Chapter 193 Prepare for a Rainy Day
The battle ended quickly, and there was no suspense about the outcome...
Although there were more than three times the number of Paladins, these monsters still had no chance against the former. Chance, in less than ten minutes, a total of sixteen paladins had annihilated all the monsters, only at the cost of one person being slightly injured and one war horse.
Yu Ying, who did not participate in the battle, showed a relaxed smile, and many infected civilians who were watching the battle from a distance cheered excitedly. The powerful paladin gave them a sense of security, and they destroyed everything. The victory injected a shot in the arm into these people whose spirits were already extremely fragile.
But Mo Tan did not show the slightest expression of relief. On the contrary, his face was very worried, and he kept frowning, not knowing what he was thinking.
Yu Ying glanced at the paladins who had completed their formation amidst the cheers of the people, turned her head and asked Mo Tan curiously: "You don't look very happy, why?"
"Eight minutes ." Mo Tan looked at the returning paladins and sighed softly.
Yuying's dark red eyes narrowed slightly: "You mean the time of the battle just now?"
Although Yuying was not too cold in COS in front of fellow player Mo Tan, Although she is facing a killer, her reaction is still quick, which shows that this girl is also a delicate and calm person in reality.
Mo Tan nodded: "Yes, it took a total of eight minutes from the time when the Paladins charged in formation until the last mutant had his head chopped off."
"Is eight minutes a long time?" Yu Ying tightened the red scarf around her collar and said with a smile: "They are facing enemies several times their own. It is already very good to achieve such a result."
There is no problem with her words in theory. After all, those Paladins who were at least as powerful as level 20 players each killed an average of three to four mutants and remained uninjured almost the entire time. It can definitely be understood as a crushing level of combat effectiveness comparison. Under normal circumstances, it is undoubtedly a quite impressive record.
[But this is not a normal situation...]
Mo Tan smiled bitterly, shrugged at Yu Ying and said: "The battle lasted for eight minutes in total, and sixteen paladins fought. , there were fifty-three mutants, eighteen of them were directly eliminated in the first round of charge, and all the enemies were wiped out six minutes later..."
Yu Ying rolled her eyes: "What on earth do you want to say?"< br>
"There are one hundred paladins in Mida City." Mo Tan stretched out a finger and shook it slightly: "Based on the battle just now, even if the paladins remain in peak condition forever, they can only cope with their own number of five at the same time. There are eight times the number of mutants, and there are more than 300,000 civilians in Misha County. At least one out of three of these civilians is infected with the plague, and the seriously injured people infected with the plague have a high probability of converting into mutants..."
Yu Ying pondered for a moment, and her face gradually became gloomy: "It seems that the situation is not so optimistic."
"No." Mo Tan shook his head and turned towards the city. walked in the direction of the former: "The situation is terrible."
The girl stood there in silence for a long time, then curled her lips in the direction of the former: "Tch, why are you so cool..."
Ten minutes later
Mo Tan and Yu Chen, who met at the Holy Union Chapel, arrived at the temporary station in the west of Mida City and found the middle-level paladin Taylor, who was inspecting the situation in front of a row of simple barracks.
"Your Highness the Saint." The latter immediately bowed to Yu Chen and saluted, and nodded to Mo Tan as a greeting, and then quickly asked: "What are you doing here?" Is it safe outside?"
Mo Tan nodded: "Yes, Mr. Taylor, the group of mutants have been wiped out by the knights."
"Very good." Taylor nodded with satisfaction: "The great goddess protects us, and all filth will disappear under the light of dawn."
Mo Tan smiled, but in his heart he was disappointed with this standard magic stick. The remarks were somewhat disapproving. After all, he had already communicated with the goddess mentioned by the other party twice, and the latter gave him a really bad impression.
Yuchen's expression was also a bit strange, as if she had been choked by something. It was obvious that this girl was not very good at controlling her emotions.
"We will eventually get through this test." Mo Tan also replied in a very stern manner, and then whispered: "But there are some things that Saint Wangyu and I want to discuss with you... …”
Although it was just Mo Tan’s own idea, he took Yu Chen along with him very naturally.
As soon as Taylor heard that His Highness the Saint had something to discuss (he subconsciously ignored Mo Tan), his expression immediately became solemn: "Yes."
So Mo Tan went to the place outside the city. He recounted the details of the battle to Taylor, repeated what he had just said to Yu Ying, and finally concluded: "So Her Royal Highness the Saint and I both feel that although we are much stronger than those mutants in terms of individual combat capabilities, the opponent has an absolute numerical advantage. The number of monsters is increasing every moment. If this continues... …The situation is indeed not optimistic, and the Paladins are very likely to suffer casualties.”
"Each of us is ready to be martyred at any time." Taylor replied seriously: "Death and danger cannot shake the faith of the Paladin."
Mo Tan sighed with a headache...< br>
Taylor is a very holy knight. He is firm, Chinese-faced, loyal, brave, and kind. He abides by the code of knights and has no scheming and palace. He does not care about sacrificing himself for his faith, but At the same time, he is also a bit stubborn and rigid, which is why Mo Tan went to the city hall to discuss with Sol before, instead of coming to this 'one of his own' immediately.
Mo Tan originally planned to gather the low-level professionals outside the city before coming to Taylor for discussion, but the sudden monster attack just now gave him an opportunity, or a reason, so After returning to the city, I brought Yuchen here as soon as possible.
"There are only a hundred paladins in Mida City now." Mo Tan said to Taylor while thinking about it: "You are also made of flesh and blood, and you will be tired, and your horses will be injured, and those Monsters are likely to appear continuously in the future, and our situation will become very passive.”
Taylor patted the long sword at his waist: "Our will is as strong as steel."
"I believe it." Mo Tan nodded immediately, and then said in a deep voice: "But even so, it will still happen. Casualties occurred. When the number was 1:5, one knight was injured in the fight, and a horse was torn open in the chest. What if the opponent's number was larger?"
Taylor made a prayer gesture and said piously: "After a glorious death in battle, we will return to the embrace of the gods."
[I guarantee that the goddess will not think I want to hug you...]
Mo Tan complained in his heart, and then asked with a smile: "Then when everyone is killed in the battle, what will happen to the civilians?"
Taylor hesitated for a moment, then said sternly: "We will protect the innocent until the last moment."
"But after the 'last moment' is over, those people will still be killed." Mo. Tan narrowed his eyes slightly and pointed at Yuchen: "Our saint may also be included among them."
Yuchen shrank his neck and his face turned red.
Taylor was silent. The determined paladin remained silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "We can only do this, as you said, Priest Black Van, There are too many mutants." "I have a way." Mo Tan blinked at Taylor, and then repeated the 'recruitment' plan he had told Thor before.
"Let those civilians who don't know how to fight take up arms?!" Taylor's eyes widened and he shook his head vigorously: "No, this is absolutely not possible. They should obviously be the protected party, we can't do this."
Mo Tan played with the cross on his wrist while mending He added: "Not only the civilians, but also the low-level professionals who have defended the city before, they also have a certain fighting capacity."
Taylor frowned and said in a deep voice: "I admire you very much. Those people, but they have not been blessed by divine power, nor have they experienced formal If you are injured by those monsters, you will easily contract the plague."
"The choice is in their own hands." Mo Tan smiled and said softly: "The Lord of the City has prepared some rewards. And we can prioritize treating family members or relatives of those who are brave, even Those who are infected with the plague but are still young and strong, if they are willing to fight to defend their homeland, Her Majesty the Saint can give priority to treating their bodies..."
Taylor waved his hand fiercely, Shen The voice interrupted: "You are a threat."
"No, this is just a reward for the brave." Mo Tan shrugged and spread his hands and said: "We just want to inspire them to take up arms to defend their homeland. Her Royal Highness the Saint also means the same."
On the road Yu Chen, who had finished discussing with Mo Tan, nodded slightly: "Yes, Mr. Taylor, everyone...has the right to defend their homeland, and the goddess also hopes that everyone will unite to tide over the difficulties, instead of letting A few people are responsible for everything.”
Apart from pulling the goddess’ banner, these words were also Yuchen’s own thoughts and were not previously arranged lines.
Taylor nodded with some struggle and said hesitantly: "But those civilians..."
"It would be best if the Knights could train them." Mo Tan knew the other party very well. After hesitating, he explained calmly: "Although those mutants are several times stronger than normal people in physical fitness, that's all. I think those trained civilians can at least help the knights contain the enemy."< br>
"Contain it?" Taylor scratched his cheek, his expression a little confused.
Mo Tan nodded as he should: "Of course, I don't want to treat them as cannon fodder. The main combat power is the knights plus those low-level professionals. At least under the current circumstances, those civilians only need to cooperate. Just you guys, the risk won't be great, not to mention Her Majesty the Saint will give priority to treating them."
After hearing this explanation, Taylor finally breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "That's good. Well, I will fully cooperate."
This somewhat rigid and stubborn Paladin was finally convinced...
Half an hour later
Holy Union Chapel, Yu Chen’s room
“But this is only the first step.” Mo Tan leaned tiredly by the door and yawned, then smiled bitterly at Yu Chen and said, “The specific effect is still there. I don’t know what will happen.”
The girl smiled and said, “Mo Tan has worked very hard and is much better than me.”
“Don’t say that” Mo Tan Weiwei. He shook his head and said with a smile: "If it weren't for you, most of the infected civilians would probably be dead by now."
Yuchen chuckled, and then used a holy healing spell on himself.
"Did you lose blood?" Mo Tan asked curiously.
“No.” Yu Chen shook his head slightly, and then released a warm Dawn Star on the spot, and said softly: “I just want to try to see if there are any harmless magical spells under the interference of darkness. , In this case, Mo Tan won’t have to be...well, a target for me every time."
Mo Tan shrugged: "I don't mind, it can give me more blood anyway."< br>
“But it won’t feel very comfortable, ah, here it comes!” Yuchen exclaimed softly, then pondered for a moment, clapped his hands and said, “Let’s try [Calm Halo] this time~”
Five seconds later, a snow-white halo spread out with the girl as the center. Because of the talent [Incarnation of Holy Light], this interfered magic still shined with holy light, and there was no trace of darkness at all. Chemical ingredients.
But...
"It seems not bad, I didn't lose my life...Huh!?" Mo Tan, who was brushed by the halo, was just halfway through his words, and then he felt his whole body stiffen, and then Yuchen was inexplicable. He rushed out of the door under the gaze of the ground.
The girl stood there in confusion, feeling a little awkward.
A moment later, the door opened again, and Mo Tan walked in with a helpless expression, waving his hand vigorously to Yu Chen: "This won't work, this will definitely not work."
Yu Chenwai He tilted his head: "What's wrong with this?"
"It didn't lose blood, but this thing has a forced fear effect." Mo Tan said with a wry smile: "I suddenly felt a chill all over my body just now, and then my body opened the door and ran away uncontrollably. There was an extra character on the character panel called [ The negative state of panic lasted for a long time. About four or five seconds."
Yu Chen was startled: "Ah, if this is used during treatment..."
"I doubt those who are seriously injured. People will be scared to death." Mo Tan made a serious judgment. , looked at his hands with lingering fear: "I'm completely out of control, and I feel a little panicked. If it were an NPC, it might be more obvious. Your skill is a bit powerful... The range is scary."
Yuchen smiled and stuck out his tongue. : "Sorry, I scared you~"
"That's not true, it's just..." Mo Tan shook his head, then suddenly froze for a moment, and then smiled at Yu Chen: "I should log off. Okay, there’s something else going on outside, let’s talk later.”
The girl nodded blankly: "Oh, okay."
Then Mo Tan quickly returned to his room without saying a word, and then exploded on the spot...I mean, he dropped the phone on the spot.
Chapter 190: The End
(End of this chapter)