Chapter 94 Death is approaching, and the monster represented by death
cockatrice, a very funny and ridiculous name. But anyone who knows about this kind of magical beast will definitely not think it is ridiculous. Not only is it not ridiculous, but it is synonymous with death in their hearts.
According to legend, there is a very rare and terrifying monster in the Dattam Grand Canyon, and its name is the Cockatrice. This terrifying monster, as its name suggests, has the head of a chicken, the tail of a snake, the claws of a chicken, and the body of a bird. However, instead of feathers, its body has a layer of dark and shiny snake scales. Everywhere it passes is filled with death, as if the god of death in the underworld has invited it to speak for itself in the mortal world.
The rain is still pouring down, dripping on its smooth scales and dripping into the eroded mud. The chicken's paws walked step by step, leaving fork-shaped footprints on the ground. It didn't walk very fast, but in the blink of an eye, it had reached the corpses of the monsters. It still used its beak to peck open the corpses of the monsters like a chicken eating. , but there is a jagged thin hook between its beak, and with a flick of its neck, it can tear off a bloody ****. Les and Lotte stayed in the cave for two days, very safe, except for the occasional few Unless a monster crawls here, it will not encounter any danger in a day. They decided not to leave until the rain stopped. Of course, the teacher Jesse has no objection. This is their survival test, not his.
The campfire has already roasted the remaining lizard from yesterday. Although some of these lizards are poisonous, they have already learned how to remove the poison sacs and eat the edible parts. To survive outside, you need to know what you can and cannot eat.
Use a knife to cut open the meat, dip it in the salt, honey and seasonings that you brought with you, and grill the outermost layer of the meat until it is golden brown, and bite into the soft meat. Although it is so hot that your teeth can't stand it, But it's extremely delicious.
Dorothy bit into a piece of hot meat, held it in her mouth and felt the heat. It was difficult to eat it, and she couldn't help but praise: "Damn it, where is the exam now? It's obviously here. Camping. If it wasn’t rainy and damn weather, laying out a blanket on the grass below, setting up a barbecue, and making a cup of iced lemon tea, with a beauty like Lotte, it would be really..." Later, he also I can't go on talking anymore. After all, I just met Lotte not long ago.
Lotte seemed very generous: "If you can taste delicious food like that, it can also cultivate your temperament."
"Haha, that's right, that's fucking cool." Doro Si Dao: "Teacher Jesse, does this damn canyon always have such weather? I can’t stand it if it rains.”
Jesse said: “No, it doesn’t rain all the time in Datam, it’s just that the area is too large, and the climate in each place is different. , we are just unlucky now, the weather may be sunny in other places.”
"Hey, it's so unlucky that we have such weather even when we go camping." Dorothy complained.
Jesse emphasized: "Hey, we are not camping, we are taking a test."
"Well, what is that?" Lotte suddenly found that there was another one at the entrance of the cave. The thing that looked like a snake and a chicken quickly picked up the magic wand beside it, but it looked like a chicken and jumped up and down, and it didn't look like a powerful magical beast.
Students may not know it, but it shows that a knowledgeable teacher is different. When he saw this monster, he was frightened and quickly covered the eyes of Lotte and Dorothy. He also lowered his head and closed his eyes so as not to look at it. it.
Dorothy didn't understand what was going on and asked: "Teacher, what are you doing? Why are you blindfolding me."
Jesse said eagerly: "Don't open your eyes, don't look at it, especially its eyes, remember not to open your eyes. Back away, it should be attracted by the smell of food, back up, back up slowly "
Lotte didn't dare to disobey the teacher's serious words. She closed her eyes and touched the darkness, and retreated deeper into the cave little by little. She still couldn't help but wonder, "Jack. Teacher Xi, what on earth is this? "
Jesse also said while backing up: "It's a cockatrice!"
"A cockatrice?" Dorothy laughed loudly: "What the hell is it? Is it so scary?”
Lotte had heard about the cockatrice and exclaimed: “Yes, yes, I have seen this kind of thing in the murals in the building. This is the cockatrice, then. A monster that can kill with its eyes!”
"Kill people with their eyes!" Dorothy exclaimed: "It can't be true. It can kill people with its eyes. How to kill? Could it be that its eyes can emit murderous light waves?"
Lotte shook her head and said: " No, I don’t know, it’s just that the rumors say that any creature that comes into contact with its eyes will die.” Don't dare to joke with your own life.
Jessie said: "Lotte is almost right. It can't be said that they will die, but generally people with a weak will will definitely die. Its bright eyes exude a special spiritual magic, and anyone who comes into contact with its eyes will The person will receive a strong spiritual suggestion, and the inner suggestion It means death! If you really accept this kind of spiritual suggestion, you will definitely die."
"Heart, mind control magic!" Dorothy was shocked: "Warcraft can also cast such complex magic. Is it difficult to learn spiritual magic? ”
Jesse said: "No, this is its instinct. It is born with this ability. And the effect is extremely strong. If you are not a very determined person, you must not come into contact with it. Fortunately, it only eats dead and living things. It doesn’t eat.”
“It doesn’t eat living things, why?” Lotte asked curiously: "Aren't we like dead people, and we can't look at it."
Jesse said: "I'm not sure, but the rumor is that it doesn't dare to eat living people, I think it makes sense. Generally. All the creatures it has seen are dead, but if it is not dead, it may be afraid, so it does not dare to attack. . But regardless of whether it is like this, some people have seen it escape in this way." "That's good, that's good." Dorothy was also frightened. If she looked at it, she would die. It was really scary. , and suddenly asked: "If you subdue it, wouldn't it become very powerful? It is so terrifying It is absolutely invincible with a magical beast around!"
Jesse shook his head: "Maybe, but I have never heard of anyone subduing a magical beast like the Cockatrice. Their abilities are very weak, and not many people have seen them, let alone subdued them.”
After retreating for a long time and finally retreating to the bottom of the cave, Lotte said: "The teacher is right, if there are many such monsters, the world will die."
"Ah, yes, I guess everyone who has seen it will They're all dead." Dorothy was sweating profusely, not sure whether it was because she was too fat or too nervous.
The Cockatrice smelled the aroma of meat and kept watching the three of them retreat into the depths of the cave. I don’t know if it was like Jesse said, not daring to offend living creatures that were not afraid of its death gaze. Anyway, Didn't pursue him either. They just ate the things cooked by the fire and the monster corpses they had stored. After walking around for a few times and not finding anything else to eat, they slowly left.
The heavy rain is still falling, and after listening to the noisy rain for a long time, I feel less upset. After all this time, they never heard the cockatrice crow again.
Dorothy still did not dare to open her tightly closed eyes and asked: "Teacher Jesse, has the Cockatrice left?"
"You ask me, how do I know? I closed my eyes." Jesse listened carefully for a while, and there seemed to be no sound: "Should we go?"
"Should? What the hell is that? Are you leaving or not?”
Jesse said angrily: “You don’t know. Open your eyes and take a look."
Dorothy said in disbelief: "Boss, you are a teacher, you actually let me take this risk!"
"I..." Jesse thought for a moment and said, "Are you taking the test or am I taking the test?"
"Hey, despicable. I despise you for being so cowardly, teacher."
Suddenly there was a rustling sound in their ears, as if someone's footsteps were slowly going away, and then only the green sound was heard. Ti shouted: "Teacher Jesse, Dorothy, the Cockatrice has left."
The two grown men breathed a sigh of relief, but felt ashamed that they were not as courageous as a little girl. . He opened his eyes and said, "Lotte, you still have the courage, you are a hero among women." When they came to the entrance of the cave, they saw that the Cockatrice had already left. When I saw Lotte again, I found that she was leaning against the wall with her eyes closed, and I immediately shouted in my heart that she had been deceived.
Lotte knew there was no danger when she heard their footsteps. Then she opened her eyes and looked around. She didn't find the cockatrice. She patted her chest and said, "Ah! It's so dangerous. !”
The two grown men looked as if they had been punched in the face. They cursed themselves as idiots and fools for even being fooled like this. Dorothy wanted to be angry, but was too embarrassed to scold a woman, so she could only swing branches and smash them on the cave wall, cursing incessantly.
Jesse was also ashamed, but he was too embarrassed to scold others. It must be because he lacked courage and lacked wisdom. He sighed repeatedly with self-pity and said that women are like devils and their hearts are like snakes and scorpions.
Of course Lotte apologized to them both, and she was very sincere.
Jesse should have helped the students escape this time, so they should have quit. But thinking about his own embarrassment, he had no choice but to negotiate terms with them and ask them not to tell anything about what happened today. Naturally, the things he helped them this time were not counted.
Of course Lotte and Dorothy agreed.
In the morning, the rain that had been falling for several days finally stopped. Dorothy and Lotte did not want to waste a moment and jumped down to the cave to stretch their muscles.
Jesse stood at the entrance of the cave and smiled slightly: "The purpose of the actual combat test is to train them. It doesn't matter if you make an exception."
(Note: ①, I have already mentioned the detailed characteristics of the cockatrice. It is explained in the book that the name "Cockatrice" began to be equated with "Basilisk" appears a lot in paintings, heraldry, sculptures, architecture, and as church decorations in the Middle Ages. Interestingly, although cockatrice appears in large numbers in artworks, there are very few stories about it. Few, perhaps because its power to kill people with its gaze is too powerful. It is impossible to find a suitable place in literary works. Medusa only turns people into stone with her gaze. Its lethality is too perverted.
In my novel, I used the cockatrice. My ability has weakened, and I have turned my eyes to kill people only by looking at them. It is described as a kind of spiritual suggestion magic. This is just my own creativity and idea, and I think the explanation is very reasonable. In fact, I did not find the real reason for its killing eyes in the data)
(End of this chapter)