Chapter 205 Interweaving

Load the musket, pour in gunpowder, fill in the shotgun pellets wrapped in paper shells, and use an iron rod to complete the loading process.

Aim, pull the trigger, and under the action of the spring, the flint falls heavily on the fire port, flashing a flame.

Ignite the gunpowder made of crystal ore mixed with oxidizer, and quickly release a large amount of hydrogen under catalysis, burning... No, it was an explosion in a confined space.

The unburned crystal ore gunpowder particles are ejected from the barrel along with the shotgun, forming a red lotus with a few blue flames that blooms suddenly in front of the muzzle for a few seconds.

There is also the rain of death that appears with the red lotus. The irregular lead blocks are pushed by the high temperature and high pressure in the barrel with a loud bang, and leave the barrel together with the still burning cardboard.

The paper shell that has turned into fragments is stained with a faint red light, floating in the air, and has become ashes when it falls to the ground.

"Reload, hurry, those things are coming again."

In a fairly large house, a platoon of thirty musketeers and nineteen captured adventurers squeezed in, and the shooters took turns to take the muskets.

The platoon leader shouted hoarsely in the sound of the muskets, handed the muskets in his hands that were smoking to others behind him, and at the same time struggled to move his shoulders that were extremely sore.

The sound of the floating rays passing through the air outside the window, mixed with their own hissing sounds, made people feel extremely uncomfortable.

The people near the window were firing, and the people far away from the window were reloading, and handed the loaded muskets to the people at the window to fire, with clear division of labor and cooperation.

Two windows, four shooters, twenty-six people replaced the four shooters with muskets that had been cleaned and reloaded.

When their shoulders really couldn't bear it, a new soldier would replace one of them.

Even though the small room was filled with white mist and their shoulders were not feeling much, they still did not stop firing. The fast-moving floating rays outside the window did not dare to approach the houses that made sounds because of the momentum created by their continuous firing and the death that came with the gunshots.

The effect of the shotgun shells was significant. The barrage they fired was extremely effective in killing the floating rays flying outside. The bone blades of the floating rays had limited damage to the thick wooden buildings.

The house they were stationed in was not a house built by the system,

but a temporary collective residence built by these adventurer teams.

It was larger than the house provided by the system, but it seemed a bit narrow after accommodating nearly fifty people. The shooters obviously did not forget these captives, and remembered that they were the key protection targets instructed by Ji Lin.

The adventurers who lost all their equipment huddled in the corner in panic, and even the brave people huddled their hands and feet in the hissing sound coming from outside the house.

They were prepared for death before setting off, but it did not mean that they would not feel fear when facing death.

Groups of floating rays are extremely terrible disasters. A single floating ray is not powerful enough, and it can be easily shot down with a crossbow arrow.

The bad thing is that they always appear in groups, ranging from dozens to hundreds. The floating rays riding the wind can quickly move between different sky islands. Because of the existence of small floating predators, airships are built heavy and thick, which makes these small air predators lose their appetite and interest.

When they enter the hunting posture, they will open their bone blades that can cut through ordinary armor. When they attack their prey, they will roar like this. It is not easy to leave a complete corpse of the target they are targeting.

At this time, the adventurers of the small team like them can only stay in a stable house and wait for these half-human-sized terrifying creatures to leave. After they can't find food, they will leave on their own after a while.

These creatures that mainly hunt will not stay in one place for too long. When they rest, they are more accustomed to clinging to the vines on the cliffs of the sky island.

Now these adventurers finally saw the power of the weapons in the hands of these gray-clothed soldiers. They pulled the trigger like a crossbow, and a burst of sound broke out. Then they could vaguely see the floating rays outside the window falling to the ground through the white fog.

In the distance, it seemed that these shooters responded, and continuous gunshots were heard.

But the hissing and explosions did not make them feel at ease. When they thought that such weapons might be used on them, they couldn't help but panic.

"I, I want to go home..."

The wizard lady who was tied up tightly sobbed softly. Although the other women in the team did not speak, their expressions revealed that they were also in panic.

Her voice made the adventurer team depressed. This world was too dangerous. If they wanted to explore it with passion, they would only pay the price of their lives.

The soldiers raised their guns and fired at the floating rays that passed by and attacked them outside, and the adventurers communicated in a low voice.

The flying stingrays seemed to be dancing with blades. Even though the soldiers reacted very quickly, three of them had their shoulders and arms cut open, and blood gushed out.

The stingrays that fell to the ground and ooze blue blood were quickly pierced by the bayonet and nailed to the ground without struggling.

"We have to gain their trust before..."

At least bring back the explorers he brought with him. With these people, his small family can make a comeback. These are all people he hired.

Thinking of this, Hackett gritted his teeth and shouted to the soldiers in front of him:

"I can help you. The female mages beside me have learned healing skills to stop bleeding. I have also studied medicine for a while."

Although male mages and bards also know some first aid and healing skills, Hackett thought it would be better to let a weaker woman propose it, so that his proposal would be more easily passed.

The people wearing different clothes from the soldiers looked at each other, and their cold eyes swept over the captives, as if they wanted to cut them open and analyze them, and have a quick and brief communication.

"The soldiers need a tourniquet... they didn't bring a first aid kit..."

"Tie them with cotton strips... and cut a few pieces of cloth from their clothes..."

"There is a risk of infection... saving lives is important... it takes time to recall and arrive... massive blood loss... risk of death..."

"If the spell is effective... report to the lord..."

"Let the four of them out."

The three confirmed each other and reached a consensus.

"Agree"

"Agree"

A sergeant pulled out the dagger from his waist. Each musketeer had a special dagger in addition to the bayonet. This was an additional equipment that Ji Lin gave them according to the standard configuration of modern soldiers. A dagger doesn't cost much. But it can open cans, cut wood, cut meat, etc.

With the tip of the dagger, he completely untied the knots that bound them, and threw the removed cotton rope to the officer behind him to help bandage the injured soldiers.

Hackett loosened his numb hands, and several female mages behind him also stood up from the ground tremblingly, moving closer to the wounded under the cold gaze of the officers.

These people needed to tie their own cotton belts to bandage the injured soldiers, rather than trusting them.