The brave man opened the coffin and rose

Chapter 179 Split Body

Science and technology are two different things.

In other words, in a world where gods truly exist, in a world where magic truly exists, research related to magic is also part of science.

No matter how science is defined, technology will eventually develop in the direction of application.

In short, no matter where they are, those in power always enjoy preferential treatment, and important places will be given sufficient protection.

For example, in the capital of the small kingdom of Wommza, the king's treasury was protected by several complex amulets.

His study and bedroom are equipped with a variety of warning and protection measures.

By the same token, as a military fortress in the northeast of the small kingdom of Wommza, Raven Castle is a strategic location and should have been well protected.

For example, the city defense force field known to everyone is one of them.

Now, what the split bodies released by the Minqiu tribe need to investigate is why the other party did not deploy the city defense force field, and to create advantageous conditions for the next friendly attack.

The jelly-shaped kittens and crescent worms slowly approached the castle wall.

Even if the city defense force field is not deployed, generally speaking, there will be some early warning spells placed in important places.

At worst, people will be arranged to patrol.

Therefore, this group of split bodies had no intention of going through the main entrance.

They chose the holes and lookouts of the towers.

Relatively speaking, that was a good entry point.

Generally speaking, no one would pay attention to these places unless there were spellcasters who could use the spell of flight, or races with similar effects, or magic items with similar effects.

After successfully approaching, these gel-jelly-like split bodies crawled silently on the wall like snails, leaving faint traces on the castle wall.

Not only do the traces they left behind resemble those of a snail, the reason why these split bodies were able to easily climb up the towering city walls is also similar to that of a snail.

Although their body structures appear to be identical to those of the Min-Qin tribe, they underwent some slight changes in properties during the splitting process, which resulted in them having relatively better adhesion and flexibility than the Min-Qin tribe itself.

They can climb walls easily like snails, using tiny cracks and bumps as well as uneven surfaces to climb.

In addition, they can also twist their bodies to a greater extent than the Min-Qing people, although they cannot get into keyholes, pinholes, or tightly fitting mechanisms.

But there is no problem with the lookout holes on the city wall.

The splinters soon found a small observation tower with several lookout holes.

After entering, behind this small space of only five feet square is an inconspicuous little door.

Fortunately, the door handle was on their side.

The Jelly Kitten twisted itself into the shape of a palm and slowly opened the door.

squeak-

The sound of the door opening echoed in the small space. The splitters did not open the small door completely, but only opened a crack.

After passing through lightly, you enter another more spacious space.

The interior of this space is simply decorated, with only a long table and a few chairs. There are some maps and paintings hanging on the wall. There are also some similar maps placed on the long table, but they are enlarged versions of various locations.

Here are the general and detailed maps.

There were windows on the wall facing the interior of the castle. The faint sunlight coming in from outside cast mottled light and shadows on the translucent bodies of the jelly kittens and jelly crescent worms.

Extraordinarily beautiful...right?

But at the same time, it also illuminated the mess in the room.

Blood, flesh, and traces of swords and knives were everywhere.

There was a strong smell of blood in the room.

You don't need to think to know the brutal battle that once took place here.

The ground was littered with broken limbs and pieces of flesh, as well as bloodstains, as if telling of the brutal fight that had taken place here.

On the long table was a broken human corpse, with the wound cut right in the middle.

It is a pity that humans cannot grow well on their own like the Minqin people. With similar scars, Mint is still alive and well beside Abes, but the human on the long table may have been reincarnated a long time ago.

It can be seen that blood had been gushing out of the wound, forming a pool of blood.

Therefore, there is now a pool of half-coagulated blood on the long table.

There were also a few pieces of red and yellow things scattered on the chair next to it. Although their appearance reminded people of butter and ham, or wax, but combined with the situation at the scene, it was just chilling.

The maps and paintings on the wall were also stained red with blood, as if the Son of God was tainted by sin.

Now, do you still feel beautiful?

The faint sunlight outside shines through the window and is reflected on the horrific scene in the room, making the entire space look even more weird and terrifying.

In this room, the jelly kittens flashed strange light in the light and shadow, as if they were messengers from hell, which made people terrified.

Everything seemed so unreal, like a nightmare.

If the consciousness and existence of the Minqiu people themselves were here, they would immediately realize that something was wrong.

After all, Abes had told them that he had sent people to monitor the information of Raven Castle, and the conclusion was that the years were peaceful.

Since life was peaceful and tranquil, why did such a tragic scene appear inside Raven Castle?

However, the split bodies do not possess the emotions and feelings of the Min-Qing people themselves, they are just tools with weak intelligence and consciousness.

Faced with the tragic situation before them, they did not show any emotion. They only knew that something had happened here and there was information, so it was worth recording.

So some of them climb to the corners of the ceiling or other high places to record the scene in front of them from a better perspective.

Several jelly crescent worms crawled onto the long table and recorded the information of the maps closely.

After obtaining this useful information, they went to other places.

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The situation is similar in the next few rooms, and after touring this floor, the split bodies will venture to crowded places.

After quietly sneaking to the window and looking out, the split bodies were able to see some figures.

Below is a slightly wide open space. Could it be a training ground for troops?

There are several teams of troops lined up there now. Is it time to mobilize and prepare for battle?

The role of the split bodies is to collect intelligence and investigate information, so they are naturally full of curiosity and adventurous spirit.

It’s not that these beings, which only account for the size of a palm or an arm, have much humanity, but they do prefer to seek personal gain.

Entering the corridor, there was still no sign of any guard or alert, only some bloodstains and corpses smeared randomly. Compared with the images recorded by the previous split bodies, it was like a homogenized map of poor quality modeling.

After venturing closer for a long time, the split bodies finally saw the mobilization situation clearly.

Are you...serving up the meal?

Isn’t it a bit early for lunch now? Doesn’t the city wall care about it?

The soldiers distributing the meals had mixed emotions in their eyes. They just numbly scooped the contents of the wooden barrels and poured them into the bowls.

Very simple meals. After all, this is the standard that most people in the world can eat today.

And the meat...

As I said before, if the consciousness present was from the Minqin tribe instead of this kind of split entity with incomplete IQ, they would definitely be able to see the abnormality.

The soldiers who were serving food were unhappy, and the soldiers who were eating were also unhappy.

There was no laughter.

But when they saw the vegetable soup with minced meat, they just put the food into their mouths without hesitation.

And soon, something strange happened.

A strange feeling began to spread through their bodies.

“Yes…that…”

As if they knew what would happen, the soldiers who ate these things did not induce vomiting or any other treatment immediately. Instead, they showed a sad smile.

This smile, as time went on, became more and more exaggerated until it turned into madness.

During this period of time before the madness, each of them held their weapons tightly and put on their armor.

As if knowing something, waiting for that stage to arrive...

As time passed, the ending finally came.

Incarnation - Crazy Soldier!

Each of them had been deeply corrupted by the One-Eyed God, and after witnessing that crazy week and the slaughter of one third of their colleagues, they knew exactly what would happen to them.

But they still ate the lunch of mixed meat slices without hesitation.

It's as if the guys who knew about the existence of zombies were willing to let themselves be bitten...

This wasn't because they had any sense of responsibility to defend the city, nor was it because of some bullshit strong-willed spirit that was willing to sacrifice in order to become stronger. It was simply because, during the time they had been favored by the One-Eyed God, they had already collapsed and fallen into chaos countless times.

Now their thinking cannot be understood by normal people's thinking at all.

Rather, for them now, not being able to continue experiencing battles, not being able to experience their bodies, not being able to experience blood and weapons would be a fate worse than death.

If a human loses a limb, the brain will keep sending signals to try to find it. If it cannot find it, it will feel pain. This is the source of phantom pain for people with amputated limbs.

If a large number of prosthetics are used beyond restrictions to replace normal parts, the signals sent by the brain will probably try to find the whole body, and the pain caused by not finding the signals will drive people crazy - this is cyberpsychosis.

Now, the soldiers in Crow Castle, although in a magical world, are basically the same.

After all, now they are just like a person who has been refined by the orcs' racial god, the one-eyed god Gruumsh, into an orc's brain, but with a human skin.

Such pain makes them willing to take on flesh and turn into crazy soldiers.

The change has begun...

The members who ate the food had bloodshot eyes and let out shrill roars.

Perhaps the timing was not calculated well, and before the soldiers who had served the meal had time to evacuate, the situation had already begun to change.

"call……"

"Cough cough cough..."

After these few voices that still retained some of their humanity, the voices of all the soldiers who had eaten lunch became unified:

"……kill!"

They began to attack the surrounding soldiers frantically, using weapons and teeth to bite their flesh. Blood splattered and screams rang out one after another.

As for those soldiers who did not have time to evacuate, they were horrified to find that the door was closed to them in order to protect the safety of more people.

Put food on?

The worst case scenario is that you become a meal.

"You miscalculated the time, but it doesn't matter. Eat, attack, and devour. This way, you will be stronger when you reach the top of the city wall."

However, the people on the high building and behind the door didn't care about what was happening before their eyes.

Anyway...

They will also reach the same end.

The whole scene became a mess, with corpses everywhere and blood gushing out.

And those are the madness and desires they are destined to go towards.

It's just the difference between first and later, early and late.

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When a patrol soldier inadvertently approached a corner, he looked up by chance and caught a glimpse of the split body that was recording the scene.

Obviously, they are not CTs and do not have the habit of not looking up.

What was that… He stared at the slimy monster that left a strange trail.

Just as he frowned, he immediately heard a rubbing sound, which made him feel panic.

Turning around, I saw several translucent jelly-like objects slowly sliding down the wall.

They had apparently surrounded him.

He immediately drew his sword, ready to sound the alarm.

However, at this moment, another group of split bodies suddenly jumped out from the corner of the wall, wrapped the patrol soldier's face, mouth and nose, making him unable to make any sound.

The patrol soldier struggled hard, but the stickiness of the split body prevented him from breaking free.

The other split bodies also came together, quickly controlled the patrol soldier, and then slowly pulled him back to the wall and secured him.

After pulling most of their bodies out of the wall, the split bodies released their strength.

Then came the sound of falling.

The patrol soldiers' alarm did not sound in the end, the splitters successfully avoided the danger, and after obtaining enough intelligence, they began to return.

At this time, siege ladders had already been built on the city wall.

After all, there have been no soldiers on the city wall for a long time. Even the most cautious commander should send some people to explore.

After the ladder was put up, Adechi, the old warlock, also demonstrated his warlock talent.

"Fossils to mud!"

The wall deformed briefly, then the ladder was embedded within it.

It's like wrapping a coil or two of wire around a tree to make a clothesline, but over time the tree will swallow the wire.

After doing all this, the old warlock looked at his tiefling companion who was both his disciple and friend behind him.

"It's much more solid now! Philip, lead us to charge once!"