The burning of corpses left a black symbol hanging in the sky, and as a result, anyone alive in the city of Ravenholm was labeled "Do not look up."
Of course, you can do it with your eyes closed.
However, the threat of death is not limited to the sky.
All kinds of insects, rats, ants, and birds are affected, and the symbol of death may condense in front of anyone at any time and anywhere.
Even if you don't look up the whole time, you may accidentally see a group of ants arranged in symbols on the ground, or a bird suddenly flashing in the street, and be transported to death.
The best way is not to use your eyes.
Yi Chen immediately took action and tore off a piece of black cloth from his clothes. I say tearing it off, but actually when he had the thought of tearing it off, his gentleman's skin automatically responded by separating out a ribbon.
Following the way teacher Zed usually dresses, Yi Chen spread out the black cloth and slowly covered his eyes, completely abandoning his vision in the following actions.
The moment I covered my eyes, my thoughts were brought back to the underground paradise.
During Yi Chen's physical sparring with Master Zed, the latter usually just acted as a 'punching bag', not dodging at all, allowing Yi Chen's attacks to land on his body, cutting, smashing or whipping him.
Occasionally, I would try a real competition.
At this time, the total time that Yi Chen can hold on is usually no more than ten seconds.
Moreover, all attacks, no matter how hard they tried, could not cause any harm to Zed. Zed would dodge the attacks or completely neutralize them.
"Teacher Zed, how on earth did you do that?"
“When I was first deprived of my vision by those monks, I was not used to it either.
This conceptual deprivation means that I will never be able to gain vision in my lifetime. Even if perfect eyeballs were embedded in my face and all the nerves were connected, I would still not be able to see anything.
Slowly, I got used to this change.
I even found that by eliminating vision as my primary sense, I was able to focus more on developing my other senses.
Able to construct a whole new world through hearing, smell and touch.
For example, Yichen, for every drop of sweat that flows out of your body, I can taste which pore it comes from, taste the saltiness in it, and even infer what you ate last night and your current physical condition.
It was by fully utilizing my remaining senses that I was able to escape from the monastery. If those guys hadn't dug out my eyes, I might not have been able to escape.
Sometimes, having something stripped away may not be a bad thing.
William, you can also try it when you have nothing to do. Although your vision is naturally excellent and supported by your partner in your body, sometimes other senses may be more useful. "
"knew."
Later, during the physical training and sparring with Zed, Yi Chen also tried to perform such "blind attacks". At the beginning, he had no idea how to do it, but gradually he was able to capture environmental parameters through other senses and perform a series of basic activities.
certainly,
If you want to reach Zed's level, you are still a long way off, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
…
Come to downtown Winholm.
Yi Chen's body, covered with a black cloth, also appeared hunched. If someone knew Zed, they would surely be able to see some clues from Yi Chen's posture and appearance.
"I didn't expect that I would actually need to use this technique. Fortunately, I followed Teacher Zed and tried blind attack.
Let's hurry to the hospital and meet Mr. Hervoye. Death is spreading throughout the city. This is not something I can solve alone. Even the entire Ravenholm may be lost.
The only hope is Dean Dis, if he can find and kill the source of death. Once the source is removed, death will stop spreading, and we can clear the dead in the city, and everything will return to normal. 』
At this time, Barry also came closer, and his armor stuck to Yi Chen's clothes.
Yi Chen also immediately smelled a scent that belonged to Barry. To describe it, it was like the smell of Cantonese-style roast meat on a sizzling plate, all fat. It might be related to the fact that he had eaten breakfast for three people today.
"William, do you have experience in fighting blindfolded?"
"It just so happens that one of my mentors was like that, and I studied with him. Barry, try not to use your eyes too, right?"
"I really can't do this. Although I learned basic blind attack in family training, it is limited to fixed places. I definitely can't abandon my vision and move around in such an unfamiliar city to fight. I might even die faster.
Maybe I will really die here..."
Yi Chen slapped his armor as usual, "It's okay. Didn't we come to an important conclusion about suppressing death last night? The formation of the death symbol is not instantaneous, but a process.
As long as you are aware of this process, you can successfully curb it by interrupting it in advance or closing your eyes.
We won't fight to the death here. Let's go to the hospital to meet up with Hrvoye and Lotson first, and then join the apprentices to guard the hospital together.
In special areas like Sunshine Hospital, there must be barriers and defense mechanisms.
At worst, I can just give up everything and run away."
"OK."
"Of course, there will be some minor conflicts on the way back to the hospital."
With the shotgun in his left hand,
In his right hand he held a hand-axe,
The suitcase is transformed into a backpack, which does not affect movement and allows you to access the medicines inside at any time.
White smoke began to rise from Yi Chen's scalp again, and his brain began to work at high speed, using his precise memory of the city to move quickly towards the hospital.
As the two passed the first intersection in front of them, a well-organized flock of birds suddenly flew out, apparently preparing to form a symbol of death.
Yi Chen was about to shoot when he heard a loud bang!
A giant shield printed with a heavy hammer pattern flew out at high speed, directly knocking the group of birds into pieces, interrupting their cohesion process.
Under the pull of some kind of contractual force, the giant shield quickly flew back.
Pah! Barry held it firmly with his left hand, and a visible white breath came out from under the bucket mask.
"Barry, not bad. This is the first time I see you using weapons in combat. Is this your ability?"
"Yes, this is one of the abilities granted by the Heavy Knight. Currently, I am allowed to control up to two pieces of 'heavy equipment'. As long as I make sure to bind them to the equipment, I can greatly improve my equipment proficiency and grant the ability to 'recall' it."
“That’s great!”
Yi Chen always thought that Barry was an auxiliary meat shield, but he didn't expect that he had such a flexible fighting style.
The two of them jogged for a while, and when they passed a single-family building... Bang! All the windows on the second floor were shattered.
The family of four hiding inside jumped out.
Their entire bodies are actively releasing the aura of death, and just one touch will cause objects or flesh to age rapidly.
The most terrifying thing is that they may explode at any time, and the danger increases several times.
Not only that,
The family 'quickly stripped' as they swooped down, trying to reveal the symbols of death that had been carved into their bodies in advance.
Yi Chen shot and killed one of the fathers while blindfolded. When he was about to swing his axe to kill the others... Buzz! There was a sound of a heavy object spinning and flying.
Snap! Snap! Snap!
A high-speed rotating mithril hammer flew from the side and directly smashed the bodies of the remaining three people in mid-air. The power was so great that even the rats and dead fish that made up the bodies of the deceased were crushed into powder.
The mithril hammer continued to fly for a while, and after shaking off the blood stains on its surface, it automatically flew back to Barry's hand.
"So handsome! Barry!"
"Fuck! I've been anxious for a long time, okay? Since entering the city, I haven't seen any clear patients or enemies... Now I finally have the chance to show my strength. I'll smash their heads one by one."
The conversation just ended, bang!
At the intersection more than ten meters away, there was a sound of bones and flesh breaking.
Barry glanced over cautiously, and the scene he caught made him lose his smile immediately. Yi Chen also smelled a smell that made him uncomfortable... the unique smell of a gentleman.
A gentleman just committed suicide at the intersection.
To be precise, he took advantage of the height of the Sunshine Hotel next to him and fell from the top floor, hitting the ground in a perfectly vertical position, and his entire head was smashed to pieces.
His body was lying upside down on the ground with his feet together and facing upwards, and one of his hands was pointing towards the entrance of Sunshine Hotel like a signpost.
(End of this chapter)