Sika collar border, outpost.
The two six-meter-high sentry towers are not conspicuous in this mountainous area, and with a little camouflage, it is enough for any sloppy guy to ignore these two sentry towers.
However, the sharpshooter standing on the sentry tower can easily see everything on the avenue and the inner mountainous area.
Moreover, the angle of the two sentry towers is enough to allow the sharpshooters on the sentry towers to pay attention to each other and reduce the occurrence of accidents.
call!
The north wind in winter whizzes by.
Luka shrank his neck and subconsciously wrapped the outer sheepskin tightly, but the wind kept getting into his neck and piercing into his body, making him shiver uncontrollably.
"Damn the weather."
"This year is colder than last year!"
"The only thing that keeps me going is that I can go back soon!"
Luka whispered to his companions beside him.
Xika has a military service system. If there are more than two adult male households in the territory, one of them must be selected for one-year service every three years.
Most of the service time is from the winter of one year to the winter of the next year.
Of course, this is not an obligation, but there will be certain subsidies.
Among them, the most important thing for households is tax cuts.
When there is a male in the family serving in the military, the year's tax can be reduced by a quarter or more.
Because of this, many people chose the path of professional soldiers.
It won't be easy, though.
In order to obtain the status of a professional soldier in the hands of the lord who believes in the god of war in Xikaling, the first point is to be able to fight, at least you need to have a reputation for bravery.
If there is any special talent, even better.
This is the case with Ebru, who is on duty with Ruka.
Compared with Luka's ordinary figure, Ebru is not only strong, but also his eyes are slightly shining in the cold night, as if the darkness of the night can't stop him at all.
In fact, it is.
As the only five sharpshooters in the outpost, Ebru's eyes are notoriously sharp.
More famous, of course, is his instinct for danger.
Therefore, Ebru received half the salary of the other four, and undertook the task of patrolling the outpost at night.
"What's wrong with the barracks?"
Ebru responded with a low smile.
Because both of them are from the same town, they have a good relationship and are willing to work together.
"No wine."
"No women."
"There's no warm fireplace yet."
"Do you want me to say more?"
Luka turned away and shrugged.
"At least the food is good."
Ebru smiled and glanced around.
Obviously, the sharpshooter has not forgotten his duty.
"Yes, yes, the food is good."
"But that's you, not me."
"I can only eat two baked potatoes a day, and a mustard once in a while is considered a feast, and if I can roast a garlic, it is considered a festival."
Luka complained.
There is a difference between a semi-commissioned soldier and a real soldier.
Not only strength, but also treatment.
The most direct is food.
The semi-obligatory soldiers only have two meals a day, mostly omnivorous food and black bread.
Professional soldiers have three meals a day, in addition to white bread, there are ham, eggs and other supplies.
"Next time on duty, I'll bring you an egg."
Ebru promised.
Ebru takes great care of his fellow countrymen.
More importantly, the two have a deeper relationship.
"I'm waiting for your eggs."
"Ebru, you have a vacation soon, right?"
Luka smiled and hammered his partner's chest, and then asked seriously: "You haven't forgotten Jenny, have you? My poor little sister who has been waiting for you."
"No."
"After the cold winter, I have twenty-two days off in the spring, and I want to go back and get married."
"Jenny has been waiting for me for two years and can't wait any longer."
Ebru said with certainty.
"Well, you get married when you go back, and then, work hard to get Jenny to conceive a child."
"I hope to be a boy who inherits your talents and my sister's looks."
"Your parents and I will take good care of him and make him a man."
"When I think of someone calling me uncle, I can't wait to leave here."
Luka took a deep breath.
Then, he looked at his future brother-in-law, inexplicably, he always felt that something was wrong.
Or to be precise, there is a sense of strangeness.
It's obviously the person in memory, but it seems like they don't know each other.
This strange illusion made Luka turn his head and look at Ebru carefully.
In the dark night, Ebru stood upright on the sentry tower, even the cold wind didn't make him shake or slump in the slightest, his eyes stared at the distant night like a falcon, his gloved palm rested on the package On the longbow covered with leather cloth, slightly thick fingers lightly tapped the bow.
Everything looked as if it had always been the same.
"Is this because I'm bored and I'm starting to think about it?"
Luka laughed at himself and was about to turn his head away.
But at this moment, Luka's body trembled when he thought of something.
breathe!
Ever since we met, Ebru has not been seen to breathe!
On cold nights, the breath is whitish and clearly visible.
No one is an exception.
unless…
It's dead!
Suddenly, Luka's scalp went numb, and he took a step back uncontrollably.
At this time, Ebru raised his head, and his sharp eyes were filled with a strange redness.
"You found out?"
Ebru sighed.
"No, I didn't…"
puff!
Luka denied repeatedly, but the dagger in Ebru's hand flashed and slit Luka's throat.
Blood sprayed from his throat, and Ebru didn't dodge anything, allowing the blood to pour on his body, as if he was taking a bath, with a comfortable expression.
Moreover, what's even weirder is that not a single drop of blood fell on the ground.
It was absorbed by Ebru.
Luka, who was dying, saw this scene, and finally confirmed that the Ebru in front of him was definitely no longer the person he knew.
Opening his mouth wide, Luka wanted to yell.
But in the slit throat, only the sound of inhaling, hachi, hachi remained.
Then, there is endless darkness.
Ruka's body fell to the ground.
Ebru didn't even look at it, 'he' turned his head and looked at the sentry tower on the other side.
As long as this sentry tower is taken down, the entire barracks will be 'his' prey.
'He' who has been trapped there for a long time has not had a full meal for a long time.
However, just when 'he' was about to act, 'he' looked behind him.
On the avenue there, near the end, a convoy appeared.
"An unexpected extra meal?"
'He' said this, and then, suddenly laughed.
Because, 'he' saw a similar kind wandering around this convoy.
A weak, unborn kind!
Simply perfect food!
"I'm so lucky!"
'Ebru' couldn't help whispering.
…
The scouts of the convoy passed by both sides of the convoy, holding their torches high, and the flames swung from side to side. None of them noticed that they were silently following the convoy like a snow ball.
This snowball is not big, only the size of an adult's fist. Although it is moving forward on the snow, it is silent. With the protection of the same color, it is difficult for ordinary people to find it.
And this is also the capital that 'Sucking Snow' is most proud of.
It is different from other evils in the Sika Territory.
It's not that long since it was 'born'.
Only about ten years or so.
However, it has rapidly become stronger by virtue of its natural ability.
It believes that if it wakes up immediately after the 'Black Calamity' like 'Mist', 'Withered Branch' or 'Sleeping Deer', it will definitely be the strongest in the Sikaland.
Instead of hiding and hiding in Tibet like now.
Even, he had to form a so-called alliance with some guys.
Thinking of that ally who thought he was smart but was actually extremely stupid, 'Sucking Snow' couldn't help but sneer.
The other party actually thought that it would take a look at the other party, and would impatiently attack, and then, in the name of the plan, sent it away.
For that, it really doesn't mind.
If the opponent succeeds, it doesn't mind being the last hunter.
And if it fails
At least give it a wake up call.
Thinking of his practice of killing two birds with one stone, 'Sucking Snow' couldn't help feeling a little proud.
"'Deceitful Oath'?"
"What a pompous fellow."
"However, this team..."
Just to be real enough, it just literally left the convoy, only to find 'Cunning Oath' dead when it returned when time was up.
Xie Yi's perception of Xie Yi is extremely clear.
It can clearly detect the overflow of the other party.
No!
To be precise...
Be hunted!
Hunting between Xieyi and Xieyi is too common. After the initial "black disaster", the Sika collar directly "born" dozens of Xieyi, but when it was "born", the number of Xieyi was only There are less than ten left.
Among them, a small part was wiped out by the 'Temple of War God'.
Most of them hunted and killed each other and disappeared.
For hunting and killing the same kind, the evil and the different are never tired of it.
After all, devouring one of its kind will directly increase their own strength.
There are even rumors that if you swallow enough of the same kind, you can descend directly.
For this rumor, 'Sucking Snow' doesn't believe it at all.
Because it has devoured its own kind.
That was when it was just born, a similar kind took it as a target, but in the end it was killed and swallowed by it, and it passed through the weakest days, but its strength did not increase much, not as exaggerated as in the rumors ,
However, because of this act of self-proving power, it was recognized by many evils in the Sika Territory.
Of course, it is still not eligible to go to Xika City.
Sika City has long been occupied by the likes of the 'Withered Branch' and 'Sleeping Deer'.
It tried to sneak in, but it was impossible.
Therefore, it became more and more afraid of the 'fog' that eventually occupied Sika City.
The unknown is always scary.
What's more, the 'fog' showed its own strength.
It saw the 'fog giant' that day.
That is a force it simply cannot resist.
Therefore, when it discovered that the 'fog' might leave Sika City to expand its territory, it had no intention of going to Sika City to join in the fun.
'Mist' just might leave.
Didn't really leave.
Even if you really leave, you will come back.
What will happen to the occupier if he finds that his city is occupied
As for the short-term reach and the 'fog' to contend with the degree
That is simply impossible.
Of course, it is also possible that the 'fog' has fallen.
But again, the odds of that are too small.
Although it is rumored that the "God of War" and "Ms. Calamity" are facing each other in Atendinople, but the "Mist" is already a demigod. As long as you are careful, nothing will happen.
Knowing all the "sucking snow" in his heart, he naturally turned his attention to the only target in front of him: the convoy!
For the team, 'Snow Suck' is no stranger.
In the days after its birth, the fleet has always been its main goal.
It's not as intransigent and sticky as some guys are, though.
Most of them choose caravans with a small number of people and change places with one shot.
It knows how many of its kind were wiped out by the 'War God Temple' because they didn't know how to adapt.
But this time is different.
The decline of 'God of War' is obvious to all.
Moreover, because of the martial law in the city, all the convoys that had been accumulated for several days appeared all at once. If they swallowed them all, its strength would definitely be further improved.
At that time, if you still fail to seize the opportunity, you will really be punished by God.
However, 'Snow Sucking' never expected that there would be someone of its kind sneaking into the convoy one step earlier than it and 'Cunning Oath'.
"Who is the one?"
"Could it be..."
"'Mist'?!"
'Sucking Snow' was startled.
Subconsciously, he wanted to leave, but those eyes, which were different from ordinary people, still showed deep reluctance when looking at the convoy.
However, it is really ready to give up.
There is no doubt about the power of 'fog'.
Not to mention the 'Cunning Oath', even if it was added, it would have no effect.
Moreover, the opponent who has devoured the 'Oath of Cunning' will definitely be stronger.
This is the opponent of the demigod, it is already irresistible, no matter how strong
Do not make jokes!
It doesn't want to be a prey to be swallowed.
Thinking of this, 'Sucking Snow' stopped.
It was ready to stop following the convoy and return to the vicinity of Xika City to see if there was any delicious prey. However, when it reluctantly looked towards the direction of the convoy again, 'Sucking Snow' suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
"Passing the Sika outpost, the convoy will soon enter the range of Eitantinople."
"over there… "
"'Mist' will definitely be noticed by the 'God of War' 'Ms. Calamity'."
"Even, fighting broke out!"
"I wouldn't be in a fight like that."
"But it shouldn't be a problem to devour this team, right?"
Thinking of this, 'Sucking Snow' stopped.
With greedy eyes, it followed the convoy closely again.
From the beginning to the end, it didn't notice that a figure appeared behind it.
'Ebru' looked at 'Sucking Snow' quietly, 'he' couldn't help licking his lips, and the saliva began to secrete involuntarily.
Then-
Gudong!
There was an uncontrollable swallowing sound.
'Ebru' froze.
because…
That's not from 'he'.