Chapter 500: "Fire Holder" Thought Lesson: Ignite Others, Warm Yourself
As the "Eternal Night" ritual regained its composure, the kneeling employees at the various "Thorn Binding Devices" suddenly felt the pressure on their bodies ease...
Although that inexplicable feeling of palpitations still exists, at least I can move now.
"Wahahaha~"
The dark green evil spirit fire burned again, and the D-class personnel laughed wildly:
"Now it's our turn again!"
The battle begins again!
The members of the "Night Faction" stationed at the point finally felt the various offensive methods used by these external employees, whether it was remote curses, strange spells, or physical attacks driven by some unknown means...
With the help of the "rebels", the "Night Faction" was defeated after a short period of time.
However, some of the more powerful ones who can rival the official eighth-level masters of the "Night Faction" are in a different situation from the general bottom level because their numbers are too small.
That is, being besieged by three or more elite D-class members at the same time.
As a last resort, they either had to retreat or be knocked unconscious.
"It's so relaxing. There are so many Beyonders here, but there's no 'legion'-style combat team. They're all guerrillas, without a single regular army. What a waste..."
"Indeed, indeed. The defense down there feels pretty rough..."
"It's so easy to clear the level, will the rewards be less later?"
"Probably not. The company values the actual results, not the simplicity of our execution."
"Is that so? It feels like picking up money..."
"It's not difficult at all. I thought we'd be facing a ton of enemies, just like last time. I've even prepared the small nuclear warheads..."
"Fuck! You 'official' guys really can bring anything!"
"By the way, what was that pressure just now? I feel like it's something with Brother Shunzi. Doesn't anyone want to figure it out? Can someone team up and take a look?"
"Fuck, @my little bean, don't say anything that's not conducive to survival! Knowing everything will only kill you!"
"@My little bean, it's okay if it doesn't work, but don't let it have any side effects! Don't let it affect Brother Shunzi and cause him to get everyone wiped out with you..."
"Speaking of which, how many of us have been killed so far? Also, how long can we hold out?"
"Less than one tenth anyway..."
"As for how long we can hold on, that depends on Brother Shunzi. Anyway, given the current situation, we can easily hold on until tomorrow."
“…”
After one stronghold after another was breached, the employees chatted casually.
The energy suppression device is not complicated. It is just to cut off the root with a diameter of about two or three meters and repeat the process of cutting it off before it reconnects.
Although the hardness of this thing is about the same as pig iron, it is not easy for the employees.
It's not particularly difficult to cut off...
As long as this is cut off, the "thorns of rejection" will dry up, and then the corresponding employees can easily cut inside and cut off all the black thorns that are spread throughout the train cars.
Overall, it's not a very difficult job.
At least……
This is what it was like in the early stages.
As time passed, the task was not completed, and the roots of the "energy point" began to grow faster and faster.
The employees suddenly realized that something was wrong.
"Shit, what's going on at the energy point? Why is the 'thorn of rejection' growing again?!"
"It nearly pierced my butt!"
"Energy point, work harder! Suppress the energy quickly!"
A group of D-level employees who were responsible for dealing with the "thorns" suddenly realized that the black thorns that had stopped growing for a while had "come back to life" again, and their strength was getting stronger and stronger.
"Fuck, be careful, don't use the 'prop' to carry it! These thorns can fucking destroy the integrity of the prop!"
Some people were horrified to find that the integrity of some of their props had decreased after being wrapped in thorns!
Immediately, some employees who were accidentally trapped by thorns put away their props after hearing this.
For them, death is acceptable, but damage to their tools is unacceptable.
After all, the props are too expensive to repair, often costing thousands or even tens of thousands of points, and the reward for this mission may not even be enough to repair it!
Therefore, some unlucky employees would rather be pricked into a honeycomb and return to a painful death than have the completeness of their props reduced.
At the same time, facing their words, the employees who suppressed the energy points were speechless.
Just now, these thick roots were recovering faster and faster, and they were also getting harder and harder...
Nowadays, its hardness is comparable to that of steel!
"How long will it take? If these thorns continue to grow stronger, they'll be as fucking strong as titanium alloy! My hand is almost cut off..."
"How come it's growing so fast? Oh my! My 'Brutal Body' has had its claws broken several times..."
"My fel flames are almost exhausted. If I continue, I will only burn myself!"
"What's wrong ? He's not well yet..."
"It's getting harder and harder. I can't hold on any longer. My exoskeleton is running out of power..."
“…”
The employees were sweating profusely as they concentrated on suppressing the roots, not knowing how this situation could have occurred.
The roots that could be easily suppressed now require a lot of effort just to ensure they are disconnected.
While everyone was complaining, Colin was not much better off.
In the fiercely burning fireball, Colin tried his best to maintain the flame. It had been almost an hour since the "Red Moon" appeared.
The continuous output of ultra-high intensity flames was more than even he could bear.
The key is that at this moment, there is no way to withdraw directly...
Colin had persisted until now. If he removed the flames, not only would his efforts fail, but he would also be caught in a fight between the two things above his head.
Gritting his teeth, Colin struggled to convey his voice to the "Lady of Thorns":
"How long will that 'hold on for a little while' you mentioned?!"
"It'll be soon, it'll be quick, don't be impatient." A whisper came from the thorns surrounding him.
However, Colin had learned a lot of lessons and did not fall for it again. He continued:
"Give me a specific time!"
From the time the "Red Moon" was summoned until now, it's either "soon" or "wait a moment". I thought it would be about ten minutes later, but an entire fucking hour has passed and there's still no result.
At this moment, millions of "Night Party" members on the ground lowered their heads, and on the top of their heads, they all wore a headdress made of "thorns".
The person wearing this thing seemed to ignore the abnormality above his head.
"It's really fast this time, but it will take some time for them to get on the bus..." The voice of "Ms. Thorn" came again, but this time, her tone was a little weak.
"There's still a small number of people left to be tethered to the thorns. Once that's done, I'll transfer their entire 'fate' for the next period of time to my main body and let me bear it. Then we can proceed..."
"Transferred to you?" Colin asked subconsciously in confusion.
"Well, this is one of my powers. Otherwise, with their level, how could they truly be able to escape from the 'night'? Dealing with this thing is much more complicated than you think. It can't be solved by simply running away. For people like them, they haven't dealt with it thoroughly..."
"Even if they leave, they will be annihilated at some point. They can't afford the fate of being tied to 'Night', but it doesn't matter..."
The Lady of Thorns said, "I will bear the fate of destruction for them."
Colin was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly felt that the brilliance of humanity was shining above those dark thorns.
I don't feel particularly tired anymore.
In fact, he can still hold on.
But soon, the other party's next words made the brilliance of humanity fade away...
"Anyway, the main body is durable, hehe."
There's no need to say this...
Kelin took a deep breath and suddenly thought of something: "Then we are also involved with 'Dark Night'..."
"The lady who sent you has already taken care of everything. You don't have to worry about being killed by 'Night' directly, nor do you have to worry about being tracked down through the company network..."
Oh, so I don't have to be afraid of death? That's not bad... Colin breathed a sigh of relief.
Ms. Thorn seemed to realize what he was thinking. "Of course, I'm referring to the group arriving later. It's best if nothing happens to the other three people, including you..."
"Okay." Colin nodded exhaustedly.
Feeling the flames on his body were somewhat exhausted, he couldn't help but ask: "Do you have anything that can burn?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ms. Thorn's reaction became very strong.
"Oh my god! Isn't the first lesson of the Fire Bearer reserve period to learn self-sacrifice? How come you're already ahead of the curve and learned the idea of 'igniting others to warm yourself' before you even become a Fire Bearer? Don't even think about burning me!"
Huh? There's this kind of learning method? Ke Lin was stunned.
If you can burn someone else, it's best. If that doesn't work, then consider yourself. Colin has always done this.
I didn’t expect that within the former “fire bearers”, this kind of thing was summarized into some ideological courses?
Also, why did "Ms. Thorn" react so strongly?
Before he could speak, "Ms. Thorn" continued, "Forget it, forget it. I'm really impressed by you paranoid people. You see everyone as a piece of firewood...
"Okay, luckily I was prepared..."
As he spoke, a large number of "black thorns" that also had a metallic luster but were wrinkled and looked withered appeared out of thin air.
Colin didn't hesitate and directly spread the flame over and ignited it.
The raging fire spread out...
This flame is not as easy to control as the flame of the "Fire Bearer" itself, but what Colin needs now is not a high degree of flame accuracy, but to ignite the fire as much as possible to illuminate the surroundings.
Suddenly, with the addition of this flame, the flame that was originally unable to hold on became stable again, isolating the "crimson" and "darkness" in the sky from the cognition of humans below.
"It looks pretty good..."
Colin thought that "Ms. Thorn" was indeed a good material. When he returned after the mission was completed and left, he would ask if he could give her some more to take back and keep.
It has not been brought up now, but after this batch of "firewood and charcoal" has been obtained.
The pressure has been relieved a lot...
He even had time to check out the messages from his employees in the team chat channel in his mind, and discovered that they didn't seem to be in a good situation either.
"The 'Thorn Binding Device' is yours, right? Can't you take the initiative to put it away? " Colin asked.
As soon as the question was asked, "Ms. Thorn" replied immediately: "It can't be put away. That thing is connected to some special defenses of this world. If you want to close it, you have to close it all together. But in that case..."
At this point, the voice stopped abruptly.
What's going on? Colin tried to ask: "In that case?"
There was no sound for several seconds...
Just as Colin was puzzled, the voice of "Ms. Thorn" rang out again: "I was a little distracted just now, and accidentally used some 'divine' power, and was hit by 'Night'. Well, back to the topic, if that happens, 'Night' will descend directly upon you..."
Hearing this, Colin felt a chill.
Then, the voice of "Lady Thorn" continued to be heard: "You know, the people here have never truly connected with the Night until now. Besides its own problems, it is also due to my efforts."
"Okay." Colin didn't ask any more questions.
At this time, we can only make the employees suffer more.
"No, it's not that hard. It's just hitting a 'wooden stake'. How hard can it be? I didn't say anything in the aftermath of the battle while carrying two things, and they are still shouting nonsense here..."
Colin suddenly felt at ease.
As time goes by...
Another hour passed, and everyone, including Colin, was really starting to feel the strain.
The words of "Ms. Thorn" suddenly came unsolicited.
"Okay, okay, it's finally fixed this time! Look, I've rooted it out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Colin's eyes suddenly lit up, and the thick darkness that enveloped the "Eternal Night" ceremony venue dissipated in an instant, and the "darkness" power in the bodies of the "branch" employees in this world disappeared.
I don't know if it was moved or cleared...
The emergence of this situation also made the "darkness" above the dome suddenly become farther away like a kite with a broken string.
"Finally..." Colin breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to disperse the flames.
At this moment, above the dome covered by layers of clouds, some huge and magnificent strips surged.
Colin saw out of the corner of his eye that it seemed to be some "black thorns", but they were much larger than those around him, and they stretched across the sky and extended to the end that was invisible to the sight, as if wrapping up the whole world.
At this time, above the sky, countless thorns hung down some branches, and these branches entangled and intertwined with each other, forming a vague figure wearing a long thorn skirt.
A mighty aura erupted from this body...
The whole heaven and earth shook.
Countless figures knelt down before her and praised her loudly.
"This... the Night Sect's faith changes so quickly." Colin was astonished.
At this moment, the lofty and profound words of the Lady of Thorns, carried with them the power of her own, reached everyone's ears:
"Listen to my words, get back on the train, and set sail again!"
No explanation for why...
However, the will of the true God cannot be questioned!
Everyone turned and walked quickly towards the train. Under her watchful eye, everything proceeded in an orderly manner without too many accidents.
When the last person entered the carriage, a task appeared in Colin's mind.
[Temporary Event: Enter any car of the "Disconnected Mist Train" and transfer the personnel on that train. Then, remove the "Secondary Containment Object" and "Colorless Crystal x 100" and ignite them to inject initial power into the train.]
"So those things are used at this time?"
Colin thought for a moment. At first he thought that this was something to be added to the fuel chamber when they reached the ninth station.
I didn't expect it would just provide an initial motivation...
"Don't worry, I'll take care of things here now." The words of "Ms. Thorn" came.
Hearing this, Colin didn't hesitate any longer and dived down. Amidst the astonished gazes of everyone, he walked into one of the carriages, drove everyone to other carriages, and took out the materials he had prepared long ago.
Then pour a can of "Fire Bearer's Grease" on it and ignite it with a snap of your fingers.
The next second...
The containment screamed and seemed to want to struggle, but Colin stepped forward and pinned it down, then pulled out his revolver and fired several shots at it without any expression.
It suddenly became quiet again.
Then, more than ten seconds later...
The train, which had been parked for hundreds of years, began to vibrate, and gray mist began to spew out from the train. It then slowly began to move, and its speed gradually increased.
"Hahaha, they're finally gone! They're finally gone!"
"The mission is almost over!"
"Wow, wow, the torture is over..."
“…”
When the employees saw this, they immediately became excited and celebrated, but they saw the train gradually moving away.
They suddenly felt something was wrong while standing there...
The mission was over, they didn't return immediately, and the train seemed to be moving away.
"Wait, stop, we haven't gotten in the car yet!"
Someone tried to catch up while waving his hands and shouting loudly.
