Chapter 369 Abnormalities of Mutants (II)
Both Yu Chen and Yu Ying were stunned, and then asked in unison: "The rear?"
"Yes, the rear..."
Mo Tan put away the map and crossed the trail back and forth in the carriage with some anxiety: "And it's not just the scattered mutants discovered by the reconnaissance team. If you think about it carefully, all the mutations in the Hind Hill at that time Everyone has abnormalities, it’s just that I didn’t notice it at the first time.”
He murmured in a low voice, continuing to try to recall every detail of the battle, and became more and more sure of his guess, that is. It was because all the mutants were abnormal at the same time, and the specific time was probably... after the temporary defense line that he personally guarded blocked the first wave of offensive.
"What's abnormal?"
Yu Ying swallowed nervously, her beautiful face turned pale: "Suddenly they have a brain? No, if they really become smart, why are they still killed by us as planned? "Destroyed?"
Yuchen didn't say anything, because she had been in the safer rear treating the wounded, so she didn't know much about the battle situation. She only knew that all the developments at that time were in line with the plan. There were no surprises beyond Mo Tan's expectations.
But now it seems that is not the case.
“The abnormality I am talking about is not that they have become smarter, but that they have changed in their behavior patterns.”
Mo Tan shook his head and asked Yu Ying in a deep voice: "Do you still remember the battle plan that day?"
As one of the first batch of 'high-level officials' to get accurate action plans, Yu Ying, as an adjutant, Of course, Ying nodded without thinking and said: "Send several high-mobility teams to conduct decoy operations, guide the enemy to the designated slope, and then the large force advances. You and two temporary dice throws will make up a hundred people." The regiment is building a defense line in the northern part of the slope, while the knights led by Taylor and Chief Furman, and the mobile alchemy workshop driven by Luna and Xia Lian will make a detour in advance, and complete it as soon as possible while you are frantically sucking fire on the slope. After going around, finally make dumplings.”
She briefly and comprehensively explained the plan at that time. Although a lot of details and steps were omitted, it was generally accurate.
“That’s right, that’s probably the plan, and we have indeed accomplished the combat goal, there is no doubt about it.”
Mo Tan checked the system time and determined that the distance was It would be half an hour before the troops set off and he continued: "But there are some problems that were originally ignored by us in the process. I didn't think too much about it until I just combined the abnormal behavior of those dozen mutants. Just thought of something..."
Yu Ying tapped the ground with the toe of her shoe impatiently: "So what did you find?"
"Purpose."
Mo Tan said softly, and then looked very ugly. Repeatedly: "Very clear purpose."
[Purpose? 】
Yu Chen, who had been keeping up with the rhythm, was a little surprised and subconsciously asked: "What is the purpose?"
"I don't know either."
Mo Tan shrugged with a wry smile and sighed: "But I have enough reasons to be sure that those mutants should have become strange in the middle of the battle. ”
Then, he briefly explained his analysis to the two of them...
As the commander of the joint forces, Mo Tan spent almost the entire battle with Hind Hill. Bag Several players, including Yuying, communicated. They were scattered in various locations on the battlefield. Whether it was the temporary defense line, the rear position, the knights in the detour, or the mobile alchemy workshop, there were reliable 'liaison officers' reporting to him at any time. The situation, coupled with the fact that he was on the northern slope with the best view throughout the whole journey, he had a very comprehensive understanding of the overall situation. However, despite this, he still did not notice the 'abnormality' at that time before today.
First of all, from the middle of the battle, when the temporary defense line officially began to attract firepower to cover the other two teams' detours, more than two hundred professionals distributed on the entire slope withstood a huge force far beyond expectations. The pressure, although not as high as before the Mo Tan war The upper limit of what was expected, but the line of defense was still almost broken several times. In fact, if Mo Tan had not intervened immediately and personally led people to divide and suppress the mutants at the forefront, the final result would have been really disastrous. Easy to say...
No one noticed anything strange at that time. After all, those monsters with only bloodthirsty instincts have always been extremely crazy. No matter how fierce and fearless they attack, it is 'normal', no matter how strong the momentum is, everyone It can only be thought that the gathering of a large number of living people stimulated them and aroused the instincts of those mutants to the limit.
But because of those dozen mutants who were insignificant in the overall situation, Mo Tan changed his mind...
“The glow powder has a limited duration, even if it doesn’t need to be neutralized by death dust. It can't take effect for too long." Mo Tan took out a bottle of crystal powder from his bag, shook it, and said solemnly: "Even the one with the best effect only lasts about an hour, and at that time. Completely draw the attention of mutants After the force was involved, those of us who attracted firepower on the north slope no longer collectively used this kind of hatred-attracting thing, but the mutants still poured in here like crazy.”
Yu Ying frowned in confusion and asked: "What else can we do? Those monsters always act like crazy. They are crazy to begin with."
"No... …Wrong…”
Yu Chen shook his head slightly and whispered: "What Mo Tan probably means is that even if the Holy Knights have entered the battlefield, the mutants are still stubbornly attacking the defense line on the slope, instead of following their instincts. Attack all living creatures within sight...?"
Mo Tan touched the tip of his nose and nodded happily: "That's right, even though we were still tightly sealed there at that time, we couldn't get rid of it. Most of the mutants who rushed at the front were blocked by their own kind, but the knights were not greatly hindered in the process of charging. During the first group charge, they even killed nearly a thousand monsters. Stabbed through, zero damage."
"Are you kidding me!?"
Yu Ying's eyes widened and she exclaimed in disbelief. Are we all taking drugs collectively?”
She who was mainly responsible for the professionals and players was immediately shocked. Although she had not carefully understood the battle losses of the Knights, she thought about the damage on the north slope of Hind Hill. The feat of "cutting" thousands of Zombies alive by Taro and his group of Paladins without being injured was simply incredible.
Mo Tanqian laughed and took a sip of warm black tea: "Luna really prepared some explosive drugs with extremely strong side effects for them, but almost no one used them because the mutants didn't pay much attention to them. "
"Well, I also remembered that Sister Saint was quite puzzled that day, and she even talked to me specifically..."
Yuchen clapped his little hand gently, Recalling: "She said that she finally had the opportunity to be of some use after such a long time. As a result, after she protected Luna and the workshop and rushed into the suppression site, almost no mutants came to harass her. She kept complaining that even if she was not in Luna at that time, Nothing is wrong, is this... not normal?"
Yu Chen, who had never personally participated in the battle, was not slow to respond, and he almost said the problem in one sentence.
Mo Tan nodded without thinking and affirmed: "Yes, even if those mutants had only a defensive line to attack at the beginning, when the Knights and the Alchemy Workshop entered the scene, they still did not find distance from themselves. The nearest living people attacked indiscriminately and continued to rush towards the northern slope, including the dozen mutants who ignored the attack of the reconnaissance team. Judging from the positions where they died, their destination should also be north."
To the north, from a more practical point of view, Mo Tan, who was the hub of the entire joint force, was there, and the only Yu Chen who could dispel the disease on a large scale was there. The weakest point of the entire Hin Deer Hill joint force was also there at that time.
From a longer-term perspective, the garrison of Gudami Plain, which is empty and has only one-third of its combat power, is stationed there. Sprout City and Sprout City, which have almost completely lost their ability to protect themselves because of supporting the joint forces, are there. Glen City is there, and further north, there are several supply lines that have just been established...
They are all lifeblood! And it’s the kind of lifeline that breaks at the touch of a touch!
Yu Ying and Yu Chen's understanding ability is not bad. They reacted almost as soon as Mo Tan finished speaking, and then they felt an indescribable chill rising from their backs.
“Hey, hey, hey, there must be something wrong?!”
Yu Ying gave a forced smile that was better than crying. She grabbed her hair hard and grinned, "Do those things really have brains? Or is there something secretly controlling them?" ? Don’t scare me. I’ll tell you. , If this is the case, it will be a lot of fun. Let alone settling the south within half a month, we have to burn incense if we don't get killed by those things that suddenly seem to have enlightened us."
Mo Tan! Shaking his head slightly: "I don't know either. "Yu Ying sat down on the ground, hugging Yuchen's thighs and trembling: "How to fix it?"
Yuchen, who was also worried, let out a short exclamation. , and then frantically trying to get the other person to It was a pity that Yuying, who was about the same level as her, had a complete advantage in strength. In addition, Yuchen did not dare to use force, so it was naturally impossible to pull the opponent away...
"Stop making trouble."
Mo Tanxian... glanced at Yu Ying with a troubled look, and said with a twitching corner of his mouth: "The plan remains unchanged for the time being. We still have to go to Baita City as soon as possible, but we need to send more scouts out and let them mainly operate in stealth mode along the way. Observe the situation of all mutants and report it as soon as possible. You can make arrangements and then we set off."
Yu Ying snorted, then reluctantly let go of Yuchen's thigh and rushed to Mo Tan. After making a face, she jumped out, and judging from the panicked screams outside, she seemed to have scared Basaka who was guarding outside.
"To be honest, sometimes I really envy her."
Mo Tan sighed quietly, his face full of tiredness.
Yu Chen tilted his head, then coughed slightly, pointed to his leg that had just been hugged by Yu Ying and asked carefully: "Well, do you want me to hug you too?"
"Ahem! Ouch!"
Mo Tan, who had just taken a sip of black tea, choked at that moment. He put his hand on his neck and coughed while saying angrily: "I... cough! I That's not what I meant, I meant that I envied her heartlessness. !”
“Hey, just kidding, are you feeling a little better?”
“Not at all, it’s better to say it’s getting heavier”
"Ah, I'm disgusted..."
"Uh, don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean it like that!"
"Would you like to consider a knee pillow? It is said to be very stress-relieving."
"Are you kidding me?"
“Well, just kidding~”
“……”
At the same time
Violet Empire, the royal capital of Salamun, a square in the old city
A young man with silver hair and a mohawk was sitting leisurely on a bench reading a book. He has a pair of bright red eyes, wears a white robe, and has a pair of delicate triangles hanging from his waist. He has a slightly feminine face and is handsome and delicate. No matter how you look at it, he is a dark elf poet with relatively good living conditions.
In fact, Croy Lumina is indeed a bard, which does not conflict with his other identities, and even has a high degree of compatibility.
He was lazily flipping through the black notebooks spread out on his knees and eating cheap desserts. He seemed to be enjoying himself very much, even though the old city was the most run-down and backward place in Salamunli. , but this did not affect Crowe's good mood at all.
The successive openings of the Purple Nine Hall, the investigation team headed by Rebo Bresne raided Mercury City, the Archduke Marshall was put under house arrest for an unknown reason for the second time, the Supreme Council with a confusing theme, and the Archduke of Fire Claw was represented by the famous mage Tarasha. Disciple's Genius The girl, the strange undercurrent hidden under the calm, the suspected imminent drastic change...
These are pieces of information that are difficult for ordinary people, even upper-class nobles, to know. Each piece of information is extremely valuable and can really be exchanged for The value of small money.
[Unfortunately, I am not too obsessed with things like money, but this is a good opportunity to return to the Free City as quickly as possible. Hey, is the boss Crow of the Black Gold Cross Street Branch? ...Sounds pretty good...]
The corners of Crowe's mouth raised slightly, revealing a winner's smile.
As the royal capital of the Violet Empire, Salamun’s heritage is far beyond that of ordinary towns. There are many secrets hidden in this city, and there are more security measures that can properly protect these secrets. Especially those 'interesting things' belonging to the highest level of the empire were protected among layers of thorns, causing countless young people who tried to spy but were not properly prepared to bleed all over the ground...
Croy Lumina considers himself a young man, but the difference is that he has enough patience, caution and ability.
He is a natural intelligence gathering expert.
The guards hiding in the dark may be wary of every suspicious person, but who will check the crows who are careful enough one by one?
【I will definitely win, Jun Wu! 】
Crow stretched out comfortably and declared victory in his heart to the opponent he had never met before.
...
Half an hour later, the satisfaction on his face disappeared, because ‘Xiao Qi’, who should have come back long ago, still did not appear on the horizon.
He had a vague premonition...
......
Nine hours ago
Floor 1 of Liuli Pavilion, Room No. 17
The little priest who was curled up on the sofa and playing with a ball of golden flame suddenly turned to look at the door and smiled sweetly: "Sir, are you back?"< br>
“Well, do you want to eat roasted crow?”
“Roasted... what to roast?”
“Roasted crow~”
Chapter 366: End
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