Then, the member of the special service company who fell to the ground and rolled over, vomited out a lot of filth in the midst of violent vomiting. Then, among the pile of filth, something was squirming, trying to escape from the area shrouded in mirror reflection, but was chopped down by the sergeant present with a sword.
But the unknown entity that emerged from the filth seemed to be extremely fast and extremely tough. Almost most of its attacks failed on the spot, and even if it was accidentally hit, it would only bounce back and fly farther; it was about to escape from the reflective envelope. The warning area suddenly flew out of thin air.
But it was Jiang Tian who took action, using the "guidance mode" to pinch this abnormal creature that was hiding and parasitic in the bodies of the members of the special service company; then under the continuous focus of a ray of sunlight, it let out a loud and sharp scream; in an instant The surrounding soldiers could not help but cover their heads.
Only then did everyone see clearly that this was an existence similar to a skinned eel, except that the mouthparts had turned into dense, squirming tentacles, which were constantly stretching and waving in the bright sunlight, and a stream of eels emerged. A puff of smoke makes people unable to help but feel the SAN value drop at the sight of it.
But as more mirrored bucklers focused the sunlight on this strange body that was struggling desperately, but had no way to focus on it because it was suspended in the air; more and more smoke came out of its body, and its sizzling screams only lasted for a moment. ; Suddenly there was a crisp sound, and it exploded into pieces in the air.
Despite this, the sergeants present did not dare to take it lightly at all, and used the focus of the sun to burn the residue on the ground for a while to ensure that there would be no reaction. Then pour fire oil and burn it into coke, shovel it up together with the bottom soil, put it into a special silver-coated iron box and seal it.
However, among the burned remains, there was actually a thumb-sized oval sintered object left, which was also the last trace left by this strange creature. At this time, a doctor accompanying the army came over and reported in a low voice that the parasitic member of the special service company continued to vomit blood.
When Jiang Tian turned around and walked over, the other party had already died quickly and became the only victim in this mopping up operation. A temporary operating table was then set up on site. When the body was inspected and dissected, a sharp scalpel cut a corner of the chest cavity, splattering thick blood.
However, the entire internal organs of the chest and abdomen were smashed to pieces, and were corroded by certain ingredients, resulting in a liquefied state. Obviously, this was the result of the double stress response caused by the strange thing parasitic on him, which was stimulated internally and externally by the water of the baptismal pool and the focus of the sun.
Afterwards, after carefully examining several other companions who were present at the same time, it was confirmed that they seemed to hear some calls and murmurs when they entered the catacombs. Then, someone in this hunter group couldn't help but touch the items on the skeleton altar.
But there was smoke on the spot, and they gradually became brittle and decayed into ashes. Therefore, it is very likely that the strange thing hidden on the altar and the mummy was sent to this team member at this time; and it quickly paralyzed and controlled him without revealing anything abnormal.
The next day, Jiang Tian returned to the city of Reims and received a reply from the newly joined priests of the Declaration Sect. After all, as the kingdom's religious holy place, the city of Reims has not heard of turmoil and war for many years; therefore, it has been able to preserve a large number of secret files and classics from the church in the past. ….
"Your Majesty, according to the descriptions of you and your soldiers, the large-scale anomaly encountered in the river valley this time is suspected to be one of the disaster lords that appeared in the kingdom during the ancient celestial changes." Recommended by Giordano The advisor, the ascetic Giovanni from the Menonic Library, replied respectfully:
"Lord of Disaster, what kind of existence is this?" Jiang Gao asked with interest: "Could it be that these aliens who were active hundreds of years ago are like the human kingdom, with their own kingdom and exclusive Are there different levels of classes in the territory?”
"According to the records of the ancient church, in fact, the vast majority of aliens do not have this concept, and at most they exist as a group." The ascetic monk Giovanni shook his head slightly: "They fight and kill each other like wild beasts, and even devour each other. But. There are also some special exceptions."
"A very few of these aliens with powerful power not only have the concept of activity range and potential territory like tigers and wolves in the mountains and forests; they also use this to drive and enslave other low-level creatures within the territory.
Wait for aliens and use it as the basic force of protection. "
"There are also some aliens with special abilities that can affect and change the local environment within a certain period of time and period, creating abnormal areas that are difficult for humans to enter and survive, and that facilitate the rampage of aliens. Therefore, they were also dubbed by people at the time 'Lord of Disaster, the name."
"Because these powerful aliens with special powers can easily destroy a city; or make people die in a large area including dozens of towns and villages, turning it into a bad land suitable for the birth of aliens. Every day Every time it appears, it causes huge disasters.”
"Therefore, this kind of special existence can no longer be resisted by secular forces. Even most of the vassals of the ancient kingdom could not do it. Even at the end of the First (Rose) Dynasty, the decline and desolation of Seine City was related to a certain It’s related to a disaster lord from underground.”
"There are also suspicions in the secret records of the teachings that the founding family of the Second (Acacia) Dynasty even had to reach a compromise with a certain being in the darkness and offer a large number of sacrifices and other gifts before they were able to gain access to the Central Plains. Plateau, an opportunity to enter the capital region."
"Even for a long time in the early days of the Second Dynasty, the royal court had to acquiesce in the existence of these anomalies in disguise; it could not prohibit domestic cultists and ignorant people from offering sacrifices and seeking asylum to these special aliens; until some ancient bloodlines The Awakening and Resurrection of the Church.”
"And these aliens who appeared after the change of the celestial sphere have become weaker and weaker as time goes by; they have fallen into slumber for longer and longer periods of time. Therefore, the knightly expedition led by the Holy Kingdom, and the Crusaders called by the church Under the crusade, these aliens and the nobles they colluded with to protect were buried together in historical legends."
"However, this ongoing process has not been smooth sailing; both the kingdom and the church have paid a heavy price and losses. There are even tough kings who are in power, alien minions and bewitched ministers who have been mixed around them. Examples of murders and assassinations.”
"So, Your Majesty, you are indeed the one beloved by the glory of God." Having said this, the ascetic monk Giovano said with a glowing face: "Just relying on some soldiers and weapons, you can easily suppress the war. An ancient disaster lord who had just come back to life was wiped out.”….
"According to your request, I checked the classics sealed underground; finally I found a few references in the "Book of Gurdano" and "Ezekiel's Diary", the heretical records kept by the church. It was in the Central Plateau in the year 173 of the King's Calendar. , the 'Necrontyr,' who caused the death march incident."
"But...according to the church's records." At this point, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment before he hesitated: "This Necrontyr, who led at least three death marches, was finally killed by the church's knights and knights. It should have been destroyed due to the Kingdom Wings’ crusade.”
"There are only a few remaining remains, as special trophies and commemorations of the crusade against heretics; they were sealed in the Inquisition of the Capital by the Archbishop of the Kingdom at that time; they should never appear in front of the world again..." Giovanni said here. , but the voice became weaker and weaker.
"I understand." Jiang Tian nodded to him without any surprise; indeed, it was closely related to the Burgundian dynasty in Seine City. In other words, the current situation of the Northern Dynasty is so bad that they have to rely on aliens who are trying to revive and do not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy to block the attack.
After Giovanni exited the audience room, Jiang Gao issued an order to destroy the sintered object that was suspected to be Necrophobe. For example, after crushing it with a large hydraulic press in the Free Military Factory, and then throwing it into molten steel for casting, I don't believe that this thing can be revived from the steel ingot.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Tian received another report from the Weiler Valley advance team in the afternoon. The good news is that they arrived at the fortress of Thierry at the western end of the valley unimpeded, and without encountering any resistance, they easily entered it and occupied the main fortifications.
But the bad news is that there is no one alive in the huge fortress. It was not because of the influence of the death march area of the Necrophobes; it was because a severe plague was suspected to have broken out. Therefore, from the generals to the soldiers, most people died in a short period of time with their whole bodies festering.
Coupled with the fact that the weather was getting hotter and hotter, when the advance team entered, what they saw was rotten ground everywhere.
A prison-like situation. Therefore, the advance team has withdrawn again and set up isolation areas and defense lines on the spot; requesting follow-up support to carry out arson, disinfection and extermination of the fortress.
At the same time, somewhere in the mountainous area of the Central Plateau, located in the Bourges Abbey between steep cliffs, it was a different scene. The bells for the routine morning prayers did not ring as scheduled, and the only door accessible to the monastery was closed, and the suspension bridge leading to the bottom of the mountain was also closed.
In the cellar of the monastery, which was originally used to store sundries, several men wearing the linen robes of priests, but obviously looking fierce or arrogant, were also being fixed to the wall with iron chains; they were being subjected to continuous They were tortured and interrogated, and continued to moan and scream.
"Please spare me." "I have already told you everything I know." "We are just a group of poor people in exile." "We met a kind person who hired us to secretly occupy the monastery and pretend that there are monks there. It’s just one of them.” “I really don’t know who that kind-hearted gentleman is.”
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