The soldiers marched forward with clang. Ever since they appeared in the world, it seems that they have been moving towards the sky.
What kind of battlefield are they heading for on their endless journey? The person who sees them has no idea at all, they can only see their progress, which makes people believe that they will never stop. However, their armor was too worn and rusty during the long journey, and the fine lines decorating the leaf-like armor gradually wore away. The first soldier walked, he was holding a heavy long-handled knife, and the wrist guard on his right hand was the worst worn. As he walked, the wristband was like a deflated long-tube balloon, tilting sideways little by little. And then—boom! It detached from the soldier's body and fell heavily to the ground.
The dunes rose high, swallowing up the soldiers' queue. A huge indigo flower grew on the top of the dune, with a multi-headed and multi-legged statue sitting quietly on the top of the dune. The statue burst into flames as the bloom withered, falling deep into the collapsed dunes. The soldiers emerged from the ruins, but the leader's right gauntlet and long-handled sword were missing. His right hand, which should have been exposed, was empty, as if it had disappeared along with the armor.
The soldier who had lost his right hand showed no sign of distress and continued to move forward like a zombie. But his left hand stretched out from the side and pressed on his right arm. This was the first time Luo Binhan saw him make a different action: he slowly removed the arm guard of his right arm, loosened the lace, and pulled off the freely bendable armor plate.
His right arm guard came loose from his body and fell into the ebb and flow of sand. It seemed that once it was separated from the soldier's body, it lost the power to walk freely in the sand. There was nothing on the soldier's right arm. He seemed to have become a one-armed man the moment he took off his armor, swinging his only left hand and walking forward.
Before he took off his armor, his hands looked strong and strong, and much slender than Luo Binhan's. But when he peeled off the flexible and soft blade armor, the flesh inside seemed to disappear. He became a one-armed man, swinging his only left arm and walking forward. After a while his left boot came off again, leaving no foot exposed. But he is not an invisible creature, because his walking posture has become lame.
Now he could no longer take the lead. The second soldier in the group passed him and continued leading the group. And he was quickly surpassed by the entire team. No soldier noticed that he was lagging behind, only the onlookers in the air watched him move forward little by little. Not long after, his right boot fell off, and he fell to the ground, using his left hand to undo his leg armor and battle skirt, followed by his chest protector and nape protector. Every time he untied it, that part of his body seemed to disappear completely. Before he could take off his helmet, the round shield made of leaf armor shriveled up and sunk into the sand along with his left hand. In this way, the soldier took off his clothes and armor, stripping himself into nothingness.
"It's finally full."
Upsilon said in Luo Binhan's heart.
"Originally, I thought it took too much time, but now it seems that it is a good thing. If I were not trapped here, I would definitely not be as cautious as I am now. Mr. Zhou Yu, you see those gentlemen soldiers Did you react? To be honest, I was locked up by them. And one of them carried the key to unlocking my prison. If they all disappeared like this, I would never be able to get out. "
"What the hell?" Luo Binhan said loudly. He saw another soldier's pauldron fall to the ground.
"That is to say, they are responsible for cleaning up the residue. To use a metaphor, it is an automatic cleaning robot. Mr. Zhou Yu's hometown should have such a device, right? Because I had something suspicious on me, I was locked up by them. Because the White Tower Master who made them is someone I know, I originally thought I could deal with it. But... oh, people in my family have never been able to understand spells, so accidents are inevitable."
Luo Binhan didn't speak. He noticed that the armor on the soldiers was falling into the sand like raindrops. Many of them collapsed, still dragging their bodies forward - did they really have bodies? At least it seemed to be there before taking off the armor. Luo Binhan tried to see the internal situation through the damaged gap in their armor, but the section was only black. It looks like it's only a matter of time before they all strip themselves down.
"How?" he asked anxiously, suddenly realizing that he could speak with his mouth again. But now he couldn't care less about Asabam, and he didn't want to have any unnecessary arguments with Upsilon, who had a relaxed tone. With the light of the seven-color telescope, he began to look for any key-like objects on the soldiers - but that was not necessarily a real key. Maybe it's something else, such as a Rubik's cube, a ball, or a password.
"It's not that troublesome." Upsilon said, "If they were not full and decomposed before, it would be more difficult to deal with, and it would not be suitable for you, Mr. Zhou Yu, to intervene. But now, the time is almost the same - holding the key to the cage It must be the stronger one among them, in other words, it will not disintegrate so easily. If you find out who is more difficult to deal with, you can know who keeps the key. Then just open his breastplate before he disbands himself. , get the key from inside, this will solve my dilemma... Mr. Zhou Yu, please make a scene now!"
Luo Binhan slowly turned his head and looked at Asabam's face.
"...How is my sister's health lately?" he said.
"What did he ask you to do?"
"He asked me," Luo Binhan paused and said, "... rush?"
He was going to force out a smile and use his polite attitude to persuade Asabam to help him cause a scene. But that was of no use, Asabam had already started charging.
She descended to the ground like a storm, her flying black hair extending into an overwhelming shadow. First it spread out on the sand into a huge shadow flower, and then suddenly closed inward. All the armored soldiers passed by the shadows made a terrible sound of broken metal. Several of their helmets fell to the ground, and their other parts disappeared immediately, leaving only the blade armor piled on the ground.
During this process, Luo Binhan didn't have time to blink or tighten a facial muscle. He kept a kind and fatherly smile, but was hit on the head by a flying soldier's breastplate. He felt that Asabam's factory settings only had two gears, rush gear and self-closing gear.
"Wait a minute -" he opened his mouth to shout, and then choked on the sand that was poured into his throat. The breastplate stuck to his face was visibly decomposing, more like withering and decaying. It turned black and soft like a plant, and finally turned into a pile of fine sand like toner.
Asabam's shadow skillfully dismembered the soldiers, and none of them could take more than three steps closer to her. This was not as dangerous as Upsilon said, but Luo Binhan began to feel bad. How could he tell who had the key? He thought he didn't explain it clearly.
"Wait, wait a minute -" he coughed and said, "Stop rushing! Find the key! Get the note..."
Shadows clogged his throat. He was suddenly speechless again. At this moment Garfield let out a soft sigh.
"You are naive," it said slowly. "Naive and unfortunate. But you have some points worth considering. There is something to be admired in them, and I think I should show you some respect."
Luo Binhan was at a loss for a few seconds. He felt as if he didn't understand what Garfield meant, but in fact his eyes told him. Although he didn't mention a word to Asabam, she acted vigorously and resolutely as if she had a complete grasp of Upsilon's situation. With her ruthless killings, it seemed as if she had a plan: to make the key to Upsilon's cage disappear forever.
But how is that possible? Luo Binhan thought in surprise. He never told her, and Upsilon's inner voice was never conveyed to her at the same time. While he was thinking about this problem, he stiffly resisted the shadow in his body and used his fingers to grab the dagger in his coat.
Another armored soldier rushed toward them, and was hit by a shadow. The soldier disintegrated. The protective gear on his hands and feet fell off one after another, but did not fall to the ground. They all flew towards Luo Binhan, trying to trap him.
Asabam's hair trembled. A long shadow as huge as a train jumped up from the sand, knocking away those arm guards and leg guards. This time, only the torso and breastplate of the attacking soldier were left, and he could no longer withstand the shadow's next blow.
His breastplate was cracked. Before the shadow smashed him into pieces, a dazzling swirling light bloomed from the crack. The spiral-like twisted light with orange edges, accompanied by the hearty laughter in Luo Binhan's mind, burst out of the soldier's chest in an instant.
"Oh, you've been fooled!" He heard Upsilon's voice say, "I'm not that easy to deal with, little girl Dwarf Starker."
Luo Binhan covered his face with his hands. But he couldn't help but open his eyes, looking through the gaps between his fingers to see the scene in the light. The only image he saw was of Upsilon - Upsilon standing there in human form, standing proudly in the sand, holding a dark ring-shaped object in his left hand, and clenching his right hand into a fist. He aimed his fist at Asabam and stretched it out heavily.
He shouted in a voice that was very familiar to Luo Binhan: "Xinghai Iron Fist!"
