Chapter 42: Falling into the Clouds
Behind Lina is a steep cliff up to one thousand meters high. Her feet are protruding rocks that can almost be ignored relative to the entire Dragon Mark. In front of her, outside the rocks is a vast sea of fog. This white gas that cannot be described as clouds or fog is constantly rolling at Lina's feet. Standing on a narrow platform, she felt as if she was riding a lonely boat, floating with the surging waves on the sea formed by clouds. The rolling clouds are continuous waves. The boat is so small that it seems to be overturning with the waves at any time.
"I seem to remember my childhood again." Lina turned around in surprise and found that Freya had climbed down the climbing rope when she was stunned at the fog. She was standing behind her back, looking at Wuhai with blurred eyes and said, "My father took me to Brimea Mountain on the Bute Plateau to watch the sunrise. The scenery at that time was close to now. Clouds surrounded the top of the mountain, and everyone was in the fog. It felt like I could grab the illusory smoke around me with just one stretch of my hand. There were thick clouds under my feet, as if we were walking in the clouds. In the distant horizon, the figure of the Lord of the Sun, Hurent, slowly rose, and the first sunlight shone on the clouds, dyeing everything with a layer of golden light. The cold wind hits the face with moist air, let..."
"Bang", Freya stopped sighing, holding her head and sat aside and distorted. Vivian waved her staff and said, "Why haven't Penis come down yet? There won't be anything wrong with it."
"It should be tidying up the rope." Catherine looked up and found that her vision was blocked by the uneven cliffs, so she could only guess: "Freya said just now that the rope was a little entangled, oh. He came down."
Panis seemed to have no use of the downhill controller, and slid down the rope without stopping, landing on the platform accurately. As soon as it fell, Ike handed over the bundle of climbing ropes he carried. Panis took it and recycled the one hanging down from the top, and then began to connect the two climbing ropes together and combine them into an extra-long climbing rope.
During his work, Ike explained: "This fog has a characteristic. When you look at it from the outside, you can see things inside in a blur, but once you are in it, you will seriously block your vision. When you look at things fifty meters away, you feel that it is blurred and it is hard to see clearly, but when you look at things five meters away, you are still blurred and the clarity is almost no different. The fog layer is very thick, about 300 meters, so we need to turn in the fog for the third time. This is the most troublesome step, as long as you can pass through the fog layer smoothly, the speed down will be much simpler."
"Is the descent longer this time?" Katherine looked at Pannis' movement and guessed: "Otherwise, there is no need to extend the climbing rope."
"No, the distance of the third transit station is not far, it is also about 160 meters." Ike explained: "But the distance of the fourth transit station is relatively far. A rope is definitely not enough. The problem is that connecting the rope in the fog is very troublesome and it is easy to make mistakes, so we are used to finishing these preparations at the third transit station."
"What is the third transit station like?" Panis asked, "I didn't explore it carefully when I came here. I don't know the specific scope and status there, but overall I feel it's not much bigger than here."
"Slightly larger than here." Ike replied: "It is also a similar platform, but the length is almost ten meters long and about two meters wide. It is more crowded when fighting."
"Then be careful." Panis finished his work and pulled the test hard and said to Catherine. "You try to block the attacker on the right after you go down, and make the attack surface smaller. Remember to dodge at a small range when encountering an attack. But don't move your feet, because the field of vision there is always vague. If you don't pay attention when moving, you will fall off the platform. It's a height of 700 meters."
"In other words, from the beginning of entering the fog layer, the shield must be activated?" Catherine asked, "Also, can these lamps be turned on in the fog layer? If they are turned on, will you be able to see clearly?"
"Don't turn it on." Ike, who was squatting on the ground, shook his head suddenly and said, "The fog layer attacks us are some of the monsters with good vision nearby. Once you turn on the light, it is equivalent to telling all the monsters in the nearby light range that have food in the light range. At that time, all the monsters will come over to attack us. Moreover, even if the light is turned on, it is useless. Even if there is light, everyone will still not be able to see the surrounding environment. The light has little effect on this fog layer, so there is no need to waste your energy."
"What about talking?" Catherine asked, "Will the sound of normal conversation attract the monster like light?"
"Don't worry about this, those monsters have poor hearing." Ike said: "They only have visual sensitivity, they can deal with their vision. By the way, their sense of smell is not sensitive, so don't hesitate to kill the enemy, and the blood will not attract more monsters."
"You've been talking about Warcraft." Catherine frowned and asked, "Even if you don't guide the specific race of Warcraft, you still know the general type. Tell us in advance, and it's easy to deal with it if you encounter it."
"Most of them are flying monsters." Paniss answered Ek: "Most of them are carnivorous raptors, of course not all, and many creatures living on the rock wall will join in the fun. So when you defend below, be sure to pay attention to enemies from all directions. Never remove the shield when you see the raptor fades, and wait until you pass through the cloud layer before you release it."
"Then I'm ready to leave." Ike took the rope handed over by Panis: "I hope everyone can pass through the cloud layer safely. See you in the fog layer."
"Are there any suggestions?" Katherine grabbed the rope: "Or what the point needs to be paid attention to."
"The descent process is like the previous two times." Panis instructed: "Just treat the monsters that attack you do not exist. Those flying monsters are not strong. Even if a group of people pressed over, they will not be able to break your shields in a short period of time. Therefore, ignore them and go down directly, do not entangle them in the air. Hold the rope tightly and do not loosen it. It is much more threatening to fall down than being pecked by them. In addition, try to move as quickly as possible. The earlier you go to the third transit station, the safer you are, and the safer others are."
"I understand, let's go." Katherine stood on the edge of the cliff, waved her fingers at Panis, kicked her feet, and disappeared into the rolling fog. Soon, there were waves of wings flapping from the fog, and there were screams of monsters.
Panis half-kneeled on the platform, listening carefully with his eyes closed, and a smile appeared slowly on the corner of his mouth. Suddenly, he reached out and pulled the rope to pull the whole rope up quickly: "Since Freya has a low dependence on the rope, then you two can go down together. By the way, Freya, I see that you can move freely in the process of downward movement, so try to help Lina drive away the monsters around her with the crystal gun. But like Catherine, you should also make priority to ensure your safety, go."
The two girls were stunned, looked at each other for a while, and nodded at the same time. Lina's lips squirmed and her hands gently waved, and several defensive magical techniques were blessed on the two people at the same time. In this way, even if the shield was broken, she could hold on for dozens of seconds with her magical techniques. After all, the two of them got into the fog side by side, and in a blink of an eye, the roar of the crystal-energy gun continued to sound.
As soon as they entered the fog, Lina and Freya understood the description of Ike and Panis. The fog seemed to act directly on the eyes of both of them, covering their eyes with a layer of veil. No matter the distance, the surroundings looked hazy. Even the companions who were right beside them could only see a hazy outline. After a few seconds, crackling sounds sounded on the rock walls around them, as if groups of monsters were running and jumping, and followed the seven or eight black shadows and came from the side, hitting Lina repeatedly.
Fortunately, the shield can greatly absorb impact force. With the strength of these monsters, Lina's balance cannot be shaken. Otherwise, with this continuous impact, Lina will not be able to move normally. With a "boom", the gunshot sounded. Freya did not use her own special gun. Although the weapon was powerful, it brought a lot of impact to herself when used. In this case, she might bounce herself away at any time and let herself fall into a cliff. Therefore, she only used an ordinary low-power crystal energy gun, which was driven entirely by crystals. Although it could not effectively kill these high-level monsters, it was still possible to drive them away from her side.
"Come on, Freya." Lina completely ignored the monsters surrounding her that were constantly raising attacks and quickly descended. Freya also controlled the mechanical arthropods behind her and followed her. Not long after she fell, in addition to the sound of the monsters jumping, there was another sound of wings slapping in her ears. When she turned around, she could see a large group of black shadows surrounding her from all directions. The sound of wings and sharp chirping were made at the same time, and noisy sounds filled the two of them. For a moment, black shadows kept hitting the shields beside them and bounced away. The collision occurred very frequently, and almost every second there would be seven or eight collisions.
The two of them no longer had to talk, or in other words, they could not talk in such an environment, and they could only rely on the presence of their companions around them to soothe their nervous hearts. The girls suddenly felt that the journey of more than 100 meters was so long that they couldn't help but feel fear and doubt in their hearts.
Chapter completed!