Volume 1 First Encounter with Egypt Chapter 12 The Ghost Fire Is Coming
Since the boss has said it, the whereabouts of the ghost fire are erratic, and no one can predict when it will appear. Wu Tian thought about it and decided to sleep, who would be stupid to keep the bell ringing all night.
He slept soundly, dreaming one dream after another, as usual.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in the dream, attracting all of Wu Tian's attention.
The man wore a mask on his face, revealing only a pair of wide-glazed eyes, and her eyes were as bright as stars, like a pool of clear, bottomless still water......
The night watchman named Flamingo!
She walked alone in the wilderness, in front of her endless darkness, and behind her, a huge flame lit up the entire sky, and was attacking her with overwhelming force.
"Run, run, run......"
He kept roaring, but the flamingo didn't seem to hear it at all, and it didn't seem to be moved, and it continued to move forward slowly. The fire gradually approached her, and Wu Tian's heart rose to her throat.
Hearing only a heavy sound of "dong", Wu Tian, who was in a trance, opened his eyes, and the endless bell echoed in his ears, as if he was whimpering, sad and sad......
The moonlight poured through the windows on the ground, and the night was already deep.
After a few minutes of routine operation of emptying his brain in bed, Wu Tian recalled the dream just now, could it be that it implied that she was threatened by ghost fire at this moment? Is it because of my ......
If I had been there, the outcome would not have been different.
He didn't go any further, he got out of bed with his hands and feet, picked up his shoulder and baggage, put on his black mask, and carefully opened the window, everything had to be done in secret.
The bell has stopped whimpering, and everything is silent again.
Wu Tian was walking alone on the road, a cool breeze blew, and he couldn't help but shudder, and walked towards the temple with his arms in his arms, while talking to himself.
"I'll go, the atmosphere is weird and scary, and I don't see a single figure, let alone a ghost, and what about the patrolling soldiers, the woman named Flamingo. ”
"The curfew decree has already been issued, why are you still wandering the streets late at night?"
Familiar dialogue, familiar taste, but Wu Tian is no longer a newcomer, ignorant and ignorant.
Now, he has become a real night watchman with a jade pendant in his hand, and as a member of the god race, he has supreme power and status.
"What are you still grinding about, damn it, hurry up and stand with your hands up against the wall, if you resist, don't blame us for being polite!"
Wu Tian turned around, looked at the other party with sharp eyes, and said sharply: "What a big boldness, who are you talking to!?"
The two soldiers behind him froze in place the moment they saw Wu Tian, and after being speechless for a moment, they stammered and asked, "Yes...... Night's watchman...... Adults?"
Wu Tian took out the jade pendant from the baggage, leaned in front of them and raised it, "Show me clearly, what is this?"
The two soldiers were so frightened that their legs and feet went limp, and they hurriedly knelt down, kept kowtowing, and made a dull sound when they hit the dirt, and their mouths were still chattering and begging for mercy.
"The villain deserves to die, the villain deserves to die, the villain deserves to die......"
As the so-called jade pendant is in hand, I have it in the world, Wu Tian deliberately mocked: "What, where did you have your momentum just now?
"Misunderstanding...... Misunderstand...... The villain will never dare to ...... Presumptuous ......"
Thinking of the last time he was beaten, Wu Tian didn't fight anywhere, "You don't dare!?
The soldier shuddered, not daring to answer.
After all, he is not a bully, he is just doing this to buy a lesson for these soldiers, so that they can be restrained in the future.
"Get up. ”
The two soldiers stopped kowtowing, but still knelt, as if they were still afraid of something.
"I said get you up!"
As if frightened, they helped each other to their feet in a hurry, and their whole bodies were still shaking, as if they were full of mixed emotions that they did not know whether to revere or fear the night watchman.
"Go, follow me. ”
So the two soldiers followed behind resignedly, not daring to say a word, which gave Wu Tian great courage and confidence, and he was secretly happy in his heart, it was much better than being scared alone.
"Has the ghost fire appeared?"
"Gift...... Tell...... My lord...... Still...... Didn't ......."
Because of excessive nervousness, the soldier even trembled to answer, and could not say an entire sentence, which seriously affected the normal communication, which made Wu Tian a little annoyed, it seemed that he had played a little too much just now, and the two soldiers had not recovered until now.
He had no choice but to make his tone softer and more easy-going: "You don't have to be too nervous, take it easy, I won't punish you." ”
They raised their heads, and after getting a confirmed look from Wu Tian's eyes, they slowly lifted their guard and relaxed their minds.
"Have any other night watchmen been here in the past two days besides me?"
"Not yet, I've met you so far. The soldier replied respectfully, but at least no longer stumbling.
Originally, when Wu Tian woke up from that dream, he was really a little guilty, and his conscience was aching, thinking that because he had delayed a day, the woman named Flamingo was in danger, but he didn't know that she hadn't even appeared.
He could only blame himself for being amorous, and then he decided not to think about the woman anymore.
"When will the Ghost Fire appear?"
"I don'......t know, my lord," he said after a pause, "based on past experience, we can only guess that the bell will appear after it rings, but the exact time is unknown. ”
"Is there anything else you've found besides the ghost fire?"
"No, but we really have been investigating all along, and we have searched every corner of the temple very carefully and carefully, but we have found nothing......" After saying that, the soldier raised his head in fear, wanting to see Wu Tian's reaction and attitude.
The so-called ghost fire is just a normal natural phenomenon, and there can be no other clues or traces of crimes.
Wu Tian pondered silently in his heart, and made further verification of his hypothesis, at least for now, there were no flaws.
Thinking of this, a faint smile appeared on his face.
When the soldier saw Wu Tian's expression, the big stone in his heart finally let go, and it seemed that the night watchman was quite satisfied with their devotion to duty.
"What happened to the soldiers who died and were wounded before?"
They were silent for a long time, as if they were still in the middle of a horrible memory.
"When they were on patrol, they were inexplicably targeted by the ghost fire, and they kept running...... But the ghost fire kept following them, chasing after them as if they had eyes, consciously chasing after the attacking soldiers until they burned their whole body. They were all burned alive...... If you're lucky, you'll be able to pick up half a life, but you'll already be burned all over your body, and it's hard to move freely. ”
"Won't you resist, won't you try to find a way to destroy the ghost fire?"
"I've tried a variety of methods, but I haven't found one that works. The weapon didn't help it at all, it was like hitting it in the air and not feeling it, we also used fishing nets to catch it, but it all came up empty, and then we thought of extinguishing it with water, and although it was effective for a short time, it quickly rekindled. Now we have nothing we can do. ”
After listening to their explanations, Wu Tian suddenly felt a little funny, and even thought of using the weapons in his hands to drive away and fight ghost fires, and even use fishing nets to catch them, isn't this a joke? But maybe this is the simplicity and persistence of the ancient people.
Wu Tian pondered: The substance that produces ghost fire is phosphine, which really cannot react with water, so water can play a role in extinguishing fires.
But they ignore the most important point, which is that ghost fire is a natural phenomenon formed by spontaneous combustion, and as long as the temperature is high enough, human movement may lead to its regeneration. Like the weeds that grow again in the spring breeze, water can only be temporarily strangled, but it cannot be completely wiped out.
Therefore, it is not surprising that they are helpless.
They kept walking back and forth, and they immediately arrived at the temple in front, and the two soldiers behind them kept looking at Wu Tian with expectant eyes, wanting to say something but not saying it, and they wanted to stop talking.
Finally, before arriving at the gate of the temple tower, he said in a respectful tone, "Venerable Lord Night's Watch, you must destroy the ghost fire for us and bring stability. We believe in you and we send you our blessings!"
Wu Tian stared at these two people, and the hope emanating from their pious faces made him hallucinate for a moment, as if he had become the savior of mankind and was on his way to save the world.
Everyone looked at him with hope, giving him unconditional support and strength, just to wait for the moment when he was saved.
Wu Tian, who came to his senses, suddenly realized that since God arranged for him to come on a mission to destroy the ghost fire and save the world from the dire situation, it had long been his unshirkable duty, and he could not refuse or escape.
Perhaps the role of the night watchman meant such a responsibility, to unconditionally replace God to save the world and serve God's country, no matter what difficulties and dangers would be encountered, there could be no way out.
Sure enough, the higher you stand, the greater the responsibility you have to bear. Thankfully, this mission ...... It's not difficult, at least in the eyes of Wu Tian now.
It's just that an ancient person didn't understand and didn't understand, so he exaggerated the problem of ghost fire, and it shouldn't be difficult and dangerous to solve.
He patted his chest and said firmly, "Of course." ”
Then the tense faces of the two soldiers gradually relaxed, and they smiled easily, so bright.
Wu Tian thought that since he wanted to solve this problem, he had to cooperate with the soldiers in order to verify that the ghost fire was just a natural reaction. So he made the following arrangements:
"Then, whatever happens in a while, you must obey my command......"
Before he finished speaking, the two soldiers had already rushed to the front of Wu Tian and shouted, "The ghost fire is coming......