Chapter 1044 A Wavering Heart

Lightning and Maisie slowly landed on the roof of the witch building.

After closing the door to the corridor, the howling cold wind subsided a lot, leaving only a few hisses that slipped in through the gaps.

"Phew, my hair is soaked." The pigeon shook off the snowflakes on its body and transformed into a human again. The wings expanded to both sides, eventually turning into white hair that reached her feet. Although it looks and feels very soft, the girl's hair will not be blown into a mess by the strong wind, but will wrap around her like a coat, like a ball of cotton.

However, due to being soaked in snow water, her hair looked a little dull and lost its initial fluffiness.

"Well, you should take a shower first, so as not to catch a cold." Lightning took off his windproof goggles and glanced out the door - the climate in the Demonic Moon is so unpredictable. Just now, there was only scattered light snow falling, but now it is It was windy and snowy, and there were palm-sized snowflakes all over the sky and the earth, so recovery training had to be temporarily suspended.

"Aren't you going to take a shower with me?" Maisie said in surprise.

"Didn't His Majesty say that the wound should be kept as dry as possible and out of contact with water?" Lightning shrugged, "So I just wipe it with hot water. This coat won't let snow water seep in anyway."

"That's it!" She brushed away the bangs stuck in front of her face, grinning and revealing her white teeth, "Then I'll help you wipe it after I wash it. In the past, Hui Jin always praised me for how comfortable it was when I rubbed my back, and I didn't need a towel. Gu!"

"Uh...how do you rub it?"

"Goo like this," she grabbed two bunches of long hair and made a circle gesture.

"I refuse." Lightning rolled his eyes, "If it's a towel, I can consider it - anyway, you go quickly."

"oh!"

After Maisie ran towards the castle with the bathtub on her head, Lightning turned around and walked into the bedroom alone.

After locking the door, she leaned against the door panel and stretched out her right hand.

Until now, her fingertips were still trembling uncontrollably, as if they were out of her control.

She couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.

As long as she closes her eyes, there will always be a scene in her mind of the devil grabbing her. After these days of recovery, the fear has not left her, but has taken root in her heart - this is the first time such a situation has happened. meet.

Regardless of whether she was facing His Majesty Roland or her fellow expedition members, she tried her best to pretend that "this small injury is not a big deal". If she only discussed the injury, even Nightingale would not be able to notice that she was strange. . But in fact, she is the only one who knows how bad her situation is.

Letting Maisie take a bath alone was also because she was afraid that the other party would see this - to see how fragile this self-proclaimed explorer actually was!

Lightning slid to the ground little by little and buried his head between his knees.

Although Phyllis comforted her by saying that the enemy most likely had the ability to inflict fear similar to that of the Inner Horror, she knew this was no excuse. Witches have a high level of resistance to mental influences, not to mention that so much time has passed. Maisie was also within the opponent's range of influence at the time, but her performance was much better than her own.

It's okay if you're just scared.

Not for the first time, she felt scared.

Fear comes from the unknown, and unless one knows everything, there is no way to avoid fear.

The key is to be afraid of the aftermath.

In the past, such emotions would not bother her for long, but would arouse her fighting spirit - she had always believed that nothing could really scare her.

However, this time, Lightning found that there was nothing left in his heart.

Let alone fight, I don’t even want to recall the scene at that time.

Today's recovery training has been wandering east of Neverwinter City, without taking a step beyond the city wall, not because of ability or physical reasons, but because she was afraid of the bottomless snowfield - the ground under her feet seemed to have turned into a thousand There are steep cliffs, and the edge of the sky seems like a chasm that swallows everything. Just looking into the distance, she could feel the trembling from the bottom of her heart.

She was not defeated by the devil's magic power, but was frightened by the evil and power of the other party, just like encountering the prey of a predator. This fear was more serious than the impact of magic power, and even hindered her flight.

Lightning hugged his knees tightly.

What kind of expedition leader, she is just a coward!

What would Lei Lei do if she was still by her side? For him who has crossed countless dangerous seas, there must be a way to deal with such a situation, right?

"Father……"

She couldn't help but murmur.

"What should I do?"

*********************

The southern section of the Hidden Forest, Forest Zero Site.

This is also the starting station of the Savage Railway line.

With the successful development of steam trains, the development of forests in Neverwinter City will be greatly improved - from wood to grain, and even coal mines near snow-capped mountains, all are included in the new route planning plan. By next year, this vast forest, which was originally sparsely populated and full of wild animals, will become a real treasure house.

But now, railroads are still built for one purpose only.

That is war.

The area around the station has been cordoned off by the First Army, awaiting His Majesty's testing of new weapons.

Iron Ax is naturally one of them.

He still remembered the scene when he followed His Majesty to participate in the black powder test explosion four years ago. At that time, he was just an insignificant hunter and regarded gunpowder as the fire of punishment. The thunderous roar seemed to open a door he had never seen before, and from that day on, his destiny changed drastically.

Now, as the commander of the Graycastle First Army, Iron Ax will naturally not passively participate in the experiment like before. He already knew what he was going to face today - in fact, it was not really a "new" weapon. Its two main parts: the artillery and the train, had already been displayed in front of everyone. It's definitely out of the question. Because of this, he believed that he could finally put aside his surprise and spend this test in a calmer mood.

This is how it should be.

After all, he is an important minister of His Majesty Roland. He should be calm and composed at all times. Even if his back is facing the thunder and fire, he should still smile, just like His Majesty himself...

However, as the whistle blew and the new weapon slowly drove out of the garage, Iron Ax realized that he was wrong.

The train is no longer what it looked like when we first saw it - it is completely surrounded by dark steel plates, with only half of the wheels underneath exposed. Its outline is square and angular, giving people a strange look when viewed from the front. There is a strong sense of oppression, which is in sharp contrast with the surrounding snow scene.

It is anything but good.

As long as you take a look at it, you will understand this truth.

His Majesty often said that machines are wonderful things. He never quite understood it, but when he saw the white mist spraying out from the roof and between the wheels, brushing against the armored surface covered with neat rivets, Iron Ax suddenly understood this sentence. That’s what I meant.

The giant steel ship is equally shocking, but it is a little less appealing than the train in front of you.

Because it's not just a machine.

It is a weapon full of chilling meaning!