Chapter 5 Mutations
——Only then did I find out that I am sixth on today's best-selling list, well, it all depends on everyone's tips yesterday, so that I can squeeze with the gods, thank you.
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Faced with this strange and terrifying scene, Lucian really had a feeling of trembling hands and feet and a rising mind, and his thoughts about what to do and what not to do were confused, and on the surface, Lucian was so frightened that he stayed there and did not react at all.
"Holy Emblem, wait, I still have the Holy Emblem of Truth!"
The panicked Lucian thought of his biggest support, and subconsciously concentrated, wanting to recite a spell to activate a magic "Holy Light Shield", no matter what, protecting himself is the most important thing.
"Hah!" At this time, a thunderous roar sounded in Lucian's ears, causing Lucian's back to tighten, his cold hair standing on end, and his panicked and chaotic thoughts suddenly froze.
"Light Technique." Gary's calm voice came to Lucian's ears, and the person who roared just now and woke Lucian, Correa, and Howson from the confusion and vibration was Gary.
Gary's calm and composed attitude infected Lucian, causing him to quickly regain his minimum reaction, without thinking too much, he rubbed the holy emblem and whispered a strange syllable: "Gaya."
A ball of spherical white light appeared in front of Lucian and the others, dispelling the deep darkness.
Then, Lucian saw a patch of black mice, which were normal in size but had red eyes, gathering on the floor, walls, and strange humanoid plants in a secret room, densely packed, making Lucian's scalp tense.
As soon as the white light appeared, these rats seemed to see their natural enemies, squeaking and rushing towards Lucian, Gary and the others like a tide.
As the red-eyed rats dispersed, the appearance of the secret room was displayed in the eyes of Lucian and others, a desk in the corner, with three books flashing with strange shimmers, and a flat, wide strange table in the center, with many strange patterns painted on it, red, blue, and green, which were inexplicably similar to the patterns around the "Emblem of Truth" cross, and on these patterns, there were small stoves, small pots, glass bottles, etc.
Neither Lucian nor Gary had time to observe closely, because those crazy rats had already rushed in front of them with a foul smell and weirdness.
The silent Howson and the sharp Correa, after being woken up by Gary's roar, skillfully held the long sword and shield, leaning on Gary left and right, forming a simple battle formation.
Facing rats, not other monsters with strange shapes, Lucian, who was calmly infected by Gary, became more and more nervous, but the number of rats was too large, too weird, and Lucian couldn't help but palpitate.
The red-eyed mouse at the head jumped up and pounced on Lucian, its mouth open, revealing two long, pointed teeth.
Lucian, who was holding the Radiant Sword in one hand, hurriedly slashed the blade of the light-condensing sword at the red-eyed mouse.
The lightsaber summoned by the divine technique was far sharper than the ordinary knight's long sword, but Lucian hurriedly swung the sword, but misjudged the speed and weirdness of the red-eyed mouse's jump, and the lightsaber could only slide past it.
Where the red-eyed mouse rubbed against the lightsaber, the black fur quickly charred and spread into the flesh, but at this time, the red-eyed mouse had already pounced in front of Lucian, the red pupils that flashed with indifferent light were extremely clear, and the smell of rot could be vaguely smelled in the mouth.
With a sword swung into the air, the red-eyed mouse was close in front of him, and Lucian immediately panicked, wanting to swing his sword back and slashing back, but also wanted to directly stretch out his left hand to resist.
Seeing that the red-eyed mouse was about to bite his chest, Lucian was at a loss and had no way.
Suddenly, a long sword with a cold light flashed from the side, and just slashed at the neck of the red-eyed mouse, cutting it in two.
"Don't panic, if you don't have time to resist, avoid the key points, there are healing magic skills." Gary's low voice came.
Correa's sharp voice sounded at the same time: "Step back, lean on us, are you a rookie standing alone in front and looking for death?"
In such a situation, no matter what negative impression Gary, Correa, Howson and others have of Lucian, they all understand that holding the Holy Emblem is a combat power that cannot be underestimated, and even when other changes occur, it is the key to reversing the situation.
After dodging the bite of the red-eyed mouse, Lucian, who had become flustered again, quietly breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down again, compared to Gary, a high-level knight attendant who had undergone training and even had rich combat experience, when facing dangerous scenes, when facing sudden changes, he seemed too immature, too youthful, too helpless, not everyone was a natural combat talent, or a gifted person who could still remain calm in the face of danger.
In the first real battle of my life, it is a great luck to have a veteran like Gary by my side to guide and help, and it is a valuable experience when facing battles and dangers in the future.
This time Lucian did not panic, while swinging the lightsaber forward, he slowly moved backward and retreated to Gary and the others.
The red-eyed rats that pounced on them were not just one or two, but dozens, followed by a steady stream of mice.
The lightsaber was bright and sharp, and there was still a faint light and shadow left over the sword body, and the sword that Lucian slashed was according to Gary's guidance, focusing on defense, giving full play to the characteristics of the sword of radiance, and avoiding the flaws of Lucian who had not learned any swordsmanship at all.
The brilliance brought by this sword seemed to form a pale white barrier in front of Lucian, and the rats that pounced on it, directly hitting the lightsaber, were split in half effortlessly like dirt, and the internal organs and disconnected skin were scorched black, and they fell heavily to the ground, without a trace of blood flowing out.
And when it passed through the remaining light and shadow, the fur on its body also began to dry out, scorch, and slow down, either falling in front of Lucian, or being slashed by Gary and Correa on both sides.
"Hey, boy, you did a good job, this sword directly killed more than ten monster rats." Correa whistled, not knowing whether he was praising or sarcastic.
Lucian himself was not proud, he was able to kill so many red-eyed rats with one sword, entirely because of the strength of the Radiant Sword and Gary's guidance, and at this time: "I feel that the power of the Radiant Sword is starting to lose."
After killing the red-eyed mouse this time, Lucian felt that he had adapted to this kind of scene.
Gary cooperated with Lucian's Radiant Sword slash, constantly slashing and stabbing out the long sword, repelling the rats that escaped the net: "Don't be nervous, the remaining strength is enough to kill these monsters."
After being killed and repelled a batch, the red-eyed mice flew over again, and this time there seemed to be hundreds of them.
Lucian became more and more skilled at slashing, although he was a little scared and worried that he would not be able to completely block the hundreds of rats, but he still fully believed in Gary and Correa, believing that they could help him block the rats on both sides.
The Radiant Sword slashed diagonally from top to bottom, drawing a beautiful light and shadow in mid-air, crackling, and countless red-eyed mice hit the sword, causing Lucian's hand to double the pressure.
There were too many rats, even if many half-and-half corpses fell in front of the Radiant Sword like rain, but there were still dozens of them that broke through Lucian's blocking and passed through the wall of light and shadow drawn by the Radiant Sword.
"With so many rats, Gary and Correa can't intercept them unless they can swing five or six swords in a second!" Lucian's radiant sword was too late to cut again, so he could only think worriedly in his heart: "Maybe the high-level knight attendants trained by the church will have some power similar to divine magic, but it may not be possible."
Just as Lucian was thinking blindly, what was blocked from both sides was not two sharp knight's long swords, but two small round shields wrapped in silver-gray metal skin.
The two fierce little shields swung out suddenly, dozens of impacts merged into a bang, and those red-eyed mice were directly knocked out and fell to the ground, twitching and conspiring, and soon died completely.
Correa laughed: "A good knight is not only a long sword, but also good at using a shield."
Lucian breathed a sigh of relief as he continued to wield his Radiant Sword to resist the attacks of the red-eyed mice.
The bite failed repeatedly, and the red-eyed rats seemed to notice that something was wrong, so some stopped flying and ran directly from the ground, while others climbed the wall, preparing to attack from above the heads of the four people.
The situation suddenly became precarious.
"Give me the head." Howsen, who had always been taciturn and tall and strong, suddenly said.
Lucian swung his radiant sword from top to bottom, blocking the rats in mid-air and on the ground, and asked, "Do you want to use the 'Holy Light Shield'?"
Gary shook his head: "Wait a little longer."
The four of them were like a small boat in the stormy seas, swaying among the red-eyed mice falling from the sky, rushing in mid-air, and surging from the ground, as if they would be crushed at any time.
Suddenly, Hausen's blocking was omitted, a red-eyed mouse landed on Correa's shoulder, Correa's long sword and shield were resisting from the front, and before he could guard against it, he was directly bitten in the neck, let out a painful snort, shook his shoulders, and shook the red-eyed mouse out.
Correa said hatefully: "The wounds are numb, they seem to be poisonous."
"Okay, I'll stimulate the healing magic." Lucian said as he rubbed the Holy Emblem with his free left hand.
Gary stopped: "Don't worry, Correa can still hold on. It seems that there is no way to completely stop it, wait for a few more bites, and then stimulate the healing magic." There are too many rats, and the healing magic must be used sparingly.
Before he finished speaking, he also snorted and was bitten between his boots and knee pads by a red-eyed mouse.
Although the rat can bite, its teeth are not sharp enough to break through the armor, so they relaxed a little in places protected by chain mail, knee pads, etc., and tried their best to guard against other places, and the situation suddenly improved.
Only Lucian, wearing a short linen top and trousers of the same color, without the slightest protection, was immediately bitten in the ankle by a red-eyed mouse.
The tingling and itchy sensation rose from his ankles and quickly spread, and Lucian almost stood unsteadily, while his mouth was dry and he wanted to drink water very much.
"Your physique is much worse than ours, first use the Holy Light Shield, and then use the healing magic." Gary was able to discern the situation, and at this time the red-eyed rat was almost half dead.
It was about himself, Lucian did not delay, concentrated, and rubbed the holy emblem:
"Simen."
A strange and mysterious spell sounded, and a pale white light shield appeared on Lucian.
After Lucian stimulated a magic technique, he couldn't concentrate, so he took a step forward and relied on the Holy Light Shield and the Radiant Sword to block all the red-eyed rats in front of him.
The rats that had dodged the Radiant Sword attacked the Holy Light Shield one after another, but while the light was flashing, the Holy Light Shield did not shake at all, giving Gary and Correa the opportunity to calmly kill and knock the rats away.
After two or three seconds, Lucian regained his spirits, rubbed the Holy Emblem again, and recited the awkward spell: "Gurde."
A white light shot out from the Holy Emblem Cross and landed on Lucian's feet, and the tingling sensation disappeared immediately.
With Lucian blocking in front of the Holy Light Shield, although occasionally Correa and Gary still had time to avoid being bitten, the situation had gradually reversed, and as there were fewer and fewer red-eyed rats, the danger was slowly receding.
Lucian took the time to activate the Holy Emblem and healed the injuries on Correa and Gary.
Not long after, Correa slashed a red-eyed mouse to death with a sword, causing its blood to splatter, and exhaled softly: "Finally killed it."
The ground was already full of red-eyed rat corpses, as well as a large pool of dark red blood.
Lucian looked at this a little in a daze, unable to believe that he had done it, Gary nodded: "Lucian, you did a good job."
Lucian came back to his senses and was ready to thank Gary.
Gary took a breath. He ordered: "Hausen, go into the secret room with Lucian and take a look."
Lucian had a shield of light, Hausen had been standing behind, not being bitten by rats, at this time, Gary naturally had to play everyone's role.
But there was silence behind, and the Howsen, who had been silent, did not answer.
Correa looked back strangely, and then he was full of shock and panic, and said intermittently: "Hausen, Hausen is gone."
Hausen, who had just repelled the red-eyed rat above his head and was calmly guarding behind the three people, was gone?!
Lucian felt creepy again.
(End of this chapter)