Since leaving the fortress of the Corabo Legion, Li Nuo has been on the road day and night.
Every sultry afternoon, he would find a pile of rubble to hide in and rest until the evening, and then continue on his way under the gray sunset.
Day after day, night after night.
He safely passed through all the defense lines on the plain, avoided the patrols driving steam locomotives, and passed the entrance to the mausoleum, which was both silent and eerie.
Until he found a shady place to sit down near the Blade's Edge Mountains, he didn't find any place that could replenish the strength of his soul.
In fact, since his route avoided all living people, he didn't encounter even a breathing human being along the way, nor did he see small animals such as rats, wild dogs, or wild cats.
It was as if there was no living creature in this world except himself.
This sense of isolation and loneliness came to an abrupt end in the afternoon of this day, crushed to pieces by the sound of rolling wheels coming from the road.
This place is about 20 kilometers south of the Blade's Edge Mountains.
Because it is close to the pass controlled by the empire, the people nearby are relatively dense, and convoys often pass by on the road, leaving behind noise and dust.
Li Nuo hid in the ruins, holding a telescope to look at the convoy in the distance.
His eyes followed the convoy as it moved north, watching as it entered the huge pass at the foot of the mountains.
The mountains of the Blade's Edge Mountains are extremely steep, almost at a 90-degree angle with the ground. Moreover, there are many mudslides and smooth rocky areas on the mountain surface, and there is very little green vegetation.
It is almost impossible to forcibly climb the mountain from the foot of the mountain with the help of mountaineering picks and climbing nails.
The only other option was to enter the mountain through the pass controlled by both sides of the war.
The pass of the Necronomicon Sect is about 100 kilometers west of where Li Nuo is at this time.
It was a large tunnel extending underground. The entrance of the tunnel was opened on a bare mountain and was guarded by undead creatures all year round.
In Kaisha's memory, the number and strength of the undead there were comparable to those in the tombs where riots occurred.
It was obviously irrational for Li Nuo, a living person, to walk through the pass of the Necromancer Religion. It was very likely that he would be discovered by the undead reconnaissance team as soon as he approached there.
Since the Necromantic Cult's pass cannot be taken, there is only one way left.
He can sneak into the pass controlled by the Tatis Empire army, wait for the opportunity to climb the mountain, force his way through the mountain, reach the north side of the mountain, jump off the cliff, and escape.
Li Nuo had his own way of ensuring that he would not die after jumping off a cliff.
What really bothers him is how he sneaks into the pass controlled by the empire.
"Supply convoys transporting supplies, troop transport convoys replenishing troops, convoys escorting criminal soldiers, and convoys transporting building materials. This pass of the empire is really as lively as Kaisha remembered. I just stood here and watched Kung Fu for a while. , several convoys with different functions passed by."
Li Nuo looked up at the sky:
"When it gets dark, move a rock to the road to force the convoy to stop and clear the obstacles. Then use "Tracking the Living" to avoid the soldiers in the convoy and hide in the carriage. Hiss, this method is a bit dangerous. If the guards had carefully checked the carriage before entering the pass, there was a high chance that I would be caught. If there are trained military dogs involved in the search during this period, then I will basically be caught out 100% of the time and I have to think of a safe and secure method. "
Li Nuo sat cross-legged on the ground and hid his body in the ruins.
He brought up his personal panel and carefully checked the resources at hand.
From Kasha's memory to the knowledge gained from recently deconstructing the "Ten Commandments of Martyrdom", Li Nuo read through all the resources he had.
There was a book from the Necronomicon sect that attracted his attention.
This tome is called "How Necromancer Monks Protect Themselves."
At first glance at the title, Li Nuo thought it was an ordinary documentary notebook.
Looking through it now, Li Nuo found that this book is not simple.
It turned out to be a textbook involving stealth in disguise.
The book records several ways for the dead to survive in the society of the living, including even a disguised death spell.
"This book should contain my system of methods for sneaking into the pass. Deconstruct this book for me."
Li Nuo thought silently in his heart.
[System message: You are about to use deconstruction on "How the Necromancer Monk Protects Himself". 】
[System reminder:]
[Thanks to your harmless deconstruction method, I obtained this book from "The Ten Commandments of Martyrdom: General Outline". Contents that could cause spiritual pollution have been removed from this book. Its completeness is fixed at 50%. 】
[When you deconstruct this book, you will not be able to obtain complete deconstruction results due to low completeness. 】
[It is estimated that 10 energy points will be consumed to reach the upper limit of deconstruction completion, which is 50%. 】
【Are you sure to proceed with deconstruction? 】
The completeness of the book is only 50%, and the completeness of all deconstructions is only 50% at best.
Li Nuo had expected this result and was not surprised at this time.
He glanced at his energy inventory and silently said, "Confirm to proceed with deconstruction."
[Deconstruction successful! 】
[䱱obtained the following decomposition results:]
[1. Translation recorded in Tatis’ modern language, 50% complete. 】
[2. A incomplete "Spell Blueprint: Disguise Living Corpse", 50% complete. 】
Li Nuo's eyes lit up.
"Disguised as a living corpse."
This is probably what he needs.
Clicking on the spell blueprint and investing 1 point of energy, Li Nuo learned this spell without hesitation.
He closed his eyes, familiarized himself with the spell, and then carved the spelling blueprint needed to cast the spell in his mind.
His facial contours change.
The cheeks become wider and the lines become more undulating. Overall, the face looks a bit swollen.
Li Nuo opened his eyes, looked at his hands, turned up his pants, and checked his thighs.
His body shape changed significantly. He gained weight and looked like a bloated living corpse.
He found a mirror, looked at his face, and nodded with satisfaction.
The spell came just in time.
Its normal use is to erase all the smell of the deceased, modify the face, body shape and voice of the deceased, and disguise it as a living corpse that is clearly different from the deceased.
At the same time, it can also allow the deceased to have physiological characteristics such as heartbeat, body temperature, and pupil reaction, so as to achieve the purpose of blending into the society of the living.
The spell blueprint Li Nuo obtained was only 50% complete.
The spell retains the ability to erase the caster's scent and modify the appearance, voice, and size of the caster.
But it lacks the effect of simulating heartbeat, body temperature and pupil reaction.
And the eye color cannot be changed.
To be honest, it's not a big problem.
Because Li Nuo is a living person and already has things like heartbeat, there is no need to use magic to fake vital signs.
As for the problem that the eye color cannot be changed, it is even simpler. Just put on sunglasses for yourself, or find someone with ice blue eyes like yourself as a disguise.
This spell is the only one among all known spells that has flaws but is almost non-existent.
The problem of modifying the appearance is solved, the next step is to choose a suitable team and blend in.
Li Nuo thought carefully:
"The most ideal convoy is a convoy transporting soldiers and criminals. There are a lot of people in this kind of convoy, and it is easier to blend into it. I have deconstruction skills in my hand, and I can get the recent memories of the disguised object at any time, so I don't have to worry too much about revealing the secret. .”
Li Nuo picked up the telescope, looked at the road from a distance, and selected a suitable target.
Late at night two days later.
As night falls, a gloomy evening wind floats over the ruins.
Starlight will never be seen in the sky above the border of suffering, and an invisible depressing atmosphere has always lingered in the hearts of many soldiers.
If they weren't allowed to have fun in the fort every half month, the morale of the soldiers would probably remain at freezing point.
A convoy escorting a team of criminals was driving on a dark road.
At the end of the convoy, there was a steam locomotive in charge of the rear.
There were two soldiers sitting in the car, one was driving, and the other was leaning against the door frame and dozing off.
"Kerr, wake up quickly, we are almost at the pass."
The driver glanced at his companions and shook his head helplessly:
"I told you not to play too crazy in the 'Fashionable Time'. You're fine now. You've been squeezed dry by those crazy bitches, and you have no strength left in your body."
"Don't make any noise... Isa, where are you now?" Kerr opened his eyes and looked at the silhouette of the mountains at the end of the road:
"It's still half an hour before we arrive, please let me get some sleep. Hum, next time I go back, I will make those crazy bitches look good and let them know who is the king."
"Come on, with just those two moves of yours, it's over before it even begins. Ah! Be careful!!"
While driving, Issa suddenly slammed on the brakes, hitting the steering wheel until it was dead, and the front and rear wheels scraped two arcs on the ground.
Several black figures rolled down from the pile of rubble on the right side of the road.
There were several loud bangs, and the black shadow hit the steam locomotive.
There were obvious dents on the car body instantly.
The steam locomotive came to a sudden stop and lay sideways on the road.
Issa held the steering wheel tightly and looked at the large rocks rolling down from the rubble, shocked.
Kerr in the passenger seat was in trouble.
When the big stone rolled down and hit the car, he just happened to rest his head on the door frame.
The big stone hit the door frame, and the door frame hit his head. The impact instantly knocked him unconscious.
Isa slapped Kerr's face several times in succession, but failed to wake him up.
If it weren't for the fact that Kerr was still breathing and his heart was still beating, Issa almost thought the other person was dead.
"Wake up, wake up, Ker! Hey, hey, hey! Wake up! Damn it, why don't the empire send people to clean up the ruins? I was almost killed by these rocks."
Isa cursed, opened the door and got out of the car.
He raised his hands high and waved his arms towards the motorcade in front:
"Hey! Wait for us! Hey! Our car was hit by a rock! I have to move the rock away before we can continue on the road! Hey!"
The steam locomotive ahead heard Issa's voice.
The entire convoy came to a standstill.
The steam locomotives that escorted the criminals were several semi-trailer locomotives dragging large iron cages.
There are pulleys underneath the large iron cage that can be towed by the locomotive.
The iron cage was filled with criminal soldiers.
These low-quality, extremely aggressive guys started laughing and ridiculing when they heard that the team was in trouble.
The soldier who was in charge of the criminal soldiers took out the remote control and pressed it on the criminal soldier who was causing trouble.
The electric current came out of the shock collar, giving a sizzling shock, and then the noisy criminals calmed down.
Two soldiers came to the back of the car and shouted to Issa through the stones on the ground:
"Isa! We have to transport the criminal soldiers as soon as possible, otherwise these bastards will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble! There aren't many stones here, you and Kerr can move them by yourself!"
"Hey! Are you kidding me? Are you going to leave us here? Hey! He's passed out! Don't go! He's passed out!"
After all, Issa failed to keep the convoy and could only watch the team full of criminal soldiers leave.
".Damn, I'm so unlucky."
Isa's tone was unwilling, but he could only bend down and move the stones away with his own hands.
Just as he gritted his teeth and used all his strength to move the stone, a black shadow shot out from the ruins and hit him accurately on the back of the head.
Issa fell to the ground before she could even utter a scream.
"Isa, Kerr, these are the names of these two soldiers."
Li Nuo walked out of the ruins and glanced at Issa and Kerr in the car.
He came to Isa's side, tested the other person's breathing and heartbeat, and confirmed that he just fainted.
He took out the potion and poured it into Issa, then picked him up and put him into a pre-dug pit in the ruins.
"The potion I gave Issa was enough to keep him sleeping all day. I just have to cross the pass in one day."
Li Nuo observed Isa's body shape and appearance, activated "Disguise Living Corpse" and transformed into the other person's appearance.
He chose between Issa and Kerr, and finally chose Issa as the camouflage target precisely because the other person's appearance was similar to his, and the other person's pupils were also ice blue.
Li Nuo threw the Deconstruction Technique at Isa who was lying in the pit, consuming more than ten points of energy and obtaining the opponent's recent memory and part of the panel information.
He cleared the road while digesting Isa's memory.
Just when he thought everything would go according to plan, an unexpected convoy came from the south road.
Li Nuo looked back at the convoy, narrowed his eyes, and scanned the other party's vehicles.
"Strange. Why is there a convoy at this time?"
Li Nuo observed it for two consecutive days, combined with Kasha's memory, and determined that the convoy passing here at 11 o'clock every night was the last convoy of the day.
He then set up a trap and intercepted Issa and Kerr's steam locomotive.
But now, there is actually another convoy heading towards the pass.
Faced with this unexpected situation, Li Nuo felt a little nervous, but he still stabilized his mentality and did not fall into panic.
He bent down and continued to move the rocks, immersing himself in the work of playing Issa.
After about 10 minutes.
The convoy behind them came to a stop nearby. A sergeant got out of the leading vehicle and shouted towards Li Nuo:
"Hey! That private! Yes, that's you. Which convoy are you from? What are you doing?"
Li Nuo let go of the stone in his hand, clapped his hands, shook off the dust, and raised his hands in salute:
"Reporting to you, sir. I am Isa. Guard of the Paramount Legion's Convoy Convoy. My vehicle encountered debris. I am clearing the road."
While Li Nuo was speaking, he also figured out the origin of the other team's team.
It's the MI2 convoy.
He probably came to the pass for an urgent mission, so he met him by chance.
The sergeant who came to ask questions glanced at Li Nuo up and down:
"Why are you the only one cleaning the road? Where are the others? What happened to the man in your car? Why didn't you come to help?"
The sergeant walked to the car, knocked on the door frame, and stared at Kerr in the car.
This guy showed the vigilance expected of a member of MI2.
Li Nuo's expression remained unchanged and his heart was calm:
"Report, sir. The convoy I am in is full of criminal soldiers and has already moved ahead to the pass. My companion was hit by rocks and is now in a coma."
"Oh, I passed out..." The sergeant nodded when he saw the bulge on Kerr's forehead.
He turned around, returned to the convoy, and called a few people to come over and carry the stones together.
When Li Nuo saw this situation, he knew that he had successfully passed the test.
Together with the soldiers from the Second Division, he cleared the stones on the road. When we got to the engine car, a little trouble arose.
Li Nuo's car was hit by a rock on the engine and stalled.
After repeated attempts, the locomotive engine still could not start.
"This is funny. Am I going to take a ride from the second place?"
Li Nuo complained secretly in his heart, and without stopping, he came to the sergeant and raised his hand in salute and said:
"Report, sir. My car broke down. Could you please send a few people to help me push the car to the side of the road, and send a message to my convoy to ask them to send someone to pick up Kerr and I."
"It doesn't have to be so troublesome." The sergeant waved his hand and called on his men to help:
"You guys, go use the lasso to bring that car up."
Facing the enthusiastic Second Division sergeant, Li Nuo could only respond with an awkward but polite smile.
Wow~
How could he, a fake like himself, follow the people from the second office into the pass?
It's exciting just thinking about it
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