Chapter 86 Let’s Become the Sixth
There have always been traces of human activities in the forests of the deserted island, whether it is the roads trampled by footprints or the occasional sacrificial candles.
After walking for a while, a stone path appeared in front of the two people, and a tall but decayed torii stood at the entrance of the path.
Torii are usually set up on the avenue leading to the shrine or on the wooden fences around the shrine. In legend, Torii is a kind of barrier that represents the entrance to the divine realm. It can be regarded as a "gate", a gate that separates the human world from the divine realm.
“It’s incredible that the buildings on this island have not completely decayed.”
Laura walked inside the shrine, looking at the hand-washing houses, Komainu dogs and stone lanterns beside the shrine. Although the shrine here was dilapidated, it had all the necessary facilities.
"The more incredible things are yet to come."
Xia Yu pointed forward and strode forward. Laura followed him. Not long after, a statue appeared in front of them.
It was a lifelike statue of a woman, wearing a golden sun crown on her head and a square-collared robe. Even though it was just a statue, an air of elegance and luxury came over her.
"Look, this is Himiko."
Xia Yu stepped forward and shone the light of the small flashlight in his hand on the female statue. Although Laura was also shocked by the existence of the statue, she was even more surprised by -
"Why are there bowls and candles here? Is anyone here worshipping Himiko?"
Laura walked forward and felt the temperature of the candle with her hand. Judging from the degree of burning of the candle, it was obviously lit not long ago, which meant that someone had been here before.
But before the two of them could start discussing this, a strange voice suddenly rang out.
"Don't move!"
A middle-aged man with a knitted hat and a full beard walked out of the dark forest. He held and the arrow on the string was aimed at Xia Yu.
"If you don't want to get hurt, then..."
"Bang!"
Gunshots rang out, and before the man could finish his sentence, Xia Yu had already fired a shot. The middle-aged man also widened his eyes in unwillingness and fell straight back.
"Xia Yu, you killed someone!"
Laura looked at the middle-aged man in front of her who had been shot in the head in disbelief. Before she could say anything else, Xia Yu suddenly dodged and stepped back. The next moment -
"call out!"
An arrow pierced the place where Xia Yu had just been. Archers suddenly appeared from higher positions around them, drawing their bows and aiming at the two of them.
Xia Yu didn't waste any words and just aimed and fired. After a few gunshots, the forest fell silent.
After dealing with the nearby enemies, Xia Yu quickly pulled Laura into the forest. The gunshots just now had exposed his position, and they could no longer stay here.
Based on the location where the enemy just appeared, Xia Yu turned left and right along the forest, and only stopped after reaching a nearby commanding height.
It was not until this time that Laura reacted from her previous shock. She said in a trembling voice: "Xia Yu, you just killed someone..."
"Well, because they are the enemy, look over there."
Xia Yu knew that Laura's mentality had not changed yet. Before landing on the island, she was still an inexperienced female college student and had never seen such a scene.
But in order to fight against the Holy Trinity in the future and explore the unknown dangerous tombs, Laura must go through these in order to grow.
Hearing Xia Yu's reminder, Laura looked down from her commanding height. Below was a crowd that had been alarmed, but more importantly, there was a row of tied-up companions of the Endurance kneeling there.
They were all sailors on the ship and Captain Ross's men.
"Oh no..."
Looking at her companions being kicked and beaten at will, Laura couldn't help but cover her mouth with her hands, with pity in her eyes.
"Don't be merciful to the enemy. It will only hurt your own people. If I hadn't fought back just now, we would have been captured and suffered this."
Xia Yu made an appropriate addition. After hearing this, Laura gradually accepted Xia Yu's act of killing. Yes, they were just acting in self-defense, and it didn't even violate the law.
The enemies below did not notice the two people hiding on the commanding heights above. They were still talking loudly about the gunshots just now, but as Laura listened, she heard something was wrong.
“Why are they speaking Russian?”
"Because Americans are always bashing Russia."
"ha?"
Laura was unable to react for a moment after hearing this irrelevant answer, and Xia Yu had already changed the subject.
"Don't worry. In order not to alert the enemy, the pistol cannot be used for the time being. You can only rely on your bow and arrow, Laura !"
Hearing this, Laura took off the simple bow and arrow on her back. Although the bow and arrow was simple, it could kill the enemy as long as it hit the head.
"But……"
"No buts , I'll give you some magic power to increase your power."
After he finished speaking, Xia Yu slapped Laura on the back, and a stream of cool magic power was transferred into Laura's body. From now on, Laura would gradually become familiar with the use of magic power.
Laura wanted to say something, but an obscure feeling of coolness interrupted her thoughts. After this cool power entered her body, she could not feel it specifically, but she felt the changes in her body.
By holding her breath and concentrating, she could see farther and hear more clearly. The dark forest gradually became clearer as she concentrated. With every breath she took, she could feel her body was stronger than before.
“Is this magic ?”
Laura felt her changing body. She didn't know how to guide that obscure power, but she believed that Xia Yu would explain it to her.
After Laura adjusted for a moment, Xia Yu took her hand, picked up the arrow and put it on the bowstring, while speaking in her ear.
"Feel the cool magic power in your body, then guide it out and attach it to the arrow. Imagine that there is a thin film wrapped around the arrow."
The warm breath blowing on Laura's ears made her a little uncomfortable, but she knew that Xia Yu was just teaching her at the moment. After suppressing the throbbing in her heart, Laura held her breath and silently felt the magic power in her body.
The cold magic is hard to describe, and she can only guide its flow by feeling. Laura silently tells herself that she must succeed, because there are important people waiting for her.
At this moment, Laura seemed to have caught a glimpse of the magic power flowing in her body. It was a beautiful blue nebula like a sea of stars, wandering irregularly in her body.
As Laura concentrated and communicated, the nebula seemed to be guided, and streams of magical power like the aurora were directed into the palm of her hand.
Then, the magic power that could only be felt passed through the palm of her hand and covered the arrow in her hand. Laura suddenly opened her eyes, her eyes full of joy.
“I did it!”
"Yeah, great job."
Xia Yu smiled and rubbed Laura’s head, then spoke.
"Now try to shoot the arrows. Don't be afraid. They are all enemies. It's not a pity to die!"
Hearing this, Laura took a deep breath and suppressed the other emotions surging in her heart. That's right, they are all enemies, and their death is not a pity!
Draw the bow and shoot the arrow in one go.
The arrow wrapped in magic power did not make any sound, even the sound of breaking through the air was covered up, and the next moment.
“——!”
The arrow hit a patrolman on the edge directly. The arrow pierced his head without any hindrance, without making any sound and without attracting any attention.
