Chapter 249 [Conversation with the Dead]
Just as Catherine predicted, on the second night, when it was just darkening, they arrived at the old site of Snover Camp.
Although it was shrouded in darkness, the impact on the three of them was not great.
As a hunter, it is natural to master the [Dark Vision] in the 2nd level spell.
As for Gaode, he has already adapted to a higher ability to see in the dark. With his naked eyes alone, he has an effect similar to dark vision.
Of course, the effect is not as significant as [Dark Vision], but it is enough.
Looking around, you can clearly see that the camp, which was so large and prosperous half a month ago, has now become a ruin, half buried by the drifting snow.
Fragments of the tent can be seen everywhere, the curtains are torn and fluttering in the wind.
On the snow, you can still vaguely see evidence of the ravages of the beasts. Some chewed bones are scattered in the snow, as well as women's clothes, men's weapons, pots and other living things. Debris was scattered everywhere.
There is an indescribable heaviness in the air.
The fragility of life is even more evident on the snowfield.
Roic and Catherine were very calm about this scene.
This is perhaps the biggest difference between hunters and guardians.
Guardians are truly compassionate and dedicated, while hunters are more self-centered?
Gaode secretly said in his heart.
The two of them took Gothe and wandered around the messy Snover site, looking around as if they were searching for something.
In Gothe's view, there are only broken chores and incomplete bones left here. It is impossible to find something to prove that his words are true.
But since Catherine was so confident yesterday, she must be certain.
After all, spells can do many things that go against common sense, and there are so many spells in the world, each with its own miraculous effects.
This is the biggest difference between the extraordinary world and the ordinary world. Many things cannot be judged using common sense.
Facts have proved that since the talkative Catherine dared to speak out her "bold words" yesterday, she was really confident.
When he reached the center of Snover Camp, Roic's eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted: "Katherine, look."
Gaode Looking in the direction of Roic's gaze, he could see a body frozen and whitened by ice and snow hidden in the snowdrift ahead.
That was the body of an old man.
“When there is enough food, those snow wolves will also be picky about food. The old man’s taste is not very good to them, so he will be left behind. And with the low temperature in the north, the corpse will soon be eaten. It freezes and stays well preserved even for months,” Roich explained to Gaude.
Gothe nodded slightly as a response to Loic.
Of course he understands these principles.
The question is, what is the use of a complete corpse?
No matter how complete it is, it is just a corpse and cannot come alive to speak.
Loic obviously understood what Gothe was thinking, but he was not in a hurry to explain, and just smiled mysteriously.
The next moment, Catherine came to the old man's body with steady steps.
Then, she slowly raised her right hand, and her slender fingers drew a complex and mysterious mark in the air.
Extremely strong mana fluctuations instantly burst out from her palm, surging like a tidal wave.
Finally, this powerful mana fluctuation turned into a slender, flashing ray of light, which shot out from Catherine's fingertips.
The ray penetrated accurately into the body of the old man who had been dead for more than ten days and had no trace of life
In Gothe's unbelievable eyes, after the ray submerged into the body, a trace of blood miraculously appeared on the originally pale face of the corpse.
It is like a touch of green suddenly blooming on the withered branches in winter, which is completely incredible.
Then, the old man's eyelids began to tremble slightly.
The next moment, the eyes that had been closed suddenly opened.
It’s just that there are no bright eyes under the eyelids, but a dead white, like cataracts.
This proves that the old man is still a corpse and has not come back to life, but has undergone some wonderful changes.
After opening his eyes, the old man used an almost mechanical movement, supporting the ground with both hands, and slowly sat up.
This scene gave Gothe a great shock, but Luoic was used to it.
"This is a rare spell that only Catherine has mastered [Conversation with the Dead]. With this spell, the dead can also speak, and nothing can be hidden from her." Roic introduced it at this time. .
[Conversation with the Dead]. Gothe silently remembered the name of this spell.
Loic did not say anything more specific.
He can only judge based on experience. This must be a necromancy spell, and its ring number will not be lower than three.
"Did your tribe encounter two waves of snow wolf attacks more than ten days ago?" Catherine asked in a deep voice to the "resurrected" old man.
"Yes, it is true." The old man slowly responded to Catherine's question in a rigid voice without any change in tone or emotion.
"Good luck," Loic quickly made a judgment after hearing this. "It seems that the body of the Snover we found was sacrificed in the second, more violent beast wave. Under.”
"During the first beast wave, an outside guardian stepped forward and single-handedly killed the golden-eyed snow wolf who led the beast wave. This allowed your tribe to temporarily escape the crisis, right? "Catherine asked the second question.
"Yes." The old man replied in that monotonous voice again, without any hesitation.
As soon as he heard this answer, Loic's expression changed.
Catherine continued to ask: "After the foreign guardian took action, did he stay because of serious injuries? Among your tribe?"
"Yes, he was seriously injured and almost died, but he survived." This time the old man answered more specifically.
After hearing this answer, Catherine did not ask the next question immediately, but fell into deep thought for a short time.
After a while, she moved her eyes away from the old man and turned to Loic.
Roic immediately understood, took out a piece of animal skin paper from his arms, and unfolded it in front of the old man.
Gothe glanced at the animal skin curiously and saw Baruch's face clearly depicted on it.
"Does the guardian's appearance match the person painted on this animal skin?" Catherine then asked.
However, the old man shook his head, "I don't know, I just saw him rush in from a distance and fight alongside our clan leader, but I couldn't see his specific face clearly."
Catherine listened. After receiving this answer, he was silent for a moment, and then finally spoke again: "Does that guardian have any impressive features?"
"The guardian rode a big snow-white tiger, which was two Ten feet long, with high shoulder blades, he looked extremely powerful, but he was attacked and killed by snow wolves in the battle to protect the guardian."
This is the longest and most detailed story the old man has said since his "resurrection". a paragraph.
But as soon as he finished speaking, the old man's eyelids suddenly closed.
The trace of blood on his face disappeared at this moment, as if all his life force had been exhausted. With a snap, the old man who sat up fell to the snow again, turning back into that silent body.
The three people on the field had different expressions.
“The big snow-white tiger he depicts should be Baruch’s pet, the ice-maned tiger.”
“It’s not wrong, the ice-maned tiger is also extremely rare in the snowfield.”
"As far as I know, even among the guardians, only Baruch has tamed an ice-maned tiger as a pet. The guardian who takes action is definitely him."
Loic's face There is both surprise and deep thought, as well as a bit of solemnity.
Now that Baruch’s identity and actions have been confirmed, the so-called betrayal of the doctrine is naturally self-defeating.
And what Gothe said about Baruch entrusting him with a summons can almost be considered true.
Both hunters are not fools.
They then thought about the news that they had received from within the sect, which was almost "disguising a deer as a horse", and they immediately reacted:
This person who practices forbidden necromancy has an absolutely extremely high status among the guardians of the snowfield, and his talent There is such energy.
“Katherine, it’s a good thing that you came back just in time, otherwise other hunters would never be able to discover the truth if this mission were to be carried out.”
“And once it exceeds thirty days, even you will The dead Snover people can no longer be awakened, and the truth will be completely buried."
Roic said with some fear: "In that case, Baruch will no longer be able to get rid of the blame. ”
Because Catherine was wearing a bronze mask, it was impossible to see the change in her expression, but her eyes had obviously become sharper, with an edge blooming out.
"What a cunning method. We must find this person as soon as possible, otherwise if this continues, he will harm many people in the north." She said coldly.
Hearing this, Gothe breathed a sigh of relief.
Obviously, his "innocence" has been confirmed.
That makes sense, there is no reason for the two of them to embarrass him anymore.
"Now that the truth has come to light, you can let me go, right?" Gothe said.
What Gothe didn't expect was that Catherine glanced at Gothe sideways, but shook her head, "No, at least not yet."
"Why? This matter has obviously already happened It has nothing to do with me, you asked it yourself." Gothe's face froze.
“First of all, the man behind the scenes is obviously a big shot among the guardians of the snowfield. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, this matter must be carefully managed, and calculated mentally and unintentionally, so as not to arouse the vigilance of the man behind the scenes, and to better investigate the man behind the scenes. "
"As an outsider, you know such top-secret things. If I let you leave rashly at this time, there is inevitably the risk of leaking the information."
"Secondly, you are now the only survivor of the Snover clan beast tide, which is equivalent to the only witness. For this reason, I cannot let you go until the matter is settled."
"Finally." Catherine said softly: "You have appeared in our branch before. Perhaps the mastermind behind the scenes already knows about this. With the methods and cruelty shown by this person, he will definitely kill you and silence you."
"If we can find you, he may also be able to find you. For your own safety, it would be better for you to follow us until this matter is over."
Although it is explaining , but Catherine’s idea was firm.
Gaode didn't look very good, but he didn't struggle any more.
There is no reason in the world.
Because in the face of absolute power, there is no need to be reasonable.
Gothe already understood this truth at Siris Magic Academy.
......
"What should we do next?" Loitch asked Catherine what she thought.
"We can't go back to the headquarters for the time being, as it will easily arouse the vigilance of the mastermind behind the scenes, and even take action to deal with him." Catherine thought for a while and said.
The "him" in her mouth refers to Gao De.
“And apart from the two of us, we cannot tell anyone else in the sect at this time.”
“Because we are still unable to confirm who is the trustworthy person in the sect and who is behind the scenes. The more people in the Black Hand know about the news, the easier it will be for the news to leak out.”
“We cannot call on the power of the Snowfield Guardian to investigate. Since the Black Hand is a high-level member of the sect, he must be interested in the people in the sect. The personnel transfer is very clear and sensitive, and cannot be hidden from his eyes.”
"We have to seek help from forces outside the sect." Catherine's thinking was very clear.
"Power outside the sect?" Loic had no clue.
"We are going to the Zhenbing Tribe. Elder Grant of the Zhenbing Tribe is familiar with me. I can ask him for help, and with the power of the Zhenbing Tribe, he is also capable of helping us investigate this matter." Catherine said decisively.
"By the way, I forgot that you knew people from the Zhenbing Tribe!" Loic's frown instantly relaxed.
The two decided the next direction in a few words.
Gothe could only listen silently and was not qualified to interfere in the discussion between the two.
"Let me take out the forbidden ice needle for you first." After making the decision, Loic turned his head and looked at the silent Gothe and apologized.
"Goodbye first." But before Gothe could say anything, Catherine had already stopped Loic.
“Although he is innocent, he is definitely not willing to follow us and get involved in our sect.”
“If you take out the forbidden ice needle for him now, Let him regain his ability to cast spells, and he will inevitably have other thoughts in his mind that will cause trouble, so let's do this for now." Catherine said in a calm tone.
This little girl... Gothe is definitely happy to keep the Forbidden Ice Needle in his body now, because it can promote his progress in adapting to evolution.
But it is one thing to be willing to do it, and it is another thing for Catherine to impose it on him so unceremoniously.
Gaode has finally recorded this grudge.
"When this matter is over, we will give you some compensation." As if seeing Gaode's dissatisfaction, Catherine added lightly, her tone still calm.
"Katherine is very generous." Loic added quietly from the side, trying to ease the resentment in Gothe's heart.
"I will cooperate with you, as if it is revenge for Baruch. He and I are friends. I feel very uncomfortable when he ends up like this." Gothe responded half truthfully and half falsely.
Since things have happened and cannot be changed, it is better to change your thinking and try to strive for greater benefits.
If they were full of resentment, Roic and Catherine would feel much more at ease.
But if you have a good attitude, given the lawful character of these two people, you will feel more or less guilty about yourself.
“Let’s go to the Zhenbing Tribe.” Catherine said coldly.
(End of this chapter)