Chapter 11 11 Death's Sacrifice to the Stars, May It Illuminate Our Path Forward

Chapter 11 11. Death's sacrifice to the stars, may it illuminate our way forward

In the train carriage heading along the tracks to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the back compartment is full of spring colors at this time. The bomb girl, wearing only a small black vest, is trying to "check the body" for the Count of Vertigo.

It is obvious that she is a good girl who cares about the mental and physical health of her teammates.

Having served in Afghanistan, she knows very well the bad consequences of a person being overwhelmed by pressure. Since she herself is also under great pressure at this time, this considerate lady chose a way to dissipate the pressure of both of them as quickly as possible.

This fully proves that proper indulgence is beneficial to mental health.

It also proves that humans are really terrible creatures. Even in a dangerous world full of zombies, they still can't stop the instinct of estrus.

"Maybe we should close the door."

The Count of Vertigo whispered, but soon the bomb girl, who took the initiative, stretched out her finger and put it in her mouth. He obediently fell silent.

But just when he was about to clear the pressure in his heart, he saw a black shadow flash into the box.

"What is that? Wait! Something is coming in!"

He shouted, and the bomb girl, who was busy relieving the pressure, turned her head and saw a tail standing up. She snorted and complained:

"It's just a cat, you coward."

"Where are there living cats in this damn world!"

At the critical moment, the former member of the Suicide Squad, Count Vertigo, was still calm enough.

He pushed the bomb girl off his body and put his fingers on his temples, activating the device implanted there.

It was originally a device for treating inner ear infections, but it was later transformed into an electromagnetic transmitter, which was also the source of his ability to stun other life.

Of course, as a super villain who once participated in the fan-selling activities, he also mastered a special "drug" that could make people instantly dizzy and out of control.

The bomb girl was so crazy at this time because she had just taken some of the medicine he gave her.

Although the Count Dizzy reacted quickly and an uncontrolled electromagnetic wave was thrown at the tabby cat that rushed into the box, he obviously underestimated the mental resistance of a zombie-like high-level wizard and Animagus.

The zombie cat that pounced on him was indeed stunned, but the latter still completed the fierce action of the pounce.

It just changed the landing point from the Count's neck to the arm he raised to block.

"Ah!"

The zombie cat's claws scratched his arm.

Not only did it leave a blood mark, but it also directly took away a small piece of meat. The smell of blood immediately stimulated the zombie tabby cat, making the scarlet in its eyes even more attractive.

A shrill hissing sounded in the box, along with the screams of the Count Dizzy, and the bomb girl, who was a little confused after taking drugs, did not react until this time.

She screamed.

She didn't even bother to put on her pants and rushed out of the box with her head in her arms, almost bumping into Mason who was rushing over in Hagrid's leather coat.

"Help! There's a monster over there!"

The unconscious bomber yelled at Mason, who knocked her down with the butt of his gun.

But this was not a deliberate vent of anger.

Because behind her, the zombie cat with blood in its mouth had already pounced on its second target.

"Shua"

Mason let go of the shotgun, letting it hang behind him by the straps while pulling out the Penguin's armed umbrella and opening it forward.

The umbrella-shaped shield perfectly blocked the zombie cat's fatal attack and pushed the deadly "little devil" to the back of the car under the young man's fierce push.

In this narrow and inconvenient area, the agile zombie cat is almost a fatal threat.

It was overturned in the air and landed with an agile flip. Its limbs were tense, and it pounced on Mason and the bomber again with a shrill howl.

The young man did not close the armed umbrella but twisted the umbrella handle, and the blazing flames spurted out from the tip of the umbrella, causing the zombie cat to make a piercing hiss and actively step on the car next to it and fall into a safe area.

"Back off! Don't get in my way!"

Mason held up his umbrella and backed away from the deadly thing, while kicking the trembling white body that was holding his left leg tightly.

This made the unconscious bomber come to her senses, and she crawled to the box in front of her with her hands and feet, opened the door and rushed in, and locked the door the next moment.

This reaction was expected by the young man.

He didn't expect this guy who was high to help, and it was good enough that he didn't cause trouble.

"Meow!"

But the zombie cat, which had already smelled the sweet smell of flesh and blood, naturally refused to give up. It stepped forward with its tiger-like body, staring at the open armed umbrella and the young man behind it.

The scarlet eyes were shining with more than just ferocious greed.

It just looked like a cat.

But in fact, this was another form of Ms. Minerva McGonagall, the deputy headmaster of Hogwarts.

The special transformation ability called "Animagus" is very similar to the legendary druid who walks with wild beasts. Although it cannot use magic, what such a cat can do is definitely far beyond the real cute kitten.

It is waiting.

A few seconds later, the fuel in the armed umbrella ran out and the dangerous flame stopped spraying. The zombie tiger cat pounced instantly.

It did not walk in a straight line but jumped three times in a row on the corridors on both sides of the carriage, trying to bypass the umbrella and attack the target directly like a flash of lightning.

But just as it pounced from the air, the armed umbrella instantly closed in. Mason, who was hiding behind the umbrella, turned the muzzle of his gun and raised the muzzle in a waist-firing posture.

The large buckshot in the chamber of the crit shotgun is ready to go.

The action of drawing a gun is as fast as lightning. It is the shooter talent "Quick Draw" that Mason unlocked when shooting at Level 2. The effect is simple and crude. When encountering an enemy at close range, the attack speed of the first three shots is increased by 100%.

With a muffled bang, eight hot steel balls flew out of the gun chamber, covering almost all the space in front of the muzzle.

But Mason didn't stop, and immediately fired a second shot, and eight more steel balls swept out, causing the tiger cat to roll and neigh in pain to the back of the car, and dark red blood was spread all over the aisle.

Before it could get up, the third buckshot fired again.

But under Mason's extremely regretful gaze, only one steel ball penetrated the zombie cat's hind legs but failed to directly harvest its head.

This "Witch Cat" reacts, attacks and dodges with astonishing speed after being transformed into a zombie.

It didn't matter that the first two rapid blind shots had low hits, but the third one was already aimed, but it rolled on the ground and dodged most of the steel balls.

Three large bullet casings were spinning at Mason's feet. The young man did not dare to neglect when faced with the zombie tiger cat limping up. He inserted the Penguin's umbrella back behind his back, and then cautiously retreated to the front of the carriage with the gun in both hands. department.

Mason felt the pressure.

The enemy in front of him was so fast that Mason could only see an afterimage when it pounced.

The level 2 shooting skills could not even lock the aim at close range, so they could only use deer bullets to attack in a wide range to delay time. However, the opponent's claws and teeth were contaminated with poison.

Once the skin is torn, even if it is just broken, you will experience the "rebirth of zombies from another world".

Fortunately, he could barely resist the claws wearing Hagrid's fur coat, but if the battle lasted longer, he had no confidence that he could defeat the zombie-turned-Animagus one-on-one other than blowing up the carriage with engineering bombs. .

And Professor McGonagall is a high-level witch.

God knows whether she will undergo a gorgeous second stage transformation after losing her cat form, using magic as a zombie to throw an Avatar Gnating Melon or Shen Feng Wuying at herself.

This opponent is a bit over the top.

Mason squinted his eyes and thought, maybe he should give up the head-on battle and choose to outwit him?

Also, why doesn’t this bastard old K come? Didn't you say that I am the new team member you like? Is this how you treat the backbone of your team? No wonder your previous team was completely wiped out!

"Shua"

Just as Mason's "Inner Little Theater" was opening, the tiger cat launched another attack.

Even if he was hit in the leg by a steel ball, the speed of this deadly hunter did not drop much. Since the zombie body has tougher skin and more bones than normal, there is no big problem.

The young man could only see the scarlet-like beating light of the cat's eye, and he immediately rushed in front of him. He quickly activated his gun and fired two shots, both of which missed.

At the critical moment, he turned around and crouched down to wrap Hagrid's coat around him, like a funny little boy holding a quilt.

This kind of defense is somewhat unrefined.

But it works great.

He could feel the zombie cat scratching furiously at his neck, the fluff flying on the black mole leather clothes, and the rustling sound of claws scratching the leather.

Hooked!

Mason was delighted.

He opened the big leather coat with both hands and threw it back like a net to catch the zombie cat. Then he quickly picked up the corners and sleeves of the coat and closed them, as if he had caught a fish in the net.

This zombie cat's biggest weakness is its size and strength.

Although it is larger than a normal cat, it is not a tiger cub after all. This is also shown by the fact that every attack is a sneak attack instead of a frontal attack.

This would be wrapped by Mason in the half-giant's coat, and then he would scratch wildly inside the wrapped coat, making increasingly shrill screams.

"This little beast is so strong!"

Mason, a young man, couldn't hold on to the wrapped coat. He could only swing it and hit it hard twice against the train bulkhead like a rat, but still couldn't quiet it down.

At this moment, the door at the front of the carriage was cut open with an X-shaped crack by two sword rays. Amidst the harsh metal explosion, the murderous old K kicked open the cracked door and rushed in with a flashing attitude. Enter the carriage.

The old hunter is holding a golden eagle one-handed sword in his left hand, and a giant hunting knife in his right hand. It looks like he is ready to roll up his sleeves and fight the boss alone.

But he looked around and couldn't find the attacker. Finally, following the increasingly miserable voice, he saw the coat in Mason's hand and the things rolling around inside.

"Let it out! Get out!"

Old K said in a cold voice while applying some kind of gray sword oil on his sword:

"I'll take care of it."

"No need."

Mason pulled off the belt of the Kite Man who was running over sweating profusely, quickly wrapped his coat several times and threw it at his feet. He wiped the sweat, raised his head and said to Old K:

"This is my trophy and I have the right to deal with it, right?"

"That's a dangerous zombie-like magical animal! Mason Cooper, I can tell you responsibly, you can't deal with it!"

Old K warned sternly:

“According to the information from the Association of Stars, the wizard system in this world is very weak, but the magical animals that coexist with them are very amazing.

In fact, it is precisely because of this 'special resource' that this weak world is rated C-level.

And you, a novice, are about to challenge enemies that even veterans find difficult. In my opinion, you are either crazy due to too much pressure, or you were already abnormal when I picked you up.

But this is understandable, after all, there are not many normal people from Gotham. "

"I'm not going to challenge it."

Mason blinked.

From Lao K's attitude, he was basically sure that Lao K and the Star Society did not seem to know much about Animagus, a special inheritance that is also extremely secretive in the wizard system.

So he made up a lie:

"I want to keep it! It's really cool to have a zombie cat as a pet, isn't it? By the way, do you have a magical cage? I can pay for it. "

"You're crazy! "

The kite man, who was holding up his pants awkwardly, whispered to Mason, but the younger brother's opinion was never important in such negotiations between big men.

Mason stared at Old K, and Old K also looked at him.

A few seconds later, the old hunter laughed strangely, sheathed his sword, and took out a small black birdcage-like ornament from his backpack and threw it to Mason.

He said:

"It's a good thing for young people to have hobbies, and I support it. But if you take this from me, you can't take the spoils in the future. Deal?"

"Yeah, deal."

Mason grabbed the small birdcage in his hand, and before he could take a closer look, he heard the bomb girl scream.

"No, Werner, what's wrong with you? ”

The lady who had been frightened since the beginning of the battle finally came to her senses. Perhaps it was the arrival of Lao K that gave her courage in her drug-addled mind, so she pushed open the door and walked out.

As a result, she saw the bloody Earl Dizzy crawling out with the help of the door.

That guy was in a miserable state.

His chest was almost scratched, and several fingers were bitten off.

He fell to the ground tremblingly and reached out to the bomb girl. The bomb girl didn't know whether she was really moved or her mind was not clear yet. She stretched out her hand with her bare ass and tried to pull up the Earl.

But before her hand touched the Earl Dizzy, there was a muffled bang, and the Earl Dizzy's head exploded in front of her eyes.

That scene was really evil Heart.

Let Kiteman cover his mouth and turn around, and Mason also turned away with a look of disgust. As for the bomber girl who was hit with brains in the face, she knelt down in front of the twitching headless corpse.

It was not until then that she saw that the hand of the Count Dizzy, lying in the blood and flesh, had been twisted into a zombie claw.

Behind her, Old K removed his fingers from the golden bomb controller expressionlessly, and then, this guy picked up his pipe and glanced at the bomber girl sitting in a pool of blood.

The old hunter shook his head, his tone was complicated and a little heavy, and he held something in front of his chest, as if holding his heart, and said like a eulogy:

"May this death please the dark stars and illuminate the way forward for us. "

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Ten minutes later, Mason, who had returned to the carriage, was chewing a bag of beef jerky, while the Kite Man who was leaning on him was already dozing off in Hagrid's coat.

Looking at his comfortable humming, it's not hard to guess that the magical effect of this coat is probably to keep the most comfortable body temperature at all times, just as comfortable as lying on the bed at home.

In a sense, this coat is also a must-have artifact for home travel.

It's a pity that it's too bulky to wear, which will greatly affect the movement speed, which is completely unacceptable for a shooter like Mason.

After confirming that the Kite Man was asleep, Mason quietly took out his He took the key he had gotten from the zombie Hagrid and put it in front of him to examine it carefully.

There are two keys in this bunch, but their item information labels are very simple, with only one line of text:

Hagrid's Flying Motorcycle Key

Effect: Open the flying motorcycle that Sirius gave to Hagrid after it was transformed with magic.

Tip: Getting the key is just the beginning, you have to find the vehicle first.

Hagrid's Ranger Key

Effect: Open the secret passage in the Forbidden Forest of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Tip: This key is stained with the blood of its owner, please be careful when approaching Hagrid's pets.

"They are all very useful things, but I can't use them now. "

Mason chewed the jerky and thought about his next action strategy.

He put the key into his pocket, looked around, and then sneakily took out something with blood on it from his shoes.

It was a very strange device.

It looked only as big as three button batteries stacked together, but it was full of precision.

The young man took it in his hand, and after a moment the item label popped up:

"Advanced engineering artifact detected, the item is being analyzed as 'Count Vertigo's Intracranial Disruptor'.

The effect is to emit unique electromagnetic waves that affect the sense of balance to all life or individuals within thirty yards, and can also be used to release EMP shocks to destroy nearby electronic equipment.

The engineering branch knowledge is low and the complete drawing cannot be analyzed. "

Mason stared at the small thing in his hand, touched the wound on the back of his neck, and then he skillfully disassembled the double-barreled hand cannon in his hand for maintenance and considered whether to modify the structure of the gun. He was extremely relaxed and even hummed a song.

Now the only thing missing is the last medicine that can heal the wound instantly.

He looked at the kite man sleeping soundly lying opposite him, and the smile on his mouth became brighter and brighter. Very good, everything is going according to plan.

Your head will be kept by you temporarily, Mr. Lao K. I will pick it up soon.

Deeply mourn the death of an old man, the end of an era, and pay silent tribute.