"Teacher!" Mira picked up the light crossbow and a crossbow bolt from the side and threw it directly to Henry without stringing it. The sage didn't even look at it and just pulled the string with one hand and pointed the crossbow at the same time while placing the crossbow bolt. On the arrow trough - his series of movements were smooth and smooth, taking less than two seconds. However, when the crossbow machine pointed over, there was nothing there.
"Where...gone..." Mira stared blankly at the empty window, and at the same time used the booster rod to pull the other crossbow with a "click--" In place, and placed the crossbow arrows.
The bonfire was burning brightly. Because they ran out of candles, they had no source of lighting other than the fire pit, so there was some flickering at the edge of the fire pit's radiation range.
"Stay back, don't block the fire." People naturally came closer, but the sage turned around and waved his hand, asking them to stay away.
There was only one source of light, severely limiting their field of vision, and in this case the crowd would only get in the way.
Most everyone except Henry and Mira retreated to an indoor area near the bathroom. The Moon Country-style wooden buildings are quite fragile. Compared with the stone houses of the Rigar people, the thin paper windows and wooden doors cannot provide real protection. However, this kind of paper window lacks sufficient visibility compared to glass. Things outside the window only have hazy shadows, no clear direct vision, and insufficient lighting, making even our sage feel trapped in a rare moment. into a situation where the situation is poorly understood.
People held their breath unconsciously, and the food they were tasting just now was placed next to the fire. The two people in front listened intently, using their hearing to make up for the lack of vision, and carefully paying attention to any possible movement.
"Maybe it's caused by the angle of the light? The moonlight or something casts a figure on the window that is not actually standing in front of them." Mira still didn't want to believe that the traps and warnings they had carefully set up were so easily broken, she whispered to He spoke to his teacher, but the sage shook his head.
"The shadow is too clear." He said: "And the size is normal. It is not cast from a distance."
The two people communicated quietly and slowly moved towards the place where the shadow appeared before.
"The only God is above, the only God is above, the only God is above!" But at this time, Aiji behind him suddenly couldn't help but began to pray loudly. The sudden sound made Mira, who was slightly distracted by the conversation in front of her, almost almost He turned around without any stress and pulled the crossbow in his hand. Fortunately, the person next to him stopped Aggie in time. The missionary who realized how stupid his behavior was also quickly covered his mouth.
His face was pale and he was breathing heavily, and cold sweat kept oozing out for a while, and all the newly put on underwear was soaked.
Mira rolled up her sleeves and tied her waist tightly. For some reason, the civilian clothes of the Moon Country are all popular with particularly wide sleeves. This style, which seems quite exaggerated to the Luoan girl, is the top-notch robe of the nobles in Rigar. The elements it possesses are a bit hindering for adventurers who are accustomed to light and close-fitting clothing.
The two people who lowered their bodies and moved towards that side quickly stood up after reaching the window. Henry winked at Mira and opened the window with a "shoo--", and then the two Together, they held their light crossbows and leaned out.
"Whoosh-" The sound of wind immediately poured in from the open window, causing the bonfire in the fire pit to sway, and everyone's faces to flicker.
But beyond that they found nothing.
In the distance, a cordon with a black outline under the moonlight and a cordon of spoons from nearby residents' homes swayed in the wind, making a subtle "ding-ding-" sound that became clearly audible after the windows were opened.
But there was no bigger movement above this, and the hunting traps on the ground were not triggered.
It's like no one has been here at all.
"Someone bring a torch." Henry reached out to close the window and motioned with his eyes to the Luo An girl to return to the house together, and at the same time turned around and hooked his hand over there.
"Crack!" But as soon as he finished speaking, there was another loud noise. The two of them turned around. Kaleva, who accidentally stepped over the wooden bowl, smiled coquettishly, and then picked up one from the fire. A relatively long piece of firewood came over. 'You guy! Mira expressed her dissatisfaction with a small voice and fierce eyes, and the soup that was stepped on by the young man behind her spread on the wooden board and began to soak in, and part of it flowed into the fire pit and mixed with the red-hot The charcoal makes a "sizzling" sound when it comes in contact, and some smoke begins to emit.
The choking smoke made many people cough, and the moment Henry took the torch, a voice that was obviously not made by the people around him rang out.
It sounded like someone was retching, but with some weird vibrato.
The air froze, and everyone remained in that position, their bodies stiff.
"The sound is, in the house -" The sage turned around with a "whoosh -" and raised the torch in his hand, and the black figure lying on the beam was immediately revealed by his light.
It was staring down with its huge, dark eyes, and the moment it was directly illuminated by the firelight, those eyes shrank into needlepoints. "Hit!" the sage shouted loudly, and Mira next to him pulled down the crossbow in his hand almost at the same time.
"Crack--!!" "Snatch!" "Click!!" "That thing is on the beam!!" Galeva, who was a little slower, shouted loudly to remind the others, but the two crossbows were Missing, Henry's shot was nailed to the beam and Mira's shot directly through the roof tiles. The moonlight shone down through the leak, and the unknown creature disappeared without a trace with a "whoosh". trace.
"The only God is above, the only God is above, the only God is above!!" Aggie couldn't help but panic again. He chanted loudly, while Henry quickly rushed to where the equipment was stored.
"Investigate where he came in." A guy about the same size as a person slipped into the hut quietly. Thinking about it makes people feel very heart-stopping, but Lulu was the only one who moved after Henry spoke. One person - She did not fully understand the Laman language, but she could somewhat judge the sage's intentions from his tone and movements.
"Go on." Henry re-stringed the light crossbow in his hand and handed it to Lulu. The petite girl understood how to use it after a little observation. Mira on the other side also handed the crossbow in her hand to Galeva, and then quickly ran to the equipment with the sage and quickly put on the plate armor.
"Gather in a group and use something to protect yourself." The number of real weapons was insufficient, but together with axes, sticks and the like, it was barely enough to arm everyone. They moved closer to the fire and improvised a torch made from firewood that would not burn for long, but they lacked grease and could not make a more reliable lighting tool.
"Do you have any ideas?" Mira and Henry formed a protective barrier at the outermost edge. She stretched out her hand and hooked the little unicorn to come closer. She was sweating when she thought about the horror of this creature. Not only was it Even the alert little unicorn had no reaction after escaping Henry's perception.
"We can't stay in this place! We can't stay in this place anymore!" Aggie's panic began to spread and affect other people around him. His loud shouting caused several other missionaries to cast doubtful eyes on the sage.
There were not many torches available in the fire pit. After being taken away, the bonfire gradually began to become smaller and darker. As the visibility of the environment decreased, fear began to spread.
"Evacuate to the bathroom." Henry made the decision. Because the wood will get damp, the small bathroom in this house is the only place where a stone structure is used. Not only is it relatively more stable, the roof It is also shorter, which can prevent the situation just now from happening again.
But before they could move, a very loud "ding-dong-ding-dong" sound suddenly sounded outside, followed by a huge "crack--" sound of the animal trap closing, followed by a weird scream, and then outside the window Covered by countless black shadows, the fragile paper window was punctured before he could react.
"There are so many!" "Why are you dazing, shooting arrows!" "Pap-pah!" Three crossbow arrows were fired, among which Galeva's shot missed the target as expected.
"Crack--" Henry picked up the cauldron and threw it at the inhuman beings who rushed into the window. He then took a glance but couldn't find another exit.
"Run!" he shouted loudly, and then pulled out Kramer with a "clang-" sound.
"Ugh -" a sound like retching came from the strange creatures that rushed in, and the sage successfully cut off the head of one of them with a blow from Kramer, and the smelly blood spattered Coming out, he immediately distanced himself and the blood spilled on the ground suddenly ignited green flames.
"What the hell." The group of people behind him panicked, and the flaming blood on Henry's sword seemed to have some kind of confrontational reaction with Kramer. He frowned. At the same time, Mira behind him He commanded the little unicorn to turn his body over and directly kicked the wall on the other side with a "Bang!!" sound.
"Teacher, hurry up!" The cold wind rushed in quickly, and she shouted loudly. The others quickly walked out through the gap, but the sage stayed in place.
The humanoid creatures that rushed in ignored the death of their companions and Henry who was close at hand. They all rushed towards the cauldron, and some of the remaining ones approached the torches that had just been extinguished on the ground.
"Attracted by the heat?" Henry noticed this, but at this time the creatures finally turned their heads and looked towards him - or to be more precise, looked past him and looked at the hands of a group of people running outside. Makeshift torch held.
"Throw away the torch and stop where you are!" the sage shouted loudly. Several people hesitated for a moment, but when they saw the creatures passing by him and starting to move towards the breach, they still followed the instructions in a panic. His word was done.
"Zi!!" Several torches were thrown on the dirt ground with some snow, making a sound but still swaying, and those stumbling creatures that looked like humans and inhumans gathered around the torches again and stared at the flames. The light shook his head.
"Let's go!" Although even the sage himself didn't understand the reason, he seized the opportunity and waved his hand to signal the group to distance themselves again and move towards another hut on the other side.
"I didn't catch up -" The Luoan girl and others who looked back also noticed this. Dozens or twenty humanoid shadows gathered next to the gradually dimming torches, as if they didn't notice their activities at all. human existence.
"This one." By the moonlight, they chose a larger house that seemed to be occupied by prominent figures in the village. There were two floors here. If those things attacked again, they would have a larger space for activities and A place to retreat.
"Ha-ha--" "Bang--" Aggie, who was covered in cold sweat and his feet were weak, sat down on the floor covered with straw mats and gasped for air. No one would do it at this time. Accused him of making any unsatisfactory noise again.
"What's going on, teacher?" Mira spoke to Henry. The sage held Claymore with one hand and held the wooden door with the other. He shook his head: "I only know that he will be attracted by the heat. "
"Then we can't light a fire?" Galeva next to him finally got smart, and Lulu tugged on Mira's clothes and asked her to answer. The Luoan girl began to explain in a somewhat dry language, The sage observed for a while and then closed the door.
"It would be fatal if you don't light a fire to keep warm in this weather, and the clothes are still hanging in that house. The crossbows are also——" The people who hurriedly evacuated from the house looked quite panicked, and most of their supplies were still stored in the house. Over there, the three light crossbows have all been fired, and they have become useless without usable crossbow arrows.
The rustling sounds and retching-like sounds accompanied by the sound of the wind were still clearly captured by the nervous ears of everyone.
"Anyway, check this room first, be careful, don't light it on fire no matter what." The completely unknown situation caught the group off guard. This was the first time for Mira and Henry to be in such a passive dilemma, but things It's not over yet, and I can wait until I'm safe to reflect on my carelessness.
"Lulu, come with me to the second floor for a checkup." As she was still wearing armor, the Luoan girl said this in the dim night with the long sword in her hand.
