Volume 15: Organisms and Organisms and Organisms Chapter 7: Night Singer (Part 1)
(I failed to adjust my sleep, so I'll make up for yesterday's sleep today.)
No one on this planet likes the night and the forest.
The destruction brought by the war in heaven not only caused civilization to fall apart, but also caused monsters and anomalies to grow wildly. The anomalies brought by the active magic in the dark can be said to be the most lethal product on this planet. Countless bizarre illusions are in an endless cycle inside and outside the jungle in the dark. Scholars claim that this is the fragments of time being peeled off, but no adventurer takes it seriously. Because the stories told in these environments and their skills are not useful at all, everything is so insignificant in this broken world.
So if someone dared to appear in the forest at night, then there was no doubt that he was either a fearless warrior or a fool who knew nothing. But the team driving the carriage in the forest was obviously the former.
"The magic power concentration is normal, we can move forward."
Crouching on the top of the carriage and looking at the jumping pointer, the burly man in black leather armor nodded and gave instructions to his men.
This group of well-trained fighters quickly packed up their bags and weapons and began to drive the carriage towards the road that was vaguely visible in the thick fog and forest. The dark green magic protection lamp could not even illuminate a few meters in the thick fog. The gray mist swallowed the surrounding light , and only the shadows of the twisted trees were cast through the shadows. The carriages could only be connected to each other by ropes and chains, making bursts of harsh friction sounds in the forest.
Although doing so could easily attract the attention of the monsters in the forest whose names were unknown and whether were still alive, from a safety perspective, it was much better to gather together than to disperse. Each soldier wore dark red windproof glasses with a serious face, lying on the bulge around the frame, carefully relaxing their bodies while holding down their weapons, and the magic power spread around in an almost coordinated manner, weaving a dense network, wrapping the entire convoy in a seemingly extremely safe protection. Theoretically, no creature could escape the monitoring of the mercenaries from this grid.
Even though the chains were rattling, these people didn't say a word, staring closely at the thick fog passing by, trying to find any creatures in it that might threaten the convoy. But their minds were connected to each other, exchanging information with each other through the mental network.
The entire convoy was like some kind of native monster, rampaging through the forest on a foggy night, loaded with red-eyed soldiers and heading in an unknown direction.
But in the spiritual world, these seemingly stone-carved soldiers are actually quite lively.
"This is the fourth batch of carriages heading to Hangu. What do you think is inside? What could make those big shots so anxious?"
"Jewelry, jade, women, or other random things may be useful to us, but they may not be. Why bother? Those big guys think differently from us. They don't even know how important it is to protect their feet in war."
"I'm just curious. Don't you think the world is a bit too bad these days? There are monsters everywhere. The hunting team was disbanded ten years ago because they couldn't make ends meet. At that time, those people applauded and celebrated that a big worry was finally gone. But what about now? The headless demon can even appear at the edge of the forest during the day. You didn't see the expression of the nobles who went to hunt at that time. It was not just funny, it was like a woman who was about to be strangled to death."
'Have you ever really seen what a strangled woman looks like?'
"……"
There was a moment of silence in the mental network, and after a long while the voice finally sounded in the mind again.
"That's just a metaphor, a metaphor, you know? But this is not the end. I have actually seen a woman being strangled to death. I was probably fourteen or fifteen years old. I saw it when I was passing by. It was thrown out of a noble's house, and three small gold nuggets were thrown in along with it. The commoner who sent that person in was so happy."
'Slaves? Isn't that forbidden?'
'Who knows, it seems that they are the biological parents. There are couples who specialize in this kind of business, who give birth to girls and then train them. They make money by teaching them to give them to the bigwigs for their enjoyment, and they can also get a large sum of money. It seems that they are adopted daughters? Isn't it often said that the adopted daughters of the nobles are particularly outstanding? Most of them are like this. I have received such a single escort mission before, and it was kept secret. Those women have been disciplined by drugs and magic, just like prostitutes. As long as a man appears, they will subconsciously spread their legs, and their faces will still have that weak look. Really, those nobles are too hateful. It's hateful to think about it.'
'So did you get on?'
"Why do you always pay attention to weird things? Aren't we talking about those ugly nobles and the sad world now? Do you think such reckless behavior is really good? She looks like my sister, no, even my daughter's age, and then she took off her clothes and begged for mercy, begging others to abuse her. To be honest, that scene really shocked me. Those nobles relied on their own strength to do such atrocities..."
"So did you go to school or not?"
"Yes, yes, what's wrong? I was forced to do it, she forced me to do it, without male secretion, he can't live. I am saving people, saving people, do you understand?"
"You slept with her, so what? You sound so innocent, but you're still pretending to criticize her after getting the upper hand. If it were me, I'd kill you. You sound so convincing, did you leave your contact information with her? You said you were going to save her soon, that you were her destined knight, that you would save her sooner or later, and that you were having an affair with her whenever you wanted?"
"…How do you know?"
'Because I've done this before, and more than one. Those women know what's going on, and we just get what we want. She needs hope, and we want to vent, how great. You didn't do anything, did you?'
"……"
Damn it, I'll go beat him up after I finish the mission.
Remembering the image of the mercenary who spoke, a newly joined mercenary made a secret decision amid the laughter of the crowd.
But just as everyone was joking, the voice of a mercenary outside the circle who was always famous for his perception suddenly appeared in the mental network with doubt, bringing some not-so-good news.
'Hey, did you hear anything?'
'What what?'
'……singing.'
He said.
