ACT023: Awakening
The Enterprise, who was completely afraid to land, circled around the town of Sitas and continued to head towards Nadal's hinterland. In the town filled with the smell of stench, some hunched figures were hiding in the dark corners, peering at the airship that was about to go away, and then retreating back to the darkness again.
The Principal of Nadal, which once had a population of 23 million, is now traveling thousands of miles in the territory. No trace of living creatures can be seen in all the villages and towns where the airship passes, leaving only a creepy dead silence. Adele told Weiss that the outbreak of corpse worms is extremely sudden, and it is large in number and wide in scope. Millions of worms will drill out of the ground at the same time and sneak attack the sleeping people in their dreams while the night is shining. Some small villages even fall silently.
"The temples in the surrounding areas are ready. As long as we open Nadal's temple, they will also launch them after seeing the light. The entire technique will last for fifteen minutes. If the corpse insects do not escape, they will be killed by the rich light element. At the same time, the precipitated light element will remain in the soil on the surface for a long time, so that they dare not come out again."
In the temporary conference room of Enterprise, Adele explained to everyone the steps and precautions for starting the temple so that when actual operations, others can help when an emergency occurs.
"How big obstacles may we encounter?" Scardo asked a very critical question.
"This is impossible to judge. It depends on the density of parasites near Nadal City. The ideal situation is that the insects are busy expanding outward and can leave an empty city for us, otherwise we will have to force ourselves into it."
"Tsk! I would have converted the Enterprise into an armed airship if I had known it."
"Don't worry! I will make up for the part that is insufficient in firepower." Kabala promised confidently.
"The plan is decided so we took the Enterprise airplane to the Nadal Temple. The security team and Wakeng Master stayed in the air to provide cover. Weiss and Ling Lan went down with me to provide cover when I installed the orb, and then I had to enter the temple to activate the controller. Does anyone have any questions or need to add them?"
Adele turned his gaze around, and everyone shook his head and said there was no problem, so the combat meeting ended. After the meeting, Adele asked Weiss and Ling Lan to stay, saying that he had something to do to find them.
"I plan to let Weis master some of the tricks to use 'power' before the battle begins tomorrow. I hope Ling Lan can help you."
"No problem, what do I need to do? Do you beat him half to death?"
"Wait, wait a moment! What's going on with 'beating half dead'? Ling Lan, I probably didn't make you angry, right?" Facing Ling Lan, who was eager to try, Weiss, who felt that he was not his opponent, expressed great pressure.
"Uh... I just said I wanted you to help, why did you think of beating halfway to death?" Adele also looked embarrassed.
"Because there are similar plots in the comics! The protagonist is first seriously injured by his opponent, and then he can break through his strength in a critical moment. After watching it, it makes people feel very excited."
Ling Lan took out a comic from her pocket like a treasure. Weiss took it and almost spit out a mouthful of blood when he saw the cover. Damn Brother Chun poked seven big holes in his chest! This "combination" is so invincible, okay? The title of the book is "The God of Man" and it is also "Volume 4·The King's Dominance"... Who can draw comics, you are also a "members" from the earth?
"Ling Lan, believe me! The guys who paint this are usually dead houses who can only take pens and paper. Their bodies are probably not as strong as the protagonists in their works. If you believe in their YY's "methods to become stronger" and you will have no place to make any mistakes. Speaking of which, where did you get this thing?"
"The goblins on the boat gave me these relief when they saw that I had nothing to do."
"Those green skins..." When he thought of himself almost being beaten by Ling Lan because of a comic, Weiss felt cold sweat on his forehead, and Adele had a new understanding of Ling Lan's naturalness. Under normal circumstances, the owner of the warrior-type chess piece wanted to completely master the power and use it freely, ranging from eight to nine years to more than ten years. Those who can reach within 5 years after obtaining the chess piece are all called "genius", so people also call this realm "awakening".
Those who "do not understand but know how to use" like Ling Lan can only be considered a very rare exception. With the widespread application of modern guiding weapons, the role of chess owners in war has gradually decreased. For example, Lieutenant General Virgil, whom Weiss and others met before, simply spend all their energy on learning military tactics and building connections, and they have not practiced martial arts much at all.
Adele has been the owner of the chess piece for almost 300 years and has naturally reached the "awakening" stage. Although she could not make Weiss understand this state immediately, at least she had tips to help him quickly touch some fur. As long as Weiss's understanding is not so tragic that it makes people cry, the time of that day would be enough for him to master one or two simplest applications.
The three of them came to Weiss' room, and Adele closed the door casually. There was a man and two women in the room, which always reminded Weiss of some "strange" things, especially when Ling Lan lay down by the window and raised her buttocks to her, Weiss subconsciously swallowed.
"Wait a minute, I will use my strength to stimulate you with Ling Lan, which can stimulate your defensive instinct. Then I want you to remember that feeling, get familiar with it as soon as possible and master it. Do you understand what I said?"
"I understand, isn't the oppressive learning method?"
"Absolutely, let's start."
Adele first asked Weis to sit cross-legged on the ground, and then she and Ling Lan sat down one after another, clamping Weis in the middle, which gave the other party a feeling of a master passing the skills in martial arts movies. But before he could start to appreciate the beautiful scenery of the elf's maw-exposed outfit in front of him, two powerful senses of oppression burst out from one after another, and Weis's face changed color instantly.
"This is just the beginning, and the good show is still coming." Seeing that Weis's face turned red, Adele seemed to have discovered something interesting and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
The invisible pressure formed by two powerful forces seemed to come from all directions, squeezing Weiss into it. Just a little overflowing made the dwarf who happened to pass by outside the door feel palpitations. Weiss, who was in it, even every breath became extremely painful, and had to raise a twelve-point spirit to deal with it. So gradually, he began to feel "feel"...
All night, the three of them stayed in Weis' room and didn't even have dinner. When the next morning, Weis, who was haggard, walked out of the room with a wall, Kabbal, who happened to pass by, was stunned at first, then acted like an elder, and warned Weis with a serious expression.
"Young man, be restrained!"
"Master... I'm too lazy to explain to you." Weiss replied weakly.
In order to gain strength, it is inevitable to pay the price. At present, what Weis gets can be said to be "very worth the money"! A night of "torture" can allow him to touch some of the fur of power. Such insight can already make Weis one of the "geniuses". Although this is just the first step on the long road, Adele still feels that Weis can reach "awakening" before the age of 20.
"Are you almost reaching Nadal City?"
"Well, there are less than 300 kilometers left, and we will arrive in about the afternoon."
"Then I'll go to find a place to sleep. Remember to wake me up in the afternoon." Weis, who had not slept all night, ate something and stood up and left the cafeteria. Ling Lan and Adele were sleeping on his bed at this moment. Weis did not dare to ask them to leave with a cold face, nor did he dare to "squeeze" with a thick face, so he could only find a place to make up for his sleep.
The fully-powered airship was galloping at high speed among the mountains and ridges. The dwarves carefully debugged their weapons and prepared for the upcoming battle. On the ground, as the Enterprise continued to deepen, a large number of parasites controlled by zombies were rushing to the capital, and the number was growing wildly like snowballs.
"Old pit, do you think it's strange?" On the Enterprise's lookout, Scardo looked at the parasites passing through the forest below, and asked Kabbalah on the side without raising his head.
"What's strange?"
"The guys below, they seem to... have some organization."
"There is nothing to be strange about, ants and bees are the same."
"I always think they are different from ants and bees."
"Maybe! How long will it take for us to get to Nadal City?"
"It's almost over that mountain." Scardo reached out and pointed to the peak that Enterprise was about to cross. The two looked at the top of the mountain. As Enterprise gradually approached until it crossed over, Nadal City finally appeared in front of them, and everyone on the deck took a breath.
"My God!" xN
In the past, Nadal City was the second largest city in Nanfengzhou. It was the capital of the Wit Empire more than 100 years ago. It had majestic and tall city walls and many landmark buildings. But now the city is emitting a smell of stench and death. Countless parasites are coming from all directions. They are running wildly around the city, with a large number of them enough to stimulate intensive phobia.
"Damn it! The entire Principal of Nadal is not gathered here, right?" Looking at the dense figures below, Scardo suddenly felt his scalp numb, and Kabala, whose expression was a little dull, turned his head stiffly and ordered.
"Go and wake up those guys who are still sleeping, it's time for us to work!"
PS: Regarding the titles of "qi" and "power", although this refers to the same thing, considering that "traveling through the great power" Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the elves as old-fashioned races belong to two different cultural atmospheres, I made them different in terms of titles. However, in the subsequent text, I will use "qi" as the title to avoid causing chaos.
Chapter completed!