The wind was howling, the rain was pouring, and the cold sea water was beating hard against Lu Yu's body. The bitter and salty smell made him open his heavy eyelids. His vision was swaying and his ears were ringing, causing his perception to fail. After dozens of seconds, , the little strength he had just accumulated in his body allowed him to stand up with his lead-filled body. The pain made him stagger on the soles of his feet, and his eyes were still blurred by the rain.
He spat out the sand he had taken into his mouth at some point and tried to breathe. The white rain curtain covered by progressive artillery fire slapped his exhausted body from far to near. The water droplets as big as soybeans were like steel balls bouncing on his skin, burning. It hurts.
Lu Yu was very cold. The howling wind and the crazy rain were taking away his only body temperature. He could clearly feel that his body had become stiff. His fingers, which were swollen after being soaked in water for a long time, were numb and cold, and he could hardly bend them. .
The lost memory fragments in his groggy brain were being pieced together. This was a sudden accident that happened when he, Sera, and Lulu were trying to crack the outer magic circle of Whining Island and sneak into the interior of the island. They underestimated the harsh weather conditions in the spring in the northern sea area of Durderan, so they chose to block the magic power in order not to be sensed by the magic circle - which turned out to be stupid.
He shook his head and tried to recall more, perhaps because of the violent impact, perhaps because his thoughts were too chaotic and his body was too tired, so there were still sporadic details that had not been captured.
Lu Yu subconsciously summoned the Gundam, but the failed summons made him convinced again that he had not fallen into some weird trap.
The defensive array on the outer edge of Whining Island seems to have been triggered by the influence of the celestial phenomena. Several huge eddies are churning the sea water. They are connected to each other like the mouths of some giant worms, forming a line of defense that is daunting to intruders.
He suspected that it was the simultaneous activation of these whirlpools and the magic induction circle on Whimpering Island that caused him to be in such a mess and being thrown violently into the island by the vortex.
The communication statue was intact, but the messages transmitted through it were lost - invisible resistance distorted and decomposed the magical messages.
Knowing that he could not contact Sera Lulu for the time being, Lu Yu summoned the little gecko, held it in his arms, and released a small-scale fire attribute shield to absorb the warmth.
The mist stirred up by the rain blurs things in the distance, and only gray outlines can be seen behind the heavy rain curtain.
"There is a house, but it looks abandoned for many years."
Xu Yu, who went to explore the road first, brought back good news. In the home of a potion master who was obviously not a good person, Lu Yu carefully controlled the speed of using magic power to avoid exposing his whereabouts, and at the same time, in order to deal with possible emergencies.
It was indeed an abandoned house. The wooden door, which had been tattered by the sun and rain, made a "click-click" sound under the ravages of the strong wind, as if a ferocious beast was beating impatiently outside. There are gaps in the masonry ceiling, and rainwater drips down, making the house damp and slippery. Gray stone bricks covered with moss were scattered on the ground. A few tightly tied sacks in the corners contained some powder that looked like feed and grains, but most of them were moldy. The stale smell that hit his face made Lu Yu frown and touch his feet. When I arrived, the broken long pole had some shadow of a fishing rod.
Considering that Savi told the story before landing on the island that Whimpering Island was once the private domain of a group of great nobles, it is possible that this offshore place was the small warehouse where they stored fishing supplies.
The warmth provided by the garrison and the magic shield rejuvenated Lu Yu's almost hypothermic body. He returned for a moment, and the little water droplet as an accompanying guide turned into the Q version of Xu Mo - in such a harsh celestial phenomenon, Enrichment The water element has become the best protective color for water droplets. Even if it is placed close to the face, ordinary magicians will find it difficult to detect its existence.
"Have you noticed anything?" Lu Yu put the gecko on the back of his neck, so that the warmth would spread throughout his body.
"There are no living things within the sensing range. Water Drops discovered a group of abandoned buildings. The structure is similar to ours. Maybe it is because the wind and waves are too strong or the sea wind has corroded it. There are not many wooden structures left. In addition, there is It’s a small, small manor, and the terrain is roughly like this.”
For a moment, the wings stretched out their tentacles and carved on the already dark stone bricks.
With his magic power replenished again, his physical condition restored to its original state, and the nearly healed explosion scars on his back no longer stung, Lu Yu decided to visit the abandoned manor. No matter what, he didn't have to feel the sea breeze coming in through the cracks in the door.
The moment the door was opened, the roaring wind tore the historic wooden door apart, and the connected wooden boards fell apart in mid-air. Amidst the sound of "Woo-Woo", they disappeared in the blink of an eye, and they were freed.
It was as if there was a giant hand competing with Lu Yu. Every step he took was very difficult. Even with the protection of a small manta ray, he still felt that his steps were empty. A feeling awakened that he could gain the ability to fly as long as his feet were off the ground. After hearing the impulse in Lu Yu's body, there seemed to be a voice in his mind urging him to "jump up."
The vines clinging to the surface of the manor wall were dragged by the wind and swayed lightly, like a charming woman stretching out her hand, trying to attract the attention of her sweetheart.
The heavy wooden door, which had not been pushed open for an unknown number of years, was a little brittle due to corrosion by the sea wind. After a moment, the tentacle pulled the handle off with a little force, and flying sawdust stuck to Lu Yu's face. The water droplets that had turned into water shields and pressed against Lu Yu's heart quickly squirmed to his face, sucking up all the sawdust with his body.
The door opened, and the suite played by the storm blasted into the quiet mansion. The dilapidated and silent mansion seemed to have returned to the past where banquets continued.
The magic crystal full of cracks could no longer provide effective illumination. The light and dark jellyfish came out in response, and its translucent body released a charming halo, dispersing the darkness surrounding Lu Yu.
The prop armor engraved with the family crest gave Lu Yu a little fright. For a moment, he thought it was a person.
It was a display wall. Medal vessels that symbolized the family's honor were still placed on the shelves, and a dazzling array of family crests and utensils showed the family's past glory.
Lu Yu casually picked up a ceremonial sword and admired it. The family emblem was located exactly in the center of the sword's hilt, and the composition of the two leaves connecting like a sword blade was quite artistic.
He thought to himself that the nobles often described the glory of the past over and over again, as if the glory should not be desecrated, but they were the ones who abandoned it like worn out shoes.
The small light floated upwards, and the light illuminated the huge portrait hanging on the stone wall. It was a young man who was dressed in a slightly free and uninhibited manner. He was wearing a formal dress and had a stubble on his face. He was holding a slender wooden statue similar to a staff in one hand. With the staff, the other hand was twisting the leaves of some kind of plant, and his hands were spread out facing forward, as if he wanted to hug something.
This style, which is completely different from the serious bust portrait of an aristocrat, continues to the next portrait. Wearing a monocle, his eyes are deep, and the middle-aged man in black robe is smiling forward, holding up an unknown object in his hand. A dark green long cylindrical vessel, with the courtyard in the background overgrown with weeds and vines growing in the distance.
Lu Yu continued to move his gaze to the right, and was about to continue reading when his thoughts were interrupted for a moment.
"There is also no living thing in the basement. It is empty and can run a horse." He made an upward gesture for a moment, indicating that he would check the upstairs.
Lu Yu's perception swept around when he entered. There was no magic fluctuation here, but he was always rigorous.
Feeling the water dripping on his body, Lu Yu thought of Lulu for no reason... It was a very strange association.
When the communication statue was turned on again, the magic transmission was still distorted. It was said that Gaslow hired a very powerful magician to design the magic circle with a lot of money. It seemed that the commission was extremely high.
Extremely bored, he once again picked up a staff on the display wall to examine it, stroking the node of the staff where the family emblem composed of three leaves was located. Lu Yu was curious whether this ritual instrument could exert the power of a normal magic weapon. .
Thunder exploded, and lightning shone through the dirty windows into the hall.
The metallic luster of the staff suddenly shook in Lu Yu's sight.
The long-term experience accumulated made his body move before his consciousness. Lu Yu turned around and jumped back with the help of his staff.
The sharp thorns integrated with the darkness poked at Lu Yu's heart. The shield formed by the water droplets stopped the sharp thorns from getting closer at the last moment. The light and dark jellyfish that reacted fell in unison, and the elemental flow shot out of the tentacles hit the sharp thorns. The thorns were cut off and turned into black liquid dripping onto the ground.
As if it was alive, the scattered liquid quickly condensed and flew towards the direction of the spike.
An opaque sphere is suspended in mid-air, and the granular bulges crawling on the surface are enough to make patients with intensive fear scream.
Lu Yu, who was used to sensing his surroundings with magic power, blinked in astonishment. Even though he had just wandered on the edge of death, the existence of this sphere still made him feel unreal.
It made no sound, appeared suddenly, and the magic induction was ineffective. It was like there was nothing in front of Lu Yu. Perhaps it was because of the opacity. The glimmer of light cast by the jellyfish flowed on its surface, as if there was no trace on the edge of the picture. The edges have been trimmed cleanly.
The black ball fell to the ground, like a water ball falling to the ground. "Splashes" splashed in all directions. The dark slime sprayed to every corner. The furniture, templates, and even portraits made a rustling sound. The armor on the display wall floated up, and the handle The ceremonial sword that Lu Yu had played with appeared on its arm made of black mud.
The furniture was kicking and jumping, like a clown dancing happily to please the dignitaries at a party.
The people in the portrait cast huge shadows, and the black mud transformed them into entities, becoming warriors who could lift weapons.
"What the hell is this!"
The Devil-Eating Tree broke out of the ground. Due to the terrain restrictions, its body could only penetrate the first floor of the ceiling. The light and dark jellyfish, geckos, and small manta rays rushed forward to block this magical night in the museum. There was a carnival of artifacts. These living objects were charging crazily, aiming directly at Lu Yu.
The neglected Demon Devouring Tree took a deep breath. In order not to expose Lu Yu, it limited its scope of influence to the mansion. A large amount of magic power was swallowed into the body in an instant, and the branches that stretched out from the ceiling immediately became knotted. A few eyeballs appeared.
The black mud did not disappear, and the demon-devouring tree's devouring magic power had no effect on them at all.
Lu Yu couldn't figure it out. Isn't it magic that supports the activities of these monsters? What else can drive them to exist in such a weird posture?
Seeing that the plastic summons were completely unable to cause effective damage to the black mud entity, Lu Yu waved his hand fiercely.
"Chariot of flesh and blood!"
As soon as the cart landed, the bones of the wheels crushed several flying dinner plates, turning into a dump truck and smashing armor, tables and chairs.
To no avail, the black mud leaving the host expanded rapidly, and they either wrapped themselves up or stuck to the surrounding objects and once again formed a twisted and wriggling aberration, rolling towards Lu Yu.
"Give it to me!"
The whole army of carts and tentacles attacked. Some turned into sharp claws that dug into the black mud to tear apart prey, while others turned into straws to suck liquids of unknown nature into the body.
The two charges divided the black mud into pools of squirming slimes. The carts working back and forth like sweepers sent all the black mud into his body, and transported it through various "pipes" to The tumor on the back was concentratedly processed. Through the pipe, Lu Yu could carefully see the black mud that was still struggling and squirming in it, as if there was an individual consciousness.
"What the hell is this..." Lu Yu's scalp went numb.
The fleshy chariot's sarcoma, which can corrode prey and convert it into energy, was operating at full strength. The sticky rolling and chewing sounds made Lu Yu's stomach churn. As a summoner, he also felt the taste of the fleshy chariot at this moment.
The flesh and blood chariot's mood swings were extremely obvious - it also felt very uncomfortable. With its iron stomach, it seemed to have eaten the most difficult food among chariots.
Mo Mo glanced around, and the mansion without Heini fell into silence again, but Lu Yu's hair stood on end, and his intuition told him that there was something strange here.
The dark hands pushed aside the wooden floor crushed by the flesh and blood chariot, and suddenly grabbed Lu Yu's calf.
The unsuspecting Lu Yu leaned over, his claws dug into his skin, and blood spurted out immediately.
The flesh and blood chariot endured the discomfort in digestion and stretched out a large number of tentacles to support Lu Yu. The powerful tentacles tore into pieces the black hand that blasphemed Lu Yu.
"Pfft~"
"Pfft~~"
The sound of the soil being moved and penetrated was heard one after another. The flesh and blood chariot quickly lifted Lu Yu to a high place. The light cast by the small light made Lu Yu's heart almost stop beating.
On the ground all around, pairs of pitch-black palms were shaking like sea lilies. They quickly touched the bone-white wheels of the flesh and blood chariot, and then... pale arms stretched out from under the bone-white wheels, like pulling out carrots, trying to pull out the hidden wheels. Drag out from the monster below the ground.
A black severed hand was like an earthworm broken into two parts, jumping around like a worm. After a few seconds, it turned into black liquid and seeped into the ground again.
Hiding in the cab, through the film-like translucent window, Lu Yu once again saw the black spheres suspended in mid-air. This time, there were two.
The black mud fell to the ground, connected with thousands of black hands, squirming and deforming, and human figures emerged.
Under the bright headlights, "Lu Yu" was smiling at him in the flesh and blood chariot.
(End of chapter)
