girls who need to use auxiliary magic to anchor themselves in the wind seem to be the easiest targets. It's just that appearances are always appearances.
The monster's attack was like slashing on the invisible wall, Luo Qi saw the crystal on Liu Ziyu's wrist flickering with a faint light, she looked at the monster expressionlessly, and her eyes fell on the monster's ribs. Luo Qi now understood why Liu Ziyu was sure that he would be safe, and if he looked closely, he would see that the air around Liu Ziyu had strange jagged refractions. She and Guan Xinyue's hands were held together, and an abnormal layer of air seemed to flow slowly around them, and the monster's attack stopped at this layer of gas.
It wasn't necessarily gas, Roach reminded herself, it was more like a shield supported by a force field, consuming the magic she could mobilize. But this isn't instant magic to be cast randomly, she must have a shield magic prop. Roach realized that this scene was the same as when the lightning fell on the strange man just now, no wonder the battle mages were not particularly surprised, they must have seen it a long time ago. Du Zhengyi easily agreed to Liu Ziyu and Guan Xinyue staying here, probably because he had enough confidence in the rare magic she had equipped.
However, although this magic can protect itself, it must be a very mechanical barrier. Luo Qi was sure that this shield was two-way, and if he kept the shield, he would not be able to attack himself, because Du Zhengyi's attack followed, and a sharp blade was accurately inserted into the monster's ribs.
With a piercing sound of metal scraping, Luo Qi walked down his spine with a cold air, and Du Zhengyi's knife scraped the metal shell covered by the monster's surface, stabbing into its soft abdomen along the gap in its abdomen. The monster let out a sharp scream, and Rocky watched the metal sheet under the monster's ribs open and close violently to make a metallic collision sound, and Roach saw that it was covered with a film at the moment when the metal sheet opened, and the film kept trembling, and he suddenly realized that it was its vibrating abdomen that made the scream. This thing has a more insect-like appearance than the previous Xenomorph, if you don't consider its sharp claws.
The moment Du Zheng stabbed it, he turned away from the target and went straight to its master. The monster in severe pain stretched out a claw covered with metal to block Du Zhengyi's attack, and its owner slowly turned his heel, his reaction was much slower than that of ordinary people. Roach had a feeling that he was completely one with the monster, and perhaps could not be separated at all. The direction in which he moves is also peculiar, and his reflex is not to hide backwards, but to step forward and get closer to the monster.
Everything happened in an instant, and Roach's eyes were on it, and he caught a glimpse of several attacks silently attacking the stranger. A crack appeared in the air in a trance, and Roach came to his senses and suddenly shouted, "Attack the monster!" Leave the monsters behind! ”
The battle mage ignored him, and in his instinctive judgment, capturing the thief and capturing the king first was the first choice, and the monster was just a tool for people.
"Be careful." Du Zheng dragged him back, and Luo Qi watched as the attacks of several battle mages missed, and the space in front of him was slightly distorted, and the monsters and weirdos disappeared.
"Attack monsters." Roach shouted to them, "It's monsters that teleport, not people!" Talent is carried. This monster's specialty is teleportation. ”
"Huh?" Yan Hao looked at him in shock, a little incredulous for a moment.
Roach turned his head to look at the man who was looking at them from afar and the silent monster beside him, he knew he couldn't keep them, the strange man seemed to nod to them, and when Roach looked at it again, the man and the monster had disappeared into the wind.
"Psychic beasts can teleport on their own?" Yan Hao asked in horror.
"The world is big." Roach whispered.
"The teleportation ability is comparable to Du Zhengyi." Yan Hao couldn't help but say.
"So it's not people who teleport." "They're going to raid again, and next time they're going to come out and wait for the oxygen to go down, and they're going to survive on low oxygen." ”
"Aren't you going to attack people?" Mahjong shouted at him from behind.
"He can fight back against me." "Maybe it's because it's connected to the monster's mind, and his brain isn't normal, and he doesn't look like a human anymore." Those drugs that were discovered yesterday that temporarily amplify psychic abilities, remember? They should all have eaten. ”
Mahjong scolded. "What the hell is going on? Have they already opened the seal? Opened the seal and teased us? ”
Luo Qi didn't answer, he looked at Du Zhengyi, who looked like he was lost in thought. Roach shook his head at Mahjong, "Think so much of a fart?" It doesn't matter if you unblock it or not! It doesn't matter if you don't get eaten by bugs, let's destroy the Seal Beast! ”
"." Mahjong also replied, but took two steps back, signaling Liu Ziyu and Guan Xinyue to also retreat. The battlemage had somehow stood in the outer circle, his back to them.
Luo Qi followed Du Zhengyi's side and looked around nervously, all the battle mages had similar expressions, fear could not bother them, and neither could the lack of oxygen. Roach restrained his emotions, and his biggest emotion was impatience, impatience with the recurring Seal Beasts. What mage would create a hypoxic Seal Beast? For the sake of fighting? Roach wasn't sure, he had something else in mind, like a bolt of lightning running through his thoughts.