Although the headless horseman was smashed to pieces on the rocks, he was soon pulled by the black smoke flowing from the bone armor fragments, trying to reunite. However, how could the inheritance knights present give it this chance to recover? They immediately swarmed up and smashed it again.
After being dismembered and smashed dozens of times in a short period of time using various heavy weapons such as broadswords, double-sided axes, long-handled hammers, and pickaxes, the headless horseman has the power to repair itself. , also exhausted and became sluggish; he could only twitch and squirm on the ground.
Then, the armed monks of the pious company used several silver-plated iron boxes to collect these bone fragments scattered on the ground; before they became decayed and ashes again, they were collected and sealed with quick eyes and hands. In such a short period of time, the opponent will not be able to summon him again.
After removing the obstacles again, Jiang Tian ordered another round of artillery bombardment against the ruins of the fortress that had fallen silent and fired Hale rockets again. But this time, the rocket volleys never went out within the scope of the clouds, but instead fell headlong into the ruins of the castle, exploding into billowing fireworks.
However, this time there was another unexpected change. Under the burning flames and the diffuse smoke, a large number of colorful snakes and insects suddenly surged out of the seemingly dead ruins; they then rushed out of the cliff with crawling and hissing sounds. side.
It flowed and fell down like a temporary waterfall; then the knight who had replaced the fire oil tank stepped forward and sprayed it again and burned it into a pile of charcoal. After clearing these obstacles again, more hunter teams and special attack knight teams from the special service company set off again.
But this time they still did not rush into the ruins. Instead, they continued to throw incendiary bombs made of sticky glue and naphtha, burning the entire outer ruins of the castle again, and also burned those who fell to the ground. The bones and corpses were completely turned into ashes.
Then, he stepped on the faintly hot ground and ashes; carefully stepped into the increasingly shrinking range of clouds. However, he carefully and steadily knocked down and overturned the remaining building ruins one by one; clearing out an unobstructed flat view, revealing the main body of the ruined fort.
Immediately afterwards, more special gunpowder packets were sent to the top of the cliff using temporary lifting pulleys. Under the protection of these heavily armored knights, and after exploration and inspection by more than a dozen senior sergeants of the engineering company, Place them in weak corners of the main body of the abandoned fort.
A moment later, there was another explosion with continuous roars; in an instant, the main body of the abandoned fort was shrouded in a cloud of dust and smoke that collapsed and collapsed. However, right at the vestibule gate where many debris and obstacles were piled up and blocked, it collapsed and screamed again.
The main body of the abandoned fortress, which had been blasted with many holes and cracks, suddenly erupted into billows of black smoke again; and many heavy figures suddenly emerged from the black smoke, almost roaring to the scene. In front of the knight team, they were blocked by the shield wall again amid the sounds of scratching and slapping.
At this time, other groups of hunters on the perimeter also completed their on-site operations. They rotated the special metal mirror shields that had been erected to reflect and focus the sunlight outside the clouds on the spot into the black smoke. It was like a lightsaber piercing through the mist.
It melted and penetrated with a hissing sound on the spot, and the large black smoke billowed out, revealing the true appearance of those figures who suddenly attacked under the cover of the black smoke. There were clearly groups of alienated corpses with gray skin and long claws, mixed with some stone spirits/glyphs.
The moment they were focused by the reflected sunlight, these skinny and deformed alienated corpses were like firewood. Their whole bodies were ignited and burned on the spot, and in an instant they turned into carbon ash. Dark red, suddenly brittle and cracked into sections of burnt pieces.
And under the sunlight that was reflected one after another, those strange stone spirits/sculptures of different sizes were not spared. The moment the part of the body was directly illuminated, it turned into a grayish white color and quickly spread to the whole body; it was frozen on the spot like a real stone statue.
Then, they were knocked down without hesitation, smashed into pieces, and then carefully crushed aside with various heavy tools. Therefore, when Jiang Tian arrived at the top of the cliff, the large black smoke that became riddled with holes under the continuous focus of dozens of mirrored shields that were constantly rotating at high altitudes also quickly faded and dissipated.
In the end, the main body of the ruined fortress, which had been blasted out with several holes, was revealed again; as well as the large piles of corpses contained within. Then more military incendiary cans, combined with special incendiary glue for aliens, were thrown in again to set them on fire, causing the peppercorns to burst.
However, it is not known whether these corpses are extremely dry over time or because they contain other flammable substances. The fire that was originally just ignited in the gap quickly spread to the entire ruined castle; green flames and soot flew from broken doors and windows everywhere.
This scene is undoubtedly quite terrifying and horrifying to most ordinary people. But for soldiers who have traveled to many places with the army and participated in the elimination and disposal of many strange special service companies and even ordinary soldiers, this is no longer surprising or surprising.
At this time, the dark clouds in the sky that were continuously fading also changed again. Visible to the naked eye, it quickly shrinks into black-gray rain clouds, and then drops of rain fall silently, with a hint of fishy odor and a strange smell. In a blink of an eye, some of the spreading flames were extinguished.
But this hurried rain was obviously of no avail in the fire caused by the continuous input of burning cans and hot glue. It lasted for half an hour, only extinguishing some of the fire spreading outside, then stopped feebly, and then completely dissipated little by little.
And when the sun shone on the main body of the ruined fort again, the originally suppressed fire began to flourish again; and the green flames that were suspected to be produced by burning corpses also turned into a normal red color. The fire continued until midnight that day; it then began to abate.
However, the Free Army soldiers who had successfully surrounded, cleared and destroyed the outside of the fort found more charcoal and other fuels; they continued to ignite the fire almost continuously and remained alert until the next morning. Jiang Tian, who was sleeping peacefully in the tent, was awakened by the sound of collapse.
However, the only remaining main building of the abandoned fortress could not bear the burning of the fire, and more than half of it collapsed, directly exposing the inner parts. But Jiang Tian still washed up unmoved, and ate a simple breakfast of sweet tea, bread and bacon that he had prepared temporarily.
At the same time, he listened to the official documents and reports sent from Lance. By this time, the sun was already shining brightly, and the main body of the collapsed ruined fort had also been cleared out on site.
A stone entrance hidden under the ruins of the hall was revealed; and it had been successfully opened.
Then, while prying and enlarging the opening, special sulfur incendiary bombs were routinely thrown into it to drive away and smoke out snakes and insects, and then purified again with incendiary cans and incandescent glue. Wait until it's almost
It was only in the afternoon that a team carrying mirror bucklers entered to explore and arrange follow-up measures.
Half an hour later, Jiang Tian was able to appear here in the underground tomb that had been cleaned up. After walking down the not-so-long stairs, you will find what looks like a family tomb.
Underground hall; only the dug tomb niches on the four walls and a dozen sarcophagi on the ground have been opened.
Piles of scattered bones and various funerary objects were arranged in the shape of an altar on the stacked sarcophagus; some strangely symmetrical inscriptions were written on the ground and walls with dark red and black blood.
Graphics and words; just most of the incendiary matter thrown in, burning and blackening most of it.
And at the top part, which was several meters high and looked like an altar, and like a skeleton guarding the seat, there stood a mummy in gorgeous robes but severely decayed. However, in this mummy
On his forehead, there was a large dent, as if something was missing here.
But below the thighs of the mummy, it was deeply embedded in the altar, as if it was integrated with the bones. It seems that this is the culprit causing all these abnormalities;
When Jiang Tian saw this, he calmly ordered: "Someone, drag this thing into the sun and burn it."
In the end, when the mummy was exposed to the sun, there were still traces of black smoke coming out; it was carefully smashed and crushed on the spot, and then burned into ashes; there was still no
Any accidents or abnormalities occur. It was as if he had been exhausted by all the previous means and died.
"My king." However, a moment later, Alphonse, the deputy commander of the Redemption Knights and the captain of the second special attack company, walked up to Jiang Tian and reported in a low voice: "I have entered the catacombs.
Everyone has been brought under control; everyone is present and nothing unusual is found. "
"Then tell them that because they may be contaminated by the evil curse remaining in the underground tombs, everyone must undergo an on-site purification ceremony." Jiang Tian nodded and said: "Then the special service company, the special attack company, and the pious company will be responsible. Oversee on-site processes.”
After a while, an ancient mottled wooden cup was taken out by the armed priest of the pious company amid the sound of prayer. Then fill it with the baptistery water specially brought from the Reims Cathedral and let dozens of members of the hunter team and knight team who entered the catacombs drink it one by one.
Then, according to the sacramental ritual, it was applied on their foreheads, chests, and shoulders; but at this time, everyone still did not have any abnormal reactions, and almost accepted the ceremony calmly and orderly. Next, they were asked to disarm and remove excess clothing.
Then, everyone walked past the reflective array composed of hundreds of mirror shields in order as required; except for their faces and bodies being reddened by the briefly focused sunlight, nothing happened. Until the last few members walked into the light together.
Suddenly, someone clutched their chest and belly, bent down and fell to the ground, then screamed and rolled, and began to vomit violently.
(End of chapter)
